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

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you have disappointed me greatly!"

The Fire Country Daimyo walked up to Hiruzen Sarutobi without a second thought. "You're old now, you've lost your former drive. Let the peace talks with the Land of Lightning be handled by younger ninjas."

"I heard that a very outstanding ninja has emerged in the village, whose strength and prestige surpass those of his peers."

"Hmm...his name...hmm...is it Minato Namikaze?"

"Yes……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi never imagined that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would suddenly appear, but once the Daimyo appeared, everything was out of Hiruzen Sarutobi's control.

Regret, endless regret!

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced subconsciously at Sakumo Hatake sitting below the stage, and a thought suddenly popped into his head.

Could it be...

Was all of this secretly orchestrated by Sakumo Hatake?!

To be honest, Hiruzen Sarutobi guessed correctly, but only half of it.

Sakumo Hatake was merely the executor; the plan was devised by Akira Hatake, who was far away on the front lines!

Everything was within Akira Hatake's calculations...

Although there were some flaws, the final result was still pretty much what was expected, which was very much in line with Akira Hatake's expectations.

Based on the series of foolish things Hiruzen Sarutobi did in the original timeline, coupled with Akira Hatake's grasp of the situation, he predicted that Kumogakure would use a "fox borrowing tiger's might" tactic.

Although Akira Hatake wasn't entirely sure, based on his understanding of Kumogakure, he believed that Kumogakure was capable of doing such a thing.

As for whether Hiruzen Sarutobi would agree to the outrageous peace terms of Kumogakure, Akira Hatake had no idea.

But just because there's no bottom line doesn't mean that Akira Hatake won't take matters into his own hands and dig a pit for Hiruzen Sarutobi!

This pit is the Eight-Tails!

In the original work, the reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi unilaterally rejected Orochimaru and chose Minato Namikaze to become the Fourth Hokage was not because of Orochimaru's secret research, but because Orochimaru was difficult to control!

In contrast, Minato Namikaze in the original timeline was much easier to control...

However, with Akira Hatake's intervention, Minato Namikaze's power grew exponentially, becoming incomparable to that of the original story.

This led to Hiruzen Sarutobi frequently probing Minato Namikaze.

However, because Minato Namikaze had been handling things very well, Hiruzen Sarutobi had been hesitant.

It was precisely for this reason that Akira Hatake encouraged Minato Namikaze to become the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, forcibly making the decision for Hiruzen Sarutobi!

That's how it is. Hatake Akira used his foresight and some minor adjustments to gradually push Sarutobi Hiruzen to his current predicament!

As for the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, it was Hatake Akira who had Hatake Sakumo invite him over to maintain order, just in case.

It has to be said that although the daimyo of the Land of Fire was not strong in his own right, his identity was very useful and became the last straw that broke Hiruzen Sarutobi's back!

"As long as I remember correctly."

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi nod, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire smiled and continued, "Although I shouldn't interfere in the selection of the next Hokage, given your foolish decision, I've decided to intervene."

"But there's another problem. We're currently at war, and changing the Hokage abruptly carries some risk..."

"How about this?" The Fire Country Daimyo glanced at Hatake Sakumo, "For now, let Hatake Sakumo temporarily exercise the powers of Hokage in place of Sarutobi Hiruzen. What do you think?"

"This……"

One reversal after another left the high-ranking officials of Konoha looking at each other in bewilderment.

But they soon realized that this was a fatal problem of choosing sides, and that the slightest mistake could bring them endless trouble.

But soon, they made up their minds.

"agree!"

"agree!"

"agree!"

The proposal by the Fire Country Daimyo was approved by all the high-ranking officials of Konoha, indicating that Hiruzen Sarutobi would step down in a rather humiliating manner.

"Okay, that's it."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire prepared to leave, but before departing, he glanced at Sakumo Hatake and said, "Remember the promise between you and me."

"If... hehe."

After leaving a meaningful smile, the Fire Country Daimyo left the meeting room, and in the next moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly lost all his energy.

He seemed to have aged decades in an instant; at this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was a decrepit old man on the verge of death, with frighteningly cloudy eyes.

"Sakumo, you really are a hidden talent..."

"not at all."

Sakumo Hatake shook his head, not wanting to say more to Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Third Hokage, the war is still going on at the front. I think we should hand over the reins."

Chapter 205 Might Day, whose youth is about to blossom.

"call……!"

"The setup is finally complete..."

Akira Hatake stood up, placed his right hand on his waist, and raised his left hand to wipe away the fine beads of sweat that had seeped from his forehead.

"I wonder how the teacher is doing with it."

Turning his head to look in the direction where Minato Namikaze was, Akira Hatake muttered to himself.

Sa!

With a soft sound, Akira Hatake transformed into a streak of silver light and vanished from his spot in an instant.

"Teacher, how much more do you need?"

Minato Namikaze didn't look up. After imprinting the Flying Thunder God mark on the ground and making thorough disguises, he slowly straightened up.

"I'm done too." Minato Namikaze glanced at Akira Hatake. "You must be tired after working for so long."

"I'm fine physically, but I'm quite mentally exhausted."

Akira stretched and, without bothering to choose a spot, simply plopped down on the ground.

Akira Hatake patted the empty space next to him and gestured for Minato Namikaze to sit down.

Minato Namikaze naturally had no reason to refuse, so he smiled at Akira Hatake and sat down next to him.

"Take a break, you still need to go see Hiashi Hyuga later." Minato Namikaze patted Akira Hatake on the shoulder. "When you see Hiashi Hyuga, you'd better control yourself, he's a very serious person."

"Don't worry, teacher, I've never let anyone down when it comes to important matters."

Akira Hatake reassured Minato Namikaze, then patted his chest and repeatedly assured him, "Given my life-or-death friendship with Uncle Hizashi, as his older brother, he'll at least give me some face."

"I have always trusted you."

Minato Namikaze nodded to Akira Hatake, then his expression turned serious as he took out a document from his pocket. "Akira, there's something I think I should tell you."

"what's up?"

"Because I extracted the Eight-Tails from Killer Bee's body without authorization, Killer Bee died and became the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki, which put the village at a disadvantage in peace negotiations with the Land of Lightning."

Minato Namikaze frowned, his expression somewhat grim. "Because of this, the Third Hokage is very disappointed in me, so..."

"Ignore him."

Before Minato Namikaze could finish speaking, Akira Hatake interrupted him with a smile, "There can be delays in the transmission of information, and things might be different now than before."

"Ming, you mean..."

"Teacher, do you think the orders given to you by the Third Hokage were correct?" Akira Hatake asked rhetorically.

"If we only consider one aspect, the Third Hokage's words have some merit," Minato Namikaze said with a troubled expression. "I think this order was still correct..."

Hearing Minato Namikaze say this, Akira Hatake shook his head. "But you also said that this order was taken out of context and has a certain degree of bias."

"But...this is the Third Hokage's order..."

“He should step down now,” Akira Hatake said, making a startling statement. “My father is currently acting as the Hokage.”

“This…” Minato Namikaze stared in disbelief. “What on earth happened in the village…”

"You should have already guessed it, shouldn't you?" Akira Hatake looked at Minato Namikaze. "With your intelligence, you should be able to guess some of the reasons behind it."

"..."

Minato Namikaze remained silent for a moment, then nodded under Akira Hatake's gaze.

"The Third Hokage... he's a bit too obsessed with the power he holds."

“That’s not all!” Akira Hatake added. “Hiruzen Sarutobi not only values ​​the power in his hands extremely, but he is also somewhat weak and short-sighted.”

"His biggest mistake was in the Land of Lightning incident. How can a victor be threatened by a loser?"

"As long as we use sharp words, it's easy to find out the true strength and weakness of the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village."

"It is truly unwise of Hiruzen Sarutobi to ignore methods that would be more beneficial to Konoha and the Land of Fire, and instead criticize you, Sensei."

"No, it's not just unwise, it's also a form of ****!"

Hatake Akira had long disliked Hiruzen Sarutobi, that hypocrite. The fact that he was able to bring him down so easily this time was really thanks to Hiruzen Sarutobi revealing his true colors.

"What about the Third Hokage now...?"

"You should be handing over power to your father." Akira Hatake looked up towards Konoha. "After you finish dealing with the Land of Water, you'll probably return to the village to become the Fourth Hokage."

"Me? The Fourth Hokage?" Minato Namikaze was momentarily stunned, his tone tinged with surprise. "That was too fast!!"

“Not fast.” Akira Hatake shook his head. “There are plenty of people who took office faster than you.”

"Even so, I still have some..."

"Teacher, don't worry. You have the ability, the talent, and the unique qualities. And don't forget that you still have me, and Kushina-sensei."

Akira Hatake comforted Minato Namikaze, "From now on, you can fully realize your ambitions!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Akira!" Minato Namikaze looked at Akira Hatake very seriously. "And thank you for everything you've done for me."

Minato Namikaze isn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to grow to this level.