Seize the Land of That and the Land of This While Everyone Is Distracted by Konoha!
"Everyone, have you forgotten that my village's three thousand ninjas were wiped out by the Uchiha?!"
What should we do next? And how should we deal with the Uchiha?
These things are more urgent than anything else; they can't wait!
At this moment, seeing the conversation drifting further and further off track, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but shout out loud.
Whether it's choosing a new Hokage or bringing Tsunade back, these are not things that can be resolved in a short time.
However, the Uchiha, who seized the Southern Peninsula Region of the Land of Fire, lived right next to Konoha, and they also had a Konoha High Command.
The current Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Feng, even knows the Flying Thunder God Technique, making Konoha truly helpless against him.
If this isn't handled properly, the other party might even come to Konoha after every meal to "digest" before returning home.
By then, Konoha might be destroyed and disbanded before Hokage even becomes Tsunade.
"..." Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura, Jiraiya, and the others fell into deep thought, unsure of what to do.
Although no one participated in the war in which Shikaku defeated and they don't know how strong Uchiha Feng is now, everyone in Konoha here knows about his rampage in Konoha five years ago.
At that time, Feng had already demonstrated Flying Thunder God and Perfect Susanoo, so naturally everyone could guess what Shikaku was thinking, since it wasn't hard to guess.
"Let's negotiate. With Konoha's current strength, it will suffer heavy losses regardless of the outcome of a fight against the Uchiha."
At that time, the Iwagakure, the Kumogakure, the Kirigakure, and even the Sunagakure, which we have already defeated, may all turn against us.
At that time, we were probably completely powerless to resist either side.
After a moment, Kakashi suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"Peace talks? I'm afraid we might be willing, but the other side might not be," Jiraiya chimed in.
The old man's tacit Danzo of Uchiha was something even a bystander like him couldn't stand; how could those who experienced it firsthand possibly let Konoha off easily?
"Not necessarily! Judging from their actions during yesterday's invasion of Konoha, the Uchiha do hate Konoha, but it seems that it only targets a few of the village's high-ranking officials, and they don't seem to have much malice towards some unrelated people."
For example, me, and the three kids from Team 8 led by Kurenai Yūhi —they clearly had the opportunity and the strength to capture or even kill us, but they showed mercy and didn't do it.
So I think, maybe we can talk.
Give it a try! Even if you fail, can it get any worse than it is now?
But if we succeed, we'll have time to catch our breath and recover.
Kakashi continued to explain.
"Hmph! Do you think we, the mighty Konoha, are afraid of the Uchiha and need to beg them for help?"
No, that won't do. We might get ambushed and harmed by the evil Uchiha."
Upon hearing that Konoha would have to beg the Uchiha talks, Utatane Koharu Mitokado Homura immediately refused.
They were disciples of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Tobirama's other skills is unknown, but they, along with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha, surpassed their master in Tobirama cunning towards the Shimura Danzō.
"Bang!"
"No?! Fine, then when the Uchiha arrive, the two elders will lead your clan's ninjas to face them, how about that?!"
Upon Jiraiya immediately slammed his fist on the table and pointed at the two men, uttering sarcastic remarks.
Do you still think Konoha is the number one ninja village in the Ninja World? You old folks have squandered almost all of its wealth.
"Yes, elders, the most important thing right now is to get through this difficult time."
The others echoed this sentiment, agreeing that Konoha truly had no better way out at the moment.
"..." Utatane Koharu Mitokado Homura fell silent, neither agreeing nor daring to object.
Without Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, backing them up, the two of them wouldn't dare go against the opinions of the majority of the Jonin Commander.
"Hmph, since you don't object, then it's decided."
Kakashi, you will organize a small team to visit Uchiha Feng and see if we can negotiate.
If the other party doesn't want to talk, try your best to stall for time.
I'm setting off now to find Tsunade and try to bring her back before things end up on your end.
Before I return, Konoha should keep a low profile and not give anyone a reason or excuse to attack Konoha again.
"Fellow villagers, the village... can no longer withstand any more war."
Seeing that the two remained silent, Jiraiya, not one to tolerate them, immediately made the decision.
Given his status, position, and prestige in Konoha, he is qualified to make decisions, and everyone will follow his decisions.
The Land of Fire is located in the center of the Five Great Nations. It is not only a transportation hub and commercial center connecting the countries, but also the place with the best resources and environment in the Ninja World. It can be said that the entire Ninja World covets it.
As the location of the violent organization protecting the Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village is closely watched by all forces in the Ninja World.
Now that a day and a night have passed since the Konoha Collapse Battle, various factions have begun to receive the news.
Naturally, the reactions from different parties were also different.
Other smaller ninja villages and factions in the Ninja World glanced at the intelligence report and then tossed it aside, continuing with their own affairs.
After all, even a severely damaged Konoha is not something they can easily mess with; trying would likely result in their death.
As for Sunagakure of the Five Great Shinobi Villages... well, they're currently urgently shrinking their battle lines, retreating into their village and hoping that other forces won't set their sights on them.
Kirigakure... well, it's already been incorporated into Feng's forces, so naturally everything will be done according to Feng's arrangements.
The Kumogakure is quite restless, but the Fifth Raikage has not yet been chosen. The retired Fourth Raikage has influence, but his strength has greatly decreased due to the loss of his hands. Knowing that he is no match for Jiraiya, he dares not make a decision easily.
This has resulted in the Kumogakure currently lacking a leader, making it difficult to effectively mobilize the village's resources to deal with the Konoha.
Finally, Iwagakure is a force that has both ambitions towards Konoha and the ability to do something about it.
However, the current Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, is a cautious person. Initial information alone is not enough for him to make a decision. He is currently sending more people to Konoha, and he will wait until he receives more detailed information before deciding what to do next.
As for whether doing so would cause a delay in the battle, he didn't care. For the always steady Ōnoki, if the battle opportunity would disappear in a few days, then it was not a suitable opportunity.
However, while all parties in the Ninja World, regardless of their own intentions, were indeed drawn to Konoha, no one knew that these two small countries in the Ninja World had quietly fallen into the hands of Feng.
On the night of the Konoha Collapse Battle, Kentaro Uchiha led his men to seize the capital of the Land of That under cover of darkness, and then Genjutsu to control the daimyo.
The following day, when Konoha gathered three thousand ninja to attack Feng, Kentaro, in the name of the daimyo, had already arranged for his own people to control various parts of the Land of That, while simultaneously purging all opponents.
While the meeting was being held in Konoha, he was already reporting the good news to Feng, and at the same time sending messages to Cabinet Prime Minister Shimizu Takeshi and the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Department, Sada Hidemasa, instructing the two to bring their men to fully take over and assimilate the Land of That.
Kentaro completed the entire process remarkably quickly without making any mistakes; it's clear that practice makes perfect.
Meanwhile, on the other side Uchiha Jianshi Kentaro, only half a day slower in achieving the same goal, and began calling for people to take over the Land of This.