Chapter 148 Heading to the Hidden Cloud Village Front
Chapter 148 Heading to the Hidden Cloud Village Front (Part and )
Hanekawa sat next to Tsunade and looked around.
The conference room, as a place for meetings, can well reflect the power structure of Konoha Village.
Sitting at the head of the group was the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, facing a group of special jonin and jonin.
On either side of him were the Hokage's advisors Mitokado En and Utatane Koharu, as well as the Hokage's assistant Shimura Danzo.
Tsunade sat in the front row, closest to the Hokage.
In the same row with her are Orochimaru, Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza and Nara Shikaku.
There were several empty seats in the first row, and Hanekawa guessed that they were Jiraiya, Akimichi Torikaze, Hatake Sakumo or Namikaze Minato.
They all had missions, so they did not return in time to attend the Jonin meeting.
Further back are the clan leaders of the smaller ninja clans and the famous jonins, such as Hyuga Hizashi.
"I called everyone here today because I received two pieces of extremely important intelligence."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly, "The first piece of information is that there was a serious conflict between Rasa and Yekura in the Sand Village."
Hanekawa's mind moved, and he couldn't help but think about it.
After the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, it was Rasa who became the acting Kazekage.
Because of his great strength and the fact that the Third Kazekage had not returned yet, he was eventually promoted to the Fourth Kazekage.
Rasa is the father of Gaara, Kankuro and Temari.
Ye Cang was one of the best jonin in the Sand Village, but unfortunately he became a victim of the war.
During the Third Ninja World War, the Sand Village was no longer able to fight the Mist Village, so they came up with a clever plan.
Kazekage Rasa and the Sand Village high-ranking officials sent Ye Cang to the Kirigakure to carry out a secret mission.
But as soon as he arrived at the designated location, he was surrounded by the Ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village and eventually died in an ambush.
"Why is there a conflict?"
Mitomon En asked in confusion.
"Not long ago, Luo Sha encountered an assassination attempt, and it was later confirmed that it was done by Ye Cang."
Sarutobi Hiruzen replied, "Although Ye Cang does not admit it, his relationship with Rasa has been reduced to the lowest point, and the two sides are on the verge of a war."
"Won't the Third Kazekage come out to mediate?"
Utane Koharu raised her eyebrows and asked.
Although both Rasa and Yekura are strong contenders for the next Kazekage, the Third Kazekage has not yet abdicated, so it would be unreasonable to openly challenge him now.
"The Third Kazekage hasn't appeared in a long time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly, "I suspect he is missing or dead."
"what?"
Inevitably, commotion broke out in the meeting room.
Although they were experienced in many battles, they still couldn't hide their surprise when they heard such news.
It felt like they suddenly heard that Sarutobi Hiruzen was missing or dead.
What a dream!
"good chance!"
Shimura Danzo cheered up and said, "We should organize ninjas immediately and go to war with the Sand Village and take them down as quickly as possible!"
He has always been a proponent of war in Konoha Village, so it is not surprising that he proposed this plan.
Moreover, this was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and many of the senior ninjas in the conference room expressed their approval.
"inappropriate."
Mitomon En frowned and said, "If we know this news, the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Rock Village, and the Hidden Mist Village will all know it."
What he meant was self-evident.
The situation in the ninja world is chaotic. If Konoha Village sends out too many ninjas, the other ninja villages will not sit idly by.
By then, Konoha Village might be attacked from all sides and fall into trouble.
"Konoha Village is the strongest ninja village, so why should we be afraid of them?"
Shimura Danzo stood up and slammed the table, then asked excitedly, "Have you forgotten the glory of the first ninja village?"
"Danzo!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at him.
Shimura Danzo snorted and sat down again.
What he just said was both a true expression of his feelings and also had a certain element of expression.
Because once the war starts, his roots will no longer be restricted and he can act recklessly.
And he really didn't think that Konoha Village would lose.
After all, in the first two Ninja World Wars, Konoha Village did not win big, but it did not become a loser.
"Let me tell you the second piece of information first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said, "Minato discovered yesterday that there were four hundred more Kumogakure ninjas at the border of the Land of Lightning."
"What does it mean?"
"Is the Hidden Cloud Village going to war?"
"But four hundred ninjas are not enough to start a war!"
The jonin in the conference room immediately started talking.
"This is a provocation from the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Shimura Danzo said with dissatisfaction, "We should fight back!"
“It does seem like a provocation.”
Utane Koharu echoed.
"Hokage-sama."
Nara Shikaku stood up and asked, "Could these two things be related?"
"Are you saying that the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village are joining forces?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said, "Given the character of the Third Raikage, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen."
"No matter what the Hidden Cloud Village wants to do, we must stop them!"
Shimura Danzo said with a righteous look on his face, "Please leave it to us, the Root. We will make sure they never return!"
"quiet!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped everyone from arguing, set the tone, and said, "The Leaf Village will not initiate a war."
"Hiruzen, you're too steady!"
Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo looked disappointed and said, "This will only be a missed opportunity!"
"I just don't want to cause too much damage to Konoha Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly, "Besides, the situation in the Sand Village is unclear, and the possibility of a trap cannot be ruled out."
"Hiruzen has a point."
Mitomon agreed and said, "What if the Third Kazekage disappeared on purpose?"
"As for the Sand Village, the Anbu will conduct the investigation."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said, "At the same time, pay close attention to the movements of other ninja villages and increase border patrols."
"The Hidden Cloud Village..."
Just as Danzo Shimura was about to challenge for battle again, he was interrupted.
"Tsunade, take four hundred ninjas and go support Minato."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Tsunade and said, "Focus on stabilizing the situation."
He originally wanted to send Orochimaru, but his personality is somewhat similar to Danzo Shimura, and he could easily escalate the scale of the war.
"Hiruzen!"
Shimura Danzo shouted subconsciously.
"I am the Hokage!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen ended the game directly.
Danzo Shimura was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he could do nothing.
Tsunade frowned slightly.
She subconsciously glanced at Hanekawa.
She wanted to refuse such a troublesome thing, but then she thought it was the best training opportunity.
The scale of four hundred ninjas is neither large nor small.
Judging from the current situation, the Third Ninja World War may be inevitable.
Before that, Hanekawa and the others should be allowed to adapt more, just as if they were going out on an A-level or S-level mission.
"Meeting dismissed."
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and said, "Tsunade, stay."
Shimura Danzo left first with an unhappy look on his face.
Soon, Tsunade and Hanekawa were the only ones left in the classroom.
"Any other instructions?"
Tsunade took the initiative to ask.
"It has nothing to do with the Hidden Cloud Village. It's the Akatsuki organization."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, "Jiraiya has successfully reached a cooperation with the Akatsuki organization a few days ago."
"What does it have to do with me?"
Tsunade waved her hand and said, "Just take responsibility, don't look for me."
"After all, this idea was proposed by you and Hanekawa, so it is necessary to inform you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was already used to her attitude, so he didn't care.
"Who do you put in charge of dispatching four hundred ninjas?"
Tsunade changed the subject.
"I'll let Shikaku follow you and be your advisor."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said, "You don't have to do anything, just show up."
He sent Tsunade for two purposes.
The first is to prevent the Hidden Cloud Village from causing trouble, and the second is to deter and restrain the Hidden Cloud Village.
There are not many ninjas in Konoha Village who have such ability. Apart from the three ninjas of Konoha, there is only Hatake Sakumo. As for him and the two Hokage advisors, they will not take the initiative to go to the battlefield until the last moment.
"Ah."
Tsunade nodded slightly.
She was very satisfied with this situation, as it made it easier to train Hanekawa and the others.
"Sagakure Village, what do you think?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly remembered something and said, "You didn't express any opinions just now."
"Hanekawa, come here!"
Tsunade slapped Hanekawa on the back.
"...?"
Hanekawa, who was watching the show, was suddenly confused.
"Hanekawa, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Hanekawa and said, "Your previous suggestion of supporting the Akatsuki organization is very good."
"Yakura attacked Luo Sha, there are many suspicious points."
Hanekawa thought for a moment and said, "It is very likely that someone framed us, maybe it was the Hidden Cloud Village."
"good."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little surprised and said, "You see it very clearly."
He had always thought that it was Tsunade's idea to support the Akatsuki organization, and Hanekawa was just a cover.
Now it seems that it is not the case.
"No matter who they are, their goal is to stir up civil unrest in the Sand Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said, "And the civil strife in the Sand Village is also extremely beneficial to us."
Hanekawa thought to himself that he was indeed an old fox.
Not taking the initiative to start a war is probably just a cover. If there is real profit to be made, Sarutobi Hiruzen will certainly not miss it.
But as Shimura Danzo said, he is more cautious and will not act rashly without certainty.
"gone!"
Seeing that the conversation was over, Tsunade turned and left.
Hanekawa greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen and hurriedly followed.
"There's going to be a war again."
Walking out of the Hokage building, Tsunade sighed.
"The Leaf Village will definitely win."
Hanekawa said soothingly.
"How can a war be won?"
Tsunade looked at him and said, "No matter who wins or loses, they will pay a price."
Hanekawa nodded slightly.
Even though he had a cheat and was still Tsunade's student, he couldn't say that he was 100% safe.
After all, even the second-generation Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, would be sacrificed.
"Don't be too nervous, the teacher is here."
Tsunade had a smile on her face.
This time, she would never let the tragedy of Sheng Shu happen again.
Although it's very heartwarming, Hanekawa still wants to say don't plant the flag before the battle!
"Four hundred ninjas will not engage in any large-scale battles. They will mostly be probing and fighting with small ninja teams."
Tsunade said as she walked, "But the intensity will be much higher than ordinary missions, so you have to be mentally prepared."
"I see."
Hanekawa nodded and said.
"You have always been mature, so I won't say more. You just need to remember one thing and be careful."
Tsunade warned.
"Ah."
Hanekawa couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's rare to see the teacher being so long-winded."
"What? You still dislike it?"
Tsunade raised her hand and flicked him on the forehead.
"Don't dare."
Hanekawa said seriously, "I will remember every word the teacher said!"
"It better be this way!"
Tsunade glared at him and said.
The two returned home, and less than an hour later, there was a knock on the door.
"Tsunade-sama."
The person who pushed the door open and walked in was Nara Shikaku.
"How's it going?"
Tsunade asked, nodding slightly.
"This is a list of four hundred ninjas."
Nara Shikaku took out a document and said.
"no problem."
Tsunade took a quick look and found that the lowest level was Chunin.
After all, this mission is not easy. We will have to fight with the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village, so we must not be too weak.
"I'll go inform them later."
Nara Shikaku paused and asked, "Lady Tsunade, when do we leave?"
"Nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
Tsunade pondered for a moment and said, "One day should be enough."
"Yes."
Nara Shikaku responded, took out another document, and said, "This is the current situation of the battlefield sent back by Minato."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed slightly as she began to look.
Currently, the main battlefield between the two sides is located in the Frost Kingdom, a small country on the border between the Fire Kingdom and the Thunder Kingdom.
The leaders of the Hidden Cloud Village are Ai and Killer Bee, known as the AB combination.
The most troublesome one is Kirabi.
Because he did not hide his identity, he was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of this generation.
As a Jinchūriki, he undoubtedly has the ability to influence the outcome of a battle.
Once it completely transforms into a tailed beast, the consequences will be disastrous.
Tsunade rubbed her forehead.
It’s a pity that there’s no way to bring Uzumaki Kushina with her.
Compared to the Hidden Cloud Village, the Konoha Village is particularly strict in its supervision of the Jinchūriki.
"I see."
Tsunade returned the information to Nara Shikaku.
"Lady Tsunade, I will take a step then."
Nara Shikaku stood up and said.
Tsunade can be a hands-off boss, but he can't. He needs to coordinate all aspects of the matter.
"Lin and Hong, you will go and notify them."
Tsunade looked at Hanekawa and said.
"Ah."
Hanekawa nodded.
The time came at night.
After Hanekawa made dinner for Tsunade, he went to Nohara Rin's house to inform her, and finally returned to Yuhi Kurenai's house.
Yuhi Kurenai had no idea about war, but Yuhi Shinku was very cautious.
After dinner, I took them aside and talked about some tips for survival on the battlefield.
For example, fake fighting.
In the melee, the illusion ninja can use illusion to control an enemy ninja and stage a fake fight with him.
Hanekawa looked puzzled after hearing this.
There is something seriously wrong with your Will of Fire!
But it must be said that these techniques can greatly increase the survival rate on the battlefield.
a new day.
Hanekawa got up early.
Because before he set out for the Kumogakure Village front, he planned to go to Tsuchihashi to ask about the situation.
"You came just in time."
As soon as Tuqiao saw him, he came up to him and said, "I was just about to go look for you."
"what's up?"
Hanekawa raised his eyebrows and asked.
"The information that the Third Kazekage is missing has been confirmed."
Tsuchihashi took out a scroll and said with a smile, "This is a reward from the Hidden Cloud Village."
Hanekawa's heart moved and he quickly opened the scroll.
But to his disappointment, this was not the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but three Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
The level of thunder cruelty, the thunder axe of righteousness and the heavy flow storm.
(End of this chapter)