Yasu placed great importance on the death of Hatake Sakumo next year.
In his view, this was a significant event that could yield many Witness Points.
According to his analysis of the current battlefield, the stability of Konoha in the Land of Grass, which prevents the Hidden Rock ninjas from acting rashly, is largely due to Hatake Sakumo.
His importance is equivalent to Orochimaru and Jiraiya stationed in the Land of Hot Water.
Because Orochimaru and Jiraiya are present, the Cloud ninjas dare not act rashly.
Hatake Sakumo, hailed as the 'Konoha White Fang', is a genius ninja with immense strength, his name resounding throughout the nations, even earning the respect of the 'Legendary Sannin'.
Yet, such a person would be blamed by the weak villagers for abandoning a mission to save his comrades, and eventually, even the rescued comrades would turn around and accuse him, ultimately leading him to commit suicide due to the pressure from the crowd.
This matter is truly ironic.
Such a powerful ninja, loyal to Konoha, would meet his end for such a ridiculous reason.
Yasu was certain that Sakumo's suicide was not solely due to the blame from the villagers and comrades.
If he committed suicide simply because of these ridiculous reasons, then Sakumo's mental fortitude would be too weak.
But since he could establish such a great reputation in the ninja world, his heart must be very firm. Ordinary rumors and public opinion could not possibly cause any harm to his heart. Even for Kakashi's sake, he wouldn't just end it all with suicide.
Moreover, if his mental fortitude wasn't strong, Sakumo wouldn't have become a powerful ninja.
Therefore, in his view, Hatake Sakumo's suicide was likely due to the shattering of his beliefs.
The secret mission that Sakumo carried out last was certainly very important to Konoha.
And him abandoning the mission to save his comrades' lives, caused Konoha to suffer a huge loss.
However, Sakumo's actions, abandoning the mission to protect his comrades, clearly aligned with the Will of Fire.
So, the accusations from the village and comrades were unlikely to shake his Will of Fire.
It was only right for him to be punished for the mission's failure, and he believed that he would not shirk his responsibility.
However, as the unique Will of Fire of Konoha, the determination to protect comrades, even if it led to mission failure, should not have been met with such accusations.
Admittedly, Sakumo's decision to save his comrades led to the mission's failure, but the responsibility should not fall entirely on him; his comrades were equally responsible.
Moreover, as a believer in the Will of Fire, would Sakumo have been willing to watch his comrades die?
More importantly, shouldn't such a secret mission be kept confidential?
It is strange that the details of this secret mission became widely known.
Even if a secret mission failed, ordinary villagers and ninjas shouldn't have known about it.
Therefore, someone deliberately spread this information.
Logically, an ordinary ninja who learned about the failure of a secret mission should be investigated, let alone knowing the details of the mission.
Clearly, the leak of the secret mission represented the higher-ups' attitude of blaming Hatake Sakumo for failing to complete the mission.
And Sakumo being a supporter of the Hokage faction, it was possible that even Hiruzen Sarutobi was criticizing him, and such a result may have shattered his beliefs, leading him to commit suicide.
The darkness hidden beneath the light in Konoha is everywhere.
Danzo's various actions, the Uchiha massacre, and so on.
Even Hiruzen's methods were not entirely clean.
From this, one can see how hypocritical and dark Konoha truly is.
But the real reason Yasu believed that Sakumo's suicide was a very important event was not because of his own strength or other factors.
But because of Sakumo's importance to the Land of Grass battlefield.
Once he had a problem, the Rock ninjas in the Land of Grass would definitely be unable to restrain themselves from acting.
And because the Rock ninjas are very cunning. Unlike the cloud ninjas, who fought Konoha ninjas with such high intensity from the beginning, they will definitely strike at the opponent's weak points once they discover them.
Although the situation has gradually stabilized in the past three years, everyone is clear that all that's needed is an opportunity for a full-scale war to begin.
So, he guessed that Hatake Sakumo's suicide was likely to become that opportunity.
Even if Sakumo wasn't the opportunity, it would accelerate the start of a full-scale war.
Because once the Hidden Rock takes action, the Hidden Cloud will inevitably respond.
And the Hidden Sand, who have been eyeing Konoha like a piece of fat meat, how could they not act when The Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud take action?
Moreover, there are the Hidden Mist ninjas stationed in the Land of Waves, ready to make a move.
Therefore, Yasu believed that Sakumo's suicide was very important because he felt that his death would affect the timing of the start of the Third Ninja World War.
So, he had to go to the Land of Grass.
And even if this hadn't happened, he still had to go to the Land of Grass.
Because Kushina and him are the same age.
This year, he is already 16 years old, and Kushina is also 16 years old.
There are only two years left; she will be an adult in two years.
And the last time he saw Mito; she looked very old and seemed to have only a few years left.
So, the time left for him and Kushina is running out.
He had talked to Orochimaru about the Uzumaki clan's orphans in the Land of Grass.
Yes, his goal is the future mother of Karin.
However, he is not sure if Karin's mother is currently in the Land of Grass.
Because Karin's mother chose to join the Hidden Grass Village to protect her daughter Karin's safety.
Karin will not be born for several years, which means that Karin's mother and Karin will not join the Hidden Grass Village for several years.
But according to his guess, Karin's mother is likely living in seclusion somewhere in there.
Because the characteristics of the Uzumaki clan are too obvious, wandering around would be even more dangerous.
So, it is very likely that she is staying in one place.
Later, after having Karin, her special constitution was discovered by ninjas, and she was forced to join the Hidden Grass Village nearby.
And if he can't find Karin's mother, then he will have to make a second-hand preparation.
The second-hand preparation is his Sharingan.
In the past three years, in high-intensity battles, Yasu's current Sharingan has advanced to the three-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes, but it is unknown how long it will take to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But if he exchanges it in the shop, it only takes 10,000 Witness Points to awaken it.
Because he himself has the Uchiha bloodline, the required price is not outrageous.
Now he is only 3,000 Witness Points away from being able to exchange for the Mangekyo Sharingan.
This is also the fastest way for him to directly improve his strength at present.
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