Fugaku said, "The Third Hokage won't let Sunagakure invade the Land of Fire. He can't bear that responsibility.
"You can tell from Konoha's complete lack of action these past few days. The Third Hokage has all but abandoned the camp in the Land of Rain.
"Once Sunagakure crushes the shinobi at the camp, he'll probably lead an elite force to the border immediately.
"Some ANBU may already be there, waiting for Sunagakure to arrive."
Jin said, "That's five hundred shinobi. Konoha can't afford losses on that scale anymore.
"And they still can't stop fighting among themselves at a time like this. The pressure you're putting on the Third Hokage must be growing. They're getting desperate to hold you down."
Fugaku said, "I'm only fifteen. They're all over thirty. They might be able to suppress me for a while, but not forever.
"In the shinobi world, strength decides everything. As long as I keep getting stronger, their efforts to hold me down will become a joke.
"I'll find a way to delay Sunagakure's advance and force the Third Hokage to reinforce the camp in the Land of Rain."
Jin thought for a moment. "What if he stations his forces at the border and refuses to enter the Land of Rain? The camp can't withstand Sunagakure's attack on its own.
"He'd have plenty of excuses to shift the blame afterward."
Fugaku smiled. "If he doesn't come, so much the better. He'll have stood by while five hundred Konoha shinobi died in the Land of Rain.
"No matter how good his excuses are, he'll lose a great deal of support in the village. A Hokage who loses the people's support won't hold the position for long.
"Someone will call a Konoha Jonin Meeting to discuss it.
"The Third Hokage is still in his