socalfunplaces Chapter 267
Chapter 267
Although Hatake Sakumo failed to assassinate the Third Mizukage and then escaped, this was more beneficial to Danzo's public opinion threat.
But Danzo didn't intend to take the blame.
Why did Danzo suggest Hatake Sakumo to sneak into the Mist Village to spy on intelligence?
Wasn't it just to make Hatake Sakumo make a mistake and then use public opinion to discredit him?
Who would have thought that Hatake Sakumo was so powerful and directly planted such a big root of disaster for himself.
Regardless of whether the Mist Village and Konoha go to war, Hatake Sakumo will never get rid of this black pot.
Danzo has many ways to discredit him.
Once Hatake Sakumo's reputation is discredited, the rumors about the successor of the Fourth Generation will be broken.
By that time, those who choose to support Hatake Sakumo will quickly distance themselves from it.
"Hiruzen, Danzo has indeed not contacted Hatake Sakumo privately. I think he will never do such a thing that harms the interests of the village."
Soon, Koharu Utatane and En Mitomon, who got the news, came, and both chose to speak for Danzo.
Regardless of whether Danzo was doing something in secret, they needed to support Danzo because it was in their common interest.
The Third Hokage was just suspicious, and there was no evidence in his hand to prove that Danzo hinted that Hatake Sakumo was spying on intelligence and assassinating the Third Mizukage.
With the help of the two people from the Elders, the Third Hokage quickly put down his guard.
"Ah~~~"
With a sigh, the Third Hokage said:
"Let Tsunade come over."
This matter is not small or big.
To put it in a small way, it is just to get rid of the shadows of other villages and weaken the strength of other villages.
To put it in a big way, it is to provoke the Mist Village.
It may cause a war between the two villages.
Soon, Tsunade also came to the Hokage's office.
"First of all, I want to know if anyone has contacted Hatake Sakumo and instructed him to assassinate the Third Mizukage."
The Third Hokage asked first.
Tsunade rested her chin with one hand, not even wanting to answer.
She was the least likely person to do such a thing.
If no one else had done it, it meant that this was Hatake Sakumo's personal problem and had nothing to do with the top management.
After all, the village sent Hatake Sakumo to spy on intelligence, not to assassinate the Third Mizukage.
No one answered, and the Third Hokage continued:
"Now the Mist Village requires us to give a reasonable explanation from Konoha, otherwise it will start a war because of this."
If a war breaks out because of this, Konoha will be in big trouble.
It has only been a few years since the Second Ninja World War ended, and the Third Hokage does not want to fight with other villages at all.
This is indeed not good news.
Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En had serious expressions, while Danzo sat on a chair with a blank expression, thinking about what to do next when Hatake Sakumo returns.
Only Tsunade didn't care about the threat from the Mist Village.
"Then let's fight. If the village's Kage was assassinated, we would have to go to war. This world would have been destroyed long ago.
Even if we have to fight, Konoha will not be afraid of any enemy."
It's as if our Konoha's Hokage will not be assassinated.
The first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, the God of Ninjas, was thrown a kunai from 800 miles away.
Although this person was chased by Senju Hashirama's Wood Release clone for several days, he was scared to death.
(This is just a joke, don't take it seriously.)
"Although no one wants to see the outbreak of war, the Mist Village uses this as an excuse to declare war on Konoha, which means that they are ready for war and are just waiting for an excuse."
"Let's wait until the senior returns to the village before making a decision. As for the Mist Village, there is no need to pay attention to them."
Not to mention an assassination, even if the Third Mizukage was really killed, as long as the Mist Village does not want to go to war, it will still choose to restrain itself.
On the other hand, if the Mist Village wants to go to war with Konoha, whether this incident happened or not, the Mist Village will still declare war on Konoha.
In this case, why bother with the Mist Village.
Everything will be discussed after Hatake Sakumo returns.
The Mist Village questioned Konoha so loudly and even threatened war, which means that Hatake Sakumo was not caught and successfully escaped from the Mist Village and the Land of Water.
As long as Hatake Sakumo returns to Konoha, everything will be revealed.
To put it bluntly, if you, the Mist Village, are really capable, then you can declare war. At worst, Konoha will follow.
Tsunade doesn't know what retreat means, what negotiation and peaceful solution means!
It's just a trivial matter, and you still want to threaten war?
You guys are dreaming.
"Uh..."
Utatane Koharu originally wanted to say that peace is the most valuable thing, and it would be best if there is no war.
Send someone to contact the Mist Village first, and then resolve this matter through negotiation.
Who knew that Tsunade would...As soon as she opened her mouth, she was blocked.
If she still talked about negotiations and contacting the Mist Village at this time, Tsunade would definitely mock her for being timid.
After thinking about it, Utatane Koharu decided to remain silent.
Mito Kado En was about the same.
What was rare was that this time Danzo stood on Tsunade's side:
"Tsunade is right. Konoha will not be threatened by war casually. If the Mist Village intends to start a war, whether we give a reasonable explanation or not, war is still inevitable. Everything will be discussed after Hatake Sakumo returns."
"If the Mist Village still wants to go to war, then Konoha will follow."
Although Danzo wanted to discredit Hatake Sakumo, he was still a hawkish member of Konoha after all.
Danzo was the first to disagree with the threat of war.
"Then wait until Hatake Sakumo returns to the village first before discussing."
Tsunade and Danzo said so, and the Third Hokage also calmed down.
If the Mist Village wants to make trouble, just follow them and send some people to support the coastline station to prevent the Mist Village from launching a war without declaration and playing sneak attacks.
The meeting ended and everyone else left. Tsunade put some documents from the logistics department on the desk. These documents need to be signed and sealed by the Third Hokage.
"Tsunade, do you think Hatake Sakumo will really assassinate the Third Mizukage?"
Tsunade, who put down the documents and was about to leave, was stunned for a moment:
"I think it's unlikely. Senior is not an impulsive person. There must be some misunderstanding.
It is even possible that Senior ran into the Third Mizukage while collecting intelligence, and his disguised identity was exposed, so he had to take action."
"What if the Mist Village really wants to go to war with Konoha?"
"Then fight!!"
Do you really think Konoha is made of mud?
If you, the Mist Village, dare to declare war, I, Konoha, dare to fight you!
Don't use war to scare people.
Tsunade's decisiveness and domineering made the little doubts in the heart of the Third Hokage disappear.
He was worried that if a war broke out, it would bring a devastating blow to Konoha's cultivation.
But his disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen, were not afraid of war and dared to fight when they said they would. As a teacher, how could he retreat?
Besides, Tsunade was right. It was such a trivial matter. Was it worth your Kirigakure to go to war with Konoha?
Which village's Kage had not been assassinated?
When Sarutobi Hiruzen was assassinated by a spy, he did not shout for war.
"I am very pleased that you have such ideas and ambitions. Send a message to Jiraiya and ask him to return to the village as soon as possible.
No matter what, we in Konoha must be fully prepared."
"If Kirigakure wants to fight, Konoha will accompany us to the end."
The old man was rarely domineering.
Tsunade left the Hokage's office with satisfaction and came to the Intelligence Department, asking the intelligence department to contact Jiraiya and ask him to return to the village as soon as possible.
Whether Kirigakure is serious or threatening, Konoha must be prepared.