After the daimyo left, the atmosphere in the room fell silent.

Tsunade didn't touch the refreshments on the table in front of her, and she didn't have the slightest sense of leisure in her heart now.

It's just too bad.

Why did things turn out the way they did?

Although a moment of remorse flashed in her heart, her mood quickly calmed down from the extreme panic.

This is a skill that she has learned from the battlefield over the years, and she has accumulated a lot of experience between life and death, and this kind of panic will not make her chaotic.

After calming down, there is more of a kind of confusion than the anger that arose in my heart before.

Splitting headaches.

However, the other three shadows sitting in the seat would not stop because of the entanglement and distress in her heart.

Less than half a minute after the daimyo left, the fourth generation of Kazekage Rasha, who was sitting on the seat next to Tsunade, coughed and attracted everyone's attention.

"Now that you're all here, let me explain to Hokage why we're here before the official meeting."

Considering that Tsunade had just taken the position of Hokage for less than half a year, and the death of the third Hokage was too sudden, Raksha felt the need to explain to Tsunade, the new Hokage, the reason why they had been here for so long.

Neither Onoki nor Yakura had any objection to this.

Raksha then spoke to Tsunade, "That's probably how it goes, Hokage. In view of the suspicion that the Oni Country is manipulating the war market by selling arms, if the country's practices are not restricted now, it may lead to more catastrophic problems in the future, so it is necessary to counter it. And, most importantly, the country of demons fanned the people at the bottom all over the world and launched an attack on the aristocratic rule of the place, seriously damaging the rule of the country...... This practice is no longer limited to some small countries, and now even the water countries living abroad have also been affected by this part. I think His Excellency Mizukage has the most say on this point. ”

As he spoke, Raksha pointed his words at Yakura.

Yakura's face remained calm, but a slight gloom flashed in his eyes, and it was obvious that his heart was far from being as calm as it seemed.

"What Your Excellency Kazekage said is that the time of the origin of the calamity is not verifiable for the time being, but since the previous year, many areas of the Water Country have been harassed by lawbreakers, affecting the national security of the Water Country. These outlaws can basically be summarized as the organization of the people in the land of water, the specific leader is unknown, and the scale is unknown...... Although the fighting force is very weak, the organizational strength is very strong, and I think there must be a different kind of behind-the-scenes messenger behind these people. ”

Although Yakura did not point out who was behind the remote control of these popular organizations behind the scenes, everyone present could hear the hint in Yakura's words that the remote controller behind the scenes was the country of ghosts.

The country was no longer satisfied with controlling the market for wars between small countries, and began to use its influence to radiate its dominance to the surrounding powers.

And there is a certain reason for choosing the land of water.

The land of water is overseas, and even though commercial trade routes have been opened up in recent years, many times, the country's atmosphere is still closed.

Therefore, it will become more difficult for mainland countries to obtain information about the land of water, and the information obtained will also be seriously lagging behind.

Based on this judgment, the country of ghosts chose the country of water as their experimental base, which is a very advanced strategic means.

The answer is obvious, although the country of ghosts did not achieve concrete success, it did not fail either, because the success drew the attention of the Fog Hidden Village, and also caused unstable turmoil within the water country.

It is said that many small nobles were uprooted in the riots, and for a period of time many people felt that everyone was in danger and did not dare to go out.

If it weren't for the timely dispatch of ninja troops from the Fog Hidden Village to suppress these riots, it would probably have gotten out of control.

Yakura's words clearly made everyone aware of the danger of the country of ghosts to their big countries and ninja villages.

If the country of Oni succeeds in making the people of the country fight against each other with the noble group led by the daimyo, then it will inevitably affect the ruling power of the noble group.

And once the interests of the aristocratic group are not guaranteed, then the benefits allocated to the ninja village will be reduced, and even the ninja village will lose the soil for survival.

Therefore, the actions of the Oni Country are not only shaking the interests of the aristocratic groups of the great powers, but also the interests of the ninja villages, which provide armed guarantees for the aristocratic groups of the great powers.

In terms of alignment of interests, Ninja Village and the aristocratic group have a very close binding relationship.

It can be said that it is both a glory and a loss.

“…… So, in order to put an end to the possible chaos, do you want to take the lead in laying out the land of ghosts? ”

After listening to Raksha and Yakura's words, Tsunade expressed such feelings.

Given the judgment of these two people, she was not unable to understand the worries in their hearts.

After all, no matter how much she explained, she couldn't hide the country of ghosts, and she did do such a thing.

Otherwise, the two shadows of Raksha and Yakura would not have appeared here.

But how would Shiraishi feel if he knew everything that was going on here?

In such times, whether it is a war era or a peaceful era, many people will die.

It's like she helped Thunder Shadow remove the ninjutsu of the Xuan Ape people in the past, but Thunder Shadow slaughtered the Sugi no Village who hired the Xuan Ape people to hunt him down.

For someone like Thunder Shadow, justice lies in his fists.

And the justice of Thunder Shadow is the justice that Tsunade can't agree with.

"Hokage, this is not a possibility, but a certainty. The footsteps of the country of ghosts, the ambition in the heart, will not stop at this stage. ”

Raksha refuted Tsunade's words.

At this point, it is useless to avoid it.

Because the Oni Country is using its own power to pry the foundation of the traditional five powers, this alone is enough for them to give a reason to wage war against the Oni Country.

It is safest to nip the threat in its cradle before it becomes a huge threat.

"The old man heard that Chiba Shiraishi was a student of Princess Tsunade during the Konoha period...... Aren't you starting to be soft-hearted towards your students? ”

Onoki smiled at this time, and his old tone was full of lessons and ridicule, as if a wise man from above dominated everything.

"I don't dare to bear this kind of words, two days old man."

Not to be outdone, Tsunade shot at Onoki with a fierce gaze, not giving an inch.

"Hehe, who knows what's going on in your heart. After all, the old man didn't look at you right just now...... Speaking of which, there was a rumor among you Konoha before, saying that when Orochimaru defected, your mentor, the Third Hokage, also because of the mercy of his subordinates, he couldn't bear to kill Orochimaru, so he let him go. Will this kind of history be repeated again in you, a student? ”

Onoki which pot is not opened.

Tsunade frowned, and was about to refute it, but Raksha intervened and said helplessly: "Okay, two, please don't quarrel over such an inconsequential matter. I believe that Hokage will not be such a person who does not distinguish between public and private, and His Excellency Tsuchikage, please have more trust in Hokage. ”

"That is to say, Lord Tsuchikage, you are also an old-timer in the ninja world, there is no need to fight with us young people, be careful of the late festival."

Yakura's voice rang out from the side.

Onoki snorted lightly, and became dissatisfied with Yakura.

He really didn't have a good impression of Konoha or even Kirigaku.

According to the information obtained by the dark department of their Iwain Village, Konoha S-level traitor Uchiha Itachi and Mist Hidden Village S-level rebel ninja persimmon ghost shark took advantage of the diversion of Iwakuin Village's attention during the previous year's middle ninja exam to successfully steal the human pillar power of their Iwain Village, and they have not recovered it yet.

Therefore, when he met the Hokage of Konoha and the Mizukage of the Foggy Shadow, he naturally didn't have a good face to show them.

In Onoki's view, this is all a manifestation of the incompetence of these two villages in their own villages.

"The old man doesn't need you to teach him to do things. So, if you don't have an opinion about Princess Tsunade, let's get into the topic next. We only have a day left to deliberate, and we have to agree on the detailed process before the time is over, so that there are no mistakes. ”

Onoki made the final decision and pushed the issue forward.

Raksha and Yakura also looked at Tsunade, waiting to see her decision.

The expression on Tsunade's face remained the same, but he sighed in his heart.

It's tricky.

Judging from the current situation, it is clear that Onoki, Raksha, and Yakura have joined the so-called 'Demon Slayer Alliance'.

The pace of the daimyo of Shikoku must be the same.

In other words, although her suggestions occupy a certain weight, they are unlikely to affect the overall situation.

In other words, her attitude belongs to the passive one that responds.

After all, the three generations of Hokage, who was in charge of Konoha last time, also agreed to join this alliance.

In addition to the Land of Thunder and Cloud Hide, the great powers joined the fourth.

It can be said that it concentrates more than half of the power of the ninja world.

The destructive power of this alliance is unimaginable.

"In that case, let's get started."

Although she felt as bitter as she wanted to be, and she felt a sense of grievance that she had been deceived, in this case, it didn't matter whether she agreed or not.

Because, during the period when she left Konoha, the advisory group in the village may have already taken action.

In this war, her order does not mean absolutely, and if you don't fight, you have to fight, it's just a matter of time.

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Placed on the office coffee table, a cumbersome tool like a radio, one after another, diffuses hoarseness from the speaker, but the words and phrases of the sound can be vaguely discerned.

Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane, the three of them sat down around the radio, and they didn't say a word on the sofa, only shallow gasps, and other than that, they all listened quietly to the sound coming from the radio.

The people who made the voice were three men and one woman.

Every word they spoke, every word, was heard in the ears of the three of them.

Maybe the content in it is very exciting, and for the country of ghosts, it can be said that it wants to be dangerous content, but there is no surprise on the faces of the three of them, and they treat it with a normal attitude.

Just listen quietly.

The meeting on the radio lasted about three hours.

Some of them argued, some proposed, some agreed, and there was a break of a few minutes...... Then a plan was scribbled.

It is not difficult to imagine that there will be more important content in the future.

But enough to hear here.

Shiraishi pressed the button and turned off the radio.

"The land of the country, which was not very sure of its position, seems to be really planning to join."

Originally, the only countries that joined this alliance were the land of fire, the land of wind, and the land of water.

It is not surprising that the first two great powers are united, and the country of water is also on this boat because of Yakura's secret arrangement, and coincidence has an inevitable nature.

A situation of the Triple Alliance was formed.

However, the intervention of the Earth Country is equivalent to raising the weight of the Three Kingdoms again, making the balance temporarily tilt towards it.

"There's no way to do it if there's no successor, but that old man from Onoki probably won't want to be the first person to eat crabs."

Ayane laughed.

Onoki has the nickname of Two Scales, so you can imagine the cunning of the other party.

Maybe the Oni Country's actions did make the Earth Country begin to waver, but until the last moment, she didn't believe that Onoki would take all of Iwakuin Village and throw it into this war.

The lack of successors is Onoki's biggest weakness.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been in his seventies and still occupied the position of Tsuchikage.

Even the three generations of Hokage have been troubled by this for many years, and Onoki has been troubled for a longer time than the three generations of Hokage, and there is no hope yet.

What he wants is nothing more than a stable internal and external environment that will allow him enough time to select talents in the village.

To be precise, this Tsuchikage-sama is more likely to want to take a ride through this alliance and see if he can get enough benefits from it.

"It doesn't matter if Iwakuin joins it or not, our real purpose is not to win these villages."

Ruri lowered her legs and said like this.

"That's right, it's too risky to go to war with four villages at the same time. After all, the comprehensive military strength of these ninja villages is stronger than during the Third Ninja World War. ”

Except, of course, the sand hide.

Because of the war a few years ago, the losses of Sha Yin were really heavy.

And Konoha overall strength rises, but the number of top ninjas declines.

Four generations of Hokage were killed, three generations of Hokage were killed, and Orochimaru fled, causing the ninja trees on the top of Konoha to plummet.

The top ninjas on the bright side are only Tsunade and Jiraiya.

After more than ten years of recovery and expansion, although there is still a shortage of top ninjas, the backbone of the force, plus the demolition force that is good at blasting battles, has expanded dramatically.

Overall, like Konoha, the overall strength has increased significantly, but it lacks the top master ninja to sit in.

But even so, the power formed by a large number of upper and middle ninja is enough to cause unimaginable damage.

"Next, it's time for them to plan their attack."

Shiraishi said.

"When do you think they'll choose to attack?"

Ruri asked, looking at Shiraishi.

"If it's fast, it's April or May, and if it's slow, it's probably after June or July. I saw what Tsunade-sensei thought. ”

After all, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation is the initiator and has a lot of right to speak. And Tsunade is the Hokage of Konoha Village, although there is no way to change the pattern of Shikoku against the country of ghosts, but with the power of the Hokage, he can also change some things locally.

However, the thought that in the end, it was inevitable that he would have to stand in a hostile position with his respected teacher, and Shiraishi felt a little stunned in his heart.

But soon, this abruptness and reluctance disappeared from Shiraishi's heart.

Some are just as cold as ice.

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Leaving the conference room where the shadows were, although the meeting only lasted for a short three hours, in Tsunade's eyes, it seemed like three centuries of long and tormenting.

Although she rarely spoke at the meeting, the other three were actively involved in the content of the meeting and made up for the shortcomings in the plan.

None of them chose to say anything about Tsunade's silence, and anyone could see that she wasn't in high spirits.

This is also inevitable, because in her heart, she has always been reluctant to have such an alliance.

But alas, she couldn't stop it from happening.

What she did seemed to be something that only by not participating, not speaking, watching from the sidelines, and watching the deployment of the war against the country of ghosts slowly move forward, could she feel better in her heart.

Other than that, she didn't seem to have any other use for the Hokage.

"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama."

Leaving the meeting room, I was given a break.

And Tsunade himself needs a little time to think calmly.

Lu Jiu, who was following behind him, suddenly apologized at this time.

"Why apologize?"

Tsunade stopped and stood in the hallway, asking without looking back.

"Because I didn't ...... before that"

"Didn't you already reveal it to me in the village? In fact, at that time, I had a bad premonition. It's just that I didn't expect things to come to this point. ”

"But I'm hiding it anyway."

"This has nothing to do with you, after all, there is indeed a special karmic relationship between me and Chiba Shiraishi. It's normal for daimyo and advisors, and even that guy from Jiraiya to be wary of this. ”

That being said, there was still a bit of resentment in Tsunade's tone.

She knew very well what the reason for these people was hiding herself, in order to force her to make a decision with the general situation and not give her enough room to operate.

Even when she ascended the throne Hokage, this news had to be strictly sealed and not affect her Hokage succession ceremony.

This has led to her being a little difficult to ride a tiger now, and she is in a dilemma.

Before she became the fifth Hokage, when the third Hokage was still alive, this plan was already being laid out in advance.

Whether she opposes it or not, it will not affect the overall situation.

was generalized.

was also pinched by these people.

Tsunade looked up at the sky and let out a long breath.

"What an eventful ......"

For the first time, she felt that the position of Hokage was so difficult to do.

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