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Chapter 277 The Difficulties of Konoha (Please subscribe and vote)
After wolfing down the first bowl of ramen, Lin Yi quickly finished the second bowl.

After Lin Yi finished two bowls of ramen, the unbearable burning sensation in his stomach gradually subsided.

After feeling that he had almost finished eating, Lin Yi slowed down his eating speed and began to chew his food carefully. He also asked Jiraiya about the recent situation on the front line.

"The situation is a bit tense. The situation on the front line is not optimistic, especially now that the Sand Village has also been involved in the battle, which has doubled the pressure on the front line. The teacher has also seemed a little overwhelmed recently."

Jiraiya sighed and gave Lin Yi a general account of the situation Konoha was currently facing.

Some time ago, the Sand Village joined the battlefield and fought a brutal battle with Konoha at Mount Jiegeng.

It was at that time that Kabuto was secretly sent into Konoha Village by Scorpion as a spy. Unfortunately, he was brainwashed by Orochimaru and turned into a double agent as soon as he entered.

In the Battle of Mount Kigen, Minato Namikaze, with his outstanding strategic vision and leadership, led the Konoha ninjas in a fierce battle against the ninja coalition composed of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village.

Ultimately, they successfully repelled the coalition forces and won victory for Konoha.

But the huge consumption of supplies and casualties after this battle made Sarutobi Hiruzen realize that Konoha Village could no longer continue to be mired in the quagmire of war, otherwise it would be ruined.

Therefore, he decided to negotiate with the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village to end this endless fighting.

But this decision caused strong opposition among Konoha's top leaders.

Especially the political faction headed by Danzo, who frantically used this decision to attack Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In their view, it was incomprehensible that Konoha Village had won the battle, but now it had to make concessions and negotiate.

This sentiment spread not only among Konoha's high-level officials, but even the ninja families in the village and some civilian ninjas found it difficult to accept this decision.

They felt that this was a denial of their victory in the battle and a disregard for their efforts.

However, only those who manage the household do not know how difficult it is to make a living. Only Sarutobi Hiruzen knows how difficult Konoha is now.

After the war with the four major ninja villages, Konoha's economic level declined sharply, and the huge consumption of the war made resources increasingly scarce.

"A cannon shot is worth a fortune" - this saying was deeply reflected in Konoha at that time.

Konoha is not facing just one enemy, but is fighting on multiple fronts, which puts enormous pressure on the logistics supply lines.

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't sleep at night because of this. Every time he opened his eyes, there were supplies for thousands of people waiting for him to deliver.

These supplies did not come out of thin air; he managed to obtain them from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire by various means.

The current Daimyo of the Fire Nation is not friendly to Konoha Village, which makes Sarutobi Hiruzen face many difficulties every time he goes to request material assistance.

Recently, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire seems to have reached some kind of agreement with the Daimyo of other countries, requiring Sarutobi Hiruzen to end the Ninja World War as soon as possible.

Is Sarutobi Hiruzen really willing to make such a seemingly humiliating compromise? Of course he doesn't.

However, he knew very well that the current Konoha Village could no longer withstand the turmoil of war.

If the war continues, not only will the economy of Konoha Village collapse completely, but more importantly, the next generation of ninjas may also be cut off.

During the Shippuden period, Konoha Village could only rely on elite ninjas such as Kakashi and Gai when encountering problems.

At its core, it is closely related to the consumption of the Third Ninja World War.

Years of war have severely weakened the new generation of power in Konoha Village. Many outstanding young ninjas have died on the battlefield, resulting in a lack of sufficient talent reserves in Konoha Village's subsequent development.

As the leader of Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen is well aware of the cruelty and destructive power of war.

After much consideration, he chose to negotiate with the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village in order to protect the remaining new generation of forces in Konoha Village and prevent them from being exhausted in endless wars.

Through peace talks, Sarutobi Hiruzen hopes to win a breathing space for Konoha Village, giving the village a chance to rebuild and cultivate new forces.

Just as Jiraiya described the current situation in detail, the two suddenly heard a noise coming from behind.

Lin Yi reached out and pulled aside the curtain of Ichiraku Ramen, his eyes casting towards the streets of Konoha Village.

I saw several ninjas wearing Kumogakure forehead protectors walking on the street with an extremely arrogant attitude, as if they were the masters of this village. "Are the people of Kumogakure so presumptuous?"

"We can't help it. The people of the Hidden Cloud Village know that Konoha will not be able to continue the war, so they are so confident. Their attitude this time is also based on this judgment. Once we give them any excuse, both sides will probably continue the war immediately."

Although Jiraiya behaves a bit like an idiot in the love field, he has a keen insight into political matters.

After Orochimaru's defection, the Third Hokage intended to have Jiraiya take over the position of Hokage.

This is enough to show that Jiraiya is not bad in political wisdom.

But Jiraiya loves freedom by nature, and he doesn't like being bound by tedious official duties and responsibilities.

Coupled with the prophecy of Gama Sage, he finally chose to reject the position of Hokage and continue his journey of wandering around the world.

"Then it's okay for me to teach these guys a lesson."

"Of course, as long as no one is killed, please go ahead."

Jiraiya is not a good guy.

Although he was always smiling and kind when guiding Naruto.

But when necessary, Jiraiya would kill people without mercy.

This is determined by the environment. In this chaotic period, people who are kind-hearted often find it difficult to survive.

After that, a deep dark passage appeared in front of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi reached in and grabbed the ankle of the leader of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Immediately afterwards, the leader of the Hidden Cloud Village felt a powerful force suddenly grabbing his right foot, causing him to lose his balance instantly and fall heavily on his back.

"Who did this? Who?! Come out now!"

The representative of the Hidden Cloud Village roared angrily at the crowd, trying to find out who was behind the attack.

But the pedestrians on the street just looked at him quietly, and no one responded to his question.

Looking at the representative of the Hidden Cloud Village lying on the ground, the villagers of Konoha Village felt a sense of relief.

They couldn't stand the arrogant attitude of the representative of the Hidden Cloud Village even after losing, and thought that the other party's behavior was really shameless.

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, the representative of the Hidden Cloud Village felt extremely angry.

But he couldn't take advantage of the situation at the moment. If word got out that the people of the Hidden Cloud Village went to war with Konoha because of a fall, he would probably be laughed at by the other ninja villages.

What's more, they have other missions this time, and if they attract the attention of the top leaders of Konoha Village, it will probably cause a lot of trouble.

"Go back!" The representative of the Hidden Cloud Village got up from the ground, patted the dust off his ninja uniform, and ordered with a grim face.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the group had no choice but to return to the hotel in shame.

"Okay, boss, how much is it?"

"No charge, just consider this meal as my treat."

He smiled and waved his hands. He had seen the people from the Hidden Cloud Village acting arrogantly outside just now. He was also present when Lin Yi took action, so he naturally knew what was happening outside.

As a passionate young man, I just feel happy about this. It’s just a bowl of ramen and it doesn’t cost much.

"Okay, thank you, boss."

Seeing that he didn’t have to pay, Lin Yi immediately felt much happier. Who wouldn’t be happy to get something for free?

(End of this chapter)