manynovel Chapter 108 Pre-battle Mysteries: Is Hashirama to Blame Again?
Chapter 108 Pre-battle Mysteries: Is Hashirama to Blame Again?
Just then, Jiraiya, looking travel-worn, arrived inside.
"An urgent order from the village!"
Before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya handed Tsunade a transfer order signed by the Hokage.
Tsunade frowned as she took it; her first thought was that there was a conspiracy!
This wasn't just her wild imagination; the man's behavior was genuinely strange.
More than three months, a full three months!
The village seemed to have forgotten about the rain defense line.
There was no Hokage order, no elders to give orders, and not many resources.
The Rain Defense Line seems to have fallen into self-sufficiency.
What now?
The village's orders arrived shortly after the unusual activity of Iwagakure and Sunagakure was discovered.
Is this reasonable?
Tsunade calculated that the Senju squad hiding in the shadows absolutely could not be exposed!
They must not be incorporated into the camps of the Rain Defense Line.
She had a premonition that this power might come in very handy at a crucial moment!
Thinking of this, she looked displeased and slammed her hand on the table.
"What's the old man up to now?"
"Commanding us ninjas fighting on the front lines from far away in the Hokage Building?"
"If a young ninja were to sacrifice his life on the front lines, even just a glance from him, or a few words of advice, would be appreciated!"
"But he didn't! Not only did he not, he even wanted to teach us? Teach us what? Move the warehouse where we store kunai one meter to the right?"
Tsunade's preemptive strike laid the groundwork for the possibility that she might not accept the 'false order'.
Unless it involves strategic-level plans, the defense lines exchange intelligence.
Otherwise, she really didn't believe that the Hokage, who hadn't left the village for over a decade, could come up with any reliable plan.
That half-revealed strategy of "mobilizing the entire village to quickly defeat Iwasa" has failed.
After all, the outpost on the east side has been short-staffed for a long time, making it easy for spies from the Hidden Clouds and Hidden Mist to discover it.
"Hehe..." Jiraiya scratched the back of his head and winked at Orochimaru, "Say something!"
"Hatake Sakumo has taken over the Sunagakure defenses?" Tsunade asked in surprise.
Hatake Sakumo, who came from the Dark Guard, has repeatedly distinguished himself in battle over the past three months.
Tsunade's 'power grab' brought a storm of gossip and family entanglements to the village.
Sakumo Hatake's military exploits gave the villagers a strong sense of reassurance!
Not content with retreating, Hatake Sakumo transformed into a sharp blade, piercing the Land of Wind and delivering a devastating blow to the lone Sand Village ninja!
His combat methods against tailed beasts are relatively ordinary.
But Sakumo Hatake is a specialist in fighting humanoid monsters!
In just three months, the title of Konoha's White Fang resounded throughout the Sand Village defense line.
It all depends on the heads of the Sand Ninja!
"Withdraw a thousand ninja troops within a month to support two other defensive lines that are under too much pressure?" Tsunade could hardly believe what she was seeing!
Parts of the Sand Village and Iwa Village ninja forces were stationed in the Land of Rain.
Amegakure can launch an attack at any time, maximizing their home advantage!
Why is the village not providing support at this time, but instead diverting troops?
Besides, where is the pressure on the other two lines of defense?
Jiraiya chuckled and explained, "The old man has recalled the ninjas from the eastern flank that were mobilized. The ninjas on the Rain Country battlefield were only temporarily assembled to begin with..."
"Ha!" Orochimaru's hoarse laughter echoed in the command room. He looked at Jiraiya and said, "The village thinks the Rain Village's defense line is redundant and wants to end the war with Rain Village as soon as possible."
Just as Tsunade was about to lose her temper, Yuuki quickly stopped her, saying in a deep voice, "This is a transfer decided by the village. Lady Tsunade, we should obey the order!"
Tsunade cannot blindly deny the Hokage's authority!
From a certain perspective, denying the existence of Hokage is tantamount to denying one's own ancestors.
The legal basis for Tsunade's power grab from Mitokado Homura also comes from Naruto.
You can't keep calling someone "Hokage-sama" when you're seizing power.
Now that you have the power, you'll treat the Hokage transfer order like a piece of waste paper, right?
That's so undignified.
Yuuki suggested, "Since the village wants to end the war with Amegakure as soon as possible, we can only follow the village's wishes."
Jiraiya suddenly sensed something was wrong. This kid's thinking was too unpredictable. "What are you planning to do?"
Yuuki nodded, his eyes turning icy as he surveyed the map and pointed around Amegakure.
"The first battle is the decisive battle; one battle will decide the fate of the world!"
"We'll abandon the defense lines, abandon the outposts, and concentrate all logistics."
"Lady Tsunade, Lord Orochimaru, and Senior Jiraiya, each leading a force, will launch a blitzkrieg against the Land of Rain!"
"Retreat after the battle!"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya opened his mouth in surprise and subconsciously retorted, "No! Hanzo is too dangerous! If the three of us split up, we definitely won't be a match for him! Even if the three of us work together, we might not be able to defeat Hanzo!"
Jiraiya muttered to himself, then added, "With this brat included, it might be about right..."
"Heh heh heh." Orochimaru suddenly realized what was happening, his voice turning extremely cold as he explained, "Idiot Jiraiya, when did you say you were going to attack Amegakure? We're going to launch a blitzkrieg against the Land of Rain!"
"The Land of Rain?" Jiraiya's expression changed slightly as he realized something.
“Not bad.” Yuuki pointed to the intelligence that Jiraiya had investigated, which marked the important towns and outposts of the Land of Rain.
"Destroy these buildings and outposts of the Land of Rain, and Amegakure will be powerless to wage war for at least ten years."
The essence of war lies in the struggle for interests!
The war between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire is based on very different interests.
The Land of Fire is driven by a desire for revenge, the Will of Fire, and the desire to suppress the 'pseudo-sixth great power,' the Land of Rain.
The Rain Kingdom, in order to establish its authority and rise to power...
Neither party is involved in any actual resource interests!
In other words, from the perspective of specific interests, this war is a lose-lose situation for both sides!
If the Land of Rain loses another batch of its existing economic buildings... then it will truly be a losing proposition.
"That's too cruel!" Jiraiya exclaimed, his eyes wide. "War between ninjas shouldn't affect civilians, much less the capital!"
Yuuki silently added in his mind, "That's because I didn't come!"
That's strange. Ninjas are a dirty tool for assassination.
Why is the art style of Konoha so different, with such a high moral standard?
It's not like I'm asking you to burn, kill, loot, or massacre villagers; it's just about destroying key buildings in the Rain Kingdom!
"Stop arguing!"
Tsunade looked up at Yuuki with a troubled expression, and hesitated, "Destroying those locations will definitely involve the nobles, which will greatly damage the village's mission quota and mission credit!"
The crux of the problem is still here!
Yuuki connected everything.
In the end, the blame can be placed on the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
Generally speaking, changes in production relations are inevitably accompanied by the development of productive forces.
However, Hashirama forcibly changed the relations of production with his powerful Wood Release, but did not promote the development of productivity!
Ninjas still live off mission rewards!