Chapter 321

Onoki knew in his heart that it was basically impossible for the Rock Shinobi to pass this hurdle safely; they would have to pay some price, more or less.

Not only that, Onoki also had to avoid the situation of the Rock Shinobi being completely wiped out here.

Relying on the intelligence currently in his hands, Onoki made the best and only choice!

——Stake everything and launch a war against the Cloud Shinobi at all costs!

This seemingly crazy move actually bought a glimmer of life for the Rock Shinobi.

After the logistics were cut off, Onoki still had a glimmer of luck in his heart, unwilling to give up the hard-won results, so he chose to consume with the Cloud Shinobi to slow down the pressure of the Rock Shinobi's material consumption, so as to barely support it and seek other ways to break the situation.

But what Onoki didn't expect was that he ordered Han to go to the Land of Frost to investigate, and he actually fished out a "big fish."

Although before sending Han to the Land of Frost, Onoki had already locked the suspicion on Konoha.

But he originally thought that under the situation of being besieged by the Rain Shinobi and the Sand Shinobi at the same time, Konoha would at most dare to stab the Rock Shinobi in the back and would absolutely not jump out to be an enemy of the Rock Shinobi on the surface.

But he didn't expect Konoha to be so determined, "jumping out to defect" and directly "intercepting" the Rock Shinobi's investigation unit.

You know, playing dirty behind the back and slapping someone in the face directly are two completely different concepts.

Even though Onoki had already counted the account of the Rock Shinobi's logistics unit being wiped out on Konoha, Onoki had no evidence and it was not easy to act.

Now, there is no need to talk about anything; undoubtedly, everything is "conclusive evidence," and Konoha's behavior is equivalent to slapping the Rock Shinobi in the face; such an act is no different from actively provoking a war.

Onoki, as the Tsuchikage, simply could not sit idly by.

This grudge between the Rock Shinobi and Konoha is completely settled.

Since the matter has already happened, then saying anything is over.

Onoki had already calculated that with the cunning of the high-level officials of the Cloud Shinobi and Konoha, both sides would definitely not be willing to face the desperate counterattack of the Rock Shinobi, this "fish in the net."

The reason is simple: a lion is surrounded by a tiger and a brown bear, but neither the tiger nor the brown bear would be willing to take the initiative to bear the lion's desperate counterattack.

Because who knows, after the lion dies, because they actively fought the lion and consumed too much combat power, would they become each other's next target?

Therefore, the Rock Shinobi need to negotiate peace with the Cloud Shinobi.

Although Onoki's plan seems absurd, the two sides have fought fiercely for months, leaving behind the corpses of ten thousand ninjas, and have long since formed a blood feud.

Now the Rock Shinobi are in a crisis and want to negotiate peace; do they think the Cloud Shinobi have no temper?

But in fact, the possibility of this seemingly absurd decision succeeding is extremely high.

Because Onoki has decided to spit out everything he had previously swallowed into his belly.

That is to say—he intends to give up the Land of Moon.

The main contradiction that led to the war between the Cloud Shinobi and the Rock Shinobi is the problem of the Land of Moon.

And now that the Rock Shinobi are taking the initiative to give up the Land of Moon, they have invisibly resolved the main contradiction between the two sides.

And the most important thing is still that problem: it's not that the Cloud Shinobi can't take revenge.

But right now, Onoki has more than 20, 00 Rock Shinobi in his hands; with the strength of the Cloud Shinobi, can they really eat these 20, 00 Rock Shinobi?

Even if the Cloud Shinobi eventually win a miserable victory, who can guarantee that Konoha, turning back, won't just clean up the Cloud Shinobi as well?

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains.

Such a truth is understood even by elementary school students; the Third Raikage is not stupid, so how could he easily make wedding clothes for others.

Of course, even if they want to sit down and negotiate.

Onoki would not be stupid enough to go directly to the Third Raikage to talk.

This is what Onoki said earlier: the more it reaches this time, the less the Rock Shinobi can show fatigue.

On the contrary, the Rock Shinobi must be ten times fiercer than usual at this time, so that they can suppress the tigers, leopards, and jackals peeking around.

And the more Onoki wants to negotiate peace, the more fiercely he must fight on the battlefield and take the initiative.

After all, to get fairness at the negotiating table, the greatest reliance is the force in one's hands.

Showing fatigue with a weak posture will only lead to being looked down upon by the Cloud Shinobi, or even having them open their mouths like a lion, or even worse, the Cloud Shinobi will feel that the Rock Shinobi are strong on the outside but weak on the inside and choose to pounce and tear the Rock Shinobi to pieces.

Such a result is naturally something Onoki does not want and cannot see.

Therefore, there is only one road left for him—fight!

And regardless of whether the Cloud Shinobi grasp the current situation of the Rock Shinobi, this is not important; the strategy Onoki is currently using is a dignified and upright conspiracy.

This is the most dignified way of war! No matter what plans the Third Raikage has, as long as he doesn't want to be the fisherman who gains from Konoha, the daily increase in casualties on both sides will force the Third Raikage to sit at the negotiating table.

"Go and prepare; divide the troops under your command into several batches."

"Starting from tonight, the offensive on the front line must not stop; you must continuously launch attacks on the Cloud Shinobi!"

Onoki said to Kitsuchi; even though his heart was as hard as a stone, a trace of fatigue could not help but flash in his eyes.

"Yes, Father."

Kitsuchi nodded, then got up and walked out of the camp; in the case that Onoki does not move, the subsequent war still needs Kitsuchi to command personally, so he cannot be careless at all.

The prolonged war made the back of the young Kitsuchi look somewhat desolate.

Looking at his son's back, a trace of complexity flashed in Onoki's eyes.

Could it be that this time, he was really wrong?

Konoha Ninja Village, in the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the extremely disheveled Danzo before him, his old face full of gloom.

Danzo kept a straight face and narrated everything that happened in the Land of Frost to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's just that in Danzo's mouth, the story clearly "changed flavor"; at first glance, it seems that everything is the Rock Shinobi's responsibility, and he, Danzo, was only "forced" to fight back.

But the cunning Sarutobi Hiruzen is not a fool; how could he not know that if Danzo wanted to leave, a Five-Tails jinchuriki shouldn't be able to stop him.

As Danzo continued to narrate, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became uglier the more he heard.

Finally, when Danzo finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer sit still; he got up and paced back and forth in the Hokage's office, while continuously putting his pipe into his mouth and puffing away.

Seeing this situation, Danzo, who was still somewhat shaken, suddenly felt a bit panicked in his heart.

Because he had never seen Sarutobi Hiruzen show such an expression.

At this time, although Sarutobi Hiruzen said nothing, the aura on his body was like a volcano about to erupt, making people feel chilled just by looking at it.