Different from the peaceful atmosphere in the past, tonight's Kazekage Building smelled like a storm was coming, and the empty conference room was filled with chills, completely dissipating the original heat.
Yes, chill.
At least that's how Rasa felt, especially when more than a dozen elders were staring at him, the uneasy feeling like a ray of light on his back became more and more intense. It seemed that... facing Uchiha Chen on the battlefield was not so scary.
However, he also knows why he is here.
As the commander of a unit, he was almost wiped out in a wave of attacks in Land of Wind, and then lost two fortresses in a row. He was called the best sixth man in Konoha. It would be strange not to be held accountable by Council of Elders.
"Why are there so many losses on the front line?"
Ever since, this kind of question was put on him.
"The main reason was the fall of Cloud Peak Canyon. Before the war, I persuaded senior Shinra to take half of Base's ninjas to garrison Cloud Peak Canyon.
It's a pity that he didn't listen and only took away 150 people, which led to this great defeat! "Rasa directly blamed the blame.
Yes, at this moment, the big pot must be dumped on a dead person. The living person will never take the blame.
"You are the battlefield commander... Even if Cloud Peak Canyon falls, the number of ninjas in your hand is equivalent to Konoha. As long as you hold on to the fortress, you will not be completely wiped out!"
An old man with a pale face and beard was angry, looking at Rasa as if he was looking at Konoha undercover.
Rasa is a little helpless, as if he wants to lose. If he had Sannin, White Fang, and Raikou under his command, would he be unable to win this war?
This group of old immortals have not been on the battlefield for a long time, and their thinking is still stuck in the First Great Ninja War, Sunagakure fight against Konoha.
Wake up, it's not Sunagakure ten years, but Sunagakure thirty-five years!
Rasa was indignant, and now the big guys on the seats started quarreling with each other again.
"You should have listened to me earlier. These two thousand ninjas should have been divided into four groups, each for reinforcements. Even if they were defeated, they wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss at once!"
"Fart, that will only be defeated by Konoha one by one. In the final analysis, there is still a problem with the layout of the fortress. If you follow the plan I set, Konoha won't even be able to break through the wall."
Seeing the commotion in the conference room, Rasa sighed.
It was only now that he understood. It turned out that many of these elders had bypassed him as the frontline commander and commanded the family ninjas directly through letters with various orders and instructions.
To describe it, the situation is roughly like this.
xx Ninja: Captain, it's a letter from the clan leader.?("ω")?
Captain: Read it out. (′_)
xx Ninja: Yes! ()
[Order your team to move the garrison area fifteen meters forward. Start moving! (?_)?]
xx Ninja: Captain, there seems to be a puddle fifteen meters ahead. -?ω)?
Captain: Execute the order! ┐ ("~`;)┌
Rasa I finally figured it out. Each of these elders thought that they were masters of tactics who had experienced hundreds of battles, but in fact they were all masters of micro-management with constant tricks.
Yes, not only the principal and the head of state like micromanagement, but also the elders of Sunagakure, and they have a great time playing it.
Fortunately, these quarrels stopped quickly, and the old man with pale hair and beard pointed the finger at Rasa.
"So many ninjas are dead... As a commander, why did you escape?"
After he finished speaking, his increasingly cold and sharp gaze turned from an individual to Rasa.
Rasa I really want to know if there was this old man's grandson among the group of ninjas who died. If it wasn't for the hatred of his descendants, why was this old man always staring at him?
Facing the gnawing eyes, Rasa explained dryly, "I didn't run away, I tried my best..."
"If you tried your best, you wouldn't be here!"
Rasa opened his mouth slightly, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He even broke his arm, but he was questioned just because he didn't die on the battlefield...?
"That's enough, Rasa even had his arm broken at the time, and was finally rescued by Pakura. There is no doubt about this." Third Kazekage stood up from his seat and said coldly after being silent for a long time.
A middle-aged man with short hair snorted, crossed his arms, and said calmly, "Pakura is naturally meritorious. She was never Konoha Lightning's opponent and she was able to escape from the battlefield. But Rasa is different. Even if his arm is broken, it cannot erase his defeat as a commander."
When Third Kazekage heard this, he looked coldly at the middle-aged man. This man was Pakura's Father. If nothing unexpected happened, Scorch Release Pakura would be Rasa and become Fourth Hokage's main competitor in the future.
"Rasa is certainly at fault, but he just said that the main responsibility lies with Shinra, and..." Third Kazekage said calmly, "Now the battlefield is about employing people. At this time, Orochimaru has led the troops to defeat two fortresses in a row. Rasa's Magnet Release is better than me and is of great use on the battlefield. Let's leave this matter aside for now.
"How can we convince the public like this? How will the relatives of those dead ninjas view the village?"
"There are no immortals on the battlefield..." Chiyo, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and said, "Of course Rasa will be punished. He will be removed from his position as commander, incorporated into the vanguard, and let him go to the main battlefield to fight Konoha Ninja."
As soon as these words came out, many elders looked at Chiyo and Third Kazekage with their eyes.
When Second Great Ninja War, Chiyo did not hesitate to use force in order to avenge his son. The final result was that Chiyo took the blame for Third Kazekage and took most of the responsibility.
Third Kazekage also took the opportunity to remove Chiyo from multiple positions, retaining only the position of an elder.
But today, Chiyo spoke for Rasa, which seemed to convey a message that some kind of deal had been reached between the two.
"Second." Ebizo immediately responded to Chiyo's words.
As his words fell, the families that Third Kazekage could influence also agreed.
Even so, it was not enough to win the support of most Council of Elders, so Third Kazekage stood up and said seriously, "After this war is over, I decided to step down from Kazekage's position and hand it over to young people, so I hope everyone can unite."
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused huge waves.
Why everyone keeps fighting against Third Kazekage is not because they are dissatisfied with him and hope that he can step down and replace him with a better Kazekage to lead the village.
But now Third Kazekage suddenly offered Fourth Mizukage's conditions in exchange for everyone's support. Naturally, everyone was very surprised.
Now that Third Kazekage said so, Rasa's punishment was quickly revealed, and even White Beard Ninja and Pakura's Father didn't say anything else.
Seeing this situation, Third Kazekage kept a calm expression on his face, but sneered in his heart.
In his opinion, if he loses this war, there is no way he can continue to hold the position of Third Hokage.
If this war is won... with the power of victory, when will Fourth Mizukage be elected? Isn't he the one who has the final say?
A bunch of short-term guys.
"Hmph, on the battlefield... there are plenty of opportunities to deal with your families!"