Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 202: Holding the Emperor hostage to order the princes

Sarutobi House

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was alone at home with nothing to do, was about to take a nap after making some tea when he saw his old friend Mito Kado En walking towards him in a hurry.

"I'm back, come and have a taste."

Looking at his old friend, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled subconsciously and was about to invite him to sit down and taste the new tea he had just arrived.

However, Mito Kado En ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions. He sat down opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen with an anxious look and stuffed the memorial from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire directly into Sarutobi Hiruzen's arms.

"have a look."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and looked at his old friend of decades in front of him, and had a bad feeling in his heart.

After opening the memorial, his somewhat cloudy eyes fell.

Dear Lord of the Land of Fire:
In the 12th year of Konoha, Hiruzen of the Sarutobi clan was fortunately favored by Lord Tobirama and was entrusted with the task of being the Hokage in times of crisis and turmoil in the ninja world. For decades, he has worked diligently and has not dared to make the slightest mistake.

In the 46th year of Konoha, the important task of being Hokage was entrusted to Namikaze Minato, who was once a powerful figure in the ninja world.

He originally wanted to use Minato Namikaze's power to protect the peace of the Fire Nation, but he didn't expect that God was jealous of his talent, and the Nine-Tailed Fox broke the seal and caused Minato Namikaze to die for his country at the age of just over 20.

The situation is urgent, and I can only drag my old body to drive Konoha's vehicle forward again.

It is the 64th year of Konoha. I am now over seventy years old, suffering from a hidden illness, and am weak and frail. I no longer have the energy to handle the duties of Hokage.

As I recall the past, I cannot help but shed tears. The ambitious ninja who took over the position of Hokage on the battlefield is now a dying man, waiting to die sadly.

Now that I no longer have the energy to fulfill my duties as Hokage, it is imperative to elect the Fifth Hokage.

In the 48th year of Konoha, the year when the Fourth Hokage died, Haruno suddenly appeared and overwhelmed his peers.

As if it were destiny, it took on the rise and fall of Konoha.

In the 61st year of Konoha, when the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out, Haruno single-handedly captured the tailed beasts, killed the Raikage, annihilated the Wind Kage, and slashed the Mizukage. He even fought alone against Mist Ninjas in the Land of Whirlpools, forcing the Hidden Mist Ninjas of the Land of Water to surrender.

He suppressed the ninja world with his own strength. Since the first generation, Hashirama Senju, there are only two people who can rival him.

God bless Konoha, God bless the Land of Fire.

Haruno Sakura, although only 28 years old, has extraordinary strength. Looking at the entire ninja world, no one can definitely defeat Haruno.

The plans in his mind are a hundred times better than Sarutobi's.

With his outstanding military achievements and the support of the people, the position of the Fifth Hokage must be chosen by Haruno.

Sarutobi guaranteed with his life that Haruno would be the Hokage, and there was no other suitable person.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty

Fire Nation

Written by Sarutobi Hiruzen
Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored the content above where he nominated Sakura for Hokage, and just stared blankly at the daimyo's reply at the end.

It’s so simple that I don’t even want to say a word more.

No.

Comes with the seal of the Fire Country Daimyo.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very familiar with the daimyo's seal. This was a real seal. Even the word "no" had the unique style of the daimyo's handwriting.

"how come……"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely confused and had a severe headache, and he subconsciously touched his forehead.

"What now? Hiruzen."

Mizuto Menyan looked at his old friend in front of him solemnly.

I thought Sakura's promotion would be a natural progression, but I didn't expect her to get stuck at the first hurdle.

"Does Sakura know about this?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked softly, enduring the splitting headache.

“…I told her as soon as I got back.”

Mizutomon En was a little hesitant.

Did you do something wrong?

Should I look for Hiruzen first?

"So where is she now?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart tightened, and he didn't care about his headache and asked quickly.

"After hearing the news, Sakura went out. I wonder where she is now?"

Mizuto Menyan suddenly felt something was wrong and became more and more uneasy.

The things that I worried about before seemed to become a reality as Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude changed.

"Go find it quickly!"

"We must find her!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen growled.

"Okay...I'll go right away!"

Mizuto Menyan gritted his teeth and was about to go out. When he stood up and looked back, he found a figure that could not be more familiar appeared in front of him.

"keep the change."

"She has left Konoha."

Senju Tobirama, with white hair, red eyes and wearing azure armor, blocked Mito Kado En's way.

"Teacher Tobirama!?"

Mizuto Menyan was extremely shocked and angry.

The moment he saw Senju Tobirama, his heart sank.

Even though he is the direct disciple of Senju Tobirama, but in this kind of thing, is it possible that Senju Tobirama would also support Sakura?
Thinking of this, Mizuto Menyan felt confused and subconsciously looked at the figure who was still sitting there with his back to him.

The hunchbacked old man was thin and sat there silently.

"No matter what, Sakura is my disciple after all."

"Bring her here first..."

Upon hearing this, Mizuto Menyan became excited and left quickly, passing by Senju Tobirama.

Even though both of them were direct disciples of Senju Tobirama.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the Third Hokage at this moment!

Senju Tobirama did not stop Mito Kado En from leaving, but just looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen quietly.

The Sarutobi residence seemed to have fallen into silence.

After a long time, the hunchbacked old man slowly spoke.

"Teacher, do you have the same idea as Sakura?"

Senju Tobirama's eyes were always on this disciple who had worked hard for Konoha all his life, and never moved away.

"I don't have any ideas. I just came to tell you that Sakura left."

Faced with Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Senju Tobirama chose to retreat.

This is not because Senju Tobirama is afraid of Sarutobi Hiruzen, nor is it because Senju Tobirama admires and sympathizes with Sarutobi Hiruzen for his hard work for Konoha all his life and does not compete with him.

But it was because when he handed Konoha over to the other party, he had already become a ninja of Konoha from the Second Hokage of Konoha.

The current Hokage is the terminally ill Sarutobi Hiruzen, not him, the ninja of Konoha.

The ninjas of Konoha need to obey the Hokage.

It’s that simple.

What's more, the Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him is a Hokage who deserves his respect.

"Yeah……"

Not long after, Mizuto Menyan returned in a hurry.

"Hiruzen!"

"Sakura she..."

Mizuto Menyan looked extremely ugly and panicked.

"Say!"

The hunchbacked old man looked back at Mito Menyan, his eyes filled with suffocating oppression.

Even though he is seriously ill, he is still the current Hokage of Konoha!

"Sakura first went to the intelligence department and searched for the location of the Seven-Tails in the intelligence department. Then she left Konoha with Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Karin, and Uchiha Hikaru!"

Nanao!

Nanao from Taki Ninja Village!

This is the only tailed beast that does not belong to the five major ninja villages!
It is not surprising that Konoha's intelligence department has information about the Seven-Tails. The intrigues and struggles for power between the ninja villages have made each ninja village extremely keen on anything that can enhance its own strength.

What's more, Konoha's intelligence department is the most sophisticated and powerful intelligence department in the entire ninja world!

The Takigakure has always been one of the key ninja villages of Konoha, second only to the four major ninja villages of Fuu, Tu, Lei and Shui.

It's not because of anything else, it's just because they have the Seven-Tails and successfully sealed it in the body of a ninja to become the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel unstable at this moment.

What is Sakura going to do?!

Is this going to be a repeat of the Tailed Beast Rebellion that happened sixteen years ago in the Daimyo Prefecture?
Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and tried to calm himself down.

He thought Sakura's actions were extremely radical, but he didn't expect them to be this radical.

Searching for the Nana-Tails, and taking Sasuke away with him.

This has clearly told Sarutobi Hiruzen his thoughts.

Others may not know, but Sarutobi Hiruzen knows it very well. After Sasuke opened his Mangekyō Sharingan, it was easy for him to control the tailed beasts!
This is not only a challenge to Sarutobi Hiruzen's bottom line, but also an opportunity for all other external forces to criticize Konoha!
Could it be that just for the position of Hokage, he had to resort to such drastic means as to kill the Daimyo? !
You know, even Danzo doesn't dare to do this!
He only dared to assassinate himself!

Ok?
Danzo?

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly realized and felt that something was wrong.

In his impression, even if the Fire Country Daimyo is not a wise ruler, he is definitely not a tyrant either. At most, he is a mediocre and incompetent person.

With such an existence who suppresses the ninja world under his command, how could he be denied with just a few sloppy words?

There is something fishy here!

Sarutobi Hiruzen's chest heaved violently, and he was filled with rage!

"Let Danzo come over here!"

At this moment, facing the moment when his beloved disciple was about to go berserk, Sarutobi Hiruzen was unwilling to put the blame on Sakura, but directly ordered Mito Kado En to bring Danzo over.

No matter what Sakura does or whether she succeeds or not, the blame must be put on Danzo!

As a ninja, he brazenly attacked the daimyo's mansion!

Sakura cannot afford this crime!
The insubordinate committed insubordination and broke the iron rule between ninjas and nobles that has existed since ancient times.

There is no need to think about it, it will definitely cause a huge wave in the ninja world!

Even the Snow Country, which supports Sakura to become Hokage, will abandon Sakura at the first opportunity!

Even the worst case scenario is that all the countries in the entire ninja world will unite together for the first time and launch an attack on Konoha!

At the same time, the people in Konoha will be unstable, and most of them will part ways with Sakura and draw a clear line between themselves and Sakura as soon as possible!

All previous military achievements will vanish in an instant!

Sakura can't take the blame for this, she shouldn't take it!
"Hiruzen, you came to me."

It seemed that Danzo had known that Sarutobi Hiruzen would look for him, and in response to Mito Kado En's notification, he came to the Sarutobi residence very calmly.

But the moment he saw Senju Tobirama, he obediently lowered his head and greeted his teacher.

Faced with Danzo's question mark, Senju Tobirama just nodded calmly and watched everything silently.

Three years later, Danzo remained unchanged.

There are only the new generation of Konoha and the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Danzo..."

"Tell me, what did you do?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his friend of several decades with cold eyes.

At this moment, he no longer wanted to beat around the bush with this guy and just wanted to know the truth of everything.

"what can I do?"

Facing Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze, Danzo continued to sneer.

"Huruzen, you are old."

"You are no longer the same ninja hero you once were."

Danzo's words were extremely calm, even with a hint of sarcasm.

"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

Looking at Danzo Shimura in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious. This guy had let him go time and time again because they were his fellow disciples and lifelong friends.

But this time, he actually dared to plot against Sakura. This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer tolerate it.

"Hiruzen, do you regret this?"

Shimura Danzo spoke softly, looking at his old friend who was glaring at him.

"I regret!"

"I regret not eliminating you sooner!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up, and a violent aura burst out from his thin body!

For a moment, the house seemed to tremble!
"Hiruzen!"

Mito Kado En looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in fear. If Sarutobi Hiruzen attacked again in this state, there would be no way for him to survive!

"Huruzen, look carefully, what is this?"

Facing Sarutobi Hiruzen who was firing at full power, Danzo Shimura leisurely took out a piece of silk from his arms that still glowed even in the shadow.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this, his pupils contracted instantly.

That's not satin!
That is the edict from the Daimyo of the Fire Nation!

For the first time, Danzo Shimura showed the expression of a winner in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and opened the Daimyo Rescript in his hand in front of Senju Tobirama, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Mito Kado En with a look of joy.

"Would you like me to read it to you?"

Without waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen to answer, Shimura Danzo began to recite.

"Your Majesty, the Great Lord, has been summoned by Heaven:"

Shimura Danzo could no longer hide the smile on his face.

Hokage, the Fifth Hokage!
The Fifth Hokage for whom he had fought all his life!
This moment is his!

The position of Hokage finally belongs to him, Danzo Shimura!
"Huruzen of the Sarutobi clan has held the position of Hokage for decades now. He is old and frail, and cannot possibly take on the responsibility of Hokage."

"I have heard that Danzo, the Anshi of Konoha Ninja Village, is brave and resourceful, with extraordinary abilities. He has fought for Konoha all his life, hiding in the dark and devoting himself silently."

"This hardworking spirit is deeply appreciated by me. Now that Sarutobi is seriously ill, he should not continue to serve as Hokage."

"You should retire from the army and return to the countryside to enjoy your remaining years."

"Hereby, Danzo Shimura is ordered to serve as the Fifth Hokage."

"I hope the new Hokage will live up to my trust, shock all directions, and spread the prestige of Konoha."

As Danzo finished reading the imperial edict, the entire Sarutobi residence fell into deathly silence.

Before, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not sure whether it was Shimura Danzo who did it, but now he is sure that it was him who did it!

Courageous and resourceful?

Go to hell!

He sold four thousand heads to Kakuzu on the battlefield before. That's called being brave and resourceful!

"Fuck you!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry that he even swore.

"Huruzen, you are no longer the Hokage."

"Now……"

"I am the Hokage!"

Danzo Shimura could hardly hide the grin on his face. The frustration that had been suppressed by Sarutobi Hiruzen was swept away, and he felt the air was a little fresher.

"You'll regret it, Danzo!"

Unlike Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen was shaking with anger, and there was a murderous intent flashing in his eyes that was hard to conceal!
Although I don’t know what means the other party used to make the daimyo issue such an outrageous edict, Danzo must be killed immediately at this moment!
Otherwise, once the contents of this edict spread, if Sakura attacked the daimyo at this time, she would not only be condemned by everyone, but it would also give Danzo a reason to order all Konoha ninjas to kill Sakura!
Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the worse in just a short period of time, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen extremely regretful.

However, when Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to drag his seriously ill body to kill Danzo here, Senju Tobirama grabbed his hand that was about to form a seal.

"teacher?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was shocked.

Could it be that Tobirama Senju is also on Danzo's side?
At this moment, dozens of Root members wearing Anbu uniforms, striped masks on their faces, and holding unsheathed ninja swords appeared one after another and surrounded the Sarutobi residence!
If Sarutobi Hiruzen really wanted to take action, I believe that with the nature of these diehard Root members, they would definitely kill Sarutobi Hiruzen here!

Even if Senju Tobirama was present!
"Shimura Danzo!"

"What are you going to do! Do you want to rebel?!"

Mizuto Menyan looked at the roots that were dozens of meters long around him and his face looked extremely ugly!
This is a coup!

This is a naked coup!

"Huruzen, the Daimyo is right. You should stay at home and retire."

Directly ignoring Mito Kado En's accusations, Danzo Shimura curled his lips as he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was about to take action, and then ignored him.

Then he bowed slightly to Senju Tobirama.

"Teacher, I will prove myself to you!"

"Now it seems that I won!"

Senju Tobirama looked at Shimura Danzo calmly, not paying attention to his words, and said:

"If that's the case, then prove it to me."

Looking at the calm appearance of Senju Tobirama, Shimura Danzo pursed his lips and said unwillingly:

"Even so, you still don't recognize me?!"

However, Senju Tobirama said no more and signaled that he could leave.

Seeing that he was being kept at a distance, Shimura Danzo said in a gloomy voice:

"What are you still doing?"

"let's go!"

Following Danzo's order, the Root members put away their swords and followed Danzo Shimura out of the Sarutobi residence.

Before leaving, Danzo Shimura looked back at his lifelong friend.

"Huruzen, my Hokage succession ceremony will be in two days."

“I hope you can attend then.”

Looking at the disappearing Danzo Shimura, Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious.

"puff!"

A mouthful of scarlet blood spurted out from Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth!

"Hiruzen!"

Mizuto Kado En was horrified when he saw this, and hurriedly supported the unstable Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Let's go find Tsunade!"

After saying that, Mizuto Menen hurriedly took Sarutobi Hiruzen out of the Sarutobi residence and headed straight for the Senju clan.

Senju Tobirama, who had been acting as a bystander and watching everything coldly, disappeared on the spot.

Sakura.

Now Danzo has taken action and completed a desperate comeback with the help of the Daimyo's edict.

How do you crack this game of chess?
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Breaking?

What kind of situation is broken?

I'll just overturn the chessboard and use it to smash all those who oppose me to death!

Fire Country Border Forest
"who!"

The Konoha ninja guarding this place shouted angrily.

"it's me."

Four figures appeared in the dense forest.

"Sakura, Lady Sakura?"

The border ninja looked at the figure in front of him in astonishment.

"Well, now I'm leaving here and heading to Taki no Kuni."

"Let it go."

The tall, cold-faced pink-haired girl looked at the guarding ninja in front of her and spoke calmly.

"Okay, okay, but Lady Sakura, you need to show us your clearance documents."

The guarding ninja spoke somewhat cautiously.

Hearing the words of the guarding ninja, Sasuke behind Sakura narrowed his eyes, and his three scarlet magatama lit up, and he was about to take action.

“No paperwork.”

"I'm going to force my way in."

Sakura stopped Sasuke from taking action and glared at him.

This caused the three magatama to go out.

"Uh...this...this..."

"This is against the rules..."

The guarding ninja looked at Sakura in embarrassment and was unable to answer.

"You can't stop me, let me go, I'll be back in two days."

"Remember to leave the door open for me."

Without waiting for the guarding ninja to reply, Sakura, Karin, Sasuke, and Hikaru, the four of them passed directly past the guarding ninja.

The guarding ninja opened his mouth and was speechless facing Sakura.

No, just go. I know I can't stop you, but please at least give me some face.

Do you want me to hold the door open for you?

But even so, facing Sakura's strength, he just froze in place and did not stop the other party.

Sakura glanced back at the guarding ninja.

That's quite sensible. I'll give you a promotion later.

"Sakura, according to the intelligence department, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki should be in the northern part of Taki Country, not far from Takigakure."

"We'd better make a quick decision and control it before the Takinin Village notices it."

Karin flipped through the information in her hand with a serious look on her face.

"Ah."

"Find her and solve it within three minutes."

The group of four quickly moved towards Takinin Village.

Sakura didn't know why the Daimyo got confused and denied becoming Hokage.

But does it matter?

It does not matter.

Breaking down the hierarchy between ninjas and aristocrats is not something that can be done overnight.

The formation of any rules must be in line with the times.

It is too presumptuous to want to break an era in one go, just like Boss Cao in his previous life.

He clearly controlled the emperor, but why didn't he become emperor?

Because declaring oneself emperor means seeking death, and it is beneficial to oneself to manipulate the emperor and control the princes of the world.

Hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.

Anyone who dares to disobey is committing treason and seeking death!

With this, any military action could be justified, and he had the right to command the princes at will.

Throw the Seven-Tails from Takiguni Village directly into the Daimyo's mansion, kill the current Daimyo, and then be 'discovered' by Sakura who 'happened' to be 'passing by' on a mission, and she descends from the sky to suppress the Seven-Tails, and then supports an obedient one among his sons to achieve the position of Daimyo, and reissues the edict to appoint Hokage.

Xiaoying can just copy Boss Cao's template.

Moreover, there is no Liu Bei and Yuan Shao in this world.

In this way, Sakura not only failed to break the class distinction between ninjas and nobles, but also planted a seed for the future.

Even if there is someone so blind as to cause trouble for Sakura, the daimyo will use his mouth to directly declare that guy a traitor.

He deserves death!

How dare you slander Haruno Sakura, such a 'loyal minister and good general'?!
At the same time, in order to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future, the daimyo moved to Konoha.

Considering Haruno Sakura's contribution in saving the emperor, she was specially granted a sword and shoes to enter the palace, and was praised and worshipped without name.

In this way, the right to speak is directly in Sakura's hands.

Who dares to act rashly?!
Even if there are daimyos from other countries who accuse her, Sakura can use the daimyos to refute her.

It’s your family’s business to take care of their own business. Why are you worrying about it?

(End of this chapter)