Chapter 173 Assassination (2)
"The vice-captain said... the last time in the battle to defend Konoha, the village relied on the guard to turn the tide and block the enemy's invasion. Therefore, the guard should be expanded, and the village should also give the responsibility of guarding the entire Konoha to Uchiha..."
Uchiha Shisui seemed a little embarrassed about this matter.
In his opinion, this request was indeed too much. Few people knew that in addition to the battlefield where their guard was located, there was another battlefield in front of the Konoha Medical Department that was also extremely important. If it weren't for Tsunade, I'm afraid that the Cloud Ninja Team led by Mickey Guy would have severely damaged the village's logistics facilities in the rear.
"The guard did make a huge contribution in the battle to defend Konoha, which is undeniable."
Namikaze Minato smiled faintly. In front of Shisui, he didn't need to hide his true opinion of Uchiha, "So, how did Captain Fugaku answer?"
"Of course the captain rejected this proposal..." Shisui replied.
As expected, it seems that Uchiha Fugaku is a man of measure, Minato Namikaze thought to himself.
Because the real duty of the Konoha Guard is to manage the village security. As for the duty of guarding the Konoha walls and guarding the sentry posts at the Konoha gate, they are all the responsibility of the ninjas sent by the guard department under the command of the jonin captain Nara Shikaku.
Most of these Konoha ninjas are Chunin or special jonin, and Shenyue Izumo and Gangzi Tetsu are among them.
Uchiha has long been dissatisfied with being confined in the special organization of the guard. This time, just after making meritorious deeds, he wanted to take the opportunity to strive for greater authority, which obviously shows that the leftists inside are too impatient.
That is, Shimura Danzo has already stepped down. If he is still in the top position and knows that there are such thoughts inside Uchiha, I am afraid that he will be directly accused of intending to rebel.
"Hokage-sama, the victory of Konoha's defense was clearly achieved by the concerted efforts of all the people in the village. It is definitely not the Uchiha Guard who can take all the credit..."
Shisui saw that after listening to the report, Minato Namikaze looked thoughtful. He was afraid that he would be angry about the vice-captain's remarks, so he hurriedly expressed his opinion. In his heart, the stability and peace of the village is more important than anything else. He didn't quite understand why many members of the guard team, led by the vice-captain Uchiha Yashiro, all had a self-righteous attitude. Moreover, they especially liked to create disputes.
After all, he was only a ten-year-old child. This matter was not a question of the size of the Uchiha's credit...
Minato Namikaze smiled warmly and suddenly touched Shisui's head. He didn't explain how sensitive the Uchiha wanted to fight for the responsibility of garrisoning the village was.
"Okay, go back.
I already know the situation, and I need you to continue to report the contents of the Uchiha clan meeting to me in the future."
"Yes, Lord Hokage." Uchiha Shisui seemed very happy to be recognized by Minato Namikaze.
He straightened his body and bowed like those adult ninjas before saying goodbye and leaving.
After Shisui left, Minato Namikaze did not return home immediately.
Instead, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and jumped to the first training ground.
Winter is about to pass, and the snow in this special training ground has melted away early.
As usual, the entire training ground is still deserted. Because it happened to be evening, the first training ground was decorated with a bit of gloom under the embellishment of the dark and cold night.
Standing on the wooden embankment by the lake, Minato Namikaze looked at the cold lake water, took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes.
The next second, when he opened his eyes again, orange eye shadow had emerged.
"Senjutsu·Dragon Flame Technique!!"
After only forming a tiger seal, Minato Namikaze took a deep breath, and a strong high-temperature flame suddenly poured out of his mouth.
This move is an advanced version of the Dragon Fire Technique under the blessing of the immortal technique, and it is extremely powerful.
The blazing straight flames were close to the cold lake surface, bringing up a lot of water mist, extending more than ten meters away, and reaching the other side.
After finishing the fire escape ninjutsu, Minato Namikaze practiced the lightning escape and wind escape ninjutsu under the blessing of the immortal technique.
Then came the most familiar Flying Thunder God series of ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God Slash, Flying Thunder God Second Stage, Flying Thunder God Third Style.
Finally, even the Mingshen Gate and illusion were all practiced.
He stopped until there was little chakra left.
Seeing that the prisoner exchange war in a few days was approaching, Minato Namikaze was busy with government affairs for many days, and his practice was a bit neglected. He had to take advantage of this late night to practice a little more.
In fact, after reaching this level, he has vaguely felt that it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue to improve.
The Flying Thunder God extended series has undoubtedly been developed to the extreme. The Spiral Flash Super Wheel Dance Roaring Style 3 is the ultimate of Flying Thunder God.
And the extreme of the Sage Mode is still out of reach, always a little short of reaching it...
In comparison, the advanced development of the Rasengan's fire attribute change is only a little short of the finished product, but this is certainly not enough.
In addition to the ninjutsu, such as the forbidden scrolls and the private goods left by the previous generations of Hokage, the ones suitable for him have already been learned. In this case, how can he make his strength go further?
Namikaze Minato, who was sitting on the ground and panting, sighed.
Whether it is the Byakugan or the Sharingan, at least there is a theoretical upper limit, the Samsara Eye and the Samsara Eye. Even if it is a slightly worse general bloodline limit, there are infinite possibilities and room for growth.
But for a ninja like him who has no special bloodline, if he wants to surpass the Kage level and reach a higher level of strength, I am afraid...
It seems that only the power of the tailed beast is the final answer...
However, conquering the Nine-Tails is not an easy task. Minato Namikaze has not yet fought against the Yin Nine-Tails in his body, mainly because he has not yet reached the Extreme Sage Mode. Because the power of the Nine-Tails is strong, the Myojin Gate can only have a great chance of winning if it can reach the level of the Nineth or even the Tenth Sealed.
After all, his current situation is different from that of Naruto in the original work. Naruto had the help of Kushina's chakra at that time.
With a depressed mood, Minato Namikaze stayed in the first training ground until the second half of the night before returning home to rest.
The next day, in the woods not far from the gate of Konoha.
Under a towering tree, the four members of the Shadow Guard, Xuanjian, were waiting there early. Everyone knew that this mission was a great test for them. Xuanjian and Leitong, who often quarreled, looked solemn and taciturn that day.
"Why is it so lifeless today? This is really not like the Genma team I know..."
A clear and gentle voice came, Xuanjian and the others turned their heads and immediately found that there were three figures on the treetops above their heads.
These three people were Namikaze Minato, Xiang and Linjiao.
Today, Namikaze Minato was just wearing ordinary ninja clothes, with a backpack on his back, as if he had returned to the days of Jonin.
Xiang also carried a package, while Linjiao carried something like a round coffin. On the edge of the coffin, there was a talisman sticker with a seal formula on it. As for what was inside, there was no need to explain.
Of course, it could only be the Kumogakure ninja who was exchanged this time, the two-tailed Yumujin...