An independent country, independent authority, and independent culture, the Iron Country is such a country.

The strength of the warriors under his command is also a relatively powerful force among the five major countries.

The reason why the Five Shadows Conference is held this time is probably because of the recognition of the strength of the Iron Country.

Bai Shi thought in his heart.

"It seems that the suffering you have given them is not enough. If you ask me, you should have just thrown the fire elves into the sky above Sand Hidden Village. It would be more effective than anything else."

Sitting on the sofa, taking a sip of tea, Ayane said with a smile.

"Then it won't just be ninjas who die, but even more civilians."

Shiraishi shook his head.

The Ninja Villages of the five major countries were all established in a way where soldiers and civilians lived together.

This means that if we want to attack the Ninja Village, countless civilians will inevitably be involved.

Moreover, even without these civilians, he has no extreme plans to uproot Sunagakure Village at this time.

Because doing so will only trigger the Fourth Ninja War. Without adequate preparation, doing so will undoubtedly lead to death.

"Then, what should we do now? After all, we still have the status of rebel ninja. If Konoha does not take back the wanted document of rebel ninja, we cannot overwhelm the other party in the sense of justice."

The first is that he is not upright. At this point, he can no longer act with the dangerous thinking of betrayal.

No matter what, the appearance needs to be good-looking.

"The Five Shadows Conference will be held in the Kingdom of Iron in five days. Although the time is tight, there is still no big problem if we can work with Konoha in secret."

Shiraishi said.

"How does it work? I don't think they would compromise with us so easily."

Ayane raised her eyebrows.

"Oh, now Konoha's internal power system is fragmented, and the root has formed a strong trend, gradually eroding the power within Konoha. Even the Hyuga clan has secretly contacted the root. That Hokage-sama is more important than imagined.

It’s a headache at the root. Plus what happened this time, do you think he still has a choice?”

Shiraishi smiled and said.

The Third Hokage has reached the age of sixty, and his health is getting worse every year. It is time to consider his funeral and successor, otherwise he will suddenly leave one day, and Konoha will continue to consume internally in order to compete for the position of Hokage. This is the third generation of Hokage.

The first thing Naruto should consider.

As for the election of the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru has defected, and now it will only happen to two people.

The other two Sannin are Jiraiya and Tsunade.

The problem is that Jiraiya is now in the hands of the Kingdom of Demons, and is being strictly guarded by the powerful jonin of the Uzumaki clan and Hyuga clan that he sent.

And he used multiple sealing techniques to weaken his strength to the level of ordinary people.

Don't talk about rescue, it will only bring in the rescuer.

Ayane suddenly came over.

"I see. Is this why you didn't kill Jiraiya? To make a deal with Konoha?"

"For Konoha, the value of Jiraiya's life is greater. No matter how hostile the Third Hokage is to us, he cannot ignore Jiraiya's safety. Having no successor is the greatest tragedy for a ninja village leader, and it will also lead to

The destruction of a village."

Shiraishi answered this way.

"I thought Kakashi would become the fifth Hokage."

Ayane muttered.

"No, although Kakashi has the ability and the time...but Sakumo-sensei's matter has always been a thorn in the heart of the higher-ups. Even if Kakashi doesn't care, the higher-ups in Konoha have to carefully consider these factors.

"

Although Shiraishi has also considered this kind of thing, after thinking about it, it is still not realistic. Kakashi has strength, but his reputation is still not enough. Although he has established a firm foothold in the ANBU, in the final analysis, it is not a real person.

The core figure is far less approachable than a talent like Jiraiya who has been cultivated personally since childhood.

"And not only that, Ruri will go to Konoha to receive the inheritance of the Uchiha clan. Konoha will definitely not agree, and it is difficult for us to use force to coerce Konoha. As a way to return Jiraiya and the others

The conditions for the capture of Konoha Jonin, Konoha needs to pay us two prices. One is to remove the wanted notice on us, otherwise we will be very passive at the Five Shadows Conference. The other is to take back the Uchiha clan's heritage.

Ye Fang is not allowed to interfere."

Shiraishi mentioned the two prices Konoha paid.

"I always feel like they won't agree easily."

In any case, these two costs are more exorbitant than the other.

"The martial arts faction headed by Genbu will naturally not agree easily, but... the Third Hokage will definitely agree, because he is in urgent need of a successor. If he does not rescue Jiraiya, he will lose not only his successor, but also Tsuna

It is also very likely that Mr. Hand no longer trusts him. In this way, Danzo's authority in Konoha will become greater and greater until he takes over the power of the Hokage."

The Third Hokage had no choice.

Even if he kills his son and daughter-in-law, he must do it for Konoha.

As for the dispute with the roots, that is Konoha's own internal matter and has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Demons.

"Speaking of which, the Uchiha clan still has a group of young children who are still alive. When I came back to station, I discovered that a group of Uchiha children who escaped the tragic fate of the genocide were quietly placed in the base. Is it you or Liuli who secretly

made?"

Ayane asked.

When Shiraishi heard this, he sighed helplessly and said, "It's a pity, it's neither."

"Eh? I thought it was you and Liuli who arranged this secretly."

"Ruri cut off contact with the Konoha Uchiha clan very early. When the genocide happened, everything was too sudden and there was no time to take action. Kakashi was also unable to learn much information, because later on, he was tasked with monitoring the Uchiha clan.

It was handed over to the root of Danzo, and Kakashi's identity is not suitable for actively participating in such a sensitive matter. As for the Uchiha Itachi genocide...the reasons are worth pondering."

Shiraishi pondered for a moment.

Because there are too many unreasonable things here.

How could a thirteen-year-old kid do something like this overnight?

And according to Kakashi's follow-up report, the Uchiha were brutally exterminated and were only discovered early the next morning... This is really strange.

If the Konoha Anbu were so lazy, the enemy would have captured them internally.

There are a lot of things here that are horrifying to think about.

At the root of Danzo, even Akatsuki is controlling something behind the scenes... Uchiha Itachi is more likely just a chess piece to perform this mission.

Such a meticulous operation to annihilate the Uchiha clan was definitely not an accidental idea, but had been prepared for a long time ago.

"So, the one who brought those children back is..."

Ayane narrowed her eyes.

There is no doubt that they can issue such orders to the spies staying in Konoha in the name of the Demon Country's military. They even know about the internal problems of the Uchiha clan earlier than they do, so that they can put these to death on the night of the genocide.

Children are given away. The people who are doing this behind the scenes have a very narrow target range.

You can tell who is doing it with your eyes closed.

"Let Liuli investigate this matter herself. She is currently arranging the children of Konoha Uchiha. I believe she must have guessed something in her heart, so we don't have to worry."

No matter how this matter is investigated, it will ultimately lead to only one direction. Shiraishi thinks it is safer to leave it to Liuli.

Ayane nodded and did not ask further questions.

"Then I will go over to prepare and participate in the pre-convention work of the Five Shadows Conference."

Arrangements for escorts, including itinerary issues, need to be prepared in advance.

And we can't put all our hope in Konoha, we have to be prepared for the worst.

"Please, by the way, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, don't give the Kingdom of Wind a chance to breathe. Try to be as tough as possible and show determination that you won't give up until the goal is achieved."

Naturally, it cannot be so easy to obtain the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind, and Sunagakure Village will not give up easily.

Now that they have used force, Sunagakure does not dare to act rashly and shifts the battlefield to the negotiation table.

If it still cannot be properly resolved at the negotiation table, then the Kingdom of Oni will be prepared to go to war with Sunagakure for the second time.

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A restroom in the hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Ebizo heard the sound of the door opening and looked at the door. His sister Chiyo appeared at the door and walked in with a frown.

"How's it going, sister? Luo Sha's condition still hasn't improved?"

Since the defeat on the frontline battlefield, Sand Hidden Village has lost the initiative in the war. The nearly 5,000 casualties only resulted in 200 casualties from the enemy. The difference is nearly 25 times. People cannot believe that this is Sand Hidden Village.

The record that Hidden Village can achieve.

In previous battles with Konoha, the gap in battle losses would not be so unbalanced.
To be continued...