Chapter 114: Uchiha Who Play To Weaknesses And Avoid Strengths
The Sand Ninja’s poisons constantly change their formulas, making poisoning easy but antidoting difficult.
All of Konoha only has Tsunade, who has the ability to configure an antidote in a short time.
In the Land of Rivers war, they couldn’t do without Tsunade.
Even if Tsunade lost her temper in front of everyone, the high-ranking officials had to endure it and send Tsunade to the front line.
The long list was read aloud, naming a total of forty Jonin.
If one Jonin commands one battalion, that means sending more than 2000 Ninja into the Land of Rivers.
Nara Shikaku finished reading the list and looked toward Tsunade.
Seeing that Tsunade had no intention of continuing to lose her temper, he breathed a sigh of relief.
If Tsunade didn’t go to the front line, he, as the commander-in-chief, would be in trouble.
The Nara Clan raises deer for Konoha Village, and Deer Forest also grows other precious medicinal herbs; their relationship with Tsunade has always been good.
When Tsunade was young and learning medical ninjutsu, she stayed in the Nara Clan’s Deer Forest for a whole year, just to understand the properties of medicinal herbs.
The named Jonin all looked toward the three commanders, planning their own positions in their minds.
In the midst of silence, Uchiha Clan Head Uchiha Kane slowly stood up:
“Hokage, my Uchiha Clan is also willing to go to the battlefield and fight for Konoha.
In the Second Ninja War, the Uchiha Clan hasn’t contributed to the village yet. Why is there no Uchiha Clan Jonin on the list?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi was already annoyed enough; the Senju Clan was causing trouble, and the Uchiha Clan was also restless.
He was angry in his heart but patient on the surface as he said:
“The later the Ninja World War progresses, the more vulnerable Konoha becomes, and it must always guard against surprise attacks from other ninja villages.
The Uchiha Clan is responsible for the Konoha Military Police Force, Konoha Village’s last line of defense. Unless absolutely necessary, the Uchiha Clan should not go to the front line.
Mist Village’s elder Yuan Shi has always been eager to move. Scattered Mist Ninja have appeared in the Land of Whirlpools, which cannot be ignored.
If Mist Village declares war, then the Konoha Military Police Force, as the final strength, will also go to the battlefield. Don’t worry.”
Faced with the Third Hokage’s explanation, Uchiha Kane couldn’t say much more.
He enviously glanced at Senju Hanaki; the Senju Clan had much more room to maneuver than their Uchiha Clan.
In the First Great Ninja War, the village had the Uchiha Clan deal with the Mist Ninja.
Others avoid weaknesses and exploit strengths, but the village high-ranking officials repeatedly made the Uchiha avoid strengths and exploit weaknesses.
The Uchiha excel in Fire Release, which is countered by the Mist Ninja’s Water Style. The First Great Ninja War was fought very hard, and many people died.
Sakumo Hatake saw that no one else wanted to speak and stood up:
“Hokage, please believe that in the Land of Rivers war, we Konoha will surely win!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression softened a lot; Sakumo Hatake’s strength was worthy of trust.
Konoha is full of talent, with many geniuses, and Sakumo Hatake is an extremely brilliant genius.
Sakumo Hatake continued:
“Hokage, I think Princess Tsunade’s proposal is worth considering.
Hidden Sand Village’s puppet masters are very skilled with poison. Whether the front line’s medical system is complete and antidoting is timely will determine the front line’s casualty rate.
Every Leaf Ninja is our comrade and partner.
Princess Tsunade can bring mature Senju medical ninja to the front line to ensure our advantage.”
Tsunade was stunned; she didn’t expect Sakumo Hatake to show her goodwill.
When Sakumo Hatake was Anbu Captain for the Second Hokage, he handled official business impartially and never favored the Senju Clan.
When the Third Hokage took power, there was a major shakeup in Anbu, and Sakumo Hatake never contacted the Senju Clan again.
In Tsunade’s view, Sakumo Hatake was a just, principled, powerful ninja who didn’t infringe on the Senju Clan at all but also had no interactions with them.
Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly turned his head, while Danzo sat up straight, repeatedly scanning between Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade.
Sakumo Hatake was powerful in strength, but his actions always carried assumptions and naivety.
Several high-ranking officials stared at Sakumo Hatake, but he was very straightforward; he made the proposal for Konoha with no selfish motives.
Yoru thought to himself that Sakumo Hatake’s political wisdom was inversely proportional to his combat wisdom, or rather, this person’s principles were too strong, always adhering to his own values.
In this situation, how could he openly support the Senju Clan?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat annoyed and didn’t want to continue the Jonin Meeting. He said:
“The Jonin Meeting ends here. Shikaku, Sakumo, Tsunade, and the 40 Jonin, cooperate well together to deal with Hidden Sand Village.”
The Jonin Meeting ended in a strange atmosphere.
The high-ranking officials achieved their goals but also encountered many surprises.
The three high-ranking officials returned to the Hokage’s Office. Not long after, Kiiroinu Captain gave Yoru a mission.
The Hokage was furious and demanded strict surveillance of the Senju Clan and Sakumo Hatake to see if the two were colluding.
Yoru accepted the mission and left the Hokage Building.
Surveilling elite ninja like Tsunade, too many people would make it easy to expose, so Yoru executed it alone.
Sakumo Hatake stayed in the Hokage Building, interpreting maps with the 40 conscripted Jonin and studying the terrain of the Land of Wind and Land of Rivers.
Senju Hanaki, Tsunade, and other Senju Jonin left the Hokage Building, and Yoru followed them.
Tsunade and the others entered Konoha Hospital.
There was a construction team in the hospital’s courtyard, building the outpatient Building 2 of Konoha Hospital.
Building 2 would be connected to the existing outpatient building via a corridor.
At the end of the corridor in the old outpatient building, the windows and walls were demolished, with temporary enclosures placed, preparing to connect to Outpatient Building
With so many Senju Clan ninja entering the medical ninja sequence, the hospital wasn’t enough.
These more than 160 medical ninja would be sent to the front line in batches during wartime and enter Konoha Hospital during peacetime.
Yoru looked at the director’s office in the outpatient building, pondering how to infiltrate and gather some intelligence.
Senju Hanaki and Tsunade were very busy, working from noon until evening.
It wasn’t until late at night that the two finished treating the wounded and arranging the expansion.
In the director’s office, Tsunade stood by the window, staring blankly outside.
Senju Hanaki asked: “Tsunade, directly confronting the Third Hokage at the Jonin Meeting, is that really okay?”
Tsunade said:
“I understand Hiruzen Sarutobi. To some extent, he’s a bully who fears the strong.
If you act very mild and cooperative, he will push further.
If you resist fiercely, he will back down instead and seek compromise.
He’s a person good at compromising.
Don’t worry, aunt, I’ve always been in contact with Orochimaru, and I have my own forces.
At critical moments, even Hiruzen Sarutobi has to yield.”
Senju Hanaki asked: “Is Orochimaru reliable?”
“Reliable, much more reliable than that idiot Jiraiya.” Tsunade closed her eyes, recalling many bad memories, and said:
“When Hiruzen Sarutobi was my supervising Jonin, he was so kind and carefully taught me.
I don’t know when it started, but Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and a few others became more and more extreme in their actions.”
