So there seemed little point in worrying about such useless things.
Shikaku came to his senses then, too. There was no point in overthinking it.
Ultimately, as long as Bai Ye took action, especially with this battle against Kumogakure...
If it really turned out like Kirigakure again...
If he really settled the whole thing alone...
First, with Bai Ye's strength, there would be no need to worry about the other villages.
After all, his strength spoke for itself.
Shikaku actually would have strongly advised against doing this-during Hiruzen Sarutobi's time, of course.
But now they had a powerful Kage!
Having a powerful Kage and having one whose strength had already begun to decline were two entirely different things!
In the past, Shikaku would have considered this a course of action that would lead Konoha to destruction.
Now, he suddenly felt that it might actually be a good thing?!
After analyzing what Bai Ye had said back then, Shikaku felt that his reasoning really did hold up.
If they fought now...
Others would not have to fight later.
Unless the Shinobi World was unified, wars would keep breaking out.
It was only a question of when.
They would have to fight sooner or later anyway. How many years had it even been since Konoha was founded?!
They had already gone through three great shinobi wars.
War was, quite simply, unavoidable.
Before, Konoha had merely avoided stirring up trouble. But now that Konoha was strong and had a Kage with ambitions...
They could certainly accomplish what they had failed to do before.
Second, once this war began...
As long as they demonstrated overwhelming combat strength, the other villages would inevitably go on guard.
Konoha would have to face that sooner or later anyway.
So, in the end, Shikaku swallowed the words he