The Third Hokage held several meetings with the Konoha high-level officials, and finally, with the support of Uzumaki Mito, it was decided to establish a new ninja organization "Shadow Stream" in the village. When Hanyu returned to Konoha from the Wet Bone Forest, he was immediately summoned by the Third Hokage.
Hanyu thought that the Third Hokage was going to hold him accountable for deserting his post during the tourist attraction renovation project. After all, he had suddenly disappeared for a while, and this period of time was long enough for the Third Hokage to sign the armistice agreement and go home... In the eyes of others, Hanyu's behavior was too similar to absconding with the money.
He even brought the Third Hokage's apprentice with him on his escape... Well, Hanyu actually didn't expect that his previous proposal would be confirmed so quickly.
"Hanyu, regarding the matter you mentioned to me earlier, after discussion among the village leaders, we have made a decision... Konoha recognizes your far-sighted judgment.
Moreover, more importantly, I have already communicated with Lord Mito, and I know everything about the matter, so if there is such a thing again, you don't have to go through such a big circle, understand?"
Hanyu nodded to show that he understood, and thought that once would be enough for him to report directly to his superiors without going through the department heads.
Seeing Hanyu nod, the Third Hokage continued, "Considering the true purpose of the Shadow Stream, this organization, in addition to you, will only be joined by ninjas from the Uzumaki clan for the time being.
Of course, if you have a ninja that you like, you can include it under the premise of ensuring its reliability, but you must be very careful.
It is currently only in the preparation stage, and will not develop too fast in the future, so members can be carefully selected slowly.
Everything... take your time. After the village's celebration to commemorate the end of the war, I will let you go to the Land of Whirlpools."
Of course, this plan cannot be rushed, and there is no way to rush it... Acting too hastily may not only expose the organization's most fundamental purpose, but may even give people the illusion that they are hoping Uzumaki Mito will die sooner.
To put it bluntly, one of the important purposes of the establishment of Shadow Stream is to replace Uzumaki Mito in the ability to control the Nine-Tails. If Mito is still alive, she can do this kind of thing herself, so there is no need to be anxious.
Hanyu said that he completely understood what the Hokage meant. He was very satisfied that the matter could be put on track so quickly. After all, it involved too many things.
Generally speaking, because everything Hanyu proposed was in line with the trend, the process of its confirmation was smooth.
And even though the Third Hokage didn't say it, both he and Uzumaki Mito had implicitly handed over the control plan of the Shadow Stream and the Nine-Tails to Hanyu. So from this moment on, Hanyu was no longer just a ninja, he had to be considered a well-known figure in Konoha Village.
Therefore, this well-known figure immediately told the Third Hokage a very important piece of news that he could not judge whether it was good or bad for the time being, "Hokage-sama, since the Shadow Stream has been decided, and considering that there is still plenty of time left, there is really no need to rush many things.
But now I have something urgent to report to you - Orochimaru went to the Ryuchi Cave, one of the three secret realms."
The Third Hokage: "..."
The news came too suddenly . Weren't we just studying the village's institutional construction?
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the Third Hokage always felt that this ninja in front of him, who was not young but shrunken in stature, seemed to be able to bring him surprises all the time.
And fright.
Then, Hanyu gave the Third Hokage a detailed account of how he and Orochimaru left the Valley of the End. As for Hanyu's experience in the Ryuchi Cave, he "omitted the complicated and avoided the important points", only saying that he suddenly separated from Orochimaru, then got lost, and finally had to use the method of reverse summoning to leave there after searching in vain.
There was no need to explain to the Third Hokage all the "details" like the slug eating the snake, Hanyu encountering the white phosphorus snake, etc. After all, judging from the village chief's current expression, he already had enough of a headache.
"Ryuchi cage... I see. It's probably the same as Jiraiya's situation. This is a chance. This is Orochimaru's business. You don't need to blame yourself or worry too much."
Even the Third Hokage had to comfort Hanyu in return .
Hanyu thought to himself that I was very open-minded and didn't blame myself. The possibility of Orochimaru encountering danger in Ryuchi Cave was very small.
The Third Hokage turned around. He no longer wanted to stay with Hanyu. It was too much of a brain drain. A ninja who has too many thoughts is not a good ninja.
At this moment, even the back of the Third Hokage looked much more lonely... What Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking was that his disciples were suddenly "divided up", those who played with snakes played with snakes, and those who played with toads played with toads, so who would he pass his stick to?
Tsunade? Not very good. First of all, it's not very pretty when she uses it. And she also has a slug.
Is this the result? The teacher has trained these disciples with great effort, but in the end there is no successor. Isn't this clearly a case of cutting off one's master?
It hurts, it hurts so much.
The Third Hokage took a few steps, then realized why he was walking so hard. Wasn't this his office? So he waved his hand, indicating that he had finished talking and Hanyu could leave.
Hanyu ignored the Third Hokage's complicated feelings, and left a little confused.
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Soon, the senior ninja Hanyu noticed the changes in his identity and status, because after a few days, in order to welcome the upcoming peace period, the village leaders began to hold frequent meetings, and Hanyu was required to participate in some of these meetings.
Although he is now just a commander without troops, a commander without troops is still a commander.
At the first meeting, Hanyu met a guy with a cold face. When this guy saw Hanyu, his already ugly expression became even colder. No extra reasons or explanations were needed. Just saying his name would tell you why he had such a deadpan face...
He is Danzo Shimura.
"Hanyu, you've been jumping too much lately."
When Danzo spoke, there seemed to be no emotion at all. But please note that he was not hinting at or criticizing Hanyu, but was praising him, and was pleased that "it was hard to find a soulmate, but I finally found one today."
Because his words translated into Konoha language are like this:
Wow, you can really dance.
Hanyu smiled, accepted Danzo's "praise", and then said, "Danzo, one of the key points to maintaining the long-term operation of an organization is 'fairness'. What I paid on the battlefield , I got in the village. I think there is nothing wrong with all this, and it has nothing to do with whether I jump or not.
It's not like other people can't jump high enough and then complain about me jumping too high. "
Hanyu responded in a more friendly way, meaning, why don't you go and kill the two Jinchuriki as well, and then we can continue our conversation?
Regarding the Battle of Frostfield, Konoha is still arguing with Kumogakure. They are obviously allies, but Hanyu was ambushed and attacked by the other side. If Hanyu died on the spot, it would not matter because there would be no evidence; but now he is alive, so everything doesn't make sense.
However, it is conceivable that no matter how they argue, Konoha will not be able to get justice for him from Kumogakure. In that case, the Hokage will inevitably give him corresponding status and compensation within Konoha.
This is as it should be.
Hanyu was not confronting Danzo Shimura, nor was he arguing with him (although he had already achieved the effect of arguing with him), but was presenting facts and reasoning. Even if Danzo became Hokage, could he do something that would make rewards and punishments unclear and make his loved ones sad while his enemies happy?
Well, maybe he can really do it. After all, in Danzo's view, it is the most natural thing for a ninja to sacrifice for the village.
It's like a programmer who only works eight hours a day and still wants a reward from his boss for this workload? Are you bald and talking nonsense here?
Danzo will be very powerful in the future, but now he is just a baby, so after Hanyu's constant chatter, Danzo was instantly speechless.
His ability to express himself in words is not that good, so he suffers losses easily.
So he didn't say anything more, just shook his arms, turned and walked into the meeting room.
At this time, all Hanyu needs to do is smile and keep smiling.
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