Chapter 724 Road

Yiji's recruitment of Didala did not cause much fluctuation in the army of the ghost country.

Compared to Fei Duan, another member of the Akatsuki organization, Didara does not have a dangerous killing personality, but because he is too obsessed with art, he is arrogant.

From the very beginning, the top military officials of the Ghost Kingdom, headed by Shiraishi, had this idea in mind and arranged Didara to the southern mining area for transformation.

It's just that this transformation process was forced to be completed ahead of schedule due to Kazuki's interference.

"This girl is really, she will find me something to do."

There is a petition submitted by Yiji in front of him. The meaning is very clear, that is, let him, the Minister of Military Affairs, allow Didara to join the Thorn Team.

Baishi was sitting on the seat, and a large number of neatly planned documents, books, and scrolls were placed on the desk in front of him. He expressed his dissatisfaction a little, but in the end he stamped the petition with his exclusive seal, indicating that it was approved.

"She is not a child. Since she made this decision, it proves that she is absolutely sure to make the other party obedient. You are a little too worried."

It was Liuli who was sitting on the sofa beside him who spoke, and said with a glance at Shiraishi.

Ichihime recruited Didara, a member of the Xiao organization, into the Thorn Group. She also learned some inside information through the Uchiha ninjas in the military.

However, in Liuli's eyes, this is not something worth making a fuss about.

"I'm just concerned. Anyway, this matter is a bit out of order. I hope she doesn't make any trouble."

Shiraishi exhaled softly.

It is inevitable to have such feelings. Although Didala is regarded as the reserve force of the ghost country by him, it is also something that will happen in the future after the transformation of the opponent is completed.

Baishi doesn't think it would be a good thing to let the other party out at this time, there are always some hidden dangers.

Slightly put down the seal in his hand, and put the stamped petition aside, Shiraishi stopped thinking about Kazuki, but looked at Liuli, and asked with a smile:

"Speaking of which, Liuli, why do you have time to sit with me today? Except for high-level meetings, I rarely see you walking around here."

At least Shiraishi didn't think that Kazuki's solicitation of Didala would allow Liuli to come and walk around in person.

"It's nothing. After calculating the time, Sasuke went out with Kakashi. It's been almost half a month. When he comes back, what position do you plan to arrange for him?"

Liuli didn't avoid Shiraishi's gaze, and asked.

Strictly speaking, as the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, she is a senior official in the military, and she does not have much real power. Usually you can participate in high-level military meetings, but if you want to transfer some positions, you need to report to Baishi in advance, and you cannot intervene without authorization. And it needs Baishi's consent before it can be implemented.

Her greatest power lies in the business field of the ghost country.

The two fields of the Oni Country, military and business, are the places where the Uchiha clan is most involved today.

Today, in the commercial field, the Uchiha clan has made extraordinary achievements, but in the military, it is far behind the commercial achievements.

This is a very weird thing among the Uchiha clan known for their strength.

Even Ichihime, who is expected by the high-level military in the future, has the blood of the Uchiha clan, but the real situation is that the other party does not belong to the Uchiha clan, but belongs to Shiraishi's direct power just like Kakashi.

Therefore, among the high-level officials with real power in the military, the Uchiha clan does not occupy many seats.

This means that in the Uchiha clan, apart from her, the patriarch, no one who can really provoke the leader has yet to appear.

In the commercial field, the Uchiha clan does not need to contribute too much force, but the military cannot.

This is a place where force comes first.

Without force, no matter how politically skilled they are, they cannot suppress a large number of people below.

It just so happened that the appearance of Sasuke Uchiha gave Liuli a new hope for the rise of a family in the military. Uchiha Sasuke possesses a strong military force. If he develops in the military, he dare not claim the position of Minister of Military Affairs, but it is not a problem to become a leader under the minister.

"Is this a thing?"

Bai Shi rested his hands on his chin, and his posture became more restrained, his eyes revealed a look of contemplation.

Boundary ninjas of blood successors are different from occult ninjas. They rely on the continuation ability of bloodlines. As long as the bloodlines continue, this power will always be passed on to the distant future with the extension of bloodlines.

So, in the kingdom of ghosts, countless secret ninja clans began to disband, but the blood successor limit ninja clan did not suffer too much loss in such a turmoil.

On the one hand, it is not only because the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Uzumaki tribes are the first important pillars of the Oni Nation's military, but also because their power comes from the power of blood, which is harder to popularize than secret arts.

This also caused the Uchiha clan to maintain a certain tradition and develop simultaneously in the three fields of military, government, and business in the country of ghosts with the ninja as a unit.

And such a thing, not only Uchiha, Hinata and Uzumaki are also planning.

It's just that unlike Hyuga and Uzumaki, the place Uchiha wants to develop most is the military.

The military whose status is determined by force is incomparably in line with the overall values of the Uchiha clan.

Liu Li focused on Sasuke Uchiha at this time. Obviously, this means that the Uchiha clan is about to exert their strength and devote more resources to Sasuke, a rising star, in the hope that Sasuke will occupy a position in the high-level military.

Thinking of this, Baishi felt a faint headache.

Before he even thought about abdicating, factions began to slowly form below.

However, he also knew that such a thing would happen sooner or later, whether it came sooner or later.

The kingdom of ghosts is too powerful today.

Especially after the Fourth Ninja World War, the reputation of the Ghost Kingdom has reached its apex, completely overshadowing the rest of the great powers.

It is also in response to a famous saying - there must be internal strife without external aggression.

Fortunately, this sign is not serious, it just raised its head.

Moreover, proper competition can also inject some vitality into the military.

But we should always remind ourselves with Konoha as a counterexample, not to play tricks too much, because a small loss is worth a lot.

Ninja, after all, it depends on the power in hand.

The reason why he included Kakashi and Ichihime in the candidate list for the next military minister is because both of them have powerful force to deter others. If there is no strong force under this deterrence, no matter how strong the management ability is, sooner or later disaster will arise.

Now, maybe a Uchiha Sasuke will be added.

"How, what do you think?"

Liuli sat on the sofa indifferently, without disturbing Baishi's thinking there, quietly waiting for the other party to stop thinking, and then slowly asked.

In private affairs, she can regard Baishi as her caring husband, and she can say everything, but in official affairs, she can only handle it according to the military's procedures.

"Uchiha Sasuke's future is very malleable, but I think you are a little too hasty now. He is in the military, even if he has the Uchiha family to take care of him, but in the end he still has a shallow foundation. If he is given a high position all at once, he may not be competent."

Baishi thought about his choice of words, and said to Liuli.

In terms of the strength of a ninja, Sasuke can't fault him at all.

At his age, he has such strength, which is enough to be called excellent.

But after all, the other party has only joined the military for a short time, and it is not easy to integrate into the military.

"I remember that in his file, there is credit for solving Orochimaru. Isn't that enough?"

Liuli frowned.

The reason why Uchiha Itachi and the attack on Konoha were not mentioned is because from the public point of view, this is Sasuke's personal grievance, and no credit will be recorded.

"So, this is the problem. Liuli, do you know why Danzo is always suppressed by the third Hokage in Konoha, unable to raise his head?"

Shiraishi brought up this seemingly irrelevant question.

"What do you bring them up for?"

"No, it has a lot to do with it. If you want Sasuke to further develop in the military, you can't let him put his eyes on the high-level position all of a sudden. No matter how indecisive, Danzo finally wanted to seize power in an extreme way with a sword, but he was still unable to defeat it openly and squarely."

Baishi's words made Liuli think.

"Sasuke lacks such a foundation in the kingdom of ghosts. Not only him, but Kakashi also lacks such things. So I don't need to give him too much real power, but let him first let him understand the operation of the whole kingdom of ghosts through the intelligence department. After knowing the enemy and friends, he can finally hand things over to him. Even if he makes a mistake, it is still within the controllable range."

It is true that Shiraishi also understands that with Kakashi's ability, it is very inferior to do such a job.

However, this is a necessary part of his promotion in the military.

No matter how much Kakashi has sought for the kingdom of ghosts in the past, and what achievements he has made with Konoha, it is always a fact that he has no foundation in the kingdom of ghosts.

The merits he has made can allow him to quickly integrate into the military and be promoted faster than the rest, but he cannot reach the sky in one step.

Because the people below are not familiar with Kakashi.

Their familiarity with Kakashi is just intelligence on paper.

The recognition and trust among colleagues cannot only rely on what is given in intelligence, but through long-term relationship and cooperation.

"You mean, plan to arrange Sasuke in the intelligence department?"

"Using the intelligence department as the entry point, that is Kakashi's job, and it may not be possible to replace Sasuke. I have an idea here, that is, the conflict between the eastern border and the land of land is deepening. The front line has mentioned more than once the need for support and the issue of stepping up border patrol... What do you think of this work?"

Shiraishi asked Liuli what he thought.

He has several plans for Sasuke's arrangement.

But in the end, I feel that the frontline battlefield is a good place to practice.

Entering the front line not only tests the ninja's management and leadership ability, but also tests the ninja's combat ability.

If you can achieve results there, it will be the best entry point to integrate into the military.

"Send to the border?"

Liuli still frowned, thinking about gains and losses.

Seemingly seeing Liuli's hesitation, Baishi continued: "It's only for the time being. With his strength, I can't leave him idle for a long time. If you want him to be promoted more easily in the military in the future, this is the best plan. Don't forget, he is only sixteen years old now, and there is still a long way to go, so there is no need to rush."

After listening, Liuli's brows stretched, and she looked straight into Baishi's eyes.

"In this case, let's follow your proposal. By the way, how are you preparing for the eternal kaleidoscope?"

Liuli stood up from the sofa and asked about something else.

Shiraishi casually flipped through the unprocessed files on the desktop, and replied: "A sound and feasible plan has been simulated, and then we only need to wait for Sasuke to come back, and then we can formally implement it. In addition, regarding your Eternal Eye, it may take some time to deduce, but it will not exceed October at the latest. I hope I can catch up... Akatsuki's recent behavior is a bit strange. I heard from Yakura that Kisame has not found any useful information for the time being. I don't know what the **** is going on."

As he spoke, Shiraishi glanced out of the window and narrowed his eyes.

"Have you asked General Tu to check it?"

Liuli asked.

As the existence that is best at infiltrating work in the kingdom of ghosts, most places in the ninja world cannot stop the visit of General Tu.

Baishi nodded slightly, turned his head, leaned back against the seat, but stared at the ceiling above with a little laxity.

"I asked General Tu to test it out, but was intercepted outside Yuyin Village. According to General Tu's report, there are an astonishing number of detonating symbols hidden in the inland sea around Yuyin Village. After detonating all of them, the power will be higher than that of the fire elves. It may not be realistic to invade Yuyin directly."

This is only the outermost "protective layer" of Yuyin, what kind of "protective layer" is inside, and how many such defensive methods exist, Baishi does not know.

Except for Nagato himself, no one can explain this matter clearly.

In short, the difficulty of Yuyin's capture is definitely above Miaomu Mountain.

After hearing this, Liuli thought for a while, and then left the office without saying a word, restoring the silence here.

Konoha.

After being discharged from the hospital, Shikamaru went straight home.

During his hospitalization, many people visited him, including Naruto, the rest of the Asma team, good friends like Inuzuka Kiba, Yume Shino, Hinata Hinata, and other Konoha ninjas who knew each other well. In addition, there are people from other villages like Temari who also came to visit him specially.

However, Temari, the eldest daughter of the Fourth Kazekage, seemed very dissatisfied with his adventurous behavior. While bringing condolences, she also scolded him, reminding Shikajiu of his mother who kept nagging at home.

Thinking of this, Shikamaru couldn't help but compare the other party with his own mother, and found that the two really looked more and more alike, both in temper and personality, they were more impulsive and strong.

He made up his mind firmly that such a woman must never be provoked.

"Has our little master finally returned? It seems that your injuries have fully recovered."

Passing the corridor, he found that the door of the room was closed. His father, Lu Jiu, was sitting at a low table, drinking wine alone.

Hearing his father Shikahisa's ridicule, Shikamaru's face collapsed slightly, knowing that the other party was still strongly dissatisfied with his secretly colluding with Danzo.

In any case, those are the people in Muye Village who you least want to contact, not one of them.

Taking a deep breath, and secretly saying, "It's a disaster that can't be avoided", Shikamaru walked into the room calmly, went to the opposite side of the low table and sat down cross-legged.

"Except for some soreness in the chest muscles, there is basically nothing serious. I was really reckless this time, sorry."

Shikamaru lowered his head, not daring to meet Shikajiu's eyes.

Lu Jiu did not judge, but took out a new glass, intending to fill up a glass of wine.

"How about it, do you want to drink? Speaking of which, you are almost an adult."

Shikamaru shook his head. He still knows the three ninja banspornography, gambling, and drugs, and he intends to strictly abide by such guidelines, so that he will not be contaminated in the slightest.

"It's really like a boring gourd."

Lu Jiu hummed softly, put down the bottle, and continued to drink slowly by himself.

After a long time, he put down the wine glass. In his drunken eyes, the light was still as sharp as a knife, piercing people's hearts.

"About Elder Danzo's invitation, what are you going to do?"

Shikamaru didn't speak, but responded with silence, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.

"Tell me, don't be so boring. If you marry a woman in the future, you will be scolded to death."

Lu Jiu's tone was flat, just like normal communication.

Shikamaru raised his head, met Shikahisa's eyes, and said, "I'm going to take a look."

"Why, are you tempted by the conditions given by Danzo?"

"The inside of Konoha cannot be messed up."

Shikamaru lowered his head again, and began to say these words as if stubborn.

Yes, no chaos.

Once internal chaos occurs, the powerful country to the west will definitely intervene and will not be polite to Konoha.

At that time, Konoha may not be able to block the opponent's persecution.

The reason why Danzo is as stable as Mount Tai, and even built Konoha Severence Room as a new base for roots, even Hokage can only open one eye and close one eye, is because of this.

If Danzo is dead, the Genbu and the martial arts faction are in turmoil, and the intervention of the ghost country will definitely blow up the entire Konoha to the sky, making this village cease to exist.

"I thought you'd use Naruto as an excuse."

"Naruto is still too naive, especially for his companions. This should be a good time to get rid of Sasuke, and he shouldn't let him go."

Shikamaru said so.

He learned that Naruto and Sasuke had a fight. Even if he didn't witness it with his own eyes, he knew that Naruto would definitely risk his life to be merciful in the battle.

Naruto is such an existence.

Warm, but too upright, once affirmed, it is difficult to change.

Even after persuading the other party many times, Shikamaru believes that there is no possibility of changing the other party in a short time.

Such a Naruto is not only a protector for Konoha, but also a very big hidden danger like Sunshine.

In this world, there is no need for mercy and weakness towards the enemy.

The dignity of the ninja, the dignity of the village, and the dignity of the country can only be won by strength.

Any kind of mercy and weakness will make the enemy feel that you are weak and bully.

This is the case with the appeasement policy implemented by Hokage for the past three generations.

So the kingdom of ghosts and the kingdom of thunder outside can be oppressed by despicable means, and there are such existences as Danzo inside, constantly pushing the bottom line of the third generation.

Naruto is the same in Shikamaru's eyes.

Only when there is no way out, such a person will really harden their hearts.

"So... you're ready to plunge into darkness, aren't you?"

Lu Jiu continued to pour wine for himself, making his eyes even more drunken. In a trance, he felt that the son in front of him was completely different from the past.

When did it start?

Maybe it's true like Tsunade Ruoyan, because I value him too much, put too much pressure on him, and require him to be perfect in everything, without any mistakes.

Also because of his smart mind, he is highly trusted by the ninjas around him.

So, in his heart, he must always be thinking, 'I can't fall down', 'I must succeed in order to be worthy of the trust of others', so I must be strict with myself.

The pressure that can't be released, the highly tense mental state, and finally, the darkness is born from here.

Shikamaru remained silent.

Shikahisa sighed, and said: "To be honest, I don't deny the contribution of Root to Konoha, but also because of Root, he has cultivated many enemies for Konoha. The split and demise of the Konoha Uchiha clan can be said to be the product of Root's continuous persecution. I don't know what he thinks about the current Danzo, but in the past, he was in the name of doing Konoha's good, but he was actually acting to satisfy his selfish desire to become Hokage and eliminate dissidents."

Listening to Shikahisa's speech, Shikamaru just memorized it silently and did not express his opinion.

After all, Lu Jiu also said that it was Danzo in the past.

No one knows what kind of thoughts the current Danzo has in his heart.

Maybe I changed my original intention, realized it, and no longer entangled in the position of Hokage.

Maybe still holding on to the position of Hokage, with a persistent mentality, waiting for the opportunity to come.

The remaining half a year of life may be his one-sided opinion. In fact, there is no such thing at all. He deliberately said it in order to lower the vigilance of others.

But Shikamaru felt that, whether successful or not, this was a good opportunity to try.

"So, Dad, what do you and Hokage-sama think? Do you want me to agree, or refuse..."

Shikamaru knew that outside the room that day, his father and Tsunade were definitely listening, and they were worried that they would be alone with Danzo.

Shikajiu shook his head, the drunkenness on his face was obvious, and he smiled at Shikamaru.

"You are already a Chunin, and I will not interfere with your decision. But I hope you remember one thing, that is, no matter what path you take in the future, don't think about taking on the problem alone. The world is too big, and one person's shoulders cannot carry it."

Finally, after finishing these words wistfully, Shikajiu grabbed the wine bottle, swayed his body, and left the room, leaving Shikamaru alone, wrapped in silence.

(end of this chapter)