I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 757 ATMs also need maintenance and power, so we should treat them a little better sometimes.

"The Second Generation Lord, Tatsuma Lord, Minato Lord, the villages of Kiri, Iwa, and Kumo, and the Land of Iron simultaneously sent out requests for assistance."

They claim their organization was attacked by an unknown force, and that many military supplies and belongings of their predecessors were stolen. They hope we can help them apprehend the perpetrators. What should we do?

In the cramped Hokage office, all six Hokage were gathered, but Shikaku completely ignored the First, Third, and Fifth Hokage and went straight to question Tobirama, Minato, and Tatsuma.

Hashirama Senju and Tsunade were all smiles, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss, while Hiruzen Sarutobi looked utterly dejected. When did he become so unacceptable even when he wanted to help?

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma and his two companions, who had just received the assembly order, exchanged glances. Minato frowned and remained silent, while Tobirama and Tatsuma said in unison, "We're not going."

Adults should pay the price for their choices. Since they actively rejected Konoha's spontaneous request for support, they should now bear the consequences.

Moreover, these so-called relics of the predecessors are obviously nothing more than the body tissues of the former Shadow.

If Tatsuma really wanted to help, he wouldn't have just asked for Yokura's blood sample alone when they were in the Land of Water a couple of days ago.

Konoha offered to help before because they intended to profit from it, but now it's just a thankless task.

Putting aside the difficulty of finding White Zetsu, even if they were found, Konoha would only be able to return them. Furthermore, if future resurrected White Zetsu appeared on the battlefield, Konoha would be blamed.

After all, as far as Tatsuma knew, the six Jinchuriki had already completed the Impure World Reincarnation, and their body tissues were probably collected from various villages.

If nothing unexpected happens, the others are also preparing for the Impure World Reincarnation, and may have even completed it. It's just that Obito didn't summon it when he fought Tatsuma.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just refuse now.

Moreover, when the predecessors of other ninja villages are resurrected by Edo Tensei and become enemies of the Allied Shinobi Forces, it will be those ninja villages that lose face, what does it have to do with Konoha?

Or rather, that kind of scene is exactly what Tatsuma and Tobirama desperately want to see.

In any case, for Konoha, it just means having more enemies. Compared to the formidable enemy Madara Uchiha, having more others only adds to the spectacle.

Hearing the two men's straightforward refusal, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, but then kept it closed. If it were Tatsuma who refused, then he would have the right to offer some words of advice.

But Tobirama Senju resolutely refused.

Minato's brow relaxed, and he said, "Tell them that instead of worrying about the lost supplies, they should focus on preparing for war."

This batch of "supplies" is likely Obito and his crew's final preparation; war is just around the corner.

The three Hokage have made it clear that the First Hokage will likely side with his brother, so Tsunade is out of the question.

Although she is the current Hokage, since these Hokage came to the village, Tsunade's role has been to sit in the office and make up the working hours; she doesn't need to do any actual work.

Shikaku nodded and said, "Okay, then should we stop the preparations?"

Tobirama Senju looked at Tatsuma, who in turn looked at Shikaku and asked, "Did the daimyo give us enough money?"

"The surplus funds are enough for Lord Orochimaru to conduct research without any worries for five years."

The Daimyo was very quick to allocate funds, and the speed at which the funds arrived was much faster than the speed at which Konoha made purchases. As a result, a large sum of money has not yet been spent.

However, even though the Konoha flowers were distributed, Tatsuma had previously hinted that Shikaku should keep a portion of it as Orochimaru's research funds.

This way, Orochimaru's research can be supported without hindering Konoha's sweeping reforms after the war.

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma smiled and said, "Then let's end it here. Inform the daimyo that we can temporarily suspend the disbursement of funds and shift our focus to post-war reconstruction, relief efforts, and the struggle for post-war profits."

Although Tatsuma always treated the Daimyo government like an ATM, sometimes he had to give them some benefits, since even an ATM needs maintenance and power.

This sends a signal of certain victory to the daimyo, while implying that the funds they have allocated so far will flow back in another form, and they may even reap huge profits from it.

Only in this way will the daimyo feel that the money was well spent after the war, and even if it was actually a loss in the end, the daimyo will not complain about it later.

Shikaku understood Tatsuma's meaning, nodded, and then said, "Then I'll go and make the arrangements, and at the same time notify the other ninja villages to conduct joint training exercises?"

"Okay, go ahead. If other villages try to delay the meeting by citing the need for war supplies, then set up the assembly point for the allied forces in the country where they are located."

Tatsuma said in a cold tone, "Many people can see that this Ninja World War might be much shorter than expected."

Because the so-called "Eye of the Moon" plan is to be implemented throughout the entire ninja world, it will inevitably be met with resistance from the entire ninja world.

If the war continues in the conventional way, it will give the ninja world time to recuperate and find a solution, because Madara Uchiha's side will inevitably concentrate its firepower and try to win quickly.

For the ninja world, if the forces are dispersed, it will give Madara Uchiha the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Therefore, the beginning of the war is also the beginning of the fiercest war, and even the final battle.

At this moment, everyone's battlefield preparations are nearing completion. The next step is to find a battlefield, which is in the hands of the Allied Shinobi Forces, or rather, Madara Uchiha's side doesn't care at all.

Their goal was to defeat the Allied Shinobi Forces, not to conquer cities and territories; therefore, wherever the Allied Shinobi Forces were, that was the battlefield.

However, neither the ninja villages nor the countries behind them would want the battlefield to be on their side, because this war is too high-level and the reconstruction will be too difficult. In fact, the country might be torn apart if they are not careful.

Can Konoha decide where to place the battlefield? Konoha alone is definitely not enough, but the Fifth Hokage of Sunagakure is serving as a "hostage" in Konoha. If Gaara follows Konoha's arrangements, the chances of success will increase.

Furthermore, there are also conflicts and grudges between other ninja villages. For example, if Tatsuma wants to place the battlefield in the Land of Earth, then the Cloud Village will definitely follow suit.

Once more than half of the countries have assembled, the selected country will have no choice but to accept the decision, even if it wants to.

Therefore, this time, whoever dares to delay will be in trouble.

After the brief meeting, Shikaku went to arrange various tasks, Minato and the others gave their "students" final special training, and Tatsuma went to find Gaara.

"Gaara, the war is about to begin."

In the desert, Gaara heard Tatsuma's words, nodded, and said, "The village has already sent me a letter. Sunagakure's preparations for war are complete, and we can set off at any time."

"Then go back and make the arrangements. We'll keep in touch afterward."

Chenma looked at the student who was half bald, quite satisfied. It was a pity that he had given him too little time; if only he had more.

Then Gaara might not need to be so bald.

"You've now graduated from your apprenticeship, and as your teacher, I should give you some gifts."

As Tatsuma spoke, he reached out and grasped in the air. Countless tiny, golden sand particles flew out from the ground and gradually took shape in Tatsuma's hand. There was also a portion of a substance made by Yin-Yang Release that was the same as the black rod.

The two gradually formed a helmet, which was shaped like a "Y" on the front, revealing the mouth, nose, eyes and forehead. Tatsuma held the helmet up in the air and put it on Gaara's head. It fit perfectly, and the "Ai" character on his forehead was also revealed.

Gaara touched the Yin-Yang Release material part and asked excitedly, "Tatsuma-sensei, is this some kind of special ninja tool?"

"no."

But Chenma shook his head and said, "It's just so you won't look so bald."

Gaara: "."

For a moment, Gaara couldn't tell whether Tatsuma was joking or serious. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he knew that his teacher wasn't always serious and would occasionally joke around.

It's just that normal people have a hard time distinguishing them.

Gaara touched his helmet and said, "Anyway, thank you, Tatsuma-sensei."

Goodbye, battlefield.

"Alright, see you on the battlefield."

(End of this chapter)