As for Iwagakure Village, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki led 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas and arrived in the Kingdom of Birds, which is close to the border of the Kingdom of Wind.
And Ai is the future fourth generation Raikage.
Now only about twenty-five years old, he leads five thousand Kumogakure ninjas.
All the way through the country of the moon, the country of soup, the country of sound, the country of iron, the country of Taki, the country of grass, these are many small countries mixed between the country of earth and the country of fire.
Officially settled in the Kingdom of Rain next to the Kingdom of Birds.
This time they didn't have to make a big circle from the sea, which made their trip much more comfortable.
After all, this time the four daimyo issued a declaration of war against the Kingdom of Wind, so they don't have to worry about other countries stopping them from crossing the Ninja World for the time being.
As for the small countries along the way, some choose to ignore them, such as the Kingdom of Tang, which pursues pacifism and is known as "forgetting the war", and the Kingdom of Iron, which is a neutral country.
Some actively cooperated, such as the Country of Grass and the Country of Sound. They not only provided food, water, and medicine, but also asked them to send some ninjas to participate in this crusade.
The thinking of these two countries is very simple.
I just feel that if the four major ninja villages join forces, the Kingdom of Wind will definitely have no chance of winning, so with a little effort, it is possible to get the resources of the big country in the future.
To put it bluntly, I just want to beat the dog in the water.
Ai is quite disdainful of the actions of these two countries.
But after all, they have a total of seven to eight hundred genin and a few jounin who seem to be only at chuunin level but claim to be jounin.
It's good to use them as cannon fodder, so they are allowed to follow the team.
What surprised Ai was...
Kusakure Village unexpectedly brought out a middle-aged woman from the Uzumaki clan who got it from someone unknown.
His bare arms and calves were covered with various bruises and bite marks, and his expression had long been numb, which was really unbearable to look at.
But Kusagakure's shinobi introduced him proudly.
It is said that she has a special physique. As long as she bites her body hard, no matter how serious the injury is, the chakra will be recovered very quickly.
That's right.
These stupid guys are showing off, showing Ai and Kumogakure that their Kumogakure village is of great importance, and not as useless as Otogakure!
very good.
Ai happily expressed that he was very satisfied with this gift.
Immediately, he asked the Toshiro jounin to arrange a place of her own for this Uzumaki clan woman, and also asked a few female ninjas to help her wash and wash herself.
At least there has to be someone, right?
This is Ai's character.
Much like his father, the Sandaime Raikage, he looks rude and irritable on the outside, but on the inside he is an upright and caring man.
In Ai's opinion, this woman from the Uzumaki clan can live a better life in Hidden Cloud Village, and her abilities are indeed valuable.
certainly.
Ai knew very well that the other party's tragic experience was closely related to their Yunyin Village, even though he was only a teenager at the time and did not participate in the action.
But he knows more than many ninjas participating in the mission.
If this woman shows the hatred of Yunyin Village in the future, she can just have someone deal with her when the time comes...
It's just that Ai's behavior of "taking love with a knife" naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction in Caoyin Village.
But facing an army of five thousand Kumogakure, there were also Otogakure ninjas who were gloating about their misfortunes.
They could only lower their heads with an expression of reluctance and watch helplessly as the red-haired woman they had bitten and molested countless times was taken away.
Ai was not interested in the mood of the Kusanagi ninjas or the anger in their eyes.
Because after entering Yuyin Village, they have to face an extremely difficult person...
The current leader of Yuyin Village.
He is regarded by many ninjas in the ninja world as the top ninja of this era, and after defeating Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru of Konoha Village, he gave them the title of "Konoha Sannin".
Hanzo of Sansho Fish!
In Ai's impression, his father was quite afraid of Hanzo.
Although he often expressed his disdain for this person, when he invaded the Kingdom of Wind for the first time, he did not choose to go through this 'gap' between the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Fire.
In fact, it has something to do with the fear of Hanzo, the Country of Rain.
Once Hanzo's abilities come into play, especially the large-scale poisonous smoke, it is very likely that their Kumogakure troops will lose most of their ninjas before entering the Kingdom of Wind.
Of course, the main concern is that they will be flanked and surrounded by Iwagakure and Konoha Villages.
at this time.
It was still raining heavily day and night in Yuyin Village.
The dark clouds made the whole village look extremely dark and dull.
The towering spiers built with steel and stone as the main materials are somewhat similar to Loulan in visual effect.
It's just that the large and small, thick and long sewer pipes are like pythons on a cloudy day, which makes the Kumogakure ninjas who have just arrived here feel a little depressed.
"Can you give us an answer?"
On the top floor of the tallest spire in Yuyin Village, a young-looking Ai sat on a futon, looking at Hanzo sitting on top and asked in a deep voice.
Two days ago.
In order to get the other party's help, he took out the information about Crocodile.
Because in Ai's opinion.
Facing an enemy who could easily defeat his father, it was not enough to rely solely on the Sandaime Tsuchikage and the Sandaime Hokage who did not yet know whether he would come.
But if we can have this 'demigod' join forces again, the chances of winning will definitely be greatly improved.
There are three shadow-level existences, no, if Kirigakure Village also arrives later, there may be four shadow-level existences. If they bring a few more jinchūriki...
He doesn't believe that he can't deal with Crocodile?
As for Sand Hidden Village.
hehe.
Ai was confident that even if he couldn't defeat the newly promoted Fourth Generation Kazekage, he would still be able to contain him with his speed.
Because he had witnessed the battle between Luo Sha and his father before, he had a certain understanding of Luo Sha's strength.
"To be honest, I am still very interested in someone who can capture the Sandaime Raikage."
Hanzo spoke slowly.
Now compared to ten years ago, his face has begun to show some signs of aging. I think it will be more obvious in three or four years, and he will really become an old man by then.
So he is now considered to be in the last period of strength in his life.
"That!"
Ai's face showed joy, but he heard Hanzo say: "But after all, this has nothing to do with me, and it has nothing to do with our Yuyin Village. If you want me to help you, do you deserve the reward you deserve?"
"This... is nature. What do you want, money or resources?"
Ai nodded, he didn't have much objection to Hanzo's words.
The small country of Xiaonin Village must be in urgent need of a lot of resources. Fortunately, in this regard, their Yunyin Village is also very wealthy.
"Money, food, medicinal materials, weapons, ninjutsu and other resources are indeed good things."
Hanzo looked at Ai slowly and spoke expressionlessly.
"But there is something that our Yuyin Village needs more than these, and your Yuyin Village does have it."
"..."
Ai's eyes suddenly froze, his brows furrowed, and he thought to himself, maybe this old guy wants to...
"Tailed beast."
Hanzo got straight to the point.
"I know that your Hidden Cloud Village doesn't have the second-tailed Jinchūriki yet, so I need you to send it over. When the time comes, I and the Hidden Cloud Village will definitely help you rescue the Sandaime Raikage!"