The day after Kakashi and Yu confronted each other, the Hidden Cloud Village directly announced a message to the ninja world that the Konoha Anbu was going too far and bullying their ninjas who were carrying out missions in the Land of Hot Water. They wanted to use war to avenge their companions.
A large number of Kumogakure ninjas went to the Land of Hot Springs, preparing to attack the Land of Fire.
In this announcement, people from other countries only saw one useful piece of information, which was that the Hidden Cloud Clan wanted to take advantage of the situation and invade Konoha.
When seeing this news, other countries were very happy. Everyone knew that Konoha had just experienced the turmoil caused by the Nine-Tails' rampage, and the losses must have been considerable.
But no one wanted to be the first to stand out, and they were waiting for a warrior to take action and test Konoha to see if there really was a strong man in Konoha who could knock down the Nine-Tails with just two punches.
Or the current Konoha is actually a paper tiger, and those news are just false news released by Konoha to confuse the public.
After seeing the news that the Cloud Ninja and Konoha declared war, Ohnoki immediately smiled happily.
"That Kumo Ninja brat can't help himself, let him test Konoha's bottom line.
Let our ninjas prepare for war. If Konoha is just bluffing this time, then we will attack Konoha.
If such a strong man really appears in Konoha again, then we will attack Kumogakure."
As an old man in the ninja world, Ohnoki knows that ninjas cannot be lumped together, and some people can really beat the tailed beasts with ease.
So even though the information coming from Konoha was outrageous, Ohnoki still cautiously chose to sit back and wait for others to make the first move.
Decades have passed, and others may have forgotten the godly power of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, but Ōnoki has not forgotten it, because he has experienced it personally.
Ōnoki became a ninja before the era of ninja villages came, and he once fought for the establishment of the village. He is the grandson of the first Tsuchikage, and the second Tsuchikage, Mu, is his master.
That year, the Ninja Village Era arrived. Mu, who had a strong political mind, immediately felt that this was a brand new era and suggested that the Shodaime Tsuchikage form an alliance with Konoha Village.
At that time, Wu had already developed Dust Release and was very powerful. He had also been serving as a military strategist within Iwagakure and was highly valued by the first Tsuchikage, so Wu's proposal was quickly adopted.
Then Wu and Ōnoki went to Konoha to prepare for an alliance.
Then, they met Uchiha Madara, who rejected their alliance and bluntly stated that the powerful Konoha did not need to form an alliance with the weak like the Iwagakure.
So a battle broke out, and in this battle, Ōnoki, who was only thirteen years old at the time, saw what true power was.
The master who he used to think was invincible and almost invincible was easily defeated.
The only reason they didn't die might be that Madara didn't take them seriously, so he didn't bother to care about them after knocking them down.
This is what made Ohnoki's current character of making plans before taking action.
After Ohnoki had arranged everything, Ohnoki was the only one left in the office again.
"If a strong person of that level really appears, I'm afraid Konoha will return to its peak. If there is a god in this world, this god must be a biased god.
Why is it that Konoha always has so many geniuses, but there is no one among the Iwagakure who can inherit my Dust Release right now..." Oonoki sighed.
He is already over sixty years old, which is considered old among ninjas, but he has not been able to find someone who can inherit his ninjutsu. Although his son Huangtu has decent talent, he has not been able to learn his Dust Release.
If someone with sufficient talent doesn’t appear in the next ten years, I’m afraid Dust Escape will be lost.
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In the Sand Village, Rasa saw the Cloud Ninja declare war on Konoha and felt relieved. Finally, someone went to investigate Konoha's bottom line.
In the later period of the Third Shinobi World War, the Sand Ninja suffered heavy losses, and finally had no choice but to find a way to withdraw from the war. However, once the war has started, you can't withdraw just because you want to.
So the Sand Ninja formed an alliance with Konoha, which was still under siege. The two countries united, which made the Iwagakure Ninja give up their plan to continue the war, thus ending the Third Ninja World War.
However, although they have formed an alliance with Konoha, this does not mean that the Sand Ninjas like Konoha. They are just forced to do so.
"Let my men be prepared to prevent surprise attacks from other ninja villages." Rasa quickly formulated a countermeasure for the Sand Ninja this time, which was to sit still and watch Konoha and the Cloud Ninja fight.
If possible, Luo Sha also wanted to take the opportunity to take a bite of Konoha. Even if he couldn't eat the meat, he could at least drink some soup.
But the Sand Ninja's situation is really miserable now. It would be fine if Konoha couldn't hold on and was completely defeated.
If Konoha comes, the Sand Ninja will be finished. Not only will they have to guard against Konoha's revenge, but they will also have to guard against other ninja villages taking advantage of their misfortune.
Therefore, Rasa was not planning to get involved in the war between Konoha and Cloud Ninja. He would neither help nor add insult to injury. He would just watch the show quietly.
However, they still had to take the necessary precautions to prevent some ninja villages from invading their Sand Ninja Village under the pretext of attacking Konoha.
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In response to the Cloud Ninja's declaration of war, Konoha held a high-level meeting at the request of the two advisors.
"Nagazawa Fuzo, I heard that the Hidden Cloud Village declared war on us this time because you asked your Anbu to provoke the Cloud Ninjas on the border." Utane Koharu was the first to challenge Nagase.
"What do you mean by because of me? Did I instruct the Kumo Ninja to declare war on Konoha
Why did the Kumo Ninja declare war on us? Don't you know the real reason, Utane Koharu? "Nagaze was not afraid and asked Utane Koharu directly.
"War between countries is no joke. The reason why the Hidden Cloud Village declared war on us is simply because they thought Konoha suffered heavy losses from the Nine-Tails' rampage." Before Utatane Koharu could speak, Nagase spoke again.
“Although this is true, Nagase Fuzuo, your actions are still a bit extreme. If you handle it properly and let Kumogakure understand that we are still strong, perhaps you can avoid this war.
I know that you, Nagase Fuzuo, are powerful and are not afraid of war, but war will bring too much pain, so if you can avoid it, you should avoid it." Mitomon Yan raised his glasses and said.
"Advisor Mitomon, it seems that you don't understand Kumogakure." Nagase shook his head and said.
"The Land of Lightning is a militaristic nation. They will not miss any opportunity to expand. In this case, the more you express the message that I am strong, the more counterproductive it will be. The Cloud Ninja will think that we are guilty."
"I have only one opinion, and that is to start a war and defeat the Hidden Cloud Village and scare them!"
"I agree with Nagase's decision and declare war on Kumogakure immediately." Minato said in support of Nagase.
The two consultants turned their attention to the third generation who had never spoken.
"Declare war. War is inevitable. What we need to do is win beautifully." The third generation sighed and said.
Three generations had said so, and the two consultants were helpless.
After the top leaders reached a consensus, Minato first sent a notice to the ninja world, declaring war on Kumogakure in response to Kumogakure's declaration of war.
Immediately afterwards, Minato began to gather ninjas, formed troops, and went to the border to support the troops guarding the border.
Minato was also among the troops heading to the front lines.
Nagase was also not idle. He also brought some ninjas to the border near the Land of Rice to prevent the Cloud Ninjas from playing tricks. On the surface, he was deploying forces in the Land of Hot Springs, but secretly preparing for a surprise attack from the Land of Rice.