"The Third Hokage's mouth is still so powerful..."
Ohnoki smiled slightly. Although in his heart, Sarutobi Hiruzen was an extremely hypocritical person, he still had to admit that he was so good at talking that he could at least completely scorn the young Fourth Mizukage.
But what does that matter
Yagura made it clear that he wanted to put the blame on Konoha. Regardless of whether the evidence was sufficient or not, it was more than enough as a reason to start a war.
War only needs an excuse, no one cares what the truth is.
Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, the Third Kazekage, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Since there is no result from discussing this matter for the time being, why don't we skip it and discuss another matter."
"Is there anything else, Kazekage?" the Third Raikage asked.
"Yes." The Third Kazekage crossed his arms and said with a smile, "I would like to re-discuss the agreement signed with Konoha four years ago at this meeting."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said expressionlessly: "I don't see anything wrong with that agreement!"
"Hokage-sama, with all due respect." Onoki interrupted, "If there is any problem, let's listen to the Third Kazekage first and then make a decision.
This is the meeting of the Five Shadows. I know Konoha is very strong, but I can’t take away the Kazekage’s right to speak, right? "
Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted and stopped talking.
The Third Kazekage stood up and said seriously: "As we all know, after the Second Ninja War, we and Konoha signed a post-war agreement, or an unequal treaty.
According to the provisions of the treaty, territorially, the two countries must restore the boundary divisions before the First Ninja World War, and no defenses are allowed within fifty kilometers of the east-west border of the Kingdom of Wind;
In the military field, Sunagakure Village is prohibited from developing weapons of mass destruction and the development of new types of poisons;
In terms of resources, the Ueno gold mining area has been mined by the Fire Nation for ten years, and its administration has been managed by Konoha for ten years... "
Ten minutes later, the Third Kazekage finally finished roughly speaking. Then he looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said coldly: "This is just an overview. This agreement is divided into 15 parts, 440 clauses, and countless minor items."
"Oh, by the way, according to the agreement, we must also pay Konoha a huge amount of compensation.
According to the current income, Sunagakure Village will have to pay off the compensation in twenty-eight years... In other words, we can complete the compensation in sixty years of Konoha.
Third Tsuchikage, I would like to ask, how long do you want to pay back? "
Onoki said with cold eyes: "Our Iwa Ninja Village is rich in mineral resources. The situation is a little better than that of Sunagakure Village, but it will also take... eighteen years."
"Eighteen years..." The Third Kazekage shook his head and sighed: "According to this time, you can still pay it back during your lifetime... The Kingdom of Rain is in dire straits. I asked Hanzo and they have to pay back two hundred years."
"Two hundred years..." Onoki clicked his tongue: "The village of Konoha was only established for thirty-seven years. I wonder if there will still be five major countries in two hundred years."
"Yes, but this also shows how greedy Konoha is." The Third Kazekage said softly: "It won't give us any way to survive at all!"
"Are what they say true, Hokage?" asked the Third Raikage.
"This is just a privilege of the victorious nation." Sarutobi Hiruzen shrugged.
"Hokage, you are wrong to say that." The Third Raikage questioned: "The victorious nation can do whatever they want? We, the five major ninja nations, are interdependent and have an alliance. How can Konoha treat other villages like this?"
"So having said all that... what do you want to do?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shifted his attention to the Kazekage and Tsuchikage.
"Abrogate this agreement and sign a new one."
The Third Kazekage unfolded a map he had prepared on the table.
Everyone's eyes fell on the map.
"The Country of Wind is located in a desert and lacks resources, but the Country of Fire is different. I hope Konoha can hand over these mineral deposits to Sunagakure Village for development."
The resources in various parts of the Fire Country are marked on the map, and red dots are marked in several special places, which are all very large mineral deposits.
It is also the resource that the Third Kazekage wants.
"Of course, the Kingdom of Wind cannot let the Kingdom of Fire give it away for free. My disciple Luo Sha has learned my true teachings and has the ability to mine gold sand. I can let him help the Kingdom of Fire mine gold mines, free labor. "
When the Third Kazekage finished speaking his thoughts, he stared at the Third Hokage.
Under the gaze of the four shadows, the Third Hokage slowly stood up, then stretched out his hand and grabbed the map.
"Chichi!"
In an instant, the entire map turned into debris all over the sky, falling like snowflakes in front of the other four figures.
"What if I don't agree?"
Onoki's eyes darkened: "Hokage, I advise you to take back this sentence. As a Kage, you should think more about your own village."
"This sentence is also for you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"You are not willing to hand over Uchiha Tatsu, and you are not willing to hand over some resources... The Third Hokage, do you want to start a war and use the power of a country to fight against us?" Mizukage's expression was calm, but his voice was already Extremely heavy.
The Third Hokage glanced at the four figures in front of him and said:
"Konoha has experienced two wars and grew up in fire and blood. I don't want to initiate a war."
"But... we will never tolerate any enemy who attempts to harm our country and our village, no matter who they are."
"Boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, five extremely astonishing auras suddenly filled the entire room. The round table in front of the five figures shook, and traces of cracks appeared on the table.
The guards of the five shadows also rushed out of the curtain, each preparing for battle.
Although Orochimaru did not move, he slowly tensed his body, and Sakumo directly took out his White Fang dagger.
However, this confrontation did not last long, and the five shadows each restrained their momentum.
After all, this is the territory of the Iron Kingdom. Even if they want to start a war, as the Five Shadows, they cannot fight here.
"If that's the case, then I, Kirigakure, would like to learn about the determination of Hokage and Konoha..." Mizukage's eyes were gloomy and he directly declared war.
"Me and the ninjas of Kumo Ninja also want to know the Hokage's confidence in saying these words!" Raikage smashed the table with one punch.
"The Iwa Ninja also want to settle the grievances with Konoha due to the last war..." Tsuchikage Onoki said. The Iwa Ninja were completely wiped out in the Land of Rain, and he still feels resentful about it.
The other three shadows have already expressed their stance, and the Kazekage narrowed his eyes and said: "Since Hokage-sama does not care about the friendship of the alliance, I, Suna Ninja Village, also have several blood debts waiting to be recovered!"
Facing the declaration of war by the four countries, the Third Hokage did not give in at all. He took a step forward and said seriously.
"If you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end!!"
… …
After walking out of the meeting room, looking at the heavy snow in the sky, the Third Hokage, who was no longer as heroic as before, sighed: "In just four years, war will come again."
Orochimaru was silent for a moment and said in a hoarse voice: "This has nothing to do with you. It was initiated by several other villages."
The Third Hokage shook his head: "I have an unshirkable responsibility. I was advised not to sign such a harsh treaty at that time."
"He said that too harsh conditions would only arouse the strong revenge of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, which would be detrimental to the long-term peace situation, but I didn't listen and only wanted to weaken the two villages as much as possible.
Now the retribution has come. After the first ninja war, there was peace for nearly ten years, but now it has only been peaceful for four years. Most of the fault lies with me. "
The Third Hokage sighed: "Perhaps I am already old. After this war is over, I think I should abdicate in favor of others."
Neither Orochimaru nor Sakumo answered the conversation. After all, the topic of the Yondaime was not something they could answer.
Suddenly, Orochimaru felt called, so he immediately formed a seal and used psychic skills.
"Teacher, it's an urgent letter from Konoha."
Taking the letter from the communication snake, Orochimaru handed it to the Third Hokage.
After the Third Hokage took it, he frowned for just a moment.
"The Kirigakure Village indeed took advantage of the Five Shadows meeting to launch a surprise attack."
"Is the loss big?"
"We have made arrangements before, and the losses are still within control." The Third Hokage ordered: "Reply to Konoha immediately and recall all ninjas outside. No matter what the mission is, give up immediately!"
"yes."
"Also, notify Jiraiya, Tsunade and Tatsumi and ask them to return to the village immediately."
"Let's just say that the Third Ninja War broke out!"
After issuing a series of orders, the three of them slowly walked into the snow. A row of footprints appeared on the ground, but soon the footprints were filled with falling snow, as if they had never appeared before.
What a vast expanse of white land, so clean.
End of this volume.