vncnus Chapter 57 Forcing Peace Through War
Chapter 57 Forcing Peace Through War
Chapter 57 Forcing Peace Through War
After the execution by hanging, Shiba Kiyokazu did not publicize it.
His move was more about internal integration, strengthening control over the surrounding areas, and truly uniting the Akatsuki organization into one force.
As for promoting it externally, now is not the time.
The daimyo of the Land of Rain has disappeared, but the daimyo of the neighboring countries still exist.
He doesn't want to make himself an enemy of the world for the time being.
At the same time, he naturally didn't forget to write a letter to drag Hanzo into the mess.
What followed was a strategic retreat, monitoring of the border, and quietly awaiting the inevitable retaliation from Iwagakure.
Two days later, Onoki, who was far away in Iwagakure, finally received the news.
"What do you mean the hunter didn't cooperate with the attack as promised? Where are the others?"
Onoki slammed his fist on the table in anger. "Where did my elite demolition team go?"
(Ohnoki)
The subordinate ANBU replied with his head down, "Lord Tsuchikage, we searched the original attack route of the Hunting Squad, but found nothing along the way."
It seems that Lord Kari may not have left the Land of Rain at all.
Onoki's brows furrowed deeply, the wrinkles so deep they looked like they could trap a fly.
"You mean, the Hunting Kingdom has fallen?"
After a pause, he said irritably, "Why is it happening in the Land of Rain again? I remember we had a team go there last year and they disappeared. Is this little country just that cursed?"
The subordinate ANBU did not answer, but continued the report: "Because of Lord Kari's absence, we were unable to complete the annihilation of the Konoha squad as planned. They held out until Minato Namikaze arrived, and afterwards we... suffered heavy losses."
Onoki's thick eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.
Compared to that sinister little country, Minato Namikaze is his biggest worry right now.
He tugged hard at his beard, then sighed and said, "Pass on my order: if you encounter Minato Namikaze on the battlefield in the future, you are allowed to abandon your mission to save yourself, and the village will not pursue the matter afterward."
Just as he said those words, the yellow dust from outside the door came in.
Huang Tu is both the son of Onoki and the current leader of the Jonin team in Iwagakure.
(loess)
As soon as he entered, he said, "Father, if your order gets to the front lines, it will quickly reach Konoha. Doesn't that boost their morale a bit?"
This order is destined to elevate Minato Namikaze's reputation to a whole new level!
But what could Onoki do? He slammed his fist on the table in anger. "You still have the nerve to ask me this? If it weren't for you youngsters being so slow to step up, and if no one could stand up to Minato Namikaze of Konoha, would I have given such an order?"
Overwhelmed with rage and agitation, Onoki took a step forward without paying attention—
With a "snap," I twisted my waist.
"Ouch, my back! My back!"
Huang Tu, not caring about arguing with his father about the orders, quickly stepped forward to help him up.
Then, the medical ninjas who were on standby quickly came in and treated him, which finally calmed Onoki's body and mind.
After calming down, Onoki took Yotsuchi's hand and spoke weakly.
"Our attack on Konoha isn't going well, so we can't stay in the village any longer. Huang Tu, come with me to the front lines. I'm going to talk to that old bastard Hanzo of the Salamander. And you, go and find out exactly how Gari died!"
Onoki was an ambitious elder, quite different from Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was a Kage who maintained the status quo. He wanted to take Iwagakure to the next level through this Shinobi World War.
Even at the very beginning of the declaration of war, his target was not just Konoha!
The evidence is that the wall behind his office now displays not only maps of the Land of Fire, but also maps of the Land of Waterfall and the Land of Frost.
(Ninja World Map)
And in one corner of the map, there's a photograph nailed to the wall with kunai—it's the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, the man known as the one who possesses both the strongest spear and the strongest shield!
Onoki's ambition is obvious.
How could someone like that allow the Land of Rain, a small country that was almost destroyed in the last Shinobi World War, to stand in the way of his great cause?
That afternoon, he and Huang Tu set off from the village with their luggage.
On the same evening, Shiba Kiyokawa of the Land of Rain received the news.
Surprisingly, the message wasn't relayed by Akatsuki ninjas in charge of intelligence, but by a group of enthusiastic merchants and civilians from the Land of Rain.
The previous integration by Shiba Kiyokawa formally established the legitimacy of Akatsuki's rule in the area, and clearly defined the villagers' spontaneous acts of gratitude as obligations and loyalty!
This greatly improved efficiency!
Even Yahiko, who had previously paid the most attention to and cared the villagers the most, did not expect that these ordinary people with little fighting ability could play such a great role once they were truly mobilized!
Their collective intelligence capabilities even surpassed those of the reconnaissance ninjas on the border who possessed specialized sensory ninjutsu.
The well-meaning but terrifying crowd!
That very night, Shiba Kiyokawa immediately convened a meeting of key members of the organization to discuss countermeasures.
At first, he was worried that the team members would be frightened by the large-scale mobilization of Iwagakure.
Before the results were announced, Masuda Kazuki offered a simple, honest compliment: "Brother Kiyokawa, your predictions are always spot on. Iwagakure really did send someone over."
He was apologizing for his overly optimistic predictions. Iwagakure really is different from Konoha.
Although this flattery seemed very awkward to Shiba Kiyokawa, it inadvertently boosted everyone's morale!
Yes, the Qinghe leader foresaw everything, so what do we have to fear?
Shiba Kiyokawa took in everyone's expressions, and for a moment, he found himself unable to utter the encouraging words he had originally intended.
Why do you guys seem more confident than me?
I didn't understand it, but I was deeply moved...
So he skipped the preamble and went straight to the point: "This challenge is different from the previous ones! We have no intention of waging a full-scale war with Iwagakure, and they probably don't either. The core of this battle is to force a peace through war!"
We need to make Iwagakure realize that we are not ants that can be bullied and manipulated at will; we have the right to have an equal dialogue with them!
While helping the other party establish this understanding, we then appropriately release signals to ultimately force them to come to the negotiating table.
He then passed a scroll around among the people.
After seeing it, everyone's expression changed slightly, showing a look of great shock.
The simple-minded Kazuki Masuda was the first to ask, "Captain Kiyokawa, is everything written here true?"
Upon hearing this, Shiba Kiyokawa laughed and said, "When we all agree that it is true, even a fake can become true!"
Remember, this is all intelligence we intercepted from Konoha's Root. Once you leave this door, even if you die, you must imprint this knowledge in your minds!
And this will be our bargaining chip to force Iwagakure to the table!
(End of this chapter)