They had fought Konoha and stolen Konoha's scroll of seals—how could the alliance not break?
However, another piece of news was also widely circulated among the people.
"I heard there's another reason why the relationship between the Uzushigakure and Konoha broke down!"
"The last time the Uzushigakure was destroyed, they asked Konoha for aid, but Konoha ruthlessly refused!"
"Hiss—that seems right. If Konoha had aided the Uzushigakure, how could the Uzushigakure have been destroyed?"
"Konoha is too inhumane, isn't it? Which war did Konoha fight where the Uzushigakure didn't contribute people and effort? Yet when the Uzushigakure was in trouble, Konoha didn't even lift a finger?"
"Serves them right! Konoha deserves this outcome!"
"Now that the Uzushigakure has risen again, Konoha can no longer look down on them!"
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Ōnoki's expression was solemn.
In just half a year, the three characters "Uzushigakure" had appeared on his desk far too many times.
Invading the Land of Water and successfully taking its place.
In the Amegakure, a Captain effortlessly killed Hanzou, the Salamander.
Actually, while the first two points shocked him slightly, he didn't pay too much attention to the Uzushigakure.
The Land of Water was the weakest of the Five Great Nations.
The nation was isolated on the sea, and the other four nations had little interest in them.
During every Five Kage Summit, they could only serve as a backdrop.
In his view, Hanzou, the half god of shinobi, was nothing more than a clown and not worth mentioning.
But Konoha is different; this is truly the number one Ninja Village in the Ninja World.
It is also recognized by everyone in the Ninja World as the number one Shinobi Village.
Even if Konoha is currently at war with Sarutobi Hiruzen guarding the rear, it's impossible for others to just charge in and beat them up.
Although the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki didn't make a move, it still showed the strength of the Uzushigakure!
Unlike the Land of Water, which has no sense of presence,
the Uzushigakure has probably truly achieved the strength of one of the Five Great Nations.
It's just that its territory is a bit small.
But in terms of military strength, it absolutely cannot be underestimated!
In the Land of Lightning, Kumogakure... The Third Raikage, who was being tormented by the Hollows, heard this news and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, is this Uzushigakure really that strong?"
The Third Raikage, who had always viewed Konoha as his opponent, was a bit upset by the news that his opponent had been defeated by someone else first.
At the same time, the Uzushigakure' actions once again allowed him to witness firsthand the rogue nature of Space-Time Ninjutsu!
"Notify the Barrier Squad, quickly research a barrier that can Seal space for me!"
Hearing the news from Konoha, the Sunagakure, which was at war with Konoha, was the happiest.
"The Uzushigakure did a truly splendid job!"
Chiyo smiled broadly, her mouth unable to close.
At the same time, she was secretly astonished by the strength of the Uzushigakure.
She also reminded herself not to provoke the Uzushigakure.
Mainly, there was no need.
That small, broken place, the Uzushigakure, is not as good as the Land of Wind.
Even if the Land of Wind is full of yellow sand, its vast territory makes up for it!
So there's no need to provoke the Uzushigakure at all.
Moreover, they don't need the Sealing Technique or the Uzumaki Clan from the Uzushigakure to Seal their Jinchuriki.
There's absolutely no conflict.
Perhaps they could even form a friendly alliance agreement with the Uzushigakure and attack Konoha together.
At that time, the fertile land of the Land of Fire would be split fifty-fifty, a win-win!
After all, the Uzushigakure probably doesn't want its own territory to remain unchanged, right?
And attacking distant enemies while befriending close ones, this is very reasonable!
He secretly formulated a plan in his mind, preparing to propose it to the Third Kazekage when he returned.
Then he ordered, "Immediately increase troop deployment and fight Konoha even more fiercely!"
Strike while the iron is hot!
With such a major incident happening in Konoha's rear, he refused to believe that the Konoha front lines wouldn't be affected at all!
Amegakure, Konoha's encampment.
Main command camp.
Jiraiya was completely bewildered by the news.
They were fighting fiercely with the Sunagakure here, shedding blood and sacrificing their lives!
And you're telling him their home was stolen?
And by the Uzushigakure?
Wasn't the Uzushigakure an ally of Konoha?
How did they become enemies?
Last time they met the captain of the Uzushigakure in the Amegakure, they were still very friendly!
The four of them were massacring the half god of shinobi!
But how did the situation suddenly reverse?
Not only did the Uzushigakure massacre Hanzou, but they also accidentally injured their allies?!
However, after some investigation, Jiraiya finally understood why.
First, the alliance between the Uzushigakure and Konoha had already broken, and it was only recently officially announced.
The reason turned out to be that the Uzushigakure requested aid, but Konoha ignored it.
Jiraiya's old face flushed; this was indeed something Konoha did improperly.
He didn't believe that with Konoha tied up by the Sunagakure, there were no Shinobi left in the Village to deal with emergencies?
It's impossible to fight a war and not leave any Shinobi behind, right?
Although not many, they were more than enough to support the Uzushigakure.
But Konoha betrayed them and directly refused.
No wonder Tsunade hasn't been paying much attention to the old man lately.
Jiraiya muttered softly.
Secondly, there was the matter of Uzumaki Kushina.
This... well, it's still Konoha's problem. At least he, as a Konoha Ninja and a Disciple of Sarutobi-sensei, could understand that this was Konoha's problem.
After all, Uzumaki Kushina was indeed from the Uzushigakure. It was one thing not to help before, but when they came for her, they didn't hand her over. Otherwise, how could they have attacked?
Of course, from a utilitarian perspective, Konoha wasn't wrong either.
Because the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was of great importance to Konoha; she was a strategic resource.
When there were no other suitable candidates for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha not handing her over was also out of consideration for the Village's interests.
Jiraiya, as a Konoha Ninja, had to consider the Village, even if he knew it was wrong.
But, since they did it, if they could win, fine; if they couldn't, then there's nothing to say, just accept defeat.
"However, this news probably needs to be embellished before it can be released."
Jiraiya murmured softly.
Konoha was a bit miserable and suffered considerable losses, but as long as it still existed, that was what mattered.
The immediate priority was to deal with the attack from the Sunagakure.
From his long experience on the battlefield, the Sunagakure would absolutely not miss this opportunity to take advantage of their misfortune.
So this news was not suitable to be announced.
It could easily affect the morale of Konoha Ninja, so it needed to be slightly embellished.
Meanwhile, in the rebuilding Konoha,
several Konoha higher-ups set up a tattered table in the open-air Hokage Building.
Danzo Shimura was the first to speak, "Hiruzen, Konoha has become like this, and even the scroll of seals has been stolen. You must take full responsibility for this!"
"I suggest we immediately send a proposal to the Daimyo, requesting your removal from the Hokage position!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Danzo, where were you when the enemy invaded? Where was your Root? Is Konoha completely destroyed, and you intend to hide for a lifetime?!"
Danzo Shimura snorted coldly, "I did that for Konoha!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen clenched his fists, then calmly said, "From today onwards, you are no longer the leader of Root, and Root will be disbanded."
"You!"
Danzo Shimura said gloomily, "My Root cannot be disbanded! Hiruzen, you will regret this!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes slightly and said flatly, "Danzo, I am the Hokage!".
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