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Fire Country's Royal Capital.
By now, the Third Hokage's message had been delivered to the various daimyos in the Royal Capital.
Regarding the heinous act of the Hidden Rain Village in wiping out the Mitai Clan, all the nobles in the Fire Country were in unanimous agreement!
This war must be fought!
And it must be fought vigorously!
To show the Fire Country's strength!
Otherwise, if other countries see that the Fire Country can be easily bullied and assassinated from time to time, these daimyos will never have a day of peace.
The six daimyos gathered in a meeting hall.
If the other daimyos were elderly elders, then the most conspicuous presence among them was a beautiful young girl dressed in luxurious aristocratic attire.
She was Princess Shiji Yuko, the daughter of one of the daimyos, who had been engaged to the Mitai Clan.
There was no doubt that after the Mitai Clan was exterminated, with the help of remorseful Princess Shiji Yuko, she smoothly inherited the immense wealth of the Mitai Clan.
And she also inherited the voting rights of the six daimyos of the Fire Country.
As a result, she was able to sit here, in the decision hall with the highest power of the Fire Country.
At the beginning of the meeting, she declared her stance.
"I support Konoha's decision. No matter what, the assassination of the daimyo is enough to warrant punishment for the Hidden Rain Village!"
With a cold face, Princess Shiji Yuko spoke in a chilling tone and then fell silent.
The other daimyos looked at her, thinking that her enthusiasm for initiating the war was due to her husband's family being exterminated.
Shiji Yoshino, sitting in the main seat, looked at his daughter. Although he found her behavior strange, their identities today didn't allow them to communicate too closely.
He raised his hand lightly to indicate his agreement with Princess Shiji Yuko's viewpoint.
The other daimyos also followed suit and raised their hands in agreement.
The meeting was just a formality.
After all, almost all the nobles had agreed to start this war. If anyone objected at this point, they would likely be drowned in spit.
After the meeting, Princess Shiji Yuko inadvertently revealed her intentions.
Almost all the nobles, including the former opponents, had changed their views on this newly prominent female daimyo, and her supporters instantly multiplied!
For a moment, the entire Royal Capital was filled with applause and cheers for Princess Shiji Yuko.
Hearing all this, Princess Shiji Yuko just smiled indifferently, secretly wondering.
What could she do to help the boy she was fascinated by?
Thinking of Sosuke's gentle smile, Princess Shiji Yuko's face blushed slightly.
Let's start with the most influential person then...
.....
Fire Country has declared war on the Hidden Rain Village!
This news spread throughout the continent in an instant!
The neighboring countries of the Fire Country were naturally prepared for this and were not surprised when they heard the news.
Both the Wind Shadow and the Third Tsuchikage were well aware of Konoha's ninja deployment on the border and the events happening in Konoha, so they had long guessed the outcome after the Hidden Rain Village offended Konoha.
However, several remote countries were surprised by this news!
Among them, Kumogakure and Kirigakure reacted most fiercely!
Kumogakure objected because the peace treaty was originally proposed by Konoha to various countries, and now they had broken it unilaterally!
Being a strong nation all along, Kumogakure naturally felt indignant.
Moreover, the assassination of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, by Kinkaku and Ginkaku led to a complete breakdown of relations between Konoha and Kumogakure!
For whatever reason,
Kumogakure's choice to cause some trouble for Konoha is always right.
As for Kirigakure, in the last war, the Second Mizukage, Gekko Hōzuki, and the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, fought against each other and ended up disappearing.
The newly appointed Third Mizukage is young and unable to lead the Mist Village to its peak.
At this time, regardless of which side initiates a war, it undoubtedly poses a significant threat to Kirigakure.
Because whenever there is war, chaos is bound to ensue.
As one of the major countries, Kirigakure can't believe that other countries won't take advantage of the turmoil and muddy the waters.
Apart from the two major countries, the Iron Country also has its grievances about this.
After all, being a neutral country composed of warriors, the Iron Country holds some resentment towards the ninjas' wars.
Ninja wars are extremely brutal!
Those who experienced the First Great Ninja War can still recall the scene of countless bones and corpses lying everywhere!
Moreover, as ninjas, they can be ruthless to some extent, unlike warriors who pursue the way of the samurai.
Ninjas have only three words in their beliefs!
Complete the mission!
No matter if the target is a man, woman, old, or young!
Ninjas will usually eradicate any obstacles to accomplish their mission!
The horrors of such inhumane warfare are beyond words to describe.
Because of this, the Iron Country opposes war and, to some extent, can be considered the most peaceful country.
However!
The joint opposition of several countries remains ineffective!
For Sarutobi, there is no room for retreat at this point!
At this stage, the war must go on!
So Konoha firmly rejected the joint obstruction of several major countries!
This action naturally caused the peace that had been maintained on this continent for over a decade to tremble in a single night.
Although they didn't tear their faces apart!
The various countries were accumulating a lot of anger towards each other.
Friction and conflicts between them continued, and the Ninja World began to become restless.
Even in the once prosperous streets of Konoha, the villagers leading peaceful lives sensed something amiss.
The movements of Konoha's ninja were much more frequent than usual.
Konoha, which had enjoyed peace for too long, was now shifting towards a state of war preparedness.
.......
Meanwhile, in Amegakure.
On the towering black buildings.
In a spacious office, the high-ranking members of the Hidden Rain Village gathered.
The masked Hanzo fixed his gaze on them and spoke with a heavy tone.
"Since Konoha has declared war, there's no need for us to be polite anymore!"
"Before this, Konoha had issued some military mobilization orders. Yudo, you managed to intercept some of their intelligence. Bon, send someone to decode it!"
"We must dismantle a portion of their strategic layout before Konoha reacts!"
"We only need to drag this war out for as long as possible!"
"The other major countries won't just stand idly by. As long as there are interests involved..."
Hanzo's low voice slowly fell, and the man named Kago responded softly, looking at Hanzo with respect before slowly retreating.
Standing on a tall tower, Hanzo looked at the gloomy rain and mist outside.
He wondered, "Is heaven crying for the Hidden Rain Village?"