Sensing the distrust of the higher-ups in Iwakure, Rope knew that in order to convince them, he had to give a stronger reason.

I saw that he was a little helpless and said with a wry smile: "Okay, whether Konoha can occupy the country of wind or not will not be discussed first."

Taking a step back, even if the army occupies the entire territory of the Wind Country without damage, at least in the next ten years, Konoha's strength will not increase but decrease, let alone attack the Land Country and the Land of Thunder, and it may be difficult to protect himself! ”

When the high-level Iwakuin heard this argument of the rope tree, he didn't believe it even more, and he had an expression on his face that you were teasing me.

Only the third generation of Tsuchikage said thoughtfully, "I wonder why Your Excellency Rope Tree made such a judgment?"

Rope Tree sensed the emotional changes in the other party's heart, so he continued: "The country of wind and the country of fire are separated by the country of rivers and the country of rain, of which the country of river has a bad environment and inconvenient transportation, and the country of rain is an ally of Konoha, so it is said that the country of wind is an enclave for the country of fire after it is occupied.

In this way, Konoha must send a large number of ninja troops to garrison to ensure the safety of this enclave, and at least 60,000 ninja troops are needed in terms of the area of the Wind Country!

This is equivalent to weakening about half of Konoha's military power!

What's more, occupying a country and ruling a country by government are two different things entirely!

Even if Konoha defeats the Sand Ninja Village, there is no guarantee that they will be wiped out, and not a single fish will slip through the net.

The fact that the civilians of the Land of the Winds are able to live in the desert shows their tenacity.

Coupled with the hatred between Konoha and the Land of Wind, the people of the Land of Wind will definitely not give in to Konoha easily, but will form a rebel army with the remnants of the Sand Ninja to constantly resist Konoha's rule! The remnants of the sand ninja can train civilians into ninjas to pass on ninjutsu, coupled with the vast area of the country of wind and the cover of civilians, the rebellious enemies are simply inexhaustible, and this is an even longer guerrilla war.

The endless rebellion will only make Konoha less and less ninja army and rule more and more chaotic, and if you want to get out of this predicament, you can only tame or slaughter all the civilians of the Wind Country!

Massacre is of course impossible, the environment of the Wind Country is harsh, the civilians of the Fire Country will not be willing to immigrate here, and if there is no population, then the territory of the Wind Country does not mean anything to Konoha at all.

As for taming, even with the full help of the Daimyo of the Fire Country, it will take at least ten years to send officials to the Land of Wind to cooperate with the rule and education of Konoha , and it will only be possible to succeed until the new generation of civilians of the Land of Wind grows up.

And how much bloodshed and sacrifice will Konoha have to pay in these ten years?

Moreover, Konoha Village is only a military institution of the Fire Country, and the governance of the country needs to rely on the Daimyo government after all, and the rebellious Wind Country will not bring any benefits to the Fire Country at least for the next ten years, but will need to invest a lot of manpower and physics to maintain the rule, and Konoha will not only not get more financial assistance, but may be reduced because of it.

So for Konoha, if he occupies the country of wind, it will suffer huge losses both militarily and economically.

On the contrary, if the Wind Country is defeated and not occupied, Konoha can not only receive a large war reparation, but also earn a large amount of gold from the Wind Country through trade, which is only much more than the financial assistance provided to the Sand Hidden Village by the Daimyo of the Wind Country.

In contrast, in order to give up more lucrative trade profits and take over the country of wind thanklessly?

In the same way, Konoha will not occupy the country of territory and the country of thunder, and will not even start a war to defeat any country! Everyone should know the treaty we signed with Yuyin Village, to be honest, with the current economic situation of the countries in the ninja world, the benefits from Konoha defeating you are even more than the commission paid to Yuyin Village! This kind of loss-making trade, we simply don't do it. If there is no profit to be gained from war, why should we let the soldiers shed their blood and die?"

What Rope Tree said was basically the truth, and there was no foolishness, but there was another important reason why he didn't say it explicitly, that is, even if he succeeded in ruling the civilians of the entire Wind Country, it was the Daimyo Government of the Fire Country that benefited the most in the end, not Konoha Village!

And the Daimyo government has always been the imaginary enemy of the rope tree, and of course he will not make a wedding dress for the enemy.

Therefore, it is not that Rope Tree does not want to expand its territory, but to ensure that Konoha can swallow all the territory and interests it has laid, just like the empty country that has become an air base. And a big country like the Land of the Wind is obviously not something that Konoha can eat right now.

And as he said, even if Konoha fights beetles, he won't be able to get much benefit from the Wind Country, because the Wind Country has not much gold reserves because they buy food from various countries.

However, Rope Tree never trades at a loss, and the reason why he must fight the Wind Country is because he already has a comprehensive plan, and as long as he succeeds, he can guarantee that Konoha will be able to obtain huge benefits!

The people present were not refreshed after listening to the words of the rope tree, and they felt that it was very reasonable.

The cultures and philosophies of the major powers are different, and it is impossible to rule them like they conquer small ones, and it is possible to indigestion if you swallow them in one bite. If Konoha greedily occupies the Land of Wind and weakens in strength, then the Three Great Powers will definitely take the opportunity to besiege the Land of Fire, weaken Konoha's strength, and help the Land of Wind recover. At that time, Konoha will only lose with Sand Hidden Village.

If Konoha's goal is only to defeat the Sand Hidden Village, even if there is no Sun Bing's strength, he will not be able to obtain greater benefits, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Even better, if the Land of the Wind is defeated, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses, so that the neighboring Land Country will not only not have to worry about the threat of the Wind Country, but may also be able to take advantage of the opportunity, such as the rich lands of the Land of Birds and the Land of Ghosts!

And the high-level Iwakuin also has the idea of luck in case Konoha and Shayin die together, or suffer heavy losses, so it will be a lose-lose situation!

The high-level leaders of Shayin are all thinking about it, and they have repeatedly considered the words of the rope tree, and the more they taste, the more reasonable they feel, so it is not unacceptable to think about Konoha's conditions, even if they and Yunyin fight and lose, there will not be much threat to the surrounding area after this battle.

If you don't agree to the other party's conditions, then in the face of the siege of Konoha and Yunyin, the land country will definitely be destroyed.

At this moment, even the hearts of the three generations of Tsuchikage were shaken, although Konoha's conditions were very excessive, but it was much better than destroying the country.

However, this kind of insulting treaty must not be decided by him, and everyone must be pulled together to carry the black pot.

I saw that Onoki said with a hesitant face: "The stakes are very high, I can't decide alone, is it a few days for Your Excellency Rope Tree, let us discuss it and then make a decision?"

Rope Tree had already sensed the change in the mood of the upper echelons of Iwain, and knew that this matter had been secured, so he simply nodded and said, "Everyone can discuss, I will wait for good news in the future!" ”