86. Taking On A Mission In A Time Of Crisis

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The reaction of the Hyuga clan was not unexpected. The action of contacting Uchiha was unknown to others, but Ishigami Hara had already anticipated it. He could even predict the final reaction of the two clans.

"You little brat, do you want to play with people's hearts in your hands?"

Senju Tobirama asked this because Ishigami Hara had anticipated what would happen recently, and the result was also obvious. Ishigami Hara anticipated it.

"Why do you say that, Second Generation, don't you think the village is dead now?"

"Little brat, don't imagine things too simply. Hyuga and Uchiha may choose to temporarily endure for the sake of the village, but they will never let you continue like this. If you do this, it will easily push yourself to the opposite side of all ninja clans."

Senju Tobirama warned very seriously. As he said, Senju Tobirama did not want Ishigami Hara, a very promising junior, to end up like the "Uzumaki Clan" who was targeted by everyone.

"Second Generation, you are late."

Ishigami Hara smiled, but his words were very direct: "The village chose to let Nawaki go to the battlefield. I believe you should understand what it means without me saying it. This is obviously to build momentum for Nawaki. As long as he can get enough merits on the battlefield, I believe it won't be long before the whole village will chant Nawaki's name."

Senju Tobirama was silent. What Ishigami Hara said was true. He could not deny it.

At the same time, he also hoped that Nawaki could do this. As a relative, this also met the needs of reality. Because in Senju Tobirama's view, if Nawaki became Hokage, he would definitely be a Hokage like his elder brother. If that were the case, perhaps the peace in the ninja world could last longer.

As for if Ishigami Hara became Hokage, Senju Tobirama did not dare to think about what Konoha or the ninja world would look like at that time. The result could be good, but it could also be bad. But this unpredictable ending was what Senju Tobirama would subconsciously reject.

"However, I think it will not be long before I step into the battlefield again." Ishigami Hara suddenly said.

"Why do you say that?" Senju Tobirama asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple. The pressure Konoha is facing this time is too great. After Konoha refused to return the Jinchūriki directly, the hatred between the two villages was destined to be difficult to resolve. Now there is Kumogakure lurking on the side. The pressure on the northern line is far greater than before."

"Humph!"

Senju Tobirama snorted coldly: "Sarutobi Hiruzen and others have no problem with this arrangement."

It's indeed no problem. If Iwagakure's Jinchūriki is returned at this time, it would be really stupid. So in fact, Konoha has no choice in this matter. This is also the inevitable result of Konoha's maintenance of its own status.

"That's right, so the two sides will have a war sooner or later, and now it's just ahead of time. Nawaki does have great potential, but before he really grows up, it's still a bit too early to intervene in such a war. I think the pressure that the Third Generation is under is not something that ordinary people can understand."

Ishigami Hara's words were meaningful.

The two did not discuss this issue in depth. Both Senju Tobirama and Ishigami Hara were very clear that the other's thinking was different from their own, or the different ways of thinking led to the different styles of doing things.

Ishigami Hara's approach of breaking some tacit understandings was incomprehensible to Senju Tobirama. But Ishigami Hara knew very well that under the seemingly peaceful appearance of Konoha, there was the danger of class solidification. Some things, breaking from the inside is life, breaking from the outside is food, and the current Konoha is far from what Ishigami Hara expected.

In this way, even if Senju Tobirama thinks Ishigami Hara is a genius and has the hope of becoming Hokage after growing up, such a Hokage may not be what the village wants, so naturally, he does not approve of his various practices.

Ishigami Hara didn't want to explain this. No one could understand what he did now, but Ishigami Hara knew that what he did was right.

The conversation between the two ended quickly, and Ishigami Hara was summoned by the Hokage again.

"You see, the Hokage couldn't hold on any longer."

On the way to the Hokage building, Ishigami Hara talked with Senju Tobirama again, and the latter said in a serious tone: "Maybe there was something wrong on the front line."

"It's obvious, otherwise, the village leaders wouldn't meet me at this time."

Ishigami Hara was very sure about this. As for the pressure from Hyuga and Uchiha, to be honest, he didn't care. In fact, the village's cold treatment during this period was precisely because of the war. The group would let both sides maintain superficial calm.

On the other hand, suppressing the ninja clans is also in the interests of the village as a whole. As long as Sarutobi Hiruzen is not stupid, he will not make his attitude clear to Ishigami Hara at this time.

As expected, in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not mention this matter at all, but made a transfer order to Ishigami Hara.

"Hara, the battlefield on the northern front is tight, and the village needs you to stand up at this time," Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a serious voice.

There were only Ishigami Hara and Sarutobi Hiruzen in the office, and the consultant was not present. Obviously, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not want any accidents to happen during this period.

Ishigami Hara nodded: "As a member of the village, I have no choice but to do this. How will Hokage arrange it?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a mission scroll and said in a deep voice: "The village needs you to go to the northern battlefield as soon as possible to deal with the pressure from Iwagakure and Kumogakure. You must withstand the joint attack of both sides and relieve the pressure on other fronts."

Ishigami Hara took the scroll, opened it to read, and then frowned slightly. The voice of Senju Tobirama in his mind was full of anger.

"It's really abominable, Iwagakure and Kumogakure actually used Jinchūriki at this time!"

The scroll had already stated that Iwagakure and Kumogakure's attack this time was quite fierce, and they dispatched a huge number of four to five thousand shinobi.

This was fine, but the key was that both Iwagakure and Kumogakure had used their Jinchūriki, and the northern defense had been retreating step by step, even retreating all the way to the territory of the Land of Fire.

Nawaki had a good performance on the northern battlefield, but it was precisely because of the appearance of Wood Release that Iwagakure and Kumogakure made up their minds to directly use Jinchūriki to compete, and Nawaki had not really grown up yet. Facing the two Jinchūriki, it was rare that he could persist until now.

"I see, I will leave immediately," Ishigami Hara said directly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression relaxed a little after hearing this, and he nodded: "In that case, I'll leave it to you."

"You're too polite, Hokage-sama."

The two had a brief exchange, and Ishigami Hara didn't say much nonsense. He left after receiving the task.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Ishigami Hara's back, sighed deeply, and put his hand on his forehead. Obviously, the situation had been beyond his expectations, otherwise, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not let Ishigami Hara enter the battlefield again at this time.

He knew too well what role Ishigami Hara would play after arriving on the battlefield, and how much fame he could gain at the same time. This was not what the village leaders wanted to see.

But the current war cannot be separated from Ishigami Hara, and it has to be said that this is also a kind of sadness.

"Kid, you expected this to be like this, right?" 

Senju Tobirama asked in his mind.

Ishigami Hara shrugged: "It is obvious that the village leaders still think some things are too simple."