The Thousand Faces of Konoha's Weird Man

130 is awesome in my village

After all, it is a village ruled by military force, so it is absolutely efficient in doing things. No matter how detrimental the feedback information is to the Chunin Examination, once Konoha's galactic battleship is launched, there is absolutely no reason to stop.

"Has Konoha always been so prosperous?" This is Kira and his party of three, walking on the streets of Konoha. Kira was a little surprised by the prosperity of business. After all, it was slightly different from the information he knew.

"It's just like this now. When I came to Konoha, this village was still relatively closed. It may be because of the Chunin Examination that it attracted nearby businessmen." Having said that, any place holding large-scale events will There are business opportunities and there are many people who want to speculate. But Konoha is different. Konoha can be regarded as a military fortress. Could it be that merchants holding parties in the military district can also enter the military camp to set up stalls? Or the Pentagon celebrates Halloween, and there are naughty children who knock on the door and ask for candy.

So Saki's brows furrowed slightly, slightly disappointed with the vigilance Konoha should have.

It’s no wonder that no matter how talented and strategic the leaders of each dynasty in ancient times were, their descendants could never escape the fate of defeat. It's actually because it's easy to conquer a country, but it's really difficult to defend it. The more peaceful the period, the more it can wipe out the bloody spirit of the army. It takes a lifetime to develop good habits, but only a few days to develop bad habits.

"But this is a good thing for us." Masashige on the side certainly did not have Sakichi's sense of empathy. In his opinion, the more decayed Konoha is, the higher the success rate of their plan.

However, this time Saki had really wronged the third generation and he couldn't help it.

The old leaders who have experienced the Ninja World War, came to power, stepped down, and came to power can basically be compared to the leaders of our country's reform and opening up. Such old people, no matter how old they are, their thinking is always clear. So Sarutobi Hiruzen also understood that this situation was quite dangerous for Konoha, but he had no way to stop it.

Konoha is now experiencing internal and external troubles. Internally, the senior officials headed by the Senju clan have begun to put pressure on Sarutobi Hiruzen after eliminating the constraints of Uchiha, and use various means to plunder what should have been Rights vested in Hokage. On the other side, there is Shimura Danzo, who is at the same time as him, staring at him eagerly. If there is any mistake, there is no need to judge, he will swallow him up completely.

Originally, with the addition of Uchiha, the third generation, represented by civilian ninjas, could barely maintain a balance on the surface. It was a pity that Uchiha committed suicide, and it was helpless for Uchiha Itachi to commit genocide. Cutting off one hand was better than The whole body collapse comes at a good time.

However, this has also become an excuse for others to attack the third generation. After all, the incident happened during his tenure. Even if everyone understands that this is the result of accumulation over time, there always needs to be someone who takes the blame.

Outside the country, the Fire Nation has become increasingly dissatisfied with Konoha's "domineering" actions, especially the ministers surrounding the daimyo, who are all working hard to worsen the relationship between Konoha and the Fire Nation.

Anyone who can sit in that position is not a fool. Everyone in Konoha understands the move of raising daimyo like pigs. Originally, serving the nominal leader was based on political, power or wealth demands, but now it is found that he has no real power. Even if the leader does not act, the people below will spontaneously fight for "welfare" for themselves, and using their power is the most common method.

So in what aspects can the Fire Nation be able to hold Konoha back?

The first thing to bear is the economy. There is no production in Konoha, and the entire village is a war machine. Regarding people's livelihood, 90% of it depends on the funding from the Land of Fire. Kujo and his group are experts at cutting budgets, so the quality of life in Konoha has not been as good as expected in the past two years.

It can be seen from the quality of life of ninjas that they have to think about it for a long time before eating a barbecue. This is not the treatment that the army deserves. As a fighting group, ninjas must consume protein, but judging from the current situation in the village, this has not been implemented.

In order to ensure the nutrition of his own body, Saki felt the same way and had to do the breeding work himself.

Therefore, if the current Hokage wants to increase his support, the most important thing is to improve people's livelihood. Obviously, the conflict between the Fire Country and Konoha cannot be resolved in the short term, unless Sarutobi Hiruzen chooses to use violence to forcefully replace a dovish senior official. But the contradiction between classes will not be resolved by the death of one or two people. Today you can kill a Kujo, and tomorrow you will stand up with Seven or Eight. Killing can destroy the body, but it cannot destroy the spirit. Even if a representative of the dove faction is really elected, can you really guarantee that his thoughts will never change? People are creatures whose butt determines their head. Even if that guy is really Sansada Jiuretsu, you Sarutobi Hiruzen If you really fall into the situation of assassinating each other, what is the difference between the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Water? There are lessons to be learned from the past.

If these contradictions only remain at the level of groups and classes, then Hiruzen Sarutobi has to face another kind of contradiction, which is the spiritual need for self-realization between the Fire Nation, the world's largest country, and the number one ninja village, Konoha. Conflicts between achievements and inconsistencies.

According to Maslow's needs theory, human beings want more self-actualization when they have enough to eat and drink. Just like Kira, he is a person who has escaped from vulgar taste. What he needs is self-realization.

Groups also have such needs. The most typical ones are the Germans, who consider themselves a superior race, but are crushed by the Jews in every aspect. When ordinary means cannot completely defeat their opponents, this group strives for themselves. Realization started a war.

The Fire Nation is basically facing this situation now. The mainstream political model in the world is one country, one village created by itself. The trigger for the Second Ninja World War was the unbalanced development of various countries and the large economic differences, which allowed the martial arts faction to rise. This time everyone has learned to be smart. If you beat your own country into pieces and there is no use taking it back, then let’s beat it in a third party. The legendary ninja Sansho Hanzo was unfortunately reduced to the background, which was also the trigger for many things that followed. I won’t explain the content in detail. In short, Konoha is the victorious party this time and has laid too many foreshadowings.

Not to mention the Sannin, the Akatsuki organization also came from that protracted battle. Including making the father of Wuwukai famous all over the world, it is worth mentioning that the child he spared was called Scorpion, the Scorpion of Red Sand. There is also the sacrifice of Tsunade's lover, which is also related to this war.

The Third Ninja World War, apart from anything else, the most important thing was the achievement of the Golden Flash of Konoha, which is the famous name of Naruto's father.

The result from this perspective is that I won every battle, so why can’t I be the boss?

This is Konoha's most important request for every generation of Hokage, I want to be the best in the world.

But in fact, despite many years of recuperation, the Konoha now is no longer the Konoha it was then.

The last two pillars fell, and even the fourth generation of the new generation died in the Nine-Tails Incident. The Sannin, who had high hopes for Hiruzen, rebelled against the village and became dissolute. It can be said that Konoha is in a state of recession now and cannot afford to be the world's policeman.

The most intuitive manifestation is the organizational structure of the village. The medical ninja system established during the war has been basically abandoned. Apart from Tsunade, the strongest medical ninja in Konoha is actually a young man. It can be seen that Konoha has attached great importance to medical ninjas over the years. How careless it is to cultivate it. It feels like you can just use it without being particularly proficient. In terms of scientific research, the most outstanding achievement is the training of Orochimaru, a rebellious ninja. The core technology is actually in the hands of Danzo, a man with ulterior motives, and it becomes a means to realize his personal desires. Not to mention the last sealing class, Konoha's sealing technique is completely passed down by business people like Tianten. Think about the last great ninja war, the sealing version was long between the people of the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth.

From these places, we can first see that bad guys are often the most crisis-conscious. If you don't have a clear head, you won't be able to do such head-turning things.

Second, Konoha's battle order has almost collapsed, and there is no systematic official combat power available. Everyone relied on inheritance and personal relationships to form teams freely, and relied on their strong personal strength to repeatedly crush the surrounding countries. But it lacks top combat power. Even the potential top combat power has mostly not grown up, or it is a one-off. There are even stable draws like 50-50 and never winning. To put it simply, Konoha is a heavily armored warrior. The only method is to be reckless. There is no treatment for being reckless, and there is no control when fighting. When encountering people like Uchiha Madara and Nagato who are outstanding at micro management, they will naturally collapse. .

But

These matters are of little concern to ordinary, low-level ninjas, even to small-scale, middle-level ninjas.

We don't need to know how the boat sails. We only need to shout about how awesome my boat is, and you have to help me drive the boat steadily. We also have to have food and drink on the boat, and have spiritual entertainment. If you can't drive it well, I'm sorry, then I won't go through the process and just start spraying. If the spray is not satisfactory, I can replace you.

This is the fucked up situation faced by the third generation

For such an old man, there is no way to use drastic means to resolve conflicts. In fact, everyone knows that war is the best method, but no one can predict the consequences of war. At this age, the third generation no longer has any thoughts of gambling. They just want to do their essential work well and stand on the last duty conscientiously.

So he chose a relatively soft approach

Unity can unite people, show off their muscles to those who are eyeing them around, and delay conflicts for one more day.

However, there are still some things that cannot be avoided, and that is real economic issues. Only when you have money can you do whatever you want. This principle is common in any world.

The old turtle of the Fire Country would obviously not help him in his difficult moments, and Hiruzen had not made a fortune in war. His only way out was to revitalize the stagnant Konoha through trade.

Simply accepting missions can only guarantee Konoha's necessary expenses. If you want to develop and upgrade armaments, you can only rely on taxation.

It can also be seen from Boruto's story that the old man's policy was favored by the Konoha dove faction. In the next dozen years, Konoha even developed a huge new city. He also developed the tram as a means of transportation, turning Konoha into an industrial town, and completed its basic accumulation by exporting technology.

Therefore, the current appearance of Konoha was not decided by the third generation, but by a group of people.

Between temporary safety and long-term safety, Hiruzen chose the lesser of two evils and chose the long-term plan. Even though he knew that his good apprentice wanted to frame him through this Chunin Exam, he still held this grand event under tremendous pressure. If the newcomers of Konoha can achieve good results in this exam, it will be a disguised form of telling the melon-eating masses of Konoha, "My country is really powerful."

This is probably the original intention of Sarutobi Hiruzen asking Kakashi to train Sasuke. For Naruto, Hiruzen probably doesn't think too highly of Naruto now. At least Naruto hasn't shown his amazing talent yet. The power of the Nine-Tails is a double-edged sword. It is very dangerous to use it without a scabbard. Maybe there will be another Nine-Tails rampage incident. Now it can be There is no one like Minato Namikaze who can stand up to the thunder.

"The third generation of adults"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was standing on the railing and looking down at Konoha, was interrupted by the ANBU behind him. He could tell by the footsteps that it was his eldest son. So Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't look back, he just stared at the age spots on his hands silently, and responded slightly: "What's the matter?"

"Here is a package for you"

"Package" There is no online shopping in the Naruto world, and no one is free enough to send bombs to Naruto. Even if everything is not unpacked before it is placed in the hands of the Hokage, it will be carefully checked by members of the Hyuga clan.

Being able to have his son deliver it in person was obviously not an ordinary package.

"It's that Hidaka guy"

"Is it possible that Hidaka has made new progress on Orochimaru's side?" The old man was busy with everything, and after thinking for a while, he remembered his secret move.

"No, he is currently investigating foreign ninjas and receiving envoys from the Country of Fire. He probably hasn't had a chance to leave the village yet to track down Orochimaru." He simply reported the situation, "Here is a pair of armor he sent. , it is said to be a new model designed by him and Fangsuke, please let me pass it on to you, please be sure to wear it during the Chunin Examination."

"Oh"

"It is said that it has something to do with Orochimaru's assassination of you."

"Interesting," Hiruzen took the package and weighed it. It was heavier than an ordinary vest, "Have you checked it?"

"Yes, this protective gear is indeed stronger in defense than the standard vest, and its hardness is also better, especially for the defense against sharp blades."

"He is really afraid that I will be hacked to death."