Volume 1, Chapter 371: The End of Sand Village, Ohnoki's Heartbeat
After eating and drinking, the army continued to march forward, but some people took Qianyue's words to heart.
When resting at night, I prepared my own prey and ate barbecue.
It’s a pity that without any seasoning and due to poor cooking skills, the barbecue is hard to swallow and is worse than eating dry food.
At the border of the Land of Fire, the Sand Village occupied the border outpost and built a camp on the spot, with no intention of going further, as if waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from Konoha.
"Teacher, why don't you just go into the Fire Country?"
Thousands of ninjas rushing into the Fire Nation would probably cause considerable trouble to the Fire Nation.
Glancing at his disciple, the Third Kazekage said calmly:
"A few years ago, I had the same idea as you, which caused considerable losses to the Land of Fire and Konoha, but we also suffered considerable losses ourselves, and even offended the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."
Isn't the purpose of war to attack the enemy and inflict as much damage as possible on them?
If you have offended Daming Prefecture, you have offended it!
That is the Fire Country Daimyo's Palace. What does it have to do with our Sand Village?
Seeing that his disciple did not understand his intention, the Third Hokage said:
"After the war, the Fire Country Daimyo was reluctant to accept our proposal to buy food supplies. In the end, it was the Daimyo who stepped in to negotiate the purchase of supplies."
"The Daimyo is very angry about this, and with the incident with the Daimyo's mansion in River Country, our Sand Village is walking on thin ice."
"so......."
Luo Sha was surprised and said:
“Sensei’s point is that if we can defeat Konoha, we can forcibly seize the rich land of the Land of Fire.
If we fail to defeat Konoha and wreak havoc in the Land of Fire, will that bring us trouble?"
"No, it's more than that."
"If possible, I don't mind going to the Fire Nation."
The Third Kazekage clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and charged into the Land of Fire. Who wouldn't want to do such a good thing?
But the problem is that the Sand Village cannot do this, because it would be a compromise with the Daimyo of the Wind Country, otherwise the Daimyo would not support them.
The Second Ninja World War directly chilled the heart of the Daimyo of the Wind Country and destroyed his reputation.
Coupled with the heavy war reparations and the daimyo's indifference, life in the Sand Village became very difficult.
In order to wage war, the support of the daimyo must be obtained, and the conditions of the daimyo of the Wind Country are also very simple.
I can support you, but you can't cause trouble again, otherwise you will be slapping me in the face.
I don't care how the Sand Village and Konoha fight. I also don't care if the Sand Village ninjas sneak into the Fire Country to cut off Konoha's supply routes, but you can't do those crappy things you did a few years ago.
Rasa is not stupid, otherwise he wouldn't be able to become the Fourth Kazekage.
With the advice of the Third Kazekage, he understood the embarrassing situation of the village.
I also understood the village's compromise with the Daming Prefecture.
"But such a compromise is very detrimental to our actions."
"I know, but the teacher has no choice. We must win this battle and cannot lose."
Waving his fist, the Third Kazekage changed the subject:
"Any response from Ohnoki?"
The five major ninja villages each have certain conflicts and filth, and the Sand Village and the Iwagakure are no exception.
The ninjas from the Iwagakure have sneaked into the Land of Wind many times to cause trouble, and the ninjas from the Sand Village have also frequently visited the Land of Earth.
The relationship between the two villages is not as peaceful as it seems.
However, when the war broke out, the Third Kazekage decided to win over Ōnoki.
Invite Ohnoki to come out.
Luo Sha shook his head:
"There has been no response from the Iwagakure, and Ohnoki seems to be still waiting and watching. I'm afraid it won't be that easy for the Iwagakure to end up like that."
"No, he will."
Looking up in the direction of the Iwagakure, the Third Kazekage and Ōnoki are old rivals.
He knew Onoki very well and knew what Onoki was waiting for.
"If it was a few years ago, Ōnoki would definitely not act rashly, but Konoha is too weak now."
It has only been three years since the end of the Second Ninja World War, and the Sand Village has not recovered, and the same is true for Konoha.
It’s just that the situation in Konoha is slightly better than that in Sand Village. Even if it were better, how much better could it be?
Now they are fighting fiercely with the Mist Village and suffered a defeat a few days ago.
Now that the Sand Village has declared war, Konoha is busy on both ends and its weak points will be exposed.
This has a fatal attraction to the Iwagakure.
Not every village has a huge trade route and a lot of money like the Kumogakure. The Sandgakure is poor, and the Rockgakure is not much better.
On one side is the vast desert, and on the other side are bare rocks. Neither country has much fertile land.
If Ohnoki can cut a piece of meat from the Fire Nation, he will definitely not show mercy.
"Then shall we continue to contact the Iwagakure?"
Luo Sha asked.
The Third Kazekage smiled faintly:
"No need. Everything has to have a bottom line. As long as Ohnoki is tempted, he will do it. If he doesn't have such intentions, Ohnoki will not pay attention to us no matter how hard we try."
"Don't forget, in addition to the Sand Village, there is also an invitation from the Mist Village."
Why didn't the Mist Village attack while Konoha was in disarray?
Isn't it just to win over other villages and jointly attack Konoha?
The Sand Village compromised with the Daimyo's Mansion, but the Third Kazekage didn't care because he believed that Konoha would be defeated!
As long as Ōnoki can't help himself, Konoha will be defeated.
During the Second Shinobi World War, the Iwagakure held back and just messed around on the battlefield in the Rain Country for a while, then stopped getting involved and focused on targeting the Kumogakure.
And this time, the Iwagakure will be the loser.
The Third Kazekage’s confidence comes from Ōnoki’s age.
Ohnoki is old and may step down at any time to make way for the younger generation.
At his age, he must be thinking about accumulating more property for the younger generation. Declaring war on Konoha and dividing up the rich land of the Land of Fire is the best option.
Why is it that I can understand every word the teacher says, but when they are put together, they become a little confusing?
Is this the thinking of those in power?
Luo Sha thought silently.
In the dead of night, the lights in the Tsuchikage's office are still bright, and Ōnoki, who is already old, is still holding on.
"Father, you should rest."
Huangtu sighed. For the sake of the village, Ohnoki had been working overtime for many days in a row, which made his son feel a little uncomfortable.
"Um."
After responding absentmindedly, Ohnoki suddenly asked:
"What do you think of the invitation from the Mist Village and the Sand Village?"
The Mist Village had sent an invitation long ago, but Ōnoki ignored the Third Mizukage.
But at this time, the invitation from the Third Kazekage also came.
Compared to the Mist Village, the Sand Village's declaration of war on Konoha made Oonoki take it seriously.
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