Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

"You mean this large sealing scroll?"

Akira Hatake pointed to the large sealing scroll on his back and offered an explanation: "I think we would need a lot of Flying Thunder God kunai to support Danzo Shimura's forces, and the small sealing scrolls I used before obviously don't have enough, so I switched to a bigger one."

"Yes, it's good to be prepared."

Minato Namikaze nodded in agreement, then asked Kakashi, "Did you talk to Kakashi? I noticed he seemed distracted during the meeting earlier."

"It only took a few words, but Kakashi has already accepted reality."

"Haha, the bond between you two brothers is truly enviable..." Jiraiya interjected, "Now that we've calmed Kakashi down, let's hurry and set off."

"I'm counting on you this time, Ming."

Minato Namikaze picked up the conversation and said to Akira Hatake, "I've already sent your Flying Thunder God Mark to Danzo Shimura through our intelligence system."

Akira Hatake was taken aback, marveling at Minato Namikaze's thorough consideration.

He then smiled slightly and thumped his chest loudly, "Don't worry, teacher. As long as we have the Flying Thunder God Mark, I can instantly take us wherever we are."

"What an enviable amount of chakra!"

Minato Namikaze's eyes were filled with envy. He finally understood just how much of a disadvantage it was to have less chakra in battle.

"By the way, teacher, where is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki you sealed away?"

Speaking of the amount of chakra, Akira Hatake suddenly thought of Killer Bee, who was sealed away by Minato Namikaze.

"Killer Bee should be escorted back to the village by now. After all, how to deal with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is beyond my authority."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's reply, Akira Hatake nodded in understanding, and then set his sights on Killer Bee.

"Teacher, didn't you say that you have a low chakra level? If... I mean, if you became the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, wouldn't it be better?"

"Me? Become the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Minato Namikaze was clearly caught off guard, mainly because Akira Hatake's topic was so abruptly shifting that Minato couldn't keep up for a moment.

After a brief moment of confusion, Minato Namikaze came to his senses.

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Minato Namikaze was somewhat tempted, but still hesitated. "The Eight-Tails belongs to Kumogakure after all. If we were to steal it without permission..."

"Stop messing around, teacher. When did tailed beasts become human?"

Akira Hatake interrupted Minato Namikaze, "Besides, weren't the nine tailed beasts scattered throughout the ninja world captured by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and then distributed to other villages?"

"Lord Hashirama Senju's original intention was to restore peace to the ninja world through the deterrence of the tailed beasts, but looking at it now, this decision is not wrong, but it was too wishful thinking."

"Since the tailed beasts cannot be a way to bring peace to the ninja world, leaving them in the hands of those great powers will undoubtedly become a powerful support for them to launch wars."

"Instead of letting Kumogakure recuperate and then launch another war, we should crush them completely and take back the tailed beasts that Hashirama Senju gave them."

"This is because they don't want peace. It has nothing to do with us, nor with the ownership of the tailed beasts."

"Since they wanted war and failed, we naturally have every reason to take back the Eight-Tails!"

"Furthermore, if we're really talking about ownership of the tailed beasts, all the tailed beasts in the hands of various countries should belong to us!"

Akira Hatake's words were very forceful, and Minato Namikaze immediately fell silent, while Jiraiya turned his head away, unwilling to express his opinion.

“What you said… makes some sense, but I’m worried that the Third Hokage… might not agree.”

Minato Namikaze is right. Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's current mindset, he would never agree with Akira Hatake's seemingly unorthodox remarks.

As for the reason, it's probably still Hiruzen Sarutobi's theory of balance.

Little did they know that there is no such thing as balance in this world; there is only one side overwhelming the other.

Even if there is a possibility of coexistence, doing so will only create bigger problems in the future, which is rather counterproductive.

As Akira Hatake's strength and influence grew, he no longer concealed his ambition.

It's pointless to limit your vision to Konoha Village. If you're going to do something, do it big. Unifying the entire ninja world is what Akira Hatake thinks is the best thing to do!

Therefore, before that, it is essential to improve one's own strength as much as possible.

"Teacher, I don't know if you've ever heard this saying." Akira Hatake's eyes darted around, and an idea suddenly came to him.

"What?"

"A general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders!"

“When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor’s orders…” Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment, and a glint of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Akira Hatake wants me to act first and report later!

Minato glanced furtively at Jiraiya standing beside him, but saw no trace of the answer he sought on Jiraiya's face.

Jiraiya made it clear that he wasn't going to participate. Although he was listening intently, his head was already turned to the side, and he even whistled idly.

They had an air of "you guys should tell me what to do, and I'll do what I'm supposed to do."

Minato Namikaze, feeling helpless, could only look to Akira Hatake for help.

Akira Hatake knew perfectly well what Minato Namikaze was worried about, and then threw out the final straw that broke the camel's back.

"Teacher, you don't want Kushina to go to the battlefield either, do you?"

……

The news of the collapse of the two defense lines of the Land of Fire could not be kept secret at all; such a major event spread throughout the entire ninja world in less than a day.

Although the Hidden Cloud Village lost all of its top combat power and withdrew from the war ahead of schedule, this does not mean that the Hidden Cloud Village is completely finished!

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; although the upper structure of Kumogakure has collapsed badly, its most basic "foundation" remains solid.

For example, the intelligence system of the Hidden Cloud Village is still functioning perfectly.

Tsuchishiro, who was preparing to personally lead a team to Konoha to seek peace, received relevant intelligence shortly after the collapse of two defense lines in the Land of Fire.

"Heaven is helping our Hidden Cloud Village! Heaven is helping our Hidden Cloud Village!"

You can imagine how Toshiro feels right now; it's no exaggeration to say that things have taken a turn for the better.

Originally, the local magistrate intended to go to Konoha to seek peace, hoping to exchange some unequal treaties for a ceasefire agreement from Konoha.

The Hidden Cloud Village can no longer afford to suffer any more losses...

But now, with two lines of defense in the Land of Fire collapsed, they are in a state of utter chaos and have absolutely no time to deal with the Hidden Cloud Village.

Not only will they be unable to press their advantage against Kumogakure, but they will also choose to withdraw troops from Minato Namikaze's forces in order to stop the continued advance of the three kingdoms of wind, earth, and water.

If Tsuchishi puts appropriate pressure on Konoha, or even shows his determination to fight to the last moment, then Konoha is very likely to compromise!

After Konoha compromised, the benefits for Kumogakure were enormous.

Not only could they achieve peace without shedding blood, but they might even be able to take a piece of flesh from Konoha!

Thinking of this, Toshiro instantly perked up, tore the peace treaty he had drafted to shreds, and then enthusiastically drafted a new one.

The newly drafted document is no longer a request for peace; instead, it has become a negotiation document.

The reversal was so dramatic that it caught everyone off guard!

However, taking advantage of someone's misfortune and being overly aggressive is a consistent tactic of the Hidden Cloud Village, and Tsuchishiro naturally inherited it perfectly.

The contents of the peace agreement were also very simple and clear.

The gist of it is that the Hidden Cloud Village did not lose the war, but rather voluntarily gave up the war to maintain peace in the ninja world.

If Konoha wants to achieve peace, it must compensate Kumogakure for its losses in this war, and severely punish Akira Hatake and Kakashi Hatake for disrupting the peace between the two sides.

If Konoha agrees, Kumogakure will not consider joining the alliance of the three nations of wind, earth, and water. They may even stand with Konoha to jointly punish the three nations that have disrupted the peace of the ninja world.

After blowing the ink off the document, Tsuchishiro carefully read it twice more, and only after finding no problems did he put it away with satisfaction.

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune is something that can be very satisfying to do.

"Someone is coming."

"Lord Tsuchishiro!" A civilian ninja from the Cloud Ninja clan pushed open the door and stood respectfully to Tsuchishiro's side.

"Send someone to Konoha to deliver this peace treaty."

"Yes!" The administrative ninja nodded, took the document with both hands, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute." Tsuchishiro called him back again. "Tell the messenger ninja that it doesn't matter if Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't agree. As long as you're sure Hiruzen Sarutobi is willing to negotiate, send the message back."

"Yes!"

"Also, don't push Hiruzen Sarutobi too hard. Just insist that we are negotiating peace, not begging for it. We'll talk about everything after I arrive with my negotiating representatives."

"Yes!"

"Go and tell the ninja who delivers the message to be firm when necessary, and not to be too submissive when it's not appropriate."

"Yes!"

After the administrative ninja left, Tsuchishiro finally felt relieved and then pulled out a document from the drawer.

"Kirabi, if it weren't for this golden opportunity, do you know how much trouble your capture would have put the village in!"

"Ugh……!"

Shaking his head and sighing, Tsuchishiro put the documents back in the drawer, his mind once again focused on how to take advantage of this opportunity to extract benefits from Konoha.

Chapter 195 If you can't resolve the hatred, resolve the person who created it.

Kushina Uzumaki held a position in Minato Namikaze's heart that was higher than anyone could have imagined.

While it wouldn't be necessary for Kushina Uzumaki to grow up in a greenhouse forever, Minato Namikaze still didn't want her to be involved in many avoidable risks.

For example, this time, Minato Namikaze didn't want Kushina Uzumaki to go to the battlefield.

Even though the Nine-Tails is the strongest of the nine tailed beasts, and even though Kushina Uzumaki is very strong herself, Minato Namikaze is still worried.

The main reason was that the two Jinchuriki from Iwagakure were both battle-hardened ninjas, and the thought of Uzumaki Kushina, who hadn't participated in many battles, facing these two made Minato Namikaze's heart pound.

Moreover, once he joined Shimura Danzo's forces, Shimura Danzo would absolutely not relinquish his power and hand over control to Namikaze Minato.

Given Danzo Shimura's insidious nature, Minato Namikaze feared that Danzo might have some ulterior motives towards Kushina Uzumaki.

Therefore, Akira Hatake's proposal was very attractive to Minato Namikaze.

Akira Hatake's last words became the final straw that broke Minato Namikaze's inner turmoil.

He didn't want Kushina Uzumaki to be in any danger!