Chapter 169 Clouds of War
The more Shisui thought about it, the more he felt that Byakuya's words were very weird. The sentence 'If an Uchiha wants to become Hokage, he will become unfortunate', was like some kind of fate hanging over his heart, making him feel a little breathless.

From the perspective of the family’s struggle history.

Uchiha Madara wanted to become Hokage, but ended up becoming a traitor and died at the hands of the first Hokage. The same was true of his grandfather, who aspired to become Hokage, but died in a secret operation.

After experiencing so many painful lessons, the clan members still yearn for the position of Hokage.

Is the position of Hokage so magical that it makes the clan members risk their lives to run for the position of Hokage like moths to a flame?

Uchiha Itachi saw that Shisui looked a little dazed, so he waited patiently for a while and then asked in confusion, "What were you thinking about just now, Shisui? Are you thinking about how to become the Hokage of the village?"

After recovering from the shock, Shisui shook his head in fear:

"I don't have such an idea. I was just thinking that maybe our family and we shouldn't aspire to be the Hokage. We should just stay in the guard force."

"As long as he stays in the security force, Uchiha can still practice the Will of Fire."

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi looked surprised.

Shisui is not an ordinary ninja, he is the youngest jonin in the clan. His future achievements may be higher than his father's and approach the previous clan leaders.

But he was somewhat surprised that Shisui had no intention of becoming Hokage.

After all, almost all ninjas in the family aspire to be the Hokage, hoping that an Uchiha Hokage will emerge from the family, but Shisui doesn't even have this idea.

Just as Uchiha Itachi was about to persuade his cousin, he received feedback from his shadow clone.

The shadow clone that stayed in the ninja school was defeated. He had to return to the ninja school immediately, otherwise he would definitely be punished by the teacher and his parents would be disappointed.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi slowly stood up, saluted and said: "My shadow clone has been discovered, I must return to Konoha immediately, I will visit you again in the evening."

Shisui nodded and said, "See you tonight then."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Itachi used the technique of instant body movement and left. His speed was so fast that he didn't look like a first-year student in the ninja school at all. He even surpassed most of the Genin and Chunin.

After seeing this scene, Shisui felt that Uchiha Itachi's talent was no worse than his own.

After Uchiha Itachi's figure completely disappeared, Shisui looked at the distance and fell into confusion. He didn't know what to do in the future.

At this time, should I seek advice from the Third Generation Master or other ninjas?

Bai Ye from the Hidden Rain Village is a good choice, but he can't find a reason to leave the village, let alone go to the Hidden Rain Village to find Bai Ye.

After sighing softly, Shisui began training alone.

Since you can't get the answer by just dreaming, then work hard to become stronger. The three-magatama Sharingan is enough to see through the enemy's flaws, but it can't see the future of Uchiha.

……

Hokage Building.

Jiraiya pushed open the door of the Hokage's office nervously, and when he saw that the Hokage sitting there was his teacher, the Third Hokage, his eyes became a little more sad.

Although he already knew the news of the sacrifice of the Yondaime and his wife before returning to the village, his feelings became extremely complicated when he saw that it was his teacher, not Minato, sitting on the Hokage's seat.

Noticing Jiraiya pushing the door open, the Third Hokage also raised his head.

Neither the master nor the apprentice spoke. The air in the office was filled with sadness. One of them lost his heir, and the other lost his beloved apprentice.

After a moment's silence, Jiraiya said hesitantly, "Old man, is Minato really dead? Didn't he learn the Flying Thunder God Technique? Is there really anyone in the Ninja World who can kill him?"

The Third Hokage sighed softly, and then said: "To be precise, Minato and Kushina are both missing, but one of them used the Demon Sealing Technique, and the other lost the Nine-Tails."

"There has been no news for so many days, he must have been sacrificed."

"Minato and Kushina gave everything they had to keep the Kyuubi in the village. They tried their best."

Hearing this, Jiraiya sighed helplessly.

The old man was right, if Minato wanted to escape, no one in the ninja world could stop him.

But in order to protect the villagers and to keep the Nine-Tails for the village, Minato chose to use the Demonic Seal and seal the Nine-Tails into their child Naruto.

After all, if the Nine-Tailed Fox died, no one would know where it would be reborn next time.

Once Konoha loses its strongest Nine-Tails, the other ninja villages that are eyeing it will definitely not be able to resist starting a war, and then there will be a new Ninja World War.

Besides that, since Minato loved Kushina so much, he probably had some thoughts of committing suicide for love.

It’s just a pity for their child, who lost his parents just after birth, and his future life is destined to be full of ups and downs.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya looked at the Third Hokage: "Old man, where is Naruto now? The masked man is likely to attack him again!"

"Naruto has been properly taken care of by me."

After a pause, the Third Hokage stated his solution: "In the days to come, I plan to conceal Naruto's identity and train him as an ordinary child. This is also to protect him."

"Old man, I will definitely rest assured if you arrange it as you wish."

Jiraiya nodded slightly. He was very confident in the arrangements made by the Third Hokage. Even if Naruto's identity was concealed, the Third Hokage would not treat Naruto unfairly.

However, after Minato's death, it seemed like he had one less reason to stay in the village.

The few people in the village who can have a say, besides the old man, is Orochimaru. No one knows how Orochimaru is doing, and whether he has come out of the shadow of his failure in the election for Hokage.

At this time, Jiraiya seemed to remember something and said, "Old man, since Minato has been confirmed missing, shouldn't the village choose the next Hokage? We can't let you keep working hard."

The Third Hokage looked at Jiraiya and said:
"That is exactly why I asked you to come here. After Minato's sacrifice, as a master, are you going to take on the responsibility of the land and become the new Hokage?"

Jiraiya looked embarrassed. He was used to being free and unrestrained, and couldn't stand the constraints after becoming Hokage.

Being a Hokage is an unattainable dream for most jonin, but for him, it is a big trouble.

After becoming the Hokage, not only does one have to deal with official duties every day, but one's personal freedom will also be restricted. If one wants to leave the village, one must not only discuss with other senior officials, but also travel with the Shadow Guard.

His little hobby makes it difficult for him to collect materials together with the Shadow Guard.

Unless he could abandon Konoha's reputation, he would not do anything to insult Konoha. After thinking about this, Jiraiya said to the Third Hokage:

"Orochimaru is a good candidate. He also participated in the election for the Fourth Hokage. If he becomes the Fifth Hokage now, the Jonin in the village should not regret it."

After mentioning Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's expression changed, and then he frowned and said:
"Orochimaru stays in the laboratory all day and has no time to serve as Hokage. Moreover, he has been too close to Danzo recently and may be influenced by Danzo."

To be fair, the Third Hokage did not want to see Orochimaru become Hokage.

Although Orochimaru is his most proud disciple, his vision in cultivating talents and his contributions to the village are enough to make him the new Hokage of the village.

But Orochimaru has a fatal flaw, which is that his personality is too cold.

On the battlefield, Orochimaru can kill enemies without hesitation and formulate strategies to sacrifice a small number of people to win the battle, but this goes against the essence of the Will of Fire.

More than that.

During the previous Wood Release Plan, the way Orochimaru looked at the volunteers was no different from the way he looked at the guinea pigs.

When the volunteers transformed into tree people, Orochimaru's face did not show any emotion.

Even if such a ninja can manage the village well, he can never become Hokage. If everyone follows Orochimaru's example, the Will of Fire will lose its meaning.

However, the Third Hokage couldn't speak his true feelings in front of Jiraiya.

After a moment's silence, the Third Hokage continued:

"You can recommend Orochimaru to be the Hokage, but there must be two candidates for the election of Hokage. As long as you agree to run for the Hokage, or bring Tsunade back, I will immediately convene a meeting of all the jonin."

Jiraiya was silent for a few seconds, he didn't want to continue this topic.

He didn't want to be Hokage, and Tsunade didn't want to be Hokage even more. Ever since Tsunade left the village in anger a few years ago, she has never returned to the village in all these years.

At most, when the village is hit by war, they will rush to the front line to provide support.

Frankly speaking, he wasn't even sure he could bring Tsunade back, let alone bring her back to serve as the Fifth Hokage. Now he could only play dead and avoid the topic.

Seeing Jiraiya fall silent, the Third Hokage knew that his plan had failed.

He had originally wanted to trick Jiraiya into running for Hokage and have him become the fifth generation of the village, but now it seems that is not going to work.

However, my body is still strong, so it shouldn't be difficult for me to hold on for another three to five years.

I hope that Jiraiya, Tsunade and the others will change their minds by then. The village also needs a young Hokage to inject vitality. He has already dared to take any action that would disrupt the balance.

When Jiraiya was bargaining with the Third Hokage about the position of Hokage, Danzo appeared in the corridor outside the door.

After hearing that Jiraiya disdained the position of Hokage, Danzo's old face twitched and he unconsciously clenched the cane in his hand, his nails digging into the wood.

Jiraiya is unwilling to be the Hokage, so I can serve you.

I have worked diligently for the village for so many years, am I not as good as Tsunade who has been wandering outside all year round?
Just because her name is Tsunade and she is the granddaughter of Lord Hashirama and Sensei Tobirama?
After coughing a few times to make his presence felt, Danzo pushed open the door of the office. Judging from the force with which he pushed the door, this door was much heavier than before.

Could it be that Sarutobi Hiruzen had already anticipated that he would be in a bad mood and might leave in anger?

Gathering his thoughts, Danzo walked to the desk, handed the minutes of the meeting to the Third Hokage, and said slowly:
"I have completed the distribution of clan lands. Except for the Uchiha clans who are dissatisfied with the distribution, the other ninja clans are very satisfied."

"However, I am worried that the Uchiha might use this as an excuse to cause trouble. I suggest installing surveillance cameras near the Uchiha territory to monitor their every move and guard against possible attacks at any time."

The Third Hokage took the meeting minutes, glanced at them, and said:

"Let's forget about installing surveillance. Uchiha is a member of the village, and we must not treat him differently. As for the clan land, I will go over and discuss it with Fugaku in a few days."

After seeing the Third Hokage indulge the Uchiha, Danzo said with a rather unhappy expression:

"Sarutobi, you are too merciful. The Uchiha must be under surveillance to ensure the safety of the village. Moreover, the Nine-Tails Rebellion is also closely related to the Uchiha."

Hearing this, Jiraiya came closer and asked curiously, "Danzo, do you know the identity of the attacker? Did you fight the attacker that day?"

Danzo looked a little embarrassed, as he had never fought with a masked man before.

After some choice of words, Danzo forced an explanation: "I have never fought with the masked man, but based on the existing information, it should be confirmed that the masked man is an Uchiha who has developed space-time ninjutsu."

"The Nine-Tails Rebellion was caused by the masked man and the Uchiha working together to overthrow the village."

Jiraiya stared at Danzo and said, "Elder Danzo, you still don't have any definite evidence to prove this. Why must it be Uchiha? Other ninjas may also learn the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Danzo also got angry. He was already unhappy with Jiraiya, and said sarcastically, "In the ninja world, only Uchiha Madara has controlled the tailed beasts to attack the village. The other ninjas couldn't do it. Who else could it be except Uchiha?"

"Moreover, only the village has mastered the complete space-time ninjutsu, and only the people in the village have access to it."

Listening to the quarrel between Danzo and Jiraiya, the Third Hokage suddenly remembered something that he had almost forgotten.

On the day of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the sealed book in the secret room was also stolen.

That is the sealed book that records almost all the forbidden techniques of Konoha. Could it be that the masked man's purpose is not to destroy Konoha, but to get the sealed book of the village?
However, the ninja techniques recorded in the Sealed Book all involve forbidden techniques that are high risk but not necessarily high reward.

Why did the masked man steal the Book of Seals?

After thinking for a while, the Third Hokage didn't have any good ideas. The lost Book of Sealing could not be recovered. Fortunately, there was more than one copy of the Book of Sealing, so the village did not lose these forbidden techniques.

Next, perhaps we just need to see if the forbidden techniques in the Sealed Book appear in various parts of the ninja world.

Perhaps we will be able to know the true identity of the masked man and the deep-seated reasons behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the corridor. After pushing open the door, the Hokage's assistant looked inside the office panting.

After seeing the Hokage's office which was as chaotic as a vegetable market.

The Hokage assistant was stunned for a moment, then handed the intelligence scroll to the Third Hokage and said:

"Sir, the Third Hokage, Danzo-sama, Jiraiya-sama, news has come from the border that the Hidden Cloud Village has launched a war against the Land of Fire!"

(End of this chapter)