Chapter 19 Farewell Gift
A few more months passed.
Seeing that the Sand Ninjas collectively retreated and the various fortresses strengthened their defenses, Danzo's supplies began to run sharply short.
"Master Danzo, if this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for much longer."
After gathering all the personnel again and taking a headcount, it was discovered that there were only 12 jonin and 8 chuunin left fighting with Danzo, including Jiraiya and his men.
Listening to his subordinates' reports, Danzo began to think about his next course of action.
The other side clearly wanted to fortify their defenses and exhaust us, so there was not much point in staying here.
It’s a pity that we couldn’t tie down more Sunagakure ninjas.
Otherwise, maybe this time they would be able to take away a piece of the Wind Kingdom's territory.
But it seems a pity to retreat like this...
"Someone, bring the map."
As Danzo finished speaking, Uchiha Qing tactfully took out...the map of Konoha from his waist.
"..."
[Do you believe that I will dig out your Sharingan right now? ! ]
Staring at the Uchiha in front of him who didn't look like an Uchiha with a bad look, Danzo forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.
"You idiot, how could Lord Danzo need a map of Konoha? Look at me!"
Patting Qing's head, Jiraiya confidently took out the map of the Rain Country from his sleeve.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Great..."
[I can’t stand it any longer. Today, I will kill you evil beasts...]
As Danzo began to make hand seals, a pale, slender hand holding the map of the Wind Country was handed to Danzo.
"Humph, a bunch of idiots, learn from Orochimaru."
The owner of the hand was none other than Orochimaru, the most "gentle" of the three ninjas.
Danzo knew that these two guys just wanted to liven up the atmosphere.
Ignoring the bloodstains on the map, since it was captured from the enemy after all, Danzo began looking for something.
Then he pointed his finger to the place marked "114".
"Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, um, plus Kei, how about we just take down this fortress?"
Seeing where Danzo was pointing, Tsunade thought for a moment and understood the other party's intention.
"If I remember correctly, this Fortress No. 114 is the Black Stone Fortress. Whenever Sunagakure sent troops from the northwest, it used this fortress as a supply transit point."
Danzo wanted to attack here at this time because he also wanted to interrupt the opponent's war potential. Once this fortress was destroyed, the Sand Village would actually lose an important supply line in this war.
“I’m afraid it’s not going to work.”
Tsunade also placed her jade finger on the map and pointed at the small tent patterns surrounding the Black Stone Fortress.
One tent represents a 6-member Sand Ninja team, and there are a total of 5 tents drawn around it.
In other words, they must avoid the sight of these teams, or kill them secretly, otherwise the plan will fail once they give the alarm.
After all, Chiyo's army wasn't very far from the fortress.
And there should be dozens of ninjas stationed in the fortress itself.
“It’s all about trying.”
In Danzo's opinion, this business is a sure win.
If we are not discovered in the middle of the journey, we can cooperate with the three ninjas to release some super ninjutsu and quickly take down a fortress.
If we are discovered along the way, we can just retreat back to the village without any delay.
If the Sand Village comes to the border to cause trouble as it pleases, then we will rely on Konoha's massive manpower to drown them.
It's obvious that they are bullying the Sand Village because they have less money, fewer people and fewer ninjas.
After explaining his ideas to Tsunade in detail and making it clear to her that he was just trying and not forcing her, he finally got Tsunade's approval.
After all, he is the commander of the army, and it would be difficult for Tsunade to save his face.
Seeing that Tsunade agreed, Jiraiya and Orochimaru naturally agreed as well.
Uchiha Qing did have some objections, but he didn't dare to say it.
[You guys are a bunch of jonin, what are you doing with me, a chuunin...]
Qing was puzzled as to why he was chosen by Danzo.
Suddenly, he remembered a little story that was popular among the tribe a few years ago.
During those years, whenever a child was disobedient at night and ran around, the Uchiha clan parents would tell their children: "If you run around again, Danzo will dig out your eyes!"
This sentence influenced an entire generation of Uchiha.
As a result, the members of that generation of the tribe would feel terrified when they saw Danzo.
[Could it be that Lord Danzo has taken a fancy to my handsome...Sharingan? ]
During this period of time, Qing had such a pleasant time with Danzo that he completely forgot about his former reputation as a vicious man.
......
Just like that, after finalizing the action plan in detail, everyone spent the night with different feelings.
On the second day, at daybreak, everyone immediately got up and assembled for the final time.
After a brief handover of the supplies, Danzo patted Nara Maruichi on the shoulder.
"I'll leave these people to you to command. Remember, you must bring everyone back to Konoha safely."
"Lord Danzo..."
Looking at the kind face of the person in front of him, Maruyi nodded firmly.
"Don't worry, Master Danzo. Even if it costs me my life, I will bring everyone back to Konoha safely."
"No, you're not right."
After listening to Maruichi's words, Danzo shook his head, reached out and patted the other person's shoulder. In the other person's puzzled look, Danzo began to explain.
"When I say everyone, that includes you, Maruichi. You are all my important subordinates. I will be sad if you lose any of them."
"Lord Danzo!"
Maruichi was so moved that he was speechless.
[This guy is really good at winning people's hearts. ]
Tsunade stood aside and watched Danzo's performance quietly.
If I wasn't familiar with Danzo's character, I would have believed it.
[However, this guy has indeed changed a lot since before...]
After watching the large group leave, Danzo turned around and glanced at the four people in front of him.
This is the first time I’ve been truly respected by someone, and it feels quite... subtle?
It seems that this path is the right one to choose.
"Then everyone, let's go!"
Danzo proudly stretched out his arm and pointed in the direction of Blackstone Fortress. At this moment, he could be said to be full of energy!
......
"Shadow Snake Hand!" "Lion's Hair Technique!" "Take my punch!" "Immerse yourself in the Sharingan!"
After getting rid of the last enemy and making sure that no one was left alive, everyone sat together and made some simple repairs.
"In this way, the teams stationed around the fortress were completely eliminated."
Danzo deliberately compared the old map with the newly seized map, and after finding that there was no obvious difference between the two maps, he came to his conclusion.
"In this case, everyone should take a break and adjust your state."
Tsunade took the food she found in the tent and distributed it to everyone.
Danzo also looted the valuables from the corpse.
"Hehe, I'm in great shape now. I'll let you guys see the power of my Toad Oil Flame Bombs!"
While munching on a soldier's pill, Jiraiya did not forget to brag about himself to Tsunade.
"Don't talk while you're eating, you bastard!"
Seeing that Jiraiya's eyes were not honest, Tsunade punched him hard on the head.
"Tsk tsk tsk, that's the good thing about being young. You can fall asleep right away."
While counting the seized banknotes, Danzo just glanced at Jiraiya, sighed, and then continued to count the banknotes attentively.
“Is this what you call falling asleep right away?”
Qing looked at Jiraiya, who seemed to have awakened the blood of the Hyuga clan and rolled his eyes, and quietly distanced himself from Tsunade.
Although they have been fighting side by side for several months, Qing still admires Jiraiya's excellent ability to withstand blows.
If it were me, I'm afraid the other party would have already cried and knelt down to beg me.
Please don't die.
Finally, seeing that everyone had almost recovered, Tsunade slapped Jiraiya a few times to wake him up, and after confirming that his intelligence was not damaged, the group set off again.
......
"This fortress is quite big."
Looking at the fortress in front of him that was built of rocks like a tortoise shell, Jiraiya touched his still aching head and spoke.
[In this case, I'm afraid the effect of the Toad Oil Flame Bomb will be minimal. ]
"Someone has to tear a hole in the outer wall of the fortress first."
Tsunade rubbed her hands together, ready to take action, but was stopped by Danzo.
"Actually, I have a technique I want to try, but it takes a long time to activate and consumes a lot of chakra, so I need your help to delay it."
In Danzo's opinion, this was a great opportunity to test out the Great Rasengan.
"Tsunade, supply me with chakra!"
The chakra in his hand condensed, and a black chakra ball slowly appeared in Danzo's hand.
"This technique..."
[Danzo, this guy, has this hidden trick up his sleeve?! ]
Tsunade was keenly aware of the energy contained in the chakra ball, and immediately came to Danzo and put her hand on him.
"Hehe, don't hold me back, Orochimaru."
"Each each other."
The Sand Ninjas in the fortress have already noticed the situation here. As the signal flares were launched into the air, dozens of Sand Ninjas filed out and rushed towards their direction.
"Psychicism!"
"What's going on Jiraiya? Why are you calling me so many times lately?!"
As the smoke cleared, Gamabunta was summoned, holding a long pipe in his mouth and not as big as he was during the Fourth World War.
"Hahaha, this is war time after all, I can only trouble you a little more! Prepare the oil!"
"Huh, got it!"
Watching the Sand Ninja gradually approaching, Bunta put away his pipe and took a deep breath under the Sand Ninja's puzzled gaze.
"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!"
The flame mixed with oil, with the power to burn everything in the world, rushed towards the Sand Ninja in front of him.
"Damn it, the range of the jutsu is huge! Use group ninjutsu!"
Feeling the oppression brought by the fire escape in front of them, several Sand Ninjas holding huge iron fans stood up.
"Wind Style: Hanging Net!"
The wind fanned by the crowd formed a large net, rushing towards Jiraiya's fire escape.
The sharp wind net cut and dispersed the fire escape the moment it hit, and the Sand Ninjas easily avoided the fireballs.
"Wind Escape·Wind Blade."
Seeing that the distance had been successfully shortened, the Sand Ninjas began to throw wind blades condensed from wind-attribute chakra at Bunta.
"Water Style: Teppanyaki."
"What? This summoned beast can use ninjutsu?!"
The huge water ball directly submerged the Wind Blade.
Seeing that the fight on Jiraiya's side was in full swing, Danzo remained calm and used all his strength to mobilize every bit of his chakra.
At the same time, you must ensure the stability of the chakra ball in your hand.
Feeling the chakra from Tsunade flowing through his body, Danzo injected it all into the chakra ball without hesitation.
Finally, with the change of wind attribute——
hum ---
Along with an ominous humming sound, a large spiral chakra containing all of Danzo's chakra and most of Tsunade's chakra was completed!
"Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Kei, retreat!"
Holding the ultimate weapon, Danzo hurriedly called on his teammates to leave the area.
"Are you finally done? Bunta, jump!"
Seeing Jiraiya holding Orochimaru and Kei, Bunta swung his sword fiercely to force back the besieging Sand Ninjas, and kicked his hind legs hard, jumping into the air.
"Tsunade, give me some more chakra."
He took out two kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God technique from his arms, threw one on the ground, and threw the other into the air with all his strength.
[This move is from... my great uncle?! ]
Tsunade, seeing the clue, immediately increased the speed of chakra transmission.
Seeing the kunai fly to a certain height, Danzo directly activated Flying Thunder God and arrived in mid-air.
"Hehe, this is a parting gift, the Great Spiral Wheel."