After receiving the news, Minato hurried back, but he looked very tired. He kept harassing the Kumo ninja base camp alone outside the country, and almost always had to fight against the Raikage brothers.
And he was also quite pleasantly surprised by Konoha's victory, praising his true achievements.
Zhen Zhen said that this is the credit of everyone.
These words reminded Minato of the scene when he first met him. He praised Shin's intelligence for bringing victory to Konoha, and Shin gave the same answer as now.
There was also a letter from the Daimyo, and they had already funded and commissioned mercenaries from all sides in the Country of Fire to jointly attack the remnants of the Cloud Rebellion.
Looking at the current situation, it can only be said that the first difficulty has been passed smoothly. There are still more than 7,000 cloud ninjas outside the country who are watching eagerly.
Shikaku thought about finding reinforcements.
But in the current ninja world, Iwagakure and Kirigakure have just fought a war with Konoha, and Sunagakure is in a stalemate with Kirigakure again. As for the surrounding small countries and villages, who can pose a threat to Kumogakure?
?
Not long after Minato returned, before the mist in the forest cleared, news came back from the border guards that a large number of Kumo ninjas were suddenly approaching, their size and movement undisguised.
Everyone in Konoha's heart sank when they heard this. They had already expected this. Kumogakure Village would definitely not give up after being defeated.
Minato immediately planned to gather all his troops and rush to the border to resist the invasion of Kumo ninja.
"Wait a minute!" Zhen suddenly stopped Minato at this moment.
"Really?" Minato looked at Zhen in surprise, wondering what he was thinking.
"Can't go!" Zhen said.
Minato was startled for a moment, then frowned.
"What did you say?"
Everyone looked over. Standing in the main tent were Shikaku, Fugaku, Haiichi and others, most of whom were high-level frontline personnel. Each of them had a certain reputation in the village.
Zhen said: "With the strength of the Kumo ninja, it is easy to break through the border defense. They are waiting for us to pass by so that they can annihilate us in one fell swoop."
Minato said: "So what, if we don't stop them, are we going to let the Kumo ninjas enter the country like this?"
"Not bad!" Zhen said calmly.
Everyone in the tent looked at each other, some looked thoughtful.
Minato glanced at everyone, his eyes moving slightly.
Going directly to the border to fight the Kumo ninja now is tantamount to seeking death. However, if we ignore it and let more than 7,000 Kumo ninjas enter the Fire Country, it will definitely bring disaster to the people in the Fire Country.
There is no explanation there.
The ninjas of Yunyin Village may maintain their identity and will not attack ordinary people, but who can guarantee such a thing, and who will be responsible if the people suffer?
Minato asked Shikaku, "Shikaku, should we withdraw?"
Shikaku couldn't answer. One side was the people of the Fire Country, and the other side was Konoha's companions. Should he have to make a choice?
But if Konoha were defeated, the people of the Fire Nation would still suffer the same fate.
He was silent for a while and then gave a response: "We cannot afford any failure now."
It seems ambiguous, but it is already a positive answer.
There was a dead silence in the tent, the situation was difficult, and everyone knew that there was nothing that could be done about it.
Minato's expression became calmer. He was the frontline commander and only he could make this decision.
He couldn't help but look at Zhen again. Shikaku must have already figured out all this, but Shikaku didn't speak.
I don’t know if this young man is ignorant or fearless. Isn’t he afraid of becoming a sinner?
"Shikaku." Minato said with a deep look, "Take everyone to evacuate to Platycodon Mountain."
Shikaku was stunned and said, "Where are you Minato?"
Minato said calmly: "Of course we are going to the border."
"Minato!" Everyone in the tent shouted anxiously, trying to persuade him.
Minato chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, I'm not going to die, I'm just going to make a big fuss like before."
He added: "Once the cloud ninjas flood into the country, the situation will be more difficult to control."
Zhen said slowly: "The situation is beyond our control. We have to retreat again and again in order to find a way to win. As long as people are still alive, there is still hope for everything."
Minato was speechless, he just stretched out his hand and patted Makoto's shoulder.
The Konoha ninjas began to take action. This camp was close to the border, and the Mount Kikyo they were going to was a castle fortress.
Minato left alone. He, the frontline commander, had almost never commanded the battlefield from the front, but he was also doing things that no one else could do.
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Konoha, the land of the Uchiha clan.
Mikoto opened the door and found Kushina standing outside the door, but she had a sad look on her face, and she didn't know why she was worried.
"Mikoto."
"Kushina?" Mikoto quickly let her in.
Itachi was not at home and went to the training ground to practice alone. Mikoto was the only one at home.
Kushina was sitting in the living room, and Mikoto poured her a glass of water.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Have you heard about what happened on the front line?" Kushina asked.
Mikoto nodded: "I heard about it. We won the battle and captured the enemy's two Ochuuriki."
News of victory naturally spreads faster. After the wounded returned to the village this morning, news of the victory quickly spread in the village.
Mikoto laughed: "Aren't you happy that the village won the battle?"
Kushina lowered her head after hearing this, holding the teacup in both hands.
Seeing her looking thoughtful, Mikoto asked, "What happened?"
Kushina said slowly: "Minato's letter to me said that he fought many battles with the Raikage brothers, and they were very difficult to deal with... I was thinking that the enemy's Jinchūriki were all on the battlefield, and they brought us
It’s a big trouble, but I can only stay in the village and do nothing.”
Mikoto could only comfort and say, "Don't think like that, Minato doesn't want you to take risks, and the Kyuubi is special. It's not easy to suppress it."
Kushina said bitterly: "I have thought of many ways, and Minato has also helped me, but I can't control it at all."
She can also use Kyuubi's chakra, which can further enhance her strength, but that is far from enough.
She was unable to fully transform into a tailed beast, and at most she was just a relatively powerful ninja on the battlefield. She could not influence the situation of the battle at all, and it was also accompanied by extremely high risks, so the village kept her in the rear.
Otherwise, if he really threw her into the battlefield regardless of the situation and let Kyuubi escape, the first one to suffer would be the Konoha ninja. After sealing it for so long, Kyuubi's hatred for Konoha must far exceed that of others.
Mikoto held her hand and said warmly: "Kushina, don't think too much, it has nothing to do with you."
The two chatted for a while, and Mikoto kept comforting Kushina and trying to calm her knot.
There was another knock on the door.
Mikoto got up and went to open the door, only to find that there was an ANBU outside the door.
"Hello." The other party said.
Mikoto nodded: "What do you want?"
"Hokage-sama wants to see Uzumaki Kushina, please ask her to go to the Hokage Building."
Mikoto couldn't help but turn around and look at Kushina in the room, and met her surprised gaze.