Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 190 Too Much Confidence

After taking off, Anna Uzumaki was a little nervous, afraid of falling.

However, Karin, fearless as a newborn calf, was not afraid at all. She not only cheered and jumped for joy, but also lay down on the white cloud and looked down.

"Karin, that's incredibly rude and dangerous," Anna Uzumaki said, raising her voice slightly.

Uchiha Gen chuckled and said, "It's alright, it's better for the child to be lively."

"There's no danger. Even if Karin falls, Kyo can catch her in time."

Karin made a face at Anna Uzumaki and said in a crisp voice, "Lord Gen is so kind."

"About as good as Mom."

Uchiha Gen smiled but didn't say anything.

Qiangliang flew very fast, and since the Land of Grass is not very large, he quickly flew over the Konoha camp.

After landing at a spot outside the Konoha camp, Uchiha Gen led the mother and daughter toward the camp gate.

The war was raging, and a chilling atmosphere permeated the air. In this atmosphere, the mother and daughter both fell silent and followed closely behind.

With Uchiha Gen personally leading the way, the journey was naturally smooth and unimpeded.

Uchiha Gen settled the mother and daughter in a frontline hospital, gave them chakra extraction techniques and some basic medical knowledge, and then left.

They appeared to be returning to their tents to rest, but in reality, they went to Gangmen Town for leisure and entertainment.

Anyway, it's just a matter of using the Flying Thunder God Technique to go back and forth, which is convenient and quick.

One must persevere in doing things and not give up just because of unexpected events.

Karin and her mother settled down in the frontline hospital. Since it was the vice commander, Gen Uchiha, who personally intervened, everyone treated them kindly.

While learning chakra refining techniques and medical knowledge, Anna Uzumaki also helped out with whatever she could every day.

Life is fulfilling, with plenty of food and clothing, and no worries about safety; it's a very comfortable life.

The Konoha Frontline Hospital is located behind the Konoha camp, not far from the core of the camp. Unless Konoha is defeated, its safety is well guaranteed.

Time flies like an arrow, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye. As expected, the Iwagakure envoy in Kirigakure successfully persuaded Kirigakure to send troops.

Because Iwagakure and Kirigakure did a good job of keeping secrets, the spies from Konoha and Sunagakure did not discover it at first, until the Kirigakure ninja forces left the dock by boat.

The Sunagakure spies didn't take the news too seriously and simply relayed the information back as usual.

They were also somewhat gloating, thinking that Konoha was going to be in trouble again.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, didn't take the news seriously and even seemed somewhat gloating.

After all, there's not much to fight in the Land of Wind, and they're far apart, one in the southeast of the world and the other in the southwest.

Konoha spies took it very seriously and relayed the information back to Konoha as quickly as possible.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked to hear the news, thinking to himself, "Why is Kirigakure still so persistent? They were just defeated and they've already come back again."

What benefit would this bring to Mist Village?

Konoha is having a tough time, but Kirigakure, which has already suffered a defeat once, is having an even tougher time.

To start a war again? Do they not want to live anymore?

Despite being completely baffled, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately issued orders to the border troops, instructing them to send men to monitor the coast of the Land of Whirlpools and prepare for battle.

However, the border troops in the southeast of Konoha kept watch on suitable landing spots along the coast of the Land of Whirlpools for several days, but they didn't even see a single Hidden Mist ninja.

A few days later, the Hidden Mist troops crossed mountains and seas to reach the border of the Land of Wind, and launched a surprise attack on the outposts and strongholds of the Hidden Sand Village.

The Hidden Mist troops, numbering only around a thousand, naturally wouldn't dare to launch a surprise attack on the large border forces of the Hidden Sand Village.

It wasn't that Obito didn't want to launch a large-scale war, but rather that he couldn't. The higher-ups in Kirigakure would oppose it, and launching a small-scale war was already the limit.

Thus, all five great ninja villages in the ninja world were drawn into the war. Although it was only a small-scale conflict, it had the feel of a major ninja war.

The nobles of various countries were indifferent to this, since war did not threaten them; at most, they would only suffer losses in terms of interests and face.

Profits can be squeezed from the lower and middle classes, and face can always be regained later.

The smaller ninja villages and major ninja organizations that did not participate in the war were just watching the show, hoping that the five major ninja villages would fight to the death.

Ordinary people and businessmen are more worried.

Although it was only a small-scale war, war always means chaos, danger, and death.

……

Luo Sha and other high-ranking members of the Sand Village were somewhat bewildered upon receiving the news.

They're attacking us instead of Konoha? Are they out of their minds?

After realizing what was happening, the Sunagakure leadership immediately dispatched Chiyo to lead the troops to deal with the situation, while also informing the Konoha envoy that they would be withdrawing some troops back to the country.

The Konoha envoy naturally disagreed and tried to bind Sunagakure with an agreement.

Sunagakure currently lacks the power to break the agreement, so avoiding discussing it is essentially playing the victim financially.

In short, given Sunagakure's current financial situation, the pressure of fighting on two fronts is too great, forcing them to withdraw some troops back to the battlefield against Kirigakure.

The goal was simple: to get benefits from Konoha.

The Konoha envoy was fully aware of the situation, but unable to make a decision, he could only report to Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi received the news and summoned his old buddies to discuss it.

Danzo Shimura firmly opposed giving Sunagakure any more benefits, but Koharu Utatane felt that Sunagakure could be given some more appropriate benefits.

Mitokado Yan, on the other hand, was indifferent, thinking it didn't matter whether he gave it or not.

Opinions differed, but Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't make up his mind for the time being, so the matter was temporarily put on hold.

Two days later, Iwagakure announced an alliance with Kirigakure, shocking the ninja world.

Sunagakure only realized after receiving the news that it was their old enemy, Iwagakure, who were behind it, and they hated them with a vengeance!

However, what has already happened cannot be changed. After discussion, Luo Sha and other high-ranking officials decided to take the opportunity to ask Konoha for more benefits, but they could not strain relations.

Since Iwagakure has schemed against Sunagakure in this way, we must join Konoha in giving Iwagakure a good beating.

The Konoha envoy, feeling the pressure, reported back to Konoha Village once again.

Two pieces of news arrived in quick succession, putting considerable pressure on Konoha's leadership.

If not handled properly, the war will continue, military spending will continue to flow out, and the speed of recovery will be greatly slowed down.

Konoha needs enough time to recover in order to prepare for the unknown Fourth Shinobi World War.

If Konoha's military strength had not recovered to the point of being able to fight multiple enemies when the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out, it would have been in danger of being surrounded.

The Third Shinobi World War left an extremely deep impression on the Konoha leadership. Although they were not enemies of the entire world, they were enemies from all sides!

After discussion, the Konoha leadership reached a consensus: to give Sunagakure benefits so that it could withstand the pressure of fighting on two fronts.

And since we're going to give it, let's not be stingy and just give Sunagakure an irresistible benefit!

As a result, Rasa and other high-ranking members of Sunagakure received a condition that Konoha would return a certain percentage of Sunagakure's missions.

This delighted the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.

Mission quotas are the main source of income for the ninja village; it's a large sum of money, and a steady stream of income.

The Sand Village leadership was eager to negotiate, but the Konoha envoy informed them that they had no right to negotiate.

The two sides negotiating were the frontline commander and deputy commander, not the village headquarters.

The stated reason is plausible: only high-ranking officers at the front know the exact mission share of this war...

The real reason was that the Konoha higher-ups were taking advantage of Maki, Pakura, and others because they were young, and their strength, status, and reputation were inferior to those on their side.

Therefore, I want to reduce the amount of work I need to do.

(End of this chapter)