Naruto: The legend of Kiba

Chapter 143: The Third Hokage's Plan

"Third Hokage-sama! You must

stay in the village. The ninja who kidnapped Kushina has not been identified

yet, and we don't know who we're dealing with. No matter what, you can't leave

the village," Kazuma quickly said, his words sincere.

With the Jinchuriki taken away, if

Hokage leaves the village to pursue these ninjas, there won't be any extra

manpower except for the necessary defense force. If anything happens to the

Hokage, then Konoha Village would be in jeopardy.

During this time, there were more

and more missions, and the village was at a critical stage. The newcomers

hadn't yet reached maturity, and the Jonin of the previous generation were

gradually declining.

It is precisely because of this

connection between the young and the experienced that the Jonin of the previous

generation are required to bring these newcomers. They accept a large number of

missions to quickly train these newcomers, speeding up their development. This

has led to a shortage of manpower for tasks in the village.

Even a few days ago, upon

receiving Shigeru Fujiki's request for help, the Third Hokage dispatched a

group from the defense force, including a Jonin and three Chunin, to support

them. This showed how concerned the Third Hokage was.

This also made the shortage of man

power in the village even more serious.

And those ninjas who kidnapped

Kushina took advantage of this special moment to sneak in. They obviously came

prepared, and there are still many unknowns, with potential conspiracies. Here,

the Third Hokage must remain in the village.

"Don't worry, kazuma, I want

to hear Morino's report on this matter. About the border bandit

suppression," the Third Hokage said, looking at Morino Shinsuke with a

serious expression.

This mission to suppress bandits

on the border may have a lot to do with Kushina's abduction.

This is the thought of the Third

Hokage.

Morino frowned slightly and pursed

his lips, as if trying to organize his words.

But the Third Hokage interrupted,

"Morino, answer as briefly and clearly as possible, cherish time. Every

minute now, Kushina's hope of recovery diminishes."

The Third Hokage was also very

anxious, but now, the key is to figure out the situation. Blind pursuit will

only ruin things. He already felt that this matter was strange, whether it was

the mission of suppressing bandits on the border or the increasing number of

missions.

"I understand," Morino

said, "The bandit suppression mission was planned by Kumogakure alone, and

according to Kiba's analysis, this border mission is Kumogakure delaying us for

a certain purpose. They even attracted more reinforcements. The four ninjas who

were sent to reinforce have already been sacrificed."

Mentioning the four sacrificial

ninjas, Morino's face showed obvious sadness.

On the way back to the village,

during rest, Morino Shinsuke once asked questions about how Kiba saw through

Kumogakure's plans and their purpose. Kiba explained everything he thought to

Morino. As for how he saw through Kumogakure, Kiba casually said he was

"guessing nonsense" and got away with it.

If Kiba said he could see the

strong man belonged to the Yotsuki clan, as an orphan who grew up in the

village with no contact with other villages, it would be strange if he said

such a sentence without arousing suspicion.

Therefore, Morino Shinsuke had

such a saying.

"Kumogakure?" Hearing

Morino's return, the Third Hokage's face changed, showing heaviness and

sadness.

The heaviness was naturally

because Kumogakure was involved in this matter, and the sadness was because of

the four outstanding ninjas who died.

Kumogakure, the Land of Lightning,

has always been a big trouble. In terms of strength, among the five ninja

villages, Kumogakure can definitely compete with Konoha. Moreover, among the

five major countries, the Land of Lightning's national power is not inferior to

that of the Land of Fire.

If Kumogakure kidnapped Kushina,

then this is already a very serious matter, which can escalate into a major

event between countries, influencing the outcome of a war between countries,

and determining victory for a ninja village!

As soon as Morino Shinsuke said

this, the expressions of Namikaze Minato and Kazuma also changed.

At this time, the Third Hokage

pondered, "I see. I will stay in the village for this matter, and some key

defenses will be taken over by the direct subordinate unit of Anbu. Apart from

you, half of Anbu will also go into rescue missions."

"Half of Anbu, while the

other half takes over the defense?" Kazuma was taken aback.

"Exactly," the Third

Hokage nodded.

"But Hokage-sama, your

safety..." Kazuma frowned.

The Third Hokage smiled,

"Don't worry. For now, I am still the Hokage of Konoha Village."

Hearing this, Kazuma stopped

talking.

Then, the Third Hokage took out a

scroll and said, "This is the information Inoichi got from the invading

ninja who was killed by Hirohiko and Yukina together. Kushina is now being

taken captive to the border. Before they leave the border, we must catch up and

take back Kushina! Namikaze Minato, I officially appoint you as the leader of

the Kushina rescue team, and half of Anbu will be taken over by you."

"Yes!" Namikaze Minato

reached out and took the scroll.

Inoichi? This is amazing, can he already read the

information in the brain of the dead?

Namikaze Minato looked at the

scroll, dignified, but also couldn't help feeling.

"Then, set off

immediately!" The Third Hokage ordered.

"Yes!" This time,

Namikaze Minato, Morino Shinsuke, and Kazuma responded at the same time, and

then the three of them disappeared in a flash.

After they left, the Third

Hokage's brows tightened, and there was a feeling of being overshadowed.

Let's recall Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru!

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes

slightly.

I have to make two-handed plans!

At this time, Kiba, Kakashi, Shiga

Taketake, and Kiuchi Taketo arrived at the gate of Konoha Hospital.

"Kiba." Kakashi suddenly

stopped Kiba.

Kiba seemed a little

absent-minded, and Kakashi had to call him a second time: "What's wrong,

Kakashi?"

Kakashi caught Kiba's gaze,

frowned slightly, seemed to hesitate for a moment, shook his head, and said,

"It's nothing."

Kiba frowned suspiciously, but

didn't say anything, turned around, and walked into Konoha Hospital, followed

closely by Shiga Taketake and Kiuchi Taketo.

Kakashi paused, frowning.

I hope that Kiba can maintain his sanity when he

sees Hirohiko and Yukina.

Kakashi thought, heaved a long

sigh, then his eyes flashed, and he looked out of the window suddenly.

Is this... Anbu? Did the Third Hokage dispatch Anbu?

This matter is more serious than imagined!

In his eyes, figures leaped out

from the Hokage building, spread out, and headed out of the village without

anyone noticing.