novelhk Chapter 50 The Third Hokage's 'earth-shattering' plan!
Chapter 50 The Third Hokage's 'earth-shattering' plan!
"Lord Hokage, this is an intelligence scroll sent by Konoha Hospital, delivered by Chunin Uchiha Yuuki!"
"Just put it there!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was eating while constantly reviewing official documents with his other hand.
He did not check the scroll that was delivered immediately.
The scroll that Yuuki sent was nothing more than Tsunade complaining that the reforms were not feasible and about the Ant Rental Shop.
Not urgent.
The entire village was on his shoulders as he first reviewed the intelligence concerning the battlefield in the Land of Rain!
The last rays of the setting sun gradually disappeared from the Hokage's office.
After carefully reading the last logistical report from the Land of Rain, Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief, stamped the last Hokage seal, and then picked up the scroll from the hospital.
After opening the scroll and verifying that the seal at the end of the page belonged to Tsunade, the head of Konoha Hospital, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to scrutinize it from the beginning.
After reading just the first sentence, his fist clenched instantly, and his face turned somewhat ugly.
Tsunade, his disciple, actually refused to carry out the policy from the Hokage's office!
Hiruzen Sarutobi skillfully took out his pipe, lit a match, and slowly exhaled and inhaled the smoke, gradually regaining his composure.
Is this a counterattack from the Senju family?
Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief, because Lady Mito did not come to chat.
This shows that everything he did was still within the tolerance range of the Senju family.
However, Tsunade is unwilling to delegate power for the time being, which makes it difficult to explain to Koharu.
As he continued reading, especially when he saw the location of the medical ninja's overseas assignment, his expression became one of surprise and uncertainty!
The scroll contained a notice regarding personnel changes and a temporary halt to reforms.
This was within his expectations.
However, Tsunade plans to mobilize a group of medical ninjas from Konoha Hospital to guard intelligence points on the eastern side of the Land of Fire!
This is unexpected!
The Senju family plans to disperse some of their forces to guard the eastern part of the Land of Fire.
This is completely contrary to Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan!
He didn't even have time to smoke. He teleported to the side of the map as fast as he could and examined the hospital's designated relocation location.
"Could it be that Tsunade has figured something out? Has her strategy been discovered?"
"What if spies can also see through my plan?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned as he carefully reviewed his plan.
The notification from Tsunade on behalf of the hospital gave him a bit of a headache.
He certainly had no intention of destroying the Land of Whirlpools, but he did hint at suppressing the Senju family.
Based on the current situation, war is inevitable.
Both Amegakure, which is showing signs of rising, and Sunagakure, which frequently raids the borders of the Land of Fire, have demonstrated considerable ambition.
indeed.
The five great nations will not take Amegakure Village seriously.
The leader of Amegakure Village, Hanzo the Salamander, is very strong.
However, Amegakure, lacking in historical depth, will eventually be worn away by time.
However, this does not mean that people do not care about the combat power of a Kage-level expert.
In the western part of the Land of Fire, facing the threat of three villages with Kage-level strength, Hiruzen Sarutobi's strategic plan naturally prioritizes western defense!
According to his plan, he would transfer the forces from the eastern side of the Land of Fire to the western side.
Most of Konoha's ninja forces were secretly dispersed and assembled at their western outpost in the Land of Fire and on the battlefield in the Land of Rain.
Wait until the time is right.
They launched an attack on the Land of Rain under the pretext of assassinating the founding clan leader of Konoha!
The goal is to quickly eliminate the remaining forces of Amegakure, forcing Hanzo of the Salamander to retreat back to Amegakure's territory and turning the Land of Rain into a complete battlefield.
If we can deter Sunagakure and Kumogakure and end the war ahead of schedule, that would be an unexpected bonus.
Even if they can't deter the two countries, they can still extend their front line into the Land of Rain.
For Konoha, there are only benefits and no drawbacks.
As for the ninja forces mobilized to the western side of the Land of Fire, they lay in ambush at various outposts, waiting for the infiltration forces of the other two great nations to outnumber them!
Stop the two great powers from plundering the resources of the Land of Fire!
The Sand Village and the Stone Village were unable to infiltrate the Land of Fire and thus could not plunder enough resources.
Next, even if it's just a matter of dragging it out, the war will be delayed until it ends!
The only problem is that the eastern defense line has become very dangerous.
it's fine.
In the last great war, the Hidden Cloud Village not only suffered heavy losses from external forces, but also incalculable losses from the coup d'état by the Golden Horn and Silver Horn.
Whether the Hidden Cloud Village has the potential to rejoin the great war remains to be seen!
Not to mention Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).
After entering the Land of Whirlpools, the land area increased.
Ordinary water-style ninjas are simply unable to unleash powerful water-style techniques on land.
The advantage of Kirigakure ninjas, who primarily use water-style techniques, has been significantly reduced.
Moreover, to be on the safe side, he dispatched Danzo Shimura to the eastern side of the Land of Fire, ordering him to monitor the movements of Kirigakure and Kumogakure.
The Uchiha clan, now integrated by Fu Cheng, can be dispatched to the east at any time to deal with any attacks from Kirigakure.
There are also staunch allies of the Senju clan, blocking the path that the Hidden Mist Village must take in their invasion.
It's just that we'll have to suffer for our ally, the Vortex Clan!
Meanwhile, on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, the ninjas of the Senju clan will undoubtedly fight the hardest.
After all, their clan leader was killed by the ninjas of the Land of Rain.
Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that this plan had many advantages and a high probability of success.
The Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki factions suffered manpower losses, but the village's remaining strength was preserved.
It can both suppress clan ninjas and win wars!
From any perspective, this is a good thing for Konoha.