Chapter 140 【139】Influence

It was probably because they were stimulated by Minato Namikaze, or because the old people were unwilling to be compared by two outstanding young people in a row.

After Minato completed his [First Answer], all the jounin who participated in the sword selection trial vigorously competed with each other, gathered under the wooden stakes and held their respective handles.

However, if you can't do it, you can't do it.

After a whole day of 'sword selection trial', only fourteen of the sixty-three Konoha elites completed the process of 'drawing the sword'.

As for Minato-san, who finished "drawing the sword" in one breath, he was the only one to "begin to unravel" it.

The Jonin who didn't take this trial seriously at first were all shocked by the extraordinary idea contained in this small [Shallow Strike].

Fortunately, Aida Masaki had anticipated this result from the beginning and generously stated that everyone could go home and conduct research on their own after completing the registration.

However, since the natural energy contained in [Shallow Strike] will all evaporate after ten days, it must be returned before this time limit.

The steps are as simple as borrowing a book from the library.

With the permission of the original creator, everyone is naturally happy to do so.

After completing the whole day's experiment, everyone dispersed.

With the promotion of caring people and the fuel of the early public opinion storm, the situation on the day of the 'Sword Selection Trial' quickly spread throughout the entire Konoha Ninja Village.

Sarutobi's mansion, study.

Wearing only ordinary home clothes, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat cross-legged in front of a short table, placing the [Shallow Fight] horizontally on his knees and closing his eyes tightly.

Spiritual energy and life energy have reached a high degree of balance in this meditation.

He carefully tested the power within the wooden sword.

That's right.

After the sword selection test was over and all the testers had dispersed, he deliberately guided and asked Xiang Tian to "take the initiative" to hand over a sword to the village in the name of inspection.

With Aida's high emotional intelligence, he would naturally not lose the old man's face in a formal occasion. There was no such thing as a choice.

It can be said to be very wise.

However, since Minato Namikaze was in front of him that day, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not rush into training in front of others like the young people present.

If there is no movement after trying for a long time, does that mean that he, the Hokage, is not very good at this aspect?

How can this work!

Therefore, the Third Generation, who pretended not to care all the way, did not start practicing 'sword Zen' until he returned home.

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"call!"

He opened his eyes again,

His brows were furrowed.

As if hearing his breathing, Sarutobi Biwako entered the study room with a pot of hot tea. He gently placed the teapot and teacup on the low table and said calmly:

"Haven't you studied it thoroughly yet?"

"It's almost dawn."

"Why don't you go to bed early? Don't you have business this afternoon?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his sword and rubbed his brow gently.

Before I knew it, the whole night passed.

But he still couldn't even complete the most basic resonance of yin and yang.

He's really not good at this.

Seeing that the tea in the pot was still warm, Sarutobi Hiruzen poured himself a cup and said with a wry smile:

"Probably, this is a new generation replacing the old ones."

"Maybe we are really old."

“What a pity”

Having said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice paused slightly.

Lake Biwa didn't ask any more questions.

For power creatures, life is like this.

Even when facing the people closest to them in their lives, they still say many things they don't mean and remain silent.

As the Hokage's wife, Lake Biwa has long been used to it.

In the past, she probably wouldn't have said much in this regard.

However, seeing Hiruzen's exhausted appearance but still holding on, she finally couldn't hold it back and whispered:

"If you're so tired, why can't you quit?"

"We are almost fifty."

"How many more years can I have in this life?"

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As if he was stunned for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand holding the teacup couldn't help but paused, freezing in mid-air.

He looked down at the mirror reflected in the tea cup.

It seemed like I remembered something.

His originally tired eyes gradually showed a bit of uncontrollable coldness.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his tea cup and said calmly:

"The teacher once said it when he was alive."

"Konoha is the village of Konoha people."

"not to mention"

When he said this, his voice seemed to be a little deeper, with a sigh-like tone, and he laughed at himself: "Sitting in this position, can I just retreat if I want to?"

"Besides, there are so many unfinished things."

At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped continuing and just drank tea silently.

Even voluntarily quitting is so difficult.

Not to mention, he doesn't want to quit yet.

For a Hokage like him who personally led the village to win the Second Ninja War, even though Sarutobi Hiruzen knew in his heart that he could win, all because of the rich family fortune left by the teacher's generation, in his heart

He must also have his own pride.

This can already be seen from the fact that some people have started bragging about him as the 'Strongest Hokage'.

Maybe bragging is a spontaneous behavior of the people below.

But for the superiors,

The default is OK.

After all, before losing to the point of losing everything,

Mediocre people cannot come from the heart and are deeply aware of their own incompetence.

Yes.

Under the name of 'Hokage', Sarutobi Hiruzen deliberately boasted many names such as 'The Strongest Hokage', 'Ninja Hero', 'Doctor of Ninjutsu', etc. for many interested people.

Undoubtedly a mediocre person.

It's just that most people who live in the present and have no historical perspective don't think so.

So does he himself.

at the same time.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was not the only one whose heart strings were touched by events such as the 'Zanpakuto' and the 'Sword Selection Trial'.

Many power-hungry ninjas and ninja clans have been discussing this topic all night long.

Among them, the one that received the most and most important descriptions was undoubtedly Namikaze Minato's lethality on the spot after completing the [First Solution].

Space cutting.

Muji Ninjutsu.

All kinds of things.

Each one of these, every sentence, kept tugging at everyone's heartstrings.

"Boom!"

His fist hit the wooden floor hard.
To be continued...