Chapter 3 Changes in the Battle Situation ……
at the same time.
In Hokage's office.
"Third generation sir, the elder Mitomon sent an urgent report from the Land of Rain. Sanshouyu Hanzo seems to be showing signs of joining forces with Iwagakure. The situation is critical. Please send support."
An ANBU half-knelt on the ground and reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"I understand. You go down first. By the way, call Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade."
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand and motioned for the ANBU to step aside and go to inform Orochimaru and the others. Then he picked up his pipe and thought carefully.
Some time ago, two major events happened in Konoha, one was widely known, and the other was limited to a certain range.
The first one was that Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo led an elite ninja team deep into the enemy's rear and killed two senior officials of Sunagakure Village, which greatly saved the disadvantageous situation on the western front. Hatake Sakumo became famous in the first battle and became a powerful figure. Shocking the Ninja World.
The second thing is a long story.
Kumogakure in the northeast tried to invade the Land of Fire, and the Third Raikage himself was extremely powerful. In desperation, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to go into battle himself and block Kumogakure. In the end, the two sides were in a stalemate, and Kumogakure chose peace talks. Sarutobi Hiruzen happily accepted.
It turned out that this peace talk, called the peace talk, was actually a trap set by Kumogakure, who wanted to steal Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Fortunately, he was rescued by his good disciple Sunami Feng Minato.
I originally thought that this matter would be over, but after that, Kumogakure was preparing to send troops on the grounds that Konoha had killed the peace envoy sent by Kumogakure.
Coupled with the battlefield on the Rain Country side, Konoha at this time is equivalent to a three-front battle and is beyond its capabilities.
He, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was going to send troops soon, and in order to ensure that he, the Hokage, would not lose, he had already sent a considerable part of the main force in the village to go north. At the same time, in order to prevent no one from completing the tasks in the village, he also avoided There was too much emptiness inside, so some senior students of the Ninja School began to graduate early.
Now Mito Gate Yan has come to ask for more reinforcements, so now, it can be expected that Konoha's military strength will soon be vacant again.
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand and signed an order requiring the ninja school to start conducting graduation assessments for fourth and fifth grade students in advance.
As for why there is no sixth grade...
That's because the sixth grade students have already graduated early, and there are no sixth grade students in this year's ninja school.
"boom!"
The door to the Hokage's office was kicked open.
The person who kicked the door was Tsunade, and behind her were Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
"Old man, we're here!"
Tsunade carelessly sat down on the seat opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi. Coming to the Hokage's office felt like returning home.
Although strictly speaking, Konoha does belong to her family. When the first generation and the second generation were still there, she often played in the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not surprised by this. He took off the pipe in his mouth and looked at his three proud disciples in front of him.
"I have a very important thing to entrust to you three." Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.
"Over in the Land of Rain, Hanzo shows signs of joining forces with Iwagakure, and Sunagakure is playing a role in it. Elder Mitomon is unable to support himself. I plan to ask you to bring two thousand reserve ninjas to support."
"The Country of Rain..."
Tsunade looked at Orochimaru with complicated younger brother, Naoki, who was also Orochimaru's disciple, accidentally fell into Iwagakure's trap in the Land of Rain two years ago and was killed by the detonating talisman.
Orochimaru was silent for a moment and asked: "Old man, what do you want to do specifically?"
"The situation in the Country of Rain is in chaos. Not only are there armies of the three major powers, but also Hanzou. The local force of the Country of Rain, the Rain Hidden Village, cannot be underestimated. It has almost become a quagmire of war in Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and continued: "What I want you to do is to cooperate with Yan to stabilize the situation, and give priority to preserving the main force of the village. I will bring another group of ninjas north to block Kumogakure after a while. On the eastern front, make a decision at Sakumo After that incident, a great advantage has been achieved. As long as the two sides make a certain breakthrough, the situation can be opened up and the situation of the village can be improved."
"Master Sarubi."
Orochimaru suddenly interrupted:
"Why not consider starting directly from the Kingdom of Rain to open up the situation?"
"The situation in the Country of Rain is quite chaotic..."
"It's just because it's more chaotic that it's the place where breakthroughs are most likely to happen."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked into the eyes of his best disciple.
These are a pair of eyes that are rational, confident, and full of wisdom. This kind of eyes will always remind the third generation of his teacher, the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama.
That was a perfect ninja who was even more talented than Orochimaru.
"There are four countries and four forces. As long as one of them changes, the situation within the Country of Rain will immediately change."
"What are you going to do."
Sarutobi Hiizan asked.
"Looking for Hanzo to cooperate, because the positions between the three major powers are most difficult to change, and there are fundamental conflicts of interest. As a local force, Hanzo is probably the one who most hopes to break the current situation, because if we continue to fight like this, we will have to In a few years, Amegakure will completely lose its war potential."
"But Hanzo is now trying to join forces with Iwagakure..."
"That's because Konoha is too strong, Sunagakure is too aggressive because it's too poor, and Hanzo hopes to find a relatively weaker ally to ensure his position in the alliance."
A few years ago, Iwagakure and Kirigakure went to war, and the second generation Mizukage and the second generation Tsuchikage died together. After that, the scale of the war between the two villages continued to expand, and most of Iwagakure's main force followed the third generation Tsuchikage Onoki and Kirigakure. After fighting, the forces remaining in the Rain Country are weak.
"What are you going to do."
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked as he looked at Orochimaru.
"It's simple."
Orochimaru licked his lips, a hesitant smile on his pale face.
"As long as we make Hanzo feel that Konoha must be the winner in the end, he will take the initiative to join forces with us."
"Hanzo is very strong, not inferior to me. Even if the three of you join forces, you may not be able to defeat him. However, this can be used as an alternative. If there is room for maneuver, you can try it."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was still worried and warned his disciple.
He has a deep understanding of the strength level and talent of his three students. He has no doubt that his three disciples will become ninjas whose strength is not inferior to his own in the future, but now, their strength is comparable to that of Kage. The strong one is still a little bit behind.
(End of this chapter)