I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 27 Political Struggle (Please continue reading)

On the border of Konoha, Orochimaru, as the commander-in-chief in charge of the defense lines of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, is usually unpredictable in order to study his whereabouts, but he still has to occasionally appear in the camp to organize various intelligences and some military deployments on the front line.

Uchiha Yoru clearly became Orochimaru's trusted lieutenant, casually helping to retrieve intelligence scrolls with a relaxed smile, while also assigning tasks and doing whatever he could. (Similar to a Hokage's assistant.)

The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire are not directly adjacent; instead, two smaller countries lie in between, acting as a buffer zone between the major powers. In short, it is a battlefield between the major powers.

At the same time, it is adjacent to the Land of Iron, and then there is the coastal area with many island nations. The Kirigakure of the Land of Water also frequently come over. Therefore, this defensive line can be said to directly guard against the two major countries of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, which shows how much prestige Orochimaru has.

"Orochimaru-sensei, recently the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water have been mainly using spies to try to find out our strength and weaknesses. On the contrary, some small countries that are unwilling to accept defeat have been frequently impersonating ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village to frame others and sow discord, intending to provoke a war between the major powers."

Seeing that the intelligence was still the same as always, Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a smile and explained his analysis. Orochimaru listened and laughed hoarsely and disdainfully, "Placing your hopes on the heavy losses in wars between great powers so that small countries can have a chance to rise! How laughable. They don't realize that great powers will never allow small countries to grow stronger on their side."

Orochimaru had seen too many of these tactics. Small countries already have little room to breathe, and with the constraints of large countries, they will naturally feel resentment. Small countries want to provoke large countries into war so that they will have no time to worry about them, allowing them to seize the opportunity to develop rapidly.

Little did they know that after the emergence of the Rain Country, which was capable of threatening and provoking the Five Great Nations, the Five Great Nations were already on guard. The success of the Rain Country was not replicable, and the Five Great Nations would not allow another Rain Country to appear in the ninja world.

"Yoru, I'd appreciate it if you could sort out the troublesome matters at the front lines these next two days. A new commander-in-chief will be in charge of the Land of Lightning in half a month."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoru was taken aback, but Orochimaru wore a nonchalant, hoarse smile. "Yoru, politics is a very troublesome thing. Just like now, someone is trying to steal the fruits of others' labor."

At this moment, Orochimaru showed no anger at being robbed of his position; instead, there was a hint of disappointment in his golden eyes. It seemed he had realized something: some people in the village still didn't want him to become the Fifth Hokage, not even his teacher, or rather, the Sarutobi clan.

"Orochimaru-sensei, we've sacrificed so much in the Land of Lightning, and the situation has only just stabilized, yet now it's all someone else's credit! It's so unfair!"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru showed a resentful expression. Since becoming Orochimaru's disciple, and since Orochimaru was someone who was willing to delegate power, after he showed his potential in political affairs, he naturally knew everything about the confidential personnel transfers on the front lines.

Orochimaru, as the commander-in-chief on the front line, led the Konoha ninja to defend against the two great powers. Just as the turbulent situation was calming down, especially in the Land of Lightning, things were becoming more stable.

The credit that was about to be mine has now been snatched away by someone else.

"Hehe, Night, you're still too young."

Orochimaru's hoarse smile showed no sign of unease, but when the scroll of the commander who was to take over from the Land of Lightning was handed over, Uchiha Yoru's pupils shrank immediately upon seeing the person in charge.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke!

The eldest son of the Third Hokage, and currently the head of the Anbu. Upon seeing this name, Uchiha Yoru immediately recalled information about the Hokage from his previous life.

The eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Third Hokage were elite Jonin in the Hokage's direct ANBU unit, known as the "Third Hokage's right-hand men," and were the parents of Sarutobi Konohamaru.

Although there was no explicit name, Uchiha Yoru knew the name of the Third Hokage's eldest son. Under these circumstances, he immediately narrowed his eyes, realizing that the Sarutobi clan had come to reap the biggest rewards.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage, and his eldest son and daughter-in-law are the so-called right and left arms of the Anbu, which are essentially the head and deputy head of the Anbu. Now that the eldest son has stepped out of the Anbu, it is obvious that he wants to come out into the open and directly reap the rewards on the front lines.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Yoru looked at Orochimaru's casual, hoarse smile again and felt a deep sense of irony. Was this the difference? After all, it was only human nature; when comparing one's own son and disciple, everyone knew which was more important.

However, for him, this might be a good piece of information. Uchiha Yoru immediately showed a thoughtful expression. It was very valuable and worth a lot of money!

Leaf.

Inside the Hokage's office building, Hiruzen Sarutobi was puffing on a pipe, while in front of him stood the Anbu chief, who had removed his Anbu mask and was also his eldest son, Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

"Shinnosuke, from now on you will be a Jonin of Konoha. The border area guarded by the Land of Lightning has become relatively stable. When you go there, remember to proceed cautiously and not act rashly. Just maintain the current situation."

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer just the Third Hokage, but also an old father earnestly teaching his child.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke frowned in confusion and said, "Father, why won't you let me go to the front lines in the Land of Water? The Land of Lightning is now stable, but there's not much merit to be gained."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly shook his head, took a deep drag on his pipe, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and then said in a deep voice, "Orochimaru and Danzo are too close. The Root's behavior has now almost betrayed the Will of Fire. I really hope Orochimaru can see the error of his ways."

With his answer completely irrelevant, Shinnosuke Sarutobi frowned in confusion, while Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and sighed, "Your decision to go to the front lines of the Land of Lightning is not only the idea of ​​all the high-ranking officials, but also the idea of ​​this old man, the Third Hokage."

"Orochimaru seems to have gone astray. The higher-ups don't want to see him go astray, and it's not just the Sarutobi clan's idea. Just go and follow the steps. In the future, you will be the Jonin class leader."

After exhaling a thick plume of smoke, the Third Hokage's image was hidden in the swirling smoke, his eyes revealing a complex emotion.

Orochimaru's ideas are too dangerous, especially since he has seen ideas that are completely contrary to the Will of Fire. Now he can only take this opportunity to teach his most proud disciple a lesson.

As for what the higher-ups were thinking, he naturally knew it. They just didn't want the more powerful Orochimaru to become Hokage. In fact, many people had already started to secretly contact Jiraiya, but Jiraiya clearly didn't want to get involved and simply avoided them.

Then there's the Sarutobi clan. They certainly don't want their clan leader to step down from the throne of power, and they'd be even happier to see Orochimaru's authority crumble. Ideally, during this period, the Sarutobi clan could seize more benefits and power.

For example, the Jonin class leader! Once Sarutobi Shinnosuke becomes the Jonin class leader, the Sarutobi clan will truly reach the pinnacle of power. The Hokage is Sarutobi, the Jonin class leader in name is also Sarutobi, and the head of the Anbu is also a member of the Sarutobi clan. Tsk tsk, all that's missing is another Sarutobi as the future Hokage.

Please read on, these next two days are crucial, Friday will be the day of life or death.

(End of this chapter)