The Land of Wind and the Land of Fire Declare War

Sarutobi Hiruzen, pipe in mouth, expressionless, looked down at the numerous Jonin below who were all threatening to teach Hidden Sand a lesson.

As for Hidden Sand's request, Sarutobi Hiruzen has always been a peace-loving person. 30 billion yen is a lot, but if he squeezes it out and cuts back on his spending for a few years, it's not impossible.

However, handing over Hatake Sakumo is somewhat unreasonable, even though White Fang has been working in the Security Department for the past two years.

Having already left the village to carry out some high-risk S-level missions, White Fang himself generally refuses any conscription requests whenever possible, and if he really can't refuse, he avoids it by saying that the Military Police Force have heavy workloads.

As the sharpest sword in the hands of Third Hokage, it now seems to have been sheathed, its edge gone.

However, since White Fang had made great contributions in the past, Sarutobi Hiruzen still felt grateful for White Fang's achievements. Therefore Sarutobi Hiruzen found it difficult to accept this request from Hidden Sand.

"White Fang is hated by all nations. Even if I want to maintain peace, this request is simply too difficult for me to agree to. Chiyo, if you change your name to that of Jonin, perhaps I will consider it."

After thinking it through, Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled a smoke ring and said in a deep voice:

"The Sunagakure is simply being unreasonable. If Capital City followed their example, wouldn't all the Konoha of Sunagakure be living Jonin fear?"

"I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, will never agree to such a request! There's no need for you Jonin to discuss this further!"

Once Sarutobi Hiruzen made his decision, he didn't hesitate. Since he had decided not to abandon White Fang, he immediately decided to abandon the peace talks.

"Third..."

Hatake Sakumo stared blankly at Sarutobi Hiruzen, never expecting the Third Hokage to so resolutely and unequivocally refuse Hidden Sand's request in order to protect himself.

The resentment White Fang harbored towards the Third Hokage lessened somewhat because of the Third Hokage's words, and he slowly sat down.

"The Third Hokage is really that tough?"

Naraku, standing next to White Fang, had a question flash through his mind. He had prepared dozens of Uchiha Jonin vote against it, but he hadn't expected Sarutobi Hiruzen be so capable.

"Hiruzen, you are far too soft-hearted."

Shimura Danzō sat on the stage, expressionless. Danzo only made one hardline statement in the first round.

However, Danzo had no objection to the request to sacrifice Sakumo, but Hidden Sand's request resonated with him deeply.

Danzo originally wanted to discuss how to sacrifice Sakumo to achieve peace, but such words seemed inappropriate to come from someone as hardliner as him, so he remained silent.

"Root resides in darkness. There are few members of my Root in this Jonin Class. How can my will be realized through the people of the Jonin Class?"

As a member of the Konoha leadership, Danzo couldn't very well Danzo up for himself on many matters. The best approach was for the Jonin below Jonin propose ideas, and then for Danzo them. This approach also involved the so-called public opinion.

Danzo of this, Uchiha Nara next to Hatake Sakumo.

Uchiha Nara sat several Jonin. These thirty or forty Jonin easy to identify; their clothes were embroidered with the emblem of Gunbai, clearly indicating that they belonged to a powerful force.

Uchiha Nara the Jonin Class; most of the time, it was the Uchiha behind him Jonin spoke up for him.

Most of the time, the application was made on their behalf by Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Yakumi, and the Uchiha Yashiro.

Uchiha Nara his hand in support, all the Jonin behind him raised their hands as well. If Uchiha Nara his hand, Jonin of the other Uchiha would.

Uchiha Nara like a weather vane; any proposal from the Jonin Class meeting that received more than 50% of the Jonin's support had to be approved.

Although a project may not necessarily be implemented, even the Hokage cannot simply find an excuse to reject it after it has been initiated and discussed.

Once a proposal is approved, there must be sufficient reasons to reject its implementation.

"If we eliminate these high-ranking members of the Uchiha, the Uchiha will likely fall apart immediately."

During the Jonin Class meeting, Danzo's thoughts drifted off-topic.

Naraku frowned slightly and looked at Danzo, feeling as Danzo Naraku staring at him.

"That scoundrel is definitely plotting something bad. Don't let me catch him on Third Shinobi World War battlefield and kill him."

Naraku withdrew his gaze and remained silent.

"The Sunagakure of the Land of Wind has mobilized its entire force, with tens of thousands of ninjas gathered at the border. The disappearance of the Third Kazekage has absolutely nothing to do with Konoha; it's a complete fabrication."

Since Sunagakure wants war, then let's First Shinobi World War them! Defeat them and make them stay in the desert in peace!

The Third Hokage took a couple of puffs on his pipe and immediately decided to form a ninja force to fight against Hidden Sand.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen, a large group of ninjas below raised their hands.

"Support!"

I second that!

"The Hidden Sand ambitions; slaughter them all!"

There were about 150 Jonin in total, including members of major clans such as the Uchiha, Hyuga Clan, Sarutobi, Ino-Shika-Cho, almost all of whom supported the cause.

Given this prevailing trend, Naraku couldn't go against the will of the people or oppose anything, so he had no choice but to follow the crowd.

"Alright! Jonin Orochimaru! Jiraiya! Tsunade..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen a large number of names. This was the first step in the Sannin's roll call. Whenever there was a battle, it was always the Third Hokage's best disciples who were at the forefront.

Given the current situation in the Shinobi World, Jiraiya has not gone on a journey but returned to Konoha to follow his teacher's orders.

After consolidating the defenses at the Western Stronghold for a period of time, Tsunade returned to Konoha Hospital to continue her duties.

At the current Jonin Class meeting, all Sannin accepted the Third Hokage's call to command numerous Jonin and form a ninja force to fight against the invasion of Sunagakure.

"Yes, sir!" X50

As always, the Uchiha Clan's Jonin sidelined.

"Well, it's nice to stay safely in the rear, but my Ninjutsu is already nearing completion, and the battlefield probably won't be able to hold me. Just sitting in the headquarters chatting with the Third Hokage like this is really boring."

Naraku sighed inwardly as he heard the Third Hokage calmly issuing orders and deploying troops.

The Uchiha Clan and the Military Police Force are generally not dispatched unless it is a critical moment for Konoha.

Even if it's a conscription, it's only a small number of ninjas conscripted at a time. The area at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire is suitable for all Ninjutsu except Water Style.

During the last invasion by the Land of Water, this old man mobilized some Uchiha ninjas, but he hasn't uttered a sound during this great battle.

Originally, Naraku did not want to get involved in wars easily; he wanted to preserve his clansmen if possible.

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken. When Konoha truly faces a critical moment, the Third Hokage will not allow the Uchiha to remain safely in the village; they will still be mobilized as needed.

It's hard to say whether this treatment is good or bad.

The good thing is that it won't diminish the clan's elite forces. The bad thing is that the Uchiha are powerful, and having all their elite members holed up in the village is rather pathetic.

"The Third Shinobi World War are fierce, and the Land of Wind has declared war. I suppose the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning will follow soon."

Naraku pondered inwardly, but he wasn't in a hurry to go to war.

The troops of the Wind and Fire nations were mobilized and gathered at the border. This time, it was not the small-scale guerrilla harassment and mutual slaughter that had occurred before.

This is a large-scale battle, so there's no issue of mutual dislike; they'll start fighting as soon as they meet.

A major event has occurred in the Shinobi World: Konoha has rejected Hidden Sand's unreasonable demands, and Hidden Sand has declared war on Konoha! Konoha, not to be outdone, has sent a letter rebuking Sunagakure and has also declared war on Hidden Sand.

The news that the two countries had declared war on each other shocked the Shinobi World!