A certain scientific Naruto - Chapter 411

c409 Preparing for war and starting war

The ninja world is once again shrouded in the clouds of war, and the war that is about to break out this time can undoubtedly be called the “Tailed Beast War” – a war caused by tailed beasts, and with the purpose of capturing the tailed beasts. war.

The Five Shadows Talk, which had a serious intention, an absurd process, and a speechless result, fell into disrepair that day.

After all parties left the Kingdom of Iron one after another, they all returned to the village safely. So there will be nothing for the samurai to do next. Although they will be highly vigilant and pay close attention to the progress of the ninja world, if you really want to say it, it is just a show in vain.

It’s none of the samurai’s business if the ninjas blow out their brains.

After the three Tsunade returned to Konoha, active preparations for the war began.

At the same time, Konoha, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure also started to communicate very frequently, and Tsunade, as the Hokage, also became extremely busy.

“Lord Hokage, the messenger sent by Amegakure has arrived.” In the Hokage’s office, a ninja reported to Tsunade.

“reason?”

“The reason is to submit a ‘neutrality application’ for the possible war. In the future, the Country of Rain hopes to strictly adhere to the principle of neutrality. They do not want to get involved in the disputes between the five major countries…” Ninja responded.

“Is this happening again?”

Tsunade rubbed her eyebrows, this application made her speechless.

It’s a good thing to regain contact with Amegakure, but this happens in every war, why don’t these small countries learn from it?

Perhaps they are always lucky, but in fact it is impossible to remain neutral. The result of trying to please both sides is to please neither side.

The situation in the Iron Country is just a special case among special cases. Only when people are not within the ninja system can they maintain a neutral position for a long time. With Amegakure’s current strength and status, why would he want such treatment?

The era when Demigod and Hanzo single-handedly stirred up the turmoil in the ninja world has passed.

“Yes, together with the previous Kingdom of Taki, Kingdom of Grass, Kingdom of Sichuan, and Kingdom of Fields, the Kingdom of Rain is already the fifth…”

“Let the advisors handle it. From now on, all such matters will be left to the advisors. Lift the covenant relationship between Konoha and the applicant and agree to their request for neutrality, but the other party must ensure the passage of Konoha ninjas within their territory. We must not launch attacks on Konoha ninjas who enter the territory, and at the same time, once Iwagakure or Kumogakure uses their territory as an intrusion route, Konoha has the right to counterattack midway.”

“……yes!”

According to Tsunade, is this considered neutrality? It’s not even neutral in name.

Next, small countries will still become the battlefield of big countries, just like the previous wars… So war is so unfair, and the experiences of small countries are not only that.

But Tsunade is just Hokage and has no obligations to other countries.

“Lord Hokage, the envoys of Sunagakure and Kirigakure have arrived in Konoha, and the joint declaration document can be released.” After the ninja left just now, another ninja went on to report on the next task.

At this time, Tsunade was writing something at the desk. She said directly without even raising her head, “Then we will announce it directly. Do you have to report to me one by one about such things that have already been decided?”

Shizune, who was assisting her in her work, was speechless. Please, who else but the Hokage can make a decision on such a matter that represents the power of a village to act externally?

The matter was of great importance, and of course it had to be confirmed, but Hokage-sama actually found it verbose.

The so-called joint statement is actually very simple. Apart from the high-sounding cliches that beautify themselves, accuse Iwagakure of Kumogakure, and exaggerate the inevitability of war, the core gist is that Iwagakure and Kumogakure must hand over their tailed beasts within a one-month deadline. , otherwise Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure will jointly take “coercive measures.”

The entire statement did not mention the word war, but it directly informed the entire ninja world of the impending war… So a magical thing happened, the war between ninjas was no longer secretive.

At this time, due to preparations for war, there were too many things that gave Tsunade troubles. First of all, she wanted to control not only the scale of the war, but also the duration of the war. If possible, the Hokage wanted to fight a “blitz war.”

The reason for the war is the tailed beast. After capturing the tailed beast, there is a possibility that the war will be extinguished. After all, this war is different from the last time. The point of competition for interests is more clear and simple: neither land nor wealth, just just It’s just a tailed beast.

What’s more important is that the wounds left by the last war are still there. From a fundamental point of view, no party wants to fight a protracted war.

But this is war after all, and it is full of uncertainties. Even Tsunade herself knows that the things she considers are just beautiful “imaginations” and have no practical significance.

Once the battlefield begins, no one knows when it will end.

Among them, the most troublesome thing for her was the command issue of joint operations. This is the first time since the establishment of the Ninja Village system that villages that are separated from each other are fighting together. There will inevitably be various problems, ranging from logistical supplies to frontline deployment.

If the war continues for a long time, there is no guarantee that this problem alone will turn Tsunade’s twin ponytails into the Mediterranean…

Thinking about it this way, the cruelty of war becomes apparent.

In short, the basic principles of operation between villages are joint operations, overall deployment, and independent command. It is too unrealistic to realize the mixing of ninjas in each village, and may even cause all kinds of inefficiency and confusion, so you can command your own ninjas by yourself. The point is very important, as long as the three parties maintain consistency in the general direction, it is enough.

In this case, regardless of whether there is a grudge between Iwagakure and Kumogakure for killing their father, they will inevitably unite under the huge pressure.

Want to fight one against three? That is impossible, it will only be defeated individually.

“Tsunade-sama, there is another very important thing. Konoha’s actions require the consent and signature of the Fire Country daimyo. Otherwise, our war will not be legal…” At this time, Shizune suddenly reminded from the side. .

Although this kind of legality is actually a nominal thing, it is indeed essential.

Nominally speaking, the Daimyo is the supreme ruler of the Land of Fire above the Hokage. The Hokage only controls military power, so the national symbol is the Daimyo rather than the Hokage.

Therefore, in foreign wars, it is still more important to obtain the consent of the daimyo. Although Konoha can start a war if it does not have a signature, it is still a shortcoming.

“There is indeed such a thing…”

Tsunade took this matter quite seriously. After thinking about it for a while, she said, “Choose a ninja with a good brain and lead fifty ANBU to send written documents to the daimyo to ‘explain’ the importance of the matter to the daimyo.” Sex, I believe that as the ruler of the Fire Country, he will understand the necessity of war.”

Shizune’s eyes straightened, was this a threat, right? Fifty ANBU… Is the Hokage telling the Daimyo to kill him even if he doesn’t agree?

“Fifty ninjas? Tsunade-sama, this is coercion, a bit…” Shizune couldn’t think of a suitable adjective for a moment.

Well, fifty ANBU were certainly convincing, and that way the Daimyo would have no reason to disagree.

“Coercion, how could it be? The Hokage is a subordinate of the daimyo, and sending more ANBU is just to express our determination to the daimyo.” Tsunade said calmly.

Then you can be sure, this is coercion.

However, Shizune couldn’t say anything more on this matter. She could only do what Tsunade wanted, so she then asked: “A ninja with a good brain… Hagoromo?”

Frankly speaking, this is really not a good choice.

“Hagoromo…forget it, let Kakashi go.” Fortunately, Tsunade understood this.

The problem with Hagoromo is that his brain is a bit too easy to use. Although the results are successful when he is asked to perform tasks, there will always be some accidents in the process. What if he really kills the daimyo this time? Who is responsible?

“I understand.” Shizune said, Kakashi is indeed much more reliable than Hagoromo in this kind of thing.

Kakashi plus a lot of Anbu’s persuasion was enough, and it turned out that he completed the mission without any accidents.

In fact, as long as you say something like “I have a card and I am proud” to the daimyo, the other party will sign the war document.

…………

The preparations for the war were carried out hastily, efficiently and quickly, and a month later, Iwagakure and Kumogakure certainly did not hand over the tailed beasts (I really admired this shielding point) as requested by the three parties in Konoha.

So, the war began.