Naruto: Senmei Asahi

The situation of the Third Great Ninja War had changed due to the participation of Senmei Asahi. Whether this result was a good one or bad one, Asahi could not predict it now.

However, if he could not go to the Iwagakure battlefield immediately, Asahi could definitely foresee his own ending.

That is, he was abandoned by Orochimaru, and then was secretly killed by him at some unknown time.

Facing a strong ninja like Orochimaru, even if he stayed inside Konoha village, Asahi could not find any sense of security. His only hope was to go to the battlefield of Iwagakure-front, temporarily avoid Orochimaru, and at the same time ask Minato for advice on the [Flying Thunder God Technique].

After breakfast, around nine o'clock, Asahi came to the Hokage Office alone.

"It's Asahi! What's the matter?" Hiruzen was as kind as ever and treated Asahi very well.

"Hokage-sama, it's like this. Based on some information I heard these days, I discovered something." Asahi said.

"Oh? What did you discover?" Hiruzen looked at Asahi expectantly and asked with interest.

Hiruzen fully believed in Asahi's talent. Because of this, Hiruzen would not regard Asahi as an ordinary eleven-year-old kid.

"It's about the Third Raikage being seriously injured." Asahi said.

"What do you think about this?" asked Hiruzen.

After thinking it over for a while, Asahi said, "It's like this. Because this news spread too quickly, we have always suspected that this news is false and the Third Raikage was not seriously injured at all. Kumogakure spread this news just to paralyze other ninja villages and this made others dare not act rashly because they cannot determine the truth of this matter."

Seeing that Hiruzen was listening to his advice seriously, Asahi continued, "But according to my judgment, the Third Raikage's serious injury should be true. I have checked some information. The Third Raikage has an impatient personality and would never use such a strategy normally. So this news should be spread by some wise men in Kumogakure under the Third Raikage who made the decision while the Third Raikage was unconscious."

In the original work, the shrewd Onoki should have realized this, so he temporarily gave up the opportunity to besiege Konoha with Sunagakure and launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure.

Although the Third Raikage was killed in that battle, Iwagakure also suffered heavy losses and was forced to sign a cease fire with Konoha. At the same time, it also became enemies with Sunagakure, and so later, a war broke out between the Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

But Onoki's cleverness backfired. Perhaps the Third Raikage was indeed injured, but considering his physique, he would probably recover in no time. Choosing to launch a surprise attack on Kumogakure at this time would not bring any benefit at all except angering the Third Raikage.

Perhaps Onoki wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the Third Raikage was seriously injured to completely defeat Kumogakure and force it to withdraw from the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War. If Konoha fights against Sunagakure, both sides would inevitably suffer losses. Kirigakure had just suffered a heavy blow, and by then Iwagakure would be the only dominant force in the entire ninja world.

The plan was good, but unfortunately things in the world often don't go as one wishes.

After Asahi finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Hiruzen and saw that Hiruzen did not show any surprise. It was obvious that Hiruzen had already thought about this matter a long time ago, and perhaps he already had a way to deal with it in his mind.

"Well, what you said makes sense. So how do you think we should deal with it now?" asked Hiruzen calmly.

Asahi replied, "We should not worry about Kumogakure, and focus on defeating Iwagakure first. As long as we can get rid of the Iwagakure battlefield, we won't be afraid of any ninja village taking the unfair opportunity to attack us."

In fact, at this time, Asahi had already begun to regret coming to Hiruzen so rashly, but time was urgent and Asahi had to race against time.

Perhaps before coming to see Hiruzen, he should have first communicated with Shikaku to ensure that everything was safe.

But it's no use regretting now, Asahi had to continue talking with gritted teeth.

"We also have to be on guard against Kirigakure now." Hiruzen sighed.

'Yes! There will definitely be a war between Konoha and Kirigakure.'

In the original work, Kirigakure should have declared war on Konoha after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge. That war was planned by Uchiha Madara in order to kill Nohara Rin, stimulate Uchiha Obito to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, and make him fall into complete despair.

But the premise of all this was that Obito must awaken the Sharingan and also "die" once, to at least to make everyone think that Obito was dead.

Although Obito was not valued in the Uchiha clan, he is a disciple of Namikaze Minato. Minato always leads the way in dangerous missions, so it is rare for Obito to encounter dangers that could stimulate him to awaken his eyes.

Therefore, Konoha must be in a desperate situation in order to comply with Madara's plan.

Thinking of this, Asahi suddenly had a thought in his mind.

Now that Sunagakure had withdrawn from the battlefield, would Kirigakure declare war on Konoha in advance, dragging down Konoha's combat effectiveness and forcing Konoha to fight with all of its strength? Even a talented young man like Kakashi, who was valued by Konoha, would have to carry out some dangerous tasks.

If Kirigakure declared war on Konoha, Orochimaru would definitely be sent to the front line on Kirigakure's side, and Asahi would also follow Orochimaru to that front line.

From this point of view, Hiruzen's strategy of keeping his troops on hold for the time being was correct.

But for Asahi, this was undoubtedly a disaster.

'Is it really impossible to avoid Orochimaru?'

"Kirigakure has just been ambushed by Iwagakure and Sunagakure. They will probably take advantage of the internal strife in Sunagakure to launch a surprise attack on it." Asahi did not want to give up the opportunity to go to the battlefield in Iwagakure, so he once again expressed his suggestion.

"But we have to be on guard before Kirigakure takes any action." said Hiruzen.

"I understand." Seeing that Hiruzen seemed to have decided to remain in place for the time being, Asahi had to give up persuading him.

If he continued talking, it might arouse Hiruzen's suspicion.

After all, with Asahi's current level, he was not yet at the level where he could discuss these things with the Hokage. He just relied on his status as Tsunade's disciple and the importance Hiruzen attached to him and gave some of his suggestions to Hiruzen.

But too much was as bad as too little!

"But Jiraiya is in a tight spot right now. In a few days, I will send some medical ninjas to the front line to support Jiraiya. You are among the candidates. At the same time, the village's proposal to promote you to a Special-Jonin has been approved, and the appointment will be officially issued in a few days." Hiruzen seemed to have seen through Asahi's thoughts, and suddenly said this to him.

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