Chapter 221 Four Villages Gathering
The three thousand ninja troops from Iwagakure Village landing in the Land of Waves made quite a splash, and they did not hide it deliberately. Within a few days, Konoha got the information, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two were so stunned that they vomited blood.
"What do Onoki want to do?"
Crushing the delicate tobacco pouch pot again, Sarutobi Hiruzen really wanted to rush to Iwagakure Village and burn Onoki into ashes.
The Eastern Front was originally in a mess due to the participation of Kumogakure Village. Now Iwagakure Village is dispatched again, and it is still a lineup of three thousand ninja troops. It seems that Loess and the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki are still leading the team.
One of the two is a son of the Tsuchikage, and the other is a four-tailed Jinchuuriki, plus a total of three thousand ninja troops, Iwagakure Village is obviously serious about this.
"Hiruzhan, what should we do next? Should we send Matt Dai there?"
Mito Kaden's face turned pale. Now he must send reinforcements to the eastern front, otherwise the other side will never be able to hold it.
The ninjas of Kirigakure Village are not good at fighting in the depths of the continent. There are not many rivers there, and the moisture in the air is not as much as in the sea. Using water escape ninjutsu will consume a lot of money.
But Iwagakure is very good at land combat, and this time it dispatched three thousand ninja troops.
There is no way to fight!
"I'll go talk to Dai later."
It took a while to calm down. Sarutobi Hiruzen understood that he could only send Matt Dai there now. Otherwise, once the eastern front was completely defeated, or even the entire army was annihilated, the entire war situation would be out of control, and his plans would be ruined. If the method is implemented, everything will be lost.
"There must also be problems with Senju. Although Iwagakure Village has the largest ninja army, it is impossible to easily dispatch three thousand ninja troops to go out to fight. It is very likely that they have reached some kind of agreement secretly with Senju, just like Cloud Hidden Village is the same as Uchiha."
After turning to bed, Koharu said angrily, thinking that Senju must be colluding with Iwagakure.
In response to this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mito Kadoyan's expressions couldn't help but darken. This was what they were most worried about.
"Senju Orange Water used Wood Release, which poses a greater threat to Iwagakure Village."
After being silent for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only think better, and if he were Ohnoki, he would definitely give priority to killing the Senju clan to avoid the emergence of the first Hokage who was invincible in the ninja world.
The same is certainly true for other ninja villages, which is why he is confident in destroying the Senju clan.
This is definitely true. No matter what agreement Senju reaches with Iwagakure, this will not change.
"Hokage-sama, the latest information is that all the Kiri Ninja and Iwa Ninja from the Kingdom of Waves left by boat this morning and headed east. It seems they are going back to the Kingdom of Water."
At this time, an ANBU ninja appeared and revealed the latest information.
"Leaved? Heading towards the Kingdom of Water? What did they want to do?"
The three of them were confused and didn't understand what the Hidden Kiri Village was doing.
"Call Jiraiya to increase the detection of the eastern sea area to prevent Kirigakure from suddenly turning to land, and report any abnormalities as soon as possible."
The unpredictable Sarutobi Hiruzen could only give conservative orders, take precautions first, and then wait for the latest news from the three great ninja villages.
The forces of three ninja villages gathered there, and they must have a big plan, but they couldn't figure out what the other party was going to do for a while.
Not to mention that Sarutobi Hiruzen and others couldn't figure it out, Jiraiya and others on the front line couldn't figure out what Kirigakure Village was going to do.
Nara Shikaku even locked himself in a room. The walls of the room were covered with intelligence records from the front during this period.
He had an uneasy premonition when he learned that three thousand rock ninjas had arrived in the country of waves. Now that all three thousand rock ninjas and cloud ninjas and fog ninjas have left the country of waves, the uneasy premonition has become stronger.
And he always felt like he was missing something, especially when he saw the information about the appearance of the Iwa Ninja Army.
That must be a key point. As long as you find it out, you will know what they are going to do in Hidden Kirigura Village.
After four days of sleepless nights and no food or drink, Nara Shikaku finally thought of an important point that he had missed before.
"Quickly inform Lord Jiraiya and lead the army south to the peninsula. Kirigakure Village wants to capture that peninsula."
Nara Shikaku, whose eyes were bloodshot, opened the door and shouted to his friends Yamanaka Haiichi and Akimichi Choza who had been standing outside.
He finally figured out what was going on. The appetite in Hidden Mist Village was terrifying.
"I'm going to inform Jiraiya-sama right away."
Akimichi Choza, who was eating, was stunned. He immediately stood up and went to inform Jiraiya and others, but was stopped by Yamanaka Haiichi.
"You take care of Shikaku, I'll ask Jiraiya-sama and the others to come over."
After saying this, Yamanaka Kaiichi left. He saw that Shikaku was in a very bad state, and since he had been thinking in this room for the past few days, he could better explain it by asking Jiraiya-sama and others to come over.
"Shikaku, eat some potato chips."
Akimichi Choza handed over the half-eaten bag of potato chips and picked up a bottle of drink and opened it.
Nara Shikaku was not polite. He took the potato chip bag and quickly crushed the potato chips. Then he poured the bottle of drink into it and shook it. After it turned into a paste, he quickly poured it into his mouth.
This would allow for better eating and digestion, and since time was tight, he had to inform Lord Jiraiya of the results of the analysis as soon as possible.
Not long after, Jiraiya and others arrived one after another and were taken into the room by Nara Shikaku.
"Shikaku, what did you think of?"
Jiraiya asked solemnly. Nara Shikaku had grown very quickly during this period, and the wisdom he showed convinced them. He must have found out real information as he said before.
Everyone stared at Nara Shikaku, waiting for him to explain the previous sentence.
At the same time, Jiraiya has ordered the ninja troops in the camp to assemble, waiting for Nara Shikaku's information. As long as it is reasonable, they will respond immediately.
"I used to be a little surprised that the ninjas in Kirigakure Village didn't use Earth Release Ninjutsu. I thought it was because they were not good at it, but after reading the previous records, I found that the Kirigakure ninjas did use Earth Release Ninjutsu. But not many people use it.
It was only after Goju Yagura came to take over the ninja army that no one used Earth Release Ninjutsu. To be precise, no one who knew how to use Earth Release Ninjutsu disappeared.
Combined with the three thousand rock ninja troops who came to support this time, and their sudden departure, I suspect that they are not targeting the area where we are stationed, but the peninsula in the southeast, and they can only capture it , Kirigakure Village can be defended.
I suspect that the disappeared earth escape ninjas were secretly sent to build fortifications there. That was the battlefield chosen by Kirigakure. The war during this period was just attracting our attention. "
Nara Shikaku explained quickly and presented relevant intelligence records as evidence. Nara Shikaku knew that time was tight and the sooner he got there, the better.
Once the coalition forces of the three major ninja villages take root there, there will be no way to fight.
At the same time, Daming Mansion and the village will inevitably issue a death order to retake the country, which will make them even more passive.
"Minato, you immediately take the Ninja Eagle and rush there to search for traces of the Kiri Ninja."
Jiraiya ordered his disciples with a solemn expression. Although this was just Nara Shikaku's guess, this kind of thing was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
If Kirigakure Village really focuses on that place and establishes a defensive line, it will be fatal.
And if you think about it carefully, the possibility is indeed not small.
"Start looking from the west. They took a boat to the east instead of going directly south. They are definitely not going to the east of the peninsula. There is a high probability that they will land from the west."
Nara Shikaku added that now he has figured out many things, and Kirigakure is too worried this time.
Namikaze Minato didn't say anything more and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.
The others stayed and continued to listen to Nara Shikaku's detailed analysis and discuss the strategic arrangements for going there next.
You can't just go there in a hurry, as you can easily be ambushed halfway.
The opponent has two or even three tailed beast jinchuuriki, and they can release the tailed beast jinchuriki. Once they are suddenly hit by a tailed beast jinchuriki in the middle of the road, they will be trapped.
Marching and fighting is no child's play. It involves all aspects and cannot be careless.
"Jiraiya-sama, I suggest you write to Hokage-sama immediately and ask him to send people to the island countries such as the Kingdom of Tea and Rainbow as soon as possible to contact the Daming Mansion and Ninja Village there.
If my guess is correct, Kirigakure has been planning this for a long time, and the ninja villages in those island countries may have been destroyed to prevent us from joining forces with those ninja villages.
What Kirigakure and the Kingdom of Water want is this entire sea area! "
As Nara Shikaku spoke, he drew a large circle on the map, including all the large and small islands there.
Seeing that circle, everyone looked very ugly, and it would be even worse if it really happened.
"Yunyin Village has made a bad start!"
Yuhi Zhenhong sighed, understanding that the reason why the Water Country Damingfu and Kirigakure Village have such great ambitions and appetites is that the source is still conquering the Moon Country, Yu Country, Tian Country and the Kumogakure Village in the northern territory of the Fire Country. .
Since then, the nature of the Ninja World War has changed. It is no longer just a war between Ninja Villages, but also a war between countries. The cruelty will inevitably be far greater than the last Ninja World War.
None of them might survive.
"Is this war?"
Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment. When he was a child, he still admired those heroes who made meritorious deeds in the war, such as teachers.
At that time, I was still dreaming that I would also shine in the Great Ninja War and be praised and admired by countless people.
But it wasn't until this moment that I realized the horror of war. It was far from being as simple as I thought, and it was far beyond the limit of what I could handle.
"Shikaku, please take a good rest first. If your guess is true, we will need your brain even more after we go south."
Mitarai Zixiao looked at Nara Shikaku, who was pale and had bloodshot eyes, and admired this young man very much.
If it weren't for Nara Shikaku, they would have continued to ignore it until Kirigakure completed all the arrangements there, and by then it would have been too late to go over there.
"How can I sleep now?"
Nara Shikaku smiled bitterly. He was now full of fear and his mind was filled with the cruel things that might happen next. How could he possibly sleep.
Mitarai Zixiao didn't say much to this, but stepped forward and hit the boy on the back of the neck with his knife, causing him to fall asleep easily.
"Dingzuo, take care of your teammates."
"yes!"
Akimichi Tingza responded blankly, then took his friend and picked him up, placing him on the bed in the corner of the room.
Jiraiya and the others quickly walked out and went to the war conference room to discuss. At the same time, Jiraiya quickly wrote a letter and sent people back to the village as quickly as possible.
The current battle situation has completely exceeded the limit of his control. It must be decided by the teacher, and it also requires the greatest support from the village.
On the other side, Namikaze Minato didn't stop at all. He relied on his thin body to fly forward quickly on the Ninja Eagle. He arrived at the target location that day and then searched high in the sky.
"Yo, I found it."
Tamura Hao, who was having a barbecue dinner on a fortification, looked up, and with the help of his Byakugan, he saw the Ninja Eagle in the distant sky and Namikaze Minato above.
Although the face is not clear, the yellow hair is quite eye-catching.
“Much earlier than expected.”
Ye Yuueai, whose mouth was full of oil after eating, took a sip of beer and was quite surprised by this.
I thought it would be hidden for a few more days, but I didn't expect to be discovered today.
"Is this Minato Namikaze coming?"
Putting down the roasted gluten in his hand, Goji Yagura followed Tamura Hao's gaze.
If Konoha wanted to send someone over to investigate, the first choice would definitely be Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, wants to leave, and none of them can stop him, not even Uchiha Hikari.
This is the unsolvable part of space ninjutsu.
"It's him!"
Fokai, who had already arrived at the ultra-long telescope, observed it and determined that it was Minato Namikaze.
"The real war is about to begin."
Putting down the beer in his hand, Huang Tu touched his belly with anticipation in his heart.
"Brother Tu's next task is not easy. He has to lead the Jonin of your village to play hide-and-seek underground with the ninjas of Konoha and protect the waterway we dug."
Tamura Hao handed one of the grilled sausages to Huang Tu, and then he had to lead the Iwagakure Jonin to guard the underground sewers.
Although the Earth Release Ninjutsu can control the lifting of earth and rocks, it consumes a lot of chakra. Simply transforming is the least expensive.
Next, they will take advantage of the waterway to condense the earth and rocks into stone balls, and use the driving force of the water to roll down to the sea to the west instead of lifting to both sides.
That waterway is the conveyor belt they selected, which can greatly improve the efficiency of river excavation.
Of course, the Tailed Beast Cannon and even the Tailed Beast Jade will also be used to blow up those mountains.
"The underground is our home ground, we guarantee that they will never come back!"
Huang Tu happily took the sausage and took a bite. The Yanyin Village was not afraid of fighting them underground.
"I will dispatch all sentient ninjas to cooperate with you."
Goji Yagura stated that the waterway is related to the speed of river excavation and cannot be lost.
This time he came out and took away all the sentient ninjas in the village, just to prevent the Konoha ninjas from sneaking into the underground and destroying the waterways.
At the same time, it was also a bait, luring the Konoha ninja to sneak in and enter the hunting place of the Iwagakure ninja.
"Leave it to me, Jiraiya."
Zi opened his mouth and said that he was most interested in Jiraiya. If he wanted to pry into the secrets of the other party's magic, fighting was the most direct way.
Although the opponent is very strong, he himself is not weak either, not to mention the fact that he has four deputies to fight with him. They all carry one of the four tails, and their combat power is not inferior to that of a shadow-level warrior after turning on the Tailed Beast Clothes.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen must not be able to sit still. I wonder if he will come in person."
Swallowing the roasted meat in her mouth, Yeyue Ai wanted to fight with the strongest Hokage.
The account of murdering them has never been forgotten.
"I can't tell."
Tamura Hao was really not sure about this. He was a senior home squatter. He was known as being in charge of the village and stabilizing people's hearts. It was not easy to get that person out of Konoha.
Especially when participating in a war, it would be nice to win, but a failure would inevitably have a devastating blow to the reputation and prestige. With the abundance of talented people in Konoha, even a bad person might be kicked out of the position of Hokage.
It's normal for the strongest Hokage to be cautious.
At this time, Namikaze Minato, who was lying on the back of the ninja hawk in the distance, used a small telescope to observe, and discovered the anomaly here from a distance, and returned immediately after confirming that there were a large number of ninjas here.
He just came here to investigate, and he needed to send back the investigation results as soon as possible, the sooner the better.
Tamura Hao and others didn't pay attention to Namikaze Minato's prying eyes, but at noon the next day, reinforcements from Sunagakure Village arrived.
Sunagakure Village has completely occupied Kawa no Kuni, and Kawa no Kuni is connected to this bay. You only need to take a boat out to sea along the river and then turn east to reach it.
Now that the three major ninja villages have joined forces, it is not good to leave Sunagakure Village behind, lest people think too much about it.
"Isn't Luo Shajun here?"
After seeing hundreds of Sand ninjas walking off the ship, Tamura Hao was a little disappointed that he didn't see Luo Sand ninja.
"Did I disappoint you by bringing the team here to support you?"
Ye Cang is unhappy. I came all the way by boat, but you were the first to ask Luo Sha.
How about I leave?
"How could it be? It's just that there are some things that are better discussed with Rasa-kun. After all, he is a disciple of the Kazekage. The future fourth-generation Kazekage will better represent Sunagakure Village."
Tamura Hao put on his trademark gentle smile and said that he had something serious to discuss with Luo Sajun.
"Then you go talk to him."
With a cold snort, Ye Cang stepped forward and greeted the man in charge of greeting Tongcao Yebai.
Tongcao Yebairen looked at Ye Cang and a certain boy strangely, feeling that something was wrong between the two of them.
Something is wrong with the relationship.
But he didn't say much about this, and led Ye Cang and the hundreds of sand ninja who came with him to the camp.
Sunagakure Village's support this time is quite strong. There are thirty jounin in it. Although they are basically just special jounin, there is no elite jounin, and there is only one person with Kage level strength, Yakura, but it is still very good. .
Moreover, Ye Cang is now very powerful, and the power of the Scorching Escape after incorporating the Amaterasu flames has increased by several levels.
Scorch Release is actually a bloodline limit based on wind attribute and fire attribute as a supplement, so even if the Scorch Release fireball is shot into the body of another person, it will only evaporate the water of the other person, rather than burning into ashes quickly.
But after integrating the Amaterasu flame, not only did Ye Cang practice the high temperature property change of the fire attribute to the limit, but the Amaterasu flame also further increased the temperature.
The power of the current Amaterasu Scorch Release has increased too much, especially when it is performed in the form of Rasengan, which makes its power soar further.
At this moment, Ye Cang is considered a top powerhouse even among the Kage level, at least his attack power is absolutely powerful.
Kuju Yagura and others in the camp welcomed Ye Cang and many Sand Ninjas, and even held a banquet.
"The atmosphere here doesn't seem like a war."
Looking at the boy who came and sat next to him, Ye Cang expressed his doubts.
The atmosphere here is too relaxed, and it doesn't look like a war is about to start at all.
"We have been fighting without stopping. Many ninjas in the Hidden Rock Village are seasick and their physical and mental conditions are not very good. If we don't take the opportunity to relax for a few days to recover, it will inevitably affect the performance in the next battle."
Tamura Hao doesn't think that such a relaxed atmosphere is bad. Ninjas are also human beings. It is impossible to be tense all the time. It is easy to have problems.
For example, in foreign movies in the past, many soldiers who came down from the battlefield would have psychological problems, and some would even go to extremes.
That is all real, not fictional.
So it is necessary to relax, and relaxation in moderation is the kingly way.