Chapter 758: Sasuke's Deterrent Power, a Desperate Gamble
The Raikages' faces were now quite ugly. Although being an enemy of Konoha was equivalent to standing on the opposite side of that man, there was still room for maneuver. But now it was different. Sasuke had become the Hokage of Konoha on the eve of the war. This could completely be taken as a signal! It meant that Sasuke was declaring his attitude to the entire shinobi world. He and Konoha were determined to live or die together.
Now it was their turn, as enemies, to think about the consequences.
"Are we really going to continue?"
"The Sand Village's ninja forces were wiped out in half an hour!"
"And several Kazekage were killed along with them!" the Second Raikage asked.
The other Raikage's faces all showed ugly expressions. Now that they were asked to make a decision immediately, it seemed they didn't have that much courage anymore. Sasuke Uchiha, the pressure brought by this name was too great.
"If we shrink back at this time, then in the future, we will inevitably be suppressed by Konoha. As long as Sasuke Uchiha is alive, the world will be ruled by Konoha alone!" After a long time, the Fourth Raikage slowly spoke up. His voice also made the other Raikage look at him.
"If that's the case, I would rather die on the battlefield!"
"Even if I am personally killed by Sasuke, I will absolutely not retreat a single step!"
Hearing this, the Fifth Raikage also nodded. "Lord Raikage is right!" He had no particular enmity towards Konoha, but the Fourth Raikage's kindness made the Fifth Raikage choose to support him absolutely, no matter what the situation.
The First and Third Raikage looked at each other, then laughed. "What's the big deal? Even if the Stone Village retreats, and the Mist Village doesn't dare to continue, we of the Cloud will absolutely not retreat!"
"The Cloud Village of today, compared to the Cloud Village of the past, has actually become a vassal relying on Konoha!"
"This is absolutely not allowed to happen." The First's voice exploded like a cannonball.
The Third also nodded. "I'm not afraid of some little Uchiha brat. Just a little brat, and he wants me to back down? Never!"
The Second Raikage sighed silently. He had another suggestion, which was to wait until Sasuke Uchiha was dead, and then resist. Wouldn't that be fine? But then he thought again, they would probably be dead, and Sasuke Uchiha would still not be. After all, Sasuke Uchiha was much younger than them! Thinking of this, the Second Raikage also looked up. "If we die, we die! At least in the end, we tried!"
"Don't talk about dying at every turn. It's not like we don't have a chance of winning!" The Fourth Raikage looked back at a certain place in his Cloud ninja forces, a smile on his face.
At the same time, in the direction of the Stone Village, the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Tsuchikage were all frowning.
"The Sand Village! Has been completely wiped out!" With the First's words, everyone else fell silent. The Sand Village was, after all, one of the Five Great Nations, yet it had been destroyed so easily. And in just a short half an hour. To destroy the ninja forces of an entire ninja village in such a short time, plus several Kazekage. Such combat power, probably even the other ninja villages combined could not achieve.
This intelligence made the several Tsuchikage unable to accept it for a moment. They couldn't even imagine what a terrifying opponent the Sand Village had faced at that time, to be wiped out in such a short time.
"Is the war going to continue?" the Fourth Tsuchikage suddenly asked.
The other three Tsuchikage looked at each other. None of them spoke. They were all thinking quietly.
"Konoha now has two Hokages in one village! Whether it's Sasuke Uchiha or Naruto Uzumaki, their strength is beyond doubt!"
"What Sasuke can do, Naruto is definitely not bad either!"
"In other words, Konoha, just with the existence of these two people, can already sweep half the shinobi world!"
"Plus the ninja forces of Konoha Village, a single village possesses combat power comparable to five-sevenths of the shinobi world."
"The remaining three ninja villages, even if we join forces, probably also..." the Fourth Tsuchikage said calmly, but the Third Tsuchikage's face seemed to be getting worse and worse.
"Are we just going to give up like this?"
"Let these people bully the future of our village? Let Konoha be the sole power!"
"The Stone Village doesn't occupy a good geographical location to begin with. It's remote. With the development of the times, if the Stone Village doesn't relocate, it will eventually perish on its own!"
"And Konoha occupies the most advantageous position. In the future, Konoha will become stronger and stronger!" The Third looked at the other Tsuchikage. "Now, while we can still fight, if we don't, then in the future, we will really only be at the mercy of others."
Thinking of this, the other Tsuchikage's gazes became a little firmer.
"Then let's go to war! Let's see how the Cloud is doing over there?"
"Even if we are to fight, it shouldn't be just our Stone Village alone."
In the direction of the Mist Village, on the sea, there was a very large fleet, constantly approaching the direction of the Land of Fire. The five Mizukage were also discussing this matter in the cabin. After all, the Sand Village, a large ninja village, was destroyed just like that. It happened too suddenly for anyone to calm down quickly. Plus, Sasuke becoming the second Hokage of Konoha Village made one thing even clearer: did they really want to be an enemy of this man?
First Mizukage: "If we don't go, perhaps we can still struggle on for a while!"
Second Mizukage: "What? I won't be a coward!"
Third Mizukage: "Sasuke Uchiha's power is indeed too terrifying!"
Fourth Mizukage: "The future of the village... it seems there is no more!"
Fifth Mizukage: "Should we turn back?"
Mei Terumi's question made the successive Mizukage silent. They were indeed a little worried now, but if they were to really turn back, it would seem to be equivalent to acknowledging that they were someone else's dog. An existence that could become a Mizukage, who would really be willing to become someone else's slave! Although Konoha had never said they wanted to enslave anyone, once peace was established, Konoha would continue to grow stronger, and the process of growing stronger would be to feed on the blood of villages like theirs.
In the end, the shinobi world might only have Konoha left. At that time, if they wanted to regret it, there would be no chance.
"If we don't continue, then wasn't forcing the Sixth Mizukage away a waste of effort!"
"Since we've decided, let's see it through to the end! Even if no other villages participate, our Mist shouldn't just give up like this!" the Second Mizukage suddenly spoke up, looking at everyone.
"Besides, it's not like there's really no chance at all!" A smile appeared on the Second Mizukage's face.
Although Konoha had two very powerful Hokages, Sasuke and Naruto, someone would naturally come to deal with them. It didn't require them, these Kage, to make a move. What they needed to do was just to completely crush Konoha! At that time, everyone would return to the same state, and only then could other villages also develop.
The time Naruto had given the major ninja villages of the shinobi world to think was running out. As time slowly passed, the next morning, when Naruto received the report that the Stone, Cloud, and Mist had all accelerated their advance, he sighed helplessly!
The war was really about to begin.
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