The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 151 Blackmail

Sarutobi Hiruzen's aura at this moment was majestic and cold. Even though his body could not move, he still had a tremendous aura that made Danzo silent.

Seeing that Koharu and the others were about to ask for help, he could only say bitterly, "Huruzen, you will regret this," and then slammed the door and left, retreating to the base at the Root to plan his next chance to reach the summit.

This time Sarutobi Hiruzen did not reply with the classic line "I am the Hokage" again. Given his current situation, there is basically no hope for him to become Hokage!

"Hahaha, in that case, I'll take my leave too." Seeing Danzo Shimura being chased away by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya felt something was wrong and laughed awkwardly, ready to slip away.

Unfortunately, his steps were a little slow and were stopped by Sarutobi Hiruzen's coughs.

"Jiraiya, you are the only one in the village who can take on the responsibilities of Hokage. If you refuse, are you going to let me work from my sickbed and work until I die?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his only disciple by his side, the coldness in his eyes disappeared, revealing endless resentment, powerlessness, and pleading.

The usually tough and resolute Sarutobi teacher suddenly showed such a sad and helpless expression, which made Jiraiya shiver several times.

In order to avoid being tied down by the position of Hokage and his efforts to find the Child of Prophecy and observe and collect materials, Jiraiya's mind worked frantically and he came up with a good idea.

So he said: "Actually, there is someone who is more suitable to take over the position of Hokage than me!"

"Who?"

After Jiraiya finished speaking, Mito Kado En and Sarutobi Hiruzen looked thoughtful and didn't say anything, but Utane Koharu asked impatiently.

As a female ninja, Koharu was somewhat dissatisfied with Jiraiya's lecherous appearance. She used to be on guard against Sarutobi Hiruzen, who used a crystal ball to spy on her when she took a bath, and she rarely even went to the bathhouse.

Now that he is old, he finds a guy who likes to voyeur as Hokage. Isn’t it a tradition of Hokage to peep at women taking a bath?

There really was no other choice before, but if there is an alternative candidate now, Xiaochun is still very interested.

Seeing Utane Koharu's expression as if she could get rid of the dirt immediately, Jiraiya couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he didn't want to be Hokage in the first place, there was no need for her to be so anxious.

"Of course it's Tsunade. She's very powerful, highly respected, and more importantly, she's an expert in medical ninjutsu!

Although the teacher's injuries are serious, I believe they can be treated if Tsunade takes action. Moreover, with so many injured people in Konoha, if Tsunade can guide the medical ninja, the speed of treatment can be much faster!"

In order to shirk the position of Hokage, Jiraiya spoke more and more fluently, and he wished he could put the Hokage cloak on Tsunade with his own hands right now.

Of course, it would be even better if he could personally take off Tsunade's cloak and other clothes. Thinking of this, Jiraiya's thoughts flew further. It was such a pity that year. He almost saw it!

"But Tsunade has left the village for many years, and we haven't been able to find her whereabouts." Seeing Jiraiya suddenly pause in his speech and revealing a lewd and perverted smile, Utane Koharu frowned and reminded Jiraiya.

Jiraiya was awakened by Koharu's words. He subconsciously raised his hand to touch the corner of his mouth before continuing to promote Tsunade.

Thanks to Jiraiya's years of eloquence, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two were finally persuaded and gave Jiraiya a month to bring back Tsunade to take over as the Fifth Hokage.

As for the affairs of the village, the two elders, Mizutomon En and Utane Koharu, can only ask them to take on more responsibilities and assist Sarutobi Hiruzen who is lying in bed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen originally thought that with this arrangement, Konoha's affairs should be able to run smoothly, his injuries should be able to recover smoothly, and he might even be able to continue to protect Konoha for a few more years. Unexpectedly, Jiraiya had just left Konoha to look for Tsunade when the bad news came just one day later.

The messenger sent by the village to the Sand Village to explain the situation has returned, along with a large number of elite Sand Ninjas!

Konoha's losses this time were too great. In order to maintain Konoha's stability, even though the Konoha collapse plan was initiated by the Sand Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen and others did not want to declare war on the Sand Village.

After all, the attack was nominally launched by Orochimaru impersonating the Fourth Kazekage, the Sand Village itself suffered considerable losses, and there were still many prisoners in the hands of Konoha. Taking all factors into consideration, the two sides can still continue to be allies.

But less than two days after the ninjas sent by Konoha to the Sand Village were dispatched, the Sand Village was attacked again!

"Lu Jiu, what's the specific situation?"

In the ward, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a while to accept the bad news during his term as Hokage. For the first time, he really felt that the position was hot and wanted to find someone to take over.

"Hokage-sama, the two elders, according to the intelligence sent back, Chiyo, the elder of the Sand Village, led a large group of Sand Village and appeared about a hundred miles outside Konoha Village. They are currently in a standoff with the stronghold there and the defense force that the village urgently dispatched to the border."

When talking about the current situation, the usually calm Nara Shikaku couldn't help but frown, secretly sighing that Konoha was unlucky, as the enemy came just as the strongest fighting force left.

After calming down for a while, Shikaku continued, "Based on the analysis of time and distance, I'm afraid that the Sand Village had already gathered people at the border to attack when the Konoha collapse plan was launched. On the one hand, it was to provide support, and on the other hand, it might also be to expand the results of the battle.

All the border outposts are now out of contact, and are likely destroyed!"

After hearing what Nara Shikaku said, Mitomon En was furious. "Those Sand Shinobi bastards are really treacherous. Konoha hasn't even investigated their responsibilities yet, and they actually dared to come to our door! If Konoha wasn't weak now, we should have wiped them out."

"What's the point of saying this now?" Utane Koharu rolled her eyes at Mito Kado En, then looked at Nara Shikaku and asked, "Since the Sand Village has stopped the attack and released the envoy, they must have some demands. What did they say?"

"The Sand Ninja are demanding that we hand over the One-Tail Jinchuriki and the captured Sand Ninja."

Nara Shikaku paused before continuing, "At the same time, Konoha's traitor Orochimaru plotted to kill the Fourth Kazekage and replaced him, forging orders to trick the Sand Ninja into attacking Konoha, causing massive losses to the Sand Ninja..."

At this point, the faces of Sarutobi, Hiruzen, and the other two in the room were so gloomy they could have drawn water. They had always used this kind of rhetoric, but now that they had experienced it themselves, they realized just how disgusting it was.

Seeing that Shikaku was still hesitant to continue, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but urge him, "What else did the Sand Ninja say?"

Upon hearing the question, Nara Shikaku took out a huge scroll with a grim expression, "The Sand Shinobi said that Konoha must compensate the Sand Shinobi for their losses and return part of their mission share to them. This is the specific list of losses to be compensated."

When Shikaku relayed the words of the Sand Ninja envoy, he felt it was absurd and infuriating. Since when had Konoha been bullied like this?