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Chapter 549: Yecheng: You Want Me to Find Great Thunder Teacher?
Chapter 549: Yecheng: You Want Me to Find Great Thunder Teacher?
(Wishing everyone a peaceful Dragon Boat Festival, and good luck to the students taking the college entrance exams. (￣￣)
Yecheng possesses remarkable talents and abilities, coupled with an exceptional strategic vision and political acumen. His personality also contributes to his extensive connections within the Konoha ninjas, making him an ideal candidate for the position of Hokage.
The Third Hokage initially intended for his most favored disciple, Orochimaru, to succeed as the Fourth Hokage, grooming Yecheng as the Fifth.
However, Yecheng's multifaceted excellence is marred by a personality akin to Jiraiya's, causing the Third Hokage considerable distress.
"According to the ANBU's report, the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure has mysteriously disappeared recently.
The Sunagakure leadership initially intended to conceal this news, but it was eventually discovered by Kirigakure.
The Third Raikage perceived the disappearance of the Kazekage as an opportune moment to attack Sunagakure. However, he was ambushed by a well-prepared Sunagakure and ultimately perished while single-handedly confronting ten thousand ninjas."
As the Third Hokage spoke, puffing on his pipe, all the Konoha ninjas present wore solemn expressions.
Those gathered here were primarily clan leaders or high-ranking officials of Konoha, most of whom had experienced the Shinobi World Wars.
With the disappearance of the Third Kazekage and the death of the Third Raikage, the "Kage" of the ninja villages, traditionally the strongest warriors and spiritual leaders of their villages, were now two short. Even a fool could sense that the Shinobi World was about to become turbulent.
Konoha, the strongest of the five great ninja villages, occupying the most fertile lands and possessing the best mission resources, inevitably gets entangled in every Shinobi World War, even if they didn't initiate it. They often become the target, almost as if it's a routine occurrence.
This time, the conflict began between Kirigakure and Sunagakure, but following past precedents, the flames of war would undoubtedly spread to Konoha.
There's a high likelihood that Konoha would once again become the target, forced into a one-against-two, one-against-three, or even a one-against-four situation.
It's unavoidable; in every Shinobi World War, the eventual winner is almost always Konoha. The five great ninja villages need balance; they won't allow Konoha to dominate.
If they can't keep up with Konoha's rapid development, their only option is to gang up on them.
Regardless of the outcome, the immediate goal is to deplete their resources, preventing them from suddenly emerging as the leader of the five great ninja villages.
The Third Hokage convened this meeting today, sensing the imminent outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War. Although the war hasn't reached Konoha yet, necessary preparations must be made in advance.
The inquiry about Tsunade's news is primarily due to this reason.
During the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade's advice proved highly effective. The presence of medical ninjas significantly reduced casualties among Konoha ninjas and even provided a significant advantage in numerous battles.
Currently, among the "Konoha Three Ninjas," there isn't a significant disparity in strength, but in terms of battlefield performance, Tsunade undoubtedly surpasses Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
Setting aside their command and combat capabilities, Tsunade, compared to Jiraiya and Orochimaru, is the number one medical ninja in the Shinobi World... cough, cough, I mean, the number one medical ninja.
Her summoning creature, Slug, possesses healing and splitting abilities, making her a versatile medical ninja on the battlefield, capable of treating injured ninjas.
It is common knowledge that the battlefield is the deadliest place, and if both sides are equally matched, then the side with healing capabilities in the rear will undoubtedly have the upper hand.
In addition to her exceptional medical ninjutsu, Tsunade is also skilled in detoxification.
In today's shinobi world, there are more than a few poison experts like Granny Tsuchi and Sanjo Yubi.
Tsuchi and Yubi's strength may not rank among the top tier in the shinobi world, but why are they renowned within it? It is because, in this era, biochemical weapons like poison gas and toxic mists are undoubtedly deadly on the battlefield.
Powerful ninjutsu requires a large amount of chakra, but with poison, one only needs to prepare the poison beforehand and then use Wind Release to disperse it.
Once severely poisoned, even medical ninjas would be helpless if they don't know the poison's components, and can only watch as their comrades suffer and die.
On the battlefield, individual strength is just one aspect; what's more important is the lethality of the enemy's attacks.
Once you're on the battlefield, it's not just a fight for yourself; if the enemy has the ability to cause mass casualties on your side, it will significantly impact morale.
After all, everyone fears death, and that's why, to some extent, Granny Tsuchi's reputation and status in the shinobi world are even higher than the Kazekage's.
Because in every Great Shinobi War, more enemies die at Tsuchi's hands than at the Kazekage's.
Orochimaru is also a poison expert, but he only knows how to use poison and not how to detoxify it. Tsuchi, on the other hand, can both use and neutralize poison.
If it were just about mutual harm, it would be fine, but the ultimate outcome would undoubtedly be unfavorable for Konoha.
Moreover, Konoha's opponents are not limited to Sunagakure; to deal with the formidable Tsuchi, the Third Hokage believed that bringing back the absent Tsunade was the best choice.
Yecheng was Tsunade's personal disciple before she left the village, and one of the few remaining Senju clan members. Even if others don't know Tsunade's whereabouts, the Third Hokage thought that Yecheng should have some leads.
"Tsunade-sensei currently has no fixed residence and travels from country to country. The last time she wrote to me was a month ago.
Even if we find her, I think that with Tsunade-sensei's personality, she might not agree to return for this Great Shinobi War."
The main reason Tsunade left the village was the deaths of Kaguya Tsuchi and Choza Senju, which made her completely lose hope in the village.
Her departure from Konoha meant she wanted to escape and no longer wanted to be involved in ninja affairs, especially the Great Shinobi War that took away her loved ones.
The Third Hokage also had a certain understanding of his disciple, Tsunade, and he knew that she would likely refuse, as Yecheng said.
But the Great Shinobi War concerns the entire Konoha Village, and if Tsunade were willing to return, it could save many Konoha ninjas on the battlefield. He was not willing to give up.
For this reason, while others were preparing for various pre-war arrangements, the Third Hokage assigned Yecheng an S-Class mission.
That was to leave the village and search for Tsunade, and do his best to persuade her to return.
It was a mission that was obviously asking for a beating, and Yecheng naturally wanted to refuse, but the Third Hokage's attitude was firm, stating that this mission could not be declined!
(End of Chapter)
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