Alliance

Konoha and the Land of Fire quickly reached an agreement.

Mitokado Homura and others listed out the supplies needed for the war. The Daimyō glanced at them and made a decision on the spot.

The Land of Fire will deliver the gunpowder, iron ore, food, and other supplies needed Konoha as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, the Craftsmen of the Land of Fire will work overtime to forge deadly weapons for Konoha, and so on.

The arms race has already begun even before war has broken out.

Having dealt with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed to the second Conference Room.

He contacted the higher-ups of the three hidden villages: Hidden Field Village, Kusagakure, and Hidden Cage Village.

They are not the Chief of the other side, but they have all obtained the Chief's approval and can fully represent the position of their hidden village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to contact more hidden villages, but the Land of Iron was a neutral country and did not participate in the Shinobi World War.

These Shinobi Village, situated between Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure, form a geographical shield.

They only wanted to keep the battlefield within the boundaries of these villages, so that Konoha's rear would be safe and sound.

"I wonder what the Hokage wants to discuss with us."

"War is about to break out, and I believe everyone here is well aware of this. I will not say anything more, but I promise you all that if the war spreads to the villages behind you, Konoha will do everything in its power to support you."

That sounds nice, but frankly, isn't it just about keeping the war on our own territory?

These villages certainly do not want war to break out on their own land.

However.

The Five Great Shinobi Villages are all old scoundrels. Whether you agree or not, they will tacitly decide to set the battlefield on the territory of these Shinobu villages.

In other words, they have no right to refuse.

The Second Shinobi World War was primarily fought in the Land of Rain, and the surrounding Shinobi Village were not spared.

The Land of Grass, the Land of Birds, the Land of Bears, and the Land of Cages were all affected, suffering heavy losses.

"Hokage, the Second Shinobi World War is not long ago, and we all know what happened. If the battlefield were on our territory, the losses would be so great that we wouldn't be able to explain it to the Daimyō."

"Rest assured, everyone, Konoha is not Amegakure; we have no ambition to expand our territory."

Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured them that Konoha would not invade other countries' lands.

Of course, Konoha cannot predict how the war will turn out or what losses it will cause, nor will it share the burden for them.

Damn it, these powerful Shinobi Village are just using us as tools.

The representatives of the various Shinobi Village were furious, yet Naihe about it.

Because when they left the Conference Room and went to the Conference Room of the Sand Shinobi, Rock Shinobi, Cloud Shinobi, Mist Ninja, the content of the Negotiation was the same.

Everyone in the Shinobi World says that Hiruzen Sarutobi is kind-hearted and the most benevolent Kage.

But in reality, which of those who sit in this position can truly be considered honest and upright?

"We, the ninja, need to see the rewards after paying such a high price."

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

Benefit.

The war is over. If we won, how should the spoils be distributed?

The two previous Shinobi World War ended in almost identical ways.

They fought to the point that the Five Great Shinobi Villages could no longer withstand the attacks and were forced to sit down and Negotiation.

These Negotiation were not simply about signing Ceasefire Agreement; they also involved the exchange of numerous interests.

Such as commissioned missions, these are the main sources of income for Ninja and Shinobi Village.

In addition, there is land, food, resources, etc.

Ninja don't farm; Ninja only kill!

These Shinobi Village, by accepting Hiruzen Sarutobi's invitation, had in fact chosen to rely on Konoha for survival.

Therefore, the distribution of benefits after the war must be clearly written down in black and white.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette and then exhaled heavily.

"Everyone, this Shinobi World War is different from the past."

First Shinobi World War, other Shinobi Village coveted the Land of Land of Fire.

The death of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, gave hope to other Shinobi Village.

Second Shinobi World War, Amegakure, harboring ambitions, led Hanzo of the Salamander to launch invasions against other countries.

And this time...

"The Kage of Sunagakure have disappeared; their suspicions are the trigger for this war."

"So, Hokage, what do you mean?"

"The situation is still unclear. No one knows if the Sand Shinobi will suddenly find out the reason for the Kazekage's disappearance."

To put it bluntly, let's not bring up the issue of profit distribution anymore.

Let's talk about how to plan ahead should war break out, and how to work together to overcome the difficulties.

Certainly.

"If that day ever comes, Konoha will disclose all the benefits it has gained to everyone present. We might as well discuss it then."

Old fox!

All the representatives from the Shinobi Village cursed inwardly.

If we wait until the war is over, the biggest piece of meat will probably have already been eaten by Konoha, and all we'll see will be some soup, which we'll have to share with other Shinobi Village!

Some people even recalled Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude back then, generously sharing soup with them, saying, "Konoha is generous, a little bit is enough."

But as the saying goes, a weak nation has no diplomacy.

Compared to Ōnoki's stinginess, the Third Raikage's domineering nature, and the impoverished Grandma Chiyo and the Sand Shinobi Village, Konoha was the best choice.

This meeting lasted for several hours.

Konoha finally formed an alliance with the other villages and formulated a war strategy and deployment.

Once the war breaks out in full force, Konoha's troops will immediately enter the territory of these villages, preventing the war from affecting Konoha and the Land of Fire.

"Weak nations have no diplomacy. Those Shinobi Village think too highly of themselves if they want to negotiate with Konoha."

"Sarutobi, you did very well this time."

Danzo did not miss the meeting and was fairly satisfied with the arrangements made for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Don't let your guard down; there's still danger behind us."

The Land of Water, the Kirigakure.

Konoha once had the Land of Waves' Uzushio Village as an ally to resist the Mist Ninja.

As a result, Uzushio Village was destroyed, and the Uzumaki Clan's Ninja were either dead or scattered.

Even Konoha, the Uzushio Village's biggest ally, now only has Kushina Uzumaki.

As for the Land of Water, if they launch an attack, both the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning will have to be on high alert.

The enemy's attack will come from the sea, which is troublesome.

This kind of thing should be handled by our veteran comrades.

"Danzo, I hope you can personally oversee things from the rear. You are the person I trust most."

Pot Kage's expression froze, but she had no choice but to accept this heavy responsibility.

Who told him to be the Darkness of Konoha?

"I will have the Root Ninja infiltrate the Land of Water with all their might."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a satisfied expression, but it quickly turned into worry.

If possible, he hoped this war would not break out.

"Have you found Jiraiya?"

"We've already contacted Lord Jiraiya, and he's on his way back to the village."

"That's good."

From this moment on, Konoha officially entered a state of war, and everyone had to be prepared to rush to the battlefield at any time.

If possible...

"Go find Tsunade and try to persuade her to come back."

Tell her that Konoha is the culmination of her grandfather's efforts.