Arriving at Yoshino Town

Before Yoshino Town.

"Danzo-sama."

A green shadow flashed and arrived in front of Danzo.

Seeing who it was, Danzo asked, "A Kai, what's the situation?"

Might Guy didn't seem as unreliable as he was in the village, and said seriously, "I have already taken control of the entire Yoshino Town to ensure that no news leaks."

"The resting place and food are also ready."

Danzo nodded and said to the team behind him, "Everyone, go into the town to rest. After today, we will have to live a hard life."

"Don't swagger after entering the village, and don't cause trouble. We'll just stay for one night."

After giving a few instructions, Danzo took the lead and stepped into the town.

Faced with the mighty ninja team, the residents of Yoshino Town were a little flustered, hiding in their homes one by one, carefully watching from the windows.

Might Guy pointed to an old man standing on the street, trembling, and said, "This is the Town Chief."

"Hello, hello."

Danzo came to the Town Chief amiably and stretched out his hand. Ignoring the Town Chief's frightened expression, he took his hand and shook it. "I'm really sorry for the trouble this time."

The Town Chief's frightened face became strange. He had never seen a ninja be so polite and friendly to civilians.

Although there is no clear hierarchy, the status of the entire Shinobi World is very obvious now.

Except for the Fire Country Daimyo, or other dignitaries who consider themselves nobles, the status of ninjas is undoubtedly the first.

Samurai, who have both strength and status, are ranked second.

And civilians who have neither status nor strength belong to the last place.

As long as they are ninjas, even the weakest Genin in various ninja villages, as long as they come to this kind of small village or town, they will be respectfully called Ninja-sama.

"We will only stay here for one night. After we leave tomorrow, someone will block this place for about a day. Please, Town Chief, help me appease the emotions of the residents in the town. When we return after winning the battle, there will naturally be some reward to compensate you for your losses." Danzo saw the doubt on his face, but he didn't care.

He didn't want to threaten with a cold face when things could be resolved peacefully.

"Understood, understood."

The Town Chief agreed readily, feeling a lot relieved.

At least the young man in front of him seemed easy to talk to, unlike those ninjas during the war, but he looked a little familiar.

The Town Chief didn't recognize Danzo, but Danzo recognized him.

Yoshino Town, as a town not far from the border between the two countries, is not the first time it has been used as a base for Konoha Village.

This guy was already the Town Chief more than ten years ago. Danzo's original body had also led a team to station here. At that time, the middle-aged Danzo didn't give this guy a good look.

After arranging the accommodation, Danzo, looking tired, asked Might Guy to wake him up in the evening, found a room, lay down, and began to sleep soundly.

These days on the road, Danzo really couldn't get a good rest.

On the body quality panel, his physical body is only at the level of C+, which is indeed a bit low compared to other attributes.

Because of the rush, Danzo almost spent the ten skill points he had painstakingly saved on Endurance Amplification, but to avoid any sudden changes in the upcoming battles, he restrained himself.

Gaining the recognition and respect of these people was not as easy as he had imagined; skill points were hard-earned.

When he woke up, it was already dark, and the main force had arrived at Yoshino Town.

Several key figures had also arrived, waiting for Danzo, the commander-in-chief, to wake up so they could start the pre-war meeting.

"Sorry, I was really a bit tired."

After a good sleep, Danzo felt much better. When he arrived at the meeting room, everyone else was already there.

"It's alright, Lord Danzo has a lot to consider and is under more pressure, we understand," a head of a small clan cleverly flattered him.

The others looked at Danzo without any complaints.

After all, his seniority was there; it was understandable for an old man to rest more.

These people didn't know that Danzo's body had returned to a youthful state, and his physical functions had been restored along with it.

Since they were all being so considerate, Danzo was happy to accept it. He nodded and sat down in the main seat, turning to Yume Ryoma beside him, "Ryoma, please report to everyone about the situation in Cloud Village."

Yume Ryoma nodded and began to report on the information about Cloud Village that Root had collected over this period.

"The Land of Lightning envoy's matter should have been exposed, and the Cloud Village's forces gathered at the border seem to be increasing."

"However, according to our spies in Cloud Village, we have confirmed the location of their main force."

Ryoma spread out a map on the table, showing the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, as well as the surrounding towns, villages, and place names of various sizes.

"This place is called Si Ming Mountain." Ryoma pointed to a place near the Land of Fire on the Land of Lightning side. "The main force of Cloud Village is gathering in this area. Around Si Ming Mountain, there are other small mountains and villages, and many ninjas are hidden."

Knowing the enemy's exact location made things much easier.

After all, they were currently hidden in the shadows, and Cloud Village most likely didn't know they had already reached the border.

"Who is leading the Cloud Village side? Has that been confirmed?" Fugaku asked.

"According to intelligence, both the Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage are in Cloud Village," Ryoma said. "We speculate that the one leading Cloud Village this time should be Lava Release Dodai, who experienced the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars."

"Currently, he is the only one in Cloud Village besides the Fourth Raikage who is qualified to command."

"Dodai, huh?" Danzo nodded. He had seen this person in the original body's memories.

Dodai, who had participated in the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars and was a capable assistant to the Third Raikage, was indeed one of the few people in Cloud Village currently qualified to command the war.

Thinking this in his mind, Danzo's face was full of disdain, "A rigid old fellow, not worth fearing."

Hearing Danzo call someone else an old fellow, the people present found it somewhat amusing.

This was not only to boost morale, but Danzo was also stating a fact.

The Hidden Mist Village ninjas had already gathered on the border, and the Land of Lightning Daimyo had also replied to him, with rare hints of seeking peace in his words.

However, Danzo passed this matter back to the Land of Lightning Daimyo, asking him to talk to the people of Cloud Village himself.

It seemed that it wouldn't be long before the Raikage would order these Cloud Village troops to retreat and propose peace.

Whether Danzo fought this battle beautifully or not was only for how much benefit he could gain when the Land of Lightning proposed peace later.

At least it can't be less than the supplies that the Land of Fire promised to the Land of Water.

Of course, this time it's mainly to harvest a wave of skill points, and by the way, let myself go from behind the scenes to the forefront.