After the meeting ended, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire's envoy returned to the daimyo's residence and gave him a detailed report on the outcome of the talks with Konoha's upper leadership.
The envoy said that the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Konoha's leadership had shown evasive and negative attitudes toward the plans for invasion and expansion during the talks. In particular, Sarutobi Hiruzen had explicitly pointed out the difficulties Konoha was facing.
The envoy relayed Sarutobi Hiruzen's stance: "Konoha is currently unsuited for launching an active invasion. Excessive losses could affect the village's long-term stability."
However, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was extremely dissatisfied with this.
He believed that as the military force of the Land of Fire, Konoha should not overemphasize its difficulties, but should instead find solutions.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire did not care about those difficulties. It was like putting an elephant into a refrigerator: at most, the daimyo would open the refrigerator door, while Konoha's task was to stuff the elephant inside and close the door.
To him, Konoha's responsibility was to carry out orders, not debate whether those orders were feasible.
The daimyo's attitude was very clear. He cared only about the result, not the process.
He was tired of Konoha's leadership dragging its feet. He believed their duty was to serve the interests of the Land of Fire, not to make excuses about the village's safety and stability.
He ordered the envoy to continue pressuring Konoha's upper leadership. He had to see real action.
During the report, the envoy made special mention of Shimura Danzō's conduct. During the talks, Danzō had firmly supported the Daimyo of the Land of Fire's position, believing that Konoha had to act and could not continue sitting idly by.
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