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At this moment, the Third Hokage felt more or less remorse, blaming himself for his previous decisions, feeling he had let Rong Lin down.
"Although it cannot be 100% confirmed, I can assure you that the Hidden Stone Village will join the war. In the past three months, patrols and inspections within the Land of Earth have continuously intensified, the atmosphere of war has gradually grown heavier, and the movement of supplies has become frequent."
If a country's patrols and inspections and the movement of supplies become frequent, who would believe that this is not preparation for war?
The only thing that was difficult to confirm was when the Hidden Stone Village would join, directly declare war on Konoha, and increase attacks from one side, forcing Konoha to fight on two fronts.
"It seems war is unavoidable."
Sighing, the Third Hokage returned to his seat and looked up at Rong Lin:
"How do you think we should respond if war breaks out?"
"When soldiers come, we block them; when water comes, we cover it with earth. I think we should continue to guard against the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water. If Konoha truly shows signs of weakness due to the war, I worry that the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning might follow suit and try to take a bite."
Fighting on two fronts seemed difficult, but Konoha had experienced it before and had the confidence to fight.
However, a three-front war absolutely could not happen at this time, otherwise Konoha would be completely engulfed in the maelstrom of war.
"The Land of Lightning and the Land of Water?"
The Third Hokage frowned deeply.
"I don't think they will join the war. There have always been conflicts between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, and now the two countries are in a standoff. The Land of Water is separated by thousands of miles, so the possibility of sending troops to war is small."
During the Second Great Ninja War, the Land of Lightning took advantage of the war between the Land of Earth and Konoha to invade the Land of Earth. This made the Land of Earth constantly vigilant,
preventing a similar situation from happening again. Under these circumstances, the possibility of the Land of Lightning declaring war on the Land of Fire was small. As for the Land of Water, crossing the vast sea was their primary challenge.
All these factors combined made the Third Hokage believe that these two countries would likely not join the war.
Naïve thoughts. To this, Rong Lin could only say that the Third Hokage's thoughts were naïve.
Just because the probability is small, it doesn't mean it won't happen. On the contrary, many things happen precisely when you think they are impossible.
"Then I shall take my leave."
Whether he believed it or not was up to the Third Hokage himself. If he insisted on not believing, anything more he said would be useless.
"The possibility is small, will it really be like this?"
Glancing back at the Hokage Office Building, Rong Lin left without looking back.
"Seriously, why were you gone for three months? Does collecting intelligence take that long? And you took Shisui Uchiha with you, why couldn't you take me?"
After being bored at home for three months, Uchiha Diqin complained mournfully once Rong Lin returned.
To this, Rong Lin could only sigh, every woman has a nagging trait, it just depends on whether you've provoked it.
"After three months, Shisui experienced more than twenty battles in the Land of Earth. He's now covered in scars and undergoing intensive treatment at the Medical Department. Do you want to try that too?"
Rong Lin knew how to make Uchiha Diqin quiet down obediently.
Sure enough, after hearing Rong Lin's words, Uchiha Diqin quieted down, her nagging ceased.
Imagining herself covered in scars, Uchiha Diqin shivered and chuckled dryly, "Uh, no, I think I'm quite good at home."
"Shisui is different from you. The teaching and training methods are different, which is why I didn't take you."
A delicate, gentle woman with horrifying and hideous scars all over her body—the thought alone was enough. Rong Lin wouldn't stop Uchiha Diqin from wanting to fight, from wanting to become stronger, but training the same way as Shisui? That was out of the question.
"So, how's the progress?" Uchiha Diqin asked curiously.
Rong Lin nodded, "Not bad. The little guy's talent is good. If he continues, I think he'll surpass you quickly."
"What?!"
Uchiha Diqin pouted unhappily. She worked so hard, yet she would be surpassed so easily. Doesn't that mean all her efforts were in vain?
"The Clan Head said that girls should..."
"I said nothing!!!"
Rong Lin pulled out his trump card, and Uchiha Diqin immediately quieted down. What was a girl doing making trouble outside the house?! If Uchiha Fugaku were here, he would have retorted to Uchiha Diqin with exactly that sentence.
"Hehe~~~"
Watching Uchiha Diqin flee in a hurry, Rong Lin smiled, changed into clean clothes, washed up, and left the Uchiha Clan Compound to go to the Medical Department.
Shisui's body needed treatment in the Medical Department, and only after stabilizing would he be transferred to the hospital.
Asking the nurse to charge the medical fees to his account, Rong Lin went upstairs and opened Tsunade's office.
"...Uh, sorry, I didn't mean to."
What Rong Lin hadn't expected was that he accidentally saw something rather eye-popping. Tsunade had just thrown off her coat, and Rong Lin caught a glimpse of something he shouldn't have.
Tsunade gave him a glare, "How many times do I have to tell you, can't you knock?"
Tsunade, of course, knew someone was approaching the office. As for Rong Lin's antics, she could only express her exasperation. Is this your first time seeing it, kid?
Tsunade's cleavage was definitely a dominant force in the Hokage office, so when she threw her coat aside, you could always see some eye-catching areas.
"Do our relationship still need knocking?"
Rong Lin didn't care, shrugging his shoulders and sitting down directly, picking up a teacup and pouring himself some tea. Tsunade was also used to Rong Lin's actions, so she sat in her chair, arms crossed:
"How was your stroll in the Land of Earth last month?"
"Not good at all. The atmosphere of war is heavy, and all you see are bald rocks. Even the women's skin is dark, not interesting at all."
"..."
Were you there to look at women or to carry out a mission? Tsunade remained silent, just staring at Rong Lin, making him feel immense pressure:
"Although I know I'm handsome, please don't stare at me like that. It's quite embarrassing."
"Hmph..."
Tsunade laughed directly; this mischievous brat was still the same.
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