บท 64: Chapter 64: Post-war Report
Inside the village of Konoha
On the top floor of the Hokage building a meeting was taking place, the atmosphere in the room was stern, with the Sandaime Hokage sitting in the center and Danzo in one corner of the room.
"Sunagakure is not listening to our explanations and has decided that the disappearance of the third Kazekage is directly related to Konohagakure. At this moment they appointed their fourth Kazekage and are directing their entire army towards the borders of the Fire Country, what measures do you think we should take?"
Hiruzen spoke in a deep voice as his eyes flashed.
The third Kazekage has disappeared!
This had happened about a month ago, Sunagakure had been trying to hide the news and searched high and low for their third Kazekage, but couldn't find him, and finally decided that it was Konohagakure who had secretly kidnapped their third Kazekage and directly declared war on Konohagakure!
The situation suddenly began with Sunagakure's declaration of war, as Iwagakure's original invasion of the Grass Country was only an advance force, and at most it was only a bit of harassment and probing, with some use, not a direct confrontation between the forces of the two villages.
But Sunagakure directly started a full-scale war!
"Since the fourth Kazekage made the move himself, perhaps you should also go to the front lines, Hokage-sama?"
An Elite Jounin sat to the side and spoke in a deep voice.
Hiruzen was lost in thought.
In fact, he himself wouldn't mind going to the front in person, but the problem is that after the news of a large-scale offensive from Sunagakure spreads, it's impossible to be sure that Kirigakure and Kumogakure don't decide to make a move against Konoha.
The Lightning Country and Water Country do not border the Wind Country, so they cannot take advantage of this situation to invade the Wind Country, the only way it is invading the Fire Country.
"I'll go!"
Jiraiya stood up and looked at Hiruzen with determination and seriousness as he said, "Sarutobi-sensei, you should stay in Konoha to contain the other villages."
Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya, he knew Jiraiya's strength very well, and he felt more comfortable going to the front line against Sunagakure, after all, Sunagakure decided to invade on a large scale, and it would be extremely difficult for Jiraiya to take on Sunagakure.
"Danzo, you and Jiraiya should go together."
Hiruzen turned his head to look at Danzo.
Danzo sat with his staff in his hands, his gaze blank, and as he was about to say something when Jiraiya interjected, "Danzo-sama, it's better if I watch the Kirigakure front line, you can leave the Sunagakure front line to Minato and I."
"Hmm."
Hiruzen pondered a bit before finally nodding his head.
Danzo and Jiraiya's relationship was never very good, and in fact it was inappropriate for them to go to a battlefield, it would be more appropriate for Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya to go together.
"Next is the question of the composition of the front group..."
Hiruzen's gaze swept across the meeting room, where not only the Elite Jounins of Konoha were present, but also the heads of all the major clans, including Hyuga and Uchiha.
One of the main objectives of this meeting was to show the seriousness of the situation to the major clans of Konoha and force them to send their forces to the front lines.
"Since this is a full-scale war, we will act according to Hokage-sama's plan and decisions."
The patriarch of the Uchiha clan said slowly.
The Hyuga Clan patriarch sitting next to him had the same opinion.
Hiruzen had summoned all the clans to participate in the meeting for a purpose they all knew very well, and now that the war was on, it was impossible to stay out of it.
"Well then..."
Seeing the attitude of the major clans, Hiruzen nodded in satisfaction and informed a ninja to distribute the information and lists of the ninja to prepare for the formation of a frontline force to resist Sunagakure.
And just as he was compiling the personnel list, an Anbu suddenly appeared and knelt in front of Hiruzen, raising a scroll in his right hand, saying, "Hokage-sama, an urgent report from the front line of Iwagakure."
Hiruzen stopped moving and looked at the Anbu, his eyes twinkling slightly.
The Anbu nodded.
"Good, that should be good news."
Hiruzen sighed and took the scroll.
Leading the forces is Orochimaru, as well as Might Duy, who can show great strength in the face of an unexpected situation, whatever the other side's strategy is, it will almost certainly fail.
Opening the scroll and reading the first few lines, Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, looked at the audience and began to read aloud.
"Report from the front... upon reaching the border, the Konoha squadron began to search for the Iwagakure squadron, as a result, there was a battle in rocky terrain, the result of which was the defeat of Iwagakure and the destruction of more than half of their forces."
These words loosened the atmosphere in the conference room, causing the faces of the clan leaders to relax.
Given Sunagakure's large-scale offensive, this victory over Iwagakure was undoubtedly of great importance. If the situation on the border of the Grass Country stabilizes, they can simply observe Iwagakure's movements, without having to send support at this time.
In this way, most of the free combat power can be used to fight against Sunagakure.
The clans can also reduce their losses.
"Orochimaru did a good job."
Danzo looked at Hiruzen and said casually.
In his opinion, the victory over the Iwagakure vanguard was good news, now he can manage to contain Suna's offensive and then strike back at Iwagakure, the current Konoha is not afraid to fight on two fronts.
"This Orochimaru guy is still trustworthy at times like this."
Jiraiya chuckled and said confidently, "Then leave Sunagakure's side to me, I won't let them do what they want!"
He had been competing with Orochimaru since he was a child, and since Orochimaru had achieved great success on the front lines, he shouldn't be left behind either.
Hiruzen took the scroll, inside were the details of the battle and the losses Konoha suffered.
"...In the course of this battle, our side lost eleven men, four severely wounded and twenty-one lightly wounded."
When Hiruzen read this part, the joy of victory diminished slightly.
During war, it is impossible to avoid casualties.
Eleven killed and four seriously wounded, such sacrifices in exchange for destroying half of Iwagakure's forces, certainly a great victory.
"What is the specific situation, Hiruzen?"
Danzo's voice came from the side.
Hiruzen continued reading the report, "Orochimaru tracked down the Iwagakure forces with the help of specialized equipment, engaged the other side in a rocky terrain and gathered to battle, the number of groups was approximately equal... but suddenly on the battlefield from under the ground rushed an elite group of Iwagakure, numbering about thirty shinobi, at least half of which were Jounins"
After reading this, Hiruzen abruptly froze.
The expressions of those present changed, everyone looked at Hiruzen, wanting to know a more specific situation.
Although it is already known that the battle ended with their victory, the sudden appearance of thirty elite shinobi undoubtedly put Konoha's side in an extremely difficult situation, how did Orochimaru turn the situation around!!!!
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