Meeting (Part 2)

"We... Can we talk to them and see if we can stop this war?" Ōnoki glanced at the Four Kage and suggested it.

Iwagakure had finally enjoyed a few peaceful years. It had yet to fully recover from the previous war, and he did not want to rashly start another one.

Seeing that Ōnoki still clung to unrealistic hopes, Qi Shuang, standing behind Mei Terumi, could no longer hold back and mocked, "Tsuchikage, do you know where the Akatsuki's headquarters is?"

"What does that have to do with our war?" Ōnoki asked, puzzled.

"Of course it has something to do with it!"

Qi Shuang gave him a deep look before continuing, "The Akatsuki's headquarters is in Amegakure."

"That place was the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War, connecting the Wind, Fire, and Earth nations."

"Even if they abandon the idea of ruling the world, they'll still have to invade and expand into the surrounding areas."

"You don't actually think they raised a hundred thousand shinobi soldiers just for fun, do you?"

At that, Ōnoki and Rasa were both horrified.

Qi Shuang continued, "Amegakure is surrounded by the three nations. If they want to expand, they can only move in those three directions."

"Among them, the Land of Fire, where Konoha is located, has the richest land. But the Land of Fire is also the strongest of the three nations, so it won't be easy to conquer."

"The Land of Wind is the weakest, but much of its territory consists of deserts and wastelands. It isn't an ideal target for plunder."

"That leaves only the Land of Earth."

As he spoke, he gave the old man with the red nose seated at the table a deep look before continuing, "The Land of Earth is weaker than the Land of Fire,