"Ta..."
A pool of water on the ground caused by the recent heavy rain suddenly splashed away due to a sudden stepping of a foot...
A group of figures just appeared here. They were agile and had evil looks on their faces. They were obviously not ordinary people.
"Be careful!"
The person who accidentally made a Water Walking noise because he took too big a step was immediately scolded. The person in front of him turned around, looked at him with a frown, and whispered,
"It just rained here and there is a lot of water. Try to avoid it and don't step on it casually. Mist Ninja likes to hide in places like this for sneak attacks."
He is undoubtedly a ninja. To be sure, this group of people are all ninjas. They are the Konoha delegation that has left Takigakure.
With Kirigakure abstaining, the Shinobi World conference naturally ended with Konoha winning, but no one felt happy. Any ninja in the conference could smell a strong smell of conspiracy. Therefore, as soon as the conference ended, the ninjas from various organizations were like going to a fair, each walking faster than the other.
Of course, there is a hope to avoid right and wrong, but more often it is to take advantage of the situation...
As for Konoha, who was the target of the robbery, they were naturally very angry and annoyed, so much so that they, who were clearly the winners of this tournament, now had to carefully embark on the road back home.
Of course, their number has increased again now. The "root" members sent by Danzo have joined them outside the village, and the Sunagakure delegation has also joined them. Because of Sunagakure's current severe situation, the covenant signed during this war still plays its role.
Not only that, there are also some people who disguise themselves as Konoha Ninja because of a certain agreement. Even Sunagakure doesn't know this...
Due to the fear of being surrounded by many enemies, this joint team was naturally unable to move at full speed as when they came. As a result, their speed was not much faster than ordinary people. After a while, they were still within the territory of Land of Waterfalls...
"This rain really comes at the wrong time..."
Looking at the still gray sky, Minato's eyes were a little sad, and he took out the map again.
"At this speed, it will take us twice as long to reach the border, and there is still one more mile to go. I hope nothing happens."
"Our main enemy this time is definitely Kumogakure, Iwagakure must have participated with the mentality of picking up bargains, and Kirigakure should be similar."
Shan's eyes on the other side were also staring at the map, and his expression could show that he was also dissatisfied with the speed of travel.
"At the current rate, we will at least go one step further."
"Safety first, keep moving forward."
Minato put the map in his arms. He turned back and looked at the group of young ninjas who were protected in the center of the team.
"Although this may not be able to avoid them, if we rush as usual, we will be discovered immediately. Even with the addition of Sunagakure, we will still suffer a lot in the fight now."
After thinking for a while, he said again,
"Senior Shan, if they are discovered, please take care of those children. They will be very important people to the village in the future."
"You are Qi and the others, don't worry, I know it well."
"Then please."
Nodding, Minato said nothing. After confirming that the direction was correct, he led the team to move forward.
But everyone knows that the possibility of this team not being discovered is almost zero. Such a large team, no matter how careful they are during the march, will be detected sooner or later. What they are pursuing is to get as close as possible to the border of Land of Fire and Land of Waterfalls. Once a battle breaks out after entering the border, Konoha Ninja Army, who is guarding the border area, can discover them in the shortest possible time and come to support them.
But as beings of the same level, their enemies are obviously not so good...
"Found it! They did take the route expected by Master Mizukage."
On a hillside, a Mist Ninja sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes.
"There are quite a few people there, Sunagakure is also with them."
"Very good, inform Cloud Ninja and Rock Ninja, it's time for us to leave."
Behind him were a large number of ninjas in different costumes. Except for Mist Ninja, the others were obviously from other Chunin organizations, and there were even many wandering ninjas who had no organization at all.
The speaker was still a Mist Ninja, he was the team leader Kirigakure. After giving instructions to his companions, he turned around and faced these people.
"I won't let you know if it's superfluous. As long as you follow us well this time and perform well in people or organizations, Lord Mizukage will allow them to join our Kirigakure Ninja village. Of course, you can also choose to join Iwagakure or Kumogakure. Tsuchikage and Lord Raikage also have the same promise."
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of those wandering ninjas suddenly erupted with wolf-like light.
Only those who are not in Five Great Shinobi Villages will realize how happy it is to be a ninja in Five Great Shinobi Villages! Those of them, who are only in a lower-middle-level organization at best, are the ones who feel the deepest feelings.
Especially those wandering ninjas, it has always been their wish to join a powerful ninja organization, but for characters like them, the five major ninja villages in the past would not have any interest at all.
The promise of the three major movies is the biggest motivation for them to dare to provoke Konoha this time. Anyway, if it continues like this, it will be a hard life. They have had enough of this kind of life!
"Let's go!"
Seeing that everyone's enthusiasm had been mobilized by these words, the team leader Kirigakure laughed sinisterly in his heart. With a wave of his hand, the team headed by Mist Ninja left the hillside and rushed towards the target location.
And not long after they set off, the Kumogakure and Iwagakure teams with the same composition also set off from different directions, forming an encirclement and surrounding the Konoha Sunagakure joint force that was still marching.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner. Minato, who planned to go to the border, probably did not expect that the enemy's purpose was also to start a war at the border, because they did not intend to really bring the combined teams of Konoha and Sunagakure together. Wu Jian wiped out most of them. Their goal was just the young ninjas of Konoha Village. If even these jonins were killed, Konoha would definitely go crazy. The three major villages knew that the speed of action must be appropriate...
So, on the next morning, the Konoha Sunagakure ninjas who were already approaching the border area finally discovered that they were surrounded.
Behind and to their left and right, they were already enemy ninjas...