"Third Hokage's mouth is still so powerful..."
Ōnoki smiled slightly. Although in his heart, Sarutobi Hiruzen was an extremely hypocritical person, but he still had to admit that he was so good at talking, at least he completely disparaged the young Fourth Mizukage.
But what does that matter?
Yagura has made it clear that he wants to shift the responsibility to Konoha. Regardless of whether the evidence is sufficient or not, it is more than enough as a reason to start a war.
War only needs an excuse, no one cares what the truth is.
Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Third Kazekage, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Since there is no result in discussing this matter for the time being, why don't we skip it and discuss another matter."
"Is there anything else, Kazekage?" Third Raikage asked.
"Yes." Third Kazekage crossed his arms and said with a smile, "I would like to re-discuss the agreement signed with Konoha four years ago at this meeting."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said expressionlessly, "I don't see anything wrong with that agreement!"
"Lord Hokage, with all due respect." Ōnoki interrupted, "If there is any problem, let's listen to what Third Kazekage has to say first, and then we will make a judgment.
This is Five Kage Summit. I know Konoha is very strong, but I can't deprive Kazekage of his right to speak, right? "
Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Third Kazekage stood up and said seriously, "As we all know, after the end of Second Ninja War, we signed a post-war agreement, or an unequal treaty, with Konoha.
According to the provisions of the treaty, territorially, the two countries must restore the pre-First Great Ninja War boundary divisions, and no defenses are allowed within fifty kilometers of the Land of Wind east-west border;
In the military field, Hidden Sand Village is prohibited from developing weapons of mass destruction and the development of new types of poisons;
In terms of resources, Ueno Gold Mine Area has been mined by Land of Fire for ten years, and its administration has been managed by Konoha for ten years..."
Ten minutes later, Third Kazekage finally finished speaking. Then he looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said coldly, "This is just an overview. This agreement is divided into 15 parts, 440 articles, and countless minor items."
"Oh, by the way, according to the agreement, we must also pay Konoha a huge amount of compensation.
According to the current income, Hidden Sand Village will be paid off in twenty-eight years... In other words, Konoha will be able to complete the compensation in sixty years.
Third Tsuchikage, I would like to ask, how long do you want to pay back? "
Ōnoki said with cold eyes, "We Iwagakure are rich in mineral resources and the situation is a little better than Hidden Sand Village, but it will also take... eighteen years."
"Eighteen years..." Third Kazekage shook his head and sighed, "According to this time, you can still pay it back during your lifetime... Land of Rain is miserable. I asked Hanzō, they have to pay back two hundred years."
"Two hundred years..." Ōnoki clicked his tongue. "Konoha only built the village for thirty-seven years. I wonder if there will still be Five Great Nations in two hundred years."
"Yes, but this also shows how greedy Konoha is." Third Kazekage said softly, "It won't give us any way to survive!"
"Are everything they said true, Hokage?" Third Raikage asked.
"This is just a privilege of the victorious country." Sarutobi Hiruzen shrugged.
"Hokage, you are wrong to say that." Third Raikage questioned, "The victorious country can do whatever it wants? We ninjas Five Great Nations are interdependent and have an alliance. How can Konoha treat other villages like this?"
"So having said all that... what do you want to do?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shifted his attention to Kazekage and Tsuchikage.
"Abolish this agreement and sign a new one."
Third Kazekage unfolded a roll of maps that had been prepared on the table.
Everyone's eyes fell on the map.
"Land of Wind is located in Desert and lacks resources, but Land of Fire is different. I hope Konoha can hand over these mineral deposits to Hidden Sand Village for development."
The resources in various places of Land of Fire are marked on the map, and red dots are marked in several special places, which are all very large mineral deposits.
It is also the resource that Third Kazekage wants.
"Of course, Land of Wind cannot let Land of Fire give it away for free. My disciple Rasa has learned my true inheritance and has the ability to mine Gold Sand. I can let him help Land of Fire mine Gold Mine, free labor."
When Third Kazekage finished speaking his thoughts, he stared at Third Hokage.
Under the gaze of the four figures, Third Hokage slowly stood up, then stretched out his hand and grabbed the map.
"Chichi!"
In an instant, the entire map turned into debris all over the sky, falling like snowflakes in front of the other four figures.
"What if I don't agree?"
Ōnoki's eyes darkened. "Hokage, I advise you to take this back. As a shadow, you should think more about your own village."
"This sentence is also for you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"You are not willing to hand over Uchiha Chen, and you are not willing to hand over some resources... Third Hokage, do you want to start a war and use the power of a country to fight against us?" Mizukage looked calm, but his voice was extremely deep.
Third Hokage glanced at the four figures in front of him and said:
"Konoha has experienced two wars and grew up in fire and blood. I don't want to initiate a war."
"But... we will never tolerate any enemy who attempts to harm our country and our village, no matter who they are."
"Boom boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, five extremely astonishing auras suddenly filled the entire room. The round table in front of Five Kage shook, and traces of cracks appeared on the table.
Five Kage's guards also rushed out of the curtain, each preparing for battle.
Although Orochimaru did not move, he slowly tightened his body, and Sakumo directly took out his own White Fang Short Sword.
However, this confrontation did not last long, and Five Kage each restrained his momentum.
After all, this is Land of Iron's territory. Even if they want to start a war, as Five Kage, they cannot fight here.
"If that's the case, then I, Hidden Mist Village, would like to learn a lesson from Hokage and Konoha's determination..." Mizukage's eyes were gloomy and he directly declared war.
"Cloud Shinobi and I, the ninjas, also want to know Hokage's confidence in saying these words!" Raikage smashed the table with one punch.
"Iwa-nin also wants to settle the grievances with Konoha from the last war..." Tsuchikage Ōnoki said. Iwa-nin was completely wiped out in Land of Rain, and he still feels resentful about it.
The other three shadows have already expressed their stance, and Kazekage also narrowed his eyes and said, "Since Lord Hokage does not care about the friendship of the alliance, I, Sunagakure, also have several blood debts waiting to be recovered!"
Facing the declaration of war by the four countries, Third Hokage did not give in at all. He took a step forward and said seriously.
"If you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end!!"
After walking out of the meeting room, looking at the heavy snow in the sky, Third Hokage, who was no longer as heroic as before, sighed, "In just four years, war will come again."
Orochimaru was silent for a moment and said in a hoarse voice, "This has nothing to do with you. It was started by several other villages."
Third Hokage shook his head. "I have an unshirkable responsibility. I was advised not to sign such a harsh contract at that time."
"He said that too harsh conditions would only arouse Iwagakure and Sunagakure's strong desire for revenge, which would be detrimental to the fight for long-term peace. But I didn't listen. I just wanted to weaken the two villages as much as possible.
Now the retribution has come. First Great Ninja War was able to be at peace for nearly ten years, but now it has only been at peace for four years. Most of the mistakes are my fault. "
Third Hokage sighed, "Perhaps I am getting old. After this war is over, I think I should abdicate in favor of others."
Neither Orochimaru nor Sakumo answered the call. After all, the topic about Fourth Mizukage was not something they could answer.
Suddenly, Orochimaru felt called, so he immediately Hand Seals and cast Summoning Jutsu.
"Teacher, this is an urgent letter from Konoha."
Taking the letter from the communication snake, Orochimaru handed it to Third Hokage.
Third Hokage frowned for a moment after taking it.
"Hidden Mist Village indeed took advantage of Five Kage Summit's opportunity to launch a surprise attack."
"Is the loss big?"
"We have made arrangements before, and the losses are still within control." Third Hokage ordered, "Reply to Konoha immediately and recall all ninjas outside. No matter what the mission is, give up immediately!"
"Yes."
"Also, notify Jiraiya, Tsunade and Chen to return to the village immediately."
"Just say, Third Great Ninja War broke out!"
After issuing a series of orders, the three of them slowly walked into the snow. A row of footprints appeared on the ground, but soon the footprints were filled with falling snow, as if they had never appeared before.
What a vast expanse of white land, so clean.
——End of this volume.