Chapter 8 War preparations
The Country of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.
The Sandaime Kazekage Chiheng looked at the information in his hand with an unhappy look on his face.
That guy Hanzo actually led his men into the territory of the Kingdom of Wind!
Originally, the other party had been sending more ninjas to the border of the Land of Fire, which made us believe that the other party would attack Konoha first.
Therefore, the elite troops were sent to the Fire Nation.
But I didn't expect...
Ciheng was gritting his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do.
There was no point in saying anything more now. The most urgent task was to immediately recall the troops that were sent to the River Country to take advantage of the situation to rob Konoha...
"Go and get the two consultants over here."
The images of Chiyo and Ebizo appeared in my mind.
Right now, the situation in Konoha is unclear, so he cannot act rashly.
I can only rely on two consultants.
At the same time, Mito Kado En, who was busy rushing to the front line, also received a message from the Anbu sent by Hiruzen.
After seeing the contents of the letter, the Konoha consultant was silent for a moment.
"Go back and tell Hiruzen that I know."
Watching the Anbu in front of him leave, Yan casually called over a Jonin who was close to him.
"Go inform Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru to come to my place for a meeting."
The jonin did not hesitate upon hearing the order and immediately set off.
"Everyone, stop moving forward and take a break!"
......
"Are you saying that Hanzo personally led the raid on Sunagakure?"
Seeing the troops suddenly stop, Tsunade knew that something must have happened on the front line.
"I see, it was just a feint...?"
Orochimaru stroked his chin with one hand, his expression cold, and no one knew what he was thinking.
As for Jiraiya, it is completely sufficient for him to carry out tasks and act as a thug, but deploying troops is not his forte.
Because he wisely kept silent.
"The news was sent by your teacher through the Anbu, so it is highly credible."
"But it could also be a trap set by Hanzo to lull us into complacency."
Yan took out a map from his arms.
"From where we are now, we are still one day away from the Rain Country."
"The news from the border patrol is that the Rain Ninja is still making small moves at the border."
"We have lost 15 Chuunin and 23 Genin during this time."
Pointing to their current location, Yan turned his gaze to Tsunade.
Before leaving, Hiruzen took him to a deserted place and told him to train Tsunade well.
Among these three, Jiraiya and Orochimaru both tend to be thugs, while Tsunade is the one with the best overall view among them.
"Tsunade, as the second-in-command, what do you think?"
Although deep down he didn't want the bloodline of the Senju clan to serve as Hokage again.
But now, most of the Senju clan have integrated into the high-level leadership of the Fire Nation, and those who remain in the village have also hidden their surnames.
Besides, she is Hiruzen's disciple. Whether she admits it or not, she has been branded with the mark of the Sandaime Hokage's lineage.
[Well, let me see how magnanimous you are.]
Tsunade naturally had no idea about the twists and turns involved, but since the other party asked her, she would tell the truth about her thoughts.
"I think we should continue to rush to the front line according to the existing plan, and then take the initiative to attack and test the enemy."
"Although I don't know whether Hanzo has really gone to Sunagakure, we must eliminate these Rain Villages at the border of the Rain Country."
"If Hanzo is not here, we will wipe out all of these Rain Hidden Clan."
"Sweep away the border threat."
[I see. Although he looks careless, he is actually a guy who prefers stability.]
Tsunade's plan coincides with Yan's.
Konoha is powerful and Amegakure is weak. To destroy the opponent's manpower is to cut off the opponent's war potential from the root.
No matter how powerful Hanzo is, he cannot fight against the siege of thousands of ninjas alone.
Next, just pretend to ask for the opinions of the other two people.
"I have no objection, and I'm sure Jiraiya has no objection either."
Seeing Yan set his sights on him, Orochimaru gave a perverted smile.
What opinion could Jiraiya have? As long as Tsunade said it, it was right.
......
"Teacher, you are back!"
As soon as he returned to the team, Orochimaru saw a young man running towards him.
The boy's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Tsunade's, and their hair color is also similar, but the boy's hair color is darker.
"Shengshu, sorry to have kept you waiting."
The boy was none other than Tsunade's brother, Nawaki.
Originally, with his strength, he was not qualified to participate in this war.
But when he heard that his sister was about to go to the battlefield, he kept pestering Tsunade hoping to go to the battlefield with her.
In his opinion, he is going to be the Hokage in the future, so naturally he has to give ten or a hundred times more ability than others.
But Tsunade, who had always loved her younger brother, refused to give in.
In the end, Nawaki met the Sandaime through some unknown means and obtained his permission, and his name was added to the list.
Out of desperation, Tsunade entrusted her brother to Orochimaru, hoping that he would take good care of him.
Jiraiya is also very powerful, but Tsunade doesn't want her brother to learn his lustful side.
Orochimaru is more serious.
"Well, Sensei, when do we go into battle?"
Rope Tree looked at Orochimaru expectantly.
"Hehe, Rope Tree, don't worry, we haven't reached our destination yet. Lord Yan asked us to continue to rest."
"You adjust your condition first, and I will teach you some ninjutsu when we set up camp at night."
I don’t know if it’s because Tsunade loves her younger brother too much, but in Orochimaru’s opinion, this child, Nawaki, has great talent but has not received good teaching.
The release of ninjutsu was entirely dependent on the Senju clan's tradition of large amounts of chakra, which wasted a lot of chakra.
And their combat awareness is also very poor.
It's just enthusiasm in vain.
[Why did you let such a child go to the battlefield, Sarutobi-sensei...]
The image of Hiruzen appeared in Orochimaru's mind.
[It's still Danzo...]
Holding the little hand of the rope tree, Orochimaru thought a lot.
There are some things that he can't help but think about.
......
"You nasty old woman."
Hanzo rode on the summoned beast, swung the sickle in his hand, and repelled the attacks of the two puppets.
The one controlling the puppet in front of him was none other than Chiyo, one of the Sunagakure advisors.
"Haha, you're the only one with the snorkel, is that all you can do?"
After learning about Hanzo's invasion from the Sandaime Kazekage, Chiyo persuaded him to give up the idea of transferring elite troops back from River Country.
In her opinion, once her side made the deployment, Konoha would definitely be able to detect it.
By then, Sand Village will be attacked from both sides.
Hanzo didn't bring many Rain Ninjas with him, but if he operated properly, he would be able to repel the enemy with certainty.
The truth was just as she expected.
Hanzo's most powerful ability is the poison he uses to assist his attacks.
What a coincidence, Chiyo's best subject is toxicology.
Soon, the casualties of the Sand Village ninja were quickly brought under control due to the addition of Chiyo.
"Damn it, Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A giant water dragon appeared next to Hanzo and rushed towards Chiyo.
The moment the water dragon bomb was launched, Hanzo swung the sickle in his hand towards the place where Chiyo might hide, ready to anticipate.
"Puppetry: Mechanical Light Shield."
Seeing the water dragon bullet coming, Chiyo moved her fingers slightly and instantly pulled the three puppets in front of her, making them stand in a "品" shape. She opened her arms and formed a chakra shield.
Seeing that the opponent had no intention of avoiding the ninjutsu, Hanzo pulled the chain in his hand, causing the spinning sickle to change direction and attack Chiyo from behind.
"too naive."
Chiyo jumped up and turned her body sideways to avoid the attack.
After the two men fought, they both felt that the other was difficult to deal with.
"Hmph, let's stop here for today."
Seeing that he didn't gain any advantage, Hanzo snorted coldly and cancelled the summoning technique.
Taking advantage of the smoke from the explosion of ninjutsu, he led his men to withdraw from the battlefield.
Seeing Hanzo leave, the Sand Ninjas who were watching the battle from a distance following Chiyo's orders dared to approach.
"Master Chiyo, do you want to chase after him?"
A jonin asked.
Chiyo looked at the jonin who asked the question speechlessly, then turned her gaze towards the battlefield.
Most of the bodies were Sand Village ninjas.
[“Demigod”?... The reputation is well-deserved. 】
In this fight, Chiyo brought three jonin and six chuunin to attack together, but in the end, she was the only one who survived.
"That guy obviously still has some room for maneuver. We can't chase him. We should slowly drive him out of the Wind Country first."
One or two battles don't mean anything.
Now both sides are in the stage of confirming intelligence and neither has revealed their cards.
Touching the spiritual scroll in his arms, Chiyo revealed a barely perceptible sneer.