Chapter 68: The Third Great Ninja War! Begins
"I heard wrong. I shouldn't have listened to hearsay!"
Jiraiya decisively backed down.
It was no joke. Only after spending a long time with Aoyama Riuun could one truly know how terrifying this man was. Jiraiya had no desire to get beaten.
"Hmm!"
Aoyama Riuun nodded in satisfaction and patted Jiraiya's shoulder, looking as if this was a child who could be taught.
"Not bad. As ninjas, we should rely on facts, not always get news from others!"
"..."
The words were spoken in a doting manner, but the more Jiraiya listened, the weirder it sounded. Nevertheless, Jiraiya nodded repeatedly.
"Yes!"
Retracting his gaze, Aoyama Riuun looked at the unconscious Shinnosuke and couldn't hold it in again.
"Pfft!"
This was killing him; he just kept laughing.
"Tsunade, quick, check on me! I must be sick, why do I keep laughing!"
As he spoke, Aoyama Riuun directly pulled Tsunade and left the hospital.
"..."
The other people in the hospital room couldn't help but have black lines appear on their foreheads after hearing Aoyama Riuun's words.
Incredible. To say something like that, he really took them for idiots.
"Hiruzen?"
Danzo glanced sideways at Sarutobi Hiruzen, hoping that he would take this opportunity to teach Aoyama Riuun a good lesson.
But, if he couldn't even endure something like this, he wouldn't be Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Gather all of Konoha's elite Jonin and clan heads! Assemble at the Hokage Building to discuss matters of war!"
Looking at Shinnosuke lying in the hospital bed, a cold, dark light flickered in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.
Sunagakure's actions were a challenge to war. Since they wanted a fight, then he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, would see it through to the end!
"Yes!"
An ANBU member immediately set off to carry out the order.
Danzo had no reaction to this. It was good that they were fighting. It was clear that the Hokage's position would become unstable. Then, he would have his chance.
...
"When we get to the Hokage Building later, restrain yourself a bit!"
Aoyama Riuun and Tsunade, having received the message, were also on their way to the Hokage Building. But looking at Aoyama Riuun beside her, Tsunade couldn't help but give him a reminder.
She was genuinely worried that Aoyama Riuun would burst out laughing in the Hokage Building. That would be a direct slap to Sarutobi Hiruzen's face in front of everyone.
"Don't worry. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
Aoyama Riuun waved his hand dismissively.
"..."
To this, Tsunade simply rolled her eyes. It was precisely because she knew what kind of person he was that she was worried.
By the time Aoyama Riuun arrived at the Hokage Building, many people were already there.
Noticing Hatake Sakumo not far away, Aoyama Riuun raised an eyebrow and walked over directly.
"So you came too!"
"I had no choice!"
With a helpless smile, Hatake Sakumo shrugged and said, "I can refuse missions, but if it's a Great Ninja War, I can't stay silent!"
Although Hatake Sakumo held Konoha's high-ranking officials in disdain, his heart was ultimately with Konoha. He was unwilling to see Konoha plunged into the flames of war again.
"Everyone!"
After all were present, Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table and spoke.
"I believe you've all received the news. Sunagakure has declared war on us. My son is currently lying in the Konoha Hospital!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words didn't cause much of an uproar. After all, they had mostly known what was going on beforehand. They were just a little surprised. After all, the Second Great Ninja War had just ended not long ago, and now the Third was about to begin. This made some of the older ninja who had experienced war sigh. None of those who had been through war wanted to see another Great Ninja War.
"Lord Hokage, let's go to war!"
But since Sunagakure had already declared war, they would not be cowardly.
"Yes, it's just a mere Sunagakure!"
"We beat them once, we can beat them a second time!"
"Let's just wipe them out!"
One by one, they all spoke with full confidence. After all, the pride of being the number one ninja village in the world made them look down on the poor village of Sunagakure.
To this, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched with a blank expression.
After the sounds of discussion gradually subsided, Sarutobi Hiruzen once again took out two scrolls from his desk.
Under the gazes of everyone, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice, "Declarations of war from Kumogakure and Iwagakure. In this Great Ninja War, Konoha will have to fight one against three!"
"!"
Forget the other clan ninjas; even Danzo, who had been silent at the side, was stunned. Sunagakure was one thing, but Kumogakure and Iwagakure had also declared war on Konoha at the same time.
Are they ganging up on us?
"Kumogakure and Iwagakure are cooperating?"
Weren't those two villages mortal enemies?
"How should I know!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shot a glare in their direction. Who knew? When he received those two declarations of war, he had the same expression. It was simply unbelievable.
Either there was no war, or when it started, all the ninja villages came at once.
The fact that Sarutobi Hiruzen could maintain his composure and not jump up and down already showed his mental fortitude was not bad.
"Alright! It's useless to talk about it now!"
With Sarutobi Hiruzen's typically cautious nature, he would naturally not want to go to war. But the declarations of war had already been thrown at Konoha's feet; they had no choice but to fight.
"Everyone!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted.
The Hokage's office fell silent. It was useless to discuss it now. Without a path to retreat, Konoha could only choose to respond.
"Let's begin assigning the battlefields!"
"Tsunade, Orochimaru! You are in charge of the Sunagakure front!"
Tsunade, the legendary medical sage of the ninja world, had to go to the Sunagakure front. As for Orochimaru, he would be the main combat power.
"Jiraiya, take Namikaze Minato, with the support of the Hyuga clan, and head to the Iwagakure front!"
"Yes!"
There were no objections.
Although he was usually carefree and joking, when it came to serious business, Jiraiya was trustworthy.
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