Shinnosuke's Arrival

Time flies, the spring breeze caresses the earth, and once again, green covers the land, draping it like a green carpet.

As reinforcements arrived one after another at Konoha Base, they prepared to replace the ninjas who hadn't returned to the village for several years and were stationed on the front lines.

Shin'nosuke Sarutobi, the commander-in-chief of Konoha's defenses against the Land of Water's borders, arrived with an elite force, instantly filling the tent with a different atmosphere.

As for Shin'nosuke Sarutobi's appearance, well, as the Eldest Son of the Third Hokage, he perfectly inherited the Third Hokage's excellent genes. To put it another way, he doesn't look exactly like Asuma, but you could say they were cut from the same mold.

With that height, he looks like a mature middle-aged man who's barely over 1.6 meters tall. Even the Fourth Mizukage a baby face, but this guy is a bit hard to describe. No wonder Konohamaru's genes are so excellent; it turns out it's the excellent genes of the Sarutobi Clan.

It seems that Sarutobi Konohamaru Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

"Lord Yoru, you've really had a tough time on the front lines."

Inside the tent, when Shin'nosuke Sarutobi came to the front line, the kind smiles on his face made it impossible to see any flaws. He even smiled at the tall Uchiha Yoru beside him.

Uchiha Yoru nodded easily and said, "With Shinnosuke- senpai here, I can finally relax."

Uchiha Yoru looked completely relieved, seemingly genuinely so. However, beneath their friendly smiles, both were secretly cursing each other.

Little fox.

Old fox.

Although it was only their first meeting, it must be said that Shin'nosuke Sarutobi truly inherited the methods of the Third Hiruzen Sarutobi, and openly displayed his righteousness.

Uchiha Yoru was even more impressed. No wonder the Third Hokage wanted his eldest son to succeed Hokage. This was a successor cultivated with his own spirit and will, so naturally he was the most perfect.

Aside from his strength, he almost perfectly matched the choices Third Hiruzen Sarutobi, and also chose to avoid further turmoil within the upper echelons.

Although the two had already had several interactions between their superiors and subordinates before their arrival, they still exchanged pleasantries upon their first meeting. In particular, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi, despite his smiling demeanor, had already subtly chosen to transfer power during their conversation.

Uchiha Yoru not only did not refute this, but also calmly agreed. After all, he was still no match for Konoha, and he also needed to use this reason to send his people back to the village to recuperate, thus winning over hearts and minds while also preserving his own power.

"Shinnosuke- senpai, these are the records of the ninjas who have recently distinguished themselves on the front lines. I have already reported them to the Hokage-sama."

As Uchiha Yoru slowly handed over a scroll with a fake political smile, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi accepted it with the same fake smile. The moment he opened it, his pupils shrank instantly.

"Good lad, you've got a clever plan." At this moment, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi was secretly shocked. They were supposed to be classmates with Asuma, but the gap between them was huge.

You reported all those commendation scrolls to the village, and then to yourself? This is blatant conspiracy.

If he agrees to sign his name, it would be tantamount to vouching for these meritorious ninjas on the front lines. His endorsement carries immense weight, and his promotion would almost certainly be secured. Needless to say, these people are all this brat's men.

But if he doesn't sign it! Even if it's just left ambiguous, the next day the Camp at the front will probably spread rumors that Shin'nosuke Sarutobi is narrow-minded and doesn't recommend the soldiers at the front for credit, and so on and so forth.

In an instant, having grasped this principle, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi looked up at the boy and gave him a stiff smile. Uchiha Yoru, of course, knew that his methods were somewhat too direct, but he still nodded sincerely and said, "Uchiha Yoru is willing to do his best to assist Shinnosuke- senpai."

Instantly, Uchiha Yoru's attitude changed completely with those words. It was as if he was saying, "If you agree, I will definitely not cause any trouble. All the ninjas on the front lines, and even I, will fully cooperate."

Upon hearing this, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi's stiff expression slowly blossomed into a smile, while the elite ninjas belonging to Uchiha Yoru's side inside the tent lowered their heads upon seeing this scene, their hearts filled with anger.

Even at this time, their Lord Yoru was still using his merits to pave the way for them, even just wanting them to be able to go home in peace.

Uchiha Yoru's efforts to win people's hearts were naturally not kept secret from anyone, and Shin'nosuke Sarutobi saw it all, but he didn't think much of it.

How many ninjas are there in Konoha? There are more than 20,000 ninjas in Konoha within the Land of Fire. This was only a few years after the Third Shinobi War ended, and Konoha had not yet recovered. At its peak, Konoha Ninja.

How many ninjas are there in the Land of Whirlpools? A mocking sneer rose in Shin'nosuke Sarutobi's heart at this thought. At most a thousand. And before he came here, he knew perfectly well how many spies his father had planted around the enemy.

Nothing to worry about!

"Indeed, you are all heroes of Konoha, and I will certainly recommend you for credit."

Shin'nosuke Sarutobi laughed loudly, and without any hesitation, he signed his name and even left his handprint. It was just a thousand ninjas; there was no need to divide or win them over. Time would dilute everything, and reality would make everything ordinary.

The two then chatted and laughed in the tent, while the subordinates began to take over. Shin'nosuke Sarutobi needed prestige, so he needed to make contributions. He certainly didn't trust the people on the front lines. Fortunately, this group of people should have retired and returned to the village to recuperate long ago, but they were implicated because of Orochimaru's incident.

Now that the reason is just right, the turmoil in the village has subsided, and this matter is over. They should go home to reunite and recuperate.

Shin'nosuke Sarutobi brought a full six hundred elite ninjas to the front lines this time, openly using the pretext of replacing the border guards, which caused the Mist Ninja to cower in fear. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been facing six hundred Konoha, but rather a combined attack.

The arriving reinforcements began to familiarize themselves with the front lines in an orderly manner. With the help of veteran ninjas, they began to report in detail on various traps and terrain advantages. This replacement work would take at least three days, after which wave after wave of ninjas would prepare to return to the village.

Just as Uchiha Yoru and Shin'nosuke Sarutobi were exchanging information about the front lines, inside a brand-new tent in the Camp.

"Grown ups."

Uzuki Yugao crouched down, head bowed, concealing her emotions, while the person seated was Ume Sarutobi, who calmly gazed at the person she had chosen.

"Yugao, you should be a sensible person. Although I no longer Anbu, you are someone I personally promoted. The Third Hokage is getting old, do you understand?"

Such a straightforward statement implies that there are no longer any obstacles in Konoha. For Ume Sarutobi, this means that she can achieve her long-cherished wish step by step, and naturally, she doesn't need to hide herself as carefully as before.

However, Ume Sarutobi was unaware that it was precisely because of her unbridled abuse of power that she had aroused resentment, which greatly reduced Uzuki Yugao's sense of guilt towards the Anbu and the Hokage.

The village's rights have been ruined by you corrupt people, while those who truly care about Konoha have been marginalized. It's outrageous!

At this moment, the inner turmoil in Uzuki Yugao's heart suddenly eased considerably for some reason. She raised her head and calmly said in a deep voice, "Yugao dares not forget the Minister's guidance."

Seeing Uzuki Yugao's sensible reply, Ume Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction. "Don't worry, I just need you to tell me the message to pass it on to the Third Hokage. After all, Shinnosuke will soon become the Fifth Generation of the village, so you won't be breaking any rules."

Although Ume Sarutobi was still a little weak after giving birth, the prospect of gaining prestige and securing that position as soon as possible was clearly more tempting, and her heart was filled with burning desire.

Konohamaru has been sent back to the village, which is a good opportunity to give the old man something to do and get him to step down sooner. Then Konoha will be the domain of the Sarutobi Clan.

"Don't worry, there were no special arrangements this time. You did a great job, but you still need to work hard to gradually gain Uchiha Yoru's trust. This person will definitely be at the level of an elder of the Uchiha Clan in the future, so you still need to work hard to investigate the clues about the Nine-Tails' Rampage."

"However, I understand the principle of 'too much of a good thing'. This time, you will all be assigned to return to the village, which is a task that will take a long time. I wonder if you are willing to undertake it?"

Facing Ume Sarutobi, Uzuki Yugao respectfully said in a deep voice, "For the village, for the Will of Fire, Uzuki Yugao is willing to continue the mission."

However, at this moment Uzuki Yugao felt more anger in her heart. You rotten people are not worthy to talk about the village, let alone the Will of Fire.

"Alright, Yugao, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Ume Sarutobi nodded with a satisfied smile, "Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly after you complete the mission, and the village certainly won't treat you unfairly either."

Hearing these words, Uzuki Yugao felt a surge of disgust. The village's power was being abused in this way, and the village's resources were being greedily extracted by these selfish higher-ups. At this moment, she seemed to finally understand why Lord Yoru wanted to overthrow the current rule.

Konoha needs change! Change everything that's decaying!

Ume Sarutobi came this time to secure her former undercover agent. After the Orochimaru Incident, she almost lost all power. However, with the birth of Konohamaru as a boy, she regained her voice in the Sarutobi Clan. A mother's status rises with her son's, which makes sense everywhere.

She was unwilling to be a subordinate; she craved power and enjoyed the feeling of being high above others, especially the feeling of holding the lives of many elite ninjas in her hands in the Anbu, which gave her a morbid sense of intoxication.

On the other side, after the conversation, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi revealed a reassuring smile befitting a superior, "Although I've come to the front lines, the village will not forget your efforts, and we still need to leave one or two familiar faces at the front."

Seeing Shin'nosuke Sarutobi's kind smile, Uchiha Yoru smiled and nodded, saying, "All personnel adjustments will be decided by Shinnosuke- senpai."

In short, since I've chosen not to trip you up, then do as you please.

As expected, seeing that the other party was so sensible, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi smiled, "In that case, I can't bear to let go of the Uchiha Clan's Genius Shisui, and the Genius Ninja Kakashi. They are the future of our Konoha."

Shin'nosuke Sarutobi put on an extremely magnanimous appearance, seemingly trusting these people, but in his heart he was secretly pleased. No matter how cunning the Uchiha Clan were, they would never have imagined that Kakashi was someone the old man had secretly arranged, and the other candidates were just an excuse to cover it up.

"By the way, there's another important task the village wants to entrust to Lord Yoru, but I think that since Lord Yoru has sacrificed so much for Konoha on the front lines, it's appropriate to let someone else complete this task. After all, Lord Yoru also needs to return to the village to recuperate."

Since you're so sensible, then I'm not petty. If you don't want to accept, you can go back to the village to recuperate. However, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi slowly took out a mission scroll and let Uchiha Yoru choose for himself, while his expression gradually became serious.

When the task was mentioned, he was still very serious, and Uchiha Yoru also frowned and looked at the task the village was about to give him with a serious expression.

Gather intelligence on the Land of Whirlpools!

When Uchiha Yoru saw this mission, he immediately frowned. Infiltration missions were not unreasonable. After all, Orochimaru had infiltrated Kumogakure during the Third Shinobi War and secretly instigated the Eight-Tails' rampage.

Despite the fact that these ninjas were so valuable and the missions they were carrying out were important, he felt it was a waste of their talents.

But that's the world of ninjas.

"This mission?" Uchiha Yoruro puzzled, while Shin'nosuke Sarutobi put everything aside and said in a deep voice, "With the turmoil in the Shinobi World, the Land of Whirlpools has become a gathering place for almost all the rogue Shinobi World Rogue Ninja Rogue Ninja, especially for trading valuable items that can't be made in the open."

"Spies from all the major ninja villages have infiltrated here. Although some of them are from the villages themselves, the villages need an observer to infiltrate and gather intelligence. Ideally, they should also secretly find out about the valuable items being traded."

Good heavens, what espionage? It's obvious the village is just greedy for the huge profits here.

Any items that need to be traded here in a way that can't be done in the open are absolutely priceless; Konoha is trying to double-cross them.

He gathered the intelligence, and then the village secretly pocketed the profits.

"Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. You know, the news that Sannin Princess Tsunade, appeared in the towns of the Land of Whirlpools has already been discovered by all the major ninja villages, so your safety is highly guaranteed."

Seeing Shin'nosuke Sarutobi, Uchiha Yoru knew that while this mission wasn't mandatory, it was still a way for him to prove himself.

If he chooses to accept this mission, it proves that he cares about the village and barely gains a little trust from the village's higher-ups. However, the downside is that this mission takes a long time, and the ninjas who return to the village may be infiltrated and even slowly divided.

When he returned to the village, the force he had built up on the front lines had fallen apart, and it wouldn't be easy to reunite it.

If he doesn't accept missions, then in the eyes of the Konoha High Command, he is a person with great ambition who doesn't want to give up the interests he has, and after returning to the village, he will definitely want to unite the ninjas recruited on the front lines into one force.

I must say, brilliant!

However, Uchiha Yoru feigned a resolute expression and said in a deep voice, "For the sake of the village, I am willing to carry out the mission, but I ask Shinnosuke to remember the merits of the soldiers on the front lines."

In his last sentence, he was still praising the soldiers at the front lines; as for dividing his own forces?

You can't fight city hall, and what he needs is to stir up a wave of reform. So all he needs to do is sow the seeds of discontent with the village, and those seeds will eventually scatter throughout Konoha.

All you need to do is wait for it to water you from time to time, and it will sprout and take root. When it grows into a towering tree, it will own a forest.

Moreover, he has already found this special 'water'.

Instead, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this, believing that the final threat had been eliminated.

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