Chapter 169 The Three Shadows' Thoughts
As for the other three major ninja villages...
Sunagakure Village.
Rasa, who has officially succeeded as the Fourth Kazekage, is currently meeting with a group of high-ranking members of the Sand Village to discuss matters.
Although everyone was quite negative about resuming the war due to the severe loss of their strength, it was difficult to refuse the daimyo's orders.
Ninjas are ultimately one of the daimyo's retainers, and the daimyo holds the lifeline of the ninja village.
The main source of income for the ninja village is still the reward for carrying out missions, and the decision to distribute missions is in the hands of the daimyo.
Although I was unwilling, I had no choice but to accept it, and in the end, this was the conclusion.
Rasa's expression was grave. He looked at everyone and finally sighed.
"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's form an allied army to attack Konoha, as requested by the Daimyo."
"However, the extent of our contribution remains to be discussed..."
It's open to discussion; what it really means is how to use the bare minimum of resources to get through it.
For the Sand Village, which suffered heavy losses, this was to be expected.
Konoha, in particular, seems to be very powerful right now.
Mochizuki Souji, who is confirmed to become the Fourth Hokage, has even killed the Mizukage and the Raikage, making him the focus of the entire ninja world.
A coalition army to attack Konoha?
Although it's a three-on-one situation, Konoha might actually win... Anyway, most of the Sand Village's higher-ups think the chances of winning are slim, and it's very likely they'll just be throwing the game away.
They certainly can't be foolish enough to charge in headfirst with just one order from the magistrate!
Otherwise, if they suffer another huge loss... Sunagakure really can't hold on much longer!
Chief Advisor Chiyo slowly began to speak:
"I'll go this time. Lord Kazekage is more suited to stay in the village."
While Rasa's Magnet Release does indeed perform better in environments with more sand, this statement clearly implies that Rasa, having just become Kazekage, should not participate in situations where defeat is highly likely, lest he damage his reputation and influence his ruling authority upon taking office.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, advisor. As for troop strength..."
"Two thousand people is about right."
Rasa nodded slightly, offering no objection.
This kind of thing is just something to be done casually, enough to save face.
"Hmph, the Daimyo's orders..."
Rasa snorted, his attitude somewhat disdainful.
Chiyo immediately coughed lightly and said:
"Ahem... Lord Kazekage, please be careful..."
"I know..."
Rasa gave this answer, but in his heart he was thinking something else entirely.
Abolishing the daimyo... sounds pretty good.
After the previous great battle, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind decided to cut the funding and mission allocation for Sunagakure because of their poor performance, and transfer more tasks to other ninja villages.
It's incredibly foolish to treat one's own country's ninja village like this!
What's with all the fancy names?
At the end of the day, he's just an ordinary person with no fighting skills.
If he even had that thought, he could kill him with a single finger…
As Rasa thought of this, a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes, but he immediately restrained himself.
Not now. He can't be the first to do something as treasonous as abolishing a daimyo.
Anyway, since Mochizuki Souji of Konoha has already declared to the entire ninja world that he wants to abolish all daimyo, let him do as he pleases.
If successful, it will be entirely beneficial to Hidden Sand Village.
...
The same situation and the same thoughts were playing out in Iwagakure as well.
Tsuchikage Onoki calmly made his decision.
"Send 10,000 troops, including myself, Kitsuchi, Han, and Lao Zi!"
"This...all of them!?" The Iwagakure high-ranking officials were all shocked.
"Wait! Lord Tsuchikage, you didn't even deploy all the most crucial Kage-level shinobi in the previous battles, so why this time..."
Onoki laughed when he heard this.
"Look how nervous you all are.
Sending troops is one thing, but whether or not we fight, and how much effort we put in, is another matter entirely."
"What does Lord Tsuchikage mean?"
"The Daimyo of the Land of Earth has always had a good relationship with our Iwagakure.
We Iwagakure ninjas are all loyal and righteous men, and we will do our best to carry out the Daimyo's orders," Onoki said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances.
Although Onoki did not continue speaking, they all vaguely guessed some of his thoughts.
After all, many people share similar thoughts.
Lord Tsuchikage's intention... is probably to go through the motions without putting in any real effort.
All the most powerful Kage-level fighters have been mobilized, clearly going all out, and there is absolutely no reason to question it on the surface.
"Of course, don't even think about me risking my life against Konoha."
Onoki closed his eyes, thinking to himself.
Although they are not without the ability to fight, something seems to be more beneficial to Iwagakure than defeating Konoha.
Abolish the Daimyo?
That's very interesting...
Although the daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Hidden Stone Village do have a good relationship, one thing is one thing.
Just as Mochizuki Souji proposed, if the finances are in the hands of the daimyo, then the lifeline of the ninja village is in the hands of the daimyo.
Although everyone says that Onoki is like the Raikage, a proponent of military expansion.
However, he did not consider himself warlike, or rather, he did not pursue wars that would not benefit Iwagakure.
The expansion of military power is actually for the purpose of protecting Iwagakure, and targeting Konoha is also to seize the title of the strongest ninja village, so as to obtain more missions and income from the daimyo of various countries.
Fighting to the death with other ninja villages would inevitably result in casualties, and he would never want to do it unless absolutely necessary.
In the past, it was simply a matter of having to fight, because if they didn't fight, how would they have the income to support Iwagakure?
But now this guy, Mochizuki Souji, has appeared.
He had considered the idea of eliminating the daimyo and placing Iwagakure in control of all sectors of the Land of Earth, but ultimately he didn't dare to be the first traitor to overthrow his superiors.
Mochizuki Souji actually wanted to do it for him, which was a wonderful thing.
This time, we just need to go out and put on a show; after all, Iwagakure has been loyal and righteous for generations.
Right now, we need to focus our energy and time on figuring out how Iwagakure should take over everything in the Land of Earth.
That's the real priority.
...
Hidden Cloud Village.
Unlike the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, who easily reached an agreement, the atmosphere at the high-ranking meeting of Kumogakure was quite unpleasant.
The Fourth Raikage, who had just inherited the title of A, slammed his hand on the table and shouted:
"You guys! Is this what you call Cloud Village ninjas?!"
"Father... the previous Raikage was killed by the people of Konoha!"
"Now that we have such a good opportunity, how can we not do everything in our power to avenge the previous Raikage!"
"Are you all ungrateful wretches?!"
Hearing A's loud cursing and being called an ingrate, many high-ranking members of Hidden ninja village looked grim.
How dare this kid be so rude to us!
Someone said in a deep voice:
"Watch your words, Fourth Generation Lord!"
"Our opposition to a full-scale attack is all for the sake of Kumogakure!"
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