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"But... it's not enough!"
The Third Hokage furrowed his brow. Even with Sarutobi Tsukishi, he was still two Kage-level strong ninjas short.
There were actually quite a few Kage-level strong ninjas in Konoha. Uzumaki Mito was one, but she was... nearing the end of her life. She could die at any time. One of the main reasons why he didn't dare to leave Konoha for too long was because of this.
If he was away from Konoha for a long time, it would be a problem whether Mito-sama could seal the Nine-Tailed Beast into Kushina before she died.
To put it bluntly, he didn't trust the Uchiha's morals.
So, Mito-sama definitely couldn't be moved. Helping him by creating the Four Red Yang Formation sealing scroll was already her limit.
Besides her, there was the head of the Hyūga clan, the head of the Akimichi clan, and that guy Danzō.
There were actually quite a few Kage-level strong ninjas in Konoha, but none of them could break through Kenshi's defenses. The key question was, could they withstand Kenshi's genjutsu?
The Third Hokage shook his head. He himself wasn't sure if he could withstand Kenshi's genjutsu. He had to rely on Katō Dan's spirit to possess him. Those guys like Danzō probably couldn't withstand it.
But it wouldn't make sense if they couldn't withstand the genjutsu.
"Damn it, I'm two short."
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find two Kage-level strong ninjas who could withstand Kenshi's genjutsu. The Third Hokage could only curse under his breath.
At this time, noticing the Third Hokage's worries, the Hokage secretary, Chiyoda Emi, gently stroked his head with her soft, slender fingers. She seemed to be able to hear the Third Hokage's thoughts and said with a smile, "Hokage-sama, you can actually team up with the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Raikage. I'm sure that if the three of you team up, there's no one in the ninja world that you can't kill. Kenshi is no exception."
The Third Hokage didn't hide anything about Kenshi, or even his wife's reply, from Chiyoda Emi. She could guess what the Third Hokage was thinking now.
It was indeed difficult to kill Kenshi, who had no obvious weaknesses in his jutsu abilities, with Konoha's current strength alone.
Actually, if it wasn't wartime, even if they just relied on numbers, Konoha could exhaust Kenshi. Don't underestimate the power of a great nation's ninja village.
Unfortunately, it was wartime, and Konoha couldn't spare many people to deal with Kenshi.
So, teaming up with the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage was the most cost-effective and the most likely way to successfully kill Kenshi.
Even if they couldn't kill him, they could drag Kumogakure and Iwagakure into the water, helping Konoha share the pressure. Why not?
"Team up with the Third Raikage and the Tsuchikage?"
The Third Hokage was stunned. He hadn't even considered this possibility before.
After all, the three ninja villages were currently at war. They were all mortal enemies. And they were the Kage of the three ninja villages. It would be a miracle if they didn't fight each other when they met. Teaming up was completely impossible.
From both a status and a strength standpoint, no one had the qualifications to make the three Kage team up.
But... Kenshi!
The Third Hokage's eyes lit up, and he suddenly smiled.
"Haha... that's right. We can team up with the Third Raikage and the Tsuchikage."
Slap... The Third Hokage turned around and slapped the sexy secretary's plump bosom. He said excitedly, "You really are my good secretary."
Chiyoda Emi smiled slightly, leaned down, put her arms around the Third Hokage's head, and said softly, "As long as I can help you."
"You've been a great help this time." The Third Hokage kissed her fiery lips, winked, and said, "Your place tonight."
Yes... A look of surprise flashed in Chiyoda Emi's eyes. She said softly, "Then I'll prepare dinner and wait for you to come... over."
"Haha." The Third Hokage nodded, then turned back and took a piece of letter paper from the drawer, beginning to write a letter to the Daimyō of the Land of Fire.
To team up with the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, they needed to contact them first.
Now that it was wartime, Konoha couldn't directly send someone to contact them. Before the messenger could get close to Iwagakure and Kumogakure, they would be killed as enemies.
They could only do it through the Daimyō. They could use the Daimyō of the Land of Fire's name to contact the Daimyō of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. They could convey their intention to team up through the Daimyō's contacts.
Don't think that even though all the villages were fighting tooth and nail, the scope of the battle was limited to the ninja villages themselves. Until a nation's ninja village was destroyed, the war wouldn't spread to the nobility of the entire country.
Of course, to prevent anyone from acting dishonorably, during wartime, the Daimyō of each country had a considerable number of ninjas protecting them.
Plus, the catalyst for the war, or rather, the target of their mutual hatred, was the ninjas of the various ninja villages.
So, the nobility of each country was actually very safe. They hadn't felt the fear of being killed at any moment for decades.
This was also one of the reasons why Senju Hashirama was called the God of Shinobi.
Not only was he incredibly strong, but he also ended the chaotic Warring States Period, bringing peace to the ninja world's Daimyō and most of the civilians.
Thanks to the ninja village era that Senju Hashirama had started, even during wartime, trade between the nobility of each country didn't stop, and the Daimyō of each country remained in contact with each other.
Having the Daimyō intervene would make both the authenticity and the seriousness of the matter higher.
Soon, the Third Hokage finished writing the letter to the Daimyō. Then, he wrote two more letters, persuading the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Raikage to team up with him to kill Kenshi.
Before, the Third Hokage hadn't considered the possibility of teaming up with the Raikage and the Tsuchikage to kill Kenshi because no one was qualified to make the three of them take action.
But after being reminded by the Hokage secretary, Chiyoda Emi, the Third Hokage thought more about it and realized that Kenshi perfectly fit the possibility of the three Kage teaming up.
His powerful strength, and... heh heh!
In short, the Tsuchikage wouldn't dare to say.
As for the Raikage, the Third Hokage was very confident that he could persuade him to team up with him to kill Kenshi.
As for the Tsuchikage... heh heh.
He believed that the Daimyō of the Land of Earth would help him force the Tsuchikage to team up with him.
The Third Hokage smiled inwardly. After finishing the letters to the Tsuchikage and the Raikage, he called an ANBU ninja and asked him to personally deliver the three letters to Homura Mitokado.
At the same time, he sent a message to Homura Mitokado via messenger hawk, asking him to deliver the letters to the Daimyō's mansion.
This matter involved teaming up with the Tsuchikage and the Raikage. It had to be someone with weight to deliver the letter to the Daimyō to emphasize the danger that Kenshi posed to the ninja world.
Besides him, the Hokage, the only suitable person in Konoha was Homura Mitokado, the Hokage advisor.
Three days later.
In the evening, at the Daimyō's mansion in the Land of Fire, in the brightly lit side hall, the gray-haired Daimyō sat on the main seat, reading the Hokage's secret letter sent by Homura Mitokado.
In the letter, the Third Hokage emphasized that Kenshi would eventually possess terrifying Wood Release abilities comparable to the God of Shinobi, the First Hokage. If they didn't eliminate him now, the entire ninja world would be in danger in the future.
Seeing this, the Daimyō of the Land of Fire instantly recalled the battle between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
That godlike power that could instantly destroy ten kilometers of terrain. Even now, recalling it made his body tremble involuntarily.
People fear gods, but no one wants to live in the same world as a god.
The Daimyō, who enjoyed supreme power, didn't want to either.
It's a pity that Senju Hashirama was also human. Humans will die. No one can escape the hunt of time.
So, the Daimyō really didn't want another human god like Senju Hashirama to appear. But he couldn't write a letter to team up with the Daimyō of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.
Wasn't this saying that his Land of Fire couldn't even handle a mere ninja?
He couldn't write a letter to team up with the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. He couldn't afford to lose face.
The Daimyō's attitude towards ninjas has always been complex.
Ninjas weren't like civilians. No matter how they exploited them, civilians couldn't do anything about it.
Because they relied on the aristocratic system and the military force in their hands to control the lives of the civilians, so many civilians feared them.
But the ninja group was different. Ninjas possessed jutsu power that could kill them at any time, but they couldn't do anything about it.
No matter how many troops they had, it was very difficult to kill a genin.
A simple Transformation Technique or Hiding Technique could make ordinary people helpless.
The only way for the Daimyō and the nobility was to hire some kind-hearted ninjas to protect themselves. There was no other way.
Essentially, for the ninja group, the Daimyō and the nobility were no different from civilians. They were also objects to be slaughtered.
It was this essential difference that made the Daimyō fear the ninjas from the bottom of their hearts, but also look down on the ninja group, who were only good at killing.
So, even though they feared Senju Hashirama's power, they also looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts.
Now, the Third Hokage wanted the Daimyō to write a letter to team up with the Daimyō of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning for a mere ninja that he looked down on from the bottom of his heart. Wasn't this even more proof of their weakness?
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