"The next question is to find the right time."

After returning from Longdi Cave with Ruri, Shiraishi held an important high-level military meeting again about the attack on Miaomu Mountain.

However, the meeting did not last long, and ended in about half an hour.

After all, the attack on Miaomu Mountain is already an established fact, and at the last high-level military meeting, it has been decided how many troops to invest in the attack on Miaomu Mountain, what kind of attack will be adopted, whether it will be a blitzkrieg or a protracted war, the materials to be prepared for the war, and the risk prevention and control in the event of an accident...... Most of the issues have been properly arranged.

The difference is that there is only one thing left, and that is when to attack.

Time, for the country of ghosts, is the most critical part of attacking Myoki Mountain.

Although with the current organizational mobilization ability of the Oni Country, it is possible to mobilize all the materials needed for a war, including personnel, in a very short period of time, but Myoki Mountain is a long way from the Oni Country, and has the ability to get support from Konoha remotely, such as the Far Body...... In the event of a crisis, it is difficult to guarantee that Konoha will not go to war.

In this case, the most appropriate strategy is to quickly disarm the armed forces of Myokiyama with a blitzkrieg with a small but elite force, so that it can no longer pose a threat to the country of Oni in the coming days.

This is the primary purpose of the Oni Country's war.

It is not to completely annihilate all the toads, but to disarm most of the armed forces of Miaomu Mountain, after all, with a small but fine force, in the case of long-range combat, it is not only extremely difficult to completely annihilate a holy land, but also may not be allowed in time. Therefore, the second best thing to do is to destroy only the armed living forces of Myoki Mountain.

Of course, under the smooth situation, total annihilation is also a consideration, but Bai Shi feels that it is not very likely, especially when he gets the information from the White Snake Immortals, the deeper part of Miaomu Mountain, unless he mobilizes more troops from the Ghost Country to devote himself to this kind of long-range combat.

But in that case, it will inevitably cause the interior of the Oni Kingdom to be empty, and let the country take advantage of the void.

Therefore, the timing must be chosen carefully.

First of all, we must eliminate the support of Konoha side, and then we must have enough troops to keep an eye on the movements of the rest of the country.

This is especially true of the neighboring land of earth and wind.

To promote such conditions, Shiraishi knows that it is not easy, and it can even be said to be extremely difficult.

But Shiraishi must wait until the right 'time' comes.

In order to give Miaomu Mountain a fatal blow, you need to be patient and not be in a hurry, and then when you start a battle, you must be able to kill with one blow and hit the enemy's seven inches.

"Let's not talk about whether it will appear at that time, but even if it does, there will be a lot of pressure on the Oni Country."

After the high-level meeting, as always, Ruri and Ayane stayed and did not leave immediately.

For those who have reached their level, many of the time they don't need to do it themselves, and for them, grasping the general direction of the strategy is the most important thing. Then, when necessary, give military support to deter other countries and not dare to act rashly.

Their very existence is equal to the Tailed Beast, and even the weapons of mass destruction that surpass the Tailed Beast weapon are still the kind of forbidden powerful killing weapons that can be recycled.

"Judging from the current situation, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation is engaged in alliances to stifle our development...... To be honest, I'm not surprised at all that this kind of thing happened, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to come so quickly. ”

If the system of the Oni Country is established in imitation of the traditional five powers, then although the Oni Country will be feared by other countries because of its strong military power, it will definitely not cause such a big backlash from the countries.

But the problem now is that the country of Oni is incompatible with the national systems of this era, and it can even be said to be an alien existence.

However, this assumption is not valid for Shiraishi to know.

Because if the system is not completely changed, then the country of ghosts will not use more than ten years to develop to the level of a great power.

Of course, he, Ruri, and Ayane provided the necessary force deterrence, but the growth and solidity of the middle and grassroots levels are inseparable from the superiority of the system.

With the current development of the country of ghosts, it is enough to be called an industrial country with a complete foundation.

The truest criterion for a strong industrial country is not only reflected in the country's industrial capacity, but also in the country's ability to mobilize and organize, whether it can effectively mobilize the enthusiasm of its own people, and so on, which are all very important capabilities embodied, not absolutely reflected in the country's industrialization capacity.

"Are you planning to use their alliance as a breakthrough to attack Miaomu Mountain?"

Ruri seems to have guessed what Shiraishi meant.

"That's the plan."

"In that case, the Fourth Ninja World War may break out immediately."

Ayane also said.

"From the time they prepared this alliance, the Fourth Ninja World War was inevitable, and it was even on the way to happen."

Shiraishi said calmly.

So far, the development plan of the country of ghosts is basically in control of its own pace, whether it is annexing the surrounding small countries, or using the country of wind as a stepping stone to get a pass to become a big country, or later using hot weapons to pry open the international arms market, penetrate into the territory of various small countries, and complete the encirclement strategy of the big countries.

It's all in the big picture of the development of the Oni Country...... The only surprise was that the Daimyo of the Fire Nation proposed an alliance, which was more advanced than Shiraishi expected.

In Shiraishi's opinion, the most suitable time for the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja World War is to wait until the mechanized troops of the Oni Country have undergone a complete transformation.

Although the mechanized troops of the Oni Country are also moving forward in a steady stream, they still lack confidence if they want to intervene in the battlefield of the ninjas.

"Plus a Xiao, it's really like walking on thin ice......"

Ruri sat on the sofa and exhaled softly.

That was said, but there was no trace of concern in her tone.

This is an extraordinary confidence in her own strength, even if there is an irreparable accident at that time, her strength is the confidence of the bottom.

"The conflict with Akatsuki won't happen so soon...... However, the Fire Country is indeed a big problem, and sure enough, the most critical breaking point lies in Konoha . ”

Shiraishi crossed his hands on the table, and when he mentioned 'Konoha', his tone was noticeably heavier.

"Konoha?"

"Whether we can make up enough time to attack Miaomu Mountain at that time depends on whether Konoha is willing to give us a bite to eat."

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"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in a long time, Masumi. In the blink of an eye, you're already in this position. ”

Sitting at his desk with a mountain of papers, Tsunade looked at the woman standing in the center of the office, keeping a distance from him.

Wearing a white coat over his uniform, black curls that fall down to his shoulders, and a pair of black-framed glasses on his chest that are not worn on his face, he gives the impression that he belongs to the category of women who are responsible and do not understand emotions.

Asami Masumi.

Although she is in her thirties and half-years old, she looks like a young woman in her twenties-five or sixteens.

He served as the director of the pharmacy department in Konoha Hospital, and he was also the backbone of the entire Konoha medical force.

Since the Third Ninja World War, she has been working hard for Konoha diligently, and the medical ninjas who have been promoted through her vision, although there are not many of them, are all holding a lot of positions in Konoha Hospital.

In terms of power, the only person who can stabilize her is a person at the level of the dean or vice president.

The rest are at most in the same class as her.

In the face of Tsunade's greetings, Asami Masumi still maintained a pampered and unfazed appearance, and replied in a calm tone: "Yes, Tsunade-sensei...... No, Hokage-sama. ”

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you call me Tsunade-sensei."

"No, this is a public place, so I think it's more convenient to call Hokage-sama."

Asami Masumi was unmoved.

"Your more sincere and responsible personality hasn't changed at all."

Tsunade said with emotion as if he remembered something.

Among the students she taught in the past, the other party was inconspicuous at first, just alone in the corner of the wall, munching on books in obscurity.

It's just that he continued to emerge later, and every time he made progress at a slight speed, until he graduated, he graduated with the results of that session, and made a new type of anesthetic, which improved the anesthetic used by Konoha at that time on the basis of the existing one, and made a lot of contributions in the Third Ninja World War.

It was also at that time that the other party began to officially enter the eyes of the higher-ups, until he withdrew from the front-line battlefield to the village, and began to work in the pharmacy department, and rose to the position of department management director, and was a rising star in Konoha at that time.

Just like the wave wind and water gate that shines on the frontal battlefield, Asami Masumi is in the medical department of logistics, and she is also releasing her brilliant light.

"I don't think Hokage-sama's personality has changed at all, so may I ask if there is something wrong with calling me over at this time, Hokage-sama?"

Asami asked directly.

"It's not a big deal, because the hospital's vice president Maoshan is about to retire, and I plan to recommend you to go up, what do you think?"

Tsunade looked at her with a smile.

"I think I ...... with my qualifications"

"No, with your contribution to Konoha, including so many years of management experience in the medical department, it is enough for you to go further."

Tsunade restrained the smile on his face and said seriously to Asami Masumi.

"I would like to ask, if I become vice president, who will run the pharmacy department?"

Asami asked the question.

Although she and Tsunade have a causal relationship between teacher and student, this relationship, in fact, is hard to say after so many years of losing contact.

After all, he is not Tsunade's diehard, and this kind of good thing can't be his turn no matter how you look at it.

And that Vice Dean Moyama is different, he is a diehard of Tsunade, and in the past, he was one of the original followers, including the current Dean.

Although she knew that when Tsunade returned, she would definitely reorganize the Konoha Hospital, the most important hospital in the medical department, but she didn't expect to act so quickly.

Therefore, she also needs to think carefully about some details, so as not to be dug by Tsunade and accidentally bury herself in it.

No matter how kind Tsunade looks on the outside, he is still the Hokage in the final analysis, and he is the new Hokage, and he needs to cultivate his cronies as soon as possible in order to be able to grasp the right to speak in the village.

It's something that must be done, not something that Tsunade doesn't have to do if he doesn't want to.

If Tsunade doesn't do it, he will be stripped of power by the rest of the hierarchy.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Tsunade will take action against the medical department.

Especially those medical ninjas who don't belong to the Tsunade faction, it's time to take sides.

If you take one wrong step, you may be like the ninjas who took refuge in the four generations of Hokage in the past, either die unexplained, or be controlled by the root of the group, or become uncared for, and be invisibly placed on the edge, gradually disappearing from everyone.

In political matters, we don't ask about right or wrong, only about the result.

In private, she and Tsunade can greet each other by calling them teachers and students, and enhance the teacher-student relationship between each other.

However, when she calls Tsunade Hokage-sama here, the other party is just a politician, her boss, not the teacher who once taught her.

The two must be clearly distinguished in the workplace.

"Let your deputy take his place, and then I'll send someone to take your deputy's original position."

Tsunade said vaguely.

Asami Masumi thought that the other party would directly let her people parachute directly into the position of director of the pharmacy department, but now it seems that the other party's caution and carefulness are still above her expectations.

The person who was sent over must have been a woman named Shizune, the little girl who used to follow Tsunade in the past. Now that the other party has returned with Tsunade, he is not only slim, but also a shinobi in the village, proficient in medical ninjutsu, and not just a vase-like character.

As long as she, the director of the original potion department, leaves, her deputy will not be able to use her power and connections to cause trouble for Tsunade. In this way, this department is basically controlled by Tsunade.

However, this deal is not a loss, after all, she got a promotion, and both she and Tsunade got what they wanted...... Then, only the world where his own deputy was injured was reached.

Fortunately, this deputy is not her own person, but someone from the three generations of the Hokage faction who has died, and what the other party is like is not something she has to worry about.

"So, I see. Thank you Hokage-sama for your cultivation. ”

Asami Masumi bent down in gratitude.

She was indeed grateful to Tsunade, and when she reached the level of the deputy court, it was more convenient for her to do things.

"If you're satisfied, are you interested in having a drink when you get off work today?"

"Yes, thank you very much Hokage-sama for your appreciation. Excuse me, is there anything else? ”

Asami Masumi bent down again.

"It's okay, you go back to work, the handover will be carried out after the annual leave, you can prepare."

"Yes."

Asami Masumi nodded, and then left the office.

After Asami Masumi left, Tsunade also stretched his waist and moved his muscles.

"Ah, it's finally over, so there's basically no problem with the medical department."

In Konoha's medical department, Konoha Hospital is the most important backbone of it, concentrating most of the elite medical ninjas in the medical department.

Arrange the position of vice president for Asami Masumi, and the other party's contribution and qualifications are enough, not just to insert silence into Konoha Hospital.

Second, to give such a position, it is also to win over Asami Masumi, and also to send a signal to the rest of the people that Asami Masumi is his own person, so that those who are careful in the medical department will not dare to act rashly.

As far as she knew, the factions of the medical department were also intricate, with the three generations faction, the advisor faction, the root faction, and the ninja clan also intervening...... It's cumbersome to integrate.

Fortunately, the three generations of Hokage factions existed in name only, and the momentum of the Sarutobi clan also began to decline, and the roots were unable to resist because of the improper standing of the group.

Only the advisors and ninja are left to consider.

One medical department is so factional, not to mention the rest.

The thought of this kind of thing makes Tsunade feel distraught.

I've really become the person I used to hate the most.

In fact, the problem of the consultant is not a big problem, the real problem is these ninja ......

Since the outbreak of the extermination of the Uchiha clan, the various ninja clans of Konoha have begun to secretly infiltrate various departments of the village and insert their own people......

As for the targets of these ninja guards, Tsunade knew what they were wary of after a little thought.

After all, no one wants their family to disappear from the village in an instant, this is just a choice made for self-preservation.

Fortunately, the three clans of Pig, Deer and Butterfly still maintain their original attitude, and they are hardcore Hokage supporters, otherwise, the power that she, the Hokage, can gather, I am afraid that even the dark department will be incomplete.

But after she really fulfills her ambitions, will the Pig, Deer and Butterfly Tribe still her hardcore supporters?

The more she thought about this kind of thing, the more she felt burdened, and she couldn't breathe.

But this is the village her grandfather left behind, and it is her duty to guide and protect it.

This is the cause and effect engraved in her blood, and it cannot be changed.

"Hokage-sama, are you bothered by anything?"

When Shikaku came in, he saw Tsunade with a sad face, so he asked out loud.

"Is it done?"

Tsunade doesn't answer rhetorical questions.

"Yes, we've already started to investigate the problems in the medical department, but it's hard to say if we can catch the big fish. And Sakura Haruno has also investigated, and there is no problem with the other party. Lately, she's been studying her own medical talisman like crazy...... It seems that the departure of Kakashi and Sasuke Uchiha hit her hard. ”

Shikaku replied.

"Really? Since it's okay, forget it. ”

Tsunade waved his hand.

"Yes. Also, this is the medical charm that Sakura Haruno just handed me over. Other than that......"

Shikaku walked over to his desk and placed a few medical charms in front of Tsunade.

Tsunade didn't pick up these medical talismans directly, but looked at Shikaku and asked, "What else is there?" ”

"Sakura Haruno seems to want to meet you."

"Meet me? What's there to meet here, anyway, the task entrustment system for the next shinobi will be restored after the year, and I'm not in a hurry at this time. ”

In normal times, Tsunade doesn't mind meeting a junior with great potential, but now that she is so busy with work, she can't squeeze in much time.

For her, time is of the essence now.

"In my opinion, it's better to see the following, after all, it's also the Hokage's job to encourage young people."

Lu Jiu said.

In fact, this is Sakura-chan through her son Shikamaru, to ask for herself.

After all, in such a critical period, if there is no particularly important person, Tsunade will not meet in person, especially a shinobi, it is even more impossible.

"Got it, let her come at five o'clock in the afternoon, you go and tell her, I'll only reserve five minutes for her...... No, three minutes at most, not even one second. ”

"Yes."

Lu Jiu nodded and made a note of the incident.

"Speaking of which, when I came over just now, I saw Director Aami, how about it, the plan to win over?"

Lu Jiu asked with a working attitude.

"For the time being, it should be to bring her over. I didn't expect that the little girl who was unknown in the classroom would be able to reach this height. ”

Without particularly strong professional skills, it is impossible to be qualified for such a high-level position.

Tsunade knows that in order to get to where she is today, Masumi Asami has put in great effort and hardship, and it can be said that she is one of the models of civilian counterattacks.

A high-ranking medical ninja like her, even if it was an ordinary small ninja in the village, she didn't dare to offend easily.

The other party's connections and power in Konoha over the years should definitely not be underestimated.

"That said, we can't let that happen."

Lu Jiu said.

"You mean...... Does she have a problem? ”

Tsunade's pace of speech slowed.

"Has Hokage-sama read her information?"

"Well, although there is some black material, such as the fact that she used her power privately to trade drugs with some ninja clans in private, and made a lot of money for herself. He has also suppressed his opponents, marginalized them, and not let people threaten his position...... But these things shouldn't be called a problem. ”

In Tsunade's opinion, these problems are only minor problems. After all, the medical department is one of the important departments in Konoha, and there are too many things to fight for power and profit.

Asami Masumi sells drugs privately, not only to establish her own private business channels and enrich her own treasury to win over others, but also to win over those small families and stand up for herself.

These things were secretly investigated during the reign of the three generations of Hokage, but the director of Asami didn't know about it, and he probably snickered secretly, thinking that his actions were foolproof.

However, her teacher, Ape Fei Ri, only turned a blind eye to this.

Compared with the contributions that Asami Masumi has made to Konoha over the years, there is no need to talk about this problem on the table.

"No, I'm talking about something much earlier."

Lu Jiu also knows these things, at most they are some stains, but to say that the other party has a problem is a bit too exaggerated.

"Something earlier?"

"There are some problems with her family of origin."

"Family of origin?"

Tsunade frowned, she didn't notice this aspect.

"And she had a relationship when she was a girl...... I heard that he died of nothing. ”

"What's going on?"

Tsunade remembers that in Asami Masumi's personal information, the words 'no relationship history' were recorded.

"I don't know, I've paid attention to the medical department in the past, so I've investigated some of the high-level cadres inside, and among them, Masumi Asami is one of the important targets of the investigation. It's just that the archival record about that part seems to have been deliberately erased. ”

Lu Jiu said.

"Erasing the files of a person of her level is not a privilege that everyone has."

Tsunade's brow furrowed even deeper.

"Well, I'm afraid that the person who started to erase this file is three generations of adults."

“…… From the people she came into contact with, as well as the surrounding neighbors, there was no need to follow her. With her strength, even the best shadows will probably be detected. As for her personally, I'll talk to her personally and see if I can get some news from her. ”

After thinking about it, Tsunade decided to play in person.

Asami Masumi is not only a medical ninja with superb medical skills, but also a strong upper ninja, although her strength is often overshadowed by the brilliance of her medical ninjutsu, but it does not mean that her strength is weak.

Even if she is placed in the dark department, her strength can also be qualified for the position of squad leader in the four-person team.

In the face of such a ninja, it is too risky to use the shadows to track, and if the other party is disgusted, the previous work of wooing will be in vain.

It's just that what makes Tsunade curious is that it's obviously a woman who looks extremely ascetic on the outside, but it seems that there is also an unknown past hidden in her body.

Moreover, this part of the archival records was deliberately erased by the past high-level officials, and if these secrets were known, they might be able to go one step closer to the other party's heart.