Chapter 433: Konoha Village's Support
Qingsi quickly calculated the time in his mind, then input his chakra again and entered the coordinates of the space-time movement.
As the coordinates were confirmed, the treasure "Plow" lit up with a layer of pale yellow halo, and a space-time fluctuation that was clearly visible in Qingsi's unconsciously opened pure eyes continued to radiate around with the treasure "Plow" as the center.
The faintly flickering yellowish light became brighter and brighter, and its range began to expand.
Soon, a dazzling yellow halo with a diameter of about one meter appeared in front of Qingsi. It was the space-time movement channel formed by the treasure "Plow"!
Qingsi showed an expectant smile on his face, then holding the treasure "Plow" in his hand, he slowly walked into the light circle.
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At the same time, Orochimaru, who received an urgent message from the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, had already negotiated terms with the Fourth Kazekage Rasa on behalf of Konoha Village.
At this time, Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, together with the three strongest "Ino-Shika-Cho", Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, were hanging far behind the Sand Village troops, ready to provide support at any time after the war between Sand Village and Kirigakure broke out.
"Orochimaru!" Jiraiya, who was running fast in a "ninja posture", suddenly asked his friend, "What do you think of the surprise attack of the Hidden Mist Village on the Hidden Sand Village?"
After losing the Toad Summoning Beast, he and Namikaze Minato were unable to contact the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen directly and quickly. Therefore, on the Konoha side, only Orochimaru could communicate directly with Sarutobi Hiruzen with the help of the snake summoning beast in the Ryuchi Cave.
After receiving the message from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru immediately stopped Namikaze Minato's harassment of the Sand Village forces, and then went directly to negotiate with Rasa. Therefore, Jiraiya did not see the information passed on by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Hearing Jiraiya's question, Orochimaru recalled the information passed on by his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen in his mind, and couldn't help but reveal a complicated look on his face, "It has not been confirmed yet how the Hidden Mist Village bypassed the border defense line of the Wind Country and directly attacked the Hidden Sand Village, but what can be confirmed is that the strength of the Hidden Mist Village is far beyond our expectations, and it is even possible that it has surpassed our Konoha!"
After hearing this, Jiraiya's expression became serious. He never expected Orochimaru to give such an answer.
Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara and others who were following closely behind Jiraiya, all showed stern expressions at the same time when they heard Orochimaru's answer.
It can be said that Orochimaru's estimation of the strength of the Hidden Mist Village really shocked them and caused them to feel a little panic. After all, as the most promising disciple of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and one of the "Three Ninjas" of Konoha, Orochimaru has a very high status in Konoha. The fact that he could say this means that the strength of their Konoha Village has most likely been surpassed by the Hidden Mist Village.
And this was a little unacceptable to them. You know, in the past forty years, Konoha Village has always been firmly sitting on the top spot in the ninja world, and it has never been shaken. Even if the other four major ninja villages attacked Konoha together, Konoha could easily defeat four with its strength!
But now, Orochimaru said that Konoha is no longer the leader of the ninja world. The impact of this on them can be imagined.
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"Orochimaru! Is the information accurate?" Jiraiya quickly came to his senses and grasped the key point.
"Accurate! The intelligence sent by Lord Hokage shows that the Hidden Mist Village has dispatched hundreds of Jonin-level ninjas this time, and obviously, this cannot be the entire strength of the Hidden Mist Village! I think, at most, this is only half of the strength of the Hidden Mist Village!" Orochimaru affirmed, and then stated his judgment.
"This is a bit bad! No wonder such a decision had to be made!" Jiraiya murmured with a grim expression, feeling indescribably heavy in his heart.
After the destruction of Mount Myoboku, Jiraiya's entire mind was focused on Konoha Village, and without the Myoboku toad's temptations about fate and peace, Jiraiya's thoughts were gradually changing.
Therefore, at first he did not quite understand the decision of his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, thinking that this would cause damage to Konoha's interests. However, after learning the information from Orochimaru, he knew that helping the Sand Village from destruction was the right decision for them, Konoha...!
However, he still felt that the decision made by his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit too petty. Even at this critical juncture, he was still considering the reputation of Konoha and only sent out these few "drop in the bucket" high-end combat forces instead of directly declaring war on the Hidden Mist Village!
According to his idea, since the threat of the Hidden Mist Village has been confirmed, they should go all out in the war right from the start. All the Konoha ninjas who originally followed them to fight against the Hidden Sand Village should rush forward, combine the strength of Konoha and Hidden Sand Village, win by quantity, crush them, and defeat the Hidden Mist Village!
As for the saying that hatred will affect the coordinated operations between the two villages, that is even more ridiculous. Wouldn't it be better for each of them to fight on their own? Anyway, the ultimate goal is just to prevent the Sand Village from being completely destroyed by the Mist Village, and to weaken both the Sand Village and the Mist Village at the same time!
Of course, don't worry about peace. The Ninja War is in full swing, so how can there be any peace?
After all, peace is achieved through fighting, not words!
If Konoha doesn't take this opportunity to declare war on the Hidden Mist Village and destroy as many of the Hidden Mist Village's manpower as possible, then when the Hidden Mist Village has time, it will declare war on Konoha!
Various thoughts kept flashing through Jiraiya's mind. He vaguely felt that his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen's unclear decisions might bring him disaster...!
However, he also knew that although he was one of Konoha's "Three Ninjas" and could be considered a quasi-high-level official in Konoha, he did not have Tsunade's political resources and Orochimaru's influential position in the village. It was impossible for him to change the decision made after discussion between his teacher, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the two advisory elders Mitokado En and Utane Koharu.
Therefore, he could only try his best and act according to the orders passed down from the village...!
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