"Do you think that Kirigakure is just trying to investigate and harass, or are they really planning to capture the Two-Tails? Or are they like us, taking action when there's a chance, and fishing when there's no chance... You know, if they really want to keep the Two-Tails in their hands, they must be prepared for a large-scale conflict with Kumogakure. Is that possible?"
After a long silence, Hanyu asked.
At dawn, the Konoha team was guarding an unknown hillside, and from this position, the figure of the Two-Tails in the distance was almost visible to the naked eye.
This shows that the information they had obtained before and the tracking they had just conducted were correct, and the tailed beast that died because of Hanyu several years ago was indeed hiding here.
Hanyu's question seemed difficult to answer, and at this point there seemed to be no way to assess how determined Kirigakure was against the Two-Tails.
If a full-scale conflict with an enemy like Kumogakure were to occur over a single tailed beast, it would be a loss-making proposition even for a ninja village like Konoha that had special intentions in studying the tailed beasts, let alone Kirigakure.
The Kumogakure group is very powerful, and more importantly, they have a tough style. Their things are very hot to handle.
"It should be similar to us. Kirigakure will only wait for the right opportunity to act. And even if they can really fight for the two-tailed beast, it is hard to imagine that they will really keep the tailed beast."
Shiko said this, she felt that Kiri was just trying to take advantage of any bargains that came her way, and just wait and see if there were any.
At this stage, Kirigakure is unlikely to be ready to go to war with Kumogakure, both in terms of psychological determination and material preparation, so they will never take any particularly provocative actions.
However, there is an obvious contradiction between Shiko's thoughts and Wuyin's current actions.
"If that was the only intention, would there be so many elite ninjas in Kirigakure's action team?"
Hanyu asked again, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Hozuki and Kaguya are not ordinary people. If Kirigakure just wants to steal something, then the combat effectiveness of the team here is too "sufficient"... The high-end combat power of a ninja village is limited. If there is no clear intention, Kirigakure cannot send so many elite ninjas at once.
Could it be that the high-end combat power of Kirigakure is too idle? Hanyu doesn't think this possibility exists.
"…"
Now it seems difficult for Shiko to explain this.
"The third generation Mizukage and Kazekage have been decided by now, right?"
Hanyu suddenly asked this again, because at this time he thought of what Konoha did when he came to Konoha and the Third Hokage had just taken office - when a new leader takes his leadership, he always needs to do something to increase his prestige in order to establish and consolidate this leadership.
As luck would have it, the deaths of all the second-generation Kage in the ninja world were full of unexpected events, so the position of the third-generation Kage was generally a bit vacant.
Not to mention the Second Hokage and the Raikage, the Second Kazekage died on the battlefield at the hands of the Third Hokage, and the Second Mizukage lost his life at the hands of the Second Tsuchikage, so the Third Hokage's ascension to the position was very hasty, and there were various problems and objections in every village.
This opinion could even make the Third Raikage, whose brains were all muscle, accept a "dark scheme", that is, to work with Konoha to create false information that he himself killed the rebellious ninja Kinkaku and Ginkaku...
To talk about something off topic, the current Konoha has no way to use the conspiracy from that day to threaten Kumogakure.
Because to Kumogakure, all the statements made by Konoha are "sophistry", and they will only believe the explanation of the Third Raikage more. The incident has been over for quite a long time, and now, as long as the Third Raikage bites to death Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were murdered by him, then this is the fact recognized by Kumogakure.
Even if the illusion left by Uchiha Kagami that day could be broken, it would be of no avail.
The hidden secrets of this matter will only be recorded in Konoha's most secret files, and then kept in the most secret data room to collect dust. Neither party will mention it openly.
"Yes, everyone has known about what happened in Sunagakure for a long time. As for Kirigakure, although the news is very secretive, they have already selected a new Mizukage." Shiko said.
When the Third Kazekage was established, it caused quite a stir.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was young when he succeeded the Hokage, he was at least in his twenties. However, the new Kazekage is not even twenty years old, which of course caused all kinds of discussions...
First, people began to doubt whether Sand Village had a lack of successors, otherwise how could they choose a child to be the Kazekage; second, the remaining Kage would definitely be dissatisfied. "Kage" is the supreme title for a ninja. Letting a child be the Kage, doesn't this lower the grade of this title?
However, Hanyu did not find this kind of thing strange. Although he did not know what Sunagakure was thinking, in his impression, this magical ninja village was indeed able to let children be the leaders.
As for the Third Mizukage, we have received very little information about him, and Hanyu is now wondering whether the new Mizukage is trying to consolidate his position, so he is preparing to do something... In terms of possibility and rationality, it makes sense.
In this peaceful time, there are actually very few opportunities to commit suicide, and the Two-Tails is one of them, so shouldn't the Mizukage catch him?
Stealing the tailed beast from Kumogakure and slapping the Raikage in the face, isn't that equivalent to giving the Mizukage some face?
After making such speculation, Hanyu no longer worried too much about Kirigakure's purpose, but directly regarded them as "competitors".
"Now it seems that the beautiful idea of stealing the tailed beast and retreating without anyone noticing no longer exists. Next we have to wait for the opportunity to act," said Hanyu.
However, this is not something to be regretted, as this idea was originally impossible... Taking away the tailed beasts secretly under the nose of Kumogakure can only be accomplished by praying for the resurrection of the First Hokage.
Fortunately, Konoha has now determined the whereabouts of their opponents... The ninjas from Kumogakure were the first to find the Two-Tails. After all, this tailed beast belongs to Kumogakure, so perhaps they have special ways to find its location.
In fact, the Hidden Cloud Village has already begun to recycle the tailed beasts, which is how the chakra conflict that broke out earlier occurred.
The ninjas from Kirigakure retreated a little bit, they arrived before Konoha, but arriving at the right time is worse than arriving early, and now they are caught between Konoha, Kumogakure and the Two-Tails.
On the contrary, Konoha's position is better and it can see all the situations on the battlefield.
"Keep still for now and observe the actions of Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Then we can set up traps on the spot, and when the time is right, I will lure the tailed beasts over here." Hanyu gave another order.
"Attract the tailed beasts? How can this be done?" Shiko asked.
"I have a cat teaser, the kind that's very attractive to Nibi."
Seeing everyone's confused expressions, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, Hanyu quickly added, "What I mean is that I am a cat toy myself."
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