Three months later, in the second year of the Third Shinobi World War, the situation in the Shinobi World became increasingly chaotic. Due to the strong entry of Kirigakure, Konoha had no choice but to organize manpower to resist Kirigakure's attack.
Fortunately, with the Kumogakure battlefield no longer a huge burden, Konoha, while still facing considerable pressure, is still able to cope.
Besides fighting Konoha, Iwagakure is also engaged in a fierce battle with the Land of Lightning.
The only place that remains relatively peaceful is Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.
However, it wasn't that Sunagakure wanted peace; rather, it was that it had no choice but to seek peace.
Because they were the first to engage in battle Konoha dealt them a crushing blow in its most complete form, resulting in heavy losses and rendering them incapable of intervening in the subsequent war.
However, despite the absence of one major power, the intensity of the ninja war did not diminish in the slightest. Every moment, ninjas from major powers were wounded or killed on the main battlefield or while carrying out battlefield missions.
In order to reduce the losses of the war, Konoha had been thinking about strategies to defeat Iwagakure. Finally, after paying a heavy price in blood, Konoha discovered Iwagakure's most important, and also most fatal, thing: their supply routes.
The Iwagakure ) have been using a bridge called Kannabi to transport vital strategic supplies to the front lines.
Furthermore, Konoha discovered through the map that the geographical location of Kannabi Bridge is very peculiar. This bridge is located in the heart of the Land of Grass, surrounded by a dense forest, and further away are all steep and precipitous mountains.
If Iwagakure were to transport supplies to the front lines from other locations, it would take a lot of time, leaving the Iwagakure front lines in a predicament of supply shortages, and could even greatly affect the course of the war. With this bridge, however, Iwagakure can save a lot of time and provide timely supplies to the front lines.
Therefore, destroying the Kannabi Bridge would give the front lines a huge advantage, and could even allow them to defeat Iwagakure directly.
Therefore, Konoha decided to dispatch an elite team to carry out this mission.
The most elite squad on the front lines in Konoha right now is Team Minato.
This lineup, led by Minato Namikaze -Kage Level powerhouse Minato Namikaze, with Kakashi, an excellent Jonin as his deputy, along with a Chunin Uchiha and a medical-nin, is the most suitable for carrying out this mission.
Therefore, Konoha specially arranged for Team Minato's team to penetrate deep into the Land of Grass, go to Kannabi Bridge, and blow it up, in order to weaken the front-line combat power of Iwagakure.
" Kakashi, how much longer until we reach our destination?" A Konoha Ninja with spiky hair, yellow goggles, and a somewhat goofy look asked a silver-haired ninja of about the same height in front of him.
"It's about an hour and a half's journey left, and there's Obito. You've asked me at least three times already. I hope you won't waste your energy on such pointless questions. If you really don't know, you can look at a map; it will tell you how far it is." The silver-haired ninja, whose face was half-covered by a mask, replied somewhat impatiently after hearing his companion's question.
You could tell from his tone how much he disliked his companions.
Upon hearing Kakashi's tone, Obito immediately flew into a rage, yelling at Kakashi with a furious expression, "You bastard Kakashi, we're comrades! What's wrong with comrades asking each other questions? Don't think you're Jonin. Let me tell you, once I awaken my Sharingan, I'll be even stronger than you!"
As Obito spoke, he pointed to his eye with his thumb, looking quite proud of his Sharingan.
However, Kakashi considered Obito's pride to be completely insignificant.
"So when are you going to awaken your Sharingan? No way, no way, you, Obito, a top Obito of the Uchiha Clan, can't awaken your Sharingan?!"
That dead fish-like look, coupled with the sarcastic tone he was speaking, instantly caused Obito's anger to explode, and he opened his mouth and started cursing at Kakashi.
" Kakashi, what do you mean? Are you looking down on the Uchiha Clan? You bastard, I'll make you pay!"
He was about to roll up his sleeves, ready to attack Kakashi.
However, seeing that the two were about to clash, Rin Nohara quickly intervened, comforting the furious Obito, " Obito, Kakashi didn't look down on the Uchiha; he was just joking."
Rin Nohara was somewhat helpless; such arguments had occurred countless times in their team.
However, she couldn't just leave it alone, as the strained relationships among the team members were putting her in a difficult position.
Fortunately, Obito was quite lenient with her, and he would stop targeting Kakashi after she spoke up.
So after she spoke, Obito obediently stopped what he was doing. He just muttered resentfully, " Kakashi, it's only because Rin spoke up that I didn't show you the power of the Uchiha Clan."
Despite Obito's harsh words, Kakashi remained unmoved, his deadpan eyes still fixed on him, and he uttered two words indifferently, "Idiot!"
Upon hearing Kakashi actually scolding him, Obito almost couldn't hold back again.
Just as he was about to explode in anger again, Rin stepped in front of Kakashi and called out to Kakashi, " Kakashi, you should say less!"
Seeing that Rin had spoken up, Kakashi stopped provoking Obito, but he didn't apologize either. He just turned his head away, adopting an attitude of "I did nothing wrong."
Such a stance naturally failed to quell Obito's anger.
And so, amidst their arguments and attempts to stop each other, the three Earth Flow.
But they didn't know that their situation was being watched by several pairs of eyes in the shadows.
After Kakashi and Obito had been gone for a while, two figures suddenly appeared from nowhere in the previously deserted dense forest.
Judging from their clothing and attire, they are all Iwagakure Ninja, enemies of Konoha.
" Kakkō, do you see the direction those three Konoha brats are heading?" The Iwagakure member with the afro asked his burly companion.
"Hmm, it seems they're heading towards our base! Taiseki, have we made all the necessary arrangements there?"
"Don't worry, there's a good show waiting for those three Konoha brats!"
"That's good, hehehe, let's wait and see!"
Then, amidst a burst of laughter, the two figures Iwagakure became transparent again and completely disappeared into the dense forest.
They were unaware that while they thought themselves the mantis catching the cicada, there was an oriole lurking behind them.
After the two from Iwagakure left, the strange white figure on the tree branch above their heads slowly sank into the trees.
" Lord Madara Lord Madara's plan has been arranged; now we'll see if the results meet his expectations."
The white figure, like a cunning oriole, was unaware that after he left, behind Taiseki in the distance, an unnamed hunter patiently hid with a hunting rifle.
In this battle between the oriole and the hunter, who will ultimately emerge victorious?