Chapter 106 Tsunade scolds Jiraiya
"Dark River! Is this the place?"
In the rain, Uchiha Ye, who had returned to the deep collapsed pit on the back mountain, nodded solemnly.
"Yes, it is here. Konan and Nagato happened to find it when they were patrolling here."
This time Uchiha Ye brought Uzumaki Kushina, but looking at the dark river, she was a little suspicious.
"Ye, isn't it normal to have underground rivers? Even in the desert of the Wind Country there are underground rivers."
However, Uchiha Ye looked solemn and said in a deep voice:
"No! According to the information from my two shadow clones, there are many underground rivers below. It can be said that the entire Rain Country is made up of rivers that eventually flow into the sea."
"Do you think that as a native Rain Ninja of the Rain Country, would you use the underground river of the Rain Country as a channel to launch an attack?"
As Uchiha Ye described the seriousness of the situation, Uzumaki Kushina's expression became increasingly solemn.
"It's possible! Although there are many uncertainties in the underground river, and it's even dangerous down there, it's impossible that the Rain Ninjas haven't done any research in their own country."
Looking at Uchiha Ye's eyes, Uzumaki Kushina immediately showed a proud smile and nodded:
"I understand what you mean, leave this matter to me!"
Shadow Clone Technique
Bang bang... a cloud of white smoke dissipated, and more than 200 Uzumaki Kushina were seen rubbing their hands proudly and laughing:
"Leave this matter to me, Lady Uzumaki Kushina!"
When Uchiha Ye saw the tsundere Uzumaki Kushina, he couldn't help but envy her for having such a large amount of chakra, but he also comforted himself in his heart that he would have it soon.
Especially after absorbing the White Zetsu, this product containing the first generation cells and the energy of the sacred tree, produced some kind of qualitative change in his Uchiha physique, causing his chakra to begin to increase in just a few days.
The next moment he seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help laughing:
"The entire Rain Country is full of underground rivers. I'm afraid that even thousands of shadow clones would not be able to find anything in a short time. Kushina, your shadow clone will go upstream, and I will use the summoning beast to go downstream."
Spiritualism
With a bang, the white smoke dissipated, revealing a huge living slug spirit beast.
"Yejun."
As the soft and pleasant voice echoed, Uchiha Ye looked at the gentle summoning beast Huosui and nodded respectfully:
"Master Huoshou, this underground river...I'm sorry to trouble you."
Although the slug's expression could not be seen after hearing this, one could feel its joy.
"Explore the final destination of the underground river? Leave it to me."
I saw the slug instantly split into countless small slugs in the rain, and then went down along the hole.
Seeing this scene, Uzumaki Kushina said proudly:
"You are really cunning. Lord Live Slug, following the river can indeed save a lot of trouble. Leave the rest to me."
Uzumaki Kushina shouted loudly, and whoosh... densely packed red figures jumped into the deep pit and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In the rain, Uchiha Ye outside the pit solemnly took out a map of the Rain Country, which made Uzumaki Kushina confused.
"Ye, is this map of the Rain Country useful? The underground river has nothing to do with this?"
Underground rivers are like root systems. Maps are useless because we have no idea how they are distributed underground.
However, after hearing this, Uchiha Ye rolled his eyes at Uzumaki Kushina and said teasingly:
"You had no patience in the Ninja School classroom, and every written test was just barely passing the passing line."
Faced with the embarrassing incident of Uchiha Ye moving out of the ninja school, Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but grit her teeth and glared at him fiercely.
Can she be blamed for this? Ninja knowledge is fine, but the ninja school likes to test the will of fire at every turn. What contribution did the great Third Hokage make to Konoha...
Isn't this making things difficult for her?
"Can you blame me for this? As an outsider, I was originally a transfer student. It's okay if I didn't keep up with the academic subjects, but the exams always talk about what the Third Hokage did for Konoha, how great it is...
How can I, a little girl who just came to Konoha, have empathy! And when you talk about how great the Third Hokage is, I think of my country and my parents, who are also great, okay! "
The more Uzumaki Kushina talked about this, the sadder she became. This exam was too difficult!
As Uchiha Ye watched Uzumaki Kushina recall the sad events, he couldn't help but sigh.
"So Kushina, you didn't want to be treated as an outsider and wanted to treat this place as your hometown, so you said you wanted to be Hokage, right?"
When she heard Uchiha Ye speak out her inner thoughts, and the two of them were so close, it made Uzumaki Kushina's heart pound.
He knows his heart!
Seeing that Uzumaki Kushina's earlobe was getting hotter, Uchiha Ye knew that this girl was coveting him again, and couldn't help but teased with a smile:
"Back then, you were so reckless that you shouted in front of the class that you wanted to become the Hokage, but in the end, you failed miserably and were ostracized by many classmates."
"You are the one who stole the chicken!" Uzumaki Kushina, who was unable to react for a moment, counterattacked with wide eyes, but Uchiha Ye smiled and shook his head, then gave up the map in his hand to indicate that he wanted to get down to business.
"You see, there are many rivers in the Rain Country, but they will eventually converge into several large rivers. Three of them flow into the Fire Country, and two of them pass through the River Country and finally flow into the sea..."
"The location of the Rain Village has a natural lake, which is called the Sea of the Rain Country. Because this lake is the largest and flows directly to the sea through the River Country, it is also called the local sea."
When he said this, Uchiha Ye's face gradually became solemn, "There are so many underground rivers in the Rain Country, but the geographical location of Rain Village, and there was intelligence that said that there are countless underground rivers flowing to this lake in Rain Village."
After hearing this, Uzumaki Kushina reacted immediately, her face turned pale and she said in horror:
"Ye! Are you worried that if there are several hidden rivers here that lead to the big lake in Rain Village..."
Before Uzumaki Kushina could finish, Uchiha Ye nodded solemnly and said:
"As long as there is one, we will be in danger! The Rain Country's geographical advantage is the Rain Ninja's home turf. If the Rain Ninja was not a small ninja village, I'm afraid they would have launched a large-scale counterattack through the dark river long ago."
When she heard that there was danger, Uzumaki Kushina's face suddenly changed and she said anxiously:
"Then tell Tsunade-sister and the others about this right away! Even if there is no passage here, what about other places? This is the Land of Rain after all..."
However, Uzumaki Kushina's voice became smaller and smaller, and Uchiha Ye looked at her with amusement and finally teased:
"Waiting for you? The soup is cold. When I found the dark river, did you think I went back just to ask you to come? I went back to get the map of the Rain Country and the information about the Rain Village."
"After considering this, I have sent an urgent report to Sister Tsunade. Don't worry, as long as it is discovered, nothing will happen. Although this so-called underground river is very deep, it also has too many unstable factors."
"If the Rain Ninja uses the underground river, it will also be risky. This kind of thing can only be done once and not twice!"
When she heard that Uchiha Ye had informed her long ago, Uzumaki Kushina curled her lips and muttered, "Why are you so proud? It's just that your brain works faster. When you get stubborn, you Uchiha are more stubborn than donkeys."
Uchiha Ye shook his head speechlessly, this little hot pepper didn't admit defeat at all.
……
Just as they were exploring here, Tsunade at the front command post also received his urgent report.
"Orochimaru, Jiraiya, there is a problem with this general attack! Once we launch the general attack, the rear will be empty, and if the Rain Ninja appears directly in our hinterland, the consequences are unimaginable!"
Inside the tent, Tsunade, wearing ninja plate armor, frowned, slammed the table, and pointed at the information that had just been delivered.
Orochimaru also broke out in a cold sweat, and said hoarsely with fear: "We were careless! The underground rivers of the Rain Country are interconnected, it is a completely different world. Once it is used by the Rain Ninja, the loss will be small, but dragging the village into the quagmire of war will be a big deal!"
Even Jiraiya showed a look of fear, "Luckily this kid discovered the collapsed underground river, and then the shadow clone went down to investigate and discovered this problem."
"The Rain Country is not like other countries. Other countries have underground rivers, but not so many. It's just like that! Just like that!"
Just when Jiraiya didn't know how to describe it, Orochimaru laughed hoarsely and said, "Hehe, just like the roots of a tree or the veins of a leaf."
"Yes, Orochimaru, you are right!"
Jiraiya clapped his hands excitedly and said that Orochimaru was just like a worm in his stomach, but Orochimaru said with disgust: "Idiot."
"Orochimaru, what did you say?!"
Looking at Jiraiya and Orochimaru arguing again, Tsunade held her forehead helplessly, what two idiots.
"Should we cancel this general attack?!"
Although Jiraiya was making a fuss, he also looked serious when it came to the business, while Orochimaru on the side sneered to himself.
"How can we cancel it? This operation is to cover the White Fang. According to the timeline, the White Fang has already taken action and will launch a general attack in three days. But I think we should be more serious in the first three days and then slowly withdraw elite troops to secretly support us.
If the Rain Ninja really wants to take us by surprise this time, they will definitely launch a surprise attack while we are tired. We just need to be prepared. After all, no one knows where the Rain Ninja will attack if they launch a surprise attack."
The underground rivers are interconnected like meridians and cannot be effectively targeted unless the enemy's attack targets are known in advance.
As for using this to counterattack? Since the Rain Ninjas are planning to use this, don't they have any defensive measures?
In response to Orochimaru's sneer, Tsunade frowned and pointed her finger behind the map.
"If the Rain Ninjas take advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, there is only this range. It is indeed impossible to know the specifics as Orochimaru said, but we can concentrate our elite forces here!"
When Tsunade pointed to the place, Jiraiya's face suddenly changed and he said anxiously:
"Tsunade, the ninjas of the big clan are important, but so are the other ninjas in the village!"
The direction Tsunade pointed to was exactly the several small towns in the central area behind, and the town where Uchiha Ye was located was also here.
The most crucial point about these small towns is that they are home to many talented ninjas from various major families. Here they can slowly adapt to the battlefield, unlike ordinary ninjas who have no chance to choose.
"Jiraiya!"
Facing Jiraiya's words, Tsunade raised her brows and angrily said:
"Who do you think I am, Tsunade! This position is our abdomen, and if it were Rain Ninja, they would definitely prioritize raiding this area and directly cut off our retreat. Take a good look at the terrain!"
Jiraiya had never seen Tsunade so angry, which made him feel embarrassed, and Orochimaru on the side also rarely lowered his head and remained silent.
Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly, looking at the deployment on the map. He hesitated and didn't know what to say. After a while, he said to Tsunade:
"Tsunade, I'm sorry, I was just anxious..."
However, before Jiraiya could finish his words, Tsunade sneered.
"Of course! Jiraiya, you certainly didn't mean it, because under the teachings of our Third Hokage, too powerful wealthy families are just a stone that hinders Konoha's strength, right?"
"Tsunade, I!"
Jiraiya wanted to explain, but Tsunade didn't give him a chance and directly mocked:
"Don't say it's not true. Am I wrong? It was the Senju and Uchiha who founded Konoha, and then invited the major families to develop together. Later, there were ninja schools and countless civilian ninjas.
In the first battle against a powerful enemy, for the sake of Konoha's stability and peace, it was our Senju clan! And the elites of all the major families in the village fought hard to win!"
"In just 20 years, the family has become a stone that hinders Konoha in your eyes, Jiraiya? Or will a family that is too strong hinder the rule of those old guys who hide in the village and dare not go to the battlefield!?"
"Tsunade!" This time, Orochimaru rarely showed a serious expression, and he stopped Tsunade from saying such excessive words in a stern tone.
Jiraiya's face turned red with embarrassment, and he stammered, not knowing how to refute.
Did Tsunade tell a lie?
No!
But it was just a careless remark, but somehow it ignited Tsunade's big bomb.
But Tsunade snorted coldly, sat down and looked at Jiraiya with a frown, but her expression gradually softened.
"Jiraiya, think before you speak next time. If you don't know the history of Konoha, the Senju have records, not just the so-called rumors in the ninja school and the village."
"You don't know what you're talking about!" Tsunade snorted coldly at last, which made Jiraiya look at Orochimaru for help awkwardly.
Orochimaru shrugged his shoulders, showing a helpless look. However, under Jiraiya's embarrassed look, he still said hoarsely:
"Tsunade, it's war now!"
With just one sentence, Orochimaru brought the topic back to normal, which made Jiraiya secretly relieved.
However, compared to Jiraiya, Orochimaru, who was more meticulous and perceptive, was full of doubts.
Tsunade has changed a lot in recent times. She seems to be the same as before, but he finds that Tsunade has become more... well! She has some scheming and her tactics have become more sophisticated.
It was obvious that they were on guard! They even united with the major families, which showed that they were obviously dissatisfied with the village.
But how could he not know the former Tsunade? She didn't care about these things at all and would only get annoyed.
When did it start? It seems that after the incident with Rope Tree, something started to go wrong with Tsunade!
Rope tree!
The light golden pupils shrank instantly, and Orochimaru thought of a possibility. Once this suspicion appeared in his mind, it began to take root.
"Could it be that Sheng Shu's accident is related to the teachers?"
When he thought of this, Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade inconspicuously, but his heart was in turmoil.
Sheng Shu! The disciple he regarded as a family member!
If it really wasn't an accident! Then!
For a moment, Orochimaru was a little confused.
Not to mention Tsunade, who looked extremely irritable. Even Jiraiya was affected. You can imagine the situation of the entire village. They were the ones who founded Konoha, but now they are starting to be resisted.
Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were discussing the war in the tent at this moment, but each of them had different thoughts in their minds.
Thanks to my brother for his valuable suggestions. The names Hatake Sakumo and Hatake Sakumo are translation issues, which means that these two names refer to the same person.
The author is a bit ignorant on this point. He should change the previous unified name to Hatake Sakumo. After all, this name is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Thanks, and by the way, please support me with tickets next month, haha.
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