Although Mito Kadoen has begun to consider various follow-up matters in the aftermath of the alliance, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards whether he really wants to form an alliance with Iwagakure, his current enemy, has not yet been made clear.
Although the two have reached a consensus that Lei Luo must be eliminated, and no matter what happens, he must be defeated and expelled from Konoha. However, whether Iwagakure's power is as important as imagined remains to be discussed.
It is true that Onoki and a group of Iwagakure's upper-level ninjas are very powerful in combat. If they bring in this foreign aid, their chances of winning in the battle with the Leiluo Group will definitely increase.
But the enemy is the enemy after all. Even if politicians like them can temporarily put aside their hatred for their own interests, it is still uncertain whether the ninjas below can accept it:
The enemy ninja who had killed his companions, even relatives and friends before, was about to become his teammate? It is conceivable that whether it is an Iwa ninja or a Konoha ninja, it would be a shame to accept such a thing calmly.
Even Ohnoki, who has always been very calculating, it is hard to say whether he will make the decision to cooperate with the enemy for the benefit of Konoha's promise, causing his Tsuchikage's butt to completely fall off.
There are too many unknowns, and rashly starting negotiations with Iwagakure will only make Konoha passive.
For this reason, Sarutobi Hiruzen said he would consider it, but he thought about it for three full days without making up his mind. Battles were still breaking out on the Rain Country battlefield, and the Konoha ninjas and Iwa ninjas were still fighting fiercely. Everything seemed to be in jeopardy.
No change.
However, the war has reached this point. Whether it is the top leaders of both sides, the jounin in the middle, or most of the chuunin and genin at the bottom, it is clear to everyone: the war is almost over.
Although unlike the battlefield of Kawakuni, the battlefield of Rain Country did not produce any large-scale decisive battles, but Iwagakure still seemed to be on the verge of defeat, and it was already expected that Konoha would become the winner.
This is not because there is a significant gap in strength between the two sides, but simply because Iwagakure’s logistics can no longer hold up:
First, there was a big battle with Kirigakure, then they fought against Amegakure for a year and a half, and finally they had a long-term fierce battle with Konoha, and they had to set aside military resources to defend against Kumogakure, who was eyeing him...
The Kingdom of Earth is not the Kingdom of Fire. After so many wars, combat supplies, food, grass and weapons have been almost exhausted.
The war is all about logistics, and there is no obvious gap between the military strength of Iwagakure and Konoha. It is impossible for Ohnoki to risk a total defeat and have a large-scale battle with Konoha like Lei Luo defeated Sunagakure.
If you really do this, if you are not careful, Sunagakure's today may very well become Iwagakure's tomorrow. With this lesson in mind, Onoki will not dare to make a decision easily and risk the future of Earth Country rashly.
Compared with young people like the Third Kazekage, Ohnoki is not too young now, and his gambling appetite is not as great as the former's, especially after defeating Sunagakure, will the Leiluo Group that has been freed up move to the Land of Rain?
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This is still an unknown number.
Although the dispute between the two factions in Konoha is now basically known to everyone, Ohnoki, as a Tsuchikage, must consider every possibility.
Among them, there is the worst kind: Lei Luo and Sarutobi Hiruzen temporarily suppressed their internal conflicts and joined forces to deal with Iwagakure first.
Although the probability of this situation happening is extremely low, since it exists, it must be considered. Otherwise, let’s not talk about the adverse consequences that Iwagakure may encounter, but let’s talk about Ohnoki himself...
He didn't even think about it, and continued to add another record of "Tsuchikage died at his hands" to Lei Luo's glorious record of killing the water shadow first and then the wind shadow.
Although Onoki has never seen Lei Luo's strength with his own eyes, his basic sense tells him that in a one-on-one situation, he is probably no match for Lei Luo, and the possibility of his death is extremely high.
Just like what Onoki said to the high-ranking Ninja Army members sitting on both sides of the long table in the Iwagakure meeting tent:
"Even though I really don't want to admit it, it seems that Jueying's strength may have surpassed me..."
A pair of brows frowned slightly, and his short waist straightened. Ohnoki moved his buttocks, curled his lips somewhat unnaturally, but still said bluntly:
"He defeated Mizukage and Kazekage head-on. He is truly a monster. Why can there be such a level of ninja in this era?"
This question is not so much asked to everyone present, but rather to oneself, because Onoki is really confused: Why do Konoha's geniuses and strong men always come out in an endless stream?
In comparison, why do Iwagakure seem so inconsistent? They can't even find a suitable successor to the Tsuchikage?
He raised his eyes and glanced left and right, scanning the face of an elite jounin named Iwagakure, but he only saw lowered heads. Apparently no one wanted to answer his question.
This unintentionally seemed to show how much Lei Luo's existence and Lei Luo's achievements had frightened the Iwagakure ninjas. At this time, there was not even a single person who dared to stand up and share his worries.
At this moment, no one said anything, such as "Lei Luo is just a false name", "Lord Tsuchikage, don't worry, whoever I am can definitely defeat Lei Luo", nothing like this.
Perhaps, in the hearts of the Iwagakure, Lei Luo has basically become synonymous with death and destruction. One, two, or even ten or twenty Iwagakure elite jounin go to fight him, and there is no other possibility except death on the spot.
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Although Lei Luo has never targeted Iwagakure in a big way in recent years, and there has never been a record of Lei Luo fighting any Iwa Gakure.
But just the experiences of Kirigakure, Amegakure, and especially Sunagakure in the past few years have shown time and again what level of monster this is.
A few days ago, not long after the information about the Battle of Ishikawa Hill was received, everyone already knew what happened on the battlefield of Kawa no Kuni.
Including what eyewitnesses claimed: After being approached by Lei Luo, the news that the Third Kazekage was instantly killed by him made all Iwagakure Jonin have the most basic self-awareness.
That is, fighting Lei Luo is basically equivalent to dying.
I'm afraid even their Tsuchikage-sama is no exception to this.
The atmosphere in the venue was silent for a while, and no one spoke to answer the Tsuchikage's words. This also invisibly put a damper on the question Ohnoki just raised.
There was a hint of gloom in his eyes, and Ohnoki slowly knocked on the table with a calm old face, attracting everyone's attention to himself again.
"There is no point in continuing this war, so I want to make a truce with Konoha. Do any of you have any suggestions?"