Chapter 180: Raid on the Hidden Rock Village
Chapter 180: Raid on the Hidden Rock Village (Part and )
Hokage Building Conference Room.
Tsunade and Hanekawa arrived a little late and most of the seats were already full.
But he was not late because Sarutobi Hiruzen had not arrived yet.
"Tsunade-sama."
When the jonin saw Tsunade, they all stood up and greeted her.
The atmosphere was so warm that it seemed as if they were welcoming the Hokage.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see who has the best chance of becoming the next Hokage in Konoha Village today.
Even if Tsunade didn't become Hokage in the end, there would only be benefits and no harm in establishing a good relationship with one of the best medical ninjas in the ninja world.
As for Hanekawa, with Tsunade in front of him, he was selectively forgotten.
He didn't care at all, because in his opinion, this kind of greeting scene was really troublesome.
Tsunade also felt it was troublesome, but since she couldn't hit someone who smiled at her, she could only respond one by one.
The time came to half past eight.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utane Koharu, and Mito Kado En walked in together.
The conference room suddenly became quiet.
Danzo Shimura did not attend this Jonin meeting because he was far away on the battlefield in Kumogakure.
Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato had similar reasons.
"I just received news that last night, the Konoha defense force led by Mimura Hamagaki was attacked by a large army of ninjas from the Iwagakure Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen got straight to the point and said, "Fortunately, Minato arrived in time and managed to stabilize the situation."
Hanekawa raised his brows.
This is pretty much the same plot as in the original film.
The Konoha Defense Force, which is the border force stationed on the west side of the Fire Country, specializes in patrolling the border.
The number of people is small. In the original work, after being suddenly attacked by the Iwagakure ninja army, only four ninjas including Mimura Yemaki survived.
Finally, Minato Namikaze arrived and saved them.
But things are different now.
According to Sarutobi Hiruzen, with the help of Namikaze Minato, they blocked the ninja army from the Iwagakure Village.
If you think about it carefully, this matter is related to him, it can be regarded as a butterfly effect.
Because Tsunade's reputation was too high, Danzo Shimura did not want Minato Namikaze to take away his credit, so he transferred him to guard against the Iwagakure Village.
This made Minato Namikaze very close to Konoha's defense forces, making it easier for him to reach them without spending too much time.
Although it was not mentioned in the original work, judging from the fighting going on everywhere in Konoha Village, it was very likely that he had rushed over from another battlefield.
"The Iwagakure ninja army has about 1,500 ninjas. They are the vanguard, and there will probably be reinforcements later."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said, "Tsunade, take two thousand people to support, as quickly as possible, Minato and the others can't hold out for long."
"Yes."
Tsunade responded immediately.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had told her about this before, so she was not surprised and did not say much.
"If the Iwagakure Village makes a move, I'm worried that the Kirigakure Village will be unable to sit still."
Mizuto Menyan suddenly thought of something and reminded.
"This is indeed a problem."
Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed.
The Konoha Village seized the seven ninja swords from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Swordsmen. Under normal circumstances, the Hidden Mist Village should seek to trade with them.
After all, these seven ninja swords are of extraordinary significance.
But they have not made any move, which means they have other thoughts, that is, they still want to start a war.
It's normal to think about it. Although the Hidden Mist Village suffered a crushing defeat, the number of ninjas lost was not large, less than a thousand, so the overall strength is still there.
"The Hidden Mist Village...Hiashi, will be under the charge of your Hyuga clan."
Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a moment and gave the order.
"Yes."
Hinata Hiashi was stunned for a moment. Although he was a little surprised, he still agreed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked them to go and guard against the Hidden Mist Village, obviously considering that the Byakugan was the nemesis of the Hidden Mist technique.
It’s just a pity that I can’t go to the battlefield of Iwagakure Village with Tsunade.
Hanekawa's heart moved.
Could this be the time when Kirigakure Ao obtained the Byakugan?
But it has nothing to do with him.
Reminding them of such things may not be helpful, and may even arouse their suspicion.
Besides, he didn't have much contact with the Hyuga clan, and they invested in Tsunade, not him.
"Don't worry too much."
Seeing the dull atmosphere, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, "Overall, our Konoha Village is currently in an advantageous position."
"Yes."
Mitomon En echoed, "And Team Sakumo just dealt a heavy blow to the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."
“Are these two things related?”
Tsunade suddenly thought of something and asked, "Why would Iwagakure attack Konohagakure when Kumogakure was defeated?"
"You mean they cooperated?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile suddenly froze.
"do not know."
Tsunade shook her head and said, "But we need to prepare for the worst."
Hanekawa raised his eyebrows when he heard that.
Tsunade's guess had some truth to it, but this time it was completely wrong.
The Iwagakure Village is not planning to cooperate with the Kumogakure Village, but is instead mobilizing the entire village to prepare for a sneak attack.
From the 80,000-strong ninja coalition in the Fourth Ninja World War in the original work, we can see that the maximum number of ninjas in a single village of the five major villages is 15,000.
The Iwagakure Village launched a surprise attack on the Kumogakure Village and sent out 10,000 ninjas, which was a full-scale mobilization.
"I'll ask the ANBU to find out more."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a headache.
If what Tsunade said is true, it will be a huge trouble for Konoha Village.
"This concludes today's meeting."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a serious tone, "Tsunade, you will leave immediately."
Everyone stood up and left the conference room.
"teacher."
Hanekawa caught up with Tsunade, and seeing that no one was around, he said, "I think the real target of the Iwagakure Village is the Kumogakure Village."
"You mean that the Iwagakure Village is feinting an attack on the Hidden Leaf Village in order to confuse the Kumogakure Village?"
Tsunade stopped and looked at him.
She was quick to react and guessed the truth once she was reminded.
"Ah."
Hanekawa explained, "Because the Iwagakure Village moved too quickly, it was as if they were waiting for the Kumogakure Village to fail."
"good."
Tsunade said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, it would be a good thing for our Konoha Village."
Hanekawa nodded slightly.
In the original work, Konoha Village was the most besieged ninja village, and the other four ninja villages all fought with it.
But now, the Hidden Cloud Village has replaced the Hidden Leaf Village and is about to be besieged by three ninja villages.
But Konoha Village is not that safe.
After all, there is still the Hidden Mist Village ready to make a move, and it is very likely that the situation will evolve into a three-front war like the Hidden Cloud Village.
"If you were ten years older, Sensei would be able to help you compete for Hokage."
Tsunade showed a regretful expression on her face.
In her opinion, Hanekawa already has the qualities to become Hokage.
The only problem is age.
"It's okay, just be the Hokage first, and then support me."
Hanekawa said, blinking.
If Tsunade were the Hokage, he could be the crown prince!
"Go inform Hong and Lin!"
Tsunade glared at him, somewhat helplessly.
Why does this kid keep saying this every day?
If it were someone else, she would have beaten him up long ago.
"is teacher."
Hanekawa replied with a smile.
"Gather at the gate of Konoha Village in two hours."
Tsunade continued walking forward, waving her hand and saying, "You don't have to follow me, go back and get ready."
As a front-line commander, she still has a lot to do.
The most important thing is how to select two thousand ninjas within two hours.
Hanekawa nodded and went to Nohara Lin's house.
"Happy New Year!" When Nohara Lin saw Hanekawa, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
He came on the first day of the new year, and she thought he was coming to pay New Year's greetings.
"Happy New Year."
Hanekawa responded and got down to business, "Lin, head to the Iwagakure battlefield in two hours."
"Iwagakure Village?"
Nohara Lin was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what had happened.
Tsunade had warned them about this before, so she wasn't too surprised.
"Kakashi and Obito, how are they doing?"
Nohara Lin asked quickly.
"They're fine."
Hanekawa consoled her, "They are all very strong, don't worry too much."
"That's good."
Nohara Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll be there on time."
After she finished speaking, she returned to the room and began to count the ninja tools.
Hanekawa said goodbye to her and returned to Yuhi Kurenai's house.
"hateful!"
Xihi Kurenai said very dissatisfiedly, "The New Year is still restless!"
She had originally planned to go shopping with Hanekawa on the first day of the new year, but now she has to give up.
"Let's go beat them up."
Hanekawa smiled and patted her head.
"Beat them back!"
Xihi Kurenai snorted and said in agreement.
"Get ready, I'll go with you."
Xihi Zhenhong walked in from outside the door.
He had just received a notice asking him to follow Tsunade to the battlefield in Iwagakure Village.
Hanekawa ended his conversation with Yuhi Kurenai.
What he needs to prepare is not only ninja tools, but also various kitchen utensils, seasonings and dishes.
Because he had to feed Tsunade secretly.
Hanekawa went to the nearby vegetable market and did some major shopping.
Fortunately, he was rich and could afford to buy a sealed storage scroll.
Normally, even a jonin would only use one or two sealing storage scrolls.
Besides being expensive, it’s because there aren’t that many things to bring.
Most of the things they brought were ninja tools, dry food and clothes.
Hanekawa felt like she was moving.
In fact, it’s almost the same. After all, the war with the Iwagakure Village will not be easy to end in a short time.
Two hours later, Hanekawa, Yuhi Kurenai and Yuhi Shinku arrived at the gate of Konoha Village.
Two thousand ninjas gathered together densely, looking very oppressive.
"You two should follow Lady Tsunade and be safe."
Xihi Shinku gave some instructions and returned to her team.
Whether it is war or peacetime missions, they are all carried out in ninja teams.
Sunset Red is no exception.
But he doesn't have fixed teammates, it's just a temporary team.
It is very common for teammates to die in battle.
In the original work, even Naruto Uzumaki's team underwent reorganization.
"Aburame Zhiwei."
Tsunade looked around and spoke.
"Tsunade-sama."
A young man in a white robe and carrying a gourd appeared.
Aburame Shiwei is the father of Aburame Shino, one of the Twelve Ninja Warriors of Konoha.
Although the Aburame clan is best at reconnaissance, they actually have very comprehensive abilities.
In addition to reconnaissance, combat is also strong.
"Because the situation is urgent, we will travel as fast as possible. I'll trouble you, the Aburame clan, for the investigation."
Tsunade instructed.
"Yes!"
Aburame Shiwei answered with a serious look on her face.
"Let's go! Full speed ahead! Target: Grass Country!"
Tsunade waved her hand, and two thousand ninjas ran out in an orderly manner.
The Land of Grass is located between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, and is a buffer zone between the Iwagakure Village and the Hidden Leaf Village.
The place where this battle took place was the Land of Grass.
As for the Kusagakure Village, they dared not speak out and could only restrain themselves to avoid being implicated.
Hanekawa followed Tsunade, thinking as he ran.
If he remembered correctly, Uchiha Madara was in the Land of Grass.
It was because of this that he was able to rescue Uchiha Obito in time.
But Uchiha Madara’s strength has been greatly reduced in his old age, so there is no need to worry too much.
In two years at most, he will be dead.
After all, Uchiha Sasuke will be born soon.
Because there were two thousand ninjas, nothing went wrong along the way, and everyone arrived at the Land of Grass successfully in the afternoon of the next day.
"Zhiwei."
Tsunade thought for a moment and then ordered, "You go ahead and meet Minato."
"Yes!"
Aburame Shiwei led three ninjas from the Aburame clan and quickly disappeared.
"The entire army will rest on the spot!"
Tsunade shouted.
During the past day and a half, except for a nap last night, we were basically on the road, and everyone was physically and mentally exhausted.
Now that we are in the Land of Grass, the battle could break out at any time, and this situation is very dangerous.
After hearing Tsunade's order, everyone sat down on the ground to recover.
"Teacher, would you like some water?"
Hanekawa handed over a water bottle.
Tsunade didn't hesitate to open the water bottle and drank half of it in one gulp. If you didn't know, you would think she was drinking Coke.
Hanekawa sat next to her and closed his eyes.
When he had nothing to do, he practiced perception ninjutsu.
In comparison, perception ninjutsu is simpler than wind-style ninjutsu.
He felt that he would first obtain the 'Perception Special Jonin' entry, and finally the 'Wind Style Special Jonin' entry.
But there is no difference in the order of time, after all, they are all used to synthesize the A-level entry of 'Almighty Jonin'.
He was quite looking forward to the A-rank entry 'Almighty Jonin'.
After all, the effects of this series of entries are very good.
An hour later, the break was over and Aburame Shiwei and the others returned in time.
"Tsunade-sama."
Aburame Shiwei reported, "We met Minato. They just experienced a fierce battle and suffered heavy losses."
"What about the Iwagakure ninja?"
Tsunade asked, frowning slightly.
"They have retreated."
Aburame Shiwei replied, "I guess they knew we were coming and were afraid of being surrounded, so they left early."
"This should be."
Tsunade nodded and said, "Take us to the Konoha Village camp."
"Yes!"
Aburame Shiwei and others led the way.
Two thousand ninjas headed towards the Konoha Village camp.
Half an hour later, a familiar figure suddenly appeared. It was Minato Namikaze.
"Tsunade-sama!"
Namikaze Minato smiled and said, "Fortunately you guys arrived in time!"
In the previous fierce battle, the Iwagakure ninjas had gained the upper hand, but halfway through the fight, they suddenly retreated.
Namikaze Minato thought it was some conspiracy until he saw Aburame Shiwei and then he realized what was going on.
(End of this chapter)