Chapter 417: Decision-making Dispute among Konoha's Top Leaders

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

It felt almost exactly the same.

It can be said that after the declaration of war by the Hidden Mist Village.

The major ninja villages all had the illusion of returning to the Second Ninja World War, because that war was just like this one. It was very fierce at the beginning, but it lasted less than three or four months. The weakest Sand Village at that time could not stand it and was the first to withdraw from the battlefield. The smoke of the Ninja World War also faded a lot.

Other ninja villages in various countries seemed to have stopped military operations for their own reasons. When other small ninja villages in the Ninja World, and even Konoha, thought that the war was about to end, the Hidden Rain Village did this again. Then, although the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Cloud Village did not officially go to war, they also created large-scale frictions in the border area.

The Ninja World War started again.

After that.

This war was a fight and stop.

There was even a situation of fighting and talking at the same time. It was precisely because of this that the Second Ninja World War lasted for such a long time.

Compared with the First Ninja World War, where almost all the second-generation Kages died, and the Third Ninja World War, which had the largest number of participating national ninja villages and the most tragic casualties, the Second Ninja World War was indeed the most ‘dragging’ one.

The current Fourth Ninja World War has the same signs.

It has only been a few months since the previous war ended?

And it was started by the Hidden Mist Village, which was the defeated party. This has to be said to be a development that most people could not have guessed.

In addition to exploring the deployment of the enemy forces, the most important thing in a war is to figure out the other party’s intentions. Otherwise, they don’t even know how to deploy their troops in the most correct way. They can’t just passively follow the rhythm of others, right?

That is the most helpless and stupid way.

Aim at the target.

Take the initiative.

It is right to control the rhythm in your own hands.

What Tsunade wants most now is to figure out what the real intentions of the Hidden Mist Village are and what they rely on.

Without understanding these.

Tsunade can’t make a judgment.

On this point, the people of Konoha below have similar views.

After seeing the so-called "request letter" from the Mist Ninja, Jiraiya, Shikaku, Mizuto Kado En and others frowned when they saw the contents of the replica scroll distributed from Shizune.

Not for any reason.

It was because the tone of this "request letter" was a little too tough. Although there was no clear words, it felt like it was a naked expression of "If you, the Hidden Leaf Village, dare not agree to my request, then I will definitely turn my face."

It was a complete high-pressure coercion.

This is very easy to make people misjudge.

Especially for those who were originally afraid from the beginning, in the Konoha F4, Danzo is not counted, and the other three are all masters who are easily threatened by others. This can be clearly seen from the death of Hizashi Hizashi.

The inherent weakness is fully reflected in Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other three. Mizuto Kado En and Utatane Koharu also stably exerted the fixed attributes of their personalities at this moment.

"It seems that this must have some basis, Tsunade, we should still be cautious. It is better to lend the road to the Mist Ninja. As long as we do not directly participate in the war, we can maintain a relatively calm attitude and observe more. It is also a good opportunity to test the situation of Uzumaki Menma. It is a way to kill two birds with one stone."

In addition, there is the matter of the Nine-Tails.

Mitomon Yan thinks that they can just sit on the sidelines and watch.

Who knows, there may be unexpected surprises?

"Borrowing the road is already a clear attitude. It is not appropriate. I think it is not appropriate."

Almost as soon as Mitomon Yan's words fell.

Jiraiya frowned and shook his head and said.

It was not easy to see the possibility of a peaceful handshake with Menma. Jiraiya is definitely the one in Konohagakure who is most reluctant to see this possibility go down the drain.

Not to mention the son of prophecy mentioned by the big toad sage in Myoboku Mountain. In Jiraiya's view, it is either Naruto or Menma.

Jiraiya always felt that if they followed this trend, once they officially reconciled, wouldn't he also have the possibility of accepting Menma as his disciple?

Just like he taught Naruto.

In this way.

His dream might come true.

The child of prophecy who brought changes to the ninja world.

But Jiraiya's lifelong pursuit, for this, he was almost crazy.

"Then is it just to hold it back and not let the Mist Ninja in? The attitude of the Mist Ninja, the determination of the master, you also saw it, once it directly triggered a war between us and the Mist Ninja, is this what you want to see, Jiraiya?"

Mitomon En's face sank and said sternly.

Jiraiya's expression also changed slightly.

In the heart of this Konoha hero.

The ranking of importance has always been clear, that is, the prophecy of Myoboku Mountain is greater than or equal to the safety of Konohagakure, then close people like Naruto and Tsunade, and then the guilt towards Menma.

This can actually be seen from the original work when Jiraiya took Naruto to pick up Tsunade.

Jiraiya also said that if Tsunade dared to assist Orochimaru, he would take action against Tsunade.

From here, we can clearly see what is most important in the heart of this Konoha hero.

Naruto was not taken care of in the original work.

In this life too, Menma was ignored.

It's the same principle.

Jiraiya has never been as 'heroic' as his appearance suggests!

"But it is not very appropriate to let the Mist ninjas come in at will. Elder Mitomon, looking at the trend of the Mist ninjas, it is very likely that this time the Mist ninjas will come out in full force, at least six or seven thousand, or even more, so that Is it really appropriate for such a large group of Mist Ninja to enter the Land of Fire? Will our safety be threatened? And more importantly, how will the Daimyo view this matter?"

Shikaku who was on one side also spoke at this moment.

This time, it was Mito Kadoyan's turn for his expression to change slightly.

The safety of the village cannot be left to the judgment of other ninja villages. Even if they in Konoha are more confident that they can suppress the Kiri ninja, they will have to bear all the losses caused by the local battle, even if it is not affected. Let's go to Konoha Hidden Village itself, but as long as it's within the Land of Fire, it's Konoha's responsibility.

By that time, the accountability of the daimyo will also be a big problem.

This group of people in Konoha are not like Menma who basically ignore the names of Takino Country and Grass Country and just do their own thing. In the original book, from the selection of Danzo as the acting Hokage, we can know that this group of people is still He strictly abides by the so-called "one country, one ninja village rule\

,"Easily.

This group of people will not cross that line.

The name still holds considerable weight in their hearts.

this moment.

Mito Menyan himself was also troubled.

This way.

To borrow or not to borrow?

It seems that there is a big problem whether to borrow or not.

"Shikaku, what do you think?"

Tsunade, who was on top of the throne, did not listen carefully to the words of Mito Kaden and Jiraiya. Instead, she fixed her gaze on Shikaku below. As the think tank of Konoha Hidden Village, Shikaku is also Tsunade's assistant. A powerful assistant in decision-making.

Since Tsunade came to power, all decisions have relied on Shikaku's wisdom. To put it bluntly, without Shikaku, Tsunade would not have the slightest clue about many things and would have no way to start. What's more, Shikaku can not only He analyzes the situation and provides many suggestions to Tsunade. He is also the common speaker of the three clans, the Inar, Deer and Butterfly. The combined power of the three clans can bring great help to Tsunade.

Simply considering it from a cold and rational perspective of benefits and effects

From Tsunade's point of view, Shikaku's importance is higher than that of Jiraiya. After all, Jiraiya is not the kind of existence that can truly sweep the ninja world. No matter how important a person is, it doesn't matter. Can it be compared with the three ninja clans?

"The attitude of Kirigakure Village is actually not the most important. What we need to pay attention to is the trends of Guangyin Village and Iwagakure Village. To put it bluntly, there are no more two tailed beasts, and one was killed in the battle before. With a large number of elite ninjas in the Kirigakure Village, it is difficult to cause any trouble now. Even if we really don't use the road, we can only deploy three to four thousand garrison forces in the border area to block the Kirigakure attack. I won't I feel that the Mist Ninjas have the courage to attack us. More importantly, there is no corresponding reason. The greater possibility should be to detour to the southern sea area and land here from the Country of Tea to the Country of Sichuan. It would be better to directly attack the Country of Grass than to attack the Country of Grass directly. It’s much better to fight us head-on.”

Shikaku took a deep breath, looked up at Tsunade, Jiraiya, Mito Kadoen and others, and said in a very calm voice.

When he saw Mito Menyan, he seemed to want to say something.

After a slight pause, Shikaku continued: "If we just don't use the road, the Mist Ninja will attack us in a large scale, then it can be concluded that the Mist Ninja's target was not Guangyin Village from the beginning, but Us, then the difference between us borrowing Tao and not borrowing Tao is not big, it can even be said to be a reasonable judgment. "

The words spoken after this.

The words that made Mito Kado's mouth burn with anger were swallowed back by him.

Yes, if Kirigakure's goal is only Mitsuyaku Village, there is no reason to provoke them in Konoha. Do you really think that Konoha's swords are not sharp? Even if they lost the Kyuubi, they didn't seem to have improved much in recent years, but at least they had a strong family background, and they weren't someone that could be provoked by just a Kirigakure village.

If our side rejects Kirigakure's request, the most reasonable option for the other side would be to take a detour. If we force a war, there is only one reason, and that is that their target from the beginning to the end is Konoha.

"But this doesn't make sense. There is no reason for the Kirigakure Village to embarrass us. And to say the least, I don't think it is a reasonable approach to irritate the Kirigakure Village now."

Mito Katoyan shook his head and said, but the words that seemed to still insist on his own opinion had actually softened a lot.

"Tsunade, do you have any other information? For example, Kumogakure Village, Iwagakure Village, Sunagakure Village, or Uzumaki Menma's place?"

After turning to bed, Koharu looked at Tsunade with a solemn expression and asked.

"If there was information, I would have announced it a long time ago, and would I deliberately keep it? The problem now is that the movements of all parties are completely unclear, and there is simply no way to start."

Tsunade rolled her eyes, spread her hands and said in a very helpless tone.

The Hokage is really a little powerless to do this. Konoha cannot take the initiative in any incident. They have to be led by others every time. How unbecoming! ?

Once a problem occurs, it is often not a small problem, but a big problem that cannot be suppressed! ! !

"I suggest that you send people to contact the Hidden Light Village directly. Lord Hokage, this should be the most appropriate judgment at the moment."

In the lower position, Shikaku looked at Tsunade with a firm look and said.

In fact, starting from Shikaku's original intention, this is really not a good choice, but the situation is already like this, and the more important point is that both Tsunade and Jiraiya, the two senior officials of the Ninja Village, are already limited It's a circle. No matter how talented Lujiu is, he can only find a way inside this box.

As for whether it can work, that depends on God.

Shikaku is a human, not a god.

After all, manpower will be limited, not to mention that in such an extraordinary world, Shikaku's efforts may be in vain at any time.

But before that day comes, Shikaku will still do his best to assist his fifth generation Hokage.

"What!? Now you want to continue to actively contact Uzumaki Menma? No, this is absolutely not possible. This is an irrational approach. A temporary truce is okay. For the stability of the village and the next arrangements, let's have a little contact. It's not a big problem, but if we really want to follow the previous plan, Tsunade, I am the first to object. Don't forget the identity of Uzumaki Menma. That will be a Achilles heel for us Konoha. , Kyuubi is the counter scale of our Konoha, Jiraiya, don’t object in a hurry, you have seen Uzumaki Menma’s attitude, even if you take ten thousand steps back, we Konoha can do without Kyuubi. Tai, but do you really think that Uzumaki Menma will coexist peacefully with us in Konoha? Do you dare to make such a guarantee?

Mito Kadoyan stood up suddenly, looked at Tsunade and Jiraiya with a very stern expression and said.

This is really not an exaggeration by Mito Kabuto. The real thing is right in front of us. Even a being like Jiraiya cannot really talk nonsense.

But there is a threshold in my heart that I just can’t pass.

This is also the biggest conflict between them and Mito Menyan.