Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 470 High-Level Meeting
To have Minato assassinate the Kazekage? Nara Shikaku looked at Minato in disbelief.

Minato was the most outstanding student in his class. Back in school, he was the undisputed number one in both theoretical and practical classes.

After graduating from the Ninja Academy, Minato became a disciple of Konoha's White Fang.

After White Fang's sacrifice, Minato became an important subordinate and advisor to Tsunade.

Has Minato become this strong now?

So powerful that the head of Konoha's Anbu actually believed that Minato could assassinate the Kage of an entire village?
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Minato Namikaze is the future of the village. He's only 17 years old this year."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was renowned for his absolute defense using gold dust. Assassinating Rasa isn't a good option, is it?

Ye Guang said firmly, "Luo Sha has many political enemies."

The secret arts faction and the puppet faction have been fighting in Sunagakure for decades.

The third and fourth Kazekage of the Secret Arts faction held the position of Kazekage for many years, which was met with considerable dissatisfaction from the Puppet faction led by Chiyo.

Apart from the puppet faction, ordinary ninjas and bloodline ninjas have little desire to wage war.

Rasa wants to use this battlefield to unify Sunagakure.

The Sand Village has few top-tier fighters; if Rasa is assassinated, the Sand Village will naturally withdraw from the war.

Where there are people, there are conflicts. Ninjas resolve conflicts in a very bloody way, often resorting to force.

Internal strife within the ninja village inevitably escalates into bloodshed.

Nara Kazuno said, "Logically, that's true, but we also need to consider the feasibility."

"Fox, if it were you going to assassinate Rasa, I would wholeheartedly agree. But if it were Minato Namikaze, it would be too risky. If the assassination fails, it could completely enrage Sunagakure."

Ye Guang said, "Minato has mastered the forbidden technique Flying Thunder God. I believe he can complete the mission."

Tsunade also said, "I believe in Minato too."

Seeing how determined the two were, Nara Shikano calculated the time and said:

"The Sand Ninja have begun to assemble at the front lines. If we can assassinate the Kazekage Rasa within a week, we, the Leaf Village, will not need to assemble troops in the western direction of the Land of Rivers."

"You'll have a maximum of one week. If the assassination fails within that time, you must dispatch a commander-in-chief and troops as soon as possible."

Minato Namikaze quickly said, "It won't take a week, I..."

"How long will it take?" Ye Guang turned to remind him, "Have you thought it through, Minato? How long will it take?"

Minato then realized that his eagerness to make a name for himself had almost exposed the Disaster Organization's secret technique of using the shrine to quickly teleport.

He quickly said, "One week! I will definitely be able to assassinate Kazekage Rasa within one week!"

Ye Guang nodded, thinking to himself that if Orochimaru could kill the young Rasa, Minato wouldn't be much of a problem either.

Nara Shikanobu said, "The threat from the western Sunagakure village is dealt with in this way for now, but what about the enemies from other directions?"

The number of Iwa ninja in the Land of Grass will be terrifying; we must be prepared to face tens of thousands of Iwa ninja.

Leaving aside Onoki, besides Kage-level shinobi like Kyoto and Bakura, Iwagakure also has two powerful Jinchūriki, Rōshi and Han.

Tsunade said, "Jiraiya has returned to the village. The three of us—Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and I—can head to the Land of Grass to deal with the Iwa ninja. We need..."

After frowning and thinking for a moment, she said, "We need at least 5000 Konoha ninja."

Nara Shikano evaluated the proposal in his mind and approved of it.

Even with the three legendary Sannin and 5000 ninja, Iwagakure couldn't achieve a quick victory. "Kumogakure will invade the Land of Hot Springs. The Third Raikage is strong, but they have relatively few Kage-level ninja," Nara Shikaku said, glancing at the fox.

"Thanks to Orochimaru killing the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and the fox killing the previous Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

The Jinchūriki of Kumogakure are all very young, so their combat strength isn't very high. The concept of the perfect Jinchūriki was first proposed and practiced by Kumogakure. They are skilled at controlling Tailed Beasts, but they are also too reliant on them.

The only person we need to be careful of when dealing with Kumogakure is the Third Raikage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the fox and asked, "Fox, are you going to be the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs?"

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; Kumogakure is currently weak, but it is still stronger than Kirigakure.

The strongest fox in Konoha is the most suitable to deal with the Third Raikage.

Hanzo called himself a demigod of the ninja world, but the top ninjas all knew that the Third Raikage was the true number one.

Ye Guang shook his head and said, "I won't go, but I can recommend a more suitable candidate."

Everyone looked at the fox, wondering who it would recommend.

The pressure from Iwagakure on Konoha was too great, forcing the three Sannin to join forces, which led to a shortage of manpower on other battlefields.

Ye Guang said, "It's time to take advantage of the Ninja World War to consolidate the power within Konoha Village."

Madara Uchiha and his subordinates not only repeatedly killed the guardian ninjas of various daimyo, but also created the Susanoo Rebellion.

The Uchiha clan was in a very bad situation in the village because of the Susanoo Rebellion.

I think Uchiha Zhong should be the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs.

Uchiha Zhong led the Uchiha clan into the battlefield, and I believe they will fight to the death to bring victory to Konoha.

The Cloud Ninja are known for their taijutsu and swordsmanship. The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is a perfect counter to taijutsu-type ninjas, giving them a significant advantage on the battlefield.

As for the less mature Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, they will also be affected by the Sharingan.

Nara Shikaku quickly interrupted Yoru's argument, saying:
"Fox, let's put aside the technical issues like the advantages of the Sharingan."

The Uchiha clan doesn't have any Kage-level ninjas, so how could Uchiha Zhong possibly be the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs?
Since the founding of Konoha, Madara Uchiha held a command-level position before his defection. After Madara's defection, the Uchiha clan became a key target of the village's vigilance.

Despite such precautions, the terrible event of the Susanoo disaster still occurred.

"Fox, I object to making Uchiha Bell the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs!"

Nara Shikaku looked at his father with some surprise.

My father always said that we should maintain a good relationship with the fox and the Tsunade Group.

The Fox and Tsunade group not only has powerful individuals like those with Wood Release and the Legendary Sannin, but also the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze, and other future figures of Konoha, making them extremely valuable investments.

But at this high-level meeting, the father was the first to stand up and oppose Minister Fox.

Has Father forgotten the development direction he designated for the three races of Pig, Deer, and Butterfly?

However, the candidate recommended by Minister Fox is truly surprising, and it's hard not to object.

According to Konoha's tradition, the Uchiha clan has always been a major threat to the village, so how could they be given a position like Commander-in-Chief?

Even Tsunade glanced at her slightly. The fox hadn't discussed this matter with her; it seemed to be something the fox had only decided on in the last few days.

Tsunade thought to herself, "I've been too busy lately, and the two of us haven't had a proper conversation."

(End of this chapter)