Konoha starts from the root

"Master Three Generations, are you looking for me?"

"Well, Kakashi, you're here."

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his pipe and said calmly: "I read your last mission report, it was good!"

Kakashi didn't say anything. He knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't summon him just because he said this.

Sure enough, Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed lightly and spoke again: "Kakashi, the frequency of your missions will be reduced next. If you have nothing to do, take a walk around. Ninja school is a good place to go."

Hearing the ambiguous words of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, who was born in ANBU, immediately understood that this must involve the principle of confidentiality. Even if he was a former ANBU captain, some things were not convenient to tell him directly.

Thinking of this, Kakashi nodded seriously and said, "I understand."

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can go down."

"Yes."

After Kakashi responded, he turned and left.

After he left, Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured: "In this case, Naruto should not have any problems."

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After dealing with these things, Sarutobi Hiruzen was just about to take a rest when the door of the office was knocked again.

Helpless, he could only say: "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ninja with pineapple hair, two scars on his face, and a green jounin vest walked in quickly.

"Three generations of adults!"

Seeing the travel-worn appearance of the visitor, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately looked a little more serious and replied, "Shikaku, you're back. How are you? What did Sunagakure say?"

The person who came was none other than Konoha's great military advisor, Nara Shikaku, the leader of the Nara clan.

Two months ago, Konoha Hidden Village and Iwagakure Village each gathered 1500 ninjas to confront each other across the Land of Grass. There was constant friction between the two sides, as if they were ready to start a war at any time.

Seeing this situation, Sunagakure Village immediately actively prepared for war, and even secretly assembled ninja troops at the border, making plans to cross the Land of Sichuan and invade the Land of Fire at any time.

However, some time ago, Konoha Hidden Village and Iwagakure Village suddenly signed an armistice agreement, and both sides withdrew their troops.

This gave rise to two voices within Sunagakure Village. One was to give up the invasion plan, and the other was to directly launch a war.

They had already found an excuse to start a war, which was that Baiye assassinated their village's top advisors, Chiyo and Ebizo.

Although Sunagakure Village is not 100% certain that Bai Ye is the murderer, based on existing intelligence analysis, there is at least an [-]% possibility.

What's more, this is just an excuse. As for whether it is true or not, it doesn't matter at all.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was well aware that the Ninja world was currently in crisis, certainly did not want a war to break out, so he sent people to negotiate with Sunagakure Village.

In order to resolve the war crisis as much as possible and to show sincerity, Sarutobi Hiruzen directly sent Nara Shikaku.

Nara Shikaku did not disappoint him. With his extraordinary wisdom, Nara Shikaku fought with the heroes and finally stabilized the situation.

At this moment, when he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's question, he replied calmly: "Sunagakure Village did not directly withdraw its troops, but it said that it would re-investigate the cause of death of Chiyo and Ebizo thoroughly."

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the significance of this. Chiyo and Ebizo were just excuses for war. Since the other party said they wanted to re-investigate thoroughly, it meant that they did not have the courage to go to war directly.

If you really want to start a war, why should you care about Chiyo and Ebizo?

After thinking for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked again: "Shikaku, from your point of view, should we still respond to Sunagakure Village's gathering of ninja troops at the border according to the previous plan?"

Regarding this question, Nara Shikaku had obviously thought about it for a long time, and he answered directly at this time: "Continuing to form a defense force according to the previous plan will have both advantages and disadvantages."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Tell me about it."

"Yes." Nara Shikaku responded and said: "The advantage is that if Sunagakure Village really launches a war, we can deal with it calmly, but the disadvantage is that doing so may stimulate Sunagakure Village and increase the number of wars. possible."

"What do you mean?"

"I think defense forces should be formed as soon as possible."

"Oh, why?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was slightly surprised.

Nara Shikaku took a deep breath when he heard this and said: "In my opinion, the fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, Rasa, does not have the courage to start a war."

This sentence basically put his own reputation and even the reputation of the entire Nara family on the line.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked a little moved when he heard this.

After a pause, Nara Shikaku continued: "If my judgment is correct and we take active countermeasures, we can prompt Sunagakure Village to start a second round of negotiations, so that we can resolve this crisis to the greatest extent possible. "

Of course, if his judgment is wrong, it is obvious what the consequences will be.

After finishing his opinion, Nara Shikaku stopped making any sound, and the office suddenly became quiet. Except for the occasional "click" sound of Sarutobi Hiruzen when he smoked, there was no other sound.

After a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his pipe and said, "I trust your judgment, Shikaku, go down and prepare!"

Upon hearing this, Shikaku Nara bowed his waist and saluted, "Thank you so much for your trust, Lord Three Generations."

After all, he turned and left.

Soon, Sarutobi Hiruzen was left alone in the office again, and there was the "bah" sound that sounded from time to time.

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At the same time, inside the ninja school, on the roof of the teaching building.

Kakashi's figure suddenly appeared here.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's meaning was obvious, what he wanted him to do must be related to this place.

Therefore, after leaving the Hokage Building, he came here.

Sure enough, in just a moment, he discovered something unusual.

In the past, there were two ANBU ninjas each responsible for monitoring and protecting Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.

However, now it has doubled.

"Is anyone targeting the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki or the Uchiha orphan?"

"The current situation should not be very urgent, or in other words, the information has not been completely determined yet, and my task should only be to check for leaks and fill in the gaps."

Soon, Kakashi understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant.

This was indeed the case, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to use him as the last line of insurance.

Looking at the children laughing and playing in the playground below, Kakashi fell into memories of the past for a moment.

However, what follows is endless pain, not physical pain, but mental torture.

Involuntarily, he gently covered his left eye under his forehead protector.

For some reason, since he resigned as ANBU captain, this Sharingan has been moving more and more frequently.

Because of this, its pressure on his body is becoming more and more serious, which can be felt from the increasing chakra consumption.

However, even so, he never thought about giving up this eye. It was a relic left by his best friend. He wanted to use this eye to see the entire ninja world clearly.