Chapter 14: Methods of Dealing [Part 2] (Patreon)

Chapter List: Naruto: Sakura Blizzard

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"Konoha is indeed in an embarrassing state of insufficient high-level combat power, but Third Hokage-sama, have you not thought about the situation in Cloud Village?" Sakura reminded him. "The Third Great Ninja War only ended a few years ago, and we in Konoha are indeed recuperating, but does Cloud Village not need to recuperate as well? Konoha occupies the best land in the ninja world, with favorable weather conditions, and we still haven't fully recovered. So, in the harsh environment where Cloud Village is located, they should need even more time to recover than us!"

"Are you saying that Cloud Village is just barely holding on?" Third Hokage took a puff of his cigarette, a glint flashing in his eyes. Yes, Konoha occupies the best land, and it still hasn't fully recovered. Cloud Village's environment is much worse, so can they really recover now?

"More or less!" Sakura nodded. "To be precise, Cloud Village calculated your personality and knew that, under normal circumstances, you would never go to war with them. That's why they are so firm in their attitude!"

"Is that so?" Third Hokage still hesitated. "But what if Cloud Village launches an attack regardless? Then the Third Great Ninja War, which just ended a few years ago, will probably start again!"

"I once heard a great man say this: 'Seeking peace through war leads to peace, seeking peace through compromise leads to destruction!'" Sakura said seriously, then analyzed the current situation for Third Hokage. "In fact, given the current situation, the Fourth Great Ninja War is impossible to happen. At most, Cloud Village will fight us alone!"

"Why?" Third Hokage asked in confusion.

"In the Third Great Ninja War that just ended, Hidden Sand Village, not to mention, was originally caused by the disappearance of the Third Hokage as the Hokage. Then, the newly appointed Fourth Kazekage chose to pour dirty water on Konoha to ease the pressure in their village, and the Third Great Ninja War began. Hidden Sand Village was already the weakest among several villages, and they had some conflicts with the ninja village and the Wind Country. After a big battle, they no longer had the strength to fight again..."

Sakura began to count on her fingers.

"As for Hidden Rock Village, the Third Hokage, Onoki, is old and stubborn, and he won't do anything without certainty. Even if we go to war with Cloud Village, they won't get involved without absolute certainty..."

"As for the last one, Kirigakure, they are almost played out by some early love man..."

Thinking of Kirigakure, Sakura couldn't help feeling sad for them. Rin was killed by Madara Uchiha, and then the entire village was almost destroyed by Obito Uchiha. The Kekkei Genkai of the entire village was almost wiped out. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were killed by Might Guy's father, Might Duy, and only three of them escaped with serious injuries. Later, two of them defected, and the remaining one was killed by Kisame Hoshigaki after only a few years. The subsequent users of the Seven Ninja Swords were no match for them.

"So, we only need to face Cloud Village, right?" Third Hokage pondered for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "But Sakura, how do you know all this?"

This kind of information is confidential to each village and cannot be exposed. Moreover, Sakura is only a four-year-old child. How could she know so much?

"Because I can see it!" Sakura looked up at Third Hokage, her emerald green pupils like two pure and flawless emeralds. "Time is like a river, and I stand on the bank, gazing at the long river!"

"???" Third Hokage was full of question marks. Why did she suddenly become so dramatic?

"Simply put, everything that happened in the past is recorded by time, and I can see everything that is recorded!" Sakura looked at Third Hokage calmly, with a faint smile on her face. "For example, the Nine-Tailed Fox Incident, Naruto's background, the death of the Second Hokage, the battle between the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, and even how Konoha came to be, I know all of it!"

The space seemed to freeze, and Third Hokage was stunned. What Sakura said was too incredible. If someone could really manipulate time, it would be a terrifying thing.

"If Third Hokage-sama doesn't believe me, then... time..."

"Snap..."

Sakura snapped her fingers with her left hand, and her emerald green eyes became even deeper. An invisible force spread out and directly covered Third Hokage's body.

"This is..." Third Hokage's pupils suddenly shrank. He was very aware of his own body, and in recent years, due to overwork, his body was not as good as before, and his strength had also declined significantly.

But just after Sakura snapped her fingers, he felt like his body had gone back several years. He thought it was an illusion at first, but when he felt the surging chakra in his body like a river, he realized that it was all real.

"My current strength can only barely adjust your body to the state it was in five years ago. Although it's not your peak period, it's still much better than now, isn't it?" Sakura's voice echoed in the quiet office, and the hidden ANBU around them couldn't help but feel shocked. They were Third Hokage's personal guards and naturally wouldn't have any bad thoughts, but their emotions were purely caused by the shock.

Although it was only a five-year difference, the difference in strength was like night and day. During the Nine-Tailed Fox Incident, Third Hokage could use one stick to send the Nine-Tailed Fox flying far away, but during Naruto's Chunin exam, he couldn't hold on for long. This shows how much his strength has been affected since he took over as Hokage again.

It's like Naruto in the original story. Before becoming Hokage, he was full of energy like a husky, but after becoming Hokage, he became like someone with kidney deficiency.

"Cloud Village? If we have to fight, then let them come!" Third Hokage's mentality changed a lot after his body returned to the state it was in five years ago. He seemed to have returned to his youth, the time when he was known as the "Ninja Hero."

"Moreover, Third Hokage-sama, you don't have to be too nervous. If we really go to war, I can just go to Cloud Village and pull down a few meteorites from the sky to flatten the whole village!" Sakura's tone was calm. She couldn't win a direct fight against Cloud Village now, but destroying it didn't require a direct confrontation. With the power of the Infinity Stones, she could easily pull down a few meteorites from space to flatten Cloud Village. She didn't have the power to pull down planets like Thanos, but pulling down small meteorites was no problem. Could Raikage block dozens of them?

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