Chapter 697 Worry

"Huruzen! If you do this, Konoha will be torn apart!"

Mitomon Yan shouted sternly.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen was completely unmoved and just looked at his old friend with a calm gaze.

"A truce is what the people want. This is not something that a retired old man like me can decide. It's just that the ninja clans chose me as a representative to fight against the dictatorship of the Fourth Generation!"

"you!"

Mitomon En's face became anxious, and he wanted to say something else, but Utane Koharu beside him stopped him. "Okay, stop talking."

Then, she turned her gaze to Sarutobi Hiruzen, not wanting to see her two remaining friends get into a conflict, so she changed the subject.

"According to the latest analysis of the battle situation, the suicide attack method of the Yu Ninja Village has no effect on us. Uchiha Fugaku successfully repelled an offensive of the Yu Country. I think that the battle situation in Konoha will be much better in the future."

"No, I think this problem is far from being as simple as it seems on the surface."

Knowing that Koharu was trying to change the subject, Hiruzen didn't point it out but just continued with the conversation.

"Just to repel the attack of the Tang Ninja, we paid the lives of more than 500 ninjas, and even let the enemy successfully evacuate... Putting aside the difference in strength between the two sides, just in terms of the ability to retain people and mobility, our Konoha is undoubtedly far inferior to the other side."

Sarutobi Hiruzen bit his pipe, his face looking a little bitter.

Both consultants could only see the problem from the data on paper, but he saw the thrilling facts behind the data!

That is, Konoha was too passive in this war!

"Ugh......"

He felt deeply that the strength of the Kingdom of Hot Springs should not be underestimated, and the complexity of some wars far exceeded the data comparison on paper.

"But... this is also a success, isn't it? At least we defeated the Tang Ninja, so this loss is actually acceptable." Utane Koharu was a little dissatisfied.

"And what kind of losses did the attacking Yugen Village suffer?" Hiruzen frowned.

Utane Koharu was suddenly speechless.

Because the report showed that many troops from the Yugen Village came and went freely, and Konoha was completely unable to keep anyone.

According to common sense, the death toll of the summoning beasts is difficult to estimate accurately, but based on the description from the Konoha camp, it should be quite large.

Just because not many bodies were cleaned up doesn’t mean that the Kingdom of Hot Springs suffered no losses.

"That's the problem. As the attacking party, the number of deaths in the Country of Hot Springs is probably surprisingly small... while the casualties of our defensive forces are incomparable. And an attack by summoned beasts like this can be magnified dozens of times by the Hot Spring Village!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone sounded particularly heavy.

Utane Koharu and Mitomon En looked at each other, their expressions suddenly became serious. It was obvious that they also realized this problem.

The Tang Ninja Village is said to have a swarm of 10 billion insects! They don't care about the consumption at all.

Because the other side is very powerful, once the battle breaks out, after seeing through the weakness of Konoha's internal discord, they will never leave Konoha enough room for development, but will instead quickly destroy Konoha's manpower.

"Konoha today cannot withstand a long-term war..."

This is also one of the important factors why Sarutobi Hiruzen was unwilling to launch a decisive battle. Although Konoha has the support of the largest country in the ninja world, it has been in war for many years. The blow to the economic system of the Land of Fire and Konoha Village is almost fatal!

Once a war breaks out, all industries will decline or even be banned! Avoid being affected by the war.

As long as the two sides continue to fight and clash, Konoha's hidden weaknesses will be further magnified and cannot be concealed.

"Konoha is not like the Yugen Village. We can't afford so many ninjas to consume..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen firmly believed this.

What Konoha needs most urgently right now is not war, but recuperation and recovery from the economic decline caused by the war.

After all, the burden of maintaining the military expenditure of more than 20,000 ninjas all year round is too heavy for Konoha and even the Land of Fire.

"But isn't war all about death?"

Before Mito Kado En could finish his words, he was met with a cold look from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Men Yan... you haven't been to the battlefield for a long time, right? How could you say such cold-blooded words?"

Hiruzen looked sharply at his two advisors, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En.

These words also made the two consultants fall silent. Men Yan tried to speak in defense, but found that he had no words to say.

They seemed to be used to being high and mighty and had forgotten the hardships of the lower-class ninjas.

"Ugh......"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, put down the pipe in his hand, stood up and walked to the window, staring at the swaying leaves outside the window, with a trace of worry on his face. "However, what I am most worried about at the moment is not this."

The two advisors turned to look at him, puzzled. "What's going on?"

"According to the information from Uchiha Itachi, the thing I am most worried about now is that the first generation of Wood Shadow of Yugu Village seems to have extremely strong strength! He is not inferior to the current Five Shadows! He may even be better!

With his combat summoned beasts, we in Konoha may not be able to resist alone without him doing anything! And if the news from Itachi is true, we will be in a very disadvantageous situation. "

After hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, both of them widened their eyes.

"How is this possible? With the strength of the Five Kage, how could he suddenly achieve this in one fell swoop? Doesn't this require a process?"

"Yes, and many years ago, Minato said that this guy's ninja talent can only be considered average, and his strength is at best at the level of an ordinary jonin!"

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En looked at him in shock.

"You ask me, I ask who to go to..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, with a worried look on his face. "I don't know what attitude the other party will take towards the Konoha Ninja Camp we set up in the north..."

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