Chapter 403 He's the Hokage!!! (Two-in-one chapter)

What are these guys sneaking out of the village for?
Many ninjas in the village are curious about this. Some ninjas surrounded them, ready to inquire.
There is no need to keep this a secret.
"What!?" The ninja widened his eyes and exclaimed, "The Hidden Sand has been conquered by you!?"
"That's right," the ninja from the Senju clan asked, "What happened in the village? It seems like everyone is not around."
The ninja seemed a bit hesitant and tongue-tied, not because of the need for secrecy, but because they found it hard to put into words.
Compared to the accomplishments of this group, constantly getting beaten up was starting to look quite embarrassing, so they exclaimed, "You all are really incredible."
"It's not all because of us being amazing..." said Hyuga somewhat embarrassed.
"But Hyuga and Uchiha accept it without hesitation, being powerful, who can deny it."
"Soon, through the mouths of these ninjas, the news spread quickly among the villagers in the underground shelter."
Many villagers spontaneously cheered loudly to celebrate.
The defeat of Sunagakure means a big step forward towards the end of the Great Shinobi War.
The entire underground shelter, which had been filled with a stifling atmosphere, suddenly became lively as people's faces lit up with happy smiles. They began discussing and speculating about the details of this surprise attack.
In the Hokage Tower office, Sandaime and Mei gazed at each other, with Tsuchikage still present.
"What do you think about the upcoming war, Mei?" the Sandaime asked.
"What do I think?" Mei replied, "We no longer have the conditions for a surprise attack, as the other nations are already prepared."
"That's right." Three Gen said, "Using the same trick is unlikely to work a second time. If you have any ideas, you can communicate with me."
Don't hide your actions from me and act on your own.
"I will." Meiji readily agreed.
Looking at Meiji's confident expression, Sandai hesitated to speak.
"If there's nothing else, I will go back now, Sandai-sama."
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Sanjiro asked.
"What should I say?" Miki replied.
The two stared at each other.
"Is there no place where you made a mistake?" Sanjiro gritted his teeth.
"Is there?" Meiji said, "I don't understand. Would it be wrong to win?"
San Dai took a big puff of cigarette, feeling annoyed.
"Is there no accounting for the trouble you've caused!?"
"What trouble?" Meiji asked in confusion, saying, "No trouble at all. Oh, right, captives."
"Captives!? What captives!?" Sangai was puzzled.
"The captives from the captured Suna Hidden Village." Meiji said casually, "There are tens of thousands of them. It's not possible to kill them all, that would be too crazy. So I brought them back."
"What!?" Sanada exclaimed, saying, "How many people!?"
"Around seventy to eighty thousand," Meiji said, "There are ordinary civilians and Sand Village ninjas among them. I have imprisoned them in Konoha Prison. Sanada-sama, please prepare a designated area for their settlement."
Upon hearing this, San Dai's head exploded and he exclaimed, "Where am I supposed to find a piece of land to escape from this village? It's so small!"
"It's quite troublesome," Mei Ji agreed and nodded. She said, "How about I release them for you?"
"No!" Sangen really feared that Meiji was not joking and said, "This difficulty can be overcome by clearing a forest for expansion, but the village's finances might not be able to handle it."
The Third Generation frowned and said, "You gained quite a lot this time in the Wind Country, didn't you?"
"Indeed, the Wind Country is quite wealthy," said Miki.
"You see..." The Third Generation wore a gentle smile and said, "Now is a critical time of war..."
Miki stared at Sangen with a smile on his face.
Miki took out a scroll and placed it in front of Sangen, saying, "This is all we have, there is no more."
"With this money, we will have enough confidence and won't have to worry about pleasing others for now." Sangen sighed and said, "You caused a big trouble, opinions from the higher-ups are strong, it might put Konoha in a tight spot."
"So, how do you plan to solve it, Sandai-sama?" said Miki.
"And how do you propose to handle it?" Sandai countered.
"Well, it depends on what Daimyo-sama wants to do," Miki said.
San Dai said, "Chong Ji, young people should learn to be mature and be patient. It's not the right time yet."
Speaking directly, Mei Ji said, "Lord San Dai, when will be the right time?"
Sanpei said, "In my opinion, you should stay at home for now and wait for this storm to pass. Konoha can overcome its current difficulties before considering anything else. At the moment, the village cannot survive without the support of the Land of Fire."
"Is that so," Meiji said, "I have already endured once six years ago."
"Chongji, think carefully again, the current situation is very unfavorable for the village," Sandai said solemnly.
"Perhaps it's time for a new Hokage," Miki said casually. "You're getting old, Sandaime."
Hearing this, Sandaime's pupils abruptly contracted.
As soon as the words fell, several sounds of instantaneous movement could be heard consecutively, and the ANBU stationed nearby all landed, gripping their weapons nervously as they stared at Miki.
Meiji stood straight with hands crossed, her cold eyes examining the Hidden Village.
The atmosphere was extremely cold.
After a while, San Dai scolded, "What are you all doing? Put your weapons away!"
The Akatsuki put away their weapons and retreated one by one.
"I'm not old yet, Orochimaru," said the Third Hokage in a deep voice. "Some things are not as simple as you think."
"Simple or not, you won't know until you do it," said Mei Terumi. "Practice makes perfect. If you don't do anything, nothing will ever change."
"Konoha doesn't have enough manpower and experience to take over the complete management of the Fire Country," the Third Hokage said.
"No need for that, support puppets," Mei casually said, "there are plenty of experienced guys."
"Konoha does not occupy the moral high ground," said the Third Hokage.
"Just come up with any excuse to brush it off," Mei said. "Nobody really cares, anyway."
"In that case, Konoha will become the enemy of the entire Shinobi world," the Third Hokage said solemnly.
“Is there any difference from the current situation?” Mei Ji said, "Just fight back."
"Chong Ji!" Sandai said, "Ho no Mori is not someone to mess with! They have a huge reputation among the people! The people of Hi no Kuni won't..."
"Sanada...," Miki waved her hand, interrupting Sanada. She asked, "How many ninjas are still in the village now?"
"Chōhime!?" Sanada said with a stern voice, "What do you mean by that!?"
"I was asking how many chips you have in your hand to stop me," Meiji said calmly, "to carry out an armed coup."
In the dark, this time the dark departments did not jump out on their own.
A cold sweat ran down their foreheads one by one, gripping their weapons tightly in nervousness.
"Chōjū! I won't allow you to act recklessly all the time!" San-nin slammed the table, suddenly stood up, and said in a deep voice, "I am the Hokage!!!"
"And then?" Mei Ji said, "Since we successfully infiltrated Sunagakure once, today would be a good day to infiltrate Konoha."
"For the reason, let's say the Suikazan clan raided the village and assassinated the Hokage. Unfortunately, the Third Hokage died in battle, how about that?"
Staring at Meiji for a while, Sangai sat down in despair.
I have completely lost control.
The child has grown up.
Seeing Sangai sitting down, Meiji said, "Don't worry about the war, everything is under control."
"Well, then I'll take my leave if there's nothing else, Third Hokage-sama."
"Tsunade, you stay behind to protect the safety of the Third Hokage."
"Hah!" Tsunade nodded and turned around, picking up the scroll on the table and putting it in her sleeve. She said, "From now on, please take care of me, Third Hokage-sama."
Sanjirou glanced at Tadatoshi.
Tadatoshi respectfully stepped back into the corner.
Meiki opened the door to the room and turned her head, saying, "Sanjirou, your era has come to an end. You're not a kid anymore. Please be more mature and endure a bit. Don't do anything irrational that will bring pain to loved ones and satisfaction to enemies."
"To speak of it, the reason is quite simple."
"Strength determines everything."
"Those commoners with big names are nothing but chickens and dogs, not worthy of my tolerance."
The figure of Meiji disappeared in front of Sangai.
"Evil Parasite Princess..."
Sanada laughed bitterly, leaned back, and looked at Harada, saying, "Flower Tyrant, how long have you been planning this?"
"I just found out recently too, Sanada-sama," Harada said, "Perhaps your attitude didn't please Princess Yoshitoyo."
"Does Tsunade know?" the Third continued to ask.
"I don't think she is aware," Shizune said, "You are not my opponent, Third Hokage, please don't make it difficult for me."
三代深深的吸了口气，说道：“为难的是我啊。”

"So, do you want to try my skills, Sanada-sama?" asked Haruto.

"Then it's irreparable," Sanada collapsed onto the back of the chair and said, "I won't lay a hand on my comrades."

Zhilili just smiled.
"Then I can rest assured."
At this moment, Zhilili paused slightly and said, "Sandaime-sama, please issue an order for Tsunade to lead a team to support the frontline Orochimaru's forces."
Send Tsunade away...
After a moment of silence, the Third Hokage began writing orders at his desk.
The Anbu in the shadows were being controlled by a group of Uchiha ninjas.
By noon, after a half day of fighting, the Suigetsu clan had not launched any more attacks, it seems the operation is already effective.
Tsunade couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing the figure of Mei, she stood up happily and said, "You're back."
Mei nodded in response.
"I have already heard, you've been very successful," Tsunade said.
"It's not time to be happy yet," Mei Ji said, "the war is not over yet."
"You're right," Gangshou said, "the Uzumaki clan has been temporarily defeated, but they should launch another attack soon."
"Don't worry, there won't be a next time," said Miki.
"I trust you with it," Tsunade said.
At that moment, a ninja burst in and delivered the Third Hokage's orders to Tsunade.
Tsunade complained after seeing it, "Really, Orochimaru is too useless." Then she looked at Mei and said, "I have a mission, we'll talk when I come back."
"Go ahead," Mei nodded and said, "The guys from Kirigakure and Kumogakure are not simple, be careful."
After tidying up her luggage quickly, Tsunade set off.
Seeing Tsunade leave, Miki stood up immediately, and the ninja followed behind Miki.
On this side, Miki had plenty of things to keep her busy.
A large group of Xiachi soldiers rushed out of the village, and under them, teams of Qiu Hu rode swiftly, dispersing and swiftly dashing through the forest.
Their target is the Shangshuiliu tribe.
On the other side, deep underground in Konoha, a battle broke out.
The remaining Root ninjas fought desperately, but due to their scarcity, they were no match for the numerous enemies. Soon, the lair of Root was breached, and the situation was quickly brought under control.
Meiji walked in and watched the data on Tenzō in the old nest at the roots.
As expected, human experiments.
Meiji turned and looked at the humans in the cultivation fluid.
These guys are all "volunteer" ninjas, and the experimental project is Wood Release.
No progress has been made, but quite a few people have died.
Another experiment is about reincarnation through impure soil.
"Collect all the evidence," said Meiji.
"Ha!" the ninjas behind them responded in unison.
Tuanzang is dead for sure.
Meiji casually discarded the experimental materials, not interested in looking at them anymore.
"Continue to seal off and impose martial law on the entire village."
"Ha!"
Meiji's figure turned into a swarm of harmful insects and dispersed.
Ninjas are nervously and quickly organizing materials on site.
One after another, teams of ninjas swiftly navigate through the village. In a certain location underground, a door is forcefully opened.
Confused, Haru, who was alone in the room, stands up and looks at the intruding ninja with bewilderment.
"Who are you! What do you want!?"
Little Chun shouted loudly.
"Please come with us for an investigation, cooperate and transfer, Xiao Chun."
The leading ninja said coldly.
"Bold!" shouted Xiaochun.
But the ninja didn't waste time talking, and they swiftly drew their weapons.
Wisely raising her hands, Xiaochun defiantly said, "I want to see the Third Generation!"
The ninja rushed up and beat up Hanzaki Chūshun in no time.
On the other side, Mizuki Matoi, who was eating instant noodles, looked at the ninja who broke in, pushed her glasses, and immediately raised her hands in cooperation.
The ninja stepped forward and tied up the helpless Menyan.
"Can I know what's happening?"
"Your secret has been exposed," the ninja said. "Stop talking nonsense."
"What's happening?" Menyan was completely clueless.
"Don't ask too many questions! Just cooperate!" The ninja gave Menyan a push.
With a disheveled appearance, Menyan's hands were bound and he couldn't fix his glasses. He obediently closed his mouth.
In the underground shelter, in the temporary residence of the Sarutobi clan, a group of ninjas surrounded members of the Sarutobi clan.
面对着来者不善的忍者们，猿飞一族成员们满脸不安。
很快，整个一族的成员被迅速控制起来。
一些人想要反抗，但被击倒在地。
周围的一般人员看着这一幕，不知道如何是好。
发生什么事了，一头雾水。
“我们可是猿飞一族！！！”
一人大叫着，被忍者一肘击倒在地。
附近的猪鹿蝶三族迅速的赶到，领头的是收到消息的琵琶湖。
“怎么回事！？”琵琶湖沉声询问。
“琵琶湖大人...”领头的千手说道：“事情很快就会解决，稍安勿躁。”
感到棘手的琵琶湖一时没有出声，说道：“三代目呢。”
“三代目前已经被控制起来了。”千手沉声说道。
“什么！？”听到丈夫被控制起来，即不可思议又觉得荒唐，琵琶湖说道：“你们在干什么！？他可是火影啊！！！”
脑子有病吗！！！
围观的一般民众也是哗然。
另一边，美姬端茶说道：“事情就是这样，老师。”
水户看着手里整理的资料，默默不语。
“现在，需要你出面主持局面，接管村子了。”美姬说道。
“干的不错，美姬。”水户伸手揉了揉美姬的头，说道：“辛苦了。”