Chapter 695: Chain Reaction, the End of Peace
Not choosing to back down meant one must dare to act. If one-sided forbearance still failed to prevent a battle in the end, one would even lose a great deal of initiative. Hashirama knew this well.
Instead of choosing a safer method and waiting to see what happened, it was better to take the initiative. At the very least, it would let the first one who dared to make a move against Konoha understand that they would gain no benefit from doing so. On the contrary, that would be far more deterrent.
"But this way, it could easily provoke a Great Ninja War, Lord Hashirama!" Shikamaru considered the problem from a different angle. He wanted to avoid war as much as possible, and at the same time, wait until Konoha was ready before starting one. This would greatly increase Konoha's chances of victory.
But the problem was that such an idea was too idealistic. Others were not idiots; who would wait for you to be fully prepared before making a move? They would strike when you were down.
"That's right! Once friction occurs between the two sides, it will basically evolve into a war that affects the entire ninja world very quickly."
"Do we really want to do this? Isn't this actively provoking a war?"
"We are not ready right now. If a war really starts, the other four great nations are very likely to join forces against us!"
"In that case, we might not be able to hold them off!"
As they spoke, a group of Konoha jōnin voiced their opinions one after another, but the vast majority of what the ninjas said was basically rooted in fear, as if they dared not take the initiative.
And in the crowd, Kakashi and Might Guy sighed helplessly. For these new-generation ninjas, even though they were already jōnin, they had never truly experienced war, nor had they even carried out any particularly cruel missions. They simply didn't understand that in a turbulent era, only the tougher you were, the more others would fear you.
The consequences of weakness! The Third Hokage had already perfectly demonstrated this. Although the Third Hokage had preserved Konoha using his own methods, he had also caused Konoha to fall from its position as the strongest ninja village, to the point that the position of Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces was later given to the Hidden Cloud Village. Konoha was the strongest ninja village; under such circumstances, how could the position of Supreme Commander be given to someone else!
"Do you want to see Konoha invaded, your families, and your relatives humiliated, or even killed in front of you?" Kakashi suddenly spoke.
Hearing Kakashi speak, all the jōnin actually fell silent. This made both Hashirama and Tobirama look at Kakashi with great surprise. Although the other party was just a jōnin, his prestige in Konoha seemed to be quite high!
"Having never experienced war, it's normal for you to feel fear and unease!"
"But don't forget, behind you are the people you have sworn to protect with your lives!"
At this point, there were also ninjas from other eras who were also jōnin. A portion of them had also obtained the right to participate in Konoha's high-level decision-making affairs. And these people, although they only accounted for less than a third of the people in this office, but! They were now all rubbing their hands together eagerly. "Since war is inevitable, then let's deal with whatever comes our way!"
"Our Konoha is the strongest ninja village in the ninja world. The current Konoha can take on the four great ninja villages by itself!"
"A mere tens of thousands of ninja troops from the Hidden Sand Village, if it were our era, Konoha would have gone to war long ago!"
"Directly wiping out the Hidden Sand Village wouldn't be a difficult matter!"
"Exactly!" another ninja also laughed. "Konoha's military strength is a terrifying number that the four great ninja villages combined cannot match!"
"If that's the case, we shouldn't be the ones who are afraid! It should be the other ninja villages!"
These people's words made the new generation of Konoha jōnin seem to suddenly understand as well. That's right! They shouldn't be the ones who were afraid! Since the people of the Hidden Sand Village dared to take the initiative, why couldn't Konoha!
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Hashirama knew he should strike while the iron was hot.
"Since you have already conquered the fear in your hearts, then let's begin!"
"However, just dispatching ninja troops, we can't go all out."
"But a ninja force of tens of thousands also can't be without a commander!"
"How about this..." Hashirama turned his head and looked at Hiruzen at his side. "Monkey, I'll leave it to you this time!"
Hearing this, Hiruzen was somewhat surprised. He was actually being asked to go!
Shikamaru instantly understood the First Hokage's intention. They weren't going with the intention of starting a war with the other party. The purpose of sending the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was very simple. Hiruzen was very cautious and careful, and would not act unless absolutely necessary. This would ensure to the greatest extent that a war would not be actively started. But if the other party really wanted to fight, then with Hashirama's words from just now, Hiruzen would definitely not back down either. So such an arrangement was actually for the best.
Shikamaru glanced at the First Hokage. Looking at the First Hokage, who seemed to have no schemes, was actually just a manifestation of great wisdom hidden behind apparent simplicity. That was right; how could the Hokage who had pacified a chaotic world only possess great strength without a bit of wisdom!
"Since it is the First Hokage's order, then this old man will obey. I will lead Konoha's advance force!"
Konoha and Sunagakure both dispatched ninja troops towards the Land of Grass. This move instantly alarmed the other three great nations.
Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.
The various Raikage looked at each other. Their hearts were also feeling somewhat anxious right now. The Cloud ninjas had not yet completed their scientific ninja tool modifications. Starting a war at this time would be extremely unfavorable for them. But things could no longer wait.
"Konoha and Suna seem to want to test each other first. Since that's the case, then my Hidden Cloud Village can't just stand by. If we don't move, and others don't move, in the end, it will only benefit Konoha!"
"Giving Konoha more breathing room is like a group of skinny people challenging a big guy."
"If we go one by one, we will only be defeated."
Sending out ninja troops first would inevitably be at a disadvantage, but if they didn't take a small loss, the Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Mist Village probably wouldn't make any moves either. So after consideration, the Hidden Cloud Village decided to send troops. With the actions of both the Cloud and Sand villages, the Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Mist Village would not be able to sit still.
"Hidden Cloud Village, move out!"
In this era, the speed of intelligence transmission was much faster than in previous eras. In less than an hour, Konoha had sent out ninja troops, and at the same time, the Hidden Cloud Village had also sent out ninja troops. Together with the Hidden Sand Village, they had already formed a pincer attack on Konoha from the left and right.
The Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Mist Village now had no need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Since others had already moved, if they moved slowly, they would also worry that Konoha would take on two at once, and after dealing with the two ninja villages, would then be free to deal with them.
The Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Mist Village also dispatched ninja troops at the same time.
An hour ago, the ninja world was a scene of peace, but an hour later, it suddenly turned into this, catching everyone somewhat off guard.
And the most surprised person was probably Nagato!
"I didn't expect that before I even started, they couldn't hold back anymore!"
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