Chapter 117 Ye Shan's Request

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was uncertain. He didn't know whether to leave or continue sitting. In desperation, he winked at Danzo Shimura who was sitting next to him.

Shimura Danzo understood, slapped the table, and shouted: "Do you want to rebel? How dare you interfere with the Hokage's official duties."

Ye Shan narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I dare not! But if this matter is not resolved today, there will definitely be some people who will rebel."

"The Hokage just promised to give rewards and punishments, but you want to deny it after just a few minutes. Aren't you afraid that the Hokage's authority will be destroyed if you change your mind so often?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless. He would not admit that he wanted to slip away, so he could only say slowly, "The matter of Hatake Sakumo involves many ninjas involved, and it is not something that can be explained in a short time. Let's set up an investigation team first, and then make a decision after the investigation is clear. What do you think?"

The tactic of slipping away didn't work, so the tactic of dragging things out came into play. As long as things were delayed, they could not escape the control of him as the Hokage. It was far better than being caught in a dilemma under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Ye Shan sneered in his heart. He knew exactly what Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning, but he underestimated his determination. If he wanted to do something, he would either not do it or do it to the end. Yagura's rotten head was the best proof of that.

"I don't know what Hokage-sama means? Hatake Sakumo-sama's faults have been offset by his life, and the rest are merits, and great merits. What is there to investigate?"

"Could it be that the village does not recognize the military achievements written in black and white in the military achievement book?"

The three aggressive questions completely blocked Sarutobi Hiruzen's retreat. What Yeshan said was right. Even if Hatake Sakumo had made great mistakes during his lifetime and caused great losses to the village, these were offset by Hatake Sakumo's suicide. And the military exploits recorded in the war record could not be erased by anyone, otherwise no one would be willing to fight for the village in the next ninja world war.

The Will of Fire is ultimately just something verbal and ideological. Ninjas sacrifice their lives on the battlefield not just for the Will of Fire. The practical benefits are equally important.

All the ninjas in the conference room looked at the Third Hokage quietly. Although they didn't say anything, it was clear in their eyes that they agreed with Ye Shan's statement.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also a person who reacted very quickly. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Of course, we are not investigating whether Hatake Sakumo's military exploits are true, but investigating his reward. Hatake Sakumo is an extremely outstanding successor of the Will of Fire, and has made indelible contributions to the village's construction and achievements today. But precisely because of this, we must be very careful in rewarding him, otherwise if something goes wrong, someone will accuse me, the Hokage, of being unfair in rewarding and punishing."

"Hokage-sama, you are worrying too much. The reward for Hatake Sakumo is not that complicated."

Ye Shan chuckled a few times, took a step forward, retracted the lightning on his body, made a seal and saluted, and then said solemnly: "As the successor of Master Hatake Sakumo's ninjutsu, even though I haven't gone through the formal ceremony of becoming his disciple, I can be considered half of his apprentice."

"Now that Lord Sakumo's only child is still young, and the Hatake clan is dwindling, there is no one in charge. So I will make some requests for rewards on behalf of Kakashi. I wonder if Lord Hokage will agree to it?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered, and he immediately said, "It should be so."

Ye Shan straightened his clothes, tied the forehead protector he had taken off earlier back on his forehead, and faced the dark conference room without any fear.

"I don't need to talk about Master Hatake Sakumo's military exploits, but everyone here can clearly know them. Since the First Shinobi World War, Master Sakumo has been through life and death for decades. His reputation is still feared by enemy ninjas. He is a top-notch warrior."

"But things are unpredictable. Lord Sakumo has been dead for several years now, which has caused great loss to the village and makes me feel heartbroken."

"Today, with the permission of the Hokage, I, the Konoha Jonin Bai Kumo Yeshan, would like to make three requests. I hope the village will approve them."

"The first request is about the burial standards for Hatake Sakumo-sama. After Hatake Sakumo-sama passed away, the village buried him as an ordinary jonin for many reasons, which is extremely inappropriate. In terms of military achievements, no one in the village has surpassed Hatake Sakumo-sama except for those seniors. He should be buried according to the standards of the Hokage's first advisor. The surface of the coffin should be covered with the flag of the Land of Fire and the fire feathers of Konoha Village. At the same time, the daimyo is required to send an envoy to express condolences and all the ninjas in the village are required to participate in the new funeral, so that it is worthy of Lord Sakumo-sama's achievements."

The ninja sitting below nodded. Yeshan's request was not excessive and was fully worthy of Hatake Sakumo's military achievements.

Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to Yeshan's request without thinking, as long as it did not involve the division of interests within the village, some ceremonial things would be given, after all, the dead are the greatest.

"The second request is about Hatake Kakashi, the orphan of Lord Hatake Sakumo. Hatake Kakashi is still young, and the village cannot compensate him in terms of position, which is understandable. But Hatake Kakashi is very talented, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius. I hope that the Hokage can find a good teacher for Kakashi after he graduates from the Ninja Academy."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes narrowed, he smiled and waved his hands and said, "I would have arranged this even if you didn't say it. Hatake Kakashi is extremely talented, and he has the legacy of Hatake Sakumo. As long as he is trained properly, he will be a famous ninja in less than ten years. In this way, Hatake Sakumo can rest in peace."

After saying this, he sighed deeply, looking regretful.

Ye Shan sneered and said, "Mr. Jiraiya's apprentice, Minato Namikaze, is quite powerful. How about letting him be Kakashi's master?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile froze for a moment, then he recovered and said with embarrassment: "I don't need to explain the difference between a teacher and a master, but everyone here knows it. The village can arrange teachers for graduates of the ninja school, but it cannot force ninjas to accept apprentices. Otherwise, it would be breaking the rules."

Of course, Yeshan knew the trick. In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not lie. This was the fact in the village, or in other words, it was the case in the entire ninja world.

The duty of the leading jonin is to provide certain guidance and protection to the graduates of the ninja school before they become independent chuunins. The so-called guidance can be a master-disciple relationship where both parties teach each other everything, or it can be an ordinary teacher-student relationship. The difference between the two is huge.

The former not only has a close relationship with the ninjutsu system, but also has a political continuation, and is absolutely qualified to inherit the master's political capital. For example, Sarutobi Hiruzen himself was born in the Sarutobi clan, but he was taught by the second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, which is his political identity. After the second Hokage died unexpectedly, Sarutobi Hiruzen became the third Hokage of Konoha Village. Although many people in the village questioned his ability at the time, no one questioned whether he had the qualifications.

Sarutobi Hiruzen now has three famous apprentices, namely Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Senju Tsunade. If nothing unexpected happens, the next Hokage will only be chosen from these three. Orochimaru and Tsunade have not accepted any apprentices so far, but the most unreliable Jiraiya accepted the talented Minato Namikaze as his apprentice. It is conceivable that the fifth generation Hokage decades later will definitely be Minato Namikaze.

Yeshan's second request was to make Hatake Kakashi completely wash off the label of Hatake Sakumo and become a truly legitimate Hokage, and the kind that has a great hope of becoming the leader of a village!

Jiraiya, who was originally in a daze, could no longer sit still when he saw that Ye Shan had actually plotted against his beloved disciple. He hurriedly wanted to stand up to object, but was held tightly by a hand.

Jiraiya turned his head and saw that Tsunade had sat in Hayama's seat at some point, with a dangerous aura on her pretty face.

"What are you doing? Let me go." Jiraiya said anxiously.

Tsunade opened her red lips slightly, but the words she said were so heartless: "If you dare to say a word, I will end our friendship once you leave this door!"

Jiraiya's eyes were filled with astonishment. He never thought that Tsunade would threaten him with the word "breaking off the friendship". He was completely confused.

Unlike Jiraiya who was not interested in politics, Tsunade, who came from a noble family, had a keen sense of smell and realized what Hayama was going to do before he made his second request.

That's right, just as Tsunade thought, Hayama was striving for Kakashi to be qualified to become Hokage in a legitimate way. As long as Kakashi became the apprentice of Minato Namikaze, with the political capital that Hayama now possesses, he is fully capable of pushing him to the throne of the Sixth Hokage!

This was also what Tsunade agreed with. She had no reason to object. The reason was simple. Tsunade had already lost the qualifications to become the fourth Hokage and had parted ways with Sarutobi Hiruzen!

At the beginning, Tsunade became Sarutobi Hiruzen's apprentice under the arrangement of Senju Tobirama, in order to become the fourth Hokage. However, with the defeat and retreat of the Senju clan, she lost her qualifications, and naturally she hoped that Sarutobi Hiruzen would suffer a defeat.

Besides, the position of Hokage is for the capable, why can Sarutobi Hiruzen's family be passed down from generation to generation? Even the Senju clan doesn't have such a big selfishness!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a long time, and finally said: "I can't agree to this matter. I still have to ask Namikaze Minato's opinion."

Ye Shan had expected this, and immediately said loudly: "Minato, how long do you want to sit here?"

A young ninja with yellow hair slowly stood up from the crowd in the conference room, with a helpless smile on his face. It was Minato Namikaze.

Namikaze Minato was in a dilemma and didn't know how to answer, but he heard Shimura Danzo say, "The decision of accepting a disciple depends entirely on the ninja's own decision. Minato, don't have any baggage in your mind. Just say whatever you want to say."

On the surface, Shimura Danzo's words seemed selfless, but anyone with a discerning eye could hear the tendency behind them. It was obvious that he didn't want Namikaze Minato to agree to accept him as his disciple.

A cold light flashed in Ye Shan's eyes, and he said, "Could it be that Minato Namikaze has forgotten what happened in Konoha's thirty-seven years?"

The ninjas were confused and couldn't figure out what event in Konoha's 37 years that Yeshan was talking about. Only the person involved, Minato Namikaze, knew the answer.

In the 37th year of Konoha, during the Second Ninja World War, Minato Namikaze had not yet been recognized by Jiraiya as a disciple, and was just an ordinary Genin. During a mission, he was chased by the Jonin of the enemy country. If it weren't for Hatake Sakumo's rescue, Minato Namikaze would have become a dry skeleton long ago, and there would be no way he could be so proud today.

Not many people knew about this incident at the time. Due to the war over the years, only two people knew about it. Ye Shan was one of the people involved.

Namikaze Minato's expression changed, and under the gaze of everyone, he said solemnly: "I will never forget the grace of saving my life, Master Sakumo!"

"Hatake Kakashi is extremely talented. It is an honor for me to have him as my disciple."

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There was quite a stir in the conference room. No one expected that Minato Namikaze would actually agree to it. Even the Hokage was speechless.

As for whether Kakashi himself is willing, no one cares. Only a fool would not want such a pie that would fall on his head while he is sitting at home.

For a moment, all the ninjas looked at Yeshan with admiration, and Tsunade's beautiful eyes were shining with excitement.

From the time Shimura Danzo suddenly launched the attack, wanting to discredit Hayama as a spy, to now, it was only a matter of a meal's time, and the incident actually became an opportunity for the other party to plan the political situation decades later. This ability to turn defeat into victory should not be underestimated.

Ye Shan didn't even look at the gloomy eyes of the four senior executives on the rostrum. He smiled slightly and said, "The third request is about building the Heroic Spirit Tower."

"Since the establishment of Konohagakure, countless predecessors and peers have shed blood and sacrificed their lives for it. Their deeds should not lie coldly on the tombstones in the cemetery. The inheritance of the will of fire should not be completed in tomb sweeping. I ask the Hokage to build a tower of heroes and engrave the deeds and appearances of the sacrificed people in it for future generations to admire."

The third request was not opposed by the ninjas present, but rather strongly agreed. Everyone has a few heroic deeds of their predecessors, everyone wants their family name to be engraved on the Tower of Heroes, and everyone wants to live a glorious life and have a lasting reputation after death!

Ye Shan's proposal won the goodwill of many ninjas, and the atmosphere in the conference room became warmer.

Danzo Shimura almost bit his teeth off. Today, he not only became the scapegoat, but also a stepping stone for Ye Shan to gain good reviews. How could he not hate Ye Shan with all his heart?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also very depressed. It was not a pleasant feeling to be led by someone the whole time. It was the first time that he suffered such a big loss in Konoha. He felt very upset and regretted listening to Danzo and choosing to make trouble at the Jonin Conference.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. Things have come to this point and are beyond Sarutobi Hiruzen's control. He can only accept it.

There was no way. The gazes of the ninjas below were so eager that they could almost penetrate the wooden boards. Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't dare to say no.

Ye Shan smiled complacently and said, "After the meeting, please compile some of the deeds of our ancestors into a book, and the Hokage will arrange them according to their contributions. To put it bluntly, there are not many good positions."

The ninjas below were completely free-thinking, thinking in their minds what position their ancestors should be placed in. After thinking for a while, they began to talk, and then things got out of control and they even started fighting over the argument.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a headache and quickly adjourned the meeting, telling the group of people to go out and quarrel and fight, but not to tear down the meeting room.

As for Yeshan's crime of harboring a spy, the ninjas have gained benefits, so why should they care about the crime of harboring a spy? The most important thing is to hurry back home and look through the family tree.

Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger, Ye Shan takes them all without making any choice. In the time it takes to eat a meal, he has stirred up a huge storm in Konoha Village.