Chapter 74 The Youngest Jonin in the Ninja World! (Seeking Subscriptions)
"Asuma's here!"
"Asuma, well done!"
"Incredible! You even heavily injured the Kazekage!"
...
Inside the tent, one Jonin after another spoke.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled and responded, his gaze falling upon the Anbu ninjas. He immediately recognized one of them as his older brother, Sarutobi Shinya.
After exchanging a meaningful glance, Sarutobi Asuma approached Hatake Sakumo, greeted him, and then quietly asked, "Teacher Sakumo, is the Kazekage's injury severe?"
Hatake Sakumo looked slightly surprised before replying, "Not lightly!"
"According to intelligence, the Fourth Kazekage has been seen wrapped in bandages from head to toe."
Wrapped in bandages from head to toe?
Sarutobi Asuma immediately thought of the Second Tsuchikage, that bandage-wearing man.
He was supposedly burned by the Second Mizukage's ninjutsu.
"The Fourth Kazekage's situation is likely similar. So many Explosive Tags detonated, and Gold Dust conducts heat very well, he must have been burned." Sarutobi Asuma's expression was a little strange.
Thinking about it, this wasn't something he had done to Rasa.
But he was indeed the main culprit.
It wasn't wrong for the major ninja villages to believe he was responsible.
The source of his soaring charm had been found.
At the age of 11, a Chunin kid heavily injured the Fourth Kazekage.
Amazing!
As such, when the news spread, the Konoha ninjas' attitude towards him changed even more.
Most regular ninjas' reverence for him had reached its peak.
After all, that was a Kage, a ninja at the pinnacle of the ninja world!
At this moment, Orochimaru spoke, "The Kazekage has submitted the Treaty of Alliance, and the Hokage has agreed to peace talks."
"As for the peace talks, Elder Mitokado Homura will be in charge!"
Sarutobi Asuma only then noticed that Mitokado Homura was also in the tent.
Mitokado Homura picked up from Orochimaru's words and began a long discourse.
He spoke about the importance of peace talks with Sunagakure, the importance of forming an alliance to deal with the Stone Ninja, emphasizing the need to discard hatred and cooperate wholeheartedly, and other such grand principles.
Sarutobi Asuma felt drowsy listening to him.
After Mitokado Homura finished his speech, Sarutobi Shinya, representing the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, announced the Hokage's commendation and the Wartime Promotion List.
The names of ninjas were uttered one by one by Sarutobi Shinya, followed by their respective Battle Records.
Soon, Sarutobi Asuma heard his own name.
Capturing the One-Tails Jinchuriki, the former Sand Ninja commander Chiyo, killing the Fourth Kazekage's guards, and heavily injuring the Fourth Kazekage...
A string of battle achievements, even though the Jonin present knew about them, they couldn't help but marvel and turn their heads.
"In view of the above combat achievements and the special wartime circumstances, Chunin Sarutobi Asuma will be promoted to Jonin without further individual assessment!"
Sarutobi Shinya announced Sarutobi Asuma's promotion order, a proud smile beneath his mask, feeling honored.
He had only just learned of his brother's promotion and sincerely praised, "Asuma did brilliantly. He must be the youngest Jonin in the ninja world!"
On the other side.
Sarutobi Asuma was a little surprised. Even though it was wartime, being promoted to Jonin without an assessment wasn't quite in his father's style.
However, seeing the system's achievement notification, he couldn't be bothered to investigate further.
The youngest Jonin in the ninja world!
Attribute Point +1, Skill Point +1, one Skill Pack!
"Awesome!"
"My efforts haven't been in vain. It was worth risking my life for over half a year!"
Sarutobi Asuma beamed with joy.
The surrounding Jonin also offered their congratulations.
After a while, Sarutobi Shinya continued, this time with Hatake Sakumo's battle record.
Without mentioning anything else, what caught Sarutobi Asuma's attention the most was the battle where he intercepted elite Sand Ninja, killing 154 Sand Ninja in one engagement.
After Hatake Sakumo came Namikaze Minato.
It was the grand finale!
First, they intercepted elite Sand Ninja, killing over two hundred of them in a single battle.
In the final battle, he took down 33 Jonin from Sunagakure.
These achievements sounded truly astonishing.
Especially since Namikaze Minato's kill rate was even faster than Sarutobi Asuma's, something Konoha ninjas had personally witnessed.
While Sarutobi Asuma was dazzling, Namikaze Minato was no less impressive; the title of Konoha's Yellow Flash became even more deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
"Has history been completely rewritten?"
After watching his brother, Sarutobi Shinya, leave, Sarutobi Asuma fell into deep thought.
He didn't remember how long the Konoha-Sunagakure war had lasted during the original Third Great Ninja War.
But he remembered the Kikyo Mountain Battle very clearly.
Kabuto had entered Konoha after that battle.
Now, because of him, the Kikyo Mountain Battle never happened.
Would Kabuto still go to Konoha? Would he still be sent by Danzō to be a spy?
Also.
He had turned the Fourth Kazekage into a mummy; he wondered if that affected his ability to have children.
Would Gaara still be born?
"However, whether it changes or not isn't the most important thing to me."
"As long as my strength is sufficient, even if things are unrecognizable and I lose some foresight, so what?"
"Strength is the foundation of my existence in this world, not that little bit of foresight."
Sarutobi Asuma quickly adjusted his mindset and then allocated the attribute points he had just received to his Constitution.
Constitution: 78.6!
Feeling the warm current surge through his body, and seeing that most people had dispersed, Sarutobi Asuma turned to find Orochimaru.
However, upon entering the tent, he froze.
Because Orochimaru was packing his things.
"Lord Orochimaru, what is this..."
Sarutobi Asuma looked utterly confused.
Had he missed something during the meeting just now?
Orochimaru said calmly, "The battle with the Sand Ninja has concluded. The peace talks are being presided over by Elder Mitokado Homura, so he naturally becomes the commander here."
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but frown upon hearing this and asked, "Then will Elder Homura also be in charge of joining forces with the Sand Ninja to attack the Stone Ninja?"
Orochimaru shook his head. "No, it will be the leader of Root, Danzō!"
Sarutobi Asuma's heart skipped a beat.
Danzō, that sanctimonious bastard!
Sarutobi Asuma thought about it carefully and realized this arrangement was quite normal.
Danzō had been active in the Land of Rain, trying to win over Hanzō's Amegakure.
This time, they would join forces with the Sand Ninja to march north from the Land of Rain into the Land of Earth, to strike the Stone Ninja from behind. Having Danzō as the commander made sense.
Moreover, this was likely something Danzō had sought out to gain war merits for himself.
Suddenly, an idea struck Sarutobi Asuma, and he asked, "Lord Orochimaru, is the village perhaps trying to use this opportunity to threaten and force Hanzō into an alliance with us?"
Orochimaru retorted, "Do you think that's possible?"
Sarutobi Asuma pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Hanzō is already old!"
"After the Second Great Ninja War, Hanzō consolidated Amegakure's strength, leading to various ninja organizations emerging in the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers."
"While other ninja villages also played a part in this, the fact remains that Hanzō is no longer what he once was."
Orochimaru gave a barely perceptible nod.
Sarutobi Asuma continued, "The current Hanzō will at most watch us fight; he won't participate in attacking the Stone Ninja."
"Because once the war ends, if the Stone Ninja decide to retaliate against Amegakure, Hanzō won't be able to stop them."
"As long as the Stone Ninja don't touch Hanzō's fundamental interests, he won't form an alliance with us to attack the Stone Ninja!"
Orochimaru smiled upon hearing this. "If Lord Danzō were here, he probably wouldn't be happy!"
Sarutobi Asuma shrugged indifferently. "Whether he's happy or not has nothing to do with me."
"However, what he intends to do is destined to fail."
Orochimaru smiled and asked, "What if the Stone Ninja cause trouble within the Land of Rain?"
Sarutobi Asuma understood instantly that Danzō intended to have Konoha ninjas impersonate Stone Ninja. He sneered, "Such dark tactics will never win over an ally."
"Besides, what we can do, the Stone Ninja can also do."
"Unless Danzō has the guts to impersonate a Stone Ninja and assassinate Hanzō!"
Sarutobi Asuma said with a pout.
Would Danzō dare?
He wouldn't dare in a million years!
If an ordinary ninja attempted the assassination, they'd easily be exposed, which would instead push Hanzō towards the Stone Ninja.
Orochimaru chuckled upon hearing this. "I'll help you relay your suggestion to Lord Danzō!"
"Suit yourself."
Sarutobi Asuma didn't care.
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