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Chapter 289: The struggle between Kirigakure Village and Konoha for hegemony, the beginning of the Cold War?
The news came back.

Master Yuan arrived at the forging island as soon as possible.

Enter the forge room where the Skeleton Emperor is.

The shadow of the third generation Mizukage appeared.

"Master Yuan, judging from your expression, the situation on the battlefield should be improved?"

Master Yuan nodded.

"Mizukage-sama, we have gained an advantage."

"really?"

The third Mizukage's eyes lit up.

"One hundred percent true."

Genshi said: "Hidan relied on the special secret technique of the Evil God Church to seriously injure Jiraiya, and then used Shuu's Immortal Slash to kill Namikaze Minato."

"Then, Hidan's next opponent was Sasuke Sarutobi, but just when Sasuke Sarutobi was about to be killed by Hidan, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly appeared and blocked the way."

"Killed directly."

"With the death of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Senju Tobirama had to give the order to retreat."

"Now it is our Yunwu Army that is pursuing the Shamu Alliance Army."

"The battle front has moved to the Kingdom of Fire."

The third Mizukage smiled.

"good very good!"

Immediately, the Third Mizukage looked at Uehara Shu.

"Shū, can Namikaze Minato who was killed by Immortal Slash be resurrected? And what about Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

Osamu Uehara shook his head.

"I can't be sure."

Saying that, Uehara Shu looked at Yuanshi and asked.

"Elder Yuanshi, is there any information about these two people on the front line?"

Master Yuan thought about it for a moment.

"No, after that battle, Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Hiruzen never appeared again. There is a high probability that these two people will not be resurrected."

"Based on the intelligence of the Shamu Alliance, there is no reason why they could obviously be resurrected, but they are not."

"It does them no good to hide such information."

The third Mizukage smiled.

"It seems likely that it cannot be resurrected. In this case, the advantage of Konoha's Earth Reincarnation Technique will not be so huge, but can be restrained by our Kirigakure Village."

"Time is no longer entirely on their side."

"Xiu, this time it's up to you again."

"Immortal Slash."

"The ones who restrain themselves are those dead people in Konoha!"

At any moment, the third Mizukage's expression became serious.

"But in a short period of time, it will be difficult, difficult, and basically impossible for us to completely defeat Konoha."

"Under this situation, I think we need to bring more ninja villages into our alliance."

"Work both internally and externally to enhance the strength of our Kirigakure Village."

"Master Yuan, Xiu, what do you think?"

For Uehara Shu, the idea of ​​the Third Mizukage completely coincided with his own.

To gain more reputation.

In order to obtain higher reputation efficiency.

Osamu Uehara needs to expand the alliance with Kirigakure as its core.

Before, Osamu Uehara was thinking about how to give advice to the Third Mizukage.

Now the Third Mizukage took the initiative, which just met Uehara Osamu's expectations.

Master Yuan nodded.

"Lord Mizukage, I think it's okay. Konoha will definitely find a way to form an alliance."

Konoha is certainly strong, but not that strong.

This can be seen from Konoha pulling Sunagakure to join the war.

What's more, Konoha is now at a temporary disadvantage.

Konoha would definitely want more power.

Moreover, Konoha's own purpose is not just to defeat Kirigakure and Kumogakure.

What Senju Tobirama wants is to unify the ninja world.

Then, in the process of this war, other ninja villages should be drawn into the alliance first.

When the war is over, Konoha can unify the ninja world in a more natural way.

This is Senju Tobirama's idea.

"Another point."

The Third Mizukage said: "I believe you can all see Konoha's purpose."

"It's definitely not just revenge on us and Kumogakure. What Konoha wants is the entire ninja world."

"Not only can we see it, but there should be quite a few others."

"A question suddenly occurred to me."

"That is, if Senju Tobirama can unify the ninja world, can't we do it?"

"Currently, among the strengths of the ninja village, the combined strength of us and Konoha is the strongest."

"What Senju Tobirama can do, we can naturally do too."

"And, I think, we even have to do that."

"Because of the appearance of Senju Hashirama, the ninja world entered the era of ninja villages."

"Because of the existence of Senju Hashirama, a pattern of coexistence of major ninja villages has been formed."

"Humans are actually very lazy creatures."

"Once you get used to it, subconsciously, you won't be able to change it."

"But at the same time, man is also a very greedy creature."

"When Senju Tobirama opens this door, other people will naturally have similar thoughts."

"If we don't do it, we're just going to wait for someone else to do this to us."

"That's not what I want to see."

"Moreover, if we defeat Konoha and Sunagakure Village but do not unify the ninja world, it will be equivalent to handing over the fruits of victory to others."

"This is so unfair to us."

"Whether it's for our contribution to the war effort."

"It's still for the future of our Kirigakure Village."

"We all have to go and unify the ninja world."

"Aim for this."

The Third Mizukage said, becoming excited.

The goal of the previous three generations of Mizukage was to surpass the previous Mizukage in terms of achievements to the village.

Later, another goal was added, that is, to surpass the previous Mizukage in terms of personal strength.

However, due to the sudden attack by the Akatsuki organization, the dream of the third Mizukage was directly shattered.

Physical body collapses.

If it weren't for the Skeleton Emperor, his soul would have entered the spiritual world.

But thanks to the Skeleton Emperor, his soul survived. However, because of the existence of the Akatsuki organization, the third Mizukage could not be exposed to public view, but could only hide in the dark.

The longer time goes by, the more the Third Mizukage hates the Akatsuki organization.

The previous goals have been difficult to achieve.

But now, the Third Mizukage saw a bigger goal.

If he could achieve his goal of unifying the ninja world during his term of office.

So, what are other Mizukage compared to myself?
No, not just the Mizukage.

The Hokage, the Tsuchikage, the Raikage, the Kazekage... who could compare to him.

As for the current Mizukage being Yagura, the third Mizukage simply ignored it.

It's just a puppet being secretly controlled by someone.

He is the real Mizukage. Master Yuan hesitated for a moment.

"Lord Mizukage, I agree with your idea. However, if we show such an attitude too early, I'm afraid our allies will have different ideas."

"For example, Hidden Cloud Village will probably backstab us."

The Third Mizukage frowned slightly.

"Genshi, what you said makes sense. In the short term, our external goal is still to defeat Konoha. The strategy of unifying the ninja world can wait until the time is right."

But then, the third Mizukage's expression changed again.

"No, no, no, Master Yuan."

"Maybe we can change our thinking."

"Since we cannot completely defeat Konoha in a short period of time, Konoha cannot completely defeat us."

"It is certain that other ninja villages will turn against our Kirigakure Village without the huge threat of Konoha."

"At that time, if we want to defeat and dominate them, it will be troublesome and much more difficult."

"When Konoha exists, it will be easier for us to bring other ninja villages into our camp."

"Konoha should think so now."

"Then perhaps the ideal situation for us and Konoha is for both of us to enter the armament stage."

"There will be no large-scale violent war."

"Just a small battle."

"Keep the war going."

"It's not like there was a violent collision that would cause losses to both parties."

"Most of the energy is focused on improving the strength of the village."

"At the same time, expand our own alliance."

"The stronger we and Konoha become, the less likely it is that those ninja villages will remain neutral."

"If this process goes well, we and Konoha will be able to achieve a situation where the world is divided into two parts."

"I think this is the best choice for Konoha and us."

"Both us and Konoha can greatly enhance our overall strength under the influence of time."

"Konoha has the art of reincarnation from dirty soil."

"We have a ninja sword made by Xiu."

"There's just a problem."

The Third Mizukage paused.

"That is, the question of when to fight Konoha."

"But what is certain is that now is definitely not the best time for a decisive battle."

"Now it's just a lose-lose situation."

Master Yuan's pupils shrank slightly.

This point raised by the Third Mizukage surprised Yuanshi.

Kirigakure and Konoha, which are in the middle of a fierce war, "cooperate"?
Fight without fighting?
But to accumulate strength?

Use the atmosphere of war to coerce other ninja villages to join the alliance with Konoha and Kirigakure as the core?

Even though he is an elder of Kirigakure Village, Master Yuan's style and personality are all conservative. In other words, his way of thinking and doing things are relatively conservative.

Master Yuan was still thinking about the problem according to traditional ideas.

However, times have changed.

Are Konoha and Kirigakure the biggest enemies?

Yes!
Can enemies cooperate?
can!
The ninja world is no longer an era where many ninja villages coexist.

Instead, it became an era of two strong powers competing for hegemony.

Based on the current situation, if Kirigakure and Konoha were not stupid, they would not use the strength of the whole village to fight with each other to the death.

Since both sides have a short period of time, there is no way to tell the winner.

Then, before the real decisive battle comes, the other ninja villages will be dealt with first.

Wait until the decisive battle.

If Konoha wins, Konoha will unify the ninja world.

If the Kirigakure Village wins, the Kirigakure Village will rule the ninja world.

Don't give other ninja village fishermen a chance to benefit.

Don't give other ninja villages a chance to sway and gain benefits.

This point raised by the Third Mizukage made Osamu Uehara think of a word - cold war.

It's called war, but it's actually an arms race going on.

The stronger Konoha becomes, the closer the ninja village that has a hostile relationship with Konoha will become to the Kirigakure Village.

It will be easier for Kirigakure Village to conquer the ninja village.

corresponding.

The stronger the Kirigakure Village is, the closer the ninja village that did not choose Kirigakure Village will be to Konoha.

It will be easier for Konoha to conquer the ninja village.

It was clear that Kirigakure and Konoha had an irreconcilable hostile relationship, yet they actually reached a cooperation.

In this process, Kirigakure and Konoha will become stronger and stronger.

Those who suffered losses were actually the other ninja villages besides the two ninja villages.

"cold war?"

The third Mizukage's eyes lit up slightly.

"Yes, Cold War, Xiu, you used this word very well. Next, if the situation is normal, we will enter a period of Cold War between us and Konoha."

Possessing the art of reincarnation in Konoha is equivalent to possessing nuclear weapons.

Without the Immortal Slash and the Skeleton Emperor, the Third Mizukage would not have dared to grow against Konoha.

That is not a two-power struggle for hegemony.

Kirigakure Village can only protect itself and survive, and has no choice.

However, with the Immortal Slash and the Skeleton Emperor, the situation is different.

In particular, Immortal Slash has truly proven its ability to restrain the art of reincarnation.

Kirigakure Village does not have nuclear weapons, but it has means to counter them.

Under this situation, Kirigakure Village has the capital to develop against Konoha.

Moreover, Kirigakure actually had to choose to develop against Konoha.

Taking action now is to take action forcefully, which will only hurt both sides. It is a worse result than facing the development of Konoha and Kirigakure Village under the current basic conditions.

However, Master Yuan feels that besides determining the timing of the decisive battle, there are still many problems.

"What about Mizukage-sama and the Akatsuki organization?"

"Also, what if the Senju Hashirama is reincarnated from the dirt of Konoha?"

The Third Mizukage said.

"The Akatsuki organization is hiding in the dark. According to the information sent back by the Taketori Neko, their purpose is to overthrow the existing ninja village system and create a unified world."

"It's up to them to rule the world."

"Compared to us fighting to the death with Konoha now, or waiting for us to accumulate enough strength to decide the outcome with Konoha, the former is definitely what the Akatsuki organization hopes to see more."

"Because the winner of the latter will definitely have stronger remaining strength than the winner of the former."

"Then it's an easy choice for us."

"As for Senju Hashirama..."

The Third Mizukage was silent for a while.

"Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara are indeed powerful beings beyond the concept of ninja. If Konoha reincarnates them from the dirt, it will be difficult for us to stop them."

"But if they could be resurrected, Konoha would have been resurrected long ago."

"We have almost obtained the information on the art of reincarnation in the dirty soil."

"Uchiha Madara's body doesn't exist in Konoha, so it shouldn't be resurrected."

"And the leader of the Akatsuki organization calls himself Madara Uchiha. There is a high probability that he is not, but there must be a certain relationship."

"Senju Hashirama's body is in Konoha."

"Whether we accumulate enough strength through the Cold War and achieve a decisive battle with Konoha after the two powers compete for hegemony, or we are fighting to the death with Konoha now, if Konoha can resurrect Senju Hashirama, he will definitely be resurrected."

"Therefore, the two points Yuan Shiqian is worried about will not be factors that influence our decision."

(End of this chapter)