Land of Earth After the dust of the war settled, Konoha convened an emergency meeting.
In addition to the heads of the clans, there are some Jonin from the village, and two elders, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado.
It can be said that most of the Jonin forces left behind by Konoha are gathered here.
Looking at this posture, it seems that something important is announced.
After everyone sat down, Third Hokage went straight to the point. "I am going to withdraw Land of Earth's ninjas, and then gradually transfer two thousand ninjas from the village to the battlefield."
After the Land of Earth war ended, Konoha's next overall strategy was not to choose a large-scale war against Cloud to directly force them to withdraw from the war.
On the contrary, the situation is exactly the opposite.
Because Sarutobi Hiruzen is worried that the attack at this time will cause something like "a sad army will win".
If Konoha attacks Cloud at this time, the opponent will definitely show a desperate momentum at this time. They will inevitably shrink their defense line and shrink the battlefield back to Land of Lightning, and then... it would be better to be broken than to be destroyed.
Therefore, Konoha has no intention of spending a lot of life. Now a protracted war is more beneficial to Land of Fire.
After all, although peace is the focus, putting ninja first is the core and center.
As long as the current combat power can be maintained, Konoha will be able to win in the future.
Therefore, instead of taking advantage of the enemy's weakness to launch a massive attack, Konoha sent the six thousand ninjas staying at Land of Earth directly back to the village to rest.
Next, the overall strategic direction of the village no longer revolves around war, but returns to missions.
Only a large number of tasks can stimulate the prosperity of the village and maintain its advantage over other villages.
Third Hokage coughed and said, "Besides, I plan to have the three commanders Chen, Orochimaru, and Sakumo return to the village with the team. Tsunade and Shinnosuke will go to Land of Hot Water."
What?
Everyone looked puzzled. The return of ordinary ninjas was easy to understand, but the commander's transfer was a bit hard to understand.
Land of Hot Water What is missing are ordinary ninjas? Of course not, what is lacking is high-end combat power.
If these three people are not transferred to Land of Hot Water, why should they come back?
Especially Chen, this is a fierce man who killed Third Raikage.
Looking at everyone's confused looks, Third Hokage explained, "There are many considerations for bringing the three of them back.
They have been on the battlefield since Third Great Ninja War. Orochimaru Fortunately, Chen and Sakumo have already fought in four war zones and really need to rest. "
"Especially Chen, he killed Third Raikage. With Hidden Cloud Village's current posture, if he appeared on the battlefield, those Cloud Shinobi would definitely besiege him like crazy.
It's better to be careful. Now he can win step by step. There is no need for him to go to the battlefield again. "
Third Hokage continued, "In addition, the pressure on the front line should be weakened a lot. Not only because of Third Raikage's death, but also just now, Hidden Cloud Village officially declared war on Hidden Stone Village."
"What, Hidden Cloud Village declared war?" Everyone was talking about it.
This is big news.
Third Hokage coughed and said, "Yes, Third Raikage's Son inherited Fourth Mizukage's position. After he took office, the first thing he did was to declare war on Land of Earth." "
Hidden Cloud Village will be fighting on two fronts and will not be able to deal with Konoha with all its strength. This is also the confidence that Third Hokage dares to withdraw its troops.
Everyone nodded, agreeing with Third Hokage's statement.
"There is one more thing to announce." Third Hokage pulled out a list.
"Because of Hidden Cloud Village's declaration of war, Third Tsuchikage wants to sign a defeat agreement with us as soon as possible, especially regarding the redemption of Tailed Beast.
I decided to let Homura lead the team and go to Land of Earth for negotiation. Here is the list of ninjas. "
After the meeting, the ninjas left quickly.
Utatane Koharu just took a deep look at Homura Mitokado, and then left directly.
Although the latter felt a little angry, he didn't pay much attention.
After everyone was gone, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Homura Mitokado stood side by side at the window.
After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly said quietly, "Did Danzo write to you?"
Homura Mitokado once fought in Land of Hot Water. Later, when he returned to the village, he also proposed that "to deal with Cloud, we must send out high-end combat forces with sufficient strength."
Logically speaking, he should be very opposed to transferring the three Orochimaru people back to the village.
But unexpectedly, this time it was Homura Mitokado who proposed it, because of Danzo's letter.
The content of Danzo's letter is very simple: let him persuade Third Hokage to transfer back the three Orochimaru people.
The reason...
First, Sakumo is not a disciple of Hokage, and does not count as a disciple of Hokage.
Second, Orochimaru is too gloomy, and it is possible to become addicted to Human Experimentation.
Third, Chen was born Uchiha Clan.
And these three people are currently Konoha's three most accomplished people, and they need to be suppressed.
Homura Mitokado didn't take the first two words seriously, but the third one simply spoke to his heart.
Although Chen is Jing's son, he is also Uchiha Clan Leader who is about to take office.
He captured One-Tail, Four-Tails and Five-Tails, defeated Demigod, and even Hidden Mist Village was taken over by this young man!
The opponent fought at the border of Land of Wind, and annihilated two thousand sand ninja with Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hanzō. This is a definite fact.
Even the older generation of ninjas like Homura Mitokado were in awe when facing this Konoha Lightning, and besides being in awe, they also felt sincere admiration.
Ninjas have the most important strength and military exploits. Chen led Konoha Ninja to fight in four war zones and defeated the enemy. Now he has killed Third Raikage. How satisfying!
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Homura Mitokado became.
He is afraid that the other party will become Fourth Hokage or Fifth Hokage.
Therefore, Homura Mitokado followed Danzo's suggestion and suggested that Chen not be allowed to go to the battlefield again and that he should not be allowed to make great achievements again.
Even, Homura Mitokado is willing to go to Hidden Stone Village to negotiate in person, for what reason?
It's not just to send Tailed Beast away as soon as possible instead of being in the hands of the Uchiha Clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Homura Mitokado, silent for a long time, and then sighed, "Danzo wrote to you, I was just guessing.
He wrote to me a few months ago, objecting to Orochimaru and their entry into the Land of Hot Water war zone.
You have suddenly been unusually persuasive to me in the past two days. I think it is also because he wrote to you. Although I don't know the content of the letter, I know Danzo and can make a rough guess. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "I am giving in to you this time because I really feel that they need to rest, and it is not good to collapse too tightly.
But it's only this time, there will be no next time. They are all contributors to Konoha. Don't go too far, you and Danzo! "
Homura Mitokado said nothing.
He didn't know whether his good friend was really trying to beat him up or trying to trick him.
The autumn wind is picking up outside.
Third Hokage looked at Homura Mitokado and thought of those comrades who had fought side by side with him but had died long ago.
"We are old. Although we can still fight and kill the enemy, compared to the young people like Orochimaru, Chen and Sakumo, we are still old after all. This village will eventually be handed over to them."
Homura Mitokado nodded in agreement, and after a while, he found an excuse and left.
Third Hokage, who was in his fifties, looked out the window, dazed, and murmured, "When you get old, you get old, so let's give the young people a last helping hand."