Naruto: The Fifth Hokage Is Naruto's Uncle

Kumogakure.

The Raikage Office, built in a towering mountain.

Ai, who was the Fourth Raikage at the time, looked at the information on Konoha on the Raikage's table and fell into deep thought.

Danzo was dead.

All the members of his Root were also killed at their headquarters, and thus it now remains in name only.

Now Konoha almost has one arm cut off.

As a result, Konoha, which was already at a low point in strength, saw its combat-power drop significantly again.

Ai's heart was ready to stir.

Facing Konoha, which was the weakest since the founding of the village, it was difficult for him to contain his inner desires.

Kumogakure had always wanted to replace Konoha and become the leader of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

The two villages had long-standing grievances. Not long ago, the envoy he sent to Konoha to sign a peace-agreement were all killed by Minato's younger brother, the 'Blue Flash'.

It was undoubtedly a slap in the face, hitting him hard, denting his pride.

Afterwards, he strongly demanded that Hiruzen should take responsibility for the incident, and even went to the extent of declaring to start a war to put pressure on him.

It was originally agreed that the body of the Hyuga clan leader would be used as an exchange.

In the end, for some unknown reason, Konoha had not sent Hyuga Hiashi's body until now.

Letters urging Konoha almost all fell into deaf ears.

Thus, there was strong anger in his heart.

It's just that there was a lack of an opportunity to vent.

"With the strength of the current Kumogakure, it will be easy to defeat Konoha."

Ai's eyes revealed confidence.

Different from the decadence of Konoha, the current strength of Kumogakure had reached a whole new level.

The two Jinchūrikis of their village, Nii Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, and his younger brother, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee, were both perfect Jinchūrikis.

They were able to perfectly utilize the power of their tailed beasts.

On the other hand, in Konoha, the only Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is still a three-year-old child.

The information was that the child even fell into the hands of the Uchiha clan.

'Ridiculous!'

Hiruzen had guarded the Jinchūriki all his life, but in the end, it was in the hands of Uchiha, who were always suppressed and were guarded against by him.

'Truly ridiculous.'

It made Ai despise the current Konoha even more.

The only thing that needed to be feared was Namikaze Mirai.

Namikaze Minato's younger brother, the 'Blue Flash'.

During the Third Great Ninja War, the 'Yellow Flash' Minato was on the battlefield in the Land of Lightning, and his younger brother, the 'Blue Flash', was on the battlefield in the Land of Wind.

So Ai had never fought against Mirai in person.

But judging from the intelligence sent back, he was a very formidable foe.

He was definitely not any less of a threat than Minato.

The Fourth Kazekage Rasa suffered a nervous breakdown after fighting with him, almost going crazy.

Danzo was also killed by him.

It might be troublesome if this person joined the war.

But Ai was not worried. The two perfect Jinchūriki and his own presence were enough to reverse any unfavorable situation.

"In this battle, we have the advantage!"

After analyzing the situation in depth, Ai took a long breath.

"The ninja world has been peaceful for too long. It's time to add some spice into it."

He looked at the peace-agreement previously signed with Konoha on the Raikage's table, sneered, picked it up, and tore it in half from the middle.

…

It didn't take long for the news of Kumogakure's declaration of war to reach Konoha.

Hokage Building.

The air in the conference room was thick with tension, as if it had frozen, making it difficult for anyone to even breathe loudly.

The high-level officials of Konoha at both ends of the conference table all looked grave and said nothing.

"Everyone, Kumogakure has declared war on us..."

Hiruzen, who was sitting at the center, sighed with mixed emotions.

The senior-executives at the conference table had different emotions, some were unwilling, some were angry, some were sighing.

"For Kumogakure to declare war at this time, it must have seen through Konoha's current predicament."

Nara Shikaku, the leader of the Nara clan, said in a deep voice.

As the leader of the Nara clan and Konoha's military advisor, facing this situation, it was difficult for him to find a countermeasure quickly.

Konoha's strength was already sluggish, and Danzo was killed not long ago, so the Root were also gone.

The already weakened Konoha, who had one of its arms cut off, found it difficult to fight against Kumogakure.

If a war breaks out, they would immediately fall into a passive situation.

"If you ask me, all of this is Namikza Mirai's fault. If he hadn't killed all of the Kumogakure envoys before and killed Danzo a few days ago, Kumogakure wouldn't have started a war."

The speaker was a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan.

There was reluctance and resentment in his tone.

It seemed as if he had some deep hatred for Mirai.

"Indeed, Konoha's current situation is inseparable from Namikaze Mirai!"

The person who responded was another Jonin, also from the Sarutobi clan.

Under the leadership of these ninjas from the Sarutobi clan, many harsh voices towards Mirai soon sounded in the conference room.

The tone behind the words seemed as if Mirai was the culprit behind all of this.

Just when they were letting off steam.

*Bang!*

The door to the conference room was blasted open.

Debris flew and dust swirled.

The conference room became quiet for a moment, and the senior people at the conference table subconsciously looked at the door that was blasted open.

The swirling dust gradually subsided.

When they saw that intruder's appearance, the Sarutobi clan member who had been scolding Mirai just now turned pale with fear and his lips trembled.

"Namikaze Mirai..."

The person who blasted the conference room door was none other than Mirai.

Thinking of Mirai's illustrious (dangerous) reputation, at this moment, he was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

"Mirai, why are you here?"

Hiruzen had a bad feeling in his heart.

With such a strong extrance, what was Mirai planning?

Without answering him directly, Mirai's eyes calmly swept across the conference table.

"I heard that Kumogakure declared war."

The senior-officials at the conference table looked at each other.

Although they didn't say anything, their expression confirmed everything.

"Oh, is just the Kumogakure alone worth of all your pessimism?"

There was a little contempt in Mirai's eyes, and he glanced at the senior-officials around the conference table.

The people who were hit by his words.

All of them averted their eyes in shame.

In Konoha, Mirai was probably the only one who dared to look down on the current Kumogakure like this.

"I will be joining in this battle."

After saying this, Mirai turned and left.

Somehow, after hearing his words, many senior-officials who were originally pessimistic suddenly relaxed.

It seemed as if, Kumogakure was not so scary anymore.

Realizing this strange emotion, they became even more ashamed.

"Ah… I almost forgot."

At this moment, the leaving Mirai suddenly stopped.

His sudden words drew everyone's attention once again.

Everyone who had just relaxed held their breath again.

"And the Uchiha clan would be joining as well."

After finishing speaking, Mirai did not stop this time and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Hiruzen clenched his fingers and looked at his back unwillingly.

The more Mirai showcases his strength.

The more it proved his incompetence.

In the past, even in times of war, he would suppress the Uchiha clan by suppressing their military exploits.

But now, things have changed.

The emergence of Mirai made the situation no longer controllable.

After this battle, to what height would the reputation of Mirai as well as the Uchiha rise in the village?

Hiruzen thought about it for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

He discovered that for Mirai, the war against Kumogakure was actually a huge opportunity. A huge opportunity for him to boost his reputation.

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