On the contrary, Third is now at the age when he has the richest experience and means, which is different from being beaten to pieces by Orochimaru when he was seventy years old.
Now Third, with his rich experience and huge accumulation of techniques, and without completely degraded physical reactions, is enough for him to cope with any situation.
Later, when Orochimaru defected, it was really Third who betrayed him.
Just as Orochimaru said later when Konoha collapsed the plan, if Third had faced him when he was young and developed into a complete body, Orochimaru would most likely not be his opponent.
Seeing Jiraiya hesitated to speak, and seemed to want to persuade him,
Third became a little impatient and handed him an information scroll.
"Take a look, Jiraiya."
Jiraiya reluctantly took the scroll and looked at the information carefully.
After a quick glance, Jiraiya frowned.
"Cloud Ninja has taken action?"
What is clearly written on the intelligence scroll is that Cloud Ninja has sent some elite teams to operate on the border between Land of Fire and Land of Lightning, and even destroyed multiple military strongholds in Konoha.
He looks like he is ready to start a war with you,
"That's right."
Third is also very solemn,
"Cloud Ninja has taken the initiative to attack our Konoha"
"It's equivalent to a declaration of war."
"It's just that we didn't send a large force to attack."
Jiraiya shook his head and analyzed.
"Cloud Ninja will not attack on a large scale,"
He has experienced several large-scale wars and also has an unusual military vision.
"It's different from Sand Ninja, who is broke and desperate, and Mist Ninja, who is isolated overseas."
"Whether it's Iwagakure Ninja or Cloud Ninja, you have to be prepared for the other party to stab you in the back."
"They both have to be wary of each other."
"Even if they attack us Konoha, they will not use all their strength to invade,"
"At most, it's just adding insult to injury or watching the fire from the other side,"
Third nodded, he also held the same view as Jiraiya,
Iwagakure Ninja and Cloud Ninja are feuding. Once one side falls into the quagmire of war, the other side will not hesitate to smash it into pieces.
"So I plan to send you and Minato there."
Third said this, the truth is this, but Konoha cannot show weakness, otherwise once he shows his weak posture,
Iwagakure Ninja and Cloud Ninja, the old enemies, would not mind joining forces to cut off a piece of flesh from Konoha.
"There is no need to confront them head-on,"
"Just shock and repel Cloud Ninja,"
Jiraiya understands in his heart that this is Third building momentum for Minato, so that Minato can defend the easier job of Cloud Ninja.
With the strength of Minato and Jiraiya, unless Cloud Ninja's top management has the same strength, they can easily repel Cloud Ninja's elite troops that broke into Land of Fire.
In this way, the reputation of Minato Namikaze can be spread,
'Orochimaru He was abandoned.'
Jiraiya sighed in his heart,
If Third chose Orochimaru, then the one who is sent to Cloud Ninja now should be Orochimaru.
Although I had expected it, but when I really knew the news, Jiraiya could only sigh that things are different and people have changed.
Apparently Konoha also noticed something was wrong with Orochimaru, and has been studying various taboo techniques since World War II.
Although with the support of Danzo, the senior management turned a blind eye, but seeing that Orochimaru's temperament became darker and darker, they became more and more fanatical about Forbidden Technique.
The senior executives know that it is impossible for them to choose such a person to do Hokage, which will lead Konoha astray.
Even if this person's previous achievements were impeccable,
Jiraiya has always been like this, knowing that the situation is getting worse, but there is nothing he can do about it.
Sometimes it is not a question of strength, but more of a question of cultural attributes.
Jiraiya is a civilian ninja and a cultural attribute of traditional Will of Fire.
Let him be weak and compromising, although he does not lack the courage and belief to burn himself at critical moments,
But when things develop to the most critical point, it is often the accumulation of things that people ignore in daily life.
Whenever we meet the people and things around us, Jiraiya is easily compromised in a subtle way.
"Orochimaru over there"
In the end, Jiraiya's affection for his old friend prevailed. Although he knew that Third had already made a decision, he still wanted to speak for Orochimaru.
But Third also doesn't understand this apprentice?
Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, he waved his hand,
"Orochimaru has his own mission"
"Sand Ninja over there Nara Dan is a better choice"
Jiraiya was silent,
In Third's view, although Sand Ninja, who has been severely injured by Nara Dan, will resist fiercely,
But once an unscrupulous, powerful and experienced ninja like Orochimaru takes action, Sand Ninja will not be able to escape defeat.
When Orochimaru's reputation becomes bigger, this is not what Third wants to see.
Maybe it was in the past, but now Third has a better choice,
That is Minato Namikaze, a young and powerful but humble ninja.
When he becomes the fourth generation, he is much easier to control than Orochimaru, who is becoming more and more self-aware.
As for Nara Dan, during the war Land of Wind will be in the form of Thousand Transformations. If you give him a big pot, the merits will be equal to the faults.
Coupled with the bond of Tsunade, this emerging Taijutsu ninja will naturally not become big.
After Jiraiya and Third chatted for a while about the specific matters of Cloud Ninja,
Jiraiya saw that he could not achieve his goal, so he had no choice but to resign.
But what Jiraiya didn't know was that not long after he left,
Two people he cared about came to Hokage Office,
"Third-sama."
"Old man."
Nara Dan and Tsunade both looked at each other in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
Tsunade looked surprised, why did he see this annoying guy again?
Nara Dan shrugged upon seeing this. How did he know? It was naturally Third who invited him over for something.
Then at the same time, the two of them looked at Third,
Obviously these are two people invited by Hiruzen Sarutobi at the same time. I don't know what they have in mind.
Third said with a smile on his face,
"I'll call you two over this time,"
"It was Elder Council who put forward an opinion."
"After we discussed it, we came to a decision,"
"Think it's feasible."
Third paused and looked at Nara Dan and Tsunade.
"You two are the executors."
Nara Dan raised his eyebrows, wondering what kind of medicine Third was selling in the gourd.
Fortunately, there were people at the scene who were much more anxious than him.
"Old man!"
Tsunade was never polite to Third, so he slapped the table directly.
"What other crooked idea are you trying to make?!"
"Didn't we agree on it last time?"
"Except for war logistics,"
"Don't come to me for anything?!"
Third has long been accustomed to Tsunade's bad temper, or it doesn't matter that he is not used to it.
"Don't worry, Tsunade"
"Listen to me."
Third paused and spoke out the so-called resolution of Elder Council,
"Thanks to your excellent performance on Taijutsu,"
"I decided to change my past neglect of ninja Taijutsu training,"
"We decided to make further investment in the popularization and research and development of Taijutsu,"
"Establish a Taijutsu Research and Development Department,"
"The main task is to develop and research Taijutsu related techniques and training methods,"
"A set of training rules for the ninja human body has been summarized and popularized in the Ninja Academy,"
"As well as the development of medicinal materials and drugs that have the potential to nourish and stimulate the human body,"
Third said, pointing at Nara Dan,
"Broken, you are now the number one person in Konoha and even Ninja World Taijutsu,"
"We resolve that you will serve as the minister of the Taijutsu Research and Development Department,"
"Tsunade You are equally good at Medical Ninjutsu and human body knowledge,"
"But you are in a special situation now, so just feel aggrieved and serve as deputy minister,"
"This is the new resolution Elder Council and I discussed,"
"I wonder if you have any comments or suggestions,"
Third said to listen to the opinions, but his eyes only looked at Tsunade.
Because he knows that the suggestions of this department will be of no harm to Nara Dan, and Nara Dan will not refuse.
Regardless of the actual interests of Nara Dan, including collecting Ninja World various Secret Technique in the name of developing and researching Taijutsu,
Or they may collect some precious medicinal materials and materials under the guise of public benefit.
Even being more direct and directly embezzling Konoha funds is not impossible.
After all, Konoha is a deformed centralized organization. There is no anti-corruption bureau. Those high-level officials are all full of money and full of oil.
I don't see anyone taking care of it. After all, the village here is governed not by rules and regulations, but by Will of Fire.
The only concern is that Tsunade's temperament is not stable right now, so you still have to use some tricks to get her to do things.
Just like the last time Third persuaded Tsunade to serve as battlefield logistics for Land of Wind, Third also used roundabout tactics.
Sure enough, before Nara Dan could express his opinion, Tsunade frowned and his voice was so hot that it almost shook Hokage Office.
"What kind of broken department?"
"Why do you want me to be the deputy minister again?!"
"Whoever likes it deserves it"
"It's not my fault anyway!"
Third saw Tsunade's clear resistance, but was not in a hurry.
He only said one sentence,
"The funding of the Taijutsu Development and Research Department is equivalent to the Medical Department,"
"Once there are any results, the funding can be increased."
"Tsunade What do you think?"
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Tsunade fell silent for a moment. The anger just now seemed to not exist. It was instantly extinguished by Third's words.
Although Tsunade is the princess of the Senju Clan and one of Sannin, it stands to reason that she should not be short of money.
But that's according to common sense,
Who would have known that Tsunade has an unreasonable gambling hobby?
Considering Tsunade's obsession with gambling and outrageous gambling luck, no matter how much assets Senju Clan left behind, it would not be enough for her to lose.
And as a ninja, the mission bounty was lost early.
Tsunade's current situation is really embarrassing. On the one hand, he needs to maintain his gambling and alcohol consumption, but on the other hand, he owes a lot of debts.
With Tsunade's gambling luck and irritable personality, basically no loan shark is willing to lend her money.
Even if Jiraiya follows her behind to pay the debt, it will be a drop in the bucket.
The meaning of Third is very obvious now. As long as Tsunade is willing to serve as the deputy minister of this new department,
The funds of this department are at her disposal to a certain extent.
This is the second update, there will be more later in the evening, today's update is 8k