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The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

In the Hokage's office, an old man wearing Hokage robes looked sad and didn't know what to do.

"Why hasn't Danzo replied yet?"

What Sarutobi Hiruzen was worried about was nothing else but the battle between Konoha and Kumogakure.

Let's not talk about Kirabi who can perfectly transform into a tailed beast. The Sandaime Raikage and Young Ai alone, who possess the thunder escape armor, have caused extraordinary losses on the Konoha front.

Facing these three people, Namikaze Minato was completely unable to display his due strength.

Namikaze Minato's fast and quick battle rhythm was completely hindered by the opponent's defensive ability alone.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could kill a large number of Kumogakure ninjas in an instant, but he was unable to cause effective damage to the Sandaime Raikage who possessed the Thunder Release Armor.

Even if the Konoha ninjas on the Kumogakure battlefield tried their best, they could only slow down Kumogakure's advance.

"The battle lines must be switched. Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique can have the best effect on Iwagakure's side."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was still having a headache. It seemed easy to switch fronts, but it was not easy to actually control it.

The only ones who can successfully intimidate and suppress Kumogakure's reckless men are the Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan that can restrain the tailed beasts.

"Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sorted out the battle reports of the Kirigakure battlefield on his desk in front of him. The first thing that caught Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes was the rumor that appeared out of thin air in the ninja world.

'The leader of the Uchiha clan opened the Mangekyō Sharingan! '

"This way, we can check and balance Danzo a little. Uchiha also has a kaleidoscope."

This is also more in line with Sarutobi Hiruzen's interests. The Hokage lineage, the Uchiha clan, and the blood family of Konoha can just achieve a delicate balance with Danzo's roots.

For the roots that have completely lost the control of Sarutobi Hiruzen, this is the best method at the moment.

Although this rumor needs to be confirmed, Sarutobi Hiruzen is more willing to bring it closer to the truth.

After all, a rumor spread out of nowhere and spread throughout the ninja world. There couldn't be a mastermind behind it.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's point of view, there is absolutely no benefit in spreading rumors that Uchiha Fugaku possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan. After all, this absolute power will be exposed in any actual battle.

'The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki, and the Third Mizukage'

On the Kirigakure battlefield, the ninjas of the Kingdom of Water were still in a tentative state and had not shown their true strength at all.

Once the battle lines here are mobilized, I am afraid that the Sandaime Mizukage will immediately send elite ninjas like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to start the real battle.

However, the situation on the Yunyin battlefield is not optimistic. If it continues like this, defeat will only be a matter of time.

"Danzo, can I leave it to you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen read out the name of his old friend and expressed his thoughts in worry.

Apart from his personal actions in Konoha Village, the only one Sarutobi Hiruzen could rely on was Shimura Danzo.

The research results of Wood Release, the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the mysterious masked man who can release Wood Release and Susanoo.

"How many things are you hiding from me?"

He picked up the pipe on the table, and just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to rely on it to relieve stress, there was a sharp knock on the door.

After hesitating for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the familiar chakra fluctuations, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face:

"Are you recovering?" The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open by a middle-aged man, and the special smell unique to Konoha Hospital came, "Kosuke!"

The middle-aged man named Maruhoshi Kosuke looked calm and nodded towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Maruboshi Kosuke touched the bandage on his waist and abdomen, and immediately underwent the second operation after returning to Konoha.

Now, his condition is obviously much better.

"The recovery has been completed. Please arrange the tasks."

While he was in the hospital, Kosuke Maruhoshi had long heard the news about the outbreak of the Third Ninja War.

After waiting for the injury to recover, he immediately came to the Hokage's office and applied for the opportunity to perform the mission.

"I really need your strength."

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand. The aura exuded by Kosuke Maruboshi reminded him of some past events, and memories about the Second Hokage came to his mind.

'Teacher Tobirama'

As a disciple of Master Tobirama, Kosuke Maruboshi seems to have a more pure will of fire than himself.

"Konoha is facing a crisis." Maruhoshi Kosuke nodded and told his true thoughts to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Even with such a body, I will fight!"

After hearing what Maruboshi Kosuke said, the emotion in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes became more and more serious, and he even dropped the pipe in his hand on the desk.

"I"

For some reason, after opening and closing his lips several times, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally chose to remain silent.

He immediately pulled out a ninjutsu scroll that had been prepared from the drawer of the Hokage's desk, and then said: "Fousuke, now is not the time for you to perform your mission!"

"why?"

Kosuke Maruboshi asked a question, but the scroll in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand answered on his behalf.

"This is Tobirama-sensei's water escape ninjutsu!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was wearing Hokage robes, had a serious look on his face and handed the 'Water Release Scroll' to Kosuke Maruboshi.

"After mastering the advanced water escape, let's prepare for the battlefield."

"Teacher Tobirama?"

Maruboshi Kosuke held his breath, stretched out his hands and took the ninjutsu scroll from Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand.

'Water Release-Hard Vortex Water Blade, Water Release-Water Breaking Wave, Water Release-Water Dragon Bite Explosion'

In the catalog of the scroll, a series of familiar ninjutsu caught the eye of Maruboshi Kosuke, from the second generation Hokage - Senju Tobirama's water escape ninjutsu!

"The Water Release Ninjutsu that Tobirama-sensei failed to teach you, you should be able to master it quickly with your Water Release talent."

The ninjutsu scroll in his hand was particularly heavy.

Looking at the rubbings of the essence of ninjutsu written by Senju Tobirama himself, Kosuke Maruhoshi felt as if he had been talking to Tobirama-sensei across time and space.

"I understand, I will set out after mastering these ninjutsu." Putting this special ninjutsu scroll in the ninja tool bag on his waist, Maruhoshi Kosuke then asked, "However, I have to be arranged On which front?"

"The Kirigakure battlefield on the coast can best display your strength in water escape. Not surprisingly, it should be here."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and told the actual situation of the Kirigakure front:

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are what I am most worried about. Kirigakure Village has not dispatched them yet." Turning to look out the window of the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "Everyone has the strength of an elite Jonin level. , combined with the Jonin Sword and their cooperation, even Orochimaru cannot deal with it calmly."

Looking away from the window, another special scroll appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand.