The Steady King of Konoha

As the saying goes, the struggle for power is like two winds. Either the west wind prevails over the east wind, or the east wind overpowers the west wind. Now that the Kazekage's wind has weakened, it is Chiyo's turn to take the lead.

Chiyo's plan was very clear. She wanted to lay the foundation of her power by supporting the weak Rasa to ascend to the throne, so as to achieve the goal of truly controlling Sunagakure Village and even the Kingdom of Wind. Of course, she was not wrong in doing so. The career of a ninja is not only

There is fighting and killing, but more of it is politics. No matter how barren the Country of Wind is, it is still one of the five major countries. No one can resist the temptation of taking charge of a village and a country.

Even Hayama, who has never been keen on power, cannot do it. He is still greedy for power in his heart, otherwise he would not have been so close to the Uchiha clan in these years. The power of a ninja is linked to strength. If a ninja only has strength but no power, then

He is bound to become a thorn in the eyes of those in power, and will inevitably become the second-largest person to Hatake Sakumo.

The third ninja war is inevitable. At this time, Hayama, who is flying at high speed, is thinking about how to make profits in the war. He vaguely feels that after the war, the power in the village will usher in a new reshuffle. Who will become the leader?

The Fourth Hokage is still unknown.

But there is one thing that he cares about very much, that is, that insidious guy Orochimaru cannot become the Fourth Hokage no matter what! Sarutobi Hiruzen is a politician with a bottom line in any case, and he still has restrictions on what he does, at least not

Breaking the rules rashly. But Orochimaru is different. He is like a poisonous snake. Once the time is right, he will attack without any scruples and will not consider boring things like rules at all.

So the best outcome is that Uchiha Fugaku becomes the new Hokage, followed by Tsunade, and finally Namikaze Minato.

With this in mind, Hayama didn't hide his tracks at all along the way, flying in a straight line in a swaggering manner, and was blocked by the suspicious Suna Ninja many times. He ignored the yells and attacks of the Suna Ninjas and rushed to the border with all his strength.

Hayama's luck was good. He didn't encounter a single sandstorm across half of the Kingdom of Wind. It only took him most of a day to arrive at Kakashi's camp. His face was covered with dust and exhaustion. It was obvious that he had been there for a long time.

Flying takes a huge toll on him.

Naturally, the undisguised flight could not hide from the eyes of the stationed ninjas. Immediately, two full ninja teams followed him and rushed into the camp. They each held weapons in their hands, mistakenly thinking that the enemy ninjas were attacking.

"Who are you? You dare to break into the Konoha camp. Aren't you afraid of causing a dispute between the two villages?" the leader of the Konoha captain shouted in a deep voice.

Hayama threw the scorpion on the ground casually, and immediately the hazy blue chakra on his body dispersed, revealing his true appearance.

"Ah, Lord Hayama!"

The Konoha ninjas present breathed a sigh of relief and put away their weapons, but they did not disperse their formation and still vaguely surrounded him.

"It's me. Go and call Masato Uchiha, as well as Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha. Hurry up!"

Ye Shan's words made all the ninjas look at each other, and the leading middle-aged ninja asked cautiously: "What's the matter, sir?"

There was no problem with the leading ninja's routine questions. In normal times, Hayama would have explained a few words with a smile, but now that time was running out, he felt extremely irritable. Hearing this, he said coldly: "What? My words don't work?"

A majestic momentum shot up from his thin body, causing everyone to take a few steps back unconsciously. The leading ninja who asked the question felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him, and his face turned pale and thin.

A small cold sweat covered his forehead.

"I will naturally obey Mr. Hayama's orders. You go and call them here."

Two ninjas immediately ran away. Not long after, Masato Uchiha arrived first. Seeing that the atmosphere on the field was a bit stiff, his face darkened and he asked: "Do you want to rebel?"

The middle-aged ninja in the lead complained in his heart, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile and said: "I don't dare."

"Hmph, you continue to perform patrol duties. I have something to discuss with Mr. Hayama."

Ye Shan regained his momentum, waved his hands and said, "Let them listen. Anyway, this matter will be made public sooner or later. If you prepare earlier, you won't be a fool."

"Sir, what happened?" Masato Uchiha asked respectfully after saluting.

"It's not a big deal." Hayama paused and said, "The Third Kazekage is dead, and Sand Hidden Village is about to launch the Third Ninja War."

Uchiha Masato: "..."

The leading middle-aged ninja: "..."

All Konoha ninjas present: "..."

They really wondered if they hadn't had much rest recently and had heard wrongly. The Third Kazekage was dead? The Third Ninja World War? If this wasn't a big deal, how could the entire Ninja World be called a big deal?

Uchiha Masato recovered from the news of the explosion and asked hurriedly, regardless of etiquette: "Who did it?"

Although he asked this question, his eyes were fixed on Ye Shan, as if you were the murderer.

Hayama smiled bitterly. Even Uchiha Masato suspected that he did it. Those anxious Suna ninjas must have believed that Kazekage was killed by him. It seems that the deal with Chiyo is really a wise choice, otherwise he will become the leader of the war.

The trigger for the explosion.

"I don't know who did it. What you have to do now is not to investigate the cause of Feng Ying's death, but to tighten your manpower for defense."

Uchiha Masato came to his senses, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in his heart that he was unlucky. He came to the Land of Fire to patrol the border. He originally wanted to plate gold so that he could join the security department, but he never expected to encounter something like the Great Ninja War.

matter.

However, there is no point regretting it now. As a Konoha ninja, he cannot retreat, otherwise the village rules will hold him accountable, and the clan rules will punish him. It is true that the Uchiha clan is at odds with the top management of Konoha, but it involves the interests of the village.

, both parties naturally put aside their prejudices and worked together to face the outside world. Even fools understand that there is no way for the eggs to be completed when the nest is overturned.

Although Masato Uchiha was not very old, he had performed a lot of missions. He immediately thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Send a signal to recall all ninjas who have gone out to return to the camp."

"Yes!" A ninja took the order and left.

"Distribute all the detonating charms and shurikens in the warehouse, and tell the trap team not to be stingy, and place traps in every corner!"

"yes!"

"Tell the Sensing Ninjas to hurry up and set up a Sensing Barrier!"

"All the medical ninjas gathered in the middle of the camp and sent out manpower to guard it!"

"Send a small team to inform the nearby camps of the news!"

The orders spewed out from Masato Uchiha's mouth one after another were nothing more than orders to shrink manpower for defense, but they were orderly and showed a sense of sophistication.

After giving the instructions, Masato Uchiha bowed and asked: "Hayama-sama, do you have anything to add?"

Ye Shan shook his head. The other party's arrangement was perfect. He couldn't find any faults: "No, but you remember, no one is allowed to back down at any time!"

"You all know what the new war means to Konoha. Anyone who escapes from battle: kill!"

All the ninjas were shocked and all said yes.

At this moment, Kakashi and Obito were led into the camp. Seeing that everyone on the scene looked solemn, they felt nervous and hurriedly came to Hayama to salute and say hello.

Hayama touched Kakashi's slightly messy hair, a smile appeared on his face and said: "How are you feeling these days?"

“Everything is fine.”

"Um."

Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Shan sighed in his heart: "You just stay in the camp..."

"Sir!" Masato Uchiha took a step forward to interrupt Hayama and said urgently: "Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha are still children. They are not on the list of patrolling ninjas and there is no need to stay here."

Hayama glanced around the ninjas and saw their faces clearly. During peacetime, the village did not spend much thought on patrolling the border. Most of the people in the camp were young people under twenty years old, with little strength.

Most of them were below the level of special jounin, and there were even two children of thirteen or fourteen years old. At this time, they all looked nervous when they heard the news that the war was coming, and some ninjas who had never seen the world even had their hands and feet shaking slightly.

"From the moment they wear the Konoha forehead protector, they have one and only one identity: Konoha Village ninja!"

"When the war comes, there may be ninjas from big families with prominent status who will use their power to escape from the battlefield, but this kind of thing will not happen to me!"

"I can't control what other people do and I don't want to care. But as long as they are my disciples and friends, I will not allow them to back down."

"I, Baiyun Yeshan, also climbed out of the pile of dead in the Second Ninja War. I know clearly that war means death and the fragmentation of countless families. I also know the bitterness and helplessness of low-level ninjas!"

"So even though Kakashi and Obito are not ninjas in the patrol ninja order, I still keep them here. For no other reason than for the safety of the village and to set an example!"

Saying that, Hayama hugged the two little ones one by one and said in a deep voice: "Now I order you in the name of Konoha jounin: stick to the camp and wait for the village's support! I hope you will fulfill your duties as Konoha ninja!"

Kakashi and Obito's eyes turned red when they heard their master's words. They were still young and couldn't hear inspiring words. They only felt a rush of blood pouring into their heads and their whole bodies felt hot. They nodded vigorously.

Hayama is a little worried about their safety. War is not a house game. It doesn't care what your identity is. Even if Uchiha Mirror died on the battlefield, Kakashi and Kakashi are very weak, so how can Hayama not worry?

However, Hayama also struggled up from the bottom of the ninja ranks. He knew the corruption of those famous families, and he hated the behavior of using backdoors on the battlefield, and did not want to follow in his footsteps.

"Next, I have to rush to Camp No. 1, Platycodon City, to take charge. You must stick to this place. No Sand Ninja can be allowed into the Land of Fire!"

"yes!"

The ninjas were ordered to disperse and prepare for the upcoming battle. Only Hayama and two little ones were left on the field, Masato Uchiha and Scorpion, who could not speak.

Uchiha Masato sighed with a complex expression: "Sir, where will they be arranged?"

Hayama rubbed the hair of Kakashi and Obito, pondered for a moment and then said: "Assign them to guard the medical ninjas."

Medical ninjas and sentient ninjas are priority targets on the battlefield, and their guard ninjas are naturally full of dangers.

"My team is short of two ninjas, why not ask them to add them?" Masato Uchiha suggested.

"If it's not appropriate, let them go to a dangerous place. I believe they will survive."

At this time, Ye Shan felt a little regretful. If he had not insisted on killing Xie, he would not have brought them to the border. It would be much safer to stay in the village.

But there was no point in regretting. He could only hope that Kakashi and Obito would be smarter on the battlefield and not be picky, otherwise the apprentice he had raised for several years would be gone.

"Are there any falcons in the camp?" Hayama asked.

Masato Uchiha shook his head: "There are no falcons used to transmit signals during peacetime, but there are a few carrier pigeons."

The flight speed of a carrier pigeon is not much faster than that of a ninja. Now there is an urgent need to send information back to the village as soon as possible. The carrier pigeon is obviously not suitable.

"I'll leave this to you. I'll go to Platycodon City to take charge. Remember, you must not take the initiative."

"yes!"

Hayama looked down at Kakashi and Obito, always feeling uneasy in his heart. The metallic chakra condensed on his palms, leaving a golden small sword pattern on their wrists: "I can protect you in an emergency.

One life, I hope I won’t need it!”

After saying that, Ye Shan grabbed the scorpion lying on the ground, and the water wings appeared again and rose into the sky. In the eyes of the three people, they turned into a small black dot and disappeared in the blink of an eye.