Chapter 271 Request for help from other countries

The Raikage was in the command post, looking very unhappy. If someone around him hadn't reminded him, the table in front of him would have disappeared. The reason for this was that he got a piece of news. The coalition forces composed of three countries suffered a great loss in their first encounter with Akatsuki. The other side not only had a terrifying number of white monsters, but also had powerful people who were reborn from the dead. The coalition forces could not resist and had to retreat.

The war had just begun, and they had suffered a great defeat. Although they had not caused any damage to the foundation, it had a great impact on morale. Ma Buyi, who was beside the Raikage, said, "Lord Raikage, the troops we sent out before were already very strong, with many elite ninjas among them. However, they still suffered a defeat. This is no longer a strategic issue, but a gap in strength. If we only rely on the strength of a few countries, I'm afraid we will be defeated soon..."

The Tsuchikage said, "I didn't expect there would be such a tricky technique as Impure World Reincarnation. I'm afraid there will be more dangerous ninjas who will be resurrected. If that's the case, our current strength may not be enough, and Akatsuki also has the advantage in numbers. It seems that we must consider letting the Jinchūriki join the battle, otherwise Akatsuki will find this place sooner or later. By then, the Eight-Tails will also fall into Akatsuki's hands, and everything will lose its original meaning."

The Raikage said, "Absolutely not! If my brother enters the battlefield, the possibility of causing chaos will be higher. Moreover, if the Eight-Tails falls into the hands of Akatsuki, I am afraid that something even more terrible will happen. Even if the Hidden Cloud Village is attacked, they will not be able to find the Eight-Tails. This war was originally to protect the tailed beasts, so..." The Mizukage interrupted the Raikage and said, "Objectively speaking, with our current strength, it may be very difficult to stop Akatsuki's next attack. I am afraid that in the end, we will have to use the power of the tailed beasts, and risks will also appear at the same time. Therefore, the Tsuchikage's proposal is not completely unreasonable. Since it will be used sooner or later..."

"Absolutely impossible, I firmly oppose using the power of the tailed beasts! If you really regard me as your leader, then do as I arrange!" Raikage said loudly. It seems that there is a possibility of igniting anger again. Sackboy said: "Lord Raikage, what the Mizukage and Tsuchikage said makes sense." Raikage said: "Sackboy, I will not agree to let Bi participate in the war, you should know."

Ma Buyi said: "I mean, we should have other ways, but..." Tsuchikage said helplessly: "Ask for help from Konoha? Unfortunately, we had a falling out with Konoha during the previous Five Kage meeting. If we want to cooperate now, the Hokage may not agree. Even if we send a small number of ninjas, it will be difficult to play a decisive role. Moreover, the danger of Konoha is almost the same as that of Akatsuki."

Mizukage said: "We went too far in the past, no matter how you look at it. It seems too late to ask Konoha for support now." Sackcloth said: "No, Konoha may still join forces with us. Even if there were differences in forming a coalition, Konoha has a goal that is consistent with ours, and they must stop Akatsuki from completing the Infinite Tsukuyomi. If we are completely destroyed by Akatsuki and the Eight-Tails falls into Akatsuki's hands, the situation will be very unfavorable for Konoha. If we send people to Konoha for help now, the Hokage will most likely send reinforcements."

The Raikage said, "Okay, send someone to Konoha now. If the Hokage is unwilling to help, we will destroy Akatsuki alone!" The others were speechless about the Raikage's character. However, he was the leader after all, and he was the core anyway. The envoy of the Land of Lightning had already started to go to Konoha after receiving the Raikage's order. At this time, Konoha was actually constantly observing the situation on the battlefield, and had a general idea of the defeat of the coalition led by the Raikage.

Because it was an emergency, the messenger sent by the Raikage arrived at Konoha very quickly, and had to use some special ninjutsu. In less than a day, the messenger had arrived at Konoha. In the command post of the Konoha coalition, Tsunade was discussing strategic issues. Apart from Naruto, Shikamaru was the only youngest ninja who was qualified to stay here, because of his superior IQ. However, even he did not have much say.

The envoy from the Land of Lightning came in, led by Konoha ninjas, carrying a letter from the Raikage. Tsunade took the letter and read it, saying, "It seems that the coalition led by the Raikage suffered a great loss under the attack of Akatsuki, and now they only think of asking us Konoha for reinforcements?" The envoy from the Land of Lightning said, "If Lord Hokage does nothing, we have nothing to say. However, if we fail in the war with Akatsuki, Akatsuki will eventually become stronger, and Konoha will face greater dangers."

Naruto said, "If Konoha was the first to be attacked by Akatsuki, the Raikage would probably be more willing to stand by and watch. Before this, the Raikage and the Tsuchikage both considered Konoha to be as dangerous as Akatsuki." As soon as Naruto said this, the messenger sent over was completely speechless and bowed his head in front of everyone. Tsunade said, "Even so, Konoha will not ignore the safety of the world. Unlike your selfishness, Konoha cares more about the safety of the world!"

Tsunade's words made the messenger sent by the Raikage feel ashamed, not to mention refutation. Naruto said: "You go back and report to Lord Raikage. We in Konoha will organize as soon as possible to attack Akatsuki. In addition, we have discovered Akatsuki's secret base and will launch a surprise attack later. As long as you don't hold us back, we will definitely defeat Akatsuki." Although the messengers on the Raikage's side were a little unconvinced, they were indeed in the wrong and could only bear it.

Tsunade said: "This is my reply. You take it back and give it to the Raikage. If the Raikage wants to cooperate with us, he must agree to our Konoha's request." Then he handed a scroll to the messenger, looked at Gaara and others and said: "This is not just my opinion. The Kazekage and Mifune also think so."

The man on the Raikage's side took Tsunade's scroll, nodded and said: "We are very grateful that Lord Hokage has agreed to send people to support us. To be honest, the situation here is very bad now. Without your support, we may be in danger." After expressing his gratitude, the messenger took Tsunade's scroll and left, while Konoha began to discuss what to do next.

(End of this chapter)