Chapter 679 The sixth largest ninja force?
The Kingdom of Rain, Six Paths City.
Unlike when they left, because Mu Yue did not inform the Ninja Sect of the specific return time, there was no Ninja Sect ninja to greet them when they returned to Liudao City.
However, the news spread quickly after Mu Yue and the others entered the city. When Mu Yue and the others returned to the Ninja Sect's station, a group of Ninja Sect ninjas gathered together.
"Master Soyousuke, welcome back!" the Ninja ninjas shouted excitedly.
Although they all knew that their leader was very powerful, after all, his opponent was the Sandaime Hokage who stood at the top of the ninja world, so it was impossible not to worry.
So seeing Soyousuke back intact, the Ninja ninjas were all happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Theoretically speaking, it is not a good behavior to worship someone in this way, but that person is Sosuke, the founder of the New Ninja Sect.
In the eyes of many Ninja ninjas, Soyousuke is equivalent to the Six Paths Sage of the new era and cannot be generalized.
"I said, I will be back soon." Mu Yue said with a faint smile.
Kakuzu laughed and said nothing. Who would have thought that what Soyousuke said in terms of strength was all the truth, and not a single word was a lie for comfort or to boost morale.
Sometimes the truth sounds stranger than lies.
No one asked about the outcome of the battle. All the Ninja ninjas tacitly avoided the topic and just celebrated the return of their leader.
It wasn't until Mu Yue returned to the office for work that anyone made insidious inquiries about the outcome of the battle, such as Nagato Lao Zi and the accompanying ninjas.
From a series of perspectives such as reputation and prestige, it is not shameful for Sosuke to lose to Sarutobi Hiruzen, a veteran who has dominated the ninja world for decades.
But losing is not a good thing after all. The leader was forced to fight for the ninja sect and finally returned safely. Of course, they couldn't take the initiative to hurt their hearts.
"We won." The answers given by the accompanying ninjas were very concise.
If Sosuke's victory is more difficult, they may avoid talking about the outcome of the battle out of considerations of maintaining the relationship between the two parties.
But Soyousuke won so easily, it was almost a crushing victory, and Soyousuke didn't specifically remind him not to leak the fight, so there was no reason not to tell him.
It has nothing to do with them that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha would lose face. Let's fight again if we can.
The Ninja ninjas have not forgotten that Konoha's first request was "Soyousuke commits suicide". Obviously Konoha wanted their leader's life, but they didn't expect that their leader was so strong, and they were self-defeating and lost the battle.
"Won? Master Soyousuke defeated the Third Hokage?" Many Ninja ninjas had surprised expressions on their faces and asked uncertainly.
They thought it was good that Soyousuke could endure defeat and come back safely, but they didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.
"Not only did he win, but he also won easily. Sarutobi Hiruzen is no match for Soyousuke." Kakuzu explained.
The Ninja ninjas all looked shocked. It was not even a tragic victory, but an overwhelming victory.
The accompanying ninjas nodded secretly when they saw this. They were shocked at the scene. They couldn't be the only ones who were shocked.
"Easy win! Soyousuke-sensei is so strong!" Even Yahiko showed a surprised expression.
He did believe that Soyousuke could defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he did not expect that he would win easily.
"Konoha just watched the Third Hokage lose and did nothing?" Yahiko asked in confusion.
He felt that Konoha was here for Soyousuke. According to his speculation, Konoha would do anything to kill Soyousuke.
Could it be that he thought wrong?
"Of course not. They wanted to interfere with the battle, but failed." Kakuzu shook his head in disdain.
If Soyousuke hadn't killed him, these Konoha ninjas would have died.
"It's all gone now. Don't worry about Konoha's affairs. Yousuke Yusuke won't let the sky fall down."
Kakuzu doesn't care about Konoha at all now.
With the strength shown by Soyousuke, even among the five major ninja villages, if they want to attack the ninja sect, they have to carefully consider whether they can withstand Soyousuke's revenge.
The Ninja ninjas who got the good news left happily.
Their biggest hope was that Soyousuke would return safely, but they didn't expect that Soyousuke would not only come back, but also bring them such a big surprise.
The more the Ninja ninja thought about it, the happier they became, and they subconsciously quickened their pace and left quickly.
They couldn't wait to share this great event with their companions who couldn't come due to various reasons.
As a result, the news quickly spread within the Ninja Sect. Except for the ninjas who were on missions, all the Ninja Sect ninjas in the Six Paths City basically knew that their leader had defeated the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
As time passed, various news spread in Liudao City.
This aroused the doubts of the Iwagakure ninja.
"What on earth is going on? Soyousuke is not dead. What happened to Konoha?"
In an Earth Country-style dome stone house in Liudou Castle, a Iwagakure jounin expressed his confusion to his companions.
"Who knows, maybe as the rumors say, Soyousuke returned safely after defeating Sarutobi Hiruzen." The sturdy Iwagakure frowned.
Soyousuke's successful return disrupted their plans.
Their original plan was to put some pressure on the Ninja Sect while Konoha wanted to kill Sosuke, and make the Ninja Sect become Iwagakure's secret son.
Not for Konoha, but planning for the next fifty years.
If you can't beat Konoha, who has the second best ninja god, then just wait it out slowly and let Konoha enjoy it for fifty years first.
"Brother Huoguang, how credible do you think this news is?"
Iwagakure, who spoke first, looked at Huo Guang who was sitting at the head of the conference table and asked.
"It's most likely true." Huo Guang said after pondering for a moment.
“Since even the ordinary people in Liudou City have learned about it, it is only a matter of time before the news spreads throughout the ninja world.
If this is false news, it will inevitably further deepen the conflict between Ninja and Konoha and increase the possibility of Konoha sending troops to Ninja. Only a brainless idiot would talk quickly regardless of the consequences, and Soyousuke was obviously not such an idiot.
It could only be that Soyousuke was not afraid of conflict with Konoha, so Soyousuke should have defeated Sarutobi Hiruzen, and it was not a simple victory. "
"This is not good news for us. We must quickly mobilize our forces to investigate carefully and then report to the village." Huo Guang said with a serious face.
In the past, Iwagakure Village valued Ninja sect largely because of Soyousuke's personal strength.
Now Iwagakure wants Soyousuke to die soon.
Because they discovered that with Sosuke around, Iwagakure would never be able to control the Ninja Sect.
Even though Ohnoki has already given considerable benefits, Sosuke's attitude is still firm. Economic cooperation is acceptable, and other discussions are unnecessary.
Soyousuke's determination and the conflict between Ninja and Konoha made Onoki change his strategy.
Soyousuke is very strong, but the Ninja sect and Nagato, a top genius, may grow up to be stronger than Soyousuke.
However, Onoki also knew that while Soyousuke was alive, even ordinary Ninja ninjas, let alone Nagato, would never fall to Iwagakure.
So Soyousuke's death is very important. Soyousuke who died in Konoha's hands is Iwagakure's good partner. "Yes!" The Iwagakure ninjas nodded.
Verifying the information was faster than Huo Guang expected, and the Ninja ninja did not treat this as a secret at all.
The Ninja's attitude made Huo Guang believe him even more.
So he quickly integrated the collected information, wrote some of his personal thoughts in it, and sent it back to Iwagakure Village.
Onoki attached great importance to the layout of the Kingdom of Rain. When he learned that important information had been transmitted from the Kingdom of Rain, he immediately put aside other relatively unimportant matters.
"Huh?" Seeing Soyousuke defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen, a question mark arose in Ohnoki's mind.
He checked it carefully and confirmed that this was important information from Iwagakure in the Land of Rain, and not someone's prank.
Onoki continued to read the information with a solemn expression, reading the information word for word very carefully.
"Soyousuke actually has such strength." Onoki tapped his fingers on the table hastily, his expression becoming a little unsightly.
When Ohnoki saw this information, his first thought was not to control the ninja sect, but to regret that Soyousuke did not agree to his plan to surround and kill Mu Yue.
If Soyousuke joins in, then even if the third Mizukage backstabs, he should still be able to kill Mu Yue.
It's just that Soyousuke not only didn't agree to the siege plan, but he didn't want to die properly now and disrupt Iwagakure's layout.
"It would be great if Sarutobi Hiruzen died." Ohnoki sighed.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi dies, it will be another perfect opportunity to cause trouble.
But Onoki knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was definitely not dead, otherwise Konoha would not have done anything.
Onoki was really speechless. It would be good for Iwagakure if any one of Soyousuke and Sarutobi Hiruzen died, but no one died.
Now Ohnoki is unable to move because the Ninja Sect's layout has been disrupted. He can't move Konoha even if he wants to, and he can't do anything.
"Ninja, Konoha..."
Ohnoki fell into deep thought.
Konoha has a large number of talents and has obtained a large amount of money and resources through war. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely prosper.
The Ninja Sect has a powerful Soyousuke in charge, and coupled with the excellent geographical location, the development potential is huge visible to the naked eye.
"No, we have to determine the details of the battle." Ohnoki felt that Iwagakure still had to take action.
It was impossible to compete with Konoha for the number one shinobi village, but Onoki didn't want Iwagakure to fall too far behind Konoha.
As for the ninja sect, Onoki doesn't dare to underestimate it now.
If Soyousuke's strength is close to or even reaches the level of Senju Hashirama, then the Ninja Sect is likely to become the sixth largest ninja force, and it is not impossible for the Rain Country to become the sixth largest country.
Of course, Ohnoki would never sit back and watch all this happen.
The cake in the ninja world is only so big. If there is one more big force, then the cake that Iwagaku can share will be even less.
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The land of fire, Konoha.
The day after the Jonin meeting ended, Kakashi went to the commercial street to buy breakfast after his morning exercise. He saw the Konoha newspaper published a new issue and bought a copy.
The newspaper headline read "From Chunin Teacher to Hokage Assistant".
Kakashi thought to himself that the Konoha newspaper knew how to write headlines. Even if he was not familiar with Muyue and didn't know who the person reporting in the newspaper was, seeing such a headline would arouse his interest in reading.
Without him, the gap between the two identities would be too great.
Chuunin teacher is a profession that ordinary ninjas are willing to become and can basically become.
The teacher's salary is less than the commission fee for doing tasks outside. It is not busy but it is not easy either. A motivated chuunin generally does not choose to become a ninja school teacher.
The Hokage Assistant is different. This is a high-level position that can determine the direction of Konoha. Only ninjas who are strong and have made sufficient contributions can hold it.
Walking to the breakfast shop, Kakashi ordered breakfast skillfully, then ate and watched.
"Eighteen-year-old Hanyu Mozuki is a young teacher who has just entered the ninja school. With no teaching experience, he first consults his seniors for advice, and then makes improvements in actual teaching activities..."
The newspaper first talked about Mu Yue's deeds in the ninja school.
For example, the proposal of large classes with multiple classes alleviated the busy situation of teachers due to insufficient teaching staff at the ninja school. The establishment of a holiday tutoring and internship system significantly improved the quality of the genin who graduated that year.
The most commendable thing is the performance of the class led by Mu Yue, which is ahead of all other classes by a cliff. Even if you look up the information when the ninja school was first established, you can't find a class that can be compared with the class led by Mu Yue.
Not to mention being comparable, there is nothing inferior to him, which fully reflects Mu Yue's teaching level.
It can be said that Mu Yue has a good eye for discovering talents by teaching a few talented disciples, but with so many people in a class all excellent, there is no other explanation other than ability.
Kakashi graduated early, and it was almost three years since he graduated when Mu Yue became a teacher at the ninja school, so it is quite interesting to see Mu Yue's experience in the ninja school.
The Konoha Newspaper did not use much writing on the Ninja School. After clearly explaining Mu Yue's various achievements, it quickly moved to the Third Ninja World War.
"The strongest Konoha hero of the Third Ninja War", just from this subtitle, Kakashi can feel Sarutobi Hiruzen's support for Mu Yue, even the strongest one.
But with Mu Yue's record, there's nothing wrong with using the strongest one.
On the Kirigakure battlefield, Mu Yue first killed Kirigakure's well-known ice escape ninja Suzuki Han and many ninja swordsmen, and then reversed the situation by killing Jinchuriki in the key battle of Kirigakure's surprise attack.
During the war with Iwagakure, Mu Yue took advantage of his tactics and used Iwagakure's spies to set up a trap for Iwagakure, completing the feat of defeating two thousand with one thousand.
During the second battle with Kirigakure, Mu Yue used Wood Release to capture thousands of Kirigakure, laying the foundation for victory in the final battle.
Mu Yue's achievements, if used by any Konoha ninja, are enough to make that person famous. If they are reported together, the effect will not be too explosive.
After Kakashi finished his breakfast, he could hear many people discussing on the streets of Konoha.
"No wonder Assistant Muyue became the Assistant to the Hokage at such a young age. He has made so many contributions."
"Yeah, I really can't imagine how difficult it would be for Konoha in the past few years without Muyue's assistance."
Kakashi listened for a while and felt that the gap between the votes of ordinary ninjas and the people might be wider than the votes of Jonin.
After all, there may be Orochimaru's hardcore among the Jonin, but that's not necessarily the case for ordinary ninjas and people with a larger base.
"I heard from the merchant who came yesterday that there seems to be rumors that our Hokage-sama was defeated by that Soyousuke from the Ninja Sect."
"These little ninja forces are really abominable. They actually fabricated such rumors to slander our Sandaime-sama."
"Yes, he defeated the Sandaime-sama. He is so impressive. Why didn't he say that he was the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?"
Kakashi paused for a moment, thought for a moment and then walked towards the southern forest.
(End of chapter)