novelhk Chapter 310 Your friend, the Fake World, sent you a message.
Chapter 310 Your friend, the Fake World, sent you a message.
Chapter 310 Your friend, the Fake World, sent you a message.
At the Hokage Building, Tsunade convened a meeting of the council of elders she had formed after taking office.
The council of elders is composed of several major ninja clans of Konoha. However, Tsunade did not grant the council much power, only the right to participate in political discussions. Moreover, the council of elders is rotated; when their term expires, they are replaced by representatives selected from other clans and commoners.
However, these ninja clans were already quite satisfied with this.
After all, they weren't qualified to participate in meetings of the level of the council of elders before.
In the conference room, Jiraiya recounted the intelligence he had brought back from outside.
"Friction is now breaking out between various countries and ninja villages, and the situation in the ninja world is becoming increasingly uncertain once again."
Hearing Jiraiya's words, the elders began to discuss it.
They never imagined that the situation in the ninja world would change because of one person's death.
However, such things have happened before, except that the last time something changed because of the death of one person was their First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
Not long after Hashirama Senju's death, friction broke out between various countries, which eventually escalated and became uncontrollable, leading to the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War.
The current situation is surprisingly similar to that of years past.
Is a brand new Ninja World War about to break out?
No one likes war, especially the people of Konoha Village, who know the truth that there are no winners in war.
Even though Konoha was the ultimate winner in the previous Shinobi World Wars, it still paid a heavy price.
For this final victory, countless members of the Konoha ninja clans died, and some smaller clans were wiped out entirely.
"Quiet down, everyone, please quiet down."
Tsunade slapped the table.
The meeting room fell silent. Tsunade looked at everyone and spoke.
"Now, everyone knows what's going on. And I know what everyone is worried about: friction between various countries and ninja villages has already occurred, and it's escalating."
One wrong move and it could easily escalate into a ninja world war, which is not the outcome we want.
Therefore, I have only two purposes in calling everyone here today.
Tsunade said seriously.
"Either prevent the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War, or prepare for it!"
The atmosphere in the meeting room immediately became tense when Tsunade said that preparations should be made for the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Jiraiya spoke up to ease the tension.
"Everyone, don't be too nervous. No one wants a war to happen. Tsunade's point is just to let us prepare in advance to prevent things from developing to an irreversible point."
If another Shinobi World War were to break out, it would be better to be prepared in advance than to be caught off guard and fight.
Furthermore, the situation in the ninja world hasn't escalated to that point yet. As long as we find a way to contact the major ninja villages and communicate more, I believe we can still stabilize the situation in the ninja world.
Hearing Jiraiya's words, everyone felt much more at ease. In their view, as long as the five great ninja villages did not clash and the five great nations did not have disputes, then no matter how serious the conflicts between the smaller nations and the smaller ninja villages were, they would only be minor squabbles.
The five great nations and the five great ninja villages are like the cornerstones that suppress the ninja world. As long as the cornerstones are intact, the ninja world will not be able to stir up any trouble.
Perhaps some people will think that this is typical of a big country's mindset, and that they don't consider the feelings of small countries at all.
However, in this ninja world where might makes right, that's the reality.
As long as the five great nations and the five great ninja villages do not encounter problems, the ninja world will not be able to cause too much trouble.
Moreover, life is so good now. They have everything they need. Even though Konoha Village has only recently opened up, they have already experienced the convenience of life in the ninja world.
The Chiba Trading Company's trade routes run north to south, while the Small Country Alliance's railways traverse left and right.
Places that used to take several days to reach can now be reached in a short time.
Chiba Shokai has those items that can only be bought abroad.
Not to mention the amazing mobile phones and the internet, which allow two people thousands of miles apart to communicate anytime.
Although these things existed during the Third Hokage's reign and they were aware of them, they didn't come into contact with them because of village regulations. Before they came into contact with them, they thought they were nothing special, but after they actually came into contact with them, they realized how amazing these things were.
This made them feel that the Third Hokage had lived a bit too long, and Orochimaru, who was originally considered utterly wicked, didn't seem so evil anymore.
Konoha had only been open for a short time, and they were already finding it hard to give up their current lives. They had reason to believe that the leaders of the five great nations wouldn't abandon their comfortable lives to start a war.
But the most unpredictable thing is human nature; they are all elites from their respective families, and they know this principle.
Therefore, they fully agreed with Tsunade's suggestion to prepare for war.
While Tsunade was holding an elders' meeting, at the Root base, Danzo sat in front of a computer, the screen glowing. Upon closer inspection, it was a brand-new, flagship model.
As the leader of Root and an excellent ninja, he deeply understands the importance of intelligence work, and the internet is one of the most important ways for the ninja world to obtain intelligence.
Even back when Hiruzen Sarutobi was still around, he had already started using computers and mobile phones in secret.
While using these things, he marveled at their convenience, and at the same time helped Hiruzen Sarutobi strictly prohibit these things from entering Konoha, especially to prevent them from falling into the hands of those ninja clans.
But things are different now. After Tsunade took office, she implemented sweeping reforms, overturning some of Hiruzen Sarutobi's previous policies. Now, everyone can buy and use these things.
Danzo Shimura scrolled the mouse wheel, squinting his one eye as he carefully read the information on the computer screen.
Standing on the platform, the village headman laughed loudly, shouting: "From this day forward, I am the leader of Yan Village, and you must all obey me..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a meteorite flew down from the sky and struck the podium.
Soldiers from the village!
Is the book finished?
"Bang!"
Danzo slammed his hand on the table.
"Damn it, the author of 'Bearing Darkness, I Will Aspire to Become the Village Chief' is absolutely despicable! The village chief endured so much humiliation and hardship for so many years, did so many things, and took so many blames. He finally made it to the top and became the village chief of Yan Village. How could he be killed by a meteorite that fell from the sky?! Why!"
Ugh, I'm so angry!
Enraged, Danzo opened the comments section, ready to vent his anger to the author and find out who this guy was and where he lived so he could personally visit him and offer his condolences.
"Beep beep beep~!"
Suddenly, a crisp notification sound rang out, and a flash appeared in the lower right corner of the screen.
'Your friend, The Fake World, has sent you a message.'