The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

The Third Mizukage's eyes also lit up.

This is fantastic news!

"it is true."

Master Yuan nodded and said, "I have already verified it."

"Because of the large number of ninja casualties, Konoha is no match for Kirigakure in terms of mid-level ninjas."

"As for top-tier ninjas, Konoha only has Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru left."

As Master Yuan counted, his tone gradually slowed down.

Because Master Yuan realized that although Konoha had lost Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, it still had quite a few top-tier ninjas left, especially Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

"In a one-on-one situation, Kisame's team would face no pressure at all against Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"With the pufferfish demon and Ao, we can restrain Jiraiya."

"Raiga and Izumo can hold Orochimaru back without any problem."

"Shimura Danzo may not be a match for Mei."

"In terms of young ninjas, we have an absolute advantage!"

After doing the calculations, Master Yuan regained his confidence.

The Third Mizukage pondered for a moment and then asked.

What are Yagura's thoughts?

Master Yuan replied.

“Yagura’s ideas are more radical than mine. He wants to completely destroy Konoha, but I think that’s not very meaningful. If Konoha is really destroyed, their ninjas will just give up and do nothing.”

"Gaining benefits is more important."

Yuan Shi did not want Kirigakure to face Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who were lurking in the shadows and constantly seeking revenge against Kirigakure.

Such top-tier ninjas, lurking in the shadows, are very difficult to find and kill.

The ninja world is too vast.

Moreover, both of them possess extremely strong psychic abilities.

If Konoha is truly destroyed, these two will seek revenge on Kirigakure by entering the Land of Water, but without getting close to Kirigakure or encountering its top ninjas. Instead, they will hunt down and kill Kirigakure's young ninjas.

That means things will be very difficult for Kirigakure.

Moreover, the benefits gained from conquering Konoha might not necessarily be greater.

Because at that time, the enemies facing Kirigakure were no longer just Konoha.

Instead, it refers to two villages: Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) and Iwagakure (Hidden Stone

The Third Mizukage said, "This matter cannot be handled according to Yagura's wishes."

"If Yagura insists, then you should arrange for some of the ninjas to be injured, creating the illusion that the ninjas are not strong enough to conquer Konoha."

"That person behind the scenes is too radical!"

"I just want to see the war get more intense."

"I never imagined he harbored such deep hatred for Konoha."

"In that case, the person behind it all might actually be the Akatsuki member that Taketori Neko joined."

"After all, Madara Uchiha had reason to hate Konoha."

"However, I still think it's unlikely that he is the real Uchiha Madara."

"Given Madara Uchiha's personality, he wouldn't do something like that."

"Unless something major happens."

"Moreover, given Madara Uchiha's age, even if he had survived the battle with Hashirama Senju, he wouldn't be alive now. Strength is one thing, but he is still human at heart."

"Human lifespan is only so long."

The Third Mizukage finalized his plans for the future.

Uehara Shu escorted Master Yuan to the dock.

Only after watching Yuan Shi's figure disappear did Uehara Shu turn his gaze away.

"In the original storyline, the Third Shinobi World War had already ended before the Nine-Tails' rampage."

"Because the Nine-Tails' attack greatly weakened Konoha's strength, Iwagakure and Kumogakure once again took action against Konoha, which led to Kabuto Yakushi's infiltration plan in Iwagakure."

"And the Hinata Hyuga incident."

"Speaking of which, if we're talking about poaching people from Konoha, Kabuto Yakushi would be a pretty good target."

Kabuto Yakushi's talent is not bad.

Before inheriting Orochimaru's "legacy," he was already a ninja with considerable strength.

After obtaining Orochimaru's "legacy," he even learned Sage Mode and possessed the strength of a top-tier ninja.

"Moreover, to gain Kabuto Yakushi's loyalty, all we need to do is win over Nono Yakushi."

"Kabuto Yakushi himself did not have much loyalty to Konoha."

"However, I wonder what kind of ninja sword will be compatible with Kabuto Yakushi."

Uehara Osamu looked in the direction of the Land of Fire.

"Speaking of which, the situation in the ninja world has changed a lot since then compared to the original story."

What will Konoha look like after the Nine-Tails' rampage?

The entire village of Konoha was immersed in an atmosphere of sorrow.

"The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique!"

Minato Namikaze sealed the Nine-Tails at the cost of his own life.

It was divided into two parts.

A portion of it, connected to itself, was sealed inside the belly of Death.

A portion of it was sealed inside Naruto's body.

Kushina Uzumaki died.

Sarutobi Biwa died.

There are countless Chunin and Genin, such as Iruka's parents and Izumi Uchiha's father.

To the Uchiha clan's surprise, on the very first day after the Nine-Tails' attack ended, the village dealt with the Uchiha clan first, forcibly relocating their settlement.

"Why?"

The Uchiha clan members were stunned upon receiving the news.

Did we do something wrong?

"We didn't release the Nine-Tails."

"It's clearly Kushina Uzumaki's fault."

The village has not been able to find any connection between the Nine-Tails' rampage and any current members of the Uchiha clan.

However, the changes in the Nine-Tails' eyes that night convinced Danzo and the others that the Uchiha clan must have been involved.

Danzo inwardly scoffed at the Uchiha clan's protest.

"You should be glad that there is no direct evidence that members of your Uchiha clan controlled the Nine-Tails. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as just relocating your base."

"Instead, we will annihilate your entire Uchiha clan."

In fact, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi had a heated discussion about this.

"Hiruzen, we must annihilate the Uchiha clan. You saw the changes in the Nine-Tails; it's definitely related to the Uchiha clan. The existence of such a ninja clan is nothing but harm to Konoha."

That very night, Danzo couldn't wait to say it.

"Danzo, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, think about it carefully."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "The village's current situation is already bad. If we engage in a civil war with the Uchiha clan, it will only further weaken the village and give other ninja villages an opportunity."

Danzo refuted this.

"However, the existence of the Uchiha clan does not benefit the village in the slightest. I don't like Kirigakure, but I have to admit that Kirigakure's actions against the Hozuki clan are absolutely correct."

"Upon realizing that something was amiss with the Hozuki clan, we annihilated them."

"And the bamboo-harvesting clan from before, I suspect it was the same."

"It is precisely because of this decisiveness that Kirigakure's strength has been able to grow."

Danzo had always felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi was too indecisive and not at all as decisive as himself.

It is precisely because of this indecisiveness that many wrong choices have been made.

If he had become Hokage, Konoha would never be in this situation.

"No, annihilation is absolutely not an option."

Danzo wanted to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Enough, Danzo, stop talking. I am the Hokage."

These words made Danzo's veins bulge.

Danzo had lost count of how many times he had been brought down by those words.

This time, Danzo felt he could refute it.

"Hiruzen, you are no longer the Hokage. You have stepped down from the position of Hokage."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.

"No, since the Fourth Hokage, Minato, is dead, I, the Third Hokage, will temporarily assume the position of Hokage until the situation in the village stabilizes and a new Hokage is elected."

Danzo compromised once again.

The operation to annihilate the Uchiha clan was changed to simply relocating their base to the edge of the village.