Konoha's traitor master

Chapter 223

Aoba's home

Akimichi Tofeng's eyebrows twitched violently a few times. His face is very round and he usually doesn't make any expressions on his face. He basically expresses his emotional changes through his eyebrows.

Although he supports the continuation of this war, as a ninja who has lived through war for half his life, he also rejects war in his heart.

During the Third Ninja War, Konoha received a large amount of war compensation from the Kingdom of Wind, but in fact Konoha as a whole won the war by overdrafting a huge amount of loans.

Apart from the status and reputation as the overlord of the ninja world, it seems that the only direct benefit is the increase in the number of missions after the war.

But he felt from Aoba's words that the benefits brought by the war between Konoha and Cloud Hidden Village were great enough to convince the two elders to change their minds.

This is a very dangerous thing.

"Aoba, I want to know your views on the war." Akimichi Tofeng's tone became more solemn than ever.

Aoba was stunned for a moment, and then realized that his remarks seemed to make Akimichi Tifeng doubt his position.

Using profit reasons to persuade two elders to support the war is indeed a bit of the original intention.

Konoha is currently dominated by the dove faction. This is no joke. Akimichi Takafeng is also a dove faction.

So Qingye put away his expression and solemnly returned: "I have three views on war, not to actively provoke war, not to be afraid of war, and to actively prepare for war."

This statement is actually not a pure dove, but the entire top management of Konoha, except for the third generation in their old age, is not a pure dove. After all, these are troubled times, and although they yearn for peace, war is unavoidable most of the time.

Akimichi Qifeng was satisfied with this answer, so his eyebrows calmed down again. After drinking the tea in the cup, he stood up directly: "Then stay here tonight. I will take you to find them tomorrow."

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After Akimichi Tifeng left, Shisui appeared at the edge of the table.

Shisui went home with Aoba, and the two still needed to discuss some issues about the Akatsuki organization.

Nagato and Konan will definitely not stay in Konoha for long. They are the kind of ninjas with lofty ambitions and clear goals, and will not be indulged in the prosperity of Konoha.

Aoba's plan to build a village in Tianno Country will definitely require Shisui's cooperation.

"Shisui, after listening for so long, do you think Konoha has any interests in the war in Cloud Hidden Village?" Aoba asked Shisui who suddenly appeared.

After hearing the question, Shisui Pan sat down and entered a thinking state.

"I think it boils down to the income from missions." Shisui gave a very general answer.

"Your answer is too perfunctory." Aoba patted Shisui on the head angrily.

Ninjas rely on tasks, so for a Ninja Village, the ultimate benefit of a war is reflected in the income from tasks.

For example, in a war to expand the country's territory, the newly added land tax revenue belongs to the daimyo. For the Ninja Village, the benefits are more sources of tasks, tasks for new residents on the land, and new tasks brought about by the increase in reputation due to victory in the war.

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And this time the war between Konoha and Cloud Hidden Village has indeed brought a lot of new tasks to Konoha.

The difference between this war and the past is that Konoha has blocked the line from the Tiannokuni border outlet to the Konoha border outlet. This operation has actually blocked all the land routes in and out of Thunder Country.

As a result, in addition to the local clients of the Kingdom of Thunder, clients from other countries have no way to go to the Kingdom of Thunder.

On the other hand, Konoha's strong attitude towards Kumogakure and Konoha's overall victory in the Third Ninja World War brought huge prestige, which made Konoha become the entrusted company that originally cooperated with Kumogakure.

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Of course, the mission is only part of the beneficial aspects of this war for Konoha, so Aoba is confident that he can convince the two elders.

"Haha, in short, just leave these plans to Aoba-senpai." Shisui showed his absolute trust in Aoba.

Aoba shook his head, but in his heart he was still very satisfied with Shisui's loyalty. Having confirmed this, he would have gained something tonight.

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The next day, the top floor office of the Hokage Building

Aoba reported to Tsunade yesterday's exchange with Akimichi Tifeng and the actions of the third generation.

"In short, Master Tifeng used the excuse that he needs to convene a meeting of clan leaders for confirmation, so there should be no action from the Third Generation today, but Master Tsunade needs to try his best to win over as many families who support us." Aoba said to Tsunade.

Although Aoba believes that the plan of competing with the third generation for "public opinion" is not safe enough, it does not mean that this plan cannot be done.

Moreover, Aoba believes that it needs to be done in a big way, with a plan to convince the two consultant elders. If the battle fails, it will not affect the final result.

If Tsunade and Akimichi succeed in fighting for "public opinion", it will be a huge blow to the reputation of the third generation.

The power of Konoha's top leaders always requires the support of ninjas as its foundation.

The third generation is currently able to continue to be in power after leaving office because a large number of ninjas still support him, and every high-level executive comes to power because there are enough ninjas behind him.

For example, Aoba relied on the root ninja's support for the 'koala' vest, the three ninjas had a group of loyal subordinates behind them, and there were many families behind Akimichi Tofū.

Including the two top advisers of the administrative department, they also received the support of many jounin to secure their positions.

Aoba and Tsunade compete for power with the Third Generation, not only for votes from the top, but also for the 'popular opinion' of the Konoha ninjas.

Every attack of the third generation is an opportunity for Tsunade. As long as she wins the third generation, her reputation will decrease, and she will lose some supporters accordingly.

"I understand." Tsunade also knew the opportunity contained in it, so she solemnly agreed.

"Then thank you for your hard work, Tsunade-sama." Aoba said in a deliberately weird tone.

"Just stop it, kid!" Tsunade was indeed going crazy at the first moment, but she still cruelly gave up her 'leisure' time today and prepared to go all out to do this.

Aoye laughed and ran away decisively, but was stopped by Tsunade at the door.

"Hey, you have been called your disciple for so long, you should call me master." Tsunade said with an unhappy look on her face.

Aoba was a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses and saluted solemnly: "Okay, Master Tsunade."

"Okay, let's go down." Tsunade nodded with satisfaction.

After Aoba left, Tsunade stood up and came to the window.

Aoba's identity as a disciple was actually planned by the Third Generation from the beginning. Although Tsunade acquiesced and now trusts Aoba very much, she still feels that there is something behind her.

Until she recalled Qingye's report today, there was one sentence in it that made her finally decide to fully recognize this disciple.

"Don't actively provoke war, don't be afraid of war."