Chapter 226: Chapter 225: A comparison of the power of Kumogakure and Konoha, and the suffering of Tsunade
"What? It's those bastards from Kirigakure!"
Sandaime Raikage was a man who trusted his subordinates, and when he heard the head of the reconnaissance department say so, the anger in his heart increased by three points.
Kumogakure is located in the northeast of the mainland, far away from the center of the mainland. Over the years, Kumogakure has had deep conflicts with various forces in the ninja world due to its banditry, and the reason it has not been destroyed is because of its own strength and poverty.
If the Land of Wind, where Sunagakure is located, cannot develop due to a severe lack of water resources, then Kumogakure simply lacks all kinds of resources and cannot develop. The terrain of the Land of Thunder is full of mountains, and they are all barren mountains.
With few resources of their own, Kumogakure can only go out and steal in order to develop and grow. They not only steal resources, but also people, bloodline and ninjutsu. As long as it is good, they will steal it.
As a result, the small countries around the Land of Thunder have had a hard time.
However, over the years, Kumogakure has repeatedly been defeated by Kirigakure.
Naturally, the Land of Thunder is not lacking in intelligent people. They found that the local resources were insufficient, and that relying solely on plundering the surrounding countries was a temporary solution that would sooner or later lead to public outcry.
Compared to the mainland, the ocean is also rich in resources and is still an undeveloped treasure trove.
There are also many overseas islands, and there may be treasure islands with resources that can meet the development of the Land of Thunder.
In the end, their robber business also developed towards the sea.
Thanks to the suggestions of people with insight, the maritime industry soon became one of the pillar industries of the Land of Thunder and brought huge profits to the Land of Thunder.
However, the sea is not a lawless place.
Kirigakure is far from the mainland and has always considered the sea their territory. Anyone passing through their territory must follow their rules and pay a toll to pass safely.
Kumogakure has always robbed others, and when they have been robbed, they have sneered at the rules set by Kirigakure on the sea and paid them no heed.
One wants others to follow their own rules, while the other ignores the rules of others.
Kirigakure and Kumogakure naturally started fighting with each other.
At this time, Kumogakure, which had been rampaging on the mainland, suffered a great loss. The sea is different from the land. The sea is the world of Water Release ninja, and Kirigakure happens to be the ninja village in the ninja world that is best at Water Release jutsu, and the number of Water Release ninja there is also unparalleled in the ninja world.
Kumogakure specializes in Lightning Release and is restrained when it comes to Water Release, but that is only relative. Once at sea, Kirigakure, which can perfectly utilize the geographical advantages of the battlefield, can turn Kumogakure ninjas into blind men with a single Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu, and then toy with them like monkeys.
Amegakure is also good at Water Release. If they could normally use Kirigakure no Jutsu in the Land of Rain, their situation might not be as difficult as it is now.
Due to the heavy rain that is unique to the Land of Rain, the conditions for using Kirigakure techniques are lacking. The heavy rain quickly disperses the fog.
The people of Kumogakure are very stubborn. Even after suffering great losses, they still refuse to bow to Kirigakure. Over the years, they have been fighting with Kirigakure at sea, but they have been losing more often than winning.
Because of this, Kumogakure and Kirigakure have a deep grudge against each other.
However, in recent years, Kirigakure has been busy fighting internal battles and has not paid much attention to Kumogakure. Kumogakure is happy about this and has not touched Kirigakure's霉head. Instead, it has taken the opportunity to expand its influence at sea. The two sides have got along relatively well in recent years.
However, Sandaime Raikage never expected that Kirigakure, which had been squabbling at home, would suddenly intervene in the war between Kumogakure and Amegakure. What's more, they started by sneaking up and hitting them with surprise attacks, ruining Kumogakure's good opportunity to defeat Amegakure in one fell swoop.
As a warlord-type commander, he knows very well that once a good opportunity like tonight is missed, it will never come again.
For today's general offensive, he and his good secretary Erui have done a lot of work, using various small victories to gradually boost the morale of the Kumogakure ninja, and then constantly bringing up Hattori Masanari attacking Kumogakure to inspire the Kumogakure ninja's desire for revenge, so that they can carry a mouth to break the Amegakure village.
Unfortunately, today's defeat has let this wind out, and the losses have been heavy.
On the contrary, Amegakure defended its village and even welcomed favorable reinforcements. Seeing the hope of victory, the people's hearts were stabilized, and their fighting power was definitely even stronger than before.
"Damn Kirigakure, I definitely won't let them off the hook."
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Sandaime Raikage's resentment towards Kirigakure grew even greater. He subconsciously punched the desk in front of him and yelled angrily.
The poor Nth-generation table of the headquarters once again returned to the Western Paradise.
"Father, calm down. The most urgent task at hand is to defeat Amegakure. Even if Kirigakure does intervene in our war with Amegakure, the forces they send will definitely not be many, and they definitely will not send Kage-Level powerhouses. They were only able to launch a sneak attack once, and now that we have reacted, they will not be able to do it again."
The future Fourth Raikage saw that his father was on the verge of a rampage and hurriedly said:
"Hmph, calling me Lord Raikage, brat."
Upon hearing this, Sandaime Raikage punched his son hard in the head, as if to show him no respect.
However, after being reminded by his son, he calmed down slightly and then looked over to his left at the secret technique user Erui.
Now that Kumogakure's attack had been thwarted, the casualties were unknown and morale was not optimistic.
Finally, what had happened in the Land of Wind not long ago also affected him.
The current situation of Sunagakure, a hidden ally, was not optimistic.
In fact, Sunagakure has also played a significant role in Kumogakure's recent success in suppressing Amegakure. Although Sunagakure has been deprived of a considerable share of the profits as a result, it is precisely because of Sunagakure's involvement that Konoha and Iwagakure have refrained from taking any rash actions.
But now that the Sandaime Kazekage is dead, and more than 2,000 ninjas have been sacrificed, Sunagakure has truly suffered heavy losses tonight. In order to stabilize the situation in the Land of Wind, Sunagakure will definitely have to withdraw the elite troops they have deployed in the Land of Rain to defend their home.
What's more fatal is that Chiyo, the only Kage-Level powerhouse in Sunagakure, is currently at the Konoha base camp, and his life is in danger.
If Chiyo dies, then the secret alliance between their Kumogakure and Sunagakure will truly be dead in name only. At that time, if Kumogakure attacks Konoha again, it will have to bear the pressure from Konoha alone.
Also, is it really the right thing for them to attack Konoha again?
That guy from Konoha named Kirito Tosaka is so powerful that he even killed Sandaime Kazekage. With such a powerful ninja sitting in Konoha, do they really have any hope of winning?
He has never fought against Sandaime Kazekage, but he has learned about the strength of this Sandaime Kazekage from his own son.
His son has inherited the advantages of his bloodline. Although his physical fitness is not as good as his father's, he is better than his father in speed.
In terms of strength, his son is also considered to be quite good among the Kage-Level powerhouses, but he still lost to Sandaime Kazekage.
According to his son's indignant description, in addition to his very powerful Magnet Release ninjutsu, the Sandaime Kazekage was also quite skilled in Wind Release and Earth Release ninjutsu. He could fly and teleport, and his tactics were shameless. He was a very steady ninja. His son simply relying on Lightning Release Chakra Mode had no chance of victory, and at best could only ensure that he would not be defeated.
If he doesn't retreat in a life-or-death battle, his son will definitely die.
But in the end, such a strong man still died at the hands of Kirito Tosaka. He couldn't imagine whether he could defeat this Konoha genius.
Due to the loss of the Land of Wind's Sunagakure and now Kirigakure's involvement in the Land of Rain's war, he now had to face the fact that the Kumogakure and Sunagakure plan to defeat Konoha would most likely fail.
"Everyone, I now announce some new information that I have just received. Just as we launched our general offensive against Amegakure, new developments occurred on the battlefield in the Land of Wind. The new commander of Konoha's front line in the Land of Wind, Kirito Tosaka, led the Konoha ninja in an outbreak of conflict with the defending forces on the Sunagakure front line, and ultimately achieved victory. More than 2,000 Suna-Nin defenders were killed in action, and Sandaime Kazekage, who went to support them, was also killed."
Erui saw Sandaime Raikage looking over, and she knew what he meant. She coughed, then said in a serious voice the big event that had happened in the Land of Wind tonight.
The group of powerful shinobi from Kumogakure at the headquarters all had a change of expression when they heard the news, quickly realizing that their current situation in Kumogakure was not good.
The fact that they were able to come to a headquarters meeting meant that they naturally had the trust of Sandaime Raikage. Since the start of the war between Kumogakure and Amegakure, they had known that their Kumogakure had secretly allied with Sunagakure. The original condition of the alliance was to obtain the head of Hattori Masanari.
Unfortunately, Hattori Masanari's strength far exceeded their imagination, and it was extremely difficult to kill him. This condition of the alliance eventually came to nothing, and Sunagakure also wisely revised the conditions of the alliance, no longer requiring the head of Hattori Masanari, but instead asking for a share of the Land of Rain.
It was because of this that Sunagakure began to interfere in the war of the Land of Rain, and cooperate with Kumogakure to deal with Amegakure.
From the current situation of the war in the Land of Rain, it can be seen that their cooperation between Kumogakure and Sunagakure has actually been quite smooth and enjoyable, but no one expected that this happy cooperation would come to an end so soon.
It is no surprise that the thousands of elite Sunagakure ninja who came to the Land of Rain will definitely have to leave. They can no longer share the pressure from Amegakure and the neighboring Iwagakure and Konoha for them.
"Raikage-sama, Sunagakure has been completely defeated. Their peace negotiations with Konoha are over, and with their current strength, I'm afraid they can no longer join us against Konoha."
"I never thought that the Sandaime Kazekage would die at the hands of that Konoha genius named Kirito Tosaka. Without the strength of Sunagakure, it will be very difficult for us at Kumogakure to continue fighting Konoha. Konoha is not comparable to Amegakure. If we forcefully go to war with Konoha, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"Raikage-sama, let's launch another general offensive against Amegakure tomorrow before it's too late. Once we've destroyed Amegakure and taken all their treasures, we can go home."
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After a moment of silence, the group of Kumogakure's strongest voiced their opinions.
Most of them wanted to defeat Amegakure as soon as possible and go home.
The Land of Rain was richer than they had imagined, and they had long since made a fortune through the rampant looting in the Land of Rain these days. Now that they have discovered that Konoha is far more difficult to deal with than they had imagined and is a tough nut to crack, they will definitely lose their teeth if they insist on going down. Naturally, none of them intend to fight to the death with Konoha, they just want to destroy Amegakure and make another fortune before going home.
As for continuing to fight Konoha, that's something they can think about when they run out of money again.
The reason they became ninjas was because they wanted to protect their homes and country, but the rest was a desire for power, authority, money and fame.
Now that they have the money, and once they have completely defeated Amegakure, they will have the fame and can return to the village with glory. As for power and authority, once they have digested the money and the merits they have gained from this war with Amegakure, they will have it soon enough.
Sandaime Raikage saw that most of the people here did not intend to continue the war with Konoha, and his heart sank.
He had originally planned to use Amegakure as a sacrificial offering before attacking Konoha, to be used for training and boosting morale. As a result of looting a wave of Amegakure's things, although it was a wave of plunder, it instead caused the desire of his subordinates to attack to plummet.
Sandaime Raikage knew very well what kind of village Kumogakure was. It was a den of bandits, except that it was more professional and powerful than an average den of bandits.
Since it was a den of bandits, the ninja trained there were of course all bandits.
Bandits only have the motivation to go out and plunder when they are poor. Once their pockets are full, naturally not many people are willing to continue risking their lives for others.
Now that Konoha is so troublesome, and Sunagakure is an unreliable ally, the bandits under his command, who have already made a fortune plundering Amegakure, no longer want to fight Konoha to the death.
This is really a difficult situation.
As the Kage, his vision is of course not as short-sighted as that of his bandits. He knows that the current Konoha is actually at its weakest. If he does not start a war with Konoha now, when Konoha has recovered, Kumogakure will no longer be Konoha's match and will only be able to defend passively.
Because that Konoha genius named Kirito Tosaka will only get stronger in the future.
"Shut up, you bunch of idiots, the boss hasn't spoken yet, what are you arguing about?"
The future Fourth Raikage suddenly activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, exuding an astonishing aura as he shouted.
The next moment, he let out a scream as he was punched in the face by Sandaime Raikage, who then sent him flying by smashing into the wall of the command headquarters.
Then, Sandaime Raikage's scolding voice came to his ears: "Rude little brat, get out of here! This isn't something you can just point your finger at!"
Seeing this, the group of Cloud ninjas in the headquarters looked at each other, then wisely kept their mouths shut.
Sandaime Raikage had even dared to beat up his own son, let alone them.
"Let's disperse for now. Go back and get some rest, but don't sleep too much, a new combat mission may appear at any time."
Sandaime Raikage was silent for a moment. In the end, he did not say a word about the need for the group to attack Konoha, and decided to let his subordinates go back first.
If the troops are demoralized, it will be difficult to lead them.
He must find a way to restore morale and give his subordinates the desire and reason to attack Konoha.
Soon, only Sandaime Raikage, Erui, Blue B, and the returning future Fourth Raikage were left in the headquarters.
"Raikage-sama, do we really have to continue fighting Konoha?"
Blue B, who had been sullen and silent since the Fourth Raikage returned, asked.
He no longer wanted to fight, as the Gyuki within him was about to overwhelm him. He had killed too many people recently, and his heart was filled with negative emotions. It was hard for him to remain calm as he had been in Thunder Cloud Gorge.
Most of the time now, he suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, lest he accidentally go berserk.
And his current poor state was in the eyes of many Kumo-Nin in the barracks, so once again he saw many eyes that regarded him as a monster. That kind of fear he hated, he hated the way those eyes stabbed at his heart, leaving it riddled with holes.
He had been acting strangely lately, often thinking about various images of his own death.
Instead of hating it, he felt a sense of relief.
He knew that this was a very dangerous phenomenon, which meant that he had suicidal tendencies and that there were major psychological problems.
But he couldn't tell anyone about this pain, and could only suppress it in his heart.
As a Jinchuuriki of Kumogakure, he had to continue to endure.
"Is Gyuki about to lose control again?"
Sandaime Raikage heard what Blue B said and immediately understood what Blue B was referring to behind his words, and expressed his concern.
"If you want to fight, I can continue to hold them off for a while, but I don't think I can fight at full strength. Gyuki has been getting more and more unruly lately, and I'm actually afraid that if I encounter that Kirito Tosaka, I'll be a hindrance."
Blue B said with a heavy heart, seeing that he couldn't hide the truth from Sandaime Raikage.
"What are you talking about, brother? What hindrance? None of that is real. As long as you cooperate with father, there is no problem killing that Kirito Tosaka."
The Fourth Raikage shouted, his voice full of confidence.
Blue B, upon hearing the Fourth Raikage say this, rarely showed a smile, but the smile was a little stiff and unnatural.
Blue B had not smiled for a long time, and now he was a little unfamiliar with how to smile happily.
"Idiot, don't speak if you don't know what to say,"
Sandaime Raikage scolded as he once again gave Blue B a hard punch on the head. Then he turned his head and said to Blue B with a serious face, "Blue B, you are an important combat force for Kumogakure. If you really can't hold on, don't force yourself. It's more important for you to live than to defeat Konoha."
"Don't worry, I can still hold on."
Blue B was deeply moved by Sandaime Raikage's heartfelt words full of deep concern, and his spirit was shaken. Then, with a firm gaze, he said:
He knew that Sandaime Raikage wanted to attack Konoha, and he understood why Sandaime Raikage felt that way. In order to live up to Sandaime Raikage's trust, he had to hang in there.
"Very good, you're a true brother. But I still have to remind you, never force yourself. If you have anything you want to say, you can always talk to me. Don't keep everything inside. Blue B, we're an AB combo, we're brothers."
Sandaime Raikage saw that Blue B was determined to stay, and he placed his hands on Blue B's shoulders and looked sincerely at him and said: "Blue B, I will go with you."
Blue B's sacrifice for Kumogakure was in his eyes and in his heart. If he had to say who he owed the most to in Kumogakure, it would definitely be his brother. If it weren't for Blue B's appearance, the person who would have become the Jinchuuriki of the Eight Tails would most likely have been him.
Because Blue B became the Jinchuuriki of the Cloud Hidden Leaf Village, he became the glorious Raikage, while Blue B became an existence feared and loathed by the villagers, a huge contrast.
"I will, I'll go rest first, feel free to find me if there's anything,"
Blue B said gratefully, then prepared to go back to his residence to adjust his state as much as possible.
Sandaime Raikage cheerfully let Blue B go back.
"Raikage-sama, the situation with Blue B is indeed very dire. If he suddenly loses control on the battlefield, then our chances of victory against Konoha are basically nil. Gyuki is extremely hostile towards our Kumogakure. Once Blue B loses control, he will become a force for the enemy. If you really intend to continue launching attacks against Konoha, this is something that you have to take into consideration."
Erui said with a worried frown after Blue B left.
She personally did not dislike Blue B, nor did she discriminate against this meritorious person of Kumogakure, but his instability was the last thing she, the secretary of Raikage, wanted to see. This was a double-edged sword. It was very useful against the weak, but against the strong, it could injure itself at any time.
This time, their Kumogakure versus Amegakure was a prime example. Apart from the first time Blue B went berserk against Hanzo of the Salamander, there were several other times when he was on the verge of going berserk. Fortunately, the situation was dealt with in time, and no casualties were caused.
Therefore, she is not optimistic about letting Blue B join the war against Konoha.
If the enemy discovers Blue B's weakness, they will definitely do everything they can to target Blue B and make Blue B self-destruct, thus causing Kumogakure to lose its composure.
"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I'll think about it seriously. Now, tell me about what happened with Sunagakure. How should we view this ally, whose strength is no longer in balance with ours?"
Sandaime Raikage waved his hand impatiently, asking Erui to skip over the topic.
In Kumogakure, anyone could be trusted, except Blue B. He, the Raikage, must give Blue B 100% trust, even if Blue B really went berserk, the consequences would be on him.
The Fourth雷影 (Raikage) looked thoughtful as he watched.
Erui tactfully avoided the topic of Blue B going berserk, and then thought for a moment before replying, "Sunagakure is indeed not qualified to be our ally at the moment, but we cannot take advantage of their situation and abandon them. Instead, we should give them appropriate help."
"Why? We, Kumogakure, don't need such a weak ally, right? They have even lost their Kage to the people of Konoha, so they definitely can't fight Konoha anymore. For us, Sunagakure is now of no use."
The young Fourth Hokage, Raikage, said puzzledly.
Sandaime Raikage did not say a word, and also focused his gaze on Erui. His son's doubts were exactly the same as his own.
In his opinion, the now weakened Sunagakure indeed had no use value, and there was no benefit in forming an alliance with it again.
Chiyo had sent a distress signal through their spies in Konoha, which he had received, but he had no intention of going to their aid. The reason was simple: the risk was greater than the reward.
Konoha would definitely have invested a lot of effort in hunting down Chiyo, and there would inevitably be Kage-Level powerhouses joining in.
If Kumogakure really wants to support Chiyo, they will have to commit Kage level combat power. The Land of Fire is Konoha's territory, so the support they send will be doomed to be isolated and unsupported. If anything happens, not only will they fail to save Chiyo, they will also lose their own Kage level combat power.
"Raikage-sama, what do you think our chances are against Konoha?"
Erui saw that both father and son were planning to kick Sunagakure to the curb, and she smiled bitterly.
"30-70 split."
Sandaime Raikage heard this question and after a moment of silence, he seriously compared the current top combat power of Kumogakure and Konoha in his heart, and then said somewhat unhappily under Erui's sharp gaze.
Thirty is their Kumogakure, and seven is Konoha.
Their current Kage level combat power is a full four, the two of them, father and son, and then there are the two Jinchuuriki.
As for Konoha, the known Kage-Level powerhouses are Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru, and Tosaka Kirito. However, according to their intelligence analysis, it is known that within the two major ninja clans of Konoha, the Uchiha clan and Hyuga clan, there are hidden Kage-Level powerhouses in 8 or 9 of them.
In other words, Konoha has five Kage-Level powerhouses.
Of the five Kage-Level powerhouses, Kirito Tosaka is a difficult obstacle to overcome. He estimates that he will have to restrain this Konoha genius with astonishing combat power, and at least the two of them, him and Blue B, will have to watch out for him.
However, in that case, his son and the Second Tail of the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki, Nibi Jinchuuriki, will have to face the pressure of four Kage-Level powerhouses, and be prepared to fight two against one.
The good news is that Konoha does not trust the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan's Kage-Level powerhouses will most likely not be sent to the battlefield.
The Hyuga clan's head family is death-averse, and most likely will not go to the battlefield either.
And Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen himself has to stay behind in Konoha, and unless Kumogakure attacks Konoha Hidden Village, he most likely will not go to the frontline either.
However, it is also impossible for their side of Kumogakure to send all of their Kage-Level combat power at once. They must leave someone behind to watch over the home territory, and the Nibi Jinchuuriki will remain in Kumogakure.
In this way, the Kage-Level combat power on the battlefield should be considered balanced between the two sides.
Of course, this is an ideal situation. Once the Uchiha clan and Hyuga clan's Kage-Level powerhouses are sent to the battlefield, then the situation for their side of Kumogakure will not be good.
Therefore, he personally believes that the current war with Konoha is 30-70 in favor.
"30-70 split, it seems that Lord Raikage is still overly optimistic. In my opinion, if we go to war with Konoha, we would be lucky to have a 20% chance of victory."
Erui learned of the thoughts of Sandaime Raikage and once again let out a bitter smile.
"Hey, Erui, no matter how cautious you are, you can't just boost other people's morale and dampen your own. The combat effectiveness of our ninja from Kumogakure is not inferior to Konoha's, and our fighting spirit is even above theirs."
At this time, the Fourth Raikage could not stand Erui being so pessimistic and said discontently:
"Then tell me, if Lord Blue B goes berserk, what are our chances of winning?"
Erui was not afraid of the Fourth Raikage and immediately questioned him.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's momentum instantly weakened, and he shrugged his shoulders and fell silent. His mood suddenly became very depressed.
The same was true for the Third Raikage.
"If we had the help of Sunagakure, our chances of victory would be much greater, but it is clear that Sunagakure is no longer able to contain Konoha. Moreover, Kirito Tosaka's combat power is too astonishing, adding too many variables to our war with Konoha. I really don't think we should start a war with Konoha."
Seeing that the two men had stopped talking, Erui continued to analyze rationally.
"If that's the case, then why should we help Sunagakure? We might as well not fight Konoha."
Fourth Raikage asked.
Sandaime Raikage nodded, indicating that Erui should continue.
Erui still did not give a direct answer to the question, but instead asked a question that made Sandaime Raikage a little embarrassed: "Raikage-sama, what do you think of our Kumogakure's reputation in the ninja world?"
Robbers of the ninja world, this is the specific image of Kumogakure in the ninja world at the moment.
This shows how bad their reputation in the ninja world is.
In response, Sandaime Raikage, the biggest bandit in Kumogakure at the moment, had self-awareness, and he could only smile awkwardly at Erui.
"Raikage-sama, from the current situation, Konoha is too powerful. It is too difficult to defeat it with the power of our Kumogakure alone. We must unite the power of other ninja villages. But if we, Kumogakure, act now to throw stones at our allies when they are in a predicament, who will dare to cooperate with us in the future? Even though our cooperation with Sunagakure this time is secret and not announced,
Therefore, we must help Sunagakure this time. Even if we fail, we must give the other villages a good impression and show that Kumogakure is a cooperative partner."
Erui saw that Sandaime Raikage had a good understanding of Kumogakure's reputation and finally gave the reason for helping Sunagakure.
When the two heard the reason Erui gave, they both had an enlightened expression and finally realized the significance of lending support to Sunagakure.
"You're right, we do need to send someone to support Chiyo. Although there is some danger in supporting her, the rewards are great. How about this, I will go myself. Even if I don't save Chiyo, I will be more than enough to retreat."
Sandaime Raikage thought that Erui's words made a lot of sense, and then quickly made a decision.
When Erui and Sandaime Raikage heard that Sandaime Raikage was going to personally rescue Chiyo, they were both shocked, and then subconsciously wanted to object, but were stopped by Sandaime Raikage's serious gaze.
Both of them knew Sandaime Raikage's temper well. When he showed this kind of look, it would be futile to persuade him no matter what.
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On the other side, at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, in a military camp where Konoha is stationed.
Tsunade, the commander-in-chief of the front line, is looking at a piece of intelligence that has just been sent from Konoha with a face full of distress. The content of this intelligence is precisely about the great achievements that Kirito made in the Land of Wind tonight.
"This brat, he really has grown up, and now he is becoming more and more disobedient."
Tsunade threw the intelligence in her hand away, covered her head with her hands, and had a splitting headache.
Although the content of the intelligence was simple and it was a piece of good news, the risks involved made Tsunade feel a little jumpy.
She personally did not know how far Kirito's strength had grown, but as Kirito's sister, she really didn't want to see Kirito take such risks.
What's more, Kirito went behind her back to carry out this operation, and even hid it from Momo, which made her feel an indescribable sense of loss.
"Tsunade, your brother is amazing. He's got this kind of strength at such a young age. But his actions are too radical. If we don't educate him, I'm afraid he'll become an extreme hawk faction ninja in the future. With this mess tonight, the peace talks between Konoha and Sunagakure are completely ruined."
There was also Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, in the room. He picked up the intelligence that Tsunade had thrown on the ground, and when he took a look, his face suddenly changed. He sighed deeply, feeling sorry for the failure of the peace talks.
Tsunade felt uncomfortable when she heard Jiraiya speak of Kirito like that. She was about to argue back, but suddenly she turned her head and shouted at the shadows in the corner of the room, "Who's there?"
Jiraiya sensed the presence of an uninvited guest in the room and tacitly surrounded the uninvited guest in the corner with Tsunade on his left and her on his right.
The next moment, a person who made the two feel as if they were facing a great enemy walked out of the shadows.