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 Chapter 171 Uchiha Requests to Fight

  Hokage Building, Jonin Meeting

  After nearly four years of the Ninja World War, the number of Jonin has decreased a lot. If the Ninja Clan is not counted, Konoha had nearly 150 Jonin before the war, but now there are only more than 80, including some like Kakashi who would not have passed the normal assessment and were temporarily promoted during the war.

  This time, the Jonin was almost the most complete in Konoha during the war. Even Tsunade and Orochimaru came out of the casino and the laboratory.

  Including Uzumaki Kushina, she had to put down the decoration guidance of her new home and take some time to attend this boring meeting.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced in the direction of Kushina with annoyance. She was now sitting next to Tsunade; Kushina exposed her identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki on the battlefield of the Land of Hot Water, but with her strength, she did not need the protection of the Anbu now.

  Although the ninjas of the same village in Konoha were glad that Kushina helped win the war against the Kumo Ninja, they were also afraid of the power of the Nine-Tails, a power that could easily destroy a town. Even the ninjas of the same village were afraid. They didn't know how to perfectly control the power of the tailed beasts, but they were just worried that the Nine-Tails would go berserk one day.

  Kushina didn't care what the Konoha ninjas thought of her. They were all idiots who didn't understand anything.

  But what annoyed Sarutobi Hiruzen was that Kushina was actually going to live with Kahn. Now the only thing missing from their relationship was a wedding.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to get along with outsiders. Even if Konoha Village lost a Jinchuriki who could use the power of the tailed beasts, he didn't want to see the Nine-Tails fall into the hands of the enemy.

  "Almost everyone is here, so let's start, about the peace agreement with the Rock Ninja."

  After Sarutobi Hiruzen and everyone else were together, he got down to business.

  The peace agreement with the Iwagakure was signed by the Konoha high-level officials without being discussed at the meeting of the jonin. Because of the emergency, the Iwagakure still had the strength to fight, so Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxed the oppression of the Iwagakure. With

  thousands of Iwagakure, plus Ohnoki and two tailed beasts in the rear, the Iwagakure Village was not really desperate at the time. This was also the decision made by Sarutobi Hiruzen and others after discussion.

  Give up the offensive entanglement with the Iwagakure on the battlefield, no compensation, both sides define the division of task entrustment and the ninja garrison line, even at this point, Konoha seems to be a little less than before the war.

  After listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, some jonin frowned slightly. If the peace agreement is like this, Konoha will lose a lot.

  Although the Iwagakure suffered more casualties than Konoha, Konoha paid a lot of money to hire Kusagakure and Takigakure to participate in the war. If these are taken into account, Konoha did not benefit from the war at all.

  Mitomonen explained for Sarutobi Hiruzen: "The Rock Ninja still has thousands of capable ninjas, as well as Onoki and two tailed beasts. If we hold on, it is very likely that the war will expand. At that time, we must send reinforcements, and the Sand Ninja and Cloud Ninja who have just signed a peace agreement may also be."

  Some of the jonins who were not very satisfied with this, after hearing Mitomonen's explanation, understood this decision.

  Then they talked about the course of the war and the rewards for ninjas who made contributions to the battlefield of the Grass Country, but the specific rewards were not stated, and the task force would verify it later.

  "The next thing is that there is something wrong with the Kirigakure. They sent a large number of Kirigakure ninjas to harass the border of the Fire Country, and there was intelligence that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were seen at the border of the Fire Country."

  Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke up with this information, which immediately attracted the attention of all the jonins in the room.

  The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are the face of the Kirigakure. The seven ninja swords have their own magical abilities. The Kirigakure who can obtain the ninja swords are all very powerful jonins; these seven people together are estimated to be able to rival the five shadow-level strongmen.

  Utatane Koharu added, "I don't know if it was an order from the Third Mizukage or if someone issued a mission to the Hidden Mist Village. If it's the latter, there is still some room to avoid war. If it's the former, then we have to be prepared for war."

  If Kahn were here, he would definitely realize that Utatane Koharu wanted to throw dirty water on him, but unfortunately there was only Kushina here, and she was thinking about whether to divert a creek near her new home.

  "In addition to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Anbu has also detected signs of a large-scale gathering of Kirigakure ninjas at the border of the Land of Water. They may be heading for Konoha, so we must be on guard."

  Sarutobi Hiruzen said as he slowly exhaled a puff of his pipe. His sharp eyes looked around and after staying on Orochimaru for a second longer, he continued, "I decided to choose one person from the village to go to the coastal border of the Land of Fire to guard against the invasion of Kirigakure."

  Nara Shikaku said, "Hokage, the coastal defense line is too large. If Kirigakure wants to invade, we can't stop it. If the other side intends to start a war, we'd better join forces with the Sand Ninja to deal with Kirigakure. This is also included in the peace agreement."

  Nara Shikaku had just taken over the position of patriarch of the Nara clan not long ago, but he was also honed in war, and his abilities were unanimously recognized by the three clans.

  Mito Kado En agreed and said, "This method is feasible. The Sand Ninja signed this agreement with us in order to deal with the Rock Ninja. Now that Kirigakure has taken action, we can also use this agreement to demand them."

  This suggestion was recognized by many jonin. Since they had to be on guard, it would be best to drag the Sand Ninja into the water, otherwise the original peace agreement would not be enough to cover Konoha's losses.

  However, what the jonin in the room did not know was that under the peace agreement with the Sand Ninja, Sarutobi Hiruzen and other high-level officials secretly compensated the Sand Ninja with some benefits in order to end the River Country battlefield as soon as possible, in exchange for a superficial peace agreement.

  "Since everyone agrees with this decision, do you have any good suggestions about the ninjas sent to the coast of the Fire Country?"     After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet, and Orochimaru showed an inexplicable smile on his face. When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the expression of his disciple, he suddenly felt that something unexpected would happen.

  "I think Lord Orochimaru is the most suitable candidate."

  Seeing that no one spoke, Nara Shikaku sighed in his heart and spoke decisively; he was not very willing to be the first to stand out, and if he was suspected afterwards, he would definitely be hated by one of the three ninjas.

  But fortunately it was Orochimaru and not Tsunade, otherwise if the people of the Nara clan were seriously injured in the future, they might not be able to find someone to treat them; Orochimaru was okay, although his strength was strong, he would not be afraid of Ino Shikacho.

  And for Ino Shikacho, Namikaze Minato was indeed more suitable for the position of Hokage than Orochimaru.

  "Lord Orochimaru's performance in the battlefield of River Country is obvious to all. Even the Genin can use the joint summoning technique to summon summoned beasts to help, which can just alleviate the current shortage of manpower in Konoha Ninja Village."

  Nara Shikaku said a lot of Orochimaru's advantages. In terms of performance in the war, Orochimaru is indeed the best among the three ninjas, especially defeating the Third Kazekage, the "strongest Kazekage", capturing another magnetic ninja from Sand Ninja Village, and almost killing the One-Tail Jinchuriki.

  These military exploits have been publicized by the "Ninja Weekly", and even the civilians in Konoha know about Orochimaru's military exploits.

  Now that Nara Shikaku has brought it up, the impression of Orochimaru on the scene has been deepened, and they believe that only Orochimaru can better handle the affairs of Kirigakure.

  After Nara Shikaku, some people also agreed that there are not many people who can lead the ninja troops to command a battlefield. There are only a few of them, and Orochimaru is indeed the most suitable candidate.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen pretended to listen to the advice, then tilted his head and asked: "Orochimaru, what do you think?" Orochimaru

  chuckled, then said: "Of course, if the village needs me, I can go at any time."

  This sentence won the favor of many jonin present. They had just won the war in the Kingdom of Rivers, and now they were going to the coast of the Kingdom of Fire. Moreover, Orochimaru's awareness was the highest in Konoha.

  Jiraiya nudged Orochimaru with his arm and said with a smile: "Orochimaru, I didn't expect you to think so. In this case, do you want the Toad Sage to help you?" Orochimaru

  said disdainfully: "You should have a good rest, Jiraiya."

  Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that Orochimaru agreed, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart, then coughed lightly and said: "In this case, then..."

  "Wait a minute, Third-generation sir."

  Someone in the room suddenly interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen's words. The jonin tilted their heads and saw that it was Uchiha Fugaku, the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, who spoke.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen felt something was wrong, but he still asked, "Clan leader Fugaku, do you have any suggestions?"

  "Yes, Lord Sandaime, please give this opportunity to our Uchiha clan. I promise to stop the conspiracy of the Hidden Mist Village."

  Uchiha Fugaku said in a deep voice. His sudden step forward to fight surprised Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En, Nara Shikaku and others.

  "Lord Orochimaru has just retired from the battlefield not long ago, and as a member of Konoha and the head of the Uchiha clan, I have not had much opportunity to contribute to Konoha. Please give me this opportunity to show my ability, Lord Sandaime. I guarantee that I will never let you down and the village."

  Sarutobi Hiruzen clenched his pipe slightly, but smiled at Uchiha Fugaku without changing his expression: "Clan leader Fugaku, the guard team is responsible for the safety of this village. It doesn't necessarily have to be shown on the battlefield."

  "But the village is very safe. If we can't contribute to the village, the Uchiha clan will be very unwilling. Please, Lord Sandaime." Uchiha

  Fugaku said firmly. He had said it to this extent. If Sarutobi Hiruzen still didn't agree, it would be discrimination against the Uchiha clan.

  At this time, Orochimaru also said: "Since Patriarch Fugaku is willing to contribute to the village, Sarutobi teacher, you should agree to it; if I am needed on the battlefield, I will rush to the front line at any time.

  If you are worried, let Nawaki go with you."

  Everyone was slightly surprised after hearing what Orochimaru said. Is this asking Senju and Uchiha to join forces? However, they found that Uchiha Fugaku did not object, so some people guessed that Orochimaru and Uchiha Fugaku might have communicated with each other a long time ago.

  Among those who guessed were Sarutobi Hiruzen and Nara Shikaku.