Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 256 News from Afar

Inuzuka Tsubasa sighed dejectedly and resignedly put the scroll away carefully.

Forget it, it's just marketing, right? Let Inuzuka Tsubasa do it! At worst, he'll personally stand in front of Akimichi yakiniku restaurant with Kiyu and shout out the promotion.

"Don't miss out! Braised sand scorpions personally prepared by Konoha's White Fang! If you don't like it, you get your money back!"

Just imagining that scene sent chills down Inuzuka's spine and gave him goosebumps.

Just as the atmosphere in the camp became both absurd and harmonious, a figure, trailing billows of dust, rushed rapidly from the distant sand dunes.

He was a Konoha ninja responsible for guarding the border outpost.

He moved extremely fast, his movements carrying a hint of urgency, clearly indicating that he was expending a great deal of energy to travel.

"Whoosh!"

Hatake Sakumo's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next second he appeared in front of the ninja, steadily supporting him.

Inuzuka Tsubasa and Aburame Shirin immediately abandoned all joking thoughts and instantly entered a state of combat readiness.

Around Shirin Aburame, countless tiny parasites silently emerged, forming an invisible warning net in the air.

For the ninjas at the outpost to rush here at such a desperate cost, it must be an incredibly important matter.

Is there some unusual activity in Sunagakure again?

Or... something even worse happened?

"Huff... huff..."

The ninja was panting heavily, his face a mixture of exhaustion, excitement, and a near-fanatical adoration.

He waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then took out a scroll tightly wrapped in oiled paper from his pocket and handed it to Hatake Sakumo with both hands.

"Lord Sakumo... Urgent... Urgent military intelligence!"

Sakumo Hatake took the scroll, which was scalding hot to the touch.

This isn't the temperature of the flames, but rather the proof of the ninjas delivering intelligence, ensuring that the information is delivered as quickly as possible.

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly unrolled the scroll.

Inuzuka Tate, standing to the side, was on tenterhooks, staring intently at the scroll, even holding his breath.

Only Shirin Aburame silently took a half-step back, his insects already scattered beneath the surrounding sand, searching for any possible ambush.

silence.

Even the wind in the desert seemed to stand still at that moment.

Sakumo Hatake unrolled the scroll and scanned it quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.

He stood ramrod straight, like a sharp blade stuck in the desert, motionless.

But Tsubasa Inuzuka keenly noticed that Sakumo's hand holding the scroll was trembling slightly.

What a big deal!

The thought flashed through Inuzuka Tsubasa's mind in an instant.

What kind of earth-shattering information could make even Sakumo Hatake lose complete control of his emotions?

Has something happened to the Hokage? Or to the village...?

He dared not think any further.

Time passed second by second, each second feeling as long as an eternity.

Finally, Sakumo Hatake slowly and solemnly rolled up the reel again.

He looked up at Inuzuka Tsubasa, who was waiting anxiously, and Aburame Shirin, who was standing silently on guard.

Inuzuka Tsubasa's heart was pounding; he could even hear his own heart pounding wildly.

"Sakumo, what's wrong?!" he couldn't help but growl.

Sakumo Hatake did not answer immediately.

He first let out a long, long breath.

That breath was long and steady, as if releasing all the tension and heaviness that had accumulated in his chest.

Then he spoke.

"war,"

His voice was soft, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"it's over."

Inuzuka Tsubasa was stunned.

The ninja who came to deliver the message also became so excited by these words that he started breathing heavily again.

"Wha...what do you mean?"

Inuzuka Tsubasa's mind was a little foggy. "It's over? What about the Land of Whirlpools...?"

Sakumo Hatake handed him the scroll.

Inuzuka Tsubasa quickly took it and eagerly unfolded it.

There weren't many words on it, but each one seemed to carry immense force, slamming into his mind.

[Konoha achieved a resounding victory in the naval battle against the Land of Whirlpools.]

The Third Hokage personally slew the Third Raikage of Kumogakure atop the hidden reef.

The combined fleet of Kumogakure and Kirigakure was annihilated, with the remaining forces surrendering.

The Uzumaki clan has been incorporated into Konoha and will soon return to the village in triumph with the main fleet.

[Konoha achieved a complete victory in this battle!]

boom!

Inuzuka Tsubasa felt as if his brain had been struck by lightning, and it was buzzing.

He looked at the few lines of text on the scroll over and over again, especially the sentence "personally killed the Third Raikage of Kumogakure".

Slaying... the Raikage?

That's a Kage who's on par with the Hokage and stands at the pinnacle of the ninja world!

Just like that... he was killed by the Hokage?

Or were they killed on the main battlefield?!

"Haha...hahahaha..."

After a brief silence, Inuzuka Tsubasa suddenly burst into a thunderous laugh.

He laughed and laughed, then slammed his fist hard into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"We won! We won! Hahahaha!"

He acted like a madman, grabbing the still-stunned Muyou next to him and vigorously rubbing its big head.

"Did you hear that, Moo! We won! The Hokage killed the Raikage! Hahahaha!"

"Woof! Woof woof!"

The wood oil sensed its master's ecstasy and excitedly barked along with him.

Unlike Inuzuka Tsubasa's wildness, Aburame Shirin simply stood quietly in place.

But the parasites around him became more active than ever before. They quickly gathered, flew, and hovered at his feet, eventually forming a huge and clear line of words on the sand with the black swarm of insects.

【praise!】

Seeing his ecstatic companion, Hatake Sakumo's tense body finally relaxed completely.

He raised his hand and gently placed it on the white fang dagger at his waist.

The hilt of the knife felt cold yet familiar, but his heart was burning with passion.

It turned out to be the case.

So this is the source of the Hokage's confidence.

This is the real reason why the Hokage sent him to the western front, daring to simultaneously threaten two major ninja villages.

Because in the Hokage's plan, this war would never get bogged down in a quagmire from the very beginning; it was destined to be a swift and devastating victory from the start.

With overwhelming force, crush the strongest enemy, thereby deterring all villains.

Hit a punch to avoid a hundred punches.

The Hokage put this statement into practice in the most direct and domineering way.

"As expected of the Hokage."

Sakumo Hatake murmured softly, his voice filled with heartfelt admiration and pride.

With such a leader, Konoha's peace will be as solid as a rock.

The farm he protects, the harvest he anticipates, and the family he cherishes will all have the most secure future.

The news of the victory swept through the entire border camp like a whirlwind.

After a brief moment of shock, all the remaining Konoha ninjas erupted in deafening cheers.

"We won! We won!"

"As expected of the Hokage!"

"Konoha will win!"