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"You mean this large sealing scroll?"
Hatake Akira pointed to the large sealing scroll on his back and found an excuse to explain, "I think that if we go to support Shimura Danzo's unit, we will need a lot of Flying Thunder God Kunai, and the small sealing scrolls I used before are obviously insufficient, so I changed to a bigger one."
"Well, it's good to be prepared."
Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement, and then asked Kakashi, "Did you tell Kakashi? I noticed that Kakashi was absent-minded during the meeting just now."
"It only took a few words for Kakashi to accept the reality."
"Haha, the relationship between you two brothers is really enviable..." Jiraiya interrupted, "Now that Kakashi has been appeased, let's hurry up and set off."
"I'll leave it to you this time, Ming."
Namikaze Minato took over the conversation and said to Hatake Akira, "I have already sent your Flying Thunder God Seal to Shimura Danzo through our intelligence system in advance."
Hatake Akira was stunned and admired Minato Namikaze's thoughtful consideration.
Then he smiled slightly and patted his chest loudly, "Don't worry, teacher. As long as I have the Flying Thunder God Mark, no matter where we are, I can take us there in an instant."
"What an enviable amount of chakra!"
Minato Namikaze's eyes were full of envy. He now finally understood how much of a disadvantage having a small amount of chakra could bring in battle.
"By the way, teacher, where is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki that you sealed away, now?"
Speaking of the amount of chakra, Akira Hatake suddenly thought of Killer Bee who was sealed by Minato Namikaze.
"Kirabi should have been escorted back to the village by now. After all, how to deal with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is beyond my authority."
After hearing what Minato Namikaze said, Hatake Akira nodded in understanding, and then he set his evil intentions on Killer Bee.
"Teacher, didn't you say that you have less chakra? If... I mean if, would it be better if you became the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"Me? Becoming the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Minato Namikaze obviously didn't react, mainly because Hatake Akira's topic jumped too much, which made Minato Namikaze unable to keep up with the rhythm for a while.
But after a brief moment of confusion, Minato Namikaze reacted.
"This... isn't a good idea, is it?" Namikaze Minato was somewhat tempted, but still a little hesitant, "After all, the Eight-Tails belongs to the Hidden Cloud Village. If we snatch the Eight-Tails away without permission..."
"Stop it, teacher. When did the tailed beasts become human?"
Hatake Akira interrupted Minato Namikaze, "Besides, weren't the nine tailed beasts that were scattered all over the ninja world captured by the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and then distributed to other villages?"
"Senju Hashirama's original intention was to restore peace to the ninja world because of the deterrence of the tailed beasts, but looking back now, this decision cannot be said to be wrong, it can only be said to be too presumptuous."
"Since the tailed beasts cannot be a way to promote peace in the ninja world, then leaving them in the hands of those big countries will undoubtedly become a strong backing for them to start a war."
"Instead of letting the Hidden Cloud Village recuperate and then launching a war, it would be better for us to knock them down from the clouds completely in one fell swoop and take back the tailed beasts that Lord Senju Hashirama once gave them."
"This is because they don't want peace. It has nothing to do with us, and it has nothing to do with the ownership of the tailed beasts."
"Since they wanted war and failed, then we naturally have reason to take the Eight-Tails back!"
"Also, if we really want to talk about the ownership of the tailed beasts, all the tailed beasts in the hands of various countries should belong to us!"
Hatake Akira's words were very strong, and Minato Namikaze fell silent immediately, and Jiraiya turned his head away, not wanting to express his opinion.
"What you said... does make some sense, but I'm worried that the Sandaime Hokage... may not agree."
Namikaze Minato was right. With Sarutobi Hiruzen's current mentality, he would definitely not agree with Hatake Akira's seemingly heretical remarks.
As for the reason, it is probably still Sarutobi Hiruzen’s theory of balance.
Little do people know that there is no such thing as balance in this world. There is only one side dominating the other.
Even if there is a possibility of coexistence, doing so will only lead to bigger problems in the future, which is not worth the cost.
As Hatake Akira becomes stronger and more powerful, he no longer hides his ambitions.
There is no point in limiting your focus to the Hidden Leaf Village. If you want to do something, you have to do it on a big scale. In Hatake Akira's opinion, unifying the entire ninja world would be great!
So before that, it is very necessary to improve one's own strength as much as possible.
"Teacher, I wonder if you have heard a saying." Hatake Akira rolled his eyes and suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"What?"
"A general is not subject to orders from his sovereign when he is away from home!"
"A general is on the battlefield... and he is not bound by the orders of the king..." Namikaze Minato thought about it carefully, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of light.
Hatake Akira wants me to act first and report later!
Minato Namikaze secretly glanced at Jiraiya who was standing beside him, but he did not see any of the answer he wanted on Jiraiya's face.
Jiraiya made it clear that he would not participate. Although he was listening with his ears perked up, his head had already turned to the side, and he even whistled idly.
He looked like, "You guys should talk and I should do this and that."
Namikaze Minato was helpless and could only look at Hatake Akira again as if asking for help.
Of course, Hatake Akira knew what Minato Namikaze was worried about, and then he threw the last straw that broke the camel's back.
"Teacher, you don't want Master Kushina to go to the battlefield, do you?"
……
The news of the collapse of the two defense lines of the Fire Country could not be concealed at all. This major event spread throughout the entire ninja world within a day.
Although the Hidden Cloud Village lost all its top combat power and withdrew from the war early, this does not mean that the Hidden Cloud Village is completely finished!
A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Although the superstructure of the Hidden Cloud Village has collapsed severely, the most basic "foundation" is still solid.
For example, the intelligence system of the Hidden Cloud Village is still operating perfectly.
Toshiro, who was ready to lead his team to Konoha to seek peace, received relevant intelligence shortly after the two defense lines of the Fire Country collapsed.
"God help my Hidden Cloud Village, God help my Hidden Cloud Village!"
One can imagine how Tu Dai feels now, and it is no exaggeration to say that things are looking up after a dark period.
It turned out that the tribe was planning to seek peace with Konoha in humiliation, hoping to use some unequal treaties in exchange for Konoha's ceasefire agreement.
The current Cloud Village really can't accept any more losses...
But now, the Fire Nation’s two defense lines have collapsed, and it is in a state of panic and has absolutely no time to deal with the Hidden Cloud Village.
Not only will he not have time to pursue the victory of the Hidden Cloud Village, but in order to stop the continued advancement of the Three Kingdoms of Wind, Earth, and Water, he will choose to withdraw personnel from Minato Namikaze's troops.
As long as Toshiro puts some appropriate pressure on Konoha, and even shows his determination to fight to the last moment, Konoha will most likely compromise!
After Konoha compromised, the benefits to the Hidden Cloud Village were enormous.
Not only can we seek peace without bleeding, it is even possible to bite off a piece of flesh from Konoha!
Thinking of this, Tudai instantly became energized, tore up the previously drafted peace document into pieces, and then enthusiastically redrafted one.
The newly drafted document was no longer a document of peace, but rather a document of peace negotiation.
The reversal of the two levels is so huge that it catches people off guard!
However, taking advantage of others' misfortune and taking advantage of others' shortcomings is a common practice of the Hidden Cloud Village, and Toshiro naturally inherited it completely.
The content of the peace negotiation document was also very simple and clear.
The general meaning is that the Hidden Cloud Village was not defeated, but gave up the war on its own initiative for the sake of peace in the ninja world.
If Konoha wants to achieve peace, it must compensate the Hidden Cloud Village for its losses in this war, and severely punish Hatake Akira and Hatake Kakashi who destroyed the peace between the two sides.
If Konoha agrees, the Hidden Cloud Village will not consider joining the camps of the Wind, Earth, and Water Kingdoms, and may even stand with Konoha to jointly punish the three countries that destroy the peace in the ninja world.
After blowing the ink on the document dry, Tu Dai read it carefully twice, and only put it away with satisfaction after he felt that there was no problem.
Taking advantage of someone's misfortune really makes people feel comfortable.
"Someone is coming."
"Lord Toshiro!" A civilian Cloud Ninja pushed the door open and stood respectfully to Toshiro's side.
"Send this peace document to Konoha."
"Yes!" The civilian ninja nodded, took the document with both hands and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Toshiro stopped him again, "Tell the ninja who delivered the letter that it doesn't matter even if Sarutobi Hiruzen disagrees. As long as you are sure that Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to negotiate peace, send the message back."
"Yes!"
"Also, don't push Sarutobi Hiruzen too hard. Just insist that we are negotiating peace, not seeking it. Everything will be discussed after I bring the negotiating representatives here."
"Yes!"
"Go, tell the ninja who delivered the letter to be tough when necessary, and not to be too humble when it's not necessary."
"Yes!"
After the civilian Cloud Ninja left, Toshiro felt relieved and then pulled out a document from the drawer.
"Kirabi, if it weren't for this great opportunity, do you know how passive the village would be if you were captured?"
"Ugh……!"
Shaking his head and sighing, Todai put the documents back into the drawer and focused his mind again on how to take advantage of this opportunity to extract benefits from Konoha.
Chapter 195 If you can’t resolve the hatred, then resolve the people who create hatred.
The position of Uzumaki Kushina in Namikaze Minato's heart is beyond everyone's imagination.
Although he didn't want Uzumaki Kushina to grow up in a greenhouse forever, there were many risks that could be avoided, so Minato Namikaze still didn't want Uzumaki Kushina to get involved.
For example, this time, Namikaze Minato didn't want Uzumaki Kushina to enter the battlefield.
Even though the Nine-Tails is the strongest among the nine tailed beasts, and even though Uzumaki Kushina herself is very powerful, Namikaze Minato is still worried.
The main reason is that the two Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village are both battle-hardened ninjas, and when Namikaze Minato thought about Uzumaki Kushina, who had only participated in many battles, facing these two people, his heart was pounding.
Moreover, after arriving at Danzo Shimura's unit, Danzo Shimura would never give up the power in his hands and hand over the leadership to Minato Namikaze.
Given Danzo Shimura's vicious character, Minato Namikaze was afraid that Danzo Shimura would have some evil intentions towards Kushina Uzumaki.
Therefore, Hatake Akira's proposal was very attractive to Minato Namikaze.
And Hatake Akira's last words became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Minato Namikaze's inner struggle.
He didn't want Uzumaki Kushina to be in any danger!