Chapter 577: You go, you go
"It seems that Iwagakure attaches great importance to these spies." Jiraiya turned his head and glanced around and said.
At that time, they were in a hurry to join the support troops for an ambush and had no time to interrogate Bai Zetsu, so they just sent two ninjas to take Bai Zetsu to a hidden location and imprison him.
But what Jiraiya didn't expect was that in just a few hours, Iwagakure's people would be able to find Bai Zetsu and take him away.
It can almost be described as divine speed.
It only takes a few hours, and normally there is no guarantee that something is wrong with the spy.
After all, being a spy is very risky, and it is impossible to contact him frequently several times a day.
As a result, not only did Iwagakure know that the spy had been exposed, he even found and rescued him at an incredible speed, which really puzzled Jiraiya.
Iwakakure's time to act was too short.
Before the ambush officially started, Iwagakure must not have known that the spy was exposed, otherwise the Iwagakure ninja troops would not have walked towards the trap set by Muyue.
But being able to successfully find someone in just one ambush battle is a bit exaggerated.
"But yes, this thing is too powerful for use in war. Iwagakure is probably afraid that Konoha will also develop similar products." Jiraiya sighed.
Without Mu Yue's ability to sense malice, even if Jiraiya faced Bai Zetsu again when he knew Bai Zetsu's information, he would not have a good way to deal with Bai Zetsu's troubles.
The transformation technique that even the Sensing Ninja can't identify is really a bummer.
"We can only wait and see if the village can work out a response plan after the intelligence report comes up." Namikaze Minato also had some worry in his eyes.
If no solution can be found, Mu Yue will probably have to wait to deal with Iwagakure's troops for a long time before Iwagakure's peace talks.
"I hope everything goes well." Mu Yue also said with a worried expression, although at the moment his heart was as calm as water.
Because Mu Yue had known about this for a long time, and his shadow clone was even involved.
Mu Yue doesn't want Konoha to get White Zetsu.
For Mu Yue, it is actually a good thing for Konoha to know that Uchiha Madara is alive.
The reason he didn't want Konoha to get White Zetsu was because of White Zetsu itself.
Bai Jue seems to be just a weak intelligence tool, but in fact Bai Jue is a treasure.
Shiro Zetsu's Hashirama cells are not all treasures in the world of Naruto.
Moreover, the Hashirama cells in Bai Zetsu's body are not ordinary Hashirama cells, they are Hashirama cells cultivated by Uchiha Madara using the outside demon.
If Konoha gets White Zetsu, with the power of Shimura Danzo and Orochimaru in Konoha, part of White Zetsu's body will definitely come into their hands.
If Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura come up with something by then, Mu Yue may not be able to control the situation by then.
However, although Mu Yue had the idea of taking action, the fainted Konoha ninja had nothing to do with Mu Yue.
Two Bai Zetsu disguised as Konoha ninjas struck before Mu Yueying could clone himself.
Although Mu Yue did not want to see Konoha get Bai Zetsu, she would not let Bai Zetsu go. After Bai Zetsu knocked out the guarding ninja, he came out and killed all five Bai Zetsu and put them in the seal scroll.
Hashirama cells are indeed a good thing.
In the original work, Obito is just an ordinary kaleidoscope sharingan, and he can use the kaleidoscope ability casually with Hashirama cells without any side effects.
In the future, if Shisui and Obito open the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Muyue's imaginary Yang Escape training does not solve the Mangekyō problem, it will be time for these White Techniques to come in handy.
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Konoha Village.
Hokage Building, Hokage Office.
When receiving the information from Mu Yue, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw a surprised smile on his face when he saw Konoha's defeat of two thousand Iwagakure ninja troops.
This result greatly exceeded his expectations. Sarutobi Hiruzen's original idea was that the supporting troops could reverse the disadvantage and maintain a balance with Iwagakure, which would be considered a success.
When he saw the information related to White Zetsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly changed. After reading the information, he immediately asked the ANBU at the door to convene a meeting with senior officials.
"This is the latest information from the front line. Let's take a look first." In the conference room, Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen put the pipe into his mouth, took a deep breath, and then blew out the white smoke with a sad look on his face.
The look of Sarutobi Hiruzen made the other three senior executives start thinking wildly.
"Is it possible that there was another big defeat in the Land of Grass? Well, Hiruzen will have no excuse to not use Orochimaru." Danzo Shimura thought as he picked up the information in front of him.
The defeat on the battlefield of Grass Country was a bad thing for Konoha, but it was a good thing for Shimura Danzo.
Danzo Shimura was very excited when he learned that Jiraiya was defeated by Iwagakure and could only flee with his troops.
Because this is a big stain that will reduce Jiraiya's support among Konoha, and it is also an opportunity for Orochimaru.
When he saw the words "Our army destroyed more than 1,600 enemies by the great force of Iwagakure", Danzo Shimura had a question mark in his mind. After reading it carefully several times, he found that he was right, that he had won a great victory. .
Shimura Danzo frowned slightly. Sarutobi Hiruzen still showed that expression after the frontline troops won the battle. Was he trying to trick him?
When he saw the information about those Iwagakure spies, Shimura Danzo finally understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's worries.
They did win the battle, but the strength Iwagakure showed was worrying.
"There is actually this kind of transformation technique that can fool even sentient ninjas." Mito Kadoyan showed a serious expression after reading the information.
Namikaze Minato can still see the war potential of Bai Zetsu. They and other senior leaders have also experienced various wars along the way. Of course, they can also see the power of Bai Zetsu's ability.
"It's really unexpected. No wonder the troops led by Jiraiya were defeated so completely." Sarutobi Hiruzen said while stroking his mustache.
Before receiving the news that Sarutobi Hiromi became a spy, Sarutobi Hiruzen spent a lot of effort on various investigations, but almost no useful information was found.
He thought it was Hiromi Sarutobi who hid it too well, but it turned out that the other party had no problem in the first place.
Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen was looking for reasons for Jiraiya's defeat, Danzo Shimura opened his mouth to refute, but closed his mouth again.
Because Danzo Shimura strongly recommended Orochimaru during the meeting to choose the support commander. According to the current situation, the commander can only be Mu Yue.
With Iwagakure having Bai Zetsu acting as a spy, anyone other than Mu Yue might not be able to defeat Iwagakure's troops.
"It is Hiruzen that you have the foresight to let Muyue serve as the commander of the support troops. Otherwise, the news will not only not be a great victory, but also a great defeat." Mito Kadoyan sighed.
If Mu Yue had not had special sensory abilities to uncover the spies and use them to formulate a counterattack plan, it would have been difficult for the Konoha ninja troops to withstand the attack, let alone win. The number of troops was reduced by almost half, and there were still spies that could not be found. It was almost a hellish level of difficulty.
"This is also an unexpected surprise, but Mu Yue is indeed the most capable ninja in the new era." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.
He also didn't expect that Mu Yue could achieve such a great victory. The reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't agree to mobilize Orochimaru was just because he was worried that Kumogakure would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Shimura Danzo felt very unhappy when he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen like this.
Mu Yue is obviously a ninja at his core, an outstanding talent trained by Danzo Shimura. How come he has become the credit of Hiruzen Sarutobi?
Danzo Shimura had a strange feeling in his heart that the leeks he had worked so hard to plant were harvested secretly by others at night.
"Since Iwagakure is defeated, why don't we use war as a threat to ask Iwagakure to hand over the intelligence of those spies." Koharu said his thoughts after sleeping.
"According to the current intelligence, those spies are most likely the product of some kind of human experiment. If we successfully crack the technology, our intelligence ninjas will be invincible in the future."
If you can't beat it, join it. Since the traditional intelligence ninja is out of date, update it too.
Shimura Danzo looked at Koharu who was sleeping with him unexpectedly. He didn't expect that the other person had the same idea as his.
Such evil technology must be left to Konoha for safekeeping!
"Yes, we should send out more ninja troops and take this opportunity to enter the Kingdom of Earth and take the Iwagakure Village directly." Danzo Shimura agreed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, "It's too risky. If Kumogakure takes the opportunity to launch a massive attack, it will be very troublesome."
Although Kumogakure may not necessarily attack Konoha, and may also take advantage of the situation to attack Iwagakure, Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want to gamble. The consequences of losing the bet are really huge.
"Hiruzhan, you will only make Konoha weak by looking forward and backward like this!
If Konoha made every invading enemy pay a huge price, who would dare to go to war with Konoha. Danzo Shimura retorted unconvinced.
They had killed more than a thousand Iwagakure ninjas this time, and they had won such a big victory. A trip to the Land of Earth was also a great deterrent.
"You only think about the benefits. If Kumogakure and Kirigakure take advantage of the situation, can you deal with them?" Hiruzen Sarutobi knocked on the conference table and asked forcefully.
Didn't Sarutobi Hiruzen know that this was an opportunity to defeat Iwagakure in one fell swoop, but the risk was too great.
Since the founding of Konoha, the flames of war have been isolated from Konoha. The enemy can only enter the Land of Fire and there is absolutely no way to get close to Konoha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to be the only Hokage to plunge Konoha into war, that would be too embarrassing.
"Konoha is really in danger, so I will naturally lead my troops to attack." Shimura Danzo still insisted on his own ideas.
"It's not a matter of not being able to get on the battlefield, but whether it's able to deal with the incoming enemies." Sarutobi Hiruzen emphasized.
Danzo Shimura is considered a capable ninja, but that's all, no better than the Sannin or Mu Yue.
"Why do you think I can't deal with the incoming ninjas?" Danzo Shimura asked.
Anyway, Yunyin hasn't come back now, so let's blow the bull off first.
"Since you are so confident, then you will be responsible for commanding Iwagakure, and first lead some ninjas to explore the information about Iwagakure Village." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued.
"Not now, I have many other matters to deal with." Danzo Shimura refused bluntly.
It's not that he's afraid of death, but Shimura Danzo really has other things to be busy with.
He has been trying to figure out what Soyousuke's Ninja inheritance is, and how to get the Samsara Eye.
"If you are willing to lead the team, you can go. If you don't go, don't mention the attack on Iwagakure!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's tough stance made Koharu give up on his proposed plan. Her combat effectiveness was the worst among the four high-level officials, and she neglected training after becoming a high-level official, making her strength even worse.
Shimura Danzo was still unconvinced, but he didn't refute again. He couldn't really go for it.
If he accidentally falls in the Earth Kingdom, it will be a loss to the entire Konoha.
"There is no need to launch a large-scale attack on the Earth Kingdom, but we do need to test Iwagakure's attitude." Mito Kaden said, raising the frame of the mirror with his left hand.
In the two battles on the battlefield of Grass Country, Konoha and Iwagakure won one and lost one.
Generally speaking, Iwagakure's losses were much greater, but Konoha was not without losses. Considering that other ninja villages were eyeing it, Mito Kaden believed that it was necessary to act steadily.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, he also had the idea of sending ninjas to contact Iwagakure.
The current situation is too unfavorable for Konoha, and an alliance must be formed through peace talks with a great ninja village.
"In that case, recall Hanyu Mozuki to Konoha as soon as possible. Iwagakure's spies are so powerful. It would be terrible if they got into Konoha." Koharu said after going to bed.
If we want to attack Iwagakure, Mu Yue, who is currently the only one who can identify Iwagakure spies, must not be absent.
Now that he was sure not to attack Iwagakure, Xiaochun felt that he still had to call Mu Yue back.
"That's right, it's best to use an excuse to summon the ninjas and let Muyue conduct a major inspection." Mito Kadoyan had the same worries.
Although their top management is not weak, if Iwagakure spies pretend to be their family members to play dirty tricks, there is a possibility of overturning.
"I will contact the Grass Country troops after the meeting." Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed with this proposal.
In addition to eliminating possible spies in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi also wanted Muyue to teach ninjutsu to other ninjas and include them in Konoha's ninjutsu library.
In principle, Konoha will not force any ninja to hand over his ninjutsu, unless it is an inhumane forbidden jutsu.
However, this time the situation is special. To put it seriously, it is a matter of life and death for Konoha, so we can only deal with it specially.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that Mu Yue, who had the will of fire, should be able to understand, and he would not let Mu Yue Bai teach him.
After the various discussions on Iwagakure ended, the topic gradually turned to discussing merit and rewards.
Regardless, this is a big win worth celebrating.
The person who made the counterattack plan, Mu Yue, who killed many enemies on the battlefield and wounded the jinchūriki, was undoubtedly the first to do so. Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato could only be ranked behind Mu Yue.
After the meeting, Shimura Danzo quickly found the root's subordinates and asked them to contact the root members on the front line.
"Although the person was rescued, since there was a battle, there might be residual body tissue." Shimura Danzo thought to himself.
If Iwagakure's spy transformation technique is developed, his root organization will be the strongest intelligence organization in the ninja world.
By then, Konoha will defeat all the ninja villages with the help of his root organization, and even Sarutobi Hiruzen will have no reason to restrict the roots anymore.
(End of chapter)