19 Ch 19 : High level Meeting

The following day, early in the morning.

In the conference room of the Kazekage's office, the 3rd Kazekage, Choyi, Ebizo, and some important figures in Suna upper echelon that watch Chisaki's graduation test were gathered.

"Everyone, with this, the war has gone through for almost a year, and this year the casualties from our side were not small. It's time to accept that fact. We are strong, but at this point in time, Konoha was stronger. If we were to continue our battle plan, only lost and further casualties would await us..."

The 3rd Kazekage's face showed his burden. Different from the original, Suna only joined this battle because they were pressured by the other two great Ninja villages.

However, the casualties on their side were higher than expected as for some reason, Konoha seemed to focus their attention on Suna during the first half of the war.

Konoha is the hidden village of the Fire Country. This country is strategically linking the north to the south. The ecological environment it has is also the best of all 5 major countries and suitable for growing crops and for living in general. Between its location, its environment, and its powerful hidden village, the fire country was the strongest in the whole world.

Such a prosperous country naturally will always have the eyes of its neighboring ones on it. They crave its land and its resources.

But Suna at this time was different. They have Chisaki's power, and the Third Kazekage believe that in ten or twenty years, the land in Suna's surroundings would not be less prosperous than Konoha's land.

What Suna needed the most was time to develop and not continuous war that swallowed a lot of casualties and burdened their economy.

"Kazekage-sama... then what should we do? Should we surrender?" One of the Jonin's voices interrupted the 3rd's thoughts.

"I don't think that is a viable option. The moment we surrender, we would surely receive a huge leash back from Kumo and Iwa. That's why, rather than taking all the loss here, I'm thinking of using this war to train our next generation.

We would play this battle passively, while slowly sending some brilliant seedlings to the battlefield to hone them. Konoha at this time is just too strong, but I don't believe that we will not be able to reach that height in another few years!" the 3rd uttered his opinion and asked the people present.

" This.. Kazekage-sama, are you sure? Taking this route means that we would sacrifice this war, and the loss would not be that small.." Chiyo looked a bit concerned about this decision.

True, the Third Kazekage's decision might lead them to a better future, but could this village handle the huge amount of loss from this war?

However, it seems that Kazekage had expected this kind of question from the start.

Just after Chiyo finished saying her opinion, the Third Kazelage took out a document from his desk.

" This.., what is this Kazekage-Sama?"

" This is the recent financial report of our village. Please read it carefully!"

Said the Third Kazekage as he handed the financial report to Chiyo.

From the first look, there should be nothing strange with the report, but when Chiyo began to compare the data with the previous year, her eyes widened in shock.

" Kazekage-Sama, is this true?"

" Yeah.. I too, was shocked when I checked the yearly financial report. Ever since Chisaki began to revitalize our land, Suna's expenditure had been at its lowest point since we didn't need to import food anymore. Furthermore, our income had increased since we could also farm in our land."

" If this is the case.. then maybe.."

Chiyo was finally able to see the meaning behind Kazekage's reasoning.

With this kind of growth rate, as long as Chisaki survived, Suna would soon rival Konoha in terms of economy,

" If this is true, then I agree with Kazekage's proposal to use this war to train our fledgling. However, they must be accompanied by a strong guard, and for Sasori and Chisaki, I volunteered jonin Karura to do it!"

This time, with no rejection from the elder's side, Third Kazekage's proposal easily went through.

It was decided that they would send both Sasori and Chisaki to the battlefield accompanied by Chiyo to train them and make sure that they would be able to lead Suna in the future.

Afterward, all the topics brought up in the meeting revolved around the specific preparations to do in the second ninja war.

. . . . . . .

Later that day, Chisaki was invited by the 3rd to his office. He was already informed by the Kazekage previously about this, so Chisaki would not be too much surprised by the outcome of the meeting.

Chisaki knew their relationship was close, but he never thought that the Third Kazekage would actually speak so highly of him. His strength and super-fast growth in the past years, all of that were thanks to the Third Kazekage.

The Kazekagfe's office door opened wide, and behind it, the 3rd was there waiting for Chisaki's arrival.

"Third Kazekage-Sama" Chisaki went straight in through the door.

As he was entering, the 3rd's eyes were locked on the documents in front of him on the table. When he heard Chisaki's voice, he looked up and smiled.

" You have arrived, huh? Sit there for a while, I still have some matters to take care of!"

Chisaki nodded and followed the Third Kazekage's instruction to wait.

He knew that there were just too many things to take care of during this war, and Third Kazekage was busier than ever.