Chapter 585: Ninja World's Response

The land of thunder.

Raikage Building, conference room.

The Third Raikage, the powerful one with the golden sword, sat at the head of the table, with a rare expression of deep thought on his serious face.

The senior executives of Kumogakure sitting on the left and right also looked like they were frowning and thinking.

"Regarding the recent defeat of the Grass Country in Iwagakure, Tully, what do you think?" The Third Raikage looked at a Kumogakure ninja wearing glasses.

Tully is the Raikage Assistant of their Hidden Cloud Village, the deputy of the Third Raikage, and one of the people he trusts the most.

"My thoughts..." Tully raised his glasses.

"According to the intelligence we collected, before Iwagakure's defeat, he actually fought a big victory. At one point, the troops led by Jiraiya were beaten and fled everywhere."

"From this piece of information, we can get two pieces of information. Iwagakure is not as weak as it appeared before, and Konoha's actual strength is not as strong as before."

"If Iwagakure is weak, he will definitely not be able to defeat the ninja troops led by Jiraiya in a short period of time. But if Konoha is strong enough, naturally he will not win a big victory after a heavy defeat."

The Third Raikage and other senior Kumogakure leaders nodded in agreement.

"Although the two sides had a victory or defeat, Iwagakure obviously suffered a greater loss this time. The ninja troops suffered heavy losses and directly withdrew from the Country of Grass." Tully said with some regret.

The battle between Konoha and Iwagakure ended suddenly.

If Kumogakure can get information in advance, this will be a good opportunity for them to cause trouble. If done properly, Konoha and Iwagakure can suffer heavy losses.

"So you think now is a good opportunity to attack Iwagakure Village?" The Third Raikage thought for a while and asked.

Kumogakure is not picky now, as long as they are at the level of the five great ninja villages, they will take action if they have the chance.

Tully shook his head, "Now is indeed an opportunity to send troops to Iwagakure, but it is also a good opportunity to send troops to Konoha."

The Third Raikage looked at Tully with some doubts. Didn't he say that the losses to Iwagakure Village would be greater?

"Although Iwagakure suffered losses, it was not injured. Both jinchūriki safely withdrew to the Kingdom of Earth, and Iwagakure Village is deep in the mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack." Tully explained.

If Kumogakure wants to defeat Iwagakure, just traveling is quite troublesome, and it is not as simple as attacking the Land of Fire.

"In this case, it shouldn't be that both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Why is it better to attack Konoha?" Dodai asked.

He didn't start from his own thoughts, but only thought from Tully's words, and he didn't find the so-called good opportunity.

"Because if we don't attack Konoha now, we may not have this opportunity in the future." Tully's expression became serious.

"Konoha first defeated Kirigakure's attack, and now it has defeated Iwagakure. In the eyes of those clients, Konoha is still the strongest ninja village back then. When the situation stabilizes, Konoha's clients will definitely increase significantly."

"Stronger financial resources allow Konoha to develop more ninjas. Coupled with the talented ninjas who emerged during the Konoha War, if they develop simultaneously, how can Kumogakure be Konoha's opponent."

Dodai looked at Tully with surprised eyes. How dare he say it? He said so bluntly that Kumogakure's development potential is not as good as Konoha's.

Although it is a fact, some things cannot be said casually even if they exist.

Dodai glanced at the Third Raikage.

The expression of the Third Raikage did not change much from before.

"The frequent wars now have consumed Konoha's ninja strength, and also caused hatred between Konoha and other ninja villages. As long as we take action, the other ninja villages will most likely follow suit to attack Konoha. They can't ignore it. The threat from Konoha," Tully continued.

This is the real reason why Tully thinks now is a good time to attack Konoha.

Since the war between Kumogakure and Kumogakure, there have been three great ninja villages at war. However, Konoha and Iwagakure only carried out tentative attacks, and only Sunagakure actually started a fire.

But if Kumogakure wants to attack Konoha, it will be difficult for Sunagakure to interfere, no matter whether it is the country of soup or the country of grass.

As for Konoha, Kirigakure and Iwagakure really fought hard. Kirigakure not only killed many ninjas but also a Jinchuuriki, while Iwagakure almost lost a large army of thousands of people.

Tully doesn't believe that Iwagakure and Kirigakure won't be vengeful if Konoha reveals its flaws.

When the time comes to successfully defeat Konoha, you will gain not only the satisfaction of revenge, but also fame and wealth.

"This is true in an ideal situation, but Konoha is still strong. If Kumogakure goes all out to fight Konoha, we cannot guarantee that other great ninja villages will not target Kumogakure." Dodai reminded.

Hatred is indeed a big driving force, but compared with interests, it is much inferior.

Kumogakure's all-out attack on Konoha is essentially entering the game with his own body, and he also faces great risks.

"So we can't launch a large-scale attack on Konoha at the beginning. We should show our momentum first and give people the feeling that we are going to attack Konoha with all our strength, and then observe the reactions of other ninja villages before making plans." Tully explained.

Yunyin is reckless, but he is not reckless either.

They still don't know the details of Iwagakure's defeat, they only know that the number of enemies killed by Konoha in this battle is exaggerated.

"We Kumogakure didn't send many ninjas to participate in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament held by the Ninja Sect, but both Iwagakure and Kirigakure sent many elites, but the result was..."

Seeing that Kumogakure's senior officials were still thinking, Tully further promoted his threat theory to Konoha, as if if Konoha was ignored, Konoha would return to its invincible posture in the early days of the village in a few years.

"You can also tell me what you think." After waiting for Tully to finish speaking, the Third Raikage looked at the other high-ranking members of Kumogakure and spoke.

"I think what Assistant Tully said makes sense. We should attack Konoha. Attacking Iwagakure is troublesome, and the benefits of attacking Konoha are not as great." A dark-skinned strong man crossed his arms and said in agreement.

"I think it's a bit inappropriate. We can wait a little longer and continue to observe the situation to see what actions Kirigakure will take." A white-bearded Kumogakure elder shook his head in denial.

After all the high-ranking members of Kumogakure finished speaking, the Third Raikage found that it was exactly two to two.

Two high-ranking members agreed to attack Konoha, and the other two disagreed.

Of course, the other two high-ranking members just thought it was not a good time to attack Konoha now, not that they disagreed with fighting.

"I think what Tully said makes sense. Please tell me more about your plan." The Third Raikage finally said after thinking.

Obviously, he chose to go to war with Konoha.

This plan is indeed risky, but the Third Raikage thinks it is worth a try.

…

On the other side, the Kirigakure, which was missed by the high-level officials of Kumogakure, was also holding a high-level meeting.

Since being driven out of the Land of Fire by Konoha last time, Kirigakure has been shrinking its strength, but has been keeping a close eye on the situation in the Ninja World.

They are waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity to become famous.

Every Kirigakure high-level official is very unwilling. They rarely participate in the Ninja World War, but they were beaten up by Konoha.

"This Hanyu Muyue is really not simple. No wonder Yagura lost at the beginning. In addition to Orochimaru, Konoha also prepared a trump card hidden in the dark for us." The third generation Mizukage said with narrowed eyes.

"It's really unexpected."

The master nodded, and understood that the third generation Mizukage must let Yagura succeed.

It has been more than a year since Yagura was defeated, and the third generation Mizukage still helped Yagura wash his mouth, which is enough to see the importance of the third generation Mizukage.

The other Kirigakure high-level officials echoed.

"Although Iwagakure was defeated this time, Konoha suffered some pain. I think we can send an assassination team to intensify the conflict between Iwagakure and Konoha. If Iwagakure can go to war with Konoha, it will be a good opportunity for us to take action." The leader of the Kirigakure senior ninja squad expressed his thoughts.

Family members know their own business. Kirigakure will definitely not be able to defeat Konoha on their own.

They have no intention of fighting Konoha head-on, but they not only have the idea of ​​stimulating other ninja villages to go to war with Konoha, but also a big one.

"Iwagakure has lost so many people, and now they must be very hostile to Konoha."

"But now the Iwagakure troops have retreated. During this period, whether it is pretending to be an Iwagakure ninja to kill a Konoha ninja, or pretending to be a Konoha ninja to kill an Iwagakure ninja, it is easy to arouse suspicion." A Kirigakure consultant raised the difficulty.

"Then wait, unless Iwagakure and Konoha sign a peace treaty, there will be another war sooner or later." The leader of the Kirigakure senior ninja squad replied.

"In fact, it's not just Iwagakure. We can also start with other ninja villages. There are more than one big ninja village fighting Konoha."

"Taketo's idea is very good. We, Kirigakure, must take action." The Third Mizukage praised Taketo Tota.

Although he may not necessarily adopt Taketo Tota's plan, Kirigakure really can't watch it any longer.

If it continues, if Konoha beats Iwagakure and Kumogakure and becomes the final winner, Kirigakure will really have no hope of revenge.

You don't know until you fight. After the fight, the Third Mizukage found that Kirigakure was weaker than the other five big ninja villages.

Now that you know you are lagging behind, the next thing to do is to catch up.

Even if you don't make progress, you have to pull Konoha and can't let Konoha continue to become stronger.

After the meeting, the master returned home.

When instructing Mei Terumi and Zabuza, the master reminded them:

"You should hurry up and practice. It is only a matter of time before our Kirigakure will join the war again. The next war may be more intense than the last one."

Mei Terumi was stunned for a moment. According to the master, the top leaders have already decided to go to war with a certain ninja village, but they have not determined the specific time.

"Will it not be Konoha again?" Terumi asked thoughtfully, but she did not speak in the end.

This is a secret of the top leaders. She, an ordinary Kirigakure jonin, is not qualified to know these things.

But Mei Terumi is very worried, because she thinks it is really difficult for Kirigakure to win if Konoha is taken as the opponent.

It is not that Mei Terumi is boosting others' ambitions and destroying her own prestige, but that she has a very clear self-awareness through the Chunin Exam and the Martial Arts Tournament.

The top genius of their Kirigakure Village is just a slightly more outstanding genius in Konoha, and cannot be compared with Might Guy, Hatake, and Kakashi.

……

The Land of Wind, the Hidden Sand Village.

"Ohnoki, you old man, have finally come to this day."

Looking at the intelligence about the defeat of the Iwagakure Village, Luo Sha couldn't help laughing.

Iwagakure Village and Sand Village are old rivals. There are three small countries bordering the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind at the same time, directly connected into a long line.

If it weren't for the special geographical environment on both sides, it would really be a headache for both sides.

Luo Sha didn't forget that the Iwagakure ninja troops were ready to move near the Land of Rain when the Cloud Village launched a large-scale attack on the Sand Village.

If the Sand Village hadn't resisted the offensive of the Cloud Village, the chaos of the three ninja villages would not have happened in the Land of Rain, but in the Land of Wind, in the Sand Village.

"Should we take the opportunity to send troops?" Luo Sha showed a thoughtful look.

If they could give Iwagakure a crushing defeat, then Sand Village would not only be able to get revenge, but also re-establish its reputation as one of the five great ninja villages.

Luo Sha recalled the situation in Sand Village and finally shook his head.

Even if he wanted to fight, other Sand Village leaders would not agree.

Because the current state of Sand Village is extremely bad, and it is the weakest period since the establishment of Sand Village.

The disappearance of the Third Kazekage brought more than just the loss of a top powerhouse to Sand Village.

After the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, Sand Village fell into serious civil strife.

In order to compete for the position of Kazekage, the powerful ninja clans and Sand Village leaders used all kinds of means.

At the peak of development, assassination was nothing, and the leaders of various factions openly led large groups of ninjas to fight.

In a sense, Luo Sha had to thank Kumogakure.

Because without the external pressure from Kumogakure, Luo Sha would not have become the Fourth Kazekage so quickly.

Compared with those high-ranking officials and powerful ninja clans who have been operating in Sand Village for many years, Luo Sha's only advantage is his status as a disciple of the third generation Kazekage.

He is a disciple who inherited the magnetic escape technique of the third generation Kazekage and is the most orthodox successor to the Kazekage.

Whether it is the high-ranking officials of Sand Village or the ninja clan, everything they have is in Sand Village. Without Sand Village, everything they have will disappear.

Under the life-and-death pressure brought by Kumogakure, the ninja clan and the high-ranking officials had to compromise and let the most orthodox Luo Sha become the Kazekage and integrate the power of Sand Village to deal with the crisis.

So Luo Sha is very annoyed by people like Ye Cang who have the potential to become the Kazekage.

He is very worried that one day, after the war, those high-ranking officials who compromised will work together with the ninja clan to drive him out of office and support other ninjas to become the Kazekage.

After all, the special situation of his rise to power is probably unique in the entire ninja world.

"It would be great if Iwagakure could fight Konoha and both sides would be injured." Luo Sha couldn't help but fantasize.

It is true that Sand Village is crippled. If other large ninja villages are also crippled, then Sand Village is equivalent to not being crippled.

Luo Sha longs for a victory, a victory in a war with a ninja village of the same level.

This way, it will be impossible for other high-ranking officials to drive him off the position of Kazekage.

PS:

My college classmate came to see Xiaoju yesterday, so I accompanied him for a midnight snack and fell asleep at around 4 o'clock.

I don't know if it's because I haven't stayed up late for a while, but I felt inexplicably sleepy when I wrote today. If you have any questions, please leave a message at the end of the chapter.

I wanted to ask for leave, but I have persisted for so many days, and I still want to persist until the end of the month.