Chapter 107 Return to the Village

Konoha.

On the deserted streets.

Jin and White Fang walked into the village.

There were not many pedestrians on the road.

Except for the guard at the door who respectfully called out.

"Hello, Lord White Fang."

Without the warm reception from last time, even the roads of Konoha were much quieter than before.

"Your popularity is so short-lived."

Jin sighed beside him.

If he hadn't run fast last time, he would have been trampled.

The enthusiastic residents frightened him.

But now compared with the past, the difference is too big.

"After all, this is not a time to celebrate."

White Fang shook his head, he didn't care about this.

The enthusiasm last time needed to inspire people.

Notify the villagers of the battle report first.

After all, most of the ninjas in the village have withdrawn, which makes the villagers feel uneasy and affects the stability of Konoha.

Naturally, it is necessary to publicize the military exploits.

Even the upper echelons don't want to.

Looking at the Hokage office building in the distance.

"I remember Sarutobi Hiruzen said that becoming a Hokage is not about being recognized by others, but being recognized by everyone."

"Master White Fang, do you want to be a Hokage?"

Gin's voice was calm but bewitching.

White Fang looked at the desolate village.

There was a renovated small building in the distance, but there were more dilapidated cabins with traces of time.

It is said that before the war, the Hokage wanted to repair the buildings of Konoha.

But after the war, there was no news.

He remembered that when he was a child, the streets of Konoha were bustling with people coming and going.

Now, a few people scattered on the desolate streets were also wrapped in clothes and walked quickly.

There was no smile on their faces.

This was because of the war.

But during the First World War, the village had never seen such a scene.

He knew very well that these were more or less related to the current Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But he thought that he could not be better than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So is he really qualified to be the Hokage?

Who in the village doesn't want to be the Hokage? He is no exception.

But.

White Fang smiled and shook his head, but his face was rare and gentle.

"I just want to protect the village, forget about the Hokage."

At this moment, his face was lost.

He didn't say any reason.

Jin looked at the wind blowing through the fallen dead leaves in the distance.

Raised his hand.

A snowflake fell on his hand.

"It's snowing."

The reason is no longer important.

Because winter is bitterly cold.

Hokage's office.

"Hokage-sama."

White Fang knelt on one knee, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on a chair, smoking a pipe, and exhaled a puff of smoke gently.

The hierarchy is in order.

But there are always people who don't abide by this hierarchy.

"Old man! Hurry up!" Uchiha Jin slapped the table hard.

"Cough cough." Sarutobi Hiruzen was choked and coughed repeatedly, looking at Jin helplessly.

In all these years as Hokage, Tsunade was the only one who dared to be so rude.

Now there is an Uchiha Kin.

How dare he do that.

Although he would not do anything to Uchiha Kin for this.

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief.

Kin did not care at all, he had never thought about maintaining anything superficial.

It was meaningless and tiring.

No matter how well he did, he was an Uchiha, and these people would not stop targeting him.

If he did badly, they could not treat the Uchiha clan any worse.

So why bother to maintain it so hard.

If it was not for the fact that he and White Fang were the only two people doing the task this time, and he was indispensable for the report, he would have gone home long ago.

"You did a good job on this task, and you have completed the S-level task. Uchiha Kin, you can prepare for the jonin exam."

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen sigh that it was easy for Uchiha to have geniuses.

"The jonin exam."

Kin scratched his head.

To become a jonin, even if the promotion conditions were lowered during the war, you still need to take the exam.

At this time, to become a jonin, you need to meet two conditions, the first is to have military merits, and the second is to pass the jonin's written exam.

The content of the competition is extremely complicated.

"I see." Jin waved his hand perfunctorily.

He didn't think he could pass the jonin exam, but he knew the scope of the jonin exam.

Ninjutsu knowledge took up one-third, combat command, intelligence collection and transmission, torture inquiry, and the will of fire took up one-third, and the last part was various intelligence about other villages.

He was confident that he could get full marks in ninjutsu, but he didn't learn much about the others, because he only focused on his own strength.

"I will add your mission to your ninja file, you can leave first if you're fine."

Sarutobi Hiruzen only wanted to play magic to get rid of Jin, and he was very annoyed when he saw Jin's attitude towards him.

He rubbed his eyebrows, and the smile on his face was a little bit unsustainable.

"Then I'll go back first."

Jin didn't want to care what Sarutobi Hiruzen thought at all.

He walked out of the Hokage's office with a step that didn't recognize his relatives.

Looking at Uchiha Jin who was leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile was finally not maintained, his face turned cold, and he looked at Bai Ya who bowed his head and kept silent.

"What do you think of Uchiha Jin?"

Bai Ya continued to choose silence.

He couldn't comment on Uchiha Jin yet.

Many things, if spoken out, would lead to the worst.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. He had no choice but to deal with White Fang's taciturn character.

"This time, Cloud Village, you did a great job."

He didn't expect that the Cloud Village, which had not yet recovered, would really dare to join the war.

Fortunately, White Fang temporarily repelled the first wave of troops sent by the other side.

And it was a Jinchūriki.

That could cause a lot of trouble for the village.

"The last time the Hidden Rock Village attacked the front line, many ninjas rushed into the Land of Fire, causing considerable losses. Although the Sand Village's attack was not strong, it made Tsunade unable to escape. The Mist Village was even more difficult to describe."

Looking at these battle reports, Sarutobi Hiruzen was overwhelmed.

Konoha had the upper hand on the battlefield, so there was no need to worry too much about the possibility of failure on the front line.

But the Rock Ninja who was sabotaging the Land of Fire was very troublesome.

There were also the Cloud Ninjas who were preparing to join the war.

The biggest problem Konoha Village is facing now.

There is no one.

All those who can be sent have been sent out.

There are still quite a few top-level fighters, including him, Danzo, and White Fang in front of him.

But without the ninja team, they can easily be beaten to death by them.

"Can you stop the Cloud Ninja?"

"Shumo."

White Fang looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen, whose face was covered by smoke.

The Hokage meant that he should lead the only ninjas at the border post to stop the large force of Cloud Ninja that might appear.

The number of these people would not even exceed fifty.

And none of them were Jonin.

But White Fang nodded.

"I can."

It's just a desperate interception.

Doesn't he still have Uchiha Jin, his great treasure?

Not necessarily impossible.

Sarutobi Hiruzen blew smoke rings.

His expressionless face showed his thoughts that were impossible to detect.

"Please, Shumo."