Naruto: Ming Dynasty people roaming the ninja world

Mo Congfeng returned to the meeting point with Hatake Sakumo, and they worked together to prepare a delicious meal.

But Mo Congfeng felt that his heart was full of worries, and the rare venison had no taste in his mouth! It was not until the afternoon of the second day that Shimura Danzo slowly arrived with two followers.

As reported in the intelligence, Shimura Danzo's right arm and eye were injured and tightly wrapped in bandages. But he looked very energetic, with a high-spirited fighting spirit on his face! The two followers were wearing masks and their faces could not be seen clearly. Mo Congfeng guessed that they might be the Anbu ninjas sent by the Third Hokage!

As soon as they met, Danzo Shimura greeted Hatake Sakumo enthusiastically and praised him for his great military achievements for Konoha in River Country.

When Hatake Sakumo heard the praise from Shimura Danzo, he kept being modest and even glanced at Mo Congfeng. Mo Congfeng's words were not in vain and played a certain role. I hope Hatake Sakumo can be careful and alert, and beware of attacks from within!

Hatake Sakumo explained the commission from Uzumaki Mito and Utatane Koharu to Danzo Shimura, and said that he would accept the commission and temporarily postpone his trip to the Konoha camp on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, hoping that he could complete the original mission.

Danzo Shimura expressed his appreciation and understanding for Hatake Sakumo's choice, and promised Hatake Sakumo that he would write a letter to the Third Hokage to explain the reason.

Shimura Danzo also said, "If Hiruzen knew that it was Mito-sama's commission, he would definitely agree with Captain Hatake's choice. Hiruzen urged Captain Hatake to return because he wanted to discuss the next strategic direction with Captain Hatake in the next jonin class meeting!"

Hatake Sakumo got a satisfactory answer, said goodbye to Mo Congfeng and Aburame Shio, then led Inuzuka Shigeo and the four members of the medical ninja team away!

Danzo Shimura watched Hatake Sakumo go away, "Only in times of chaos can a true hero emerge! The battle in River Country and this mission to find the Three Ninjas show that Hatake Sakumo is truly a pillar of Konoha! If Hatake Sakumo is willing to become the Fourth Hokage, I am willing to support him to become the Fourth Hokage!" After saying that, he turned around and looked at Mo Congfeng and Aburame Shio who stayed behind.

After hearing this, Aburame Shio's face lit up with a smile, but Mo Congfeng became alert and spoke quickly, interrupting Aburame Shio who was about to speak, "Senior Danzo Shimura, you are joking. The Third Hokage is in his prime and can still serve Konoha for a long time! We should not need to select the Fourth Hokage for the time being!"

Shimura Danzo smiled slightly, "You are the samurai from the Land of Iron, right? I have heard of your name. It is said that you are privately called Konoha Black Fang by the ninjas of Sand Village. You are a strong man who can be compared with Hatake Sakumo!"

Mo Congfeng answered loudly, "Yes, I was born in the Land of Iron, and I was a samurai for a while, but now I am a ninja, a ninja from Konoha Village! As for the Konoha Black Fang, it is just nonsense from those cowards in the Sand Village, please don't take it seriously, Master Danzo Shimura!"

Shimura Danzo laughed loudly, "The fear of the enemy is the greatest honor for a ninja. The current title of Sannin and the title of Ninjutsu Professor in the past were all given by the enemies! As for what you said about the Third Hokage being in his prime, it is not wrong, but the prime period of a ninja is very short. Even if there is no serious injury, most of them die early. As strong as the First Hokage who was called the God of Ninja, basically no one could hurt him, but he also died in his prime!"

Shimura Danzo's expression became serious. "So ninjas usually have to consider retirement after middle age and make plans for the future! The five Kages of the five major ninja villages in the five major countries have reached the age where they should consider retirement! There is a voice among Konoha's jonin that the age of the five Kages and the issue of their successors are also one of the reasons for the outbreak of this ninja war! This actually makes a lot of sense!"

Mo Congfeng showed a puzzled expression, "Ninjas obviously practice advanced ninjutsu, refine a lot of chakra, and master powerful powers. They should live longer than ordinary people, right?"

Shimura Danzo replied, "I don't quite understand this either. This is one of the unsolved mysteries of the ninja world. Hiruzen's disciple, Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, has done a lot of research on this. If you are interested, I can introduce him to you! He once said that there is a price to pay for the refinement of chakra, but he has not figured out what this price is!"

Shimura Danzo expressed his guess, "Perhaps ninjas experience various battles and suffer a lot of damage to their bodies, so most of them don't live long! As for the first Hokage, that is a miracle that ordinary people cannot understand. Maybe there is something hidden in it that we don't know!"

Mo Congfeng knew that after Shimura Danzo talked about the issue of the heyday of ninjas, he would continue to talk about the selection of the Fourth Hokage. However, Mo Congfeng did not want to talk to Shimura Danzo about the relationship between Hatake Sakumo and the selection of the Fourth Hokage, so he suggested to Shimura Danzo, "Shimura Danzo's mission is urgent, why don't we hurry up and get on the road!"

Danzo Shimura looked at the sun and said, "It's getting late. I see that you have cleaned up this place very well. I have decided that we will not leave but rest here for one night!" Then he waved his hand and ordered the two masked ninjas to arrange food and lodging.

Shimura Danzo gave an ambiguous smile, "Besides, we have formed a new team. I need to know the specific information of the team members, and then lay the foundation for the reasonable assignment of tasks in the future. So we should talk more!"

Mo Congfeng knew that the man in front of him was a true leader with considerable leadership experience, and would not be easily led astray by him!

As expected, Shimura Danzo continued to press, "Let's continue talking about the topic just now. Where were we just talking about? I forgot about it because you interrupted me like this. You really are getting old!"

Mo Congfeng had no choice but to remind, "Master Shimura Danzo just said that it is difficult for ninjas to live long!"

Shimura Danzo showed a look of sudden enlightenment, "Right, right, right, most ninjas don't live long, and the Five Kage are old, so this Ninja War has a purpose, or a passive effect, which is to select a suitable successor to the Kage."

Shimura Danzo held up a finger of his left hand, "The Hidden Lightning Village has no such worries. The new Ai and Bi have already been selected, so the Hidden Lightning Village has no motivation to rush into the battle. They only care about their own interests. As long as there is not enough interest, or our Konoha does not reveal a fatal weakness, they will not participate in the battle! The Uchiha guys have finally picked up a big bargain!"

Shimura Danzo held up two fingers on his left hand, "The struggle in the Sand Village has already been decided. The Sandfall Clan defeated the Chiyo Clan with the help of Hatake Sakumo and elected a new Third Kazekage. So they are eager to retract their tentacles and stop the war."

Danzo Shimura looked at Mo Congfeng and smiled. "I heard about your and Hatake's record in River Country. You killed the Kazekage candidate of the Chiyo clan and two Shoton Bloodline Genkai ninjas. This way, you have forged mortal enemies with these two powerful families. But don't worry. These two ninja families don't have the energy and power to retaliate against you in a short time, and they probably won't issue assassination commissions to you! Because they will face severe suppression from the Sandfall clan who have won the victory and power. This is also one of the reasons why the Sandfall clan is eager to stop the war."

Shimura Danzo paused and said, "The Sandfall Clan would like to thank you very much. It is you who have made such a great contribution!"

"We are Konoha's ninjas, and all our actions are for Konoha's victory! And it's not a big achievement. We are dealing with the relatively weak Chiyo clan in River Country. And Lord Danzo and the Hokage have to deal with the forces of three countries, namely Wind Country, Earth Country, and Rain Country, in Rain Country. It is really not easy to achieve such a result when fighting one against three." Mo Congfeng flattered from the bottom of his heart.

Shimura Danzo finally revealed a relieved smile, "That's right, many people said that it was Hatake Sakumo who defeated the Sand Village army of River Country and frightened the Sand Village, so the Third Kazekage was so eager to admit defeat and seek peace with Konoha! Hatake Sakumo is the new hero of Konoha!"

"But what they don't know is that Hiruzen, under the attack of the Second Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage, used the Five Dragon Bullet Fusion Technique, a five-dragon bomb fusion technique! The Second Kazekage was seriously injured as a result. Judging from his appearance, he was able to survive and return to the Kingdom of Wind, which shows that he has a strong vitality! The Second Kazekage is the only surviving Second Kazekage of the five major countries, and his life is about to come to an end. What a great achievement it is to be able to kill such a Second Kazekage!" said Shimura Danzo with some pride!

Shimura Danzo stroked his right arm with his left hand, "And I, in order to protect Hiruzen, gave him the opportunity to attack the Second Kazekage, blocked the Third Tsuchikage head-on, and escaped from the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's Bloodline Elimination Dust Release!"

Aburame Shio, who was standing by, showed a look of horror and admiration after hearing what Shimura Danzo said, "Unbelievable, unbelievable record!"

Mo Congfeng didn't understand what Five Dragons Combo and Bloodline Elimination were, but after seeing Aburame Shio's expression, he got the gist of it. "Unbelievable, what an incredible record! The Third Hokage and Shimura Danzo are the real heroes who forced the Sand Village to stop fighting and seek peace. They are the real heroes of Konoha! Compared with the enemies we fought against in River Country, the small contributions we made are simply not worth mentioning!"

Shimura Danzo regained his composure, "It's not a small contribution, nor is it worth mentioning. You still made efforts for Konoha and performed meritorious services! In that situation where all the main forces of Konoha in River Country were gone and only you were left, it was not easy to achieve that!"

Danzo Shimura counted the three remaining fingers on his left hand, "There are only Iwagakure, Kirigakure and us left, and we haven't chosen the successor to the Fourth Kage. Kirigakure is a mess with a lot of bloodline limit families, some of them are fighting among themselves, we just need to defend, but those idiots of the Hyuga clan can't even do such a small thing. They are so high and mighty on weekdays, but they can't hold on at the critical moment. It is obvious that the eye technique of the Hyuga clan can just restrain the Kirigakure's Kirigakure technique, but it still produced such a result! However, as long as the front line is stabilized again and the Kirigakure ninjas are defended, they will fight each other after a long time!"

After Shimura Danzo finished despising the Hyuga clan, he continued, "As for the Iwagakure Village, Ohnoki has no shortage of outstanding descendants. He only needs to select the best one from among them to inherit the position of the Fourth Tsuchikage. It's just that Ohnoki is pinning his hopes on those bloodline limit families, hoping that a strong man like the first Hokage will emerge. Unfortunately, I think he is just dreaming. I don't think any of the Explosion Release, Melting Release, or Boiling Release will work!"

Mo Congfeng proposed his own idea, "What about the Third Hokage? Does the Third Hokage have any outstanding descendants who can inherit the position of the Fourth Hokage?"

Shimura Danzo showed a sad and painful expression, "Huruzen had an outstanding eldest son, who was a member of Hiruzen's Anbu, but unfortunately he died in the previous battle with the Second Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage!"

Shimura Danzo's sad expression quickly disappeared, "Originally, my choice for the Fourth Hokage of Konoha was Hiruzen's eldest son or one of the three ninjas, but after meeting Hatake Sakumo today and seeing his decision, I realized that he is a selfless ninja who truly cares about Konoha, just like me!"

Shimura Danzo said solemnly, "Hatake Sakumo is already strong enough, and is gradually gaining enough reputation. What he is worried about is just the lack of factional support. If he stands up to fight for the position of Hokage, then I am willing to support him to become the Fourth Hokage!"

Mo Congfeng looked at Shimura Danzo's serious expression, not knowing whether he should believe him. Although Hatake Sakumo never said it, he must have the ambition to become a Hokage deep in his heart!

Mo Congfeng was thinking about the credibility of Shimura Danzo's words, but Aburame Shixiong beside him was excited, "Master Shimura Danzo, Captain Hatake is indeed qualified to become Hokage..."

Mo Congfeng quickly interrupted Aburame Shixiong's words, "Captain Hatake has no qualifications to be the Hokage? He has never expressed the idea of ​​becoming the Hokage! Master Danzo Shimura, I think there should be a lot of people who want to be the Hokage! I heard that Kato Dan, the lover of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, is the man who will become the Hokage. A man who can be favored by Senior Tsunade should also be a strong man. So Konoha is full of talents, and there should be a lot of candidates for the Fourth Hokage. Everyone should wait for the war to end, and then the real suitable candidate for the Fourth Hokage should emerge!"

Danzo Shimura stared at Mo Congfeng for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, "Our identities are actually very similar! A long time ago, I was a competitor for the Third Hokage like Sarutobi Hiruzen, but later I failed, and Hiruzen became the Third Hokage! Since then, I decided to do my best to assist the Third Hokage. I am the Third Hokage's deputy. After the previous battle, I protected Hiruzen and gained his trust. He gave me the official position of Assistant Hokage!"

Shimura Danzo paused, "And you, from Fengmo, you are Hatake Sakumo's second in command! I think you could be the next assistant to the Hokage!"