Orochimaru's Allah's Lamp

The Kingdom of Thunder is not stupid, and will not put in such a big effort just to help Konoha eliminate its enemies.

Moreover, with the Grass Ninja Village as a partition, the Kingdom of Thunder can reduce a lot of capital investment in border defense.

They knew very well that the strength of the Grass Ninja Village was not enough to defend Konoha alone, and would definitely turn around to embrace the Kingdom of Thunder.

This Kusakunin village, which integrates many small countries, will bring many benefits to Kumogakure.

"So, you understand."

The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen was holding a pipe in his mouth, the smoke covering his face, "Konoha is indeed powerful, but it is not powerful enough."

Otherwise, the current situation is not that the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder support the Grass Ninja Village to cause trouble for Konoha, but if it is the other way around, marching eastward and westward, eroding their land bit by bit, and deploying the Konoha ninjas responsible for protection

to these small countries.

Mifune still refused to give up, "Are you just going to let the grass ninja challenge Konoha?"

The current situation is more serious than what he knew before. If it continues, the Iron Kingdom will really have no hope of recovery, and Konoha must be persuaded to take action.

Faced with Mifune's questioning and provocation, Sarutobi Hiruzen simply replied, "It doesn't matter, Konoha can afford to wait."

The Land of Fire is a country with vast territory and abundant resources. It is the country with the richest resources among all the countries. The ninjas of Konoha are also the ones with the most potential among the ninja villages.

The Hokages of all generations have never taken the initiative to invade other countries. Why? It's not just that steady development means victory.

Other ninja villages also knew this truth, so they launched many wars to consume Konoha's war potential.

When Mifune heard this, he was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, it was not Konoha who was anxious, but himself, but he could not offer any higher conditions.

Although there was a lot of money taken away from the Iron Kingdom, it was far from enough to fool Konoha into jumping into the whirlpool of war.

Mifune was very disappointed. The two had been talking for so long, and Mifune didn't let up at all. He didn't even mention a high price, and didn't give him any chance to bargain.

"Compared to letting Konoha take action..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took the document from the other party's hand and said slowly, "It's up to you to restore the country."

"The invasion of the Grass Ninja Village has screened you in disguise. With those people here, there won't be no hope at all."

"Konoha will provide you with some help in this regard."

Mifune looked downcast, expressed his gratitude indifferently, and left the Hokage's room as if he had lost his soul.

After watching Mifune leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his pipe and poured himself a cup of tea.

With the heat rising, Sandai's eyes fell on the piece of information, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The conservative strategy mentioned to Mifune before was not false, but when it was really implemented, it barely kept Konoha from losing money.

When others are making money, if you don't make money, you are losing money.

Moreover, he was very sure that in addition to the things on the surface, the Kingdom of Grass must also have hidden power. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to move so quickly.

Intelligence, resource mobilization...in every aspect, this cannot be accomplished by relying on the manpower of the Grass Ninja Village. No matter how talented you are, it is impossible.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen, who has been in charge of the largest ninja village for decades, he knows this very well.

So, who is helping the grass ninja?

Sandai took a sip of hot tea and said, "Let the group of warriors test it out first..."

Friends or enemies, this relationship is not eternal. If the other party is really such a big threat, Iwagakure and Kumogakure will switch sides at any time.

…

After leaving the Hokage's room, Mifune waited for a while at the agreed-upon izakaya, and soon met up with his men.

Mifune clutched the wine glass and asked eagerly, "How's it going? What did Danzo say?"

Samurai Okosuke lowered his head, "Chief, I haven't seen Danzo at all."

"well……"

The third captain sighed, poured the wine into his mouth, and drank glass after glass.

He had no hope of Danzo in the first place. It was said that the other party had suffered heavy losses recently and his strength had been greatly reduced.

But not even this last bit of hope can be seen, which is really frustrating.

Seeing the leader's dejected state, Samurai Okisuke did not look down on him because of this, but felt a little lucky.

If the leader died during the previous escape, then he should be the one looking sad here now.

The burden of restoring the country is not easy and cannot be shouldered by just anyone.

After drinking a few drinks with Mifune, Samurai Okosuke suddenly made a move and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Sir, while I was exploring Konoha, I accidentally heard a piece of news that may be of some use."

"What's going on? Let's talk about it." Mifune grabbed the wine glass with a hint of drunkenness on his face.

"The Uchiha who assisted us in the Country of Yu previously awakened a new pupil technique known as the Blood Ring Eye."

The samurai Okosuke looked at the leader who didn't take it seriously for a while and said solemnly, "He didn't train this on his own. He spent a lot of money to get it after undergoing a type of surgery called 'physical enhancement surgery.'"

Mifune's pouring hand stopped in the air and turned his head, "What do you mean..."

"As you can imagine, this kind of surgery can greatly increase a person's strength."

Having said this, Samurai Okosuke paused, "But at the same time, this kind of surgery also carries a lot of risks, so Konoha has included it among the forbidden arts."

"risk……"

Mifune repeated these two words and asked, "That's all you want to tell me? Who performed this surgery on him?"

"Orochimaru among the 'Sannin'." The samurai Chusuke scratched his head, "That's all I found out..."

"That's enough."

Mifune stood up suddenly, his face was slightly red from the alcohol, but his eyes were not drunk at all.

…

At the same time, Danzo secretly met with another group of people who refused to visit the samurai.

Danzo's face was expressionless, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Kusu ninja, why are you coming to me? The agreement announced the day before yesterday will not hesitate to declare war with Konoha."

"But you still met me now. Without the help of the roots, I have no way to come into Konoha."

The Kusanagi wearing a grimace mask chuckled, "It seems that your life in Konoha is not that easy as rumored."

"If you came today to anger me, you have succeeded."

Danzo stared at the grass ninja in front of him, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

"Sorry, sorry, I accidentally told the truth."

The Demonic Grass Ninja straightened his stance and said sternly, "We are here this time to do business with Danzo-sama."

"It is foreseeable that the Country of Fire will be semi-closed for a long time in the future, and normal business activities will be restricted."

"But... you can trade secretly in private, but it won't be affected."

"The latter requires sufficient intelligence and personnel to provide cover, and this should not be difficult for Danzo-sama."

Long time? Restricted?

Danzo looked at the ghost-faced ninja talking in front of him and sneered in his heart.

Do you really think that old guy Hiruzen will let a group of grass ninjas ride on his head?