Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 343 Proposal for the Merger of Ninja Villages

Let's just say that this great melee has come to an end. If we count from the fierce battle between Taki and Kumo that first broke out, this war that swept the entire ninja world has only been going on for a little over a month. Of course, judging from past experience, it cannot be said that this war is completely over.

In the previous three Ninja World Wars, there was a brief period of time in the middle when the five major ninja villages did not fight each other, and then when everyone thought the war was over, fierce fighting suddenly broke out again.

Not to mention that at this moment on the northern battlefield, the large forces of the Iwagakure Village are still stationed in the Land of Thunder.

Even if it's just the most marginal land.

But after all, that is not the Iwagakure Village, nor is it the sphere of influence of the Land of Earth.

No one can be sure whether the Hidden Cloud Village, which has just retreated, will make a comeback. As long as there is a ninja village still in a war mode, the Ninja World War cannot be easily ended, but compared with the past.

The situation has indeed eased a lot now.

There are no major conflicts or clashes in various parts of the ninja world.

The Fourth Raikage led the front-line Cloud Ninja troops and retreated back to the heartland of the Land of Lightning in one breath.

Anyway, the most important stronghold defense line has been lost.

This completely empty area in the middle does not have any defensive advantages at all.

Rather than increasing our defensive pressure in such areas.

It would be better to retreat back.

Anyway, the ninja village and the country are not the same thing.

As the war progressed to this point, the Fourth Raikage no longer cared about the attitude of his own daimyo. What he, as the Fourth Raikage, needed to consider was to choose the most correct military strategy possible.

As a shadow.

His top priority must be the justice of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Then comes the entire Kingdom of Thunder.

This order must not be reversed.

Why is there an almost impossible-to-eradicate contradiction between the country and the ninja village? In addition to the fear and greed of high-level politicians and nobles headed by the daimyo towards the ninja village, this mentality of the ninja village is also one of the key reasons.

This time, the Hidden Cloud Village was defeated and lost so much territory. The daimyo in the capital of the Land of Lightning was already furious. This was the first time in all these years that their Land of Lightning suffered such a huge loss.

But the Fourth Raikage still went his own way and was not at all under pressure from the City of Lightning.

Ohnoki also seemed to have no intention of pursuing the enemy. Taking down the Fengzhu stronghold would ensure that the areas previously captured by their own ninja village were under their control. The two major battles also caused heavy losses to the Hidden Cloud Village. The casualties of four to five thousand Cloud Ninjas were not a small number. Even a strong village like the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely be seriously injured.

The two major strategic goals before the war have already been achieved. Ohnoki is a very practical person and will not easily choose aggressive strategies and tactics.

Everything still has to be based on high feasibility and sufficient benefits. Otherwise, why is it that among the five major ninja villages, Iwagakure uses Akatsuki the most? It is because, in Ohnoki's view, this is the safest and most cost-effective approach, which can achieve his own goals without losing important troops.

Transferring all the risks would only require a certain amount of money. Ohnoki didn't think it was a bad thing. Even at the Five Kage Conference in the original work, facing the questioning of the Fourth Raikage, Ohnoki remained unmoved, because in Ohnoki's view, this was completely what a qualified leader should consider and do.

The same is true of this war with the Hidden Cloud Village.

At the moment when the strategic goal is achieved.

Ohnoki then ordered the entire army to stop and rest.

However, pausing the war and being satisfied with the current gains does not mean that the Rock Ninjas have to withdraw their troops immediately. At least they have to wait until the Rock Ninjas' defense line in this area is rebuilt and the threat from the Cloud Ninjas is greatly reduced before they can consider it.

Therefore, extreme military pressure is maintained in the front-line positions.

It still casts a layer of dangerous atmosphere over the seemingly stable situation in the ninja world.

At least the small and medium-sized countries and ninja villages surrounding the Land of Lightning have always been in a state of trepidation.

As long as the war is not truly over and the armies of both sides still exist, they will never be able to truly return to their peaceful life.

Only in the central and southern regions.

The shadow of war has slowly dissipated, especially after the troops of Konoha, Sunagakure, Takigakure, and Kusagakure have withdrawn one after another.

The surrounding small countries and ninja villages all breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't last long.

Moreover, this war has not really affected or even destroyed the production and life of these countries. From the current perspective, it has only brought a certain degree of mental pressure to the people of these small countries.

As countries withdraw their troops.

This level of mental stress will be eliminated.

Although there were no formal negotiations or anything like a ceasefire agreement, everything in front of us was already a fait accompli.

Menma, who also returned to Takigakure Village, also went through multiple investigations and repeated confirmations before he finally felt relieved.

A war cannot be started easily, and once the decision to withdraw troops is made and it is taken into actual action, it is even less likely to start a war again. Either you fight to the end or choose to keep quiet. Only people with water in their brains would do such repeated behaviors.

War is not a child's play.

Even though Tsunade is the Hokage and Jiraiya are highly respected in the Hidden Leaf Village, they still cannot act recklessly.

The result of reckless behavior will only lead to internal chaos in the ninja village, and in particularly excessive cases, it may even shake Tsunade's position.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, this war has indeed come to an end for the time being.

Menma can finally relax and do what he wants to do.

For example, formally merging the Takigakure Village and the Kusagakure Village to establish a truly great country, and then allowing himself to completely take over the supreme power of this newly established great ninja village.

Even though Menma is the de facto leader, both Wuwei and Shibuki are willing to obey Menma's orders.

However, the national ninja village still needs to go through relevant procedures.

Justifiably.

It has extremely high political significance.

Even though Menma is a newbie in this aspect, no matter in this life or in the previous life, even if he has never eaten pork, has he never seen a pig run?

The means may be a little immature, but the experience cannot be rich.

But the necessary overall perspective and determination are a must. Only after going through this process can Menma truly become one of the highest chess players in the ninja world.

Only then will you have more confidence to realize your plans.

"Two villages merged, huh? Of course there is no problem with us in Takigakure Village, but for Kusagakure Village, I'm afraid it's not so suitable, Menma-kun?"

Late at night.

In a bright house in Takigakure Village.

now.

Only Menma, Shibuki and Wuwei who arrived quietly this morning were there. After listening to the plan that Menma intended to implement.

Shemu was startled at first, then frowned, and after subconsciously taking a closer look at Wuwei on the opposite side, he spoke a little cautiously.

The merging of the two villages is naturally the best approach.

But there are also many problems that arise from this.

Just the name of the merged ninja village is a big problem. Whether to continue using Taki, Kusa, or to name a new ninja village, it is likely to cause different opinions among the ninjas.

Especially the first two, if any one of them is chosen, the other party will feel that it is being annexed. Even if the three of them force their way through, it is foreseeable that the contradiction will be 100% buried, and it will not be surprising if it explodes directly one day in the future.

From this perspective, the only optimal solution is to give the ninja village a new name. However, Shibuki himself felt a little uncomfortable when doing so, not to mention the ordinary ninjas under him.

Because the name of the ninja village is no longer just a symbol, but a sense of identity and cohesion.

Easy changes.

It will definitely have unpredictable impacts internally.

Especially on the Kusagakure Village side.

To be honest, Shibuki still doesn't understand what the relationship is between Wuwei, the new leader of the Kusagakure Village, and Menma.

Is he the type who will really obey 100%?

Shibuki really expressed his doubts.

Maybe it's just a simple cooperative relationship?

So, Shibuki really felt that Menma's sudden statement was a bit too abrupt, right?

"Master Shibuki, you don't need to worry about the Kusagakure Village. We in Kusagakure Village will obey Master Menma's orders in everything, even if all members are merged into Takigakure Village. Master Menma, please believe that I will definitely handle everything, and no one will object."

Wuwei could obviously hear the deep meaning in Shemu's words, and at that moment, he responded in a resolute tone.

If you must choose the person who trusts or is most loyal to Menma from among his current companions/subordinates.

Wuwei and his son Wuqiu will definitely be ranked at the top.

It's probably second only to Karin, and on par with Yudaka.

This is not only because Menma has a huge favor to them, but also because of the strength and means shown by Menma, which makes Wuwei and Wuqiu, father and son, believe that Menma can definitely accomplish great things.

It’s just the name of Kusagakure Village, so let it change.

Wuwei didn't feel anything.

Even if there are some complaints from the people below.

Doing nothing also means feeling that there is no problem.

The most important thing is that compared with the benefits brought by the merger of the two villages, these few problems are absolutely acceptable.

No matter how great the risk is, can it be more dangerous than the previous fight against the four major ninja villages?
Therefore, Wuwei would absolutely obey Menma's instructions unconditionally.

When Shimu heard Wuwei's words, he was shocked. What is enlightenment? This is naked enlightenment.

This is completely an attitude of treating oneself as a subordinate.

The determination is obvious and can be heard.

Shibuki was aware of the relationship between Wuwei and Menma, but a bigger question that arose was "Why?"

Shibuki knew a thing or two about what kind of ninja Wuwei was. As a senior Kusa ninja, he was previously in charge of the 'International Prison' - Kizuna Castle. It was said that he was a guy who killed people without blinking an eye.

He is an extremely cold-blooded ninja.

How could such a person actually bow down to Menma? And be so respectful? Shibuki said it was really hard to understand.

There was even a moment when Shibuki wondered if Wuwei was deliberately pretending, but on second thought, he felt that it was not very likely, mainly because the benefits and risks were not equal. If he really wanted to be completely independent, he could have directly joined the Hidden Leaf Village. Why make it so complicated? Moreover, although Menma is young, Shibuki trusts him very much and feels that Menma is not the kind of person who will be easily deceived by others.

"Since Wuwei-san said so, then there is naturally no need to worry about anything. Then, Menma-kun, when will the official merger plan begin? And regarding the most important name of the ninja village after the merger, have you decided on it?"

Shibuki took a deep breath, nodded slightly, then looked at Menma and asked.

"The official plan has not been finalized yet. I need to reach a consensus with you two first, and then inform the key persons in charge of the two ninja villages in advance. We can't just start today and start tomorrow. There is still a lot of preparation work. As for the name of the ninja village, well, it has not been finalized yet. You can go back and think about it. I personally think that whether it continues to be Taki or Kusa, it is not so appropriate. We still need a brand new name for the ninja village, because we are about to usher in a brand new era."

Menma said in a gentle voice with a smile on his face.

The merger of the two ninja villages cannot be achieved by just talking. There are so many issues involved. The most important one is where will the new ninja village be located? How will the distance between the two ninja villages be handled?
Even if it is just a small ninja village, even if the two countries are indeed neighbors, the problem of distance still exists.

In addition, the opinions of the two daimyo of the Land of Grass and the Land of Water Trap must also be considered.

Everything can't be messed up.

Appropriate regulations are required.

Don’t say it’s too fast. Being able to complete the initial integration within half a year is already very efficient.

This is also the reason why Menma couldn't wait to call Shibuki and Wuwei to negotiate the merger of ninja villages right after the war ended and before even dealing with some of the aftermath. All things are difficult at the beginning, but as long as you can get started, everything else will be easy.

"Well, what Menma-kun means is that we should slowly spread the relevant news in the village and let the villagers accept it little by little, right?"

"Yes, this is the most basic and most important thing. If not all, we must at least get the approval of the majority. After all, this is not just about one family, but involves the common destiny of two ninja villages and hundreds of thousands of people."

Menma nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)