Konoha Year 46 In early August, Kumo Ninja made a surprise attack and broke into Land of Wind, catching Sunagakure by surprise.
This also marks the official opening of Third Shinobi World War.
In fact, Iwagakure and Kirigakure, like Kumogakure, have long received the news that Sunagakure and Kazekage are missing.
Even they were secretly preparing for war, but they did not launch a war immediately. Kumogakure, who acted quickly, took the lead.
As for Kumogakure's movement, Iwagakure stopped.
"Let the war begin!"
"Those guys from Yun Ninja are so arrogant. They dare to fight against Sunagakure while monitoring us at the same time!"
"That's right, we can divide our forces into two groups to cut off the retreat of the cloud ninjas who attack Sunagakure, and then cooperate with Sunagakure to eat all these cloud ninjas!"
In the conference room, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki quietly listened to the quarrels of the senior executives.
Land of Earth is undoubtedly closer to Land of Wind. They learned the information about Kazekage's disappearance no slower than Kumogakure, but they took action a step slower.
However, Ōnoki did not regret the calm preparations before.
The advantage of being slow is that it is easier to see the situation clearly.
Moreover, although Sunagakure is leaderless, its power is scattered, leaving Land of Wind empty of power.
But the hell place Land of Wind is worse than Land of Earth and Land of Lightning.
At the same time, the strength of Sunagakure cannot be underestimated.
Ōnoki doesn't think Kumo Shinobi can win Sunagakure this time.
Moreover, even if he had enough strength to take it, he would not allow it.
Now you can completely watch the cloud ninja and sand ninja fight, consuming each other's strength, and wait until the critical moment before taking action.
"Ahem!"
Seeing that the noise was almost over, Ōnoki coughed twice, and the others immediately became quiet.
Ōnoki said, "Since Yun Ren is so impatient, let them consume Sunagakure's strength first."
"Pay close attention to the battle situation between Suna Village and Kumogakure. In addition, preparations for war cannot stop."
"Once we intervene in the war, Kumogakure will definitely attack us."
"So, we must be prepared and be able to deal with the attack from the direction of the Kumo ninja. They may attack Land of Earth directly from the sea."
Iwagakure Many senior officials nodded, agreeing very much with Ōnoki's view that those barbarians of the Cloud Ninja group would definitely take the initiative to attack rather than defend.
However, many people are still a little dissatisfied with the idea of Ōnoki temporarily watching the game.
However, the prestige of Ōnoki is high enough, and no one raised any objections at this moment.
Seeing that the others had no objections, Ōnoki continued, "Intelligence Department also needs to closely monitor Konoha's movements."
"In addition, accelerate the penetration of Land of Grass and Kusagakure."
Someone heard this and said, "If we attack Land of Fire, wouldn't it be more convenient to send troops from Land of Rain?"
"Land of Grass Although the distance here is shorter, the terrain is complicated and not conducive to logistics."
Don't think that just because ninjas can ignore the terrain, logistics can too.
Can the ninja transport various weapons losses, medical supplies, etc. quickly through rivers and mountains?
Obviously it's impossible.
Even Sealing Scroll can't store many items.
Moreover, Sealing Scroll is expensive and not suitable for large-scale material transportation.
Therefore, it is also surrounded by big powers. The reason why Land of Rain became a battleground is not only Second Shinobi World War Hanzo's own death, but also related to the terrain of Land of Rain.
"The Land of Rain direction is of course the main one, but the Land of Grass direction is suitable for surprise attacks. Maybe Konoha can be caught off guard."
Ōnoki said coldly, "If we are at war with Sunagakure Kumogakure, we cannot let Konoha watch."
"As long as Konoha is dragged into the war, other ninja villages will not be able to help but attack Konoha together. At that time, we will have an opportunity."
Many senior executives nodded after hearing this.
So this proposal was unanimously approved.
At the same time, Kirigakure, Mizukage Building.
Third Mizukage squinted his eyes and glanced at the senior executives present.
Especially when it came to the arrogant Kaguya Clan patriarch, he paused.
"Everyone, we did not participate in the last Ninja World war. The village's influence on the mainland is declining day by day, and the influence of Sunagakure and Land of Fire has even penetrated into the sea, taking away some of the tasks at sea."
Mizukage said in a calm voice, "Now that the cloud ninja has launched a war against Sunagakure, this is a very good opportunity."
"So..."
Mizukage looked at the clan leader Kaguya Clan: "I want you all to prepare for war immediately."
"Kaguya Clan is the vanguard this time. It will first remove all Sunagakure's power at sea, and then attack the southern part of Land of Wind to meet the follow-up troops."
Always jumping up and down Land of Water, shouting and killing. Since you like killing, go out and kill!
The Kaguya Clan clan leader smiled, "Don't worry, Mr. Mizukage, we Kaguya Clan will never let the village down!"
Mizukage nodded and continued, "I will ask Anbu to closely monitor Konoha's movements. Once Konoha enters the war, a raid will be launched immediately."
"This time we will not only completely eradicate the power of Sunagakure and Konoha from the sea, but also infiltrate the power of the village into the mainland."
"Land of Rivers, Land of Tea, original Land of Whirlpools, Land of Waves, these are the goals we must win."
"Even, Land of Fire South..."
These words made many Kirigakure executives feel inspired.
They saw huge benefits!
Land of Water's interests have been divided up long ago. Instead of internal friction, it is better to expand externally.
Moreover, the sea is not as rich as the mainland after all.
Especially Land of Fire, that is even more fat.
For a time, many high-level officials present asked for a fight.
Mizukage A smile appeared in his eyes, this was exactly what he wanted.
Use war to transfer internal conflicts to the outside.
It's also a good time to select the next candidate for Mizukage. His body can't support it for much longer.
Land of Wind Northeast, outside an oasis town.
On top of the towering stone pillars, Shita Genichi and Gekko Ryufu lay prone and looked at the battlefield ahead.
It was the Sand Ninja and the Cloud Ninja who were fighting over the oasis town in front of them.
Land of Wind is a desert country.
When Yun Ren invades here, he must use oasis towns and small countries as nodes, otherwise it will be difficult to survive and it will be easy to lose his way.
And here we have to talk about the differences between Land of Wind and other countries.
Land of Wind can be said to be a large country composed of many small countries.
Because oases are widely distributed and transportation is difficult, an oasis is basically a semi-independent country.
For example Ancient Kingdom of Roran.
These countries are the princes enfeoffed by Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
Why did Kumogakure travel all the way across several countries to attack Land of Wind? It was because he wanted to capture the amount of missions here.
That is to say, the power of Sunagakure is destroyed, and these princes are allowed to hand over the employment tasks to Kumogakure, and at the same time there is also a part of the economic allocation.
Then if Sunagakure can be completely defeated, then the entire Land of Wind can be captured.
Although this is almost impossible.
But Kumogakure, who is happy with military expansion, thinks he can give it a try.
"Captain, Iwagakure hasn't taken action yet."
Gekko Ryufu said in a low voice, "The cloud ninja attacks are so fast and fierce, there are only four oases left from Sunagakure."
"And this oasis is a key node. Sunagakure won't be destroyed by Yun Ninja, right?"
Shita Genichi smiled slightly after hearing this and said, "Don't underestimate Sunagakure. Now it's just because Sunagakure's power was dispersed that Yun Nin was caught off guard."
"If Yun Ninja invested thousands of troops at once, it would be possible to attack Sunagakure in one go, but now..."
Phew!
A subtle sound broke through the air, and then Sarutobi Mikage appeared next to him. "Captain, Sunagakure's reinforcements are coming soon."
"One part is coming from the direction of Sunagakure, and another part is coming from the east. It should be that the team that went out to find Third Kazekage gathered and went straight to the battlefield."
When the cloud ninja's attack appeared, Sunagakure's search for Kazekage failed.
The Sunagakure ninja team, which went to all directions to search for him, was urgently recalled.
However, it takes time to recall, so Sunagakure was losing ground and was about to be betrayed by Cloud Ninja.
After hearing Sarutobi Mikage's report, Shita Genichi smiled, "You came just in time, so you don't need our help."
"Let Tangtung withdraw as well!"
Sarutobi Mikage nodded, turned around and disappeared.
Soon the two returned again, and the four of them lay on the stone pillar together watching the battle between the Sand Ninja and the Cloud Ninja.
Reinforcements from the direction Sunagakure arrived first.
Then Shita Genichi and the four of them saw overwhelming waves of golden sand.
"That's..."
"So... so strong!"
Sarutobi Mikage They all couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
A small team of Kumo ninjas were overwhelmed in just one encounter.
Gekko Ryufu couldn't help but ask, "Captain, what kind of ninjutsu is this?"
Shita Genichi has been recognized. "Magnet Release of Sunagakure."
Akimichi Dodo is confused. "Sunagakure Besides Third Kazekage, is there anyone else who controls Magnet Release?"
Shita Genichi said, "Now it seems that there is one, and it is different from Third Kazekage. It should be...Gold Dust."
Gold Dust?
Akimichi Dodo The three of them looked at each other.
Isn't this a bit luxurious?
Shita Genichi smiled and said, "Kuno Ninja is going to lose this battle."
Gekko Ryufu exclaimed in a low voice, "The scale of Ninjutsu is getting bigger and bigger, it's like a sandstorm."
"No, it's stronger than a sandstorm."
What they saw at this moment was an overwhelming wave of Gold Dust, sweeping towards Kumo Ninja like a sea of Langyi.
Under the sun, the golden light sparkled so much that it made Gekko Ryufu and the others feel very dazzling.
Akimichi Dodo squinted and said, "Gold Dust, there should be a lot of these things hidden in the desert, right?"
"This is his home court!"
Gekko Ryufu turned to look at Shita Genichi's side face and asked in a low voice, "Captain, if you fight that guy in such terrain, is the captain sure of winning?"
Akimichi Dodo and Sarutobi Mikage couldn't help but look at Shita Genichi.
Although they have only worked together for a short time, the three of them have been impressed by Shita Genichi's strength, and they feel that they have never seen the upper limit of Shita Genichi's strength.
Recently, Shita Genichi basically used Genjutsu to easily solve the battle. Such ease and ease directly made Gekko Ryufu become a little fan girl.
Feeling the gazes of the three people, Shita Genichi smiled slightly, "Only those who have fought will know how to fight."
"However, such an environment is indeed not suitable for Water Release to perform."
"If his Genjutsu ability is good, it might be a bit troublesome to solve it."
"And if you don't solve it the first time, it may be even harder if you fight next time without improving in strength."
Gekko Ryufu listened thoughtfully. "Is it related to intelligence?"
Shita Genichi nodded. "That's right."
He knew nothing about Rasa, but he knew a lot about Rasa.
Just Sharingan can cause Rasa to suffer a big loss.
Maybe it will be like Orochimaru, an instant kill at first sight!