Naruto under the bamboo forest

Inside the central meeting camp.

Nara Shikaku's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was concentrating on something. No one bothered him, everyone knew that Konoha's military advisor was thinking about his next move. Although Nara Shikaku was not the Hokage responsible for making the decision, no one could ignore his opinion.

On the other side, Shanzhong Hai held a pen between his fingers and kept tapping on the map on the table. He didn't know what he was thinking. The map was covered with various signs, and various paper documents were piled next to it. This was a battle plan that he, Nara Shikaku and others worked out overnight.

Originally, he was planning to rely on this plan to completely defeat Kirigakure Village and drive the forces of Kirigakure Village completely out of the Country of Fire. But now that Kirigakure Village has issued a ceasefire request, this battle plan is of no use.

Orochimaru, who was sitting next to Namikaze Minato, had his hands folded and rested on his chin, looking at the map on the table without saying a word.

"Hokage-sama, do you think so?"

After a long time, Nara Shikaku opened his eyes, looked at Minato Namikaze and asked softly.

When Nara Shikaku asked, everyone in the meeting hall, including Orochimaru and Yamanaka Kaiichi, turned their attention to Namikaze Minato who was at the top.

Everyone was waiting for him to speak. Now, as the fourth generation Hokage, Namikaze Minato could decide whether to fight or make peace with just one word.

"Mr. Shikaku, what do you think?"

Feeling the expectant gazes of everyone, Namikaze Minato thought for a while and asked a question.

"We have no reason to refuse"

Seeing Minato kicking the ball back to him, Nara Shikaku was not surprised, and then said softly.

Indeed, when faced with Kirigakure Village's request for a truce, he could find no reason to refuse.

Previously, Namikaze Minato personally led several small battles, and these battles all ended with the victory of Konoha's side. It was these few victories that greatly boosted the morale of Konoha, and everyone was ready to defeat Kirigakure Village in one go.

As for Kirigakure, they first lost a large number of blood successor ninjas in the previous battles, and then suffered several disastrous defeats. It can be said that the loss of combat power was serious, and the overall morale now seems relatively low.

In addition, in the eastern part of the Fire Country, Konoha's side has an absolute advantage in combat power compared to Kirigakure's side. The Kirigakure side assessed the situation and considered the interests of the village. It was reasonable to request a truce at this moment.

Konoha also suffered heavy losses in previous battles with several other ninja villages. The current Konoha Village just wants to drive out all the Kirigakure ninjas entrenched in the eastern part of the Land of Fire. As for continuing to attack Kirigakure Village, the current Konoha Village has neither the intention nor the ability to do so.

The Kirigakure Village must also have seen the current situation in Konoha. They cannot win against them. If there is a peace negotiation, they can also withdraw their troops in exchange for some favorable terms.

This peace negotiation is in the interests of both Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village, so Nara Shikaku feels that there is no problem with Kirigakure Village's peace request this time and can agree to them. This war has been fought for too long and it is time to end it.

"What's everyone's opinion?"

After hearing Nara Shikaku's answer, Namikaze Minato immediately asked the opinions of others present. Namikaze Minato is not a dictatorial person, he has always valued the opinions of other people in the village.

"I have no opinion!"

Yamanaka Haiichi was the first to raise his hand in agreement with Nara Shikaku. Like Shikaku, he felt that it was time to end this long war, and he could no longer let the future of the village be ruined in this meaningless battle.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

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Regarding Kirigakure Village's request for peace negotiations, most people present felt that they could agree to it. This war has dragged on for so long and they are all tired.

Most of the people present expressed their opinions, but Orochimaru said nothing. He narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't know what he was thinking.

"In that case! Then promise them!"

Seeing that everyone expressed their opinions, Minato officially made his decision, and Konoha will start peace negotiations with Kirigakure Village.

"Sashasha-----"

Raindrops gently hit the leaves, and in the misty rain, a group of Konoha ninjas embarked on their way back to the village.

"I still agreed to them after all!"

Ryūha, who was standing under a tree to take shelter from the rain, looked at the Konoha ninjas who were moving away, and whispered to himself.

Two days ago, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato officially made the decision to launch peace negotiations between Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village. As soon as this news came out, the Konoha ninjas in the camp became excited again. After all, this time, the war is really coming to an end.

However, negotiations between countries will not be that simple. The two sides have only initially determined their intention for peace talks and have stopped hostilities in the contact areas between the two sides. As for the formal peace talks and the signing of the peace agreement, you need to wait for Kirigakure Village to send a formal envoy team to Konoha.

But this was enough. In order to show sincerity, some ninjas in Kirigakure Village had already begun to retreat backwards. In response to Kirigakure Village's sincerity, Konoha also sent some ninjas back to the village.

Everything is developing in a good direction. It seems that this time, Kirigakure Village really wants to cease the war.

Everyone showed joy that the war was about to end, only Liu Yu looked more and more sad. As the peace negotiations between Kirigakure and Konoha Village continued to make progress, Ryūha's uneasiness became more intense.

Konoha's decision-makers agreed to Kirigakure Village's request for a truce. In fact, this did not surprise Ryūha. After all, Konoha had no reason to reject Kirigakure Village. Under the current situation, if it can be resolved through peace talks, the war will definitely not continue. Although I really didn’t want to accept it, it came anyway.

Although Nara Shikaku has a super high IQ, when he thinks about these problems, he thinks of Kirigakure Village as a normal ninja village.

As a qualified strategist, Lu Jiu follows his past practice of thinking about countermeasures based on interests when it comes to these issues. If Kirigakure Village is not secretly controlled by Uchiha Madara, then Nara Shikaku's suggestion is correct and feasible.

But the problem now is that the current Kirigakure Village will not take the usual path at all. Just based on Uchiha Madara's hatred for Konoha Village, it is impossible for Kirigakure Village to compromise easily with Konoha.

Moreover, the current Madara Uchiha has not yet plunged Obito into darkness. No matter what Ryūha thinks, she cannot find a reason for the truce in Kirigakure Village.

Although she was anxious about what had happened, Liu Yu didn't know how to change it. My own reasons are not really reasons at all, they are all my own inferences. And the basis for one's own inference also seems extremely absurd to others.

"I hope nothing unexpected happens!"

In the end, Liu Yu could only pray like this.

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