Chapter 586: Shikaku's Brilliance

Chapter 586: Shikaku's Brilliance

"Damned Sunagakure! Their intentions are nefarious!" Tsume cursed. If not for the incident, Konoha would be completely oblivious to Sunagakure's schemes. It could have resulted in a catastrophe for Konoha if they failed to act appropriately.

Of course, not everyone thought so. The remaining clan leaders and Elders looked at Hiruzen, trying to gauge his reaction. There were some inconsistencies in his story.

Homura thought, 'There is more to this story. It seems like Hiruzen was already aware of Sunagakure building a hideout there. The ninjas we sent after Tanigakure's request only reached a couple of days after the incident. By then, most of the memories would have dissipated.

Not to mention, Tanigakure sent ninjas before us. They would have discovered Sunagakure ninja's bodies before our ninjas reached there. The only way for things to develop this way would be if some Konoha ninjas sneaked into the town right after the attack had taken place.

However, that would only happen if Hiruzen was suspicious and sent someone there beforehand. The squads he sent should have witnessed the attack and likely took advantage of the situation.'

Since Fujin had asked Hiruzen not to expose the fact that he was the one in the Yamakawa town who confronted Sasori, Hiruzen changed the story slightly. However, the experienced ninjas quickly understood how the events had happened. Only the civilians were clueless.

Shikaku added, "To make matters worse, Sunagakure seems to be preparing for something. Their village has been closed off for a few months, making contacting the spies very difficult. Even though we aren't sure, we need to be prepared to deal with any stunts they might try to pull. We have to deal with whatever they throw at us swiftly and with minimal losses. Otherwise, things can become ugly very quickly."

Hiruzen said, "Thankfully, the civil war in Kiri is still at a very high intensity. Kumo won't do anything until that civil war ends. As for Onoki, he won't start a war by himself. Regardless, what Shikaku said is correct. We will need to deal with their schemes quickly.

If possible, we will still need to find a way to maintain our alliance after dealing with their scheme or come to a new agreement after defeating them. We will need to do that before the civil war in Kiri ends."

For the first time, Fujin was surprised. He thought, 'Seeing his attitude, it's no wonder Konoha let Suna off so lightly after the war. While I can understand that Kumo and Iwa are as strong as us, it's not like they don't have any enmity between themselves. Is there a need to be so passive?'

Fujin wasn't on board with staying so passive. After all, what if Sunagakure didn't follow the agreement once a war broke out? If Rasa hadn't died and continued being the Kazekage, he'd definitely take advantage of such a moment.

That said, Fujin didn't speak up despite not agreeing with Hiruzen's methods. After all, it didn't have much to do with him. He already knew the future. He knew that there wouldn't be any war between Konoha and Kumo or Iwa. And he knew that Konoha and Suna would be very strong allies once Gaara took over. Of course, that was assuming Gaara still becomes the Kazekage!

Inoichi asked, "Do you have any speculations about what their scheme might be?"

If they make a move during the Chunin exams, I'll kill Rasa myself. You guys will ensure that no Suna ninja inside Konoha is able to leave in one piece!"

Despite being veterans of several wars and quite old, Hiruzen's words raised the morale of everyone in the room. Even Fujin was slightly impressed and thought, 'Now that's more like it. Almost makes me wish that they invade the Land of Fire. It's been a while since I have fought unrestrained...'

Hiruzen looked around the room and asked, "Does anyone have anything else to discuss?"

He wasn't expecting anyone to reply as the village had been peaceful. To his surprise, Fujin took the initiative to speak for once! Even Shikaku was surprised as Fujin said, "I have a proposal that will be helpful for our village. Considering what you said, it might probably be the best time to implement this."

Fujin activated the storage seal on his bracer and withdrew a few files. Looking at more than a dozen files in front of Fujin, Shikaku wondered, 'Since when did this troublemaker start working?'

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