The leader of the clan was handed over.
This is the biggest shame of the family. For Hyūga, it is absolutely unacceptable for Hyuga Hiashi to be given to Kumogakure like this, but it is also foreseeable that today's Konoha It is very difficult for to withstand the pressure of two major ninja villages. Konohagakure in Third Shinobi World War has never really tried to face the invasion of the main forces of two major ninja villages at the same time, let alone at this moment.
This is why Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to be forbearing from the beginning. If Uchiha Clan didn't feel that Iwagakure was there, there was a high probability that there would be no possibility of peace talks. This Third Hokage really planned to make peace with both sides at the same time. As long as the core interests of Konohagakure were not endangered, any conditions could be negotiated.
Therefore, handing over a pair of Byakugan to Kumogakure, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not think it is a big problem, and he also believes that Konoha is so protective of Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Clan should understand the village's painstaking efforts. If he is not even willing to take out a pair of Byakugan, then it can only be said that Hyuga Clan really has different intentions!
When Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, the three of them nodded slowly after being silent for a while. Danzo, who had a gloomy face on the side and seemed unwilling to express his opinions anymore, also felt in his heart that Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan was indeed feasible.
This was originally the core of Kumogakure's requirements. Hyuga Hiashi is indifferent. He has always been interested in Byakugan Kekkei Genkai. Hizashi is because as a separated person, once he dies, Byakugan will be The imprint of Caged Bird Seal was completely destroyed, making it impossible for Kumogakure to obtain the real Byakugan Kekkei Genkai. This is what makes Fourth Raikage angry. Otherwise, there will be no big difference in whoever is handed over. Byakugan is the key point.
"In addition, at Hot Springs Mountain Outpost, you can notify Suzaku to let them out in an orderly manner, but the Mount Fengzui area cannot be easily withdrawn. At least before the end of this month, you must stay there and wait until the results on the Western Front are known!"
It is now June, and unlike wars between ordinary armies, wars between ninjas rarely last for a long time, unless it is a kind of local collision. If a war breaks out, the war between the two countries often breaks out within a few months, or even a shorter period of time. The previous three Shinobi World War seemed to have lasted for several years, but that was because the major powers collided alternately. It does not mean that any country really fought with another country for three or four years!
The same is true for this Three Great Shinobi Villages collision.
Especially on top of Western Front, which has a heavy concentration of troops.
The decisive moment is within this month. Although this overturns the previous plan, after the fall of Mount Wuyuan Base, Sarutobi Hiruzen also needs to bear the pain from Kyoto. Despite the huge pressure inside, no matter what, Hokage still needs to obey the orders of the daimyo in name. Konohagakure is also one of the internal components of Land of Fire.
They still need Land of Fire various material support, and it is impossible to completely ignore other people's requests.
It must be understood that in Five Kage's appointment process, even if it is only symbolic, it is said that the appointment and dismissal of famous names in the country are required!
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, do you mean to have a decisive battle on the Western Front?"
Mitokado Homura asked with a solemn look as his pupils shrank slightly.
"This is also a decision made at an extraordinary moment, so we must do everything we can to stabilize Kumogakure, no matter how high the price is! Leave this side of Kumogakure to me. Yan, Koharu, you must do a good job in providing logistical support to Western Front. The next period of time is the most important moment!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice.
Two plans.
A different unfolding.
But in the final analysis, the core is the same. Although both of them depend on Kumogakure's face, in the latter plan chosen, their own side at least has more initiative. Yes, once this plan can be executed smoothly, without saying too much, it will be defeated head-on. The Iwagakure army that invaded once and recaptured Mount Wuyuan Base can strategically regain its own initiative. The so-called Alliance Treaty above Shinobi World is very illusory!
As long as Iwagakure can be beaten back, the remaining Kumogakure and Konoha don't need to be too afraid, at least they can get more room for maneuver.
Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Shimura Danzō all heard the decisive meaning in Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, and their expressions became extremely cold at the same moment.
"I understand, don't worry, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
"Yeah!"
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also nodded simultaneously at this moment. Only Danzo still looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a frown, as if he wanted to see something more from the face of his Hokage best friend.
Unfortunately, as usual, many times, Danzo feels that he understands his Hokage best friend, but in fact he never does.
Decision made.
This is an immediate action.
There needs to be a tacit understanding between each other. When Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu are working hard to prepare various logistics materials and further recruit people from the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen once again boarded the door of the Hyuga Clan in person. As he said at Konoha F4's exclusive high-level meeting, he made a second request for the arrival of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After a period of struggle and entanglement, the Main Family elders in the Hyuga Clan finally agreed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's request. It was impossible for them to choose to hand over the patriarch, and handing over the patriarch also meant handing over the blood of Byakugan, so why not simply give him a pair of Byakugan?
Hyuga Clan has a history of thousands of years. After all these years, there are still some Byakugans of dead people in the clan. Although some things cannot be exposed to the outside world, almost all the major Ninja Clans have one thing in common, that is, they will independently research their own Kekkei Genkais in an attempt to obtain stronger power.
Especially Hyuga Clan, as the so-called three major Dojutsu family, let alone the legendary Rinnegan, Sharingan can continue to advance, why can't they Byakugan? In the past thousands of years, people from the Hyuga Clan and Main Family have never given up on related research.
If you want to study these things, Byakugan is indispensable.
Taking out a pair from these accumulated Byakugan is really not a big problem. Even if doing so will cause the Kekkei Genkai of their clan to leak out again, which can be called a shame to the clan, Hyuga Clan has no choice, unless they also have the courage to directly choose to leave Konoha like Uchiha Clan. Unfortunately, Hyūga is not Uchiha after all.
Logically speaking, as long as Sharingan does not reach the Mangekyo level, Byakugan and Sharingan should belong to the same level of Dojutsu. However, since the traceable history of Shinobi World, Uchiha Clan will always suppress Hyuga Clan. Even if there are no Uchiha members of Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Clan is still stronger than Hyuga Clan. This is not because of eye problems, it is purely the difference between people!
Especially after joining Konohagakure.
Uchiha Clan still maintains his proud side, but Hyuga Clan is further 'tamed'! Now Hyuga Clan is really one of Konoha's most loyal Ninja Clan. As long as Konoha doesn't really let their family die collectively and completely hand over Byakugan Kekkei Genkai, it can be said that he is really obeying Konoha High Command's words.
And when these ancient Main Family elders agreed to Third Hokage's request, the opinion of Hyuga Hiashi, the patriarch, seemed insignificant, even more so. Not to mention that during this period, Hyuga Hiashi still had not come out of the shadow of the death of his only biological brother. A pair of Byakugan is a pair of Byakugan.
This patriarch doesn't really care.
This was an immediate agreement.
This pair of Byakugan, as well as the order issued by Third Hokage to retreat Konoha Ninja in the area Mount Hot Spring, were also quickly delivered to the territory of Land of Hot Springs in the shortest possible time!
In order to stabilize the Kumo Ninja side, Sarutobi Hiruzen was trying their best, while the Kumo Ninja side was retreating collectively after receiving the Konoha Ninja in Hot Springs Mountain Outpost, and receiving the pair of Byakugan that were specially sent and claimed to be Byakugan left behind after Hyuga Hiashi committed suicide.
It must be said.
Fourth Raikage was stunned for the first time.
He really didn't expect that Konoha would meet their requirements in this way.
Byakugan Kekkei Genkai was obtained easily, and Hot Springs Mountain Outpost was also successfully occupied. Although the distance from Land of Hot Springs to Land of Hot Springs and the defense line problem around Mount Fengzui, But those are all small details, not to mention that Konoha also said that he will give up the Mount Fengzui stronghold before the end of June. The most important thing is to obtain the coveted Byakugan Kekkei Genkai.
It truly satisfied the ambitions of the Kumogakure side before the war.
It can be said that when Fourth Raikage saw the pair of crystal clear Byakugan in a nourishing solution bottle and placed it in front of him, Fourth Raikage had a very illusory feeling. Konoha could easily give away Byakugan Kekkei Genkai?
Land of Hot Springs, Kumo Ninja In the stronghold, Fourth Raikage A gently rubbed the nutrient solution bottle in front of him, as if to widen his eyes, and carefully looked at the pair of Byakugan inside, with his face There was both excitement and confusion, just as Third Hokage and Shikaku predicted. Whether Konoha handed over Hyuga Hiashi or not, that was secondary.
The core goal of Kumogakure is that pair of Byakugan Kekkei Genkai!
This is the highest Dojutsu above Shinobi World, which is said to be comparable to Sharingan. Especially in war, the role Byakugan can play in large-scale legion operations is not inferior in any way, and is even better than Sharingan!
Kumogakure, who originally had the highest enthusiasm for collecting all kinds of Kekkei Genkai, naturally would not let go of this Kekkei Genkai, but Fourth Raikage really did not expect that Konohagakure actually gave away Byakugan Kekkei Genkai like this.
This made Fourth Raikage A immediately suspect that Konoha had some conspiracy.
The only thing that can be truly certain is that the pair of eyes in front of them are genuine Byakugan. As long as they Kumogakure can find a suitable candidate now and transplant the eyes, they Kumogakure will immediately be able to obtain the full-image perspective gain of Byakugan!
"Dodai!"
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
"What kind of intention do you think Konoha has? I gave you this pair of Byakugan as soon as I gave it to you. Is there any conspiracy behind it?"
With an expression of half joy and half surprise on his face, Fourth Raikage A gently placed Byakugan in his hand on the table, then looked at Dodai in front of him and asked softly.
"I don't think there's any conspiracy, Lord Raikage."
Dodai shook his head slightly and said.
"Oh?"
Fourth Raikage A raised his eyebrows. On either side, Mabui and Samui, the two exclusive secretaries of Raikage who are still very young at present, and Darui, the most talented young generation, also slightly widened their eyes and looked at their most outstanding consultant with a ray of curiosity.
"You have also seen the previous intelligence. Konoha was caught off guard and lost the defense line around Mount Wuyuan. Although this is not very fatal, it is impossible to really The threat to Konohagakure was not heavy, but since the establishment of Konohagakure, this was the first time that a large country with thousands of troops invaded Land of Fire In the past, there were only small-scale invasions of elite troops, and their meaning was completely different. Therefore, we can conclude that the Konoha side must be under great pressure. When the first batch of reinforcements of more than 5,000 people was dispatched to Western Front, and a group of forces were mobilized later, it is enough to see that Konoha must retake Mount Wuyuan Base!"
"Although with Konoha's foundation, they can continue to explode nearly ten thousand troops to the extreme, but if possible, they definitely don't want another war to break out on the Eastern Front. Trying to stabilize us is the best choice, and meeting our conditions is also what we should do. Of course, on Hyuga Hiashi, we and Konoha also understand that it is impossible. He You can also see that our core intention is to Byakugan Kekkei Genkai, Hyuga Clan is also the Ninja Clan that has been passed down for a long time. It is 100% that there are some dead members of the Byakugan in the clan. Giving us a pair will cost a lot, but it is still within the range that Konoha can bear!"
"Therefore, there is no conspiracy here, unless Konoha's target is us, not Iwagakure, but this probability is too low. First, they need to mobilize more troops, and second, they need to reach peace terms with Iwagakure, but the cost is too high. I think the possibility is less than one percent!"
Dodai said word for word in a very calm tone.
Paralyzing first, and then sending troops to make a surprise attack at the critical moment is the most common and often the most effective tactic in the military. However, in today's Konohagakure, the possibility of this is really low, because Western Front is dispatched to Even if the number of Konoha Ninja above E cannot be detected with the most accurate results, there is still a rough data, and the loss of Mount Wuyuan Base is also a real result.
On this basis.
The probability of Konohagakure taking action against them Kumogakure is really low.
Dodai was also cautious, taking all possibilities into consideration, and then reported them one by one to his own Lord Raikage.
In the final analysis, when the Three Great Shinobi Villages confrontation reaches this level, some things between each other are played openly. Sometimes it is not that you can't guess what you are going to do, but that you have clearly guessed it, but still out of many scruples, it is difficult to really make a 100% determination. This is the case for the so-called Alliance Treaty of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Not to mention others.
"Is that so?"
Fourth Raikage looked thoughtful, then nodded slowly and said.
"So what are we going to do next?"
"I think the more this time comes, the more we need to stay calm. Lord Raikage, we have obtained all the benefits we should obtain. To put it bluntly, our original goal was only to obtain the entire Land of Hot Springs territory. Now Hot Springs Mountain Outpost has fallen into our hands, and only Mount Fengzui is left. In this area, it can be obtained from Konoha at the latest in early July, and with the biggest surprise of Byakugan, we really don't need to continue to suppress Konoha, we just need to sit and watch the fight between Konoha and Iwagakure!"
"As for the alliance, we have already 'moved in' and occupied the Tangquan Mountain stronghold, and forced the Konoha garrison back to the Fengqi Mountain stronghold. This can be dealt with completely. There is no need to confront Konoha head-on. Don't forget, Raikage-sama, Iwagakure Village can The security in the border area with us has also not been relaxed. The previous investigators have detected the traces of the four-tailed jinchūriki in the stronghold established in the eastern border of the Earth Kingdom in Iwagakure! "We must guard against this!"
"Besides, as I said just now, if Konoha is really anxious, they can still continue to send out nearly ten thousand troops. Jiraiya, one of Legendary Sannin, has already appeared. Another Legendary Sannin, the granddaughter of First Hokage, Konohagakure, and Princess Tsunade are already preparing for war? We have to guard against these, and Kirigakure has not moved until this time, so we also need to be vigilant!"
Seeing that Lord Raikage's pupils seemed to be ready to move, and that was the desire to further expand to the extreme, Dodai also immediately advised seriously that if the benefits are not obtained, it is indeed okay to be reckless, but the benefits that can be obtained now have already been taken, and it will take some time for the Ninja Village to digest these benefits.
Even though Land of Fire's territory and other resources are very rich and attractive, in Dodai's view, he must exercise restraint. The war potential of Konoha alone is enough for his own Ninja Village to consider carefully.
To be honest, in Dodai's opinion, it is very irrational to choose a hard cap in order to leave benefits that may not be obtainable.
Besides, they also have to consider the movements of Iwagakure and Kirigakure. Dodai really feels that the best judgment is to wait and see what happens. There is no need to really involve themselves, isn't it better to sit back and watch Iwagakure and Konohagakure fight to the death?
As long as the two major ninja villages weaken each other in this collision, they Kumogakure can easily overwhelm the two major ninja villages and win Shinobi World Hegemony. Therefore, Dodai must use the most serious tone to stop some unnecessary unreasonable thoughts of his own Lord Raikage.
Even if you really want to continue to do something, you have to look at the next situation.
Absolutely no unnecessary things should be done at this time.
Hearing the words of advice from his 'top adviser', Fourth Raikage also raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to get angry, making Mabui, Darui and others next to him instantly tense.
But only for that second.
That is another emotion that is actively calmed down.
In fact, it's not that Fourth Raikage doesn't understand the meaning of Dodai's words. In the final analysis, disputes between countries ultimately stop at the word 'interest'. Sunagakure, Kirigakure has gradually been unable to keep up. In today's Shinobi World competition, if Kumogakure's enemy eliminates Konoha, it will be Iwagakure!
If we can steadily weaken the two major ninja villages at the same time.
Kumogakure can easily pick off Shinobi World Hegemony. There is indeed no need to do anything extra. However, as Raikage, the bellicose and restless emotions deep in the bone marrow make Fourth Raikage A somewhat restrained.
But in the end reason prevailed over emotion.
Fourth Raikage A took a deep breath and nodded heavily and said, "Immediately send personnel to reach further negotiations with Konoha, saying that this Raikage agrees with Konoha's conditions, and then immediately dispatch troops to Hot Springs Mountain Outpost, and then push the front line forward to Mount Fengzui, but it must be Keep at a relatively safe distance, and then send someone to communicate with Iwagakure, saying that we have "defeated" the garrison deployed by Konoha in Land of Hot Springs, and have pressed to the border of Land of Fire. We look forward to joining the Iwagakure army to attack Konohagakure together!"
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
After hearing my Lord Raikage, I finally restrained my private impulses.
Dodai's previously stern face also showed a faint smile at this moment, bowing slightly and saluting.
The confrontation between the Ninja Villages was so thrilling and exciting. Konohagakure gave in again, in exchange for which Kumogakure once again stood still. Although it seemed that Konoha suffered the most losses, in this situation, the most uncomfortable party was the Iwagakure Ninja frontline troops in Land of Fire territory.
There was already some regret for 'encouraging' the squad leader of his family to lead an army to directly attack Shōji at Mount Wuyuan Base.
"Pfft!"
"Bang!"
Another front-line collision.
When he led his men to destroy an invading Konoha team, his face was also full of exhaustion.
Although Chakra and physical exertion are not very serious.
And there is the most basic rest time every day.
The frequency of raids and battles is too high.
Shōji has always maintained a nervous state, but the mental consumption is not so easy to recover from.
Shōji, who originally thought that he had become completely accustomed to war and had rich war experience, finally realized how "arrogant" he was before!
When Konoha stayed, it was only a local war with Kumo Ninja. Last year's war with Sunagakure was more of a hearty defeat. The reason why it was so easy was that Rasa also took it for granted, and Sunagakure's strength was really weak.
But this time, at the moment when Konoha was still able to barely maintain Shinobi World's first ninja village, Shōji truly realized the cruelty and difficulty of war.
The endless attacks, counter-attacks, and all kinds of roundabouts made Shōji, who has always been at the forefront, feel unprecedented pressure.
This is all based on the fact that Kitsuchi has already sent an extra dispatch and returned Akatsuchi to share the pressure.
Otherwise, Shōji alone would face such strong pressure from Konoha.
It is very easy to be overwhelmed mentally.