allendalepharm Chapter 332 Talking big costs nothing
Chapter 332 Talking big costs nothing
Chapter 332 Talking big costs nothing
The Land of Water.
Two outstanding individuals from different eras, one old and one young, are discussing the ultimate topic of war in this small izakaya.
Taiichi looked at Madara again, and after confirming that he was not crazy or joking with him, he decided to speak more freely.
"That's only because you're not strong enough yet, you can't protect the people around you, and you can't realize your dreams."
When one day, no one in the world dares to say "no" to you, then you can change the world however you want, as long as you have the power to do so.
Madara Uchiha was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Kid, you're pretty arrogant! But Hashirama Senju was strong enough, the God of Shinobi, but after he died, things went back to normal. This is already the Third Shinobi World War!"
"That's just because he's not strong enough, hasn't lived long enough, and isn't particularly smart."
If he were strong enough to easily suppress Madara Uchiha, Konoha would not have lost such a powerful fighting force.
If he could live as long as the immortals of the Three Sacred Lands, who would dare to oppose him?
If he were even a little smarter, he wouldn't have come up with a system like "one village, one country."
Madara was stunned by Taichi's shameless statement. If there really were people like that, then eliminating war might actually be possible.
only----
"Young man, do you really believe there are people like you? Even the Sage of Six Paths died in the long river of history, didn't he?"
Taiyi didn't look at Madara, afraid that Madara would see the disdain in his eyes: The Sage of Six Paths, he can't really be considered dead.
"It is precisely because there is nothing that we have a goal to strive for. If our predecessors had done everything, what use would we have?"
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He'd seen arrogant people before, but this was the first time he'd ever seen one this arrogant.
He couldn't help but burst into laughter again, but this time his laughter was even more unrestrained, drawing stares from everyone in the izakaya.
Some were curious, some were disgusted, some admired, and some were contemptuous.
But he ignored all of that and kept his eyes fixed on Taiyi.
"Young man, what you said is very good, but I hope that next time we meet, you will have the confidence to say those words."
After saying that, he lost interest in talking and got up to leave.
Behind Taiyi, the person who should have been there had long since vanished without a trace.
Taiichi continued eating, completely unaffected by the sudden conversation.
Although his words were arrogant, they reflected Taiyi's own thoughts, and he was currently working towards that goal.
As for Madara Uchiha, he was actually quite worried about him a while ago.
However, ever since his fire attribute nature changed to Lv14 Super Kage level, and he learned Sage Mode.
He's really not afraid anymore. Now, Madara is not only old, but also half-crippled, and he can only exert about a fraction of his strength from his prime.
At this moment, Madara Uchiha, who had already left Ira Castle and was sitting on a small earthen hill, was gazing back into the castle.
"Do you think that little guy recognized me?"
A figure slowly emerged from the soil not far from Ban; it was Jue, who had also left.
"Probably not, otherwise his reaction would be too calm. Besides, Konoha has kept a tight grip on information about you over the years, and the new generation of Konoha ninjas can't see your photos."
Ban couldn't help but chuckle, a mixture of self-mockery and disdain.
The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, possessed immense courage. The two were locked in a lifelong love-hate relationship, and in that final battle, he was defeated by him.
Although the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was not strong, his methods were truly commendable; he even managed to turn the Uchiha clan against him.
As for this third-generation monkey, he is weak and lacks skill. In order to eliminate his influence, he even resorted to these despicable means.
Konoha is truly getting worse with each generation.
Just thinking about that brat from earlier, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but shake his head. It was a pity he wasn't an Uchiha; his achievements were ultimately limited. Otherwise, he would have been an excellent candidate.
Taiichi was unaware of Madara's thoughts at that moment; otherwise, he would have demonstrated to Madara that he, Matsushita Taiichi, could stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world even without the Sharingan.
The Land of Wind.
The withdrawal of the Mist Village naturally attracted the attention of the Sand Village immediately. After the Sand Village arranged for its ninjas to confirm the situation repeatedly, although they were confused, they were also overjoyed.
Sunagakure is truly outmatched, not only economically but also in terms of manpower.
It's somewhat understandable that Konoha was besieged by the four great nations because it was located in the prosperous Land of Fire.
What was the reason for this in Sunagakure?
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In this Ninja World War, what did Sunagakure do to deserve being attacked by all four great ninja villages?
These battles have resulted in heavy losses of ninjas, and crucially, Sunagakure has lost more battles than it has won.
Nowadays, Sunagakure can't even muster enough ninja to complete village missions; even Jonin have to start taking on B-rank or even C-rank tasks.
The purpose of these tasks is to prevent them from being lost.
Even though things have come to this bad end, some people are still incorrigible and try to defy fate.
Looking at the elder opposite him who was still talking eloquently, Luo Sha now even had the urge to kill him.
"Everyone, it's not that I'm belligerent, but now that the news has been confirmed, Kirigakure is attacking Konoha again, and this is our opportunity."
We have no other purpose this time. Even if we disguise ourselves as Hidden Mist Village or Hidden Rock Village and go out to plunder, it can alleviate the village's financial crisis.
Otherwise, relying solely on ourselves, or even with the support of the daimyo, how long would it take to recover? Five years? Ten years?
Still 20 years?
His words were quite persuasive, and many elders were somewhat swayed.
This is really a very feasible idea, and it seems to have no risks.
But is that really the case? Wasn't it the same the previous times? They looked capable, but they still got beaten to a pulp. Do you really think Konoha's intelligence department is a pushover?
Looking at Granny Chiyo, who had been resting with her eyes closed, Rasa had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
"Elder Matsutsuru, do you know how many registered ninjas the village still has?"
"this----"
Songhe was taken aback when he heard this. He really didn't know the exact number, and he wasn't in charge of this area, but he knew that the number should not be large.
"Currently, the village has fewer than 4000 registered ninjas, and some of them are assigned to guard the three borders."
There are only about 2000 people left in the village. Tell me, where are we supposed to conjure up more people to launch a surprise attack on Konoha?
"How could that be? Wasn't it just recently—"
He couldn't finish his sentence.
Previously, each ninja clan had sent out their most valuable personnel, but as soon as the war ended, all of them were recalled.
Given the current situation, not to mention him, even the Wind Shadow Lord Luo Sha would not be able to persuade the major families to donate these people again.
After all, the ninja village belongs to everyone, but the dead belong to them; they can't gain anything from it.
Seeing that the elder himself couldn't continue speaking, Luo Sha stopped pressing him and focused on maintaining stable development as the top priority.
"Furthermore, Sunagakure and Konoha have just signed a peace treaty. This treaty was hard-won, and none of you would want Sunagakure to be seen as untrustworthy!"
This statement is simply a way to save face for everyone. If they really had the power, the treaty would be nothing, too painful to even wipe their own ass with.
At this point, Sunagakure reached a consensus to abide by the peace treaty. In order to avoid misunderstandings with Konoha, Sunagakure even took the initiative to withdraw half of its border troops facing Konoha.
It's clearly a message to Konoha: "Fight without worry, I will absolutely not provoke you."
Sunagakure's actions were quickly discovered by Konoha.
Konoha quickly responded positively to this gesture of goodwill—the camp stationed in the Land of Rivers soon received orders to retreat 100 miles and re-establish camp.
The tacit agreement between the two sides—one reducing its forces and the other withdrawing from its camp—clearly demonstrates the shared intention of both Sunagakure and Konoha: to abide by the peace treaty and refrain from aggression.
Eastern Front.
Tsunade quickly received the latest intelligence from the village, including the movements of Sunagakure and the village's response.
She tossed the information directly to Jiraiya, who was staring blankly to the side, and asked him to help analyze it as well.
After quickly scanning the intelligence in his hand, Jiraiya's smile grew wider and wider.
"Good, Sunagakure is safe now. We can also redeploy the troops we've stationed on the border of the Land of Rivers to deal with Kirigakure's attack."
"Oh, so sure?" Tsunade's brow relaxed, but a hint of doubt remained on her lips. "Shouldn't we leave some people behind just in case—?"
"We do need to leave some people behind, but not to guard against Sunagakure, but to guard against Kirigakure landing and launching a surprise attack from the Land of Rivers."
Jiraiya opened his mouth wide, about to burst out laughing, but seeing Tsunade's slightly furrowed brows, he immediately closed his mouth again, but even so, he couldn't hide the smugness on his face.
"Sunagakure! They suffered the most heavy losses in this war. Although there are no specific figures, at least half of the village's ninjas have died so far. How can they possibly have the strength to continue expanding outwards?"
Jiraiya's analysis is not without merit. No matter which village it is, once half of its ninjas have died, no one will want to continue fighting.
It's already a miracle that Sunagakure hasn't collapsed from within; the families of those who died in battle are not so easy to appease.
Tsunade's brows finally relaxed completely, which was good, as she could now fully concentrate on the battle against Kirigakure.
After some discussion, the group quickly finalized their battle plan against Kirigakure. At the very end, Tsunade seemed to have just realized something.
"The village has recently received another batch of reinforcements. Although the number is small, they are all elites."
She turned to Nara Kaoru and instructed her, "You are in charge of settling these people in, and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Upon hearing this, Nara Kaoru's face darkened. It was clear that there was a hidden meaning in his words, and there must be some special people among this group.
Thinking of the person who had come and gone not long ago, Nara Kaoru couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"Lady Tsunade, is Asuma coming again?"
Tsunade looked at Nara Kaoru with a face full of sympathy, and nodded silently without saying a word.
If even the First Hokage's grandson, Nawaki, could go to the battlefield, then why couldn't the Third Hokage's son go to the front lines?
This can only be described as a matter of human relationships and social customs. The first generation died long ago, but the third generation is still in power!
Moreover, one son from the third generation has already died on the battlefield. You can't let another son die out there, leaving the family line without descendants!
Therefore, Nara Kaoru had to make the task difficult, as he needed to ensure Asuma's safety while also providing him with training.
"Don't overthink it. Since the old man sent his son to the front lines, he must have been mentally prepared. Ninjas need to go through trials to grow."
Nara Kaoru glanced at Tsunade speechlessly. "You're just talking without understanding the situation. Only someone like you would think that Asuma is being sent to his death."
Jiraiya then stepped in to smooth things over. He couldn't just watch Asuma be assigned some dangerous mission; that kid wasn't Taichi or Minato, and he couldn't handle that kind of torment.
"Kaoru, don't worry too much. If there's no suitable mission, let him patrol the rear and protect the logistics. I'm sure the Third Hokage will understand our good intentions."
After finishing his sentence, he quickly changed the subject, picked up the recent task log next to him, and pointed to several names on it with a sigh.
"Tsunade, your camp is truly full of talented people. It hasn't been long since Taichi left, and so many talented people have emerged again."
Especially this Uchiha Shisui, who's two years younger than Taiichi, and he's already so amazing. Truly worthy of the Uchiha clan.
Tsunade glanced at the mission log. She also had a deep impression of this Uchiha Shisui. He was an optimistic and cheerful person with good interpersonal relationships.
Most importantly, this guy often follows Taiyi around, and he's often seen Taiyi instructing him on cultivation.
Jiraiya didn't bring up Shisui for no reason; what he really wanted to talk about was Taiichi.
"I heard that Taiichi has taken the Uchiha clan chief's son as his disciple. Did you know about this?"
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya suspiciously. Why did this guy bring this up?
Apprentices can take on apprentices without the consent of their masters.
Just like when she took Taiichi as her disciple and Jiraiya took Minato as his disciple, no one told Hiruzen Sarutobi about it.
However, thinking of Minato, she had a good idea of what was going on.
Now everyone in Konoha's upper echelons can see that the Third Hokage is grooming Minato to become the Fourth Hokage.
Given Taiyi's current strength and prestige, if he were to bring the Uchiha clan into the picture, they might very well start eyeing that position.
"What, worried that Taichi will compete with Minato for the Hokage position?"
Tsunade's words were full of disdain, and even her gaze towards Jiraiya was somewhat unfriendly.
"Sigh, who can argue with that? They're both my children. What am I, as their teacher, supposed to do if they really start fighting?"
Jiraiya ignored Tsunade's expression and continued to sigh to himself.
Tsunade disliked this about him the most; he hesitated and was indecisive when faced with such matters.
"You call yourself Taiyi's master? You don't even understand his temperament. This old man can see that better than you."
Tsunade's merciless mockery sounded like heavenly music to Jiraiya's ears.
As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion, and he has been having a headache over this matter for some time now.
The thought of his two disciples turning against each other over the Hokage position made his full head of white hair droop involuntarily.
"Taiichi will not compete with Minato for that position. He only took Uchiha as his disciple for the sake of the village's stability."
He genuinely wanted the village to live in peace and tranquility; even Minato probably understood that better than you, his teacher.
Jiraiya chuckled foolishly. With Tsunade's guidance, he could finally understand. He had just gotten stuck in a dead end before and couldn't get out of it for a while.
Just as he was about to say something to save face, he spotted Nara Kaoru standing to the side.
Good heavens, this guy saw right through his embarrassing moment! Instantly, seventeen or eighteen ways to "kill him to silence him" popped into his head.