Chapter 815: The Best Actor!
Eagle chuckled seeing how worried Shikaku was and flickered away. Not wanting to entertain any more unconventional ideas Fujin might get and want to implement with his permission, Shikaku didn't bother communicating with Fujin by himself. He no longer wanted to discuss anything about this matter with Fujin.
Alone in his office, Shikaku thought, 'His performance against Sunagakure and Otogakure forces and his recent achievements as a commander have caused people to overlook that his real expertise is in hunting down isolated squads. Sunagakure's terrifying ambush squads will be easy pickings for him.
I can't even imagine what that boy would do if I didn't send explicit orders to stop and not do anything. I still have to deal with this Kumogakure mess. Iwagakure is looking for a weak spot in our defenses too. I don't want to deal with Sunagakure at the same time if there's no need.'
His expression became serious as he thought, 'Even though our forces have recovered to a great extent, there is no need to start the Fourth Great Ninja War just yet. Now is not the time for a war. Instead, it's time to take Konoha's military might to the next level.
As long as we can maintain peace for another 5-6 years, we can raise a new batch of elites from the ninjas who graduated in the last 8 years. If we raise around 1,500 new elite ninjas it'll be a game changer for Konoha. Not to mention, this time will be sufficient for Fujin to mature completely.
Along with any new geniuses that would appear in this time, we could become as strong as we were before the start of the Second Great Ninja War! That said…'
Shikaku sighed tired yet again. It was a lot of work. He thought, 'Luckily, this isn't my work. Lord Third and Lady Tsunade can focus on it. Hmm, maybe Fujin will play a role too since the orphans in his compound will be a part of this next generation of elite ninjas. Regardless, I'll have nothing to do with it!'
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While Fujin marched towards the Land of Wind, Shikaku contemplated the future and the two negotiation teams quickly worked on finalizing the terms, two individuals met on the outskirts of Tanzaku town. One of them extended her palms towards the other's arms and emitted a green light.