thefictionvixens Chapter 92 Fabricated Charges
Chapter 92 Fabricated Charges
Chapter 92 Fabricated Charges
Everyone in Konoha could sense that a storm of war was brewing over the village.
The ninjas from both large and small clans left their villages en masse, revealing their clear intention to wage war.
Some say that Konoha wanted to get rid of its entanglement with Kumogakure and sent troops to the Land of Lightning.
Some even say that Konoha is about to attack Sunagakure, delivering a fatal blow that will deter them from ever coveting the Land of Fire's fertile lands again.
Some countered that Iwagakure was severely weakened by the attack on the Third Raikage, and that the village wanted to attack the Land of Earth to renegotiate a more profitable treaty.
Tsunade's return to Konoha Village seems to have instilled confidence in everyone.
Everyone firmly believes that this legendary Sannin, Hashirama's granddaughter, will lead Konoha out of its slump and into glory with an unprecedented victory.
"Remember, this war must be swift to avoid a chaotic all-out war involving the five great ninja villages."
In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is making final arrangements.
"We must destroy the main force and forward defenses of the Cloud Village with minimal casualties, crush the Cloud Village's morale, and force the Raikage to abandon the stalemate and sign an equal ceasefire treaty."
The Third Hokage exhaled smoke as he looked at Tsunade with an extremely solemn expression.
"The purpose of this war is to completely end the three-year border friction and bring lasting peace to the eastern front for Konoha."
Tsunade nodded slowly, expressionless. "I understand."
Kazuhiko and Shizune stood behind her.
To ensure Tsunade's continued combat capability, Kazuhiko will serve as her accompanying physician to ensure that her hemophobia does not recur.
For Konoha, this battle is one where they must win, not lose.
When the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was alive, he was able to single-handedly suppress the Raikage brothers with his personal strength, crush the front line of Kumogakure, make Kumogakure fear Konoha, and sign a peace treaty.
However, after Minato's death, Kumogakure immediately reneged on its promise and restarted the war, continuously invading the borders of the Land of Fire and dragging Konoha into endless war and friction.
The three-year tug-of-war has almost completely drained Konoha's existing war potential.
The inability to achieve a swift victory means defeat in the war.
Hiruzen Sarutobi straightened his hunched back and looked at Shikaku Nara beside him.
"Shikaku, tell me the operation plan again, and see if there's anything else we need to be careful about."
Nara Shikaku is recognized as the number one strategist in the ninja world, as well as the head of the Nara clan. He is also a member of the current strongest Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
He didn't speak immediately, but instead glanced at Kazuhiko and Fugaku Uchiha beside him.
The three generations nodded subtly, indicating that it was alright.
Clearly, even at this point, we still need to be wary of the Uchiha.
As the head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku stood with his arms crossed in front of the battle map, his brows furrowed, revealing no emotion.
Once he confirmed that there was no need to keep it a secret from the Uchiha clan, Nara Shikaku slowly spoke: "The first phase of the war is targeted mopping-up operations to eliminate scattered enemy forces along the border."
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Danzo, who was sitting in the corner, opened his eyes at this moment, interrupting Nara Shikaku's speech.
He opened his single eye, which was still wrapped in bandages, and scanned the area. He said coldly, "There's no need to inform irrelevant people about the battle plan until the very last moment."
Fugaku was somewhat annoyed and looked at Danzo sharply, saying, "Who are these irrelevant people? Elder Shimura, you might as well explain yourself more clearly."
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Danzo sneered, "Don't you know perfectly well who Fugaku clan leader is?"
Even a clay figure has some temper, and Fugaku, no matter how patient he was, was quite angered by Danzo at this moment.
The Uchiha elite have already set out, and war is imminent.
He didn't understand what the point of guarding against the Uchiha was at this time.
Are we being defensive for the sake of being defensive?
Or is it that he could abandon his clansmen in the village and lead the Uchiha elites to betray the village and defect to the enemy?
"Since we Uchiha are irrelevant people, I think we don't need to be included in the battle plan."
Fugaku looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Third Hokage, you should find someone else to handle the matter of restraining the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
When fighting against Kumogakure, Konoha doesn't lack high-level combat power; what it lacks are mid-to-low-level ninjas.
This consumption has exceeded Konoha's ability to generate blood.
If the Jinchūriki of Kumogakure were allowed to act freely and without anyone to restrain them, then there would be no need to continue the war.
"The Uchiha clan indeed harbors ulterior motives!"
Danzo's eyes gleamed as if he had found some leverage over Danzo.
"Hiruzen, I've investigated thoroughly. The black lightning on Uchiha Kazuhiko's body is none other than the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai mastered by the Hidden Cloud Village!"
"The Uchiha clan is colluding with external enemies, concealing their strength, and harboring grand ambitions!"
"No Uchiha member present today is allowed to leave; a thorough investigation is necessary!"
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
The entire Hokage's office instantly erupted in whispers, with many people casting unfriendly glances at Kazuhiko.
Storm Release and black lightning are the signature techniques of the Third Raikage.
The fact that the Uchiha ninjas mastered the secret techniques of the Hidden Cloud Village on the eve of the war sounds terrifying.
"Could it be that the Uchiha clan has really defected to Kumogakure? The Third Raikage was invincible in the ninja world with his Storm Release and Black Lightning Release. He was the strongest among all the Raikage. If he hadn't wanted to die, Iwagakure wouldn't have been able to stop him."
"Could it be that the Uchiha clan copied the Raikage's disciple's Storm Release using their Sharingan? After all, everyone has witnessed the power of the Sharingan; no ninjutsu is a secret in front of those eyes."
"Impossible! How could a bloodline limit be copied? If that were true, the Uchiha clan would have been invincible long ago."
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"I support Lord Danzo in thoroughly investigating the Uchiha clan!"
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Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo, his head throbbing with pain.
Kazuhiko deliberately exposed his Storm Release technique, so Kakashi's report clearly stated that he personally witnessed Kazuhiko developing Storm Release.
Danzo bringing this up at this time is clearly targeting the Uchiha clan.
Just as the Third Hokage was about to speak, Tsunade stood up with a "thud," sending wood chips flying everywhere and destroying the Hokage's office on the spot.
"Painful Heavenly Kick!" someone exclaimed.
"You know perfectly well what Kazuhiko's Storm Release is like!"
Tsunade's phoenix eyes widened in fury as she glared at Danzo: "Just because of a shared bloodline limit, you want to frame the Uchiha clan? You want to investigate Kazuhiko? Ask me first if I'll allow it!"
Danzo stood up, about to speak, but was interrupted by the Third Hokage: "Danzo! That's enough! You don't need to continue with the intelligence work for this war. Hand it all over to Yamanaka Inoichi."
"Fugaku, fighting with pride is pointless; Konoha needs the power of the Uchiha!"
He looked at Nara Shikaku, "Reveal the operation plan!"
Nara Shikaku: "Lady Tsunade doesn't need to participate in the mission to wipe out the enemy forces on the Land of Fire's mainland. You will lead the elite Hyuga assassination squad, in coordination with the sensory reconnaissance team, to infiltrate the heart of the Cloud Village's borders. Here—"
Nara Shikaku points to the strategic fortress on the map.
"After the Kumogakure ninja defense line collapses, the Fourth Raikage will definitely dispatch his elite troops, along with the Jinchuriki, to reinforce the front-line fortress."
"At this point, the war objective has been half achieved."
"Lady Tsunade's elite forces can rely on the Cloud Village fortress to construct a defensive line, wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, completely seize the initiative on the battlefield, and force the Raikage to recognize the situation —"
In Kazuhiko's opinion, Nara Shikaku's battle plan this time was only mediocre.
The main purpose of the war was to force the Raikage to appear, so that Tsunade could demonstrate, with her top-tier combat power comparable to the Sannin, that Konoha still possessed the strength to rival Kumogakure even without the Fourth Hokage.
By establishing a stalemate between top-tier military forces, the two sides can sign a peace treaty.
What kind of peace is it if you don't make the other side feel the pain and beat them until the Hidden Cloud Village begs for mercy?