Now, that's what you call professional!
The Iwagakure Ninja, using the Steel Bird flying ninja tool to soar through the sky, didn't say much. As they flew over the area where the Kirigakure Ninja were gathered, they instantly activated the mechanisms on the Steel Bird, making a clicking sound.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A series of light yet sharp whistling sounds cut through the air.
Countless tiny, milky-white dots fell from the sky. They were inconspicuous spheres about the size of an eyeball, but the word "Explode" that appeared on the surface of the spheres caused the Hidden Kirigakure Ninja who witnessed them to widen their pupils in horror.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
An even more intense barrage of explosions than the previous Ninjutsu bombardment began to unfold in the heart of the city.
Rows of buildings collapsed, unleashing a terrifying storm of gray mist mixed with blinding Kakkō. Some Hidden Kirigakure Ninja couldn't escape in time were instantly engulfed by the Kakkō and smoke, unable to utter a sound.
Next, the Iwagakure Ninja, controlling the flying ninja tools, circled back from afar, leaving streaks of silver light in the sky. Following their previous actions, they launched another round of explosive balls, initiating a continuous barrage of explosions.
Onoki, who was flying in the sky and controlling the overall situation, looked at the complete chaos of the Kirigakure ninjas below and the Iwagakure ninja troops that began to surround them, showing an extremely satisfied and emotional expression:
"The Land of Night truly lives up to its reputation as the most technologically advanced nation in the Ninja World. I never imagined they could mass-produce such flying ninja tools. It really saves me a lot of effort."
That's right, these flying ninja tools that resemble steel birds are not ninja tools made by Iwagakure, but rather they come from the Land of Night's funding.
Not only were these flying ninja tools, which had never been seen before, provided by the Land of Night, but even the conventional military equipment used in this raid was supplied by the Land of Night and did not go through the logistics channels of Iwagakure.
Since it was an open secret that the Land of Night had been continuously funding the military equipment of many small countries over the past six months, no one noticed anything amiss.
Therefore, the Land of Night took advantage of this mindset and transferred all the supplies needed by Iwagakure for this operation to them.
While it's impossible to completely conceal such matters, it always takes time for different countries to learn the inside story.
Iwagakure is exploiting is precisely this time difference.
Not to mention, the Land of Night also funded these flying ninja tools that could greatly improve offensive efficiency. Well, even the Iwagakure Ninja control these flying ninja tools are not Iwagakure Ninja, but Black Market mercenaries disguised as Iwagakure Ninja.
As for the true origins of these Black Market mercenaries, and why they were able to skillfully use the new ninja tools produced by the Land of Night, that was a beautiful coincidence and a misunderstanding.
In short, the weapons were purchased by Iwagakure, and the Black Market mercenaries who controlled the flying ninja tools were also hired by Iwagakure with formal employment contracts, having nothing to do with the Land of Night.
It has to be said that his general brother is getting more and more skilled at making non-stick pans.
"Press it down!"
Having finished his thought, and seeing Ōnoki Kirigakure Ninja below, he immediately rushed over and rallied all the Iwagakure Ninja to launch a full-scale attack.
He needs to capture several key cities in the eastern part of the Land of Water before Kirigakure can react.
To this end, he even paid a high price to hire several "management" experts from the Black Market to teach them how to execute a comprehensive package plan in a formal and efficient manner.
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Iwagakure's surprise military attack on the Land of Water caught not only Hidden Mist Village and the Land of Water off guard, but also left other major and minor nations bewildered.
Especially Hidden Sand Village, which was preparing to launch a similar military decapitation strike against Hidden Rain Village, deeply reflected on its actions, wondering if it had been too conservative and hesitant.
Although Hidden Mist Village experiencing internal instability due to the change of Mizukage...
Although the Hidden Mist Village Anbu organization is almost paralyzed and in a critical period of restructuring...
Although Hidden Mist Village has been extremely busy lately due to unrest in neighboring small countries, its energy is scattered...
Well, this is indeed a golden opportunity for a surprise attack.
This is especially true for Iwagakure, which has a long-standing feud with Hidden Mist Village, making it the perfect opportunity to seize.
It's important to know that during the Fourth Shinobi World War more than a decade ago, it was Hidden Mist Village that initiated the war against Iwagakure, which led to the death of the previous Tsuchikage shortly after the war.
Originally, all countries thought that Iwagakure should have launched an attack on Hidden Mist Village not long after the Uzumaki Clan incident six months ago. However, they held back for half a year without making a move. Only when Hidden Mist Village relaxed their guard did they suddenly turn around and launch a sneak attack.
It is clear that Iwagakure's military action against Hidden Mist Village and the Land of Water was not accidental, but a well-thought-out strategic plan devised by Iwagakure's top leadership.
What puzzled many countries was that despite such thorough preparations, Iwagakure's internal resource mobilization had been remarkably normal over the past six months.
Furthermore, during this surprise attack, they even brought out a flying ninja tool capable of carrying people into the air, along with two hundred professional ninjas skilled in using this new tool – this is truly unbelievable.
This flying ninja force of only two hundred men, in coordination with the Iwagakure ground assault force, repeatedly defeated the Hidden Mist Village border defense forces in just two days and seized several key cities in one fell swoop.
When Kirigakure mobilized a large force to counterattack, they were met by Iwagakure Ninja forces who used extensive Earth Release Earth Release to create large-scale battlegrounds.
Furthermore, there is a continuous stream of Iwagakure Ninja troops being transferred from the Land of Earth.
On the third day after invading the Land of Water, the number of Iwagakure Ninja standing on the land of the Land of Water had already reached more than three thousand.
While using the advantageous positions created by their Earth Release to defend against attacks from the Hidden Mist Village Army, they also dispatched flying units to launch raids and harass the enemy. Meanwhile, under the guidance of professional "managers" in the Black Market, they quickly packed up all the resources in the occupied territories and transported them across the sea to the Land of Earth.
This series of well-organized attacks, looting, and evacuations not only left the Kirigakure Ninja dumbfounded, but even people from other countries felt that the Iwagakure's combo was a bit too professional.
The only drawback is that it's too professional and overly familiar with the subject.
It seems that a similar thing happened to a certain major country before.
Iwagakure Assault on the Land of Water, Day 4 --
Kirigakure acted swiftly, immediately reaching a military agreement with Kumogakure of the Land of Lightning, which received the approval and support of the Third Raikage.
Just as the Hidden Cloud Village had assembled a support force of over a thousand men and was preparing to head to the Land of Water, a small country announced without warning that they would be conducting a cross-border military exercise on an island near the Land of Frost.
According to incomplete information, the total number of ninjas and Samurai from a small country participating in this cross-border island military exercise may reach more than two thousand.
Even more coincidentally, in a high-class hot spring inn adjacent to the Land of Frost in the Land of Hot Water, a minister from a small country, wearing Goggles, was on vacation with several of his wives.
The day after learning of these events, the Third Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village severed ties with Kirigakure, indicating that he could not help and subtly implying that a certain small country was extremely impolite.
Thus, the operation in which Hidden Cloud Village bet on Hidden Mist Village to provide support was abandoned on the spot.
Otherwise, the Hidden Cloud Village might have to wage another war to defend the Land of Lightning.