Chapter 540: The sudden change in the war situation (Part )

At the same time that Kiyoshi destroyed the Iwagakure Village and swept across the entire Land of Earth.

The Anbu sent by the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen to the Land of Wind finally brought back the news of the changes in the Sand Village and the Land of Wind.

And when Sarutobi Hiruzen browsed through all the information collected by the Anbu, he vaguely realized that his beloved disciples Orochimaru and Jiraiya, his great-granddaughter Namikaze Minato, and the patriarchs of the Ino, Shikaku, and Chou clans were probably gone...!

So, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately notified Wolong and Fenghua to come to the Hokage's office to discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. He never expected that what seemed to be a "foolproof" support mission would actually cost Orochimaru and six others the life of the victim.

You know, there are four Kage-level fighters here, not to mention that among them is Minato Namikaze, who has mastered space-time ninjutsu and can move freely on the battlefield!

"How come it's gone...?" Deep in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart, a faint voice with a Fenghua accent said "I don't understand".

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of loss. If only his good friend Danzo Shimura was still alive, he believed that he would be able to come up with a good suggestion for him!

Ugh......

First it was Konoha White Fang, then Orochimaru and others. Now Konoha is in a precarious situation in terms of high-end combat power.

Faced with the Mist Village that had powerfully destroyed the Sand Village and occupied the entire Wind Country, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a deep threat and a hint of uneasiness.

Although the overall strength of the Sand Village is relatively weak among the five major ninja villages, it was once one of the five strongest forces in the ninja world, and was able to compete with Konoha in the first two Ninja World Wars.

Even though the Sand Village was just one of the enemies of Konoha at that time, it was also because Konoha was full of talented people and was so strong that it was natural that they could suppress the Sand Village.

And now, such a ninja village that is one of the top five has disappeared in the long river of ninja history in just a few days because of another village that is also one of the top five, Kirigakure! ! !

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel uneasy about the strength of the Hidden Mist Village.

After all, this is something that even Konoha can't do!

Although he had overestimated the strength of the Hidden Mist Village as much as possible when he learned that the Hidden Mist Village had raided the Hidden Sand Village through the "Divine Soldiers from the Sky", everything that happened afterwards still made him realize that he still underestimated the Hidden Mist Village and the Fourth Mizukage, who was not as famous as the other Kages in the ninja world!

It turns out that the Hidden Mist Village, which is ranked at the bottom of the top five like the Sand Village, and whose strength is not obvious at all, and even did not participate in the last Ninja World War, has quietly accumulated a terrifying force that is enough to quickly destroy a large ninja village!!!

Therefore, although Sarutobi Hiruzen has already organized a ninja force of up to 5,000 people, they can cooperate with the troops that were previously fighting against the Sand Village on the border to attack the Wind Country at any time at his command, and Konoha can also mobilize more ninjas to participate in the war in a short period of time.

But he was still unsure and hesitant, undecided about how to deal with the Hidden Mist Village, which had a strength far beyond his expectations.

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Not long after, Wolong Mizutomon En and Fengchu Tsunetsugu Koharu arrived at the Hokage's office.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen showed the two of them the information passed back by the Anbu, they instantly felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave and felt cold all over.

After all, the two of them had previously vowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen that nothing would happen to Orochimaru and his crew, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's initial decision to only send Orochimaru and others to support the Sand Village instead of directly sending all the ninja troops on standby at the border was made under their persuasion, or "instigation".

Looking at Wolong and Fengchu who were speechless for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but think of the gloomy face of his good friend Danzo Shimura again.

At this moment, in this situation, he finally understood!

How can they accomplish anything by working with these two insane people, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick? How can they govern the village well, make Konoha bigger and stronger, and return to the top of the ninja world?

However, although Sarutobi Hiruzen thought this in his heart, he had no better choice now. After all, Danzo was no longer here...!

Moreover, Mitokado En and Utane Koharu were his former companions and teammates. When he had just taken over the position of the Third Hokage, they helped him stabilize the situation in the village and made great contributions to him.

More importantly, the two of them have been high-ranking officials of Konoha for many years. He and they, as well as the families behind them, have long become a so-called community of interests and are inseparable.

After a long silence, Wolong and Fengchu came to their senses. They did not mention the mistakes they had made. Instead, they changed the topic and stiffly began to discuss with Sarutobi Hiruzen how to deal with the actions of the Hidden Mist Village.

As for Sarutobi Hiruzen, after glaring at the two of them fiercely, he didn't say anything harsh.

What else could he do? After all, he was the one who made the final decision, so he could only choose to forgive them temporarily.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen also made a secret decision in his heart at this time that he would no longer easily believe the strategies proposed by these two people in the future.

After all, when he thought about it carefully, he suddenly realized that he had been cheated a lot in recent years!

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After some discussion between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Hina, Konoha finally made the decision to immediately attack the Wind Country and drive the Kirigakure out of the Wind Country.

After all, whether from a strategic perspective or from their own interests, they cannot just sit there and watch the Hidden Mist Village swallow up the entire Wind Kingdom!

However, they certainly would not be so arrogant as to want to directly confront the terrifyingly powerful Mist Village with the strength of Konoha alone.

So, under the advice of Wolong and Fengchu, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to join forces with Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village.

It can only be said that although the ultimate goals were completely different, after many twists and turns, Konoha, which had lost Danzo, finally cooperated with Hanzo of the Salamander under the powerful inertia of history.

In fact, Wolong and Fengchu originally wanted to use the fact that Qingsi had taken over the capital of the Wind Country to make a fuss, and thus call on other ninja villages to target the unruly Mist Village.

After all, according to past traditions, the fighting between ninja villages cannot involve the nobles or even the daimyo.

At this time, Qingsi's cleverness was reflected.

Although a considerable number of Wind Country nobles were ordered to be purged by Qingsi, the Daimyo of Wind Country, as a symbol of the country, still exists, and the Daimyo of Wind Country also "actively" transferred everything "reasonably and legally" to the Daimyo of Water Country.

Therefore, what Wolong and Fengchu envisioned lost its prerequisite.

After all, the Hidden Mist Village seemed to have broken the rules, but it did not break them completely, at least not completely.

It can be said that as long as the daimyo continues to exist, Konoha will not be able to stand on the so-called commanding heights of public opinion and achieve a real alliance with other ninja villages through this matter.