Konoha's Hyuga Crane Tail

"Shinichi-kun, are you interested in this mission?"

Seeing Shinichi pick up the mission scroll, Nara Shikaku walked to Shinichi's side.

"If possible, it would be great for Shinichi-kun to take over this mission."

On the scroll is a commission from the Kingdom of Ghosts. The mission is to protect the shrine maidens of the Kingdom of Ghosts and to assist in investigating the legendary ghosts and monsters in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

This task was supposed to be completed by Naruto who had finished his training with Jiraiya, but now, he actually appeared in advance of Konoha's request.

"I'm really interested. I didn't expect that there are creatures like sprites in the ninja world."

Zhen nodded. The mission commission described the origin of the sprites and the prophecy that the sprites could destroy the world.

"Very good." Tsunade nodded: "Compared with accepting the village's commission, completing the commission from the Kingdom of Demons is more conducive to demonstrating Konoha's strength."

Nara Shikaku also explained: "Since the Third Hokage was killed, the tasks in the village have been reduced by more than half. The remaining tasks are also extremely difficult to complete. If we don't solve these difficult problems, it will be very difficult. It may give other villages the feeling that Konoha is weakening, which is extremely detrimental to our future development of Konoha."

"Originally, this task was not ours to do. The Kingdom of Oni is located close to the Kirigakure Village of the Water Country, and there is also the Amegakure Village that Hanzo notified, but it seems that accidents have occurred in both villages, and now there are no Ability to dispatch manpower to handle this mission."

Nara Shikaku opened the strategic map on the wall, pointed to the locations of several villages, and then looked at Tsunade. After receiving Tsunade's signal, Nara Shikaku informed Shinichi of the information he had obtained: "Our ninja discovered, The Mizukage of Kirigakure Village seems to have been attacked, but the reason is unknown. All that is known is that the perfect three-tailed jinchuriki Gotachibana Shiki resigned from the position of Mizukage and disappeared in Kirigakure Village. The current position of Mizukage is still vacant. Currently, Yuanshi, the consultant of Kirigakure Village, is temporarily acting as my agent."

Nara Shikaku analyzed: "After implementing the blood mist policy for so long, Gotachikura Shi is definitely not someone who will easily delegate power. Therefore, there must have been a coup in Kirigakure Village, and most of the three-tailed Jinchuuriki Gotachikura Shi has been killed. According to the current intelligence analysis, the three-tailed jinchuriki has died, the six-tailed jinchuriki has defected, and Kirigakure Village is at a critical moment. If possible, Shinichi-kun can serve as a messenger for Konoha Village at the end of the mission and give it a try. Cooperate with Kirigakure Village."

"The Kazekage of Sunagakure Village was killed by Orochimaru, and the one-tail jinchuriki has not grown up. With just this ally, Konoha may not be able to dispel the ambition of the old guy Ōnoki from Iwa Ninja Village. Only by forming an alliance with Kirigakure Village, Only then can Onoki throw himself into a trap. If he dares to start a war in the ninja world, Konoha will be able to surprise the Earth Kingdom by water. This situation is definitely not what Onoki is prepared to see. With Kirigakure Village in check, Iwa Ninja Village is in We will not act rashly until we find a solution to the two-front war."

Nara Shikaku's analysis was slightly similar to that of the dead Danzo, except that compared to Danzo's offensive attempts, Nara Shikaku was thinking more about defense.Seeing that no one refuted his plan, Nara Shikaku continued: "Shinichi-kun, on the way back to Konoha, you can take this road and pass by Amegakure Village. If possible, it is best to use the Byakugan Get closer and observe what is happening in Amegakure Village. Under Hanzo's rule, our Konoha spies can't get close to Amegakure Village at all, but there are still ninjas stationed at the border of Amegakure Village who have sent intelligence. It is said that some time ago One day, I saw an extremely terrifying thunder escape in the sky above Yuyin Village."

Nara Shikaku's face was extremely solemn: "Thunder Release, especially the extremely terrifying Thunder Release, this was definitely not performed by Sanshouyu Hanzo, or by any ninja from Amegakure Village. In terms of the climate and architecture of Amegakure Village, it is extremely It is suitable for the performance of Thunder Release, so we have reason to suspect that the Raikage of Kumogakure Village sneaked into Amegakure Village and planned to use Amegakure Village as a springboard to launch an attack on Konoha when the Third Hokage was killed."

"According to our ninja investigation, no civilians in Yuyin Village have left the village to do business for a long time. Even merchants from other villages cannot enter the area of ​​Yuyin Village. Pedestrians coming and going are persuaded to return by the mysterious ninja. These actions are extremely Abnormal. If my guess is correct, then there was a war in Yuyin Village, which even caused a large number of civilian casualties in Yuyin Village, and the number of casualties is probably unbearable for Yuyin Village. Sanshouyu Hanzo has never been exposed, There was no condemnation or call for help, and he must have been killed in the battle.”

Nara Shikaku hesitated for a moment and pointed at Kumo Hidden Village: "From the thunder escape and the reaction of Hidden Hidden Rain Village, we can deduce that there is a high probability that Hidden Hidden Sun Village will be captured by Iwa Ninja Village. Shinichi, and the mission Compared with this, it is more important to explore the Rain Hidden Village. If you find any traces of Kumo Hidden Village ninjas in the Rain Hidden Village, you must come back and report it immediately. We must also take precautions early. I suspect that this generation of Raikage , I want to take advantage of the time when the Third Hokage was killed to station troops in Amegakure Village and launch an attack on Konoha!"

"Was Sansho Hanzo also killed?"

Tsunade raised her eyebrows.

The names of her, Jiraiya and Orochimaru's Sannin were recognized by Sanho Hanzo. One can imagine what kind of existence Sanho Hanzo himself would be if he could become famous in the ninja world just by being recognized by Hanzo.

But then I thought about it, the old Sarutobi Hiruzen was killed by his disciple Orochimaru, and it was not impossible for the demigod Hanzo to be killed by the Raikage due to old age and weakness.

But recalling the terrifying suppressive power of Sanshouyu Hanzo, Tsunade specifically warned Shinichi: "This trip to Amegakure Village is just to collect information. Remember not to go deep or act rashly. Even if Hanzo is old and weak, he can kill Sanshoyu. Hanzo's ninjas cannot be underestimated. Shinichi, you are very strong, but you will be even stronger in the future. Remember not to rush forward too hastily."

Among the new generation of ninjas in Konoha, Tsunade and carefully understood that Hinata already has the strength of a jounin, even stronger than a jounin, but she has now succeeded the position of the head of the Hyuga clan, and there is no major They will definitely not obey Tsunade's instructions.

Naruto, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, will follow Jiraiya in training. Although he has unlimited potential, he will not be able to be used for a while.

Tenten, Xiao Li, and Ningji in Kai's team are also good, but Xiao Li, like Metkai, can only perform some straight-forward tasks. But now the entire ninja world is at peace, and everyone is secretly fighting each other and competing in battles. There are more tricks, and it is difficult for the two of them to take advantage of what they are good at.

Furthermore, Shinichi is also a member of the Hyuga clan. In terms of status, Shinichi is a disciple of the Hokage and a descendant of the two holy places. He has invisibly improved the status of the Hyuga clan. If Tsunade reuses Ningji, I am afraid everyone will mistakenly think that the Hokage's surname is Hyuga. At the same time, over-reliance on one family will affect the Hokage's rights to use it. As the shadow of a village, Tsunade needs to check and balance various families, rather than focusing on the strongest family.

Needless to say, the rest of Tenten is also very close to Shinichi, and Tsunade can no longer entrust him with important responsibilities.Just imagine, if Shinichi's friends and family all gain real power in Konoha, it will become a bad thing for Naruto.

Things in the village are so complicated. Shinichi's strength is very beneficial to Konoha, but it is a double-edged sword to the Hokage family.Tsunade needs Shinichi to act on behalf of the Hokage faction, but is worried that Shinichi has really replaced the Hokage faction.

The relationship in Konoha is so complicated now. As for the Jonin, Gai cannot be reused because of his brain problems.Kakashi has been around for a long time, belongs to the neutral faction, and has no intention of getting close to Tsunade.Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai are both direct descendants of the Third Hokage.Except for the surrender of Ino Lu Die, none of the remaining clan leaders showed favor to Tsunade, and they were all watching coldly.

And the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly family...

Tsunade remained silent, but thought that the three future clan leaders of Ino Shiga Die were all disciples of Sarutobi Asuma, which gave her another headache.This kind of two-way investment family is the most difficult to control. They will never show their loyalty. After all, if Tsunade wins, Nara Shikaku can transform into Tsunade's faction and seize rights and benefits.Just like today, the former high-level advisor of Konoha was eliminated.

And if Tsunade loses to the new generation Ino Shikacho, she can quickly succeed to the throne and become an ally of Konoha's old forces again, and she can still gain a certain status in Konoha.

Now, although Tsunade is sitting in the position of Hokage, the only one she can barely trust and control is Shinichi.

"Teacher, I will definitely pay attention."

Shinichi bowed to Tsunade, picked up the mission scroll on the table, and was about to turn around and leave when Tsunade stopped him again.

"Don't be like that guy Jiraiya and do everything alone." Tsunade snorted, took out a scroll again and threw it to Shinichi: "The members of Team Kai have completed their mission and returned to Konoha. This time I will give Metkai a holiday, and let you lead the team, Tiantian, Xiao Li and Neji to carry out this mission."

Not reusing Tiantian does not mean that Tiantian is not used. Letting Tiantian and Zhenyi form a team is also a disguised show of goodwill towards Zhenyi.The most important thing is that even if Shinichi takes this team as his own, Tsunade will not lose anything.

Shinichi and Neji are originally from the Hyuga clan, and they have been ninjas on the battlefield from the beginning.Shinichi and Tiantian are lovers, even if they don't arrange things like this, it's hard to tell them apart.Needless to say, Xiao Li, like Kai, no matter how powerful he is, has nothing to do with the center of power in Konoha.

With this arrangement, Tsunade seems to have given Shinichi a hand, but in fact, she has given Shinichi nothing. However, Shinichi still has the favor of taking over Tsunade, because Tsunade puts Shinichi and Tenten together.

Sure enough, Jiraiya's choice of Tsunade as Hokage was not random.

Shinichi remained silent, but he saw the twists and turns clearly.None of the three ninjas who became famous in the Great Ninja War were pure-hearted.Orochimaru pursues immortality, Jiraiya is obsessed with saving the world, and Tsunade, although she loses everything at the gambling table, but when it comes to her full strength, she immediately becomes a qualified card player.

Jiraiya probably understands this about Tsunade, so he feels confident in letting Tsunade succeed him as Hokage. Just like when Jiraiya supported Minato Namikaze to become Hokage, this guy really didn't miss anyone!

After Jiraiya's death, Konoha immediately lost its direction and began to act randomly. This also had a scene where Kakashi transitioned as Hokage and then passed the position to Naruto.As a result, the strength of the village instantly fell to the bottom. At least before Naruto grew up, there were three ninjas in Konoha, including Golden Flash, Shunshen Shisui, Kamui Obito, Uchiha Itachi and Metkai.But in the future, there will be two strong men at the Six Paths level in Konoha, but not even one master has been trained.

On the other side, Shinichi's clone hurried to the root. After showing the token, accompanied by Sky Burial Yamato, he entered the center of the root.

Not long after, Mitomon Yan quietly entered the root with his confidant ninja.

Glancing at Shinichi who was sitting in Danzo's seat, Mito Kadoyan frowned: "Who are you? Danzo gave you the root?"

Although he didn't know Shinichi, Mito Kadenen knew about the Sky Burial Yamato and could find a few familiar faces at the root, so he didn't doubt Shinichi's usurpation.After all, all the ninjas in the root have been brainwashed by Danzo, and they have also been planted with curse seals by Danzo. As long as they have a rebellious heart, they will be killed by Danzo's curse, and it is impossible to harm Danzo.

In addition, Mito Monoyan also understood that without Danzo's instructions, it would be impossible for a fundamental warrior to be loyal to anyone other than Danzo.Otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have disbanded the roots long ago.The reason why there is nothing to do with the roots is precisely because these dead soldiers will not surrender to anyone.

"Danzo-sama has more important things to deal with. He ordered me to take charge of the root for the time being, and also told me not to disturb Danzo-sama for anything."

Shinichi's shadow clone showed no concern for Konoha's advisor Mito Kado, but even mentioned Danzo respectfully. This scene made Mito Kado let down his guard.However, thinking that as a high-level advisor to Konoha, first he was inexplicably ignored by Tsunade, and then he was not even qualified to see Danzo, he felt even more unbalanced.

"You are not qualified to listen to what I want to say. Just tell Danzo that I want to see him."

Mito Kadoen snorted coldly, turned around and wanted to leave, but found that he was surrounded by the roots of Konoha. The Skyburial Yamato blocked the exit, and the confidant ninja he brought with him had long been quietly hidden by the roots. The approaching ninja used his kunai to resist.

"What are you going to do? Even Danzo doesn't dare to touch me. Do you still want to attack me?"

Mito Kadoyan was shocked, but his tone was still stiff.

"Master Danzo has ordered that all matters related to the roots be handled by me."

Shinichi's voice was cold, as if he were an emotionless machine that only knew how to act according to Danzo's orders.

"Cao! A good thing cultivated by this guy Danzo!"

Mito Kadoen was furious, but seeing Shinichi acting like he was obeying orders, he could only curse Danzo in his heart.Who let this guy train ninjas into puppets who can only perform tasks without any flexibility.

However, the more Shinichi behaves like this, the more it looks like Danzo's style of making puppets.

"This guy isn't a human being, he's just a machine that does what he's told."

Mito Kadoyan kept comforting himself, and then helplessly told Shinichi his purpose: "Konoha has changed, the third Hokage was killed, Tsunade took over, and Konoha's top advisors have been ousted. Next, we want to What we are dealing with is your roots, are you qualified to listen?"