Sunagakure cooperated with Akatsuki and began to rebuild Land of Rain.
Moreover, recently Land of Wind's Daming Mansion seems to have sent envoys to visit many small countries around Land of Wind--
Soon, Konoha received the news."
If Sunagakure wants to rebuild Land of Rain, it must be a big move - Land of Rain is close to Land of Fire. Even if Konoha cannot participate in Land of Rain, it is still not that difficult to collect information about Sunagakure.
"Are they planning to enhance Land of Rain's military strength and make it a strategic location for Land of Wind's war against us?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the news from the intelligence ninja in his hand, looking thoughtful.
The person who spoke was Utatane Koharu standing aside.
They are in the Hokage office at this time.
But the person sitting in the main seat is already the fourth generation Minato Namikaze.
"If Sunagakure wants to increase Land of Rain's military strength, it will inevitably station Sunagakure's original troops in Land of Rain one after another. In this way, it will actually weaken the The manpower of their own village. And now, they suddenly formed an alliance with Akatsuki - are they preparing to hand over Land of Rain to Akatsuki to replace the former Hanzō?"
Mitokado Homura also thought.
They are a little confused now about Fourth Kazekage's thoughts.
"I heard that Sunagakure is already mining the resources of Land of Rain."
"But what makes people feel a little strange is - what is the purpose of Land of Wind's Daming Mansion contacting some surrounding countries? Moreover, it seems that people from Sunagakure have also entered these countries. Should we send someone to inquire?"
Several other senior executives said.
"Sunagakure plots Land of Rain, on the one hand, for future strategic deployment, and on the other hand, for resources. This time Land of Wind's Daming Palace envoys went to neighboring countries, I guess it is probably to appease the recent external threats to Sunagakure's military expansion, and to sell the resources obtained from Land of Rain."
Shikaku Nara touched his chin, "According to the information we heard, these resources were not transferred back to Sunagakure in large quantities. They should have been sold to other countries at low prices using Sunagakure's existing channels in exchange for items or funds for Land of Rain's reconstruction."
"After all, if you want to rebuild Land of Rain, what is most urgently needed right now is actually manpower - and the cost of manpower means a large amount of cash flow, which cannot be replaced by other resources."
"For Sunagakure, after they acquire Land of Rain, it is actually very uneconomical to control the country for a long time. It means investing a lot of energy and money. At the same time, they also have to divide part of the original heritage of the village - it is better to sell Land of Rain's resources directly in exchange for a huge amount of funds."
"Shinobi World has developed so far. In recent years, the only country that has achieved territorial expansion is Land of Rain - and they are all annexing neighboring territories. Although Land of Rain and Land of Wind are also next to each other, the distance between the two ninja villages will be too far, and the mobilization of troops will be very slow. Once the war starts, they will not be able to respond immediately."
"So, we can only deploy a large number of Sunagakure ninjas in Land of Rain for a long time - from this point of view, the gain outweighs the loss."
"I think Fourth Kazekage should have reached some kind of deal with Akatsuki - they came to help build Land of Rain in the new era, and part of the control of this country was given to the leader of Akatsuki. Of course., and now Amegakure has become the second ninja village of Sunagakure - this shows that even if Land of Rain is handed over to Akatsuki, the command power of its core may still be in the hands of Kazekage."
Shikaku explained the results of his analysis.
"In any case, Land of Rain is actually affiliated with Land of Wind - in the next Shinobi World war, if we are enemies with Sunagakure, we must first deal with Land of Rain and Akatsuki."
At this time, a sneer sounded.
"This is the reason why I encouraged Hanzō to confront Akatsuki, and also the purpose of building an alliance of the other four major ninja villages except Sunagakure - it's just a pity that even though I have done so much, I still failed to attract your attention."
"It's too late to say that now--"
The person who uttered the sarcasm is none other than Danzo.
"Fortunately, Shinobi World most countries are now wary of Sunagakure. After defeating Land of Rain, as long as Fourth Kazekage shows any signs of it, With the urgent need for military expansion ambitions, at least the entire Shinobi World will stand on the opposite side of Land of Wind, which to a certain extent also makes Sunagakure afraid to act rashly."
"Moreover, their drug resources have gradually been replaced by their status and value with the launch of our generic drugs, so Sunagakure no longer dares to launch a war rashly. After all, their reliance has been weakened--"
"Your thinking regarding Land of Wind is still too conservative - I still say the same thing. If Konoha does not strive for an advantage as much as possible today, when the war happens again, we will suffer even greater losses."
Danzo These words are a bit proud.
After all, he advocated and personally implemented the linkage with Land of Rain, including the promotion of generic drugs for sale in Shinobi World.
This also shows that he is more foresight than Hiruzen Sarutobi and the newly appointed Fourth Hokage.
"What do you two think?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.
He turned to look at his two disciples.
Tsunade and Jiraiya.
Both of them have now returned to the village.
Tsunade contributed a lot to the emergence of generic drugs.
Moreover, during Third Shinobi World War, although Jiraiya did not participate in the battlefield openly, in fact, he also secretly helped the village.
Some tasks were run.
Jiraiya even led the trio of Minato to deal with Tailed Beast.
Jiraiya leaned against the wall, folded his arms and closed his eyes - upon hearing Sarutobi's question, he opened his eyelids, pondered for a moment, and said, "I have never dealt with that Fourth Kazekage, but judging from the known information - I think Danzo's judgment is correct."
"Currently, several villages are recovering and starting to rebuild - no one can stop the rise of Sunagakure. From a military and economic point of view, Sunagakure's current situation is better than other villages. With this kind of pre-war reserves - and this opportunity, I feel that as a shadow of a village, it is impossible to still seek stability."
"Furthermore, judging from the behavior of Kazekage, he doesn't seem like a person who advocates peace."
After hearing this, Sarutobi turned his attention to Tsunade.
"I think the same as Jiraiya."
Tsunade also nodded solemnly.
"An alliance is no longer possible - Iwagakure replied to the letter, the Shinobi World war is over, and they have no intention of provoking a war anymore. Tsuchikage's attitude has made a 180-degree turn. When we met with him before, he also said that Iwagakure would consider forming an alliance with us, Konoha."
"Kirigakure has never responded. Fourth Mizukage is busy dealing with the village's problems and has no energy to focus on Sunagakure."
"As for Kumogakure, they clearly rejected us."
"The originally planned meeting of the Four Shadows failed to take place."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"This is probably related to the fact that Land of Wind's envoys have been traveling around various countries recently."
"Obviously before, they were still denouncing Sunagakure one by one - now they are all pretending to be dead. Even the neighboring countries that are facing the most direct military threat from Land of Wind are silent."
A senior executive speculated angrily.
After everyone listened, they didn't know what to say for a moment.