The Fourth Raikage waved his hand and left everything to Mabuyi.

As a Raikage, he only needs to attend necessary occasions and then improve his combat ability.

Rather than a leader, the Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village is more like a fierce general leading the team forward!

Mabuyi bowed slightly and exited the office.

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February 7th.

The ice and snow in the village have not yet melted, and the air is still filled with a biting chill.

After learning that the daimyo was coming to visit, Konoha just held a hasty welcome ceremony. As the village's Hokage, Hiruzen directly introduced the daimyo of the Fire Country into the conference room in the Hokage building to start important meetings and discussions.

Regarding this, the Fire Country Daimyo is not dissatisfied. The current situation is urgent, and the welcome ceremony should be spared if possible. A person in his position no longer needs some false etiquette to show his noble status.

There were only five people gathered in the conference room, including the Fire Nation Daimyo and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The other three are the two counselors Koharu and Mito Monobu, respectively, and the last one is the Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku.

Although Kakashi, as the ANBU minister, can be considered the core class of Konoha today, the ANBU department is quite special. It belongs directly to the Hokage and is a force that cannot be exposed to the public. A lot of information needs to be kept secret.

Therefore, in terms of authority, the ANBU chief and the Jonin squad leader are equal, and there is no distinction between them. However, in many cases, they are unable to directly participate in high-level meetings.

One belongs to the armed forces directly under the Hokage.

One person is the role model for all jounin in Konoha, and the weight and meaning he represents are completely different.

Moreover, there are now many hidden dangers in Konoha and the ANBU has heavy tasks. Compared with meetings, what Kakashi, the ANBU minister, has to do is to maintain order within the village to prevent some rumors from causing Konoha to fall into a crisis of public opinion.

Naturally, we can block as much information as possible from the outside world. We cannot let too many people know about the changes in the international situation for the time being.

Controlling this part is Kakashi's current task.

"Everyone is here, so I won't say much more and let's start the meeting directly."

In addition to the root commander Shimura Danzo, the Fire Nation daimyo, and Konoha's senior leaders who can make decisions have all gathered.

The first one to speak was the Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen. His face was heavy and the bags under his eyes were getting bigger, which showed that he had not slept well these days.

After finally spending the New Year, he was able to rest comfortably for a while, but the news from the front line made him unbelievable. He immediately realized the danger that the Fire Nation was about to face, and had to convene a high-level meeting immediately.

At the same time, a day ago, a total of 1,000 Konoha ninjas had advanced at full speed overnight, arriving at the junction of the Country of Fire and the Country of Rain, to join up with the 1,500 Konoha ninjas in the Country of Rain to prevent the Country of Rain from destroying the country.

Change.

Not only that, two thousand Konoha ninjas were also deployed in the southern part of the Fire Country to block the border.

The Kingdom of Ghosts not only has troops stationed in the Kingdom of Rain, but also has maritime combat capabilities.

Aircraft carrier battleships made of steel can break into the southern coastal areas of the Fire Country at any time, causing panic among border citizens.

Therefore, regardless of whether the Kingdom of Ghosts has the intention to attack the Kingdom of Fire or not, Hiruzen knew that such an arrangement must be made and he could not take any chances.

He couldn't see through Chiba Shiraishi at all, and he couldn't understand what the other person was planning.

Therefore, being prepared for the worst-case scenario of an all-out war is Hiruzen's best effort.

Finally, another thousand Konoha ninjas were sent to the northeast of the Kingdom of Fire to join the Konoha troops on the border there to prevent the Kumogakure ninjas in the Kingdom of Yu from raiding the Kingdom of Fire from the northeastern border.

The entire Konoha is now in a state of full war preparation, ready for war at any time!

"Mr. Shikaku, what do you think the Kingdom of Demons and the Kingdom of Thunder will do next? Should they fight or stop attacking?"

The Fire Country Daimyo looked at Shikaku with inquiring eyes.

Shikaku was also in a very heavy mood.

I was originally planning to take my son Shikamaru on a quick trip, but under the current circumstances, traveling is probably impossible.

"Whether it's war or peace, the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder will never give up the opportunity to attack the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha. This is something we are all sure of. Before we act, we must make it clear that the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder will not give up the opportunity to attack the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha.

What are the two countries, the Kingdom of Thunder, looking for so that they can take the right medicine?"

Lu Jiu's words caused everyone present to think deeply.

What do the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder seek?

This is indeed something worth thinking about.

Mito Menyan coughed and said slowly: "Let me tell you a few words. I don't know what the Kingdom of Ghosts is seeking, but it is obvious what the Kingdom of Thunder wants from us. What is this?

They have been fighting continuously for ten years. The Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure simply want to expand their international influence. This should also be the reason why the Kingdom of Thunder helps the Kingdom of Demons."

The Kingdom of Thunder has been an old rival of the Kingdom of Fire for decades.

Since the First Ninja War, the Kingdom of Thunder has continuously challenged the status of the Kingdom of Fire.

The same goes for Kumogakure, who hopes to defeat Konoha one day and become the leader of the Ninja Village.

However, the three great ninja wars were all nominally a victory for Konoha.

During the First Ninja World War, Kumogakure's second generation Raikage led a thousand elite Kumo ninjas to invade the Land of Fire with a blitzkrieg. However, they were blocked by the Konoha troops led by the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama, and were defeated.

The fighting continued for several months,

The situation of defeat became more and more obvious. Under such circumstances, the Second Raikage humiliated himself and signed an armistice agreement.

Although some accidents occurred on the day of the meeting, Kumogakure could not hide the reasons for his failure.

In the Second Ninja World War, the battle between Konoha and Amegakure, although no one defeated Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, Sansho Hanzo, but under the general trend, Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, was unable to save himself. In his sigh, he admitted that he was Konoha's leader.

victory.

After moving to fight against Sunagakure, Konoha formulated the White Fang team's squad-style blitz strategy to contain the main force of Sunagakure from the side battlefield, so that the main force of Sunagakure did not dare to act rashly, forcing Sunagakure's side to sign an armistice agreement.

By the time of the Third Ninja War, talented people like Namikaze Minato appeared in Konoha. Iwagakure and Kumogakure suffered consecutive defeats at his hands, causing their supply lines to be cut off and they were defeated.

With the outbreak of the three great ninja wars, the power of Konoha and the Land of Fire has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and their status is unshakable.

This kind of Fire Country and Konoha seemed very annoying in the eyes of Thunder Country and Kumogakure.

The international influence of the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure ranks second in the ninja world. If they want to continue to expand, the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha must be a major obstacle in their domination plan.

Mito Kadoyan's words attracted the approval of several people.

They thought so too.

But if the balance is lost, it is impossible to guess whether the Kingdom of Thunder will maintain its original intention.

Moreover, there is a major unexpected role here.

His decision is also crucial.

"The pursuit of the Kingdom of Thunder is obvious. What does the Kingdom of Ghosts need? Is it to gain the status of the sixth largest country from this dispute?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire murmured to himself.

His words made the Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen nod and shake his head.

"Yes or no, Chiba Shiraishi can't see through it at all. The attempt to seize the status of the sixth largest country may be just a transit plan for the Kingdom of Ghosts, not the ultimate goal. There should be something deeper in this.

It’s just that we didn’t see it.”

Lu Jiu also nodded and said: "Lord Hokage and I agree that the Kingdom of Ghosts is probably not seeking the status of the sixth largest country. According to my understanding, Chiba Shiraishi does not pay attention to these so-called false names. He

What I want is more tangible 'benefits'."

This is the most difficult part.

But no matter how much Shikaku guessed, he could not predict what the Kingdom of Demons wanted to pursue.

Intervening in the civil war in the Land of Rain, intervening in the Land of Waves, even maliciously provoking public anger, and creating a violent movement to subvert the aristocratic system of the Land of Waves... What is the causal connection between this and the other?

Is it just to disgust the Fire Country and Konoha?

Although there are some grievances between the two, these grievances are not worth mentioning at the national level.

If Chiba Shiraishi planned this just for revenge, to be honest, Shikaku was not worried. What he was afraid of was that Chiba Shiraishi was planning a deeper conspiracy under the guise of 'revenge' to target the Fire Lord.

Country and Konoha.

The sharp blade hidden in the dark is the most dangerous.

Because no one knows from what angle and at what time this sharp blade will suddenly stab out in the darkness.

Silence fell in the conference room.

There is too little information about the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although Konoha had sent many spies to infiltrate secretly after the Wind Country War, they were 'invited' to tea because they had no identity documents or official identification documents from other countries.

There are security forces in every town there, and the entire country can be said to be under the strict surveillance of the central government. There is no way to go to crowded places, and there is no point in hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. No useful intelligence can be collected there.

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If you go there in an official name, you will definitely be placed in a designated location and protected.

Although they are unwilling to admit it, the national security system of the Kingdom of Ghosts operates very completely and efficiently. If the intelligence personnel cannot solve the identity problem, they will be unable to move in the Kingdom of Ghosts. They will not be allowed to stay in hotels and will be reported to the local police.

department.

On the contrary, their intelligence system was penetrated by the Kingdom of Ghosts.
To be continued...