Chapter 167: Hokage's Calm Cultivation

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was sleeping, and it was the kind of deep sleep, snoring loudly and sleeping soundly. Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Hokage, not a superman, so he naturally needed to rest. In fact, this was the first time he went home to rest in half a month. Before that, he slept in the Hokage's office.

There's no way around it, the Hokage also needs to hand in homework, otherwise life will become unhappy.

A noisy sound of footsteps interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen's snoring. He suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from the chaos in an instant. However, he did not get up immediately, but stared at the ceiling in a daze.

"What happened?" Biwako asked in a daze after being awakened.

Sarutobi Hiruzen patted the person beside him and said, "It's nothing, go back to sleep."

"Really? You're disturbing my sweet dreams in the middle of the night. Can't you wait until dawn to discuss your matter?"

"I can't help it. As the Hokage, my duty is to protect the village. I..."

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could finish his words, the bedroom door was kicked open from the outside, and then Kushina's fiery red hair came into the eyes of the two men.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was startled and quickly pulled the quilt to cover his hairy thighs, looking as flustered as if he was caught in bed with someone.

"what are you doing?"

The scolding from the Hokage did not make Kushina feel uncomfortable at all. Ever since she became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she became the treasure of Konoha Village. Theoretically, she could burn the Hokage's beard without any consequences. Of course, it was only theoretical and should not be taken seriously.

Kushina curled her lips, showing disdain for Sarutobi Hiruzen's spontaneous reaction. What was there for an old man to hide? He was as skinny as a piece of bacon.

"Stop sleeping, something big has happened!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't look very happy. This was the first time he was trapped in bed since he took over. He was even more furious after hearing what Kushina said: "What big deal can happen in the village? You are always making a fuss. You haven't changed in many years."

"How many times have I said that a ninja must have good self-cultivation and stay calm when encountering things. Being impetuous will not accomplish anything great."

Kushina looked at the calm Sarutobi Hiruzen with a strange look, raised the corner of her mouth and whispered: "The Ninja World War broke out."

"????"

"What did you say?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen jumped out of the bed and did a beautiful somersault. He no longer had the calmness he had just shown. He staggered to Kushina with his two hairy thighs exposed, snatched the note from her hand, and began to read it in the faint moonlight.

A moment later, many of the awake ninjas in the Sarutobi clan's territory heard the roar of their clan leader. Even if they didn't see it with their own eyes, even a fool could sense the anxiety among them.

In the bedroom, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked around the room with bare thighs and his hair was messed up: "This Baiyun Yeshan is really a troublemaker. Wherever he goes, there will be big news. I shouldn't have allowed him to leave the village."

"Last time I went to the Land of Water and killed Yagura, the successor to the Mizukage, it led to a war of words between the two countries; this time, it actually directly led to a war in the Ninja World!"

To be honest, Sarutobi Hiruzen is right. In recent years, every time Yeshan leaves the village, there will be big news. To this day, the issue of the ownership of the Three-Tails is still being entangled. It's no wonder that the Hokage complained.

Kushina was not in a hurry at this time. She was admiring the frustrated Hokage as if nothing had happened, with a gloating smile on her face.

"Stay calm. A ninja must stay calm when encountering something, otherwise nothing can be accomplished."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped and his whole body froze there. After a moment, he came to his senses, put on his pants and walked out of the bedroom.

"All ANBU on duty come out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, four ghostly figures appeared outside the bedroom, all half-kneeling on the ground waiting for the Hokage's order.

"Send the assembly signal to gather the village's jonin for a meeting. I want all of them in the meeting room in twenty minutes. Remember, all of them. Not even one person can be missing."

Konoha Village is the strongest military group in the ninja world. There are quite a few jonin in the village. If they want to assemble them within 20 minutes, it is not realistic to notify them door to door. The only way is to release a signal that can be heard by the whole village.

Several majestic falcons were released by an Anbu ninja. The loud and high-pitched eagle cries echoed throughout the village. Lights were lit in one house after another. Many ninjas dressed neatly, jumped onto the roofs, and ran towards the meeting room.

It is worth mentioning that although Konoha Village is heavily commercialized, it is essentially still a fully functional military base, because its leaders are always ninjas rather than businessmen.

After seeing the falcon released, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the order: "Send someone to the barrier squad, the security department, and the Root to pass on my order. Open the highest level barrier immediately. All the ninjas on duty are not allowed to rest. Not even a fly is allowed to fly into the village without my order!"

"Send someone to the warehouse to take another inventory of the storage of weapons and other supplies. I want to see accurate data before dawn!"

"Inform the mission office to stop accepting mission commissions immediately and recall all ninjas who are out of the village immediately. Those who delay returning will be punished for treason!"

After saying so many words in one breath, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little dry in the mouth. He walked to the table, picked up the teapot and took a swig. After calming down his agitated emotions, he continued, "Tell the Anbu to spread out all the spies, focusing on the Iwagakure Village, the Mist Village, and the Cloud Village. If they find anything unusual, report it immediately."

The Sand Village that is desperate is not scary, what is scary is whether the other villages will join the war. Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to narrow the scope of the war as much as possible, or at least delay the outbreak of a full-scale war.

The incident happened suddenly, and these were all Sarutobi Hiruzen could think of, but they were all orders that were planned out after careful consideration, demonstrating his superb leadership ability.

All the Anbu who were half-kneeling in the room obeyed the order and left. Sarutobi Hiruzen calmed himself down and wanted to return to the bedroom to put on his clothes, but then he found that Kushina had been leaning against the door frame, looking at him with a smile. His face couldn't help but blush slightly.

"What are you still standing here for? Have you arranged everything for the barrier class?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked a little angrily.

Kushina laughed carelessly, and her nonchalant attitude made Sarutobi Hiruzen grit his teeth.

"The matters concerning the barrier class are all minor matters, but Lord Hokage seems to have forgotten the most important point."

"What the village has to do now is not only to actively prepare for war, but also to prevent the news from leaking out. Otherwise, once other ninja villages learn of the news, they are likely to launch an attack at the same time."

"So I think the barrier should be set up in a way that no one can enter or exit, to ensure that not even a fly can fly out."

After Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a moment, a gratified smile appeared on his face. He was very happy that his once unreliable junior had now grown into a reliable big tree.

"Just do as you say. From now on you must stay in the village and not go anywhere. This is the order of the Hokage."

Kushina raised her eyebrows and immediately became unhappy. She believed that her strength was enough to help Konoha overcome the difficulties, and there was no need for her to stay in the village and become an invisible person.

"No, I want to go to the battlefield!"

Well, Sarutobi Hiruzen took back his sigh just now, Kushina is still the same Kushina, the taste has not changed at all. However, he has his own tricks to deal with this big devil. He relied on Tsunade to suppress him before, and now he has the king bomb of Namikaze Minato.

"If Minato agrees to your joining the war, I have no objection. If you have any dissatisfaction, go and tell him. I don't have time to deal with you now."

After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked into the bedroom and closed the door without any courtesy, leaving the indignant Kushina still sulking. Then she rolled her eyes and stomped her feet and left.

Next it was Minato Namikaze's turn to be tortured. Kushina's delicate pleading voice would echo in his ears all the time, but all this had nothing to do with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Now as the Hokage, all he had to think about was how to lead Konoha to victory in the war.

There are two large photos hanging in the living room of Sarutobi Hiruzen's house. The photos are very lifelike, vividly showing the voice and appearance of the first two generations of Hokage of Konoha. They are no different from the real people. The only drawback is that they lack some vitality.

"Lord Hashirama, Lord Tobirama, are you all right over there? A new war has come, and I, the Hokage, am once again standing on the edge of a cliff. I don't know if the village can survive this time."

As people get older, they become nostalgic unconsciously. Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in the living room, neatly dressed, staring at the photo and muttering to himself.

He is the Hokage of Konoha Village and the leader of tens of thousands of ninjas. The rise and fall of the Fire Nation and the honor and disgrace of Konoha Village are in his hands, which makes him feel a little breathless.

Outsiders only see his glorious side, but have no idea that his hair has already turned white. The bitterness and fatigue he feels cannot be revealed, and can only be revealed in front of photos.

"Danzo is dead, he died at the hands of Baiyun Yeshan. I am incompetent and have no way to avenge him. The scale of Konoha Village is several times larger than it was 20 years ago, and its overall strength has also made a qualitative leap, but I am indeed old."

"I originally wanted Orochimaru to take over as the fourth Hokage in the next two years, but I didn't expect the Ninja World War to come so soon. Changing the leader before the war is a taboo. I'm an old man with a good body, so I can hold on for a few more years."

"After the war is over, I should also abdicate and let others take over. Otherwise, I am clinging to power. I hope you can understand."

"Ah, being a Hokage is so hard."

If Hayama heard this, he would definitely despise Sarutobi Hiruzen's double standards. Being a Hokage is difficult, but it is not in vain. At least there is unlimited glory.

People who have eaten grapes tell those who have not eaten them that grapes are very sour and should not be eaten. However, those who have not eaten them will definitely not listen, because they think that purple grapes look very sweet. Even if they taste like shit, they will not know until they taste it themselves.

Of course, Yeshan never thought about becoming Hokage. He felt that his leadership ability was really poor, and it would be very annoying if he really became Hokage.

So now he was in Kikyo City, watching the caravan being expelled with a smile. He liked to see those people getting angry and frustrated, and the more he watched, the happier he became.

"Why are you chasing us away? Do you know who this batch of goods belongs to? I don't care about any military exercises. Can you afford to delay my making money?"

A middle-aged man covered in fat angrily cursed the Konoha ninja. Of course he had reason to be angry. His goods were all rare medicinal herbs. If they could not be transported to the territory of the Wind Country to complete the transaction, they would soon rot and the loss would be huge.

"Please cooperate with our work arrangements. A large-scale exercise will be carried out in the city. All personnel must be dispersed."

"I don't care!" The middle-aged man cursed, "What you ninjas do is none of my business. I only know that if the goods are not sold in time, I will lose money!"

"It's no problem for me to leave, just pay for my goods!"

"Otherwise, I will never leave!"

The two Konoha ninjas were in a dilemma. They recognized that the man in front of them belonged to the power of the Fire Country Daimyo and made a lot of money. However, Nara Shikatsugu's order was there, so they had to obey.

"Please cooperate with our work, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"

"What do you want to do?" The middle-aged man said disdainfully, "We pay so much money every year to support you ninjas, just to have peace. Now that something has happened, you drive us away. What's the difference between you and trash?"

"you..."

"What do you mean? You are a bunch of trash!"

Ye Shan walked up to the middle-aged man with a smile on his face, as if he was the God of Wealth. "Isn't this a special situation? I hope you can cooperate with our work."

The middle-aged man became even more arrogant and asked with squinting eyes: "Who are you?"

"Okay, okay, I'm Baiyun Yeshan, an ordinary jonin from Konoha Village."

"Tsk, so you're a jonin. I guess you're the team leader, right?"

Ye Shan nodded, the smile on his face becoming more intense.

"I won't leave unless you compensate me."

Tsk tsk tsk, a profiteer is a profiteer. Just now he was asking to buy the goods, but now he is asking you to lose money. He is really a dirty person.

Ye Shan always thought he had a good temper, so even though he was filled with murderous intent, he still smiled and asked, "Are you leaving or not?"

"Don't go!"

The smile on Ye Shan's face disappeared. He waved his hand casually and roughly separated the other person's head. The spurting blood splattered all over the street, causing the onlookers to step back and look at Ye Shan in panic.

"I'll ask again, who among you still wants to stay here? If you do, let me know, and I'll kill you all at once."

A smile appeared on Ye Shan's face again. Everyone felt cold and shook their heads in unison, which made him quite disappointed.

It seems that there are not many tough guys in the ninja world. A true warrior must have the courage to face the blood. Unfortunately, they are cowards, not warriors.