Chapter 124: Hostages

The reason why Orochimaru planned the collapse of Konoha was not because of temporary boredom, let alone simple resentment.

Kill the three generations of Hokage apes who are like their fathers, so as to verify their strength and prove that their ninja is not wrong, this is one of them.

Observing Sasuke Uchiha, who is regarded as the next reincarnation vessel, is the second thing.

The reason why it is really necessary to start an action in the form of waging war is because of the third point - the development of the "Xiao" organization.

Orochimaru, who is also a careerist, has always had a certain hostility towards "Xiao" in his heart - or fear - from learning of the existence of "Xiao", joining it, to now leaving the organization.

Now he lost because of the conflict with Uchiha Itachi, so he withdrew from the "Akatsuki" organization, although he knows the strength of the main personnel of this organization, and is not ready to blatantly confront and frame the other party, but he is as wise as Orochimaru, and naturally has a way.

After decades of peace in the ninja world, all countries have more or less reduced their financial support for ninja villages and reduced their armaments, and the improvement of the power map between the major powers and the successive signing of institutional alliances have gradually reduced the war conflicts, and also made these lords feel that the war is beginning to go away.

I don't know when it began, the lords of many countries have begun to get used to hiring ninjas to settle disputes, and the "Akatsuki" organization has also developed from this, after all, it takes time and money to train ninjas by themselves, and now that the war is gone, the role of ninja villages for the country has begun to decrease, compared to the ninjas hired for a short time because of temporary needs are much more cost-effective.

This is not to say that these lords are short-sighted, it is just that one class is wary of another, the ninja group is far higher than ordinary people, whether it is personal force or wisdom, one country and one village, the daimyo and the head of the ninja village, most of them also maintain a delicate balance, and the leaders of various countries do not want to let the power of the ninja village expand too much.

In addition, in peacetime, the ninja armament was vigorously developed, and there was no war to fight, and the strength of the ninja village increased rapidly, and the corresponding speed of devouring national funds doubled.

At the same time, if a country still develops its military strength in peacetime, its neighbors will certainly not feel at ease, and it will eventually turn into a military race, and the respite that is hard to get after the end of the war will weaken its national strength more quickly and it will not be able to obtain the opportunity for development.

Therefore, it is inevitable that countries will reduce their military expenditures in peacetime, and when there is a little conflict, the lords of various countries will gradually develop a mercenary organization that is cheap to hire and does not need to spend time cultivating, and it is inevitable that not one person can reverse the policy of the lords of various countries in a few words, Orochimaru knows this, so he is ready to remind the lords of various countries with his actions - war is not far away!

Orochimaru wants to tell the lords of various countries that even Konoha Village, which is one of the five major ninja villages, has a day when it is attacked, even if this operation fails and cannot destroy Konoha Village, it will not prevent Orochimaru from obtaining Uchiha Sasuke, and at the same time, it can still wake up the lords of various countries and the heads of various ninja villages, increase military funds again, expand the construction of ninja villages, and compress the development space of the "Xiao" organization.

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As the time gradually approached, before nine o'clock in the morning, many villagers who had received the news had already arrived at the gate of Konoha and were curious to observe outside the cordon drawn by the Konoha ninja.

The ninja system doomed the possibility of a large-scale and open shinobi exam, and the Chunin exam, which was jointly participated by many countries, became a rare large-scale event, and the lords of each country who received the invitation sent representatives of distinguished status to watch the tournament even if they could not come due to their own affairs.

After nine o'clock, the rows of Konoha ninjas who had been preparing for a long time all arrived, with their hands behind their backs, standing on both sides of the gate in a straddle posture, with a serious face, and with the sound of the gong, after the first team of Konoha ninjas opened the way, the lords of various countries entered the Konoha Village from the gate in turn according to their national strength.

The lords sat in sedan chairs, carried by the accompanying guards, and slowly walked forward amid the many curious eyes.

On a building directly opposite the gate, a group of people were silently observing the procession entering Konoha Village, but one of them was a thin old man, wearing a hat with the word fire printed on his head, and then suddenly asked the person next to him, "Is the venue all arranged?" ”

"It's already laid out." The ape Fei Ri cut half a step behind and replied in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Ape Fei Ri nodded slowly, originally the position of the lords of various countries watching the game was in the main building of the examination venue, but he suddenly decided yesterday to change the location to the outdoor open field.

Although there were many puzzles in the contemplation of the thunderbolt, he still quickly arranged the venue according to the order of the ape flying sun.

Ignoring the thoughts of his subordinates, Ape Feiri's gaze shifted from the sedan chair that the lords of various countries were riding on to the accompanying guards, and his eyes were complicated.

The reason for changing the lord's position to watch the game is actually very simple, just to let the ninjas of the Otoshinobi Village under Orochimaru, as well as his accomplices, throw a rat trap.

No matter which ninja village Orochimaru's collaborator is, his purpose must be to develop himself while fighting Konoha as the main thing, not to die with Konoha Village.

This makes the other party have a bottom line, even if he launches a surprise attack in the middle ninja exam, he doesn't dare to slaughter the audience, especially the celebrities, otherwise it is very easy to cause panic among these people, and the purpose of attacking Konoha should also be to build the reputation and prestige of his own village, but the village that did this kind of thing, don't want to leave a good impression among celebrities in various countries - the ninja village, which makes a living by undertaking tasks, is labeled as a "terrorist organization", and the negative impact is self-evident.

The purpose of the ape flying to the sun, to put it bluntly, is to make these lords "hostages" in his hands, so he was arranged in a conspicuous position in the examination room.

This practice is actually dangerous, if the enemy's purpose is not as Sarufei Sun Slash guessed, it is for the development of his own village, and he raises a large butcher's knife in the operation, even if Konoha Village wins afterwards, it will have to be a duty of poor protection, and its prestige will be greatly reduced.

"The number of people in the examination room of the Zhongnin exam can also be reduced," Sarutobi thought silently, "Otherwise, the fighters in the village will be too nervous." ”