Time flies and seven months have passed.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
The newly replaced desk still exudes the fragrance of wood, but Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki no longer has the strength and mood to turn it into powder.
He was sitting in the Tsuchikage position, his body stooped like never before, as if all his energy and energy had been drained away. The cloudy eyes that once shone with cunning and majesty were now only left with deep exhaustion and bloodshot eyes.
There was a dead silence in the office. Several Iwagakure executives stood with their hands down, even breathing deliberately suppressed to the minimum, for fear of disturbing this shadow who was on the verge of explosion.
"Lord Tsuchikage..." a Jonin spoke tremblingly, with a dry voice, "Last night, our third, seventh, and eleventh supply transfer stations located on the border were attacked at the same time, and all supplies... were burned. The enemy... the enemy did not leave any survivors, and their actions were exactly the same as before."
Ōnoki didn't even raise his eyelids, he just said a hoarse "um" from his nose.
That's it again.
These damn Konoha and Amegakure bugs! They are like countless blood-sucking lice attached to the male lion Iwagakure. They cannot be killed or driven away. They bite every corner of the country every day without pain or itching.
One bite is not fatal, but hundreds or thousands of bites are enough to make the lion bleed and gradually weaken.
The suppression troops he sent were completely powerless in the face of these slippery enemies. The opponents were never reluctant to fight and would leave with just one strike. They even used their familiarity with the terrain to set up traps, causing his suppression troops to suffer heavy losses.
The army was pinned to the border, guarding against the non-existent "thunder strike", while the country behind was turned upside down and people were in panic.
Ōnoki feels like a joke. A huge joke played by the enemy.
"And..." Another senior person in charge of intelligence had an even uglier look on his face. He hesitated again and again, but finally submitted a scroll, "This is... the highest level of urgent intelligence sent back from the Land of Wind front line."
Hearing the words "Land of Wind", Ōnoki's lifeless eyes finally showed a slight fluctuation. He slowly raised his hand and took the scroll.
The moment it unfolded, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhead.
Ōnoki's voice was hoarse and full of disbelief, "Sunagakure...Sunagakure is going to be defeated so soon?!"
The information is clearly written.
Just half a month ago, Konoha suddenly launched an unprecedented general offensive on the Kikyo Mountain front. It was supposed to be Iwagakure and Amegakure pinned down a large number of elite Konoha, and actually assembled a large number of top combat forces to form an indestructible sharp knife, which could destroy Sunagakure's defense line in one fell swoop!
The puppet troops that Sunagakure was proud of were like rotten wood under Konoha's offensive.
The two consultants Chiyo and Ebizo were held back by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and they were completely powerless Rotation.
The Sunagakure army was defeated thousands of miles away, retreating steadily. Now it has been completely driven out of the territory of Land of Fire. The war has even reached the gate of Land of Wind!
Ōnoki's hand trembled violently.
He finally understood Konoha's true plan.
Harassing Land of Earth and besieging his army are all just to create an opportunity for Konoha to have an absolute advantage in a decisive battle on another battlefield!
He thought that what he was facing was just a local conflict, but little did he know that he had already become a pawn on someone else's chessboard, being mobilized and sacrificed.
He, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, and Iwagakure led by him, turned out to be the biggest "contributor" to Konoha's defeat of Sunagakure!
"Pfft--"
A mouthful of hot blood spurted out from Ōnoki's mouth, staining the information scroll on the desk red.
"Lord Tsuchikage!"
"Quick! Medical Ninja!!"
The entire Tsuchikage office instantly became a mess.
At the same time, Land of Rain, Konoha command.
The huge Shinobi World map covers the entire wall, with countless marks and arrows crisscrossing it, forming an invisible giant web of war.
Senju Chen's fingers moved slowly on the huge map, and the shadow of the fingertips passed over the territory of Land of Wind, and finally fell back to the territory of Land of Earth.
"Commander, urgent message from Konoha!"
A communication ninja walked in quickly and presented a scroll with both hands, which was branded with the unique fire seal of Konoha.
"Oh?" Senju Chen turned around and took the scroll.
The ninja still had uncontrollable excitement on his face. "Commander! Kikyo Mountain is a great victory! Lord Jiraiya defeated Sunagakure's main force in one fell swoop! We won!"
"Sunagakure was defeated. The result was faster than expected."
He whispered to himself softly, not loudly, but it made the subordinates who were sorting documents next to him move.
From the moment he stepped into this rainy land, his chessboard was never just Land of Rain.
What he wants to do is not only to help Hanzō guard the country, but also to personally lever the balance of the entire Third Shinobi World War.
In the original trajectory, Konoha was stuck in a quagmire of two-line or even multi-line combat, and was constantly bleeding out by Iwagakure and Sunagakure, making the fight extremely difficult.
But now, he only used a mere Land of Rain battlefield to lock Iwagakure, the most ferocious beast, into a cage, leaving it with no power and unable to rage in the quagmire.
This creates a once-in-a-lifetime decisive battle opportunity for Konoha on another front.
Gather all the elites, twist them into a rope, and use an iron fist to hit Sunagakure's already weak face.
The principle of Tian Ji's horse racing couldn't be simpler.
There was no emotion on Senju Chen's face, as if he just heard an unexpected little thing.
He slowly opened the scroll and unfolded the letter.
The above content is exactly the same as what the ninja said. It describes in detail the glorious victory of Battle of Kikyo Pass, and the army of Sunagakure has shown its defeat.
At the end of the letter, there is an order issued by Hiruzen Sarutobi in the name of Hokage - it is hoped that the Land of Rain front will continue to hold back Iwagakure at all costs and buy time for Konoha to completely defeat Sunagakure.
After reading this, the corners of Senju Chen's mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.
He had already bought all his time for them.
The senior officials of Konoha probably still think that they are just passively defending and trying their best to contain the enemy.
Senju Chen raised his head again and looked at the huge map.
This time, his eyes did not stay too long on Land of Earth, but slowly crossed the mountains and rivers, and finally landed on the more distant northeast and east.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
Land of Water, Kirigakure.
What showed in his eyes was a calmness and calculation that seemed to be able to swallow everything.
Sunagakure is just an appetizer. This war is far from over.
The Third Raikage who can fight Eight-Tails and is called Strongest Spear, and his pair of unstoppable AB Combo...
The Fourth Mizukage Yagura who perfectly controlled Three-Tails at a young age, and the notorious Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist under his command...
These upcoming characters are the truly tough enemies.
The gears of war have just begun to turn faster.