Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 127 Shinnosuke's Ambition
"Master Clan Leader, the Third-Kage has sent out orders for the clan leaders of each ninja clan to come to the Hokage building for a meeting."

Listening to the reports from the family ninjas who had entered the Anbu, Shisui was somewhat confused, because usually they either called him because of trivial matters in the Police Department, or because that old woman Utane Koharu was saying bad things about him in the Sandaime's ear again.

However, this time it was obviously not that simple. The Third Generation actually summoned the clan leaders of all the ninja clans at once, which made him feel a little uneasy.

This uneasiness comes from the unknown.

Although he was uneasy, he did not hesitate. After responding to the other party, he discussed the matter with Sima Yi.

Faced with this sudden change, Sima Yi's first reaction was still, "Why are you so anxious? Did we lose the war in the north?"

The last time he was so anxious was when Orochimaru defected. Five guys ran into the yard at night to report. Sima Yi thought the same thing at that time.

Shisui thought for a moment and shook his head, "I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be. Nara Shikaku Jonin has been transferred to the north. Shikaku Jonin is a steady and wise man.

The Third Generation sent a lot of ninjas to reinforce. Now the number of Northern Ninjas is over 7,000, while the Cloud Village has only 8,000 Ninjas. Although they are outnumbered, based on past experience, they should be very stable. "

Sima Yi glanced at Zhishui after hearing this, and said nothing more, but advised: "Don't guess if you don't know, go ahead, don't let people think you are disrespecting the third generation, I will be watching you in the clan."

"Okay, Grandpa."

After Shisui finished giving the instructions, he took a few people and left the clan's territory. The Uchiha clan's territory was the farthest from the Hokage Building. When he arrived, people from various families had already arrived, but they did not go upstairs. Instead, they were waiting for him downstairs.

Upon seeing this, Shisui immediately stepped forward and nodded slightly. Some people nodded in response, while others chose to ignore them. He wrote down these people's reactions one by one, and then led everyone to the second floor.

After everyone entered the Hokage's office, the huge office suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Shisui walked in front, and smoke filled the house.

In an instant, Shisui realized that with such thick smoke, it must be a serious matter.

Sure enough, when everyone stood still, Utane Koharu said directly: "The Kumogakure attacked the Tianguo defense line, and Hyuga Touhiko was unable to reinforce in time. The first line of defense in the north was lost and the army retreated to the second line.

The elite troops led by Hyuga Touhiko suffered heavy losses, and Shikaku was not well protected and is now seriously injured and unconscious. The army suffered heavy losses and urgently needs reinforcements. "

What really distressed the four people during the whole battle were the group of elite ninjas led by Hyuga Touhiko. They were dragged down by the army on the western front and ran head-on into the Hidden Cloud Army, suffering heavy losses.

They are the true backbone of the North, and the other civilian Genin are just fill-in and can be easily replenished.

Utane Koharu simply recounted the battle report without blushing or panting, and she was not afraid of people's doubts because everything she said was true.

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone was shocked, and Shishui was even more amazed. He didn't expect that the North would really fail. Sima Yi could guess it without any intelligence. What was the reason? It seemed like he had never learned it!

Hyuga Hiashi, who was standing next to Shisui, changed his expression. He couldn't believe the information. How could Elder Dongyan not provide timely reinforcements?
And it also caused heavy losses to Konoha's elite troops. How is this possible?

If he hadn't been so well-mannered and these words were spoken on such an occasion, he would have already begun to question it.

The Sandaime looked at Utatane Koharu and did not refute but added: "I gathered everyone today to prepare for war. The second line of defense is at the border of the Fire Country. If the second line of defense is lost, Kumogakure will be able to enter the Fire Country. At that time, other major powers will definitely take the opportunity to take action."

Even without the Third Hokage saying it, everyone understood that this defeat had probably caused several other countries that were licking their wounds to have evil thoughts. If they were to lose again, the ninja world that had finally calmed down would be in turmoil again.

"Also, Hiashi, don't worry too much. I am also responsible for this defeat. Touyan Jonin has done his best. You just need to be ready to reinforce at any time."

Perhaps seeing Hinata Hiashi's unhappy expression, the Third Hokage tried to comfort him. However, after he comforted him, everyone looked at Hinata Hiashi with even more strange eyes.

Hinata Hiashi is in his prime and his passion is strong. How can he bear such a look?
But he still maintained his last bit of rationality, knowing that he could not openly rebuke everyone or refute the Third Hokage, so he could only direct his anger towards Kumogakure, and responded: "The Hyuga clan will be ready as soon as possible, support the front line at any time, and eliminate the invading Kumogakure."

"Thank you." The third generation nodded, and then gave some instructions to the clan leaders one by one, but his tone was mostly negotiating. Even he couldn't force so many families to work for him.

Of course, everyone knew that they had to contribute what they could, otherwise once Konoha was gone, the Uzumaki clan would be their fate.

However, if the North is defeated, it will not only affect the northern defense line, but other places must also be cautious.

The Third Hokage even told Shisui directly that he hoped Uchiha could send a small number of ninjas to the original Kirigakure defense line to prevent the other side from making a comeback and infiltrating their elite troops.

There are already ninja troops stationed in the east, so we don't need too many people. Seven or eight teams will be enough. We can take action today.

Shisui naturally would not refuse and agreed directly.

Everyone is still willing to obey the arrangements of the Third Generation regarding manpower matters, so the next issue will be military spending.

Everyone looked at the Sandai, who smoked his pipe, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Mito Kado En.

Mitomon Yan had a worried look on his face. Seeing the Sandai's look, he spoke up: "The village is short of funds now, and we can only send a part of it at present. However, the situation in the north is critical and we may not be able to wait that long. Could you please put the overall situation first and send reinforcements first?"

Uta-ne Koharu chimed in, "The military expenses can be supplemented later, so let's send reinforcements first, otherwise something unexpected will happen."

what?
Not only do you have to pay for manpower, but you also have to pay for money?

Everyone was stunned and immediately felt dissatisfied. If it is not available now, will it be available in the future?
There are still two months before the allocation of funds from Daming, and Daming is becoming more and more stingy. That little money is not enough to fill this hole.

Everyone was not stupid, so how could they not know that this was an excuse? However, due to the occasion, no one said anything.

But keeping silent meant opposition. Sandai also knew what everyone was thinking. He frowned, coughed twice, and said with a pale face:
"I will send someone to request additional funding from the daimyo. The military funds will be in place within two months. During this period, we will use some mission quotas to fill the gap. You should prepare first."

No one was sure whether the daimyo would allocate funds, but at least the third generation's proposal had some hope and was not as outrageous as the two assistants. Moreover, they also knew that the situation was critical, so they stopped remaining silent and reluctantly agreed.

After explaining a series of arrangements, Sandai pretended to be relaxed and said some encouraging words in order to boost everyone's mood. However, Shisui often came into contact with Sandai and could see that he was very reluctant and in a bad mood.

Jiraiya arrived late until everyone was about to leave. Everyone then realized that Nara Shikaku was unable to command and the north was now without a commander.

Shisui's heart moved. The Third Hokage must have asked Jiraiya to come over because he wanted him to go to the north to take charge. However, Jiraiya had delayed coming until now for such an important matter. It was probably because he did not care about it or he wanted to refuse.

Sure enough, after Jiraiya climbed in through the window, he spoke directly: "I can go to the north to help, but you should ask someone else to take charge. I have other things to do."

Jiraiya had learned what happened on the way here, but he didn't know how to deal with the people who had suffered because of Orochimaru.

Moreover, he didn't think the North was a big problem. As long as he led his men to the North and fought two tough battles, even a draw, let alone a big victory, would be enough to make Yunyin sober up.

However, there will inevitably be a long period of confrontation and consumption afterwards. If he is in charge of the command, he will not be able to leave. He cannot waste time there.

Utane Koharu was furious and scolded, "It's already this late, and you still won't help? If you don't take charge, who else can stabilize the morale of the army? Do you really have to let your teacher go to the front line in person?"

Danzo's heart moved, he glanced at the few people and slightly puffed out his chest.

Jiraiya crossed his arms and didn't bother to pay attention to her. The Third Hokage was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement without further persuasion.

With Jiraiya's strength and prestige, he would be able to stabilize the morale of the army as long as he went to the north.

Afterwards, he ignored the matter of Orochimaru and occasionally sent some people to express his condolences. In this way, as time passed, those who were previously implicated would naturally calm down when they found that the village did not pursue the matter any further.

Thinking of this, Sandai coughed a few times and nodded, "Let's do it, but you have to wait until the north is stable before you leave. As for the command, I can think about it again."

Seeing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but nodded in agreement. After he left, everyone also left with complicated thoughts.

On the way back, Shisui began to think about whether he should strive for the position of commander of the northern line. If he could take on the position of commander of the northern line, he could win over other ninjas during the war and prepare in advance for the future battle for the position of Hokage. If he led the army to victory, he could also gain a lot of prestige and win the trust of the villagers.

But it's just a thought. Not to mention the Konoha high-level's vigilance against Uchiha, just because of his age, people would not be willing to hand over the army to him. Most of the time, Nara Suzaku would take over.

After returning, he told Sima Yi about the matter and his thoughts. Sima Yi sighed and said, "It's really the north."

"How did Grandpa know about the war in the north?"

Shisui was a little curious, a few months was too short a time, and due to funding limitations, their intelligence network was far from reaching overseas.

Sima Yi knew what Zhishui was thinking, and shook his head, saying, "There is no special channel, but the top leaders are making a big move, I think it is not a small matter. Apart from war, I can't think of anything else that would cause them to mobilize so many troops."

"I see. So what do you think of commanding, Grandpa?"

Shisui nodded without further ado and asked other questions.

"As a general rule, if you want to become a commander, you either have to be like Jiraiya, with outstanding military achievements, prestige and strength, and everyone will recognize and be willing to follow your command.

Or like the Nara clan, although they are not strong enough, they have been the think tank of Konoha for a long time and rarely make mistakes. They are recognized by all parties and are adept at commanding the army.

Now that Jiraiya is leaving, given the current state of Konoha, apart from the Third Hokage and Fugaku, there is almost no one who can be compared with you in terms of strength and prestige.

If you can become the commander, Konoha can also make full use of the power of Uchiha and reduce military and economic pressure, which will also be good for Konoha.

Unfortunately, the top brass is too vigilant and will certainly not sit idly by and watch the Uchiha's prestige rise too high. Not to mention letting you lead the army, I'm afraid they won't even use too many ninjas in the clan."

Although he had guessed it, Shisui still felt a little disappointed.

"If you can't be the commander, then the affairs of the north have little to do with the Uchiha. The village is short of funds, and at most we can send two thousand reinforcements, and there will be even fewer family ninjas. The Hyuga will take the majority, so we can only send some people to help symbolically."

The Uchiha's main target of defense is still Kirigakure. Under normal circumstances, the top leaders will not allow them to change the battle line on a large scale, so even if they want to send troops, they have no reason to do so.

Sima Yi's eyes moved slightly, and he whispered: "If you want to fight for it, it's not that there are no other ways, but the risk is a bit high. If it is not done properly, it will arouse the suspicion of the Hokage."

Shishui raised his eyebrows and immediately realized that something was wrong. Based on his understanding of Sima Yi, this was probably not a proper method.

But he still couldn't help asking: "What method?"

Sima Yi opened his mouth to tell him, but Jin Huo suddenly came to the door and said, "Master, there is an Anbu visiting outside the door."

"Anbu? What's up with the Sandaime again?"

Shisui was stunned for a moment, then felt something strange.

Except for the people of his own clan, other Anbu people would just say a word outside the door and leave when conveying the Third Hokage's orders, and it was rare for them to come to visit.

"Please ask him to come into the hall."

"Yes."

Shisui and Sima Yi looked at each other and turned to leave. Soon he saw the masked ANBU members in the hall.

Is it really the Anbu?

He also thought that maybe Danzo asked the Root to pretend to be an ANBU member, but the other party's aura was obviously not like that of a Root member.

While he was wondering, the other party suddenly took off his mask. The familiar face surprised Shisui very much. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Captain Shinnosuke, long time no see. Please take a seat."

"Shisui-kun, long time no see."

The person who came was Sarutobi Shinnosuke. He took off his mask, greeted Shisui, and then sat down with him at Shisui's enthusiastic invitation.

"Captain, you are visiting me late at night. Do you have any mission from the Hokage-sama?"

Shinnosuke shook his head and said directly without keeping the secret: "Shisui-kun, do you remember what I told you last time?"

Shisui's heart moved, as if thinking about something, and immediately said with a gentle face: "Of course, the captain has always wanted to serve in the Kumogakure battlefield. This time he asked me to go to the north with the army?"

"Yes, my father is getting weaker and weaker. I want to go to the north to fight and prove to my father that I have the ability to take charge and share his worries. Shisui-kun, are you willing to come with me?"

Shinnosuke spoke cryptically, but Shisui understood that the other party should be heading for the northern line command, but he was not optimistic about Shinnosuke.

The status of the Anbu captain is indeed high enough, and all the families treat him with respect, but everyone knows why.

Moreover, the northern line involves the safety of Konoha. Even with the support of Uchiha, it is impossible for everyone to compromise on such matters unless there is no choice.

However, Shisui did not refuse immediately, but said: "The Third-generation master has helped me a lot, and I have promised the captain that if there is a need, I will definitely support you. However, this kind of thing requires the permission of the Third-generation master after all, and it involves the entire clan. I need some time to convince the clan members."

Shinnosuke breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Of course, thank you, Shisui-kun. I will explain to my father that no matter success or failure, I will always remember this kindness and will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."

"It doesn't matter. It's all for Konoha."

Then, after the two exchanged a few more pleasantries, Shinnosuke put on his mask and left.

Shisui immediately returned to the study to discuss with Sima Yi.

"He wants you to send troops?"

The help that Shinnosuke mentioned was not just pleading with the Third Hokage, but he actually hoped that the Uchiha would send troops to help at his request.

If the news that he persuaded the Uchiha to send troops to help the village spread, it would certainly greatly increase his prestige.

“That’s right, but I didn’t agree immediately. I found a few reasons to delay.

However, I think this is an opportunity. With Jiraiya in charge, there won't be any major problems in the north. It would be good to send some people over. First, it would be convenient for us to contact other ninjas. Second, it would enhance the prestige of the family. Third, we could also take the opportunity to send some ninjas out to act in secret."

Seeing that Shisui's analysis was very logical, Sima Yi praised him and also reminded him: "This Sarutobi Shinnosuke is quite ambitious. He might have been involved in Orochimaru's exposure. He is not an easy person to deal with."

Shisui was stunned, remembering the situation at that time.

"Grandpa is right. I think he also has ideas about the position of Hokage. The third generation just revealed his views on Orochimaru, and he came to me, and then Orochimaru was exposed.

Today, too, he came right after the meeting. I'm afraid he had a plan in mind."

Sima Yi suddenly stroked his beard and laughed, "Hahaha, maybe it's God's help!"

Shisui was puzzled and asked hurriedly, "What does this mean?"

"Just now we were trying to gain command, which was a bit risky. Now that he is in front, someone has to bear the risk!"

(End of this chapter)