Chapter 137: Offensive and Defensive Battle (Part 8)

The Third Hokage was more surprised than that. Something that would make him say "wow" inwardly might not happen for several years, but once it happened , there would be the next time.

After "unexpected", there is another unexpected.

Except for the Hokage and Danzo, the Amegakure group had their backs to the village, so they didn't notice the assassin behind them at all.

However, at this time, Hanzo, who was standing beside the leader of the Rain Village, suddenly spoke up, "No, Third Hokage, in fact, I have decided to accept your proposal for peace, but as the defeated party, the Rain Village can no longer pay any commendable price for peace.

Except... this."

Tanuki was just about to scold this subordinate who suddenly spoke. Now was the time for him to talk to the Hokage, and no one else had the right to speak. What's more, what Hanzo said was completely against the leader's will.

However, the leader had no time to turn around before he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and a long knife had pierced through his abdomen from behind.

Compared to the physical pain he suffered, what shocked more at this moment was why his subordinates would do such a thing. You said you would support me for the rest of my life?

Sorry, it's just because the man behind him is called Hanzo.

During the highest meeting between Konoha and Amegakure, Hanzo suddenly attacked and killed his master... Such a scenario is not uncommon, and even seems familiar.

Tanuki did not die immediately, but at this time Hanzo held the knife in one hand and pressed his shoulder with the other hand. This clamp made it impossible for him to resist, and he could only wait quietly for his life to pass away.

Hanzo had never expressed any different opinions from the leader of Amegakure before, and he had even been the bravest one in all the battles up to now. However... maybe he felt that it was time to end the war now, or maybe he felt that he should realize his ambitions.

There is no doubt that this assassination was deliberate, but it was also a sudden attack. He had never revealed this kind of thing to anyone before. At this time, the ninjas behind him were much more terrified than the Konoha side.

"Tanuki-sama!?"

The guarding ninjas behind the leader of Amegakure obviously had a short circuit in their brains for a moment before they realized what was happening in front of them. However, just as they were about to rush forward to rescue the leader and clear the mess at the same time, the group of people were frozen in place.

Because the Konoha ninjas behind the Third Hokage, whether they had red eyes, white eyes, or were wearing masks, took the next step forward when they realized what actions the Rain Village ninjas might take.

In such a negotiation scene, how could the Hidden Rain Ninjas act rashly? The two sides were not in a relationship of mutual deterrence, but the powerful Konoha was unilaterally intimidating the Hidden Rain Ninjas.

I really don't know if Hanzo chose the best or worst time to take action.

Assassinating the leader of a village is by no means an easy task. In this war-torn era, the leader of each village is extremely vigilant. If he had not come before the Third Hokage, Tanuki would never have revealed such a big flaw.

At this time, the ninjas of Amegakure saw their leader being stabbed, but they could not do anything.

But at this time, there was actually someone who was even more miserable than the leader of Amegakure... When an assassin, with the determination to die, endured the poison circle, and was ready to sacrifice his life, the sad thing was not that he failed and then died heroically, but that his target died just before he made his move.

"Amegakure can no longer hold out in this war. If the leader continues to carry out his stubborn resistance policy, this village will eventually destroy itself.

However, even if the weaker Amegakure wants to achieve peace, we have been through so much war and can no longer offer the sincerity and bargaining chips for peace. But there is only one thing we can offer - the life of the leader of Amegakure who presided over this Ninja World War.

Hanzo stared at the Third Hokage and spoke slowly.

"Tanuki's head... is barely a valuable item. Your choice is correct. After all, it is a trophy that Konoha's ninjas will get sooner or later.

The only question is, can you control the situation in Amegakure? If you can't, then your promise of peace will be ineffective; and if you can, then it's not a bad idea for Konoha to recognize you as the new leader of Amegakure." Shimura Danzo's eyes flashed, and then he spoke like this.

The Third Hokage did not blame Danzo for being too talkative, he just glanced at the man calmly, wondering if he should just stay away from him quietly at this time... The feeling of being stabbed from behind was really too exciting.

The blood of Amegakure leader Tanuki was flowing down the sharp blade of the long sword in Hanzo's hand, but at this time no one cared about him as the "leader"... no, now it should be said that he was the "former leader".

Strategically speaking, Konoha doesn't necessarily have to capture Amegakure. In fact, in general, it is more beneficial to keep Amegakure than to destroy it.

The small country in the middle of the big country and the small ninja village in the middle of the big ninja village are very important buffer zones. Without Amegakure, Konoha will have to face Iwagakure directly, which is much more severe than facing Amegakure.

It would be great if we could use Rain Village to resist Iwagakure.

The only question is, can this "peaceful" Rain Village ninja control the situation in Rain Village and become the new leader of this village?

Although he seems to be extremely ambitious, powerful, ruthless and decisive, and has the qualities of a hero, a village leader requires much more than that.

"If you could have made this decision earlier, then today's war would not have happened. And if you really want peace... at least return our ninjas trapped in the poison gas." The Third Hokage said. This was the premise for him to listen to the other party. If Amegakure couldn't even show this little sincerity, then everything would be off the table.

"Don't worry, what I'm releasing now is just a weak paralyzing nerve gas. It's no big deal. Your ninjas won't die for a while." Hanzo said.

However, his statement was not credible at all. Even if the words "nerve gas" were prefixed with "weak", it was impossible to equate them with "no big deal". It was obvious that his words were more of a threat to the Hokage than a way of appeasing the people of Konoha.

However, as the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not help but consider the lives of the Konoha ninjas.

At this moment, the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura seemed to be seriously considering Hanzo's words, but they were trying hard to restrain their gaze from glancing diagonally upwards across from them.

As they were communicating with Hanzo, a figure broke free from the slug's body and appeared where the enemy least expected it.

A wildfire powerful enough to burn the wasteland rose silently.

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