Why Use a Butcher's Knife to Kill a Chicken?

Nonsense...

Faced with Ōnoki's further slander, Rasa, the Third Raikage, and the Third Mizukage all twitched at the corners of their mouths without leaving a trace. Konoha was afraid? What kind of joke was that?

They simply did not know why Hikaru was not fighting for an opportunity for Konoha. Perhaps, as Hikaru had said, Konoha was somewhat short-handed and did not want to invest more strength here. After all, once the matter with the Akatsuki Organization was resolved, the war would continue.

Therefore, it was understandable that Hikaru had directly asked for the task of transporting supplies.

Though they felt something was off, they could not find too much fault with Hikaru's words.

Looking at the smug Ōnoki, Hikaru curled his lips and said with a forced smile, "Afraid?! Would Konoha be afraid? We just think it is unnecessary. Just as you said, Ōnoki, can the Five Great Shinobi Villages united not handle a mere Akatsuki Organization? Do you need to take out a butcher's knife to kill a chicken?"

"Konoha's manpower is difficult to allocate in the first place, so we might as well handle transporting supplies and cooperate with everyone else."

He could not let the blame for being greedy for life and afraid of death land on him. No matter what Ōnoki said, Hikaru insisted that Konoha did not need to deploy. Transporting supplies would be enough; they could leave everything else to them.

It also happened to give Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure a chance to vent their frustrations and earn some benefits.

"Who knows?" Hikaru had praised them repeatedly, so even if Ōnoki wanted to make trouble for him, he could not keep pressing the matter. Otherwise, he would seem petty. Muttering to himself, Ōnoki could only let it go.

The other three shook