This time, in the decisive battle with Iwagakure, it was Jiraiya who was responsible for the immediate command of the battlefield, not Minato, and you can see the problem.

Minato never showed how good of a leader he was.

Whether it is good or bad is an unknown.

The commanding ability of a leader is the best way to unite people and win over the team.

And Minato... doesn't have these advantages, or in other words, he doesn't have the time and space to take advantage of them.

In comparison, the Sannin can be said to have achieved the ultimate in this aspect.

Especially Orochimaru who achieved a major victory in the Rain Kingdom battlefield.

"Go and remind him."

Ding Zuo and Haiyi suggested.

"not now."

"Why?"

"What I can think of, wouldn't the people above think of it?"

Shikaku's words left Choza and Haiichi silent.

"Perhaps this kind of thing is what the higher-ups would like to see. If you want to change it, you can only change it after Minato becomes Hokage. Reminding him now will only arouse the vigilance of the higher-ups and restrict Minato even more strictly."

The Fourth Hokage will only be born between Minato and Orochimaru.

If the Fourth Hokage were Orochimaru, it would not be a bad start for Shikaku.

Because Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, has a solid reputation and team foundation, there will be no one available to him after he takes over as Hokage.

Although the three of them need a period of testing before Orochimaru recognizes their abilities.

If the fourth Hokage was Minato instead of Orochimaru, there would be pros and cons as well.

Minato will be in an awkward situation with no one available. If the three of them go over, they can directly approach the core level and become Minato's first team members.

The disadvantage is that you have to face political suppression from the Third Hokage all the time.

This is no easy task.

"Is that so?"

Ding Zuo and Haiyi sighed.

They never thought that the situation in the village would be so complicated.

"Besides... maybe Minato himself has noticed it."

Lu Jiu smiled happily.

"What? Minato...did he notice it himself? Then why..."

Ding and Zuo's eyes widened.

Did Minato notice it himself?

"As a person involved, you must be more foresight than someone like me who relies on intelligence collection to make guesses. After all, Minato's thinking ability is not weak. If he notices something himself, but deliberately maintains the current state,

Then our work will be much easier.”

Without a city, great things cannot be accomplished.

Fame without real power is indeed useless, but fame is the best foundation.

Laying a solid foundation of fame and then converting fame into real power is also a way to break through the disadvantaged position.

If Minato is really the genius he imagined, maybe everything he is doing now is preparing for a certain goal in advance.

This is best.

But Shikaku wasn't sure whether Minato was aware of it or not. Everything was just a guess.

He planned two different plans based on the candidates of the Fourth Hokage.

One is for Orochimaru, and the other is for Minato.

"What's next?"

Ding Zao looked at Shikaku.

"Iwagakure should already be afraid of Minato's power, and with the loss of a large amount of supplies, the long-standing stalemate is no longer tenable. If he is smarter, he will send someone over soon to declare a truce."

Shikaku touched his chin and answered like this.

"It seems that only Kumogakure is left."

"Yes, Kumogakure's side... it's a tough battle. Now we are waiting for the notice from the village. If Minato is transferred to Kumogakure battlefield and returns victorious from the battlefield, there will be no doubt that he will be the Fourth Hokage.

It belongs to Minato."

Therefore, success or failure depends on this.

This will also determine which side the three of them, Zhu, Deer and Die, stand on.

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In a certain conference room in the Hokage Building, four people were sitting.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Danzo Shimura, the leader of the Roots.

Consultant Mito Menyan, moved to Koharu.

"Iwagakure is willing to sign an armistice agreement with Konoha. They have put forward the same non-compensation conditions as Sunagakure. As the defeated party, they have also suffered heavy losses. I have already agreed with Iwagakure's decision."

Hiruzen looked at his three former comrades and today's colleagues and said these words.

Iwagakure's armistice agreement was submitted this morning.

Knowing Iwagakure's intention to stop fighting, Hiruzen also hoped for this to happen and did not want to spend any more time with Iwagakure.

Although Iwagakure initially launched an attack on the Fire Country and looted the Fire Country, causing the Fire Country to suffer a lot, but if the investigation continues, Iwagakure will definitely insist on not letting go. If it happens again

If the war continues, the gains outweigh the losses.

"snort."

Danzo snorted gloomily, he was just protesting his dissatisfaction, and had no other demands besides that.

No matter how much he protested, Hiruzen would not change his decision because of him.

As the victor, allowing the defeated party not to make any compensation was, in Danzo's view, treating the war as too much of a child's play.

In this war, Konoha, which fought against three ninja villages, suffered heavier losses than any other ninja village.

Mito Menyan and Koharu, who went to bed, just remained silent and did not answer.

"Next, I plan to transfer Minato to the Kumogakure battlefield. The Kumogakure ninjas are good at speed fighting, and the Fourth Raikage is also a master of the teleportation technique. Minato, who has mastered the flying thunder god technique, also uses speed to win.

The best candidate for Kumogakure ninja."

Hiruzen asked Minato to intervene in the Kumogakure battlefield for this reason.

"In other words, Minato wants to replace Feng Feng's command position? Isn't it a bit risky to do so? After all, he is only twenty-two years old this year."

When he went to bed, Koharu seemed a little worried about Minato's age and his inability to do a good job of commanding.

"Jiraiya and the others were about the same age when they commanded the battle in the Land of Rain."

Danzo said with a cold face.

"It was different then than it is now."

"If you say no, you can transfer Orochimaru over. His commanding ability is recognized by most ninjas in the village, and he will never disappoint you."

When Xiaochun went to bed, she was speechless. She muttered her lips twice and couldn't say anything to refute.

Mito Menyan coughed, and spoke to help Koharu, who had gone to bed: "We are discussing Minato now, and we have no contact with Orochimaru. Besides, Orochimaru also has important work to do now. Koharu is right, let Minato take over.

Feng's command position is too risky. Minato has never commanded so many ninjas. As the deputy commander under Jiraiya, there is basically no room for him to perform. Now that Feng's command position is suddenly given to him, maybe

It will add a lot of chaos.”

Danzo does not express his own opinions.

But I also understand that Mito Katoyan does not allow Minato to serve as a commander, not only because the other party is young and ignorant, but there are other more important reasons.

Only through training can battlefield commanders accumulate experience. This is how they gained their experience step by step back then.

More recently, the Sannin have also come step by step in the same way.

Because he was young and worried about command errors, he did not give the opponent a chance to practice. In Danzo's eyes, the reason for Mito Menitis was really untenable.

"Indeed, Minato is too young. If Minato takes the position of taking the wind, it will inevitably make many people unconvinced. Moreover, Minato's ninjutsu characteristics are not suitable for the position of commander. He must fully utilize his abilities.

To show his full potential, let him provide side support to the battlefield in the form of a small team. Kakashi under his command is also an excellent jounin. After that, I will arrange for two more jonin to join in to form a new Minato team.

"

After returning to bed, Koharu and Mito Katoen questioned and denied Minato, which made Hiruzen make up his mind to let Minato support the Konoha troops on the Kumogakure battlefield in the form of a small team.
To be continued...