In the eyes of contemporary daimyo, Danzo was a fierce man.
Basically, every time when the top management of Konoha discussed a major event with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, the man with the bandage on the left side of his face would hold opinions that were contrary to those of the Third Hokage during the part where he was expressing his opinions. The meeting would become red-faced and noisy.
Danzo's speech has always been radical and paranoid, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. It is common for him to refute everyone in person, even refuting daimyo.
Over time, this impression naturally left in the eyes of the great names of the Fire Country.
Danzo Shimura seemed a little dumbfounded that this thankless job fell on him.
In the past, most of the time, Hiruzen Sarutobi would come forward to do this kind of thing.
After all, the Third Hokage has a good-natured character and is quite eloquent. Usually, as long as he goes to the Daming Mansion, the relationship between the two parties will be smoothed out quickly, allowing the Fire Nation's financial support to be quickly in place.
And now, let him do this...
Danzo couldn't imagine what it would be like to talk to that sissy in a low profile.
If I remember correctly, when he came back from Daming Mansion last time, he glared at that sissy before leaving, and the two parties parted on bad terms...
"Wait a minute, let's go to Daming Mansion to urge military expenditures, let's go to someone else."
Shimura Danzo, who looked a little embarrassed, felt that he really couldn't help but look at Nara Shikaku and said: "Representative Jonin, as a staff officer, you are not as good as..."
"Sir Danzo, although Captain Shikaku is a staff officer, like me, his qualifications are still young and I am afraid that he is not qualified for such a thing."
Namikaze Minato had already guessed Danzo's thoughts and immediately interrupted.
It must be a very interesting scene for the Pot King to lower his dignity and talk to Haosheng, a famous figure in the Fire Country who always speaks coldly to him.
"The Yondaime is right, this kind of thing really requires people with higher qualifications in the village to go forward, so it is more appropriate." Mito Kaden suddenly agreed.
"Then work hard, Danzo."
"Originally, it was the two of us who were supposed to do this kind of thing, but the affairs in the village have been heavy recently, and we really can't get away..."
There is no objection to sleeping with Xiaochun either.
Nara Shikaku and Namikaze Minato are both 24 years old this year. Shikaku was promoted to the position of staff officer only two years ago. In terms of seniority, he is still relatively young.
At this moment, Danzo's heart suddenly felt like a heavy blow, and his face was as embarrassed as he felt.
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you, Danzo-sama. Please be sure to clear up the relationship so that Konoha can provide military support."
Namikaze Minato would not care so much, and immediately changed the topic and said: "Let's discuss how to deal with the large number of ninja troops that have recently assembled at the Iwagakure border..."
After ignoring Danzo, Namikaze Minato looked serious and put the inevitable issue of military affairs on the table.
According to the latest news, Iwagakure at the current stage has completed secret preparations for war and has begun to blatantly mobilize ninja troops to the border with Grass Country again.
The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Earth are not directly adjacent to each other, but are separated by the Kingdom of Grass, the Kingdom of Taki, and the Kingdom of Rain.
The country of Taki is blocked by mountains and rivers and waterfalls, and the villages are closed and basically do not participate in the ninja war. The country of rain is located in the southwest, closer to the country of wind.
Only the Country of Grass is connected to the two countries of Fire and Earth, and the terrain is flat. It is the most suitable choice whether it is used as a battlefield or as a passing troop route.
Another war is inevitable.
Since in the previous war, Iwagakure took advantage of the favorable terrain to drive out the invading Kumogakure troops and besieged the Third Raikage to death, he did not cause too many casualties. Afterwards, he tentatively took advantage of the opportunity to attack Konoha.
After a brief taste, there was a truce.
So now after taking a break for more than a year, Konoha has suffered a lot of losses due to the Nine-Tails incident, and wants to start a war again.
"Is there still going to be a war?"
Mito Kadoyan sighed slightly and frowned, "I'm afraid this time, the attack will be from the direction of Grass Country again, right?"
Talking about the war, Nara Shikaku also stood up immediately and walked to the map in front of the conference table.
The arrangement of combat affairs can be said to be the job of the staff officer, so naturally he is needed to play a role at this time.
Based on the intelligence collected so far, Nara Shikaku immediately formulated a strategic plan. The content was roughly to increase troops on the border, but secretly mobilize them in batches, and at the same time send elite ninjas who are good at reconnaissance to enter the country of grass in advance.
, in order to achieve the effect of discovering enemy movements in advance.
As for how many troops to mobilize and when to mobilize them, Nara Shikaku has already made plans.
After he finished explaining, he quickly received unanimous approval from everyone.
After that, it was time to prepare for the war. The two consultants responsible for the village's political affairs mentioned some trivial matters. Since Minato Namikaze usually didn't pay much attention to these things, he just listened casually.
The meeting is coming to an end.
When the group was about to be disbanded, Nara Shikaku showed a bit of distress and mentioned something that had to be taken seriously.
"There is a troublesome thing. In less than two months, three incidents have occurred in the village..."
After seeing the doubtful looks cast by everyone, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Just this morning, another ninja disappearance was suspected to have occurred in the village."
"The missing person this time is still a chunin-level ninja. A reconnaissance team has been dispatched to the location of the incident. I believe there should be investigation results in the afternoon..."
"Disappeared for no reason?" Mito Kadoyan and Koharu who moved to another dormitory were obviously a little surprised.
Because there have been two incidents before, but because the investigation was fruitless, no conclusion has been drawn yet.
But if the same thing happens once or twice, it can be regarded as an accident. When it happens a third or fourth time, it needs to be taken seriously.
"Missing? Could it be that he became an escaped nin?"
Shimura Danzo has always liked to speculate on the evils of human nature in others, and this time is certainly no exception.
While everyone was guessing, Namikaze Minato secretly looked at Danzo's face, because he naturally knew who was behind the disappearance of the ninja.
But what he wanted to confirm at this time was whether Danzo, who had worked closely with Orochimaru, was involved in such incidents.
After secret observation, he found that Danzo's face had no abnormal color when he spoke.
Maybe Danzo didn't know about Orochimaru capturing ninjas from his village for experiments. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the Pot King was acting at this time...
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After more than ten minutes, everyone in the conference room dispersed.
Namikaze Minato returned to the Hokage's office, and had to start thinking about the countermeasures to the Orochimaru incident along the way.
At the end of the meeting just now, according to the wishes of the advisor and Jonin representative Nara Shikaku, the task of investigating the disappearance of the ninja fell on his shoulders.
This matter is indeed a headache. If it is not necessary, Namikaze Minato does not want to take action against Orochimaru at this critical period.
After all, war is coming.
How useful a Kage-level combat power is in one's hands was already very obvious during the Nine-Tails Incident.
If there was one less Uchiha Fugaku and Jiraiya at that time, I am afraid that they would not even be able to hold up the Four Red Sun Formation.
But now that the matter has come to this, it is no longer possible to leave Orochimaru alone.
After sitting back in his seat, after thinking for a long time, Namikaze Minato immediately summoned the ANBU on duty, and then ordered: "Please secretly summon the Chuunin Iwaki and the Chunin Uchiha Shisui. Remember, it is a secret summons...
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"Yes, Hokage-sama..."
In the open space of the office, an ANBU member wearing a dog mask was crouching on the ground. After responding, he immediately turned into smoke and disappeared.
