"I agree."

After moving to bed, Koharu and Mito Kaden agreed with Hiruzen one after another.

Immediately afterwards, Hiruzen looked at Danzo.

The other party had already stood up, his left eye revealed a cold light, and the aura on his body became more sinister and terrifying.

"You don't need to ask me to attend such boring meetings in the future. I won't say much else. I just hope that you can control this second White Fang Blade and avoid making any mistakes."

After saying that, Danzo glanced at the three of them and walked out of the conference room.

Hiruzen and the other three sat there awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

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April.

The armistice agreement between Iwagakure and Konoha, Konoha will not hold Iwagakure responsible for any compensation, and it will end peacefully.

Subsequently, Konoha and Kumogakure immediately began a full-scale war, once again attracting the attention of all countries in the ninja world.

At the same time, the Kingdom of Ghosts welcomed a guest with a special identity.

In a certain conference room in the No. 1 Military Region to which Ziyuan City belongs, two people were sitting across from each other. There was a tea table in the middle with warm tea, some fruits and pastries on it.

Except for the two of them, no one else was present in the conference room.

"I didn't expect you to come here at this time. Why, have you finished the internal affairs of Kirigakure Village?"

Shiraishi looked at the baby-faced man sitting opposite.

The strange purple-red pupils and the sutured wound under the left eye all confirmed the other party's identity.

Tangerine Yagura.

The most trusted confidant of the third Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, and a well-known figure in the ninja world.

Currently, they are in a state of cooperation with Shiraishi, but the two parties have only reached preliminary cooperation. As for deeper cooperation, it can only continue after Yagura takes control of Kirigakure.

After all, although Yagura now has considerable power in Kirigakure Village, he still has many constraints.

For example, the suspicion of the Third Mizukage himself, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen group headed by the Great Sword and Samehada Master, Suikoyama Fugu Oni, were blatantly targeting Yagura.

"How is it possible? Now is the critical moment. The third generation's body is getting worse day by day, but he has never decided who will be the next Mizukage. Those guys headed by Xiguashan have been carrying out the blood mist policy in the village, which has caused great harm to the villagers.

I’ve been very busy lately.”

After Yagura took a sip of tea, he sighed and let out the frustration in his heart.

"Do you want me to provide some help? For example, help you kill the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost."

To deal with an aging Third Mizukage, Shiraishi believed that Yagura had such ability, but he might not be able to deal with the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Ghost who was in his prime and had many minions.

"There is no point in killing him now. Instead, it will alert the enemy."

Yagura shook his head, with a cold and stern light in his purple pupils, and then said to Shiraishi: "The people of the Blood Mist Sect in Watermelon Mountain are supported by the daimyo and nobles of the Kingdom of Water. The important thing is not just to suppress Watermelon Mountain.

They also want to cut off all the minions of the daimyo and nobles that extend into Kirigakure."

When the one-country-one-village system was established, there were various contracts.

For example, the daimyo cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the Ninja Village for any reason. The selection of Kage requires the approval of the daimyo, but that is only after the internal election of the Ninja Village and is submitted to the daimyo for review.

Although the daimyo can put forward opinions on the succession of the Kage, the final choice still rests with the Ninja Village itself.

In the same way, the ninjas of the Ninja Village should provide military force to repel the invading enemies when the country is in trouble.

There are many more contracts like this.

The Daimyo of the Land of Water has violated this contract, so it can only be carried out in secret. Once exposed, it will affect the stability of the one-country-one-village system.

At that time, in order to ensure the stability of the shinobi villages within their own houses, the other four major countries will inevitably condemn the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water, making the Kingdom of Water the target of public criticism.

And Yagura wanted to use the evidence of the daimyo and the nobles interfering in the internal affairs of Kirigakure Village to make the daimyo and the nobles give in.

If you can't make people like them feel real pain and just give them a few gentle lessons, they will definitely come back soon and use various reasons to suppress Kirigakure Village.

The Kingdom of Water, one of the five major kingdoms, has faced a bad situation where the daimyo and the shinobi village cannot trust and cooperate.

If you want Kirigakure Village to achieve long-term peace and stability for a long time to come, you must not act too hastily.

Now that the real snake has not come out of its hole, showing its power too early will only make those poisonous snakes hide deeper and expose their reformist stance.

Therefore, even if he knew that allowing Miguelyama Blowfish Ghost and others to continue to run amok in Kirigakure Village, the power of Kirigakure Village would become weaker day by day, Yagura would pretend not to see it, or even participate in it, just to wait for the time to come.

, give the enemy a fatal blow and eradicate it.

"In this case, Kirigakure Village will suffer heavy losses."

Shiraishi frowned and said.

Yagura replied with a smile: "This is also a price. Now I do have the power to overthrow the Blood Mist Sect, but I can't reform it completely because the real enemy has not yet shown his feet. I don't want to let Kirigakure be here just because of my temporary pleasure.

In the next ten years or so, we will all be plunged into extremely terrifying internal strife and fighting.”

It's the same sacrifice, so he will definitely choose the method with the least sacrifice and the most stability.

"how long it takes?"

"It won't be more than three years. To be honest, without your help, I planned to start this year. Now I just want to play a big one. Let the daimyo and those nobles know what the price of pain is."

"That's okay. After all, the other four villages suffered heavy losses due to the previous war. When we took action, even if Kirigakure fell into a weak stage, they would not have the ability to come and cause trouble."

Less than three years, it could be a few months, a year, or two years. For Shiraishi, this time is not very long.

Yagura's proposal is also more reasonable.

If we start taking action now, we will not be able to eradicate the root cause, but will still plunge Kirigakure into chaos for a long time. This is not only something Yagura does not want, but Shiraishi also does not want to see this situation.

"Iwagakure signed an armistice agreement with Konoha not long ago and withdrew from the fighting stage. Now only Konoha and Kumogakure are left to persist. Who do you think will win?"

Yagura asked.

"Konoha."

Shiraishi answered without hesitation.

"It seems that you have great confidence in that yellow flash. As far as I know, the younger brother of the Fourth Raikage is also going to the battlefield at this moment. He is the Eight-tailed Jinchuuriki. If the two of them join forces, I am afraid that the yellow flash may not be able to defeat them.

Get benefits in your hands."

Yagura has his own intelligence channels, and he also pays close attention to Kumogakure.

"Do you think Konoha will lose?"

Yagura responded with a smile: "No, I want to explain that if Konoha wants to win, it will pay a considerable price."

"What a cunning answer."

"Although this Ninja War will be short, the overall scale of the war will be larger than the last Ninja War. After that, the international situation will probably change a lot. When do you plan to let the Kingdom of Demons officially intervene?

?”

Yagura then asked this question and looked at Shiraishi searchingly.

Everything in the Kingdom of Ghosts will surface sooner or later, and it is impossible to sleep underwater forever.

"I'm thinking about it. I need to find a suitable entry point."

Shiraishi said meaningfully.

Yagura stood up from his seat and said: "No matter which country you start from, the neutral status of the Demon Country will be revoked at that time. I can guarantee that Kirigakure will not take action, and Konoha, which is the farthest away from the Demon Country, is also powerless.

.But this may not be the case for Sunagakure, Iwagakure and Kumogakure. You must prepare in advance. Otherwise, it may directly trigger the Fourth Ninja War."

"Sneaking into the five major countries is Kirigakure's job. We will solve the problems in the Ghost Country ourselves. Since you are worried, let me give you this answer. This is my decision."

A kunai appeared in Shiraishi's hand at some point, and then he threw the kunai out, passed Yagura's ear, and stabbed into the wall behind Yagura with a clang.

Yagura turned around and saw an extremely precise map of the ninja world painted on the wall.

The kunai stabbed right in the middle of the Wind Country, the country with the largest territory in the ninja world.
Chapter completed!