Ignite the fire from the pirates

"Hokage-sama. Perhaps you will soon understand why I was so angry just now."

Afterwards, the video of Hyuga Hiashi personally killing three Kumogakure messengers was released, cutting out the beginning and the end.

"Hokage-sama, this is the truth!"

Hinata Hiashi quickly bowed and said to Namikaze Minato: "Hokage-sama, this is slander!"

"slander!?"

Kumogakure also shouted loudly: "Do you want to start a war? Hyuga clan, you killed our envoys who came to seek peace. Can you represent Konoha and decide to go to war?!"

Hinata Hiashi clenched his hands.

Although I had anticipated this before coming to the Hokage Building, being questioned like this and having no way to answer it made me feel a little lost for a moment.

And Minato Namikaze looked at Hiashi Hyuga.

"Rizu."

"Hokage...sama."

"Their purpose is already obvious. You are speechless. Do you want to admit it?"

Hinata Hiashi looked up, with some surprise and doubt in his eyes.

obvious?

Was this asking me to tell the truth? But the other party had a video, and although it was blurry due to the distance, it was still possible to clearly see the power of the Hyuga clan's empty palm.

So...how to justify it?

After a short period of thinking, Hinata Hiashi made a decision in his heart again, just like he did here several years ago.

"The target of Kumogakure...is the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan."

"Nonsense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other party started to curse.

"Our people were just passing by the Hyuga clan's territory, and they were killed by you, the head of the family! What do you want to do?!"

Kumogakure looked at Minato Namikaze and said, "Fourth Hokage, so you want to start a war?"

Namikaze Minato smiled and replied, "Okay."

These two simple words made the other person's breath stop.

How dare?

How dare the other party start a war like this?

You should know that in the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha, which was besieged again, suffered much greater losses than Kumogakure.

Moreover, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was also dissatisfied with Konoha. At the same time, the Daimyo of the five major countries, namely Water, Wind, Earth, and Thunder, were all dissatisfied with Konoha because of the mysterious school of the Land of Rain.

The number of missions entrusted has decreased. Under such circumstances, how could the other party dare to start a war so lightly?

At this time, Minato Namikaze stood up.

Put the videotape in the drawer into the projector, and then a video without a beginning or an end appears and is watched bit by bit.

"It seems... Kumogakure's mission to Konoha this time is not for peace."

The Kirigakure messenger also breathed heavily: "If that's the case, then there's nothing more to discuss."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Shikaku opened the door and let him leave.

But at the same time, Shikaku also saw Sarutobi Hiruzen walking towards him with two advisors not far away in the corridor.

After turning around, Shikaku bowed slightly and said, "Hokage-sama, the Third Hokage and two advisors are here."

Namikaze Minato nodded and sat back down: "Bring them in."

As soon as they entered the room, the three of them saw Hinata Hiashi sitting on the sofa.

"Minato, the village cannot go to war with Kumogakure."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said as he looked towards Minato, his eyes firm, "It's only been a few years since the Third Shinobi War ended, and too many people in the village died in the war. The names on the memorial represent every sacrifice."

Namikaze Minato raised his head slightly: "Third-sama, please take a look at this. No one should be sacrificed. The memorial tablets are for the heroes of Konoha, but none of them were asked to sacrifice themselves."

Last night, the videotape brought back by the direct Anbu was played again.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and his two advisors were not paying attention to the picture.

Because to them, it doesn’t matter whether the cause was Kumogakure or not. What matters is that they feel the village cannot afford a war.

"Rizu."

"Third generation sir."

"You go down first. The village will definitely give you an explanation. You can trust the village."

Hiashi didn't get up and leave, but instead looked at Minato.

……

Chapter 379 Lu Jiu: The awakening of thought is the prerequisite for everything

Since when did the Fourth Hokage truly possess the power of the Kage in the village?

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't remember clearly.

At the beginning, Minato Namikaze was not yet the Fourth Hokage. At that time, Kirigakure demanded the return of the Three-Tailed Fox Isobuki from Konoha, claiming that it had been taken away, otherwise they would go to war.

It is a consensus in the entire ninja world that if a tailed beast leaves the body of a jinchūriki, the jinchūriki will undoubtedly die.

Nohara Rin is a disciple of Minato Namikaze, and the Three-Tailed Fox Isobu in her body was sealed inside Nohara Rin by Kirigakure using an extremely unstable technique in order to destroy Konoha.

Finally, the seal was reinforced and the three-tailed beast was brought back to the village by Nohara Rin.

At that time...standing behind Minato Namikaze were Hinata and Uchiha.

But why would these two big clans stand behind Minato Namikaze?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was well aware that his shadow was involved here.

It was precisely because he wanted him to take over the position of Hokage that Hinata and Uchiha stood on the same side in the beginning.

Otherwise, why would the two major families support an elite jonin? Even if this jonin is a golden flash!

Seeing that Hinata Hiashi did not leave but looked at Namikaze Minato, Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was full of thoughts.

So... when is it?

After succeeding Hokage, everything is still on track.

Behind……

In exchange for the Uchiha clan giving up their security forces, he used the power of the captain directly under the Anbu?

No, this condition is absolutely not enough.

But in the end, the Uchiha clan did give up, and Shisui became the captain of the Anbu directly under the Fourth Hokage. The fighting faction of the Uchiha clan basically disappeared and was destroyed.

After the Uchiha En incident, Hinata Hiashi became the Hokage's advisor...

Demonstrate military power and give appropriate benefits to followers.

Removing Danzo from his position as advisor and stripping the Root of their law enforcement authority in the village was also a declaration.

History classes were introduced in the Ninja School, and gradually made clear to everyone over the course of four years, without encountering any opposition.

For the first time, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the desire to understand the history class that he had only attended for more than twenty minutes in the early stage, or the course that Minato originally named "Thought".

"call……"

Exhaling, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke again: "Hiashi, you can wait for a moment. I will tell you the specific situation after discussing it with Minato."

After he finished speaking, the other party still did not move, just looking at Minato Namikaze.

Three of the Cloud Village messengers died.

If they want Kumogakure to continue with the peace agreement, they can only hand over Hyuga Hiashi, who killed the messenger, to them.

Between life and death, he cannot compromise.

Around Hinata Hiashi's white eye sockets, veins bulged slightly even though his eyes were not open.

His fists were clenched and his body was shaking slightly.

Just as he was about to speak and stand up, Minato said, "Hiashi doesn't need to go out."

This one sentence made Sarutobi Hiruzen's face even uglier.

Looking around at the few people, except for the two old friends, even Nara Shikaku didn't look at him at this moment. He lowered his head and stood behind the Fourth Hokage.

At this time, Minato continued: "Hiashi is the head of the Hyuga clan's main family. He has the right to know about this matter. And most importantly... I will not use justice to kidnap a person who has done nothing wrong to admit his mistakes."

Hinata Hiashi closed his eyes and his clenched hands loosened and clenched again.

These words go straight to the heart.

This is in stark contrast to my attitude over the past four years.

A feeling of guilt welled up inside me.

"The village and the ninja clan should be interdependent, and trust is also cultivated through repeated events."

Namikaze Minato looked directly at the Third Hokage: "Today we can ignore the true nature of the incident and let the Hyuga clan sacrifice their own head for the sake of the greater good. Then tomorrow can I use the same method to let the Ino-Shika-Cho, Sarutobi, Shimura and other families make sacrifices?"

"They all joined Konoha for a safe life, but now they are being asked to sacrifice their lives for safety..."

"Once this behavior becomes commonplace, the village will soon be doomed."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze looked towards the memorial tablet outside the window of the Hokage Building.

"They are all heroes of the village."

"But they would rather die on the battlefield than be betrayed by the village they protect, saying they are being sacrificed for the greater good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen's whole body trembled slightly.

He remembered what Minato Namikaze said four years ago.

Now, the person in front of you is the Fourth Hokage of the village, the Jade of the village.

"Oh!"

Mitomon En slapped the desk.

He glared at us and asked, "Do you think we old guys are unforgivable? Do you think we betrayed the heroes? Do you think we all deserve to die?"

"Namikaze Minato!"

The consultant addressed Ying by his first name.

At this time he was very angry because Minato Namikaze's words directly denied their fig leaf.

This is what it means to be angry out of shame.

"You can be so willful now and play around with them!"

"But do you know how much... the number of memorials in the village will increase by doing this?!"

Utane Koharu, who was standing beside him, reached out and pulled his body, which was moving forward. He frowned and said, "Fourth Hokage, we have learned that this time it is not just Kumogakure's attitude."

This reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Yes, this time it’s not just Kumogakure’s attitude.

There were no fools among those present. The three of them had been in high positions for many years and naturally knew that the envoys from the Fire Country Daimyo's Mansion had come to the village not long ago and the Daimyo's orders had been rejected.

The ones who were truly dissatisfied... were the daimyo, even the five major daimyo who represented the interests of the aristocracy.

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the sofa and sat down, then reached out and lit the old pipe.

After exhaling a puff of smoke, he seemed to no longer have the concerns about not wanting others to know.

"Watergate……"

"Third generation sir."

"You've changed so much, so much so that I can no longer recognize you. It seems that the ideological lesson you mentioned, that evil thought that came from the Rain Country, has had a profound effect on you."