Konoha's strongest electric escape

A few days later, someone from the front said that they had found Tsunade Hime and Orochimaru, but there was no Jiraiya among the people they were traveling with.

After receiving the intelligence from the front and the handwritten letter from Orochimaru who had been sent back first, Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry that he slapped the table, but Yinku Ginya saw that his hands turned white when he pinched the paper.

A commander.

AWOL.

Run to teach the war orphans in the Land of Rain.

Everyone who heard this thought it was outrageous, and it was normal for Sarutobi Hiruzen to be angry.

Now was the time to hire people. Sarutobi Hiruzen also planned to take advantage of the three people's fame to increase their efforts to support the three people in power, but who knew that one of them ran away before he could help them.

After all, he was the student he taught. Hiruzen Sarutobi had long known that Jiraiya was undisciplined and he prophesied the predictions of his son, Toad Sage, all day long.

It’s obviously full of nonsense!To be honest, only a naive and romantic fool like him would believe the nonsense about a savior in this world.

Just when he was about to forcefully send someone to call him back, Sarutobi Hiruzen discovered that under Orochimaru's letter, there was also a letter from Jiraiya.

After looking at it for a long time, he finally sighed and relented.

"Just think of it as giving him three years' leave. If there is a real emergency, it won't be too late to call him back."

Now that Sunagakure and Konoha have signed a peace agreement and have withdrawn their troops and returned home, Amegakure Village has been defeated by Konoha. Iwagakure Village alone is not something to be afraid of, let alone Hatake Sakumo watching them.

If nothing major happens in the next few years, the Second Ninja War should be over, and there will be a period of peace in the future. This is the reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Jiraiya a holiday.

After reading the souvenir, the next step is the schedule of Orochimaru and Tsunade Hime.

Orochimaru and Tsunade-hime's troops had returned long ago, but due to excessive casualties, they had been sent to the rear for repairs. Without the burden of the troops, for some unknown reason, the two did not choose to march back to recover, but walked back slowly all the way. .

After all, he was a hero and his apprentice, so he could only wait, so Sarutobi Hiruzen waited for several more days, and finally waited until Orochimaru and Tsunade Hime came back to life.

This time it was the Sannin's triumphant return, so the meeting with the two was in the conference room, witnessed by a group of high-level commanders stationed at the Rain Country's front lines.

At this time, when the two met the Hokage, they were not happy about winning the battle, and their expressions were uncharacteristically gloomy.

Because they may have been influenced by Jiraiya, this time they did not run back in a hurry, but walked back slowly.

I didn't realize it when I went there. On the way back, everywhere I saw were corpses, dead areas, bandits, and refugees.

There are some tragic situations that even they cannot look at directly.

The harm of war to ordinary people is so great that even iron-blooded ninjas like them can't help but start to think about the meaning of war.

Originally, Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to pick up the three at the airport to commend the three for their military exploits, but since Jiraiya was not there, Tsunade Hime and Orochimaru also looked depressed, Sarutobi Hiruzen only said a few words and was not in the mood to talk anymore. .

But when he was about to reward them based on their merits and promote them, Tsunade Hime and Orochimaru said something that shocked everyone present.

Orochimaru spoke first, "Hokage-sama, I want to resign and return to the village."

Tsunade Hime also responded: "Me too."

All the high-level officials present showed astonishment, even the newly promoted Inuzuka Wolf, Yuhi Mako, and Uchiha Fugaku.

Although the war has come to an end and Yuyin Village has surrendered, the country of rain is an important strategic point. If it is not protected, one day the two countries will fight back.

Therefore, even if the war is over, Konoha will not be able to withdraw its troops, but will always have a large number of troops stationed here to ensure the safety of the Land of Fire.

In addition to mid-to-low-end forces, high-end forces are also needed to guard here.Otherwise, the situation like that of the Third Kazekage will happen again. The enemy's high-end military force leads the troops, but there are no strong men on our side, and the defense line will be penetrated in an instant.

Although there are many masters in Konoha, not all of them have a good relationship with the Hokage. Previously, No. 14 Ino Shikacho died and Sarutobi Hiruzen had no one to use, so they were appointed as temporary commanders.

But although the three of them have strength and fame, they are all airborne commanders and have not made any decent achievements at all. The only person who made the greatest achievements in this battle of the Kingdom of Rain is the No. 14 generation pig who has died in the battle. Shikacho, the only remaining Sannin.

In terms of military exploits and relationships, if Orochimaru and Tsunade Hime don't come to the top, who will?

But he never expected that his apprentice would say that he would quit his job.

Therefore, after the two spoke, the scene fell into an eerie silence for a while.

Senior commanders, you look at me and I look at you, and you don’t know what to say.

Who doesn't like power, especially in a world where the strong are supreme like ninjas, who doesn't want as many troops as possible under his command, but these three ninjas have made such great contributions, yet they don't want military power when they are granted the title?Simply outrageous.

"Take your words back, now, immediately!"

After a long silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen became angry. This was the first time he showed such an angry expression in front of others.

First, Jiraiya gave up his burden and let it go. Tsunade Hime and Orochimaru dragged him for several days without saying anything, but their words really touched his bottom line.

Ginya Yinkora on the side shook his head. In the original work, Tsunade-hime left Konoha Village, Orochimaru stole forbidden techniques and rebelled against the village, let alone Jiraiya, who did not return to the village for many years. None of these three people really Those who love power have other ideals and pursuits.

But even though he had been a master and apprentice for many years and knew that these three people had such personalities, it was impossible for Hiruzen Sarutobi not to be angry.

Orochimaru was obviously not afraid of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said calmly: "Come to me again when there is really a war. Before that, I still said the same thing, I want to step down as commander."

"Me too, old... Hokage-sama, I'm really tired. I don't want to care about the frontline anymore. Let me take a rest."

Tsunade-hime said looking extremely tired.

As soon as these words came out, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a few deep breaths to calm down before sitting down again.

Although he was almost furious, he couldn't get angry at this time and could only hold back his anger.

"For the sake of your victorious battle, I agree with you to return to the village, but you cannot be relieved of your duties as commander. At most, you will be temporarily posted in the rear for repairs. Once there is a war, you will immediately return to the front line."

Orochimaru and Tsunade Hime looked at each other. Although it was not the result they wanted, it was already the limit given by Sarutobi Hiruzen, and they nodded in agreement.

"I see you are tired too, go down and rest."

"Yes."

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen looked like he didn't want to see them, Orochimaru and Tsunade Hime also left.

After the two left, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed to everyone.

"The three apprentices are incompetent and are a joke to you all."

"No, no, I think the Sannin are just tired from the battle, they just need to rest."

"Yes, they are all heroes of Konoha. They are loyal to the Fire Country and have outstanding military exploits. Those of us who have done nothing should be ashamed."

Listening to these polite words and compliments, Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted in his heart.

How could he not understand what these guys were thinking? That Uchiha Fugaku's face was so full of smiles, Ino Shikacho was dead, and the Sannin refused to take responsibility. Now he didn't have a single confidant in the frontline troops. If it happened in the future If we continue to form cliques on the front lines, the situation will be dire in the long run.

But even so, he didn't have a good way. He could only slowly think of ways to check and balance these guys in the future.

"Now that the battle on the front line has come to an end, I am going to leave for the village tomorrow. I hope that after I leave, you will protect the land of the Fire Country and work more hard. If there is nothing else, today's meeting will end here."

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was preparing to end the meeting, Ginya Yinzora, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up.

"Please wait a moment, I have something to say."