Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 371 Toughness

"Lord Raikage! You're awake!"

In the Cloud Ninja camp, the Raikage, who had been unconscious for a day and a night, opened his eyes.

"Where's the platform?"

"And what's the situation outside now?"

Upon waking up, Raikage didn't inquire about his injuries, but instead asked hope, who was standing next to him.

"Senior Tsuchida is arranging the camp's defenses... As for the current situation..."

When asked about the current situation, hope hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

"What's wrong? Has Konoha attacked?"

"That shouldn't be the case! Didn't the Third Hokage of Konoha always advocate empty talk like 'Will of Fire'?"

"Moreover, the fact that they allowed us to retreat safely this time suggests they have no intention of escalating the conflict."

"No, no, everything is perfectly calm in Konoha."

Upon hearing the Raikage mention Konoha, Hii ​​shook his head repeatedly in denial, his expression becoming even more terrified.

"Could it be that old bastard, Onoki?"

Upon seeing hope's expression, the Raikage first thought it was Iwagakure, wondering if they were taking advantage of his injury to try and take advantage of him again. However, he quickly dismissed the idea.

hope's expression said it all.

"Could it be... those restless fellows in the village?"

Seeing hope nodding so vigorously, even someone as resolute as Raikage felt a headache coming on.

The thought of his own injury and unconsciousness, and the news of the Eight-Tails' capture reaching the village, along with the possible reactions of his men, gave him a major headache.

The Cloud Ninja greatly admires the strong. After the news of his injury and unconsciousness, as well as the capture of the Eight-Tails, reached the ears of the village's martial arts faction, it's no surprise that things have descended into chaos.

Those who sought revenge by directly waging war against Konoha, and those who felt inadequate in their own abilities, were trying to stir up trouble.

I expect all sorts of monsters and demons will jump out.

"Take me to the earthen platform!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't stay lying down any longer. He threw off the blanket, got up, and walked outside.

"Lord Raikage...your body needs a good rest!"

Upon seeing Raikage leave, hope hurriedly followed and pleaded with him from the side.

"hope, I'm alright now!"

After offering a casual explanation, the Raikage strode towards the center of the camp.

He cannot show the slightest weakness now; the Cloud Ninja do not need a weak Raikage.

Konoha Hokage Building.

"Lord Hokage, the Cloud Ninja are already at a clear disadvantage. How dare they make such an outrageous demand?"

Hiashi Hyuga, whose expression was always rigid and proper, could no longer maintain the demeanor of the Hyuga clan and began to question the Third Hokage, who sat in the head seat.

"We ninja clans risk our lives to protect the village, but when something like this happens, shouldn't the village stand up for us?"

News came from the front lines that the Raikage had been defeated by Uchiha Toshiro, and even the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had fallen into the hands of Konoha.

With such leverage, the Cloud Ninja would concede no matter what, and Hizashi would no longer die in his place.

But reality slapped him hard in the face.

Although the Yunren suffered a setback, their arrogance only grew stronger, and their demands for peace talks remained unchanged.

They still demand that Konoha hand over the murderer.

"Clan Chief Hyuga, please calm down. We're just discussing countermeasures, aren't we?"

Upon receiving a signal from his teammate, Mitokado Homura quickly offered words of reassurance.

"Nothing is certain yet, and besides, it's all for the peace and stability of Konoha!"

Not to mention Hiashi Hyuga, even the higher-ups of Konoha were stunned by the Cloud Ninja's actions.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that it was Konoha that had lost its tailed beast!

"Rizu, please be patient!"

The Third Hokage was also very troubled. As Hokage, he and Hiashi were at different levels and had different perspectives.

Although his side held the advantage on the battlefield, he still had some understanding of the situation of the Cloud Ninja.

Especially in situations like these, the Yunren will not give an inch.

Only by gaining a certain advantage at the negotiating table could the Fourth Raikage possibly appease the restless fellows in his village.

However, this puts the pressure on Konoha.

"I think... there's nothing to talk about with the Cloud Ninja. Now that we've captured the Eight-Tails, we have the advantage at the camp."

"Why don't we just start a war with them!"

Although Danzo usually had his share of petty schemes and could be described as selfish, he jumped out again after being provoked by the Cloud Ninja.

"In my opinion, Shikaku and the others shouldn't have let the Raikage go last time."

"With the Raikage in our hands, the Cloud Ninja will be completely at our mercy!"

Last time, Danzo directly proposed starting a war but failed to get Hiruzen's consent. Now that the situation is in Konoha's favor, Danzo plans to give it another try.

However, this time he didn't speak as directly as before. Instead, he first brought up the topic to see how the major Konoha clans and Jonin would react.

"yes!"

"The Cloud Ninja really don't know what's good for them this time!"

"In my opinion, we should teach those Cloud Ninja a good lesson this time! They won't behave unless they know how powerful Konoha is!"

As soon as Danzo finished speaking, the Konoha high-ranking officials present in the conference room began to discuss the matter.

Last time, when faced with the threat from the Cloud Ninja, they were all somewhat timid and hesitant, and all wanted to settle things peacefully.

However, after Toshiro captured the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, they realized that the Cloud Ninja were not so scary after all.

People began to express their different opinions.

"it works!"

Seeing the stark contrast between the few who responded when he proposed war against the Cloud Ninja last time, Shimura Danzo inwardly scorned these opportunistic fellows.

Just as he was about to speak again and continue to promote his ideas, the Third Hokage spoke up.

"I am very pleased with everyone's current attitude!"

"However, the village has only recently recovered from a large-scale war, and each family is still in the process of recovery. The newborn children in the clan are not even old enough to attend the ninja academy. It would be best not to start a war so easily!"

Taking a drag of his cigarette, the Third Hokage continued:

"Moreover, everyone knows the geographical location of Konoha. If we were to engage in a full-scale conflict with the Cloud Ninja..."

"Neither the Mist Ninja nor the Iwa Ninja will stand idly by!"

This is one of the reasons why he has upheld the ideal of peace all these years.

Given the geographical location of the Land of Fire, it's either best not to fight at all, or if it does, it will have to fight each of the major powers one by one.

(End of this chapter)