Sudden Attack

The forest, covered with dense trees, is the dominant environment within the Land of Fire, which is also why the Land of Fire is more prosperous than the other four countries.

Shadows darted between the large trees.

Early in the morning, Danzo and the others had already geared up and were stealthily heading towards Si Ming Mountain.

Watching the Uchiha Clan members obediently guarding the surroundings, Danzo nodded in satisfaction.

Although they still wore arrogance on their faces, and a strong disdain for those around them, being obedient was enough.

The warning he gave Fugaku last night was somewhat meaningful.

Just then, Hizashi Hyuga beside him suddenly spoke, "Traces of ninja have been detected ahead, they should be from Cloud Village."

Through his Byakugan, he had already noticed the signal from the Uchiha scouting ahead of the team.

"Confirm their exact location." Danzo said, nearing Si Ming Mountain, it wasn't strange to see people from Cloud Village appearing now.

Hizashi nodded, and several figures beside him quickly moved towards the front of the team.

The entire team stopped and waited for a while, and the Hyuga Clan members who had just left returned.

"The enemy is not far ahead, at the team's current speed, we can catch up with them in about three minutes. They haven't discovered us, and their numbers are less than one-tenth of ours." One of the Hyuga ninjas reported.

Danzo nodded, calmly looking at the others around him.

One familiar face after another was waiting for orders to be issued.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and Danzo directly ordered, "Everyone, catch up with them, directly surround and annihilate them, no need to leave any alive."

"There's no need to hide anything, go all out."

"But they have quite a few people, wouldn't that expose our whereabouts?" Hizashi Hyuga asked doubtfully.

Danzo shook his head and replied, "It's fine, we're already close to Si Ming Mountain, with so many of us, even if we don't kill them, our tracks won't stay hidden for long."

"We should take this opportunity to weaken their forces as much as possible."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The sound of air being torn apart rang out continuously. At Danzo's signal, the surrounding people continued to rush quickly towards the enemy's location.

With the battle underway, Danzo looked at Might Guy, who was eager to rush out, and said, "A Kai, you stay by my side and be my guard."

With his current strength, it would be somewhat difficult to protect himself in this great battle.

Recruiting Might Guy, apart from the skill points, was also to have him protect his safety.

Might Guy, who is proficient in the Eight Gates technique, like his father, will naturally risk his life to protect Danzo as long as he regards Danzo as a friend.

"But..." Might Guy looked at the flames that appeared in front of him, feeling unwilling.

Right now, he was just thinking about earning military merits, making a name for himself, and letting the entire Shinobi World know about Konoha's proud Azure Beast.

Looking at Might Guy's appearance, Danzo knew he was unwilling, and explained, "The commander-in-chief is the core of the entire team, protecting me is the key to this war."

"Moreover, these people are just the advance team of Cloud Village, just some small fries."

"When we face the main force of Cloud Village head-on, even if you want to stay by my side as a guard, I will order you to go into battle and kill the enemy."

With these words, he suppressed Might Guy's somewhat impatient heart and replied, "Yes, I will definitely protect Lord Danzo's safety!"

Hizashi beside him glanced at Might Guy strangely, not understanding why Danzo would pay so much attention to a commoner.

Might Guy was a ninja who specialized in taijutsu and a special Jonin. As such, the Hyuga Clan, a family of taijutsu experts, naturally paid attention to him.

But commoners were, after all, just commoners. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't keep up with those who had the Byakugan bloodline and a family heritage spanning thousands of years.

Ahead, a huge commotion, chaotic shouts, and cries for help rang out.

The movements caused by various ninjutsu were considerable.

Knowing there was no hope, the Cloud Village ninja shouted loudly, trying to attract the attention of other units in the vicinity with their voices.

By the time Danzo leisurely arrived at the battlefield, the battle was already over.

A bloody smell assaulted his senses, and countless corpses littered the ground.

In this situation of overwhelming numbers, this Cloud Village team had no power to resist, and their side had suffered almost no casualties.

"Hizashi, have your men scout out the locations of the other Cloud Village ninja." Danzo instructed Hizashi Hyuga beside him, and then said to the others, "Replenish your equipment from the corpses. Once the Hyuga Clan members find traces of the enemy, set off immediately."

"We'll fight all the way to Si Ming Mountain and meet that old guy Tsuchikage."

The ninja who had experienced war before regained their lost fighting spirit, while those who had just become ninja and had not yet experienced war were filled with enthusiasm under the leadership of these veteran ninja.

The overwhelming number of their forces made them feel just how powerful their Konoha Village was, without truly experiencing the cruelty of war.

But at the same time, the pride and confidence in their hearts began to swell.

"Yes!"

The entire army responded in unison, making a deafening sound that was extremely conspicuous in this remote and somewhat desolate area.

But now it was no longer worth hiding. Exposing their tracks and making a loud noise would only make the Cloud Village ninja hiding around them panic and reveal themselves.

"What's going on?"

Although there was some distance from Si Ming Mountain, the huge commotion still caught Tsuchikage's attention. He frowned and asked the Cloud Village Jonin who rushed into the tent, "What is it?"

The Cloud Village Jonin reported with an ugly expression, "We've discovered traces of Konoha ninja, and there are quite a few of them. They're coming for us."

"Konoha?"

Tsuchikage stood up abruptly, glaring at the Cloud Village Jonin and asking, "Why are you only reporting this now?"

The Cloud Village Jonin explained, "They were all hidden before. Our men couldn't detect their tracks at all."

"Waste!"

Tsuchikage glared and then said, "Order the other teams around to be on alert. Send a message back to Lord Raikage, saying that the Konoha people have arrived at the front line and started the war."

"Yes."

The Cloud Village Jonin nodded, intending to leave, but heard Tsuchikage continue, "Those few spies should be dealt with after this war is over. Wastes who delay the battle, there's no need for them to continue living in this world."

Tsuchikage's eyes were full of coldness.

"Yes."

The Cloud Village Jonin paused, but still nodded in response.

The Cloud Village Jonin left, leaving only Tsuchikage standing in the tent, his expression uncertain.

In the past few days, Raikage's secretary, Mabui, had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and had sent small groups of troops to this side one after another, but at that time he didn't take it seriously.

But he didn't expect that the people of Konoha would really dare to provoke war, and even take the lead.

Acting so decisively, taking the lead in provoking war as soon as they arrived at the front line, this is not the style of that old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen.