Minato just pulled his friend Uchiha Tatsu and prepared to sleep.
Although Uchiha Tatsu said he didn't want it, his body was still very honest. After all, he likes to be passive.
At this time, Tsunade and Orochimaru continued to discuss war issues in the large tent at the station.
"Doesn't Sakumo need any more reinforcements? The sequelae of his secret technique are still quite serious." Tsunade was a little worried.
"It doesn't matter."
"You know Sakumo's strength. He is enough to deal with various problems." Orochimaru said calmly.
Speaking of Hatake Sakumo, even a proud person like Orochimaru respects him. He has enough confidence in the opponent's strength.
"That's right. The people who supported him this time were the elites of each family." Tsunade nodded.
"If the third generation old man hadn't reinforced so many ninjas, we wouldn't be able to mobilize ninjas to support him." Tsunade said with a smile.
"If these families didn't reach an agreement, how could they send troops to support them?" Orochimaru said disdainfully.
It's not unreasonable for Orochimaru to say this. The war has been going on for more than a year, but now the situation in the Kingdom of Rain is at a stalemate.
The reason is that Konoha is not monolithic. The ninja war is not a trivial matter. Which ninjas are sent to the battlefield and which ninjas stay in Konoha are both very important issues.
Civilian ninjas are okay, but family ninjas are very troublesome. Deployment of how many people each family sends is always a thorny issue.
Some families have few members and want to preserve their strength and do not want to send so many ninjas out. Some families want to send a large number of troops to gain meritorious service on the battlefield.
After all, once you accumulate enough meritorious deeds, you can easily be molded into a hero of Konoha with a little publicity in the village.
If you want to compete for the Fourth Hokage in the future, then these things can easily be converted into political capital.
But some senior executives may not want to see this happen.
So since there is a dispute, let's just let the battlefield remain stalemate. Anyway, the village is strong enough to afford it, but other villages can’t afford it.
It was because of this mentality that the battle dragged on. This kind of nastiness can be found in almost every village, and Orochimaru has long been accustomed to it.
"It's not easy for a third-generation old man..." Tsunade's explanation was a little weak.
"They don't think they can defeat other villages with these civilian ninjas, right?" Orochimaru said sarcastically.
Tsunade patted her head helplessly. She always felt that her teammate was developing in the direction of an angry youth.
"But now that this group of ninjas have come to support us, as long as we maintain this stalemate attitude and nibble away one by one, the war in the Land of Rain should be over soon." Tsunade changed the subject.
"But the other party won't give us a chance to encroach." Orochimaru shook his head.
"Iwa Ninja Village is obviously getting worried now, and even the Jinchuuriki have been sent out. Do you think the other party will continue to fight with us?"
"But a four-tailed Jinchuuriki has been stopped by Sakumo." Tsunade frowned.
"Iwa Ninja doesn't have the Four-Tails Jinchuuriki, and there are Sand Hidden Village and Hanzo." Orochimaru looked at Tsunade with his golden eyes.
"You mean the other party will unite Suna Ninja and Hanzo?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
After saying this, she shook her head again, "That's impossible, the Sand Ninja has already started to retreat."
"Let's not mention that the current treasury of the Kingdom of Wind is not sufficient. The Third Kazekage made a vow before the war, saying that they would occupy the Kingdom of Rain for three months, but now they don't even have any hair, so they can only retreat." Tsunade analyzed. looking at the situation at hand.
Orochimaru shook his head, "But according to the news Jiraiya just sent back, a large amount of supplies suddenly appeared in Sunagakure Village."
Tsunade took a deep breath, "How is this possible, they came with food?"
Orochimaru said expressionlessly, "I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I can only think of one place that can provide this food."
"where?"
"The Land of Fire." Orochimaru said word by word.
"Hey, are you sure?" Tsunade stood up, and the bench was brought down by her.
Orochimaru nodded, "That's enough material to support a village. I can only think that the Fire Nation can do it."
Orochimaru continued his analysis, "If it was really sold by the Country of Fire, then there are two situations.
One is that the Chamber of Commerce of the Country of Fire contacted the ninjas of the Country of Wind without telling the daimyo, and secretly sold their country's food to them at high prices. "
"Although there are risks in this kind of thing, if the benefits are high enough, it may not be impossible to take risks."
"Of course this is just a possibility, there is another possibility..." Orochimaru carefully considered his words.
"Since most of the chambers of commerce in the Fire Country are controlled by the Daiming Mansion, then the person behind this matter may be a Daimyo from the Fire Country."
"...Are you serious?"
Even with Tsunade's escape, she still couldn't accept Orochimaru's guess.
The country's daimyo blatantly funded enemy ninjas during the war. If this was revealed, it would make people laugh to death, and the reputation of the Fire Country would plummet. And what would these ninjas on the battlefield think
In comparison, Tsunade was more inclined to believe in the former possibility. It was the Chamber of Commerce of the Country of Fire that secretly funded Sunagakure of the Country of Wind in exchange for huge rewards.
"Seriously." Orochimaru nodded, "Honestly, I prefer to believe in the second possibility."
"The Kingdom of Wind is barren all year round and is located in a desert. In terms of material output, it is at the bottom, even worse than the Kingdom of Earth. Wanting to engage in a long-term war with a resource-rich country like the Kingdom of Fire itself It's just an impossible thing."
"Okay, okay." Tsunade didn't understand what Orochimaru meant, so she nodded and asked her doubts again.
"In that case, what kind of benefits can the Fire Nation gain? Can it strengthen its opponents' strength for no reason and embarrass its own ninjas?"
Orochimaru sighed, "What are we ninjas? After all, ninjas are just knives in the hands of daimyo."
"As the supreme ruler of a country, it is impossible for a daimyo to consider everything from a ninja perspective, because he is just an ordinary person who controls the country."
"For ordinary people, no matter how sharp the knife is, it is not a particularly important thing. Only interests are the most important."
"To put it bluntly, isn't war still for profit? Now that there is an opportunity to make war fortune, who would care about the lives of ninjas."
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he stood up and looked at Xiaoyu outside. He was a little less interested in this war.
"By the way, do you have any evidence?" Tsunade asked.
"No." Orochimaru replied confidently, "Why should I guess if there is evidence?"
"So, what are you going to do?" Tsunade calmed down and sat down again.
"Do nothing. Let's settle the score after the war in the Land of Rain is over."
Yes, Tsunade sighed, the most important thing in front of her was the decisive battle in the Land of Rain.
But she suddenly felt tired. I don’t know if this feeling of exhaustion is due to the village or the Fire Nation.
Maybe after this war is over, we can go on a casual trip to other countries
Tsunade thought as she stood up. Sighs also came out.
... ... ... ... ... ... (To be continued)