Chapter 583: The choice of the position of Hokage
The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.
In order to pay homage to the heroes who died on the battlefield, Konoha held a memorial ceremony.
Except for the ninja who was responsible for security and security that day, all other ninjas were forced to be present.
Generally speaking, such a large-scale memorial event would only be held after the war was won. However, considering that this victory was large enough and that many ninjas had indeed been sacrificed before, no ninja felt it was unreasonable.
A large number of ninjas stood solemnly under the huge commemorative monument. The sky was filled with gloomy dark clouds. Both people and the sky were full of sadness.
In such an atmosphere, even Obito would find it difficult to show an inappropriate expression.
"It turns out that the war has caused the death of so many people."
Looking at the densely packed names on the memorial tablet, Obito felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.
"They are the backbone of the Fire Country and the pride of Konoha..." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was standing in front of everyone, began to read the eulogy with a serious face.
Mu Yue, who was below, quickly used appraisal to check every ninja present.
Most of the ninjas who did not come belonged to the special department and had been inspected by Mu Yue in advance. He only needed to identify all the people at the memorial event to complete the identification of all Konoha ninjas.
While Haku is definitely not an Iwagakure spy, Haku Zetsu does have a motive for lurking in Konoha.
It would be a good thing if he could easily identify Bai Zetsu among the ninjas.
[Name: Tsunade]
[Chakra: 186000 (??)]
[Potential: SS-(Basic Talent + Six Bloodlines)]
[Skills: Change in the nature of Yang attribute Chakra (Mastery: 5500/15000), Change in the nature of Water attribute Chakra (Mastery: 2600), Change in the nature of Fire attribute Chakra (Mastery: 1500), Change in the nature of Earth attribute Chakra (Mastery: 1500) level), changes in the nature of thunder attribute chakra (proficient level), Palm Immortal Technique (proficient level)...]
By the way, taking another look at Tsunade's panel, Mu Yue felt that there was still room for improvement in the appraisal technique.
Whether it is the Yin Seal or the tailed beast sealed in the body, the identification technique cannot see the specific chakra. It can only be detected by the other party using it.
As for potential, compared to Tsunade's strength, it can be said that it is puffy and fat brought by the classic bloodline.
Muyue has only seen four SS-level ninjas so far, namely Shisui, Tsunade, Kushina, and Naruto. All of them have the blessing of six bloodlines, among which Kushina and Naruto have the blessing of tailed beasts.
Among the four, Naruto has the highest potential, which is SS+, followed by Kushina, who is SS, and Shisui and Tsunade are both SS-.
"If she is willing to practice for more time, she should be much stronger." Mu Yue thought in her heart.
Although potential is not the same as talent, and high potential does not mean that you will be very strong in the future, there is still a certain correlation after all.
If Tsunade doesn't mess up and practices diligently, Mu Yue estimates that Tsunade's strength still has a lot of room for improvement.
However, Mu Yue felt that it was impossible for Tsunade to be diligent.
Because everything Tsunade has now allows her to live a nourishing life without having to think too much. Coupled with the various changes she has experienced, it is difficult to regain her will to become stronger.
To use a fairy-like expression, it means that the Taoist heart is broken.
"Wherever the leaves of wood fly, fire also grows. The fire will continue to illuminate the village and make new leaves sprout. Let us observe three minutes of silence for these heroes who use their lives to practice the will of fire."
Sarutobi Hiruzen concluded his eulogy with his own summary of the will of fire and began the moment of silence.
Because most of the ninjas in the village had to participate, in order not to hinder the normal operation of Konoha, all aspects of the memorial ceremony were short and ended quickly.
Ninjas who have a mission return to their posts, and ninjas who have nothing to do decide to act according to their mood.
As for Mu Yue, he naturally belonged to the group with a mission. He followed Sarutobi Hiruzen to the Hokage's office.
"No trace of the Iwagakure spy was found," Mu Yue reported truthfully.
Among the mourning crowd, he did not identify Bai Jue.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly without changing his expression, feeling relieved.
It was the best thing that Konoha did not detect the Iwagakure spies. This could mean one thing, maybe those Iwagakure spies were more difficult to create than they thought.
"Mu Yue, look at these plans for teaching knowledge and sex, which one do you prefer." Sarutobi Hiruzen handed Mu Yue a scroll.
Mu Yue took it and looked at it calmly.
The first one is to upgrade Mu Yue's official position in the Anbu from a special squad leader to a special captain, set up a training team, and select ninjas to teach them.
The second is, as before, Sarutobi Hiruzen will take the lead in organizing a training event and designate some qualified ninjas to participate.
"Captain of the ANBU..." Mu Yue looked thoughtful.
There is no doubt that Option One is rewarding in nature.
The ANBU captain is not a small position. When Shimura Danzo found an excuse to form the root unit, there was only one detachment.
Of course, the current root obviously far exceeds the strength that a detachment should have.
The second option is more trouble-free. Mu Yue only needs to teach and does not need to think too much.
"The training team belongs to the ANBU special organization. Although it is an ANBU captain, it only takes orders from the Hokage and does not accept the jurisdiction of the ANBU captain and deputy captain." Sarutobi Hiruzen reminded.
"When it comes to adding team members, you can decide on your own. You just need to submit the final list to me for review. If necessary, I can also help you recruit outstanding ninjas from other departments."
Then Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking and continued to look at Mu Yue. Instead, he took advantage of this free time to read the documents on the table.
"What does Sarutobi Hiruzen want to do?" Mu Yue was a little surprised when she heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
According to Sarutobi Hiruzen, this is almost creating another ANBU within the ANBU, and Mu Yue is also the leader of another ANBU.
If Mu Yue had thoughts like Shimura Danzo's, he would soon be able to develop another existence similar to the roots with the help of Anbu's resources.
It will even develop faster than the original root, because Mu Yue has a captain-level organization.
"He doesn't want me to be the Hokage or the next Hokage's deputy, right?" Mu Yue's mind was spinning rapidly.
The ANBU has always been a department under the direct command of the Hokage. Danzo Shimura was able to develop the ANBU smoothly because of his status as the Hokage's assistant.
It was difficult for Mu Yue not to think too much about Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan.
Because it's not surprising that Sarutobi Hiruzen has this motive.
Tsunade is the most suitable candidate to become Hokage. Regardless of identity, strength or merit, no one can question Tsunade's becoming Hokage.
But Tsunade said, now she doesn't even want to be a ninja, let alone Hokage.
Jiraiya was also Sarutobi Hiruzen's top choice, but Jiraiya also didn't want to be Hokage, and he had been defeated recently.
Orochimaru, who has become cold-blooded and perverted to a certain extent, has lost the qualification to become Hokage in the heart of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
None of the three Hokage candidates are good, and now Mu Yue is even better than Minato, and has a relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen in learning ninjutsu.
Under this situation, Mu Yue felt that it was quite possible that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted him to be the Hokage.
As for the deputy Hokage, the reason is even simpler. Mu Yue has excellent abilities and a good personality, so she can be used to train her to be the next deputy, and there will be no faults at all.
"Sandaime-sama, I choose the first one." Mu Yue thought for a while and replied.
Whether it was the Hokage or the Hokage's assistant, Mu Yue had no interest.
However, this special secret force commander-level organization is indeed of some use to him.
If he wants to improve his proficiency in any skills in the future, he can organize ninja training on his own.
"But I don't think it's necessary to replenish the team members. During the war, manpower is tight, and there is no way to waste the available combat power here. I can complete all the teaching work alone." Mu Yue continued.
He didn't want to get a second root, that would only make his problems more complicated.
Mu Yue's idea is that if Hiruzen Sarutobi has a mission, he should teach him, and when he has nothing to do, he will organize training activities based on his own needs.
Although this would turn him, the leader of the dark forces, into a polished commander, it would also allow Mu Yue to be more leisurely.
After all, if she really wanted to become a serious captain of the secret forces, where would Mu Yue find the time to teach her disciples, take them on missions and gain reputation on the battlefield.
"If you think this is okay, then so be it." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said.
Since he said he would let Mu Yue decide on her own, of course it was impossible to go back on her word.
And Mu Yue did have the strength to say this. Mu Yue had previously trained hundreds of ninjas by herself without any problems.
After everything was explained, Mu Yue left the Hokage Building and went to the Southern Forest to teach his disciples.
"Mu Yue, will you be a good choice?" Looking at Mu Yue's leaving back, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell into deep thought.
Now Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused about Naruto's choice. This was something he had never thought of before.
He has three disciples, one is the eldest granddaughter of the Shodaime, the other has been a genius ninja since he was a child, and the third is a low-level student when he was a child, but he is no worse than anyone else.
With such three disciples, how could Hiruzen Sarutobi ever think that one day he would be troubled by having no one succeed him.
"Let's keep a closer look." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought in his mind.
Among the ninjas of Jiraiya Orochimaru's generation, the only ones qualified to become Hokage are the three ninjas, and those below them are Mugetsu and Namikaze Minato.
Only ninjas like them with extraordinary strength and reputation can break the age limit to a certain extent.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen had not decided who to choose. The position of Hokage was too important to Konoha to make a hasty decision.
"Maybe in a few years their minds will change."
Sarutobi Hiruzen still hopes that Tsunade and Jiraiya can stand up. Mu Yue and Namikaze Minato are too young.
An hour later, a ninja dressed as an ANBU knocked on the door and walked into the Hokage's office.
"Sandaime-sama, the information you requested has been compiled." The ANBU held the seal scroll in both hands and handed it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took it and checked it for a while, then handed it over to the ANBU again, "Go and give it to Mu Yue."
The ANBU nodded, left the Hokage's office, closed the door, and quickly headed to Mu Yue's home in the main city.
"It would be great if you could really develop Wood Release." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed after putting the pipe into his mouth and blowing out wisps of white smoke.
Mu Yue can develop the Wood Release, so Sarutobi Hiruzen really doesn't have to choose anymore. He will directly accept Mu Yue as his disciple, let Mu Yue continue to earn military merit and develop the Anbu, and abdicate to Mu Yue when the time comes.
What else is there to pick? With Mu Yue's performance, Mu Dun has been practicing for several years, and he is at least a little ninja god.
But it was Wood Release after all. Sarutobi Hiruzen believed that the probability of Mu Yue developing Wood Release was about the same as the probability of Jiraiya changing his mind.
…
night.
Mu Yue received a message from Danzo Shimura, so she quietly went to the root base.
"Muyue, how did Hiruzen arrange for you to teach me about sex?" Danzo Shimura couldn't wait to ask.
Originally, this was something that should have been discussed and decided at a high-level meeting.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen refused on the grounds that he wanted to take care of Mu Yue's feelings, saying that he would discuss it with Mu Yue alone.
Considering that Mu Yue had just won a great victory and neither of the two advisers objected, then Shimura Danzo's opinion was naturally not important.
But this didn't bother Danzo Shimura. Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say anything, he just asked Mu Yue himself.
"The Sandaime made me the captain of the special ANBU organization..." Mu Yue selectively told Shimura the content of Danzo's discussion.
Becoming the ANBU captain cannot be hidden from Shimura Danzo. The roots are too close to the ANBU, and Shimura Danzo is also a high-ranking member of Konoha.
"He's quite generous to you." Danzo Shimura was annoyed when he heard that Mu Yue had obtained the special ANBU captaincy.
It wasn't Mu Yue who was annoyed, but Hiruzen Sarutobi who was annoyed.
At first, he had been trying hard to get a detachment from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"If you catch an Iwagakure spy like that again in the future, you must immediately obtain the other person's body tissue." Shimura Danzo warned.
Konoha has Mu Yue who can sense malice. Other Ninja Shimura Danzo has never heard of such a method. The transformation technique that can disguise chakra is too difficult to see through.
Mu Yue nodded.
In the future, he won't point out Bai Jue and just handle it quietly by himself.
Just when Mu Yue walked out of Shimura Danzo's office, a root ninja happened to walk towards him.
"Lord Muyue." The root ninja lowered his head slightly and greeted Muyue.
Mu Yue smiled in response, and then moved on.
"Danzo-sama, Orochimaru-sama's reply is here!"
The root ninja entered the office and quickly closed the door to report.
Shimura Danzo didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he saw the reply, a surprised expression quickly appeared on his face.
"That Nagato was actually Jiraiya's disciple before!"
Danzo Shimura contacted Orochimaru with the attitude of giving it a try. After all, Orochimaru was not busy at the moment. He did not expect to get important information from Orochimaru that he did not know.
He really didn't know that the boy with the Rinnegan, now considered the number one genius in the ninja world, Nagato-kai, had a master-disciple relationship with Jiraiya.
"Is it possible to use Jiraiya's connections..." Shimura Danzo fell into thinking.
He wanted the skills of the Iwagakure spy, and he wanted the Rinnegan Eye and the Ninja Sect inheritance even more.
PS: I still overestimate my own condition.
(End of chapter)