Escape From Konoha

"I'm really sorry, Tsunade, for bothering you at this time. A banquet to celebrate your becoming Hokage should have been held here."

In the room, after the Daimyo of the Fire Country asked the waiter next to him to make tea, he apologized to Tsunade, his attitude full of sincerity.

"It's okay, I was just a little surprised by what I saw today. However, the decision of Lord Daimyo really surprised me."

Tsunade picked up the teacup, blew in some hot air, and raised her eyes slightly, as if observing the actions of the Fire Country Daimyo.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire used a folding fan to cover half of his face so that no one could detect his expression.

And he was also observing Tsunade's actions carefully.

According to inaccurate information, Tsunade had a relatively close relationship with a certain minister of the Kingdom of Demons, which was also one of his concerns.

Of course, this is not questioning Tsunade's loyalty to Konoha or even the Fire Country, but as a daimyo of a country, he must think clearly about the overall situation he has arranged.

At the same time, he was also telling Tsunade that as the Hokage of Konoha, it was best not to get too involved with the enemy. Even if there is really any involvement, it must be cut off immediately and no excuses can be left to others.

After all, he didn't want to see another chaotic Konoha.

Danzo's previous operational errors, the Third Hokage's assassination, and Konoha's management system suddenly became a mess, which scared him to death.

He didn't want such a mistake to happen again in Konoha.

Konoha is the military protection of the noble group of the Fire Country and the cornerstone of its rule. There must be no mistakes.

"Well, it's just that the current situation is such that I have no choice but to join forces with the other daimyo to make such a decision. As the Hokage, it should not be difficult for you to see the cause and effect relationship. In this era, my grandfather worked hard all his life. It was built, and the actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts are destroying everything your grandfather built, which is really hateful."

The Daimyo of the Country of Fire put down his folding fan, drank tea, and directly pushed the Country of Ghosts to the hostile side of one country and one village.

In fact, at the beginning, when the Kingdom of Ghosts defeated the Kingdom of Wind, although he felt angry and helpless, considering that the Kingdom of Ghosts was far in the west of the continent and not bordering the Kingdom of Fire, even if he felt angry and helpless, he still felt angry and helpless. I never thought about taking action against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

There are opportunities.

That is the country of waves.

This was the time when he first developed fear and fear of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Subsequent speculations were verified step by step. The Kingdom of Demons used its powerful military power to open up the arms market of the ninja world, and gradually controlled the war market between small countries. Some wars between small countries happened to affect aristocratic groups, weakening them. Without the power of the nobles, it happened that part of the country's ruling power was stolen by the bottom.

These coincidences are too sudden and timely, and there are shadows of the Kingdom of Ghosts behind the scenes.

It was also at this time that he became somewhat aware of the threat from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The terror of this country does not lie in its powerful military power, but in its behavior and thoughts, which constantly dig into the foundations of people like them and attempt to dig up the graves of their ancestors.

Only then did the Daimyo of the Country of Fire realize that if sanctions were not imposed on the Country of Demons, then the unchanging pattern of the ninja world for thousands of years would definitely be overturned.

The fire country daimyo's words made Tsunade unable to refute and fell silent.

The various systems and policies of the Kingdom of Ghosts are indeed incompatible with this era. This cannot be denied. Even to a certain extent, she believed that the system and ideas of the Kingdom of Ghosts were better and could better change the world.

But if the method of the Kingdom of Ghosts is to be implemented, it means that the foundation of the system will not be one country or one village. To put it bluntly, this is a rejection of the crystallization of her grandfather's lifelong efforts. At the same time, it is also subverting the power of the traditional nobles, challenging their lofty status as 'monarchs', and pulling them down from their high altars.

This is something that every hereditary monarch would find difficult to agree with.

Thinking about it this way, the daimyo of the Fire Country who made a secret agreement with other countries to jointly target the Kingdom of Ghosts was not unreasonable, but foresaw some extremely terrifying possibility.

"I think the other three Kages have made it very clear to you that this war is inevitable. It's just the difference between earlier and later. As the Hokage of Konoha, I hope you can fight in the future. During the day, take on the responsibilities that a Hokage should have."

Tsunade just listened silently and did not express her own opinions or opinions.

Seeing this, the Fire Country Daimyo continued to drink tea without forcing Tsunade on this matter.

As Hokage, Tsunade must understand what position she stands for.

That is Konoha.

This position is difficult for anyone to change.

Her connection with Konoha is a closer relationship than the so-called blood relationship.

It is precisely because he has seen through this that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is indifferent to some of Tsunade's little moves even if he knows about them.

As long as the other party cannot betray Konoha's position, then all worries are unnecessary.

Just like, he can't betray the position under his butt, his family.

"I see."

Tsunade lowered her head heavily, as if she was trying her best to speak such words out of her mouth.

She did not blame the Daimyo of the Country of Fire, because from the opponent's point of view, destroying the Country of Demons was indeed the most beneficial way for her.

This is no longer a question of who is right or wrong, but a matter of both sides fighting for their respective positions, interests, ideals, and class.

As for how many people will die once a war breaks out... this kind of question is really ridiculous.

She was not Jiraiya and could see clearly... In this era, life had a price, and it was cheaper than paper.

The world without war that her grandfather dreamed of probably never existed from the beginning.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Tsunade. I believe that if your grandfather, the First Hokage, is alive in heaven, he will also be happy about it. Konoha is his life-long effort. And in order to survive, this is what we are doing now. Justice must be practiced!”

The laughter of the Fire Nation Daimyo echoed in the room.

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After staying in the Daming Mansion for sixteen hours, Tsunade had three meetings with the Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage, with almost no time to sleep and rest.

The first meeting formulated the general process, the second meeting discussed the supplies and transportation routes needed for the war, and the third meeting was to decide on the time to attack the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although most of the time it was the other three who discussed it, she would occasionally chime in with a few words.

It's hard to say whether the mood is complicated or not. In short, after three meetings, Tsunade felt that her mind was blank, so much so that she didn't even know what was discussed in the meeting.

If Shikaku hadn't remembered the content of the meeting, she might have forgotten the content of the meeting as soon as she walked out of the conference room.

Overall, this is a military operation by four major powers against another major power.

The method adopted is to advance both by water and land.

As the leader, Konoha will fire the first shot.

At that time, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth will open the road and lift the blockade on the path, allowing Konoha's ninja troops to march straight in and directly border the territory under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Demons - that is, the Kingdom of Bears.

It is up to Konoha to contain and destroy the Demon Country army in the Bear Country area.

When the first shot was fired, the Kingdom of Wind entered from the southwest region of the Bear Country and formed an offensive to surround Konoha.

Iwagakure will directly deploy powerful forces from the eastern part of Oni Country to contain the eastern part of Oni Country and further disperse the power of Oni Country.

Finally, Kirigakure's ninja troops attacked from the sea and defeated the navy of the Kingdom of Demons.

With four countries attacking from four directions, even the Kingdom of Ghosts will not be able to take care of both ends.

As long as the morale of the Kingdom of Ghosts can be suppressed immediately, it will be very simple for the ninja troops of the Four Nations Alliance to annihilate the resistance of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

But there is a difficulty that needs to be solved.

If this problem cannot be solved, then even if the resistance of the Kingdom of Ghosts is annihilated, the Four Nations Alliance will eventually be severely weakened.

That is the problem of who will deal with Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri, and Hinata Ayane.

This difficult problem was first raised by Tsunade.

When raising this question, I also received solemn feedback from the other three actors.

Therefore, if this problem is not solved, then the attack time will be difficult to determine.

The military operations deployed before are also likely to encounter surprises by then.

Because each of these three people has the strength to rival or even surpass the Five Shadows level ninja.

And under the three of them, they were not sure how many head ninjas there were in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

These three people are just the three people standing at the top of the pyramid in the Kingdom of Ghosts, but below them, there are an unknown number of powerful ninjas.

Their names, personalities, and abilities are completely blank.

The result of this was that the discussions at the third meeting ended without any resolution.

It is also a hard job for the four shadows to think about such problems for sixteen consecutive hours without rest.

"This is the last meeting. All uncertain factors must be worked out in this meeting."

Less than two hours after the third meeting ended, the fourth meeting began.

There are only six hours left for the four shadows to gather in the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

In other words, during these six hours, they must determine all processes, take into account uncertain factors, and provide solutions.

"Now we have a general understanding of the information about Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri and Hyuga Ayane. To put it bluntly, it is difficult for the four of us to restrain any of them alone. Action. Here, according to the fragmentary information provided by Jiraiya Jōnin of Konoha, Chiba Shiraishi has the ability to create clones. Among them, the clone named Ako has the terrifying ability to eliminate chakra. And his fire The clone can release huge chakra in an instant and produce large-scale explosive ninjutsu that may exceed the power of the tailed beast jade, which is something we need to pay attention to."

Luo Sha, who was the first to speak, stopped.

But even this information made Onoki and Yagura frown.

The initial source of intelligence about Chiba Shiraishi was that he was a medical ninja who once worked as a logistics worker in the White Fang team. He had never been heard of being known for his strength.

But on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind a few years ago, the world changed its view of him.

While possessing the ability of a medical ninja, he is also a very formidable ninja.

These clones of his deserve to be taken seriously based on their abilities alone.

"I would also like to add. Chiba Shiraishi is not only what Mr. Kazekage said, he also possesses medical ninjutsu that is not weaker than mine, and may even surpass mine. Moreover, he also signed a contract with the Slug Sage of the Shimobone Forest. You know the role of Slug Sage on the battlefield better than I do. I once summoned a clone of Slug Sage on the battlefield of the Ninja World War in the past, which could simultaneously heal hundreds or even more ninjas in an instant, greatly reducing the risk of injury. The sacrifice rate of Konoha ninjas."

Tsunade said at this time.

The information provided by Tsunade made the expressions of the other three people even heavier.

"Princess Tsunade, you are also the contractor of the Immortal. Can't you make a fuss about this? For example, terminate his contract with Shigulin?"

Onoki asked.

At the same time, there was something unpleasant in my heart.

He has also been coveting the three holy lands of psychic beasts for a long time.

As long as they have seen the performance of the Sannin on the battlefield, I believe that no one will not be interested in the Three Holy Lands.

Tsunade shook her head, saying that she could not control Shigulin's will.

In other words, the slug immortals living in the Shiggy Bone Forest don't care at all about the position that humans insist on.

"In addition to Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri's strength is also very terrifying. Her own strength is like a monster. If you want to contain her own actions, you need one of the Five Shadows to take action... and at least thousands of elite ninjas to stand by. assist."

The corners of Luo Sha's mouth were slightly bitter.

This is a precious conclusion reached through the price of blood.

Moreover, this is only able to contain the opponent's actions, not defeat, let alone kill.

"Hyuga Ayane... Ever since she had a brief battle with the Raikage in the Third Ninja World War, there is no specific information about her actions since then. The information about her is basically still about more than ten years ago. But according to the worst estimate, her strength may be at the same level as Uchiha Ruri."

Without stopping, Luo Sha continued to share the information she had obtained.

"Not only that, the three of them have been good at combined attack fighting since a long time ago. With the cooperation of the three of them, it becomes more difficult to deal with them."

Tsunade reminded this at the end.

"According to this, if you want to deal with the three of them, wouldn't it take three five-kage level ninjas, plus more than 10,000 ninjas?"

Onoki frowned deeply.

One against a thousand is not a difficult task for a five-kage level ninja.

But on this basis, a five-kage level ninja must be added... There are three ninjas of this level in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"That's right. In addition, according to the news spread from the Kingdom of Waves last year, the daughter of Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri is named Chiba Kazuhime. She seems to have the power to suppress tailed beasts by herself. He once fought head-on with Kumogakure's second tail with brute force."

Tsunade revealed another surprising piece of information.

This invisibly increased the pressure on the other three people.

"Is this news reliable?"

Onoki was murmuring in his heart. He had also heard about this matter, but he had always felt that the rumor was false and exaggerated, so he did not take it seriously.

Rasa nodded and replied: "The source of the information is Jiraiya Jounin of Konoha. He once witnessed that battle in the Kingdom of Waves. It should be true."

"Therefore, I feel that military deployment for the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot be rushed and requires sufficient time to prepare."

Tsunade said slowly, as if she was considering the overall plan.

"In your opinion, Hokage-dono, when do you think the time should be set?"

Yagura narrowed his eyes and asked meaningfully.

Tsunade glanced at Yagura and replied calmly: "Konoha is still cultivating and recuperating. I also need to deal with various internal affairs of the village. It will not be easy to start a big war for at least half a year. I think it is appropriate to take action next year."

"It's too late to put it next year. I think the sooner the better. It's best to decide before June."

Yagura retorted.

Onoki and Rasa are also inclined to this view. In any case, what Tsunade said about next year is somewhat inappropriate.

"Lord Mizukage's idea is too naive. Lord Kazekage has previously analyzed the strength of the three people in the Kingdom of Demons in detail, and Lord Tsuchikage also said that to deal with those three people, three and five shadows are needed, plus It takes more than 10,000 ninjas to have a chance of winning. Based on this situation, the more preparation time, the better."

"Changes will happen later. It's not impossible for us to make up three five-kage level ninjas. Even if there are 10,000 ninjas in addition, on average, it is far from being a burden for a village."

Yagura said loudly.

The date Shiraishi agreed with him was to end everything before August this year.

He also happened to take advantage of the defeat in the war to step down smoothly, and Mei Terumi took over as the Fifth Mizukage.

If, as Tsunade said, the war is postponed to next year, wouldn't it disrupt the Kirigakure Village's next deployment?

"How to count Chiba Shiraishi's daughter? Don't forget, she has the same level of strength as the tailed beast."

"It's really alarmist. Being able to deal with tailed beasts does not mean that she can deal with the perfect Jinchuriki. I will do it myself when the time comes. In addition, this is not a village fighting alone, but four ninja villages united to advance and retreat together. I don't I think the Kingdom of Oni has the strength to block four ninja villages at the same time."

Yagura's voice was cold, and he went toe-to-toe with Tsunade.

Not to be outdone, Tsunade glared back and glared at Yagura, and instantly there was a tense atmosphere in the room.

Seeing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, Luo Sha quickly stopped and said, "Both of you, please calm down. It's still just a discussion stage and it hasn't been finalized yet. Don't hurt the harmony."

Rasa understands Yagura's impatience very well.

The Kingdom of Ghosts has begun to get involved in the Kingdom of Water, not only touching the interests of the Daming Mansion, but also challenging the status of Kirigakure Village as a local leader.

Yagura, who came to power through a coup, has a strong character. When encountering this kind of thing, the first thing that naturally comes to mind is to fight back against the Kingdom of Ghosts. He is a person who doesn't like to suffer losses.

"I don't have much time left here, and I don't have time to delay here. I propose that in three months, in June, four countries march towards the Kingdom of Ghosts from four different directions."

Yagura gave his thoughts and his attitude was very firm.

"I have just taken over the position of Hokage, and Konoha's internal affairs still need to be dealt with. Besides, the Kingdom of Demons is very powerful. If you want to deal with it in a hurry, you need sufficient preparation time. I think next spring is appropriate."

"That will already be March or April next year. The Hokage is delaying the attack time. Could it be that he has other motives?"

Yagura stared at Tsunade unkindly.

Tsunade ignored Yagura's question, snorted coldly, and sat there silently.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was completely cold, Luo Sha also had a headache.

Both sides have their own reasons, and their attitudes are extremely firm.

It is understandable that Yagura was forced to fight back against the Demon Country and wanted to act as soon as possible.

Tsunade did not want to take action prematurely because she had to deal with the internal affairs of the village. For her who had just ascended to the position of Hokage, this was indeed a top priority for good reasons.

After all, Konoha's internal management system does have omissions and requires re-screening of personnel. This is a very troublesome and tedious task.

So, he set his sights on Onoki, hoping that he would pay attention.

Onoki seemed to have noticed Luo Sha's look for help, and laughed like a loving old man: "If neither of you can agree with the other's point of view, then how about each taking a step back and making a compromise? Set the attack time, It is set for December of this year. Moreover, in my opinion, with the winter march and the close of the New Year, the country of ghosts will inevitably be less alert for the New Year celebrations. We can launch an attack at this time, and we can just attack the country of ghosts. The country was caught off guard."

Luo Sha secretly sighed and said, "You are so cunning."

In this way, we don't have to wait until next year, but we also have plenty of preparation time, and choosing to march in the cold winter is absolutely unexpected.

Sure enough, after hearing Ohnoki's proposal, Yagura and Tsunade frowned, considering the pros and cons.

"Although it is still a bit slow in my opinion, Lord Tsuchikage's proposal is at least more valuable than Lord Hokage's proposal. Okay, I agree to this proposal."

After thinking for a while, Yagura agreed to this statement and marched this winter.

He has little time left to stay in the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire, and he must quickly decide on the time to attack.

"What do you say, Princess Tsunade? What do you think of my proposal?"

Onoki looked at Tsunade and asked what she meant.

"Okay. Just follow this time."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Seeing that both Tsunade and Yagura agreed, Luo Sha prevented any further surprises and said directly: "Then, the attack time will be officially set as December, and we will march in winter. In this way, everyone will have no problem, right? "

Onoki, Yagura, and Tsunade no longer had any objections and reached an agreement on the time of march.