Chapter 119 Title: Flame of Purification!
Why is it so important to drive away the Sand Ninja army entrenched in the Land of Fire?

Because this is a good opportunity.

Military exploits!
Attacking the Kingdom of Wind is too dangerous and difficult.

But it is much easier to regain lost ground.

And during the recovery process, the spoils captured were extremely rich.

Military exploits + benefits!

Just asking if you want it?

Konoha F4 will definitely want this.

"Tanane Ken died at the hands of the Sand Ninja. In order to avenge him, the Tanane clan is willing to take the lead in eliminating the Sand Ninja!"

Utatane Koharu played the dead man card.

Tenneno Ken was the former leader of the Fire and Wind Border Camp. He was killed by Ye Cang, who was the vanguard during the Sand Ninja invasion.

Mentioning the other party's name now is naturally to let Sarutobi Hiruzen give the vanguard mission to the Utsumi clan in consideration of the other party's death in battle for Konoha.

All I can say is that Utane Koharu understands Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The dead are great!
Once this card was played, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to think more about it.

Faced with this kind of dead card, both Mito Kado En and Danzo were speechless.

Even though we know that the other party got to that position in order to gain benefits, he actually died on the spot, which fully proves the will of fire.

"…Let the vanguard be handed over to the Tsunetsu clan, and the rest of the people will be drawn from the major families!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen made a 'fair' decision.

But there is a serious problem here.

Drawn from various major families!
Not a word about civilian ninjas.

Gee!

He knows how to be a Hokage.

Because his base is the major Hokage families. If he really took care of the civilians everywhere, he would have lost his position as Hokage long ago.

As for civilian ninjas?

It’s enough to just shout slogans, but don’t lie to yourself.

Why don't you first look at how many civilians there are in Konoha's middle and high-level positions?

"By the way, I think Shinnosuke would be the best person to be the commander of this unit. What do you say?"

Koharu Utatane recommended someone to be the commander-in-chief of the newly formed ninja army.

Shinnosuke!
His full name is 'Sarutobi Shinnosuke', and he is also the current head of the Anbu.

This position was previously held by White Fang, who also served as the leader of the Jonin Squad. With two extremely important positions in hand, it is no wonder that he is recognized as the next Hokage.

By the way, Sarutobi Shinnosuke is not only a member of the Sarutobi clan, but also the eldest son of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"No, Shinnosuke is still young and not qualified to be the commander!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen refused.

Even though the other party has been trained by me since childhood, he is only an elite jonin now.

For ordinary ninjas, this is definitely a super genius, but for the son of Hokage, this strength is a bit lackluster.

"No matter how young he is, he can't be younger than that brat Uchiha Dohei, right?"

Koharu Utatane gave a ready-made example.

Uchiha Dohei!
He is only 14 years old this year, but he has already become the CEO... No, he has already become the commander-in-chief.

No one took the previous temporary replacement seriously.

But now he has truly taken the position of commander, without a doubt.

Yes, there are already examples. It’s no big deal to let the head of the Anbu serve as the commander of a faction.

"That's right Hiruzen, you Sarutobi clan should also contribute to the village!"

Mitomon En also followed suit.

Why?.

Of course, it is because only if Sarutobi Shinnosuke comes to power can the interests of the families behind him and Utane Koharu be guaranteed.

They don't have Danzo's ambition, all they want is to maintain the current situation.

Then relying on the Sarutobi clan is naturally the best choice.

If you want to become Hokage, becoming a general is a must, otherwise you won’t even be eligible for nomination.

Now you know why Danzo wanted to take the position of the commander.

This is the best opportunity to push Sarutobi Shinnosuke to the position.

They were all elites drawn from various ninja clans, and they beat the Sand Ninjas whose morale was low. How could they lose?

Upon hearing this, Danzo clenched his fists.

Naruto is mine!
At the same time, he roared secretly in his heart.

Anyone who wants to become the Hokage will be regarded as his rival.

That was why White Fang was hit hard by him.

However, Danzo did not want to destroy the other party, he just wanted to teach him a lesson so that he would not have the chance to become Hokage. But he did not expect that the situation would develop into that later.

From this point of view, Danzo is really pure. He destroys the Uchiha and takes the position of Hokage. Everything he does is for this purpose.

"Let Shinnosuke be the commander. If the Sand Ninja army counterattacks..."

Danzo wanted to use this to discourage the plans of his two friends.

After all, even though the Sand Ninja were defeated, it didn't mean they had no power to fight back. There were at least more than 2,000 Sand Ninja, and among the strong ones, only the elite Jonin of the Hidden Rock Village, "Kari", was killed. Once they encountered those Kage-level strongmen, it would be bad.

"Don't worry, we have the protection of the elites of the major families. Even if there are shadow-level strongmen, there is no need to worry!"

Utane Koharu is full of confidence.

If the ninja army is composed of civilian ninja troops, we may have to worry about it.

But the elites from the major families far surpass civilian ninjas in both training and strength.

With them protecting Sarutobi Shinnosuke, there is no need to worry even about the powerful Kage.

How could Danzo, alone, defeat two people?

The key point is to make Sarutobi Hiruzen moved.

This is indeed a great opportunity to gain merit, and it is not very dangerous.

In the end, it was decided that Sarutobi Shinnosuke would form an army of 1,000 ninja men to drive out the Sand Ninja army.

As for the original Southwestern Ninja Army? .

Of course, he is responsible for guarding Mount Kikyo to prevent the Sand Ninja from passing through here and launching a surprise attack on Konoha Village.

This reason is legitimate and there is no flaw at all.

After the meeting.

The official order was immediately sent to the Southwestern Ninja Army, asking them to cooperate with the new Ninja Army that was about to be formed.

Kikyo Mountain!
At this time, it has become a ruin, with tents scattered everywhere, forming a temporary camp.

Even without the fortress, everyone was more relaxed than before.

Who lets the 'Flame of Purification' sit there?

With such a commander in chief, the sense of security is instantly maximized.

Purifying Flame!
Yes, this is Tang Ping’s title.

The title earned through killing is not bestowed by others.

The title of "Three Ninjas" bestowed by Hanzo was insulting in nature, but it was only through the performance of the three that they were finally whitewashed into an idol group.

And Dohei's title of Purifying Flame is indeed very appropriate.

The first two characters come from his words "Let the flames purify everything" when he entered the Sage Mode, and the last two characters refer to his expertise in fire escape.

All I can say is, there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

It is precisely because this title is appropriate and vivid that it spread quickly in the camp and spread rapidly.

The river is not far from the platycodon!

Uchiha Dohei, the commander-in-chief, has been "occupying" this place.

fishing!

He threw all the tasks to Nara Shikaku who came to help temporarily.

But no one expressed dissatisfaction.

Are you kidding? An "immortal" who defeated two Kage-level strongmen head-on can say that everything he says is right.

When you are strong, everything you say is right.

Tang Ping realized this at this moment.

"how's it going?"

Looking at the little fat boy coming over, he asked casually.

"Doing this is a bit..."

Honda Eagle still has some moral integrity, so he seems a little embarrassed.

"The Honda Chamber of Commerce..."

Tang Ping stretched out his voice.

The other family's Chamber of Commerce wants to become a supplier of the Southwestern Ninja Army, and this power naturally lies in the hands of him as the commander-in-chief, so it won't be too easy to control his buddies.

"The title of Purifying Flame is only worthy of you, Dou Ping. This is absolutely not flattery, it is all recognition...!"

Honda Eagle immediately changed its tone.

Yes, the title of Purifying Flame was not passed down by the Sand Ninja.

Instead, it was Dohei who came up with it himself and then let Honda Eagle spread it.

With this title, he is no longer afraid of being called "Konoha Birdman", "Blue Flame" or other embarrassing names in the future.

Don't think it won't.

There are many awkward nicknames such as Konoha White Fang, Evil Eyes, Dark Shinobi...

Anyway, Tang Ping doesn't want to die in the future.

So he immediately gave himself the title of 'Purifying Flame'.

Although 'Flame of Purification' is more domineering and sounds better.

But think about the shamatte hiding in the mountain cemetery, the filial son hiding in the pure land, and Kaguya-hime hiding on the moon. It’s better not to steal the spotlight for now.

His strength doesn't allow it!

Wait until he can punch 'Madara' and kick the filial son before using such a scene-stealing title.

After Honda Ying finished talking about the title, he mentioned another thing.

Someone is coming to the village.

(End of this chapter)