Chapter 623 The worsening situation
Whoosh!
The moment the patrolling Konoha ninja took out the flare, a blue lightning struck.
Bang!
The intense pain caused the patrolling ninja's pupils to dilate, and then he flew backwards like a cannonball.
"Fight quickly!" Yondaime Ai ordered to the Kumogakure jounin who were rushing behind him.
Although Konoha did not deploy ninja troops nearby due to the limit on the number of ninjas, there were still some ninjas guarding the border.
The first thing Yondaime and the others have to do is to eliminate Konoha's border protection force in the northern part of the Fire Country, so that Konoha loses its vision of the northern part of the Fire Country to a certain extent.
Kumogakure never thought of defeating Konoha with a ninja force of 1,200 people. They were just the vanguard, responsible for opening up the situation.
Whoosh! !
The Kumogakure jounin took the lead, sweeping around at extremely high speeds, wiping out all the Konoha ninja within sight.
There were fewer ninjas patrolling at night than during the day. Under the sweep of Kumogakure's army, there was no time to send the news back to Konoha. At most, they could only remind the nearby teams, but it was of no avail.
However, in this sensitive period of war, there is no news. In fact, it can be regarded as news, but it is noticed a little later.
Several border patrol teams suddenly lost contact, which aroused Konoha's great attention, and they quickly asked elite teams of nearby ninja troops to investigate.
"How did Orochimaru become the commander! Even when Iwagakure's troops were about to attack the northwest defense line, he did not mobilize the ninjas of his ninja unit, but Kumogakure unexpectedly came in without saying a word!"
Seeing the unfavorable information coming from the front line, the relatively steady Mito Kadoyan couldn't help but speak a little more fiercely.
Shimura Danzo had just died, and Konoha was invaded by Kumogakure and invaded the mainland. This would undoubtedly make other great ninja villages covet Konoha.
"The demise of the Roots has left us with a considerable loss of intelligence. If Danzo hadn't died in the Land of Rain with the Roots, maybe Orochimaru would have noticed Kumogakure's actions." After sleeping, Koharu was still interested in Danzo Shimura. He is still worried about Hidden's private actions.
Just seek death and bring so much trouble to Konoha.
"The most important thing now is not to hold anyone responsible, but to solve the problem." Sarutobi Hiruzen emphasized as he knocked on the table.
"There is an unknown ninja force from an enemy country in the country. This is not only a threat to the Country of Fire, but also a huge threat to Konoha."
There are no rules in ninja wars that do not harm the locals. If given the opportunity, Kumogakure would definitely be willing to cover the entire Konoha in the flames of war.
"How about letting Jiraiya take the troops back to the country and go to the north, and then let Orochimaru mobilize the troops to cooperate with Jiraiya. This should be able to wipe out Kumogakure in the north." Koharu said after sleeping.
Jiraiya's ninja troops are in the Country of Grass, which is northwest of the Country of Fire, while Orochimaru's ninja troops are in the Country of Yu, which is northeast of the Country of Fire.
The two major ninja forces set off from their respective directions. Even if Kumogakure had a ninja force of two thousand people, they might not be able to withstand it.
"Jiraiya, don't move." Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately objected.
"Iwagakure has had a lot of grievances with us in recent years. If Jiraiya's troops withdraw, Iwagakure is very likely to gather ninja troops again for a raid." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.
Although Iwagakure has always been defeated in the war between Iwagakure and Konoha, it is not enough for the five great ninja villages. Iwagakure still poses a huge threat to Konoha.
"Let Minato or Muzuki go, and then allocate some ninjas from various troops and Konoha to assist." Mito Kadoyan thought for a while and said.
There are many ninjas in Konoha who are qualified to lead ninja troops, and many senior jounin are qualified. However, if you add a prerequisite that they must be able to destroy or repel the enemy ninja troops, then the range of options becomes smaller.
Basically, only those who are the strongest in a certain era are qualified.
"This problem must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for the Daimyo to explain."
Although the daimyo only leads Konoha in name only, as Konoha is the official military force of the Country of Fire, Konoha has the responsibility to defend the Country of Fire. The Country of Fire is invaded by foreign enemies, and this is Konoha's fault.
"Then Minato." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
Both Minato and Muyue can kill enemies on the battlefield, but when it comes to developing a training team, Minato will definitely not be able to compete with Muyue.
So when Minato could spare time, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to send Mugetsu.
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Due to the death of Shimura Danzo, all major ninja villages are sending additional spies to the Fire Country and are very concerned about the situation in the Fire Country.
As a result, the information that the Kumogakure ninja troops had breached the Fire Country's defense line quickly reached the office desks of the leaders of the major ninja villages.
Kirigakure Village, Mizukage Office.
The Third Mizukage put down the information, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed a heartfelt smile.
"Sure enough, there are those who can't bear the loneliness who take action first."
The Third Mizukage wanted to defeat Konoha, regain the face he had lost before, and at the same time ask Konoha to return Kirigakure's ninja swords.
However, he didn't want to be the first person and had been waiting for a big brother to take the lead.
"Let Yagura come here." The third Mizukage called out the ANBU and ordered.
Although Gotachibana Yagura's last defeat was quite tragic, the Third Mizukage believed that the main reason was not due to Gotachibana Yagura itself, but because the opponent's strength exceeded expectations.
When Mu Yue didn't go to the Kirigakure battlefield, let alone Kirigakure, even Konoha didn't expect Mu Yue to have such strength.
"Sandaime-sama!" Gotachibana Yagura greeted the Third Mizukage with respect after arriving at the Mizukage's office.
The third generation Mizukage has always raised him as the fourth generation Mizukage, and Gou Tachibana Yagura has always kept it in mind, and their relationship is very good.
"This time you will be the commander of the troops. Work hard and get back everything we Kirigakure lost." The Third Mizukage said with a smile.
Goju Yagura looked at the Third Mizukage with a grateful expression.
Since he was protected by the Third Mizukage, the last defeat did not cause him much criticism, but Gotachibana Yagura still felt tortured by this in his heart.
Because he is a ninja with his own pride. After suffering such a tragic failure, he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of you and the village. This time I will definitely defeat the Konoha ninja army!" Goji Yagura said with a serious face.
Since that great defeat, Goju Yagura learned from the experience and not only learned more military tactics, but also strengthened his own training.
This change is not enough to be considered a transformation, but it is definitely an improvement compared to before.
Faced with the same situation, he has the confidence to do better than before.
"As long as you have this confidence." The Third Mizukage said with a smile.
Confidence is a very important thing. If you don’t believe that you can do it, how can you make others believe that you can do it?
"Don't be impatient when you arrive at the Country of Waves. Wait for my order."
Kumogakure has only entered the Land of Fire with his troops and has not yet had a fierce collision with Konoha's ninja troops, so the Third Mizukage is not in a hurry to let Yagura launch an attack.
The situation in the Ninja world is now in chaos. If there is a chance, they may not even attack the Land of Fire, but choose another big country.
Revenge is important, but one must not forget the original intention of participating in the war. Kirigakure participated in the Ninja World War because it wanted to share the interests of the continent, not anything else.
... Sand Hidden Village, Kazekage's office.
"There hasn't been a war with Konoha's ninja troops yet." Luosha put down the information in his hand with a look of regret.
He just wanted to see rivers of blood flowing from the fight between Konoha and Kumogakure, no matter whose blood it was.
Kumo Gakure took advantage of the situation when Sunagakure was in civil turmoil and struck out with heavy punches, giving Sunagakure a few severe blows.
Even Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villagers with great responsibilities, has become weak after experiencing continuous blows from civil strife and Kumogakure's invasion.
Therefore, Luo Sha was eager to see Yunyin suffer misfortune.
As for Konoha, the reason is even simpler. The Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire are separated by the Kingdom of Sichuan, and the distance is too close.
Rasa doesn't want a neighbor who is stronger than Sunagakure. If he has a choice, he wants a neighbor who needs Sunagakure's help and is half-dead.
Neighbors who can help Sunagakure are good neighbors.
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Compared to Kirigakure who is ready to take action and Sunagakure who is indifferent, Iwagakure's approach to facing the current situation in the ninja world is a different choice.
The Kingdom of Rain, Six Paths City.
"In today's ninja world, there is probably no ninja who doesn't know Sosuke." Huang Tu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at this increasingly prosperous town.
When he first came to Liudao City, it was not even as good as some remote villages, but now it is a relatively prosperous town.
And Soyousuke's growth was even more exaggerated than that of Liudou Castle. When he first knew Soyousuke, Soyousuke was only a slightly famous ninja in the Land of Rain.
Now, Soyousuke has become famous in the ninja world and has become a legendary ninja that surpasses the demigod Hanzo.
"As expected of him." When thinking of Soyousuke's character and abilities, Huang Tu felt that everything was normal.
Then Huang Tu withdrew his gaze and went straight to the Ninja sect's stronghold.
Yellow Earth often serves as a representative of Iwagakure and interacts with the Ninja Sect. Most of the Ninja Sect ninjas are familiar with Yellow Earth, and they soon met Soyousuke in the Ninja Sect's reception room.
"We, Iwagakure, are deeply sorry for what happened to Noble Sect. I didn't expect Konoha to be evil-minded and covet the Land of Rain." Loess said the words he had memorized in advance.
It would be a bit embarrassing for him to come up with these words by himself.
Seeing Huang Tu's resolute expression saying that he was sorry, Mu Yue felt that Huang Tu's grades in the disguise class must not have been very good when he went to ninja school.
"It's not necessarily that Konoha covets the Rain Country, maybe it's just that Shimura Danzo himself is biased against me." Mu Yue replied with a smile.
He could guess the purpose of Iwagakure Village just by thinking about it.
At this time, Soyousuke, who came to kill Shimura Danzo, could be nothing more than wanting to make the Ninja clan a pawn in Iwagakure's fight against Konoha.
"Is there any inside story?" Iwagakure Jōnin, who followed Huang Tu to the scene, suddenly asked.
Regarding the cause of Shimura Danzo's death, the most widely circulated rumor in the ninja world is that Konoha wanted to snatch Soyousuke's Ninja inheritance, so it sent Shimura Danzo to assassinate Soyousuke.
However, the ninjas in the Great Ninja Village don't really believe it. The five great Ninja Villages have profound knowledge and have countless secret ninjutsu. It's too cheap to pay for a Ninja Sect inheritance with unknown content.
It is a little more credible to say that Konoha is suppressing the Kingdom of Rain. After all, the Kingdom of Rain is indeed getting better and better.
"It's just a personal guess. After all, the incident happened suddenly. In fact, I haven't investigated it clearly yet." Mu Yue shook her head and replied.
He did know the inside story, but it was impossible for him to tell it.
Iwagakure Jōnin thought that Soyousuke was hiding something, but he didn't bother to ask more questions and kept his mouth shut.
They may be able to control Ninja through various means, but there is no good way to deal with Soyousuke.
As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
If Soyousuke is forced to disband the Ninja Sect and then goes to the Land of Earth alone to cause havoc, Iwagakure will really have a headache for a while.
"Iwagakure has gained a lot from the cooperation with the Ninja Sect, so we want to have more in-depth cooperation with the Ninja Sect."
Although Huang Tu was not good at dealing with people and sophistication, he could see that Soyousuke didn't want to talk too much about Shimura Danzo, so he used another way of talking.
"What kind of in-depth cooperation?" Mu Yue said with an interested look.
Even if you already know the content of the next conversation, you still have to pretend.
After all, Iwagakure also contributed a lot to the construction of Liudou Castle, and also contributed a lot of commission money to the Ninja Sect, which gave him some face.
"Expand the scale of training ninjas, cooperate to establish a ninja school, and Iwagakure can also hand over some of the tasks to the Ninja Sect to complete." Huang Tu said the conditions Iwagakure could give.
The Ninja Sect only has a few ninjas, and it is actually easy to detect if they want to make any big moves. Recently, Iwagakure in the Land of Rain found out about the Ninja Sect's plan to establish a ninja school.
"It should be more than that." Mu Yue said with a smile.
Establishing a ninja school was indeed a big pressure for the previous ninja sect, but it was only before Mu Yue took over Yu Ninja Village.
After taking over the Yu Nin Village, Mu Yue could completely let some of the Yu Nin people receive training and then serve as teachers.
Huangtu nodded and continued: "In order to protect the requirements of our partners, Iwagakure will send ninjas to protect the Ninja Sect and ensure the safety of the cooperation."
"Soyousuke, what do you think of such in-depth cooperation?" Huang Tu asked, looking at Soyousuke.
Huang Tu felt that the conditions provided by his old father were quite good, and he almost treated the Ninja Sect as a small Iwagakure.
"Iwagakure's conditions are very good." Mu Yue said with a smile.
"Then..." A smile appeared on Huang Tu's face, feeling that Soyousuke was going to agree.
Before Huang Tu could finish speaking, Mu Yue interrupted: "But, I refuse."
If we really want to carry out this so-called in-depth cooperation with Iwagakure, then Iwagakure Village can legally and reasonably deploy ninja troops in the Ninja Sect.
Not to mention that Mu Yue would not agree, even if Hanzo was asked to come, Hanzo would never agree to this so-called cooperation.
The smile on Huang Tu's face froze, and Soyousuke's face suddenly changed unexpectedly.
PS: It may be due to lack of sleep, and my mental state has been average recently.
I wanted to take advantage of the holiday to write more today, but I still can’t write more than 4,000 words.
I hope I can fall asleep before one o'clock today and adjust my schedule.
(End of chapter)