As time goes by, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure can all be said to have suffered heavy losses, and the Ninja World War is gradually coming to an end.
Therefore, after hearing Hinata Huan's analysis, Lei Luo looked at him slightly strangely, and immediately expressed disbelief:
"Hanzo has been shrinking for so many years. Now that the war is about to end, will he change his past behavior and truly contribute to Sunagakure Village?"
"Besides, even if Hanzo wants to join forces with Sunagakure and go to the Land of Sichuan to deal with us, but in the Land of Rain, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others are watching, and Hanzo can't leave."
Noticing that Lei Luo's expression was a bit disapproving, and obviously not thinking that his judgment was correct, Hinata Huan was not surprised at all, and just replied calmly:
"It's hard to say that in the Land of Rain, Hiruzen Sarutobi has completely relaxed his guard against the Hidden Rain Village. In this case, Hanzo will become very free in his actions..."
"Although I can't say why...but my intuition tells me that the Third Kazekage has probably reached some kind of tacit understanding with Hanzo."
"That is to say..."
"Lei Luo, when it comes time for the decisive battle, we'd better set aside some of our combat power to guard against Yugakure."
After saying that, Hinata Huan sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and added: "Of course, these are all my analyses. The specific choice still has to be made by you, the commander."
Lei Luo nodded slowly, leaned back, crossed his legs, put his right hand on his knee, and pinched his fingers unconsciously, as if he was thinking about something.
After a few minutes passed, Lei Luo just raised his head, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and slowly said to Nara Shikaji and Hinata Tamaki:
"With the existence of wind erosion, Sunagakure has actually been able to attack our transport troops for a long time, but they have delayed it until now... The intention can be said to be very clear, that is, to choose now for the decisive battle."
"If you take into account Sunagakure's small actions in other areas, it is obvious that the enemy will be very well prepared... In other words, this decisive battle is likely to be a tough battle for us in Konoha."
After expressing his judgment, Lei Luo looked at Hinata Huan and ordered: "Huan, you must keep an eye on the Sunagakure camp for me. As long as they have any sign of mobilizing large forces, report to me immediately."
Upon hearing this order, Hinata Huan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, showed a slightly excited smile, and replied meaningfully: "Is it finally going to start..."
Nara Shikaji glanced at Hinata Tamaki uneasily, and knew clearly in his heart: The latter's words probably had something else to say, and most likely he was referring to more than just the decisive battle with Sunagakure.
The deep meaning... is likely to involve certain plans and arrangements involving the reshuffle of Konoha's top power immediately after the war:
For example, in recent years, Lei Luo has had showdowns with senior Ninja Army leaders like them one after another, and the things he has explained openly and honestly...
Those who were disobedient, those who wanted to rebel, those who wanted to inform, have all disappeared. Just think about it and you know what their fate will be.
Today, the Konoha ninja army on the Sunagakure front has returned to its original strength of 5,000 people, even slightly exceeding it, with the village constantly sending troops to replenish their resources.
Of course, this is not the point, the most important thing is...
Within the Ninja Army, whether it is the top leaders, the various squad leaders in the middle, or some of the squad leaders, they have all become Lei Luo's cronies, and they will obey Lei Luo's orders in everything.
Now, this Konoha camp with a radius of several kilometers has truly become a smaller independent kingdom thanks to Lei Luo's unremitting efforts to suppress the opposition through various means.
Among them, Hyuga Tamaki, the nominal intelligence minister and the de facto "Minister of Internal Affairs", contributed a lot to Lei Luo's purge operation. He quietly dug up how many and how many were executed...
A die-hard member of the Naruto family.
The number of Konoha ninjas who died in his hands must have been about five or six hundred at least. The blood of his companions stained on their hands was Nara Shikaji, his "own one". Every time he thinks about it, he will feel trembling with fear.
In two years, with the help of the cause of the Sunagakure War and the huge fame brought by suppressing the Sunagakure troops...
Lei Luo repeatedly attacked, his actions became bigger and bigger, and he became more and more unscrupulous. Finally, he gradually turned the Konoha Ninja Army into his own private property.
All the darkness and bloodshed are hidden under the surface of harmony. The lower-level ninjas, mainly the genin, will never know:
Where have some of their past captains and bosses gone?
The power to assign tasks lies in Lei Luo's hands, as does the right to speak.
What's more, the strengths of both sides are completely disproportionate.
When Hyuga Tamaki and a group of elite jounin under his command suddenly carried out an arrest operation, no opposition member in the Konoha ninja army could escape with his life.
so……
Lei Luo either said that some people died while performing secret missions, or directly planted accusations and directly said that some people were Sunagakure spies, and no one dared to question them.
On the one hand, he died on the spot, on the other hand, he accumulated military exploits, was promoted, and made a fortune, and could also obtain batches of ninjutsu information... Moreover, with the power currently displayed by the Railuo Group, it was possible to defeat the Sarutobi Hiruzen Group and become the Hokage.
Chance for the throne.
Most of the middle and high-level ninjas in the ninja army can understand how to choose.
Either obey or die, this is the attitude that Lei Luo clearly expressed after coming into contact with each Ninja Army Chunin and Jonin.
After two years of operation, Lei Luo has undoubtedly built the Konoha Ninja Army of more than 5,000 people as strong as an iron barrel. He secretly monitored, screened, tested, and cleaned again and again... enough to eliminate everything he wanted to give to the village.
The "traitor" who tipped off the news.
Since he received a secret letter from his nephew Nara Shikaku, Nara Shikaku was very glad that he had made the right choice. Otherwise, given his position, he would definitely belong to the group of people who were first purged by Lei Luo.
"Lu Si, let's go to the staff headquarters..."
The words that came to his ears brought Nara Shikaji back to his senses. He looked up suddenly and saw Lei Luo standing up, strolling past him, and walking towards the tent door.
"I would like to see where Sunagakure plans to choose the venue for the decisive battle."
Seeing this, Nara Shikaji hurriedly stood up from his chair and subconsciously glanced around him, but at some point, Hinata Tamaki's figure had disappeared.
"By the way, remember to inform Aburame Shiguro, Orochimaru, Namikaze Minato, Matt Dai, Nono U, Shiranui Kusama, and Morino Iken that I will hold a high-level meeting and ask them to rush to the staff headquarters as soon as possible.
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The last order came, and Lei Luo's back disappeared at the entrance of the camp at the same time. Nara Shikaji breathed a sigh of relief, and he did not dare to neglect at the moment, and quickly ran out of the office tent, planning to go to the secretariat first.