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It is easy to understand the thoughts of the powerful elders of the Hidden Cloud Village.
The person who tied the bell must untie it, and Hatake Akira undoubtedly became the key factor in the recovery of the Third Raikage.
"Let's take it easy. The Land of Earth hasn't given a clear response yet. If we go too deep, I'm worried that Ōnoki will stab us in the back."
The Sandaime Raikage looked much older than usual, but his brain was not rusty and he considered things more comprehensively.
"Then your body..."
"I'm just a little old, not incapable of moving." The Sandaime Raikage said indifferently, "Even if my current strength is not as good as before, I am still one of the strongest ninjas!"
"It's the information I asked you to investigate before. Have you investigated it clearly? The two Konoha ninjas who fought with me will be the number one enemy of our Hidden Cloud Village in the future."
What the Third Raikage really cares about are Hatake Akira and Namikaze Minato. This is what he is most worried about.
"Sandaime-sama, we have already investigated everything."
As he spoke, the powerful elder of the Hidden Cloud Village flipped open the document in his hand, "Namikaze Minato, an elite jonin of Konoha, is proficient in the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique."
"Akira Hatake, a Konoha Chuunin, is the apprentice of Minato Namikaze and is also proficient in the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique."
"That's all the information we have. We are still investigating more detailed information about the two of them."
The powerful elder of the Hidden Cloud Village closed the document and then quietly waited for the follow-up orders from the Third Raikage.
"Continue the investigation, and by the way, integrate the information I told you about the two people, combine it with the information you have, organize it together, and then distribute it to everyone."
"Yes, Sandaime-sama."
“Hurry up and execute it.” The Sandaime Raikage waved his hand, “I have a feeling that the master and apprentice are likely to use our Hidden Cloud Village to become famous in this war…”
"Sandaime-sama, your evaluation of them is... a little high?"
"Tell the ninjas on the front lines to be careful, especially A and Killer Bee, tell them to be more careful!" The Sandaime Raikage clenched his fists, "Make sure to keep a close eye on the master and his apprentice!"
Chapter 127: Fate, wonderful beyond words. (Three updates and words completed, please subscribe and vote!)
Three days later, after resting, Hatake Akira, Namikaze Minato, and Kakashi set out on their mission again.
During these three days, the northeastern border of the Land of Fire was calm, and there was no conflict at all between the Konoha ninjas and the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas.
However, beneath the calm situation, the hidden storm is growing day by day.
I would like to talk about the Land of Hot Springs, most of which has been occupied by the Land of Lightning. Because of the evidence presented by Jiraiya, they generally believe that the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Springs has died at the hands of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Because of the remaining clothing of the Daimyo of Yu-no-Kuni and the remaining Eight-Tails Chakra on it, it is very convincing.
Combined with the remains of a great battle on the border of the Land of Lightning, the Land of Soup is even more certain of this fact.
Although some people have doubts about this result, it is also an unspoken speculation that the Kingdom of Hot Springs will always need to choose a side between the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder.
There is no doubt that the Kingdom of Hot Springs, which borders the Kingdom of Fire, ignored some of the reasons for the death of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Hot Springs and chose to stand on the side of the Kingdom of Fire.
This caused the Lightning Country's overly long supply lines to suffer significant damage from the Yuugakure ninjas, causing considerable trouble for the advance of the Kumogakure ninja force.
The Konoha ninja troops led by Jiraiya were also happy to see this happen. While continuing to build fortifications, they also devoted some energy to helping the ninjas of Yugen Village to a certain extent.
Of course, this kind of help is limited to material assistance, which is a common practice when war breaks out between major powers.
That is, it is the small countries that shed blood and tears, and the big countries rarely get involved unless it is absolutely necessary.
But this is also relative. Given the current war situation, it is only a matter of time before Jiraiya's troops are completely mired in the quagmire of war.
The southwestern defense ninja forces led by Orochimaru have already engaged in battle with the ninja forces of the Wind Country, and several battles of varying sizes have been fought.
The casualties on both sides were heavy, but the one that had the greater advantage was the Sand Village Ninja Force from the Wind Country, because the number of their troops directly participating in the battle had exceeded 1.
On the other hand, the total number of Orochimaru's troops is only about 1500. With such a huge disparity in the number of ninjas, they can barely maintain the current situation, which is already the limit of what Orochimaru can do.
But after only a week of fighting against the Wind Country Ninja Army, Orochimaru's troops began to ask Konoha Village for help.
This was the inevitable result of the huge disadvantage in personnel, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was far away in Konoha Village, had already thought of this situation.
So when Orochimaru wanted to ask Konoha for help, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand and provided both supplies and people, and the team in the village to support the front line also gathered again.
However, compared with the ninja troops sent to the front line before, although the number of ninja troops this time is quite large, their overall strength has ushered in a certain degree of decline.
Wars are not only fought over financial resources, but also over population.
Except for the necessary ninjas who stayed behind in Konoha Village, the ninja team sent to the front line this time almost emptied 2/3 of Konoha's ninja reserves.
Almost all the Chunins were sent to the battlefield, and most of the Genin were also drafted in, including some boys and girls who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy.
Kurenai Yuhi, Rin Nohara, Obito Uchiha, Genma Shiranui...
The Genin who had graduated a year ago or had just graduated were deployed to the battlefield in large numbers, and they were all thrown into the war front between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan was very simple. Even if the Fire Nation was under siege, the Fire Nation would still have a way out.
The breakthrough point that Sarutobi Hiruzen anticipated was the Wind Country, which had the weakest overall national strength among the five major countries.
Even though the Third Ninja World War was initiated by the Wind Country, if a real war broke out, the Wind Country would not be able to defeat the Fire Country alone.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to pick on the weak and deal with the Wind Country as quickly as possible. After defeating and pacifying them, he would split up the troops led by Orochimaru and go to other borders of the Fire Country to put out fires.
There is nothing wrong with this strategy, but it is a bit of a gamble and will add some unstable variables.
As expected, this time the resilience of the Sand Village ninja troops was far greater than before. Even though Orochimaru's troops had greatly increased in strength with the support of troops from Konoha, the battle did not go smoothly.
Even if there is some progress, it is only a rise from a slump to a small advantage in the local battlefield.
From the overall perspective of the war, the Wind Nation is still in a stalemate with the Fire Nation.
It is precisely because Orochimaru's subordinates failed to quickly deal with the ninja army in Hidden Sand Village that the chain reaction finally broke out!
After a brief rest and after dealing with the soup ninjas who kept harassing their logistics supply lines, the ninja troops of the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning immediately launched a general attack on Jiraiya's troops.
At the same time, as if an agreement had been made, the large ninja troops from Iwagakure Village in the Land of Land also came under pressure, causing Shimura Danzo, who led the ninja troops on the northwest line of defense, to be overwhelmed.
What's even more worrying is that the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water has completed its war against the entire Land of Waves, and the first strategic supply point on the sea has been successfully built, giving the Hidden Mist Village ninja a springboard to invade the southeastern border of the Land of Fire.
Moreover, the Mist Village Ninja Force was divided into two groups. The Ninja Force that landed from the Bear Country was unstoppable and has now occupied most of the Bear Country's territory. I believe it won't be long before they can invade the southeastern border of the Fire Country.
In an instant, messages asking for help covered Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk like snowflakes, and all they said was wanting people, wanting people, wanting people!
Helplessly, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only speed up the pace of training ninjas in the ninja school. The number of years of study for students was shortened a lot, and he even approved several batches of Genin to graduate early.
But this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The role of Genin on the battlefield is really limited, and the large number of Genin who died in vain will also deal a heavy blow to Konoha's foundation.
But soon, Sarutobi Hiruza found the report on the mission to rescue Yunokuni Daimyo submitted by Jiraiya Minato, Hatake Akira, Kakashi, and Hyuga Nizashi from the layers of reports. .
This made Sarutobi Hiruzen overjoyed. Without considering any other factors, he directly treated Minato Namikaze, Akira Hatake, and Kakashi as mobile firefighters.
"What?! Another mission!"
Hatake Akira, who had just returned from a mission, was full of complaints. Fatigue was not the main issue, but the research on the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique had been delayed again and again.
"This can't be helped..."
Jiraiya rubbed his brows, "With Minato, you, and Kakashi here, we can still hold on for a while, but the other lines of defense won't have an easy time..."
"If the three of you hadn't completed your mission and returned in time, our northeastern defense line might have suffered a major defeat."
Jiraiya was telling the truth. If Minato Namikaze had not tied down the AB combination of the Hidden Cloud Village, Hatake Akira would have led Kakashi to slaughter the large group of Hidden Cloud Village ninjas. When the large group of Hidden Cloud Village ninjas launched the general attack, the northeastern defense line would have begun to collapse.
"But if we go to support other lines of defense, what should we do here?" Hatake Akira frowned.
"You are the only one going to provide support."
"Only me?!" Hatake Akira pointed at himself, "You think too highly of me, don't you?"
"It's not me who thinks highly of you, it's the old man who thinks highly of you. It's the reputation you've made over this period of time that gives you enough strength and prestige to be competent for this support mission."
"..."
After hearing what Jiraiya said, Hatake Akira fell silent.
Just as Jiraiya said, Hatake Akira did make a big name for himself within a month after the war began.
Seriously wounded the Third Raikage, severely defeated the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the middle-level ninja terminator...
After adding all these things together, Hatake Akira became a ninja that hostile ninjas wanted to fight and hunt, and among the northeastern defense line ninja forces, Hatake Akira's reputation was second only to Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato.
Minato Namikaze's reputation also grew rapidly. The main event was that Minato Namikaze single-handedly stopped the AB combination of the Hidden Cloud Village.
The reason why Minato Namikaze was able to accomplish such a feat was because Killer Bee was too timid to use the Tailed Beast Ball.
The Flying Thunder God's Lightning Guide Technique and the transfer of the Eight-tailed Beast Ball still left a shadow on Killer Bee.
Although it was Akira Hatake who used the flying thunder god to guide the thunder, according to the information gathered by Yunyin Village, Kirabi also knew that Minato Namikaze was Teacher Akira Hatake.
It is common for a student to surpass his teacher, but there is no reason why the disciple should know a certain move while the teacher does not.
Therefore, Kirabi would rather be in a stalemate with Namikaze Minato than release Tailed Beast Jade after Tailed Beast Transformation.
He doesn't want to be the executioner of his own people!
For this reason, and because Minato Namikaze's speed was unstoppable for the two of them, the stalemate ending in a draw was inevitable.
And Kakashi's fame was due to the elimination of sword skills due to blood stains.
Whenever Kakashi swung his sword, he would leave a trail of powder wherever he passed. This horrifying scene made Kakashi a well-deserved god of death in the hearts of the Chunins and Genins.
It is precisely because of Kakashi's outstanding ability in mowing down enemies that he has a slightly bad reputation and is labeled as a "bully who is weak and afraid of the strong."
The main reason is that Kakashi has not yet had a record of fighting against top-level combat forces. Even if he has, he is just a supporting role, so it is understandable that he is not well-known.
It is precisely because of this that Jiraiya chose Hatake Akira to carry out the mission of supporting other battlefields.
Minato Namikaze also has the same speed as Hatake Akira, and can also complete the important task of Hatake Akira to contain the AB combination of the Hidden Cloud Village;
Akira Hatake used the Flying Thunder God Technique to mow the grass faster. Although Kakashi did not know the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Blood Elimination Sword Technique made mowing the grass faster and easier.
The three of them overlapped a lot, and after careful consideration, Jiraiya chose to give up Minato Namikaze and let Akira Hatake perform the firefighting mission.
"Which line of defense are you going to support?"
In the end, Hatake Akira had no choice but to nod and agree. He thought that even if time did not allow it, he could use the gold coins to buy equipment to get all the ninjutsu talents!
Thinking this way, my resistance to this support mission was reduced.
"Go to the southwestern defense line of Orochimaru's unit, and you may stay there for a long time!"
Jiraiya spread out a large map and pointed his finger at the southwestern border of the Land of Fire. "What a coincidence! It was Sakumo who defeated the Sand Village during the Second Ninja World War!"
Hatake Akira raised an eyebrow when he heard this.