Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 284 Withdrawal

"So, what brings you here today?"

Seeing that he had almost completely fooled Anko, Toshiro stopped teasing the little girl and asked her about the purpose of her visit.

Although the other party is always causing trouble for me, they generally won't come looking for trouble at this time.

"Here, take this!"

"Orochimaru-sensei asked me to give this to you!"

As she spoke, Anko tossed a scroll to Toshiro.

"They're here!"

He snatched the scroll, ignoring Anko's curious expression, and walked towards his tent.

"Hmph! Sneaking around like that~"

After making a casual complaint, Anko ignored Toshiro and walked towards her teacher's tent with a preoccupied expression.

She wanted to verify whether what the other person said was true or not...

"Snake is indeed very reliable!"

Inside his tent, Toshiro unrolled the scroll in his hand and looked at the ninjutsu recorded on it with great satisfaction.

It seems I was doing it wrong.

Snake is actually quite easy to get along with. As long as you give him enough benefits, he won't lack ninjutsu or anything like that.

For example, the one in my hand.

Since arriving at this camp, Toshiro has noticed that Orochimaru often uses shadow clones to slack off. Knowing this, he intentionally or unintentionally hunted down some bloodstained ninjas.

During the handover, the logistics personnel of Konoha were bypassed, and the ninjutsu was handed over to Orochimaru's direct subordinates. After this happened several times, the other party became very generous and would occasionally teach Toshiro some ninjutsu that he was interested in.

The two sides had a very good understanding and did not even communicate with each other. The transaction continued for several months.

Both Toshiro and Orochimaru got what they wanted.

……

"Zhishui! Are you sure you don't want to come back with us?"

In the front-line camp, Toshiro looked at Uchiha Shisui opposite him and talked about whether the other would stay or leave.

"Yes! I plan to stay here and protect Konoha with my own strength!"

"Konoha hasn't fallen to the point where it can't do without a child like you. Let's go back to the village together!"

"I heard the Fourth Hokage is about to take office. Don't you want to come back with us to see Konoha's new Hokage?"

"this……"

Upon hearing Toshiro's words, Shisui hesitated noticeably. Going back to see the new Hokage of Konoha seemed like a good idea, but...

"I'm sorry, Toshiro-senpai, I promised the Third Hokage that I would protect my comrades in Konoha with my own hands."

"The fighting here is not over yet, so I've decided to stay here and see for myself what war is."

"That's what my seniors taught me!"

"Uh~"

"Alright! But you need to be careful. Fighting here isn't very advantageous for the Uchiha."

Unexpectedly, the other party used his own words as a shield to convince him.

Seeing the other party's resolute attitude, he didn't try to persuade them further. None of his clansmen would listen to reason, and he couldn't very well beat them up over this.

After giving some instructions, he got up to leave the camp.

Since the Nohara Rin incident, Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, due to its own economic strength, ultimately accepted Konoha's "war commission".

They reluctantly went to war with Kirigakure, the village of the Land of Water.

With this ally, Konoha can finally say that the Third Shinobi World War is basically over.

For nearly seven or eight years, they were first ambushed by the Sand Village, which advanced directly to the vicinity of Mount Kikyo, and then fought with the Iwagakure of the Land of Earth in the Land of Grass for two or three years.

Finally, through the Battle of Kannabi, they forced the other side to sign a peace treaty.

Although the two directions of Kumogakure and Kirigakure have not been completely settled, one is engaged in fierce fighting with Iwagakure, and the other is entangled with Sunagakure.

For Konoha, deploying a large number of ninja troops at the Kuma Country camp was simply not worthwhile.

Taking advantage of the situation, a large number of people were transferred back to the village to rest and recuperate.

Not only Toshiro, but also Orochimaru, and a large number of other Konoha ninjas were on the list of those who were evacuated.

To Toshiro's surprise, Shisui chose to stay and continue contributing his strength to Konoha.

……

Meanwhile, a debate also began in the conference room of the Hokage Building.

"No, I do not agree to Minato Namikaze becoming the Fourth Hokage."

"He can't even calm down a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, how can he be qualified to be Hokage, especially since the other party is too young."

"I propose that Orochimaru take over the position of the Third Hokage. He has a greater advantage than the young Minato Namikaze in terms of age and experience."

Despite being prepared, Shimura Danzo still jumped out to object upon hearing the Third Hokage's words.

Having no good excuse, he could only bring up Kushina's matter.

"Especially the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, as you all know, I was injured last time!"

"I'm sure you don't want this kind of thing to happen to you."

Age is not a disadvantage for the other party; on the contrary, it may become an advantage. Shimura Danzo completely forgot the reason for his serious injury last time.

His self-disclosure of his weakness sparked discussion among everyone present. After all, Danzo was an elder, and the fact that he had been severely injured by Kushina made the elders hesitate.

They had all witnessed the other party's outburst before. If it were to retaliate like that against them, they wouldn't have Danzo's physique; they would probably have gone to find the Sage of Six Paths themselves.

"There was a reason for what happened last time. Kushina lost control of her emotions for a moment because of Rin Nohara, which is understandable."

"Furthermore, Minato Namikaze wasn't around at the time. If he had been there, things definitely wouldn't have turned out this way."

"As for Orochimaru~"

The Third Hokage adjusted his straw hat, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

His beloved disciple was growing closer and closer to Danzo, and recently his demeanor had changed drastically. As his teacher, he was starting to have trouble figuring out what the other was thinking.

"Orochimaru is not suitable to be the Fourth Hokage!"

After much deliberation, the Third Hokage only offered this conclusion before skipping over Orochimaru.

Moreover, it wasn't just him; many of the elders present also agreed with the Third Hokage's viewpoint.

However, their thinking differed significantly from that of the Third Hokage. They felt that having the powerful Fourth Hokage take the helm was not in their best interests.

Moreover, Orochimaru is not as easy to talk to as Minato Namikaze; he probably won't take their opinions seriously at all.

(End of this chapter)