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"Somebody come!"
"Lord Danzo!"
"Yes." Shimura Danzo nodded, "Has the Root Ninja Team set out to stop the earthquake in Iwagakure Village?"
"We have already set out, Master Danzo."
"The news didn't leak out?"
"Except for us, no one knows that the Iwagakure Village sent an elite team to attack the village."
"This couldn't be better..." Shimura Danzo's mouth curled up slightly, and his mood visibly improved.
The sneak attack on the Iwagakure Village is a double-edged sword. If used properly, it can not only undermine Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation, but also greatly enhance Shimura Danzo's reputation and status in the village.
After all, no matter who you are, you like a leader who can turn the tide.
And in this sneak attack, the Root Ninja Brigade sent by Danzo Shimura played this role.
As long as the plan succeeds, then...
The more he thought about it, the happier he felt. Shimura Danzo felt that the position of Hokage was beckoning towards him, and he was only one step away from his ultimate dream!
Chapter 158 New Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Cut!
After three days of waiting, the 1.5 cloud ninja troops led by Raikage III finally arrived at the border between Tang Country and Thunder Country.
"stop!"
The Sandaime Raikage, who was at the front of the huge team, stopped, and the Cloud Ninja troops behind him also obeyed the order and stopped their hurried pace.
"Compare?"
"Sandaime Raikage-sama."
"What's wrong with you? Why are there only a few of you? Where is the unit you lead?"
"No more, all gone..."
Kirabi answered in a daze, his eyes no longer having the former vigor and vitality.
Moreover, the fact that he was no longer rapping in his normal tone also made the Sandaime Raikage feel that something was wrong.
"Kirabi, what happened?!"
"They're all beaten to death..." Kirabi finally had some special reactions.
puff.
Killer Bee knelt in front of the Sandaime Raikage and said, "I failed to protect my brother, nor did I command the frontline team. I... I don't deserve to live!"
Bang!
The Third Raikage kicked Killer Bee so hard that he staggered.
"Waste!" he shouted, "A is dead, but have you seen me being the same as you?"
"stand up!"
He took two steps forward, bent down, grabbed Kirabi's collar and lifted him up, "You should become more courageous with each setback, and the power of hatred should become stronger and stronger. You should get up from where you fell!"
"I can't get up anymore..."
The Third Raikage, who wanted to cheer up Killer Bee, was almost injured by Killer Bee's words. Before he could say anything else, Killer Bee started saying discouraging words again.
But the Third Raikage didn't know what kind of torture Killer Bee had endured at the hands of Hatake Akira before.
Keep breaking through yourself, and then keep getting beaten.
He could have been killed easily, but for unknown reasons, he had to endure Hatake Akira's teasing over and over again.
In the end, I couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't even commit suicide!
This kind of physical and spiritual torture makes it normal for Kirabi to be depressed, and it is already a good ending if he does not commit suicide again.
Even after all this, you still want Kirabi to cheer up again?
We can’t say it’s impossible, we can only say it’s difficult.
But "very difficult" is also relatively simple for the Third Raikage.
Since verbal encouragement doesn't work, use your fists!
Use your fists to reason with Killer Bee and let him feel the encouragement from the Third Raikage!
Grabbing Kirabi's collar, he suddenly lifted him up, leaving Kirabi's feet hanging in the air, more than ten centimeters off the ground.
Then, iron fists like raindrops kept falling on Kirabi's face.
"This punch is for A, because you no longer have the courage to avenge him!"
"This punch is for the companions who once trusted you so much, but now sacrificed themselves, because you are a coward!"
"This punch is for me, because you disappoint me so much!"
"This punch is for your teacher, Bulubi, because you have insulted his will!"
"This punch..."
With punch after punch, Kirabi's face soon swelled up like a pig's head, and I don't know when the sunglasses on his face flew off.
However, as the Third Raikage beat Killer Bee, the light in Killer Bee's eyes, which were swollen into slits, became brighter and brighter!
"enough!"
Following a loud roar from Killer Bee, he broke free from the Third Raikage's hand that was grabbing his collar, and did a backflip on the spot after landing.
"I will avenge my companions who died tragically!"
Hearing Killer Bee's call, the Third Raikage was very satisfied. He took two steps forward and patted Killer Bee on the shoulder.
"It's good to cheer up again, but now I need you to tell me the specific intelligence on the front line."
Although the Third Raikage seems to be rash and a complete reckless man, when it comes to real things, he is actually a man with a keen eye and is very clear about many things.
However, judging from the style of successive Raikages, or the style of the entire Land of Lightning, when they can solve a problem with their fists, they never bother to use crooked ideas.
The Third Raikage also saw that Jiraiya's troops stationed in the Land of Hot Water were undermanned, so he wanted to make a decisive move in one battle and dismantle the Land of Fire's defenses on the northeastern border as quickly as possible.
To ensure that this plan is foolproof, overwhelming force is indispensable, and intelligence is also very important.
"Master Raikage III, the staffing of Jiraiya's department is like this..."
"The personal ability of the person I fought with, Hatake Akira, is as follows..."
"From the time we fought until now, this is what we know about Minato Namikaze's abilities..."
"Jiraiya's strength is like this..."
Killer Bee, who regained his fighting spirit, squatted on the ground, writing and drawing on the ground with his fingers to explain to the Third Raikage all the information he knew.
In terms of command ability, Killer Bee may be a little immature and insufficient, but as a ninja, Killer Bee is undoubtedly qualified.
Killer Bee did an excellent job in collecting and compiling intelligence, which saved the Third Raikage a lot of effort.
It can be said that based on the various intelligence reported by Killer Bee, the Third Raikage could immediately launch an attack on Jiraiya's troops based on the existing intelligence when he led his troops to the front line.
Speed is of the essence in war, and this will never be out of date.
……
"Report!"
"Come in!"
In Jiraiya's tent, Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze were sitting around a table, playing a war game.
"Jiraiya-sama, Minato-sama, there is news from the front scouting team that the cloud ninja army led by Raikage III has arrived at the border of Tango Country, and is now rushing towards us!"
Wow...
Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze stood up together. The former nodded to Minato Namikaze, and the latter understood and turned to leave the general's tent.
"gather!!!"
As soon as Minato Namikaze came out of the tent, he let out a loud roar, and the Konoha ninja troops who had been on standby for a long time quickly assembled. In less than 5 minutes, a team of about 4000 people formed a square formation.
Standing on the command platform, Minato Namikaze was full of energy and vigor.
And Jiraiya was not idle at this time, but chose to stand behind Namikaze Minato to support him.
"Everyone! The large army of Cloud Ninjas led by the Sandaime Raikage has arrived at the border of the Land of Hot Springs. I believe that with their marching speed, it won't take long for them to reach our defense line and launch an attack on us!"
Minato Namikaze briefly described the crisis situation.
"The number of Cloud Ninja troops is about 1.5, which is nearly four times our strength!"
"This is a very serious challenge, but I still want to say that for you and me, no matter how serious it is, it is something we must face."
"I still remember when we fought against the Cloud Ninja Vanguard, the comparison between our forces and theirs was almost the same as it is now."
"But now that the war has been fought, Yunin's AB combination has fallen apart, and just three days ago we also completed the encirclement and suppression of Yunin's forward troops."
"The facts have proved that we have the ability and strength to win a great victory despite being at a disadvantage in terms of military strength!"
"It was like this before, and it is certainly like this now!"
Namikaze Minato's pre-war mobilization was passionate, without any unnecessary sensationalism or excessive indoctrination. All he said were basic facts.
"Even though you are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, you have me, Master Jiraiya, the Hatake brothers, and many other powerful jonin!"
"I can assure you that our top combat forces are stronger than the Cloud Ninjas, so you don't have to worry about the disadvantage in manpower!"
"At this point, victory definitely belongs to us!"
Namikaze Minato raised his arms and shouted, and the Konoha ninja troops lined up in a square formation below also raised their arms, and the shouting sounded like a tide that resounded through the sky.
"victory!"
"victory!"
"victory!"
When the Konoha ninja troops had almost finished shouting, Namikaze Minato raised his hand and pressed down, and the shouting that was rising into the sky below suddenly became quiet.
"That's all I have to say. Captains of each team, follow the tasks I assigned to you yesterday and quickly lead your teams to the front line!"