Although Onoki's troops withdrew from the Land of Fire, he still left thousands of ninjas on the border. Don't even dream about him retreating without getting anything!
The ninjas from the other three major countries were making probing attacks on the border of the Land of Fire. Onoki wasn't stupid; he knew he could make a quick buck by waiting for the right opportunity, especially after losing so many ninjas.
With the arrival of Minato Namikaze's 4,000 troops, the camps on the border of the Land of Fire were rebuilt, and wooden houses sprang up. Among the border defense camps, the environment and facilities here were the best.
In the tactical command post, Minato Namikaze also relayed the village's orders to Tenki.
“Lord Tianqi, the village originally sent us here to provide support, but the enemy has temporarily retreated. Another order from the village is for you to take over as the supreme leader of these four thousand people. What do you think…” Minato Namikaze stood up and earnestly conveyed the village’s order.
"You want me to command a force of over four thousand men? The village has really played its cards right. They originally only assigned me to defend the border, but now they've handed over all of Iwagakure's problems to me! I'm telling you all right now, I refuse this order!" Tianqi glanced at the elite Jonin in the room and refused outright.
"Father! Why..." Seeing that her father would refuse the village's orders, which was a capital offense on the battlefield, Qianyu immediately stood up to say something.
"Chiyu, don't rush, let me finish. The future belongs to you young people, and it's time to give up your positions so you can get used to it. Minato Namikaze will be the supreme commander for the defense of the Land of Earth, and Chiyu Uchiha will be the deputy commander. The rest of you will assist them. You can make the specific arrangements yourselves later. I will have my orders sent back to Konoha. I think the village will not refuse my arrangements!" Without giving anyone a chance to speak, Tianqi immediately began to make the arrangements.
Minato Namikaze is clear-headed and acts with discretion, making him the best choice for supreme command. This also allows him to experience the complexities of ninja life, laying the foundation for his future role as the Fourth Hokage.
As for Chiyu Tenki, he also found that this child was prone to acting impulsively. Although he had strength, his intelligence was not very high, and he was no match for Namikaze Minato. Making him the vice commander would be a good way to complement Namikaze Minato. With the two of them working together, even if Onoki made a comeback, they would probably be able to handle it.
"Lord Tianqi, how can this be? I'm not capable. I have no experience leading an army of over four thousand men!" Upon hearing that Lord Tianqi was going to entrust him with such an important position, Minato Namikaze repeatedly refused.
“Yes, Father, we are too young to be in such an important position. Besides, it is your position, how can we sit in it!” Qianyu shook her head at this moment.
With such a powerful father, the Rock Ninja dared not invade because of him. What's the point of him and Minato Namikaze rising to power? This is absolutely unacceptable.
"Lack of experience and youth are not your excuses. No one is born knowing everything. You have to learn to do everything little by little. If you don't try, you'll never learn. Besides, my decision is well thought out. Now that I have defeated the Tsuchikage Onoki, if you can't even deal with his troops, then you should just take off your headbands and get out of here. Don't embarrass yourselves!" Tianqi pointed at everyone and gave them a good scolding.
Seeing Uchiha Tianqi so angry, no one else dared to say a word. The Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan didn't dare to utter a single word. Facing a hegemon of an era like Uchiha Tianqi, they dared not speak recklessly.
"Tanaka! Record what I just said and send it back to Konoha. Also, add this: if any of these high-ranking officials disagree, just wait for me to visit them one by one!" After saying that, Tianqi walked straight out of the command post.
If you want him to lead thousands of ninjas to fight for Konoha, you might as well give up now. He's fine with contributing his strength, but as for risking his life, let whoever wants to do it can do it. He really doesn't care about that kind of leadership position that others envy.
"He's truly exuding domineering aura! I reckon the only one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who would dare to say something like that is Lord Tianqi!" The others watched Tianqi's departing figure with admiration.
However, it's just admiration; they wouldn't dare to do it themselves. The other person has the power to say it, but they don't. If they dared to say it, they'd probably get beaten up the next day.
"Uh... sirs, do I really have to relay this information back to Konoha like this?" Tanaka, the ninja in charge of intelligence, looked hesitantly at the two commanders appointed by Tianqi.
Minato Namikaze, Chiba, and the other ninjas rolled their eyes when they heard Tanaka's question.
"Are you stupid? Of course you can't just send it back like that. You should at least embellish it a little before sending it back. Your ninja awareness in the intelligence department is too poor!" Chiba looked at Tanaka speechlessly.
“That’s right, we’re not Lord Tianqi. If you spread this back, do you want to be invited to jail by the higher-ups when you return to the village?” Minato Namikaze looked at Tanaka speechlessly.
He had planned to return to Jiraiya's side to fight the Sand Ninja after completing this support mission, but now it seems that plan is probably ruined. Lord Tianqi still has a lot of influence in Konoha Village, and the Third Hokage will probably listen to his opinion and let them stay behind. Jiraiya, you can deal with the Sand Ninja alone for now. Minato Namikaze sighed to himself.
"Uh... I was just asking for your opinions. You know, we used to just do whatever Lord Tianqi said. No one dared to change a single word of his orders!" Tanaka also had a wry smile on his face, which also proved that Tianqi still had a high prestige among the border troops.
Within half a day, the Third Hokage, who was far away in Konoha Village, received Tianqi's opinion.
Seeing Tianqi's opinion and resignation, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled bitterly, "This guy actually gave up the opportunity to command a thousand-man force to Minato Namikaze and his son. What a lazy bum!"
This is because he's afraid that too much power and prestige will affect the village, that his achievements will overshadow the ruler! Tianqi is always so clear-headed, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood why Tianqi did this.
In reality, Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely overthinking things. Tianqi simply didn't want to risk his life for Konoha. He was fine with working odd jobs, but he wouldn't risk his life for them. As for the so-called "his merits were so great that they threatened the master," that was just something Hiruzen Sarutobi made up himself.
"The intelligence says that Tianqi single-handedly injured the Tsuchikage Onoki and wiped out more than 5,000 Iwa ninja. It seems that his strength has broken through. With such strength, he still knows when to advance and retreat. Tianqi is indeed different from others. It is really reassuring to use such a person. Since that's the case, let's agree to his request!" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction and stamped the appointment documents for Minato Namikaze and Chiba Uchiha.
Half a day later, the appointment letter arrived at the border defending the Iwa ninja.
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