Luo Sha smiled.
"very good."
"In this way, the divisive rumors spread by Kirigakure will be exposed, and there will be no more infighting within Sunagakure. We can unite as one, and Kirigakure will have no way to defeat us from within."
"If he wants to fight, we will fight to the end!"
"The news will be released tomorrow."
"We'll have our wedding in three days!"
"That concludes today's meeting. Everyone, please disperse."
The meeting ended, and everyone left one after another.
Some members of the anti-Japanese resistance faction gathered together.
"It seems we misunderstood Lord Kazekage before. Lord Kazekage has no intention of surrendering to Kirigakure."
"Perhaps Lord Kazekage was waiting for the right opportunity. After all, many people in the village were wavering, and Lord Kazekage did not want to act arbitrarily simply because of his status as Kazekage."
"Now that Kirigakure has made such an excessive demand, the villagers' disgust for Kirigakure has reached its peak. If the Kazekage takes a stand at this time, he will gain more support."
"That's right. A strong response to Kirigakure's harsh demands will make the villagers see the Kazekage's determination."
"The rumors spread by Kirigakure were directly dispelled."
"Lord Kazekage, that was simply a divine move."
"It means one man has two wives; there's no precedent for that."
"What precedent do you need? Daimyo can marry multiple wives, so why can't the Kazekage?"
"That's true."
But just when everyone had almost left...
An old man with gray hair, leaning on a cane, came up to Luo Sha.
"You are being too hasty, Kazekage-sama. Given our disadvantage against Kirigakure, is it really wise to put up a stubborn resistance? For the sake of the village's peace, personal sacrifice is not unacceptable, after all, the village is the most important thing."
"I think you should reconsider, Lord Kazekage."
Luo Sha frowned.
"Are you questioning me? I would never betray my comrades, especially since Yecang is a hero of our village."
"But..."
"Enough! I am the Kazekage!"
Luo Sha's tone turned cold.
"go out!"
As the old man left, he turned back and gave Luo Sha a deep look, muttering to himself.
—Luo Sha, you'll regret this!
Sitting back down in his chair, having inherited 100% of Rasa's previous strength, Rasa felt a little more at ease. However, Rasa had to admit that the situation in Sunagakure was still very bad.
Even if the rumors have been dispelled.
Even if the entire Sunagakure village can unite under his clear stance, it will still be difficult to overcome the current predicament.
Luo Sha pondered as he looked at the documents on the table.
According to information from Sunagakure.
On the border of the Land of Wind, there are ninjas from the Grass Village, the Rain Village, and even wandering ninjas from the Land of Rivers.
However, none of that matters. The real problem lies with those Konoha ninjas.
The strength of Konoha is too great.
The Legendary Sannin: the Yellow Flash, Uchiha, Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho...
The fact that Konoha stationed some ninjas on the border of the Land of Wind was definitely not just because they were looking at the desert, but because they were targeting Sunagakure.
Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) saw this point, which is why they dared to propose such harsh conditions.
"Konoha has ulterior motives towards Sunagakure!"
"After all this time, Kirigakure is still relying on Konoha's power."
Suddenly, an idea popped into Luo Sha's mind.
"Have Ebizo come over here."
Before long, Ebizo arrived.
"Kazekage-sama."
Luo Sha nodded slightly.
"Ebizo, this rumor attack on Kirigakure has given me a lot to think about. Your intelligence agents are scattered in various countries. Do you think it's feasible to have them spread rumors?"
Ebizo paused for a moment.
"You want to retaliate against Kirigakure with rumors? But frankly, at this time, using rumors against Kirigakure probably won't be very effective."
Luo Sha shook his head.
"I know, so the countermeasures I need to take are not against Kirigakure, but against Konoha."
"Konoha?"
"That's right. The reason why Kirigakure dared to propose such harsh ceasefire conditions is partly because of Konoha's power. And as long as Konoha has problems, Kirigakure's threat to us will be greatly reduced."
Ebizo thought for a moment.
"But it's unrealistic to expect unfounded rumors to have any effect on Konoha."
Luo Sha's eyes flickered.
"Who says it's unfounded? I've heard some highly reliable information about Konoha."
"Legend has it that during the Second Shinobi World War, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha, led his six disciples to Kumogakure for peace talks, when they were suddenly attacked by Kinkaku and Ginkaku."
"Tobirama Senju sacrificed himself to cover the retreat, and appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Third Hokage."
Luo Sha narrowed his eyes slightly.
"But is that really the case?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ebizo looked at Rasa, already anticipating what Rasa would say next.
After all, this was a very important matter back then.
Throughout the entire ninja world, everyone knows about it.
We praise Tobirama Senju for his voluntary sacrifice.
At the same time, I felt more respect for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
In this story, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first of Tobirama Senju's six disciples to volunteer to cover the rear.
It was for this reason that Tobirama Senju designated Hiruzen Sarutobi as the next Hokage.
"The truth I heard is that at the time, only Tobirama Senju, Kagami Uchiha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi were together."
"The other four went ahead."
"When Kinkaku and Ginkaku caught up, the first person to volunteer to cover the rear was not Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Kagami Uchiha."
"Tobirama Senju promised Kagami Uchiha the position of Hokage if he returned alive."
"But after Uchiha Kagami left, Senju Tobirama immediately designated Sarutobi Hiruzen as his successor as Hokage."
"Throughout the entire incident, not only did Tobirama Senju deceive Kagami Uchiha, but Hiruzen Sarutobi also took credit for Kagami's achievements to glorify himself."
"After returning to the village, no one mentioned Uchiha Kagami's contribution."
[bite!]
The rumors you spread—"The evil Tobirama Senju, the hypocritical Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the tragic Kagami Uchiha"—have been disseminated.
[Current remaining activation points: 1. Activating this will increase the persuasiveness of the rumor, and spreading it will earn points.]
[Should we reactivate this rumor?]
"activation!"
Activation successful.
Ebizo paused for a moment.
"Lord Kazekage, is this true?"
Luo Sha glanced at Hai Bizang.
Does it matter whether it's true or not?
"The key is whether the Uchiha people believe it or not."
"If the Uchiha believe it, even if not all of them do, as long as a portion of them do, then they can definitely create problems within Konoha."
"Ebizo, do you think the Uchiha people will believe that?"
Ebizo lowered his head and thought about it seriously.
Not long after.
"Reporting to Lord Kazekage, based on my understanding of the Uchiha, some of them might actually believe it."