After dealing with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo returned to Root.
He went to check on the children first.
This time he went to Land of Rain and did not take these children with him.
Now is not the time for these immature children to go to war.
This is his hope for the future. If he cannot seize power quickly, he will have to rely on these children to make a comeback.
After cleaning the brains of these children, Danzo angrily went to find trouble with Orochimaru.
But Orochimaru was not his subordinate, so he pushed him back in a strange way.
Danzo held back his anger, and finally attributed everything to the fact that he was not Hokage.
If I were Hokage, I wouldn't only bring 1,500 people with me this time!
If you are Hokage, then the people going on this expedition are not ordinary ninjas, but the village's elite!
If you are Hokage, the one who is convinced today is Hiruzen Sarutobi!
If he were Hokage, then Orochimaru would not dare to speak to him in this tone!
"Teacher Tobirama, one day I will prove that your original choice was wrong!" Danzo thought in his heart.
Then he began to think about how to increase his power so that he could seize power as soon as possible.
Kumogakure, Shun arrived in the village with 400 million taels of cash.
This time, Chiba Shun's whereabouts were hidden when he left, and neither Iwa Shinobi nor Konoha received any news.
The people he brought with him were all ANBU, and they took the water route.
So the journey went smoothly without being intercepted.
Third Raikage was speechless that Chiba Shun could bring back a huge sum of money when he went out to perform a mission.
But it is always good to increase funds for the village.
War is coming, no amount of money is enough!
Third Raikage convened an advisory group and began to discuss this Konoha defeat.
Everyone still wants to hear Chiba Shun's thoughts first.
Chiba Shun said, "Konoha's losses were considerable. More than 1,300 people died in the battle, but they were far from injured."
"This operation has slowed down the development of this situation, but I don't think it will prevent the war."
Dodai said, "Yes, news came from Intelligence Division that the conflict between Iwa Shinobi and Suna Shinobi has not stopped."
"On the contrary, the number of ninjas entering Land of Bears from both sides has increased a bit."
The battle has begun and hatred is building.
If one party is unable to fight, it will not stop.
Unless the top management is calm enough to forcefully stop the conflict.
Sanada Masaki was not concerned about this, she said, "Shun, the problem now is Land of Rain."
"Akatsuki returns to Land of Rain, then how will Konoha, Iwa Shinobi, and Suna Shinobi treat Akatsuki."
"Don't forget that Akatsuki also took in S-rank Rogue Ninja from Suna Shinobi!"
Chiba Shun thought for a while and said, "Akatsuki First Shinobi World War destroyed Konoha an army of 1,500 people, which has proved his strength."
"I believe that all parties will not ignore Akatsuki like they ignored Hanzō."
When Hanzō was here, in the eyes of the major Shinobi Villages, Amegakure was only Hanzō, and the so-called Rain shinobi should not be mentioned.
If Hanzō's poison wasn't so terrifying, Hanzō's treatment wouldn't be much better than Kakuzu's.
But now Akatsuki is different. They defeated an army of 1,500 people led by Danzo.
This is Konoha's army. If it were replaced by the other four Shinobi Village's armies, it would take at least two thousand people to fight against it.
Therefore, the meaning of Akatsuki in the eyes of major Shinobi Village immediately changed.
This can be seen from the expressions of Third Raikage and Sanada Masaki.
They all nodded, expressing their approval of Chiba Shun's statement.
Chiba Shun continued, "I suggested to Akatsuki Leader that if he does not want to participate in the war, he can issue a statement expressing neutrality."
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"We will also publicly recognize the legitimacy of Akatsuki and the Shinobi Village he established."
"As long as he is neutral at this time, even Konoha, who has just suffered a loss at his hands, will not take the initiative to provoke him."
"As for Suna Shinobi, Rasa probably won't take the initiative to provoke Akatsuki."
"He doesn't have the ability to provoke Akatsuki."
"With Rasa's wisdom, it is not easy for him to publicly admit Akatsuki, but it is still possible to convey goodwill to Akatsuki privately."
"Rasa should hope that Akatsuki can help him share the pressure of Iwa Shinobi and Konoha."
"It's easy for Kirigakure shinobi. The existence of Akatsuki poses no threat to Kirigakure shinobi.
"On the contrary, Akatsuki can share the power of Konoha, and Kirigakure shinobi should also be happy to see it happen."
"If Akatsuki can take the initiative to repatriate several Kirigakure shinobi Rogue Ninja, it is not impossible for Kirigakure to publicly admit him."
"If three of Five Great Shinobi Villages recognize the legitimacy of Akatsuki, Akatsuki will be able to gain a foothold in Land of Rain."
Everyone thought about it and thought it was very possible.
At this critical moment when such a war is about to begin, Konoha and Iwa Shinobi are probably not willing to take the initiative to provoke a powerful enemy.
As long as Akatsuki doesn't cause trouble, at least until the end of this war, it's unlikely that any big Shinobi Village will take the initiative to provoke them.
The truth is better than Chiba Shun imagined.
Ōnoki's reaction was beyond his expectation, and he was the first to publicly admit the legitimacy of Akatsuki.
Ōnoki is not stupid. He made a quick judgment and came to the conclusion that there is nothing he can do to get Akatsuki in a short time.
If that's the case, let's make good friends!
At least let Akatsuki have a more favorable impression of Iwa Shinobi than Konoha and Suna Shinobi.
At least make sure that if Akatsuki takes the initiative to join the war, the targets will be Konoha and Suna Shinobi, not Iwa Shinobi.
Anyway, the one who has a grudge against Akatsuki is Konoha, and the Rogue Ninja that Akatsuki takes in belongs to Sunagakure.
They Iwa Shinobi have nothing to do with Akatsuki.
The sudden outbreak of Akatsuki brought a small climax to the budding Shinobi World war, but also cooled down the situation.
Konoha After being quiet for a while, he reorganized an army.
This time the commander of the army is no longer Danzo, but Orochimaru.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's request for Orochimaru is not to enter Land of Rain, but to stay at the border of Land of Fire to prevent Akatsuki from attacking and to monitor Suna Shinobi.
But Orochimaru was surprisingly obedient this time. After he arrived at Land of Fire–Land of Rain Border with his two thousand troops, he immediately began to set up camp.
He didn't even show his face to outsiders.
Rasa is in a good mood, although the conflict with Iwa Shinobi is still continuing and has a tendency to develop into a large-scale battle.
However, Third Kazekage's injury is getting better.
The scorpion's venom is very strong, but not fatal, giving Chiyo time to treat him.
Because of Konoha's failure, Third Kazekage's mental state improved a lot, and he began to actively cooperate with treatment.
Under the influence of Third Kazekage's own Chakra, the poison in his body is being eliminated bit by bit.
Rasa The most dangerous moment is passing.
Rasa finally stopped worrying about the short term and began to think about the long term.
Rasa assessed the strength of all parties.
On the surface, Suna Shinobi is still the strongest after Konoha.
Suna Shinobi has two Kage Level who have proven their strength, Chiyo and Third Kazekage.
Although his strength has not completely reached Kage Level, it is not far away.
Considering that other Shinobi Village are also cultivating successors, Rasa feels that Konoha's Minato Namikaze, Kumogakure shinobi's Yozuki A, Kirigakure shinobi's Karatachi Yagura, and Iwa Shinobi also have a secret Tsuchikage disciple.
These people should be in a similar situation to him.
Thinking about it this way, Suna Shinobi is still number one.
However, there are not many ordinary ninjas in Suna Shinobi.
Ninja Academy of Suna Shinobi has the largest scale among Shinobi Village except Konoha. After all, it was previously supported by the entire Land of Rain.
However, their Ninja Academy was established too late and the number of ninjas they trained was not large.
In addition, a large number of ninjas were lost in the last battle with Konoha. This time, Scorpion destroyed an entire division of ninjas from Suna Shinobi.
So now the number of ordinary ninjas in Suna Shinobi is the smallest among Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Thinking of this, Rasa made a decision.
This war must be slow, not hasty!
When the current Ninja Academy students graduate one after another, the shortcomings of Suna Shinobi will be filled.
Moreover, the growth of Pakura also takes time!
At the same time, because Xion defected, many Puppeteer of Sunagakure worshiped Xion and took refuge in Xie. These people have been marginalized by Rasa.
Rasa plans to send them to Land of Bears to fight Iwa Shinobi's scattered ninjas and slowly consume them.
However, Puppeteer of Sunagakure cannot recover from this, so Rasa plans to re-train Puppeteer.
He began to look for some children with Puppeteer talents among the younger generations in the village.
The growth of these children also takes time.
Therefore, Suna Shinobi needs to maintain the scale of conflict with other major forces.
After having a general direction, Rasa directly sent people to start communication with Kumogakure shinobi.
The messenger of Rasa conveyed the intention of forming an alliance to Kumogakure shinobi.
However, Rasa considers that Kumogakure shinobi and Konoha are allies, so Rasa indicates that the alliance between the two parties is only against Iwa Shinobi.
Rasa I don't know if my overtures are of any use, but I won't suffer any loss if I give it a try.
Even if Iwa Shinobi only hears some rumors, it would be good for Suna Shinobi to be more prepared for Kumogakure shinobi.
Therefore, while sending the envoy, he also leaked the news to Iwa Shinobi.
Rasa is very skillful, and through this incident he also uncovered several intelligence ninjas hidden by Iwa Shinobi in Sunagakure.
The effect of his move was obvious. Ōnoki was also worried about fighting on two fronts, so he asked the frontline troops to maintain restraint to a certain extent.
As a result, the flames of war that were about to ignite seemed to be extinguished.
However, all parties have been secretly preparing for a full-scale war and have not stopped.
For example, the consultant Chiba Shun is quite busy.
Due to previous injuries, both departments he was responsible for were taken over by other consultants.
He didn't ask for it back after he recovered.
Third Raikage gave him a mission to prepare for the upcoming war.
He is busy hoarding supplies, mobilizing for war and other work.
From the moment Sasori of the Red Sands and Lightning Explosion were opened, although Kumogakure shinobi did not immediately call all ninjas back to the village, they no longer took on tasks other than Land of Lightning.
Most of the Kumogakure shinobi are now in the village, while the others are scattered around Land of Lightning performing tasks.
Chiba Shun would give speeches to the ninjas staying in the village from time to time, slowly arousing their emotions.
Especially those children who have just graduated in recent years, they have no concept of war, Chiba Shun needs to eliminate their fear of war.