Naruto: I become Jinchūriki and Ophis is sealed on me!

Just thinking about Danzo's words made Tsunade want to punch his smug face in.

If you're so confident, why don't you go fight on the front lines yourself, instead of sitting safely in the command center?

It's easy for you to dismiss the lives lost as just numbers, isn't it, Danzo? Since it's not your life on the line, you don't care, right? You'd probably just say it's all for the good of the village.

But it's really about pride, about racking up more achievements, isn't it?

"So Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and I are suggesting that you start negotiations as soon as possible. There's no need to sacrifice a large number of shinobi on the battlefield just to save face."

Tsunade looked at Third Hokage with hope in her eyes.

She wanted him to accept their suggestion and start negotiations. There was no point in fighting to the last man only to negotiate afterward.

Such a negotiation would be meaningless.

Even if the Leaf Village won the war, it would be a pyrrhic victory.

Starting negotiations early would benefit the Leaf Village by reducing casualties and conserving resources.

It might mean making some small concessions in the negotiations, but the Leaf could handle that.

Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya's ideas were well-intentioned.

But unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.

After a moment of silence, the Third Hokage shook his head slightly, causing Tsunade's heart to sink.

Her expression hardened, the hope in her eyes turning into disappointment.

Sighing, the Third Hokage looked Tsunade in the eyes and said regretfully:

"Tsunade, I know you three mean well for the village, but now is not the time for the Leaf to back down. We were the ones who initiated this war, even if it was the Sand Village that provoked it."

"There's no turning back now. The Hidden Rain Village has sent a clear message, giving other small shinobi villages a dangerous sense of hope."

"If we don't decisively defeat the Hidden Rain Village, other small nations' shinobi villages might follow their example, pouring all their resources into military expansion."

"And that would lead to a cycle of wars across the entire ninja world."

"Negotiations are necessary, but not right now. Do you understand?"

"But the Hidden Rain Village has only come this far because of Hanzo. Small shinobi villages have limited resources and populations. It's unlikely another Hanzo will emerge!" Tsunade tried once more to persuade him, but it was no use.

The Third Hokage shook his head again.

"We can't take that risk, Tsunade. Everything I'm doing is for the village."

The village, the village, always the village. Sacrifice the village's shinobi, keep sending more troops to the front lines-this was all supposedly for the village?

Overwhelmed with disappointment, Tsunade slammed her hand on the desk, splitting it in two.

The Third Hokage, having anticipated this, quickly rescued his pipe. As for everything else on the desk, if it fell and broke, so be it.

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