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Sarutobi Hiruzen was even more troubled, "Where's Orochimaru?"
"I believe that with Lord Orochimaru's wisdom, when he realizes that the Wind Country is not bluffing, he will lead his troops to support them."
boom!
The desk in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen shook violently.
"It's too much to bully others, it's simply too much to bully others!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a bad mood now. Although he guessed the process correctly, the result was far beyond his expectations.
The attacks of the three parties were launched too quickly, and the speed at which Danzo Shimura's and Tsunade's troops collapsed was also quite alarming!
I believe that at this rate of defeat, it may not take a day for the three ninja armies to invade the heartland of the Land of Fire.
If that's the case...
I can’t imagine the consequences!
After venting his anger, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly calmed down and had a set of effective coping methods in his mind.
Instead of splitting the troops into two groups, it is better to unite them together and defeat the Hidden Mist Village first!
As for the coalition forces of Wind and Earth, we just need to send people to try our best to slow down their advance.
As long as the Konoha army can take down the Hidden Mist Village, they can turn around and deal with the coalition forces of the Wind and Earth nations.
Hiruzaru Sarutobi's thoughts were exactly the same as those of the Three Kages during the Sankage's meeting before.
It's a tacit understanding...
"I order!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became serious, "All of Orochimaru's troops will go to support Tsunade's troops. After the two troops are united, the position of commander-in-chief will be handed over to Orochimaru."
"The original rest plan of Minato Namikaze's troops has been brought forward from one month to ten days. After the rest, they will immediately go to the southeastern border to provide support."
"Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, and Hatake Akira, go to support Shimura Danzo's troops immediately. We don't ask them to achieve great results, just tell them to do their best to stop the advance of the troops from the Wind and Earth countries!"
"As for Hatake Kakashi, have him go to the southeastern border battlefield and assist Orochimaru in defeating the large ninja force of the Hidden Mist Village as quickly as possible!"
A series of orders were issued, and the Konoha civilian ninja on the side also wrote them down word by word.
"Hokage, is there anything else?" The civilian ninja put down his pen and asked as if to fill in the gaps.
"Add one more sentence."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, "If Shimura Danzo's troops cannot stop the advance of the Wind and Earth forces, then I will consider sending Uzumaki Kushina to the battlefield!"
"That's all the orders. Go ahead."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
After the civilian ninja took the order and left, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly sat back in the Hokage chair and lit his pipe.
To be honest, he really didn't want to send Uzumaki Kushina to the battlefield.
However, since the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War, it has basically reached the middle and late stages, which is also the bloodiest stage of the war.
It can be predicted that when the armies of the Wind and Earth countries join together, the two Jinchūriki of the Earth Country will definitely be sent to the battlefield.
Although Namikaze Minato and Hatake Akira are very powerful, they can work together to play with the fully tailed beast jinchūriki at the palm of their hands.
But this time, Minato Namikaze and Akira Hatake were facing not one Jinchūriki, but two!
Even if Jiraiya and Shimura Danzo are there to provide support, the Kazekage Rasa and the Tsuchikage Ōnoki are not just there to do nothing!
Putting aside these top combat forces, when the troops of the Wind and Earth countries join together, the combat power of the senior ninjas in the army will completely crush the Konoha side.
Even if Kazekage Rasa and Tsuchikage Ōnoki do not appear on the field, the many jonin from the Wind and Earth countries will be able to hold back Jiraiya and Shimura Danzo.
Then everything that follows can be imagined.
Namikaze Minato and Hatake Akira, the master and disciple pair are no longer just facing two Jinchūriki of the Iwagakure Village, but also Kazekage Rasa and Tsuchikage Ōnoki!
No matter how confident Sarutobi Hiruzen was in the two of them, he would never think that they could win when they were two against four.
Then it became inevitable to send Uzumaki Kushina to the battlefield.
However, if you do this, you might arouse the disgust of Minato Namikaze.
But at this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen can no longer care too much.
……
At the same time, Toshiro also led the Cloud Ninja frontline troops back to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Pfft!
Looking at the smoke-filled Kumogakure Village in front of him, Toshiro's knees went weak and he knelt down on the ground.
"Ah! Ah! Ah...!"
The grief-stricken cries resounded through the sky, and even the front-line troops of the Hidden Cloud Village following behind were struck by lightning at the first moment.
"How could...how could this have happened..."
"Father and mother...will they be okay?"
"No, I want to go back and take a look!"
"my wife……"
"my child……"
The noisy sounds continued to come, and the relatively neat formation of the front-line troops of the Hidden Cloud Village collapsed in an instant.
A group of Cloud Ninjas left the team and rushed into the Hidden Cloud Village regardless of anything.
"Lord Toshiro... you... accept my condolences!"
The front-line troops of the Hidden Cloud Village are now in name only, and everyone is now panicking, including Toshiro.
"Thank you."
Toshiro stood up shakily, but his eyes kept wandering to the place where the Raikage Building once stood.
Pointing to the empty space ahead, Toshiro's lips trembled slightly, his voice hoarse and torn, "Where's the Raikage Building...Where's the Raikage Building!"
"It's gone... everything is gone!"
At this time, a Cloud Ninja who stayed behind in the Hidden Cloud Village came to Toshiro and said in a desolate voice, "Lord Toshiro, we have lost everything... We have lost everything! Wuwuwu..."
The Cloud Ninja fell to his knees in front of Todai, unable to hold back the sadness in his heart any longer, and cried heartbreakingly with his face covered.
"Yes! We are still in the Hidden Cloud Village!"
With red eyes, Toshiro pulled up the crying Cloud Ninja and said, "Please believe me, I will lead the Hidden Cloud Village out of the trough again! I will!"
"Besides, now is not the time to grieve. Rebuilding the village is the top priority!"
Todai quickly regained his senses and resolutely carried the burden on his shoulders, "Gather! Everyone gather!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, and immediately many Cloud Ninjas responded, slowly gathering around Todai.
Sweeping his eyes over the group of Cloud Ninjas, Toshiro saw numbness and despair on their faces; the sharpness in their eyes no longer existed.
There is only silence and desolation...
Rebuilding the Hidden Cloud Village is really a huge project, and it is also a long-term project.
Todai couldn't help but look towards the direction of the Land of Fire, wondering whether he should go to negotiate...
Chapter 193 Kakashi is like a ninja from the Warring States Period.
Namikaze Minato attached great importance to what Hatake Akira said about "divination".
After Hatake Akira left, Namikaze Minato contacted Orochimaru, Danzo Shimura and Tsunade immediately.
However, there was still a delay in the transmission of the information, so Minato Namikaze did not receive the reply immediately.
Although he did not receive a reply from the three people, the expedited order from the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen reached Namikaze Minato first.
"It's really... it's not quiet!"
Minato Namikaze looked at the content of the order in his hand with mixed feelings.
Minato Namikaze had not expected that the Wind and Earth nations would unite, and he had never expected that Hanzo of the Salamander would actually compromise.
Salamander Hanzo is known as the demigod of the ninja world!
But apart from these, what Minato Namikaze cared more about was the fact that Sarutobi Hiruzen mentioned in his order, which was to send Uzumaki Kushina to the battlefield.
To be honest, Minato Namikaze felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.
War always results in death, and as the war has progressed to this point, anyone can be sent to the battlefield.
Minato Namikaze cannot change this.
"Someone is coming."
Minato Namikaze put down the documents in his hand and shouted softly to the outside.
"Minato-sama."
Soon, the civilian ninja lifted the tent curtain and walked in, standing respectfully on the side of Minato Namikaze.
"Go gather Hatake Akira, Hatake Kakashi, and the captains of each team."
"Yes, Lord Minato."
The civilian ninja took the order and left. After a while, he gathered the above-mentioned personnel and led them into Minato Namikaze's tent.
"Are you all here?" Namikaze Minato pointed to the empty seats in the tent, "Everyone, please find a seat."
When Hatake Akira saw this situation, he knew that what Namikaze Minato was going to announce next must be very important, otherwise he would not have gathered so many people to a meeting at once.
Sure enough, as soon as Hatake Akira and others sat down, Namikaze Minato picked up a document.
"This is the latest order given to us by the Hokage-sama."
"The content is very simple. It is that the original rest time of everyone has been shortened from one month to ten days."
"As for the reason, it is because the Wind and Earth countries have united together, crossed the natural barrier of the Rain Country, and have broken through the defense line of Shimura Danzo's troops, and the front line has reached our country."
"And the Water Kingdom should have reached an agreement with the Wind and Earth Kingdoms. They actually gathered their troops at the same time and launched a surprise attack on Tsunade's forces."
"As expected, Tsunade's troops were defeated, and the Water Country's troops invaded our country."