Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 175 Target: Nohara Rin (Please Subscribe)

"The war is finally over."

"That's right, but those ninja families are also very sad. Two of my neighbors have families where they are ninjas, and I heard them crying all night yesterday. Sigh."

"They have sacrificed so much to protect the Land of Fire."

"But did you hear about that news? It's said that this war could have been won easily, but because of our Hokage's repeated mistakes, Konoha lost so many excellent ninjas."

"Is that so? How did you hear that?"

"The Ninja World Daily, page three, discusses the Ninja World War; many experts and commentators share this view."

"Wait a minute, I'll go buy a copy of the Ninja World Daily!"

Within days of Hiruzen Sarutobi returning to the village and convening a Jonin meeting, news began circulating in Konoha that some of the more prominent figures from the Land of Fire were suddenly commenting on the upcoming Shinobi World War in the newspapers.

How much destruction did the Cloud Ninja cause in the Land of Fire? Even the Daimyo was alarmed and sent an envoy to the front lines to have Mitokado Homura resolve the matter.

Some of them were provoked and spontaneously sent letters to the Daimyo's residence and newspapers to express their dissatisfaction. However, under the Uchiha clan's deliberate "guidance," this venting of discontent naturally led to the Third Hokage.

Furthermore, some people were hired through a system where the Uchiha clan would hire people from underground money exchange offices, which would then find the people. This way, even if the Konoha Anbu investigated, they could only trace it back to the underground money exchange offices.

Anyway, it's slowly spreading throughout the village now that Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other three Konoha leaders' wrong choices were the root cause of the Land of Fire's descent into war.

They also discussed whether it was appropriate for the Third Hokage to serve as Hokage for more than ten years.

He's over fifty, not young anymore. Is he really unwilling to hand over the Hokage position to the younger generation? Does he intend to remain Hokage for another twenty years?

Such comments have appeared even within Konoha, so one can only imagine how people in the Land of Fire are discussing Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Bang!

Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi smashed his pipe in anger, his face dark with rage; he had gone to great lengths to protect the village and the country, only to be talked about like this.

All he wants now is to get angry enough to find out who's behind this, and then unleash the Five Elements Great Combo Ten times over.

"Danzo, who did this?"

"The Root has only investigated a few of the more serious cases so far, but they are all dissatisfied with the Cloud Ninja's constant destruction in the Land of Fire, so they spontaneously sent letters to the Daimyo's office and vented their dissatisfaction to newspapers."

Danzo spoke expressionlessly. Although he was also among those people's targets of discontent, due to the secrecy of Root, he never appeared in the newspapers.

Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo felt he was quite lucky, so he was happy to see Hiruzen Sarutobi in a fit of rage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked incredulously, "All of this was spontaneous?"

Danzo said, "The Root received the news the day before yesterday and went to investigate. They only sent back the information yesterday. According to the current information, it is indeed the case. Moreover, this information has been confirmed by the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan."

Mitomon Homura, who was standing to the side, blushed a little when he heard this. After all, the source of the problem was the battlefield he was in charge of. He should have known better than to snatch the command from Hatake Sakumo. Wasn't he just eagerly taking on the responsibility?

"Hiruzen, this isn't my fault. Uchiha Yoichi wasn't putting in any effort on the battlefield. If he had been willing to fight, we would have driven back the Cloud Ninja long ago!"

Mitokado Homura couldn't help but complain that he had not only let Uchiha Yoichi use the monster mode inside his body, but also Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan, both of which were also deadly powers on the battlefield.

However, Uchiha Yoichi made various excuses to delay, insisting that he find the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki first before he would take action.

"Yan, stop saying things like that. Even if we know Uchiha Yoichi deliberately didn't take action, we have no evidence. Besides, Uchiha Yoichi completed the most missions in this war!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a slightly harsher tone that he was doing this for the sake of his old teammate. If such words were to get out, even if Homura Mitokado was a high-ranking member of Konoha, he wouldn't get away with it.

One of the topics discussed at the last Jonin meeting was compiling statistics on achievements.

Uchiha Yoichi was the ninja who completed the most missions in Konoha. After one battle, his mission record increased by more than two hundred A-rank and B-rank missions, and more than thirty S-rank missions.

The main reason was that he was too strong. Of the nearly one thousand ninjas who died in the Cloud Village, Uchiha Yoichi killed at least half of them.

If Uchiha Yoichi hadn't killed two Iwa ninja Jinchuriki on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Water, the Konoha ninja might have suffered a complete defeat and retreated all the way to the village gates.

To slander a hero of Konoha? Even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't dare to say that unless there was solid evidence.

"So what's next, Hiruzen?"

Koharu, the girl from the tsunami, said, "The atmosphere outside isn't very good, and the attitude towards us in Daming Prefecture is even worse."

After the war ended, they sent envoys to the Daimyo's residence, hoping to obtain a grant to fill the funding gap in Konoha Village.

However, the Daimyo Prefecture refused, on the grounds that its surplus funds were being used to repair areas destroyed by the Cloud Ninja.

"And regarding your position as Hokage, the prevailing sentiment in the village is that you should relinquish the position and a new Hokage should be chosen."

Koharu Utatane spoke up, "If you don't elect a new Hokage and keep suppressing things like this, I'm worried that the villagers' emotions will only escalate."

Danzo's heart stirred upon hearing this. He might not have much hope of becoming the Fourth Hokage, but Orochimaru had a much better chance. If he could get Orochimaru to become Hokage, he was confident he could gain more power in the village.

Orochimaru's personality is not suitable for Hiruzen Sarutobi; it's better suited for Root to flourish. If Orochimaru becomes Hokage and Hiruzen remains the same, there will definitely be a rift or argument between them.

As for Sakumo Hatake, he was naturally the most suitable person in the village to become Hokage. However, Danzo believed that Sakumo Hatake lacked the determination to become Hokage. In other people's eyes, he was the most suitable person to become Hokage, but in his own heart, he was definitely not a suitable person to become Hokage.

As for Hiruzen, Danzo thought about his old teammate's actions and felt that he was too impatient, actually thinking of supporting the young Minato Namikaze.

With Uchiha Yoichi pressing ahead, which of the younger generation of ninjas in the village could surpass him?

"I'll consider it. I was planning to prepare for the selection ceremony for the Fourth Hokage soon, but I didn't expect someone to misunderstand me and resort to such despicable means."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke calmly, but his heart was bleeding with sorrow. He could have worked for another two years, stabilized the situation completely, and then handed over a peaceful village to the next generation.

Unfortunately, it was sabotaged by some villains. The selection of the Fourth Hokage must be held as soon as possible, otherwise the gossip in the village will grow louder and louder. If the police force does not take action, his reputation as the Third Hokage will be ruined.

"Danzo, this matter needs further investigation. I'm entrusting the rest to your Root organization."

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to send Danzo away first, and then said to Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, "Homura, Koharu, I'd like to discuss the matter of the daimyo with you again."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now!"

After Danzo finished speaking, he left the Hokage's office.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not talk about the daimyo with Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane. Instead, he talked about the new Hokage selection.

He wanted to elevate Minato Namikaze to the position of Fourth Hokage and hoped that Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane would support him.

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After informing his clan that he wouldn't take back the Sharingan, the matter of Kakashi's Sharingan was considered closed.

The clan meeting was also to report to Uchiha Yoichi. As for how to make decisions, the clan members could only offer suggestions, but in the end, Uchiha Yoichi made the final decision himself.

However, once he makes a decision, no one else can persuade Uchiha Yoichi to change his mind; no one would be so tactless as to challenge Uchiha Yoichi's authority, especially since the reputation and development of the Uchiha clan are almost entirely earned by the clan leader alone.

Uchiha Yoichi had previously considered whether to leave some kind of technique on Obito beforehand, such as the Flying Thunder God Mark.

However, considering that Obito Uchiha would be saved by Madara using White Zetsu, and that Madara would probably find a way to remove the Flying Thunder God mark, it would be better to do something to Rin Nohara.

Uchiha Yoichi had some ideas, but he needed Uzumaki Mina's cooperation.

"Take Nohara Rin as a student?"

When Mina Uzumaki heard this request, she was a little surprised. She seemed to have a vague impression of Rin Nohara and remembered that Kushina Uzumaki had mentioned this name.

"Yoichi, why are you suddenly taking Nohara Rin as a student? Is there something special about her?"

"She's rather special. I need to do some experiments on her, but I don't know medical ninjutsu, otherwise I would have taken her on as my student myself."

Uchiha Yoichi waved his hand, then continued to say to Uzumaki Mina, "Mina, do you know how to set up a 'trigger seal' that's the same as the Uchiha clan's transcription seal, except that it seals other ninjutsu?"

"A delayed-activation sealing technique? That requires special conditions, but it should be achievable. What specific triggering method do you require, Lord Yang?"

Uchiha Yoichi thought for a moment, then took out a Flying Thunder God kunai and said to Uzumaki Mina, "I plan to plant the Flying Thunder God mark on Nohara Rin, and then activate the Flying Thunder God technique in reverse when she is on the verge of death. Is that possible?"

After thinking for a moment, Mina Uzumaki nodded and said, "It should be possible. I need to give it a try. And students shouldn't be a problem either. Someone asked me before if I would take on disciples, but I was pregnant at the time, so I didn't hear back. I'll go ask Asami-senpai now."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mina. Don't overwork yourself!"

"I'm not tired at all, Mr. Yang, I'm in great physical condition."

"I patted my chest and said, then hugged Uchiha Yang's arm tightly, my eyes blinking with anticipation."

"Asami-senpai."

When Mina arrived at Konoha Hospital, Mami asked in surprise, "Mina, what brings you here?"

"I've been thinking about the student recruitment thing you mentioned last time. Since I have nothing to do right now, I might as well recruit a few students. Otherwise, it's too boring to stay at home."

"If it's you, then it's normal that you can't stay idle, since many people want to rest."

Jonin Asami, considering Mina Uzumaki's personality, felt it was normal. She then found some information on medical ninjas and handed it over: "There are still too few medical ninjas. After the war, many medical ninjas in the squads wanted to learn more medical ninjutsu, so currently each medical Jonin takes on a few students."

"Hmm, isn't there a ninja named Nohara Rin?"

"Yes, but she's already studying with me. Do you know her?"

"No, I don't know her, but I've heard Kushina mention that her medical ninjutsu seems quite good, so I'd like to see it."

"In that case, I'll tell Nohara Rin."

Mami didn't think much of it. She remembered that Nohara Rin was Yellow Flash's apprentice, so it was quite possible to find some connections. Besides, it would be better for Nohara Rin to follow Mina Uzumaki than to follow her.

Although she was Mina's senior, she had fallen far behind Mina in medical ninjutsu.

The next day, as soon as Nohara Rin arrived at Konoha Hospital, she learned that her teacher had been replaced.

When the squad is not on a mission, all medical ninjas are under the jurisdiction of Konoha Hospital. Moreover, Minato Namikaze's squad is already short-handed. Kakashi will be promoted to Jonin soon, and before the squad is fully replenished, Rin Nohara may not be on a mission for about half a year.

"Do you want to go to the Uchiha clan to study?"

Rin Nohara was somewhat surprised to receive the news from Jonin Asami, but Asami told her, "That's right, Mina Uzumaki is pregnant now and rarely comes to Konoha Hospital, so you can go to her house and learn from her."

"Don't let Mina's pregnancy fool you, she's the most skilled medical ninja in Konoha since Tsunade, and she's very likely to become the next medical master."

Mami instructed Nohara Rin to study hard under Uzumaki Mina's guidance, as such opportunities might not come often.

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance these past few days, Jonin Mami."

After bowing deeply to Mami, Nohara Rin left Konoha Hospital and headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

Rin Nohara had visited the Uchiha clan's territory a few times before, but she had come to find Obito then, since Obito had already died in battle.

Whenever Rin Nohara returns to this place, she always thinks of Obito and her dying words of love to Kakashi.

After inquiring about Mina Uzumaki's house, Rin Nohara slowly walked there. The location was rather remote, but she found it with directions from the Uchiha clan members.

Upon hearing that Nohara Rin had come to learn medical ninjutsu from the clan leader's wife, the Uchiha clan members were very welcoming.

As Rin Nohara approached the door, she hesitated, staring at the doorbell, when she suddenly heard a voice behind her: "Hey, what are you doing here?"

Rin Nohara turned around in surprise and found that a young female ninja, about the same age as her, had suddenly appeared behind her. She had delicate blonde hair and a fair face, but her eyes were full of wariness as she looked at her.

"Hello, I'm Nohara Rin, and I've come to learn medical ninjutsu from Lady Mina."

After hearing Nohara Rin's explanation, Yukito nodded and said, "Then come in. She should be at home."

As the wooden figure opened the door, she thought to herself, "I thought it was that lecherous man who had lured some girl from somewhere again."

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