Skills from HokageEdit

Shen Yun's eyelids twitched. Under Orochimaru's unclear eyes, he looked at the giant human-shaped puppet lying quietly under his feet for a while, and then at the gun that could spit out large wind ninjutsu, and gradually fell into thought.

"... What's wrong?"

Seeing Shen Yun holding his forehead and looking immersed in thinking, Orochimaru asked a little strangely.

"Teacher... nothing"

Difficult to dissipate the random thoughts in his mind, Shen Yun stood up and shook his head.

"correct."

Suddenly remembered something, Shen Yun looked at Orochimaru beside him.

"Teacher, didn't you say that you asked me to come to your camp for something?"

"Ah~" Orochimaru, who was quietly staring at the giant puppet under his feet, didn't know what to think, and suddenly reacted when he heard Shen Yun's words.

"That's right, I called you here to explain something."

Chapter 128 Three Generations of Gambling

"Come with me, I have something to say."

Orochimaru turned around and walked towards the north and south corners of the camp, followed by the three of Shen Yun.

After turning a corner, the giant puppet laying flat on the ground no longer interfered with the line of sight, only then did the three of Shen Yun discover that a normal-sized tent was placed at the north and south corners of this huge tent.

Follow Orochimaru into it, and a large number of classics piled up in it come into view. There are also a pair of tables and chairs placed in the center, and a somewhat crude bed in the corner.

Shen Yun saw it, and knew in his heart that this was the tent that Orochimaru really used to live in, and the huge tent outside was only used to place and study giant puppets.

"Sit by yourself, pour tea by yourself."

As soon as Orochimaru walked into this tent, he seemed to relax all of a sudden, went straight to the seat in the middle of the tent, sat on it, took a deep breath, and looked a little tired.

Drinking a cup of cold tea from the teapot on the table, Orochimaru felt a little more refreshed.

Raising his head, Orochimaru looked at the three disciples standing in front of him, and suddenly said something confusing.

"The war has lasted for four full years."

Seeing Orochimaru uttered these words with an exclamation expression, Shen Yun turned his head and looked at Kong Shiina beside him.

"...That's right, it has indeed been four years since Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja attacked our Konoha station in the Land of Rain."

Recalling it in his mind for a while, Shen Yun said.

Hearing Shen Yun's words, Orochimaru drank the remaining tea in the cup in his hand, frowned and said:

"Three days ago, I received letters from two advisors, they urged me to end the war as soon as possible, even if the final result is not ideal for Konoha, it is acceptable."

"I believe it's not just me, Tsunade, Hatake-senpai, and Nara-senpai should have received these letters as well."

Seeing Orochimaru's dignified expression, Shen Yun frowned, and asked suspiciously:

"Is there... anything wrong?"

"Didn't those two consultants write reminders every few months since last year?"

As he spoke, Shen Yun smiled abruptly.

"The key is what is the use of the two consultants' urging?"

"Haven't Hokage-sama and Danzo always supported this war?"

Hearing Shen Yun's teasing words, Orochimaru's dignified expression eased slightly, a smile appeared on his face, then he shook his head and said:

"That's the problem. Three days ago I received not only letters from two advisors, but also letters from teachers."

Shen Yun immediately frowned when he heard that the letter from the third Hokage was sent along with the letters from the two advisors.

The words of those two advisers can be regarded as fart for Orochimaru who is away on the expedition, but if the third Hokage changes his attitude and decides to end the war directly, he must take it seriously.

Glancing up, looking at Orochimaru with a dignified expression, and thinking of the image of Sarutobi Hiruzen in the original novel, Shen Yun suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart.

"Could it be that the third generation lost their heads and directly ordered to withdraw from the Kingdom of Rain?"

"No way, when we met a few times ago, I saw that the third generation was quite firm about whether the war will continue..."

With wild thoughts in his mind, Shen Yun's face gradually became serious, and he asked Dashewan directly.

"Master Hokage doesn't mean that..."

Hearing this, Orochimaru looked away from the teacup in his hand, saw Shen Yun's dignified face, immediately guessed what he was thinking, shook his head and said:

"Don't worry, Sensei has a firm attitude towards war, and has always trusted and supported the Konoha ninjas on the front line."

Seeing what Orochimaru was thinking, Shen Yun smiled a little awkwardly, and then asked curiously:

"What did Hokage-sama say in the letter?"

"Oh~" Sighing, Orochimaru said: "There are quite a few things mentioned in the letter, but it can be summed up in a few words."

"The war has lasted for four years, and Konoha is no longer able to support it."

"The teacher has transferred Danzo and all root ninjas to support the Iwa Ninja battlefield at the other end of the country of rain."

"We were also given a two-month deadline, and we need to defeat the sand ninja to win during this time."

"Otherwise, the teacher will have to take Konoha's last defense force to the battlefield."

Hearing the content of the letter from Orochimaru, Shen Yun was surprised and thought in his heart.

"If Hokage-sama goes to the battlefield, there will be no guards in the village at all."

Orochimaru closed his eyes and nodded.

"That's right, so the teacher is also betting."

"The village has paid a great price for this war but has not received any rewards. It is foreseeable that Konoha will have a long period of weakness in the future."

"Since this is the case, why not gamble everything now and fight for a result in this war."

"But..." Shen Yun frowned and said, "If this is the case, there will definitely be heavy casualties..."

"And the risks that must exist are far greater than the possible benefits?"

"You're right." Orochimaru still closed his eyes and nodded, affirming what Shen Yun said.

Seeing that Orochimaru didn't intend to explain, Shen Yun simply lowered his head and began to think seriously, and gradually understood Sandai's thoughts, frowned and said:

"This is done because of Konoha's solid foundation..., and isn't it too cruel for ordinary ninjas?"

Orochimaru lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then looked at Shen Yun with a heavy expression.

"You're right, but this is the most sensible way for the teacher after thinking for a long time. To be honest...I think so too."

"After Konoha does everything, ordinary ninjas must suffer heavy casualties, and Konoha will also fall into an embarrassing situation of extreme weakness. He may be blackmailed by other ninja villages in turn, and there may be a period of gloomy time."

"But..., as long as the three generations of teachers, me, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hatake-senpai, you and Namikaze Minato can also be added."

"As long as three of these seven survive... no, even if only two survive, Konoha is still Konoha, and it is still one of the five most powerful ninja villages in the ninja world."

Listening to Orochimaru's rational words, although Shen Yun was complicated in his heart, he still nodded in approval.

In the ninja world, strength is still paramount after all. As long as one or two of these people survive, Konoha Village will have enough time to restore the current number of ninjas and re-train powerful ninjas.

"That's right, if you just regard the life of a ninja as a number, it is indeed a rational decision, but..."

While sighing in his heart about the cruelty of the Third Hokage, Shen Yun dissipated the solemnity on his face and looked at Orochimaru. "Don't we have two months to work hard?"

Hearing Shen Yun's words, Orochimaru smiled, and opened his eyes to look in relief.

"We thought of a place."

"Since this final gamble is destined to be tragic, why not let it happen?"

Chapter 129 The Last Giant Puppet

"So, our biggest question now is how to end the war in the Kingdom of Rain within two months and achieve a good result?"

Seeing Shen Yun and Orochimaru looking at each other and smiling, as if they had reached some kind of agreement, Kong Shiina, who had been listening all the time, frowned and said:

"However, this is not easy. The war has lasted for four years, how can we win in two months?"

"Also, even if our sand ninja front wins here, there is still a rock ninja front on the other side of the country of rain?"

Shiina Kong looked at Shen Yun beside him, and then at Orochimaru opposite the table and chair, frowning and expressing his doubts.

"No, this is only the superficial situation. In fact, we hope to end the battle within two months."

Seeing Orochimaru sitting on the chair and drinking tea comfortably, looking at him, Shen Yun began to answer Shiina Kong's question after thinking about it.

"First of all, there is the Iwanin battlefield at the other end of the country of rain. Uncle Tsunade and Senior Hatake are there, but there is no strong man who can be named on the Iwanin side."

"Although Yannin Village has the largest number of ninjas among all ninja villages participating in the war, we, Konoha, also dispatched most of the ninjas on the battlefield there."

"In addition, although the land of the Land of Earth is better than that of the Land of Wind, the countless towering mountains in the land greatly limit the development of agriculture and economy, and it is far from being comparable to the Land of Fire."

"In addition, as a ninja village, the number of medical ninjas in Yanin village is far less than that of Konoha, and the number of blood ninjas is the same. The biggest highlight may be the elimination of blood successors of Tsuchikage and the largest number of ninjas in the ninja world."

"But unless Tsuchikage is crazy, it is impossible for him to ignore the threats of Kirigakure and Cloud Ninja who surround the land of the land, and directly set foot on the battlefield."

"To be honest, with the addition of all kinds of advantages, I think it is only a matter of time before Iwanin wins."

Having said that, Shen Yun turned his head to look at Orochimaru, and after seeing him nodding his head to express his approval, he continued:

"Now Naruto-sama ordered Danzo to rush to Iwanin with his basic combat power. The intention is obviously to gather all the ninjas that can be mobilized and give priority to solving the Iwanin front."

"As for our sand ninja front, to put it bluntly, if it weren't for the giant puppets that suddenly appeared, we should have won the victory long ago."

Hearing this, Orochimaru nodded in agreement, and said:

"That's right, the situation in Sand Ninja Village is worse than that in Iwa Ninja Village."

"There is a desert in the whole country, and there are only sporadic oases to live in. The only specialty is the many minerals buried underground. This has caused their economy to be unable to develop, and they have to rely heavily on imports for food."

"In this case, Sand Ninja Village should have been unable to support the consumption of war for a long time."

"But because of the Three Generations of Kazekage..."

Speaking of this, Dashemaru had a strange expression on his face, as if he didn't know whether to continue talking.

At this time, Shiina Kong who was standing on the side saw Orochimaru suddenly pause in the middle of speaking, and asked directly out of curiosity:

"What happened to the Three Kazekages?"

"Cough cough~"

Seeing Shiina's question, Orochimaru coughed twice, looked down at the teacup in his hand and said:

"It's the information sent by the Anbu before."

"It is said that the reason why Sand Ninja Village, which has been very tight in funds, has been able to survive this war until now is because the third Kazekage has been using magnetic escape to pan for gold in the desert since two years ago..."

"what!"

"Really?"

"Amazing~"

Disregarding Shiina Kyou and Yuichi's surprise when they heard that the third Kazekage, who is the shadow of a village, went off to pan for gold in person, Shen Yun stood aside and only felt noisy, and secretly complained in his heart.

Perhaps in the eyes of most people in the ninja world, including the third generation of Kazekage himself, they think that the shadow of a village is just a temporary helpless move to maintain the consumption of the war.

But Shen Yun knew that when the third Kazekage stepped down and the fourth Kazekage came to power, the financial shortage of Sand Ninja Village would not be relieved at all, but would intensify instead.

Therefore, for a certain period of time, gold panning became the main business of the Fourth Kazekage, and it even became the main source of income for Sand Hidden Village, one of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world.

"What a tragedy..."

Shen Yun stood where he was, silently mourning in his heart for the exhausting fate of the next four generations of Kazekage.

"Ahem, okay! Let's get back to the original topic."

Orochimaru became more and more excited after seeing Koshi Shiina and Yuichi hearing the news that Sandai Kazekage personally panned for gold, and quickly opened his mouth to bring back the gradually deviated atmosphere of the scene.

"I will skip some tedious words directly. Let me first talk about what I think is the biggest problem in winning now."

After finishing speaking, Orochimaru looked up at Shen Yun and the three in front of him, and said after seeing the three calm down and looking at him:

"First of all, before I received the teacher's letter, my plan was actually procrastinating."

"After all, the consumption of war is huge. I don't think that the efficiency of Sandai Kazekage panning for gold alone can compare to the speed of swallowing gold on the battlefield of the Land of Rain."