Chapter 118 Chain reaction and small meeting!
The border of the Land of Earth, the Iwagakure camp!
"Immortal?"

The short old man with a red nose looked at the information in his hand and gazed towards the southwest.

"Tsuchikage-sama, should we still send troops to support the Sunagakure?"

The jonin squad leader asked Ohnoki quietly.

The reason why the Sand Ninja's offensive was so powerful was because they had the strong support of the Rock Ninja.

Now that the opponent has been defeated, they have to adjust their strategy.

"no need!"

Oonoki shook his head.

Because he knew that he could not rely on the Sand Ninja. No matter how many resources they invested, they would not be able to break through Mount Kikyo where the "Sage" was stationed.

This is true even though there is no fortress left on Kikyo Mountain at this time.

"Supplies...provide as agreed!"

Finally, Oonoki added a sentence.

Even if the Sand Ninja is defeated, we have to let the enemy hold back the Southwestern Ninja Army.

Otherwise, it would be difficult enough for the Iwagakure ninja to face Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, and with the addition of this newly born "Sage", let alone invading the Land of Fire, it would be good enough if they didn't get counterattacked.

"Should we stop our attack?"

The jonin squad leader was worried about something else.

They are now attacking Konoha, and now that the other party has freed up their hands, they naturally have to be careful.

"Don't worry, Konoha won't have the spare strength to support us!"

Ohnoki's eyes gleamed with wisdom.

No one wants to see Konoha survive the Ninja World War safely, so some people will naturally come out to share the pressure for the Iwagakure.

The Hidden Cloud Village, the Raikage's office!
"Those guys playing with sand were defeated by a little devil. How incompetent!"

A strong young man with dark skin and flaxen hair was taunting the Sand Ninja.

Bah!
The man looked similar to the young man, but was stronger. The yellow-haired old man with a long beard punched him and sent him flying into the wall, so strong that he couldn't be pulled out even with a scratch.

The Sandaime Raikage put away his fist and scolded:
"Ai, didn't you see that Uchiha brat first used the detonating tags to severely damage the Sand Ninja army, and then used the 'Sage Mode' to defeat Luosha and Ye Cang?"

The Third Raikage was very dissatisfied with his son's reckless character, who only saw the Sand Ninjas defeated.

"Dad, it's just Sage Mode. As long as you take action, you will definitely defeat the opponent. The Sand Ninja is too weak and that's why he lost!"

Ai...the future Fourth Raikage struggled to climb out of the wall.

And everyone is used to their way of communication.

Didn't they see such a big commotion? Didn't the ninjas who were protecting in secret seem to hear nothing?

"Uchiha Dohei is a young man with great strategy and strength. He will definitely become an obstacle for our Hidden Cloud Village in the future. We need to do our best to collect intelligence on him."

The last man in the room spoke up.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Tutai!"

The Sandaime Raikage nodded and handed the task to his most trusted confidant.

Terrace!

She is just like the mainstay of the Hidden Cloud Village's 'Chiyo Granny', and a similar one is the 'Master' of the Mist Shadow Village.

These are the elders who are willing to sacrifice everything for the village.

From the comparison, it can be seen that Konoha really had to commit a lot of sins to have a "sleeping dragon" like Danzo.

Simply invincible!
He is an expert in civil wars but a novice in foreign wars, yet he is the leader of the "military fighting faction".

"Lord Raikage, should the troops at the border retreat first?"

Tutai came this time not only to deliver intelligence about the battle of Kikyo Mountain, but also to ask whether to withdraw troops.

He thought it would be best to stop there, since he hadn't ended up in the end and there was no loss.

"No, I will rush to the front line and attack directly!"

The Sandaime Raikage gave the order decisively.

He naturally understood that now was not the best opportunity to attack.

But if they don't take action, the Iwagakure will retreat soon, and Konoha will be able to survive the Ninja World War.

Cut the leaves!
It's complete tacit understanding among the four major ninja villages.

Who made you occupy the most fertile territory in the ninja world? If I don't punish you, it will be my turn to be punished when you grow up.

The four major ninja villages have the same goal on whether to let Konoha be weakened or to be weakened themselves.

Therefore, whenever there is a war in the Ninja World, Konoha will be besieged by several major ninja villages, not because the other party has done anything wrong.

It’s because your potential is too great, but your strength is not strong enough.

In the ninja world, weakness is the original sin, but evil is not.

"Yes!"

Dodai received the order and withdrew. Then, following the order of the Raikage, the Kumogakure army, which had originally only deployed troops at the border of the Moon Country, directly crossed the border and headed towards the Fire Country.

As for the Kingdom of the Moon and the Kingdom of Hot Spring that stand between the two great countries, neither the Kumogakure nor Konoha pretends that they do not exist.

Starting a war on your turf is a sign of respect for you.

The reason you small countries are kept here is to serve as buffers and battlefields. Now is the time for you to play your role.

Now we can understand why the Akatsuki organization was born in the Rain Country.

It's really a big country that doesn't treat people as human beings.

Mist Shadow Village!
In this ninja village shrouded in fog, only one order came from the Mizukage's office at this moment.

"Freeze your hands!"

Led by the Mizunotsuki (Ice Release) clan, and with the secretly assembled Mist Ninjas, they headed straight for the southeastern border of the Land of Fire.

Before that, the Mist Ninjas had been constantly harassing the Land of Fire.

However, at that time it was only small-scale individuals or families, and this time it was the Mist Village that took action.

Therefore, the Konoha Village, which had just defeated the Sand Ninja, had to face an even more serious situation before it could even catch its breath.

It’s just that the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja have just launched their attacks, and Konoha has not received any specific information yet, so it is still in the midst of celebration.

How can we not celebrate after defeating the Sand Ninja who was already in front of us?

However, there was silence in the Hokage's office.

Konoha's F4 group is holding a small meeting here.

A big meeting is held for small matters, and a small meeting is held for big matters.

Almost all important matters in Konoha are decided in such small meetings.

Kikyo Mountain has become a ruin.

Danzo, Utane Koharu, and Mitomon En naturally couldn't just stay there and eat sand, so they went straight back.

It's definitely not because he felt unsafe staying with the Uchiha brat who was always "unethical" and had amazing strength that he came back.

"Now that the Sand Ninja's attack has been defeated, shall we discuss our next response?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a beautiful puff of his cigarette and then spoke.

Konoha has been in danger recently, and he couldn't even sleep well, so how could he dare to relax? Now he is finally in a state of "the sky is clear, the rain has stopped, and I'm fine again."

Danzo said first:

"Huruzen, there is nothing to discuss. Just let that brat Uchiha Dohei lead the ninja army to counterattack the Kingdom of Wind!"

He is a typical "fighter" and he dares to strike hard when he has the upper hand.

He never considered whether it would work or whether there would be any problems.

The main feature is the "fighting" nature.

"No, the Sand Ninja army is still strong. If something unexpected happens during the counterattack, we might be in danger!"

Mitomon En expressed his concerns.

The situation has finally been eased, you, Danzo, must not lose again.

Even if the 'Sage' of the Southwestern Ninja Army is in charge, the Sand Ninja are completely invincible. However, if the enemy army is dispersed and engages in guerrilla warfare, no matter how strong they are, it will be useless.

The most important thing is that Platycodon Mountain is gone!
If you don't have him in charge, aren't you afraid that the Sand Ninja will come back and attack you?

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the meaning of this and nodded slightly, thinking that this suggestion made sense.

As for Utane Koharu, she was even more direct.

"Konoha's supplies have already been used up by more than half, and rebuilding Mount Kikyo will cost even more. Let's wait until we have enough supplies!"

She was almost about to point at Danzo's nose and curse him.

Without logistics, what can you do?
It's no wonder she was angry. The Root was consuming more and more funds, which resulted in a large amount of bad debts. It would be fine in normal times, but it would be troublesome if so many things were missing during the war.

"Then let's talk about counterattacking the Wind Country later!"

Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen had the same plan, he would listen to what a few people had to say before making a decision.

Can't take the blame!

It is his biggest shortcoming.

Otherwise, he would not have allowed Danzo to create a Root to take the blame.

In this case, not attacking the Wind Country was the advice of the advisory elders, not a sole decision made by him as the Hokage.

"But even if we don't attack the Wind Country, don't we have to drive the Sand Ninja out of the Fire Country first?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the subject and stated the main reason for holding this meeting.

Yes, he could choose not to attack the Wind Country immediately, but he would never allow the Sand Ninja to continue occupying the southwestern region of the Fire Country.

Konoha's military expenses are paid by the Daimyo, who gave them the money so that Konoha could protect the Land of Fire. Now that the Land of Wind has occupied so many areas... should they still allocate funds?

When talking about this topic, the office suddenly became lively.

(End of this chapter)