Chapter 6: Rising Public Opinion

Speaking of it, the reason why Uchiha Feiyu was called the last one was only because he was old and he did not work hard during the exams. In fact, both the teachers and students in the school knew that this guy was still very good at fighting.

It's just that because of his age, most people look down on him.

"Yeah, yeah, you're right. I can only bully you because of my age... after all, you're the eldest son of the Hokage family!"

"Asshole! What do you mean by the eldest son of the Hokage family? I am who I am, and I have nothing to do with the old man!"

Asuma's defenses quickly broke down when he heard the question about the Hokage. This guy has been a problem child since he was young. What he hates most is that others treat him as a subordinate of the Hokage. In the original work, he even went to the Daimyo's mansion to serve as one of the 12 Guardians for a period of time because of this.

However, there is one good thing about the Naruto world, that is, there are not many people who rely on their fathers (referring to background, not bloodline). They will definitely be taken care of, but they will never be spoiled.

Although Asuma is the son of the Hokage, Uchiha Feiyu beat him up, so he was beaten up. As long as he was not dead or disabled, even if the Hokage or other ninjas knew about it, they would not care about it at all.

"Okay, I know you have nothing to do with the Hokage. Your father never gave you any special care. You earned your position as the chief student by beating yourself up..."

Uchiha Feiyu had a nonchalant and sarcastic look on his face, and Asuma's face turned pale and blue. Although he was telling the truth, why did it sound so awkward?
But before Asuma could say anything else, Lin, who was watching the others, spoke softly and changed the subject:
"By the way, Asuma, you should know the most about the movements of the upper echelons of the ninja village. Do you know what went wrong? Why do we have to go to war all of a sudden?"

"I heard... I heard! It seems that a powerful ninja from Konoha made a mistake when carrying out an important mission, which aroused the hostility of the Sand Village..."

Children's anger comes and goes quickly. Asuma is only eight or nine years old now. After Lin changed the subject, he quickly put what happened just now behind him and started talking about the "secrets" of the upper level.

Of course, what Asuma was able to find out was definitely not a real secret. At least the information known by the official ninja circle of the ninja village was definitely much more detailed than that of Asuma.

For example, what was the name of the core ninja who carried out the mission... Uchiha Feiyu believed that most of the Chunin and all the Jonin in Konoha should know that it was Hatake Sakumo, but even though Asuma was the son of the Hokage, he still didn't know this information.

In fact, this kind of S-level mission itself is extremely confidential. Theoretically, it is impossible to tell anyone other than the ninja who carries out the mission and a few Konoha high-ranking officials, let alone let it spread to the ninja students.

Even if only a rough estimate has been passed down, there is definitely someone behind the scenes pushing it, and judging from the current situation, it may become known to everyone in the end.

Hatake Sakumo, it turns out that someone has tricked you, otherwise the news wouldn't have spread so quickly!

Just when Uchiha Feiyu was thinking, at this moment in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage was smoking a pipe and looking at his good friend Danzo with a serious face.

"Danzo, there have been rumors spreading throughout the village lately, all about White Fang's failed mission. Was this your doing?!"

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Danzo denied it with confidence. He knew that his actions could not be hidden from the Third Generation, but he certainly could not admit it.

"White Fang messed up the mission this time, so it's normal for everyone to talk about it. You know, because of this mission, we may soon go to war with the Sand Village!"

"After such a big mistake, it's normal for the ninjas in the village to talk about it. Don't tell me that people are not allowed to speak after they have done something wrong?!"

The Third Hokage ignored Danzo's excuses. He knew his old friend too well. He said coldly:
"Put aside your little thoughts. No matter what, Sakumo is the most capable ninja in Konoha now, and he has been punished. Let's just leave it at that!"

"Humph! Anyway, this has nothing to do with me!"

Danzo felt annoyed and turned away.

So far, how is it possible? Sakumo's prestige in the village is so high that these rumors alone are not enough to shake his position, nor are they enough to completely undermine his prestige. If I don't take this opportunity to completely destroy Sakumo's prestige, how can I compete with him for the position of Hokage in the future?
Ninja, wouldn't it be better to just be a tool? Why do you have to have such a big reputation?
Thinking of this, Danzo secretly made up his mind.

"Not enough, far from enough. I need to intensify my attack on him until he has no more capital to inherit the position of Hokage!"

To Sarutobi Hiruzen, he is the high and mighty Hokage. Although White Fang of Konoha has a high reputation at this stage, it does not have much impact on him. As long as he can slightly undermine White Fang's reputation, he can make better use of this sharp blade.

But to Danzo, whose mind is obsessed with the position of Hokage, Hatake Sakumo is simply a thorn in his side. He won't be able to sleep well at night unless he gets rid of him!
Uchiha Feiyu naturally knew nothing about the confrontation in the Hokage's office. He was now filled with disappointment at not being able to complete six years in the ninja school. He was filled with anxiety at the thought that he would soon be incorporated into the official ninja team.

Logically speaking, Uchiha Feiyu's strength is not weak, at least he has reached the level of Chunin, and he is not bad among Chunins.

Although in the original work, Chunin-level ninjas are just cannon fodder, in fact, Chunin has already left the bottom of the ninja system and is basically considered a middle-level cadre. In ordinary teams, they usually serve as team leaders.

If this kind of strength existed in peacetime, it wouldn't be very dangerous, but the problem was that now was not peacetime. Once a great ninja war broke out, even the jonin would be killed in one fight after another, let alone the chuunin.

For example, the most dazzling achievement of Minato Namikaze in the Third World War was that he wiped out 50 elite ninjas of the Iwagakure in one battle. These so-called elite ninjas were at least Chunin, and none of them was weaker than Uchiha Tobi.

Anything can happen on the battlefield. It is impossible that just because Uchiha Feiyu is a Chunin, the opponent will only send Chunins to deal with him.

You never know, bad luck, when performing a mission, you look up and see: Oh, isn't it the Kazekage, the Raikage, and the Tsuchikage who are coming from the opposite side? This time, you have to start over!
So during this last period of time, Uchiha Feiyu often passed by Kakashi's house, just to see when Hatake Sakumo would commit suicide.

(End of this chapter)