Chapter 430: Battle of Sand Village (1)
"Lord Yagura! Received the latest intelligence! It has been confirmed that Konoha has decided to temporarily cease fire with Sunagakure!" Uzumaki Kana informed Yagura of the latest intelligence from the Land of Fire, "And, Konoha will send its elite troops to help Sunagakure repel our Kirigakure's attack!"
Yagura's expression suddenly became serious after hearing this. As expected, the troublemaker finally showed up, and Konoha Village finally made this choice.
Kiyoshi's judgment on the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was relatively accurate. Without the hawkish Danzo Shimura, and the dispute of "Sarutobi you regret, Danzo I am Hokage", Sarutobi Hiruzen made the decision to temporarily cease fire and send high-end combat forces to support the Sand Village without any surprise after an analysis by Konoha Crouching Dragon and Konoha Phoenix Hatchling.
Although it is not known what kind of agreement will be reached between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Rasa, or between Konoha and Sunagakure, but once Konoha sends strong men to participate in the war, their plan of the Mist Village to destroy the Sunagakure Village will have significant changes.
After all, a man's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Even though Konoha has begun to decline now and its overall strength has been surpassed by their Hidden Mist Village, it was still the leader of the ninja world with a profound foundation in the past. At this point in time, it can still easily produce several Kage-level fighters without much effort...!
Not to mention far away, just here in Konoha and Sunagakure, there are three Kage-level powerhouses, Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato, and these three are not weak among the Kage-level. In addition, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, the three most famous "Ino, Shika and Chou" combinations of the contemporary times, when added together, can also fight and compete with the Kage-level powerhouses!
In addition to the three Kage-level ninjas, Rasa, Chiyo and Ebizo, from the Sand Village, as well as the large number of Sand Village ninja troops returning from the front lines, although the Mist Village can still crush them in terms of high-end combat power, it is unlikely to wipe out the remaining Sand Village ninjas in one fell swoop.
Yagura quickly compared the overall strength of both sides in his mind, but no matter how he deduced, he could not find any way to capture all the Sand Village reinforcements.
You know, according to the original battle plan, Konoha was not taken into consideration. After all, Kiyoshi never thought that the spy from Konoha Village lurking in the Sand Village would be so sharp and decisive!
Therefore, Yagura originally planned to have Uzumaki Shinki and three of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen go outside the Sand Village after capturing the Sand Village. After the reinforcements from the Sand Village arrived, they would directly use the "Four Red Yang Formation" to defeat Rasa and the others.
But now, with Konoha's interference, it becomes inappropriate to let the three ninja swordsmen perform the "Four Red Yang Formation". After all, this will reduce the high-end combat power of their Kirigakure on the battlefield. If there is no "Four Red Yang Formation", then there will inevitably be a large number of Sand Village ninjas who will eventually escape.
As for those barrier class and seal class ninjas who are currently maintaining the "Four Red Yang Formation", they are not true Kage-level powerhouses after all. They are only able to perform the current "Four Red Yang Formation" by taking advantage of the situation and working together.
Furthermore, although the minimum combat strength of the Kirigakure Village participating in the battle is also a special jonin, after all, in terms of numbers, it is at a great disadvantage compared to the ninja troops of the Sand Village. On the battlefield, even if it is a Kage-level strongman, if he is besieged by the human wave tactics of ordinary ninjas, there is a high probability that problems will arise.
So, Yagura thought hard but couldn't come up with an effective solution...!
So, he gave up!
In the end, we still have to ask Qingsi for support, Konoha, this damn troublemaker...!
"Kana!" Yagura sighed and said, "Send a message to the Mizukage! Request tactical guidance!"
Then, Yagura immediately turned his attention to Konan and Yahiko, "Konan, after Chinano finishes the treatment, you and Yahiko will be responsible for sending your child and the wife of the Fourth Kazekage to Angkor Fortress!"
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Kirigakure Village.
Mizukage's office.
Qingsi also received the information about Konoha's movements, so he handed the message to the Third-Kage Mizukage Bing who was sitting opposite him and chuckled, "Third-Kage! It seems that the Third-Kage of Konoha is still as patient as ever!"
There was a slight hint of disdain in his tone. If it were him, considering the Sand Village's repeated sneak attacks on Konoha, it would be good enough for him not to add insult to injury. How could he turn around and help the Sand Village to repel the invading Mist Village at this time!
Although, from Konoha's perspective, they believe that doing so can not only prevent the Sand Village from being completely destroyed, but also weaken the Sand Village to a great extent with the help of the Mist Village, and it is very likely that Sarutobi Hiruzen is really planning to take the Sand Village, which will be weakened and can only follow Konoha's butt and cheer for it, as an "ally".
After all, the first Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju, who created the structure of the Ninja Village era, was so "merciful" back then. So, it is understandable that Sarutobi Hiruzen's final behavior was to inherit Hashirama Senju's peace-loving ideas.
But in Qingji's opinion, only a destroyed Sand Village is a good Sand Village.
Peace not based on strength, isn't that pure nonsense?
You don't really think that there was peace back then with Hashirama Senju?
That was clearly a "nuclear strike"!
You know, in the ninja world, only power is unique and eternal. Without power, you are nothing...!