Pure yellow eyes scanned the ground.
A slightly hoarse and low murmur arose.
“Sasori of the Red Sand and Kakuzu? Those two guys are really terrifying...”
He glanced in the direction Kaze was leaving.
“But Sasori of the Red Sand's strength has indeed improved surprisingly. I don't know where he got a Byakugan from, making me afraid to get close lest I attract attention.”
The person who came could be said to be the biggest mastermind behind the entire ninja world, Black Zetsu, who has been plotting for thousands of years!
Its combat ability is not strong, but its terrifying perception ability can definitely be called the best in the ninja world, one of the strongest few.
“The impact isn't too great. There's another interesting person in the ninja world. Did the two resolve this encounter peacefully?”
As he spoke, his figure slowly submerged and disappeared.
On the other side.
Kaze, who had been constantly leaving the Grass Country and entering the Rain Country, gradually slowed down.
The Scorpion puppet's eyes flickered.
He slowly touched his forehead.
“That faint feeling of being watched has disappeared.” Kaze thought to himself.
This was an intuition. After merging with the Scorpion puppet, Kaze could not only perfectly use the abilities originally belonging to Scorpion, but also, to a certain extent, inherit Scorpion's perception of danger.
Just like how Kakuzu could feel danger the first time he saw him.
Originally, Kaze thought this faint, seemingly vague yet real feeling came from Kakuzu, so he didn't think much about it.
But until Kakuzu left, that feeling still didn't fade away, which made him feel doubtful and leave the Grass Country as quickly as possible.
After entering the Rain Country, that feeling completely disappeared.
“So, it's not a delusion. Someone really is watching us, not Kakuzu, the Grass Country...”
Gradually, Kaze's expression changed slightly.
“The Grass Country, doesn't it seem to be Madara's territory now?”
In his memory, Kannabi Bridge, which led to Obito being rescued by Madara, was in the Grass Country.
“But Madara should be bound by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path now. It's impossible for him to come and look at two small characters like us, but if it's Black Zetsu...”
Kaze thought of that schemer who plotted against the ninja world in secret.
He couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
“Now is not the time to contact this group of people, so it's better not to get close to the Grass Country in the future.”
Kaze admitted that he had forgotten a bit about Madara being in the Grass Country.
It was also because his previous existence simply didn't qualify to enter Madara's eyes.
Now that he knows, it's better not to get close to the Grass Country as much as possible in the future.
“However, when Madara kicks the bucket, I wonder if there will be a chance to obtain some information from Black Zetsu.”
A stroke of good luck with the Tobirama Senju experience card gave Kaze great benefits.
Not only did he gain Scorpion, but he also got a Third Kazekage as a bonus, plus dozens of Sand ninjas, as well as more methods in the future, and even a fragment of the incomplete Flying Thunder God Technique.
As Madara, the god of dance in the ninja world, he might be able to obtain some even more powerful things.
“Forget it, forget it, it's still too early, wait a little longer.”
Chapter 109: To Save or Not to Save
Land of Hot Water.
Sakamoto Outpost.
The Land of Hot Water is flat, with very few hills, and mostly dense forests. Only this Sakamoto Outpost has a special terrain, surrounded by mountains on all sides, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also located in the center of the Konoha and Cloud camps.
Various factors have created the importance of this outpost, and it has become a must-contend place for Konoha and Cloud ninjas.
Whoever occupies this outpost means occupying the advantage on the battlefield, so most of the battles between Konoha and Cloud ninjas break out at this outpost.
Not long ago.
Due to a cooperative mistake between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, the Sakamoto Outpost, which Konoha had held for a month, fell into the hands of the Cloud ninjas again.
When Kaze and the others arrived at the Land of Hot Water camp, Jiraiya and other high-level battlefield commanders summarized this loss.
And then, with Konoha's efforts, they once again snatched the outpost back.
However, just last night, Jiraiya received an emergency secret letter from the ninjas stationed at Sakamoto Outpost. The Cloud ninjas quickly responded to their loss.
After the secret letter arrived, the Konoha camp completely lost contact with the Konoha ninjas stationed at Sakamoto Outpost.
Therefore, Jiraiya urgently convened a meeting and appointed Minato Namikaze as the captain, leading a temporary team composed of Hiashi Hyuga, Fugaku Uchiha, Shikaku Nara, and others to rush to Sakamoto Outpost for support.
For this reason, Kaze, as the leader of the corpse retrieval team, was also included in the support team, along with three medical ninjas, following at the rear of the team, ensuring medical logistics while ensuring the recovery of the bodies of fallen ninjas.
This also included the recovery of the bodies of the ninjas stationed within Sakamoto Outpost.
Striving to completely eliminate this part of the Cloud ninjas while the Cloud ninjas are hastily responding.
Sending Minato Namikaze, Hiashi Hyuga, Hizashi Hyuga, Fugaku Uchiha, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio led by Shikaku Nara can be said to show their determination.
Jiraiya cannot take action. He needs to sit in the camp, because Konoha and Cloud ninjas are clashing at more than just Sakamoto Outpost. It's just that the situation here is relatively special.
Moreover, once Jiraiya takes action, the Third Raikage of the Cloud ninjas will definitely take action as well.
And when the strongest on both sides take action, it means that the war has completely entered a white-hot stage, and it will not stop until a victory or defeat is decided.
But in the current situation, the Cloud ninjas obviously would not unwisely become the side that consumes Konoha's strength for the sake of other hidden villages, and they would have to sacrifice most of their own strength for this.
This is impossible for the Cloud ninjas, who still need to keep some attention to guard against the Rock ninjas.
And of course, Konoha will not actively expand the war. The longer it drags on, the more opportunities this war will have for Konoha.
So, in the situation where Jiraiya does not take action, Minato Namikaze, who has initially emerged and mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, has become one of the main faces to deal with the war.
However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
