Chapter 618: Thoughts of Each Village

Land of Earth, Iwagakure Village.

In the Tsuchikage Building, Tsuchikage Office, Ohnoki looked at the information in his hand, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face.

"Shimura Danzo is dead, and he was killed by Sosuke at this time."

This was a bit beyond Ohnoki's expectations.

Although his plan was to use the Ninja Sect to consume Konoha's power, this plan has not yet started, how come Konoha is against the Ninja Sect, and even a Konoha high-level official has died.

At this time, Ohnoki felt a sense of surprise as if he had just woken up and saw the fruit trees he planted yesterday grow rapidly and bear fruit.

"Then the next thing will be easy." Ohnoki showed a happy look on his face.

His original plan had a major drawback, that is, the Ninja Sect could not discover the plan of Iwagakure. Once discovered, it would cause backlash.

Now there is no need to be so troublesome. In the case of irreconcilable contradictions between the Ninja Sect and Konoha, the joining of Iwagakure can even be thanked by the Ninja Sect.

If the Ninja Sect can withstand the pressure of Konoha, they can completely support the Ninja Sect for a long time to disgust Konoha.

Ohnoki smiled and picked up the teacup on the desk, savoring the imported tea from the Land of Fire.

This is the only good news he has heard recently.

After putting down the teacup, Ohnoki felt his whole body relaxed a lot.

He has been under a lot of pressure recently because he can't find Lao Zi.

Lao Zi himself is dispensable to Iwagakure, but the four tails in Lao Zi's body are too important.

A tailed beast represents a top powerhouse, and a top powerhouse that can be passed down forever. This is incomparable to any genius.

Humans can't live forever, but tailed beasts are truly immortal. Not only will they not die of old age, but they can also be resurrected even if they are killed.

The key is that it is still a war period, and Lao Zi's departure is really a disaster for Iwagakure.

Now Ohnoki is very grateful to the Ninja Clan and Konoha. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, they gave him such a big job, which made him happy.

Under normal circumstances, the negative impact of the departure of Jinchūriki on the ninja village is greater than the death of a high-level official.

But Lao Zi left quietly, and after leaving the village, he also acted low-key and did not expose himself, which greatly reduced the impact of Lao Zi's departure.

The death of Shimura Danzo was different, and it spread quickly throughout the ninja world.

This led to the actual impact of Shimura Danzo's death on Konoha being greater than Lao Zi's departure.

"Is it the Cloud Village or the Sand Village?" Ohnoki was curious about who was behind the scenes.

Such a speed of spread is obviously not natural spread, but a big force is in action.

Although the Sand Village did not declare war on Konoha, the Wind Country borders the Rain Country, and the Sand Village may be the first ninja village to get the news. Ohnoki thinks that the Sand Village is also a big suspect.

Sand Village is not far from Konoha. Even if Sand Village has no intention of sending troops to attack, it should be happy to see its neighbors suffer.

For example, Ohnoki, even if he has no intention of going to war with Konoha recently, after getting the news, he immediately ordered the use of Rock Village to help spread it.

He doesn't want to fight, what if others are interested.

As Ohnoki thought, there was indeed a ninja village interested in it.

On the other side, the Third Mizukage quickly convened a high-level meeting after hearing the news.

After the defeat, they did not accept Konoha and had been waiting for an opportunity to avenge their previous shame and take back the ninja sword.

"Tell us what you think." The Third Mizukage smiled with narrowed eyes.

Konoha is not the only enemy of Kirigakure, but it is the biggest enemy. Now that Kirigakure has changed, it is beneficial to Kirigakure.

The senior executives looked at each other, and finally the squad leader of Kirigakure's senior ninja class spoke first.

"This is a good opportunity for the village. The death of Shimura Danzo not only made Konoha lose a strong man, but also had a certain impact on Konoha's morale.

And now Konoha has a new opponent. Although the Ninja Clan is a new organization, the leader and deputy are not weak. Konoha will have to spend some strength to retaliate."

"So radical, it's not right." Kirigakure consultant with a bandage on the lower half of his face looked at the Third Mizukage calmly.

He is a member of the war faction among the top leaders of Kirigakure, and has always supported Kirigakure and Konoha to go to war again.

The squad leader of the senior ninja class is usually a neutral faction, but today he suddenly looks like a radical hawk. Kirigakure consultants think carefully that the Third Mizukage wants to go to war with Konoha again.

Unfortunately, Kirigakure consultants did not see the true thoughts of the Third Mizukage from his smiling expression that never changed.

"I also think this is our opportunity to avenge our previous shame. The village leaders were killed by the ninja forces of a small country. This is the proof that Konoha is showing signs of fatigue." Kirigakure consultants thought for a while and said.

Putting aside the influence of some other factors, he thinks this is indeed a good time, at least better than the last time.

"Opportunities are opportunities, but the risks are not small." Yuanshi said.

"Shimura Danzo's death is a loss to Konoha, but it is not an overly serious loss."

Yuanshi does not agree to attack Konoha now. Shimura Danzo's death has brought Konoha more face loss than hard power.

If he approaches now, he will be beaten up by the angry Konoha.

If it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who died, then the master would agree.

The sudden death of the Hokage is not just the death of a top fighter, it is very likely that there will be internal strife due to the struggle for power.

"Konoha has not experienced a major defeat yet. It is strong and the attack needs to be considered in the long term." After Yuanshi finished speaking, a senior executive immediately followed.

As the two senior executives gave their objections, the atmosphere in the meeting room became a little subtle.

"What Elder Yuanshi said is reasonable, but there is no war without risks. It is impossible for the other four major ninja villages to willingly give us a share of the interests of the mainland." The squad leader of the jounin class continued.

Advisor Kirigakure was slightly surprised and confirmed his suspicion.

Although everyone is the senior management of Kirigakure Village, due to differences in strength, seniority, etc., the status of the senior management is not exactly the same.

Genshi is the highest-ranking official in Kirigakure Village with the highest status and power. Under normal circumstances, the leader of the jounin class would never dare to confront Genshi.

There was a slight change in the direction of the wind in the conference room. The senior officials who had previously supported the Yuanshi fell silent, while the main war factions continued to talk about the necessity of war.

"There will definitely be a battle between Kirigakure and Konoha, but there is no need to be so urgent. We can first observe the situation in the ninja world before making arrangements." Genshi thought for a while and said.

He was not opposed to the war, but he just felt that the time was not right.

"We really can't act too hastily. Let's deploy some of our ninja power in the Land of Waves first." The third Mizukage spoke.

The third Mizukage wanted to fight Konoha and defeat Konoha.

This not only washed away the shame of previous defeats, but also allowed him to gain glory that had never been achieved by any shadow in Kirigakure Village.

If he could defeat Konoha, he might be listed as the strongest Mizukage in the history books of Kirigakure Village.

The future of defeating Konoha is very bright, but the third generation of Mizukage has a clear mind. With Kirigakure's strength, it is difficult to defeat Konoha alone, so he has to find a suitable opportunity.

Master Yuan nodded, showing an expression of approval.

The Country of Waves is the closest island country to the Country of Fire. From the Country of Waves, you can get to the Country of Fire very quickly by taking a boat.

Moreover, there are no ninja forces in the Land of Waves, and it is a weak country that Kirigakure Village can rub against at will.

…

The Country of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.

Sunagakure Building, Kazekage Office.

"This Ninja Sect is indeed a hidden danger." Luo Sha put down the information in his hand and thought to himself.

As the Ninja Sect continued to grow and Sosuke's momentum became more exaggerated, he felt that the Ninja Sect might become a threat.

However, he did not expect that the Ninja Sect would so quickly have conflicts with neighboring countries, and it was Konoha, one of the five major Ninja Villages.

"But Danzo Shimura was killed at this time, and the ninja world will probably become lively again." A smile appeared on Luo Sha's face, looking at the excitement and not taking it too seriously.

There is no absolute hatred between ninja villages, only absolute interests.

Konoha has won many victories since the beginning of the war. If it is maintained until the end, Konoha's prestige in the ninja world will be greatly increased, and a large number of client sponsors will flock to Konoha.

The other great ninja villages will definitely not watch this hypothesis become a reality indifferently.

In this case, if something happens to Konoha, it will almost tempt other ninja villages to take action.

Luo Sha didn't know whether the other kage in the great ninja village were moved or not, but he was really moved anyway.

Since the beginning of the war, Sunagakure was first in civil strife, and then Kumogakure took advantage of it. He was either beaten or on the way to being beaten, and his performance was worrisome. The Daimyo of the Land of Wind's dissatisfaction with Sunagakure was almost written on his face.

For the development of Sunagakure Village, Luo Sha really wanted to take a bite of meat from the fat and oily Konoha.

Luo Sha thought for a while, called the Sunagakure ANBU, and ordered: "Strengthen the spies of the Fire Country and send more spies to the Fire Country."

Civil strife and Kumogakure's war caused Sunagakure Village to lose many ninjas. Sunagakure now does not have the ability to compete with Konoha head-on.

Rasa's idea was to pay more attention to Konoha and see if she could pick up the missing soup.

…

The country of thunder, Yunyin Village.

Raikage Building, conference room.

Although they were all meetings, the content of Kumogakure's meeting was somewhat different from Kirigakure's.

"Konoha has always been wary of us. Since the war, it has often sent a large number of ninjas to guard the border between the Country of Fire and the Country of Tang. This time we can go to the Country of Tian by sea first, and then enter the Country of Fire from the Country of Tian."

Tully talked about his raid plan with excitement on his face.

That's right, Kumogakure not only decided to take action, he was even discussing a specific battle plan.

"Although the march takes more time, it is indeed harder to be discovered." Tutai nodded, showing an expression of approval.

The Kingdom of Grass borders the Kingdom of Yu. If you enter the Kingdom of Grass from the Kingdom of Yu, you are likely to be discovered by the Konoha ninjas from the Kingdom of Yu.

"Before the troops of Tianno Country officially attack, we can send some small teams to operate in Yuno Country to give the Konoha ninjas the illusion that we are still preparing to attack in Yuno Country." Dodai continued.

Everyone in the conference room rushed to express their thoughts and quickly completed the overall framework of the attack plan.

"You will lead the team this time." The Third Raikage looked at the Fourth Ai sitting on his left and said.

The battlefield is dangerous, but it is also the most training place.

"Yes, Sandaime-sama." Yondaime replied with a serious face.

Although they are father and son, this is a meeting and they have to pay attention to their duties.

"If we compare, should we let him continue to practice in the village, or go on missions with me?" Sidai Ai thought of something and asked.

He himself doesn't have much feelings about going to the battlefield. Although he is the son of the Third Raikage, the Fourth Raikage has never known how to write the word "spoiled" since he was a child. It is common for him to go to the battlefield to do dangerous tasks. thing.

But now Killer Bee is in a special situation, and the Fourth Ai doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Let's go together, remember to protect your brother." The Third Raikage said in a deep voice.

Killer Bee has not yet fully mastered the power of the Eight-Tails, so it is better to practice in the Hidden Cloud Village.

However, the Third Raikage thinks that it is easier to improve in the battlefield than to practice alone.

Anyway, even if there is an accident at that time, he can cover it, and he can just do it himself.

"I will." The Fourth Ai nodded seriously.

Killer Bee is not his biological brother, but as they get along, their relationship is even better than most brothers with blood ties.

...

Fire Country, Konoha Village.

"Teacher, Danzo..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the familiar ceiling in front of him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It turned out to be a dream."

Maybe he was busy too late for Shimura Danzo yesterday, which made his mind full of Shimura Danzo. Sarutobi Hiruzen not only had a rare dream, but also a dream about Shimura Danzo.

In the dream, it was Shimura Danzo who first proposed to be the bait, and then Senju Tobirama agreed directly.

How could Sarutobi Hiruzen watch his brother die alone, so he quickly asked to be the bait, but was rejected by Senju Tobirama.

In the end, Senju Tobirama said that Shimura Danzo was not strong enough, and then he and Shimura Danzo went to be the bait together...

"Because the teacher and Danzo both died." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and stopped thinking about this strange dream.

Sarutobi Hiruzen first finished washing, then had breakfast as usual and went to the Hokage Building to work and handle affairs.

He had asked the Anbu to investigate Shimura Danzo's affairs, so there was no need to go to the Root office to investigate in person, which would be irresponsible to Konoha.

However, when Sarutobi Hiruzen was handling Konoha's affairs, he occasionally couldn't help but think about the death of Shimura Danzo.

After all, Shimura Danzo was his good friend with whom he had been friends for decades.

"I hope the Anbu can find clues as soon as possible." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.

If "Uchiha Madara" was not involved, perhaps Sarutobi Hiruzen would not care so much and directly send ninjas to assassinate Sosuke to avenge his old friend.

But now even "Uchiha Madara" has appeared, Sarutobi Hiruzen always feels that he will be used as a gun if he does not investigate it clearly.

The safety of the village is above all else, and Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot act rashly when the situation is unclear.

"Sandaime-sama, the information has been sorted out, and new discoveries have been made in several secret chambers." In the afternoon, the Anbu entered the Hokage's office to report.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was instantly refreshed.