Naruto Shadow Mage

 Hokage's office.

 In the empty office, apart from the Third Hokage, only the Fourth Hokage was sitting there quietly, expressionless.

Especially when the Third Hokage was angry at the Fourth Hokage, except for a few distinguished Anbu, the rest of the Anbu seemed to have been frightened and disappeared in an instant like "escape" from the Third Hokage. , within the perception of the Fourth Hokage.

However, facing the wrath of the Third Hokage, will the Fourth Hokage fight back?

No!

　　Even when the Third Hokage was extremely angry, the Fourth Hokage remained so quiet, but the calm look on his face proved that the Fourth Hokage was also in a bad mood.

Especially when he finished getting angry, the Third Hokage took a deep breath, pressed the information scroll placed by the Fourth Hokage on his desk, and was about to send ANBU to intervene in the secret mission carried out cross-country, the Fourth Hokage unexpectedly He suddenly stood up and immediately held down the hand that the Third Hokage was about to raise.

 “Minato, you.”

"Sarutobi-sama, I'm sorry, but I am the one in charge of this task now, so I ask Sarutobi-sama not to interfere."

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the Fourth Hokage's tone was very calm.

 But it was this kind of calmness that made the Third Hokage's pupils shrink slightly!

 “Minato, what do you mean?”

"Nothing else, I just want to tell you, Sarutobi-sama, that one person is enough for you."

 For the first time, the Fourth Hokage disobeyed the Third Hokage's ideas!

 It was also the first time. The Third Hokage squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the Fourth Hokage in front of him, and suddenly felt a strange feeling!

 That's right, the third Hokage abdicated and the fourth Hokage succeeded. There are two Hokages in Konoha Village. Is it possible that there is no conflict?

 Of course not!

 It's just that when the Fourth Hokage succeeded to the throne, his power was still not very stable, and he didn't make much contribution in Konoha Village, so he was not as good as the Third Hokage in terms of voice.

But with the return of the Fourth Hokage in victory, especially after taking over some rights of the Anbu from Danzo Shimura, the Fourth Hokage has the ability to compete with the Third Hokage for the right to speak!

 Dark?

 Not dark!

 Because this is the real side of politics, and it is also the most normal manifestation of the struggle for power!

 The Third Hokage squinted his eyes, feeling that the Fourth Hokage in front of him was a bit unfamiliar. That was because the Fourth Hokage's previous performance was too good and too docile!

 In the struggle for power, it finally showed its fangs.

 So, when the Third Hokage looked at the Fourth Hokage, he had a strange feeling!

That is a true manifestation of a sheep transforming into a wolf!

What's more, almost as soon as the Fourth Hokage said those words before, the Third Hokage guessed that there must be support from others behind the Fourth Hokage's insistence.

Then, just as the Third Hokage guessed, the door to the Hokage's office was pushed open just as the Fourth Hokage finished his first sentence.

 Behind the door, the Third Hokage suddenly saw the figure of Shimura Danzo.

Moreover, just when Shimura Danzo was walking up, the Fourth Hokage said confidently: "Sarutobi-sama, in fact, in addition to cross-country, my other source of confidence is some information obtained by Danzo-sama. With that information, I can be sure of Lin’s safety and the safety of the cross-country team. I feel that these chips are enough.”

“Besides, Lord Danzo told me before that if you want to gain some benefits, you must make sacrifices.”

“Then, please trust me, Sarutobi-sama, for once, okay?”

“As long as the task can be completed successfully, we will definitely gain more than we sacrifice!”

"well!"

 Sighed deeply, after listening to what the Fourth Hokage said, the Third Hokage said nothing more except for nodding silently.

On the contrary, the smile raised by the Fourth Hokage in front of the Third Hokage became a little stronger. It was undoubtedly the smile of the winner.

However, if off-road knows about this, what are the thoughts of off-road?

 The first thought when going off-road must be that my teacher Minato is an idiot!

Hunting for the skin of a tiger, collaborating with that guy Danzo Shimura!

Under the aura of the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage is eager to prove himself and compete for power. There is nothing wrong at all!

 But the Fourth Hokage should never, absolutely should not fall into the arms of Shimura Danzo!

 There is no need to say more about what happens next.

　　When the Third Hokage had just reprimanded the Fourth Hokage and said that he should not compromise, the Third Hokage obviously compromised in front of the Fourth Hokage and Shimura Danzo.

 But the outcome after this incident was obviously not what the Fourth Hokage could have expected.

 Because after this incident, not only the relationship between the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage had cracks, but even the cross-country team that went on a mission had cracks in their relationship with the Fourth Hokage!

That was the fourth day of the training mission.

It was also the day when Cross Country and others, under the leadership of Lin, successfully completed the training mission.

 At night, the smell of blood still did not dissipate.

  Lin led the students of the Ninja School, like a group of tigers during the day, they rushed into the sheep in the bandit's den, and eliminated all the bandits in a very short time.

 After completing the training mission, every student in the Ninja School was undoubtedly very excited.

Even when he was not involved in the cross-country trip to destroy the bandit gang, God Itachi was still sharing the joy with the students of the ninja school in front of the bonfire under the cover of night.

 “Hahahahaha! I killed four robbers today. Those robbers are really weak!”

“Damn it, I was a little slow and I killed three robbers. I really envy you guys who are fast!”

"Itachi, why haven't you said anything? You seem to have killed the most robbers today, right?"

"Hey, didn't you see that Itachi has been thinking about cross-country? He didn't kill a single bandit in cross-country today. I'm afraid Itachi feels that he has lost a competitor and is feeling bored!"

 Everyone around was discussing the battle during the day. Occasionally, even those who laughed at the cross-country were ignored by the cross-country.

However, students in ninja schools are often very naive, especially when they don't know the truth. Their naivety looks more like stupidity to Itachi.

 Is it true that there is no strength in off-roading?

 Can a person without strength shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting everyone?

As early as God Weasel knew that Cross Country was probably coming to practice with a secret mission, God Weasel had been paying close attention to Cross Country silently.

Especially when going off-road, you have to conserve your strength every day, and when even the bandits are unwilling to go and kill them, God Weasel smells an unusual aura. Therefore, when the people around him looked at Cross Country with ridicule and looked at him with admiration, God Weasel was silently paying attention to Cross Country.

 “Off-road, what on earth are you thinking about?”

 “Huh? Do you want to act alone?”

Having been paying attention to the situation of Cross Country, God Weasel suddenly found that Cross Country had left the camp alone, and quietly disappeared in front of people, following the footsteps of Cross Country.

At this time, in the camp, the only person who discovered that the Weasel God was abnormal while off-roading was probably Lin!

  Unfortunately, as the instructor of the training mission, Lin must be responsible for protecting the safety of this group of students.

Otherwise, when she saw Cross Country and Weasel God quietly disappearing in front of people, Lin must have been the first person to follow Cross Country and disappear!

Then, hurriedly following the footsteps of the cross-country, Weasel God discovered how terrifying the speed of the cross-country was while tracking. It just disappeared for a moment in front of him. Itachi God was shocked to find that no matter how he tracked it, the off-road aura seemed to be far away, and the distance between the two seemed to have no intention of shortening. !

 But just as God Weasel frowned, he felt more and more that the disappearance of off-road vehicles meant that something big must have happened!

Sudden!

A strong smell of blood hit his face, and God Itachi's eyes flashed, and he instantly realized that Cross Country, whose hands were stained with blood, appeared in front of him!

 “Uchiha Itachi, return to camp!”

 “Enemy attack!”