Hiruzen and others looked at the Fire Nation Daimyo in surprise.

The Fire Country Daimyo did not explain, but looked at Shikaku and asked: "Mr. Shikaku, you think so too, right?"

Lu Jiu smiled bitterly and nodded.

"What's the meaning?"

Hiruzen and the other three were a little confused.

Shikaku coughed and explained: "Actually, the reason is very simple, because this time the Fire Country and Konoha do not lose face, and even weaken their international influence to improve the status of the Ghost Country and the Thunder Country, then,

The alliance between the Kingdom of Ghost and the Kingdom of Thunder will continue and will continue to target the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha in the future. On the contrary, if the two countries at this time, no, as long as the Kingdom of Thunder achieves its political demands, there will be no peace.

It is necessary for the Kingdom of Ghosts to continue to unite. The alliance between the two countries will naturally be dissolved after the talks."

Hiruzen and the other three frowned in thought.

The Fire Nation daimyo nodded, agreeing with Shikaku's words.

"With the weakening of the Fire Country and Konoha, the Thunder Country will naturally not deliberately target us in the future. On the contrary, we are equivalent to selling a favor to them. You may wish to think about it, after the Thunder Country achieves its political demands

, who will you be wary of next?”

Shikaku's words wake up the dreamer.

Hiruzen and the other three suddenly came over.

Even Koharu and Mito Monobu couldn't help but glance at Shikaku.

Shikaku's words were in the hope that the Fire Country and Konoha would temporarily give up some of their interests, which would break the alliance between the Ghost Country and the Thunder Country.

By then, the Fire Nation, which has no threat to the Thunder Nation for the time being, will not be targeted by the Thunder Nation.

The Kingdom of Water and the Kingdom of Earth have a relatively conservative ethos and lack the desire for external expansion. Although the Kingdom of Wind has been invading other countries' resources, due to the war last year, it was severely punished by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and its vitality was severely damaged. In a short period of time,

Within the country, they will not be targeted by the Kingdom of Thunder.

Then, there is only one country left that the Kingdom of Thunder needs to be wary of - the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Whether it is the Kingdom of Ghost's extreme military desire, or the arms sold to Yuyin Village, which shone in the previous battlefields, it shows that the Kingdom of Ghost has the same ambition as the Kingdom of Thunder for hegemony.

The potential danger exceeds that of Fire Nation and Konoha.

Today, the Kingdom of Thunder can assist the Kingdom of Ghosts in suppressing the Kingdom of Fire. Then, tomorrow, the Kingdom of Thunder will also turn to point its finger at the Kingdom of Ghosts because of its stronger military strength.

To be honest, it is meaningless to talk about grievances that have been entangled for decades between countries.

Interests, international status, international influence and other demands are the root cause of conflicts between countries.

The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and the proportion of hatred in them is really insignificant.

"Now the Fire Nation and Konoha need a stable development environment. If we give up our position as the leader of the five major nations, we can get a few more years of peace to develop our national strength. I think this is the best policy."

Being the leader of the five great nations is indeed an honor, but this burden can sometimes be too heavy.

When this glory completely became a burden to the country, Shikaku's proposal was to give it up in order to gain more time for development.

Shikaku also thinks this is the best way to deal with the Fire Country and Konoha.

The current Fire Nation and Konoha are not qualified to hold such an honor, so they should give it up as soon as possible and concentrate on improving their national strength. The heritage of Konoha and Fire Nation is still there, so who will have the last laugh in the future has not yet been determined.

things.

Use retreat to advance and tolerate development.

This is the core theme of Shikaku's suggestion.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country had already agreed, so Shikaku looked at Hiruzen.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country and Konoha are two different political systems. The Daimyo of the Fire Country can only represent the aristocracy of the Fire Country. Konoha's suggestions still depend on the Hokage's words.

Hiruzen smoked the cigarette rod, then took a deep breath and glanced at the Daimyo of the Fire Country opposite.

He knew that giving up these honors would be a huge blow to this famous person.

Although he looks very free and easy on the surface, he must also be bitter on the inside.

Having held the position of chief of the five major countries for so many years, no one would be willing to suddenly give up his position.

This is something that can't be helped.

The fourth Hokage passed away, leaving Konoha without a leader.

Kumogakure launched a war, causing Konoha to fall into the quagmire of war again.

After finally escaping, the Uchiha clan made a coup, and Konoha cut off an arm.

After going back and forth, the people who can really take charge in Konoha are either still young and inexperienced, or they are old and have less energy than before, or they have left the village and are out of sight and out of mind.

Facing the menacing coalition forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder, even if the Kingdom of Wind is united, the winning rate is pitiful.

"I agree."

When Hiruzen said this, several other people present breathed a sigh of relief.

"From now on, the Daming Mansion's resource allocation to Konoha Village will be doubled. Hiruzen, don't disappoint me."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire looked serious.

Hiruzen nodded solemnly.

He knew the meaning of the daimyo and vigorously developed the military. Like the Kingdom of Thunder, he did his best to expand armaments for future needs.

"At the same time, I will also issue a tax reduction order in the country, so that the country of ghosts will not have any opportunity to take advantage of the people of the country of fire!"

A fierce look flashed in the eyes of the Fire Nation's famous figure.

Hiruzen and others were stunned. This was the first time they had seen a Fire Nation daimyo who was so serious.

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February 13th.

It's the day to officially set off to the Country of Rain for talks.

On the endless silver-white land, three figures rushed forward quickly.

We have not yet entered the Kingdom of Rain. We have just left the boundary of the Kingdom of Bears and arrived at the boundary of the Kingdom of Birds.

On the way here, Shiraishi sneezed more than once, rubbed his red nose, and then took out cold medicine from his pocket and swallowed it orally.

"It's really unlucky that I caught a cold at this time."

Looking at the world covered in silver, with light snow falling in the sky, and the biting cold air constantly pressing in, even though I was wearing warm clothes and a scarf around my neck, I still felt a little uncomfortable.

Regarding this, Shiraishi could only complain softly.

Although the cold can only be said to be a minor problem and will not have any impact on the battle, I still feel uncomfortable physically.

"It's really ridiculous. As a medical ninja, I actually let myself catch a cold. I think I had it before when I was in Konoha, but I still have such a short memory."

Hearing Shiraishi twitching his nose from time to time, Liuli, who was following him, couldn't help but mock.

"Ah, that was a long time ago. I never thought that I would catch a cold when I woke up in the morning. Besides, it's not uncommon for medical ninjas to catch colds. Even Tsunade-sensei has had a cold before."

Shiraishi defended his cold behavior.

"There's nothing I can do about it, maybe it's because Mr. Shiraishi was busy late last night. I don't have a cold, but my waist seems to be a little bit aggravated, and I'm still a little sore."

Ayane explained with a smile while gently hitting her waist with her fist.

However, her excuse caused Liuli to feel a biting chill that was colder than ice and snow.

Shiraishi speeded up slightly, pretending that he didn't hear anything, and didn't want to get involved in the horrific fight between the two women.

And when it comes to the topic of waist, it seems that his waist is also a bit flashed. Men are born to work hard.

Soon, the three of them entered the border town of Bird Country, where Shiraishi took Ruri and Ayane to rest for a while.

It was obviously still noon, but the sun could not be seen at all, and there was nothing but snow on the ground.

After entering the town, the situation improved slightly.

Went into a restaurant and ordered a quite rich hot meal. After eating and drinking, we were ready to go.

This meeting with the Land of Rain will determine the direction of the international situation in the next few years. Shiraishi also attaches great importance to this meeting.

Not only to fulfill the agreement between the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Rain, but also to prepare for splitting the relationship between the five major countries.

The Five Shadows Conference last year could only be said to be a small test of skills, which initially disintegrated the alliance between the five major countries and caused them to split.

This time, Shiraishi plans to further expose the contradictions between the five major nations and compete with each other to gain time for the development of the Kingdom of Demons and prepare for the Fourth Ninja War.

Of course, this is the best result, and Shiraishi is not sure whether it will work or not.

But at least the two countries, the Fire Country and the Thunder Country, cannot be allowed to cooperate.

Although the Fire Nation has been weakened, its foundation remains.

The Kingdom of Thunder has recovered from the trauma of the Third Ninja World War, and secretly dispatches Jonin every year to collect forbidden and secret techniques in the ninja world. At the same time, it obtains a large amount of development funds from the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder.

, armed armaments.

Shiraishi estimates that the current military strength of the Kingdom of Thunder has surpassed that of the Kingdom of Fire.
To be continued...