In Naruto, the more harems you have, the stronger you are.

"Let's go back to the village."

"It's okay to stay outside during peacetime, but now that the war has started, Konoha may be dragged into it at any time. It's unreasonable to stay outside."

"We are still Konoha's ninjas after all. At times like this, we must be prepared to contribute to Konoha."

After saying this, Tsunade walked out of the casino, feeling a little confused at the same time.

Why is it that deep down in my heart I don’t seem to want to stay in the village?

And it seems like he is vaguely afraid of going to the front line?

Moreover, it was the first time that I heard the name of the Fourth Kazekage Li Fan.

Why do I feel both relieved and sad?

It seems that I have a close relationship with him, or am I his elder?

Konoha, the Hokage's office building.

The Third Hokage sat at his desk.

There was a thin stack of information on his desk, with Li Fan's photo clearly visible on it.

The Third Hokage looked at the young man smiling gently in the photo in front of him, and murmured:

"Is there so little information about the new Fourth Kazekage?"

Danzo, who was sitting on the chair next to him, still had a gloomy face. He said coldly:

"That's all we can find out. This guy seems to be someone who likes to stay at home."

At this point, Danzo glanced at the gloomy middle-aged man with pale skin sitting opposite him.

The gloomy middle-aged man with pale skin naturally noticed Danzo's gaze. He smiled indifferently and said:

"This Fourth Kazekage is only twenty-three years old."

"Is there no one left in the Sand Village? Why are they letting a brat who is still wet behind the ears be the Kazekage?"

"The Kazekage should be a mature and steady middle-aged ninja."

The old woman sitting on the other side heard this and immediately retorted:

"Orochimaru, that's exactly why you shouldn't underestimate him."

After looking at the old woman who retorted, Orochimaru snorted coldly and said no more.

Seeing that Orochimaru was so disrespectful to her, the old woman's face suddenly became a little ugly, and she was about to lose her temper.

The Third Hokage immediately tried to smooth things over:

"Youth has its advantages, and age has its own calmness."

After saying this, the third generation sighed helplessly as he watched the atmosphere at the scene ease.

The words just spoken by his most proud disciple were an obvious disdain for the Fourth Kazekage, Li Fan.

In fact, it was a hidden mockery of Minato Namikaze, who was also his rival for the next Hokage and was half his age.

Think of this.

The Third Hokage turned his gaze towards the blond young man who had been sitting next to him, saying nothing with a gentle smile on his face.

The yellow-haired young man noticed his master's gaze and immediately smiled back.

"Minato, what do you think?"

Minato Namikaze knew that this was a test from his master. He pondered for a moment and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Let them fight if they want. There is no need for us in Konoha to get involved in this matter."

"But considering the final outcome of the Second Ninja World War, I think we should speed up our preparations for war."

Minato Namikaze's answer was very standard.

But this answer made the Third Hokage, who was already an extremely determined dove leader, very satisfied.

The other two dovish consultants present also nodded approvingly.

Konoha is a big and powerful family and does not need a hawkish Hokage.

On the contrary, Konoha, which has gradually become more conservative in recent years, needs a moderate and dovish Hokage even more.

This is more in line with the interests of Konoha and the interests of the major ninja clans within Konoha.

As for typical hawks like Danzo and Orochimaru.

Unless there is no choice, people will not push them to be Hokage.

Minato Namikaze suddenly felt an extremely sinister gaze coming from the side, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake that had been lurking for a long time.

He looked over and sure enough, it was Orochimaru staring at him.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze narrowed his eyes and responded with a gentle smile.

Orochimaru snorted and looked away.

He had no good feelings towards this young rival who was competing with him for the position of the next Hokage.

Even if this Namikaze Minato is his nephew, it is the same.

In the end, the only conclusion reached by Konoha's high-level meeting was to step up defenses.

Danzo walked slowly down the aisle.

Suddenly a dark voice sounded in his ears:

"The war has begun. The quality of the goods you gave me should also be improved."

Danzo's expression remained unchanged, his eyes still lowered, and a very low voice came out from between his teeth:

"Are you going to die discussing these things here?"

Orochimaru shook his head nonchalantly and laughed.

"I don't care. The next batch of goods must all be ninjas."

Danzo stopped where he was, looking at Orochimaru's receding back with flickering eyes.

This guy Orochimaru is becoming more and more arrogant, and is increasingly beyond his ability to control.

If this guy really becomes the Fourth Hokage, then I might never get ahead.

It is better to choose the mild-mannered and dovish Minato Namikaze, at least he will not threaten me.

He was totally unaware of his actions.

Orochimaru, whose political allies had already begun to consider withdrawing, still walked gracefully in the aisle.

Although he was a little wary of Minato Namikaze, who was half his age.

But Orochimaru still didn't really take him to heart.

He was full of confidence, and was determined to get the position of the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru is very disdainful of his teacher and people like Minato Namikaze.

Compared to his teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen's dovish ideas became more and more conservative and pro-peace.

Orochimaru admires the ideas of Shimura Danzo, who is known as the Dark of Konoha.

Konoha is the strongest of the five ninja villages and occupies the most fertile land.

Why do we have to guard a territory from generation to generation?

Since you clearly have the power to suppress other ninja villages, why don't you just wipe out other ninja villages easily?

Why does the village always tolerate provocations from other ninja villages? Is the peace achieved through tolerance really peace?

As he got older, Orochimaru became more and more angry about these things.

At the same time, he was angry about the gradually conservative atmosphere in the village.

Although many forbidden techniques were developed by the Second Hokage, the people in the village now treat those forbidden techniques as if they were tigers.

After I become the Fourth Hokage, I must change these trends!

At this time, the Kingdom of Wind is in the desert near the border of the Kingdom of Thunder.

Dozens of figures wearing brown vests emerged on the yellow sand.

As they ran across the desert, they split into two groups, front and back, each five or six meters apart, forming several sparse horizontal rows.

With this kind of lineup, even if we are suddenly ambushed by the enemy, as long as the enemy is not in large numbers, only a few unlucky guys will be hit.

The remaining people who were not hit could immediately form a formation and surround the ambushers.

"stop."

The female Sand Ninja who led the team raised her white arm and shouted coldly. Her pretty and lovely face was already tense at this time.

She looked around at the surroundings and noticed a natural stone hill in front of her.

Hiding in the rocky hills can provide good protection against the sandstorms that occasionally strike the desert.

Moreover, it is surrounded by open areas with a wide view, easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it a very good place to rest.

She ordered cautiously:

"Wan, take a team to check out the stone hill."

"Understood, Lord Yasharei."

A beautiful female ninja who was wrapped in bandages and looked like a Taijutsu ninja responded softly.

She gestured crisply.

Four people were immediately separated from the queue, forming a defensive formation with her and running towards the sand dunes.

Yasha Lian clenched his hands and silently looked at the five people who had entered the stone hill.

When a large force advances, it naturally needs an advance force to explore the way ahead.

Relying on his considerable strength among the Chunins and certain connections.

Yasha Lian was honored to be the leader of this advance team.

Although the risk is somewhat high.

But as long as she completes the mission, then with this qualification, it will be much easier for her to be promoted to a jonin in the future.

A few minutes later, the beautiful female ninja Wan, wrapped in bandages, walked out of the stone hill and made a slight gesture.

Seeing this, Yasha Lian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still remained vigilant and said:

"Go to Stone Hill and keep your formation in order."

They are a group of Sand Ninjas heading to the border of the Land of Lightning.

I have been running non-stop in the desert for a whole day.

After running for a whole day, even a ninja would feel a little tired.

It's time to rest in this stone hill.

More than twenty Sand Ninjas immediately divided the work and cooperated.

Those who set up camp set up camp, and those who set up traps around them set up traps.

After doing all this, everyone sat cross-legged on the stone hill and started eating dry food.

The large force behind them will arrive in an hour.

“Master Yasha Lian, I heard that your brother-in-law is Master Li Fan?”

Yasha Lian looked at Wan who took the initiative to talk to her. She was silent for a while and nodded.

Wan, who looked to be in her twenties, had short black hair and a very good figure and appearance, saw this and said enthusiastically:

"I have always wanted to meet Master Li Fan, but unfortunately, as an ordinary Chunin like me, I have never had the chance to meet him."

Hearing this and seeing the expression on her face.

Yasha Lian immediately became alert.

This 26-year-old female ninja looks like she likes her brother-in-law very much?

My brother-in-law already has enough concubines in his harem.