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Therefore, before, Iwagakure was very arrogant and seized almost all strategic points of Land of Grass, and also required Kusagakure to provide a lot of materials and a certain degree of manpower support. Kusagakure was filled with hatred from top to bottom. However, at that time, Iwagakure was very powerful and even invaded. In the territory of Land of Fire, Mount Wuyuan Base was captured, almost completely suppressing Konoha, so that Kusagakure did not dare to make any dangerous moves. However, now that Iwagakure Ninja was defeated once on the frontline battlefield, and Konoha made a comeback, Kusagakure just couldn't control his little thoughts.
Kusagakure started to get a little handsy, but he still restrained himself. After all, Konoha did not backhand directly into Land of Grass. Although Kusagakure was tempted, he still didn't have the courage. It can be seen from the previous situation that if Konoha really continues to mobilize troops and it is a large-scale action, Kusagakure and Sunagakure in the south may not be able to restrain it. The probability of these two ninja villages taking action is very high.
This is why Ōnoki will personally go out and head directly towards Land of Grass. Although the situation is okay for now, Ōnoki wants to ensure that it cannot collapse further. If even the piece of fat Land of Grass in his mouth has to be spit out again, then they Iwagakure is really going to die. The reason why he only brought his direct subordinate Anbu Kage Guard Squad here is because of his confidence in his own strength. As long as he reaches the front line, he can improve the morale of his own ninjas and further intimidate Kusagakure and the Konoha Ninjas across the border.
The second is that when the strength on the eastern border cannot be used and some troops must be prepared for emergency use, the remaining troops are only enough to support Southern Fortress. Compared with Kusagakure, Sunagakure is really evil and courageous. If he launches a battle to recapture the fortress at all costs, Iwagakure will have to bear a lot of pressure.
The relationship between Five Great Nations is so delicate and tense.
The truth is that except for Kirigakure, who is in the Guxuan Continent, he doesn't need to worry too much about being beaten. The remaining Four Great Shinobi Villages has more or less similar concerns, but at most they are not as exaggerated as Konohagakure.
Apart from these two ninja villages, the one who had the biggest reaction was naturally Kumogakure, who thought he could watch the "big show" for a while longer. The second Mount Wuyuan Base battle between Konoha and Iwagakure Ninja came to an end with such a result.
This is a point that Kumogakure is very dissatisfied with. Fourth Raikage A and Dodai were still expecting to see a more brutal fight between the two great ninja villages. The two sides only paid two to three thousand casualties each, which was far from what Fourth Raikage A expected!
The number of casualties must be at least doubled, right? After all, this is another fierce battle involving Three Great Shinobi Villages after Third Shinobi World War. With just such a few casualties, are you Konoha and Iwagakure embarrassed?
From the perspective of Fourth Raikage, Iwagakure Ninja's active retreat, and Konoha actually restrained themselves in the border area, and did not re-enter Land of Grass's territory is a 'shame'!
It can be said that this really belongs to the type of standing and talking without back pain. Of course, from the perspective of Kumogakure's interests, Fourth Raikage does have "reason" to be angry. After all, if Iwagakure and Konoha do not further engage in fierce fighting, they Kumogakure will not be able to enjoy the benefits of the fishermen.
And in the current situation, Kumogakure also has a hint of dilemma in it, but this does not refer to the objective situation of Kumo Ninja. After all, all the benefits that should be obtained have been basically obtained. Even if we stop here, Kumogakure is still the biggest gainer in this war, without having to pay anything. The price is to obtain a pair of pure Byakugan, and to expand the scope of interests of the Ninja Village in Land of Hot Springs, which is really mouth-watering. It just means that Fourth Raikage A has a feeling in his heart that he is not willing to take a step back, and he feels that the risk is a bit high if he takes a step forward.
It can be said that at this moment, Fourth Raikage A's psychology is the most subtle. Of course, Dodai is also the moment when Kumogakure understands the psychology of his own Raikage best. He can even be 100% sure that his own Lord Raikage will most likely take a step forward!
Not because of anything.
Just because Raikage has always been a representative of aggressiveness, and this is more vividly reflected in Fourth Raikage. Therefore, the role Dodai has always played He was admonishing his own Lord Raikage at the critical moment, but this time, Dodai did not intend to continue to suppress his own Lord Raikage's 'barbaric impulse'!
Land of Hot Springs, Hot Springs Mountain Outpost.
"What do you mean? Now we can directly intimidate a wave of Mount Fengzui strongholds? When Iwagakure Ninja all retreat?"
Fourth Raikage A frowned slightly, looked at Dodai in the opposite position, and asked with a suspicious look on his face.
"Yes, Lord Raikage, Iwagakure Ninja did not retreat, and Third Tsuchikage came to the front line in person. This proves that Iwagakure Ninja is still unwilling to fail like this. Now as long as we stimulate it a little, Iwagakure Ninja is very likely to start a new war. The number of people Iwagakure Ninja gathered in Land of Grass who can fight is still 5,000. What's more, we also need to press Konoha to prevent Konoha from being unwilling to fight again because of this war. Give us the Mount Fengzui stronghold. In that case, Konoha will still place a nail in the Land of Hot Springs area. This will threaten our village's interests in Land of Hot Springs to a certain extent. This is often not feasible, and subsequent actions will not be carried out for the time being. Talk about it, we must at least capture the Mount Fengzui area first, and the minimum requirement is to ensure that our village completely dominates the interests of the entire Land of Hot Springs. In this way, even if the war ends in this situation, our village will still be able to capture almost the profit goals it set before the war!"
Dodai nodded and said in a very calm tone.
Just as Iwagakure must take advantage of this opportunity to capture the entire Land of Grass, the initial goal of the Kumogakure side is also very pragmatic and is set to capture the entire Land of Hot Springs field, Byakugan is indeed the biggest surprise profit that was unexpected, but even with Byakugan Kekkei Genkai as compensation, from a national strategic level, the most important thing is to let the power of your own ninja village radiate to the entire Land of Hot Springs!
After all, only by achieving this can we truly ensure that in the future war pattern, Kumogakure can look down on Konohagakure. The process and results are hard to say, but in the early stages of the war, the dominance between them must fall on their Kumogakure side.
Therefore, at this point, Kumogakure will never give in. Even if it requires paying a certain price, Mount Fengzui will definitely win it. Dodai sees this very thoroughly and firmly.
As for whether Konoha will react more violently, that is not a problem that Dodai will worry about at all. If they had to fight Konoha one-on-one without the intervention of other ninja villages, their Kumogakure side would indeed have no choice. There is too much confidence, but it is different now. In the previous collision with Iwagakure, Konohagakure had already suffered a loss, and now Kumogakure is really not false at all, not to mention that the tentative goal is only to seize the stronghold area around Mount Fengzui!
Dodai still can't believe that the nearly 10,000 Konoha Ninja troops who were dispatched to Western Front can be dispatched back so easily and quickly, and as long as If Iwagakure does not withdraw its troops for one day, it is impossible for those Konoha Ninja in Western Front to mobilize back too much, especially when that Third Tsuchikage arrives at the front line.
Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannins, will also be left there. The balance of combat power is completely in favor of their Kumo Ninja side. Invading the interior of Land of Fire still has one thing to worry about, but there is no need to worry about seizing the strongholds around Mount Fengzui!
"Well! I understand what you mean, so I will immediately give the order, the army will press forward, and then immediately send someone to contact Konoha, and give them the Mount Fengzui stronghold within three days. Otherwise, I, Raikage, will go and get it myself!"
After all, there is still an agreement that has not actually been signed or taken effect. Fourth Raikage will not rush forward in a real hurry. Three days is enough for Konoha to pass the news back and forth, and it is also just enough for his own army. Completely press forward and surround the strongholds around Mount Fengzui. Anyway, as soon as three days are up, no matter whether Konoha refuses or delays, this Fourth Raikage will lead the troops of his ninja village to launch a brazen attack.
With him leading the team and having five thousand Kumo Ninja and Two-Tailed Jinchuriki Yugito under his command, Fourth Raikage A really can't believe it's just a Mount Fengzui The stronghold can block his offensive. Unless Konoha sends very strong reinforcements in advance, otherwise, the Mount Fengzui stronghold is already regarded by Fourth Raikage as his own.
They Yotsuki Clan are so domineering!
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
Dodai also suddenly lowered his head and bowed in response.
One step forward and one step back, one tighten and one loosen.
The triangular relationship seems stable, but in fact it is also very tense. The pull between Three Great Shinobi Villages has been fully revealed in less than a month.
As soon as Iwagakure retreated, Kumogakure pressed forward. They clearly said they were acting together with the military Alliance Treaty. In such a situation, their ugliness was fully revealed. However, this is The most true portrayal of Shinobi World's decades of history. If there are really two ninja villages that can work together, Konoha has been completely suppressed and even destroyed in the previous three Shinobi World War.
This is the so-called friendship between big countries, only eternal interests. You must know that First Hokage distributes Tailed Beast at a distance, and does not even care about the face of the strongest one Shinobi World. On top of Five Kage Summit, he knelt down and kowtowed to the other four figures, using the most sincere words to pray for common peaceful development. Less than ten years had passed. After this First Hokage passed away, the war once again spread to the entire continent.
Therefore, a world of mutual understanding is the most naive and ridiculous words. Human beings will always fight only for themselves and everything they value.
As soon as Kumo Ninja started taking action, the Konoha Ninjas in the Mount Fengzui stronghold immediately discovered that this was not a small-scale operation, but a large-scale invasion of military operations, which instantly made Konoha Ninja in the stronghold The were all facing a formidable enemy. Nara Suzaku and Yamanaka Inoichi, who were the commanders of the stronghold, rushed to the forefront of the stronghold immediately. They happened to receive the message from Kumo Ninja.
The Konoha Ninjas are required to abide by the previous 'peace agreement', give up the Mount Fengzui frontline strongholds within three days, and return all personnel to the Land of Fire territory. After three days, if they still occupy the Mount Fengzui strongholds, all consequences will be borne by the Konoha side.
"Hundan, didn't you agree to hand it over to them after the end of June? Now you are so eager to force us to hand over the stronghold? What does it mean to bear the consequences? Isn't this the threat of Chi Guoguo?"
On the side, Yamashiro Aoba, who is the most outstanding member of the younger generation of the Yamashiro Clan in Konohagakure and has just been promoted to Special Jōnin, said with an angry look on his face at this moment, young people are always easy to be angry, especially Qingye They are only in their early 20s and have just experienced Third Shinobi World War. Their own ninja village has repeatedly defeated other major ninja villages and won Shinobi World War again. The pride of the young generation who has achieved brilliant results is extremely high deep in their hearts. Facing such a menacing threat from other ninja villages.
These young people are often the ones who can't accept it the most.
"This is indeed a threat, and it is a just right threat. This Fourth Raikage is sure that we Konoha can't really fight with them Kumogakure at this juncture. The timing of catching it is indeed clever enough!"
Nara Suzaku shook his head slightly, his face seemed to remain relatively calm, but there was also a hint of anger in the depths of his pupils.
"It is better to report to Lord Hokage immediately. In addition, we also need to make some preparations in advance so that we will not panic when necessary."
On the side, Yamanaka Inoichi, standing side by side with Nara Suzaku, also had a look of helplessness in his eyes, and nodded slightly.
"What? Be prepared in advance. Do we really want to give up the Mount Fengzui stronghold so easily? Suzaku-san, Inoichi-san, we have already given up Hot Springs Mountain Outpost. If we lose it here, the entire Land of Hot Springs will no longer have a foothold for our Konoha. In that case, the future strategy will become very bad. Lord Hokage will definitely..."
Yamashiro Aoba's face changed when he heard the words of his two seniors, and he spoke these words impulsively.
"Aoba-kun, no one said that we must give up the Mount Fengzui stronghold. All judgments must be obeyed by Lord Hokage's orders. We just want to make some necessary preparations in advance!"
Yamanaka Inoichi looked at Yamashiro Aoba with a very serious expression and said, many times, even if you really want to do this next, you can never say it so straightforwardly on the surface.
When can you speak, when can you do, these are the basic qualities and considerations that an adult should have. Aoba only reacted after his words were interrupted by Inoichi. After realizing that he had made a mistake, his face changed again and he became silent again.
After seeing Qingye understand the deeper meaning of this, Inoichi's expression softened a lot. Although, like Shikaku, Inoichi had some complaints about his own master Third Hokage's governing philosophy and some specific strategies deep down, but that After all, it can only be limited to the depths of one's own heart. As the Hokage who has been in charge of Konohagakure for longer than the other three Hokages, whether you are willing to admit it or not, Sarutobi Hiruzen really has a high prestige in Konohagakure!
Wealthy Ninja Clan can understand some of the high-level dynamics, and naturally can distinguish very clearly what kind of personality this Lord Hokage of their own is, but the vast majority of small and medium-sized Ninja Clan, as well as the huge Commoner Ninja class Third Hokage really regards Third Hokage as an existence like Gods. It can be said that in the past thirty years, Sarutobi Hiruzen has accomplished nothing else. In terms of operating Konohagakure, it is a king-level existence.
This is why when Shōji found out that he could not take the high-level road, he would not choose to rebel and seize power, but directly lead the clan to break away from Konoha. It is very simple. Rebellion and seizing power is a dead end. The most direct way is The reason is that even if all the major wealthy families Ninja Clan choose to be neutral, Third Hokage can still directly order nearly ten thousand Commoner Ninja to encircle and suppress them Uchiha Clan!
He Shōji does not have even half the strength of his ancestor Uchiha Madara in his heyday, so it is the most correct choice to break away from the village. If he really chooses to start a rebellion and face a head-on confrontation, what will happen to Konoha? Shōji doesn't know, but they Uchiha Clan must be destroyed just like Original Work. No matter how strong Mangekyo and Susanoo are, without the strength of Uchiha Madara and Chakra still limited, even if there are three pairs of Mangekyo, the result will still be the same.
As the leader of the Yamanaka Clan who is closest to Third Hokage, Inoichi is also very aware of the high status of his Third Hokage in the village. He does not want some of his young companions to cause unnecessary trouble to him because of their careless words.
At this moment, Inoichi really had the same idea as Shikaku that Lord Third was really not suitable to continue sitting in the position of Hokage.
'I hope Shikaku can convince Lord Jiraiya that that adult is the most suitable being to lead the village forward! '
Inoichi looked towards the west, and the figures of Nara Shikaku and Jiraiya could not help but appear in the depths of his mind.
At this moment, far above Western Front, Jiraiya and Shikaku, who were being talked about by Inoichi, also happened to receive orders from their own ninja village.
As expected by Shikaku, or in other words, this was part of Shikaku's original plan. After Mount Wuyuan Base was captured and Iwagakure Ninja's army passively retreated back to Land of Grass, Third Hokage issued the order to stop its western front army at the border.
Moreover, he directly told Jiraiya and Shikaku that the village intended to restart peace negotiations with Iwagakure. The next step was not to use war, but to use diplomacy to end the dispute between the two villages.
It can be said that this is not beyond the expectations of Jiraiya and Shikaku. One of them knows the character of his teacher very well, and the almost thirty-year master-disciple relationship is no joke. The other is an extremely smart person in the village. Although he has been in close contact with Lord Hokage for so many years, he can see some things more thoroughly than the former.
"This is really old man style, but it's okay. If the war continues, it will cause great damage to the village. There are still Kumo Ninja problems in the Northeast that have not been solved."
Jiraiya glanced at the message scroll passed from the village, smiled softly, put it aside, and said so.
"Shikaku!"
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya!"
In the lower position, Shikaku also stepped out with a touch of stability, Responded.
"The next communication with Iwagakure Ninja will be left to you. Although Third Tsuchikage has also come to the front line in person, there is a high probability that deterrence will be the main purpose. We should reach an armistice agreement with Iwagakure Ninja as soon as possible. In this way, we can easily transfer some of our troops back to the village as much as possible. Kumo Ninja on the northeast side is starting to make some moves again."
The armistice agreement does not mean that the war is truly over. If we really want to return to the previous peaceful situation, we must sign a series of peace terms agreement with each other, and then wait until both sides withdraw their troops from each other. This will mean that the war has officially ended.
It's just that the armistice agreement is a precondition. Once an agreement can be reached, the relationship between the two parties can be further eased, which will also be conducive to Konoha's subsequent strategic adjustments. In the northeast, whether to fight a fight, or to be more restrained and choose to agree to Kumo Ninja's conditions, Konoha can have a certain degree of room for maneuver.
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya, I understand!"
Of course, Shikaku would not question the order issued by Lord Third in his own village. What's more, for Shikaku, he also felt that ending the war mode with the two major ninja villages as soon as possible was the most important point. Sacrificing some interests that were not so necessary was within the acceptable range.
Their village now needs a period of stable development, and the most important thing is that only when external problems are solved can they focus on dealing with internal problems. Even if the difficulty is very high, Shikaku is determined to wait until this time is over, and he will promote Jiraiya to become his own ninja village Fifth Hokage!
This is not only his personal wish, but also the expectation of most wealthy families in the entire Ninja Village Ninja Clan!
Never underestimate Shikaku's mobility and wisdom!
During this period of time, he has made some preliminary preparations in advance, waiting for the right time to take official action!
Therefore, he is more focused than anyone else on resolving the dispute with Iwagakure Ninja and Kumo Ninja as soon as possible!