Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

Because Lao Zi is a proud and stubborn person, such a person would not lie and evade responsibility.

However, if no one testifies for Lao Zi, Ohnoki will still maintain the status quo.

First of all, he cannot overturn the results of the high-level meeting just because of his own feelings. This would be too arbitrary.

Secondly, he wanted to make Lao Zi suffer a little loss so that he would become more mellow.

The Jinchūriki is the strongest weapon of the ninja village. A weapon should have the awareness of a weapon. Ohnoki is very satisfied with a Jinchūriki like Han who completes his tasks silently without saying a word.

Lao Zi had nothing to say. He walked out of the Tsuchikage office and the Tsuchikage building as Oonoki said.

While walking down the street of Iwagakure Village, Lao Zi noticed that the looks of the surrounding residents and ninjas were particularly frightened.

Even in a busy commercial street, wherever he passes, there will be an empty space.

Lao Zi walked towards home with an expressionless face. He could faintly hear some words like "monster" and "cruel" behind him.

As a Jinchūriki, Lao Zi had actually suffered this kind of treatment a long time ago.

He didn't know why he felt so bad when he encountered this situation again today. Was it because he was treated as a war criminal even though he led the team to break through? Or was it because he didn't sleep well yesterday and was particularly sensitive today?

Lao Zi didn’t know, but he only knew one thing: he felt very uncomfortable.

In the following week, Lao Zi rarely went out and stayed at home.

When he felt that Ōnoki should have completed his investigation, he went to the Tsuchikage Building again.

This time the situation was not as tense as the last one, as Lao Zi applied in advance.

"I sent people to question all the ninjas of the Grass Land Army except you, and everyone said that they had never heard of similar orders. Do you have anything else to say?" Ohnoki didn't waste time and stated the result directly.

Lao Zi looked at Ohnoki silently without saying anything.

What else could he say? Should he blame those ninjas who heard the order for their deaths? Or should he personally go and ask those ninjas who broke through one by one?

"From now on, you just need to be honest, follow orders carefully, complete your mission, and learn from Han. Everything will be fine." Oonoki said soothingly.

During the war, it was impossible for Iwagakure to suddenly replace the Jinchūriki, as that would be equivalent to cutting off one's own arm.

It is not an easy task for a Jinchūriki to control the power of a tailed beast.

"Remove the surveillance on me." Lao Zi said expressionlessly.

After listening to Oonoki's words, he finally understood what the top leaders wanted to do. Killing his companions was just an excuse, and the top leaders just wanted to warn him.

If it were in the past, Lao Zi would have just endured it and it would have passed.

After all, this is the village where he was born and raised, and he must repay the kindness of the Iwagakure Village in raising him.

But this time Lao Zi really couldn't bear it anymore. He was acting according to Yan Ku's orders, but the higher-ups were still dissatisfied and wanted him to be more obedient.

Lao Zi felt that he had done his best for Iwagakure. If the Four-Tails had not helped him this time, he would have died on the battlefield.

He has already paid for Iwagakure's life, and his current life was given by the Four-Tails.

Ohnoki frowned slightly, wondering why he couldn't understand anything people said.

"If you behave well in the future, no one will interfere with your life. I am the Tsuchikage." Oonoki reminded.

As the Tsuchikage, he possesses enormous power, and whether or not to monitor is simply a matter of a word from him.

"If you don't cancel your surveillance of me, you will definitely regret it later."

After saying that, Lao Zi turned around and walked towards the office door, ready to leave the Tsuchikage office.

The higher-ups wanted him to become a task-keeping machine that only obeyed orders, but Lao Zi did not live up to their expectations.

If Ōnoki still sent ANBU to monitor him, Lao Shi would not kill the ANBU, but he would leave the Iwagakure Village directly.

He couldn't kill innocent Iwagakure ninjas, so he just went somewhere else to avoid being bothered.

boom!

The door to the Tsuchikage's office was slammed shut.

Ōnoki's face darkened. After being the Tsuchikage for so many years, Lao Shi was the first person who didn't give him face.

Just a human jinchūriki.

"Withdraw the Anbu currently in charge of monitoring him and let the squad leader do it himself!" Oonoki called the Anbu and gave the order.

As the Kage of a village, where is the authority of the Tsuchikage if he is really threatened by Lao Zi?

Therefore, he not only had to continue monitoring Lao Zi, but also had to send more people to monitor him and let the elite Anbu monitor him.

"Report to me immediately if Lao Zi makes any unusual movements."

Ohnoki used to think that Lao Shi was just following Iwaku's orders, but now Lao Shi's behavior makes him think that it might be the influence of the tailed beast's chakra. His temper is too explosive.

On the other side, Lao Zi sighed as he walked out of the Tsuchikage Building.

Although just now he was thinking about leaving Iwagakure if there were still Anbu surveillance.

But Iwagakure is his home after all, and Lao Zi becomes confused at the thought of leaving Iwagakure.

Where will he go after leaving Iwagakure? What will he do after leaving Iwagakure?

Don't think about it, don't be anxious. When Lao Zi thought about it, he found that his life was particularly empty. He couldn't think of what he could do after leaving Yanyin.

"Since we don't know where to go, why not just go everywhere?" Lao Zi came up with the idea of ​​traveling around the ninja world.

Normally he went abroad to carry out missions, and he didn't take the time to experience in detail how life in other countries was different from that in the Land of Earth.

"In this case, the first stop can be the Rain Country. I can meet the ninja master Sosuke who has thousands of disciples and see what a country that has been shrouded in rain for a long time looks like." Lao Zi thought to himself.

The major deeds that Sosuke did are well-known throughout the ninja world, and Lao Zi has also heard many legends about Sosuke.

There are very few people that Lao Zi can admire, but if Sosuke is exactly the same as the legend, then Sosuke can be considered one of them.

"Don't think too much about it. Maybe, Oonoki will respect my decision to abolish the Anbu."

Lao Zi realized that he was thinking too much, so he shook his head and returned home.

For him, the best choice is of course to stay in the Iwagakure Village. After all, if he goes out, it will not be easy to come back.

Chapter 585: Ninja World's Response

The land of thunder.

Raikage Building, conference room.

The Third Raikage sat in the first seat with a solemn look of deep thought on his serious face.

The high-ranking members of the Kumogakure high-ranking officials sitting on the left and right sides all had frowns on their faces as if they were thinking.

"Tully, what do you think about the recent defeat of Iwagakure in the Land of Grass?" The Third Raikage looked at a bespectacled Kumogakure ninja.

Tully is the assistant Raikage of their Hidden Cloud Village, the deputy of the Third Raikage, and one of the people he trusts the most.

"My thoughts..." Tully raised his glasses.

"According to the intelligence we have collected, Iwagakure actually won a big victory before its great defeat, and at one point, it beat the troops led by Jiraiya and forced them to flee everywhere."

"From this piece of information, we can get two pieces of information. Iwagakure is not as weak as it appeared before, and Konoha's actual strength is not as strong as before."

"If Iwagakure is weak, it will definitely not be able to defeat the ninja army led by Jiraiya in a short period of time. If Konoha is strong enough, it will naturally not be a crushing defeat followed by a great victory."

The Third Raikage and other high-ranking members of Kumogakure nodded in agreement.

"Although both sides have won and lost, it is obvious that Iwagakure suffered a greater loss this time. The ninja troops suffered heavy losses and directly withdrew from the Land of Grass." Tully said with some regret.

The war between Konoha and Iwagakure came suddenly and ended just as suddenly.

If Kumogakure could get the information in advance, it would be a good opportunity for them to cause trouble. If handled properly, they could inflict heavy losses on both Konoha and Iwagakure.

"So you think now is a good opportunity to attack the Hidden Rock Village?" The Third Raikage thought for a moment and asked.

The Hidden Cloud Village is not picky now, as long as they are at the level of the five major ninja villages, they will take action if they have the chance.

Tully shook his head. "Now is indeed an opportunity to send troops to Iwagakure, but it is even more of a good opportunity to send troops to Konoha."

The Third Raikage looked at Tully with some confusion. Wasn't it said that the losses of the Hidden Rock Village would be even greater?

"Although Iwagakure suffered losses, they were not serious. The two Jinchuriki were safely withdrawn to the Land of Earth. Moreover, the Iwagakure Village is located deep in the mountains and is easy to defend but difficult to attack." Tully explained.

If Kumogakure wants to attack Iwagakure, it will be very troublesome just to travel, which is not as simple as attacking the Fire Nation.

"If that's the case, shouldn't both have their own advantages and disadvantages? Why is it better to attack Konoha?" Tsuchida asked.

He did not start from his own ideas, but only thought about what Tully said, and did not find the so-called good opportunity.

"Because if we don't attack Konoha now, we may not have this opportunity in the future." Tully's expression became serious.

"Konoha first thwarted Kirigakure's attack, and now it has defeated Iwagakure. In the eyes of those clients, Konoha is still the strongest ninja village. Once the situation stabilizes, Konoha's commissions will surely increase greatly."

"With stronger financial resources, Konoha will be able to develop more ninjas. Coupled with the talented ninjas that emerged during the Konoha War, if they continue to develop simultaneously, how could Kumogakure be a rival to Konoha?"

Dodai looked at Tully with surprise. What a bold statement! He said so bluntly that the development potential of Kumogakure was not as good as that of Konoha.

Although it is true, some things cannot be spoken casually even if they exist.

Dodai glanced at the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage's expression did not change much from before.

"The frequent wars now have consumed the strength of Konoha's ninjas and also caused Konoha to forge hatred with other ninja villages. As long as we take action, the other ninja villages will most likely follow suit and attack Konoha. It is impossible for them not to see the threat of Konoha." Tully continued.

This is the real reason why Tully thinks now is a good time to attack Konoha.

Since the war broke out in Kumogakure, there have been three large ninja villages fighting against it, but Konohagakure and Iwagakure only launched tentative attacks, and only Sunagakure really started a fight.

But if the Cloud Village wants to attack Konoha, it will be difficult for the Sand Village to interfere, whether it is the Land of Hot Springs or the Land of Grass.

As for Konoha, they really treated Kirigakure and Iwagakure very harshly. Not only did Kirigakure lose a lot of ninjas, but also a jinchūriki, while Iwagakure almost lost a large army of thousands of people.

If Konoha reveals a flaw, Tully doesn't believe that Iwagakure and Kirigakure won't seek revenge.

If Konoha is successfully defeated, what will be gained is not only the sense of revenge, but also fame and wealth.

"That's true under ideal circumstances, but Konoha is still strong. If Kumogakure goes to war with Konoha with all its might, we can't guarantee that other large ninja villages won't target Kumogakure," Tsuchida reminded.

Hatred is indeed a significant driving force, but it pales in comparison to interests.

The Hidden Cloud Village's all-out attack on Konoha is essentially a game in which they commit themselves, and there are great risks involved.

"So we can't launch a large-scale attack on Konoha right from the start. We should first show our momentum and give people the feeling that we are going to attack Konoha with all our strength, and then observe the reactions of other ninja villages before making plans." Tully explained.

Yunyin is reckless, but not mindless.

They still don't know the details of Iwagakure's defeat, they only know that the number of enemies killed by Konoha in this battle is exaggerated.

"In the youth martial arts tournament held by the Ninja Clan, we from Kumogakure didn't send many ninjas to participate, but Iwagakure and Kirigakure both sent many elites. But the result was..."

Seeing that the top leaders of Kumogakure were still thinking, Tully further promoted his Konoha threat theory, as if if Konoha was ignored, it would return to its invincible state in the early days of the village in a few years.

"You can also tell us what you think." After waiting for Tully to finish speaking, the Third Raikage glanced at the other high-ranking members of Kumogakure and spoke.

"I think what Assistant Tully said makes sense. We should attack Konoha. Attacking Iwagakure is troublesome, and the benefits we can get from attacking Konoha are not as great." A dark-skinned burly man said with his arms folded across his chest, agreeing.

"I think something is not right. We can wait a little longer and continue to observe the situation to see what actions Kirigakure will take." A white-bearded Kumogakure elder shook his head in denial.

After all the top leaders of Kumogakure had finished speaking, the Third Raikage discovered that the score was exactly two to two.

Two senior executives agreed to attack Konoha, while the other two disagreed.

Of course, the other two senior officials just thought it was not a good idea to attack Konoha now, not that they disagreed with the war.

"I think what Tully said makes sense. Please tell me your plan in more detail." The Third Raikage finally said after thinking for a while.

Obviously, he chose to go to war against Konoha.

This plan is indeed risky, but the Third Raikage thinks it is worth a try.

……

On the other side, a high-level meeting was also being held in the Kirigakure Village, which was being cared for by the Kumogakure high-level officials.

Since being driven out of the Land of Fire by Konoha last time, Kirigakure has been shrinking its strength but has been keeping a close eye on the situation in the ninja world.

They are waiting for an opportunity, a chance to become famous.

Every high-ranking member of Kirigakure was very unwilling to accept this. It was a rare opportunity for them to participate in the Ninja World War, but they were beaten up by Konoha in the end.