Chapter 699: A Strong Confrontation, War Erupts

Chapter 699: A Strong Confrontation, War Erupts

During wartime, the five great nations were frantically collecting resources. In this period, material shortages appeared, and small countries did not have the deep foundations of the five great nations. That left them with only one method: to rob. If it was just a batch of materials or something similar being stolen, the five great nations didn't have that much time to investigate. After all, at this point in time, it was best to avoid creating additional problems. So the five great nations would turn a blind eye, and only after the war ended would they settle accounts with these small countries.

But this time, the reaction of the Hidden Sand Village clearly indicated that the batch of materials was obviously not an ordinary thing.

"I'm afraid the things you stole were not simple!" Hiruzen scrutinized the group of Grass ninja, and these Grass ninja, being stared at, were also very puzzled.

"That's not it!"

"Not it? Then why was the Hidden Sand Village's reaction so violent? It's obvious you stole something very important!" This statement made these Grass ninja want to cry but have no tears!

They had also thought so at the beginning, thinking they had stolen some very important resources from the Hidden Sand Village, which had provoked so many Suna ninjas. But later they found out that it was just a batch of ordinary things that couldn't be more ordinary. At most, they were just a little more valuable. Such things shouldn't be considered precious, right? How could this situation have occurred under these circumstances?

But they themselves hadn't even figured out how they had provoked these guys from the Hidden Sand Village before their village was destroyed by the other party. Now the Grass ninja had no time to investigate the reason. Their village had been destroyed; investigating the reason now was just pointless talk and served no purpose at all.

"Lord Hokage of Konoha, our Village Hidden in the Grass really didn't do anything!"

"We don't know why the Hidden Sand Village would directly attack and destroy our village. Now, my Village Hidden in the Grass and the Hidden Sand Village are in a state of mortal enmity."

"Lord Hokage, our Village Hidden in the Grass can become Konoha's most loyal ally!"

The power of one Land of Grass was dispensable to Konoha. That wasn't important. What was important was Konoha's stance and the attitude of being willing to accept small countries had to be conveyed. Otherwise, no small country would be willing to defect to Konoha in the future.

Regardless of whether what the Grass ninja said was true or false, Hiruzen had no choice now.

As he was speaking, a Konoha ninja at the side suddenly walked up. "Lord Hiruzen, the ninja forces of the Hidden Sand Village are here!"

Hearing this, Hiruzen glanced at the group of Grass ninja in front of him, telling them all to stand up and hide behind him. Hearing this, the leader of the Grass ninja finally breathed a sigh of relief. With Konoha's protection, they had survived.

Soon, the sound of dense footsteps rang out. Then, one figure after another suddenly appeared here. On the flat ground outside the camp, a large wave of Suna ninja troops appeared. The leading Suna ninja stepped forward and looked at the ninja standing at the camp gate, stunned for a moment.

"Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!" He hadn't expected Konoha to directly send this guy to lead Konoha's ninja forces. So this was Konoha, so casual. That was right; Konoha Village had numerous high-end combat forces. Sending out the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was not a big problem for Konoha Village at all.

"Members of the Hidden Sand Village, this is the territory of the Land of Fire. What do you intend to do by barging into the Land of Fire with so many ninja troops?" Hiruzen was the first to attack verbally.

However, the commander of the opposing Suna advance force didn't answer Hiruzen's question at all. Instead, he directly said, "Hand over that group of Grass ninja, and we will leave immediately!"

He came straight for the Grass ninja from the start, and it seemed that besides the Grass ninja, they didn't care about anything else. This made Hiruzen even more curious. What kind of trouble had this group of Grass ninja gotten into to provoke these guys? Their attitude was very firm!

"Sorry, it's obviously impossible for our Konoha to hand over people with just one sentence!"

"However, if you can tell me why your Hidden Sand Village suddenly launched a deadly attack on the Land of Grass, state your reason. If it makes sense, we can hand the people over to you!" Hiruzen had originally wanted to be tough first, then use this method of showing weakness to get the other party to sit down and talk. As long as they sat down to talk, that was enough. Regardless of whether they could reach an agreement in the end, this would be very beneficial to Konoha. As long as they could delay for time, it was enough.

However!

"Hmph! Hand them over or not, I advise you to answer me immediately!"

"As for other matters, it's none of your Konoha's business!"

"It's best to mind your own business!" This concerned the adopted son of their Fifth Kazekage; how could they possibly say it out loud? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to Gaara? At the same time, Suna would lose face too! If the other ninja villages found out that the son of their Fifth Kazekage, the boy with Magnet Style, was actually... captured by a small ninja village... This would be a great humiliation for the Hidden Sand Village.

At the same time, at this critical moment just before a war, for such a thing to happen, it wasn't just a matter of losing face for the Hidden Sand Village; it would even affect the morale of the Suna ninjas. And regardless of whether it was war or peace in the end, they would be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum in front of the other party. This was a very unfavorable situation; how could they possibly say it!

And the more the other party refused to say, the more impossible it was for Hiruzen to release these Grass ninja. It seemed the Grass ninja were holding something very important to the Hidden Sand Village. This absolutely could not be released, because even if a war started, if they could get something from the Grass ninja that could threaten the Hidden Sand Village, it would be even more advantageous for Konoha.

"You won't talk! Then this old man can't possibly give them to you!" As he spoke, Hiruzen's gaze became extremely sharp, as if he was ready to make a move.

And the opposing commander was also stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Konoha to be so aggressive, and to actually dare to start a war at this time.

Good! Since Konoha wasn't afraid, then the Hidden Sand Village had nothing to fear either! Let's just do it!

"Very well! Ninjas of Konoha, your Hokage has made a wrong decision!"

"You are not afraid of war, so do you think our Hidden Sand Village will be afraid of you?"

"If you don't hand them over, we'll take them ourselves!" As he spoke, this Suna ninja commander raised his hand and directly threw a kunai. Of course, this one kunai couldn't pose any threat to Hiruzen. But this action showed the attitude of the Hidden Sand Village. There would be no retreat. Absolutely not!

"Konoha, I now, on behalf of the Hidden Sand Village, officially declare war between the Hidden Sand Village and Konoha!"

This sentence made Hiruzen, who had caught the kunai with one hand, completely stunned. How dare they? How dare these Suna ninjas just directly declare war on Konoha? He was just a vanguard commander of a ninja force; how did he have the guts to directly represent the Hidden Sand Village?

"Before I left the village, our Lord Kazekage once instructed me!"

"At all costs, no matter what problems we encounter, if we can't capture the people we want, then... just act directly without any hesitation, no matter... who the opponent is!"

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