Konoha’s New Third Hokage

Ten samurai stood in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen one by one. They were in their prime, with sharp eyes and strong physique. They undoubtedly belonged to the elite of the samurai class. They saluted Sarutobi Hiruzen silently, then pulled out the sword from the sheath around Sarutobi Hiruzen, aimed at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and moved slowly.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked at the people in front of him quietly. He was not very worried about getting rid of these people. It has been proved in the past that in individual combat, few samurai can compare with ninjas, and most of them moved to iron There are even fewer people staying in other countries. Even if these ten people are the elite of the army, it is impossible to compare with him.

However, the purpose of Hiruza Sarutobi was not to kill these people, but to test their basic strength as samurai. Although few samurai can deal with ninjas alone, as long as they can form a small team and be the leader , has a certain strength and strong command ability, even Jonin must be careful.

Now, Sarutobi Hiruzen is going to test the basic strength of these ten people. In the battle to defend the Uzumaki Kingdom, they will be the captains leading the three hundred soldiers. If they don't have a certain strength, I'm afraid they can't bear such a responsibility.

"Please give me more advice." Hiruzaru Sarutobi said politely.

The samurai nodded and looked at the lord Miyamoto beside him. The latter coughed lightly and waved his hands vigorously, indicating that the battle had begun. At this moment, the ten samurai immediately rushed up and surrounded Sarutobi Hiruzen from different angles. The samurai are good at fighting with multiple people. The greater the number, the greater the threat, and the teamwork of the ninja At present, it is believed that the best team is a four-member combination of three members in order to exert the maximum strength of the team.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi just formed a seal, the air around him quickly became humid, and then condensed into a large amount of water, surrounding him like a wall.

The samurai's knives cut into it, only feeling great resistance. Before they could draw their knives, the water wall immediately swelled and washed them away. Immediately, the bursting water twisted and deformed, turning into a water dragon, flying those who were thrown away. The samurai who went out swept away.

When the samurai fell to the ground, the ground under them became sticky, dragging them into it, unable to exert all their strength. However, these warriors really deserved to be elites. In that situation, only three of them were restrained by Tudun, while the remaining seven corrected their postures in time to avoid the Tudun cast by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi's eyes were a little surprised, but his technique didn't stop. Those yellow springs that didn't trap the enemy also swelled up and turned into earth dragon bullets, pounced on those warriors who could maintain their balance, and it was too late. The avoiding samurai was hit head-on.

The samurai who was hit fell to the ground. After those earth dragon bullets fell on the ground, they turned the ground into Huangquan Swamp again, and the remaining earth dragon bullets continued to track the remaining The samurai wanted to capture them one by one.

Sarutobi Hiruza didn't mean to hurt the samurai, so he only used Huang Quanzhang to trap them. Although the samurai seemed to have no resistance at all, he was actually very satisfied. You know, the two hands just now seem simple, but the speed of nature transformation and the change of form transformation, even if placed in the entire ninja world, there are only a few people who can use it. It's normal to fail.

Rather, the samurai were not all captured at the first time, and they had already proved their strength. Judging by Sarutobi Hiruzen, ordinary Chunin might not be able to take them down. Now, there are still a few warriors dodging the attack of the earth dragon bullet, but it seems that they will be caught soon.

However, Hiruzaru Sarutobi did not expect that one of them shouted loudly and pulled out the long knife that had taken the opportunity to return to its sheath. The sharp light of the knife cut into the earth dragon bullet in front of him, splitting it in two. When Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure appeared in front of his eyes, the opponent leaped vigorously and rushed towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Seeing this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi couldn't help being surprised, he pulled out Kunai,

Blocking the opponent's slashing knife, there was a stalemate for a moment, the opponent drew the knife and turned back, attacking again.

Because of Hiruza Sarutobi's distraction, the remaining earth dragon bullets also lost their aim and hit other places in the yard. Finally, the two remaining samurai did not have to run away. Cut the fight and hurried forward to help.

Just a few rounds back and forth, Sarutobi Hiruzen judged the opponent's skill, his muscles and bones were strong, comparable to first-class taijutsu jōnin. Meteor that passed.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen himself is good at five kinds of escapism, and his physical skills are also top-notch. Otherwise, if he is caught off guard, he may make a fool of himself in front of others. For the disciples of the second Hokage, it is considered It's a big embarrassment.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi did not expect that among the ten warriors, there were such masters. He originally thought that masters of this strength should go to the Iron Country. If this person has been to the Iron Country, where he has also learned the practice method of Chakra, and mastered its nature transformation, the threat is even higher.

But at least so far, this person is just a samurai with outstanding sword skills and a strong physique, not enough to beat a master like Sarutobi Hiruzen. Seeing Hitoshi Sarutobi spit out a cloud of wind attribute chakra, entangled on the warrior's sword, the opponent immediately felt that the sword's own sword was pulled by some kind of huge force, and his movements couldn't help being out of balance.

Then, Hiruzaru Sarutobi raised his foot and kicked him, and the samurai who came to help him didn't expect to see the two people who were evenly matched, and he was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, Hiruzaru Sarutobi slapped his hands heavily on the ground, and the ground seemed to be lifted up. A large amount of mud engulfed the three warriors and rushed them to the end of the courtyard. It seemed that they could not get up. The layer of mud was already heavy, and coupled with the powerful impact when it was cast, even the samurai master Sarutobi Hiruzen admired felt that his bones seemed to be broken.

Hiruza Sarutobi let out a deep breath. From the beginning to the end, it took only half a minute to perform such complicated ninjutsu changes one after another in such a short period of time. Even Hiruza Sarutobi felt the breath I was almost exhausted and had to adjust my breathing.

Miyamoto stood far away, he was not involved in the duel just now, he didn't pay attention to the messy courtyard, but looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in surprise. As a lord, he seldom goes out to participate in the war in person, and even if he does, he will never see what the battlefield at the forefront looks like. This is the first time he has seen a master like Hiruzaru Sarutobi perform it. Ninjutsu power.

——No wonder His Royal Highness is wary of Konoha Ninja Village. Although this person is a master in Konoha Ninja Village, the power of the entire village cannot be dealt with by a single lord.

Miyamoto was thinking silently in his heart. Although he didn't know the specific situation of Konoha Ninja Village, judging from the current scale of Konoha Ninja Village, even if he was a local lord who was responsible for resisting the surprise attack of the country of water, it was very likely that he would not The opponents in Konoha Ninja Village may not necessarily win even if they pull the nearby little lords.

Since the establishment of Ninja Village, its status has become more and more important. Its military strength is no longer comparable to that of the past. Even the lord of a border town like Miyamoto feels a bit of embarrassment. If there are no accidents, Konoha Ninja Village should become the most powerful and important military force in the entire Fire Kingdom, and the future national defense will depend on them.

Fortunately, the attitude of Konoha Ninja Village is polite and respectful, and it does not rely on its own strength. It is disrespectful to local lords, and even cooperates with local lords like Miyamoto. Even those small lords, as long as they are willing to abide by the rules, Konoha Ninja The village is also very happy to do business with it.

In this way, as long as the local lords have cooperated with Konoha Ninja Village, they will have a very good impression of it-Konoha Ninja Village has provided rich benefits, and Konoha Ninja has done his best and upheld morality, which makes the local lords very happy. Trust them and be willing to have more in-depth cooperation with them.

Miyamoto knows that for the one in the capital, the relationship between Konoha Ninja Village and the local lord is very good, which is really something worth worrying about. But for him, what is there to care about? As a local lord, he cooperates with Konoha Ninja Village, and he has nothing to blame morally. Is he seeking treason or treason for glory? Isn't Konoha Ninja Village also a part of the Fire Country?

This is exactly the mentality of the local lords who cooperated with Konoha Ninja Village. They did not betray the country, and with the benefits brought by Konoha Ninja Village, even if the one in the capital was dissatisfied, they would not care. In my heart, I have a clear conscience for what I have done.

If Konoha Ninja Village really betrayed the country, the local lords might maintain the authority of the daimyo and lead troops to fight. However, the other party is just doing business peacefully, so there is nothing to say.

"Sarutobi Jonobu, what do you think of these people's abilities?" Miyamoto did not approach the courtyard full of mud. As a nobleman, he was unwilling to step in here, but only asked each other from a distance.

The samurai got up covered in mud, supported each other, and walked slowly to the center of the courtyard. Hiruzaru Sarutobi waved his hand, ordering the medical ninja waiting on the side to go and treat him, while he walked to Miyamoto's side , the battle ended, and there were not many stains on his body.

"It's really powerful, as expected of an excellent warrior under your command." Hiruzaru Sarutobi respectfully saluted, and he always respected the lord of this important town.

"It's a pity, it's not Sarutobi Jonin's one-on-one enemy." Miyamoto shook his head slightly and said.

"Forgive me for my incompetence." One of the samurai said with a shy expression. The conflict between the samurai and the ninja has been going on for a long time. They also hope to perform well in front of Miyamoto, but they don't want to look like this.

"No no, they are really powerful, especially this one, who can cut through my earth dragon bullet and approach me." Hiruzaru Sarutobi pointed at the samurai whom he admired, and said: " My lord, I don't know what this person's name is?"

"Ah, his name is Mifune. He was originally a wandering samurai. Because of his outstanding skills, I hired him under my name." Miyamoto immediately recognized the man and nodded slightly at him: "It seems that the person who took you in at the beginning The decision is correct, even Sarutobi Jonin admires you very much, and you will definitely be a titan in the future."

Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally agrees with this. He thinks that if Mifune can learn the method of chakra practice, he may really be able to confront the Jonin who is going all out. Of course, Hiruzaru Sarutobi would not have imagined that his judgment still underestimated this person. If it continues to develop normally, the future Mifune will be a general in the country of iron, and his strength will be strong enough to kill the reincarnated Hanzo , Its speed is so fast that there is a rumor in the ninja world that "ninjutsu is ineffective against Mifune".

"Don't dare to do it." The warrior named Mifune bowed his head and said, "I only hate the lack of strength and let the adults lose face."

"Your performance is very good. Didn't Sarutobi also say that you are really good." Although the failure of the samurai did make Miyamoto feel a little embarrassed, Miyamoto also knows the power of ninjas and understands the power of apes. Fei Ri Zhan was still an expert among them, so he was prepared in his heart, but he was not so angry.

Although Miyamoto said so, the samurai still looked ashamed of the lord, he couldn't help shaking his head, for the stubbornness of the samurai, these nobles were both funny and helpless, waved their hands and said: "Forget it, Go down, wash your body well, and look at what you look like now! I will order someone to reward you, and, since Sarutobi Shangren trusts you so much, when you go with him in the future, you should be careful Work hard, otherwise, it will really embarrass my lord!"

"Yes!" The warriors responded loudly.

Miyamoto immediately ordered people to clean up the courtyard, and then walked back together with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Miyamoto said as he walked, "Sarutobi Kaminin, although I give you 300 soldiers, you can't go back. Use it carefully, the current movement of the Kingdom of Water is unknown, if you act rashly, you may not achieve your goals."

"I also understand this point, but it's a pity that the water country itself is closed, even if the ninjas in the village go to inquire about the news, it is not easy." Hiruzaru Sarutobi sighed.

For investigating the movement of the enemy country, this task is most suitable for ninjas, but because the country of water is closed to the outside world, and it is far away from overseas, it is difficult for Konoha Anbu to infiltrate. In the investigation of the land of water, Konoha Ninja Village has always been cautious, and it also has the least information in other countries. The main source of information is businessmen who sailed for trade from the land of water without permission.

"Anyway, I hope that Sarutobi Kaminin will act carefully, as long as there is a need for help, I will definitely help." Miyamoto said.

"Thank you, my lord." Hiruzaru Sarutobi solemnly saluted again.