Tsunade was also taken aback, knowing that Shiyu would never joke like that.
"The Third Shinobi World War is about to begin! I need to go back and prepare!" Shiyu said earnestly, appearing very confident.
"Who's fighting whom? How can you be so sure?" Tsunade immediately asked.
"Since it's the Shinobi World War, it's naturally a multi-national war, a battle between major powers driven by interests," Shiyu quickly explained, seeing that Tsunade wasn't entirely convinced.
"First of all, countries have recovered from the trauma of the Second Shinobi World War and have the ability to wage war. Border conflicts occur frequently, and any trigger could ignite a war."
"From this perspective, it seems there's some truth to it, Shiyu. Suppose you were the commander-in-chief of Konoha, how would you view this war? How would you ensure Konoha's victory? I'd like to hear your thoughts," Tsunade said, clearly intrigued.
Shiyu then took out the ninja map and said...
"First, let's analyze it. Geographically speaking, the Land of Fire should be the center of the Five Great Nations, a place of Fourth Shinobi World War. Amegakure, Takigakure, Kusagakure are allies of Konoha, serving as a buffer zone to alleviate the offensive from Iwagakure in the northwest. The Land of Rivers, on the other hand, serves as a buffer zone between Sunagakure and Konoha, alleviating the offensive from the southwest."
"I call this entire front the Western Battlefield, while the Northeastern Front is for confronting Kumogakure. The Land of Hot Water is the best buffer zone. We should try to avoid fighting on our home soil and adopt a policy of befriending nearby enemies while attacking distant ones to resist external enemies. This way, we can minimize our losses, and if we encounter an enemy invasion, we can unite against them and drive them away."
Tsunade was also amazed, and then said, "What about Kirigakure? Kirigakure, the Land of Water, is located on the ocean far away from the ninja continent. What are you going to do?"
Shiyu shook his head and said, "We don't need to bother with Kirigakure at all."
"Why?" Tsunade asked in surprise.
"The Kirigakure implements the Blood Mist policy, which is driving its own Kekkei Genkai users to their deaths. Due to its isolationist policies, its economic strength is also extremely poor. I heard that a guy named Zabuza killed all his classmates as soon as he graduated from the Ninja Academy. The Kirigakure has no future."
"They can probably only launch a surprise attack from behind while we're dealing with the three major powers. Therefore, we just need to take precautions in advance and allocate some of our elite forces to the southeastern front."
"You have such a high talent not only in combat and tactical analysis, but also in strategy and policy? I want to know, what else are you not good at?" Tsunade was at a loss for words.
"A man who says he can't do anything, like I can do anything, can't say he can't do anything," Shiyu said somewhat awkwardly.
Tsunade immediately said seriously, "Shiyu, what you said makes perfect sense. If your guess is correct, then I should set off."
"Where to?" Shiyu asked.
"Go find Jiraiya," Tsunade said.
"This guy goes traveling from time to time, and I guess only I can find him," Tsunade said seriously.
"Jiraiya, huh? There are indeed Konoha Sannin on the battlefield. Adding Minato and me, there are at least five Kage Level," Shiyu said calmly.
"Hmm, why didn't you count Konoha's White Fang?" Tsunade knew that Shiyu couldn't possibly have forgotten Konoha's trump card.
"White Fang," Shiyu murmured in a low voice.
"Hmm? To contact the hawk?" Shiyu saw that this was used by the Third Hokage and the Anbu to contact ninjas on missions.
There was a scroll on the eagle's foot with a few small characters written on it.
"White Fang is dead! Return to Konoha immediately!"
"White Fang is dead. Shiyu also did not expect that the plot would develop to this point, just like before."
"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked immediately Shiyu's expression was a little off.
"Why didn't I count White Fang? Take a look." Shiyu handed the small note to Tsunade.
"White Fang! White Fang is dead!? What happened!?" Tsunade also looked incredulous.
"White Fang's strength is on par with the old man's, who could kill him?" Tsunade couldn't understand either. "And did you already foresee White Fang's death?"
Shiyu hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"White Fang didn't die at the hands of outsiders, but at the hands of the ninja rules and the village." Shiyu didn't know how to express it.
"Tsunade- senpai, will you come back to Konoha with me? At least after attending Lord Sakumo's memorial service, please do so before you leave?" Shiyu pleaded.
"Okay, let's go." Tsunade agreed to Shiyu, after all, Hatake Sakumo's name was renowned throughout the world.
"White Fang. Even Suisen and Leaf were quite shocked when they learned of this news."
"This is classified information. We must return to Konoha immediately. We'll have to say goodbye for now." Shiyu also bid farewell to Suisen and Kazuha.
"I don't know when we'll see each other again," Suisen said with a touch of melancholy.
"There will be an opportunity." Shiyu patted Suisen's head, and then he and Tsunade quickly headed towards Konoha Ninja Village.
Thanks to the previous markings, Shiyu arrived at the gates of Konoha Ninja Village from the Land of Fire Daimyo City in a very short time.
"It seems they made it in time." Tsunade and Shiyu traveled together, each changing into black clothes, and then went directly to the Konoha Memorial Stone Square. Looking at the body of Konoha White Fang, even Tsunade was filled with sorrow.
Kakashi Minato tried to comfort Kakashi, but were met with resistance, Obito and Rin helpless.
"This is Kakashi's second inner conflict, and it's probably only Obito and Rin who can resolve it." Shiyu doesn't intend to change Obito's fate, because Obito changed Kakashi, which led to Madara Uchiha later. These are all cause and effect, and besides, it's hard to say where Shiyu will be then.
"White Fang, the hero of Konoha. What a pity. Even the Third Hokage presented White Fang with a bouquet of flowers."
Kakashi Nao and Hatake Sanyu also arrived, their eyes slightly red as they looked at White Fang's body.
Experiencing the departure of someone close to him for the first time, Shiyu was somewhat downcast.
The crowd had mostly dispersed Shiyu from behind and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you think, Shiyu? Do you think White Fang's actions were right or wrong?"
Shiyu turned around and saw Orochimaru. Sakumo was stronger than Orochimaru, yet he still died before Orochimaru, which stirred a ripple in Orochimaru's heart.
"From an emotional perspective, White Fang's actions were not wrong; he abandoned the mission to save his comrades, ensuring their safety. From a rational perspective, however, White Fang's actions were too naive. His comrades were already prepared to die, yet he saved them, causing the mission to fail."
"One is the Will of Fire of the first generation, and the other is the Will of Fire the Second. I think both make sense."