Chapter 408: The prelude to the decisive battle with Lord Tsutsui in the capital

Benefits are undoubtedly the best driving force.

Perhaps it was the war in the Rain Country that made these ninjas who still held power unable to see any possibility of gaining benefits and refused to bet.

But the Wind Country, although the economic level and prosperity of the Wind Country cannot be compared with the Fire Country.

But it is also several levels higher than the Rain Country. In addition, the several oases mentioned by Hatake Sakumo are all wealthy places that have not been ravaged by war...At that moment, many ninjas were persuaded.

In the gloomy expressions of Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En, even the chief of the Kurama clan, who had just shouted the most fiercely, patted his chest proudly and expressed his willingness to support Hatake Sakumo's two jonins, six chunins, and two elite teams.

The next morning!As the sun just rose, there were many more figures in front of the gate of Konoha... After counting carefully, there were definitely no less than 500 people.

These can also be regarded as the last foundation of the major ninja clans. I am afraid... after Hatake Sakumo and Fujiwara Tetsuya played this trick.

In the current Konoha clan, except for Hyuga and Uchiha, no other ninja clan can draw out extra forces.

"Tetsuya, you are late..."

Looking at the late Fujiwara Tetsuya, Hatake Sakumo shook his head helplessly...

"Ha~~~"

"Senior Sakumo, you know, I haven't come back to sleep well for a long time."

Following Fujiwara Tetsuya's sweeping gaze, the surrounding elite ninjas turned their heads.

That kind of saying, Hatake Sakumo can say, but he (she) can't say it.

Even the slightest strange emotion cannot be revealed.

This is also what the clan leader and the top leaders repeatedly reminded before departure.

"Since we are all here, let's go!"

When Hatake Sakumo waved his hand, hundreds of elite ninjas began to speed up and disappeared at the end of the road in an instant.

Until then, a silver-haired kid jumped out from the shadows on both sides of the street, staring at the direction where everyone disappeared from afar, wondering what he was thinking.

...

When Hatake Sakumo and Fujiwara Tetsuya led the reinforcements to the border of Kawayakure.

The Third Kazekage also cut the Gordian knot when he learned of the defeat on the front line. It took only a few days to stabilize the situation in Sand Village.

However, in order to avoid another sneak attack by Fujiwara Tetsuya.

This time, the Third Kazekage also brought Fenfuku to the front-line camp, and at the same time constantly dispatched the Sand Village ninjas scattered throughout the Wind Country to gather...

I think he also judged the current situation between Sand Village and Konoha and was ready for a decisive battle.

In the next ten days, the main force of Konoha stationed at the western border of the Kingdom of Rivers was divided into several routes, taking the initiative to attack, constantly harassing and conquering the oasis in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Winds.

Hatake Sakumo also fulfilled his promise to all the participating ninja clans in the Hokage Building that day, and allocated the spoils of war to the ninjas of each clan according to the proportion allocated in advance.

Although this move aroused the hostility of the original residents of each oasis, it boosted the morale of the main force of Konoha on the front line...

Whispering, the voices of defeating the Sand Village and ending the war became louder and louder.

……

"Lord Kazekage..."

The Sand Camp.

Under the illumination of candlelight, the Anbu people pulled the Third Kazekage back from his contemplation.

Looking at the Anbu members in front of him, the Third Kazekage stood up slowly with a pale face.

"It's Chen! You've come from the capital so late. What happened?"

"Hi!"

"Lord Kazekage, what Konoha did on the eastern border has harmed the interests of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital."

"Now, the capital has a lot of opinions about you."

After secretly looking at the Third Kazekage's expression, Chen continued to speak with a low voice after confirming that the Third Kazekage's mood had not changed much.

"Some dignitaries have put all the responsibility for the unfavorable progress of the war on you."

"They said...the war situation took a sharp turn for the worse, which was entirely due to your lack of ability."

"Many people even proposed to replace the Kazekage and select a new one..."

"A bunch of short-sighted people! Chen, continue!"

"I came here this time and brought Lord Tsutsui's oral order."

The Tsutsui mentioned by Chen is the biggest supporter of the Third Kazekage and even the entire Sand Village in the political system of the Wind Country. He is also one of the few dignitaries in the entire Wind Country who can influence the will of the Wind Country Daimyo.

"Lord Tsutsui!"

"Lord Tsutsui asked me to tell you that if Lord Kazekage wants to continue this war, he must eliminate the main force of Konoha headed by White Fang Hatake Sakumo and Meiyuki Fujiwara Tetsuya in the shortest possible time... and extend the war to the land of Fire Country."

"Only in this way can he get more support from the capital and the daimyo in the war against Konoha."

"If not... Lord Tsutsui advises you to give up the idea of ​​continuing the war and choose to negotiate with Konoha before Konoha and Yugakure completely drive out Iwagakure."

"Only in this way can the Kingdom of Wind, Sand Village... and Lord Kazekage you minimize the losses of defeat."

Although Chen mustered up the courage and recounted Tsutsui's original words, the aura that the Third Kazekage exuded unintentionally due to emotional fluctuations still made Chen tremble uncontrollably.

Although he didn't understand politics, he could still hear it from Tsutsui's words.

As the Sand Village fell into a passive situation, even Tsutsui... a strong supporter of the Sand Village, began to become unsteady.

At least for now, he no longer favored the war between the Sand Village and Konoha.

"I know!"

"Chen, you have worked hard. You must be very tired after coming all the way from the capital!"

"Today, you will temporarily rest in the camp for one night, and wait until tomorrow to return to the capital."

"When you see Lord Tsutsui, please tell him that I will obey his wishes..."

Looking at Chen's departing back, the third generation of Kazekage gradually sank in his eyes and clenched his hands tightly.

Divine? Senior officials?

What a ridiculous name!

Don't these guys open their eyes to see the people living at the bottom of the Wind Country?

The contradiction between the Wind Country and the Fire Country is destined to be irreconcilable!

A temporary retreat will only drag the Wind Country into a deeper abyss.

Such a simple truth, why can only Tsutsui and a few others understand it among the dignitaries of the entire Wind Country?

"Come here, call Elder Chiyo, Elder Ebizo, Rasa... all of them, I have something important to tell them."

Under the flickering candlelight, the figure of the Third Kazekage became increasingly slender.

No one knew what happened in the Third Kazekage's tent that night...It is only clear that in the early morning of the next day, the main force of the Sand Village that established a defense line in the Ajuner Oasis suddenly gave up its defensive posture. After gathering all the main combat forces, it went straight to the direction of the main force of Konoha...

In short, the prelude to the decisive battle was completely opened...

No matter the victory or defeat, it will determine the future of the two ninja villages.