Konoha: The New Will of Fire

Naruto Building.

In response to the letter that appeared, Mikio, Shikaku and Minato all looked surprised. It was rare for the three of them to sit together and discuss a letter.

The content of the letter is not very long, only two short pages, and the content is very simple. The meaning is nothing more than that Kumogakure wants to report the semi-annual Chuunin event and invite Konoha to participate, and in the letter, he hopes Konoha Can become a host village.

Regarding Kumogakure Village, it can no longer be said to be stupid. It is simply a proposal that has been talked about for a long time. Not to mention it is clever. Even Shikaku, who is as smart as a demon, feels that there is something wrong with Kumogakure's fourth generation Raikage's head.

Shikamaru looked at the content of the letter and was puzzled: "What is the Raikage's intention? Is there nothing to do? Or is he deliberately disgusting us? No normal person would agree to this kind of proposal."

Qian Qiao suddenly said: "But I am ready to agree."

Shikamaru stopped abruptly in an instant, and the words on his lips stopped abruptly. He and Minato raised their heads almost in unison, looking at Qian Qiao with disbelief on their faces.

Minato rolled his eyes directly: "Hey, Gan Qiao, can you stop making such a joke?"

Normally, Qian Qiao would just make a joke, but at this time, he actually made a joke about this kind of thing.

Lu Jiu also frowned and said: "Hokage-sama, you can do whatever else you want, but you must not do this. The so-called chunin exam is just a simple reason. There is definitely a conspiracy behind this, and it is very likely that not only Kumogakure is village, and other villages are joining in.”

Shikaku knew who the Hokage-sama in front of him was. Sometimes he was serious about things, so it was a joke. Sometimes, the words he said in a joke were serious.

Seeing Qian Qiao's unchanged expression, Lu Jiu felt more and more unsure, and persuaded him again: "Nowadays, the ninja world seems to be calm, but in fact it is dark and turbulent. According to the intelligence of the roots and ANBU, over the past year or so, Yun Whether it is Hidden Village or Sunagakure Village, all villages are secretly strengthening their armaments and investing a lot of manpower and force in developing new types of ninja tools."

"At this time, Kumogakure proposes the so-called Chunin Exam. On the surface, it is an exchange competition to promote exchanges between major villages for the sake of peace in the ninja world. Secretly, it is likely to be a test of our Konoha."

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot agree to Cloud Hidden Village's proposal to start the Chunin Exams. This is not in the interest of Konoha."

Minato heard the words and also echoed the advice: "Qianqiao, what Shikaku said is right. You also read yesterday's report on the secret technique. Recently, there have been abnormal troop movements on the border. Combined with this letter, it is enough to show that Yun What are we preparing for? Now, what we have to do is to adapt to the ever-changing situation and prepare secretly."

"If the Chuunin Exams are started at this time, it will give the other villages the greatest support to enter and exit the border openly, enter the village to collect information, and even carry out sabotage."

"All in all, I definitely don't agree with this."

Qianqiao did not interrupt Minato and Lujiu's speech. After listening to the two people's words, Qianqiao slowly spoke.

"I know what you are saying, and you are right. This matter is obviously a conspiracy, but no matter what purpose they want to achieve through the Chunin Examination in Cloud Hidden Village, there is one thing we cannot deny. Yes, Cloud Hidden Village stands for peace. If Konoha does not take action, it is equivalent to telling the ninja world that Konoha does not want peace, and it is also equivalent to giving other villages an excuse to launch war against Konoha."

Hearing this, Shikaku and Minato frowned, it was really possible for Kumogakure to do this.

But Lu Jiu quickly thought of a way to deal with it: "We can explain it. It's just a matter of spending a little more money and buying major newspapers to explain it to us."

Qian Qiao raised his head and glanced at Shikaku, then at Nagato, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised: "What if I want a reason to start a war?"

As soon as these words came out, the room fell into a deathly silence, and you could hear a needle drop. The expressions on Shikaku and Minato's faces instantly froze, and the word shock was barely written on their faces.

They guessed many reasons why Gan Qiao agreed, but they never thought that Gan Qiao's purpose was to lure the wolf into the house, indulge Yunyin and others' plans, and start a war from the perspective of the victims in a righteous way.

Ganqiao continued: "Since Kumogakure wants to use peace to force us to take the Chunin Exam, why can't I also use peace to launch war against the other villages."

"Furthermore, Raikage knows very well that we will not agree to this kind of thing that looks like a conspiracy at first sight. Therefore, I have to agree to him. From your expressions, I seem to be able to see that Raikage knows that I agree. , that shocked expression."

"Many times, the real danger does not come from the front, but from behind. If we don't agree, we can't stop Kumogakure's actions. Instead of defending without purpose, it is better to proactively give Kumogakure a chance to expose their purpose. This way The initiative is in our hands.”

When Lujiu and Minato heard Ganqiao's explanation, their expressions relaxed a lot. What Ganqiao said was correct, but they still had a lot of worries.

"However, if Kumogakure does not reveal his target, or if Kumogakure takes advantage of the Chunin Exam period to launch an attack, which ultimately leads to consequences beyond our control, then the loss to Konoha will be too great."

Regarding Shikaku's worries, Ganqiao smiled and said: "Shikaku, you only see us facing danger, but have you forgotten that Konoha is also our home field? Don't you, the Konoha military advisor, believe in us Konoha?" As for the power of ninjas, I still don’t believe how powerful Konoha is now.”

"Here, we actually have the advantage."

Shikaku was startled, and his mind went blank. Gan Qiao's words instantly woke him up. He had just fallen into a misunderstanding. Holding the Chuunin Exam in Konoha did pose a huge threat to Konoha, but they also had the home field advantage. And the initiative, on Konoha's territory, can Kumogakure really make any waves?

Do you really think Konoha is vegetarian?

Shikaku is very confident in this, because since the Shell attack, Konoha has made rapid progress in defense and preventing spies.

Not only these, but also recognition of Konoha's current strength. Shikaku cannot explain clearly in a few words how strong Konoha is now, but there is one thing. If Ganqiao orders him to go to war with the other four ninja villages at this moment, Shikaku will have Victory is half assured.

After Minato listened to Ganqiao's explanation, he thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"From this point of view, if we want to take the Chunin Exam, it is actually the most beneficial to us to be in Konoha. In our village, no matter what happens, we will always have the initiative."

"Instead of being on guard without direction, it is better to lure the snake out of its hole, seize the opportunity, and eliminate these threats in one fell swoop."

At this point, Minato's eyes flashed with a sharp look.

“It’s time to clear up some unstable factors!”