Konoha cat Breeder

Chapter 16: Deciding to Stay or Go

Deer Heart.

His full name is Nara Shikashin, the current head of the Nara clan. He is also the Hokage's chief of staff and an elite Jonin of Konoha!

The people behind him were none other than his son Nara Shikaku and the sons of his two good friends, Akimichi Choza of the Akimichi clan and Yamanaka Inoichi of the Yamanaka clan!

The three of them had just graduated early from the Ninja Academy and had become Konoha Genin, ready to begin carrying out missions.

As a military strategist who had just returned from the Rain Kingdom, Nara Shikashin took the time to lead these three young ninjas to perform some tasks that might be relatively dangerous for them in order to give them some experience.

Coincidentally, at this time, a letter was delivered by a caravan from the Fire Nation.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Nara Shikashin to take the little ones from the three families to carry out this mission.

He had thought it wasn't a difficult task, although it certainly wasn't dangerous.

After all, the Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha were still on good terms with each other.

Who knew...

"Of course, I have confidence in you, Shikashin, but this... this little guy..."

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen found it hard to describe the complexity of the situation.

Hearing this, Nara Shikashin could only smile helplessly. With his status and wisdom, he certainly understood what this incident could mean.

If things went wrong, the Third Ninja World War might just end, and a new conflict could start immediately!

Boom——

The middle-aged man who had been sitting silently to the side, leaning on a cane and wearing a loose white robe, pushed the cane hard and stood up.

He appeared to be about the same age as Sarutobi Hiruzen, but there was a "fork" shaped scar on his chin.

Shimura Danzo!

One of the three advisors to the Hokage of Konohagakure Village and also the leader of Konoha's Root. He was Sarutobi Hiruzen's best friend since childhood and also his biggest rival.

"Hiruzen, what are you going to do with this child?!" Danzo's voice sounded a little low, but it was filled with strength.

Looking at the person who spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen glared.

It was because of this good friend of his that the matter had become more complicated!

"What do you mean?" He subconsciously picked up the pipe on the table and took a deep puff.

He was not surprised to hear Sarutobi Hiruzen throwing the question back at him.

Because, in his heart, he had already made the decision!

"His background is absolutely clean! Anyone marked as a troublemaker by me has been thoroughly investigated!

So, give him to me! Hand him over to Root!

I will provide you with a Jinchūriki whom you can fully control, a powerful weapon that can sweep across the entire battlefield!" Danzo declared in a deep voice, unwavering.

The confidence in his eyes was unmistakable.

This Jinchūriki could don the Tailed Beast Cloak, unleash an extraordinarily powerful attack, and then free himself from its transformation!

Even the former Jinchūriki of Konoha, the wife of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju—Mito Uzumaki—might not have been able to do this!

Of course, Uzumaki Mito wouldn't need to do so either. After all, her sealing skills were very powerful and she was a strong individual in her own right.

But this little guy? He was just an ordinary person without any chakra!

What does that mean?

This means that this little Jinchūriki, who possesses the Two-Tails, could very well become a true weapon of war capable of controlling the Tailed Beasts!

The reason Sarutobi Hiruzen felt such conflict was that they all recognized this potential in the boy!

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen did not say it explicitly, Danzo Shimura, as an old friend, knew very well what he was thinking.

"Since you have concerns, let me take care of it!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.

Indeed, there's absolutely no issue with this child's identity or origin; even his parents had been thoroughly investigated.

The files of every spy outside are all recorded in the archives of Root.

To be honest, he felt a flicker of temptation, but that could not cloud his judgment.

He slowly shook his head.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen silently rejected his proposal, Danzo glared and said, "So what do you intend to do?"

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could respond, the other two advisors sitting nearby could no longer remain quiet.

"Now is not the time to discuss which department this little guy should belong to. What we need to discuss now is whether we should keep him!

You all know the current state of Konoha. The battle in the Rain Country has drained too many of our resources, and countless comrades have died on the battlefield.

At this moment, if the Hidden Cloud Village, as an ally, learns that their Two-Tails is in our hands, what might happen? Hiruzen, you know very well, don't you?"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, Mitokado En!

"That's right, Hiruzen! We can't afford to start a conflict right now!

As our ally, the Hidden Cloud Village must stand by our side!" the last advisor, Utatane Koharu, added.

Boom——

"Humph, stop joking! Do you truly think there are 100% allies?

In this Second War, the Land of Lightning took advantage of the fact that we had tied up the main force of the Rock Ninja in the Land of Rain, and they launched a sneak attack on the Land of Earth!

They were just exploiting us!

Moreover, it wasn't easy for the Land of Lightning to secure that victory. They must have sustained significant injuries and have many unresolved issues in their own territory. They certainly don't have the time to worry about us!

Otherwise, they wouldn't dare send just a team of Anbu ninjas to track down the Jinchūriki!

I believe that even if they learned that Erwei is in our hands, they wouldn't dare attack us in the short term!

Furthermore, they may not even be aware!

As for the near future...

Hum!

So I believe it's worth taking a gamble!"

In time, will Konoha still fear the Cloud Ninja?

Danzo Shimura's perspective clearly opposed that of Mitokado En and Utatane Koharu.

Now the score was one to two, and the initiative had returned to Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands.

Although he, as Hokage, was the one to make the final decision, he still had to consider the advisors' opinions!

"Baji——Baji——"

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak immediately but continued to puff smoke from his pipe.

After a moment of silence, he stood up from his seat.

"Let's go and take a look at this little guy first. 

Since he was able to suppress the rampage of the Tailed Beast, he must have some special qualities! We should see what kind of person he is."

Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen say this, no one objected.

"Shikashin, come with us, but send these three little ones back first," Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Nara Shikashin once more.

"Understood!"

With Nara Shikashin's intelligence, he certainly understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant. Sending the three young ninjas back was the least important thing. The priority was to prevent them from revealing what had happened.

However, these three children were all from Konoha's great clans, being the sons of clan leaders. Additionally, these families were staunch supporters of the Hokage. Therefore, he believed they would have no problem keeping secrets.

Though they had just graduated, being from prominent families expected them to be sensible.

Under the leadership of Nara Shikashin, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his three advisors—Shimura Danzo, Mitokado En, and Utatane Koharu—came to Konoha's special medical building.

The security here was very strict, and only individuals particularly important to the village could receive treatment here.

Toneri was currently here.

The entire medical building, inside and outside, was filled with Anbu ninjas!

Some were in the light, and some were in the shadows.

"Is this the child?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Toneri, who was lying on the bed with a frown on his face.

Especially on his belly, there was a series of special symbols—the sealing technique to seal the Two-Tails!

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, had some knowledge about this sealing technique.

Recalling some bad memories, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression didn't look very good.

"Did this little guy sustain any serious injuries? Is he still unconscious?" Danzo Shimura asked the medical ninja in charge.

"Third-sama! Three advisors!" the medical ninja exclaimed respectfully, then continued, "The child has not woken up due to injuries, although he looked quite miserable when he was first brought in, with wounds all over his body and his skin cracked.

But...

His body's self-healing ability is remarkable, and now there is no issue with his health.

The only reason he's still asleep is that his consciousness is weak, but he could awaken at any moment."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others understood what they were dealing with.

They focused their gazes on Toneri's abdomen.

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