Chapter 207 The So-Called War

"Brother Che!"

After receiving the order from the village chief, the Uchiha clan was very excited, especially the brothers Tonghuo and Tiehuo. They found Che after signing up.

Che was not in the Uchiha residence, but in Xihi Hong's house. After all, the two had already made an engagement, and living together was harmless. However, because they had not yet married, they did not choose to live in the Uchiha clan's residence.

Che walked to the entrance with an unhappy face, and reluctantly met the two people who came to disturb the peace the day before Che and Hong parted.

Tonghuo and Tiehuo were excited, "Brother! We can go to the battlefield together again!"

Although the brothers Tonghuo and Tiehuo are brothers from the same mother, they have very different personalities.

As the elder brother, Tonghuo is extremely shrewd and very good at observing words and expressions. When he saw Che's expression, he immediately chose to keep silent.

And Tiehuo is a slow and dull character, not realizing the problem at all.

Tonghuo glanced and saw that Tiehuo was still excited, so he quickly grabbed the corner of Tiehuo's clothes and reminded Tiehuo with his eyes.

Tiehuo was stunned for a long time, not knowing what Tonghuo meant.

"Che, are there any guests coming? Let them in."

"Oh, it's you, Tonghuo, Tiehuo."

Hong walked to the entrance and greeted the guests kindly after seeing them.

"Sister-in-law!" Tonghuo and Tiehuo saw Hong and immediately bowed 90 degrees neatly like gangsters welcoming their boss, even more respectful than when they saw Che.

Tonghuo's face was full of flattery, obviously treating Hong as his life-saving straw, as for Tiehuo, it was just a simple and sincere greeting.

"Come in." Che curled his lips, feeling that Hong had the demeanor of a hostess, and he had to obey.

Thinking back to the time when they were in the ninja school, Tonghuo and Tiehuo once called Hong sister-in-law to please her, but it made Hong ashamed and angry and went to complain.

However, now, Hong has accepted this title openly.

Thinking of this, Che's mouth corners rose again.

Tonghuo and Tiehuo took off their shoes and walked in. Baitang saw a stranger and hid in his own nest timidly.

Hong walked into the kitchen to make tea for the two guests. Tonghuo hurriedly said: "No need, sister-in-law, we just came to see, don't bother you."

"Why are you polite? You have never been to my house. I have taken care of you." Hong was busy in the kitchen.

Tonghuo and Tiehuo looked at Che. Che crossed his arms and shook his head and said: "Don't look at me. I listen to her at home."

"Don't stand there stupidly. Sit down." Che walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, waving his hand.

Tonghuo and Tiehuo came to sit next to Che happily.

"Tell me, what are you doing here?"

Tiehuo said without hesitation: "Brother Tonghuo dragged me here."

Che looked at Tonghuo, which made him feel inexplicably pressured, "It's... because we are going to fight. When we fought before, we followed the eldest brother, so we wanted to ask the eldest brother about the specific situation and arrangements of this war."

Che's eyes were clear, and he already knew what Tonghuo was thinking.

Tonghuo was indeed a smart man. He planned to find his commander to learn more about the war before going to the battlefield.

Che nodded, intending to get to know the bottom of this war.

"Well, it's good that you have this idea."

"To put it bluntly, this war is a defensive war for us."

"The Land of Lightning is the country with the greatest war potential besides our Land of Fire, and its recovery speed after the last Ninja World War is second only to ours."

"However, you also know that Konoha suffered heavy losses after the Nine-Tails Rebellion. Those guys in the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning obviously saw this and planned to take advantage of the situation. Not long after the Nine-Tails Rebellion, they invaded the border of the Land of Fire on a daily basis."

"We are going out this time to resist the invasion of those guys."

Iron Fire clenched his fists in anger. Although he was speechless, his thoughts were self-evident.

Tong Huo was thoughtful, whether he nodded to agree with Che, and at the same time, the two thanked him and took the green tea handed over by Hong.

Che continued, "I think there will be another defensive war of this kind, that is, in the direction of the Land of Earth. The strength of the Hidden Rock Village is not inferior to that of the Hidden Cloud Village, and its bellicosity and desire for the territory of the Land of Fire are even greater."

"But that has nothing to do with us."

"In short, this war is a defensive war. We in Konoha do not want to expand the war, so you should not think of killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds."

"Protecting the territory of the Land of Fire is your best contribution."

"I understand." Tonghuo and Tiehuo both agreed, and then Tonghuo asked, "Since it is only a local war of defensive nature, why would the village send our Uchiha clan to participate, after all..."

"Hasn't the village always disliked us?"

Tonghuo was indeed perceptive and thought of the conflict between Uchiha and the village.

Che thought about it and decided to give Tonghuo a heads-up.

"The village is indeed wary of the Uchiha clan, because the Uchiha clan is too strong."

"But now the village still needs the power of the Uchiha to resist foreign enemies."

"Now is the period after the Ninja World War, Konoha is in a period of transition. If we wait until Konoha recovers, there will naturally be no such opportunity."

"Even the opportunity to go to the battlefield now is just a fluke that fell into the hands of the Uchiha."

Che's words were indeed correct. If Sarutobi Hiruzen had not believed in Che and Fugaku and believed that the two could hold the Uchiha clan in check, the Uchiha clan would have had the chance to go to the battlefield this time.

Danzo was furious after this incident and cursed Sarutobi Hiruzen for being cowardly and incompetent, and for not being worth cooperating with, and would definitely destroy Konoha. He left behind the classic saying, "Sarutobi, you will regret it."

Che didn't know whether Sarutobi Hiruzen would regret it, but Che believed that Danzo would definitely regret it in the future.

"Then what should we do?" Tonghuo suddenly asked such a question, and Tiehuo was confused and didn't understand.

Che looked at Tonghuo, and the two looked at each other. Tonghuo felt that Che's eyes were extremely deep.

"We are too strong, so there are only two choices, either to become stronger or to become weaker."

Che had made it very clear.

The top leaders were afraid of the power of the Uchiha clan, so the Uchiha clan had only two choices. One was to increase their power and overthrow the top leaders, so that Konoha would become the Uchiha clan's Konoha. The other was to weaken their power and make the Uchiha clan no longer threatening.

The second path was nothing more than two options. One was for the top leaders to take action and purge the Uchiha clan, and the other was for the Uchiha clan to cut off their own arms and weaken their strength.

Either way, the Uchiha clan could not accept it.

Then the remaining choice was obvious.

Tonghuo's eyes also became firm. Che nodded, acknowledging Tonghuo's determination, and said.

"The so-called war is both a crisis and a ladder."