Konoha In early July 49, the Land of Rain front line rotation was completed. Except for Orochimaru, almost all Konoha Ninja who participated in the battle chose to return to the village to rest.
Sunagakure showed great sincerity this time. Not only did he have peace talks, he even wanted to have economic exchanges with Konoha.
Some unique herbs are on the trade list. Rasa seems to no longer maintain the dignity of the Great Ninja Village and is content to be an ally.
If Konoha is willing to return high-level advisers, and Sunagakure is even willing to give up part of the garrison rights, Konoha Ninja can establish some strongholds in Land of Wind.
The only condition for establishing a stronghold is to open some tasks to Sunagakure Ninja. As for material supplies, the two parties are still negotiating.
After hearing that he could go to Land of Wind to establish a "ninja base", the village's "Hardline Faction" once again said, "This is the best time to embezzle Sunagakure!"
This view has also been opposed by many ninjas. It costs a lot of money to establish a formal stronghold. This money can be used to improve the welfare of ninjas.
More importantly, Land of Wind's land is relatively barren, and Land of Fire is not short of minerals. The new Kazekage Rasa is asking Konoha to "help the poor"!
Jonin Division's meeting did not discuss this matter too much. After all, Land of Grass's war is still going on. After Iwagakure withdrew its troops from Land of Rain, it gave full play to its numerical advantage.
Iwagakure is not Sunagakure. Since the opponent successfully encircled and suppressed Third Raikage, the morale of all Iwagakure Ninja has been greatly boosted.
During the past few months of fighting, Iwagakure Ninja also tried to copy such tactics, hoping to rely on numerical superiority to encircle and suppress Minato Namikaze.
Unfortunately, Jonin Kitsuchi led the team to encircle and suppress them several times and all failed. In addition, Jiraiya held on to the defensive line, Iwagakure Ninja could only watch Minato Namikaze calmly retreat.
How to limit the speed ninja has become a big problem for Iwagakure Ninja.
Konoha With Byakugan ninjas around, most of the traps couldn't work at all, and the final few battles turned into wars of attrition.
After all, the ninja needs to refine Chakra, and the body will feel tired, and the same goes for Minato Namikaze.
There are more and more tactics targeting him. The most thrilling one was when Iwagakure Ninja almost caught his companions.
Obviously the enemy has begun to use "ninja" methods, and coercion is extremely effective at certain moments - Land of Grass Konoha Ninja In the camp, Jiraiya looked at the ugly disciple, sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Minato, the so-called ninja refers to people who can endure everything!"
"There are always casualties in war. When the enemy cannot restrain you, he will attack you from many aspects until you are put in danger."
Minato's teammates who graduated from the Ninja Academy died in Iwagakure Ninja's traps one after another. His friends who had been friends for many years were targeted because of him and eventually died.
A few years ago, the three of them carried out the task of investigating Iwagakure Jinchuriki together with Jiraiya. The memories kept flooding in their minds. After calming down, Minato Namikaze could only respond simply, "Sorry, teacher, maybe my practice is not enough."
"A lot of times I'm always late, and every time I'm just a little bit closer to saving everyone. If I could have been faster, maybe these things wouldn't have happened."
Jiraiya was once in a desperate situation and watched a large number of his subordinates die. At that time, he was also unable to do anything.
I wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but in the end Jiraiya just patted the shoulder, left the camp to the disciples, and let Minato say goodbye to his companions.
Hideichi Hyuga, who was hanging his arms, had just arrived at the camp where the wounded were staying two days ago. Seeing the situation of Minato, the Hyuga Clan ninja with self-destructive tendencies looked at the sky with pure white pupils. "Speed ninjas are not omnipotent, and death may not be a bad thing."
"There will definitely be freedom in Pure Land, and maybe we can live freely in another world."
Although the disgraced Kakashi knew that staying in the wounded camp for a long time would affect his mood, seeing Hideichi Hyuga looking like he was begging for death, he still complained expressionlessly, "Iwagakure can't break through the defense line, and we don't intend to cross Land of Grass."
"The fate of tools is death. It's just that the ninjas who die here are not talented enough. Some people should not become ninjas."
Hideichi Hyuga turned to look at his good friend, whom he had known for several years, and responded in a low voice, "Ninjas are tools. Kakashi, do you want to change your destiny?"
Kakashi ignored the glares from some Konoha Ninja around him, stood up and left a shadow to his friend. "I will become a tool of dominance!"
The news that Minato Namikaze secretly returned to the village has not spread. Jiraiya believes that disciples need to adjust their mental state, and the best way is to nourish it with love.
Most ninjas have some psychological problems, which is why many ninjas like to follow strong-willed people.
As long as the leader is not confused, everyone just needs to follow orders.
Konoha quietly replaced Minato Namikaze. Iwagakure could no longer bear it at this time. Ninjas were also afraid of death. Yellow Flash had killed too many people, and the fear of war was growing.
In mid-July, Shu Furukawa, who came to the front line of Land of Grass for the first time, felt a little unwell. In Land of Rain, Orochimaru would not consider the casualties and would follow the charge even if they were not dead.
In close combat, large-scale ninjutsu can be unleashed, and no one will complain if one of your own is injured.
Land of Grass is a lot more merciful here. Since it is only for defense and the battle line is long, occasionally there will be a melee of thousands of people, but most of the time they will be attacked by a hundred people.
Iwagakure has the ninjutsu to change the terrain and target large psychic beasts. Jiraiya will only take the initiative when encountering Jonin like Kitsuchi. The rest of the time is spent mobilizing personnel and materials.
Inside the camp, Jiraiya marked the location of Tenchi Bridge on the map, and then drew a circle in the southwest. "This area was originally a tacit reservation among our three parties. Tenchi Bridge connects Land of Grass and Land of Fire. During the battle, both sides were trying to avoid damaging these facilities."
"Iwagakure Ninja has recently begun to advance from this direction. I don't know why they made such a radical choice, but since they have received the intelligence, they must stop the other party."
"All of you here are Jonin. I can also tell you some inside information. This is also the request of Land of Fire."
"Kikyo Castle can no longer be rebuilt after being destroyed, but these infrastructures cannot. We need to protect these trade routes as much as possible."
Jiraiya sighed helplessly at the end. He was not good at running the village, but it was what he, an old friend, should do to reduce some trouble for Tsunade.
"Dense forest environment? Iwagakure gave up their advantage. It can be seen that the enemy is under great pressure."
Shikaku Nara touched his chin and added in a low voice, Jonin of the Aburame Clan also analyzed. "This is a favorable environment for us, Kikaichū can give full play to its advantages."
With the forest around, Inuzuka Clan's Jonin also followed suit. When fighting on the plains, they were at a disadvantage against Iwagakure's combined attack ninjutsu. However, this complex environment was extremely suitable for Konoha Ninja.
While everyone was still discussing how many teams should be sent, Shu Furukawa, who had been listening carefully, raised his hands and spoke, "Seniors, just leave it to me alone. With a team of a hundred people, my skills can better kill the enemy."
There was sudden silence in the camp. Jiraiya raised his eyebrows and did not ask about the specific ninjutsu. After all, the information about ninjas cannot be exposed easily.
"You can give it a try, but I will still send a small team to set up defenses."
Shu Furukawa nodded without refuting. He needed to accumulate more energy for his spirit body, and death was the best supplement.
Hundreds of people are just his current limit. No matter how many there are [Collection], the nightmare will be prolonged and his mental state will be affected to some extent.
All the Jonin looked at each other. Even Minato Namikaze would not be very efficient in killing in a complex environment.
"Then let's do the finishing work for Xiu!"
Yamanaka Inoichi was the first to speak out in support, and soon several Ninja Clans responded one after another. Disciples of Fourth Hokage must support him!
Shu Furukawa stood up and continued to express his gratitude like a humble junior. Jiraiya coughed lightly and said seriously, "Don't force yourself. Although the task is important, the facilities can be rebuilt if they are gone."
"We just need to guard the Land of Fire border."
Orochimaru would not have said such words at all. Shu Furukawa was also used to Jiraiya's commanding method and solemnly responded, "Yes, Lord Jiraiya."
Two days later, just like the news sent back by intelligence personnel, Iwagakure Ninja changed directions and sneaked in quietly.
While Iwagakure's 400 people were taking action, Shu Furukawa had been waiting for a day in the dense forest southwest of Tenchi Bridge.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, Shu Furukawa, who was on a huge branch, opened his eyes, clasped his hands together, dark purple eye shadow appeared around his eyes, and Strength of a Hundred Seal's diamond-shaped mark also began to flash.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
"Bang..."
The output of Little Katsuyu, which is almost 17 meters high, appears in the open space. It is different from the one summoned by ordinary Chakra. At this time, the pattern on the back of Katsuyu is lavender.
"Master Xiu, do you want to conduct experiments on new techniques?"
"The time is almost up. Let's simply test the power. Unfortunately, this is not a confined space, but the opponents are just ordinary people."
Shu Furukawa stood on the head of the living loser and responded simply. Sensing that the enemy thousands of miles away was still moving, he clasped his hands together again. "Immortal method·Hiding in Mist Technique!"
Shu Furukawa's Senjutsu Chakra quickly converted. After breaking away from the restrictions of Chakra's acupuncture points, the power of the original ninjutsu doubled, and Dense Fog spread rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Iwagakure Ninja, who was accelerating in the dense forest, was suddenly enveloped by Dense Fog. There were still more than thirty kilometers away from the destination. Several Jonin hurriedly signaled everyone to stop.
"Why did this fog suddenly appear?"
"Sensory Division, check the situation nearby."
The sensing ninja also looked confused at this time. What frightened several people even more was that the fog was thickening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Captain, we can't sense anything unusual, but if we encounter this weird fog, we'd better retreat temporarily!"
Only hearing his voice but not seeing his person, a feeling of fear began to spread in Iwagakure Ninja's heart.
"Captain! Leave first!"
"The mist seems to contain Chakra."
"Is it Konoha Ninja's trap? Why is the scope so large?"
Iwagakure Ninja, who was frightened, shouted loudly. Shu Furukawa noticed that the target had been completely enveloped, and immediately resonated with Katsuyu with all his strength, and then Hand Seals cooperated with the moving Senjutsu Chakra with one hand.
The novel experience made Katsuyu's voice become softer and softer. "Xianfa·Clever Mist Technique!"
The acid mist is spit out rapidly from the living mouth. There are no Chakra acupuncture points and meridians. The Senjutsu Chakra conversion efficiency is extremely fast, and the acid mist and thick mist merge quickly.
Some Iwagakure Ninja seemed to have felt that their lives were threatened, and turned and ran away in fear. Several captains called loudly, but Dense Fog could not see their companions at all.
"Stop everyone!"
"Ah!"
A team member at the front suddenly let out an inhuman scream, and the fear intensified again. Regardless of the formation, everyone turned around and fled.
The screams became more and more loud. Iwagakure Ninja, who was running at the front, was so frightened that he did not dare to look back. He suddenly felt severe pain in his back and could not help but wailed loudly. "Help me..."
No one responded. Iwagakure Ninja raised his arm in pain. When he saw the flesh and blood on it, he fainted. His consciousness gradually immersed in the darkness, and there was no sound at all.
In the induction of Shu Furukawa, Chakra of Iwagakure Ninja gradually disappeared.
Seeing that Katsuyu was still working hard to spit out acid mist, Shu Furukawa's spirit body came out of the body, and then accelerated into the dense forest, and [Collection]'s energy was restored and consumed.
"Okay, Katsuyu, the effect of the technique seems to be too much."
"Master Xiu, I've tried my best, but it's still a little difficult to convert the acid liquid into acid mist."
Katsuyu shook his tentacles twice, as if feeling embarrassed, and added, "I'm not good at fighting, so I've caused trouble to Master Xiu."
What Shu Furukawa's spirit body saw was Iwagakure Ninja, who would merge with the earth in a few minutes. Seeing the power of this inhuman ninjutsu, he secretly clicked his tongue.
"It completely exceeded expectations. If this technique can be performed in a closed environment, it will be even more powerful."
"We have already chosen a location, all we need to do is spit out the acid mist."
Sensing the surprise in Shu Furukawa's tone, Katsuyu also became happy, squirmed twice, and responded cheerfully, "I will work hard, Master Xiu!"
When the spirit body returned to the body, Shu Furukawa suddenly felt that his Strength of a Hundred Seal could hold more Senjutsu Chakra. This way of improvement was really fascinating. "It's a pity that I can't live forever..."
Shu Furukawa sighed secretly, thinking that there were only 2 months left before Kakashi's birthday, so he could only cheer up and cheer for himself. After planning for so many years, it was time to reap the rewards.
"Konoha's ninjas are here, Master Xiu, I'm going back first."
"White Zetsu Clone There is still some magic work there, I will complete it."
Katsuyu disappeared with a whir. Shu Furukawa fell to the ground and was instantly released from Sage Mode. The diamond-shaped Strength of a Hundred Seal also returned to its normal purple color and no longer emitted the strange light.
"Seniors, it's over. Please wait for a while before entering the dense forest."
Shu Furukawa looked at the crowd and reported in a deep voice. Kikaichū on the Aburame Clan's ninja suddenly flew backwards uncontrollably, causing the group to scream in fright.
Akimichi Choza was also startled. He put the iron rod on his shoulder and teased Shibi Aburame next to him. The latter turned pale, pushed up his sunglasses and muttered to himself, "This bloody smell? Kikaichū is afraid..."