Chapter 127 Bet
Chapter 127 Bet
Sarutobi Hiruzen certainly knew Naruto's purpose.
He just doesn't want to accept reality.
Now hearing Naruto take the initiative to say it, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Naruto: "Little Naruto, I know that Konoha has done many wrong things to you."
"But that's just the fault of a small number of people."
"How can you continue to stay in Konoha?"
Now Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer knows how to retain Naruto.
By now, he knew that he was not qualified to preach.
And using force is not very realistic.
Because Naruto's strength is obvious to everyone.
Defeated Shukaku forcefully and defeated several Kage-level experts on his own.
If any one of them is taken out, it will be very explosive in the ninja world.
This is why Sarutobi Hiruzen regrets Naruto's departure.
Because if Naruto didn't have the strength, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't have to regret it so much, and he wouldn't have to be so humble. He just had to give an order to capture Naruto.
But not now.
Naruto shook his head slightly and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Third Generation-sama, don't you realize it yet?"
"Decades ago, you were a ninja known as Shinobu."
"But your style has been affected by your long life as a politician, and you have become no longer sharp."
"Such a leader may bring stability and peace to the village, but he cannot make the village develop."
Naruto's words made Sarutobi Hiruzen deep in thought.
Thinking about it carefully, Naruto was right.
I know what I have done for so many years.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that he had led to many tragedies due to his hesitation and indecisiveness.
But when Naruto mentioned this now, what did he mean?
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and asked Naruto: "Naruto, now that neither Jiraiya nor Tsunade are willing to be Hokage, I cannot abdicate."
"Is that so~" Naruto looked at the old Third Hokage and said to him: "To be honest, Lord Third Hokage, although you are not satisfactory in some places, you still have made some contributions to Konoha."
"You are old. As long as you really want to abdicate and take care of yourself, Tsunade and Jiraiya will probably ignore you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen previously invited Jiraiya and Tsunade to be Hokage, but there was something wrong with the way.
Inviting Jiraiya was just a lip service.
I didn’t say that I was old and unfit to work anymore.
Jiraiya rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The invitation to Tsunade was for Jiraiya.
Although Jiraiya is reliable, he probably won't mention Sarutobi Hiruzen's old age.
So Tsunade also refused.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt helpless when he heard Naruto's words. He asked Naruto: "How about we make a bet?"
Now Naruto became interested: "Oh? How do you say it?"
Now Naruto still wants something from Konoha, this bet is very beneficial to Naruto.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Naruto: "I can ask Tsunade or Jiraiya to be the Hokage as you said."
"We'll bet on whether they agree."
"If they agree, I will abdicate."
"If they don't agree, little Naruto will stay in the village."
Naruto shook his head slightly: "I refuse."
"Huh?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused.
Naruto clicked his tongue and said, "No matter whether we win or lose, there is no benefit to me?"
"Not to mention promising myself."
"Third Hokage-sama, is this reasonable?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen understood and asked Naruto: "Naruto, what do you want to do?"
Naruto didn't mince words and stated his purpose directly: "I am very interested in Konoha Village's barrier defense technology."
"If Tsunade agrees to become a Hokage, then I hope to gain access to this technology."
"If Tsunade doesn't agree, I will do something for Konoha as punishment for my failure."
After hearing Naruto's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen began to weigh his thoughts.
Although the defense technology of the barrier is relatively important, building such a large barrier cannot be successful in a day or two.
And if Naruto fails, he needs to do something for Konoha.
So what if what Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Naruto to do was to return to Konoha?
No……
Naruto would most likely not agree to that.
No matter what the outcome of the bet was, Naruto would never return to Konoha.
Could it be that the fate between Naruto and Konoha has really come to an end?
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt helpless.
However, he did not reject Naruto's statement, but nodded to Naruto.
Because the current Konoha does not have the combat power of the tailed beasts.
If there is Naruto's commitment, it can still gain more international status.
If other villages want to move Konoha, they also need to consider Naruto's existence.
This allows Naruto to play the role of Jinchūriki in disguise.
After Naruto and Sarutobi Hiruzen reached an agreement, they began to think about how to win.
Tsunade or Jiraiya, who has the higher probability of being the Hokage?
Of course it’s Tsunade.
As the granddaughter of the First Generation, Tsunade would not watch Konoha fall into crisis.
And because of the prophecy child, Jiraiya is unlikely to stay in Konoha.
Although he found Sasuke, Jiraiya never believed that Sasuke was the legendary son of prophecy.
Therefore, it is unlikely that Jiraiya will be able to work as a Hokage in Konoha with peace of mind.
So Naruto focused his attention on Tsunade.
Naruto came up with a plan almost instantly.
Like Sarutobi Hiruzen, play the emotional card.
Just explain to Tsunade Sarutobi Hiruzen's physical condition, and Danzo's threat.
Tsunade would not watch Konoha without Hokage being plagued by Danzo.
Naruto expressed his thoughts to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also felt justified after hearing this.
He began to worry.
It's not that he's afraid of losing the bet.
It’s not a technology that is reluctant to part with the barrier.
But he knew that if he failed, Naruto would be able to obtain the barrier technology and establish a ninja village or other forces.
By then, the distance between Naruto and Konoha would become further and further away.
Secondly.
Konoha will also lose the Naruto card, which may result in being forced into the war.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and said to Naruto: "Okay, I will do as little Naruto said."
Naruto was full of confidence.
He didn't believe that Tsunade would watch Konoha being harmed by Danzo and remain indifferent.
Immediately afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen called Anbu and told Anbu: "In order to complete this bet, I need to take some measures."
"You go and inform Tsunade first. Just say that my body can't hold on any longer and there are some problems. Call her over."
Anbu took the order and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
Naruto looked on and didn't notice anything wrong.
In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already planned how to win the bet.
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