Chapter 59: The Three Coffin-Bearers! A Failure Right at the Start

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The news that Sakumo Hatake had become the principal of the ninja academy spread like wildfire throughout the village.

Most people were surprised because just a few days ago, this Konoha's White Fang was still one of the village's top - tier combat forces, and now he had suddenly become an educator.

The contrast was too great.

However, the villagers readily accepted Sakumo Hatake as the principal.

After all, having such a powerful figure teaching the next generation was undoubtedly a great thing for the village.

Some kids who hadn't entered the academy were extremely excited.

As always, where there's agreement, there's also opposition.

Right now, a drama was unfolding in the Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi + Sakumo Hatake vs Danzō Shimura + Koharu Utatane + Genyan Mitokado.

The battle of words was intense.

Both sides stuck to their guns and argued fiercely.

"This is just nonsense! The ninja academy was established by our teacher, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!"

"It was set up to help the village train powerful ninja!"

"Sakumo Hatake, how dare you violate the law left by the Second Hokage! You're a traitor!!!"

At this moment, Danzō Shimura became a coffin - bearer, literally 'bringing out' the coffin of the Second Hokage to condemn the actions of Sakumo Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Koharu Utatane and Genyan Mitokado were also coffin-bearers.

On this issue, their views were surprisingly in line with Danzō Shimura's.

Originally, Danzō Shimura had invited Akimichi Torifu to be a coffin-bearer too, but the latter was busy running his barbecue shop and declined the offer.

Seeing that Akimichi Torifu didn't want to get involved, Danzō Shimura didn't force him. Anyway, the three of them were enough.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, on this matter, Danzō Shimura is right."

"You've gone too far!"

Genyan Mitokado was fuming. In his eyes, changing the assessment of the ninja academy without authorization was a major taboo.

Koharu Utatane kept silent, but her expression said it all.

"Humph, I don't deny that this is a law left by our teacher, but it's no longer suitable for the village today."

"A ninja's comprehensive strength is the key, not merely the study of some ninjutsu."

"There are powerful Gitai users in Konoha!"

"Don't you know how powerful Lao Chen is in Gitai?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe firmly. He wasn't intimidated by the three coffin-bearers at all and fought back with stern words.

Lao Chen, a powerful Gitai user and the founder of the Leaf Dragon God, had the strength of an elite ninja.

"Chiyama Gekko doesn't know any combat - related ninjutsu, but with his Concealment jutsu, can you claim that his strength is weaker than that of an ordinary elite ninja?"

Chiyama Gekko: Yeah, I'm really weak. I'm no good at fighting. My combat ability is just that of an average Chunin!

"Humph! Focusing only on ninjutsu training while ignoring other aspects, this drawback must be corrected!"

"I admit that ninjutsu is undoubtedly powerful, but gentlemen, we're all getting older, and our amount of chakra is much less than before."

"In this situation, does the power of ninjutsu really count?"

Without a strong physique and powerful Strength, all your efforts in learning ninjutsu will be in vain!"

Firing on all cylinders, Hiruzen Sarutobi resembled a small sun. The scorching light forced the three coffin - bearers to avoid his sharpness temporarily.

"However, we can't change the bill. The will of the Second - generation Hokage cannot be altered."

"If we want to cultivate more talents, we can simply offer relevant courses. Instead of changing the final assessment content, we should take this approach."

Danzō Shimura stubbornly insisted on the importance of the bill and the will, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"Guys, you all know how powerful the Third Raikage is, right?"

"What made him powerful wasn't his Lightning Release ninjutsu, but his indestructible body."

"Don't you want to train some strong guys like the Raikage?"

Sakumo Hatake crossed his arms over his chest and said a fact with a smile on his face.

That was, the Raikage's strength came from his physical fitness. Without strong physical fitness, how could he be that awesome?

"There are already talents in the ninja academy who have grown up relying on Gitai. I'm not trying to overthrow the will of the Second - generation Hokage."

"Instead, I want to carry out his will and better develop the strengths of every ninja."

"Just like Chiyama Gekko. Even though he doesn't have absolute combat power, he is definitely at the top of the village in terms of intelligence and Concealment."

"I want to train more top - notch talents like him. Only in this way can Konoha thrive like a never - ending spark!"

As an old - school powerhouse, once Sakumo Hatake showed his aura, ordinary people couldn't bear it at all.

Although the three coffin - bearers were all elites who had survived on the battlefield.

Except for Danzō Shimura, the other two hadn't fought for many years and their auras were much weaker. They were instantly overwhelmed by Sakumo Hatake.

Feeling the sharpness from Konoha's White Fang, their expressions gradually turned solemn.

The most important thing was that Konoha's White Fang was stating a fact. Currently, the tendency of war is becoming more and more obvious.

However, the combat power within the village hadn't increased much. If things continued like this, maybe even underage ninjas would have to go to the battlefield in the next war.

"Even so, you shouldn't be so blatant and announce it in public."

"What you're doing is tantamount to ignoring the face of the Second - generation Hokage."

Koharu Utatane managed to say a word after holding back for a long time, but Sakumo Hatake scoffed.

"What good is face?"

"Now the village is besieged on three sides. Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Cloud Hidden Village are all eager to make a move."

"To put it bluntly, if we don't make any changes, you can imagine how great a disaster the village will suffer. I don't need to elaborate on this, do I?"

"I'm putting it out here. The reform of the academy is a must. I won't let those students with unique charm be buried!"

"By the way, Lao Chen has accepted my invitation and will come to the academy to teach Gitai soon."

"I believe that with him here, the students' physical fitness and Gitai will improve significantly."

Hearing this, the three coffin - bearers were stunned.

They knew Lao Chen's temper.

He's just a smelly and hard - headed rock. He's very powerful, but no one can ever get him to take on a job.

Who would've thought that Sakumo Hatake managed to invite even him...

It seems that this has been premeditated for a long time. One could even say he's sure to succeed...

Tanzō's face turned extremely ugly. Knowing he had already lost, he once again uttered his classic line:

"Hiruzen Sarutobi! You're going to regret this!"

"When Mondai occur at the ninja academy, let's see how you face the teacher!"

"Humph!"

Watching Tanzō leave, Genyan Mitokado and Koharu Utatane knew there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

Moreover, what the other side was doing was indeed for the good of the village. What reason did they have to stop it?

Thus, in this battle, the "Three Coffin Carriers" suffered a crushing defeat!

The reform of the ninja academy officially begins!

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I've seen some readers saying there are issues with the timeline.

I referred to a rough timeline I found on my own.

The First War ended in the 17th year of Konoha.

The Second War ended in the 37th year of Konoha. Kakashi was born the same year.

In the 41st year of Konoha, which is when this story starts, Kushina was captured, and Minato went to rescue her.

In the 42nd year of Konoha, Kakashi graduated early.

Currently, it's the 43rd year. Sakumo Hatake is on a mission (the pre - suicide mission). Kakashi is about to take the Chunin exam.

If there are any Mondai with the timeline, please help me point them out so that I can make the necessary corrections as soon as possible.