Chapter 735

In other words, the final outcome would only be a situation favorable to Kirigakure, Mizunuki Ryosuke himself, and Tsunade.

As for Konoha and Hiruzen Sarutobi, why would Mizunuki Ryosuke care about them?

Thinking of this, a hint of depth flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

"Don't worry, little Tsunade."

Mizunuki Ryosuke looked at Tsunade's eyes full of worry, gently stroking Tsunade's back.

Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke's intimate address, a hint of shyness flashed on Tsunade's fair cheeks.

Such an intimate address as "little Tsunade" had never been called by anyone other than Tsunade's own parents and two grandfathers, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama.

Now this shy address suddenly appeared in her lover's mouth, making Tsunade couldn't help but tremble, her fair cheeks covered with red clouds.

Seeing Tsunade's shyness, a hint of a smile flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

Unexpectedly, a strong woman like Tsunade would also reveal such a shy and lovely posture.

Such a Princess Tsunade was simply too cute.

"I have a way for the things you're worried about."

Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't continue to tease Tsunade, but turned to talk about business.

Hearing Ryosuke's words, a hint of surprise appeared in Tsunade's eyes, but soon her eyes were replaced by worry again.

The reason she was worried was not because she didn't trust Mizunuki Ryosuke's ability.

It was because she subconsciously thought of other places.

She knew that Mizunuki Ryosuke held a high position in the Land of Water and had a status equivalent to the Hokage; with his power and status, it wouldn't be difficult to influence the war in the Land of Rain.

But if Mizunuki Ryosuke interfered in the Land of Rain in the name of Kirigakure's Mizukage, such behavior might be beneficial to Tsunade, but it wouldn't be beneficial to Kirigakure and the Land of Water.

Tsunade didn't want to implicate Mizunuki Ryosuke because of her own affairs.

"Ryosuke, I..."

Tsunade just prepared to say something, and Mizunuki Ryosuke placed a finger on Tsunade's delicate lips without any avoidance, stopping what Tsunade was about to say next.

Regarding Tsunade's thoughts, Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally saw through them at a glance.

In fact, Tsunade also had a certain misunderstanding about the "way" in Mizunuki Ryosuke's mouth; regarding the Land of Rain, Kirigakure would not participate in it.

The one participating in it was only Mizunuki Ryosuke alone.

And the way in Mizunuki Ryosuke's mouth didn't refer to helping Konoha break through the dilemma with "external force," but a strategy to solve the war problem from Konoha's own perspective.

"Don't worry, little Tsunade."

"I have a sense of proportion."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said softly, soothing Tsunade's emotions in his embrace.

Immediately after, Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't delay any longer, but directly turned to talk about his way.

"Little Tsunade, have you ever thought about why Konoha encountered the current dilemma?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke asked Tsunade softly, making Tsunade, who heard this, have a somewhat hesitant expression.

Konoha's stalemate on the battlefield of the Land of Rain was due to various reasons, and it couldn't be summarized in one sentence; Tsunade didn't know where to start.

Most importantly, Tsunade didn't know why Mizunuki Ryosuke asked this.

Just when Tsunade was puzzled, Mizunuki Ryosuke took the initiative to announce the answer.

"In my opinion, the reason Konoha entered a dilemma is, in the final analysis, its own problem."

"And Konoha's problem can be summarized in two words—underestimating the enemy."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said without hesitation, and his words made Tsunade's cheeks sink slightly.

As the commander-in-chief of Konoha, Tsunade understood that Mizunuki Ryosuke's words were not false.

Konoha's problems seemed diverse, but in reality, the root cause was underestimating the enemy!

After all, for many years, Konoha had long been accustomed to the status of "Big Brother of the Ninja World"; although the Konoha ninjas didn't say it on their lips, they had all planted subjective thoughts like "Konoha is number one in the world" in their hearts.

Therefore, let alone the Rain ninjas, even the ninjas of the other four great ninja villages, Konoha's proud soldiers didn't take them seriously.

Coupled with the fact that they hadn't fought the Rain ninjas before, the Konoha ninjas naturally knew what level the Rain ninjas were at.

Even though the one who made the move this time was the leader of the Rain ninjas, Hanzo of the Salamander, in fact, among all the Konoha ninjas, except for Tsunade who had a brief exchange with Hanzo, none of them took Hanzo too seriously. Including Orochimaru and Jiraiya, they were all the same.

"Demigod"? So what if he's a demigod! A mere Rain ninja, what kind of waves can he make!

And so, with such thoughts, the Konoha ninjas led by the Sannin started the war with the Rain ninjas.

Facts proved that Hanzo of the Salamander, whether in strength or means, was far beyond the current Sannin.

Underestimating the enemy for a moment led to mistakes at every step, eventually casting Konoha's current dilemma.