Pledge Allegiance to Me

Although he had failed to destroy the capital of the Land of Fire this time, Shiraishi Yoshijo realized that he could no longer afford to proceed so mildly.

Leaving Sasuke aside, there was Naruto. He had never taken the naive Naruto seriously, but with Kakashi backing him, the two of them would surely become pillars of the Land of Fire—and his greatest obstacles.

Peach Country currently possessed overwhelming military power, but with the Land of Fire's wealth, given enough time, it might not be unable to catch up. By then, combined with Naruto's strength, Peach Country would be the one on the defensive.

The longer this dragged on, the worse it would be for him. Continuing to give the Land of Fire time would be extremely foolish.

It was time to go for the kill.

However...

Rising and walking to the window, he gazed at his own statue and murmured, "I should still meet with them. It may be boring, but it's the best approach. Politics is, after all, the art of compromise."

"Peach Country's troops have been arriving in the Land of Bears in an endless stream, and they now number over one million. The Land of Water has also mobilized six hundred thousand troops, Rōran has sent three hundred thousand, and with the Land of Bears' two hundred thousand troops, we are now facing a force of 2.1 million. Meanwhile, we have only four hundred thousand troops in the Land of Bears."

"The enemy commander is Right Red, the head of Peach Country's Anbu. He is currently consolidating all their forces. Commander, what should we do now?"

After hearing Sai's report, Kakashi rubbed his brow. With lifeless eyes, he said weakly, "Looks like we really pissed off that emperor. He actually intends to start a world war...