Showing Your Strength Isn't Shameless!

"Heh-heh~~~"

Hiko leaned back in his chair and smiled faintly. "Don't forget that Konoha, that the Land of Fire, occupies the richest land. Nearly every other major village wants to tear a piece of meat off us."

"Do you think the other villages will just sit back and watch Konoha and Sunagakure go to war? Those hungry wolves will definitely pounce when you're weak and rip several vicious bites out of you."

"Don't forget that Iwagakure, Konoha's old rival, has never been peaceful. It could even lead to the other villages joining in."

Hiko was not being alarmist. This was simply the truth. After Sunagakure, which of Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure had not declared war on Konoha? Which of them had not fought a major war against Konoha?

In truth, Sunagakure was not worth too much of Hiko's attention. Even if both villages entered the war at full strength, Konoha was stronger overall and had more powerful shinobi. Defeating Sunagakure was practically a certainty. What deserved attention were the other villages.

Once Konoha and Sunagakure fought each other to the death, the other villages could jump in and stab Konoha in the back. That would be Konoha's true difficult period.

Not to mention that the Third Ninja War was also when Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu began setting their plan in motion. Compared with the wars between the major shinobi villages, Hiko cared more about them.

In Hiko's view, Uchiha Hiko and Black Zetsu posed a far greater threat than several villages combined.

"This is bad. We need to report this to Lord Hokage immediately!!!!" Hatake Sakumo said solemnly.

If the other villages truly harbored such thoughts and intended to join the war, then Konoha needed to prepare in advance. Otherwise, they would suffer badly if things truly reached that