After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen still has the old habit of so-called 'Middle Way' and 'Path of Stability' in his character, and wants to truly negotiate a relationship with Kumo Ninja Peace, but wanting to leave a certain degree of leeway, is Third Hokage's most sincere idea. Leaving a stronghold around Mount Fengzui and building a line of defense around it is the best embodiment of this character.
To be honest, Shikaku really doesn't think this is such a good decision. I feel like I'm not going to please both sides. I wanted to say something more, but I thought about it later and finally swallowed it back. Whatever I see in front of my eyes, I would do it instead. Minato Namikaze, or Tsunade, who succeeded Original Work, and Shikaku would speak out and persuade him, instead of being such a half-hearted person now.
However, if the Hokage at this moment is Minato, or Tsunade, or even Jiraiya, such a situation may not occur. It can only be said that this is really life-threatening.
Shikaku sighed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he still looked calm and composed, bowed and said, "Yes, Lord Hokage, I understand!"
"Well, leave it to you. I'm very relieved. As for Iwagakure Ninja, Yan, I'll leave it to you to continue the negotiation. Inoichi, you will assist Elder Mitokado. Remember, you must not miss any information details."
Sarutobi Hiruzen first said the first half of the sentence to Mitokado Homura, and then turned to look at Yamanaka Inoichi on the other side and said this.
"Well, don't worry, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
Mitokado Homura and Yamanaka Inoichi also echoed Responded.
"Then the next thing is..."
Afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to discuss other important matters in the village with Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo.
Shikaku and Inoichi, under the instruction of Third Hokage, left Hokage's Office in advance.
"Shikaku, did you have anything else to say to Lord Third just now?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen They can't see that Yamanaka Inoichi, who has been a close friend for many years, can still detect a little change in Nara Shikaku's mind. With just a fluctuation in his eyes, Yamanaka Inoichi can grasp some of Shikaku's thoughts.
On the way out of Hokage Tower and back towards the residence of his three clans, Inoichi suddenly asked.
When Shikaku heard this, he paused for a moment, and then, as if he had expected it, he sighed and said, "Inoichi, I still think Lord Hokage's decision is a little too conservative."
Even in private, when it is almost 100% certain that there is no one else around, Shikaku still uses more cautious words when it comes to Third Hokage itself. This is not only out of respect for his own shadow, but the most important thing is because of Shikaku's cautious character.
He didn't want to cause too much unnecessary trouble because of some nonsensical questions. That would be a very stupid thing for himself and the clan.
This is a very careful wording, but Inoichi can hear the most real meaning in it, that is, Shikaku wants to show that Third Hokage not only wants to make peace with Kumo Ninja on this side, but also intends to leave a certain degree of leeway for itself, which is the so-called being both responsible and independent.
"Then why, yes, it might be best for you not to say anything."
Inoichi was startled at first, then thought of something, frowned slightly, and whispered.
Now Konoha has really entered a strange circle. It has only been a little more than three years, but Inoichi gradually feels that today's Konoha has become more and more strange, especially the four high-level bosses in his own Ninja Village.
Let Inoichi occasionally feel shuddering when faced with it.
He really misses the sacrifice of Fourth Hokage in his family. If that adult had not sacrificed and was still alive, the village would definitely not be in this situation. This does not only refer to the incident of the Uchiha Clan, but also includes many, many series of things that happened in the past three years.
It can even be said that Inoichi had a slightly treasonous thought in his heart at this moment, "It would be great if after the sacrifice of the fourth generation, Lord Jiraiya or Lady Tsunade came back to serve as Fifth Hokage instead of Third Hokage."
It was only for a moment that Yamanaka Inoichi realized that his mentality was somewhat dangerous. His heart skipped a beat. He immediately forced this thought out of his mind and adjusted his mentality.
Watching the ever-changing expression of this close friend of his.
Shikaku could guess a little bit, and then patted Inoichi's shoulder lightly and said, "Anyway, during this period of time, we should not do anything unnecessary. Just follow the established rules. Chōza, please explain it a little bit. After all, this is just the past few years, right? There is still room for redemption in everything!"
Just like Inoichi had the idea of Jiraiya and Tsunade succeeding Fifth Hokage.
Shikaku had a similar idea a long time ago. In his opinion, the most suitable leader of the village now must be one of the two people from Lord Jiraiya or Lady Tsunade. Although it is not clear why, one of the two adults never comes back, and the other comes back occasionally and stays for a short time.
But he believes that these two adults still have a village in their hearts. After all, the age of Third Hokage is here. Shikaku firmly believes that Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade will definitely return to the village to take charge of the overall situation in a few years at most.
At that time, it will be the time for their Konoha to truly bottom out and rebound. Before that time comes, it is necessary to hibernate for a while. This is one of the reasons why Shikaku is slightly clumsy.
You can't really think that your village has completely declined in the past few years, or even been on the verge of destruction, right?
After all, our Ninja Village still has the leaders of the countries who have defeated Shinobi World War three times. Shikaku still has this confidence. Moreover, the checks and balances between countries are also one of the most important things that our Ninja Village can rely on to maintain a relatively stable situation.
Based on this situation, it is of course better for people like you to take a closer look. It does not mean that you can't work hard, but you still have to do what needs to be done. The orders given by Third Hokage must also be carried out without compromise. Just say that you should not get involved or interfere with other unnecessary things. In the past, you could still use your youthful spirit., I don't know how to explain it. Now that each of them has become the head of the family, especially after becoming a father, they can understand more clearly how heavy the burden is on them. Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi also witnessed the death of Torifu Akimichi, the eldest elder among the three clans, in battle.
A lot has grown overnight.
You must know that they are still only in their twenties.
"Yes, I understand, don't worry, Shikaku."
Inoichi also nodded heavily and said.
"Then, let's go!"
Shikaku smiled slightly relaxedly.
The two of them also started again and headed back to where their families were stationed.
This is a preliminary strategic issue.
Then it gradually unfolded in the next day. On one side was the Iwagakure delegation, which seemed to be treated somewhat coldly, and on the other side was the Kumogakure delegation, which received all-round attention from Konoha. The degree of hotness and coldness could be clearly distinguished.
Shōji is not worried at all.
Don't look at Mitokado Homura as the representative of Hokage. After two days, he negotiated with their Iwagakure delegation for the second time. He just wants to drag it on. Take a look at what you Iwagakure are. What kind of attitude does it look like, but Shōji's current perception is so keen that he can detect more detailed things. He can somewhat tell that this elder Konohagakure is not as stable as he seems on the surface.
He is very eager to learn their true intention of Iwagakure.
But in reality?
They Iwagakure really have no intention.
The speculations about Shikaku and Danzo are actually very similar. The case of the walking witch spy and the infiltration of two teams of Root elites are ultimately the trigger., the core lies in the fact that the war between Kumogakure and Konohagakure in Land of Hot Springs is somewhat heated, which is what attracted Ōnoki's attention.
Shōji also happened by chance. I wanted to see the situation of Konoha in advance, and by the way, I sent a wave of favors to Yakushi Nonō, and bought Nonō and Kabuto emotionally. Indeed, I didn't have much intention to do anything at the beginning.
The same is true for Shōji. To be honest, getting back that piece of the family's inheritance Stone Tablet is the key point.
But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.
After Shōji came to Konoha, he discovered that the next development was likely to be after the Kumo Ninja incident in Original Work. The meaning was completely different!
Shōji really saw the opportunity to further suppress Konohagakure and weaken this enemy!
The plan changed, and the mentality naturally changed accordingly.
Because the key point still depends on the action of Kumo Ninja.
So Shōji still looks leisurely, just entering the movie-watching mode. Anyway, the things to do before are all complicated. Next, let's see if Kumo Ninja will take Hinata away like in Original Work!
This is the most important point. As for Mitokado Homura's second negotiation? What is that?
And you can clearly see Shōji's nonchalant look, but Mitokado Homura becomes more and more surprised and suspicious. He really doesn't understand what Uchiha Shōji or even Iwagakure's overall intention is.
The only option is to retreat in frustration.
Although Ogata group of people still don't understand what kind of medicine Shōji sells in the gourd, but since Shōji did it, there must be a reason for it. Moreover, as Shōji said, the worst result is nothing but nothing, and nothing to lose.
This is also the biggest reason why Ogata and others can stay calm.
Shōji It's not that I'm trying to make things off, but these things are really not good to tell Ogata and others. It's purely a side benefit of Original Work's plot memory. You have to see if they will perform according to the 'script'. Of course, you can't reveal anything, you can only pretend.
The Iwagakure side didn't get anything, and they seemed to be in no hurry. They just waited for the three-day period and Konoha's final reply before making a decision. This made Third Hokage somewhat angry and uneasy, but this mood faded a lot as the negotiations with the Kumo Ninja side became more and more smooth.
It can be said that Jōnin Mayoi, as the leader of the Kumogakure mission, did not expect that Konoha would 'give in' so quickly!
Yes, from Mayoi's point of view, this is a sign of surrender. Even Dodai, who was the most confident and sure at the beginning, felt that he would definitely need to go through a relatively difficult negotiation, and it would even require them to further intimidate at the border, and Konoha would succumb to their plan after seeing Iwagakure's actions.
But I didn't expect that I don't want all these things.
Konoha's performance can be described as lousy.
Although not all of them have withdrawn from the Land of Hot Springs area, giving up Hot Springs Mountain Outpost has already made Kumogakure a huge profit. Mount Fengzui is just a small detail issue. Although Mayoi wants to be more greedy I was careful, but I also saw that Konoha seemed to be very firm on this point. Mayoi, who was granted full power by Fourth Raikage before setting off, decisively gave up on this point and quickly reached an agreement with Konoha.
Includes power adjustments in border areas.
These were all when the agreement was initially reached. Mayoi used the express channel to pass this information back to his own ninja village. The most direct reason why it was so easy to reach an agreement was that their main purpose was achieved.
Another point is that Kumogakure also has a second mission goal!
If the second plan can be completed smoothly, the area around Mount Fengzui that was abandoned here will be nothing at all!
This is also the key point that Mayoi, his own Lord Raikage, and Dodai repeatedly explained before setting off. These two plan goals have extremely important strategic value and significance. It is 100% impossible for Kumogakure to give up any of them at will.
The Konoha side, especially Third Hokage, really thought that they simply wanted to come to discuss peace matters, and stepped into this trap that was not a trap.
After the two countries went through three days of negotiations and reached a final agreement, and after the Kumogakure border troops had indeed begun to adjust and withdraw a group of troops, Third Hokage felt relieved and lost most of his fears and worries, although he did not use a very harsh attitude to reject the request made by the Iwagakure side in the initial meeting.
But I also want to drag it on indefinitely.
Mitokado Homura and Yamanaka Inoichi, who came for the third negotiation, originally thought that Shōji would be as aggressive as the first meeting, and even got angry and said harsh words directly, but in fact, Shōji just said lightly, 'I understand. '
Mitokado Homura and Yamanaka Inoichi had ten thousand words stuck in their minds, not knowing how to explain them. When Shōji obviously did not cooperate with the 'performance' at all, the two of them could only continue to hold it in, and then returned with full of doubts.
After receiving the report, Third Hokage was still confused. He really became more and more confused about Shōji, and even what did Iwagakure mean?
Are you really just here to test their Konoha attitude? Then when you saw that they were about to have a truce with Kumo Ninja, you just cowered?
It seems that this is the only explanation that is most reliable.
Although this was the result that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to see most from the beginning, when it finally came, he felt a slight sense of dissonance in his heart.
If you don't understand, you can only put it aside for the time being. Anyway, as long as this nearly three-year local fierce battle with Kumo Ninja can be successfully ended, the initiative will return to their Konoha hands. They only need to remain unchanged in response to changes!
Third Hokage, who had made up his mind, also asked Shikaku to continue to advance the negotiations with Kumo Ninja and sign and implement the relevant contents of the agreement as soon as possible. Mitokado Homura only asked him to use a gentler attitude as much as possible to deal with the Iwagakure mission.
Even if peace can be successfully negotiated with Kumo Ninja here.
Third Hokage doesn't really intend to fall out with Iwagakure. After finally ending a war, there is no reason to start another one. The current Konoha is no better than before. If Iwagakure really wants to fight another "three-year war" in Land of Grass, although Konoha can indeed stand it, but why bother?
This is the most sincere thought of Third Hokage. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also think so. Only Shimura Danzō feels very dissatisfied.
However, he suppressed it for the time being.
In his opinion, as long as the matter on Kumo Ninja's side is dealt with, next Iwagakure, this Shadow of Konoha will have his own ideas!
Although he is very arrogant, he is not stupid enough to seriously want to start a war with Iwagakure and Kumogakure at the same time. When the main target is Uchiha Clan, especially Shōji, Danzo also rarely suppressed his violent heart and agreed to make peace with Kumo Ninja against his will, in order to proactively create an opportunity to attack Uchiha Clan, or even Iwagakure!
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind!
This Dongfeng has completely reached an agreement with Kumogakure, and then when the two major countries' missions leave the village, it is the moment for Shimura Danzō to take action brazenly!
This was Danzo's original plan for himself.
However, the unfolding of the situation this time may really exceed the expectations of these Konoha High Command bosses.
It was the day when the two great ninja villages, Konoha and Kumogakure, exchanged their final similarities and differences on the terms of the agreement and reached a final agreement.
That's when Kumo Ninja plans to launch his second plan.
The signing of the agreement and the respective retreat of the border forces.
This represents the arrival of 'peace'!
When Sarutobi Hiruzen announced the news to all Konohagakure, Konoha also fell into a frenzy of cheers!
If you count Third Shinobi World War, and Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack mixed with Konoha 48 years in between, the people of Konoha have not enjoyed a truly peaceful life for eight or nine years.
Every day and every night seems to be a very painful life.
Now this long war can finally end!
How can these people not feel excited and happy?
Even those people who lost family members in the war were crying with joy at this moment. They felt sad for their family members who died in the war, but also felt relieved with the arrival of peace. At least they would feel that the death of their family members in the war was still meaningful and valuable.
Protected the village.
Maintaining this hard-won peace!
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stop the people from celebrating spontaneously. In his opinion, this was a necessary emotional catharsis, and it was also the reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't wait to announce it to the whole village at the moment the agreement was finally signed.
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