Anti-Konoha
"Alright, step back for now. It's settled then. Let's leave these trivial matters for after the war. Anyway, it's been so long. Those old fogies have probably seen everything they need to see by now. A day or two won't make a difference." Tsunade waved her hand dismissively in the face of Nara Shikaku's questioning.
"Alright, I understand~" Seeing Tsunade's impatience, Nara Shikaku didn't know what else to say. After all, Konoha had such eccentric leaders...
Late at night ~ Konoha Uchiha clan compound.
"Gen, what are we going to do about the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind? After what they've done, it'll be difficult to deal with them after the war." Tsunade graceful and gentle body lying in Uchiha Gen's arms, recounted the events of the day in detail.
"What's wrong with that? If Konoha can't do it, we'll just let Hidden Snow Village do it." Hmph, trying to switch sides and grab a slice of the pie? Don't they even know their own strength?
"Isn't this a bit too much? After all, war can rely on violence, but rule cannot rely solely on violence. If we do this, who will dare to defect to us?" Isn't Gen being too radical?
A few days later~
Border of the Land of Fire, at the border with the Land of Rain...
"We've received word from our sources that Konoha has begun mobilizing its troops in preparation for war. It's highly likely that their plans have already been discovered."
The Fourth Raikage A, sat to the side, watching his troublesome allies. He clutched the latest intelligence report in his hand, his heart heavy. Had the truth finally been revealed?
That makes sense. Given Konoha's strength, how could such a large-scale commotion by the major ninja villages not raise their suspicions? After all, there are precedents to learn from. Even if the Konoha High Command is slow-witted, it doesn't stop them from erring on the side of caution and making the worst-case scenario plan in advance.
"Hmph, I underestimated Tsunade. After all, she's a veteran of both Second Great Ninja War and Third Great Ninja War. Her foresight is quite typical of a village's Kage. However, I had anticipated this, as those guys in Konoha aren't made of wood." Heh, even if Konoha knew, what could they do? The die is cast. Facing a combined attack from four villages, Konoha can't be saved unless Senju Hashirama is alive.
"Judging from Ōnoki's tone, do you have some other plans?" I hope there won't be any more unexpected changes, otherwise I'll have to find a way to inform Konoha again. Sigh~ There's no turning back for Sunagakure.
"There's no plan yet, but we need to learn from our mistakes. We can't be like the Third Great Ninja War Shinobi World War, blindly charging forward one by one. In terms of resources, we're ultimately a few levels weaker than Konoha. If we fight a war of attrition against Konoha, even the combined strength of all four of our hidden villages might not be enough to win. So we must unite and work together. As the saying goes, a single chopstick is easily broken, but a bundle of chopsticks cannot..."
The snap of the chopsticks breaking interrupted Ōnoki's rambling.
"Enough with the nagging. Do you really need to explain this to me? Everyone here understands this. Besides, if you're strong enough, you can break any number of chopsticks. I, the Fourth Raikage A, am the one who can break chopsticks." Faced with Ōnoki's incessant chatter, the Fourth Raikage impatiently slapped him in the face on the spot.
Hmph, what kind of status does he have? Giving lectures to people like that? Does he really think he's nothing? Is this old guy the Tsuchikage or the Fart Shadow?
"Well, that's true, but I still need to make some points. I support Ōnoki on this point. By the way, Raikage, where did you get those chopsticks?" Whew, as long as nothing else goes wrong, that's fine. Otherwise, in such a short time, I wouldn't know how to relay information to Konoha. After all, I already used the excuse of returning to the village to retrieve supplies last time, and it probably wouldn't be easy to get away with that excuse again.
"I don't care, do as you please, just let me know when the time comes." Hmph, a bunch of clueless fools who can't see the bigger picture. Luckily, the Land of Rain chose to stand on the side of justice, otherwise the outcome of the Third Great Ninja War would probably be repeated.
"Alright, since everyone understands the principle, I won't nag any longer. This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later; we must launch our attack before Konoha is ready to mobilize for war." In this rush, Konoha probably hasn't mobilized many people yet, right? I must seize this opportunity to strike Konoha hard, otherwise, achieving significant results later will be difficult."
"So? When do we begin our attack?" The Fourth Raikage was already getting excited about the prospect of attacking.
"Of course, the sooner the better. We have no shortage of supplies and logistics right now, so I think we can launch the attack today."
"Today? Isn't that a bit too hasty?" What a pity, if it had been a few days later I could have found an opportunity to get the news out.
"No rush. Konoha has already started preparing. Are we going to be stupid enough to wait for Konoha to attack us?" The cowards from Sunagakure are hopeless. They're already giving up before the fighting has even started. Humph! No wonder they're always at the bottom of the Five Great Nations.
"Alright, let's do it today. I support Ōnoki's suggestion. After all, dragging it out will only dampen the morale of the ninja army." Due to the previous peace talks, the ninja army from the three countries of Wind, Lightning, and Earth hasn't caused much harm to the people of Land of Rain, even though they are deep within its borders. However, the people don't see it that way. In this atmosphere of war, who has the energy to take care of the crops? They're too busy fleeing abroad, especially with Lili still alive in Third Great Ninja War.
"Alright, the minority submits to the majority. Let's attack today. Remember to handle the logistics well." Ōnoki sat in the main seat, looking like he was giving orders. He needed to find a way to bring the battlefield into the Land of Rain; this Nagato Uzumaki was terrifyingly strong.
With someone like this in charge, the Land of Rain will probably expand as it did during Hanzo's reign. I have to weaken the Land of Rain, otherwise, if they grow stronger, the Amegakure will likely face unexpected troubles in the Fifth World War.
"What do you mean by the minority obeying the majority? It should be said that the strong obey the weak." The Fourth Raikage crossed his arms, displaying an air of arrogance.
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. Send someone to inform them to prepare for mobilization; the army is about to set off." Anyway, now that the objective has been achieved, I'm too lazy to argue with a brute like you. I'll just assign these Kumogakure brutes to the important front lines later.
"Heh, in terms of strength, Raikage, you're not exactly the strongest, are you?" Rasa, who had long disliked the Fourth Raikage, glanced at the slightly dark-skinned, muscular man in front of him with a hint of sarcasm.
A bunch of frogs in a well, what's there to be proud of with that little strength? They probably wouldn't even be able to defeat that guy from Konoha with one Teuchi.
"Hmph, what's it to you? I'm happy as long as I can beat your weakling." The Fourth Raikage waved his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and didn't tolerate the Kazekage's taunts.