People raise Hokage in Yunyin

Time always passes quietly and unconsciously, and six years have passed by in the blink of an eye.

The undercurrents of the past seemed to stir up something, but nothing seemed to have changed.

The intense intelligence gathering finally resulted in the disappearance of the "Akatsuki" organization, with only vague rumors of its activities everywhere.

The ninja world has gone through such a rare peaceful period, and as the major forces continue to become fiercer, small frictions inevitably begin to occur in various parts of the ninja world.

Cloud Hidden Village, Raikage's Office.

Darui rushed back to the Ninja Village in a dusty state and was the first to report to the Raikage.

"This A-level mission failed..."

He lowered his head and looked a little unhappy.

The mission process is very simple. A certain big businessman in the ninja world hopes that ninjas can escort him to the Kingdom of Iron.

Because the family has a big business, and the employer also knows that he may be targeted at any time, he also applied for an A-level mission involving ninja combat, lending the strength of the Great Ninja Village to protect his safety.

Now that the mission has failed, the village's credibility will inevitably decline. Other businessmen who heard the news will probably weigh it when applying.

"what happened?"

Lei Ying, who was chatting with Hibiscus, frowned. He looked at Darui's ninja uniform that was somewhat damaged, and he saw that it was caused by a high-intensity battle.

In the past six years, Darui's strength has grown rapidly, and he has already reached the jounin level. Yuki is considered to be Raikage's powerful right-hand man.

Therefore, Lei Ying was very relieved that he would take on this mission, but he didn't expect that he would overturn here.

"It's Konoha's copy ninja Hatake Kakashi." Darui lowered his head slightly, looking a little sad.

"We were attacked outside the country of Yu. We were blocked the first time. Our strength should be roughly equal. But the second time, people from Konoha launched a suicide attack and several ninjas fought to the death. Haunt us, and Kakashi Hatake will be responsible for beheading you."

He was a little aggrieved. When it came to escort missions and assassination missions, it was inevitable that his hands would be tied up. But what he didn't expect was that the other party didn't take the ninja's life seriously.

"They lost two chuunin, but our people are basically fine."

He continued.

After hearing this, Raikage's brows widened. He stood up and patted Darui on the shoulder, comforting him: "It's okay, it was just an accidental mission failure. After all, it was also a conflict mission between the five great ninja villages. Go back and talk to your companions first. Get some rest."

He patted Darui on the back and persuaded him to go back under his grateful eyes.

"Konoha has also become swollen recently. Does it have enough energy to start a war again?"

Hibiscus listened to the whole process and marveled at the wonder.

Generally speaking, most of the tasks that Ninja Villages accept are near the country where they are located, that is, neighboring countries, and they generally avoid direct conflicts with ninjas from other villages.

If the strength is obviously better than that of the opponent, it is possible to kill the opponent directly behind his back and successfully execute the mission.

However, if the strength gap between the two parties is close, it is generally a rather unwise choice to just test it out and fight with the other party to the end or even cause casualties in the end.

When death occurs, hatred will inevitably arise. Once hatred is intensified, frictions, large and small, will easily occur, which will eventually lead to the outbreak of all-out war.

The previous wars, except for some long-planned wars, were basically caused by friction.

The fact that Konoha ninja can do this without fear of collision is undoubtedly a sign.

You must know that shortly after the last war, as the defeated party, Konoha completely reduced the scope of its missions. Basically, it was difficult to see Konoha ninjas outside the Land of Fire.

"Then we need to strengthen the border garrison?"

Hibiscus means something.

Border garrison can be regarded as a special unspoken rule. Although there are often bordering countries between villages, the garrison is generally directional and continues to decrease along the village border toward the bordering country.

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It is normal for a ninja to travel across a country in a day, so even near bordering countries, there are often two villages stationed.

Otherwise, if you are behind the line of defense, by the time you see others, it will basically be too late to return to defense or take other strategic actions.

Strengthening the border garrison is an allusion. In the short term, it will be much more convenient for ninjas performing tasks in neighboring countries. Basically, their lives will not be in danger. In the long term, it is often a precursor to war.

By constantly increasing the pressure on both sides until the last party launches a surprise attack, a war will unfold vigorously.

Lei Ying pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "There's no rush, it's not time yet."

In the past six years, Ai has become more mature and stable. Although he still has the habit of smashing tables when he disagrees, he is much better than at the beginning.

The war will undoubtedly begin, this is something everyone in the ninja world understands.

Since the First Ninja World War, the Ninja World has maintained the mutual transformation between peace and war. As long as the Ninja World is not unified for one day, there will inevitably be wars.

Dissatisfaction with the distribution of benefits, further expectations for the Ninja Village, or simply revenge, there will always be various reasons to cause conflicts, and eventually the entire Ninja world will be swept away.

But this war cannot be started by Kumogakure here.

Raikage clearly knows that although Kumogakure today is not as good as Konoha in its heyday, it will inevitably feel like a target. If it starts a war first, it will be dragged into the whirlpool of multiple wars.

"After so many years of training, a new generation of ninjas has basically grown up."

Lei Ying said in a deep voice, combining the information from the intelligence department for many years, basically something can be vaguely discerned.

"Under the new Hokage's rule, Konoha's philosophy seems to have changed a lot, and it is now known for its attitude towards missions without fear of death."

This can be vaguely seen from Darui's encounter just now. Rather than being afraid of life and death, it is more in line with the true ninja concept.

If I had to say it, Konoha now has more ninjas than Kumogakure.

If more than ten years ago there was still an emphasis on things like the will of fire and bonds, now it is basically known for its machine-like execution method, cold emotions, and high task completion rate.

"Iwagakure is still the same. There is too little information that can be transmitted internally. But thinking about it, I am afraid that a large number of ninjas will become the new cornerstone."

Raikage commented with cold eyes.

During the third battle, Iwagakure used tens of thousands of ninjas to drag down the previous Raikage to death. Although the opponent also suffered heavy casualties, most of those ninjas had descendants.

The basic number is there. The last crop of leeks died, and the next crop of leeks will grow again in a few years.

Iwagakure relied on such a tenacious will to unite and a huge base that could not be counted to gain a foothold in the ninja world.

After all, when it comes to powerful ninjas, they are really not as good as other ninja villages.

These two villages can be regarded as Kumogakure's old enemies, and they are relatively close to the Land of Thunder, so they are the focus of Raikage's attention.

"But we're not bad either."

Hibiscus comforted the somewhat worried Lei Ying.

"Yes, we are not bad either. With your thunder and lightning body forging and the physical activation technology obtained from Shen Nong a few years ago, the current progress in physical skills is not comparable to that of before."

Raikage couldn't help but smile when he thought about the rapid development in recent years.

"So we should not start a war."

Nowadays, Kumogakure is like riding on a high-speed development train. He believes that with the development of time, he will be able to leave other villages behind.

Therefore, if a war starts without any benefit, he will never allow it.

The main reason is that Raikage has other plans.

He is playing a big game of chess.