That was a forbidden technique that could instantly kill the Two-Tails, wipe out six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with one move, and cause the remaining one to flee in terror.
Finally.
Someone, somehow, leaked the information, or perhaps deduced the situation, and focused their attention on one of the Seven Ninja Swords of the Mist.
The Lightning Blade, Kiba!
It could draw some of the lightning from the thunderclouds, and even cause thunderclouds to appear.
It must have been the power of this ninja blade that allowed the Spear of Judgment to once again borrow the power of natural lightning.
In an instant, the entire ninja world, having learned the truth, was shaken once more.
The deterrent power of the Spear of Judgment was already great enough, but the ninja world could avoid thunderclouds, and thus avoid this move, so it was still manageable.
But now, the Spear of Judgment had obtained Kiba, didn't that mean that as long as he was willing, he could summon lightning at any time and unleash this terrifying move at any time?
Go and see the vast scorched earth left behind on the border of the Land of Fire, and interview the Cloud ninjas who have experienced it up close to learn about their mental journey.
This was simply a powerful weapon that was originally restricted by the server and could only be used occasionally, but had been forcibly unlocked.
The entire ninja world erupted in a very unified chorus of abuse, directed at the Village Hidden in the Mist.
However, the Mist Village didn't have much energy to pay attention to the outside world's abuse, as something was happening in their village that was affecting the overall direction of the Mist Village.
But while busy with internal affairs, the Mist ninjas didn't forget to issue an ultimatum to Konoha.
The general meaning was.
That Konoha return the six ninja swords originally belonging to the Mist Village that had been seized, and hand over Konoha's elite Jonin, Hiruzen Sarutobi, otherwise their Mist Village would disregard everything and declare war on Konoha, starting a full-scale war.
Regardless of whether they would really do so, at least the pressure was on.
And surprisingly.
The entire ninja world also launched a verbal attack on Konoha in terms of public opinion, almost simultaneously, and with great tacit understanding.
What they wanted to express was, roughly......
Whether the Mist Village declares war or not is not important, Konoha is also unlikely to hand over Konoha's hero "Hiruzen Sarutobi", and it may not even return all six ninja swords, but they focused on emphasizing one point, that Konoha must return the Lightning Blade Kiba among the six ninja swords, it must be returned.
Otherwise......
They would continue to denounce it.
Are we still playing?
It was so much fun for everyone to probe back and forth, and to jump back and forth on the edge of life and death.
But then someone came along who could unleash a devastating ultimate move, and erased that line between life and death, so who would know where life was and where death was?
If someone unleashes a Takemikazuchi, should we fight or not?
These things, of course, were presented on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk as soon as possible.
"What do you think of these points raised by the Mist ninjas?" Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado in the office.
Danzo, who was sitting in a chair with a cane, snorted coldly, "Hmph! Think? What's there to think about? It's just a dying existence pretending to be strong. The Mist Village is probably already in chaos, and whether they declare war on us or not doesn't matter much.
I think we might as well take advantage of this opportunity, after solving the Iwa ninjas and Cloud ninjas, and strike first to take care of the Mist ninjas."
As the leader of Root, Danzo's intelligence capabilities were not weak at all, and he even had spies in the closed-off Land of Water.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered as he looked at the other two and asked, "What about you?"
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado exchanged glances, and finally Koharu Utatane spoke, "Handing over Hiruzen Sarutobi is just wishful thinking, but if we can exchange a few ninja swords that don't belong to us for complete peace, I think it might be better to......"
Exchanging six ninja swords for complete stability on the eastern border of the Land of Fire is not a bad suggestion.
But even outsiders know the deterrent power of Qifeng after obtaining the Lightning Blade Kiba, would Hiruzen Sarutobi not know?
The strength displayed by Qifeng did indeed make Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a trace of pressure, and he was not even sure if he could take him down.
It's not that Hiruzen Sarutobi had the idea of taking him down.
It's just that for a village, if the subordinates are too strong and their prestige is close to that of the Hokage, many things will be difficult to do.
It's okay during the war.
Once the war ends and enters a period of peace, if different opinions appear in the Konoha high-level meetings.
Will the Konoha ninjas attending the meeting support him, the Hokage, or another powerful ninja who cannot be offended?
The final result will either be that no one speaks, or that two factions will appear among the high-level officials.
The former Konoha White Fang, Sakumo Hatake, had reached this level, even if he generally didn't express any opinions, others had to pay attention to his attitude and views.
Perhaps this was the reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated when Danzo attacked Sakumo Hatake, and ultimately led to that kind of ending.
The current Qifeng made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel this.
However.
It was still wartime, and he wasn't a brainless person.
He thought so much, but it was actually only a matter of a few seconds.
After listening to Koharu Utatane's words, Danzo spoke again, "There's no need to return them, otherwise the Mist Village can completely create a new Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and our pressure will not decrease, but increase.
Besides, can the words of the Mist Village be trusted? I'm afraid that even the words of the Third Mizukage of the Mist Village now have many dissenting voices in the Mist Village."
After speaking, he turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Hiruzen, let Hiruzen give me the ninja swords, and I will soon be able to create a ninja sword corps belonging to our Konoha, which should be able to catch up with the end of this war."
Speaking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered, and he was obviously also somewhat moved.
If Konoha could also have its own ninja sword corps, it would undoubtedly reduce the pressure on many Konoha ninjas.
However......
Give it to Danzo......
Hiruzen Sarutobi took two puffs of his pipe, "Let's put this matter aside for now, after all, it's a trophy seized by Hiruzen, we still have to listen to his opinion."
Hearing this, Danzo didn't speak anymore.
However, the streamer of light in his lowered eyes showed that he still had his own thoughts.
Chapter 174 Do you want to be Hokage?
