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After Han was hit hard by Jiraiya, he let out a cry of pain, shook his head and left with a "bad face"...
Han didn't dare to fight anymore now.
Being fooled is a trivial matter. Anyway, Tailed Beast's body can recover infinitely as long as it has chakra, but...
"Tailed Beast Ball" lost control, making Han feel that Five-Tails was hesitating!
Like all suffering masters, Han immediately panicked when he saw Huang Mao'er returning. He just wanted to take Five-Tails to escape from the evil "Konoha's Akaseki".
Compared to Roshi, Han is undoubtedly more suitable for escaping. After all, the Tailed Beast body of Five-Tails is good at running. When maintaining Tailed Beast Transformation, although it is very noisy when running and it is difficult to hide his tracks, the speed of straight line, especially long-distance running, is unmatched by Shinobi World - Flying Thunder God cannot be counted as "running".
Although it is difficult to hide their whereabouts, it seems that it is not suitable to escape, but this is Land of Earth, Akaseki and Jiraiya, and of course they will not pursue them deeply.
Especially Jiraiya, after coming here for a moment, he quit Sage Mode, panting in place...
After Akaseki chased for a while, he saw Five-Tails's figure getting farther and farther away, and without any intention of looking back, he also turned back.
Just at this time, Ranwu had also returned.
"How is it?" Akaseki asked upon seeing this.
"All the Genin who escaped have been dealt with, but one Jonin should have escaped." Ranwu said, taking out many seal scrolls.
Previously, Relay Station and Genin fled in all directions, taking with them untransmitted documents. These were all intercepted and seized by Ranwu one by one.
Six years of war has taught Ranwu to attack these enemy countries Ninja when it is time to strike. If I keep a Genin today, maybe next year he will become Chunin, and the year after that he will kill Konoha's companions on the battlefield!
They will not take action against civilian targets or Ninja, Ranwu from other countries, but they will not show mercy to enemy countries Ninja - if you want to blame them, blame Ōnoki for not having a ceasefire!
As for the escaped Jonin, Akaseki is probably "that one". He did not escape from the beginning, but was covered and escaped after Han appeared, so he was not within the interception range of Ranwu and could not see him at all.
The reason why I know such a person is because Miroku saw it and told her...
"Just run, he shouldn't have anything important on him." Akaseki shook his head - since "that so-and-so" didn't run away right away, he probably didn't have anything important on him.
Then Akaseki also used Swamp Release, gradually sinking "Grayridge Relay Station" completely.
Although compared to the environment like Amegakure, the rocky landform here is more difficult to use Swamp Release to methaneize, but the scope of just one Relay Station is also small. As long as Akaseki wants to sink, of course it can sink slowly...
After completely destroying the place Relay Station, Akaseki and his party of four left the scene.
But...
After moving away from the scene, Akaseki stopped.
"Our previous whereabouts may have been exposed, and we can no longer go to the next location according to the original plan." Akaseki announced directly.
"Then... should we go directly to Shattered Sand Camp?" Ranwu asked.
There were three locations originally arranged for Akaseki Squad, starting from Grayridge Relay Station and going southwest to Shattered Sand Camp.
The original plan was that no matter how many attacks were carried out and whether they were successful or not, they must arrive at Shattered Sand Camp on April 1st.
Of course it would be better if you can pick up a few bases along the way!
But now...
After Akaseki thought for a while, he first took out the Land of Earth map.
"If Iwagakure is prepared, the siege should gradually form now. If we are specifically targeting our team, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Shattered Sand Camp." Akaseki made a judgment after roughly weighing the journey along the way and the surrounding situation.
"Then we go back directly?" Jiraiya touched his chin, also showing hesitation.
"It is safest to go back the way we came, but... the problem is, if it is not for our team, but for the entire plan, if we retreat, the entire plan may collapse, and other teams will be left alone." Akaseki still shook his head.
"If all four teams are targeted, why can't you retreat? Can't we just retreat together?" Miroku asked with a puzzled look on his face.
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"Our team is the core... I also brought this." Akaseki said, patting his ninja bag - there was Minato's "Flying Thunder God Formula Kunai" inside.
The original plan was to ask Akaseki to provide the coordinates, so that Minato suddenly arrived with Tsunade and Orochimaru, catching Shattered Sand Camp by surprise - this was something that the other three teams did not know!
In other words, the team of Akaseki has the most combat power, and can summon three powerful forces at any time - but it cannot last long, especially Orochimaru and Tsunade. People who are "brought" here require Minato to consume chakra to maintain them, just like "Summoning Technique".
Akaseki If you withdraw directly, it will have a big impact...
Akaseki hesitated for a while and then said, "Only one Five-Tails Jinchuriki came. Either there is something wrong with Iwagakure's intelligence, or... Iwagakure doesn't believe the intelligence source. In any case, this is also an opportunity!"
Of course, there is another possibility that Ōnoki is too greedy and temporarily wanted to mobilize manpower to wipe out four teams at the same time, but ended up with insufficient combat power.
But this is unlikely!
After all, Ōnoki has never been a greedy person.
"Then let's..." Jiraiya somewhat guessed what Akaseki wanted to do.
"Let's go here!" Akaseki said, then pointed to "Earth Capital" on the map.
Jiraiya was also very worried when he saw this.
"Isn't it too risky? Earth Capital is not only important, but there are more than a dozen Guardian Ninjas at all times...Guardian Ninjas in the capitals of big countries all have Jonin standards. Some nobles may even have privately supported Ninja retainers." Jiraiya grinned.
Ninja Village Although it is the military center of the country, it is not a noble and does not have any force at all.
Even if you don't know what Land of Earth looks like, you can always use the analogy of Land of Fire.
Land of Fire has several powerful Guardian Ninja, and even has the strength of Konoha Elite Jonin!
"No, member Jiraiya, you should think about it the other way around... This is exactly the least risky approach! No matter whether Iwagakure's arrangement is for one of our teams or for all teams, if we go directly north to attack Earth Capital, it will definitely exceed their expectations and reduce the pressure on other troops to the greatest extent!"
Akaseki I was still a little hesitant at first, but after talking about it like this, I became more and more confident.
Jiraiya:...
Because it's dangerous, it's safe?
Jiraiya I feel like this "thinking the other way around" is a bit serious...
However, Jiraiya understands Uchiha Clan's character, and also agrees with Shi's thoughts. To a certain extent, it's not wrong, but it's just a bit wrong.
So...
"Captain Akaseki, I think it's a little more conservative." Jiraiya said, holding Akaseki's finger pointing at the map, and tilted it to the side. "Here! This is just right."
"Rockhold Fortress?" Akaseki was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then he understood where this place was.
Of course it's not a bandit's village.
It is an armed force that has existed since Warring States Period and is directly under Daimyo of the Land of Earth. Among them, Rockhold Guard is also Ninja in a broad sense. They also practice chakra and use ninjutsu. There are two or three Jonin who are the strongest, and Guardian Ninja who has been Earth Capital for a long time.
Similar to Fire Temple from Land of Fire...
However, Rockhold Fortress is closer to the capital than Fire Temple.
In contrast, Fire Temple is in the group Yamanaka, but the monks and ninjas in it will come out to serve in Fire Capital, but Rockhold Guard of Rockhold Fortress is in Earth Capital Sakon, and can protect him.
In terms of historical lineage, Rockhold Fortress is also the same family as Daimyo of the Land of Earth, but they were separated later.
Akaseki thought about it, and it would indeed be good to attack Rockhold Fortress directly...
Not only does it have the benefits mentioned by Akaseki before, but the risks are much smaller.
Rockhold Fortress is not far from Earth Capital, and Guardian Ninja is stationed all year round. Once Rockhold Fortress is breached, especially destroyed, it will cause a huge shock to Earth Capital, and then the pressure on Ōnoki will be great.
Even if the relationship between Iwagakure and Earth Capital is closer than the relationship between Sunagakure and Wind Capital, and Ōnoki's personal prestige in Land of Earth is also greater, but... it doesn't matter how close the war is to the pillows of Earth Capital and those nobles!
In contrast, if you directly attack Rockhold Fortress, you will face less resistance. After all, there are only three Guardian Ninja in the village. Even if there are Elite Jonin level existences, it is still better than directly attacking Earth Capital.
If nothing else...
When the news of the attack on Earth Capital came out, Jonin of Rockhold Fortress arrived within a short while, and if Rockhold Fortress was attacked...Earth Capital would definitely have to step up the defense of the capital and find out the situation clearly before they could judge whether to provide support!
I have to say something different...
That is, in Rockhold Fortress, it is not easy to cause casualties, and there is no chance to kill any big shots.
But this is not a bad thing. Akaseki is just not afraid of killing people, not that he likes killing people. As long as he can achieve his goal.
Although Akaseki's head just got hot and he thought that if he could kill Daimyo of the Land of Earth, then "Konoha's Akaseki"'s reputation would be even greater, but if he calmed down a little, Akaseki also understood that this would not work.
After all, the strategic purpose of this time is to "force Iwagakure to cease the war Peace Negotiations" and directly kill Daimyo of the Land of Earth. Then it is useless for Iwagakure to cease the war!
Thinking about it this way, it is indeed more reliable to directly attack Rockhold Fortress and create pressure on Earth Capital than to directly attack Earth Capital.
"Okay! Then let's go to Rockhold Fortress!" Akaseki said confidently.
Of course Ranwu will not refuse...
Immediately Akaseki looked at Miroku and said, "Miroku, your role is the most critical along the way. You must always pay attention to your surroundings. If you make any discoveries like before, you must tell me as soon as possible!"
If their whereabouts were known in real time, then this attack would be a joke.
Fortunately, since being discovered by Miroku once, the guy suspected to be Black Zetsu seems to have given up and has never appeared again...