"I'm really worried about how long the old man's body can last. This time, during the negotiations, the Kingdom of Demons continued to maliciously target the Kingdom of Earth and Iwagakure. I'm afraid that the border issue of the Kingdom of Earth will still be used to make a fuss by the Kingdom of Demons.

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Luo Sha sighed quietly after Onomu left.

It has the sad feeling of a rabbit dying and a fox sad.

There was a time when Sunagakure was so isolated and helpless in negotiations.

Today, the Kingdom of Earth has followed the same old path as the Kingdom of Wind.

As the two countries with the largest territories among the five major countries, they have lost their land to the Kingdom of Ghosts one after another. It can be said that they are brothers in distress.

"As long as the alliance continues to maintain, the Kingdom of Ghosts will not push too hard. At least on the surface, it will still restrain itself."

Tsunade tapped her fingers on the table and expressed her opinion.

"What Mr. Hokage said is reasonable. After this war, a new pattern will emerge in the ninja world. As a traditional power, we may also have to change our past governance strategies."

Terumi Mei nodded in agreement.

"The ruling strategy of the Demon Country is completely unsuitable for us. If we imitate it rashly, it will cause fundamental turmoil in the country, leading to the collapse of people's livelihood, economy, politics, and even the military. The One Country, One Village established by the First Hokage

According to the structure, the Kingdom of Ghosts is undoubtedly a terrifying anomaly. If this continues, countries may be annexed one after another."

Luo Sha's eyes were cold, with vigilance and fear shining in them.

"Do you have any good suggestions, Mr. Kazekage? In a short period of time, we will not be able to launch a second war against the Kingdom of Demons."

This war allowed Tsunade to see Konoha's shortcomings.

The bloated ninja troops and the excessive number of people are the main reasons for Konoha's lack of combat effectiveness.

Although the armament of the Kingdom of Demons is powerful, it does not form an absolute crushing force. The quality of the ninjas themselves is still a factor that cannot be ignored.

Coupled with the decentralization of power and the independence of the roots of the Ninja clan, Konoha's power cannot be concentrated at all.

Unless faced with the crisis of wiping out villages, it would be difficult to concentrate all efforts.

This was also an important reason for failure in the battle with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

There were more or less mistakes in the other villages, which prevented the alliance from seamlessly uniting with each other, but there was a fundamental problem in Konoha.

This made Tsunade more and more determined. The next strategy implemented by Konoha should be to improve the graduation standards of ninja schools, and at the same time adopt an elite training method to spread it as much as possible to strengthen the quality of ninjas themselves.

Even if such a strategy may be blocked by the ninja clan, she must implement it.

"How about testing Kumo Gakure's tone? Although I don't like Kumo Gakure, who has the same strong style as the Demon Country, but if there is any village today that has the power to control the Demon Country, it is undoubtedly Kumo Gakure."

Luo Sha put forward his own opinion.

If Kumogakure is also brought into the alliance, then at least the deterrent effect will be improved to a higher level.

And although Kumogakure has not shown much publicity in recent years, it can be seen from the vague intelligence that this village, like the Demon Country, has a morbid desire for military power.

Ninjas are dispatched all year round to plunder the secrets and forbidden arts of other small ninja villages, and even imitate and improve a large number of imported weapons from the Kingdom of Demons, greatly strengthening the military strength of their own villages.

It can be said that for the gradually modernizing military armament, Kumogakure is the ninja village that is best at operating these war tools besides the Demon Country military.

Compared to Konoha at this time, Kumogakure gave Rasa a more secure sense of security.

How disgusting it was in the past, it is so reassuring now.

"It's not easy to get Kumogakure to join the gang. As far as I know, Kumogakure is secretly looking for the missing two-tailed jinchūriki at this time, and he has no time to pay attention to this matter."

Tsunade frowned.

There is indeed a way to win over Kumogakure, but Tsunade is not optimistic about the success rate.

"That's right. And Kumogakure, like the Kingdom of Demons, likes to intervene in the internal struggles of other countries. In the past, when our Kirigakure had the Blood Mist Revolution, Kumogakure was secretly promoting it."

Terumi Mei's attitude is quite clear, rejecting Kumogakure from joining this alliance, and using the real blood mist coup to hint at Kumogakure's wolf ambition, which is no different from the Kingdom of Demons.

Luo Sha sighed. Tsunade's hesitation and Terumi Mei's rejection made him understand that there seemed to be no hope of wooing Kumo Gakure in at the moment.

With their current power, can they really curb the development of the Kingdom of Ghosts alone?

Ultimately, the reason for this failure was due to the disunity of the villages.

Even this negotiation is the same.

It is said that they are advancing and retreating together, but the Oni Country only maliciously made things difficult for the Earth Country and Iwagakure in terms of compensation conditions, and kept forcing Onoki. It did not make too much trouble for the country and village where the three of them were...

This resulted in the three of them being unable to be on the same front as Onoki wholeheartedly. Many times they could only give verbal support, saying that they would confront the Kingdom of Demons to the end. But in fact, it was better to send the old man Ohnoki out and face the Kingdom of Demons alone.

strong pressure.

Where is Sunagakure's future? Luo Sha was thinking about this question, and was a little disheartened by the current alliance. In frustration, she left the meeting room.

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Follow the armored artillery vehicle on border patrol along the defensive line.

However, the patrol area is already at the innermost edge of the border. Even if it encounters a large-scale enemy attack, there is still a buffer for retreat.

Naturally, Cai was not very satisfied with this arrangement.

It's not that I am very passionate about war, but because of this arrangement, the superiors completely regard them as dispensable soldiers.

The more purpose is to bring them over and experience the tense atmosphere of the confrontation between the two sides.

Apart from this, not to mention frontal battles, even side battles, Cai has not encountered one since she came to the western part of the Earth Kingdom.

Basically, the day's work ends with boring and repetitive patrol tasks.

Many times, it is just used as a messenger and belongs to the reserve army.

Only when everyone in the main army is dead will it be the reserve army's turn to take the field.

Wearing a warm but not bulky ninja uniform, carrying a sniper rifle and a black bag behind his back, and ninja tool bags filled with various props on both sides of his thighs, it can be said that he is armed to the teeth.

The weight of these equipment alone is eighty kilograms.

For ordinary people, it would be impossible to walk with such a heavy thing on their backs, but Cai was used to carrying it and walking easily on the snow. She patrolled for three hours in a row without feeling tired.

Followed by Xiang Rin and Yamazaki Hisashi.

Instructor Jonin Uchiha Yan is not here.

Therefore, the temporary leader of the three-person team is Ai, who has been a chuunin for two years.

"I don't know if there will be a fight next. If the fight continues, maybe we will have the opportunity to go to the battlefield and be quickly promoted to jounin."

Yamazaki was carrying a backpack full of things and a folded flying ninja tool.

Like Cai, she is armed to the teeth.

The weight of the equipment on his whole body is heavier than the equipment on Cai's body.

He followed Cai, aimlessly moving along the track carved by the armored vehicle on the snow, while imagining the war would continue and he would become a Jonin.

"Idiot, a guy like you, once he enters the frontal battlefield, will definitely fall down immediately after the first round of charge."

Xiang Rin, who was sitting on the steel plate behind the armored vehicle, laughed at Yamazaki Hisashi's speech.

She is a medical ninja. Not long ago, she was summoned to the medical clinic in the rear to treat injured ninjas returning from the battlefield.

Just by imagining it, you can see how far the frontal war with Iwagakure went.

Passing by the cleared battlefield, countless potholes dotted the land. The sense of desolation and devastation was enough to shock the soul of anyone who saw war for the first time.

Even a fully armed jounin with the latest chakra armor cannot guarantee that he will survive.

"I'm just saying that in two years' time, when we reach adulthood, we can naturally join the main army. We no longer have to be in the reserve force and can only serve as messengers in the rear."

Yamazaki Jiu didn't care about Xiang Rin's poisonous tongue, and still had a lot of expectations for the future.

"At that time, the group will be disbanded and reorganized, and a new organization will be established."

Caitou said without replying.

The armored vehicle in front stopped. It was almost dusk, and the people inside began to come out and make rice on the spot to solve the problem of dinner.

Several surrounding armored vehicles also began to stop, and the accompanying team stopped advancing simultaneously.

The average age of the members of these teams is similar to or slightly older than the Aya trio, and they are basically genin with weak combat capabilities.

They are all reserve ninjas and do not participate in side or frontal battlefields. They are usually only responsible for logistics and other aspects of work.

At this moment, the earplug-type radio device worn in the ear first transmitted the sound of salsa, and then a clear and serious voice.

"The war is over?"

This is the end of the war broadcast, formally informing combatants on the front lines to stop fighting.

Yamazaki Hisashi was a little surprised when he heard the news.

Xianglin also stopped preparing dinner, frowned and said nothing.

Cai looked into the distance, and the continuous mountains seemed to extend to the sky full of rosy clouds. At sunset, the sky as vast as the sea had a faint golden color, casting faint light on the endless snowfield and mountains.

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The breeze came slowly, and the coldness and warmth blended together.
Chapter completed!