Chapter 164: War? Itachi, you are too naive!

Uchiha Itachi was stunned.

He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he could only remain silent.

Yes, on what basis?

Could it be that for the sake of so-called peace, one must give up the Land of Fire?

Asking himself, even he wouldn't be willing.

"But, is it worth it?" Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but ask, "Just for a bit of land and resources, is it worth everyone fighting like this?"

"So many wars, so many people giving their lives."

"..."

He still couldn't figure it out.

Although through Jin's words, he understood that in these wars, hatred only occupied a very small part, and the vast majority was for resources and land.

It's just that.

In his view, this was no big deal; everyone could still sit down and talk, and use other methods to solve it.

Uchiha Jin's expression was calm.

"Worth it, very worth it."

"The struggle for resources and land, and even hatred, are only a very small part of the reason for the outbreak of war."

"Just like the village wanting to deal with the Uchiha, don't other villages have internal problems?"

"You must remember one sentence: war is the continuation of politics, and it is also the final means."

"Take this Third War, for example; the disappearance of the Third Kazekage was the initial fuse."

"But was it really Konoha that did it?"

"As long as one is a normal person, one knows it is absolutely impossible."

"What benefit would catching or killing the Third Kazekage bring to Konoha?"

"None!"

"Not to mention that Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake, died, and the Sannin left the village; the current Konoha is in a period of absolute weakness."

"Is the leadership of the Hidden Sand Village stupid? Can't they even see this problem?"

"Of course, impossible!"

"Idiots cannot become high-level officials!"

"Then why start a war with Konoha?"

"The reason is very simple: to divert internal conflict!"

"You must know that with the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, the election of the Fourth Kazekage was imminent, but there were many contradictions within the Hidden Sand Village; if they elected the Fourth Kazekage at this time, they might have to fight internally first."

"Plus, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind cut military spending, leading to insufficient funds for the Hidden Sand Village, and even the training of ninjas within the village had to be done by the Kazekage panning for gold in the desert using Magnet Release."

"In such a harsh situation, the solution for the Hidden Sand was very simple: start a war with Konoha directly."

"Anyway, internal fighting means people die, so it's better to make use of waste and kill a few more Konoha ninjas."

"Whether the war succeeds or fails is not important; as long as the goal can be achieved, that is enough."

"The main goal of the Hidden Sand was to stop internal fighting and decide on the next Kazekage." ===== CHAPTER 165 =====