Konoha: This Uchiha just wants to lie down.

Chapter 910 The up-and-coming Shikamaru!
"what!"

"You said that many ninjas betrayed their villages and joined the Kingdom of the Fiery Sun?"

"The other party is constantly recruiting villagers?"

...

Jiraiya confirmed repeatedly.

It’s not that there’s something wrong with his ears, it’s just that the news is a little too unbelievable.

People from the Lieyang Kingdom appeared.

They are also quietly recruiting ninjas and villagers. Now a large number of people have joined the other side, estimated to be at least over 10,000 people.

And now he doesn't even bother pretending, the next thing he does is send someone to rob him.

It's no wonder that Jiraiya couldn't believe such news and kept confirming whether he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, Hokage-sama, these are all true!"

The Anbu confirmed once again that the news he had just reported was indeed true.

You know, the Anbu didn't dare to believe this information at first, but after investigation, they found out how serious the situation was.

If it were when Konoha was still around, let alone tens of thousands of people, even if the village was missing a few dozen ninjas, their Anbu would be able to discover it immediately.

But now the village was destroyed, the ninjas were scattered everywhere, and so were the villagers, so the Anbu were unable to react in time and this oversight occurred.

"The Fiery Sun Country!!!"

Jiraiya's teeth were almost broken.

He really didn't understand what mortal feud the other party had with Konoha that they had to target them and try to poach their talents.

You know, the other party had previously absorbed countless villagers from Konoha, and even many potential geniuses had joined them.

Now they don’t even pretend, they just grab things directly.

Well, in Jiraiya's mind, the other party's poaching at a time when Konoha is unable to help is indeed no different from robbery.

"Jiraiya, we must find a way to stop the other party from moving, otherwise we will be in trouble!"

Mitomon En gave a serious warning.

Although there were many people in Konoha who had the potential to become ninjas, that was in the past.

After many losses, coupled with the continuous poaching of talents by the Lieyang Kingdom, especially the departure of several major ninja clans, their talent pool was directly reduced. Now that so many people have been poached, the consequences are extremely serious.

If the talent is really drained away by the Lieyang Country, even if Konoha still has resources, it will not be able to find suitable people to train in the future.

And the consequences of poaching have already been revealed.

If in the past Konoha needed 1 resource to train a Genin, now it is more than 2, and is even approaching .

This happens not because of changes in the training methods, but because the talents of the training targets have decreased.

The lower the talent, the more resources will be consumed, the longer it will take, and the lower the upper limit will be.

It can be said that the impact of talents on the village is self-evident.

"But with our current strength, if we were to fight against the Lieyang Nation..."

Kakashi interrupted 'rationally'.

It's said to be interrupting, but in fact it's just adding fuel to the fire.

If someone feels that this will cause Konoha to lose face and decides to confront the Sun Country head-on...that would be great.

Kakashi has always hoped that the Will of the Fiery Sun would purify the ninja world, but he always felt that the purification process was too slow.

If Konoha took the initiative to declare war on the Kingdom of the Sun, wouldn't the progress be accelerated?

"No!" Shikamaru suddenly spoke, causing everyone in the office to look over. However, he was not nervous, but calmly analyzed: "With the strength of our Konoha, it is impossible for us to be a match for the Fiery Sun Country. Moreover, the village is still in the process of reconstruction. We must not confront the Fiery Sun Country head-on!"

Although he is not very old, ninjas mature very early, and it is not surprising that their entire lives can be determined at a few years old, let alone Shikamaru who is still in his teens.

At this moment, except for his experience and mentality, he was not inferior to his father Shikaku in other aspects.

"So what do you think we should do?"

Jiraiya stopped Utane Koharu who was about to scold the other party and signaled Shikamaru to continue speaking.

"The first thing is to call back all the ninjas and villagers with potential to the village for monitoring. There are not many of them, so it is not difficult to do this. As for ordinary villagers, the Lieyang Nation has no interest in them!"

Shikamaru hit the point home.

It is no secret that the Kingdom of the Fiery Sun has been poaching people from Konoha.

The other party was from Konoha, and the treatment after joining the team was really good, which made it extremely easy for the other party to poach people, otherwise they would not be able to poach so many people.

So they cut off the source of the problem by gathering the people the other side wanted to poach into the village and putting them under surveillance, thus preventing the other side from poaching.

Jiraiya's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

Because this strategy is indeed worth trying.

As for ordinary villagers? .

Although it was a bit cold-blooded, Jiraiya was really not worried that these people would leave.

Before the destruction of Konoha Village, they would not restrict these ordinary villagers who had no ninja potential, let alone now. If ordinary villagers without ninja potential were poached, the Hokage would definitely laugh out loud.

Because Konoha has never lacked ordinary people.

In the past, they had to use countless measures to successfully block ordinary people who wanted to join. As long as there was demand, they could add as many people as they wanted.

"Then show an attitude of being ready to fight. The Lieyang Nation will definitely not go to war with us for such a small matter because we are a coalition force!"

Shikamaru added.

Once the other party goes to war with Konoha, it will escalate into an all-out war with the coalition forces, so the other party will definitely give up.

Unless the other party is willing to take such a big risk to poach people.

It can be said that both of Shikamaru's strategies are precise and effective.

Even Utane Koharu looks at her differently.

I wanted to scold him before only because he spoke without my permission, but I have no ill will towards him.

After all, the Nara clan is the core ninja clan of the Hokage system, so how could she have any objection?

"Okay, let's do as you say, Shikamaru. Asuma, Kakashi, take the Anbu with you and act as if you are ready to go to war at any time. At the same time, notify the scattered ninjas to return to the village!"

Jiraiya made the decision decisively.

It's done!

Although Konoha is no match for the Kingdom of the Fiery Sun, he knows this very well.

But once a real fight breaks out, it means that the other side and the coalition forces are completely at war, which is actually a good thing.

Because after the war breaks out, the coalition forces naturally cannot have internal strife, which means that Konoha can face the outside world with peace of mind, and at the same time take the opportunity to apply for resources from the coalition forces.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"*2
Kakashi and Asuma nodded and left the Hokage's office.

Naruto and Shikamaru followed suit.

"Elder Zhuanqin, the preparations for the transplant are now in your hands!"

Jiraiya gave orders to Utane Koharu who was in control of the Root.

"it is good!"

Utane Koharu nodded excitedly.

As long as Asuma can transplant the Rinnegan and obtain the Sage's Eye, the Naruto series will be able to rise again.

It is our duty to restore the glory of Konoha!
At this moment, she thought of these words in her mind, but when she thought about who said it first, her face turned sour again.

Humph, it really lingers!

Utane Koharu wished that Dohei would die immediately, and she regretted countless times that she had strangled him before he grew up.

Unfortunately, now she can only think about it.

Not to mention her as the advisory elder, even the entire Konoha could not do anything to him. Only by relying on the entire ninja coalition could they barely compete with him.

"By the way, regarding the invitation to the Five Kage Tournament, when are you planning on leaving?"

Mitomon En asked about another thing.

The Five Kage Conference!

However, it was not convened by Jiraiya, but by the Fourth Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The location is in the neutral country of Iron Country.

The reason is to deal with Akatsuki, the organization that hunts the tailed beasts.

"After this matter is resolved!"

Jiraiya made a decision.

It is indeed time to eradicate the Akatsuki organization, the cancer of the ninja world.

Now that their leader Pain is gone, the other side's strength has been greatly weakened, and they have been expelled from the Rain Country. It really is the perfect timing.

"That's good. We can also take this opportunity to have the five major ninja villages join forces to restrict the Lieyang Nation. We can't let them continue to develop!"

Mitomon En made a suggestion.

Because the Lieyang Kingdom is developing too fast, they will be in danger if time goes on.

It would be better to restrict and suppress the other party while there is still strength left.

"I know!"

Jiraiya nodded slightly, he thought so too.

After the discussion, the two advisors, Nagato, left the Hokage's office to handle matters.

"The Fiery Sun Country..."

Jiraiya turned his head and looked towards the south, in the direction of the castle tower.

(End of this chapter)