Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 6 I am the Hokage

"Damn, this woman is pretty amazing."

Kirito cursed under his breath as he watched the rapidly approaching fireball.

The next moment, he concentrated the little natural energy in his body into his feet, instantly bursting out with a speed beyond normal levels, dodging the black-haired girl's Great Fireball Technique, and then rushing towards the black-haired girl like lightning.

At the same time, his eyes changed, becoming fierce.

Natural energy can not only nourish the body, but can also be used in battle like chakra. Just like chakra, as long as natural energy is concentrated in the limbs, it can unleash power and speed beyond the body's normal level in a short time.

This kind of burst is much stronger than concentrating chakra in the limbs.

Kiri's body doesn't have much natural energy, just a little bit, so this temporary enhancement can only last for a short time.

Therefore, when he uses natural energy, it means he is going to fight desperately.

The black-haired girl was startled by Kirito's sudden burst of speed; she had only ever seen such speed from the Chunin in her clan.

In an instant, she concentrated her chakra in her eyes, and the tomoe in her two Sharingan eyes spun rapidly in order to capture Kirito's movements.

She successfully saw it and used her right hand to block Kirito's fist, which was enveloped in chakra.

But the force from Kirito's fist made her face turn red.

A faint clicking sound was heard.

That was the sound of bones cracking.

The intense pain caused the black-haired girl to let out a muffled groan.

Finally, Kirito knocked the black-haired girl back with a punch, leaving two deep scratches on the ground with her feet, and then hugged his injured right hand with his left hand.

"Let's not fight anymore."

Kirito shook his fist and smiled.

However, his eyes were not on the black-haired girl at this moment, but on a middle-aged man in a nearby tree.

He had a chance to press his advantage, but just as he was about to continue, the middle-aged man suddenly appeared.

If he gets any closer, the middle-aged man who is clearly secretly protecting the black-haired girl will make a move.

"Hmph, mind your own business."

The black-haired girl turned her head to look at the middle-aged man who had appeared and said with dissatisfaction.

"Miss, it's time to go back."

The middle-aged man looked at the black-haired girl with loving eyes and said.

"Shut up, I'm not finished yet. I have to beat him today."

Uchiha Chizuru shouted loudly.

After saying that, she continued to stare at Kirito with her Sharingan, which was filled with intense fighting spirit, intending to make another move.

But suddenly her vision blurred, her eyes returned to normal, and then her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"I... I didn't do anything."

When Kirito saw the black-haired girl suddenly collapse to the ground, he quickly defended himself to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man merely gave her a deep look before quickly going to Uchiha Chizuru's side, picking her up, and leaving in a hurry.

"What's going on?"

Kirito scratched his head, puzzled as to why Uchiha Chizuru had collapsed.

Hopefully, this isn't a staged accident.

"It's probably because they used up too much chakra."

At that moment, Shikaku's voice came from behind Kirito.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked at the crystal ball in front of him and said softly, "The chakra consumption is too high."

Taking advantage of a rare free moment at work, he used his telescope to check on the village and relax a bit. Unexpectedly, he witnessed an interesting battle.

"At only six years old, he can already freely activate and use the Sharingan, and can also use Fire Release ninjutsu. The Uchiha clan has produced another extraordinary genius. What a terrifying clan."

The third generation took a drag of his cigarette, his expression very serious.

He had a general understanding of Chizuru Uchiha's situation. Her parents were heroes in the village. Chizuru had already sacrificed herself for the village when she was five years old, and then she awakened the Sharingan and became a key member of the Uchiha clan.

He opened his eyes before the age of six, which speaks volumes about his talent.

I never expected that he would have made such outstanding progress in just one year.

Judging from his skills, the Third Hokage believed he already possessed the strength of a Genin, enough to graduate from the Ninja Academy.

However, as far as he knew, the Uchiha clan still chose to send her to the Ninja Academy.

"Still not giving up, huh?"

The three generations sighed.

He understood to some extent why the Uchiha clan sent Chizuru Uchiha to the Ninja Academy: one reason was to provide her with a stable environment and time to grow, and the other was to allow her to demonstrate the strength of the Uchiha clan and highlight its presence at the academy.

Since the death of the Second Hokage, the village has been increasingly suppressing the Uchiha clan and excluding them from the upper echelons, resulting in the Uchiha clan's increasingly low profile within the village.

The Third Hokage was certainly aware of these matters. Although he was unwilling, believing that the Uchiha clan was also a member of the village and should be treated fairly, other ninja clans and civilian ninjas in the village had a lot of opinions about the Uchiha clan.

In order to maintain balance, he had to make some choices against his will.

"Bang!"

The door to the room was violently opened.

The Third Hokage immediately looked toward the door and saw a familiar figure. It was a middle-aged man exuding a cold and gloomy aura, none other than his friend and advisor, Elder Shimura Danzo.

He waved to the apologetic doorman, signaling the two to leave, then said to Danzo, "Danzo, is there something you need?"

Danzo cut to the chase, saying, "Hiruzen, Root needs reinforcements."

"Danzo, as you know, our battles with Amegakure and Sunagakure are in full swing, and we are already short of personnel on the battlefield. The village's defenses are also very weak, and we cannot spare any personnel to replenish your forces at the moment."

The Third Hokage rejected Danzo's request without hesitation.

Danzo's Root force had grown quite powerful and was beginning to pose a threat to the Anbu. He would not allow Root to continue to grow stronger, and even though Root had made significant contributions on the battlefield, his decision would not change easily.

Danzo knew perfectly well the village's manpower reserves; he understood that the claim of Hiruzen was merely an excuse.

Therefore, he would absolutely not back down on the issue of personnel replenishment, and immediately said coldly, "Hmph, Gen's contributions to the village are obvious to all. Now that Gen has suffered losses for the village, we must replenish him as soon as possible, otherwise, I cannot guarantee that the intelligence work at the front line can be completed smoothly."

Upon hearing this, the third generation fell silent.

The current advantage that Konoha has gained on the main battlefield is largely due to the intelligence obtained by Danzo's Root. If the intelligence is inadequate, the situation on the battlefield may be reversed.

At that time, Konoha will pay a huge price.

Even though he knew Danzo was threatening him, the Third Hokage had to consider the matter carefully.

However, he was also well aware of how powerful Root was now, and in order to prevent Danzo from getting out of control and threatening him, he continued to insist on his opinion: "I'll say it again, the village doesn't have enough people to replenish your ranks for the time being."

Then he added, "If you're capable, you can go and check out the various ninja clans in the village."

Besides those who graduated from the Ninja Academy, a large portion of the ninjas in the village are actually not under the Hokage's jurisdiction; these are the clan ninjas trained within the various ninja clans.

He sent Danzo to recruit people from various ninja clans, intending to use Danzo to test the attitudes of the various ninja clans.

"Hmph, those guys who only care about their families and not their villages are not worth having any hope for."

Danzo immediately saw through the Third Hokage's intentions and said with a stern face.

"Then there's nothing I can do."

The third generation started driving people away.

Danzo saw that the Third Hokage was determined not to give him any personnel this time, and his eyes grew colder as he stared at the Third Hokage.

But the third generation pretended not to see it and didn't care, calmly smoking and casually glancing at some documents they hadn't had time to read yet.

"Then hand over those brats from the orphanage to me."

After a while, Danzo had no choice but to settle for second best.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage put down the several ninja academy application forms he was holding and turned his attention back to Danzo, beginning to weigh the pros and cons in his mind.

The orphans in the orphanage were truly helpless and alone, like weeds in the village, ignored by everyone. When the Third Hokage first heard that Danzo wanted the orphans from the orphanage, he didn't care much. But then Kirito's image flashed through his mind.

As luck would have it, one of the few college application forms he had just seen was for Kirito Tohsaka, and from that he learned that Kirito was an orphan from an orphanage.

Kirito's recent battle with Uchiha Chizuru left a deep impression on him. He had originally planned to have someone investigate which family Kirito belonged to, so that he could nurture him properly and cultivate another outstanding ninja for the village.

Little did anyone expect that Kirito was actually an orphan from an orphanage.

But precisely because of this, the Third Hokage had even higher expectations for Kirito, because he was very clear about how outstanding the ninja talent of an orphan with no one to rely on was when he was able to fight against Chizuru Uchiha and gain the upper hand. He saw a huge potential in Kirito.

Now look what's happened! Danzo actually wants to take advantage of the orphans in the orphanage. Doesn't that mean Kirito is going to fall into Danzo's hands?

"Wait a minute, why is this guy suddenly interested in those orphans at the orphanage? They're all kids with no fighting ability. Even if they joined Root, they wouldn't be of any use. Could his real purpose be..."

The third generation suddenly thought of an important question and began to fill in the blanks in their minds.

He quickly came to the conclusion that Kirito absolutely could not be allowed to fall into Danzo's hands, otherwise, Kirito might become Danzo's right-hand man in the future.

With this thought in mind, the third generation no longer hesitated and resolutely refused, saying, "The orphans living in the orphanage are very important sprouts of the village. Let them continue to grow happily under our protection. This is what the first and second generation leaders wanted to see."

When Danzo saw that his request had been rejected again, he became furious and shouted, "You'll regret this, Hiruzen!"

"I am the Hokage."

The third generation immediately stood up and said with a stern face.

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(End of this chapter)