This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

"You're only talking about one option, but I prefer the other."

"Onoki will make a desperate move and launch a large-scale campaign against Kumogakure."

Mizunoe Ryosuke spoke calmly, but there was a sharp glint in his eyes.

"This"

"Why is this happening?"

Bi was stunned. He never expected that Mizunoe Ryosuke would say that.

If Ōnoki makes a desperate move to launch a campaign against Kumogakure, then wouldn't their attack on Iwagakure's logistics be harmful to Kumogakure?

I am completely puzzled and feel completely bewildered.

"You can't understand because you haven't thought it through."

"For Ohnoki right now, the most important thing is not to find out who cut off Iwagakure's logistical supplies."

"The most important thing for him in this matter is time."

After saying that, Mizunoe Ryosuke raised the corner of his mouth, and something revealed in his eyes made Bi feel a little uneasy.

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This depth and mystery is the poppy that makes Bi both afraid and fascinated.

"Then shouldn't we rush back to the Land of Thunder now?"

"Why do you continue to stay in the Frost Kingdom?"

This conversation not only failed to resolve Bi's doubts, but made Bi even more confused.

If we continue to stay in the Frost Kingdom like this, we will not only be prone to danger, but also miss the opportunity to fight.

"You're wrong."

"Although the battlefield is far away in the Land of Thunder, it is the key to victory in this battle."

“But it’s right under your feet and mine.”

Mizunoe Ryosuke's smile became brighter and brighter. At this moment, he was like a painter collecting materials in the fields, and his temperament had returned to its former gentleness.

Hearing what Mizunoe Ryosuke said, Bi's pupils shrank slightly, and a feeling of absurdity gradually emerged in his heart.

00 ....

The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

An urgent piece of information was placed on the desk of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In recent days, the Third Hokage has looked much more haggard.

Konoha's wars against Sand Village and Amegakure have fallen into a tense situation. The daily battlefield intelligence reports and the pressure of logistical management have made Sarutobi Hiruzen somewhat exhausted.

Under such circumstances, Sarutobi Hiruzen also had to take time to deal with the conflicts within Konoha.

The tense situation on the front line made the Hyuga and Uchiha dissatisfied with the work of suppressing the rebellion of the small country. They began to frequently put pressure on the village, trying to get a share of the spoils on the battlefield.

This situation also made Sarutobi Hiruzen very annoyed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the expedited intelligence. He thought it was another secret from the Sand Village and Kumogakure fronts, but the content after opening it surprised him a little.

"Frost Kingdom"

Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously took a puff of the pipe in his hand, a deep look flashed in his eyes, and then he ordered the Anbu members around him to summon Danzo Shimura to come.

A moment later, a middle-aged man with a cross-shaped scar on his chin pushed open the door of the Hokage's office and sat down on the sofa opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen without any hesitation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't hesitate and threw the secret letter in his hand directly into Danzo Shimura's hand.

Shimura Danzo took the secret letter nonchalantly and slowly read its contents. After a moment, a gleam of brilliance suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Chapter 295, Let's wait and see

"Humph!"

"That old bastard Ohnoki is ostensibly targeting the Moon Country of Kumogakure."

"In fact, I'm afraid they have been coveting the Frost Country and the Field Country for a long time."

"The destruction of Iwagakure's logistics forces this time is also a good thing for us."

"In my opinion, we should take advantage of this godsend opportunity and lead a force from the Land of Rice to launch a surprise attack on the rear of Iwagakure and destroy them."

There was a gleam of brilliance in Shimura Danzo's eyes, and a hint of viciousness flashed across his sallow cheeks.

At the same time, his eyes glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen without leaving any trace, spying on Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was like a bronze statue, without any change, and he couldn't tell the depth of his expression.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen just took a puff of the pipe in his hand without any expression. His eyes hidden under the Hokage's hat looked at Shimura Danzo with a trace of imperceptible indifference.

Danzo is still the same Danzo, and he never gives up any chance to clear himself.

What Danzo desires is nothing more than military merit.

Knowing that Konoha is currently outnumbered by two, and that its combat power has basically reached saturation, if it forcibly declares a war against Iwagakure, it will damage Konoha's foundation.

But Danzo doesn't care about these things. He only cares about whether he can take advantage of this opportunity to gain benefits. As for the village?

Let's wait until he becomes Hokage.

not to mention

Even if a war really breaks out, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never give such an opportunity to Danzo.

It can only be said that compared with Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo is still too naive and still has unrealistic fantasies in his heart.

"inappropriate."

In response to Danzo's lengthy "declaration of war", Sarutobi Hiruzen simply shook his head slowly and responded with two words.

"Humph!"

Hearing the sound, a trace of gloom flashed in Danzo's eyes, and he could only snort coldly to express his dissatisfaction.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Sarutobi Hiruzen would most likely not choose to declare war on Iwagakure at this time. His long speech just now was actually just a test of Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude.

"Iwagakure's current actions are still within our acceptable range."

"Besides, the war promoted by Ōnoki has weakened the combat power of Kumogakure, which is also a good thing for us."

"Even if Iwagakure really defeats Kumogakure and occupies the Land of the Moon, it would still be fine if they choose to attack the Land of Frost and the Land of Field."

"It's not his, he can't take it away."

"Once the war between Sunagakure and Kumogakure subsides, we can take back the Land of Rice and the Land of Frost at any time."

"Then we should return the Moon Country to Kumogakure. Even if it's just for the sake of our alliance, we can do you a favor."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke to Danzo indifferently, as if he was not talking about national affairs, but about what dishes and sauces to eat for lunch.

In this regard, Danzo could only remain silent. Sarutobi Hiruzen's handling of the matter was very experienced, and no matter how hard he thought about it, he could not find any fault.

Therefore, in the end he had no choice but to give up.

How could Sarutobi Hiruzen not know what Ōnoki was planning?

However, he already had a plan in mind. He had asked Danzo to come today because there was something else he needed Danzo to do regarding this matter.

As for the tasks he chose to assign to Danzo, they could only be, and would only be, some "dirty work".

"Danzo, send someone to the Frost Country to investigate."

"We must try our best to eliminate the impact of this incident on Konoha."

After "finding out" what's going on, pass the information to Iwagakure.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said lightly, with an unfathomable depth flashing in his eyes.

"Humph!"

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of understanding flashed in Danzo's eyes.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen did not explain it, the tacit understanding between the two of them over the years had already made Danzo understand everything.

From Konoha's perspective, Konoha was not aware that Kumogakure had been isolated in the Land of Lightning and could not take a single step beyond the Land of Lightning.

After learning that Iwagakure's logistics forces had been destroyed, Konoha subconsciously believed that all this could only have been done by Kumogakure.

But there was a problem, which Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo immediately thought of, that is, the Frost Country where the incident occurred was not only Konoha's sphere of influence, but also very close to the Fire Country.

Is there a possibility that Kumogakure will fabricate some "evidence" to drag Konoha into the water?

Even if Kumogakure doesn't take the initiative to drag Konoha into the water, will Ohnoki of Iwagakure pin the suspicion on Konoha out of suspicion?

In order to avoid this situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to let Danzo go to the Frost Country to "check it out"...

"Investigation" was naturally just an excuse, and the outcome of the matter was already "clear" in Konoha's eyes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's real intention was to let Shimura Danzo put the blame of the whole thing on Kumogakure and completely get rid of Iwagakure's suspicion of Konoha.

How can we pin all the blame on Kumogakure? Does Shimura Danzo really have to act as a "detective" and find out everything?

Of course not, don't forget what Danzo's main job is.

Whether it's framing, fabricating evidence, or shifting the blame, wouldn't it be enough as long as Iwagakure can pin everything on Kumogakure and distance itself from Konoha?

After a few rounds of back and forth, this matter, which was neither big nor small, was decided by two equally cunning high-ranking figures in Konoha, one light and one dark.

In the Frost Country, Bi looked at Mizunoe Ryosuke with ridiculous eyes.

He could never understand why the key to victory in the battle on the battlefield of the Thunder Kingdom thousands of miles away would be in the Frost Kingdom right under his feet.

Even though Mizunoe Ryosuke has always been unfathomable, his strategies are so meticulous and imaginative that it is beyond imagination.

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't figure out how to do all this.

A method like "surrounding the point and attacking the reinforcements"?

The Iwagakure is not stupid. Once or twice is okay, but if the Iwagakure ninjas are repeatedly ambushed and killed, the other side will definitely mobilize a large number of forces to encircle and suppress them.

What's more, this will not be able to resolve the outcome of the war on the battlefield of the Land of Thunder.

No matter how hard I tried to think about it, I couldn't figure out what the key to victory that Mizunoe Ryosuke mentioned was.

"It's okay, I've told you enough."

"If you can figure it out, it would be a great improvement."

"As for the last sentence, let us wait and see."

Mizunoe Ryosuke said with a smile, and that still calm and gentle smile made Bi a little surprised and doubtful.

After saying that, Mizunoe Ryosuke used illusion to control Bunya and handed it to Bi.

"The task of guarding this prisoner is now left to you."

"Remember, I will have great use for this prisoner in the future. Don't let him get away from me."

After saying that, Mizunoe Ryosuke turned around, opened the door and walked out, not caring at all about doubting his life.

Bi wanted to say something but hesitated, and in the end, he could only stare at Mizunoe Ryosuke's departing back in a daze.

Chapter 296: The Scapegoat Danzo

After leaving the hotel, Mizunoe Ryosuke once again came to the restaurant with the characteristics of the Frost Country and walked in slowly.

As soon as he entered the door, Ryosuke was slightly stunned. He saw a big man with a square face in the restaurant, concentrating on the dining table, with a thick stack of plates piled in front of him.

This big man was none other than Troy, the famous magnetic ninja from Kumogakure.

Seeing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke was a little amused and helpless.

It seems that Troy really likes the food here.

When Troy saw Mizunoe Ryosuke suddenly walk in, he looked a little embarrassed, and the eyes of this ninja who was used to being silent also showed a hint of evasion.

Because the reason he told Bee when he went out was: to gather information in the town and to be alert to the ninjas sent by Iwagakure to track down the missing transport troops.

But who would have thought that while searching, they would find this restaurant.

Well, maybe it’s because the food in this restaurant is very suspicious. Troy’s stomach started to growl when he smelled it. It must be because the food in this restaurant has cast some magic.

Well, that must be the case.