Naruto: The rope tree is cold, can you save it?

One month passed in a blink of an eye, and as agreed, Uchiha Madara took action.

At first no one paid attention, it was just a small friction between the two ninja villages, but with the help of Uchiha Madara, the scale of the friction continued to expand until Kumogakure declared an all-out war with Iwagakure.

Kumogakure Village, which retained sufficient strength in the Second Ninja War, had long wanted to expand its territory through force. Madara Uchiha just added fire to this explosive barrel.

Soon, news of the all-out battle between Kumogakure and Iwagakure spread back to Konoha.

Hokage building, conference room.

Sarutobi Hiruzen held a high-level meeting of Konoha, intending to formulate Konoha's next development policy with everyone based on the current situation in the ninja world.

Of course, this meeting was just a formality. In fact, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who played the decisive role. It could also be said that he called everyone to watch him formulate policies.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes slowly swept across the venue. Sitting on his left were four powerful figures in Konoha: Koharu, Mito Kaden, Orochimaru, and Chiba.

Sitting on his right were the heads of seven major clans, including the Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, Inuzuka, Hinata, Aburame, and Uchiha.

It is no exaggeration to say that the big ship of Konoha is helmed by people like them.

"Ahem, now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Let me say a few words first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked the table with his pipe, coughed twice, and began his tirade.

Half an hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped still, took a sip of tea, and directly gave his own conclusion without asking other people's opinions.

"So I think Konoha should stay out of the matter, temporarily close the business related to Thunder and Turkey, and just sit back and watch the fight without making a clear statement."

After finishing speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked a dry cigarette leisurely and waited for everyone to echo his point of view as in previous meetings.

But at this moment, a naysaying voice sounded.

"Sarutobi-sensei, I don't agree with your point of view. With all due respect, don't you think this is a good opportunity to make profits for Konoha?"

"Oh?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly darkened. He turned sideways and looked at Orochimaru, signaling him to shut up quickly with a dangerous look.

But Orochimaru looked around at the crowd as if he didn't see Sarutobi Hiruzen's hint.

"I have contacted Kirigakure and Sunagakure villages. I think we should join forces with Kumogakure to take over Iwagakure Village and divide the interests of Iwagakure Village."

"That's enough, Orochimaru!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious and slammed the table. The superior man's aura suddenly exploded and pressed against Orochimaru.

He felt that his authority had been seriously challenged!

"Sandaime-sama, isn't the conference room a place where we can speak freely? Orochimaru-sama is just putting forward his own opinions. Why are you so angry?"

At this time, Chiba on the side spoke unhurriedly, trying to match the momentum of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"You two... my disciples and grandsons, you are so good!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Orochimaru and Chiba with cold eyes, as if he understood something, and "praised" them through gritted teeth.

"I single-handedly promoted you two and entrusted you with important responsibilities, and you two ungrateful things actually tried to unite against me?

Two idiots, think they can shake my position by openly raising an issue at a meeting? How stupid! "

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the thoughts of Chiba and the others and thought coldly.

After this meeting, he will take back the power from these two ambitious things. Maybe it's time to use this kid Minato.

"This is not a one-word forum for me, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Naturally, everyone can express their opinions and speak frankly."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly: "Since there are different opinions at the meeting, let's vote by a show of hands. Those who agree with my point of view will raise their hands."

Facing the rebellious actions of Chiba and Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen had the absolute confidence to suppress them.

He has been in charge of Konoha for decades, how can two juniors with no foundation be able to shake him in just a few months?

Swish!

But the next moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's confident smile froze on his face.

The scene he expected of overwhelmingly passing his resolution did not appear. In the huge conference room, only the heads of the Hinata, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans raised their hands.

The head of the Hyuga clan looked left and right, and after a moment of hesitation, he actually lowered his raised hand again!

"You! You...!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were splitting as he glanced at everyone one by one. The people he caught either avoided looking at him or looked at him coldly, completely lacking the respect they usually showed towards him.

"Koharu, Yan! Even you two...?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes turned around and came to his two old friends, and he asked with disbelief.

He thought that Qianye and the two might bribe a few people, but he never expected that two old friends who had grown up with him would also betray him!

After moving to bed, Koharu and Mito Kaden lowered their heads and remained silent, not knowing how to face Hiruzen Sarutobi's questioning.

Koharu's son who moved to bed was not a ninja and was doing some small and medium-sized business in the Land of Fire. Chiba directly assigned most of Konoha's procurement projects to her son with a wave of her hand.

Mito Menzuki has been idle at home since she was dismissed from her position, and was forgotten by Hiruzen Sarutobi. It was Chiba who reactivated her regardless of past suspicions and placed her in an important position in charge of root medical care.

You know, the two of them have been by Sarutobi Hiruzen's side for decades, but Sarutobi Hiruzen took the power in his hands seriously and never took the initiative to give them or their family any benefits.

But this young man, Chiba, was different. What they and Hiruzen Sarutobi had not been able to get for decades, Chiba gave them within a few months of taking power.

"Sandaime-sama, you are old, leave the future of Konoha to us."

Chiba smiled slightly and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who seemed to have aged dozens of years instantly.

"You, I..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was trembling all over, his lips were trembling as he looked around, still holding on to some unrealistic illusions, but no one raised their hands, and the silence was deafening.

Following Hiruzen Sarutobi, they never failed in the battles they were supposed to fight, but the benefits they were supposed to get were never lost. They were all "given" to the defeated Ninja Village by Hiruzen Sarutobi's generosity.

Although they "support" Hokage-sama's opinions every time, do they really think that they have no dissatisfaction in their hearts?

It's just that there has never been a suitable candidate, a person who can compete with Sarutobi Hiruzen to unite them, and now, this person has appeared.

pat.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands shook violently, and the pipe in his hand fell to the ground. He stood up and pointed at everyone with an angry look.

"Okay, okay, let me see what you guys want to say to the Daimyo. Konoha will be destroyed in your hands soon!"

"No, Third Generation, the daimyo has already agreed."

Chiba shook his head, looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a smile and said: "The daimyo also said that you are getting old. Maybe Konoha should consider changing to a Hokage. This is what Uncle Sakumo told me personally."

Bang!

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt as if he was struck by lightning. He staggered and bumped into the chair behind him. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"I...my position as Hokage..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands and feet were cold, and his disciples suddenly showed their fangs to him and took away everything that belonged to him!

"Maybe the Sandaime-sama, no, maybe the Sandaime is really old, maybe it would be good to change to a younger Hokage."

Even the chiefs of the Inuzuka, Hinata, and Aburame clans who started to support Sarutobi Hiruzen, looking at the deeply hit Sarutobi Hiruzen, and then looking at the high-spirited and confident Chiba, couldn't help but feel this. kind of idea.

Konoha, things are going to change.

"Sarutobi-sensei, you haven't been to the battlefield for a long time. I invite you to visit the Iwagakure battlefield in person this time. Maybe you can make a good name before abdicating."

Orochimaru glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was still sitting on the ground in despair, and couldn't help but shook his head.

I think about how graceful Nushiro was when he was galloping on the battlefield. He carried the banner when Konoha was in internal and external troubles and made countless enemies frightened. But why is it like this now?

"Okay, let's continue the meeting. I'll tell you about my next arrangements for Konoha."

Chiba stood up, strode past Sarutobi Hiruzen, sat on the main seat, looked around the crowd with a smile and said.

"Everyone, do you have any objections?"

"No, brother Qianye, let's start quickly, we can't wait!"

Uchiha Fugaku urged with a face of enthusiasm. He and the Uchiha clan behind him can't wait to follow Chiba into the new era!

"No."

"Please begin."

Looking at Chiba, who was calmly sitting on the main seat and scolding Fang Qiu, Orochimaru's eyes showed a strange look.

"Ah, this kind of Chiba-kun is worthy of my Konoha."

In fact, Orochimaru had long seen that Konoha was gradually declining under the leadership of Sarutobi Hiruzen. He even thought that he might as well provoke a war against Konoha by himself and start a plan to destroy Konoha again. Plastic wood leaves.

But now it seems that there is no need, because Konoha is about to welcome a new Hokage.