Chapter 2409 Information from Chiba

"Three Hokage-sama, Chiba-sama's reply letter has arrived."

While watching the fierce battle off the court, a low-pitched report suddenly came from behind the Third Hokage.

"Huh? Reply?"

But upon hearing this sound, Sandai Hokage frowned, but his attention was suddenly withdrawn from the fierce battle, and there was a doubt in his mouth.

At the same time, his brows were fully wrinkled.

"yes."

Regarding this, in the shadow behind the Third Hokage, there seemed to be a slight hesitation, and then came the affirmative answer.

Yeah……

Still can't talk...

No!

Should I say, you still don't want to have an interview with me?

this kid...

But upon hearing this sentence, the Third Hokage was silent for a moment, a sigh flashed across his face, and he was thinking sadly in his heart.

In fact, in the past ten years, it is not that the three generations of Hokage have not recalled Chiba. Although there is no direct recall in the open, it can be regarded as being mentioned several times, but every time, they are rejected by Chiba with various methods that seem to be polite. up.

Just like this time.

Obviously, Chiba didn't want to have a face-to-face meeting with him.

And the reason why Qianye didn't want to talk to him face to face, with Qianye's intelligence, I'm afraid it was because she knew that she had intentionally handed over the position of Hokage to him.

Yes, the third Hokage interviewed Chiba this time to hand over the position of Hokage to Chiba.

And Chiba obviously knew that the Third Hokage wanted him to become the Fifth Hokage, so he deliberately delayed his disappearance.

Or politely refuse.

This time, it's the same, otherwise, it should be Chiba who is lurking in the shadows, not the Anbu ninja who is in charge of contacting him.

In fact, the Third Hokage should have thought that after the night Chiba lost everything and Konoha lost the Fourth Hokage and many elites more than ten years ago, Chiba offered to pursue and contain Uchiha Nobuhiko. Time to think of it.

Chiba's behavior is not only to eliminate this danger for the village, or to use himself to contain Uchiha Nobuhiko, and to minimize Uchiha Nobuhiko's influence on the ninja world as much as possible.

Among them, his rejection of the position of Hokage has been included.

After all, under the circumstances at that time, the Fourth Hokage died in battle, the village suffered heavy losses, and he was already old. Although Chiba, who was only in his teens at the time, was a bit too young for Hokage, but it was already the most critical time for the village , even though he was only more than ten years old, he was still almost the only choice at that time.

In the village, there is no one who can have the prestige and qualifications to become Hokage after the death of the Fourth Hokage.

Besides, he had already been trained as a candidate for Hokage.

And with Qianye's mind, how could he not think of this.

Obviously, the reason why he put forward the mission so quickly and only passed on news for more than ten years without showing up. This is one of the reasons why he doesn't want to be Hokage.

At the same time, it was also the reason why Chiba was unwilling to show up now.

well……

Am I forcing too much on him?

But thinking of this, Sandai Hokage couldn't help sighing in his heart, but he didn't blame Qianye's behavior, but reflected on his own fault.

yes……

It was me who imposed too many things on him.

It's me, too anxious.

Chiba was only a seven or eight-year-old teenager at the time. He should grow up slowly like other people of the same age, instead of shouldering the entire future of Konoha at a young age.

Now, he lost everything again.

I should think more about his current mood.

Following introspection, Sandai Hokage slowly put down the pipe in his hand, and such a thought had already passed through his mind.

"Give me the information."

But just as this thought turned, he said so in his mouth.

"yes……"

In response to this, from the shadow behind the Third Hokage, a slightly low voice came.

It seemed to be full of regret.

Afterwards, a scroll was handed from the shadows to the third Hokage's hand that stretched back calmly.

really……

The Third Hokage-sama is about to abdicate to give way to the virtuous.

It's just that Master Chiba...

At the same time, after the scroll was handed out, the heart of the ninja in the shadows was also full of sighs and helplessness.

He has also been an information bridge between Chiba and the village for a while, and he has already noticed it faintly.

The aged Hokage in front of him had actually been unable to hold on more than ten years ago and was about to abdicate.

It was because when Konoha was overthrowing at that time, he could only stand up and rule for more than ten years again.

And such an old man who should have retired has persisted for more than ten years. It can be said that he has dedicated his whole life to Konoha, and he has already been exhausted. Especially in the past two years, he can obviously feel the impact of time on this person. It is time for him to take a good rest because of the influence of this old man.

As for the current Konoha, the only one who can take on the position of Hokage is Chiba-sama.

However, he is also very clear, as can be seen from the various news sent back by Lord Chiba during this period.

Chiba-sama himself is very clear that the current him is not suitable to be Hokage.

At least, not before Uchiha Nobuhiko Fuju.

Of course, if Chiba-sama succeeds Hokage, even if he has "died" for more than ten years, as long as he stands under the sunshine of Konoha, then neither the ninja group nor the public will have any objections.

Most of the people who lived through that era are still alive, and no one doubts whether he can become Hokage.

And under Qianye's leadership, Konoha is bound to become stronger and stronger, and they don't have to be as cautious as they are now.

There is nothing more reassuring than this.

However, he knew very well that they couldn't do this, they couldn't force this patron saint who had sacrificed his life for the village and his friends since the age of seven, but still lost everything in the end.

They are very grateful for everything Master Chiba has done. This child who has lived in the disgust of everyone since he was a child has already endured enough.

They can only hope that he can now get his long-cherished wish.

But it is also impossible to force Lord Chiba to come back and take over Konoha, so that the old man can rest well.

This is like a dead end.

One is an old man who is about to burn out for Konoha, and the other is a hero who has paid too much for Konoha.

Even they cannot choose.

I can't even tell what is the right thing to do now.

Therefore, they can only be silent at this time.

And what you can do is to do your best to do what you should do now.

"Well, it's been hard work."

At this time, the third Hokage who got the scroll said softly.

"No, that's what we should do."

In this regard, almost subconsciously, the contact ninja in the shadows said.

"No, thanks...huh?"

Hearing this, the Third Hokage shook his head and spoke softly, but the words that were originally meant to express gratitude stopped abruptly in the middle of speaking.

And at this moment, there was also a look of surprise on the face of the third Hokage.

What does it mean?

At the same time, such a doubtful thought was skipped in his mind.

Third Hokage-sama, please postpone the interval between the preliminaries and the official three trial exams by at least one month.

I need time.

But at this time, in his eyes, there are these two lines of words reflected.

On the message scroll from Chiba that he opened in his hand, there were only these two simple lines of words.

Intelligence is simple.

It is to ask him to delay the time for the third official test after the current qualifiers are over.

This matter is not difficult, because it has not been announced when the third test will start.

A month's delay is not a bad thing.

However, this one-month delay is indeed difficult in itself. First of all, from the standpoint of each ninja village, if the start time of the third exam and the current pre-selection interval are too long, it will easily cause other ninja village suspicion.

Although I don't doubt what kind of moth Konoha will do, but I will have doubts and anxiety about this Chunin exam.

If it is not handled properly, it will also have a certain impact on Konoha's prestige.

Secondly, from Konoha's point of view, this kind of international Chunin exam involves all aspects. For Konoha's various institutions, it is already operating at full capacity. Now the situation is getting more and more unclear, and there are undercurrents It's really not a wise move to procrastinate for a long time.

Besides, a half-effective written contract has just been signed with Caoyin Village. This matter itself is also the fuse of various incidents. The current situation must not be made public. This disclosure itself has considerable Strength must be used on the blade.

And now that the treatment standard for Caoyin Village has been raised, this will arouse the attention or vigilance of the entire ninja world. , I originally thought that the Chunin exam would end soon, at most a day or two.

If it is delayed for one month, more than 90% of the covenant between Muye and Caoyin Village will be detected and exposed to the public.

It can be said that both in terms of pressure and strategy, there will be great risks.

However, Chiba should also want to get these.

He should have thought of this and planned to do so.

However, thinking of this, Sandai Hokage did not directly deny it, but speculated on Chiba's thoughts.

He still knows a lot about this kid.

With this kid's level of strategy, and Konoha has been passing on information about the village to him during this time, in case there is a chance that when he comes back to take over Hokage's position, he will be caught in a certain situation due to intelligence problems. political disadvantage. It is impossible for Chiba not to think of these disadvantages.

But now, knowing this and making such a decision, Qianye must have his reasons.

Um……

Speaking of it, there is a reason to delay it for one month.

For example, let all the candidates who passed the pre-selection be restored to their best condition.

After all, judging from the current situation, Ichiyo Haneda has already entered the hospital, so there is more or less to say.

But, what exactly does Chiba mean?

Delayed by one month...

Following his thoughts, Sandai Hokage nodded silently. In fact, Chiba's request is not too much. They are all rhetorical, and they are not too difficult or impossible. They can be done in a short time.

One month can be said to allow everyone to return to their full strength during the final test. Besides, a good rest is also an essential quality for a ninja, and it can be guided to make them think that this month's rest time, It is also a test.

The point is, why this month.

This exam, if it is the final test, there is no need for such a long time interval. And as far as the current situation of the three generations of Naruto is known,

Why, Chiba would specifically bring it up?

Moreover, he needs time, and what time does he need?

It needs to be postponed for a month, and then do something about the Chunin exam situation.

Or does it take at least a month to take over Konoha and take over the position of Hokage?

If so, then, is it because of Nobuhiko Uchiha?

Can Nobuhiko Uchiha be eliminated in at least a month?

Or, in at least a month, Nobuhiko Uchiha will make some moves, and he must take advantage of this time to contain and stop it?

This simple two-column word contains too much information.

Um……

In any case, since Qianye mentioned it, it is still necessary to cooperate with him.

Perhaps, Qianye has found out something.

He had long said that he would go back to the village, but he didn't show up for a long time. It is very likely that he found something in the Chunin exam.

Perhaps, these days, he can handle it well.

Moreover, if someone really wants to harm the village, and they are taking advantage of this Zhongnin exam.

Then, delaying the time for a month is also a good way.

As for the forces that are going to be unfavorable to the village in the Chunin exam, their plan is probably also set within the time limit of the normal Chunin exam.

Now a sudden extension of one month is not a small blow to their plans.

At least, it can more or less expose them to a little flaw.

No matter how you think about it, it should be postponed for a month.

However, no matter how much information there is, the Third Hokage quickly made a decision.

First, as before, he absolutely believed in Qianye.

Secondly, postponing it for one month is also a very feasible thing, although it will take considerable risks.

However, the covenant with Caoyin Village exposed this risk prematurely, compared to Chiba's idea, it does not constitute a too difficult comparison at all.

Naturally, the idea is biased toward Chiba.

"Order, follow Qianye's arrangement, and tell Qianye, next, he has the power to directly order any department in the village without me, just let me know his arrangement as soon as possible."

After the decision, the Third Hokage was also extremely decisive, directly delegating all the power to Chiba.

"yes!"

For the order of the third Hokage, the contact ninja did not hesitate at all. After answering, the shadow suddenly faded.

"Forget it, let me see, Chiba, how you protect the village after more than ten years."

And aware of the departure of the contact ninja behind him, a smile appeared on the corner of Sandai Hokage's mouth.

One touch, a relaxed smile.

"Are you there?"

Then, his expression suddenly became serious, and he called out in a deep voice.