Hyuga Shin Takes the Battlefield Again! Namikaze Minato Raids the Kumogakure Command Post!

Namikaze Minato received the news soon after.

When he received it, Cloud Village Ninja blood still stained Namikaze Minato's body.

"Iwagakure...?"

Namikaze Minato felt the pressure on his shoulders grow even heavier.

Though Namikaze Minato was young, he already possessed an exceptionally strategic mind.

If Iwagakure and Kumogakure joined forces and attacked Konoha from two directions,

Konoha would be caught between them, unable to respond on both fronts.

Then...

Jiraiya could only be responsible for one side, while Orochimaru handled the other.

"And as Jiraiya's disciple, I should go there too, right?"

"But right now, I need to think this through first..."

Namikaze Minato studied the letter, then asked the messenger about several matters within the village.

Konoha could only be described as beset by troubles both inside and out.

That left Namikaze Minato deeply worried.

I have to speed up my training and master the New Jutsu as soon as possible. Only then can I maintain an absolute advantage after Iwagakure enters the war. Namikaze Minato secretly made up his mind.

He currently lacked a technique with overwhelming destructive power.

And preferably, it should require no hand seals. That way, he could activate it quickly and pair it perfectly with his Flying Thunder God Technique.

Soon afterward,

Namikaze Minato assembled an Elite Squad.

He decided to launch a Decapitation Operation.

Taking down the Third Raikage was probably impossible, but eliminating the other mid-level commanders... was feasible.

"Where the leaves of Konoha dance, fire continues to burn."

"We fight so that the younger children can live in peace!"

"If the war continues to worsen... my disciples, Kakashi, Rin, and Obito, will also end up on the battlefield."

"And what we have to do is prevent that from happening as much as possible!"

"Before the children take the battlefield, let the adults die on it first!"

Namikaze Minato raised his arm and shouted.

The ninjas in the team were infected by his emotions and erupted in cheers, their fighting spirit soaring.

At this moment, thanks to his astonishing number of kills, dashing bearing, and battlefield wisdom, Namikaze Minato possessed Hokage-like Prestige on the battlefield!

One call brought a hundred responses!

Sukuna was a powerhouse in the truest sense.

The strong possessed the right to choose their own lives.

When faced with the choice of becoming human or becoming a "curse,"

Sukuna chose to become a curse because of his four arms and two faces.

There were probably many reasons, such as being regarded as a monster... But Sukuna never regretted his choice. He lived as he pleased, according to his own understanding of the world.

Only after being defeated would Sukuna possibly acknowledge another way of living.

Su Nuo was the same now.

He lived as he pleased.

If someone wanted him to change... it was simple. They only had to beat him.

A loss was a loss. Su Nuo would never deny it.

No matter what method they used—an ambush, a gauntlet of successive opponents, or anything else—as long as they defeated Su Nuo, he would accept the result.

The strong had the pride of the strong. Once defeated, they would not deny it.

Outside,

"Shin, do you think this could have been done by ninjas from another village? Maybe they're trying to weaken Konoha," Uchiha Miya said while eating ramen.

Recently, Uchiha Miya had discovered that Ichiraku Ramen was delicious, so Uchiha Miya and Hyuga Shin had become regulars there.

Hyuga Shin furrowed his brows. After thinking for a moment, he answered, "That's possible, but we can't rule out someone from within Konoha. Everyone in the village is on edge right now... Every ninja clan has tightened its defenses."

"I heard they're going to increase the number of ninjas sent to the front again. Looks like the war isn't going well," Uchiha Miya said.

Hyuga Shin nodded as well.

Then he said, "I'll be leaving tomorrow to head to the battlefield."

Uchiha Miya was slightly stunned and looked at Hyuga Shin. "You?"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No... Normally speaking, uh...?"

Uchiha Miya was bewildered, then awkwardly fell silent.

After all, Uchiha Miya had also received orders to return to the battlefield. His "vacation" had already ended.

But why was Hyuga Shin going too?

"You killed the Raikage's son. What are you going there for? Aren't you just a walking target? That Third Raikage is terrifyingly strong. What are the Konoha High Command even thinking!"

The more Uchiha Miya spoke, the angrier he became, and he complained indignantly.

"Miya, this is Ninja's Destiny. It's a mission... and I'll carry it out," Hyuga Shin said with a smile.

"Hmph... Fine. I'll fight alongside you anyway," Uchiha Miya said with a cold snort, acting as though it meant nothing.

"Thank you, partner."

"You're annoying... It's only natural. There's no need to thank me."

The next day,

Three things happened at the same time.

Jiraiya returned, and Orochimaru waited for him outside the Hokage Office.

"Long time no see..." Orochimaru's cold voice drifted over.

"Yeah, I'm back!" Jiraiya laughed and strode over.

The two of them entered the Hokage Office side by side.

The second thing.

Hyuga Shin and Uchiha Miya left Konoha and headed for the battlefield.

The third thing.

Namikaze Minato located Kumogakure's command center on the battlefield. Taking several Elite Squad ninjas with him under the cover of night, he quietly infiltrated Kumogakure's command camp.

"Move!" Namikaze Minato said in a low voice. Everyone instantly split up and pounced on their respective targets.

The battle erupted at once, plunging the Kumogakure camp into chaos.

Relying on his Flying Thunder God Technique, Namikaze Minato moved freely through the enemy ranks. The Kunai in his hand flashed coldly as he harvested lives.

The Cloud Village Ninja fought back desperately, but everything was already too late.

Namikaze Minato swiftly destroyed Kumogakure's Command System and personally killed several jonin before withdrawing from the battlefield amid the chaos.

With their command structure destroyed, the Kumogakure ninja forces fell into confusion. The Konoha forces seized the opportunity to launch a full-scale counterattack along the front line and won a crushing victory.

When the Third Raikage learned that the camp had been attacked, he flew into a rage.

However, after this battle, Raikage A also understood something.

With Kumogakure alone,

it was impossible, in practical terms, to swallow Konoha...

They could only ally with Iwagakure!

The news that Kumogakure's command camp had been attacked and that Konoha had counterattacked and won reached Konoha almost immediately.

Konoha erupted in cheers, believing it to be excellent news.

When the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, heard about it, he was delighted.

The only effect was that it accelerated the alliance... and allowed Ōnoki to be more demanding in the alliance's terms, such as claiming a larger share of the benefits later.

At the same time, Hyuga Shin and Uchiha Miya arrived at the battlefield with this batch of ninjas.

This was the Kumogakure-Konoha War facing the Land of Lightning.

They would first rest at the camp.

Hyuga Shin saw many injured Konoha ninjas crying out in agony.

It seemed the situation on the front line was not very good either.

"Hyuga Shin, this is your mission. Good luck."

Soon, the Camp Commander assigned the mission.

They were to scout a strategic location. The site concerned a key part of the Konoha Defense Line's deployment, so they had to find out the exact situation.