Sarutobi Hiruzen and his two good friends gathered in the Hokage's office, and the three of them looked at each other in silence.

They had just finished the Jonin Tournament.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nominated four candidates for Hokage: Uchiha Yashiro, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, and Hatake Kakashi.

As a result, at the Jonin Conference, the four of them refused to serve as Hokage without any respect, which led to the Hokage Conference ending in a bad mood.

"Huruzen! Nara, Hyuga, Uchiha and the others have absolutely no desire for the position of Hokage. This can't go on!" Mito Kado En said anxiously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was also gloomy under the Hokage's bamboo hat. He really didn't want to give up the power of Hokage, but the fact that the major ninja clans had no interest in the position of Hokage was a big problem.

It means that his political credit in the village has basically collapsed.

"There's a call for help from the border. I hope the village can send reinforcements quickly, otherwise they won't be able to resist the Hidden Cloud Army." Utane Koharu said worriedly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe and remained silent.

"Hurizen! Since these ninjas are unwilling to take the lead, why don't you go to the front line!" Mito Men Yan said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff of his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "Can you take my place and lead the army?"

"What?" x2
Originally, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu thought that the major ninja clans would be fooled. If all the ninja clans were involved, the two of them would indeed dare to go to the front line to supervise the battle. But now that the ninja clans are not fooled, they do not have the courage to go to the front line.

"Hiruzen, you are kidding! How could you not know how strong I am?" Mito Kado En stuttered.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a serious expression: "You should know my strength."

The two advisors were silent.

"Ninjutsu Doctor"

"God of Ninja"

"The Strongest Hokage"

"Ninjutsu Professor"...

These are all titles of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but they were basically made up by him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has strength, but it's not that strong.

The four surrounding ninja villages were afraid of the Senju brothers, not him, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He can only brag to make the outside ninja villages afraid and wary.

Precisely because it is fake, he cannot go to the front line. Once he fails to exert the effect of being the "Strongest Hokage" or "God of Ninja", his deterrent power will collapse.

Therefore, if he can form a deterrent, he must never take action.

The two advisors know Sarutobi Hiruzen inside and out and understand his difficulties. Can they let them go to the front line?
Going to the front line is impossible, never possible.

"Huruzen! You have already exposed your strength on the night of the Uchiha clan massacre. There is not much point in continuing to hold your ground." Mito Menyan said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked unhappy: "If I lose, you should know the consequences."

After weighing the pros and cons, Mitomon En finally said, "Huruzen! It's not practical for us to go to the front. You basically inherited all of Tobirama's ninjutsu legacy, and I only got a few scraps. I did become Kage-level by relying on a lot of resources and time."

"But as time passed, I fell from the level of Kage."

"If I go against the Third Raikage, it will be the same as committing suicide."

When the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, went to the Hidden Cloud Village, he did not expect a major war to break out, so there was not a single Hokage-level member in his Hokage Guard.

Including Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo at that time, they were all at the level of Jonin.

Their strength improved after they returned to the village and inherited the ninjutsu legacy of Tobirama Senju.

Not surprisingly, Sarutobi Hiruzen got his fill, while Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, and Shimura Danzo only acquired a few conventional ninjutsu, and Akimichi Torikaze and Uchiha Kagami were even worse off.

Danzo Shimura later obtained some ninjutsu resources by doing dirty things for Sarutobi Hiruzen, and also gained his power by forcing Orochimaru to undergo a series of bloody experiments.

"I asked you to go to the front line because I had already thought of a plan for you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly.

"What method?" Mizuto Menyan was puzzled.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "I will solve the problem of your weakening due to your age." Mito Kado En was puzzled: "Can this be solved?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "I will inject Hashirama cells into you. As long as you use Hashirama cells, you will be able to immediately restore your peak chakra activity and body functions."

Mitomon En stood up in a flash: "Huruzen, you let me inject something as dangerous as Hashirama's cells, do you want me to die?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Danzo has already figured out a way to fuse Hashirama's cells to make him immortal, so you don't have to panic."

"And I will also give you a few forbidden techniques left by Tobirama Sensei, for you to use as trump cards on the battlefield."

Mitomon Yan still didn't want to go, and evaded the question: "Since you can recover your peak strength, why don't you go? If you go to the front line, won't you have a better chance?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, "I can't go."

"This Jonin Conference has made me realize that Konoha is now an active volcano that is about to erupt. Once I leave here, it will definitely erupt immediately."

"Yan! You said I'm going to the front line. Can you suppress the Uchiha, Hyuga and other families?"

Mizuto Menyan's lips trembled slightly. The older he gets, the more afraid of death he becomes, and this has already been reflected in him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was afraid of pushing Mito Kado En too much, so he immediately said, "You don't need to be so stressed. I'm not asking you to defeat the Raikage by sending you to the front line this time."

"It's about making you lose."

Mizuto Menyan was stunned: "..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly: "The ninjas in the village seem to have directed all their conflicts to me as the Hokage. The ninjas from other villages have also lost their respect for me. I must solve these problems."

Mitomon En was puzzled and asked, "What does it matter if I go to the front line and lose on purpose?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "As long as you lose quickly enough, the Raikage will get closer to the village. Then the major ninja clans will not be able to continue watching the show."

"Uchiha Yakumi said that they are the Guard Division, the last line of defense of Konoha, and they can't go to the battlefield easily. Then I will let the Raikage fight in front of the village."

At this time, Utane Koharu also understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts.

To put it bluntly, it is to use the Raikage Ai to weaken the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha family 15 double Mangekyō.

Is it helpful?
But in their opinion, the only real super shadow level is Uchiha Setsuna who is about to die.

An ordinary Mangekyo is only at the Kage level. How many can survive the attack of a true Super Kage-level Raikage Ai?

It can be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen successfully transformed him from a character who bets on the size of the bet to a banker who would make money no matter whether the bet is big or small.

Whether the Uchiha could defeat the Raikage Ai or not, they would definitely be seriously injured. Their pupil power would definitely decrease, and the Uchiha Setsuna they hated might even die in the battle.

The Raikage was defeated by the Uchiha, but that didn't mean he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was bad, but that his opponent was too strong.

In this way, his deterrent power is back.

Uchiha was also seriously injured in the battle with the Raikage Ai and could no longer pose a threat to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

As for whether the crystal will be taken away directly by the Raikage Ai?
Sarutobi Hiruzen admitted that the Fourth Raikage was very powerful, but he was not a Senju brother.

Tobirama Senju, who could use Flying Thunder God, was killed by the Kinkaku brothers and more than twenty elite jonin. How could he, the Raikage, still be so powerful?
All the plan had cost him was some burning leaves and his reputation.

The reputation of the third generation will indeed be damaged after completing the plan, but as long as his deterrent power is back, even if they are dissatisfied with him, they will have to endure it.

Mitomon En had to admit that the plan was perfect, but...

He was required to risk his life, but at the same time he was also required to suffer a defeat that would go down in history. This made him very reluctant to carry out the plan. After all, he needed to sacrifice his own interests.

"Will Hiruzen do this..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly said in a stern tone: "Yan! You have to consider the overall situation."

"Just do it! This is all for Konoha."

"As long as we can eliminate the cancer of the village, these sacrifices are worth it." (End of this chapter)