Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 80: I am surrounded by opponents, but I have not been defeated yet. Why do you treat me as a war criminal?

"War?"

Kaguya Masao had just finished speaking.

Uchiha Makoto saw the senior leaders of Akatsuki Village looking at each other, and then they continued to talk at once.

"Isn't this a bit hasty?"

"How can this war be treated as such a joke?"

"Chief Kaguya, please do not bring your family's bad habits to the Akatsuki Village meeting."

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War is not just talk. It not only results in deaths but also costs a lot of money!

The detonator will make you a fortune when it explodes. This is not a joke.

This only involves a part of the military supplies. The most common consumables such as kunai and shuriken are not included. In addition, there are logistical support, post-war pensions, etc. The expenses of each of these are frighteningly high.

Moreover, the era of ninja villages has just arrived, and the wars between the various ninja clans have only subsided for a year or two. This period of time is undoubtedly a rare and precious time of peace.

Each village is feeling its way forward, trying to adapt to this new era.

At least at this stage.

The vast majority of ninja villages spend their funds on internal village construction, with the military budget accounting for only a small part of it. Only a few ninja villages will invest huge military budgets like Uchiha Makoto. The detonating talisman factory secretly built by Akatsuki Village has never stopped since it was put into production.

the most important is
The war between ninja villages has never happened in the history of the ninja world. Once the war starts, when will it stop?
No one can predict how tragic such a war will be, but one thing is certain: it will be a war of unprecedented intensity, and many people will die in this war.

All of these people here have managed to survive the wars of the Warring States Period.

If I could live well.

Who wants to die?
The most important thing is to start a war of this level just for two Chunins?
Is this really reasonable?

Shouldn't the most important thing for the ninja village now be the development of the village, spending precious funds on cultivating the new generation, and maintaining good relations with surrounding forces as much as possible to avoid major conflicts?

Especially in an incident like this involving the deaths of people from two major ninja villages, shouldn't both parties do their best to reduce the impact of this incident, then negotiate compensation, shake hands and make peace, and once again maintain the hard-earned peace?

Why choose to go to war directly?

Not only the smaller ninja clans opposed it, but most of the larger ninja clans also opposed it. Even the Snow Clan and the Kurama Clan, who were also bloodline ninja clans, completely disagreed with Kaguya Masao's opinion. Could this nonsense-talking battle maniac of the Kaguya family be directly kicked out?
Uchiha Makoto frowned.

He naturally understood the thoughts of the Akatsuki Village leaders in front of him.

The current peace is hard-won.

Just for the two Chunins
And they were two dead Chunins.

Well known.

No one would pay more for a dead ninja.

Now the Akatsuki Village is waging war against another large ninja village, but the benefits gained are far less than the price paid. We are all adults now, and adults think in a way that weighs the pros and cons. Acting impulsively will only make things worse.

This is like the Hyuga family handed over a scapegoat, Hyuga Hizashi, in order to maintain peace. This brought about the peaceful development of the village and saved countless people from war. From Sarutobi Hiruzen's perspective at the time - for Konoha, which was in urgent need of recuperation, this deal could be said to be a huge profit.

The relationships between ninja villages are based on human relationships and are not just about fighting and killing.

However, Uchiha Makoto and the Akatsuki Village leaders in front of him were considering completely different things. The Akatsuki Village leaders were concerned about the little piece of land in front of them. Akatsuki Village was currently in a very good state, with sufficient funds, rapid economic development, and the family members were also growing up healthily. It was a place full of vitality and everything was flourishing.

Why should I destroy this wonderful life just for two Chunins?
Uchiha Makoto had a God's perspective, and he knew clearly the future changes and developments of the world. Once Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama fell out, and Uchiha Madara defected to Konoha, the First Shinobi World War had entered the countdown, and the subsequent Battle of the Valley of the End was equivalent to lighting the fuse of the powder keg of the First Shinobi World War. The time the fuse burned was the time for war preparations. Konoha was challenging the four major ninja villages alone, so how could its own Akatsuki village be spared?

For a longer-term future.

Since the Hidden Cloud Village has already found an excuse to start a war, the Akatsuki Village must not miss the opportunity. Now is the best time to weaken the Hidden Cloud Village's strength. Anyway, with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara supporting them, they will definitely not lose the Ninja War. It can even be said to be a one-sided battle.

However, Uchiha Makoto could only keep these words in his stomach and could not say them to the senior leaders of Akatsuki Village in front of him. Even if he told them that the First Ninja World War would break out in the future, they probably would not believe it.

People always care more about the gains and losses in front of them.

"Everyone, be quiet."

As soon as Uchiha Makoto finished speaking, the conference room became quiet.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at Uchiha Makoto.

"When faced with this situation, there are generally six ways to deal with it."

"One, let it be."

"Second, issue a statement expressing regret for the accident."

"Three, lodge a formal protest."

"Fourth, stop aid."

"Five, sever diplomatic relations!"

"Six: Declare war directly."

"Leaving it alone will only make outsiders think that Akatsuki and Konoha are weak and can be bullied. Issuing a statement and lodging a formal protest does not demonstrate the strength of Akatsuki and Konoha."

"The fourth option is 'stop aid'. Akatsuki and Konoha haven't provided aid to Kumogakure, so this option is out of the question. The same is true for 'severing diplomatic relations'. Akatsuki and Konoha haven't established diplomatic relations with Kumogakure, so this option is also out of the question."

"So the only option left for us is the sixth one, to go to war directly!"

Uchiha Makoto first gave six options, then eliminated the first five options at the speed of light, leaving only the last option, "start a war directly."

The senior officials of Akatsuki Village were stunned. They were confused by the long and difficult sentence. In the end, they only heard the last sentence: "Start a war directly!"
"Master Guangying, please think twice!"

"How can this matter be so serious?"

"It's just two Chunin who died, is it really necessary to start a war?"

Not surprisingly.

The decision made by Uchiha Makoto was unanimously opposed by the top leaders of Akatsuki Village. No one wanted to start a war at this time that would never end. For the vast majority of people present, the Ninja War could break out, but it definitely couldn't break out now. As for when it would break out, it definitely couldn't be now!
"Quiet down!"

Uchiha Makoto once again suppressed the noise in the conference room.

"Do you think that if we don't fight this war, we can have peace forever? Is that possible?"

"As each ninja village grows stronger, conflicts between us will increase, just like in the Warring States Period. Sooner or later, an unprecedented war will break out. We are currently in the upper hand, with sufficient funds and a large number of ninjas. Since we already have an excuse to start a war, why not take this opportunity to weaken other ninja villages, or even eliminate them? You are not fighting for yourselves, but for future generations!"

"One blow is enough to prevent a hundred blows. We must use this battle to firmly establish our Akatsuki Village's position in the ninja world and terrify those ninja villages that are secretly stalking our village. Today, other ninja villages will clash with our village due to missions, resulting in casualties. But after this battle, they will all retreat when they see Akatsuki Village ninjas!"

"Because they saw how much we, the Akatsuki Village, value our companions. Even if two Chunin died, we, the Akatsuki Village, would pounce on them like hungry wolves to avenge our companions!"

Uchiha Makoto's passionate speech made the senior leaders of Akatsuki Village start to think.

Especially those wavering representatives of the small ninja clans, they are a vulnerable group in the ninja world.

Warring States Period
The small ninjas had no power to fight back against the big ninjas, and could only retreat when they encountered them during a mission. Even if similar casualties occurred, in most cases, the small ninjas did not even have the courage to ask for compensation.

The small ninjas joined the big ninja village originally to seek shelter and not be bullied by other ninja forces. Now that they have joined the big ninja village, if they still act timidly like before when encountering things, wouldn’t that be a waste of their membership?
Who doesn't want to have someone to back him up when he goes out? When facing vicious enemies, all he needs to do is say, "If you dare to touch a hair on my head, our Lord Guangying will bring a large army to kill you all the next day." Then these enemies will retreat in fear.

The Great Ninja Village should have the power of "Putting everything aside, are you not wrong? Why don't you just get out of here when you see the Akatsuki Ninja Village?"

This kind of scene
Just thinking about it makes their prostates explode with pleasure.

Looking at the gradually wavering leader of the Little Ninja Clan, Uchiha Makoto was secretly delighted and decided to increase his efforts. He spoke again:
"You just said that it's not worth it to start a war against the Hidden Cloud Village just for two Chunins. Then I want to ask you when exactly you will start a war."

"Until the very end."

Someone below responded.

"Then when will it be considered the final moment?"

"If the death of two Chunins doesn't count as the final moment, what if the death of a Jonin?"

"Not yet?"

"What about the entire jonin team?"

"Is it still not enough?"

"What about the loss of a dozen or so jonin?"

"Isn't it the final moment yet?"

"Then if the Hidden Cloud Village has already entered a state of war readiness and is planning to attack the Akatsuki Village at any time, should we still wait?"

"Do we have to wait until the Hidden Cloud Village's ninja army approaches before we make a decision? I'm afraid that even then, you'll still think this isn't the final moment."

Uchiha Makoto asked questions one after another, using the classic "sausage slicing" tactic to leave the senior leaders of Akatsuki Village speechless. When is the last moment? What if that "last moment" is too late?
"This battle is imperative!"

"I'm determined to fight!"

After Uchiha Makoto finished speaking, he made the final decision. As Lord of Light and Shadow, he actually had the final say on major decisions, especially on launching a war.

But he still spent a lot of time and effort on ideological construction. After all, the war was to be fought by ninjas. It was necessary to do a good job of pre-war propaganda and unify the ideological line. Uchiha Makoto had already conceived several short essays in his mind and must mobilize the emotions of the grassroots ninjas.

The key point is to focus on the rise of the ninja village and the dignity of the ninja.

The ninjas of Akatsuki Village should take the initiative to replace the bodies of the two dead Chunins. As ninjas of Akatsuki Village, even if they died in battle while performing Akatsuki Village's missions, Akatsuki Village would not only carve their names on the Akatsuki Village Memorial Monument and give them compensation, but also behead the culprits who killed them and display their heads in public.

No matter who the target is, even a large ninja village like the Hidden Cloud Village is no exception.

We are all ninjas. Who doesn't know the danger of this profession? The average age of a ninja is no more than 30 years old. They may die in a mission.

The big ninja village I joined is very overbearing. If there are casualties among the ninjas during their missions, someone has to pay the price with their life. Then dying for the Akatsuki Village is worth it! !

A pre-war meeting ended.

In a gloomy atmosphere, the ninja representatives walked out of the meeting room. Because of Uchiha Makoto's stubbornness, the shadow of war appeared again.

At least half of them did not want to fight, but no one was willing to stand up and take the lead in opposing Uchiha Makoto's decision.

They are waiting for an opportunity.

Once a war breaks out and the front-line fighting becomes difficult or even a defeat occurs, Uchiha Makoto will immediately be attacked by everyone. Even if he is the founder of Akatsuki Village, his career in the shadows will end here, and he may even be pushed out as the culprit.

only.
These are all defeat CGs.

What the hell?
Will you lose?
How is this possible!
Will Konoha follow him to go to war with the Hidden Cloud Village?
Uchiha Makoto doesn't think so.

Judging from Hashirama Senju's temper, which was probably the same as that of the senior officials of Akatsuki Village, he certainly would not be willing to start a war for this. At most, he would actively compensate the Chunin family with a sum of money, and then make peace with Kumogakure Village. If he had any ambition, the situation in the ninja world would never have become what it is today.

But Uchiha Makoto didn't care.

Akatsuki Village just can't defeat Konoha.

Do you really think Akatsuki Village is weak?
If you can't defeat four people in Konoha alone, what's there to be afraid of when dealing with a mere Cloud Village?

The tens of billions of taels of funding that Akatsuki Village has invested in are not earned in vain. We must blow them through with detonating tags alone. We must let the ninja world see what "Van Fleet ammunition" means!
Even if every member of the Hidden Cloud Village is a jonin or Kage-level ninja, it doesn't matter if they can break through the Akatsuki Village's line against the Akatsuki Village's explosive talisman attack.

Unable to defeat Uchiha Makoto, he directly ran to Konoha to ask for help from Uchiha Madara!

"Lord Madara, the Uchiha clan has been beaten like this, and you still don't take action. Isn't this making the Uchiha clan a laughing stock for the entire ninja world to see?"

all in all.

Even though I am surrounded by opponents, I have not yet been defeated. Why should I be treated as a war criminal?

(End of this chapter)