Chapter 307 The Orthodox Kirigakure Is in Konoha!

"Minister, should we return to the village next?"

Kakashi asked.

Logically speaking, this is how it should be. The Kirigakure troops were defeated and the Mizukage Yagura was defeated. This was Konoha's unprecedented victory in three battles.

"Return, not return either." Uchiha Mai smiled.

"What do you mean?" Kakashi and others expressed confusion.

Either go back or not, is it possible to take care of both at the same time?

"Kakashi, Brother Kagetora, you two can just lead the ordinary team back to the village.

By the way, he brought Mizukage Yagura's body back, let the Hokage take a look, and then asked the medical ninja to repair the body and bury it in the back of the Uchiha family.

To be buried with dignity, Yagura was the shadow of a village after all. "

Uchiha Mai named a few people and gave instructions in a leisurely manner.

Kakashi thought for a moment.

The force of more than a hundred people includes 4 ANBU teams. The captains are Kakashi, Hyuga Kagetora, Tiehuo, and Kamifeng. The team members are basically Uchiha tribesmen.

Outside these four teams, there are more than thirty Uchiha clan members and more civilian ninjas.

After Kakashi and Hyuga Kagetora brought the civilian ninja back, the remaining people were all named Uchiha.

"What about you, Buchou?" Kakashi continued to ask.

"Things in Kirigakure Village have not been completely settled yet. I will stay here for a long time. Then ordinary ninjas will not be able to help me."

Kakashi nodded slightly, this reason was very reasonable.

After receiving the order, Kakashi and Hyuga Kagetora took Yagura's body and led dozens of troops on their way back to Konoha.

“Ah…I’m so tired.

I heard that sea fish are more delicious than river fish. Brother Tiehuo, go to the beach and get some fish. Let’s have a fish feast tonight. "

Uchiha Mai stretched, his expression was quite relaxed, and he gave casual instructions.

"yes."

Tie Huo nodded and led several tribesmen to rush to get the food.

The remaining ninjas, under the orders of Mai Uchiha, burned and buried the bodies of the Kirigakure Village ninjas on the spot. The weather in the south is humid, and it is common knowledge that plague can easily break out if corpses are not disposed of.

Except for Mai Uchiha and Mei Terumi, everyone had something to do.

The little girl sat next to Uchiha Mai. Feeling that the distance was still not close enough, she pressed the sticker inward. She asked, "Even if someone needs to go back to deliver the battle report, there is no need to let that facial paralysis and that Byakugan take away all the ordinary ninjas." Bar.

The remaining people are all Uchiha, and I always feel that you have other purposes. "

Terumi Mei's political sense is sharper and her mind is more delicate. She doesn't feel right even after thinking about it, and she already has a vague guess.

Uchiha Mai held the back of her head with both hands, lying on the stone floor with a straw in her mouth, and said with a smile: "What other purpose could it have? Of course it is to cook the Sandaime Mizukage."

"wrong.

Lord Yagura died in the battle, and Kirigakure Village lost more than two thousand ninjas, including the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and a dozen jounin. "

Mei Terumi shook her head and said in denial: "From a comprehensive perspective, the strength of Kirigakure Village at this moment has dropped by about half compared to before.

Even if the Sandaime-sama is not dead, he will not be able to organize another attack on Konoha. Even if he is organized, the threat to you will not be great.

There is no need for you to stay here...unless..."

Terumi Mei suddenly looked at Uchiha Mai with surprise in her eyes. Is the relationship between you and the Hokage already so bad?

Uchiha Mai smiled and said: "Actually, Mizukage doesn't necessarily need to be able to use water escape.

What are the chances of me becoming the Fifth Mizukage? "

"It's big, but not big enough."

Terumi Mei rolled her eyes, caressed Mai Uchiha's chest, and said charmingly: "Why don't you marry me immediately and let me be the Mizukage.

Not only can you gain a beautiful girl as your wife, but you can also directly control Kirigakure Village in my name, the best of both worlds. "

Really seize any opportunity to promote yourself.

Uchiha Mai smiled and said nothing.

He led dozens of Uchiha tribesmen and Mei Terumi into the Kirigakure Village, and then used illusions to control the higher-ups. It was indeed possible to become independent from Konoha and become the Fifth Mizukage.

Just like the orthodoxy of Water Release in Konoha, who said that a Fire Release ninja who came from the Uchiha clan of Konoha couldn't be a Mizukage?

Of course, there will definitely be many "old Kirigakure" who will resist. The stinking Kirigakure from Konoha is coming to beg for food. Why are you so crazy?

At this time, he either strikes hard, or he retreats and supports Terumi Mei, creating a puppet regime that listens to politics from behind the curtain.

In short, it is very maneuverable.

Madara is the King of Dance, and I am also the King of Dance. What he can do, why can’t I, Mai Uchiha, not be able to do it?

However, this is only a possibility. Uchiha Mai's first goal is to succeed Hokage and get back what Uchiha deserves.

Kirigakure Village is just an alternative plan. The biggest significance of this move is to put pressure on Sarutobi Hiruzen. There are two more allusions here.

At the end of the Warring States Period, King Yingzheng of Qin sent a large army to attack the Chu State. In order to appease the Chu State, he sent Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, to the Chu State to appease the people.

Before that, Xiong Qi put down the Lao Ai Rebellion and had been named the prime minister of Qin.

At the same time, he is also the son of Chu State, and his mother is the daughter of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. In terms of relationship, he is Yingzheng's cousin and Fusu's uncle.

After the clinker king of Chu was captured, Xiang Yan, the general of Chu, immediately supported Lord Changping and became the new king of Chu, continuing to fight against Qin.

The Prime Minister of Qin and Lord Changping thus became the last kings of Chu and the vanguards against Qin.

Although I am wearing Qin clothes, my heart is still that of the Chu Kingdom!

The second case is closer to Uchiha Mai's situation.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, many heroes emerged, and the King of Han Liu Bang sent his general Han Xin to attack Qi.

After Han Xin conquered Qi, he immediately asked Liu Bang for a title: To appease the people of Qi, please make me a fake King of Qi.

This fake does not mean counterfeit, but "agent". Han Xin was probably testing Liu Bang. At that time, Liu Bang was only a King of Han, so Han Xin only asked for a "fake King of Qi".

This is called a general not obeying the orders of the king when he is away, and this is called holding troops and respecting oneself.

Liu Bang did not want to lose Han Xin, the general. After all, he knew better than anyone how good Han Xin was at fighting, so he made Han Xin a real "King of Qi" with a wave of his hand.

Uchiha Mai borrowed from these two allusions and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for a title in disguise.

Suppression? Not existent.

You must make clear arrangements for what I should get, otherwise I will defect immediately and lead dozens of my clansmen to the Hidden Mist Village to take up the post of Mizukage.

Uchiha Mai believes that Sarutobi Hiruzen is a smart man and knows what to do.

…

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen in the office of the Hokage of Konoha was dealing with various affairs in a panic.

At the beginning, when he only needed to deal with the attacks of the Cloud and Rock villages, his job as a Hokage was relatively easy.

But when Sand Village and Kirigakure joined in, Konoha became a four-line battle, and the things that Sarutobi Hiruzen needed to coordinate and deal with in the middle increased exponentially.

Although Uchiha Mai was AFK in the Hidden Mist Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not put all his hopes on him alone, and he must be prepared for Uchiha Mai's defeat.

At sunset, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been working non-stop for a day, finally finished all the things, and fortunately there were not many things that day.

After doing all this, it doesn't mean that he can have a good rest. Being a ninja and fighting, there will be various emergencies at night.

Sarutobi Hiruzen can only sleep in fragments every day, and the average sleep time is less than 5 hours a day.

The Hokage's wife Sarutobi Biwako came quietly, put a cloak on Sarutobi Hiruzen, and filled a cup of wolfberry, red dates and ginseng soup.

"Huruzen, it's time to take medicine." Biwako's voice was full of tenderness like water.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was already exhausted physically and mentally, was startled when he heard this voice. Although he was wearing a cloak, he felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

As the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, and fifty can absorb dirt when sitting on the ground. Biwako is now close to the age of being able to absorb dirt when sitting on the ground.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen is no longer at his peak, and he no longer has that kind of worldly desire.

Biwako brought the soup to Sarutobi Hiruzen and introduced it: "I heard from Xiaochun that you have been busy with official duties recently and have consumed too much energy. You are exhausted physically and mentally.

I saw it with my own eyes and felt pain in my heart. I went to the Nara family to ask about the situation, got some medicine and supplements, and made this bowl of wolfberry, red dates and ginseng soup for you.

It replenishes your blood and qi, and is good for you.

Huruzen, just drink it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pursed his lips, his expression struggling, his eyes full of resistance and desire to survive.

Are you worried that I am overworked, so you made this medicine for me? I am embarrassed to point out your dirty thoughts.

Bah, you are cheap!

But after all, we are husband and wife, and we can't refuse directly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen moved the documents that had been processed from the table and pretended to continue processing the documents.

Then he held Biwako's hand and said with a smile: "Put it there first. There are a lot of things to do today. I will probably have to deal with it until one or two o'clock.

That bowl of soup, I can just heat it up as a midnight snack."

These days of non-stop work, Sarutobi Hiruzen is in pain and happiness. It's hard work, but there is a very legitimate reason not to pay public grain.

Alas, I can't do it.

Sarutobi Biwako's eyes turned cold, and he said coldly: "I heard from Xiaochun that there are not many things to deal with today.

According to your unparalleled speed, you should be able to deal with it by now."

Unparalleled speed... What speed?

Sarutobi Hiruzen is an old man after all. His expression was unmoved and he said calmly: "Some new documents have come. In wartime, there are more emergencies."

"Humph!"

Sarutobi Biwako had to snort coldly, leaving the medicine soup behind, and turned to leave the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, he escaped this disaster.

"Da, da..." A rather hurried sound of footsteps sounded outside the door.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was startled. Could it be that Biwako had returned? He immediately took a document and pretended to deal with it.

"Dong, dong..." It was a knock on the door.

Biwako would not knock on the door, and of course it could not be ruled out that she was pretending.

"Come in." Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered.

The door was pushed open, and an Anbu ninja walked in. He ran to the desk and reported: "Hokage, we found traces of Kakashi and others more than ten kilometers south of the village."

Kakashi?

Wasn't he taken to the battlefield of Kirigakure by Uchiha Mai? He came back now. Did the war make progress or did he get intelligence back?

"Besides Kakashi, who else is there? How many people are there in total?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked hurriedly.

The Anbu ninja answered without hesitation: "Besides Kakashi, there is another captain of the Fifth Division, Hyuga Kagetora, and more than twenty ninja teams.

The total number is about sixty.

And, among these people, we did not find any trace of Captain Uchiha Mai. "

We all learned to answer quickly. The observation of Anbu ninjas must be meticulous.

About 60 people, no Uchiha Mai?

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned. Uchiha Mai could not have died in the battlefield of Kirigakure. That kid's ability to escape is first-class in the ninja world.

Even if he was defeated, he could run back alone.

It should be that he hid in the crowd, and ordinary Anbu ninjas did not find him?

"How long will it take them to reach Konoha?" Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to ask.

This time, the Anbu ninja thought for a while and replied: "According to their speed, they will reach the gate of Konoha in about a few minutes."

A few minutes?

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately ordered: "Go to the gate of Konoha quickly and wait. After seeing them, bring all the Anbu team leaders and above to the office. "

"Yes. "The Anbu ninja turned and left.

More than ten minutes later, footsteps sounded outside the door again.

The usual knock on the door, the usual "come in".

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the door, but found that after Kakashi and Hyuga Kagetora, no one else came in.

What happened? Did Uchiha Mai really die in the battlefield of Kirigakure?

Without waiting for Kakashi and the others to report the battle situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked: "Where is Mai? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Kakashi was slightly startled and replied: "The minister is still in the Kirigakure battlefield. He said that things over there have not been completely settled and he needs to deal with it.

So let us come back to deliver the battle report first. "

"Huh~"

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't die.

The old man's attitude towards Uchiha Mai has always been contradictory, that is, love and hate. Love his talent and strength, but also worry about his family name, background, and ambition.

But overall, Sarutobi Hiruzen still hopes that Uchiha Mai will not die.

And keep his strength at a controllable level: there is no rival in the Kage level, but it is far from being comparable to the two heroes of the ninja world at their peak.

At this time, Uchiha Mai is probably this kind of strength, Sarutobi Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that he could control the limit.

But according to Uchiha Mai's talent, his strength will continue to improve in a few years, and it is not impossible to catch up with the two heroes of the ninja world at their peak.

At that time, no one in the ninja world can stop him.

Why?

Let him go to the Hidden Mist Village to consume his Mangekyō Sharingan. After his strength improves in a few years, his Mangekyō will also be scrapped. There will not be much change in strength.

This is the biggest reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen allowed Uchiha Mai to challenge the Hidden Mist Village.