Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, then his eyes narrowed, his brows furrowed and he turned to look at Shimura Danzo who stood up slowly.
He didn't believe that he couldn't even get this day's time.
The rest of the people were slightly puzzled by Danzo's words. Under everyone's doubtful eyes, Danzo, who was holding a cane, walked to the front of the war map in front of the conference table, and suddenly pointed at a certain Iwa Ninja on the map.
He said from the position of the fortification: "The front line has now received strategic instructions for counterattack, and preparations have begun at this moment."
"The vanguard unit responsible for the side feint attack will launch a surprise attack early tomorrow morning."
"At that time, the reinforcements sent out must arrive in time and then coordinate to assist the frontal troops. Only in this way can the strategic goal of defeating the Iwa Ninja be achieved."
"Therefore, the dispatch of reinforcements must not wait until tomorrow, otherwise even if we win the war with the Iwa Ninja, Konoha's losses will become greater..."
When Minato Namikaze heard these slow words from Danzo Shimura, his face became increasingly uglier.
Forcing himself to suppress the anger rising in his heart, Namikaze Minato asked, "Danzo-sama, do you mean that the frontline troops have already started taking action?"
"certainly."
Danzo Shimura seemed not to notice, or deliberately ignored the dissatisfaction on Namikaze Minato's face, and continued indifferently: "This strategic plan was originally formulated in advance by the staff of Captain Shikaku Nara.
OK."
"So, I just informed the frontline troops in advance and asked Orochimaru, who is responsible for the feint attack, to prepare first."
"After all, in war, soldiers need speed."
After saying these words, Danzo Shimura returned to his seat, minding his own business.
For a moment, everyone at the conference table had different expressions.
"Ahem, Danzo, you are a little self-independent..."
Mito Kadoyan first made a verbal accusation, but then he affirmed: "But since the strategic plan has been formulated long ago, there is no problem if it is implemented as soon as possible."
Although Danzo, as the Hokage's assistant, was somewhat overreaching in this matter, after all, he had done nothing wrong in the matter itself, so he chose to verbally hold him accountable, that's all. Koharu went to bed and seemed to want to say something, but
After Mito Monobu expressed his opinion, he secretly glanced at Namikaze Minato, and then chose to drink tea in silence.
Orochimaru?
I never expected that this guy had been tied to the front line to restrict his rampant human experimentation, but he would cause trouble for himself in unexpected places...
At this time, Danzo's arrogance and his advisor's acquiescence, this chilling scene was deeply engraved in Namikaze Minato's heart.
When the anger reached a certain limit, the calmness in Hara Minato's character suddenly allowed him to quickly calm down, and then turned into calmness and indifference.
As his thoughts were spinning rapidly, Namikaze Minato suddenly smiled inexplicably, and then looked at Danzo with deep meaning.
"As expected of Assistant Hokage, Danzo-sama, you are indeed far-sighted.
But I still want to confirm one thing for you in the end. Konoha will devote all its main force to the war with the Iwa Ninja. If Kumogakure suddenly attacks from behind at this time, we will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Your intelligence department, the intelligence ninjas stationed in Kumogakure are extremely critical. What I want to know is, is there really no sign of war preparations within Kumogakure recently?"
Danzo Shimura narrowed his left eye slightly, his expression did not change at all, but his heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that the Yondaime has noticed something?
No, this is impossible.
The internal security of Kumogakure Village is extremely tight at this time, and secret preparations for war have basically been completed. There is no way that the Fourth Hokage can find out the exact situation inside it. After all, even the elites of his intelligence department have been lurking in Kumogakure for many years.
All of them have been removed. It is absolutely impossible to figure out the internal movements of Yun Ninja so quickly...
According to the plan, he only needs to wait for the decisive battle between Iwa Ninja and Konoha to break out. At that time, Kumogakure, who has found the opportunity, will move out, causing the Fire Nation that cannot take action in a short time to deal with the invasion to suffer heavy losses, and then impeach the fourth generation.
It's logical...
Thinking this way, Danzo's heart became a little calmer.
After calmly meeting Namikaze Minato's serious gaze, he said with certainty: "There is no sign of preparations for war within the Kumo ninja. This is the latest news from the intelligence ninja lurking in Kumogakure Village."
After all, the Pot King is still very deep in the city. Namikaze Minato stared at Danzo, whose face showed no flaws at all. While sneering in his heart, he had already anticipated the outcome if things developed in the opposite direction.
If you dare to speak so eloquently, you are probably ready to shift the responsibility to the Intelligence Department if something goes wrong, right?
Although he basically understood everything in his heart, Namikaze Minato pretended to feel relieved at last on the surface. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'm relieved."
"Captain Shikaku, we will gather reinforcements before tonight and set off for the Country of Grass. I will leave the mobilization work entirely to you..."
In the corner of the conference table, Nara Shikaku seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses after hearing Namikaze Minato's words. He looked a little strange for a moment. After a brief hesitation, he still chose to accept the order.
After more than ten minutes, the pre-war meeting finally ended.
When everyone in the conference room left, Minato Namikaze, who was sitting in the main seat, finally gathered his thoughts, then suddenly formed a seal, and then his whole person turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared.
On the other side, inside Mount Myoki.
Sitting cross-legged next to the river flowing with the toad oil waterfall, among the strange peaks and rocks, and another water gate on a certain hill, the condensed natural energy slowly dissipated and the fairy mode was released.
After quickly receiving the experience information sent back by the shadow clone, Minato's face became a little more solemn.
After careful consideration, although he was still dissatisfied with the current progress of his practice, he decided to end today's practice early and suspend this daily practice of practicing immortality in the short term.
Because in the following days, he needs to go all out to prepare for the possible war in which Kumogakure takes advantage of the situation and invades the Kingdom of Fire.
Konoha's strategic decision to devote all its main forces to the Kingdom of Grass cannot be changed. If Kumogakure really takes this opportunity to declare war on Konoha, then even he, the Hokage, may have to rush to the front line.
After the response plan in his mind gradually became clear, Namikaze Minato quickly packed up and rushed back to Konoha...
