"Weapons of mass destruction?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen held the joint declaration of war from the major Hidden Villages, somewhat amused.
If he had received such a war declaration in the past, his head would have been buzzing...
But after witnessing Konoha's current military readiness, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only say—
The advantage is ours!
We have the far superior Tobirama series of weaponry!
"What an interesting excuse... I wonder how these people came up with such a reason, it's really amusing..."
Orochimaru chuckled, "Peace treaties are really not even worth the paper they're written on."
Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato both looked quite serious, their expressions filled with concern.
Indeed, the war has begun!
Combining the Great Toad Sage's prophecy and the Nine-tails' assessment of Aomi, the pupil and teacher pair from Mount Myoboku had a subtle attitude towards Aomi.
Aomi leisurely shook his head and said slowly:
"When people say you have weapons of mass destruction, it's best if you really do..."
"Otherwise, it could be quite troublesome."
Tsunade couldn't help but laugh, "Not only do we have them, we have many."
"If it weren't for Root strictly enforcing confidentiality, I would suspect enemy spies have infiltrated the village..."
The ninjas participating in this meeting were not the usual high-ranking officials.
Leaders of various Ninja Clans, Konoha Advisor Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, the familiar faces present in every meeting, did not appear.
Only those directly commanding and responsible for this war had the right to attend.
Commander and Chief of the Hidden Mist Battlefield, Uchiha Aomi.
Deputy Commander of the Hidden Sand Battlefield, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Commander of the Hidden Cloud Battlefield, Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Commander of the Hidden Rock Battlefield, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato.
Commander of the Hidden Rain Battlefield, Hatake Sakumo and Kakuzu.
However, Hatake Sakumo and Kakuzu did not attend the meeting.
The records of this pair are under Root, currently leading Root ninjas in laying mines on the battlefield, diligently working.
Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato exchanged a glance, seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
Weapons of mass destruction...
Why does everyone seem to understand and have complete confidence, yet the two of them, teacher and student, have no idea…
Is it the Nine-tails?
But Namikaze Minato is most aware of Kushina's state.
Right now, the Nine-tails might unexpectedly not be causing trouble, but the distance between Kushina using this disastrous power in battle is a far cry away...
It's not that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to hide anything from Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato.
Rather, it's the thinking of these two that left the Hokage quite dissatisfied.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen witnessed Konoha's current Tobirama series air combat arsenal, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato found him one night, earnestly discussing the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
"Possessing multiple powers, yearning for peace yet initiating war, the Child of Prophecy emerging from the forbidden…" is how it goes.
Truth be told, Sarutobi Hiruzen, knowing the "truth," felt this indeed described Aomi.
Possessing multiple Kekkeigenkai, artful war planning, and Senju Tobirama's Kinjutsu creations all matched up.
But the problem arose when Jiraiya's following remarks almost made Sarutobi Hiruzen lose his composure.
They spoke of renewing ties between Aomi and his master and disciple pair, even suggesting using Mount Myoboku's power to guide him so the Ninja World would get back on track…
Is this really something people would say?
Even though it's true Aomi was born from a Kinjutsu of Senju Tobirama, is it something you can control?
Even as the Third Hokage, I'm barely managing, and yet Jiraiya, being a grand-disciple, wants to interfere.
Suggesting using Mount Myoboku's power to guide Aomi made Sarutobi Hiruzen furious; he almost exposed Aomi's true identity and saw through this so-called sage prophecy nonsense…
If he could really prophesy, how could he not know Aomi was the future Senju Tobirama?
Knowing this, how dare he allow Jiraiya to take Aomi as a disciple?
Therefore, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato have been so swindled they've lost their way, becoming loyal spokespersons for Mount Myoboku.
Jiraiya even changed his forehead protector.
If not for considering past relationships and Konoha's tight military situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen would've already dealt with Jiraiya.
What exactly is this move?
Do they want the next Hokage to also become a mouthpiece for Mount Myoboku, passing this down for generations?
If things continue like this, Konoha might as well be called Mount Myoboku!
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a serious warning to Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, deeply distressed.
He once thought Namikaze Minato would be a ninja distinct from Jiraiya, using Mount Myoboku's power to give back to Konoha.
Regrettably, Namikaze Minato also seemed to trust the Great Toad Sage's words implicitly now.
What Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know was that in the original timeline, Namikaze Minato gave the key to the Eight Trigrams Seal inside Naruto to Mount Myoboku…
Thus, the current decision is to let Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato focus solely on fighting and not obtain information from Root.
To them, Konoha's secrets would easily be shared with those toads without any psychological burden. Although Mount Myoboku wouldn't leak information to other Villages, it's about Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato's stance.
Apart from these two successors of Mount Myoboku, other Konoha ninjas don't place much trust in this so-called Holy Land.