The Konoha think tank represented by Nara Shikaku has analyzed the Iwagakure Village.

A village’s external style is often closely related to the character of the village’s shadow.

Unlike the everlasting Will of Fire of Konoha, the style of the Iwagakure Village is just like their “Will of Stone”, incredibly tough.

In the past, Ohnoki followed his master, the second generation Iwagakure “Wu”, and wanted to go to Konoha to find Hashirama Senju to conclude a peace contract, but was blocked by Uchiha Madara, who believed in absolute power.

From then on, Ōnoki began to pursue ultimate power and advocate the hegemony of the Great Ninja Village.

In addition to constantly improving his own strength, Ohnoki also vigorously developed the military strength of Iwagakure. Under Ohnoki’s leadership, Iwagakure reached its peak in both economy and military.

They began to actively seek out ninja wars in order to divert conflicts within the village, consume excess productivity, and expand the territory of their own village.

During the Third Ninja World War, Ohnoki sent thousands of Iwagakure ninjas to use the Land of Grass as a springboard to try to annihilate Konoha Village, and even reduced Konoha’s frontal defense force to only four people.

Finally, it was the active Fourth Hokage who rushed to the battlefield like a savior.

Carrying the name of “Yellow Flash”, he killed 50 Iwagakure jonin in one breath, reversing the battlefield situation between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Since then, “Yellow Flash” has become a nightmare for many Iwagakure ninjas.

It also reminded Ohnoki of the fear of being dominated by Uchiha Madara. Konoha is still the invincible Konoha.

So Ohnoki changed the direction of the Iwagakure troops and adopted the Ninja Sea tactics to kill the Third Raikage, who was known as the “Strongest Spear”, and achieved great results in the battle against the Kumogakure.

And then what?

Iwagakure turned a deaf ear to the affairs of the ninja world and focused on development. Ōnoki spent his entire life accumulating strength, hoping to lead Iwagakure to surpass Konoha in one fell swoop.

Judging from Ōnoki’s personality and Iwagakure’s performance in the Ninja War, they have always wanted to complete their external expansion strategy.

But with the end of the Ninja War and the reconciliation between the daimyo, Iwagakure began to maintain a relatively peaceful strategy with the Kusagakure.

Now, the knife used in the assassination of the “elder” of Konoha can be shared with Iwagakure, and a special military operation can be launched jointly by the two villages under the pretext of jointly maintaining the order of the ninja world and cracking down on assassins and political terrorism.

Since Konoha was the one who initiated the “invasion”, I’m sure Ohnoki would be happy to get involved and get a piece of the action. As for the accountability of the Land of Earth Daimyo… Ohnoki is old, and he still has the nerve to debate.

There are no eternal enemies in the ninja world, only eternal interests.

Konoha and Iwagakure, who fought to the death in the Third World War, seem to be coming together this time for common interests.

A sure kill, no solution!

Nara Shikaku suddenly understood. The hatred during their previous hostility had blinded his heart to the point that he forgot that he had a “reliable ally” like Iwagakure.

“Ah… that’s not right.”

“What am I so happy about? Didn’t you originally want to deny this nomination and promote Orochimaru because Uchiha Fugaku was not capable enough?”

Nara Shikaku was rarely confused, and only then did he remember what his political demands were.

He wanted to say something, but Minato Namikaze was one step ahead of him:

“The specific arrangements will depend on the circumstances, but I prefer Uchiha Fugaku.”

Minato Namikaze was rarely tough and rejected his subordinates’ advice. However, he was afraid of discouraging the ninja representatives, so he said tactfully:

“Let’s do this for now. Let Orochimaru report to the Hokage Building and ask for his opinion.”

“If you pass all the inspections… I will consider it seriously.”

“Kakashi, you, go and invite Orochimaru to the Hokage building.”

Namikaze Minato crossed his arms and looked determined, as if he was trying to keep everyone at a distance.

He loudly ordered the Anbu squadron leader Kakashi to be in charge of the communication.

Seeing this, Nara Shikaku could only shake his head and sigh.

The Fourth Generation had changed so much since he first came to power that he was unwilling to listen even to an old and loyal minister like him.

I just hope that I won’t really go down the path of completely leaning towards the dictatorship of the Uchiha in the future…

Nara Shikaku’s eyes were filled with worry. The Fourth Hokage believed in Uchiha and Gojo Jieyue. The most extreme and worst outcome would be…

【Qingying Side】

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“Yondaime, Orochimaru has come to report in compliance with your orders.”

“Excuse me, what can I do for you?”

Orochimaru was wearing the classic Konoha ninja uniform, his voice was hoarse and his expression was cold.

It seems that it has remained the same for decades.

Compared to Huang and Du, his current appearance looks most like a normal Konoha ninja.

Minato studied the old senior calmly.

If possible, he really hoped that Orochimaru was on the side of Konoha, and the information that Jieyue-kun gave him was all compiled.

If that was the case, Minato didn’t know how cheerful the funds would be now.

But the reality is so cruel. Orochimaru, who looks like the most normal Konoha ninja, is actually the one who is the most wrong.

The other two… simply used the privileges of the Sannin to leave the village for a long time.

“Senior Orochimaru…”

“Sit down.”

It is said that Kage are born politicians. Even a loyal and honest Kage like Minato is very clear when acting.

Even though she had already sentenced Orochimaru to death in her heart, she still looked pleasant on the surface.

“The following information is top secret. Please remember it only for you after you leave this office.”

Orochimaru sat opposite Minato, his eyes narrowed and his heartbeat quickened.

He realized that the opportunity he had been waiting for might come from the mouth of Minato Namikaze.

“Please say.”

“We, Konoha, will launch a blitzkrieg against Kusa-ninja Village at some point in the future. We will wipe out the forces in Kusa-ninja Village that oppose Konoha, as well as the Kumogakure troops stationed in Kusa-ninja Village, in one fell swoop.”

“Because the blitzkrieg operation needs to be completed in a very short time, as fast as white lightning to achieve our predetermined results.”

“Therefore, there are very high requirements for the command of the blitzkrieg force.”

Minato Namikaze briefly explained the background of this mission.

Orochimaru’s heart beat fast when he heard this.

Opportunity! Opportunity! The opportunity he had been waiting for was finally here!

Invasion of the Land of Grass? The struggle of ninjas is so boring that I can’t arouse any interest at all.

Orochimaru glanced at the map and looked at the location of the base he was planning – [Tianzhiguo]

This is a small country that has ninjas but no ninja villages.

It can be used to hide and establish a ninja village dedicated to serving you, doing the dirty work for you and capturing experimental materials. It is perfect.

During this period, Orochimaru has been secretly transferring money to his men stationed in the Land of Rice for the construction of the initial base.

Everything is ready, except for the opportunity to defect from Konoha.

The mission given to him by Konoha was to lead a blitzkrieg force to launch a surprise attack on the Grass Village. There were two countries between the Grass Country and the Field Country, which was a bit far but it didn’t matter, as it was just right to disrupt Konoha’s pursuit.

In a flash, Orochimaru had already planned his escape route.

All he needs to do is say this to Minato Namikaze:

“Your next words were: ‘Orochimaru-senpai, are you willing to take command of the blitzkrieg force?'”

However, Minato’s next words almost broke his ninja defense.

“Senior Orochimaru, before you came, we discussed internally who to assign this important task to, and the result of the discussion was to appoint Uchiha Fugaku, the current Konoha Police Chief, as the commander-in-chief of this blitzkrieg force.”

“I came to you to ask your opinion on this appointment.”

“After all, as the senior of the Three Ninjas, Orochimaru has more say in this matter.”

Minato Namikaze took out his knife with a smile and stabbed Orochimaru in the heart again and again.

As expected… Orochimaru’s snake pupils seemed to freeze at this moment, and that indifferent face was now filled with astonishment and confusion, as well as a trace of… anger!

Yes, anger!

On the road of pursuing eternal life or even immortality, Orochimaru almost wiped out his emotions as a ninja.

Spurred on by Minato’s words, he felt angry again.

Almost subconsciously: “Why not me?”

But after saying this, he seemed to realize that his tone showed an excessive desire for the position of “Lightning Force Commander”, and Orochimaru added:

“I mean……”

“I don’t feel comfortable leaving such an important operation to others. I believe that there is no ninja in Konoha who is more suitable to be the commander than me.”

“Oh?”

Minato smiled and said, “Does that mean that Senior Orochimaru has absolutely no selfish motives?”

“of course.”

Orochimaru’s tone became calmer: “My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is for Konoha.”

“That’s it!”

Namikaze Minato seemed deeply moved. He slowly stood up from his seat, and his eyes seemed to show some kind of determination.

He turned around and looked out the window at the prosperous streets of Konoha, leaving only the back of the man in the divine robe for Orochimaru to see.

“After careful research and discussion, the organization has officially confirmed that Uchiha Fugaku, the current head of the Konoha Police Department, will be the commander-in-chief of this White Blitz Operation.”

“Senior Orochimaru, you can go back now.”

creak-

It seemed like the sound of something breaking.

Tiny cracks appeared on the wooden floor beneath Orochimaru’s feet.

Targeted! This is Chi LL’s targeting, this is ZZ persecution from the fourth generation small team!

Although he no longer cared about the political ecology of Konoha, and had no idea what was going on between the Fourth Hokage, his teacher, and Danzo, but… the decision made by the Fourth Hokage blocked his way!

Orochimaru’s face was gloomy, and he said word by word:

“I have shed blood for Konoha, I have shed tears for Konoha! Fourth Hokage, you can’t do this to me, I want to see Hiruzen-sensei.”

Volume 115: The Ninja World is Big, I Want to Go and See It

dong dong——

“Come in~”

The old man’s voice seemed to have an inexplicable excitement, as if he was using a telescope to secretly spy on some inappropriate scene.

Hearing a knock on the door, he calmed down.

“Yes, Hiruzen-sensei.”

Orochimaru opened the entrance door with a hoarse voice and walked into the Sarutobi mansion.

Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen sitting in the courtyard, Orochimaru revealed a hint of complex emotions deep in his eyes.

If there was anything he couldn’t bear to part with in Konoha, it would probably be this old man. He had already decided to defect from Konoha.

Humans are social animals after all, and bonds are shackles that are placed around the necks of powerful ninjas.

The bond between family, the bond between partners, the bond between teachers and students…

Orochimaru’s parents had died in the war long ago, and his companions had left the village early and he only saw them once every year or so. The only one left was the mentor who had grown up with him.