People's joys and sorrows are not connected.
The atmosphere on Konohagakure's side was tense, but it was completely different on the Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village side. The ninjas there were all smiling with the joy of victory.
It's no wonder they were happy.
The entire ninja world didn't expect the battle to develop so unexpectedly.
First, Kumogakure Village launched a strong attack, breaking through two of Konohagakure's defenses in a row.
Then, inexplicably, Konohagakure, which had barely managed to stop the attack, suddenly retreated, giving up more than half of the Land of Fire.
There are many smart people in the ninja world.
It's not that no one saw through Danzo's strategy.
He wanted to stretch Kumogakure Village's front line, causing their supply lines to explode and then retreat.
But after reviewing it, they found this strategy was quite ugly.
It's not that it couldn't be done, but to make it work, they would have to take away the supplies from the towns they planned to give up and calm the refugees, making sure the Daimyo kept the ministers in check.
In practice, it was very complicated and not as simple as it seemed.
So Danzo's clever plan not only didn't work but also provided Kumogakure Village with a lot of supplies, making it a failure.
But then the situation changed again.
Iwagakure Village, which had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly intervened. After taking a long detour to the Land of Fire, they didn't help Konohagakure but instead teamed up with Kumogakure Village.
Now everyone understood that Konohagakure thought Kumogakure Village alone wasn't enough of a challenge, so they had to drag Iwagakure Village into the fight to make it more interesting!
In short.
The ninja world was changing, but basically, no one had high hopes for Konohagakure anymore.
Many ambitious people were even considering whether to take advantage of the chaos to grab some benefits.
As the former number one ninja village, there were too many things here that attracted others.
Of course.
The Tsuchikage and Raikage knew what these ambitious people knew.
So naturally, after breaking through the inner defense line and forcing Nara Shikaku to lead his team to retreat again, Kumogakure Village and Iwagakure Village's advance temporarily stopped.
Whether it was Raikage or Tsuchikage, they both tacitly stopped their attacks, only sending small units to continue infiltration and reconnaissance, while the rest of the troops cleaned up the previous battlefield.
As for some elite higher-ups, they appeared in the command camp with joy.
This time, luck was on their side.
They never thought they would lose this war.
With this in mind, the next cooperation had to divide the spoils properly.
Especially before Oonoki sent his troops, he had to talk to Raikage about the rejected proposal to redivide the spoils.
"I made it clear, even without Iwagakure Village's help, I can still defeat Konohagakure. This is Kumogakure Village giving you benefits, not letting you choose."
In the meeting room, the Fourth Raikage's face darkened, and his gaze towards Oonoki was not friendly.
If he had known Danzo would be so effective, giving up most of the Land of Fire, he wouldn't have discussed it with Oonoki beforehand.
After all, Iwagakure Village was his father's killer.
Even if the interests of the ninja world came first, and revenge for his father didn't matter in the face of benefits, this time Raikage wanted both the benefits and the face.
"Raikage, you misunderstood something."
Oonoki calmly took a sip of tea, completely ignoring Raikage's tone.
"I am already here. It's not about whether you give or not, but about me taking it myself."
"If you agree, we can discuss it. If you don't, I can choose to help Hokage and fight against Kumogakure Village."
He could help with the fight against Konohagakure.
He could also help with the fight against Kumogakure Village.
If Raikage couldn't see the situation clearly, Oonoki didn't mind switching sides again.
After all, face was the least valuable thing. After being Tsuchikage for so many years, he had made Iwagakure Village a solid block, driving away his political enemies. He didn't care about face anymore.
Iwagakure Village had as many problems as Konohagakure, but Tsuchikage could suppress dissent and make Iwagakure Village stronger, while Sarutobi couldn't.
So now, with the solid backing of Iwagakure Village, Oonoki still spoke confidently.
They suffered the least losses in the Third Ninja World War and had the confidence to say this.
He could surround and kill the Third Raikage back then, and today he could force the Fourth Raikage to give in.
This was an open threat! Coming to Kumogakure Village to snatch things.
"Two choices."
Ignoring Raikage's dark face again, Oonoki made his proposal.
"First, I can make some concessions on other things, but I want the main share of the Uchiha clan."
Huh?
Raikage was stunned, looking at Oonoki in confusion.
What did this old guy mean?
After all this effort, he was after the Uchiha clan?
He thought Oonoki was after the Byakugan like him!
"Second."
"No need, I'll choose the first!"
Even in front of Oonoki, Raikage didn't weaken his tone, but his answer was much more straightforward than Oonoki expected.
"You want the Uchiha, I want the Hyuga. We don't conflict, we can discuss."
Then, Raikage took a deep breath and looked at Oonoki with a cold gaze.
"Just one thing, once the agreement is reached, if Iwagakure Village betrays us again, I will definitely avenge my father's death."
He was very serious. Instead of finding an unstable ally, it was better to go their separate ways and take the benefits for themselves.
Tsuchikage obviously understood Raikage's meaning.
But he didn't plan to betray again. Compared to betraying to steal from Kumogakure Village, he wanted the Uchiha clan's Sharingan more!
And Kumogakure Village wanted more Byakugan, while he needed the Sharingan. This didn't conflict. Although the Byakugan was important, the Sharingan was ultimately more attractive.
To become a Kage, none of them were useless.
It's just that some people did things secretly, not openly.
Oonoki's position was stable, and he naturally thought about how to dominate the ninja world and become the true number one. There were also some related studies in the village.
The Third Tsuchikage was extremely proud. Ordinary things might not catch his eye, but the Sharingan had an inexplicable attraction to him.
Raikage didn't understand Oonoki because he didn't know that Oonoki was once scared into a squat by a single look from Madara.
After all, such things were embarrassing, and only the Second Tsuchikage knew about it.
But to this day, Oonoki hadn't forgotten it. He also resented his weak self back then. If he ever had a chance to prove himself, he would definitely take action.
And now, this obsession made him have new thoughts about the Sharingan.
Since there was a chance, he naturally couldn't let it go.
Thinking about it, Oonoki floated in front of Raikage and extended his hand.
"Happy cooperation."
A tense meeting finally ended in a friendly atmosphere.
The guards around, who were ready to fight, also put away their hostility and nodded to their former enemies in acknowledgment.
Great fame and fortune were right in front of them. In such a situation, any hatred had to be set aside.
This was the way of the Kage.
And no one in the meeting room thought they would lose. They didn't think there was anything wrong with discussing the distribution of spoils in advance.
The only one who didn't know was Fugaku. If he knew that the Uchiha clan, the founders of Konohagakure and its greatest warriors, had become someone else's spoils, he wouldn't know what to think.
"Achoo!"
Outside Konohagakure, Fugaku, who was arguing with the old village chief about who should go first, suddenly sneezed right in the Third Hokage's face.
Because of the size difference, the old village chief had always been talking to Fugaku's nostrils, which was completely unintentional.
And the Third Hokage, who had inhaled Fugaku's sneeze, was almost exploding with anger. He glared at Fugaku and walked away cursing.
"If I go first, I go first! Patriarch Fugaku, there's no need to insult me!"
He was sure he would catch a cold from that sneeze!
He swore, if he couldn't beat Raikage or Tsuchikage, he would definitely blame Uchiha Fugaku!
And Fugaku, the instigator, cluelessly frowned, ignoring the Third's words, thinking someone was cursing him.
Thinking about Hitoshi's point, Fugaku angrily looked at Uchiha Satoshi.
"Damn it, where's Danzo?"
Whoever did it, it must be Danzo!
Beating him up can't be wrong!
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