Chapter 404 The New Goal of the Rock Village!
Shikaku's mouth twitched slightly, and he chose to look at his nose and his heart.
Because this topic was not something he could take up casually, as it would involve the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage had a strong desire to control the affairs of the village, and would collect all kinds of matters, big or small, and deal with them one by one.
Now this tradition has been inherited.
Shikaku didn't dare to answer, because he couldn't be sure whether Yan was complaining about the Third Hokage, or just because there were too many things and the work was tiring.
Putting down his hand, Yan said to Shikaku, who looked serious:
"Relax, I asked you to come here today just to chat, not for official business. By the way, have you eaten?"
"????"
Sent someone from the Anbu to notify me and asked me to rush to the Hokage office building, which made me panic.
But you told me that it was just for chatting, not for official business?
I have a MMP, but I don't know whether I should say it or not.
Shikaku had a constipated expression on his face.
"Hahaha..."
Yan laughed directly, patted his shoulder, and motioned him to follow him.
Shikaku was speechless, but he had no way to deal with Yan, so he had to follow Yan out of the Hokage office building, and the two of them walked slowly all the way to the small river in the village.
Stopping by the river, Yan signaled the Anbu people to take out all the things they had prepared.
Watching the Anbu ninja skillfully open the seal scroll and take out some bottles and jars from it, as well as a freshly marinated beef leg, his eyelids twitched a few times.
Are you planning to have a big meal here?
Is it really appropriate to do this during work?
Assistant, you skipped work yesterday, and you're starting to mess around today?
Shikaku went to collect firewood depressedly and lit it.
Yan put the pierced beef leg on the rack and started to roast it.
While brushing the oil, Yan turned his head:
"I plan to take you to the border to meet the Raikage tomorrow."
"Your Excellency means that the village is likely to be involved, no, to participate in the war, or to take the initiative to participate?"
"Yes."
It's easy to talk to smart people. With just a little hint, the other party can follow what you want to say all the way to the end, without you having to waste your words to explain too much.
Putting the brush away, Yan sat cross-legged:
"The Raikage secretly sent someone to the village at this time and wanted to meet me. It's not public yet. I think it has explained a lot of problems. He should be eyeing the Rock Village."
Among the five major ninja villages, the Raikage has the worst temper and the strongest desire for revenge.
If it weren't for his strong desire for revenge, it wouldn't be so easy for the five major ninja villages to unite in the original work because there would be a lack of leaders.
Konoha can take the lead, but Konoha lacked authority at that time.
In this case, the matter is really a bit serious.
Shikaku frowned and thought.
Yan indicated to the Anbu people to take care of the fire, and turned back to continue:
"The Raikage has a strong desire for revenge, no worse than me. The death of the Third Raikage has caused him to have a thorn in his heart.
If it weren't for the village, if he wasn't absolutely sure, he might have attacked the Rock Village long ago."
"In fact, the reason why the Rock Village ended the war so quickly during the Third Shinobi World War was that the village's resources could not support it, and they were worried about being attacked by the Cloud Village."
Konoha's external propaganda was that Minato killed the Rock Village alone and made the Rock Village tremble, and the bridge was blown up, forcing the Rock Village to choose to end the war.
In fact... Minato is very strong, and the bridge on the main route for transporting supplies was blown up. Wouldn't the Rock Village change its route?
To put it bluntly, Ohnoki didn't want to continue fighting.
Because there would be a risk of being robbed.
Compared to Minato and the route for transporting supplies, the Rock Village, which could directly attack the territory of the Land of the Land at any time, is the most terrifying.
Shikaku nodded slowly without refutation.
Although he and Minato are good friends, he must admit that the village's propaganda and the real reason why Iwagakure gave up the war are completely different.
The material route is broken, and they can be transported by another route. Minato is very strong and has killed many people, but Iwagakure is not a pushover.
In comparison, the threat from Kumogakure is the most deadly.
Some problems can be seen from the war negotiations. Iwagakure does not give Konoha any face at all.
Even the war compensation is not a penny.
On the surface, it is the Third Hokage who gave up voluntarily, but in fact, Iwagakure will not give it at all.
Giving up voluntarily is just a forced choice to save the village's face.
"Now the economic intelligence of the Rock Village is in danger, and we have made preparations in advance and sent people to guard the border to not give the Rock Village any chance.
When the pressure on the village accumulates to a certain extent, Ohnoki and the senior officials of the Rock Village will have to choose to transfer the pressure through war."
"Under the premise that the Fire Country cannot be attacked, the Rock Village can only passively change its target."
"So, what the assistant-sama means is that the Rock Village may attack the surrounding small countries?"
Shikaku picked up a wooden stick and simply drew a map of the three major countries, the Fire Country, the Earth Country, and the Lightning Country on the ground.
From the edge of the three major countries, the map shapes of the small countries were outlined.
"The Rock Village will start a war, and the Fire Country is undoubtedly the first choice, because the Fire Country is rich. As long as they can break into the Fire Country for plunder, it will be enough to solve the current problems of the Rock Village.
But the Fire Country cannot be attacked, and the Lightning Country is more difficult, so..."
Shikaku's eyes moved around several small countries, and finally stopped.
Taki Country!
Other small countries are either in chaos or unable to protect themselves.
Those with a little capital, the resources can not satisfy the appetite of Iwagakure.
Therefore, Taki Country is the best choice for Iwagakure.
First of all, this country has a special geographical location, and secondly, the land of Taki Country is relatively rich.
Although it is not as good as Konoha, at least it is good among many small countries.
From the purchase of a tailed beast by Taki Country that year, it can be seen that the wealth of this country is still considerable.
The most important thing is that Takigakure still has a tailed beast.
Since the war has been launched, who the hell cares about the previous rules of the ninja world?
Just fight!
While plundering the resources, if you are lucky, you may be able to catch the Seven-Tails and bring it to Iwagakure.
Yan glanced at the simple map on the ground and smiled slightly:
"The geographical location of Taki Country is special. The three Ninja World Wars did not affect this country. In addition, this country has a large population and rich land. It must have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. As long as Taki Country is taken, the contradictions within the Rock Village can be calmed down."
"But..."
Shikaku hesitated.
The five major countries cannot attack a small country casually. This is the common agreement of the five major ninja villages.
"The village is about to explode, who cares about this?"
Yan laughed:
"Besides, if I were Ohnoki, I would take over Taki Country and Taki Village as quickly as possible, and take away all the resources and wealth of Taki Country.
As long as the land of Taki Country is not occupied, even if other villages have objections, it will not be too rigid."
"Besides, the pressure on the village has eased, and Rock Village will not be afraid of new wars. This is fighting to support war!"