Chapter 399: The Development of the Hidden Valley Village! Kakuzu? Oto? Sprint for Ten Chapters Part 1
Tani Hidden Village.
Similar to Kawa Hidden Village, Tani Hidden Village is also located among the towering mountains of the Land of Rivers...
After more than a month of development, Tani Hidden Village, which had just been established, had gained some popularity.
However, among the several hundred Villagers of Tani Hidden Village, orphans selected from within the Land of Rivers alone accounted for more than seventy percent.
The remaining thirty percent were wandering Ninja recruited by Kakuzu from within the Land of Rivers, as well as ordinary civilians who had been screened...
It is worth mentioning that among these wandering Ninja, there were actually two Ninja who had reached the Jonin level.
Although they were a bit weak compared to Kakuzu and Fujiwara Tetsuya, they were absolutely more than enough to teach a group of kids who had no Ninja common sense.
As for why there were so many orphans... that was naturally due to considerations of potential and loyalty.
For a group of kids aged three to twelve, now was the time to shape their ideology...
Giving them a way to live now, with a little training, they would definitely become the backbone of Tani Hidden Village in the future, becoming... a sharp blade secretly controlled by Fujiwara Tetsuya.
"Good morning, Leader... Leader-sama, what are you going to teach us today?"
"We all listened to you and slept well again yesterday!"
...In the early morning, the sun had just peeked out from behind a nearby mountain.
A group of chattering kids had already surrounded Kakuzu, who had just appeared, in three layers inside and out...
Just looking at Kakuzu... Oh, no, to avoid exposing his identity and causing unnecessary trouble, the name Kakuzu disclosed to the Land of Rivers officials was Bito... Kakuzu? Bito?
In a way, Kakuzu was actually a very simple person, hmm? Simply adorable.
"Hey~ Yukinemaru, Tenji... you kids, don't always crowd around the Leader. Bito-sama also has his own matters to attend to!"
"Also, Hishigoromo and Shitaro are both Jonin!"
"Teaching you kids is already overkill..."
Just as Bito (Kakuzu) was getting a headache, several Tani Ninja wearing mountain-shaped headbands quickly walked over and picked up the most boisterous kids.
Leading them were the two wandering Jonin recruited by Bito (Kakuzu), Esami and Shitaro!
"Cough~ Esami is right, I do have matters to attend to today..."
"The matter of guiding your training will temporarily be left to Esami and Shitaro. They are both trustworthy and powerful Ninja..."
"My hope for you is that in the future, you can become Jonin of the same level as Esami and Shitaro..."
"Oh~ Leader, don't worry, we will definitely train hard and become... even surpass Ninja like Esami-sama and Shitaro-sama, to protect Tani Hidden Village, protect the Land of Rivers... and protect you, Leader!"
...On a mountain several miles outside Tani Hidden Village, Kakuzu watched Fujiwara Tetsuya, Torune Ryoui, and Uchiha Mikoto remove their bronze masks, and let out a heavy sigh of relief, as if liberated.
"It seems Kakuzu-san is still very suitable for this role..."
"How is it? It feels pretty good to be trusted by so many kids, doesn't it?"
Under the shade of a tree, Fujiwara Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, looking at Kakuzu with a playful expression...
From Butler-san to Butler-san plus Mama-san... It must be said that for Kakuzu, who was a bit socially awkward, this was indeed a huge challenge.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the consideration of developing the organization, who would want to deal with a bunch of kids."
"It's best if Kakuzu-san understands this point... This might be a new life option for Kakuzu-san, but I still hope... Kakuzu-san doesn't get too deeply involved."
"After all, once bonds are established, it's hard to abandon them... Don't forget our goal."
"Never mind, Kakuzu-san is a senior after all, he should be more open-minded about these things than I am..."
"The fires of war have spread again, we must go... Tani Hidden Village here, I'll leave it to you."
With a light laugh, Fujiwara Tetsuya suddenly took out a small white snake and placed it in Kakuzu's hand.
"This is a communication snake from Ryūchi Cave. If there's anything urgent, Kakuzu-san can have it deliver a message to me..."
"Well then, see you next time. By then... perhaps the war will have ended..."
"What a free-spirited fellow!"
Watching Fujiwara Tetsuya embrace Uchiha Mikoto and Torune Ryoui as they departed... Kakuzu silently put the white snake into his bosom, and then disappeared into the vast forest.
When they meet again next time, Tani Hidden Village... will also be completely different...
After leaving Tani Hidden Village, Fujiwara Tetsuya did not return to the Land of Rain front line.
Instead, he returned to Konoha according to the instructions transmitted by Orochimaru.
After the New Year, the intensity of the war had once again plunged Konoha into a tense atmosphere...
Whether it was the Konoha Higher-Ups or the Old fellows of the various Shinobi Clans, they were all quite shrewd.
They clearly understood in their hearts that as long as Konoha could endure this year... then, even if the militant factions of Sunagakure and Iwagakure were unwilling, they would have to find a way to end the war...
"Is that... Tetsuya-sama?"
"Hmm? It really is him..."
Fujiwara Tetsuya's return seemed to bring a glimmer of vitality to Konoha, which was deeply embroiled in the smoke of war, at least for the ordinary Villagers living at the lowest level...
In a flash, Fujiwara Tetsuya was lost in the crowd, and it took him a full half an hour before he could barely extricate himself and rush towards the Hokage Office.
"You're back?"
Inside the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya arrive, merely spoke a faint sentence, and then stared intently at Fujiwara Tetsuya...
For dozens of seconds, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not elaborate.
It just made Fujiwara Tetsuya feel uneasy...
"Phew~ It's good that you're back."
"Tetsuya kid, I'm sure you've heard about Dan's matter."
"Yes, Hokage-sama, about Dan-senpai... Please accept my condolences."
"Tetsuya kid, the situation is far more troublesome than you imagine."
"There's something I need to tell you in advance, but... after you know, you are not to tell anyone, not even Mikoto Jonin and Jonin Hishigoromo."
"Because Dan was severely wounded and eventually died in front of Tsunade... Tsunade, unable to bear the successive blows, developed hemophobia..."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone paused, and his eyes held an inexpressible complexity.
There was guilt, heartache... and also endless sorrow.
"Now, once Tsunade sees blood, she will be uncontrollably terrified. In this state... Tsunade has lost the ability to continue fighting."
"As for Sunagakure, Sakumo risked his life... Although he temporarily deterred the Third Kazekage and others, but... once the war reignites, no matter how strong Sakumo is personally, he won't be able to support the front line."
"Tetsuya kid, I need you to rejoin the Sunagakure battlefield... to assist Sakumo in completely crushing the Third Kazekage's ambitions, so as to end this war as soon as possible."
"As for Iwagakure, you don't need to worry, I will personally go to the Land of Rain..."
"With me, Orochimaru, and Hanzō, holding back Iwagakure... is not a difficult task."
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