Nozomi's ability to escape is far inferior to that of Ino back then, but with the jade talisman of the first Raikage in hand, and the fact that Kumogakure has been raising giant turtles for decades, they have a deep friendship with each other.
The giant turtle heard Nozomi's call and responded to him. Then while his main consciousness fell into a long slumber, he woke up part of his consciousness and took the Kumogakure ninjas headed by the Fourth Raikage and Kirabi to sneak into the seabed and bypass the sea.
Kirigakure Village’s multiple lines of defense, sneak attacks on the unsuspecting Kirigakure Village!
There are not many Kumogakure ninjas, but they are all elite and have clear goals.
The Fourth Raikage shouted on Turtle Island: "Two targets, one is Genshi, and the other is Chojuro! If we catch them, I can control Kirigakure Village, take action!"
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On the third day when Konoha and Kirigakure formed an alliance, Mei Terumi personally arrived at the Eastern Front with three thousand ninjas. This Mizukage with green eyes and long red curly hair attracted the attention of many married and unmarried Konoha ninjas.
The Fifth Mizukage is a bit like Ino, he also covers his right eye with bangs.
However, compared to the bold Tsunade and the energetic Ino, Terumi Mei, with her pink lips, fair skin and plump figure, is undoubtedly more feminine.
Tsunade's seniority in the ninja world is much higher than that of Terumi Mei, but considering that this is the contemporary Mizukage, Tsunade still led all the jounin out of the camp to greet him.
Terumi Mei led the Kirigakure ninjas and Konoha to form an alliance. Facing Tsunade, she behaved very modestly and spoke of her seniors. The two sides introduced each other's jounin.
Ino saw Zabuza Momochi, who was tall but wearing an ANBU mask.
But I didn't see Haku, nor did I see Chojuro who looked like Terumi Mei's son.
She asked: "Mizukage-sama, isn't Chojuro here?"
With her status as Tsunade's adjutant and her recent strong record, it's absolutely no problem to ask this question.
Terumi Mei covered her mouth and smiled: "Little sister of the mountain, Chojuro stays in Kirigakure Village to look after the house. If you miss him..."
Ino waved her hands quickly, ending the topic here. She and Chojuro were not familiar with each other at all.
Terumi Mei was the Mizukage after all. Tsunade could not give her orders, and she had no intention of seizing power. She just asked Gonbei to lead two thousand ninjas to join the coalition on her behalf. She would lead the remaining thousand ninjas to the rear and do what she wanted.
Some work of arranging supplies and treating the wounded.
This person was a bit nervous, but she was quite ladylike when she didn't talk. When the wounded saw Mizukage coming to visit them personally, they were all extremely excited, and the morale of the coalition forces was greatly boosted.
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Under the leadership of Tsunade and Ino, the Konoha ninja gradually changed their defensive strategy and entered the attack stage. It took three days to break through the Kumogakure defense line and officially entered the country of Yu, the country where cats and dogs fought before.
To the north of the Kingdom of Tang is the Kingdom of Frost.
Geographically speaking, originally the land of Fire Country was not bordering the Land of Thunder. This was due to the battle between Kaguya Otsutsuki and Sage of Six Paths, which broke the southern continent and caused the sea level of the northern continent to drop. It was originally located under the sea.
The land slowly rose up, and due to some plate collisions and displacements, the two continents, the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder, were connected together.
The passage connecting the two sides is the Kingdom of Frost that was originally located on the bottom of the sea and now rises up.
The southwest of this long and narrow country is the Kingdom of Yuno, a barrier specially set up by the Kingdom of Fire. The northeast is bordered by the Kingdom of Thunder. The other two directions are all the sea. In a sense, the narrow passage of the Kingdom of Frost divides the North Sea.
and the East China Sea.
Due to the strength of the Kumogakure ninjas, this narrow area has always been under the control of the Kumogakure ninjas. As long as the Konoha ninjas occupy this passage, they can create a situation of shutting down the Kumogakure village.
Shikamaru advocated quickly occupying the Kingdom of Frost, seeking to take the initiative in the war, and then using one or two battles to force the Kumogakure ninjas to withdraw from the war, and finally mobilized a large army to fight against Iwagakure on the Western Front.
Ino had a different opinion. The war between the Ninja Village and the underworld's territorial grab were different. The national conditions, culture, and customs were all different. It was impossible to say that Konoha could defeat the Kumogakure ninjas by defeating the Kumogakure, unless they could reach the peak of Mingzuo.
combat power, otherwise it would take a long time to defeat them. Shikamaru was too optimistic.
She knew that the Akatsuki Organization and the Shell Organization were still hiding in the dark to watch the show. Not to mention Kumogakure, just talking about Konoha, once a large-scale battle was launched, there would be a lot of dead and injured ninjas. If Konoha's damage was too great, it would have no power in the future.
Fight against those guys hiding in the dark.
Shikamaru thought that taking advantage of his illness to kill him, destroy Kumogakure Village in one go and end the war on the Eastern Front first. This idea was actually fine, but the information between the two sides was unequal and their perspectives were different.
Tsunade sat in the middle and said nothing. She was the final decision-maker and needed to consider the opinions of all parties before she could make a decision.
In the end, she decided to follow Shikamaru's advice, defeat the Cloud Hidden Village once and for all, bear part of the sacrifice, and end the war on the Eastern Front as soon as possible.
The next day, the coalition forces entered the long and narrow Kingdom of Frost.
This country is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, with the sea outside the cliffs and rugged mountain roads inside.
The population of the Frost Kingdom is very small. Before the war, the Kumogakure ninjas moved away all the ordinary people. The only things that the Konoha ninjas could find were thatched huts and dilapidated water tanks and stone mills.
The transportation of supplies became increasingly difficult, but the thought of being able to completely defeat the Kumogakure ninjas gave the army a high morale.
There are many mountains, and the passages in some valleys are extremely narrow. The Kumogakure ninjas guarded the pass, and Ino's Bokuto couldn't move, so she withdrew to the rear, leaving the task of attacking to Tsunade.
Five passes were broken in two days, and the army gradually penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Frost Country.
Ino felt that Kumogakure Village should not be so weak, but she could not read any important information from the souls of Kumogakure ninjas who died in the battle. It seemed that this ninja village relied on chicken blood to fight, and the excitement faded away.
She felt uneasy, so she went into battle herself and exchanged a few blows with the Fourth Raikage, Kirabi and the others, but she also didn't notice the problem.
The Hyuga ninjas in the army even said that everything was normal.
Ino couldn't see the problem. He could only think that Kumoyin Village was weaker than he thought, and with his own participation, Konoha was stronger than the original time and space. One plus and one minus led to the current situation.
Tsunade led two thousand Kirigakure ninjas, including Gonbei, to attack from the front, while Ino and Shikamaru were responsible for holding down the formation.
Regarding Ino's worries, Shikamaru also made a lot of guesses. He looked at the high cliffs on both sides and raised a finger: "The terrain here is very suitable for ambush. It is difficult for most genin to maintain stable chakra output in battle.
Once the intensity of the battle increases, you will no longer be able to attach chakra to the soles of your feet and climb up such a high cliff like normal times."
Ino was the first to deny this speculation: "The problem is that there are only so many troops in Yunyin Village. We have been to Yunyin Village, and their mobilization power has almost reached the limit. Can they still arm 10,000 ninja troops to fight an ambush?