January 48, Konoha.

Just when Yunting was concentrating on developing his wood escape ability, the new year quietly arrived.

During this period, the outside world seemed calm, but in fact, undercurrents were rising one after another.

Outside the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth retreated tiredly to their homes, quietly repairing their injuries.

The frequency of Mist Ninja dispatches from the Kingdom of Water has also gradually decreased, not only because of the huge deterrent of Matt Dai kicking four ninja swordsmen to death in the past, but also because of the faint restlessness of the Bloodstained Family in the country.

However, the Kingdom of Thunder is still not satisfied with the status quo, and has been making various probing moves at the border of the Kingdom of Fire, causing the relationship between the two countries to remain like a powder keg that may explode at any time.

Outside the five major countries, in the Rain Country, one of the small countries ignored by the world, the Akatsuki organization, which will affect the entire ninja world in the future, has been transformed and reborn under the guidance of a masked man who calls himself "Uchiha Madara".

Going on a path completely opposite to the way it was founded.

Inside the Fire Nation.

The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had to step down sadly due to the dissatisfaction in the village due to his compromise with the Earth Country in the Third War, still secretly holds the power of Konoha.

And the roots that are independent of the ANBU and deeply rooted in the darkness are still in the hands of another Konoha consultant Shimura Danzo, and even the Third Hokage cannot direct it in the slightest.

At this moment, the root base is buried deep underground.

In the extremely dark office, Shimura Danzo, known as the "Darkness of Ninja" in the ninja world, was sitting on a chair with a cane.

Standing beside him is his most capable assistant Aburame Ryoma.

"What has our new Hokage been busy with recently?" A cold and deep voice came from Shimura Danzo's mouth.

Aburame Ryoma raised the sunglasses on the bridge of her nose and replied: "As in the beginning, apart from getting stamps at the Hokage Building and chatting with the villagers after get off work, I have recently spent a lot of time on personal training. Because the latter is surrounded by people The guards have Byakugan, and our people cannot investigate at close range, so we have no way of knowing what the Yondaime is practicing."

"If you can't detect it, then you can't detect it." Shimura Danzo said calmly, then thought of something else, and snorted, "He's just a young boy who got lucky and rose to the top by relying on the name of 'Senju'.

.I think he now knows how much free time he has as a Hokage, so he can only vent his energy on training. Humph! Hiruzen really made a good plan!"

Obviously, Shimura Danzo is still unhappy that he cannot be Hokage, and that Orochimaru, whom he recommended later, has not been able to take the role.

"Forget it! Let's put aside the matter of the Fourth Hokage for now. What happened to Orochimaru recently?" Shimura Danzo tapped the crutch in his hand on the ground, and said dissatisfied, "The experimental process entrusted to him recently is much worse than

He is much slower than before, what on earth is he thinking? Has he not gotten over his failure in running for Hokage yet?"

"Orochimaru's words... don't seem to be affected by his failure to run for Hokage." Ryoma Aburame hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his judgment, "On the contrary, the time he spent in the laboratory recently seemed

There are more, but many of the things studied are not within the scope of our requirements."

Shimura Danzo said coldly: "The resources given to him by Genbu are not for him to use for himself. It seems that I have to remind him personally."

"In addition, during this period, Orochimaru's experiment required a large number of living people, and the root could not be satisfied. He personally went outside and brought back a lot. This matter seems to have missed some loopholes, and has attracted some attention in the village."

Female Long Gen thought of something and said again.

Hearing this, Danzo Shimura frowned: "Why are you so careless? If you want people, there are many outside the village, why does Orochimaru have to do it inside the village? Ryoma, you send people to suppress this matter first. As for Orochimaru.

..It seems there is no need to delay, I must go and have a detailed talk with him as soon as possible."

After saying that, Danzo Shimura stood up and walked towards the root laboratory.

"By the way, Mist Ninja Village has been experiencing internal instability during this period. The conflict between the senior management of the Ninja Village and the Blood Successor Limited Family seems to be getting more and more serious. Let's send another team of root ninjas there. If there is a chance, we can add to their conflicts.

Put the hot oil."

Shimura Danzo's figure had disappeared into the darkness, leaving only his ruthless voice ringing in the room.

"yes!"

Aburame Ryoma answered the order with a calm face.

Although the roots deep in the darkness continue to absorb nutrients from the main body of Konoha, when facing foreign enemies, it will still slash out the sword without fear.

This is an extremely sharp double-edged sword.

...

The Uchiha clan, which is also regarded as a double-edged sword and is even a thorn in the side of Konoha's advisory group, is also very lively at this time.

Nanga Shrine.

Every once in a while, the main ninjas from the Uchiha clan would come here to have a closed-door meeting to discuss important issues in the clan.

Today is no exception.

Inside the shrine.

Uchiha Fugaku, who was sitting at the front seat, frowned and looked at the noisy scene of people on both sides of him.

The reason for this is simply that the tribesmen are dissatisfied with the upper class of the village.

Especially this time, in their view, Uchiha contributed a lot and made great sacrifices in these three battles. The position of Hokage that should have belonged to them unexpectedly missed them again, and let their once mortal enemy become another "

Thousand Hands" ascended to the throne.

You must know that including the first generation and the second generation, there are currently four heads on Hokage Rock, and the Senju clan accounts for three.

This made them, who had co-founded Konoha with the Senju clan in the past and could be called the elders of Konoha, feel extremely embarrassed.

Because of this, the mood within the Uchiha clan is now very violent, and the power of the martial arts faction has greatly increased.

Although it is not as advanced as six or seven years later, except for a very small number of people, most people agreed to launch a bloodless revolution, but now there are faint signs of this.

Therefore, as the head of the family, Uchiha Fugaku was very tired at this time.

Although he would also choose a bloodless revolution in the future, he would do so only when public opinion dictates his decision.

In essence, he still hopes to use gentle methods to resolve conflicts.

Finally, after several hours of meetings, Uchiha Fugaku, who had barely calmed down the emotions of his tribe, returned home exhausted. He saw his son Uchiha Itachi dazed in front of the pond, so he walked up and patted him on the shoulder.

road:

"Itachi, what are you thinking about?"

Uchiha Fugaku has always been very satisfied and proud of his son, who has extremely outstanding ninja talent.

"Father, I am thinking about ninjutsu."

It was Shota's Itachi who lied.

He was taken to the battlefield by his father at the age of four and killed people with his own hands. At this time, he was thinking about the question "what is the meaning of life" that many adults would never consider.

Naturally, Uchiha Fugaku didn't know that his son had the potential to be a philosopher at a young age. He said happily, "You can ask me if you don't understand anything," and then walked into the house.

Inside, Uchiha Mikoto, whose stomach was already heaving, was coming towards her gently.

After the couple warmed up for a while, Uchiha Mikoto smiled and said, "I met Kushina on the street today. I didn't expect that she was pregnant like me."

Uchiha Fugaku was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Kushina is pregnant? It seems that Minato is going to be a father."

In the previous war, he had teamed up with Namikaze Minato, and coupled with Mikoto and Kushina's close relationship, the two families had a pretty good relationship.

'It's a pity. If Minato became Hokage, Uchiha's situation would be much better.'

Uchiha Fugaku suddenly thought.

Then, he remembered that Kushina was the Nine-Tailed Human Pillar. During the period of childbirth, it would be difficult for outside forces to fish in troubled waters.

But after a moment's thought, he sneered slightly.

What I can think of, Konoha's top brass can't think of.

I'm afraid that by then the latter will not only be on guard against foreign enemies, but also on guard against himself, the owner of the Sharingan Eye.

Mikoto on the side did not know what her husband was going through just now. After telling about Kushina, she touched her belly and said expectantly:

"I don't know if Kushina and I are having a boy or a girl. If they are both boys, I think they will become best friends in the future."
Chapter completed!