Chapter 214 Five years of war! As long as something bad happens, it must be the root cause!
Konoha 49 years.
As the autumn leaves fluttered and spun, the once prosperous streets of Konoha were filled with desolation.
Every day in the village, old white flags are taken down and new ones are hung up.
Inside the Hokage Building.
"The war began in 45 and broke out in 46. Now it is the autumn of the fifth year..."
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was full of vigor and energy when he was executing the Kumogakure collapse plan and exuded an aura of majesty without even getting angry, survived the most difficult five years of his life.
There was more white hair on his temples and wrinkles on his cheeks. The fifty-year-old Sarutobi Hiruzen looked even thinner, but his eyes were hidden deeper.
"Hiruzen, the Ninja School has now accelerated the graduation process to eight years old. Although we have increased the intensity of classes and even increased the standard of teaching a C-rank ninjutsu before graduation, the casualties on the front lines are too great..."
Mitomon En said with melancholy that these five years were simply the most difficult time in their lives. Every day when they opened their eyes, they were faced with the shortage of manpower in the wars in the Fire Country! Shortage of manpower! Still shortage of manpower!
"These wealthy families are so abominable. They are still hiding their strength at this time!"
Utane Koharu couldn't help but say in annoyance that if these big families could take out their family assets, they wouldn't have such a hard time.
However, after hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly, then shook his head and said:
"These five years of war have been difficult for everyone. The fact that the main Hyuga families have been constantly appearing on the battlefield is the best proof of this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen never mentioned the topic of the hidden strength of the big clans. Others could say this, but he absolutely could not.
All the major families have suffered a lot in recent years, but you can't ask all the ninjas in their families to go to the battlefield. This is obviously unrealistic. After all, their families can't do it.
If we really anger these families again, they will be the ones who suffer.
"We in Konoha are having a hard time, how can other ninja villages have an easy time?"
At this time Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered and spread out all the information of the four major ninja villages.
"The entire ninja world was in economic depression, and the black-white split in the Cloud Village was getting worse. Although the Third Raikage was ruthless and decisive and sent all the white ninjas to the battlefield, the Cloud Village was stabilized.
But it also deeply hurt these white people. In the past two years, there have been more and more rebellious ninjas among the Cloud Ninja, and most of them are white people. Now, under the guidance of the Root, these white people are all hovering in the Land of Fields, the Land of Frost, and the Land of Water Trap..."
Speaking of this, we have to mention the ability of Danzo Shimura's root.
If you talk about good deeds, then there is absolutely no such thing as the Root. But if you talk about the ninja world being so bad that it is festering, it has absolutely nothing to do with the Root.
Under various means such as instigation and provocation, a large number of white ninjas from the Cloud Ninja Village defected. During these two years, it became as famous as the Hidden Mist Village and became the ninja village with the largest number of defecting ninjas.
"The Raikage has a good method. Through the war, he has eliminated the unstable factors in the department in one fell swoop. The white people have completely lost their power."
Utane Koharu sneered with glee, this was also a good news that made them all happy.
Since it is impossible to have both black and white, a choice must be made. It is obvious that this decisive leader chose the strongest, largest, and mainstream Cloud Ninja.
"In fact, it's not just the Third Raikage's decisiveness, but the entire Land of Lightning has been irreconcilable before this. The nobles and even the daimyo have already given up on the white people first..."
Mito Kado En was the calmest. He said that it was more accurate to say that it was the trend of the times than to say that the Third Raikage was decisive. In order to protect their own interests, the nobles would naturally choose to completely suppress the white people. This was the most critical issue.
"The Sand Village has shown signs of fatigue after fighting for the past few years. After all, whether it is population or economy, the Sand Village has been at the bottom in recent years. As for the Kirigakure, the Blood Mist policy itself has plunged the entire Water Country into fear.
The Mist Ninja has the least number of ninjas, and even now, the strongest Rock Ninja has also experienced a shortage of economic resources and logistics..."
When they saw that everyone was having a hard time, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu felt relieved for a moment.
It turns out that it's not Konoha that's having a hard time, everyone is just the same.
"The three ninja villages have been attacking Mount Kikyo for years. Although we have organized several strong attacks, we have blocked them all. Now it's a battle of attrition to see who can't hold on first!"
"However, although the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō is well hidden, according to the information from the Anbu, Uchiha Ya has already developed pupils that are not focused and scattered. It is obvious that his vision has begun to blur and he is having problems!"
When talking about Mangekyō, the three people in the Hokage's office all looked solemn.
Especially after hearing about the vision problems, the three of them felt relieved.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said hoarsely: "Although it is well hidden, in the past year, whenever there is a war, Uchiha Mikoto has always acted as Uchiha Ya's eyes.
Moreover, her eyes bleed so many times, and she frequently seeks treatment from Tsunade. Even among the medicinal materials consumed by Tsunade, there are a lot of medicines for eyes..."
It must be said that the ninja's best intelligence ability is not just revealing superficial observations, but also secretly looking for clues from the consumed potions.
"The number of times Susanoo is used is getting less and less. Even the treacherous Ōnoki has discovered the problem and has begun to reduce the consumption of the Mangekyō. It is obvious that he wants to leave it to us in Konoha."
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen analyzed the information carefully, and when he finally talked about Ōnoki, he also showed a sense of irritation.
In other words, the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki also discovered the problem with the Mangekyō pupil power and chose to keep quiet. To put it bluntly, he wanted to leave a time bomb for Konoha.
But this is an open conspiracy!
A kaleidoscope that is almost blind can easily cause a backlash at the last moment.
"Huruzen, we still can't let our guard down. Although Uchiha Ya's Mangekyō had problems, judging from the intelligence on his performance on the battlefield, his strength is no less than yours."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes twitched when he heard Utatane Koharu's shameless flattery.
He admitted that he was very strong, and even when fighting against the Three Raikages, he was still more restricted. But as long as he was on the battlefield, his performance would definitely not be worse than the Third Raikage.
But the information about Uchiha Ye had already spread throughout the ninja world. With his increasingly powerful ninjutsu in recent years, he is already not inferior to the Third Raikage, and in addition to his ninjutsu and Mangekyō kyoto skills.
It is almost a hexagonal shadow-level combat force with no weaknesses.
"Huruzen, and the Uchiha clan!"
At this time, Mizuto Menyan looked serious as he compiled a data report.
“It’s true that the Uchiha clan has suffered heavy casualties over the years, but the number of ninjas who have opened their eyes and evolved their Sharingan has surpassed the total of the past twenty years!
In the war! The Uchiha clan's combat power did not decrease much, but instead gave birth to nearly a hundred pairs of Sharingan! "
When they saw the fighting power of the Uchiha clan, the three of them showed fear.
This is why the Uchiha clan was ostracized by jealousy!
In order for the Uchiha clan to awaken their Sharingan, in addition to having sufficient innate blood power, they also need extreme emotional fluctuations. But what could bring more extreme emotional fluctuations than a battlefield?
The death of loved ones! The death of companions! The fear and madness of facing death on the battlefield!
There were even quite a few Uchiha clan members who, out of reluctance and anger at being disabled and unable to become healthy ninjas again, opened their Sharingan.
During the Warring States Period, the Uchiha clan was known as the strongest fighting clan.
"A pair of Mangekyō that is close to blindness, then how about Uchiha Fugaku!"
Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen changed his tone, and the two old partners, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, immediately understood what was going on.
I saw Utane Koharu reveal a cold smile and nodded:
"Uchiha Fugaku has performed extremely well on the battlefield of the Mist Ninja. He has already overwhelmed the Hyuga clan and earned the name of the Evil Eye. His strength is enough to stand on his own. If necessary, we can build momentum for him and enhance Uchiha Fugaku's reputation..."
It has to be said that Konoha F4 is not good at external wars but is good at internal wars, and they have actually made preparations for after the war.
After hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated for a moment, but still nodded calmly.
"Uchiha Fugaku, huh? Not bad! But now is not the time to start a dispute, so the issue of Mangekyō vision remains top secret."
"Yes!"
Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En both knew very well that this was not the right time, but they had already agreed to increase Uchiha Fugaku's fame first.
The rest will come after the war is over.
"Minato has become more and more proficient in space ninjutsu in recent years, and has even earned the name of Yellow Flash on the battlefield. In particular, he has performed several missions deep behind enemy lines to destroy supplies, which he accomplished beautifully."
If the war was all bad news, then the growing up of Minato Namikaze was good news for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Minato? This is a ninja who inherited the will of fire. I believe he will create even more brilliant achievements."
When talking about Minato Namikaze, Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face showed a rare chrysanthemum smile.
This is the ninja he trained personally, and the one he trusts the most so far.
"Now we have to see who can't hold on first!"
Minato Namikaze's space ninjutsu is almost the most suitable ninja to penetrate deep into the enemy's hinterland and carry out plans to destroy logistical supplies.
It is also the fastest way to achieve military merit.
……
The vast, humid forest of the Platycodon Mountains is filled with blood and killing.
A flash of lightning illuminated the dark and damp space, and Samui, who was already ten years old with short golden hair, was seen attacking with a short knife flashing with lightning.
"This ninjutsu is..."
Before he could finish his words, the young Cloud Ninja boy's eyes became dull, a dagger with a red handle was stuck in his throat, blood was spurting out, and lightning was flashing on the dagger.
"Hmph! This jutsu is Master Ya's Chidori Style. Although I haven't mastered it very well, it's enough to kill you!"
After shaking off the blood stain on the dagger, Samui with short golden hair skillfully sheathed the dagger. Although he was young, his chest had already shown a contour that far exceeded that of his peers.
"finished!"
At this moment, two of Samui's teammates appeared on the big tree, standing guard. The wooden man with beige braids slowly retracted his ten sharp cat claws and there was a trace of blood on his cheek.
At this time, the wooden man was solemnly protecting the linen clothes behind him.
Under the silver-white hair, the dark red skin of the linen-clad girl was revealed. At this moment, she was closing her eyes and calmly sensing her surroundings.
"The battle is over!"
When Ma Buyi opened his eyes and said that the battle was over, Samui, who came to him, shook his neat golden short hair and laughed:
"It looks like Team Shiranui has finished dealing with their enemies."
The three girls who were born in the Hidden Cloud Village have become more mature after the baptism of war, especially the Konoha forehead protectors they wear, proving that they are now qualified Konoha ninjas.
Ma Buyi heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile:
"The invading team has been completely eliminated. We can go back and report."
At this moment, the woods shook, and Team Shiranui appeared in front of them with the corpses.
"Really? The three of us men are no match for the three women!"
After seeing that the Sackcloth Team had ended the battle, Shiranui Genma couldn't help but sigh helplessly and said this jokingly.
"Okay, hurry back and report."
It is obvious that Ma Buyi is the backbone captain of the three-woman team. Before she discovered her talent in space ninjutsu, she was a ninja who was extremely good at sealing techniques and analysis.
And the sealing technique includes perception ninjutsu.
Among the three people, Genma Shiranui, Leido Bizu, and Diewashi, Genma Shiranui is the captain.
Judging from the vests they were wearing, they were already Chunin.
The six men advanced in the woods, front, back, left and right, maintaining a formation ready to engage in battle at any time.
"I heard that Kakashi has been promoted to Jonin!"
"A twelve-year-old jonin is simply the youngest jonin in the history of Konoha or even the ninja world!"
"Tsk, even though Kakashi is a genius, it's all thanks to Master Ye's good teaching. Otherwise, how could he be so powerful?"
The continuous war also brought serious mental fatigue to the ninjas. In order to stimulate and boost morale, the major ninja villages continued to use various means.
For example, Kakashi Hatake was promoted to jonin at the age of twelve and was known as the youngest jonin in the ninja world. This was a kind of spiritual stimulation and encouragement.
It also tells the ninja world that Konoha is full of geniuses, and it encourages the young men in Konoha Village who are graduating and joining the battlefield. Kakashi is your role model.
When the group passed through the woods and heard the roar of the explosion from afar, everyone was already used to it and there was no ripple on their faces. Instead, they were extremely calm.
"Remember to conserve your energy and be prepared to fight."
"Yes!"
Under Ma Buyi's calm command, Samui and Yumoto nodded solemnly, and the Shiranui Genma team also nodded calmly.
As the forest disappeared from sight, what came into view was the battlefield of Kikyo Mountain in the distance.
“Is this the power of God?”
After seeing the huge red Susanoo Titan on the battlefield from afar, Samui and Yumujin showed fanatical expressions.
However, Ma Buyi frowned when he saw it, "The Ninja Alliance has often used large war machines to fight against Lord Ye in recent years."
Because of the gap in intelligence, Ma Buyi was not clear about the price of this power. She only knew that the Ninja Alliance did this naturally for their own conspiracy.
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