Chapter 206: Konoha’s Last Line of Defense Mount Kikyo
The spring of Konoha's 46th year.
The Iwa Ninja and the Sand Ninja secretly formed a ninja alliance, with Onoki personally leading the five thousand Iwagakure and Ebizo leading the three thousand Sand Ninja.
The Eight Thousand Ninja Allied Forces invaded the Land of Fire directly from the border of the Land of Rain. They defeated Konoha's border defense line in one sudden attack and seriously injured Jiraiya.
If Danzo hadn't happened to be causing trouble in the Land of Rain and received the first shot, plus Orochimaru's temporary support, Jiraiya would have been almost killed.
At the same time, no one thought that while the injuries of the three generations of Raikage were still recovering, they also secretly sent three thousand cloud ninja troops to invade the Fire Country from the Frost Country.
For a time, smoke was everywhere on the border of the Land of Fire. Orochimaru's army, which had lost its protection on the left and right wings, would face a double attack from the combined forces of Sand and Rock ninjas, as well as Kumo ninjas, if they were not careful.
In the end, Orochimaru made a decisive decision, abandoned the frontline position, and retreated all the way to Mount Kikyo before reorganizing the defense line.
Platycodon Mountain, Konoha Camp.
"Damn it, the entire front line has completely collapsed. If we don't retreat in time, we will suffer heavy losses!"
"The three coalition forces of Iwa Ninja, Sand Ninja, and Cloud Ninja have formed an offensive and defensive alliance. Although our frontline positions have been lost, the same forces are all concentrated on Mount Kikyo."
At this time, in Konoha's command camp, as the map unfolded, the troop deployment diagrams of the three major ninja villages, Iwa Ninja, Sand Ninja, and Kumo Ninja, were marked.
At this time, the faces of the Konoha ninjas in the camp were extremely ugly, especially Tsunade, who hurried over from the border of Tian Country to support her and slapped the table in annoyance.
"Damn! From the strategic map, we can cut off the Kumo ninja's retreat at any time, as well as the ninja army of Suna ninja Ebizo, but in fact, because our ninjas are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, we simply cannot complete this task! "
You must know that behind them there are Mist ninjas attacking the country of whirlpool. Although Konoha is known as the number one ninja village in the ninja world, when facing the four major ninja villages at the same time, its military strength is really stretched.
At this time, Orochimaru's golden snake eyes did not show any signs of decadence due to the defeat in the war. Instead, he was an extremely calm and hoarse man pointing at the map and talking about the current situation.
"Mountain Platycodon is our last line of defense. If this place falls, the Country of Fire will be able to defend it without any danger, and the battlefield will then expand to the entire Country of Fire..."
In the original work, the Battle of Platycodon Mountain was started by the Suna Ninja and the Kumo Ninja, but the Iwa Ninja did not participate. From the geographical point of view, it can be inferred that the Suna Ninja and the Kumo Ninja joined forces, and the Iwa Ninja did not interfere, so there was only one A possibility!
The Battle of Mount Kikyo occurred after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge and the Iwa Ninja withdrew from the war.
But this time, due to changes, the battle broke out early, and there was an extra rock ninja.
"How to fight now? There are two ninja legions of Yun Ninja. One is attacking us, and the other is holding our troops in Tian Country. Even if we cut off here, Yun Ninja can return to Yun Ninja Village from the sea of Frost Country.
The old lady Suna Ninja Chiyo led five thousand Suna Ninja at the border of the Kawa Country, and Ebizo led three thousand Suna Ninja and merged into one place..."
At this time, Tsunade also frowned. The three major ninja villages were now merged into one place. There were 3,000 cloud ninjas, 3,000 sand ninjas, 5,000 rock ninjas, and the number of light ninjas was already over 10,000, which was almost half of any ninja village. of military power.
Not to mention the Kumo Ninja and Suna Ninja who were restraining them in Tian Country and Kawa Country respectively.
"Our defensive ninja legions in Tian Country and Kawa Country currently only have five or six thousand ninjas in Kikyo Mountain. Even if support from the rear continues to arrive, there will be at most seven or eight thousand ninjas."
At this time, Tsunade looked at Orochimaru with a solemn expression and said about the situation Konoha is facing now, which is a serious shortage of troops.
Just two lines of defense prevented them from moving their eight thousand ninja regiments, the Mist Ninja offensive behind them, and the entire Fire Nation's defenses.
It can be said that the four major ninja villages have only deployed less than half of their troops, and Konoha has to deal with it with all its strength.
"Can't retreat!"
A hoarse voice sounded. Shimura Danzo's face was filled with aggrievedness, and there were obviously more bandages on his body. He happened to be in the Land of Rain when the accident happened.
Not to mention Jiraiya, with bandages wrapped around his body, his injuries have obviously stabilized. At this time, he looked at the blond figure beside him and sighed:
"Tsunade, thank you so much, otherwise I would have to admit defeat this time."
Jiraiya let out a long sigh, and his eyes collided with Danzo Shimura's. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. If Danzo hadn't laid down his gun in front of him, he might not have been able to come back.
"No wonder the alliance of the four major ninja villages was so powerful at the beginning. It seemed like the thunder was loud but the rain was small. After a long time, they actually laid out this strategy."
At this time, Jiraiya also looked aggrieved. At first, the Kumo ninjas did not work hard, but Iwagakure was old and cunning and slow to send troops, making Konoha mistakenly think that the four major ninja villages still have their own agenda.
Who would have thought that it turned out to be a conspiracy. The Suna Ninja had always been in a desperate state. After the Mist Ninja attacked the Country of Whirlpool, the attacks of these two major Ninja Villages attracted Konoha's attention.
Everyone thought that Iwagakure and Kumo ninja were waiting to consume Konoha's strength, but they never thought that they would secretly use a move to defeat Chen Cang.
"Ahem, damn Onoki..."
Danzo Shimura coughed, his face full of aggrievedness. He almost couldn't come back and was almost made a dumpling.
"Report! Lord Uchiha Ye has been ordered to lead reinforcements to arrive!"
"Nara...reinforcements have arrived."
"Team Sarutobi, Uchiha...reinforcements have arrived..."
As a support army from the Land of Fire continued to arrive, there were many elite ninja regiments like Uchiha Ye who led more than a hundred people to support them.
There are also a small number of three-person team members who are performing missions outside. From the territory of the Land of Fire, it can be seen that the ninjas of Konoha are converging and moving towards Mount Kikyo.
The oppressive atmosphere of the Konoha ninjas at Mount Kikyo eased somewhat after they saw a support force arriving.
Platycodon Mountain is a mountain range that spans the left and right borders of the Fire Country.
At this time, in the Konoha command post, as reinforcements arrived one after another, many Konoha jounin appeared in the spacious tent.
"Ye, the situation is now..."
When she saw Uchiha Ye arriving, Tsunade, who was wearing armor, nodded solemnly and pointed directly at the map to explain.
This scene made many Konoha ninja secretly feel frightened. It seems that the relationship between Uchiha and Senju is closer than rumored.
Among a group of jounin, Uchiha Ye was sitting in front this time, with the same status as the three ninjas. There was no difference among the jounin. After all, ninjas also speak with their strength.
In World War II, he defeated the demigod Sanshou Hanzo, and before that, he cut off the right arm of the Third Raikage. These are all real achievements.
"The situation has not reached its most serious level!"
Uchiha Ye, who came all the way for help, seemed to almost collapse when he saw the situation on the front line, but he was calm and could see the pros and cons of this overall situation at a glance.
As Uchiha Ye's voice echoed, all the jounin showed doubts. Only Orochimaru showed a hoarse laugh, seeming to agree.
I saw Uchiha Ye calmly pointing to the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the map.
"Our disadvantage is that we are losing on the front line, and the number of ninjas is less than that of the enemy. Similarly, the disadvantages of the Cloud Ninja and Suna Ninja are that they divide their forces to attack, and the supply line is stretched. Even the Iwa Ninja also defeated the Country of Grass...
By tightening the defense line and fighting locally, we still have some advantages, and once we fall into a protracted war, the gap between the three major ninja villages will inevitably lead to the division of troops..."
Although the latter words were not stated clearly, Orochimaru heard them and couldn't help but laugh hoarsely:
"The dirt and gaps between the three ninja villages will be infinitely magnified if they are in a stalemate. Moreover, we also have ninjas who are proficient in space ninjutsu. The advantage in a protracted war lies with us!"
In the command post, the content discussed by everyone was of little substantive significance, and was more about stabilizing morale.
When the war reached this point, it was already a purely offensive and defensive battle, which consumed both sides' ninjas and logistics.
Let's see who can't bear it first!
If it is a war of logistics and attrition, Konoha's economy and population are now the best in the shinobi world, and what they have to face now is to survive the first wave of strong attacks.
...At this time, the three major ninja village alliance camps.
The Iwa Ninja and the Sand Ninja teamed up to raid from the direction of the Rain Country, and together with the Cloud Ninja, this alliance battle achieved brilliant results, destroying Konoha's front line in one fell swoop, and it was the first time they entered the Land of Fire.
"Now is not the time to be happy. Although our ninja troops have the advantage, when it comes to Konoha's high-end combat power, we may not be sure of victory!"
In the command post of the alliance of the three major ninja villages, compared to the excitement of the ninjas of the three major ninja villages, Onoki, who is a Tsuchikage, has a solemn expression on his face.
At this time, you need to be more cautious!
Ebizo, the sand ninja, also nodded slightly in agreement and said in a solemn voice:
"Yes, we have not caused serious damage to the Konoha ninjas at the moment. The glorious results are rather the result of using intelligence to mislead, and Orochimaru is extremely decisive. He gave up the border as soon as he sensed the danger...
More than half of Konoha's Jonin fighting force are ninjas from major families. This is something we cannot compare with. "
Although the number of jounin in the five major countries is almost the same, with the same number, Konoha can easily destroy any ninja village, even one against two.
"Senju, Uchiha, and Hinata are the three great blood ninja jonins. Each of them has extraordinary combat power, especially the Sharingan, which can at least contain two people of the same strength, as well as Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, and Aburame. Waiting for the Secret Art Family..."
As Ebizo spoke out the information about Konoha with a solemn expression, it can be said that even if you know the other party's information, in the melee on the battlefield, people can make the simplest personnel exchange adjustments at any time.
So, there is no solution at all!
This time Ohnoki went to the front line in person. The Suna ninja was sent by Ebizo, while the Kumo ninja was brought by the young Fourth Raikage candidate Ai. At this time, he snorted arrogantly. He had no clue when facing these two seniors. Fear.
"What are you afraid of! Even if Konoha can fight, is it possible that it can defeat our three major ninja villages? And there is a Mist ninja village behind it. Konoha is riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off!"
They didn't expect that the plan would go so smoothly this time, and it would turn out like this in one fell swoop.
Originally, they had the idea of retaining their strength, but now Ohnoki frowned, feeling a little speechless in his heart. Too much success was not a good thing.
Konoha will definitely hold on next, but right now he can't take advantage of the two major ninja villages.
When things have come to this point, the three major ninja villages know very well that once they play dirty in private, the alliance will collapse in an instant. This is what Konoha wants to see the most, and what they least want to face.
"Okay! Let me tell you clearly this time."
Onoki blew his beard angrily and glared at the bad boy Kumo Ninja who didn't give him any face.
"No one wants to miss this opportunity, restrain their subordinates, and join forces to attack Konoha."
Finally seeing the hope of defeating Konoha, Onoki was so jealous that he really didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"Once Konoha has a chance to breathe, do you think it will give us a chance?"
When he said this, Onoki showed a warning look, especially looking at Kumo Ninja.
The three major ninja villages have joined forces. Although there is a lot of turmoil and hatred in private, they have now entered the territory of the Fire Country. As long as they conquer the Platycodon Mountain, the Fire Country's fat people will be right in front of them.
The trend of greed made the leaders of the three major ninja villages suppress their other thoughts. There was nothing more tempting than taking a bite out of the Land of Fire.
"Kikyoyama Konoha has stabilized its position, now we can only fight hard!"
"Are you going to fight hard? Although there are many Kage-level warriors and Jonin in Konoha, our three major ninja villages are not inferior when we join forces..."
Onoki smiled coldly, "We Iwa ninja are not bad either..."
When the three major ninja villages secretly prepared to discuss how to fight, the entire ninja world was shocked and in an uproar.
They were still a little skeptical about Konoha's previous performance. After all, intelligence errors could lead to being restrained.
But this time, facing the four major ninja villages, it had only been a short time since the war began, and the three major ninja villages were directly beaten into the Land of Fire.
The ninja world was shaken, and Konoha gave people a shaky feeling.
It seems that the leader of the five great ninja villages is not that strong?
…
Platycodon Mountain.
In Orochimaru's tent, under various mysterious bottles and jars, in the dim light, Orochimaru looked at the precious research materials collected in front of him with a sickly and hoarse smile.
"Ye-kun, these are precious research materials obtained on the battlefield. The ninja world has too many secrets, the origin of chakra and senjutsu, and the chakra of the tailed beasts that were obtained before...Ye-kun, look at this information.”
Under Orochimaru's sick smile, he slowly pushed a scroll over. When Uchiha Ye looked down in confusion, he was stunned.
Orochimaru's eyes were full of hope and excitement.
"Yejun, how about you come and take a look at my research? Or what do you want to say!?"
At this moment, Uchiha Ye raised his head, the shock on his face did not show any signs of acting, but he was really shocked by Orochimaru in front of him.
"I have to say! This is really a genius madman's idea!"
Uchiha Ye's answer instantly caused excitement to appear in Orochimaru's sick smile. Sure enough, Ye Jun and him were both the same kind.
"Ho ho, madman and genius! With this review, Mr. Ye, I really like you more and more."
Orochimaru's research direction is too crazy and alternative, and he knows it is not accepted by the world, but no one likes to be alone, not even Orochimaru.
At the same time, both of them glanced outside the tent with their peripheral vision. They both knew clearly that there was a person outside the door, but Orochimaru was so excited that he didn't care at all.
"Yejun! What did you see from my research!?"
At this time, Orochimaru's sickly cheeks showed a rare look of eager expectation. Now he is not the Orochimaru who has completely cut off everything in the future and ignored the world.
There is still a trace of fear deep in his heart, fear of the world's refutation and disapproval!
Uchiha took a deep breath and raised his head, and slowly uttered two words under Orochimaru's complicated expression. When he heard these two words, Orochimaru's expression became dull.
"Immortality! What I see in this research direction is the direction and hope of exploring immortality!"
At this time, Orochimaru's soul seemed to be trembling. Under his sluggish expression, a drop of crystal tears appeared from the corner of his eyes. This was a tear that was understood.
"Hoho...haha..."
The next moment, a sickly laughter appeared on Orochimaru's face, and he looked at Uchiha Ye with a pair of snake eyes. He really understood the thoughts of a madman and genius!
At this moment, he was recognized, and his soul seemed to have found a like-minded companion. Orochimaru couldn't help laughing hoarsely.
"Ho ho, Ye Jun! You are so unexpected, you actually saw immortality!"
Ever since this idea sprouted, he could no longer hold it in. Orochimaru excitedly pointed to the research direction on the scroll and started talking.
"I looked up a lot of information on the origin of chakra and found that it appeared in the era of the Six Paths Sage, only a thousand years ago... and the origin of celestial magic is even older...
But what about the tailed beasts? The tailed beasts seem to have suddenly appeared since the time of the Six Paths Sage, but the legendary sages have disappeared, so why do the tailed beasts still exist? I researched and found that this energy body is pure chakra and soul..."
Seeing Orochimaru's excited look, Uchiha suddenly realized that it was the longevity of the tailed beast that inspired Orochimaru.
In the past three days, there will be only one update. The author has something to do and will definitely resume the update after three days. I hope everyone can understand.
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