At night, the full moon hangs high in the night sky.
Within the Country of Grass, in a hilly area close to the Country of Fire, the ninjas of Kumogakure and Iwagakure were stationed here in scattered locations.
The Third Raikage, whose all-out assault plan had failed, was staying in the tent of the command post with the Tsuchikage Ohnoki.
After three days of fighting, the situation on the battlefield was not too good for the two great ninja villages.
The two of them thought that by combining the strength of the two villages, before Kizaru made a move, they should be able to gain an advantage against Konoha's ninja troops.
Unfortunately, reality gave both of them a big slap in the face.
Konoha's reserve power was so strong that two very young male and female ninjas blocked them from the Land of Fire.
The elusive Namikaze Minato and the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki Kushina, the combination of these two is like a little Kizaru, with full mobility and destructive ability, making it difficult to guard against.
Sitting at the neat wooden table, the Third Raikage and Ohnoki both had a little sad look on their faces.
The situation on the battlefield here had already made the two of them so worried that they couldn't sleep. However, the intelligence that came from the other direction not long ago made them even more worried.
Kirigakure in the east could not be contacted. None of the several ninja eagles sent out to deliver battlefield intelligence sent out the information, and there was no intelligence coming from Kirigakure.
What this means is very clear to the two experienced filmmakers.
Either Kirigakure played a trick on them and didn't send any troops at all, or something happened to Kirigakure and they were dispersed or completely wiped out.
Either situation, no matter which one it is, is not good news.
"I have sent a message to the village, asking the village to arrange an elite team to go to the south to check the situation." Putting his hands on the table, the Third Raikage said in a low tone.
The arrangement of the Third Raikage is the best way to deal with it. Kumogakure Village is located in the northeast of the Fire Country, and Kirigakure Village is located in the southeast. The distance between the two villages is relatively close.
"Raikage, what should we do now?" Nodding, Onoki asked proactively.
"What should we do? Let me tell you, send more ninjas from the village and fight them!" After saying that, the Third Raikage slammed the table hard.
"If something happens to Kirigakure, our two villages are no match for Konoha." Onoki analyzed calmly.
"Then what do you think we should do? Surrender? Or wait here to die?" The Third Raikage raised his hands, one at a time, towards Ohnoki.
"Calm down, Raikage!" Onoki said with a frown.
"Calm down, how do you want me to calm down? I" The Third Raikage wanted to get angry, but couldn't find a suitable person to vent to.
"Konoha obviously wants to use us to train newcomers. Their two newcomers are really too tricky." At this point, Onoki couldn't help but look envious on his face.
There are also two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki in Iwagakure Village. One is a five-tailed Jinchuriki who is still growing and has not yet fully mastered the power of the tailed beasts. The other four-tailed Jinchuriki, Old Murasaki, has a personality conflict with Ohnoki and has left the village.
, traveling outside.
Compared to Iwagakure's two jinchuriki, Konoha's nine-tailed jinchuriki has not only cultivated to the perfect tailed beast jinchuriki mode, but also obeys the village's arrangements, which makes Onoki extremely envious.
"I also know Konoha's intentions. Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki is indeed very powerful, but the most difficult thing to deal with is that yellow-haired boy." The third generation Raikage was confident that he was carrying the Six Paths Magical Artifact, and with the cooperation of Ohnoki,
For a Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, there is absolutely no problem.
But the most uncomfortable thing now is that the two newcomers to Konoha have never acted separately, and they are also very bullying and afraid of the strong. They specifically attack the ninjas below and run away when they see themselves and Onoki.
Such a disgusting fighting style made the Third Raikage feel that all his strength had no place to use.
The most frustrating thing is that the Third Raikage was unable to gather his forces together and directly launched a fierce attack on Konoha.
Because if they do this, they will be greeted by the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki's Super Giant Tailed Beast Jade.
Scattered and constantly being attacked by others, but concentrated together, and having to worry about the large-scale attacks of the tailed beasts, this kind of battle brought the Third Raikage back to the feeling he had when he fought against Kizaru.
The only difference is that when fighting Kizaru, no matter whether he disperses his strength or concentrates his strength, he cannot defeat him.
"We have to find a way to trap that yellow-haired boy, otherwise, we have no hope of winning this war." Ohnoki said nonsense.
"We have tried the barrier ones, but they are completely useless!" Speaking of this, the Third Raikage felt even more uncomfortable.
After the Third Raikage finished speaking, the tent fell into a brief silence, the atmosphere became increasingly depressed, and neither of them knew what to say.
If there is any hope for the two of them to continue to stay here, it may be the news from Kirigakure.
Just in case, that is to say, in case, the reason why Kirigakure can't be contacted is because they have successfully penetrated into the hinterland of the Fire Country.
Even though they know that the possibility is extremely low, the two of them still have to keep a little bit of hope for themselves amidst the depression of the unfavorable battle situation.
Now the two of them are like being in a gambling game that they can't quit. They are unwilling to part with a round of stud and consume all the power of the Ninja Village on the battlefield. They can't find a way to win this gambling game, so they can only
Hope rests on allies.
"If it doesn't work, let's negotiate for peace!" After pondering for a long time, Ohnoki finally expressed his truest thoughts.
In Onoki's view, this war with Konoha is really unwinnable, and there is no hope of winning.
Before the war started, Onoki felt that as long as Kizaru could be restrained or surrounded and killed, the Ninja Village Alliance would have hope of winning.
However, with the emergence of talented newcomers one after another in Konoha, especially the emergence of the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, Onoki really doesn't know how to win?
Kizaru plus the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, plus the yellow-haired boy, this is simply a replica of the strength configuration of Konoha under the leadership of the first Hokage decades ago.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Looking at Ohnoki, the Third Raikage stared angrily, negotiating for peace? In other words, to put it nicely, the actual behavior is surrender!
"Ohnoki, you want to surrender! It's best to take a look at the current situation of Sunagakure Village!" the Third Raikage warned.
Sunagakure Village? Didn’t we all contribute to Sunagakure Village becoming what it is now?
Faced with the reminder from the Third Raikage, Onoki wanted to remind him in the opposite direction.
"We are different from Sunagakure. As long as our two villages can always unite and cooperate, Konoha will not dare to force us too much." Onoki said his own opinion.
"Don't forget, the current Hokage is not Sarutobi Hiruzen, but the new ninja god Kizaru! His uncle is Danzo, who has always been the leader of the Konoha fighting sect." The third generation Raikage sneered.
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"Sarutobi Hiruzen is still Kizaru's teacher. Kizaru is a young man who has just become the shadow of a village. How much say does Kizaru have?" Referring to others, Ohnoki felt that the real manager of Konoha is still Kizaru.
Those old guys headed by Fei Rizhan.
"Have you forgotten our analysis? Kizaru came to power so early, most likely relying on force and the support of the martial arts faction to force his way to power." The Third Raikage reminded.
"These are all analyses. If we don't contact Konoha or negotiate with them, how can we find out the real situation?" Onoki insisted on his own ideas.
"You" stood up excitedly, and the Third Raikage looked down at Onoki, "Then you go and get in touch with Konoha!"
After saying that, the Third Raikage turned around and walked out of the tent angrily.
Sitting in his seat, Onoki did not feel angry because of the third generation Raikage's offensive behavior. He watched the third generation Raikage walk out of the background of the tent with a smile on his face.
This is what you asked me to do!
After walking out of the tent and returning to his residence with the shadow guards guarding the tent, the Third Raikage stood in his tent. He first used his sensory ninjutsu to confirm that only his own people were around, and then he spoke.
"Xi, from now on send people to pay attention to Iwagakure, especially Tsuchikage's actions. If any of them leave the camp, send people to follow them."
"Boss, what happened over there at Iwagakure?"
"That old guy Onoki wants to negotiate peace with Konoha."
Hearing the words of the Third Raikage, Nozomi frowned instinctively, "Iwagakure wants to withdraw from the alliance?"
Nodding, the Third Raikage was very calm, no longer angry as before, "Let Iwagakure contact Konoha first. If the conditions are right, we can also consider it."
To be able to become the Shadow of a Village, the Third Raikage is not really a reckless man. The reason why he strongly disagreed with the peace in front of Onoki was just because he took into account the emotions of his ninjas and villagers.
Unlike Iwagakure, Kumogakure had a blood debt with Konoha's new Hokage Kizaru. As a Raikage, he had been captured once and could not bear the consequences of initiating peace.
However, if Onoki Iwagakure takes the initiative to contact Konoha and negotiate peace with Konoha, causing the Ninja Village Alliance to break up, then the Raikage can express strong dissatisfaction and blame Onoki for all the problems while following Onoki.
, "helplessly" negotiate peace with Konoha.
As Kumogakure's third-in-command and the Third Raikage's staff officer, Nozomi also understood the boss's intentions. He did not say it out loud, but just obeyed the order and replied: "Yes! I understand, boss!"
"You go down first!" With a wave of his hand, the Third Raikage asked Nozomi to leave, and he sat alone on the bed in the tent.
After not having a good rest for three days, the Third Raikage sitting on the bed felt intense fatigue.
Physical fatigue was still a minor problem, but what made him most uncomfortable was the tiredness in his heart.
From the bottom of his heart, the Third Raikage was really unwilling to negotiate peace. He knew that the result of this peace negotiation would be that Konoha would soar into the sky and completely distance itself from other ninja villages like a chasm.
The dream of great power competition between Yunyin Village and the Kingdom of Thunder will also lose all hope and future with the peace talks.
But if Iwagakure really negotiates peace, what else can Kumogakure do besides negotiate peace?
Do we want to continue fighting Konoha alone with the strength of a village?
Not to mention that Konoha has a new ninja god, Kizaru. Even without Kizaru, Konoha can easily defeat Kumogakure with its current strength.
This is a fact that the Third Raikage is unwilling to admit, but he sees it very clearly.
After eight o'clock the next morning, Kizaru walked out of the Senju family's clan in high spirits.
Last night, I accompanied the rope tree to find Tsunade and Senju Hashirama after losing money. Kizaru returned to the Senju main house with them and stayed here to sleep, comforting Tsunade who had lost money.
With Kizaru's comfort, losing money did not have any impact on Tsunade. She got up earlier than Kizaru and had already gone to Konoha Hospital to start transplanting Nagato's eyes and conducting cloning culture.
As for Senju Hashirama, he went to the Konoha Research Institute with his grandson, Naoki, to see with his own eyes the super wheat seeds that Kizaru said had been developed by Naoki with a yield of one kilogram per mu.
By the way, Senju Hashirama was going to give some guidance to his grandson on the practice of Wood Release Blood Succession Limit, to see if he could bring some help to the research on the Rope Tree.
Kizaru was the last person to get up in the house. When he got up, the whole house was already empty.
Wandering to the commercial street and buying some breakfast, Kizaru walked towards the Hokage Building while eating breakfast.
This morning, Danzo will submit all the compiled evidence about Uchiha Madara to Kizaru. Sarutobi Hiruzen is also waiting for Kizaru to review the evidence and then go to the Western Front battlefield with the evidence to convince Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
armistice.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was not too sure about this mission to quell the war. He was mainly worried about the reckless people on Kumogakure's side who did not agree with the evidence provided by Konoha and insisted on continuing the fight.
If Kizaru hadn't attracted too much hatred from Kumogakure, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have wanted Kizaru to personally take action and put an end to the war on the Western Front.
When Kizaru finished breakfast and came to the office of the Hokage Building, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi were already waiting here.
"I have prepared all the intelligence materials." Danzo said directly after placing the three scrolls in front of Kizaru's desk.
Nodding with a smile, Kizaru sat down, picked up the scrolls on the table, and opened them one by one to read.
From the initial appearance of Uchiha Madara to the confessions of Kirigakure Village ninjas, especially the "Eye of the Moon" plan written by the Fourth Mizukage himself, the information about Uchiha Madara recorded in the three scrolls is very detailed.
Apart from the presence of Black Zetsu, there is almost nothing hidden.
"Sarutobi-sensei, take a look too." Kizaru said after putting the finished scroll on the table.
Taking a step forward, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the scroll on the table and looked through it carefully.
"No problem." After reading it, Hiruzen Sarutobi replied.
"Then I'll leave the rest to you, Sarutobi-sensei." Kizaru said with a smile.
"I will definitely convince Onoki and Raikage!" Sarutobi Hiruzen replied seriously.
Hiruzen Sarutobi attaches great importance to matters related to Uchiha Madara and the war, and sincerely hopes to unite the power of the ninja world to deal with Uchiha Madara.
"The matter is urgent, you should leave now! Sarutobi-sensei!"
"yes."
Sarutobi Hiruzen replied aloud, having already prepared himself in his mind, and put on the clothes that were good for combat before going out.
After watching Hiruzen Sarutobi leave and confirming that his teacher was gone through his sensory abilities, Kizaru controlled his natural abilities and set up a barrier in the office.
"Uncle, I have a secret mission that I want to entrust you to carry out."
Without speaking directly, Danzo signaled to Kizaru to be careful that walls have ears.
"Don't worry, I've set up a barrier so people outside can't hear us." Kizaru explained.
After hearing Kizaru's words, Danzo relaxed. He pulled up the chair next to the table and sat in front of Kizaru.
"What mission?"
"After Nagato's Rinnegan Eye is removed, I want you to assist Black Zetsu in bringing the Rinnegan Eye out of Konoha and to Uchiha Madara."
Shocked by what Kizaru said, Danzo asked in confusion: "Why should you give the Rinnegan Eye to Uchiha Madara?"
"Because Uchiha Madara is too weak now." Kizaru said helplessly, leaning on the chair.
Danzo:???
With confusion on his face, Danzo was confused by Kizaru's answer.
Uchiha Madara is our great enemy, but you think he is weak and want to help him regain his strength. What's the point of this?
"Do you still remember the plan we talked about how to unify the world?" Kizaru said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Recalling what Kizaru had said about the easy first, then the hard, and first the hard, then the easy, Danzo seemed to have come to his senses.
"You want to use the pressure brought by Uchiha Madara to integrate the power of the five ninja villages."
Smiling and nodding, Kizaru looked like he had the pearls of wisdom in his hands, "We have to lose first, then draw, and finally win against Uchiha Madara!"
"But are you really sure you can handle it when Madara Uchiha gets the Rinnegan?" Danzo asked with concern.
"Billions of points!" After three years, Kizaru once again used the universe between his fingers.
Danzo: Got it! That means it’s stable! No problem at all!
With Kizaru's promise, Danzo felt relieved, "I understand!"
"Uncle, don't take Madara Uchiha too seriously, he is just a pawn on our chessboard. Our goal is to subvert the entire world, to unify the entire world, and to set your sights further and further.
Guang, don’t be intimidated by the enemy’s prestige!”
His body couldn't help but tremble with excitement. Infected by Kizaru's chicken blood and confidence, Danzo, a middle-aged and elderly man, couldn't help but become enthusiastic.
"I will! I will follow you and take a good look at the wider world!"
"Yes, that's it!" Kizaru said encouragingly.
Kizaru sincerely hopes that Danzo, his uncle, can come out of more than ten years of darkness and truly become his right-hand man.
Danzo has ambition and strength, but what he lacks is vision and courage, and Kizaru is ready to make up for it.
After all, an obedient Danzo is really useful!
After sorting out the plot behind it, I wrote it a little slower.
This chapter has been completed!