0482 second reform of magnolia (Ch 0482)

He paused for a moment and concluded, “But when the Mizukage showed up, the situation had already changed, and they had no choice but to make other plans.”

Danzo thought for a moment and then spoke slowly, “So, Kumogakure doesn’t dare to attack Kirigakure easily. Are they afraid of us, Konoha?”

Shikaku said with certainty, “That’s right, Master Danzo. Kumogakure knows that although Kirigakure has just experienced civil strife, its foundation is still there. Once a war breaks out, they will not gain anything. As for us, Konoha, although there is no clear action at present, with our strength, Kumogakure dare not take it lightly. Moreover, Kumogakure not only stationed troops at the national border to guard against us, Konoha, but also have to guard against their other good neighbor – Iwagakure.”

“What about our Konoha’s position? We can’t just keep waiting and watching.” Danzo asked coldly.

Shikaku met Danzo’s questioning gaze and said in an orderly manner: “Danzo-sama, our best strategy at the moment is to wait and see. The dispatch of Kumogakure’s troops is an established fact, and even if the battle has not really started yet, the conflict between Kumogakure and Kirigakure is doomed. We can use it cleverly, but we must not be directly involved in the vortex of war. If you want my advice, we can deploy troops in the Land of Waves on the pretext of preventing Kumogakure from rashly mobilizing its troops. In this way, on the one hand, it will deter Kumogakure and prevent them from acting rashly; on the other hand, we can closely observe Kirigakure’s next response. At the same time, we also need to strengthen intelligence gathering to keep abreast of the latest developments of Kumogakure and Kirigakure so that we know ourselves and the enemy.”

The Sandai nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes: “Well, let’s deploy troops in the Land of Waves first and strengthen intelligence gathering. We can’t neglect the Iwagakure and Sunagakure either, no one will really stay within their proper place.” As he said this, the Sandai’s eyes inadvertently slanted, and he seemed to sweep over Danzo meaningfully.

“We might as well add fuel to the fire.” Danzo suddenly changed the subject, with a hint of cunning in his voice. Dong Si almost choked on his saliva. This old fox really won’t stop.

The Sandai chuckled, and his eyes seemed to have regained some of the charm of the former ninja hero: “Shikaku, tell Danzo about the plan.”

Shikaku seemed to have expected this. He calmly put the border defense map on the table and pointed at the mark on it: “Hokage-sama has made a plan not long ago. Coinciding with the rotation node, we plan to let two young radical elements in the Uchiha clan, Inahime and Tetsuhime, lead the newly formed squadrons to replace one squadron each in the defense forces of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind. The two replaced squadrons will be stationed in the Land of Waves. In addition, these two newly formed squadrons will include all the squads with Uchiha members who support Konoha’s peace. And all Uchiha ninjas who have not awakened their Sharingan and are over 30 years old will be assigned to the defense forces in the direction of the Land of Lightning.”

Dong Si’s fingertips suddenly pinched into his palm. Transferring the Uchiha away from Konoha? This move was ten times bolder than he had imagined.

He thought to himself: “Among the three most vocal jonins in the radical faction, the Eighth Hokage is already in his forties, while the others, Inahiro, is in his early twenties, and Tetsuka has just turned twenty. If these two young special jonins are isolated for a long time and mixed with the young people of the Uchiha peace faction, not only will they not be able to rebel, but they may also be subtly influenced and change their minds.”

“And the older Uchiha radicals were dispersed and mixed into the border defense forces in the direction of the Land of Lightning. Without the radical elites leading the way, they couldn’t cause any trouble. Moreover, those guys are old and still haven’t awakened their Sharingan. Their combat power and potential are quite limited. It seems that they have been given the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but in fact, it all depends on luck for them.”

“The voice of the opposition is much weaker…”