Chapter 757: Sacrifice the Hokage to Ensure Safety

In the conference room of the Hokage's House in Konoha Village, the Konoha Advisory Group, representatives of each ninja clan, and elite jounin gathered together. Jiraiya was wearing Haori, the Fifth Hokage, sitting at the head of the conference table, with a huge map of the ninja world behind him.

This meeting was different from the past. Everyone in the meeting had solemn expressions and the atmosphere was very depressing. A copy of the "Joint Announcement of the Four Great Ninja Villages" was placed in front of each representative. Just one day ago, Konohagakure received official letters from the envoys of Sand Gakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure at the same time. The contents of the official letters are surprisingly consistent.

This announcement states that Konoha Village's business expansion for more than a year has seriously damaged the interests of the five great ninja countries. The five great ninja countries entrusted the four great ninja villages to jointly make a request to Konoha. Konoha Village must pay five ninjas in the future. Four-quarters of the investment profits of the Dragon Chamber of Commerce are used as customs duties paid in accordance with the law to make up for the losses of the major ninja countries.

At the end of the announcement, the words were quite strong, declaring that if Konoha did not officially reply within ten days, the four major ninja villages would take extreme actions.

The Sunagakure Jinchūriki was kidnapped in Konoha, but he became a rebel ninja inexplicably and joined the youth team established by Naruto. The nature of this incident is difficult to judge. It is unclear whether it should be blamed on Konoha or with Konoha. Nothing to do.

Therefore, the negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure reached a deadlock. Konoha continued to detain Sunagakure elites, and Sunagakure also refused to sign a contract with Konoha.

Sunagakure negotiator Ebizo was stalling for time, waiting until the four major ninja villages were ready for war, and issued an ultimatum to Konoha.

His wishful thinking was actually that if Konoha accepted the challenge, it would undoubtedly suffer a disastrous defeat. At that time, Sunagakure would become the winner, and the failure of the Chunin Exam could be wiped out, and he could also demand a large war reparation from Konoha.

If Konoha agreed to the conditions coerced by the four major ninja villages, there would be no need to sign the unequal treaty.

Jiraiya had a serious look on his face. He changed his habit of smiling all over his face. He looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this announcement is undoubtedly the result of the four major ninja villages uniting to threaten war and extort money from us. The ANBU ninja sent it back The intelligence shows that the four major ninja villages, including Sunagakure Village, have begun to gather war preparation supplies and recalled all ninjas who were out on missions. This is a precursor to the gathering of ninja troops."

Speaking of this, Jiraiya paused and said: "The situation is very critical, so how should we deal with it?"

Mito Kadoyan sighed and said: "The four major ninja villages have been planning for a long time and have been preparing for a long time. The reason why we are given a ten-day response period is because within ten days, the ninja army can be assembled and march towards Konoha. . And we have been busy negotiating with Sunagakure, but now that we think about it carefully, Ebizo is diverting our attention, and this old fox’s conspiracy has succeeded!"

After turning to bed, Koharu said helplessly: "We cannot complete war preparations in ten days. Moreover, our opponent is the coalition of four major ninja villages. It is roughly estimated that the enemy army has 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers. We have hastily assembled the ninja army, even if we mobilize Genin who have just graduated from the ninja school can only form a ninja army of five thousand people at most. Compared with the enemy, the military strength gap is too big."

Jiraiya's face became more and more gloomy, and he frowned and said, "Two advisors, what do you mean by saying that? Please speak out!"

Koharu and Mito Kaden looked at each other as they went to bed, and the latter nodded slowly to her. She whispered: "I suggest... we should negotiate with the four major ninja villages, and the tax rate will be 80% of the income. It’s too high. If the four major ninja villages agree to lower the ratio..."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and murmured: "I really regret not believing in Naruto..."

After going to bed, Koharu heard Jiraiya's soliloquy and angrily scolded: "Jiraiya, as the Hokage, how can you say such a thing? Not to mention that Naruto is now a traitor, and kidnapped How much damage Gaara caused to Konoha, seriously affecting the negotiation process between Konoha and Sunagakure. Back then, he was a genin but he couldn't position himself correctly and quietly preached war behind his back. It was against the rules in itself. Even if it happens now by coincidence. It doesn’t prove that he is right!”

After going to bed, Koharu curled his lips and said, "If Naruto's defection hadn't happened, Sunagakure would have probably formed an alliance with Konoha long ago. The remaining three major ninja villages may not have the guts to go to war with the Konoha Alliance. Wait until now. After this crisis has passed, we should really discuss with the other major ninja villages to join forces to deal with the evil organization established by Naruto in Tian Country. How dare the ninja threaten the lord, it is really treasonous!"

Jiraiya's face was so dark that he was almost dripping with water. He sneered and looked at Koharu who was sleeping. He was really tired of these consultants who were trying to be smart and relying on their elders.

Before Jiraiya could speak, Danzo was the first to object: "It's nonsense. How can we expect to get any favorable terms at the negotiation table if we show weakness to the enemy? Even if we negotiate a few percentage points, what's the point? We in Konoha People work hard, but they have to distribute profits to the entire ninja world. This is simply too much. I think that no matter whether we are prepared or not, we should fight back. They threaten us with war, and we will respond with war. First of all, we should fight back. Let’s fight again!”

Jiraiya was quite surprised. He didn't expect that a member of the advisory board he hated would actually speak human language.

However, Danzo's next words revealed his scheming: "It may be too late to form a ninja army, but Jiraiya has signed a contract with the toads in Mt. Myoboku, and he can channel giant toads to help in the battle. I suggest that the Hokage lead an elite team to personally Go to the battlefield, summon toads to attack the enemy ninja army, try to kill the enemy's effective forces, and buy time for Konoha to form a ninja army! In this way, the situation we face will not be so bad. "

Jiraiya didn't know what Danzo was planning. He was obviously trying to trick Jiraiya into taking a huge risk and summoning psychic toads to hold back the enemy. If he could face the coalition forces of the four major ninja villages, even if he could summon Mt. Myoboku There is a big toad, and the enemy army is not without strong men to guard it. One shadow is facing the siege of four shadows, and the journey is also a disaster.

To put it bluntly, it is to let the new Hokage Jiraiya "take responsibility" and resolutely sacrifice for the Leaf Village. With Jiraiya dead, Danzo can reap the benefits and succeed the wartime Hokage as the leader of the hawks. position, leading the Konoha ninja army to counterattack.

Jiraiya was also tangled in his heart. Although Danzo's proposal was very deceptive, it only deceived himself, but it was a good way for Konoha to tide over the difficulties.

If they agree to negotiate without firing a shot, the share of customs duties paid will definitely not be negotiated. In the end, Konoha will be forced to accept the bitter fruit of a year of hard work while making wedding dresses for others.

Even if they have to pay tariffs to the five major ninja countries, they have to fight a war first before negotiating. Only by showing Konoha's determination to defend its own interests, beating the four major ninja village coalition forces painfully, and negotiating after the war can we negotiate a settlement that is mutually beneficial to both parties. acceptable results.

But... the price was that Jiraiya, who had only just taken the position of Hokage, had to die heroically for the Leaf Village like previous generations of Hokage.

Jiraiya suddenly felt a sense of absurdity, feeling that the position of Konoha Hokage seemed to be cursed. Once Konoha Village encountered a huge crisis, the Hokage would have to die to survive it safely.