Chapter 600

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

Not only that, Onoki also had to avoid the situation of Iwagakure's entire army being 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 Kumogakure at all costs!

This seemingly crazy move actually bought Iwagakure a glimmer of life.

After the logistics were cut off, Onoki originally still had a glimmer of luck in his heart, unwilling to give up the hard-won results, so he chose to consume with Kumogakure to slow down the pressure of Iwagakure's material consumption, in order to continue to barely support himself 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 for investigation, and he actually caught a "big fish."

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

But he originally thought that Konoha, under the siege of the Rain Ninjas and the Sand Ninjas, would at most dare to stab Iwagakure in the back and would absolutely not jump out to be an enemy of Iwagakure in the open.

But he didn't expect Konoha to be so determined, "jumping out to betray" and directly "intercepting" Iwagakure's investigation unit.

You must know that playing dirty behind the scenes and slapping someone directly in the face are two completely different concepts.

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

Now, everything no longer needs to be discussed; there is no doubt that everything is "conclusive evidence," and Konoha's behavior is equivalent to slapping Iwagakure in the face; such an act is no different from actively provoking war.

As the Tsuchikage, Onoki simply couldn't sit idly by and ignore everything.

This grudge between Iwagakure and Konoha is considered completely settled.

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

Onoki had already calculated that with the shrewdness of the high-level officials of Kumogakure and Konoha, both sides would definitely not be willing to face the desperate counterattack of Iwagakure, 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 took the initiative to fight the lion and consumed too much combat power, would they become each other's next target?

Therefore, Iwagakure needs to make peace with Kumogakure.

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 that Iwagakure is in a crisis, they want to make peace; do they think Kumogakure has 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.

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

The main contradiction leading to the war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is the problem of the Land of the Moon.

And now that Iwagakure is actively willing to give up the Land of the Moon, it has invisibly resolved the main contradiction between the two sides.

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

But right now, Onoki has more than 20,000 Rock Ninjas in his hands; with Kumogakure's strength, can they really eat these 20,000 Rock Ninjas?

Even if Kumogakure wins a miserable victory in the end, who can guarantee that Konoha, who turns back, won't just clean up Kumogakure as well?

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

Even elementary school students understand this truth, and the Third Raikage is not stupid; how could he easily make wedding clothes for others?

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

Onoki wouldn't be stupid enough to go directly to the Third Raikage to talk.

This is what Onoki said before: the more it reaches this time, the more Iwagakure cannot show fatigue.

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

And the more Onoki wants to make 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 Kumogakure or even having them open their mouths like a lion; even more, Kumogakure will think Iwagakure is strong on the outside but weak on the inside and choose to pounce and tear Iwagakure apart.

Such a result is naturally something Onoki doesn't want and cannot see.

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

And regardless of whether Kumogakure grasps Iwagakure's current situation, 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 Konoha to reap the benefits, the daily increasing 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; we must continuously launch attacks on Kumogakure!"

Onoki said to Kitsuchi; even as stubborn as he was, a hint of fatigue couldn't help but flash in his eyes.

"Yes, Father."

Kitsuchi nodded, then got up and walked toward the outside of the camp; in the case that Onoki does not move, the subsequent war still needs Kitsuchi to command it 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 flash of complexity crossed 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 Iwagakure's responsibility, and he, Danzo, was only "forced" to fight back.

But the shrewd Sarutobi Hiruzen is no 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 listened.

Finally, when Danzo finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't sit still anymore; he got up and paced back and forth in the Hokage's office, while constantly putting the pipe into his mouth, puffing away.

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

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

At this time, although Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say a word, the aura on his body was like a volcano about to erupt, making people feel chilled just by looking at it.