Chapter 144 Preparation

Chapter 144 Preparation

Konoha March 45.

In order to deal with the threat from the Hidden Cloud Village on the northern border, Konoha Village sent an additional 2000 ninjas to the front line.

At this point, 3500 Konoha ninjas gathered at the border of Yu Country, and 4000 Kumogakure ninjas gathered.

Upon learning that the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village were already in a standoff, Ōnoki followed closely and assembled 4000 men at the border of the Land of Grass, and later secretly sent 4000 men to the Hidden Leaf Village.

Once the two sides go to war, the Iwagakure ninjas in the Takigakure Village will be able to directly cut off the connection between the Konoha ninjas of the Grass Country and the Fire Country, forming an encirclement.

After years of military expansion, the total number of ninjas in the Iwagakure Village is now close to .

Faced with such a situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated again and again, and finally, after being persuaded by Utane Koharu, he gave up the idea of ​​withdrawing from the Grass Country and handing it over to the Iwagakure Village.

There are only 1200 Konoha ninjas in the Land of Grass.

At this time, Konoha's standing military force was human.

Compared with the other four major ninja villages, it does not have an advantage in terms of numbers.

However, these are only the ninjas who are registered on the record.

The Anbu and the Root were not recorded.

In addition, each major ninja clan also has ninjas who are promoted internally.

According to conservative estimates, Konoha's total military strength should be able to reach people.

But even so, facing the joint attack from the Iwagakure Village, the Kumogakure Village, and the Takigakure Village cheering behind the scenes, Konoha's total number of people was still at a disadvantage.

Moreover, Konoha has to face a three-front war.

As a seasoned politician, unlike Danzo who always resorted to fighting and killing, Sarutobi Hiruzen's first thought was to try to divide them.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen considered for a long time and sent someone to deliver his handwritten letter to the two Kages.

After receiving the letter, the Sandaime Raikage tore it into pieces and responded to Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Hidden Cloud Village would send another 3000 troops!

Ohnoki wrote a very "kind" reply, implying between the lines that in order for the Iwagakure Village to withdraw its troops, Konoha must give up the interests of the Grass Country and cede the land on the border between the Fire Country and the Grass Country to the Iwagakure Village.

This is nothing to talk about.

The interests of the Land of Hot Springs have already been ceded to the Hidden Cloud Village. If the Land of Grass is abandoned at this time, not to mention what domestic public opinion will be like, the neighbor to the west may also become disloyal.

We can't give in any more.

Knowing that there was no more room for negotiation, Sarutobi Hiruzen sent 2000 more ninjas to the Land of Grass. He also announced that the Ninja School would shorten its academic system and allow students to graduate earlier starting this year.

The situation is developing according to Oonoki's idea.

Konoha is indeed wealthy. Whether it is light armor or ninja tools, Konoha distributes high-quality products to the ninjas.

The delivery of supplies was also steady.

In other words, while the Sand Village and the Mist Village were reducing the number of ninjas in order to maintain quality, the ninjas of Konoha Village were maintaining both quality and quantity, and their quantity and quality far surpassed the trailing ninja villages.

But you can't withstand the attacks from other hidden villages.

Even if you, a Konoha ninja, can beat two by yourself, what about four, six, or even eight?

To do this, Konoha must increase its military strength, which will turn it into a war of attrition.

Once it turns into a war of attrition, Ōnoki is confident that he can use the strength of the four hidden villages to deplete Konoha.

To this end, Ohnoki was ready to sacrifice a generation.

However, he overlooked one problem.

So is it really that easy for Konoha to be drained dry?

Under the urgent urging of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo and his party returned to Konoha Village as quickly as possible.

After Danzo arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no time to reminisce about the past and immediately convened a high-level meeting.

Of course, the four familiar faces still attended the meeting.

"I have reported this to the daimyo, and they have promised to declare war first if necessary."

At the beginning of the meeting, Utane Koharu, who was in charge of foreign affairs, informed everyone of the Daimyo Prefecture's response.

In this way, the village can decide the time to go to war according to its own will.

"Supplies have been prepared and standard equipment has begun to be distributed to frontline troops."

The supplies that Mizuto Menen mentioned refer to detonating tags, shurikens, kunai, light armor and other equipment.

In peacetime, the ninjas need to purchase these supplies at their own expense, but in wartime, they will all be supplied by the village.

"The workshop is also fully prepared and is now producing at maximum capacity."

After Konoha's many dispatches, the village's arsenal has been completely filled.

Konoha Village has money and the Fire Country has raw materials.

With the mutual support, Konoha's equipment purchasing speed far exceeds that of other hidden villages.

In other words, Konoha is ready for war.

All that’s left is for the major ninja clans to express their stance.

After all, the ones who have gathered on the front lines until now are still civilian ninjas.

During the Second Ninja World War, Konoha faced the Hidden Rain Village, which had the "demigod" Hanzo but had extremely poor individual soldier quality, and the Hidden Sand Village, which had relatively strong individual soldiers but very few people.

Therefore, all ethnic groups are willing to devote their strength to go to the front line to gild their children.

But the enemies they are facing now are the old and powerful villages, Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village.

In this regard, all ethnic groups are still waiting and watching.

This is indeed in line with the style of the ninja clan.

Danzo was not surprised by this.

Having lived two lives, Danzo naturally knew the nature of these guys.

This is why Hashirama and Tobirama have been trying to eliminate the boundaries between the ninja clan and the village.

The village was in danger, but these ninjas were only concerned with protecting themselves, which was totally detrimental to the development of the village.

"Danzo, what did you gain from your trip to the Land of Water?"

Seeing that Danzo remained silent, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally couldn't help it and took the initiative to ask.

"We have successfully brought back the Six-Tails Jinchuriki."

Danzo's tone was calm, as if he was talking about a very ordinary matter.

But to the ears of the other three, Danzo's words were like thunder.

Before the three of them could react, Danzo dropped another bombshell:

"The Four-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki have also died at the hands of the Root ninjas."

this......

The three of them looked at each other, unable to recover for a moment.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen knew Danzo's plan, he did not expect that he could achieve such great results.

On the other hand, Danzo still maintained his aloof attitude.

[This is the current strength of the Root, it is too terrifying. ]

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En thought so in their hearts.

and many more.

If they remembered correctly, the Eight-Tails seemed to be the tailed beast of the Hidden Cloud Village.

No wonder the Hidden Cloud Village has been like crazy lately, spraying everything everywhere, it turns out it was all your fault!