Chapter 152 Reactions From All Parties (2nd Update, Please Subscribe!)
Konoha Village, Hyuga clan, the mansion of the great elder Hyuga Muneaki, in the living room in the backyard.
Hyuga Muneaki dismissed his attendants and had a secret talk with Qianhe.
"I didn't expect you to come to see an old man like me. I thought you were looking for Ayane?"
Hyuga Muneaki also drank tea leisurely.
For an old man who has seen a lot of ups and downs, nothing can easily move him. Even if Qianhe came to him with a serious face, he could still joke calmly.
Knowing that Hyuga Muneaki's character doesn't like to beat around the bush, Qianhe didn't keep him in suspense and went straight to the point:
"Lord Muneaki, what do you think about the fact that Kumogakure sent an envoy to form an alliance with Konoha this time?"
Hearing this, Hyuga Muneaki smiled faintly: "This is a good thing. Haven't you seen that the villagers of Konoha have been hanging straw ropes at the door recently, inserting oranges and placing kadomatsu, preparing to welcome New Year's Day and enter the new year?
Hasn't there been such a pleasant atmosphere in Konoha for a long time?"
Qianhe frowned slightly and said: "It seems that Lord Muneaki doesn't want to tell me the truth. In this case, let me take my leave."
With that, Qianhe stood up, bowed to Hyuga Muneaki, and prepared to turn around and leave.
"Wait!"
Hyuga Muneaki's expression became serious and said: "It seems that you know some important information that I don't know. Come back and sit down, kid."
Hearing this, Qianhe knelt on the mat again.
Hyuga Muneaki changed his previous relaxed look and his face darkened: "I don't believe that Kumogakure will easily negotiate peace with Konoha. If they are really sincere, they would not have delayed for three years before deciding to form an alliance with Konoha when Konoha has shown enough sincerity.
There must be a conspiracy here! And Kumogakure's plot is not small. They need to use the guise of an alliance to make Konoha's ninjas numb and careless.
The senior people have thought of this.
However, if it cannot be proved that Kumogakure is cheating, Konoha must cooperate with Kumogakure to continue the show.
After all, what if Kumogakure is really sincere in forming an alliance? After all, even the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning has issued a statement.
If you insist that there is a problem, it also violates the wishes of the majority of the people of the Land of Fire, and the civilian ninjas of Konoha will not agree."
Looking at Hyuga Muneaki's appearance of knowing the situation well, Qianhe found that he still underestimated these people, or in other words, when he knew the original work, he always judged the senior officials of Konoha from a God's perspective.
Even if there are one or two stupid people among them, they can't all be idiots.
Think about Qianhe, those who have made in-depth interpretations of Naruto, and they have said that the third generation may not be a good Hokage, but he must be a good politician.
Even if this is a brain-made up statement, it is obviously not completely derogatory.
He can feel that Kumogakure is cheating, and the top leaders can naturally know it, and even think of it at a deeper level.
Qianhe thought of this and said in a deep voice: "According to the information from Jiraiya, Kumogakure has sent two perfect Jinchūriki to the border of the Frost Country, accompanied by a thousand-man army.
According to our speculation, their real purpose is to ensure that the frontal troops of Kumogakure will not be attacked by the flank of Iwagakure Village when attacking Konoha.
In other words, the probability of Kumogakure going to war with Konoha is very high.
I have just brought this information to the third generation, and he has already held a high-level meeting."
"Such important news, the third generation must have asked you not to spread it, you tell me so directly, is it really okay?" Hyuga Muneaki seemed very indifferent to the war, and the focus of his attention was not on the war.
Qianhe smiled faintly and said, "The third generation did say that it cannot be passed on to others, but Ayane and I are friends, and you are a respectable elder, so I think this is at most an internal transmission.
And with your status, you only know these things in the past two days. I just told you in advance so that you can be prepared."
Faced with Qianhe's "honesty", Hyuga Muneaki nodded,
"Well, that makes sense, I feel your sincerity.
Ahem... People tend to get sleepy when they get older, and I am no exception.
It's fun to chat with you, an interesting junior, but it's not good for a long time.
You should go back early, I need to rest."
Faced with Hyuga Muneaki's meaningful eyes, Qianhe understood, and then stood up and bowed, "Then I'll take my leave first, take care of yourself."
With that, Qianhe turned and left.
Hyuga Muneaki looked at Qianhe's back and smiled faintly: "Interesting boy."
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Iwagakure Village, high-level meeting
On the main seat, sat a short old man with white hair and beard. This man was Ohnoki, the third generation Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth and Iwagakure Village.
"Lord Tsuchikage, this time the Cloud Village sent troops to the border of the Frost Country, which is clearly a provocation to our Iwagakure."
"Yes, they even sent out the two Jinchūriki in the village. We should find a way to deal with it immediately. We can't lose the initiative, otherwise we will be passively beaten!"
"For this kind of behavior, we should quickly send troops to guard against the sneak attack of the Cloud Village, otherwise..."
Facing the excited crowd, Ohnoki waved his hand, and the scene instantly quieted down.
"Huangtu, what do you think?"
At this time, Ohnoki asked his son Huangtu.
Huangtu nodded when he heard it, and then stood up and said: "I think the Cloud Village's target is Konoha."
"Konoha?"
"Didn't the Thunder Country just announce that it would form an alliance with the Fire Country? Could it be..."
"Is this a cover? It's a cover used by Kumogakure to paralyze Konoha."
"As for the Kumogakure troops on the west front, they are not attacking the village, but they are making it clear that they don't want us to take advantage of their battle to move eastward."
The people in the field quickly reacted and guessed the whole story.
"Then what should we do? Wait and see what happens and act when the opportunity arises?"
"Or should we get involved?"
At this time, everyone turned their eyes to Ohnoki.
Ohnoki said calmly: "Konoha suffered a great loss in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, but the foundation is still there.
In recent years, the development momentum of Kumogakure has been very fast, and it needs to be suppressed.
But we can't help Konoha.
It's better to let them both lose, but let Konoha's losses be slightly greater.
Huangtu, you lead the team and gather 800 troops to station on the western border of the Frost Country. We will also go to the Fire Country for a visit when we find an opportunity.
But be careful, once Konoha is at a disadvantage in the battle with Kumogakure, retreat immediately.
In addition, send a piece of information to the Fourth Kazekage of Sand Village, and tell him that I have good news to tell him, and ask him to join me..."
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The senior leaders of Sand Village were also summoned because of the movement of Kumogakure.
The two consultants, Chiyo and Ebizo, also arrived.
They were arguing with the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.
"Why not take this good opportunity to attack Konoha? Is the previous hatred just over?" The most excited person on the scene was Grandma Chiyo.
Her son and daughter-in-law all died at the hands of Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo in World War II, and her grandson Sasori eventually defected because of the lack of parental care.
It can be said that Hatake Sakumo and Konoha made her a lonely person.
Whether it was between villages or personal grudges, she and Konoha had an irreconcilable hatred.
The fourth generation Kazekage Rasa said helplessly: "The village's current strength cannot compete with Konoha. The losses in the third war were so great that the village could not recover in ten years."
Chiyo and a group of senior officials were silent.
Because of the defeat in the third war, the daimyo of the Wind Country cut the funds allocated to the Sand Village and instead entrusted a large number of tasks to the Konoha Village in the Fire Country and the villages of other major countries.
If the Sand Village is forced to embark on the path of elite development, the number of ninjas will be greatly reduced, especially the new generation of ninjas, which will be reduced by more than a quarter.
The older generation also suffered heavy casualties in the war. It was not easy to sign a peace treaty with Konoha. Now they actively attack Konoha. The success rate of fighting in a different place is too low.
As the weakest of the five major ninja villages, the Sand Village is now more than capable of defending its territory, but not aggressive enough, and is completely unable to provoke a war.
At this time, Chiyo's younger brother Ebizo comforted her: "Sister, White Fang has been dead for many years."
Seeing Chiyo's grandmother's depressed look, Luo Sha suddenly said:
"Although we can't attack Konoha, as an ally, we can still send troops to patrol the border when Konoha and Kumogakure are fighting. This can be regarded as fulfilling our obligations as an ally.
In addition, the border defense work needs to be tested. There should be no problem in sending more ninjas.
Of course, we still have to inform Konoha in advance so that Konoha can be prepared."
Chiyo's eyes lit up when she heard this.
The senior executives present were not stupid, and they soon understood what Luo Sha meant.
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