Chapter 225: The Third Kazekage: I Saw the Future! Extras A-Team Captain!
"Brat!"
"It seems you don't understand your Kazekage's intentions!"
"That's right! If you really understood!"
"You wouldn't dare appear before this old man like this, speaking to this old man in such a tone!"
Looking at the Anbu in front of him!
Hanzō couldn't help but sneer a few more times!
After his gaze shifted, it even held a hint of pity!
"Go back and tell your Kazekage!"
"The Hidden Rain Village doesn't need the Hidden Sand Village's help!"
"This old man will personally defeat Konoha's Ninja!"
"Also! Remember to tell your Kazekage! This old man doesn't want the Hidden Sand Village's Ninja to appear on the Land of Rain's soil again!"
"Otherwise... next time he sees them, they won't be alive!"
"But a pile of bloody heads!"
As an envoy!
Hanzō's reply to the Hidden Sand Anbu was undoubtedly a great humiliation!
However!
At this moment, the Hidden Sand Anbu didn't have the courage to retort!
Because! As Hanzō stood up!
Those powerful figures also shifted their murderous gazes to them!
"I... I understand! I will take this message... to Lord Kazekage!"
"I hope you won't regret today's decision..."
After uttering a harsh threat!
The Hidden Sand ANBU Squad immediately left the Amegakure Camp!
If he didn't leave now, he was truly afraid Hanzō would suddenly change his mind and keep them all there!
... "These! Did Hanzō really say these things?"
Hidden Sand Village!
When the Anbu who went to the Hidden Rain Village returned to the Hidden Sand Village!
After telling the Third Kazekage Hanzō's final decision in front of many Hidden Sand Higher-Ups!
He immediately felt a loss of face!
Was Hanzō's supposed arrogance really that important?
More important than the rise and fall of a nation, the life and death of a Village?
From the perspective of a ruler!
The Third Kazekage could understand Hanzō's choice!
But he couldn't accept it!
In his opinion!
As a Village's Kage! As a politician!
Hanzō was unqualified!
And this lack of qualification indirectly disrupted his subsequent arrangements!
Directly affecting the Hidden Sand Village's war strategy against Konoha!
"Yes! Lord Kazekage!"
"Everything I just said was Hanzō's exact words!"
"Alright! I understand! You've worked hard on this trip!"
After the ANBU Squad departed!
Inside the spacious room!
A silence immediately fell!
All the Hidden Sand Higher-Ups looked towards the Third Kazekage!
With the failure of the strategy to borrow a path through the Land of Rain!
The Hidden Sand Village could only invade the Land of Fire on a large scale through the Land of Rivers!
However! The current battle situation in the Land of Rivers!
Was not as ideal as imagined!
Firstly, due to the geographical issues of the Land of Rivers!
After annihilating Kawanin Village!
As of now!
The Hidden Sand army at the front lines still hadn't found a passage to quickly penetrate the Land of Fire!
Secondly... after Sakumo Hatake received Konoha's reinforcements and material support!
He not only established a foothold on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers!
But also, relying on his powerful individual combat strength!
Led an elite squad to advance into the Land of Rivers!
While delaying Chiyo and Elder Ebizo's offensive!
He killed many Hidden Sand Jonin powerhouses!
"Lord Kazekage! What should we do next?"
"Should we continue to win over Hanzō?"
"Or directly abandon the plan to invade the Land of Fire from the Hidden Rain Village and put all our military strength in the Land of Rivers?"
Abandoning the Hidden Rain Village would be like slapping himself in the face!
Whether to save his own face!
Or to consider the Kazekage's prestige!
This matter! Must not end just because Hanzō issued a few threats!
"As for the Hidden Rain Village, I will send people to continue monitoring them!"
"According to intelligence from the Anbu embedded in Konoha!"
"Konoha's Higher-Ups have already developed disagreements due to fighting on two fronts!"
"Based on my analysis! In the coming days, Konoha will definitely prioritize resolving the Hidden Rain Village at all costs!"
"To withdraw the elite troops led by Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade from the Hidden Rain Village to deal with our Hidden Sand Village's invasion!"
"As long as we appear behind Hanzō at the right time, whether Hanzō is willing or not, to avoid Konoha and the Land of Fire's retaliation, he must side with us!"
If it were under normal circumstances!
The course of events would most likely unfold as the Third Kazekage calculated!
But the Third Kazekage misjudged two points!
To be precise!
It should be two people!
Hanzō! Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Whether it was Hanzō or Hiruzen Sarutobi, they were both not weaker than!
Or stronger than him!
Judging the magnanimity of these two from one's own perspective!
Was undoubtedly an extremely foolish thing!
And it was precisely because of this foolish calculation!
That the Hidden Sand Village completely missed the best opportunity to attack the Land of Fire and defeat Konoha!
"What about the Land of Rivers then?"
"Do we need to continue increasing support?"
"No! The manpower in the Land of Rivers is already sufficient! The current threat is none other than Sakumo Hatake alone!"
"I will send an ANBU squadron specifically to handle this matter!"
"As long as Sakumo Hatake is dealt with!"
"Unless Hiruzen Sarutobi personally takes the field! Otherwise... Konoha will have no one left to stop Elder Chiyo and Elder Ebizo!"
After discussing many minor details!
The meeting of the Hidden Sand Higher-Ups!
Temporarily concluded!
In the very end! The Hidden Sand Higher-Ups unanimously approved the Third Kazekage's decision!
To observe the situation and wait for the opportune moment!
...Land of Rivers! North!
As the thousands of Ninja from both the Hidden Sand Village and Konoha clashed again!
The already sparsely populated mountainous area!
Became even more desolate!
Countless civilians from the Land of Rivers, carrying their meager belongings, began to flee!
Either into the steeper mountain valleys!
In short, up to this point in the battle!
Whether it was the Hidden Sand Village or Konoha!
Finding a guide!
Had become a luxury!
Especially Elder Ebizo, the biggest culprit in the destruction of Kawanin Village!
At this moment, he had developed a hint of regret!
He should have left some of the Kawanin Ninja!
At least! After they had fought their way out of the Land of Rivers and into the Land of Fire!
Then he could have executed those traitors!
"Elder Chiyo! Elder Ebizo! Sakumo Hatake appeared near Mount Konami and attacked Captain Kiyu's squad!"
"Captain Kiyu lost an arm! All other squad members were killed!"
"Damn it! That White Fang bastard! He still dares to appear within our reconnaissance range!"
"Sister! Leave the camp matters to you!"
"I'm going to hunt down White Fang!"
Inside the tent! The usually steady Elder Ebizo, upon hearing his subordinate's report!
Immediately fell into a state of rage!
Clearly!
During this period of fighting!
Sakumo Hatake, as Konoha's front-line commander!
Had tormented Elder Ebizo, one of the Hidden Sand's front-line commanders, quite a bit!
"Stop!"
"Sakumo Hatake has someone from the Hyuga Clan's Main Family with him!"
"Like this, you'll probably be discovered by the enemy before you even find Sakumo Hatake's trace!"
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