"Yang Yongxin and the others are already looking for us. Let's go and have a look," Hayashikawa said.
"It must be about Jiuxiao City," Bu Lianshi said.
The three figures disappeared instantly, and when they reappeared, they were already in the main hall of Hokage's building.
"Greetings, Hokage sama."
The moment Hayashikawa appeared, the more than 30 people who were in a heated discussion immediately quieted down and stood up respectfully to welcome the arrival of Hayashikawa.
"Well, everyone sit down. If you have anything to say, just say it." Hayashikawa's eyes swept across, and the sky-blue Tenseigan seemed to see through the essence of everyone, and no one dared to look at Hayashikawa.
Most of the people in front of him were the first to join Konoha, and a few other people were promoted later because of their outstanding strength and help in the construction of Konoha. It was this group of people who formed the current high-level of Konoha.
Of course, this high-level was only temporary.
The real test of a person's ability and loyalty was war.
For Hayashikawa, the crisis of Jiuxiao City was not a crisis at all, but a process of carefully observing his subordinates and extracting the essence from them. Who was loyal, who was half-hearted, who was talented but not strong, who was a traitor … It would be clear at a glance.
Konoha was established for too short a time, and Hayashikawa did not have the time and energy to investigate the background of the people who joined one by one, as well as their ability, so war was the best test.
"Hokage sama, we have received news that Jiuxiao City is going to destroy Konoha. This matter is already known to everyone in Immortal Heaven. What are your plans?" The one who spoke was a cultivator named Su Ming, who was very strong and had reached the peak of the Dacheng stage. Because Yang Yongxin knew him, he went to Tai Chu City to recruit him.
"I know about Jiuxiao City. Since they are going to attack, we will take them on," Hayashikawa said calmly.
Everyone looked at each other, thinking that Hayashikawa didn't take Jiuxiao City seriously. Jiuxiao City was ranked third among the nineteen third-tier cities. It would be easy for him to destroy Konoha.
"I don't know what Hokage-sama is going to do?" An old man asked indifferently.
"Fight!" Hayashikawa only said one word.
"How do we fight?" The old man asked.
"You guys fight!" Hayashikawa replied.
Hearing Hayashikawa's reply, everyone was stunned. But soon, a few of them revealed looks of contempt on their faces.
"Oh, with all due respect, if this is the attitude of the Hokage, then I don't think it's necessary for us to continue this discussion here. Let's think about how to save our lives. Our Hokage is simply using us as cannon fodder. We don't need this Konoha anymore!" A young cultivator said with a sneer.
Hayashikawa looked at the young cultivator. He remembered that he was called Han Guang. He was young, but he was very strong. He already had the strength of the middle Dacheng realm. However, he was arrogant and unruly. At that time, Yang Yongxin specially went to Jiuxiao City to poach him because of his talent in formations. For this time, Jiuxiao City was not optimistic about Konoha from the beginning.
"Han Guang, you can't say that. After all, Konoha belongs to everyone. We are fighting for Konoha, and we are fighting for ourselves. There is no such thing as cannon fodder." Yang Yongxin saw that the situation wasn't good, so he quickly opened his mouth.
Everyone frowned and didn't say anything.
Clearly, everyone thought that Konoha was doomed. It wasn't that they didn't want to fight, but they definitely didn't want to die.
Hayashikawa's pill was indeed very effective, but no matter how effective it was, it was useless if they didn't have the life to enjoy it.
"Hokage-sama, how about this? We can strategically give up on Konoha and rebuild somewhere else. When the city is developed, we can think of a way to come back here. We can even destroy Jiuxiao City. I think it's not impossible," said Su Ming, who was the first to speak.
This was indeed a way.
As the saying goes, where there's life, there's hope.
Although many people didn't think highly of Konoha, they all agreed that Konoha had a lot of potential. As long as Hayashikawa's pill continued to be supplied, Konoha's cultivators would improve very quickly. In a few years, Konoha would be able to establish itself in a level three city. Therefore, they all thought that there was no need for Konoha to fight Jiuxiao City to the death at this time.
At this point, everyone looked at Hayashikawa, waiting for his decision.
"Jiuxiao City is strong, but Konoha isn't bad either! I know many people think that I'm just standing there and talking. You think that I'm using you as cannon fodder if I don't fight, but you have to know that if we retreat, what will Tengri say about Konoha in the future? A coward? "Hayashikawa said solemnly.
Everyone heard this and their faces turned ugly. After all, they were now Konoha's people. If they really retreated, their reputation would be damaged.
However, compared to their reputation, many people thought that their lives were more important.
"Hokage-sama, what you said is true, but isn't the price a bit too high? Even if Konoha doesn't retreat, can we beat Jiuxiao City? Moreover, if there are heavy casualties, I'm afraid that Konoha won't even have the chance to rebuild, and will completely disappear. A lack of forbearance in small matters will spoil great plans. This old man still thinks that we should retreat. "The old man who spoke earlier said earnestly.
"Old Xiao, if I can guarantee your supply of spiritual energy during the battle, and at the same time protect your lives, what do you think our chances of winning are?" Hayashikawa turned his head and looked calmly at the old man.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Hayashikawa curiously. They didn't understand what Hayashikawa meant.
"Hokage-sama, can you tell us how you can guarantee our supply of spiritual energy and at the same time save our lives?" The old man asked seriously.
"Let's not talk about this first. If I can do it, what do you think our chances of winning are?" Hayashikawa didn't say it directly, but continued to ask Old Xiao.
The others looked at each other and cast a curious look at Hayashikawa. Did their castellan really have some hidden means?
Old Xiao didn't answer immediately, but frowned for a moment. After a long time, he spoke again. "If Hokage-sama can really do this, then we have at least a 90% chance of winning this battle! After all, although Jiuxiao City is strong, they can't send out all of their forces. Otherwise, if other cities take advantage of the situation, Jiuxiao City's base will be lost. But we have spiritual energy, and we can save our lives at the critical moment. We can take turns to fight Jiuxiao City! "
"Good! Then it's settled! I will do what I said, and I hope you can do what you said! "Hayashikawa made the final decision.
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