Konoha's Sea of ​​Fire

Deep in the lush jungle, there is a small valley covered by towering trees. A stream passes through the valley. The water is so clear that you can see the smooth pebbles under the water.

On the valley, countless thick green vines connect the giant trees together, like the traffic arteries of a city. Countless small animals, including insects, squirrels, birds, and even pythons as thick as a bowl are inhabited. They hang on the branches and wait for prey to come to them. They are full of vitality and prey on the weak.

The troops led by Namikaze Minato were stationed in the small valley.

The arrival of Fenghuo attracted all the ninjas to watch.

Most of these ninjas come from the first battlefield of the Land of Rain. They used to be Orochimaru's subordinates. Now Orochimaru serves as a mentor in the village. Minato Namikaze has taken over these people. Looking at the current situation, he has successfully established himself. of prestige.

"Master Feng Huo, it'll be fine if you come."

"With you here, our mission will be completed."

There is no doubt about the strength of the Cloud Ninjas. They are especially good at physical skills. Fighting at close range is very terrifying. In addition, the number of people is far greater than theirs. Therefore, during this period of fighting, they are on tenterhooks every day.

But with the arrival of combat forces like Feng Huo, their sense of security instantly increased greatly. Thinking of the huge demon in the battle of Mount Kikyo that day, they wanted to directly attack the large army of Yun Ninja.

"Lord Feng Huo, you did a great job in the battle at Platycodon Mountain."

"I was also on the battlefield at that time. If Master Fenghuo hadn't attacked Mount Kikyo alone and defeated the Suna Ninja's front, that battle would never have been won so easily."

Feng Huo looked humble, but felt a little embarrassed in his heart. At that time, he was surrounded by Ebizo and fifty Sand Ninja ANBU elites. He only opened the weapon to protect himself. He only wanted to kill Ebizo and the others, but he never thought about the assault line. of.

Therefore, Feng Huo felt that this credit should be awarded to Ebizo. If Ebizo hadn't committed suicide and ran towards Mount Platycodon, Feng Huo would not have followed and rushed up. By some combination of circumstances, he broke the Suna Ninja line and defeated their fighting spirit. .

Ebizo is so selfless.

Nice guy.

Namikaze Minato smiled and helped Feng Huo out of the siege: "Okay, everyone should take the time to rest. This war cannot be completed in a day or two."

"Hi"

After that, Namikaze Minato took Feng Huo to a secluded place to chat.

"Have the post-war compensation for Sunagakure Village been negotiated?" Namikaze Minato asked nervously, "The Kumo ninja army is approaching, and this batch of compensation is very important to us."

Feng Huo nodded: "When I left Sand Hidden Village, we had already talked about it. Brother Haiyi can handle it."

"That's good." Namikaze Minato smiled again, "What about you, did Danzo-sama give you any trouble after you returned to the village?"

Feng Huo shrugged: "This guy doesn't like other people, but this is a time of war, and Lord Hokage will not let Danzo touch me."

Namikaze Minato patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think so. After all, Danzo-sama is the elder advisor of the village and has made great contributions to the village."

Feng Huo snorted: "It's just a fig leaf for him to cover up his ambitions."

"Ambition." Namikaze Minato said: "I heard Mr. Jiraiya mention that Danzo-sama did have the intention to compete with Hokage-sama back then, but later the second generation directly designated Hokage-sama. After so many years, Danzo-sama Haven’t you given up yet?”

Feng Huo hurriedly said: "Of course, Brother Minato, think about it, our village's elder advisor Mito Kaden-sama and Mr. Koharu, who is under his command?"

There are powerful organizations like Roots."

Namikaze Minato shook his head, indeed not.

"But Danzo has, why would he establish such an organization that is comparable to ANBU?" Feng Huo asked rhetorically.

Namikaze Minato frowned.

"Brother Minato, look at the situation now. The situation in the village is so tense. Rich families like Hinata and Uchiha have gone to the battlefield, and Hokage-sama's Anbu have generously sacrificed their lives. But look at Danzo and his roots. They are all huddled together. In the village, his purpose for doing this is not to preserve his strength so that he can compete with the Hokage."

Namikaze Minato squinted his eyes and felt a slight chill in his heart.

"If that's true"

"Brother Minato, your biggest rival for Hokage is not Orochimaru, but Danzo, the conspirator." Feng Huo said directly, "The reason why he wants to embarrass me is actually to use the incident of me killing my companion by mistake to attack you and make you Your reputation has been damaged. If Hokage-sama hadn't settled those family members, no matter how great your achievements were on the battlefield, it would be useless."

Namikaze Minato thought for a while, and finally sighed, looked up at the vines and branches above his head, and said with a smile: "I still hope that this world can be less dark. Fenghuo, no matter whether what you said is true or not, we can't Disrespectful to Danzo-sama.”

Feng Huo was puzzled.

Namikaze Minato said: "Sealing the fire, we cannot deny Danzo-sama's contribution to the village. Just as we are now risking our lives to fight against the Kumo ninja, no one can deny the significance of these things, even if he is the senior in the past hundred years. , and is the companion of Hokage-sama. Even if he has a quarrel with Hokage-sama now or even wants to replace him, it is just because of political differences. If he wants to display his ambitions, he can only compete with Hokage. If we criticize him because of this, then in the future when we stand on our side In his position, what will happen to him? Maybe our next generation will treat us the same way we treated Danzo-sama."

Feng Huo opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, don't think too much. Regardless of whether Danzo-sama really wants to compete for Hokage or not, I will never admit defeat."

Namikaze Minato's sky-blue eyes exuded brilliant light, confident and determined. Feng Huo felt infected at the first sight, and his heart was filled with energy.

He had to admit that Namikaze Minato looked frail, but he had a convincing temperament that made people follow him willingly.

Feng Huo looked at the light in his eyes and thought that Sarutobi Hiruzen had probably seen this when he chose him to be his successor.

Namikaze Minato has leadership qualities

Neither Danzo nor Orochimaru had this kind of temperament.

Before Namikaze Minato, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the shortest among the short ones and chose Orochimaru as his successor. However, as Namikaze Minato gradually grew up and his leadership qualities became stronger and stronger, the balance in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was unknowingly Just leaning towards him day by day.

This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen placed Orochimaru in the village as a guidance jounin and sent Namikaze Minato to the battlefield. This was actually the result of the tilt of the balance.

Only by establishing more meritorious deeds and being convinced by more ninjas and civilians can Namikaze Minato successfully ascend to the position of Hokage as a civilian ninja.

After thinking about this clearly, Feng Huo breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately he raised his heart again.

Because after Minato Namikaze ascended to Hokage, the subsequent Nine-Tails Rebellion was another obstacle that could not be overcome.

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