Naruto: Hiding in the Anbu Until I Became a Super Kage

Chapter 470 470: High-Level Meeting

Assign Minato to assassinate the Kazekage? Nara Shikaku looked at Minato with disbelief.

Minato was the most brilliant student of their generation. Back in school, he was indisputably first in both theoretical classes and combat classes.

After graduating from the Ninja Academy, Minato became a disciple of Konoha's White Fang.

After the White Fang's sacrifice, Minato became an important subordinate to Advisor Tsunade.

Was Minato's strength already at such a level now?

Strong enough that the Head of Konoha's Anbu thought Minato could assassinate a village Kage?

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke at this moment, "Namikaze Minato is the village's future. He's only 17 this year, isn't he?

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is renowned for his Gold Dust's absolute defense. Assassinating Rasa doesn't seem like a good choice, does it?"

Yōkō's tone was firm. "Rasa has many political enemies.

The Secret Technique faction and the Puppet faction have been in conflict within Sunagakure for decades.

The Third and Fourth Kazekages, both from the Secret Technique faction, have held the position for years. The Puppet faction, led by Chiyo, has always been quite discontent.

Besides the Puppet faction, the civilian ninja and those with Kekkei Genkai are not strongly inclined towards war.

Rasa wants to use this war to unify Sunagakure.

Sunagakure has relatively few top-tier powerhouses. If we assassinate Rasa, Sunagakure will naturally withdraw from the war."

Where there are people, there are conflicts. The methods ninja use to resolve conflicts are often bloody, frequently resorting to force.

Internal strife within a ninja village inevitably evolves into bloody conflict.

Nara Rokaku said, "Logically, that makes sense, but feasibility must also be considered.

Fox, if it were you going to assassinate Rasa, I would wholeheartedly agree. But if it's Namikaze Minato... it's too risky. If the assassination fails, it could completely enrage Sunagakure."

Yōkō said, "Minato has mastered the Forbidden Flying Thunder God Technique. I believe he can complete the mission."

Tsunade also said, "I believe in Minato too."

Seeing the two of themso resolute, Nara Rokaku calculated the time and said,

"The Suna-nin have already begun mobilizing towards the front lines. If we can assassinate Kazekage Rasa within a week, we won't need to mobilize forces on our western front in the Land of Rivers.

Give Minato a week at most. If the assassination isn't successful within a week, we must quickly dispatch a Commander-in-Chief and troops."

Namikaze Minato quickly spoke up, "I don't need a week, I..."

"How long do you need?" Yōkō turned his head to remind him, "Think carefully, Minato. How long do you actually need?"

Only then did Minato realize that in his eagerness to prove himself, he had almost exposed the Calamity Organization's secret technique of using altars for rapid teleportation.

He hurriedly said, "A week! Within a week, I will definitely assassinate Kazekage Rasa!"

Yōkō nodded, thinking to himself that even Orochimaru could kill Rasa in his prime, so Minato shouldn't have much of a problem.

Nara Rokaku said, "The threat from Sunagakure in the west is temporarily arranged this way. What about enemies from other directions?

The number of Iwa-nin in the Land of Grass will be terrifyingly high. We must be prepared to face tens of thousands of Iwa-nin.

Not to mention Ōnoki, besides Kage-level powerhouses like Kitsuchi and Bakura, Iwagakure also has the two powerful Jinchūriki, Roshi and Han."

Tsunade said, "Jiraiya has returned to the village. Myself, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, the three of us can go to the Land of Grass to deal with the Iwa-nin. We need..."

After frowning in thought, she said, "We need at least 5,000 Konoha ninja."

Nara Rokaku mentally assessed and approved of this plan.

With the Sannin plus 5,000 ninja, even Iwagakure couldn't achieve a swift victory.

"Kumogakure will invade the Land of Hot Water. The Third Raikage is very strong, but they have fewer Kage-level ninja." Nara Rokaku glanced at Fox and said,

"Thanks to Orochimaru killing the previous Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and Fox killing the previous Two-Tails Jinchūriki,

Kumogakure's Jinchūriki are all very young, their combat power shouldn't be that strong. The concept of a perfect Jinchūriki was first proposed and practiced by Kumogakure. They are skilled at controlling Tailed Beasts, but they also rely too heavily on them.

The only one to be careful of when dealing with Kumogakure is the Third Raikage."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Fox and asked, "Fox, will you take the position of Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield?"

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Kumogakure is relatively weak now, but still stronger than Kirigakure.

Sending Konoha's strongest, Fox, to deal with the Third Raikage was most appropriate.

Hanzo called himself the Demigod of the Shinobi World, but the top few in the shinobi world knew that the Third Raikage was truly the number one.

Yōkō shook his head and said, "I won't go, but I can recommend a more suitable candidate."

Everyone else looked at Fox, wondering who he would recommend.

The pressure from Iwagakure on Konoha was too great, forcing the Sannin to join forces, which led to a shortage of personnel on other battlefields.

Yōkō said, "It's time to use this Great Shinobi War to integrate the forces within Konoha.

Uchiha Madara and his subordinates have not only killed Guardian Ninja of various Daimyō multiple times but also caused the Susano'o Catastrophe.

Because of the Susano'o Catastrophe, the Uchiha clan's situation in the village is very bad.

I believe we can have Uchiha Kane serve as the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield.

Let Uchiha Kane lead the Uchiha clan into battle. I believe they will fight with their lives on the line to secure victory for Konoha.

The Kumo-nin excel in Taijutsu and sword techniques. The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan happens to counter Taijutsu-type ninja, giving them a significant advantage on the battlefield.

As for the still immature Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, they will also be affected by the Sharingan."

Nara Rokaku hurriedly interrupted Yōkō's argument, saying,

"Fox, let's not talk about the technical advantages of the Sharingan for now.

The Uchiha clan doesn't even have a Kage-level ninja. How could Uchiha Kane possibly serve as the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield?

Since the founding of Konoha, only Uchiha Madara, before his defection, held a position at the Commander-in-Chief level. Ever since Uchiha Madara defected, the Uchiha clan has been a key target of the village's vigilance.

Even with such vigilance, a terrible event like the Susano'o Catastrophe still occurred.

Fox, I oppose making Uchiha Kane the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield!"

Nara Shikaku looked at his father with some surprise.

His father had always said to maintain good relations with the Fox and Tsunade faction.

The Fox and Tsunade faction not only had powerhouses like Wood Release users and the Sannin but also Konoha's future like the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and Namikaze Minato, making them highly valuable to invest in.

But in this high-level meeting, his father was the first to stand up and oppose Minister Fox.

Had his father forgotten the development direction he had set for the Ino–Shika–Chō Trio Clans?

However, the candidate recommended by Minister Fox was indeed surprising and hard not to oppose.

According to Konoha's tradition, the Uchiha clan had always been a major concern for the village. How could they be given a position like Commander-in-Chief?

Even Tsunade glanced sideways slightly. Fox hadn't discussed this matter with her beforehand; it seemed to be a decision he had made in the past few days.

Tsunade thought to herself that they had both been too busy lately and hadn't had any in-depth conversations.

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