The purpose of the Kumogakure messenger coming to Konoha was not for peace, but to obtain the Scorch Release Bloodstain and the Byakugan.
The two Kumogakure messengers who died also took the initiative to provoke, just to seek death, so that Konoha could make a choice between the two.
Either hand over Shimura Gengetsu and Hyuga Hiashi, or go to war with Kumogakure.
Under the vigorous propaganda of the Hyuga clan and the Root, the whole Konoha knew the inside story of the incident for a while, causing an uproar.
"The Cloud Country is so abominable. They actually thought of such a despicable idea to start a war."
"Aren’t they all reckless people in the Cloud Country? They actually use their brains."
"That group of black people is very insidious. I was cheated last time I went to the Cloud Country to do business. I almost couldn’t bring back even my underwear."
"They actually coveted our Konoha’s bloodline limit. Then let’s fight!"
"Why fight? War will kill people and affect trade. These good days will only last a few days."
"You’re right. Wrong, if sacrificing two people can quell the war… this is their contribution to the village. "
"Contribution? Then why don’t you contribute your daughter and wife, I will thank you."
"How can you speak so dirty, I am just analyzing rationally."
"Analysis is bullshit! You are a coward!"
Overall, the public opinion in the village is disgusted and condemned by Kumogakure, but there is no shortage of cowards who try to sacrifice others in exchange for their own peace.
However, the focus is not on these ordinary villagers, but on the ninja group.
Shimura Gengetsu spread this news, and what he wanted was their attitude.
It has not been a few years since the end of the large-scale war. The blood in most ninjas has not disappeared, and they are absolutely not afraid of sacrifice.
Being calculated by Kumogakure, a large number of ninjas petitioned to rush to the front line to resist the attack of Kumogakure.
The most important thing is… the attitude of the ninjas towards Sarutobi Hiruzen has changed.
That’s the head of the Hyuga clan.
You want to sacrifice yourself just because you are threatened by Kumogakure. Hyuga clan is not Uchiha clan. Who in the clan doesn’t support your work as Hokage?
Even if that’s the case, you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, can’t regard him as your confidant.
Or…is this the treatment of a confidant?
For a while, even the three tribes of Ino, Shika and Chou who firmly followed Sarutobi were somewhat dissatisfied.
Hokage’s office.
Looking at the piles of letters and petitions on the table, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
He found that he was wrong.
It was only him who got old and weak, not the whole Konoha.
Even if he was Hokage, he couldn’t represent the will of the village.
If the matter hadn’t spread, there would still be room for maneuver, but now, he had only one choice…
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s turbid eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Someone come!"
Instantly, three Anbu appeared in the office.Kneeling on the ground.
"Kill all the envoys of the Hidden Cloud Village, leaving only one to report back."
"Since the Hidden Cloud Village wants to fight, then Konoha will fight with you!"
At this point, being weak will only damage one’s reputation. It is better to change one’s position immediately and win the hearts of the people.
Politicians have always been like this, always making the most favorable choice for themselves.
With a decision in mind, the ninja hero seemed to have regained his ambition and quickly made arrangements for the war.
First, kill most of the Hidden Cloud Village envoys, use their silk to resolve some of the resentment, and then quickly deploy troops to prepare for the upcoming war.
First, send a small team of Anbu to invite Jiraiya, who has been tracking Orochimaru like a pervert in the ninja world, to come back, and then arrange Nara Shikaku as the front-line commander this time.
Finally, send envoys to the Land of Earth to discuss the alliance.
What Konoha lacks most now is high-end combat power. Kumogakure is the country that makes the best use of Jinchūriki. If the Eight-Tails and the Fourth Raikage come to the front line, no one in Konoha can compete with them except him.
So Jiraiya must come back.
In the next few days, the whole Konoha started to operate.
A large number of weapons, detonating tags, food pills and other material orders were distributed to merchants. Ninjas can often be seen jumping on the roofs and passing on information.
The first batch of ninja troops has rushed to the front line under the leadership of Nara Shikaku, among which the Hyuga branch has almost dispatched half.
Hyuga Hiashi also fought hard and went to the battlefield himself despite the opposition of a group of old antiques.
"Since I caused the trouble, let me defend the dignity of the Hyuga family."
"I want to tell everyone that the Hyuga family is not a tool to settle things!"
It is said that Sarutobi Hiruzen did not eat well for two consecutive nights after hearing this.
And the one who seemed out of tune with the entire Konoha was the Uchiha.
In the end, only Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi participated in the war in the entire Uchiha clan, and the others did not react at all.
They are the security department, responsible for the safety of the village.
If they all went to the front line, wouldn’t the village’s defense be empty?
Uchiha Fugaku knew that this was wrong and would only make the distance between the Uchiha and other ninjas farther and farther, but he did not have the ability and courage to force other clansmen to join the war.
In the end, he had no choice but to send the eight-year-old Itachi to the battlefield almost as a sacrifice to show his loyalty.
On the other side, the Fourth Raikage Ai was furious when he saw that only one person from the delegation he sent out had returned, and even the one who returned had one eye gouged out and one arm chopped off.
He immediately summoned a thousand Raikage and personally led the team to attack the Land of Fire.
The Land of Hot Water, located at the border between the two countries, became a battlefield. Fortunately, Jiraiya could not withstand the bombardment of the twelve Hokage superstitions a day, and came directly from the Land of Grass to the front line to fight against the Fourth Raikage Ai.Shadow.
Team Xuanyue received the order to go to the front line a month later.
The messenger this time was Hatake Kakashi, and he was accompanied by two teammates.
"Shimura Xuanyue, from now on, your team will obey my orders and complete a mission together."
Xuanyue frowned slowly, "Why should I listen to you, not you to me?"
Kakashi’s voice was flat, "Because I am a jonin and you are a chuunin, I am fully responsible for this mission."
The boy’s face showed a trace of depression.
"Damn workplace oppression, Kakashi, you wait, when I become a jonin one day, I will also order you."
Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai couldn’t help but laugh.
Kakashi still had a dead fish eye expression, "There is no superior-subordinate relationship between jonin, even if you become a jonin…"
"Then I will be the captain of the Anbu!"
Kakashi: "……."
He is the captain of the Anbu, and the captain can really manage him.
"Then wait until the day you become the captain." Kakashi turned and left, "Meet at the village entrance in half an hour."
Half an hour later, the six-man team officially set off.
This mission is not a specific mission, but to let the six people form an elite team to sweep the edge of the battlefield, find the lone Cloud Hidden Team, and kill them.
The entire display is now stretched to dozens of kilometers long, and it is difficult for a battle of hundreds of people to break out. Most of them are small-scale collisions.
The six people traveled very fast and entered the territory of the Land of Hot Springs three days after departure.
When they were still dozens of kilometers away from the battlefield, Kakashi stopped with Xuan Yue and others, recovering their strength while arranging tasks.
"Our mission is very simple. If we encounter a small-scale Kumogakure with less than six people, we can attack directly. On the contrary, if there are more than six people, we only need to record their positions and try to avoid them."
Xuan Yue raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to raise the standard a little bit?" (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
Kakashi lowered his head, "If your combat power exceeds my imagination, it’s okay."
"But now, follow this standard first."
The six people slowed down and entered the edge of the battlefield.
There was originally a perception ninja among the two Anbu led by Kakashi, but he found that Shimura Genyue actually mastered the spirit wave illusion super sense tracking ultimate exploration style invented by his teacher, so he decisively let Shimura Genyue take charge of the investigation.
As a disciple of Minato Namikaze, Kakashi knew how perverted this ninjutsu was. In this mountainous terrain, it is more useful than the Byakugan.
The country of hot springs is mountainous and has many mountains. It got its name because there are many hot springs here.
"When the war is over, I will take you to the hot springs."
After Xuan Yue checked the chakra reaction within a radius of ten miles as usual, he said to Xi Yan and Hong.
"Ahem! Kid, it’s the mission period now, don’t talk about irrelevant things."
Before the two girls answered, an ANBU who had been following Kakashi started to cough.
Hearing this voice, Uzuki Yugao turned back in surprise, "Moonlight Gale?"
Hmm?
Shimura Gengetsu was stunned for a moment, and also looked at the ANBU with the cat-faced mask.
The few people on the road had no communication at all, and he didn’t even know that the ANBU following Kakashi was the real protagonist of Shippuden.
"Yugao, don’t be led astray by this stinky brat." Moonlight Gale spoke very rudely.
He and Uzuki Yugao have been classmates for many years, but all along the way, Uzuki Yugao only had eyes for this brat, and didn’t even notice his existence.
"Moonlight Gale." Uzuki Yugao immediately frowned, "Show some respect to my captain. What’s wrong with being young? He won’t need a second knife to kill you."
"I…cough cough cough!" Moonlight Gale was so angry that he started coughing again. Even Kakashi and another teammate quietly moved away from him.
Uzuki Yugao also hurriedly pulled Shimura Gengetsu away, "Xuangetsu, be careful, Gekko Gale has had lung disease since childhood, it seems to be the sequelae of the Gekko family’s bloodline limit."
Xuangetsu nodded silently and looked at Kakashi with disdain, "You brought a tuberculosis patient to carry out the mission, do you want to poison us all?"
Kakashi was also a little embarrassed, "His strength is still quite good, and the blood stains of the penetrating escape technique are suitable for sneak attacks."
Shimura Gengetsu pouted, "The mission goal has been completed, let’s separate as soon as possible. If I get sick, you pay ten times the medical expenses."
After that, he took Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai to the next hill.
When they just arrived at the foot of the mountain, several people found the problem.
There are traces of fire here, and there is the smell of gunpowder after the detonating talisman is burned.
The smell has not completely dissipated, indicating that they have not left for a long time.
After moving forward for a while, Shimura Gengetsu finally found the enemy’s traces. There were exactly six people. It seemed that they should be the patrol team of Kumogakure Village.
Kakashi still wanted to arrange tactics, but then he thought that he could use this opportunity to understand the strength of Gengetsu and the other two, so he just rushed forward without playing any stealth.
He gave an order directly, "Go forward and see who can kill faster."
Seeing the six ninjas suddenly rushing out from the reverse slope, the Kumogakure ninjas were not panicked. This was a battlefield, and anything could happen, so they always remained vigilant.
The three of them quickly formed seals, and the three threw ninja tools to interfere with the charge.
"Thunderbolt Lightning Wave!"
Several laser beams shot towards Shimura Gengetsu and others.
Kakashi has revealed his Sharingan, ready to use the same ninjutsu to fight back, but Shimura Gengetsu holds the sword with one hand and forms a seal with one hand, and is even faster than him.
"Wind Style Suppress!"
Wind Clash, coupled with Shimura Gengetsu’s almost abnormal wind attribute transformation skills, even the group attack type of Suppress, also shows unparalleled power, one hitThe laser beam was dispersed, and the detonating talisman and kunai were blown away.
"This kid is so powerful in wind escape, let’s fight him in close combat!" The ninja leading the Cloud Hidden Village team quickly made a judgment-this is a ninjutsu type ninja, who is definitely not good at close combat.
So he rushed up with his men, and the two sides fought hand to hand.
But he didn’t even look at the Kusanagi in Shimura Gengetsu’s hand. []
Close combat?
That’s even better!
"Instantaneous flash!"
The instantaneous body technique was activated, and a Cloud Ninja felt a flash in front of his eyes, and then fell into eternal darkness. (Wang Nuo Zhao)
The teammate next to him had no time to grieve, and directly swung the kunai to stab him, but Shimura Gengetsu in front of him turned into the appearance of a teammate who had already fallen.
He quickly realized that this was an illusion, but his body’s instinct still made him stop for a moment.
In just a moment, Shimura Gengetsu’s Kusanagi sword cut off his head, and at the same time, his other hand had already completed the seal.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Ball!"
The stone-sized air cannon pierced through the head of another Cloud Ninja, leaving a bloody hole.
Kakashi, who was fighting with his opponent, had his eyelids twitching wildly. He hadn’t even dealt with one opponent, but Shimura Gengetsu had already killed three.
"You dare to be distracted when fighting me."
"Go to hell!"
The Cloud Ninja who was fighting him inserted a kunai into Kakashi’s heart. Instead of the expected scream, his body began to numb.
"Sizzle——!"
The Kakashi in front of him turned into a ball of lightning, covering his body.
Puff——!
The real Kakashi pierced his heart from behind.
After losing four teammates, the remaining two Cloud Ninjas could not escape death. One was cut into pieces by Shimura Gengetsu’s Wind Style, and the other was pierced through the body by Kakashi’s Raikiri.
After the fight, Kakashi was panting.
"Kakashi, I’ve said, your body is too weak, so you should take off your eyes and give them to me."
"No, you don’t have to worry about it." Kakashi panted and said, "Collect their forehead protectors. They will be used to count the merits when we go back. Hurry up and evacuate this area."
Xiyan and the others buried the bodies neatly, took away the forehead protectors, and found a cave to hide in, waiting for the chakra to recover.
Shimura Gengetsu suddenly shook his head with regret, "It’s a pity that White Fang is gone. In this huge Konoha, no one is qualified to discuss swordsmanship with me."
Kakashi, who was resting, stared at him. .
