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Chapter 303 Reasonable Response

"Wow? This is indeed a very legitimate reason. There are three tailed beasts in the power group of Uzumaki Menma. From the current point of view, it should be confirmed that the alliance between Takigakure Village and Kusagakure Village was established around this Menma-kun. In this way, the southeast area of ​​our ninja village will have to face a newly rising behemoth, further damaging the Kumogakure Village. It seems to help our own Iwagakure Village to eliminate the threat from the east, but isn't it also helping Uzumaki Menma and others? By then, won't the threat from the southeast be even greater?"

Sitting in the main seat, Ohnoki straightened his body, looked at Lao Zi on the right with an interested look, and spoke slowly.

"Tsk, the threat from the southeast? Would you, Ohnoki, have the same reckless personality as that Raikage? As long as we put all our main forces forward, what are the mere Takigakure and Kusagakure villages? That Nine-Tails kid was able to defeat the Raikage kid, so he does have some strength, but would you, Ohnoki, be afraid? And at the very least, there is Konoha. Right now, the one who is most worried about the Nine-Tails kid is Konoha, right? The worst result for us is that we can attack the Nine-Tails kid together with Konoha, but the opportunity for the Kumogakure will be gone if we miss it. We must push the front line forward, bring the Frost Kingdom and the Sound Kingdom completely into the sphere of influence of our Iwagakure Village, and further suppress the Kumogakure Village. Only then can the power of our Iwagakure Village be further released, and we can gain more benefits for our Iwagakure Village. Besides, don’t you have an alliance with that kid? You are not making full use of it!?"

Lao Zi sneered.

After a slight pause, he continued.

"Giving timely assistance is much better than adding icing on the cake, and there are many more bargaining chips to fight for. You, Dayeki, are not going to tell me that I don't know how to use these, right?"

Fully stated reasons.

Directly point out the pros and cons.

As Lao Zi’s attitude became clear.

The eye contact between the other Rock Ninjas in the following positions also became more frequent. Needless to say, Huang Tu and Yan Jue also frowned slightly and really began to seriously consider Lao Zi's opinion.

It seems so.

It would indeed be more appropriate to choose to fulfill the covenant and severely damage the Hidden Cloud Village?

At least it is in line with the interests of the Iwagakure Village at this stage. As for the future?
Yan Jue was the same as Lao Zi. He didn't think that Menma could really cause any waves. Their geographical location was too bad.

It was so bad that they were almost surrounded by the three major ninja villages.

There is no direct border with the Hidden Cloud Village.

But in the power group built by Menma.

To the northwest is Iwagakure Village.

To the southeast is the Hidden Leaf Village.

Then there is the Sand Village in the southwest.

Once the three major ninja villages join forces and press forward with all their strength, Yanzetsu really believes that the forces of Takigakure and Kusagakure built by Menma will definitely collapse.

In that case.

Now, using Menma to severely damage the biggest enemy of their own ninja village is indeed the most correct and reasonable approach.

"Hahaha, Lao Zi, Lao Zi, it still has to be you."

And Oonoki, who was sitting in the main seat, also laughed wildly.

Because the opinion expressed by Lao Zi at this moment is Oonoki's own attitude.

In the past, although Lao Zi and Ōnoki had very incompatible personalities and opposite opinions on many matters, there were always a few things on which the two of them would reach a very subtle rhythm of harmony.

Everything Lao Zi just said.

This is what Ōnoki was thinking in his heart.

Of course, there is another point that Lao Zi did not say, or did not think of. If their Iwagakure Village "supports" Menma in this way, they will definitely make a good impression. If the Kumogakure Village, Konohagakure Village, and Mist Village really make up their minds to destroy Uzumaki Menma in the future, their Iwagakure Village can also use a little trick and provide "insufficient support in time". When that group of forces is almost wiped out, he, Ōnoki, can legitimately take in Menma and others.

This is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

Even if there are some things, Menma can see them.

But this is a naked conspiracy.

In front of you.

Oonoki believes that Menma will be a smart person, both now and in the future.

"Old Zi is right. Our Iwagakure is a ninja village that values ​​credibility. The covenant must be fulfilled. Huang Tu, send someone to negotiate with Menma immediately. The subsequent pressure from the Kumogakure will be handed over to our Iwagakure. Let them concentrate on dealing with Konoha and the Kirigakure. Everything will be carried out according to the covenant. This time, we will not only take back the sphere of influence that the Kumogakure has encroached on over the years, but also deal a heavy blow to the Kumogakure ninjas. The northern territory belongs to our Iwagakure ninjas!"

Oonoki suddenly stood up and said with great pride.

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"

In the bottom position.

Huang Tu, Yan Zetsu and other Rock Ninjas all bowed together and replied in a deep voice.

Lao Zi, who was sitting on the side, was stunned for a moment, then he squinted his eyes slightly and snorted with a hint of dissatisfaction as if the sound came from his nose.

Until now, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village still doesn't understand that he was fooled by the old man on the main seat.

But Lao Zi didn't say much.

After so many years, he has long been used to it.

The plan was made.

A comprehensive order.

The Iwagakure troops also gathered immediately. Unlike the previous small-scale fights, this time Ohnoki was obviously going to spend a lot of money. Not only did he send his own son to fight in person, but in order to prevent accidents, in addition to Akagi who was still on the front line, Lao Zi would also fight together. The Iwagakure troops that were recruited, plus the garrison troops that were previously stationed on the eastern border, totaled more than 5,000 people. Ohnoki wanted to advance the front line in one breath and take back all the lost interests in the past. Originally, in the battle more than ten years ago when the Third Raikage died, the Iwagakure troops had a very good opportunity.

But on the one hand, the Iwagakure ninja also paid a terrible price in that battle.

Secondly, the southern invasion plan was completely crushed by Konoha.

Although it was not a large army, the Iwagakure ninjas led by Toushi were all elites. After suffering losses on two fronts, the Iwagakure Village, which seemed to be the victorious party, was also unable to re-invade the Kumogakure Village. Later, when the Iwagakure ninjas recovered, the Kumogakure Village, under the leadership of the Fourth Raikage, was the first to recover.

The opportunity was missed.

now!

The deaths and injuries of more than 3,000 Cloud Ninjas, their rout, the serious injury of the current Raikage, and the loss of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, definitely dealt a heavy blow to the Hidden Cloud Village.

When other ninja villages such as Konoha are too busy to take care of them.

This is their chance for the Iwagakure Village.

Ohnoki wants to take advantage of the weakness of the Hidden Cloud Village and eat them all up in one go!

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"Whizzing"

The Iwagakure Village is taking large-scale action.

One after another, the Iwagakure ninjas received different orders from all directions, entered different formations and gathered.

"War, it seems our Iwagakure Village will also join the war."

"Tsk tsk, I heard that the Hidden Cloud Village was defeated miserably. It seems that the Hidden Taki Village and the Hidden Kusagakure Village, especially the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, are really powerful."

"I wonder what decision our Tsuchikage-sama will make this time?"

"I think we should beat the fallen dog, right?"

"Well, I can't say for sure."

"It's war again..."

"How many people will be killed or injured this time..."

"Hail! Iwagakure Village!!"

The war was expected.

For the people living in the ninja village, this has become commonplace. In the past few decades, there have been three wars that swept the entire ninja world. And in the so-called peaceful time in between, small wars have never stopped, even though the number of ninjas does not seem to be very large.

But the destructive power brought by a Genin is far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Not to mention those battles at the jonin level that involve using large-scale techniques.

A battle.

You can level an area.

Ninjas are born to fight.

The people in Iwagakure Village have long been accustomed to such a life, but no matter how accustomed they are, everyone still has different feelings. Some are excited, some are curious, and some are worried.

But no matter what attitude these people have.

It is impossible to change the decision of the top leaders of the Ninja Village.

The actions of the Rock Ninja would naturally attract the attention of all the ninja villages in the Ninja World. The first to receive the news would naturally be the Menma side, which was the closest and also an ally. It was almost the moment when the Rock Ninja were mobilized on a large scale and headed directly towards the eastern part of the country.

Menma, who was in Takigakure Village and had just completed the finishing work and supervised Takigakure and Kusagakure Village to build a stable joint defense line, also received the news at the first time.

This is a conspiracy that can be easily seen through.

But no matter what Ohnoki thought, the actions of the Iwagakure Village were ultimately developing in a direction that was beneficial to Menma and his group.

The moment Menma received the news, he immediately informed Shibuki and others, and further convened a high-level meeting in the village.

"Is this true? Menma-kun, that Tsuchikage-sama and the Iwagakure Village have reached an alliance agreement with you, and are now sending a large army to attack the Kumogakure ninja?"

In the government hall of Takigakure Village.

In the right position.

Ah Jun widened his eyes, stared at Menma with an incredible expression and asked.

"Ah, this is the news personally sent by the Tsuchikage-sama. You may want to take a look, Jun-san. However, this is also predictable. The Third Tsuchikage-sama is a naked realist. Attacking the Hidden Cloud Village is the most in line with the interests of their ninja village. You can all take a look."

Menma smiled gently, threw the scroll in his hand towards Ajun, and spoke softly.

Ah Jun caught it with his backhand, and after carefully reading the contents recorded in it, the joy between his brows became more and more intense.

"Besides, it won't take a day to prove whether this is true or not. It's impossible to conceal a large-scale ninja movement. The moment the Tsuchikage-sama sent out the message, the Rock Ninja Force had already officially started to move. Calculating the time, they will almost reach our northern region. Our border scouts should also have the corresponding news sent back before tonight."

In this announcement message.

Ohnoki did not hide too much. This was an open act. With more than 5,000 Iwagakure ninjas and Huang Tu leading the team himself, it was absolutely impossible to conceal such a force.

This is not a short-range raid.

The reason why Menma and others' previous attack on the Hidden Cloud Village was successfully concealed was because the distance was very short, and there was also the existence of Menma, a perceptive ninja who was as strong as a wall. Now the Rock Ninja army is moving forward.

There is no need to say anything else. In less than half a day, it will spread throughout the entire ninja world.

In this respect.

Menma wasn't worried at all that Ōnoki would cheat.

And this was also Menma's own initial prediction. As long as he could win, Ohnoki would most likely make this choice.

This is a basic interest judgment based on human nature.

"In this case, we don't need to worry about the Kumo Ninja at all. The only remaining problem is Konoha."

Sitting in the main seat, Shibuki also had an excited look on his face. Winning a battle did not mean that the Hidden Cloud Village would be defeated. As a ninja village with military strength second only to Konoha, the Hidden Cloud Village had as many as sixteen to seventeen thousand standing ninjas. The death, injury and capture of more than two thousand ninjas would not really shake the fundamental core of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The only real problem is the loss of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the serious injury of the Fourth Raikage.

However, the Hidden Cloud Village has been established for so many years, and its internal system has become very complete. If they really want to target their Takigakure Village, they can continue to draw troops and send the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to cooperate with the attack on the Hidden Leaf Village.

The pressure can also be sufficient.

Now there is the Iwagakure Village willing to take action and suppress them.

This part of the problem is that you don’t need to worry about it at all.

"Yes, our next line of defense will be to focus on the southeastern area, but it's not just Konoha. According to the news I received, the Hidden Mist Village also sent troops at the beginning, but after we defeated the Cloud Ninja Army, especially after the news that the Fourth Raikage was seriously injured spread, the Hidden Mist Army stopped moving forward. At present, the attitude of the Hidden Mist Village is still quite ambiguous. We need to make more preparations and can't just guard against the Hidden Mist Village alone."

Menma coughed lightly, then spoke with a slightly serious expression.

"Mist Ninja?"

Menma's words startled Shimu, Ajun and the others.

Sitting in the position below Menma, Yu Gao, who had not yet fully recovered from his previous injuries and had a slightly pale face, also had a stern expression.

"Ah, this is what we foresaw, and it makes sense. But we don't need to worry. Let's not talk about the fact that the Hidden Mist Village is already going to be impacted by the news of the defeat of the Hidden Cloud Village. Don't forget, Shibuki-san and Asun-san. I've said before that the Hidden Mist Village just experienced a civil strife a few years ago and hasn't fully recovered yet. Moreover, they haven't even chosen a new Mizukage yet, so they don't have much ability to interfere in the affairs of the outside world. We don't need to really care about it. I'm just saying that it's enough to be on the most basic alert."

(End of this chapter)