LRAB Chapter 828 Boiling Frog in Slow Water (with a Cover)
Chapter 828 Boiling Frog in Slow Water (with a Cover)
Sunagakure Village.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was very somber.
After all, the process of slow death is not pleasant at all.
"Lord Kazekage, Konoha is still repeating the same actions as before."
"And when the daytime temperature is high, both Konoha and Iwagakure hide in the newly grown green space."
"As the temperature drops at night, they begin to encroach upon the territory of our Wind Kingdom."
"At the current pace, we should reach the edge of the Demon Desert in about half a month."
"Furthermore, Iwagakure has dispatched another 3,000 people, and Konoha has dispatched another 1,000 people."
"It's just that their destination hasn't been found out yet."
"Our reconnaissance team has suffered heavy losses and can no longer get close to the teams from Konoha and Iwagakure. The intelligence we are gathering is gradually decreasing."
Maki took the documents in his hand and reported them to Ye Cang, and of course, to the elders around him as well.
The land bordering the Land of Wind is mostly desert.
Coming from the direction of Konoha, after crossing the outer desert, lies the Desert of Demons.
It is also the most important barrier for Sunagakure.
Once you cross the Demon Desert, you will gradually approach the central region of the Wind Kingdom.
These places are not all deserts, but rather some relatively barren lands.
In some places where there is groundwater, settlements or cities are built according to the distribution of groundwater.
Because of the wind and sand, the outermost city walls were built higher.
If the people of Konoha cross the Desert of Demons, they will be able to directly confront these settlements or cities.
In other countries, civilians in the war zone can simply be evacuated.
After all, it doesn't matter where you live; at least you can save your life.
But the situation in the Land of Wind is different; it's severely lacking in water and land.
Water resources are limited everywhere, as are other resources.
Once they leave their original place of residence, they are all very likely to die outside.
The Sand Village hadn't considered this issue before because even if other villages attacked the Sand Village, they wouldn't stop in these places.
They would bypass these stingy villages and attack Sunagakure directly.
But they hadn't expected Konoha to take over in such a steady manner.
Don't underestimate Konoha's slow approach; by the time these oases reach the ordinary people of the Land of Wind...
It's hard to say who these people are truly loyal to.
On one side was a perilous migration with a slim chance of survival, and on the other side was an oasis that could be immediately obtained upon surrender.
I believe that's a very good choice.
Once all the villagers of the Land of Wind surrender to the Land of Fire, will the Land of Wind still exist?
What is this? It's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water with the lid on!
Yekura held a pessimistic view of this war, meaning that she knew that Sunagakure alone would definitely not be able to defeat Konoha.
At this moment, he leisurely asked, "Have the people who went to Cloud Village for reinforcements arrived yet?"
Elder Fuji stood up and said, "Our people have arrived at Cloud Village, but the people of Cloud Village are still observing."
"Kage, don't worry. If Konoha attacks our Sunagakure directly, I might not be able to do anything about it."
"But Konoha is currently preparing to annex our entire Land of Wind, so they will definitely pass through the Desert of Demons."
"This is where our perception barrier is most perfect; they will be detected no matter where they enter."
"Over the years, I have also developed a formation called the Wind Prison Sandstorm Formation, which can enhance and attract sandstorms in the Demon Desert."
"They should be able to hold off Konoha for a while."
The sandstorms in the Demon Desert are already powerful, so using an array to enhance their pull is indeed a good defensive measure.
But the people of Konoha aren't stupid, so naturally they won't force their way in.
However, the future development of the war will depend on whether the Hidden Cloud Village prepares to provide assistance.
"Elder Bu Er, go arrange your formation. The rest of you, go prepare to gather the village's elite combat forces."
"Be prepared to go into battle at any time."
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Hidden Cloud Village.
The people from Sunagakure who requested reinforcements have been there for several days, except for meeting Tsuchikage from Kumogakure on the first day.
After that, I never saw any more high-ranking officials from the Hidden Cloud Village.
He inquired about the situation many times, and Yunyin always said he was considering it.
Although going to war with Konoha is indeed a very serious matter that requires careful consideration, for Sunagakure, it is already a matter of life and death, and the people of Sunagakure are extremely anxious.
The atmosphere in Raikage's office was very serious at this moment.
All of Yunyin's high-ranking officials were standing here, each holding a document.
This is the intelligence on Konoha's actions from its formal declaration of war against Sunagakure to the present.
"Now Konoha is proceeding cautiously, gradually turning the Land of Wind into an oasis. If the entire Land of Wind falls into Konoha's hands in the future, it will completely leave Kumogakure behind within ten years."
"We can't wait any longer."
The reason why Kumogakure wasn't in a hurry before was that they felt that Konoha would lose money by attacking Sunagakure.
Even if Konoha has Wood Release to green the desert, it would still take at least forty or fifty years.
This is not just about using Wood Release and consuming chakra; it will also consume a lot of resources to fill the Land of Wind.
Now, thanks to the evolution of Rope Tree's bloodline, the efficiency of Wood Release has increased by more than ten times compared to before.
With Tsunade continuously channeling chakra, if Sunagakure doesn't resist, the entire Land of Wind will be turned green within two years at most.
After conquering the Land of Wind, Konoha only needed to continue developing, and its strength would soon experience explosive growth.
Even if the land is used to grow fruits and crops after being greened, the benefits it brings will be enough to make Konoha leave Kumogakure far behind.
"Tap tap tap..." Lei Ying's thick, carrot-like fingers tapped incessantly on the table.
The Raikage wouldn't disagree with Tsuchikage on this kind of matter.
They do have a sense of the big picture.
"Supporting Sunagakure is a given, but the key is how to get there."
Currently, neither Konoha, Iwagakure, nor Sunagakure have even begun to clash with their main forces.
If Kumogakure intervenes, Konoha will immediately withdraw from Sunagakure and turn to fight Kumogakure together with Iwagakure.
Yunyin was truly caught in a dilemma.
Even the Hidden Cloud Village wasn't sure if the Hidden Leaf Village had anticipated that the Hidden Cloud Village might send reinforcements to the Hidden Sand Village and had made contingency plans.
There was no other way, from the rise of Uchiha Chiyo to Minato Namikaze regaining control of Konoha after Chiyo's death.
The Cloud Village side didn't gain any advantage.
Their national strength is even surpassing that of Konoha now, so they are naturally extremely cautious about Konoha launching a war against Sunagakure.
However, the method chosen by Konoha left the Hidden Cloud Village dumbfounded.
If we don't go to provide support, the Land of Wind will be slowly devoured; if we do go to provide support, Konoha's main force hasn't even arrived yet.
"Any news from Black Zetsu?"
The Raikage looked at the earthen platform. They had previously been trying to find out if Black Zetsu had a way to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After all, they lack the relevant knowledge.
Tu Tai shook his head: "I couldn't get in touch with him."
Raikage frowned. Although he was helpless, he couldn't place all his hopes on others.
Tu Tai added:
"Under the current circumstances, if we were to send troops, we would need to have at least the fighting strength to rival Minato Namikaze."
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