Chapter 874: , Pale Reaper

"You mean..."

Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Mitokado Homura's eyes flickered slightly.

"Still cannot let our guard down; the village's current strength is still a bit too weak."

"It is also good for the Hyuga and Uchiha to return."

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained, his eyes full of depth.

As Hokage, one must have a keen sense of smell.

Whether it was war conspiracies or political games, he had to be prepared one step ahead.

Unlike other Konoha ninjas who were only confined to one city or one place, Hiruzen Sarutobi had to consider the overall situation and plan ahead.

"Regarding the war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, what do you think?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Mitokado Homura.

Hearing this, Mitokado Homura was slightly stunned; he didn't quite understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi would ask this.

Clearly, regarding the mess left by Danzo's series of operations in the Land of Frost, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo had made it public.

Therefore, even Mitokado Homura did not know that Konoha had quietly become involved in the cause and effect of the war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

Therefore, regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi's inquiry at this moment, Mitokado Homura was naturally somewhat confused.

He thought for a moment, then tentatively said.

"I think both Kumogakure and Iwagakure have just experienced a great battle, and now they should not have the ability to threaten us."

"As for the Kirigakure that suddenly jumped out..."

"I think we have no grievances in the past and no grudges in the recent days, so it should not be a cause for concern."

Regarding Mitokado Homura's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude was somewhat ambiguous, neither expressing approval nor agreement.

Compared to Orochimaru, who was far away in the Land of Rain, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, naturally had a better grasp of the intelligence regarding this matter.

He knew clearly that it seemed because of Kirigakure's intervention, Kumogakure and Iwagakure had reached some unknown agreement.

Even if Iwagakure was defeated and the war ended, both sides had tacitly not made the news of the war's end public, but instead concealed it together.

It was not until the troops sent by Iwagakure had returned to the Land of Earth that the news about this war was gradually learned by other forces in the Ninja World.

Including some of the war's progress and battle reports that gradually spread, among which the most praised was the combat power of the Kirigakure Mizukage.

There were even Iwa-nin who gave him many nicknames, such as: "Pale Reaper," "Blood-Red Devil," or "Pitch-Black Demon God."

Not to mention these messy nicknames.

From the results of the intelligence feedback, Iwagakure was completely defeated in this war.

But strangely, both Kirigakure and Kumogakure had no intention of pursuing the victory, but instead let Iwagakure go just like that.

As seasoned as Hiruzen Sarutobi, he had never figured out why such a result appeared.

The doubts about this war did not stop there; Hiruzen Sarutobi also couldn't figure out when Kirigakure had built an alliance with Kumogakure, and why they had to interfere in the war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

What good did this do for Kirigakure? What exactly did Kirigakure gain from it?

But these secret intelligence pieces were all mastered by the high-level members of the three major ninja villages, yet these people all kept their mouths shut about it, without any intention of mentioning it.

This also made it seem as if there were heavy mists between them, making Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat unable to see the truth behind it.

Vaguely, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a bad premonition in his heart.

And thinking of the series of problems Danzo had caused in the Land of Frost before, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a great headache. ===== CHAPTER 876 =====