Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Shimura Danzō strode in.
Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously frowned, thinking that Danzo had come again to ask Konoha to wage war against Sunagakure.
Perhaps due to the repeated failures of the project, Danzo's desire for new technologies has become increasingly strong, and he has repeatedly suggested launching an attack while the Sunagakure is in turmoil.
The previous dilemma was related to Shimura Danzō's relentless and urgent advice.
But now he has abandoned the idea of waging war against foreign powers, so he is wary of Danzo's arrival.
However, Shimura Danzō was unusually quiet this time. After entering, he simply stood quietly to the side, his face devoid of its usual eagerness and radicalism.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
" Danzo, you today..." Hiruzen Sarutobi broke the silence first, but then hesitated, unsure how to begin.
"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I'm not here to persuade you to start a war against Sunagakure."
Shimura Danzō, his gaze sweeping between the two men before finally settling on Hiruzen Sarutobi. He spoke in an unusually calm tone.
Upon hearing this, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya were taken aback.
My tense nerves relaxed a little, but my doubts only deepened.
It's strange to not be used to it when the leaders of the Root stop peddling anxiety, stop promoting their extreme rhetoric, and stop getting so easily enraged.
Have you finally figured it out?
Do you know how much you care for the villagers of Konoha and don't want to cause them any more trouble?
"So what are you here for?" Jiraiya couldn't help but ask.
Shimura Danzō, however, ignored him completely Jiraiya.
His dream was to become Hokage, so he wanted to build his reputation through war.
But now...
Shimura Danzō moved a stool over from the side and sat down, then took out an intelligence scroll and threw it on the table.
"Take a look!"
"If it were a few hours earlier, I would definitely advocate for war, but it's pointless now, and I don't think Konoha could defeat Sunagakure in its current state."
That's the reason.
The prerequisite for becoming Hokage is that Konoha still exists. If Konoha is gone, what's the point of Hokage?
Is this a title I'm giving myself, just for my own amusement?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face full of doubt, slowly picked up the intelligence scroll on the table.
As the scroll slowly unfurled in his hands, his gaze was instantly drawn to it, and his expression gradually became solemn, as if a heavy burden was pressing on his heart.
Jiraiya his teacher's expression, Jiraiya's curiosity and worry were instantly ignited. He leaned closer, his gaze eagerly fixed on the intelligence scroll.
Upon seeing the contents, his expression instantly changed, just like Hiruzen Sarutobi's, his eyes filled with shock and worry.
It turns out that the civil war in Sunagakure has ended.
The winner was unsurprisingly the Reform Society, but the contents of its records were chilling.
The Reform Society deployed a highly secretive Armed Forces Department of approximately two thousand men: one thousand to guard the border, five hundred to clean up the village, and five hundred to guard the area outside the village.
Facing three thousand ninjas leaving from the border, five hundred fully armed cyborg ninjas annihilated the enemy within half an hour, suffering fewer than fifty casualties.
This is absolutely outrageous!
And then there was that earth-shattering battle in the southern mining area.
Hoshino and the creatures secretly cultivated by the Council of Elders, which fused with the power of Senjutsu Mode, engaged in a fierce battle. The aftershocks of the battle turned nearly a third of Sunagakure into scorched earth, with both sides displaying unimaginable strength.
That's unbelievable.
Everyone thought the Reform Society could easily destroy the Council of Elders without much effort, but little did they know that the Council of Elders had such a hidden trump card.
Although Sunagakure is not as large as Konoha, it still covers a considerable area.
With the power to raze a third of Sunagakure to the ground in one fell swoop, destroying Konoha wouldn't seem like such a difficult task.
No Shimura Danzō stopped talking about attacking Sunagakure.
So you knew you couldn't win.
At that moment, the air inside the room seemed to freeze.
After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi a long sigh, breaking the oppressive silence.
"It seems the rise of Sunagakure is a foregone conclusion; Konoha must reassess the current situation."
" Danzo, just say what you have to say, stop beating around the bush!"
Danzo slightly and said slowly, " Sunagakure's strength has greatly increased. A direct confrontation would be of no benefit to us, but we cannot sit idly by and let them threaten Konoha's position."
" The Four Kage Summit is a crucial opportunity, and we must make the most of it."
" Four Kage Summit?" Jiraiya asked, his brow furrowed and his expression full of worry.
"But what can we do in the talks? Sunagakure will definitely take the initiative in the talks by virtue of its strength."
"Being proactive doesn't necessarily guarantee complete control over the entire domain," Danzo sneered.
" Iwagakure and Kumogakure have always been wary of Sunagakure. We can form an alliance with them and jointly counterbalance Sunagakure during the talks."
"Are you... sure?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shimura Danzō with a face full of suspicion.
The Iwagakure and Sunagakure, harbor deep hatred for each other and are highly likely to agree.
However, it seems that Raikage A Konoha Sunagakure Kumogakure.
After all, the Kumogakure and the Sunagakure are separated by an entire Shinobi World, one in the far west and the other in the northeastern peninsula. Why would they bother going all this way to target the Sunagakure?
Not everyone is like those two lunatics, the Second Tsuchikage Second Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu.
Even with two large countries, countless small countries, and an ocean in between, they could all perish together.
What kind of deep-seated hatred could there be!
" Hiruzen, don't forget Darui. If it weren't for the Four Kage Summit, Raikage A might have already led his forces to attack."
Shimura Danzō reminder.
The Raikage A made quite a stir recently, he even mobilized his troops.
They even plan to send out two Jinchūriki, clearly preparing for a full-scale war with Sunagakure.
Currently, the Kumogakure ships are still anchored in the waters near the Land of Waterfalls, awaiting the outcome of the Four Kage Summit.
If things don't go as Raikage A wishes, then a war between the two great ninja villages might break out.
No one present doubted whether Raikage A had the resolve to fight, because a Jonin was going to war with Sunagakure, a fellow great ninja village.
Those brainless barbarians have always had this kind of personality; they never know how to assess the situation.
Hiruzen Sarutobi his fingers along the edge of the table; he understood Danzo's meaning.
Although Kumogakure remains inactive, Raikage A harbors deep hatred for Sunagakure and could start a war at any time if given the right reason.
The Kumogakure Village army is currently stationed in the waters Land of Waterfalls, ostensibly to await the Four Kage Summit, but in reality, they are observing the situation. Once they determine that the Sunagakure poses a threat during the meeting, they will certainly not let this opportunity pass.
"Are you trying to create an excuse for Kumogakure to start a war at the Four Kage Summit?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo, looking directly at Danzo.