Naruto: Ming Dynasty people roaming the ninja world

This was a split in the Third Hokage's faction.

Konoha's defense strategy is either the active defense strategy proposed by Shimura Danzo or the buffer country strategy proposed by the former Second Hokage. The final decision will be made through a vote by the Jonin.

The Third Hokage and the advisory elders including Danzo Shimura did not vote. The remaining ninjas each received a red bean and voted anonymously in public.

The voting began. The two disciples of the Third Hokage, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, voted for the two opposite sides respectively, and Princess Tsunade chose to abstain.

The voting method of the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan was a bit strange. They adopted a neutral attitude and took turns to vote. If a senior ninja from the Uchiha or Hyuga clan chose to vote for this strategy, then the next senior ninja from the Uchiha or Hyuga clan would definitely vote for that strategy.

Afterwards, Mo Congfeng learned from Kinoshita Ichiro that this was a common practice among the two major ninja clans when facing issues that had nothing to do with them.

The supporters of the Third Hokage, those jonin of the secret ninja clan, mostly supported the strategy of the Second Hokage, which actually represented the will of the Third Hokage.

Shimura Danzo received very little support from them.

There are very few jonin among the civilian ninjas. They have no special emblems and are easy to identify. They vote almost entirely based on personal preference, without obvious bias, and the voting time is also scattered, scattered and intermittent among the ninja clan and the Anbu.

Unexpectedly, most of the ANBU's jonin chose Shimura Danzo's strategy, and only a few insisted on the Second Hokage's strategy.

The Anbu can be said to be the place where the jonin are most concentrated, and it is also the organization with the largest number of jonin.

The balance of victory seemed to have slowly tilted towards Danzo Shimura, but the stance of one person influenced the remaining civilian ninjas. When Hatake Sakumo, the leader of the jonin squad, voted for the strategy of the Second Hokage, the remaining civilian ninjas seemed to have gotten the direction of the wind and followed suit, and soon they had voted all the red beans in their hands.

Mo Congfeng's mouth twitched. Hatake Sakumo should have voted later. His early voting inadvertently showed some of his influence among civilian ninjas.

Most people have already voted, and Mo Congfeng also came to the voting position. Under the gaze of Hatake Sakumo and others, he did not hesitate to throw the red beans in his hand into the box representing Shimura Danzo's strategy.

Mo Congfeng knew in his heart that once he had chosen his position, he would not waver.

In the end, Danzo Shimura's active defense strategy was narrowly defeated by the buffer country strategy of the Second Hokage.

The meeting entered the next stage, which seemed to be a matter of defense zone division and power distribution. The ninjas seemed to be affected by the quarrel and debate just now, and they once again threw away their politeness and started scrambling for power.

Mo Congfeng only noticed that Danzo Shimura had secured for one of his disciples the duty of guarding the Konoha Grass Country outpost.

Mo Congfeng felt very bored. The quarrel and debate among the ninjas about the two strategies was quite interesting and attracted Mo Congfeng's attention. After all, everyone could take the opportunity to speak and express their personal ideas and opinions.

The voting session was extremely boring, it was just a matter of standing in line, and Mo Congfeng was willing to take a look because of his position. The subsequent fight for defense zones and division of rights had nothing to do with him, and he could only see the surface and could not know the transactions behind them. It was extremely boring, and he just hoped it would end quickly!

Finally, the Third Hokage made a summary speech, and finally mentioned that he would send a message to the Kage of each ninja village and proposed to hold a Five Kage meeting.

Mo Congfeng finally became interested. Thinking about the mission of escorting the Hokage, he thought that maybe he could easily get an A-level mission and earn a lot of money.

Mo Congfeng bought two courtyards in succession and had little money left. Although the subsidies for Anbu ninjas were not small, they still pale in comparison to the A-level missions.

As a result, at the end of the meeting, the Third Hokage did not mention the matter of guards, which made Mo Congfeng feel a little disappointed.

On the way back with Kinoshita Ichiro, Mo Congfeng specifically asked Kinoshita Ichiro about this, but Kinoshita Ichiro laughed out loud, "The Five Kage Summit is usually held in the neutral Iron Country in your hometown. Each Kage only brings one or two guards at most. Compared to going deep into other villages, the safety is greatly improved!"

"I am familiar with the Iron Country. I can fully perform the escort mission!" Mo Congfeng said nonchalantly, but his heart was trembling slightly.

Kinoshitarou showed a suspicious look, "Really? Why do I feel like you, who was once a samurai of the Iron Country, don't even know much about the Five Kage Summit?"

Mo Congfeng smiled slightly, "Well, I have been away from the Iron Country for many years, and I don't remember many things clearly.

I seem to have heard of the Five Kage Summit, but I didn't know it was held in our Iron Country. Alas, I was probably still young at that time, and my level was too low to understand such things! "

"Okay, okay!" Kinoshita Ichiro stopped asking, "But you can't be the guard of the Five Kage Summit!"

Mo Congfeng was curious, "Why? I feel like I have a lot of experience as a guard. I protected Danzo Shimura when he attended the peace talks with Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village, and I protected the Third Hokage when he attended the peace talks with the Third Tsuchikage. I feel like this kind of mission is not difficult at all, and it's not that easy to start a fight!"

Kinoshita smiled, "Why, Mo, are you ready to become the Fourth Hokage?"

"What does this mean?" Mo Congfeng suddenly realized, "I understand now. The guards of the Kage are usually the candidates for the next Kage! So, the Kages in the Ninja Wars are fighting for such guards!"

Kinoshita nodded, "Yes, that's true. The Five Kage Summit is not only a meeting of the Five Kage, but also a meeting of the Five Kage candidates. They are future opponents! Only the newly succeeded Kage does not need to bring the next Kage candidate, because it is not easy to select a candidate in a short period of time. I wonder which ninja the Third Hokage will bring to the Five Kage Summit this time?"

Mo Congfeng understood the details of the Five Kage Summit and no longer had any illusions about the escort mission. "It should be said that the Third Hokage chose not to bring any ninja. The Third Hokage has three outstanding disciples, any two of whom are capable of fulfilling the escort mission. It's just that not bringing any of the disciples might be a bit difficult!"

Mo Congfeng said this, but he was thinking in his heart that Tsunade might not participate. Ever since she came back from the battlefield last time, she seemed to have completely lost interest in ninja affairs. She still looked listless today.

Mo Congfeng also heard from the ninjas attending the meeting today that Tsunade had been gambling and drunk recently, and could only shake his head secretly. Mo Congfeng sympathized with her experience, but also looked down on her behavior! She obviously had a lot of things to do, and there was no need to do such a thing.

"Brother Mo, you're here!" Mo Congfeng looked up and saw Shizuka's cheerful little face appear in front of him. Only then did Mo Congfeng notice that he had followed Kinoshita Ichiro to his home without realizing it.

This was the first time Mo Congfeng came to visit after what happened that night, and the word "embarrassment" was written all over his face.

However, Shizuka was busy serving tea and pouring water, calling "Brother Mo" all the time, as if what happened that night was just a dream and not real, which made Mo Congfeng a little at a loss!