Fifty-one years after the founding of the village, Konoha has gone through many ups and downs. Although there have been several major crises, they can truly be considered major crises related to life and death. In the past years, only Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, who just died in the battle, was only 2 years old. When Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was in his 20s, succeeded Hokage Position, it was the most critical situation for Konoha. At that time, if the operation was indeed bad, Konoha would be directly destroyed.
You must know that in Konohagakure, there was only one Sarutobi Hiruzen who could be considered a top character. Mito Uzumaki, who was First Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was already old and declining at that time, so it could only be used as a deterrent. The effect could not really provide much resistance. That period was indeed the most dangerous and difficult period since Konoha founded the village. However, after Sarutobi Hiruzen managed to survive that period, in the next thirty years, Konoha became as stable as a mountain.
Even in the next two Shinobi World Wars, it seemed that they were in danger of being besieged by various countries, but they were basically able to survive smoothly. None of them really threatened the foundation of Konoha. As a disciple of Third Hokage, Jiraiya, who rose up in Second Shinobi World War, knows this best!
During the period when Konoha seemed to be the most dangerous, Jiraiya was not worried, but this time it was different. His village was no longer the powerful Konoha, Iwagakure Ninja and Kumo Ninja look menacing again, especially the Iwagakure Ninja that he needs to face this time, which has the brand-new Iwagakure army after the Uchiha Clan has joined as a whole!
It is difficult for Jiraiya to make corresponding judgments based on past experience, so we must rely on the wisdom of Nara Shikaku.
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya, on the eastern front, I think we can rest assured for the time being. No matter the power deployed in our village or the intention of that Fourth Raikage, it is enough to delay it for a period of time. Moreover, Lord Hokage has already made the worst plan in advance, and the village has made corresponding preparations in advance. When necessary, Lord Hokage will personally take action!"
Plans are plans, grasping is grasping.
No matter how sound the plan is, there is still a certain risk after all. Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen has made up his mind, as long as it does not really involve the core interests of Konoha - such as handing over Nine-Tails and other conditions, Konoha will almost completely satisfy any conditions put forward by Kumogakure!
I just hope that Kumogakure can put things to rest and stop raising weapons lightly!
This is the strategy set at the highest level meeting of Konoha. According to common sense, a large amount of lucrative benefits can be obtained without using military force, consuming any resources, and taking any risks. It can be inferred with great confidence that the Kumogakure side will most likely not use troops, but will sit back and watch the confrontation between Konoha and Iwagakure.
But there is a high probability that things are not 100% after all.
Don't mention that there is still a 10% or 20% chance that Kumo Ninja will still raise troops. Even if the probability is only one in ten thousand, Konoha must prepare in advance. Of course, this is the prediction and preparation for the worst situation. As long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Konoha does not want to see the situation deteriorate to that extent.
But what can be explained here is that there is no need to worry about the safety of the eastern front of the Ninja Village in a short period of time. Shikaku is also very clear about the core meaning of Jiraiya's words. He also grasps the key points and speaks in the most confident tone.
"Well, that's good!"
The risk of the first problem can be determined.
Jiraiya's expression softened slightly, and he nodded slightly.
"As for the second question you raised, in fact, when I was in the village, my advice to Hokage was to show weakness as much as possible and lose within a controllable range, so that Iwagakure would at least have complete control over the Western Front on the surface."
"Wait a minute, are you planning to attract Kumogakure's attention?"
There is no need for Shikaku to continue talking. Just by starting like this, Jiraiya can immediately get the meaning of Shikaku's words. At that moment, he frowned slightly and said.
"The risk of such an approach is not low, Mr. Shikaku!"
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya, I also explained this to Lord Third, but it was indeed the best choice at that stage, and the selected battlefield was actually around Mount Wuyuan. Now The fall of Mount Wuyuan Base has added many uncertain factors to this plan, but as far as the plan itself is concerned, it is still feasible. The fact that Yun and Yan are still deploying defensive forces on each other's borders at this moment can also prove this!"
Shikaku first nodded slightly with a wry smile, then changed the topic and spoke with a firm look.
"As you said, there is indeed a certain degree of operability here, but the choice is almost always on the side of Kumogakure. The uncontrollability is also too high, Shikaku."
Jiraiya still shook his head and said.
"Yes, the biggest uncertainty in this choice lies with Kumo Ninja. Therefore, we can now have other choices, but before that, Lord Jiraiya, I need to confirm a few questions with you!"
Shikaku also nodded, and then raised his eyes again, with a hint of determination in his pupils, looking at Jiraiya, and spoke word by word.
Jiraiya's expression also became very serious at this moment.
Different path choices will definitely bring about completely different results. This is true for Konoha, who is caught in the attack between the two sides, but it is not the same for Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Any decision made by the three parties needs to take the other two parties into consideration.
Instead of just seeing the Konoha side.
As Shikaku said.
If the two major ninja villages can work together to attack Konoha without any scruples, as long as they mobilize the forces deployed on the borders of Lei and Turkey and move south together, Konoha can directly declare GG!
Although it will definitely not be destroyed, it will definitely be severely damaged and reduced to a situation similar to Sunagakure, or even worse than Sunagakure.
The relationship between countries can never be connected and explained in the simplest way. It is precisely because of this that even when the Konoha side sends the body of Hizashi Hyuga instead of Hyuga Hiashi, the Kumogakure side must endure it and cannot really raise troops easily.
Of course, the actual situation is that Fourth Raikage is already eager to raise troops and go south immediately. As the most hot-tempered shadow, Fourth Raikage A clearly feels that this is Konoha's side and that Third Hokage is provoking him.
What he asked for was the body of Hyuga Hiashi, but he actually dared to use the separated Hizashi Hyuga to fool them!
Do you really think that they Kumo Ninja don't understand Hyuga Clan?
At this moment, this Fourth Raikage has completely ignored the fact that Konoha got rid of Hyuga Hiashi's corpse, and almost completely agreed to these things under other conditions, that is, he was defeated by Dodai at the last moment. dissuades him, otherwise this Fourth Raikage will really lead the four to five thousand Kumo Ninja deployed in Land of Hot Springs to directly crush Mount Tangyuan Outpost, and then go south and penetrate deep into the territory of Land of Fire.
Yes, during this period, Hot Springs Mountain Outpost was still under the control of Konoha, and this Fourth Raikage A did not sit in his own ninja village like Third Tsuchikage Onoki, but came to the front line of Land of Hot Springs in person.
This approach is indeed in line with the character of Raikage in the past.
Raikage is my favorite and the one who enjoys the battlefield atmosphere the most.
In this collision of the Three Kingdoms, Fourth Raikage A also had a bad temper. As long as Konoha said half a word "no", he would personally lead the troops to teach Konoha a lesson. Dodai also spent a lot of effort to hold Fourth Raikage A back. You know the situation in this life It's not like Original Work, where Kumogakure singled out Konohagakure. Fourth Raikage A still has some scruples and is not very sure that he can beat Konoha. In this life, Konoha has to bear the pressure of Iwagakure from the northwest!
Fourth Raikage A naturally has no scruples.
Dodai finally managed to persuade Raikage of his own.
The core point is naturally what Shikaku said to Third Hokage before. Iwagakure is not only their biggest enemy Kumogakure, but has also risen strongly in recent years. With the joining of Uchiha, Snow Country's special strategic arrangement and its record of easily defeating Sunagakure when going south. In Dodai's view, the threat level of Iwagakure is no less than that of Konoha. If possible, sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers is naturally the most appropriate approach!
In the end, it depends on the situation, which family should be attacked by the Ninja Village!
Konoha's interests must be taken, and Iwagakure must also attack and weaken it. This is what Kumogakure wants to see the most, even though Dodai is very clear that the difficulty here is very high. The leaders of the two villages are not vegetarians, but people have to have dreams, right?
In fact, the brazen attack launched by Iwagakure was completely in line with the interests of Kumogakure. Dodai really did not expect that Iwagakure was so temperamental and decisive!
However, the smoothness of the process greatly exceeded the expectations of Kumogakure's top adviser!
Originally, he thought that Iwagakure Ninja would send troops brazenly and would definitely have a fierce battle with Konoha in Land of Grass. Before reinforcements arrived, Konoha would most likely be defeated and would lose one or two games., and then the two sides entered a stalemate at the border and entered a fierce tug-of-war. At that time, they Kumo Ninja could choose at will whether to invade Konoha southward to further expand their own advantages and seize greater benefits.
Or maybe they are more optimistic and backstab Iwagakure Ninja at the necessary moment to achieve the purpose of greatly weakening both sides. All the dominance will fall into their Kumogakure hands. However, Iwagakure is actually a Lu Ping pushed to Land of Fire, and in less than a day, not only did he easily bring the entire Land of Grass into the strength of his own Ninja Village, but he also defeated Konoha's Mount Wuyuan Base in one go!
Even though Konoha's reinforcements are indeed still a little far away from arriving.
But the border garrison force has nearly two thousand people, equipped with various garrison traps and mechanisms, and was so easily pushed down by Iwagakure Ninja. So what does it mean that they Kumogakure and Konohagakure have been fighting fiercely in the Land of Hot Springs area for such a long time?
Even though Dodai knew very well that this was due to Iwagakure's determination to send out enough force in one go, and it took the combat power of Kitsuchi, Shōji and Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han to do this, the efficiency was still far beyond Dodai's expectations.
Konoha's defense is much weaker than Dodai originally expected. No matter how you look at the current situation, it seems that Iwagakure can defeat Konoha alone and then enjoy more abundant benefits. Let alone Fourth Raikage now, Dodai was a little unable to sit still. At this time, Iwagakure's side sent out an envoy again. As the representative of Third Tsuchikage Onoki, he used the most direct words to ask the Kumogakure side to fulfill Alliance Treaty's obligations and go deep into the northeastern border area of Land of Fire!
"Dodai! Dodai!"
Fourth Raikage, who couldn't bear it any longer, almost immediately called his top adviser!
"Send troops! I must send troops. All the interests of Land of Fire cannot fall into the hands of Iwagakure like this. Moreover, that old guy Third Hokage actually dares to fool this Raikage. I must teach Konoha a lesson!"
"Bang!"
It was another huge fist that hit the table in front of me with great force.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by a huge crack that shattered.
Fourth Raikage A had a very fierce look, leaning forward, looking at Dodai with burning eyes, and said in a very cold tone.
This one looks so angry.
Samui, Darui, Mabui and others on the side all felt their hearts skip a beat subconsciously. Even though this was not the first time, these close friends of Fourth Raikage, when they saw their own Raikage suddenly coming, they still felt a little bit of a desire to challenge their own heartbeats.
"Lord Raikage, please calm down for the moment. Now is not the time for us Kumogakure to mobilize our troops. We still need to wait and see what happens!"
As Third Raikage was in power, Dodai participated in Kumogakure affairs as the highest adviser, but it was a common sight. Anyway, Raikage has this kind of virtue. Facing Fourth Raikage's expression that seemed to want to eat him alive, Dodai didn't even change his expression at all. He still responded softly with a very calm look.
Fourth Raikage obviously doesn't like this. When he heard Dodai's slow words, the expression on his face became more and more violent. "It wasn't the time before, and it's not the time now, so when is the right time? Dodai! If Konoha is defeated in the front, we won't even be able to make soup by then!"
"Isn't that just right? Lord Raikage"
"Huh!?"
"If Konoha really cannot withstand the pressure of Iwagakure Ninja and suffers another big defeat, let alone Iwagakure, the side will definitely have to pay a corresponding price. For us, Land of Hot Springs is in front of us., as well as the deeper Land of Fire territorial area, we can capture it more easily. At least the initial benefit goal can be easily achieved, and in my opinion, Iwagakure and Konoha must enter a long time. In the stalemate for a period of time, not to mention that Iwagakure's previous Lien Zhan and Lianjie were almost caught off guard by Konoha, and Konoha's reinforcements did not arrive. Now there is another important piece of information, that is, Konoha One of Legendary Sannin from E, that Jiraiya has already arrived at Western Front, with such a powerful being at his command, along with the first batch of reinforcements sent out by Konoha."
"Lord Raikage, I am sure that it is impossible for the two sides to decide the outcome in a short period of time. This is the best time for us to further weaken the strength of both sides!"
There was a firm look in the depths of Dodai's pupils, and he looked at his own Lord Raikage in the opposite position with a very serious tone and said in a deep voice.
"You mean that disciple of Third Hokage, Jiraiya to Western Front?"
Hearing Jiraiya's name, Fourth Raikage A's expression also changed slightly. Although Fourth Raikage is very proud, he is definitely not an arrogant fool. He knows very well how important Konoha Sannin is.
"Yes, this is the information we just received, and it is 100% certain!"
Dodai said with a solemn face.
"Humph, even if that's the case, so what? Do we have to watch it for a while longer?"
Fourth Raikage snorted coldly. Although his expression seemed to have calmed down a little, the dissatisfaction shown in his words was so obvious at this moment. After all, the combat factor has been thoroughly penetrated into the bone marrow of every generation Raikage!
Although each village and shadow has representatives who have gone to the front line to fight in person for different times, Raikage is definitely the best among Five Kage. For them, fighting is a kind of enjoyment, and they are very eager to fight with fists and fists!
"No, it's not just about watching, we also need to take the next step. I want Konoha to immediately fulfill its previous obligations and hand over all the strongholds in the Tangquan Mountain area to our management, including the follow-up front line of Fengzuo Mountain. Konoha must also ensure that it withdraws within ten days. In addition, once again ask Konoha to hand over the leader of the culprit Hyuga clan - Hyuga Hizashi! Use the harshest words to reprimand Konoha and not allow them to fool us again!"
"Corresponding to this, our legion can also start taking action and approach the Mount Hot Spring area. In this way, we can also fulfill the 'Alliance Treaty' with Iwagakure, and can further seize more benefits. If Konoha refuses, it will not be too late for us to raise more troops!"
Make perfect use of the huge pressure Iwagakure brings to Konoha. While ensuring that your own interests are expanded as much as possible, you must also control your own losses. If you can do it without First Shinobi World War fighting, if one person does not die, you will get the entire Land of Hot Springs. If they control the interests of the field and force Konoha to really hand over Hyuga Hiashi to the Hyuga Clan Main Family, they Kumogakure will make a lot of money!
The completely different thing between this life and Original Work is that there is no need for Kumogakure to face Konoha alone. Original Work comes to Fourth Raikage with many worries, knowing full well that they are using people from separate families to fool themselves. In this case, firstly, because Konoha had given enough in other conditions, and secondly, because there were threats from other ninja villages, Fourth Raikage himself was not sure that he could beat Konoha in a one-on-one fight, so he chose to accept Konoha's peace proposal.
In this life, Kumogakure, who can completely let go of his hands and feet, directly expands the greed of people like Fourth Raikage and Dodai. One Hizashi Hyuga and other ancillary conditions can no longer satisfy their appetites. They want to get Byakugan Kekkei Genkai in real terms!
The target is Hyuga Hiashi!
Konoha won't give it!
Then they Kumogakure will just go and grab it!
Dodai's words revealed a domineering tone.
Let Fourth Raikage A's face show a satisfied smile again, that's all it takes!
Only in this way is it most consistent with their Kumo Ninja style and can they get more benefits for them Kumogakure!
"Very good, then do as you say. I will leave it to you to put pressure on Konoha. Dodai. You must ask that old guy Third Hokage to hand over Hyuga Hiashi. Then, Samui, you immediately notify Yugito and ask him to follow the large army. This time, I, Raikage, will personally lead the team to Hot Springs Mountain Outpost. If Konoha refuses, I, Raikage, will attack directly!"
Fourth Raikage hit the table in front of him hard again.
"Bang!"
"Crack!"
Accompanied by his words with a ferocious smile.
This desk case suffered another heavy blow, and it could not withstand the heavy hammer of Fourth Raikage. It burst directly from the middle position. The extremely rough scene also clearly reflected the incomparable figure of Fourth Raikage.
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
"Yes!"
On the opposite side, Dodai and Samui suddenly lowered their heads and responded at the same time.
Everyone has their own plan.
Everyone has their own calculations.
This is true for Iwagakure, so is Konoha, and so is Kumogakure.
However, judging from the current situation, the Kumogakure side is the more free and proactive side, because Konoha and Iwagakure have already entered a very fierce fighting situation. When the Kumogakure side resumes action.
On the western front.
The ninjas of Iwagakure and Konohagakure, who had already set up their own postures, were already fighting each other in every corner. It was almost a battle with Mount Wuyuan at the closest position in the past few days.
Konoha's ninjas seemed to be desperate for their lives and launched several small-scale attacks in succession.
Although it was not directly aimed at Mount Wuyuan Base, it was obviously an offensive launched from both wings to encircle it.
Kitsuchi and Shōji who are in the center can feel a very heavy pressure!
This situation is as if they really want to break through from both sides, and then completely wrap around and deal with the Iwagakure Ninja main force in the center position.
Shōji, who was at the forefront, had already encountered several waves of Konoha Ninja in succession.
The position between offense and defense changes instantly.
They Iwagakure Ninja were forced into a defensive posture.