Chapter 263 Jing 1: Don’t ask, I just don’t know

According to the original agreement, the Daimyo Prefecture could not interfere with the village’s military operations, any military operations.

And the village cannot interfere with the taxation of the Daming Prefecture.

Therefore, the Sand Village's behavior of bypassing Konoha and going directly to the Daimyo's mansion was undoubtedly a slap in Konoha's face.

This is also the reason why Utane Koharu was so angry.

"The daimyo does not have the right to directly interfere in the war, but the daimyo can put pressure on us."

Mitomon Yan calmly took over the conversation and reminded Utane Koharu: "After three years of war, the village needs a large amount of capital injection, and most of the funds come from the daimyo."

The daimyo cannot interfere in the village’s military operations, but he can choose not to give you money.

I can't say that I won't give you anything. Giving you a little bit of token of appreciation will be enough to make you suffer.

Not to mention, there are also missions commissioned on which the village depends for its survival.

These are the confidence of the daimyo.

"Let's not talk about the Daimyo for now."

The Third Hokage interrupted Utane Koharu and Mitokado En and pointed out the key point: "What we need to discuss now is whether the war should continue."

As long as Konoha does not agree to peace talks, the Daimyo can do nothing.

But, should this war continue?

This is the point that the Third Hokage was struggling with.

Qiu Dao Qufeng was thinking seriously, while Jingyi leaned on the sofa, crossed his legs and yawned out of boredom.

This kind of meeting is the most boring.

Are you feeling bored, kid?

The Third Hokage's eyelids twitched when he saw Shizuka yawning.

"Jingyi, do you think it's necessary for the village to continue fighting this war?"

Why are you asking me here?

Jing was stunned for a moment, then kicked the ball out:

"I'm sorry Hokage-sama, but the ANBU cannot interfere in war decisions."

Whether to continue fighting or not is a matter for the Hokage's office and has nothing to do with the Anbu.

The Anbu cannot cross the line and make decisions.

In a word, don’t ask, you won’t know even if you ask.

At least in principle, Jingyi's answer is correct.

It is enough for the Anbu to attend the meeting. As for the decision-making power, it has nothing to do with the Anbu, so you decide for yourselves.

A slippery boy.

After hearing Jingyi's words, everyone present knew that even if Jingyi was there, he was just here to take advantage of the situation.

As for the question of whether or not the war should continue, he did not interfere at all.

"Fatty, what do you think?"

Jingyi was passing the buck here, and he had very good reasons, so the Third Hokage had no choice but to drag Akimichi to take the wind.

"Ah I?"

The fat man was very surprised and pointed at himself. After the Third Hokage nodded in confirmation, he smiled bitterly:

"It's not a good idea for you to ask me this question. After all, I don't care about the matter. Whether the war should continue depends on the decision of the three of you."

Ahem! !

This fat guy is a talented person.

Jingyi really wanted to laugh.

The corners of the Third Hokage's mouth began to twitch.

Mizuto Menyan was also speechless.

Utane Koharu's look of disdain was not concealed at all.

Fatty, that's enough!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little bit wrong, Qiu Daoqufeng knew that he couldn't avoid it, and he had no choice but to express his analysis.

"First of all, whether the village can still support the continuation of the war is very important. The Sand Village has reached its limit, what about us?"

"Secondly, the Sand Village went to the daimyo's mansion. It's obvious that they want to use the daimyo's hand to put pressure on us. They don't want to fight anymore, but they are unwilling to accept defeat and bear the heavy war reparations."

"If you want the Daimyo not to interfere, the best way is to keep fighting!"

Akimichi Tofu caught up with what Utatane Koharu said: "Koharu is right. The daimyo cannot interfere with the village's military operations. As long as we continue to fight, even if the daimyo is not happy, we can only maintain the status quo. If the war continues, the Sand Village will surely lose. At that time, the negotiation will not be up to them."

When both sides no longer want to fight and are holding peace talks, that is called peace talks. When one side can no longer bear it and cannot continue fighting, that is called defeat negotiations.

Do you, the Sand Village, still want to take advantage of the loopholes?

Don’t we, Konoha, have any respect?

"But there is one important point."

Perhaps because he was too fat, after talking for a long time, Qiu Daoqufeng was a little out of breath.

"The daimyo cannot interfere in a war. The problem is that if we choose to continue fighting, we will inevitably offend the daimyo."

The relationship has been explained. As for how to choose, it's up to you. I, the fat guy, won't join in on the fun.

The hot potato returned to the hands of the Third Hokage.

Obviously, the Third Hokage also didn't like this hot potato. He didn't want to make peace with the Sand Village. His idea was to defeat the Sand Village directly and negotiate with the Sand Village as a winner.

The problem is that if they ignore the daimyo and continue the war, the Sand Village will definitely be defeated, but it will be difficult to explain to the daimyo.

It is to take the risk of offending the daimyo and win the war as a victor.

It is better to suffer a little loss, accept the goodwill of the daimyo, and accept the peace talks with the Sand Village.

This was the choice faced by the Third Hokage.

The former can boost the prestige of the individual and the village and vent their anger, while the latter can receive more financial assistance from the daimyo prefecture.

After all, Konoha has given the Daimyo enough face and agreed to peace talks with the Sand Village. So in terms of funding allocation, shouldn't you, the Daimyo, pay a little more?

If you give too little money, you will feel bad about it.

What do you two think?

The Third Hokage decided to see the attitudes of his two old partners first.

"Hit!" Utane Koharu said this word with a gloomy face.

Although her attitude towards the outside world is not as extreme and tough as Shimura Danzo's, she is also a rare hardliner in the high-level circle, even though she personally does not have much ability.

At least the attitude is tough.

Compared to Utane Koharu, Mitomon En is much gentler.

After thinking it over again and again, he sighed:

"Maintain the status quo and wait for news from the Daimyo Prefecture."

It is impossible to stop the Sand Village's envoys, but we are reluctant to give up the war and the chance of victory. We also have to consider the daimyo's opinion, which makes it a bit difficult.

The only way is to maintain the status quo, fight when necessary, and wait until we get news from Daming Prefecture.

The daimyo may not necessarily speak for the Sand Village. Don't forget that when the full-scale war broke out, the Sand Village sent people to infiltrate the Fire Kingdom, making the Fire Kingdom a mess. The daimyo was furious and suffered serious tax losses.

Who knows, he might even slap the envoys in the face with a big bag.

The attitude of Daming Prefecture is very important.

After the meeting, it was already late at night.

Shizuichi and Akimichi Tofu left the Hokage office building together.

On the way, Qiu Dao Qu Feng asked curiously:

"Why are you so quiet today? This is not like your style."

"In a meeting targeting me, I will definitely be tougher. As for today's meeting, why should I worry about it? I'm not the Hokage."

It's so torturous. No wonder Tsunade doesn't like attending these messy meetings.

Jingyi yawned several times in a row.

Sleepy.

Want sleep.

The condition of the fat guy Akimichi Tofu is not much better.