Chapter 165 Information Gap! The Third War!
[Destroy the Wind Shadow first, then the Lightning Shadow]
[I am the only one who dominates the ninja world, Sarutobi]
These two lines of words directly shocked the ninja world. After all, these words were carved with the blood of the Kumo Ninjas on both sides of the wall of the Hidden Cloud Village, one of the five major ninja villages.
Coupled with the Tailed Beast rampage incident, the spies lurking in the Hidden Cloud Village directly spread the news.
In an instant, a hurricane blew up throughout the ninja world.
Konoha.
"Huruzen, alright! Are you crazy about wanting to be a ninja hero?"
As soon as he received the news from the Root spies, Danzo Shimura pushed open the door of the Hokage's office with jealous eyes, and after entering, he burst into an angry roar.
"Just to reach the final peak with honor, you actually secretly planned such a big event behind my back."
In the office, Danzo Shimura came in and took the initiative to question angrily. However, Hiruzen Sarutobi in the room already knew the news, and was looking at Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu who had just entered with a grim expression.
"Danzo! It's already this late, put away your little thoughts!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted coldly, leaving Shimura Danzo speechless for a moment.
The Root knew this news, but how could he, the Third Hokage and the ruler of Konoha, know it later?
If he really doesn't even have this ability, is he worthy of being the Third Hokage?
The reason why Shimura Danzo was speechless was clear, that is, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not hide this matter from him.
When Shimura Danzo finally arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice without any hesitation:
"I won't go into detail about what happened in the Hidden Cloud Village. It was beyond our expectations, both good and bad."
"The good news is that when the two tailed beasts of the Hidden Cloud Village went berserk, the mysterious man Tongjiao suddenly appeared, which directly aroused the hatred of the white people in the Hidden Cloud Village, and the conflict between black and white broke out completely.
The bad side is that the loss of the Hidden Cloud Village this time is not big, and who is this copper horn? What is his purpose? And which ninja village is behind him? "
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was at the peak of his powers, looked at the three people with an intimidating look and directly pointed out the seriousness of the matter.
However, after hearing this, Shimura Danzo said in a deep voice:
"Does this matter now? With the tempers of those niggers in the Hidden Cloud Village, I'm afraid a war will break out immediately!"
Danzo's words also made Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu look worried, but this time Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a sneer.
"You underestimate the Third Raikage. If it weren't for this bronze horn, the Hidden Cloud Village would have had the best opportunity to start a war, and it could have transferred internal conflicts to the outside world. But now it's different!"
"The appearance of Tongjiao is to avenge the black people of Kumogakure with the blood of white people, and the banner they raised is also to revive the status of white people. The confrontation between black and white has completely erupted, and the conflict between Kumogakure and even the Land of Lightning is irreversible!"
"The Third Raikage is not a fool. If we start a war at this time, once the losses are too great, the internal turmoil will definitely be taken advantage of by others, unless Kumogakure can join forces with other ninja villages!"
When he said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo and shouted coldly:
“I don’t care where this copper horn came from, and I don’t care who is behind it. Now is the best opportunity. The Anbu will fully cooperate with the Root, and even the entire Fire Nation will cooperate.
We must do our best to stir up the conflict between the Black and White in the Land of Lightning, and continue to escalate the situation. We must not give the Cloud Ninjas a chance to suppress it."
The three of them were not stupid, and they naturally knew the current situation of the Hidden Cloud Village and even the Land of Lightning.
The previous black-white conflict was suppressed, but now it has broken out internally. Even if the Hidden Cloud Village wants to start a war against the outside world, it has to worry about whether the white people in the country will take the opportunity to attack.
Shimura Danzo sneered indifferently.
“Don’t worry, Hiruzen. Provoking conflicts within the Hidden Cloud Village is what the Root is best at. Even conflicts in the Land of Lightning can be easily solved with them.
As long as you, Hiruzen, send a message to the Daimyo, we can have a wave of black slaves in the Land of Fire, hehe!"
When he said this, Danzo Shimura revealed a sinister sneer.
"At that time, white people will be oppressed in the country of thunder, but they are worthless outside. On the contrary, black slaves are the symbol of honor and nobility. How can the country of thunder resolve this conflict?"
"Black people are a symbol of nobility in the Land of Lightning, but in the eyes of the nobles of the major ninja villages in the Ninja World, they are full of desire and vanity after being conquered. I think these nobles must be happy to step on slaves who have the same skin color as the nobles of the Land of Lightning..."
After Shimura Danzo's plan was revealed, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked at each other and nodded secretly.
This is entirely aimed at the vanity of the nobility. As a noble, psychological vanity is more important to them.
Black people are the symbol of nobility in the Land of Thunder, but they have become slaves here. This huge contrast perfectly satisfies their vanity.
"The Black-White conflict plan proposed by Danzo has already been shown to the Daimyo, and we have all agreed on it. Originally, this was a plan that would take ten or even twenty years to complete. We never expected that the sudden change in Kumogakure would lead to the plan being completed ahead of schedule."
Mizuto Menyan nodded solemnly and directly told them the plan they had made before. Although it was not perfect, it was enough.
As for the female, Utatane Koharu sneered, "The teacher got into trouble in the Land of Lightning. These big families have been criticizing him privately over the years. This can be regarded as shutting up these people."
The sudden changes in the Hidden Cloud Village suddenly reduced a lot of pressure on Sarutobi Hiruzen's shoulders, and he even smiled, which was a rare occurrence for him.
"After this incident, the Hidden Cloud Village will not dare to start a war easily for at least a few years. Internal conflicts are not so easy to deal with."
The situation in the ninja world was already tense, and it was obvious that the four major ninja villages were going to encircle Konoha, but who would have thought that the Hidden Cloud Village would suddenly collapse.
"But this copper horn is using our name, and this despicable and insidious method, the only person I can think of is the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki, that old fellow."
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen directly pointed the finger at the Iwakage. After all, the one who had the ability to create this turmoil must be the Big Ninja Village.
"Keep watching the actions of the Hidden Cloud Village. At the same time, we in Konoha will strongly denounce Tongjiao's act of framing others. We in Konoha yearn for peace and will never do such a thing!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had a look of gloating on his face. The Hidden Cloud Village was in chaos before the Ninja World War even started. How could the other Ninja villages miss this good opportunity?
With the pressure reduced, who among the remaining three ninja villages would easily start a war?
The current situation in the ninja world is very clear. Once the Kumogakure is in chaos, no one wants to be the first to stand out, so Konoha will have enough time and opportunities to continue to provoke conflicts in other ninja villages.
However, just as Sarutobi Hiruzen's top leaders were gloating and dreaming of leading Konoha to another glorious victory, after the events of Kumogakure spread throughout the ninja world, the Sand Village began to take action.
...The Land of Wind, Sand Village.
"Great! First destroy the Kazekage, then the Raikage. I am the only one who can dominate the ninja world, Sarutobi!"
In the Fengying office, Elder Chiyo angrily slammed the table and glared at him:
"Do you still need to doubt it now? The disappearance of the Third Kazekage is definitely related to Konoha. Sarutobi is old now and wants to establish his title of Ninja Hero in the Ninja World before he abdicates! He wants to retire with supreme honor!"
If they were just suspicions before, but now few people in their Sand Village knew about the Kazekage, and something happened to Kumogakure.
In the entire ninja world, only the five major ninja villages, Ōnoki of the Iwagakure and Kirigakure of the Water Country, have this ability. Their motives are too small.
"First it's our Sand Village, and soon it's the Hidden Cloud Village. There are five major ninja villages in the ninja world. If Konoha continues to do what it is doing, the two major ninja villages will be thrown into disarray. At this time, Konoha's only opponents will be the Rock Village and the Hidden Mist Village!"
Elder Chiyo angrily slammed the table, stared at the high-ranking officials of the Sand Village and shouted:
"This is clearly a conspiracy by Konoha in response to the tense situation in the Ninja World. In the Ninja World War, Konoha has already tasted the power of our four major ninja villages joining forces, so this is the case."
As Elder Chiyo angrily slammed the table, an elder of the Sand Ninja was also angry and aggrieved. Even his own shadow was destroyed. It would be a lie to say that he was not aggrieved.
"Elder Chiyo, what do you think we should do now? Once the news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance gets out, we, the Sand Ninja, will surely be in turmoil."
"Yes, at this time Konoha's conspiracy has been accomplished."
"Damn Konoha, despicable Shimura Danzo!"
"It must have been done by Danzo of the Ninja World's Anshimura. There is no one else in the entire Ninja World except this shady rat!"
Ebizo, the elder who holds real power in the Sand Village, looked solemn when he saw the current situation and said in a deep voice:
"Konoha has indeed done it. The Ninja World War has not even started yet, but it has directly caused unrest in the Sand Ninja and Kumogakure. Sarutobi is known as a ninja hero, and his methods are indeed powerful!"
"But sister! Now there is another way!"
After seeing the look in his brother Ebizo's eyes, Elder Chiyo also revealed a sinister look, and he looked around at everyone and shouted coldly:
"The disappearance of the Third Kazekage will be revealed sooner or later. Now there are only two options before us. The first option is to prepare for the Fourth Kazekage selection.
At the same time, we have to deal with the turmoil in the village and the decline in the credibility of the Sand Village in the Wind Country of the Ninja World."
When Elder Qiandai said this, the faces of the other elders changed drastically.
"Once the village's credibility drops, our Sand Village's share of missions is already inferior to that of the other four major ninja villages in the ninja world. If our prestige drops further, we will really be at the bottom of the list!"
"Far more than that! Our Sand Village already lacks various resources. The loss of a large number of missions will lead to a shortage of funds, thus forming a vicious cycle."
"That's absolutely not possible! Without a lot of missions, how can we support so many ninjas in the village now?"
The ninja world has been at peace for more than 20 years. With the hasty end of World War II, the Sand Village was not seriously damaged, and it can be said that the number of ninjas is extremely large.
If we handle it internally at this time, so many ninjas will require resources. How will they be supported?
Almost everyone opposed this proposal, and when Elder Chiyo saw everyone's gazes, he simply sneered coldly.
"Then there is only the second way, which is to secretly contact the three major ninja villages of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure, and at the same time announce to the ninja world that the Third Kazekage was killed by Konoha.
We share the same hatred and the same enemy. Konoha has already formulated a plan to defeat the four major ninja villages and prepare to dominate the ninja world. We, the Sand Ninja Village, will directly initiate a war!"
Go to war!
When Elder Chiyo said this, countless people's faces changed drastically. The first target of war was still Konoha, which made them a little hesitant.
At this time, Ebizo also agreed with this decision with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, the fate of the Kumogakure and Sand Villages is already clear, who dares to say that Iwagakure and Kirigakure don't have plans for Konoha?
There was also news that Konoha was researching Wood Release. You know, this is the power that can restrain the ultimate weapon, the Tailed Beast. If we continue to wait for Konoha to develop, we will only be defeated one by one!"
Following Ebizo's remarks, many people had begun to waver, and Elder Chiyo sneered and made a statement that made them make up their minds.
"Since Konoha dared to harm our Third Kazekage, we will directly invade the Land of Fire and start fighting! Konoha will never expect that we will retaliate in this way.
If we, the Sand Ninja, start the fight first, will the other ninja villages just watch us get defeated? Especially the Cloud Village, we can definitely contact the Cloud Village!"
At this time, Elder Qiandai's eyes showed hatred, and he shouted coldly:
"Just tell the Third Raikage of Kumogakure to join forces with us Sand Ninjas to wage war against Konoha! Turn the internal conflicts outward, send all the white people in their village to the battlefield, and resolve the conflicts through war.
If the Third Raikage is unwilling to join forces with us, we will announce to the Ninja World that the Wind Country supports the righteous copper-horned white people, and the blacks are just stealing the white people's residence."
Good guy!
It is said that women have the most vicious hearts, and Elder Chiyo is cunning and cruel.
The Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning has already been put on the spotlight because of the conflict between black and white, and is already in a lot of trouble at this time.
If we go to war against Konoha alone, it will only benefit others and we won't gain any benefit at all. Let's unite with other villages. Other villages are not in a hurry.
All we can say is that no one in the entire ninja world knew that something had happened to the Third Kazekage. This is the information gap.
"Elder Chiyo is right. We can't drag other ninja villages down, but we can definitely drag the Hidden Cloud Village down!"
"That's right. With the hatred in the Hidden Cloud Village right now, if the Third Raikage dares not join forces with us, we will openly support the white man."
"That's right! It's going to be chaos anyway, whether it's internal fighting or shifting to external war, the Third Raikage will definitely be able to sort out the situation!"
"Join forces with Kumogakure to attack the Land of Fire!"
In Fengying's office, the elders all shouted in determination to start a war, and almost no one hesitated.
Looking at the history of wars in the ninja world, the Sand Village in the Land of Wind is definitely the most stubborn and the one most fond of initiating wars.
It's not that they are cruel, but the vast yellow sand environment of the Wind Kingdom has caused them to be short of resources, and they envy the fertile land of the neighboring Fire Kingdom.
Once the Sand Village reaches a bottleneck in its development, it must be released through war, either to compete for more resources or to fight a brutal war. Although the village suffers heavy losses, it is also consumed.
Internal resources were buffered again, and over and over again, the ninjas of the Sand Village have been holding on to the will to let their descendants walk out of the vast desert.
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(End of this chapter)
