Starting from the annihilation of the clan, Hinata became a rebel ninja

Withdrawal is natural.

Jiraiya took away most of Konoha's combat power, and Tsunade took away a small part of the middle and high-level combat power. Once Kumogakure attacks, with Konoha's few defense forces now, they will not be able to compete with each other. Paper is more fragile.

However, even so, Jiraiya on the Western Front battlefield still did not have an advantage when facing Iwagakure's attack. Even if other Konoha ninjas on the battlefield contributed money and efforts for merit, they used their subjective initiative to recruit many mercenaries. Only then could he barely reach the current balance of power with Iwagakure. This was the result of Iwagakure not attacking with all his strength.

Although Iwagakure was the fastest ninja village to raise the banner of crusade against Konoha, they themselves were very cunning. Although they sent troops with great force, it was only with great force. They sent a lot of troops, but on the battlefield of Rain Kingdom But extremely conservative.

This is because although Konoha has lost its two top combat powers, Uchiha and Hyuga, its own strength is still there. Iwagakure is not stupid. They obviously just want to contain Konoha and create opportunities for other ninja villages to invade Konoha. They themselves are not stupid. He had no intention of rushing forward and dying with Konoha.

There are many ninja villages who dislike Konoha. While other ninja villages are still waiting and watching, Iwagakure is the first to take up the banner of attacking Konoha. This is how he attracts "Jade". effect.

"The key is how much to withdraw. Jiraiya from the Rain Country is still entangled with Iwagakure. When he withdraws, Iwagakure must understand that there are other ninja villages putting pressure on Konoha, and he will definitely hold on. Let it go," Xiaochun said after going to bed.

"I suggest that Jiraiya and a small number of elite ninjas stay on the Iwagakure battlefield to create the illusion that Konoha's main force is still there, and then let the Shiwei clan leader and the rest lead the main force back to the village to guard against Kumogakure's invasion with us. ." Inuzuka Takashi, the representative of the Inuzuka clan who stayed in Konoha, suggested.

"no!"

"no!"

Xiaochun and Yan declined in a deep voice at the same time.

Being rejected by Konoha's two top brass at the same time, Inuzuka Takashi's face turned blue and purple, filled with resentment.

Many people present looked at each other silently, all with helpless expressions. The feasibility of this proposal was actually quite high, but from the perspective of these two major worshipers, it was obviously a sign that the ninja clan headed by the Inuzuka clan planned to fight for power.

After all, the Kingdom of Rain has been fighting for a long time on the battlefield, and how much credit can it gain by being under Jiraiya's command?

Even if Iwagakure could be successfully repelled, could he still be credited with standing at home and successfully resisting Kumogakure and defending Konoha in the eyes of nearly 10,000 Konoha villagers and colleagues?

Moreover, if Jiraiya is left alone to lead hundreds of remnants to guard the Western Front battlefield as a bluff, once exposed, will he, the Hokage candidate promoted by Sarutobi, still have a chance to survive?

If he were a little more rebellious and imagined human nature a little worse, it would be almost impossible for Jiraiya to bluff and succeed. With the competition for Hokage candidates so intense, who can guarantee that no one will deliberately disclose information to Iwagakure? How about using a borrowed knife to kill people?

However, this suspicion that may drive a wedge between Konoha cannot be stated so straightforwardly.

Mito Kadoen looked at Inuzuka Takashi who just spoke, shook his head and said:

"If the information from Tsunade is true, then Kumogakure's attack on Konoha cannot be a small matter. He must be determined to destroy Konoha with all his strength, and he may even lead the team. Directly speaking, it’s the Fourth Raikage Ai. I don’t deny that Zhiwei’s abilities are comprehensive and he made a great contribution in blocking Iwagakure on the battlefield, but facing such an opponent, what role can he play when he comes back?”

After returning to bed, Xiaochun said even more harshly:

"I know that your Inuzuka clan and the Aburame clan are cooperating, but you'd better put away your petty thoughts now. If you let Zhiwei come back, you are not helping him, it is simply harming him. He can stop the Raikage. No? I don’t have the ability!”

Hearing that they were belittling the head of their family, in the conference room, the senior members of the Aburame clan, who were originally mature and solemn and still silently watching the situation, Aburame Shiguro couldn't help but said:

"Zhiwei still has some abilities..."

"Then let me ask you, can you block Kumogakure? If you can't block it, then why let him come back?!"

"Is it okay if Jiraiya comes back?" Inuzuka Takashi slammed the table and stood up.

Throughout Konoha, there are many people who are disgusted with Sarutobi, and there are even more people who are disgusted by Koharu and Yan. However, the only one who can express their anger and dissatisfaction so fiercely is the explosion caused by Ning Qi, which caused heavy losses. The Inuzuka clan.

Especially Inuzuka Takashi, this Inuzuka clan jounin is young and powerful. He also experienced how the Inuzuka clan was "eating" by Ning Qi and the Nara clan. He also has the strongest dislike for Konoha. Being kept in Konoha by Inuzuka Claw as the representative of the interests of the Inuzuka clan obviously also considered his nature of being "disrespectful" in order to fight for his own interests.

Being pointed at the nose to retort like this, Xiaochun's face turned so gloomy that it could drip water.

It's really annoying to be crowded into a meeting with such a rude guy who doesn't know etiquette.

"Then Jiraiya is still stronger than Aburame Zhiwei no matter what!" Enya said angrily.

"Then can Jiraiya stop Kumogakure? He obviously can't defeat Kumogakure!" Inuzuka Takashi shouted loudly.

Konoha's many high-level officials, who are always used to solving problems under the water, have never had such a confrontation. This Inuzuka Takashi is obviously taking advantage of his "young energy", and the surrounding ninjas, including Aburame Shiguro, are also trying to persuade him. Calm down, sit down and talk.

In the chaos, an ANBU suddenly said something into Hiruzen Sarutobi's ear, and then handed a report into his hand. Sarutobi flipped through it with twinkling eyes.

Danzo Shimura, who represented the Shimura clan, closed his eyes and concentrated, not knowing what he was thinking.

The scene was chaotic, but the actual situation was very clear.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi handed over the position of the next Hokage to everyone in Konoha, the Inuzuka clan found cooperation with the Aburame clan, who also lost a large number of insect nests in Ning Qi's explosion, and planned to gather the two Jia Zhili has launched a candidate for the next Hokage, and the person currently selected is the leader of the Aburame clan, Aburame Shiwei.

This is also the reason why Inuzuka Takashi is so cheering for Aburame Shiwei.

As long as Shimi Aburame can achieve enough achievements in this battle to ascend to the position of Hokage, he can formulate policies for the two families that are more in line with their interests after taking office.

But Koharu and Yan obviously don't think so. Sarutobi's decision to pass on the candidate for the next Hokage is actually weakening their power. They can't oppose Sarutobi, but they are not so willing to really let these candidates promoted by the ninja clan take office. Jiraiya was their first choice as the next Hokage.

Therefore, the essence of this dispute is actually a struggle for power between the old forces of Konoha, headed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, whose majesty was wiped out during the Ningqi and Uchiha rebellion, and the new forces of Konoha, headed by the heads of the various ninja clans. Performance.

After turning to bed, Xiaochun narrowed her eyes and said:

"The war situation in the Kingdom of Rain is so anxious. It's not because you ninjas didn't listen to orders and fought on your own that the fight turned into this ugly situation now. You have to bear the main responsibility!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the ninja representatives in the conference room changed.

"Lord Koharu, did Lord Jiraiya tell you this?" Yamanaka Sansan asked in a deep voice, a jounin of the Yamanaka clan who was also the first to attend such a high-level meeting.

"Three days!" Lujiu shouted quickly.

Shanzhong Sansan snorted coldly. Before leaving, the leader of the Hai clan told him to obey Lu Jiu's command. Now that Lu Jiu had spoken, he naturally couldn't say anything, but in his heart he was still very dissatisfied with Xiaochun's argument of shirking responsibility.

On the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain, although Jiraiya was nominally the commander, he could only mobilize the regular Konoha troops he brought from Konoha. Other ninja forces and the mercenaries they had won over were not actually required. Those who obey Jiraiya's orders only have the right to advise and not command these ninja forces. Otherwise, if they all obey him, how can they still fight for the position of Hokage?

Therefore, although Jiraiya commanded the main force of Konoha, in fact, the Hokage candidate promoted by the Aburame clan and the Inuzuka clan was promoted by the three major families, Aburame Shiguro and Inokacho.

The Hokage candidate, Yamanaka Kaiichi, the leader of the Yamanaka clan, is in a state of leading his respective tribes and mercenary groups to fight on three fronts.

The advantage of this state is that it has strong initiative and high battlefield activity. Every ninja fights for his own tribe and interests. Various competitions among the three parties for merit have also enhanced their fighting enthusiasm to a certain extent.

The disadvantage is that the coordination ability of the three parties is poor and cooperation is more difficult.

Fortunately, the war between ninjas is not a battle between large corps. Small groups of elites who cooperate with each other tacitly fight in various places, chase, escape, encircle, counter-encircle, and fight until everyone around them disappears. This is the normal state of ninja wars.

After going to bed, Xiaochun snorted coldly and did not respond. The conference room once again fell into a situation with different thoughts.

"Is it all over?"

Seeing that the conference room finally became quiet, Sarutobi took a sip from his cigarette, and then handed him the report sent by the ANBU to the center of the table.

"This is the latest battle situation in the Kingdom of Rain. You guys, please take a look."

Doesn't it make any difference if you don't see it? It's just a stalemate... Yan thought with some confusion, but he was the first to reach out and grab the report. After turning over a few pages, his eyes widened in an instant.

"good!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Yan Lian said three things well. To see such a look on the face of a picky person like him, could it be that... there is a new turning point on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain?

"Just two hours ago, Iwagakure's Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki, Lao Zi, who had caused us great losses before, was captured by us." Sarutobi Hiruzen explained with a smile.

Danzo slowly opened his eyes, a flash of surprise flashed across his brows.

Everyone was happy except him.

"Okay, it's really good!"

"Can we use him to threaten Iwagakure to withdraw?" Yamanaka Sansan suggested.

Akimichi Dingzao shook his head:

"This Lao Zi is said to have a very bad relationship with the Third Tsuchikage. They even had a heated argument at one time. It's strange that he could come to the Land of Rain to help Iwagakure fight. It might be a bit difficult to use him to coerce Iwagakure to withdraw his troops."

"I see, but... that was also a rare victory on the Western Front battlefield." Shanzhong Sansan sighed.

"By the way, who was responsible for Lao Zi's capture? He must be credited with great merit." Yan did not see how Konoha captured Lao Zi in the battle report, so he couldn't help but ask.

After going to bed, Koharu glanced at Inuzuka Takashi and said with a sneer: "Oh, who else could it be? Aburame Shiwei and Yamanaka Haiichi are not good at fighting. Those mercenaries are just a bunch of idiots who take money and do nothing. They can only do it themselves. It may have been done by one of his subordinates!"

"You guessed it wrong, Koharu. The mercenaries are not all the people you mentioned. Just like this time when Lao Zi was captured, it was done by a mercenary group named 'Akatsuki' under Jiraiya. The leader of the Akatsuki organization , seems to be Jiraiya's former student," Sarutobi corrected with a smile.

Koharu and Yan were stunned for a moment, and then became even more happy. The performance of the mercenary army was also directly attributed to Jiraiya who hired them. With such achievements, as long as they blocked Kumo Gakure's attack in the end, the Fifth Hokage's The location must belong to Jiraiya!

The originally quite happy Sanka Sanka showed a wry smile. He glanced at Nara Shikaku next to him. Unfortunately, he was a smart man who hedged his bets. He only provided friendly support to the leader of the Hai clan with some personnel and materials. Otherwise, their mountain clan may not have a chance...

And Inuzuka Takashi's expression turned dark without concealment. This was not only jealousy of the group of powerful mercenaries that Jiraiya had hired on the battlefield of Rain Country, but also jealousy of Koharu who had just transferred to bed. A normal reaction to ridicule.

"Students? Are they ninjas from Konoha?" Nara Shikaku caught the key point in Sarutobi's words and asked with some confusion.

"No, he is an orphan from the land of rain."

"What a pity..." Yan sighed. Today's Konoha really needs this kind of powerful combat power that can capture this veteran Jinchuriki alive.

"It's a pity that mercenaries are nothing more than a matter of money. The materials recently supported by the Fire Nation daimyo have arrived. Since they have such strength, it is completely possible to invite them to Konoha at any cost to be guards against Kumogakure. Something happened." Sarutobi was very happy. With the changes in the situation in Iwagakure Village, their current tight situation in Konoha was immediately relieved.

"Now, Jiraiya is requesting that he defeat Iwagakure in one go and then return to Konoha," Yan said the last paragraph of the report, turning to look at Sarutobi, "They don't know yet that Kumogakure will use the road to attack. News from Konoha."

"It's too late." Shikaku shook his head.

"Yes, Kumogakure may come at any time. My suggestion is to inform Jiraiya, let them stop when it's enough, and rush back to Konoha with all their strength. At the critical moment, the tailed beast in Lao Zi's body can be used as a bargaining chip to force Iwagakure to retreat. Xiaochun said coldly.

Here, the "tailed beast in Lao Zi's body" is used as a bargaining chip. Instead of using Lao Zi to intimidate Iwagakure, the tailed beast in Lao Zi's body is released at a key location at a critical moment, so that Iwagakure Village has to retreat.

During the Third Ninja War, the Kirigakure Village tried to put the three tails into Nohara Rin's body, then sent her back to Konoha and released the tailed beasts to create chaos, but Kakashi stopped it. Related Although the file has been destroyed by Ning Qi, several high-level officials in Konoha clearly remember the classic gameplay of this type of tailed beast, and have even made corresponding attempts and plans.

It has a guaranteed high success rate.

Sarutobi nodded slightly in approval.

After the rebellion of Ning Qi and Uchiha, in order to cope with the upcoming crisis in Konoha, they broke through many bottom lines that they had repeatedly adhered to, made many plans and arrangements that may violate human ethics, and also restarted many prohibitions that may be effective or invalid. They even turned a blind eye to the behavior of major ninja clans hiring Konoha rebellious ninjas.

And all this is just to survive.

Danzo not far away gave a sneer. Sarutobi looked at the former dark side of Konoha and asked calmly:

"Is there anything you want to say, Danzo?"

Danzo raised his eyelids: "I don't object to your arrangements for the Jinchuuriki, but I have to remind you that you seem to have forgotten to ask the Akatsuki organization if they agree to hand over the Jinchuuriki..."

“Also, putting your hopes in the hands of outsiders often leads to bad results.”

"That organization is very dangerous, and I don't recommend having excessive contact with them."

"If you have any situation, please share it. Konoha is facing the crisis of destruction, and we have no choice." Yan frowned and said.

"Yes, some," Danzo shook his head slightly, "As long as you take one step back, or if it doesn't work, take two or three steps, you will know that we have too many choices..."