get-shopping #212 - Chapter 212 A New Era Arrives
#212 - Chapter 212 A New Era Arrives
That night, the entire ninja world saw the light illuminating the horizon and felt the earth rumble.
But what exactly happened, no one knew except for the Sand Village.
It wasn't until three days later that the battle that took place in the Sand Village that night reached the ears of the leaders of the major ninja villages.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
Inside the Hokage's office.
At this moment, the atmosphere was very somber.
As the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat upright in his Hokage seat, smoking his pipe, puffing out clouds of smoke.
On either side of him, the Hokage advisors, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo Shimura, wore grim expressions.
Then there were the leaders of Konoha's younger generation: Minato Namikaze and his teacher Jiraiya, as well as Orochimaru and the heads of various clans, including the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan, the Akimichi clan, the Nara clan, the Yamanaka clan, the Aburame clan, the Inuzuka clan, and so on.
It could be said that all the high-ranking officials of Konoha had come here.
Among these people, except for Orochimaru, who showed a hint of interest, everyone else looked solemn.
After an unknown amount of time, Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe, cleared his throat, and slowly said.
"Regarding the information about the Sand Village that happened three days ago, you should have all seen it. What are your thoughts?"
Everyone present looked at each other.
Danzo Shimura was the first to speak, not because he was impatient, but because he couldn't hold back any longer.
"It seems that my initial speculation was correct. The Kazekage of the Sand Village possesses the ability to steal the bloodline limits of others."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and the Third Hokage directly frowned and asked.
"Are you saying that the Wood Release displayed by the Fourth Kazekage is not a result of deciphering the First Hokage's cells that were stolen from you?"
It was no longer a secret that the Fourth Kazekage had displayed the power of Wood Release, belonging to the First Hokage, during the battle with the tailed beasts, especially the Wood Human Technique and the Wood Dragon Technique, which showed the power to control the tailed beasts, all indicating that the Kazekage of the Sand Village had obtained Wood Release comparable to that of the First Hokage.
"Yes, regarding this Fourth Kazekage, both the Anbu and Root have had intelligence for a long time. Although the other party may have concealed his strength, one thing is certain: this Kazekage was definitely not this strong before he became Kazekage. After this Fourth Kazekage became Kazekage, he verifiably took action against the Ry脈 of Rouran and the Mōryō of the Demon Country."
Seeing the puzzled expressions of the crowd, Danzo stated the decisive evidence.
"Of course, we know very little about the Ry脈 of Rouran and the Mōryō of the Demon Country, which is not enough for me to make such a judgment, until I discovered two things."
"First, the Sand Control Technique and Magnetic Release Sealing Jutsu possessed by the Kazekage of the Sand Village. Although that was the power obtained by the Second Kazekage of the Sand Village after studying Shukaku's chakra, according to our informants' multiple confirmations in the Sand Village, only one person who possesses Shukaku's power has survived in the Sand Village, and that is the Fourth Kazekage's wife. The Fourth Kazekage did not participate in any of the Second Kazekage's research on Shukaku's chakra."
Everyone immediately understood Danzo's meaning.
"As for the second thing..."
Danzo's expression was very gloomy as he said this.
"That is, when the Kazekage stole my arm, I saw with my Sharingan that the Fourth Kazekage could actually absorb and suppress the chakra in the First Hokage's cells."
Danzo didn't continue, but everyone present understood Danzo's meaning.
The power of the First Hokage's cells was known to most of the people present. The high-ranking officials of Konoha had tried countless times to decipher the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release, but to no avail. Instead, the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village obtained it, so the answer was obvious.
At this moment, Koharu Utatane, who had been silent on the side, suddenly frowned and asked with great dissatisfaction.
"Danzo, why didn't you tell the village about this earlier? Do you have any ulterior motives?"
As a comrade of the same generation, a disciple of the Second Hokage, an elder of Konoha, and a woman, Koharu Utatane was not afraid of Danzo at all.
"Hmph!"
Danzo snorted coldly.
"I wasn't sure at the time. After all, the Kazekage hadn't shown the power of Wood Release yet, but it's different now."
"Then what do you think we should do now?"
Danzo said decisively.
"Of course, we should spread this news and then unite with other ninja villages to attack the Sand Village. You should all understand the harm this ability will bring to the entire ninja world. Who knows if he will attack our Konoha in order to obtain other powers?"
Saying this, Danzo looked at the heads of the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan.
Sure enough, even Fugaku Uchiha, who was at odds with Danzo, had such concerns at this moment.
After all, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was the most powerful bloodline limit in the entire ninja world.
But at this moment, Minato, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke.
"I think everyone may have overlooked a problem!"
"What problem? Minato?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.
Looking at everyone, Minato Namikaze slowly spoke his thoughts.
"Even if the four of our villages join forces, can we defeat the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar, and Danzo directly sarcastically said.
"Minato, this is not a place to talk nonsense. Did the Sand Village scare you silly? To actually say such a thing, do you think the Sand Village has the power to resist the alliance of our four major ninja villages with the strength of one village? Don't joke around?"
Minato's expression remained unchanged.
"Lord Danzo, you may not have heard clearly. What I said was defeat the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village!"
"! ! !"
Looking at the puzzled eyes of the crowd, Minato slowly explained.
"Everyone has read the intelligence. Although I don't want to admit it, this Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village now has the power of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage who founded our Konoha Village, who can subdue three tailed beasts with his own strength. With such power, in the current ninja world, including our Konoha, can Lord Danzo find someone who can defeat him?"
Some people in the audience already understood Minato's meaning.
"Even if we can destroy the Sand Village, it will be useless if we can't completely kill this Kazekage. Instead, it will bring us a terrible enemy, and it will be a never-ending one. So, do you think everyone has the confidence to kill him?"
"......"
Everyone present understood.
Indeed, with the power that this Kazekage has shown now, if there is no certainty of completely killing him, then the best choice is not to provoke him.
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi also sighed and looked at Minato and said.
"Minato, if you were the Hokage, what would you do?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!
Minato's pupils also shrank, but then his eyes firmly said.
"Reporting to the Hokage, the rise of the Sand Village is already unstoppable. Under such a general trend, I believe that both the Rock Village and the Cloud Village do not want to continue fighting, so I will convene the Five Kage Summit in the name of the Hokage, and it is time for the war to end! ! !"
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered, and after a long time, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and said.
"Do as you think in your heart, Minato. I am already old. Next, I will report to the Daimyo and let you take over as the Fourth Hokage of our Konoha..."