At the border of Yuno Country, the Konoha ninja camp.
A week has passed since they retreated to the border of Yuno Country.
According to theoretical calculations, Kumogakure knows that Konoha's army is no match and will definitely take advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
Even if the last war had just ended and it would take some time to prepare, there would be no need to wait such a long time.
Then there is only one reason, Toner and Minato's harassment tactics are working!
Everyone in the command camp breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Jiraiya kept frowning and did not relax. Looking at the content and process recorded and described on the scroll in his hand, he felt a little mixed in his heart.
This information was passed back by Minato, recording what they did in the Kingdom of Thunder during this period, the people they met, and their plans for the next period of time.
Just like Toneri can channel snakes with Orochimaru, Minato and Jiraiya have both signed a contract with Mt. Myoboku. In terms of transmitting information alone, they have a big advantage.
For this plan proposed by Minato and perfected by Toneri, many things were also done that Jiraiya seemed to find difficult to accept at once.
Although Toner and Minato did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and neither of them were murderous people, after all, many ordinary people lost their homes because of them, and at the same time, many civilians died to a greater or lesser extent.
In the eyes of most ninjas, civilians are not on the same level as them. As long as the goal can be achieved, killing a few civilians doesn't matter.
Especially if you are not a civilian of your own country.
But people like Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato who are deeply affected by the "Will of Fire" still find it difficult to accept it for a while.
"These two little guys have taken on pressure that they shouldn't have to bear... This is the failure of our generation, making them bear heavy pressure prematurely." Jiraiya sighed silently.
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Now that the Third Ninja War has just begun, the Kingdom of Thunder has suffered no loss.
Jiraiya, who experienced the cruelty of the Second Ninja War, has a relatively strong ability to accept it.
He said in a deep voice: "Toner and Minato have successfully attracted the attention of the Kumo ninjas. What we need to do next is to continue to increase the harassment and send more teams to interfere with the layout of Kumo Hidden Village. No need
Too many people are lurking in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Thunder, but the duration must be long.
Do you all understand the focus of future tasks?"
Everyone nodded silently.
Indeed, now is not the time to be happy. The battle between Konoha and Cloud Hidden Village is far from over. It has just begun. We must be prepared for a protracted war.
"Have all the residents in the towns behind us been evacuated?"
One of them immediately stood up and said respectfully: "Jiraiya-sama, everyone has evacuated according to the plan!"
Jiraiya nodded slowly, and the solemnity on his face slowly dissipated.
After witnessing the situation of the residents of the Land of Thunder, Jiraiya really did not want the residents of Konoha to face this kind of situation.
However, just as Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief, a man covered in blood stumbled in from outside the tent.
Seeing this man's gaze, the expressions of everyone in the tent changed.
The person in charge of a medical unit sitting next to him came to him in three steps and gave him emergency treatment.
Jiraiya suddenly stood up and came to the front.
There was blood in the man's mouth. When he opened his mouth, there was a large amount of sticky blood mixed with small pieces of internal organs.
The head of the medical unit had a sullen face and shook his head helplessly at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya's expression became even more ugly, but he quickly knelt down and put his ear next to the man's mouth.
He could only hear the man's mouth moving slightly, and the faint sound of mosquitoes sounded intermittently in Jiraiya's ears.
"Well...well...Kirigakure...mura..."
Just saying these few words seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
After he finished speaking, the look in his eyes slowly disappeared, and his rapid breathing stopped abruptly. Except for a slight tremor in his heart, everything else indicated that he was dead.
Jiraiya stretched out his hand and gently closed the other person's open eyelids.
Although his voice was very soft, everyone here was a ninja, so they still had some hearing.
Kirigakure Village?!
Kirigakure Village also took action?
Everyone's heart sank to the bottom.
Nowadays, Konoha is already stretched thin when facing three major hidden villages at the same time, and may collapse at any time.
For example, on the battlefield of Kumogakure Village this time, if Toneri had not appeared in time to fully recover Jiraiya, and at the same time Minato and Toneri had perfectly executed the harassment plan, I am afraid that the Konoha army would have fought against the Kumogakure villagers at this time.
The ninja army engages in a decisive battle.
And once Konoha is defeated, a chain reaction may occur, causing problems to occur on the other two battlefields at the same time. Then not only Konoha, but the Land of Fire is also in danger.
In this case, Kirigakure Village still took action?
Although he had already made certain preparations in his heart, the news was still too sudden for Jiraiya.
Moreover, judging from the ninja who relayed the information, the Kirigakure Village was not preparing for an attack, but had already taken action. It did not even directly attack the Country of Fire and Konoha, but rushed into the Country of Yu.
On the battlefield, Konoha's defense line was attacked from the side.
What's happening here?
Could it be that Cloud Hidden Village and Kirigakure Village have joined forces?
This time, the information obtained by his own ninja in exchange for his life made Jiraiya feel a little powerless for a moment and didn't know how to start.
If Kumogakure Village really joins forces with Kirigakure Village, then Konoha will be in real trouble.
Why Konoha can now withstand the attacks of the three hidden villages at the same time is not to say that Konoha really has the ability to fight one against three.
Konoha is definitely stronger than any of them, but it is impossible to fight one against three. The reason why they can resist now is only because these three hidden villages are also suspicious of each other and do not dare to attack Konoha with all their strength.
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For example, there is a feud between Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Although they have reached a verbal agreement, if Kumogakure is truly undefended, it is not impossible for Ohnoki's character to directly take the headquarters of Kumogakure.
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Therefore, although the top and strongest people in Kumogakure Village have already been dispatched, there are still a large number of ninjas in Kumogakure Village, so even those as agile as Tonero and Minato do not dare to go wild in Kumogakure Village.
This is the reason why three battlefields are divided.
But if Cloud Hidden Village and Kirigakure Village join forces and appear on the same battlefield at the same time, the meaning will be completely different.
First of all, if there is complete cooperation, then Kirigakure Village can send many people to the battlefield. Secondly, the Kingdom of Water is different from other countries. It is an island country, and ninjas from other Hidden Villages want to rush to the Kingdom of Water.
The country is not that simple.
Jiraiya's mind was slightly confused.
But when he didn't speak, the atmosphere in the entire camp became more and more solemn, and he became less and less afraid to speak.
Standing up suddenly, Jiraiya knew that he could not make the decision on this matter alone.
"Send this message to the old man's desk as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!" Someone immediately ran out.
Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya leaned on the table and wrote a letter on the scroll. At the same time, he said: "Rearrange the defense line, and spread all the intelligence personnel out. I need to do it as soon as possible."
Know all the information about Kirigakure Village!”
"yes!"
The two stood up at the same time and ran out of the camp.
Then he saw Jiraiya channeling a toad and handing the scroll with important information on it to the palm-sized toad.
"Please give this to Minato as soon as possible."
The toad didn't say anything, nodded and disappeared from the table.
After doing all this, Jiraiya took out a huge map from his files. This was a detailed strategic map of the border of Yuno Country.
He needs to rethink his defensive focus.
But all this needs to be confirmed after he knows the situation of Kirigakure Village and the troops they sent.
There is no way, the Kingdom of Water and Hidden Mist Village are too special, with special geographical location and special environment. Moreover, the policies introduced by the Kingdom of Water and Hidden Mist Village are also quite special, such as seclusion, blood mist policy, etc..
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The combination of various aspects makes it extremely difficult to deploy intelligence personnel in Kirigakure Village, and the transmission of information is also very inconvenient.
This is especially true after Tonero and Minato assassinated the Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Water last time.
"Things are getting more and more troublesome..." Jiraiya sighed silently in his heart.
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And the other side.
Tonero and Minato are causing trouble within the Land of Thunder.
Originally everything was going according to plan, but seeing that the attention of the Cloud Ninja army had been completely attracted to them, the plan was about to succeed.
Next, it's time to fight a protracted and tug-of-war with the Cloud Ninjas.
But Minato received urgent information from Jiraiya at this time.
Minato, who had a bad premonition when he opened the scroll, suddenly became sad after seeing the contents.
Seeing this look on Minato's face for the first time, Toneri's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong?"
I heard Minato say in a deep voice: "The Kirigakure ninja has appeared. Although Teacher Jiraiya is still not sure what the Kirigakure village's attitude is, the situation is not optimistic anyway. He suggested that we go back first and make preparations together.
If Kirigakure Village really joins forces with Cloud Hidden Village, then we may be in danger."
Minato didn't say a word, but Jiraiya wrote it.
"If you see the situation is overwhelming and focus on protecting yourself, Konoha can withstand a defeat on the battlefield, but it cannot withstand the death of you and Toneri."
Minato didn't know how to say this, so he didn't say it.
Because from this sentence, Minato heard what Jiraiya meant. He had already prepared for the worst. If the difference in strength between the two sides was too big, he hoped that the two of them could protect themselves.
And he knew that it could be done with Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique.
But when Toneri heard Minato's words, the shock and emotion in his heart at this moment was no less than Minato's.
He knew that Kirigakure Village would join the Third Ninja War.
But the time was wrong, very wrong.
According to his memory, Kirigakure Village would intervene in the Third Ninja War at the end of the Third Ninja War, and only carry out small-scale harassment. The biggest attack was the seven ninja swordsmen of Kirigakure Village.
Move out.
After killing many Konoha ninjas, they fell to Matt Dai's eight-door armor formation. In the end, the seven ninja swordsmen were beaten into three people, and even two of them have not returned to Kirigakure.
In the village, only one Watermelon Mountain puffer ghost using the same sword muscle was left to prop up the facade.
But now is the beginning of the third ninja war!
The Kingdom of Water should still be in seclusion, and the Kirigakure Village should still be implementing the "Blood Mist Residence".
He shouldn't have appeared on the battlefield so early, and it was still the battlefield between Konoha and Cloud Hidden Village.
"The real impact is beginning to appear. No matter how the ninja world closes the timeline, as my strength becomes stronger and stronger, my ability to change things and the environment becomes stronger and stronger. Some timelines that are not so important, this
The world is beginning to lose its grip." Sheren thought silently in his heart.
In his heart, he has always believed in the concept of the convergence line of the world.
Just like a theory he had seen in his previous life, if he had a time machine, could he change the course of history?
Many people think it is possible, and many people believe that no matter how changes are made, what should happen will eventually happen.
This is very similar to what Scheren understands as the ability to wrap up the world.
However, as his abilities become stronger and stronger now, his ability to control the world seems to have been greatly affected.
The appearance of the Mist Ninja was too sudden.
"Toneri, what should I do?" Minato couldn't help but ask.
The timing of the appearance of Kirigakure Village this time was really perfect, putting them in an awkward position of neither getting better nor worse.
If we go back now, then Minato's plan will undoubtedly fail, and the Konoha army will need to face the Kumogakure army head-on.
But if we don't go back now, if Kirigakure and Kumogakure really join forces, then Konoha's army may not even have a chance to fight for the last time.
"go back!"
After hesitating for a moment, Shiren affirmed.
He wanted to go back and see if Kirigakure Village had really taken action. This was equally significant to him.
"Go back?" Minato heard Toneri's firm answer and immediately made a decision in his heart.
"good!"
The two of them were ready to leave immediately.
But before they left, Toneri's expression immediately changed.
A little bitterness slowly emerged.
"I can't leave..." On Toneri's shoulder, the shadow of Xiao Erwei appeared again.
Minato had been carrying out this special mission with Toneri for so long, and Minato also knew that every time the cat on Toneri's shoulder appeared, it meant that an enemy had appeared.
But at this critical moment...
Originally, with Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, even if an enemy appeared, the two of them could still leave if they wanted to.
only...
The situation of the enemies appearing this time is different. If they really want to leave, they may not be able to escape.
after all...
"Finally I caught you two hiding rats!"
A rough voice sounded in their ears, and they recognized this person just by hearing the voice.
It's not like Minato has never fought against him on the frontal battlefield.
"The son of the Third Raikage, Ai!"
"Dekay!"
Minato and Toneri called him different names, but they were indeed talking about the same person.
"And I, you two rats! Bastards! Idiots!"
Another voice appeared, with a hint of frivolity in the curse. Even if it was a rap style, you could still feel the anger building up in his heart.
Four figures appeared in front of Toneri and Minato.
Standing at the front are naturally the son of the Third Raikage, Ai, and his combination partners, B, Kirabi, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki of the next generation "ab" combination.
As for the remaining two people, they are not fighting ninjas, they are both sensory ninjas, and their purpose is to help Ai and Kirabi find traces of Toneri and Minato.
At this most critical moment, when Tonera and Minato wanted to evacuate, Ai and Kirabi found them.
I have to say, this timing is really just right.
The timing was so precise that Shiren couldn't help but feel that there was something strange and there were some problems.
But now is not the time to think about this issue.
Because, no matter what they said, the two people on the other side would not let them leave like this.
At this time, they should be suppressing the burning anger in their hearts.
If you put yourself in their shoes for a moment, if Tonero and Minato stood in their shoes, they would probably launch a fierce attack the first time they saw them.
However, Toner and Minato don't feel guilty at all. After all, this is a war. As long as they can win, as long as they can defend their country and village, from their standpoint, whatever they do is right and everything is fine.
It should.
Minato, who was still a little uncomfortable at first, had completely let go of his grudge at this time.
"Konoha Blue Cat! Yellow flash! I didn't expect you two to appear in our Land of Thunder at the same time. You really think highly of us!"
Ai's face was dark, making his already dark face become even darker at this moment.
It was strange to say that he knew both Konoha Aang Nekotama and the yellow flash Namikaze Minato, and had fought with them to a certain extent.
It's just that the result of the battle was not ideal.
However, it was precisely because of their stimulation that he was able to make up his mind to accept the training and teachings of the Third Raikage, so that he, who was originally talented, could realize his talent and possess Kage-level strength at a young age.
When he faced them again this time, he was no longer alone. He had a powerful being who was worthy of being entrusted with his back, a companion who could use the "Jue Niu Thunder Plow Hot Knife" with him, Kirabi.
Just as Burubi once told him, Kirabi is a very tough-hearted person. As long as he finds a spiritual sustenance for him, he will have unlimited possibilities.
Now, he has become the first jinchūriki to fully control the Eight-Tails in the history of Cloud Hidden Village!
In fact, when the four of them met, they didn't need too many words. In the end, they still had to fight. If they really had something to say, it would be better to talk while fighting.
Anyway, if we don't defeat them, it seems like we won't be able to escape.
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And without the four of them knowing.
On a big tree in the distance, a black shadow slowly emerged, with a playful smile on its face.
"Then just follow what he said and test your strength. If you can survive this time, let you become his chess piece.
However, such an opponent is still a bit behind, so I will arrange some good opponents for you."
