"I'm really sorry, Tsunade, for bothering you at this time. A banquet to celebrate your becoming Hokage should have been held here."

In the room, after the Daimyo of the Fire Country asked the waiter next to him to make tea, he apologized to Tsunade, his attitude full of sincerity.

"It doesn't matter, I was just a little surprised by what I saw today. However, the decision of His Excellency the Daimyo really surprised me."

Tsunade picked up the tea cup, blew in some hot air, and raised her eyes slightly, as if observing the actions of the Fire Country Daimyo.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire used a folding fan to cover half of his face so that no one could detect his expression.

And he was also observing Tsunade's actions carefully.

According to inaccurate information, Tsunade has a relatively close relationship with a certain minister of the Kingdom of Demons, which is also one of the things that worries him.

Of course, he is not questioning Tsunade's loyalty to Konoha or even the Fire Nation, but as a daimyo of a country, he must think clearly about the overall situation he has laid out.

At the same time, he also told Tsunade that as the Hokage of Konoha, it is best not to have too much involvement with the enemy. Even if there is any involvement, it must be cut off immediately and no clues can be left to others.

After all, he didn't want to see another chaotic Konoha.

Danzo's previous operational errors, the Third Hokage's assassination, and Konoha's management system suddenly fell into disarray, which frightened him to death.

He didn't want such a mistake to happen again in Konoha.

Konoha is the military protection of the noble group of the Fire Country and the cornerstone of its rule. There must be no mistakes.

"Well, it's just that the current situation is such that I have no choice but to join forces with the other daimyo to make such a decision. As the Hokage, it should not be difficult for you to see the cause and effect relationship. In this era, your grandfather has worked hard all his life to make this decision.

It was built, and the actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts are destroying everything your grandfather built, which is really hateful."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire put down his folding fan, drank tea, and directly pushed the Kingdom of Ghosts to the hostile side of one country and one village.

In fact, at the beginning, when the Kingdom of Ghosts defeated the Kingdom of Wind, although he felt angry and helpless, considering that the Kingdom of Ghosts was far in the west of the continent and not bordering the Kingdom of Fire, even if he felt angry and helpless, he still felt angry and helpless.

I never thought about taking action against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

There are opportunities.

That is the country of waves.

This was the time when he first developed fear and fear of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Subsequent speculations were verified step by step. The Kingdom of Demons used its powerful military power to open up the arms market of the ninja world, and gradually controlled the war market between small countries. Some wars between small countries happened to affect aristocratic groups, weakening them.

Without the power of the nobles, it happened that part of the country's ruling power was stolen by the bottom class.

These coincidences are too sudden and timely, and there are shadows of the Kingdom of Ghosts behind the scenes.

It was also at this time that he became somewhat aware of the threat from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The terror of this country does not lie in its powerful military power, but in its behavior and thoughts, which constantly dig into the foundations of people like them and attempt to dig up the graves of their ancestors.

Only then did the Daimyo of the Country of Fire realize that if sanctions were not imposed on the Country of Demons, then the unchanging pattern of the ninja world for thousands of years would definitely be overturned.…

The fire country daimyo's words made Tsunade unable to refute and fell silent.

The various systems and policies of the Kingdom of Ghosts are indeed incompatible with this era. This cannot be denied. Even she believes to a certain extent that the systems and ideas of the Kingdom of Ghosts are better and can better change the world.

But if the methods of the Ghost Country are to be implemented, it means that the foundation of the system will not lie in one country or one village. To put it bluntly, this is a rejection of the crystallization of her grandfather’s lifelong efforts. At the same time,

Subvert the power of the traditional nobles, challenge their lofty status as 'monarchs', and pull them down from their high altars.

This is something that every hereditary monarch would find difficult to agree with.

Thinking about it this way, the daimyo of the Fire Country who made a secret agreement with other countries to jointly target the Kingdom of Ghosts was not unreasonable, but foresaw some extremely terrifying possibility.

"I think the other three Kages have made it very clear to you that this war is inevitable. It's just the difference between earlier and later. As the Hokage of Konoha, I hope you can do it in the future.

During the day, take on the responsibilities that a Hokage should have."

Tsunade just listened silently and did not express her own opinions or opinions.

Seeing this, the Fire Country Daimyo continued to drink tea without forcing Tsunade on this matter.

As Hokage, Tsunade must understand what position she stands for.

That is Konoha.

This position is difficult for anyone to change.

Her connection with Konoha is a closer relationship than the so-called blood relationship.

It is precisely because he has seen through this that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is indifferent to some of Tsunade's little moves even if he knows about them.

As long as the other party cannot betray Konoha's position, then all worries are unnecessary.

Just like, he can't betray his own position, his family.

"I see."

Tsunade lowered her head heavily, as if she was trying her best to speak such words out of her mouth.

She did not blame the Daimyo of the Country of Fire, because from the opponent's standpoint, destroying the Country of Demons was indeed the most beneficial way for her.

This is no longer a question of who is right or wrong, but a matter of both sides fighting for their respective positions, interests, ideals, and class.

As for how many people will die once a war breaks out... this question is really ridiculous.

She is not Jiraiya and can see clearly... In this era, life has a price, and it is cheaper than paper.

The world without war that her grandfather dreamed of probably never existed from the beginning.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Tsunade. I believe that if your grandfather, the First Hokage, is alive in heaven, he would also be happy about it. Konoha is his life-long effort. And in order to survive, this is what we are doing now.

Justice that must be practiced!”

The laughter of the Fire Country Daimyo echoed in the room.

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After staying in the Daming Mansion for sixteen hours, Tsunade had three meetings with the Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage, and had almost no time to sleep or rest.

The first meeting formulated the general process, the second meeting discussed the supplies and transportation routes needed for the war, and the third meeting was to decide on the time to attack the Kingdom of Ghosts...

Although most of the time it was the other three who discussed it, she would occasionally chime in.

It's hard to say whether the mood is complicated or not. In short, after three meetings, Tsunade felt that her mind went blank, so much so that she didn't even know what was discussed in the meeting.

If Shikaku hadn't remembered the content of the meeting, she might have forgotten the content of the meeting as soon as she walked out of the conference room.

Overall, this is a military operation by four major powers against another major power.

The method adopted is to advance both by water and land.

As the leader, Konoha will fire the first shot.

At that time, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth will open the road and lift the blockade on the path, allowing Konoha's ninja troops to march straight in and directly border the territory under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Demon - that is, the Kingdom of Bears.

Let Konoha contain and destroy the Demon Country army in the Bear Country area.

When the first shot was fired, the Kingdom of Wind entered from the southwest region of the Bear Country and formed an offensive to surround Konoha.

Iwagakure will directly deploy powerful forces from the eastern part of Oni Country to contain the eastern part of Oni Country and further disperse the power of Oni Country.

Finally, Kirigakure's ninja troops attacked from the sea and defeated the navy of the Kingdom of Demons.

With four countries attacking from four directions, even the Kingdom of Ghosts will not be able to take care of both ends.

As long as the morale of the Kingdom of Demons can be suppressed immediately, it will be very simple for the ninja troops of the Four Nations Alliance to annihilate the resistance of the Kingdom of Demons.

But there is a difficulty that needs to be solved.

If this problem cannot be solved, then even if the resistance of the Kingdom of Ghosts is annihilated, the Four Nations Alliance will eventually be severely weakened.

That is the problem of who will deal with Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri, and Hinata Ayane.

This difficult problem was first raised by Tsunade.

When raising this question, I also received solemn feedback from the other three actors.

Therefore, if this problem is not solved, it will be difficult to determine the time of attack.

The military operations deployed before are also likely to encounter surprises by then.

Because each of these three people has the strength to rival or even surpass the Five Shadows level ninja.

And under the three of them, they were not sure how many head ninjas there were in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

These three people are just the three people standing at the top of the pyramid of the Kingdom of Ghosts, but below them, there are an unknown number of powerful ninjas.

Their names, personalities, and abilities are completely blank.

The result of this was that the discussions at the third meeting ended without any resolution.

It is also a hard job for the four shadows to think about such a problem for sixteen consecutive hours without taking a break.

"This is the last meeting. All uncertain factors must be worked out in this meeting."

Less than two hours after the third meeting ended, the fourth meeting began.

There are only six hours left for the four shadows to gather in the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

In other words, during these six hours, they must determine all processes, take into account uncertain factors, and provide solutions.…

"Now we have a general understanding of the information about Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane. To put it bluntly, it is difficult for the four of us to restrain any of them alone.

Action. Here, according to the fragmentary information provided by Jiraiya Jōnin of Konoha, Chiba Shiraishi has the ability to create clones. Among them, the clone named Ako has the terrifying ability to eliminate chakra. And his fire

The clone can release huge chakra in an instant and produce large-scale explosive ninjutsu that may exceed the power of the tailed beast jade, which is something we need to pay attention to."

The first person to speak, Luo Sha, stops.

But even this information made Onoki and Guicang frown.

The initial source of information about Chiba Shiraishi was that he was a medical ninja who once worked as a logistics worker in the White Fang Team. We had never heard of his reputation for strength.
To be continued...