This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

"I agree too!"

"Yes, yes, me too."

For a time, voices of approval were heard everywhere, and only the objections raised by a few die-hard supporters of Chiyo were drowned out by the noisy voices of approval.

"Sister..Novel: Jiuwuli 3241 Mio"

Ebizo looked at Chiyo beside him with a worried look.

After all, he knew very well how much of a blow the death of Scorpion's parents had been to Chiyo.

If we give up like this, Chiyo will never be willing to accept it.

"fine"

In response to Ebizo's question, Chiyo finally just shook her head pretending to be indifferent. However, Ebizo, who was familiar with Chiyo, could clearly see that Chiyo's face became a little gloomier.

"In that case, let's all get ready."

"The failure of the war is my fault. I will take full responsibility for my actions. I will personally go to the Konoha camp to seek peace."

Chiyo took a deep breath and slowly stood up. Her not-so-young body looked a little hunched.

"Sister, I'll go."

Ebizo grabbed Chiyo's hand and tried to stop her behavior.

"No, Ebizo."

"Let me go."

Chiyo slowly took Ebizo's hand off her body. Although her movements were slow, they were extremely firm.

In the end, Ebizo did not insist on going against Chiyo's wishes.

After a while, Chiyo, the great elder of Sand Village, walked out of the Sand Village camp alone.

Chapter 474: A very big chess game

When Tsunade returned to Konoha's camp, the leaders of Konoha's Rain Ninja Army had already arrived, and the other two of the three commanders had also been waiting there for a long time.

Tsunade lifted the curtain of the tent and walked into the tent where many senior Konoha ninjas gathered.

In an instant, dozens of pairs of eyes turned to Tsunade at the same time, which made Tsunade look a little embarrassed.

After all, being so late and making everyone wait for such a long time does make people feel a little embarrassed.

But no one had any objection to this.

Because everyone knows that Tsunade was busy treating the wounded until dawn last night. After all, Tsunade is not an iron man, so it is understandable that she rested too much and was late.

Seeing this, Tsunade stopped delaying and came to her position.

Orochimaru, who was presiding over the meeting, saw Tsunade coming and stood up slowly to prepare to start the meeting.

But at this moment, Orochimaru's expression looked particularly serious, as if something big had happened.

"Everyone, before we discuss the battles fought last night-."

"I have two important announcements."

Orochimaru had a serious expression on his face, and his hoarse and gloomy voice seemed to have a rare seriousness to it.

Upon seeing this, everyone became serious and listened attentively.

"News just came this morning that over in Sunagakure, the battlefield under the charge of Minister Hatake has achieved a breakthrough."

"It won't be long before good news comes from Sunagakure."

As Orochimaru's voice reached everyone's ears, everyone's faces showed joy.

Konoha won the battle against Sunagakure, which was a rare good news for them. It meant that Konoha would soon be able to free up its hands, and a steady stream of reinforcements would come here from the battlefield of the Wind Country to support them.

A single move can affect the entire body. The victory of the Wind Kingdom war will inevitably further affect the situation on the battlefield of the Rain Kingdom.

Hearing this good news, coupled with the victory in last night's battle, the double happiness made all the Konoha ninjas look happy.

"There is one more thing, which is also news that just came.

Orochimaru paused and spoke again.

"News came from the Land of Thunder."

"The Kirigakure side sent troops to interfere in the war between the Iwagakure and Kumogakure groups. The Iwagakure group has been defeated and retreated."

"It is said that it was the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure who personally took action and defeated Iwagakure."

Compared with the previous message, the Konoha ninjas were obviously not very interested in this message.

After all, this incident happened thousands of miles away and had nothing to do with them. Even if the three major ninja villages fought over it, it would not concern them.

Except for one person, of course.

When Tsunade heard the word "Kirigakure" from Orochimaru's mouth, she had already pricked up her ears, fearing that she would miss any information.

When Tsunade heard that Kirigakure defeated Iwagakure and that it was Ryosuke Mizunoe who did it personally, she seemed to feel that something was wrong.

Because of her close relationship with Mizunoe Ryosuke, she actually knew nothing about this!

In a trance, Tsunade seemed to have thought of something again. Could it be that this was the thing that Mizunoe Ryosuke had been hiding from her?

After just a moment's thought, Tsunade concluded that it was more than that.

Because if that was all, there would be no need for Mizunoe Ryosuke to hide it from her.

The Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, this title seems to carry a hint of mystery to everyone, because this Fourth Mizukage has never been well-known in the ninja world. Most people only know that this Fourth Mizukage is not very old and seems to be extremely young.

But no one expected that the other party would make a big splash and suddenly lead Kirigakure to accomplish such a great thing.

Others may not know Mizunoe Ryosuke, but how could Tsunade not know him?

She knew very well that Mizunoe Ryosuke had arrived in the Land of Rain ten days ago.

If Orochimaru's information is correct, it means that the war in the Land of Lightning was settled more than ten days ago.

Then why did Konoha not learn of this information until ten days later?

There is only one answer, that is, Mizunoe Ryosuke is deliberately hiding the news of Iwagakure's defeat and hiding his own whereabouts.

As Ryosuke's bedmate, Tsunade knows very well that Ryosuke Mizunoe is so smart that he is almost a demon and will never do anything meaningless.

So why did he do this?

Tsunade was absolutely certain that Mizunoe Ryosuke must be playing a big game!

"Forget it, let him be."

Tsunade thought to no avail, so she simply stopped thinking about it. Thinking of that handsome face that always had a gentle smile on it, a trace of helplessness flashed through her heart.

After what happened yesterday, Tsunade now has no choice but to trust everything about Mizunoe Ryosuke.

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After reading out these two pieces of news, Orochimaru turned to talk about yesterday's battle.

Overall, the story ends with Konoha's complete victory.

According to post-war statistics, Konoha suffered hundreds of ninja casualties in exchange for killing nearly 5,000 Rain ninjas.

This battle situation can be called a resounding victory!

If Jiraiya had strictly implemented Tsunade's strategy, yesterday's results could have been increased by at least one third.

Five thousand Rain Ninjas, this is a very large fighting force. According to Konoha's estimate of the number of troops in Hanzo's hands, this fighting force accounts for at least a quarter of Hanzo's fighting force.

In other words, in this battle alone, a quarter of the Rain Ninja's combat power was annihilated.

"That's roughly the situation. Now let me tell you the main purpose of calling everyone here."

.. ....

"The situation has changed again. I propose another shift in strategy, from defense to active offense."

After talking about last night's battle, Orochimaru made a controversial proposal.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Konoha ninjas at the table changed differently. Even Tsunade, who was sitting next to Orochimaru, couldn't help but frowned slightly.

After all, anyone who is not stupid knows that Konoha’s current victory is inseparable from Tsunade’s "defensive" strategy.

As long as they continue to implement this tactic, Konoha's victory is only a matter of time. After all, no matter how powerful Hanzo of the Salamander is, he cannot create food or drink.

Sooner or later, the Rain Shinobi will be dragged down by the war. It is foreseeable that as long as Konoha does not move, the Rain Shinobi's "moth to a flame"-style proactive attacks like last night will not stop.

Because Hanzo had no other choice.

So what Rain Ninja is afraid of now is not that Konoha will take the initiative to attack, but that Konoha will not fight him.

Once Konoha changes its tactics and takes the initiative to attack, it will be exactly what Hanzo of the Salamander wants.

Although Konoha had gained the upper hand through two beautiful battles and eliminated a large number of Rain Shinobi's manpower, the attack at this time seemed like an active pursuit of victory, leaving no chance for the Rain Shinobi to survive.

But this actually means that Konoha has given up the advantage it has already gained and returned to the same trench as the Rain Shinobi to fight again.

In other words, this is a strategy that actively seeks consumption and accelerates the progress of the war.

Tsunade couldn't understand why Orochimaru would make such a suggestion.

Chapter 475: The Kite Flyer

"I also agree with Orochimaru's proposal."

At this moment, Jiraiya suddenly spoke up and took the initiative to agree with Orochimaru's proposal.

As soon as Jiraiya said this, many of the Konoha jonin who were talking at the table stopped talking.

All the Konoha jonin knew that although there were three commanders, there had never been any disagreement in command.

Firstly, the three commanders are all disciples of the Third Hokage, and they already have a teammate relationship with each other and have a harmonious relationship.

Secondly, every time a motion is announced, the three of them will discuss it in advance and reach a consensus.

Because of this, when the senior ninjas of Konoha saw Jiraiya openly supporting the "827" proposal put forward by Orochimaru, they subconsciously thought that the three commanders had reached a consensus.

In this case, since the commanders have reached a consensus, what else do they have to say?

But what everyone didn't know was that Tsunade had no idea about this at all.

Tsunade didn't think that she was isolated by her two teammates.

Tsunade glanced at Orochimaru and Jiraiya beside her calmly, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes.

There must be something she doesn't understand!

Konoha Ninja Village, Hokage's office.

"Bata, bah"

A thin-looking middle-aged man stood by the window, his eyes flickering as he looked out at the scenery. He kept sucking on his pipe and exhaling thick smoke.

Because the doors and windows of the entire room were locked at this time, the room was in a closed state, causing the thick smoke to fill the room for a long time and unable to dissipate.

Over time, as the smoke continued to accumulate, it formed a smoke screen that even sunlight could not penetrate.

In the space shrouded in layers of smoke, the hazy light made it impossible to tell for a moment whether it was light or darkness.

Perhaps the word "drowsy" is the most appropriate to describe everything here.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared out the window without blinking.

There is the landmark building of Konoha Village - Hokage Rock.

Statues of all the successive Hokage, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, are clearly engraved on the Hokage Rock for people to admire at any time.

But at this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were unfocused, as if he was looking at the transparent glass of the window in front of him, or at the three huge faces on the Hokage Rock outside the window.

"call"

"Kaka!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled the last puff of smoke, then turned the pipe in his hand upside down, knocked it against the windowsill, and shook out the ashes.

"Squeak~"

Behind Sarutobi Hiruzen there was a creaking sound of a door opening, and the thick smoke in the room seemed to have found a way to vent, rushing out of the door.

"Cough cough!!!"

The thick smoke caught the visitor off guard and he took a big breath, then stood at the door and coughed for a long time.