Nowadays, Kumogakure has also begun to imitate the Kingdom of Demons, and has begun to settle in the territories of some small countries in the name of military protection.

The difference is that unlike the soft policy of the Kingdom of Ghosts, Yunyin directly controls the country's Daming Mansion to gain huge benefits for the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin.

And use it to start a small civil war and start a war fund.

"Having said that, we have always been at a disadvantage. As expected, in terms of people's support, the Kingdom of Ghosts is better. I heard that the Kingdom of Water seems to have suffered a lot from it, and I don't know who the former

How effective is Dai Shuikage's suppression?"

Azabui spoke objectively based on data, and then mentioned the Kingdom of Water.

This is a large maritime country surrounded by sea and isolated from the mainland by its huge sea area.

After the Fourth Mizukage, Tachibana Yagura, abdicated in favor of his successor, he heard that he had handed over the management of the Kirigakure Village to Terumi Mei, the Fifth Mizukage, while he was cooperating with the Daimyofu of the Land of Water to suppress Yukakure.

The rebels within the Water Kingdom provoked by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although Mabuyi was not optimistic about the character of the previous generation Mizukage, he was still a generation Mizukage after all, and he was still within his own territory. In any case, the grassroots riots caused by the Demon Country would be affected by this person.

The former Mizukage, who has his hands free, can deal with them all in one go.

Unless the country of ghosts is willing to increase its power and expand the trouble.

But that would inevitably break the stability that was briefly restored after the Fourth Ninja War, and then very likely trigger the Fifth Ninja War.

"Leave it to Kirigakure to resolve the affairs of the Kingdom of Water. As for the small countries under our control, we only need to get funding and scarce resources for military development. As for the so-called public opinion, that kind of thing will be left to Oni.

The country is well."

The Fourth Raikage dismissed this.

In a war between a big country and a small country, his only purpose as Raikage is to raise more military expenditures as soon as possible. Therefore, the so-called long-term interests are not within his scope of consideration at all. In this troubled world where the strong are doing whatever they want.

, allies and the like are not reliable, and can only rely on their own force.

If you trust your allies' abilities and character too much, you will deceive the allies like Kirigakure did, causing the tragedy of losing the war to happen again.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage is not worried at all about the defeats of small countries on the battlefield. All he wants is to take away all the benefits that can be taken away from a country before the Kingdom of Demons infiltrates it.

Bring back Yunyin.

Funds, food, special products, and even secret arts and forbidden arts are all being harvested.

As a large country, the Kingdom of Thunder has no shortage of population and land, but there is always a shortage of resources.

This is Yunyin's current external development strategy. Only the small surrounding countries are spared such a disaster.

Putting down the heavy barbell in his hand, secretary Mabuyi walked up to him considerately and handed him a wet towel.

Because the Fourth Raikage's physique is too strong, even a woman like Aboui, who is not petite, is an outlier among women, but she still looks extremely slender in front of the Fourth Raikage.

"The special operations team plan with Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure has been reached. Next, it is time to officially take action against that organization. As for the joint chunin exam that has not started, it will be postponed for one month and held in the village on its own.

Let’s handle everything like this for the time being.”

The Fourth Raikage did not attach much importance to the interrupted Chunin Exams.

Driven by the Demon Kingdom, Uchiha Sasuke launched an attack on Konoha, but he also didn't care and chose to ignore it.

All he cares about is when he can recapture the second tail and make Kumogakure's military strength grow again.

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Konoha Torment Chamber, underground.

Danzo was sitting on the chair in the treatment room. His bare arm was pale and looked like dead wood, and his other arm was filled with red eyeballs. There were a large number of needles inserted and infusions were being carried out.

He lay quietly on the seat, his entire face looked numb, as if he had lost all consciousness, and he paid no attention to the pain caused by the powerful chakras colliding in his body.

On his numb face, there were only a pair of flashing eyes, proving that he was still alive and his brain still had the ability to think clearly and flexibly.

The root ninja who was treating him next to him, wearing a white coat and a white mask on his face, was preparing potions on the workbench, trying his best to keep Danzo alive as long as possible.

"Ji, how long do I have left?"

Danzo was still staring ahead with a numb expression, but his attention was focused on the medical ninja who was preparing medicine for him.

Although the other party was wearing a mask, the wrinkles between his eyebrows and his slightly white hair meant that he was already quite old, at least fifty years old.

As one of the first members to join the Roots along with Ryoma Aburame, the medical ninja named 'Tachi' has always been one of the most skilled medical ninjas in the Roots, and is one of the few trusted confidants of Danzo.

"Judging from the results recently shown, Danzo-sama, you still have less than half a year to live at most. No matter how you prepare the medicine, the power of Sharingan and Wood Release is not so easy to reconcile. Perhaps in the beginning, these two completely different

It is a wrong idea for different forces to achieve balance and symbiosis in the body."

The medical ninja paused in his tricky movements, glanced at Danzo with his muddy but shrewd eyes, and sighed softly.

In fact, whether it is the Sharingan or the Wood Release, it will bring unparalleled repulsion to the body that does not match it.

Tenzo, who is now highly regarded in the Anbu of Konoha, is the only experimental subject suitable for Wood Release.

But Danzo is not like that. His body is not very adaptable to Sharingan and Wood Release.

He only used his own powerful chakra to temporarily suppress this hidden danger. But this is also based on the mutual consumption and resistance of Sharingan and Wooden. Otherwise, even a ninja like Danzo would be difficult to rely on his own strength.

Chakra suppresses the two blood inheritance limits.

Not to mention the various precious secret medicines that are spent on Danzo every year.

But even so, this body has almost reached its limit.

Danzo did not answer, nor did he evaluate this possibility or whether there was an error.

He will never regret what he has done.

Ever since he missed out on becoming the Sandaime Hokage, there was no need for words like regret and hesitation in his life.

To accomplish something, no matter what the cost, you must complete it unswervingly.

Moreover, there is no resentment in his heart.

The moment he went from darkness to light, and then from light to the bottom of darkness, he already understood that he would never be able to obtain the throne of Hokage.

That position, from the beginning, did not belong to me.

The rats in the darkness can only continue to live in this twisted posture that cannot see the light, until they usher in the end of life in the darkness.

Tears, compassion, weakness, those are not things that you need to consider.

Now I just need to use all means to crush all the obstacles in front of Konoha's road before my life comes to an end.

"It seems that my relationship with this village is coming to an end soon..."

When Danzo muttered to himself, Ji didn't hear anything about worrying about gains and losses, or being discouraged and afraid.

For this old man who has lived in darkness for decades, death is a cowardice that has long been forgotten.

"That's right." Ji nodded, acknowledging the fact that the other party's life was not long, and continued: "So, regarding the matter of the successor, Danzo-sama should really pay attention to it. As long as you die, the roots can still be controlled,

But those militant factions that have attached themselves may lose control completely and cause huge trouble to the village."

"Heir? For a ninja like me, this is quite an ironic word."

The corners of Danzo's mouth curled up slightly, and he forced out a smile of unknown meaning.

Tsuya smiled and replied: "Yes, after all, you can no longer become Hokage, and the matter of heir is also urgent. We who are in the darkness are far from the values ​​​​of those who are Hokage. From the beginning, we

You should not luxuriate in the so-called light, but die as a nameless person in the darkness."

The name Thorn is more like a code name than a name.

As for the original name, he could still remember it when the root was first added.

But as year after year passed, and then decades passed, the only name he could remember was the codename "Thorn".

He only remembered that he had a wife, children, and a warm family of his own. But the faces and names of these people gradually became blurred in his memory.

The root is a supernumerary organization that gathers people who have forgotten their names and past.

"Where the light shines brighter, the roots of the trees underneath grow stronger and penetrate deeper into the ground. A tree cannot survive without its roots. But the roots we established... will really be what Konoha relies on.

Roots for survival?”

As soon as Danzo said these words, the reagent tube in Tsubasa's hand fell to the ground in shock and broke into pieces, with the liquid inside spilling out.

"Lord Danzo..."

"Don't worry, Ji. I have never questioned the correctness of the path. But Gen's future may turn out to be different. But I can no longer see such a future. This time the treatment is here

Here it is.”

Danzo removed the cannula from his arm and stood up from his seat.

At this moment, the door to the healing room was pushed open, and Aburame Takegen walked in from the outside.

"Lord Danzo, it's time for the funerals of the two advisors."
Chapter completed!