Each Harboring Wicked Intentions
"Your Excellency is mistaken. The Land of Rain alone is naturally no match for Konoha, but with the combined strength of the Lands of Wind, Earth, and Lightning, defeating Konoha is not impossible."
This guy is such a waste of his strength, he's such a coward! Why wasn't he this cowardly when he was trying to steal the Tailed Beast? Does he think the Land of Earth is easy to bully?
"This... it's not that I'm trying to diminish Konoha's morale, but the Third Great Ninja War Shinobi World War is just around the corner. Even with the repeated attacks from the other four great nations of the Ninja World, Konoha has remained standing. This shows that even with the three great nations and my Land of Rain joining forces, the odds of victory are still not very high. Perhaps we should just let this matter drop?"
No one understands the horror of those monsters in Konoha better than myself. Rather than joining the three great nations in invading Konoha, I'd rather fight them to the death. At least I have a chance of winning against the Wind, Earth, and Lightning nations.
"Kid, did you pick up your strength from the ground up? How come you have no spirit of a strong person at all? Konoha is strong, but as we could see from the last Shinobi World War, Konoha is already at its last gasp. Besides, during the Third Great Ninja War, the four great nations did not unite but fought their own battles, which gave Konoha the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Now we are launching a joint invasion. Can this be considered the same?"
Does our Kumogakure seem easy to bully to outsiders? How dare this cowardly scoundrel invade Kumogakure and steal the Tailed Beast weapons?
What a waste of his strength! If I had that kind of power, I would dare to march all the way to the capital of the Land of Fire.
"The Raikage is right. Konoha's strength is undeniable, but Konoha weakness is equally evident. Right now, Konoha Third Hokage and Fourth Hokage, along with the elders, have all passed away, and the newly appointed Tsunade is a woman. Moreover, the village has the unruly Uchiha Clan. This is Konoha's weakest moment. If we miss this opportunity, the tide will turn when Konoha recovers."
Currently, Konoha's only formidable fighting force consists of Tsunade and Uchiha Gen, who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. While the Mangekyō Sharingan is indeed troublesome, as long as I can hold off Uchiha Gen and the Raikage can hold off Tsunade, wouldn't the leader of the Land of Rain be able to slaughter everyone with his strength?
"Indeed, leader of the Land of Rain, I urge you to seriously consider our proposal. Now that our three great nations have already dispatched troops, there is no reason for us to withdraw in vain. If we do not attack Konoha, then in order to recoup our losses, we will have no choice but to carry out the original plan."
The Fourth Raikage stared at the man before him with a menacing gaze, making no attempt to conceal his malice. He knew he was no match for this guy in a one-on-one fight, but his side was a coalition of three great nations; only a fool would dare to fight him one-on-one.
"Um... alright, since you all so sincerely invite our Land of Rain to join us in this important matter, it would be impolite of me to refuse any longer. Attacking Konoha is fine, but our Land of Rain is small in number and poor in resources, so we don't have many capable ninjas. We'll leave the initial conquest to the three great nations, and I'll handle Konoha's top ninjas later on. What do you say?"
Let's pretend to agree first to keep these guys calm. At worst, we can send a message to Konoha through Yamanaka Arashi later. It's better to join forces and attack these three bastards from both sides than to let the Land of Rain act as pawns alone.
"Is that so? Very well, then you can deal with Uchiha Gen and the other clan leaders of Konoha. The other core forces will be handled by Iwagakure and Amegakure. As for Rasa, the lower-level fodder and the clearing out will be Sunagakure." Heh, so you're all thinking about preserving your strength? Too bad for Amegakure, with your limited manpower, even if you're trying to preserve your strength, how many can you possibly have?
"This... is fine too." Damn it, what does that old man Ōnoki take Sunagakure for? He calls us lowly fodder and someone to clear out the enemy lines, but the Ninja World War isn't a turn-based game. Who cares about these things when the fighting really starts? Are we supposed to make them pause before we even start fighting? To find out if we're just lowly fodder?
Hmph, defining Sunagakure as a tool to clean up the small Sunagakure spoils afterward, isn't it? Too bad you've got it all wrong. As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses its tree. Since I'm going to be someone else's vassal anyway, why don't I go after Konoha?
Let's agree for now, and find an opportunity to inform Konoha later, then we'll launch a pincer attack on those bastards!
"Alright, now that things are settled, let's set off as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications. Our forces from the three kingdoms of Wind, Earth, and Lightning are already in place and can be turned around and invade the Land of Fire at any time with just one order. How long does Amegakure need to prepare?"
This is the fourth time, including this one. I refuse to believe that Konoha is so tough. If I could visit Konoha and witness the splendor of the Hokage Rock in my lifetime, I, Ōnoki, would die in peace.
"We'll have to wait a bit. Although I'm in charge of Konoha High Command combat power, we're still an alliance, and the Land of Rain can't just send me out alone."
The situation is urgent, and it's unknown how long Konoha will need to prepare. If Uchiha Gen personally intervenes in the war, and the countries don't engage in guerrilla warfare, the war should end quickly.
"Hmm? It's good that the leader of the Land of Rain is so aware of this, but this matter should be arranged as soon as possible. Every day of delay increases the risk of exposure. We all understand the situation in the Land of Rain. If there's really no one else available, we can understand." Is this red-haired guy trying to increase the Land of Rain's influence within the alliance in this way?
"Understood. Give me three days, and I'll make arrangements as quickly as possible. I promise there won't be any delays." Well, three days should be enough time for Konoha to formulate basic countermeasures, right?
"Hmm, three days? That's fine. Kazekage, Raikage, let's use this time to transport more supplies. After all, the enemy is Konoha, backed by the Land of Fire. We must learn from past lessons."
Invading Konoha's territory is secondary; dealing with Konoha's secret techniques and Kekkei Genkai is the priority. We can stockpile weapons while our neighbors stockpile food; once we have the strength, we can easily seize land and resources.
"Three days? Our Sunagakure is quite far from here. As the current Kazekage, I must personally go back to arrange the mobilization of a large amount of supplies. For now, Yuma my behalf. If you need anything, you can contact me through him." Three days should be enough time.
"Hmph, even the mobilization of a little bit of supplies requires you, the current Kazekage, to handle it personally. Sunagakure is indeed quite impoverished." Rasa is not a threat. It seems that after the war, his main opponents will be that old Ōnoki and that guy from the Land of Rain.