Sunshine Sasuke, from the forum to the strongest in the ninja world

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Sasuke nodded slowly and said:

"As a theoretical guiding ideology that requires itself, the Will of Fire does have its merits.

"It's just that I'm asking others to do that."

Uchiha Sasuke lowered his head, feeling that the creation of his own theoretical system was still too slow.

He could only point out the shortcomings of the Will of Fire, but could not provide a systematic replacement.

For example, it is very obvious that brainwashing others and making cannon fodders consciously and actively rush to be scapegoats is of course very hypocritical and shameful, and it is also the choice that most guys in high positions will make.

However, this approach of only finding faults but not providing a comprehensive system alternative solution was not accepted by Uchiha Sasuke.

Everyone finds fault.

If you keep chattering on and on, you will appear cheap and pathetic.

It seems that I need to read more forums in the future, learn more from netizens and seniors, and create my own new governance thought system as soon as possible.

"Well, the reason why I mentioned Nara Shikaku is because this first wise man of Konoha taught me eight words before he died.

"And the essence of these eight words is closely related to his Hyuga clan."

Seeing that Uchiha Sasuke was hesitant to speak, Jiraiya stopped pestering him.

When it comes to mental matters, you can only take it slow.

Jiraiya continued:

"As the situation evolves, the eight words that Shikaku gave me become more and more profound and more and more true to me.

"I wish I could have a long chat with Lu Jiu again."

Jiraiya sighed, his tone full of regret and sorrow.

Chapter 278: Expand the army, expand the army!!

After hearing Jiraiya's speech, Sasuke couldn't help but become curious about the so-called "eight words".

Jiraiya straightened his face, sat up straight, and spoke clearly and seriously:

“As early as when the news of Gaara’s defection came, Nara Shikaku had predicted the outbreak of war.

“That day, Aburame Shiwei, who was in charge of intelligence work on the western front, and Nara Shikaku, who was in charge of diplomatic work on the eastern front, happened to be in my office discussing matters.

"After that, after giving a series of brilliant analyses, Shikaku finally condensed the future direction of Konoha into eight characters, namely:

"Expand the army, intimidate. Protect, recruit and surrender."

(Author's note: For details, see Chapter 96 of Volume , "The Hidden Rain Village")

Uchiha Sasuke was stunned when he heard this.

Then, I chewed these eight words carefully in my mind.

Try to think from the perspective of Konoha's ruler.

Combined with Master Gama, he has always had the ultimate dream of peace in the ninja world.

I just feel that these eight short words contain infinite wonders.

"Afterwards, when dealing with the events related to the Sand Village and the Cloud Village, I followed the established plan carefully.

"Protect the Sand Village, intimidate the Cloud Village, and persuade the Mist Village to surrender.

“But every time I do something, I always feel that I am not up to the task, and there is always a feeling that something is missing.

“Everything is right, but everything is forced.

"Every time I implement a specific policy, it feels like countless hands are pulling at my elbows, and in the end, the results are always unsatisfactory."

In my ear, Jiraiya's steady voice continued:

“After thinking about it, I finally understood.

"The fundamental reason is that the first two words cannot be implemented, but must be implemented -

"'Expand the army'!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke's heart was shocked, and he had roughly guessed what Jiraiya wanted to say.

I only heard the Hokage continue to say:

"Be it deterrence, protection, or surrender, they are all just specific short-term measures, but military expansion is the foundation for the successful implementation of these six words and everything else.

"In the short term, with my efforts and the support of Tsunade, the cabinet's senior advisor, I can still achieve it.

“However, the effect is not as ideal as imagined.

"Moreover, if the result cannot satisfy all parties, then my right to speak will continue to be weakened. In the end, this eight-character strategy will probably end up in vain."

Jiraiya took a deep breath and continued:

“In the final analysis, everything must be backed by military strength.

"However, during the long-term military contraction period of the Third Hokage, Konoha's military strength has declined significantly.

"Right now, we are just struggling to maintain our status as a lean camel that is bigger than a horse."

There was a pause, and then Jiraiya's voice became more urgent.

He looked straight at Uchiha Sasuke with a gaze as sharp as lightning, and said loudly:

"If we fail to speed up military expansion and reform, we will immediately enter a cycle of military expansion, pulling this old carriage.

"The consequences will probably be disastrous!"

Along with Jiraiya's deafening voice, in an instant, the faces of Orochimaru, Uchiha Obito, and Gaara flashed quickly in Sasuke's mind.

"What do you need me to do?"

Uchiha Sasuke, who had fully understood the necessity of "military expansion", raised his head and asked with a firm expression.

However, Jiraiya on the other side waved his hand and said:

“What you should be asking is, how do we operate this war machine?

"Remember, Sasuke.

"You are not the knife, you are the one holding the knife.

"If I just wanted to give you a simple order, there would be no need to tell you so much, do you understand what I mean?"

Looking at Jiraiya's earnest gaze, Uchiha Sasuke nodded knowingly.

He understood that this was the only way to become Hokage.

You must take every step you need to learn.

He thought for a moment and asked again:

"So, regarding the expansion of the army, the starting point is the Hyuga clan this time, right?"

"Not bad!"

Hearing that Uchiha Sasuke immediately changed his perspective and position, Jiraiya nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"To be precise, the six major families headed by the Hyuga clan should be regarded as obstacles that we need to deal with."

"solve?"

Uchiha Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

I was quite surprised at the harshness of the words used by the Master.

"It's not what you think, not physically."

Jiraiya waved his hands, and for a moment, he still felt that communication was somewhat difficult.

The current Uchiha Sasuke still has some serious "warrior" thinking in his heart.

However, you can't blame him.

After all, I am still too young and I don’t have such a profound level of understanding of the issues.

Furthermore, as ninjas, they were trained to be "tools".

This is also the education that Uchiha Sasuke has received over the years.

If he is not in his position, he will not seek his government.

In fact, the same is true for Jiraiya himself. If he had not become Hokage, he would not have considered so many issues when looking at them.

However, the external environment has become increasingly severe, and Jiraiya feels that time is running out.

He wished he could keep Sasuke by his side all the time, let him completely "walk into his shoes", and complete his familiarity and internship with the position of "Hokage" as soon as possible.

When the time comes, I will help him onto the horse and send him off, and then I will die without regrets.

Jiraiya paused for a moment, thought about it, and then started to ask some specific questions. He asked:

"To expand the army, where will the army come from?"

"The civilian population."

Uchiha Sasuke answered fluently.

"If it's a civilian, where does Ninjutsu come from?"

"Konoha-style swordsmanship, use of basic ninja tools, three-body technique, shadow clone technique, basic fire escape technique"

Uchiha Sasuke suddenly paused when he said this.

After thinking about it, the number of ninjutsu that can be taught publicly to civilian ninjas on a large scale is much less than I imagined.

"It's okay, just say as much as you can, without considering the difficulty of the practice and the qualifications of the learners.

"As long as we open a wider hole and raise the base number, geniuses among the common people will continue to emerge."

Seeing Uchiha Sasuke's hesitation, Jiraiya encouraged.

"Then, the Rasengan, the combination of fire escape and oil, medical ninjutsu, the Eight Gates, illusion, basic ninjutsu related to the five elements, and summoning techniques related to ninja dogs."

Having said this, Uchiha Sasuke stopped again.