Chapter 221 Strategic Deployment! Sword Pointing at the Hidden Mist! [Seeking monthly votes]
"Minato jonin!"
At the moment of yellow flash, when Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, Might Guy and Rin Nohara reacted, they saw a shocking scene and couldn't help but exclaimed.
In the instant of yellow flash, Minato Namikaze appeared, and instinctively stabbed forward with the trident kunai in his hand, but suddenly stopped when it was about to hit Uchiha Yato.
With a flash of lightning, the Kusanagi sword had already pressed against Minato Namikaze's chin from behind.
If the two of them didn't hold back, the Kusanagi sword would pierce Minato's head in an instant, and Minato's kunai would also...
"Minato Jonin, don't you know that it's dangerous to suddenly appear behind someone's back?"
Suddenly, Uchiha Ye's voice came from his ears. At this time, Namikaze Minato's pupils shrank, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. When he lowered his head and looked again, there was no trace of Uchiha Ye.
"This is an illusion!"
Under the shocked pupils of Minato Namikaze, the sound of Uchiha Yai slowly coming from the side as he sheathed his sword with one arm was heard, which made everyone react and exclaim in surprise.
All this happened in a flash, so fast! Even Hatake Kakashi, who had become a jonin, didn't see any trace of it, which shocked him.
It turns out that being a Jonin is far from enough in front of a truly strong person!
"Ye Jun, you are here!?"
Namikaze Minato breathed a sigh of relief and looked around, then he held his breath and smiled bitterly:
"I gave Kakashi a kunai earlier and was going to come right after completing the mission. It seems that you, Ye Jun, are more worried about your own disciple."
His bitter smile was to tell Uchiha Ye that although he, Namikaze Minato, was incompatible with your will of fire, he would not resort to such petty tricks.
When the two of them put away their ninja tools, Namikaze Minato had already seen his team members. When only Nohara Rin was left, a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.
"Rin, Obito!"
Although I don't want to face it, this is a ninja!
Nohara Lin lowered her head and said hoarsely: "I'm sorry, Minato-sensei, Obito saved me..."
Namikaze Minato sighed softly, and during the war he quickly suppressed his sadness in his heart, then turned his head and looked at Uchiha Ye.
However, Uchiha Ye smiled at Namikaze Minato and waved his hand:
"We just reacted instinctively. It's not that I'm worried about you, but I just happened to sense Kakashi and the others."
Sense it!
At this moment, Namikaze Minato's pupils shrank, as if he had thought of something. When he saw the special kunai in Uchiha Shisui's hand, he couldn't help but blurt out:
"It's difficult to be on the battlefield!"
Although he didn't say it explicitly, it seemed that Namikaze Minato had thought of something, and Uchiha Ye smiled tiredly and said:
"We have already recaptured the border, and even pushed the Rock Ninjas to the Grass Country in one fell swoop. The Cloud Ninjas and Sand Ninjas were even forced back to the border."
When he actually heard the news, Minato Namikaze still couldn't help but gasp in shock.
"We've reached the border!"
Seeing the shock of Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Ye also smiled and said: "It seems that the top-secret plan you are carrying out, Minato, should be related to Kannabi Bridge, right?"
Within this range, the only top-secret plan that could put Minato Namikaze in danger was the Kannabi Bridge within the Land of Grass.
The Kanmubi Bridge is an important transportation route for the Iwagakure ninjas within the Land of Grass.
"Yes! But if I had known that you guys could reach the border, maybe there would be no need to carry out this mission, and Obito wouldn't have..."
Namikaze Minato sighed sadly, and Uchiha Ye waved his hand and said:
"No! If something happens at Kannabi Bridge, coupled with the previous defeat, it will be a major blow to the morale of the Iwagakure ninja."
At the same time, Uchiha Ye turned his head and ordered Hatake Kakashi:
"Kakashi, we are going to leave here now. A lot of Rock Ninjas are coming back to defend the front line, so we still have to be careful..."
"Yes!"
The group quickly shuttled through the forest, and along the way they saw countless panicked Rock Ninjas shrinking their defenses.
If before the Battle of Mount Kikyo, the Kanmubi Bridge was related to the overall situation, now Konoha has pushed the battlefield from Mount Kikyo to the border.
Then the importance of Kannabi Bridge is directly reduced to the point where it can only affect the Iwagakure at most.
"Mr. Ye, I can actually sense the Flying Thunder God Technique from such a long distance. It seems that I still can't catch up with you in space-time ninjutsu."
As the starry sky descended, the group traveled through the dark forest, and Minato Namikaze couldn't help but sigh.
However, Uchiha Ye shook his head and said, "Minato is too modest. Judging from the moment you appeared just now, your space-time ninjutsu is not much worse."
However, Minato Namikaze smiled bitterly. Only he himself knew that all his attention over the years had been focused on the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was why he had achieved his current success.
But what about Uchiha Ya? Flying Thunder God, Mangekyō, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Ninjutsu, almost all-round development.
Therefore, he thought that in terms of talent in space-time ninjutsu, he was really no match for Uchiha Ye. If the other party had been more focused, he would have left him behind long ago.
However, Uchiha Ye is also a family member who knows his own business. In recent years, he has only focused on practicing Nintaijutsu and developing the Mangekyō at the same time.
There is a scroll of space-time ninjutsu from the Second Hokage, but he has neither the time nor the energy to study it before he has fully learned it.
The rapid progress of space-time ninjutsu in recent years was all thanks to the blood of the Queen of Loulan that he had swallowed before, which also confirmed his guess.
The power of dragon veins is the power of time and space, and the Queen of Loulan who masters the power of dragon veins must have the bloodline that masters the power of time and space.
Therefore, Flying Thunder God's progress over the years depends entirely on his own talent.
"The Kannabi Bridge was bombed, and there will definitely be some unrest in the Iwagakure rear these days. Even if there are other material storage points in the Grass Country, the unrest in morale is inevitable."
As the two chatted, they saw traces of Konoha ninjas in the distant border of the Land of Grass.
……
In the autumn of the 49th year of Konoha, after five years of stalemate in the war at Kikyo Mountain, Konoha suddenly launched a counterattack and defeated the ninja coalition in one fell swoop, driving the coalition of Cloud, Sand and Rock Ninjas beyond the border in one go.
Since then, Konoha has regained the border that it had lost for several years. The ninja world was shocked. No one had thought that Konoha would launch a counterattack against the coalition of the four major ninja villages after five years of hard resistance.
Konoha.
"Hurizen, urgent intelligence from the front line, our ninja army has recaptured the lost border defense line, especially against the Rock Ninja, and has pushed the front line to the Grass Kingdom in one fell swoop..."
"Emergency information, Lord Hokage! The frontline commander Uchiha Yai is asking for help and needs a large number of ninjas to rush to the border defense line..."
"Lord Hokage..."
In the Hokage building, under the bright lights that night, ninjas from the Intelligence Department and the Anbu kept appearing and reporting the battle reports from the front. At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu in the Hokage building were even more shocked.
"Immediately send a message to Sarutobi Saburo to lead reinforcements to support the border of the Rain Country... Nara... support..."
When he saw the battle report, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the map with excitement as he saw the territory of the Fire Nation that had been retaken, and he could not help but shout out orders one after another.
"Hurizen, that's great! The victory at Mount Kikyo is not only about regaining the border, but this battle is also inspiring. We, the Konoha ninja..."
Mitomon En said excitedly that the five years of war not only consumed ninjas and supplies, but more importantly, it was constantly eroding morale.
Mount Kikyo was equivalent to the gate of Konoha. The enemy pushed them to the gate, and the fight lasted for several years in one go. The whole Konoha was shrouded in a gloom.
This battle was enough to inspire people and even stimulate the fighting spirit of Konoha ninjas.
After five years of hard fighting in the Ninja World War, the Konoha Ninjas finally see hope of victory!
"A great victory at Kikyo Mountain! But this time it was Uchiha Ya who led the charge..."
However, Utane Koharu frowned and looked at the details in the intelligence. There was a hint of fear and alarm in the depths of her eyes.
"Huruzen! The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki combined with the Mangekyō reminds me of that person from the past!"
Uchiha Madara!
Susanoo Kyuubi! They only knew of this fighting style once.
As the information that Konoha once feared emerged in their minds, the three of them showed fear on their faces.
"Also, Minato has completed the Kannabi Bridge mission. The Iwagakure's logistics have been cut off, and we have already established a strong position in the Land of Grass."
Facing Utatane Koharu's fear, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned solemnly, then took a deep puff of his pipe, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and then said hoarsely:
"Now is a time of war, and we must put the overall situation first. Now that the situation has been resolved, Tsunade is stationed in the Grass Country and can support the Kumogakure and Sand Ninja battlefields at any time.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya are guarding the Cloud Ninja and the Sand Ninja respectively. The situation is very good now. Let's win the war first!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke calmly, his cloudy eyes hidden by the smoke revealed a deep fear. He was more afraid of the Mangekyo than anyone else.
"What about Minato?"
Utatane Koharu said hesitantly, but Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly: "The contribution of the battle of Mount Kikyo is indeed not small, but the mission of Kannabi Bridge carried out by Minato is also not weak..."
However, just as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, an Anbu suddenly appeared in the Hokage's office.
"Third Hokage, the news of the victory at Mount Kikyo has spread throughout Konoha. The village is cheering and celebrating. According to our investigation, the news came from the tavern, the medical department, the police department, and the intelligence department..."
As the voice of the Anbu echoed, the faces of the three people in the Hokage's office gradually became ugly, until the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen silently waved his hand, and the Anbu left.
"Too presumptuous!"
After the Anbu left, Utane Koharu couldn't help it anymore and slammed the table angrily with a look of shock and anger on her face.
"Huruzen! You are the Hokage. What is the current state of the Police Department and the Intelligence Department? Do you still have any respect for the Hokage?"
Even Mizuto Kado Yan's face turned pale and he said in a deep voice:
"Huruzen, Uchiha Mangekyō is already worried, what is this behavior!? What is he afraid of? It's clearly a lack of trust in us!"
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head with a grim face. When he looked through the window and saw that the village that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly brightly lit and there were countless excited cheers, his face became even uglier.
"Send a message to Danzo, the Root is secretly monitoring Uchiha Ya!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's order immediately made Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En secretly relieved.
The situation of Konoha F4 has improved slightly, and they have already started preparing to take precautions against their own people.
"The Kannabi Bridge has been destroyed, and the Iwagakure is at the end of its rope, unless Ōnoki really wants to fight! The Hidden Cloud Village has suffered the most losses due to the conflict between black and white over the years, and there is only one Sand Village left, which is not worth worrying about!"
Looking at the good situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen revealed the aura of a heroic ninja.
"We may still be wary when the three major ninja villages join forces, but once the battlefield is unbalanced, everyone will be afraid of suffering heavy losses and will only think about their own little thoughts. Now we should focus on completely defeating one ninja village first!"
The four major ninja villages have joined forces. If you really want to break the deadlock, you need to defeat one of them first. The best way is to defeat them one by one.
"Hiruzen, you mean to fight first?"
Utane Koharu and Mitokado En both looked solemn, and they both pointed in the direction of the Hidden Cloud Village on the map.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and refused:
"Although the loss of the Hidden Cloud Village is not small, the blacks are also determined to take the overall situation into consideration. They are already holding back a lot of anger. If they target the Cloud Ninja at this time, it may cause a conflict under the leadership of the Third Raikage. I mean the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's fingers actually slid down and hit heavily on the battlefield of the Whirlpool Country ruins.
"Mist Hidden!?"
Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En exclaimed, while Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded solemnly.
"Yes, compared to the lower Kirigakure, the ninjas there are the least, and there are also many internal conflicts. More importantly, who would have thought that we would transfer all the elites of Mangekyo, Nine-Tails, and Minato here!"
When he said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped a point on the map with his finger, and a look of determination appeared on his face. The war must end!
Konoha has consumed too much over the years!
"I agree!"
The first person to express his opinion was Mito Kado En, who just nodded solemnly.
"Hiruzen is right. No one would have thought that we would suddenly concentrate our forces to attack Kirigakure. On the other side of the battlefield, the three major ninja villages of Rock, Suna, and Cloud are too close to each other.
No matter which battlefield we focus on, the other two ninja villages will react. After all, no one will watch us eliminate one of our opponents."
After hearing this, Utane Koharu also showed a look of sudden realization.
“Huruzen considered it carefully. The three major ninja villages of Rock, Sand, and Cloud are closely connected. On the other hand, the Hidden Mist Village is closed off from the outside world. Its relationship with other ninja villages is not harmonious and far away.
If we can gather our elite Kirigakure, what can we do to resist us!"
Among the five major ninja villages in the ninja world, the one with the greatest internal conflict should be the Hidden Cloud Village where the conflict broke out. However, they made a direct choice in the war in recent years, and the white people completely lost power.
As a result, the Hidden Mist Village once again returned to the top of the list, the ninja village with the most serious internal conflicts.
"Let Sarutobi Shinnosuke join in. With three elite teams and the Konoha ninjas on the front line, we can defeat Kirigakure in one fell swoop!"
Inside the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En solemnly made the next important strategic deployment for Konoha.
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(End of this chapter)
