The situation in the battlefield of Yunokuni in Konoha and Kumogakure Village has gradually stabilized.
Collisions of various sizes between them occurred all the time. The Kirigakure Village, which made both Jiraiya and Minato feel a little frightened at first, still did not take action after all, as if they just came to the mainland for a few rounds.
While frightening Konoha, it also frightened the ninja army in Hidden Cloud Village.
Konoha thought that Kumogakure Village had the upper hand and chose to join forces with Kirigakure Village, while Kumogakure Village thought that Konoha used some means to pull Kirigakure Village into their chariot.
After all, a mist ninja appeared in the Kingdom of Thunder at that time, and controlled the Three-Tails to attack Ai, the son of the Third Raikage, and Kirabi, who transformed into the Eight-Tails.
As a result, Kirabi was forcibly exposed to the Eight-Tails chakra mode and was in a coma for two days. The Eight-Tails also forcibly ate two tailed beast jade, which caused him to feel depressed for a period of time.
So Yunyin Village was shocked.
When the two parties finally learned that Kirigakure Village was here to make soy sauce, the leaders of each party took a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads due to fear and worry.
When people on both sides confirmed the situation, it was already a month later.
This month will undoubtedly provide Konoha's ninja army with more buffer opportunities.
At the same time, Shimura Danzo succeeded Jiraiya as the battlefield commander.
Although Jiraiya couldn't wait to see him, he still needed to admit that compared to him, Shimura Danzo was still a little better at setting up and coordinating the battlefield.
It's not that Jiraiya's abilities are inferior to him, it's just that Jiraiya has a better bottom line than him when it comes to doing things and making decisions.
Danzo's system is absolutely cold-blooded. Everything is done to achieve the goal, even if it will cause a lot of casualties in order to achieve the goal.
Give the simplest example.
When a team from Konoha was performing a mission on the battlefield, they were surrounded by ninjas from Kumogakure Village, and their lives were in danger.
If it was Jiraiya, he would definitely send some support teams, or simply himself or Minato, one of the two would go out to support.
But in this case, there is a high probability that the Cloud Hidden Village is actually fishing. They first surrounded a Konoha team, and then released a message to ask Konoha people to rescue them. At the same time, they laid some traps or traps around them.
Arrange more manpower.
They did not attack the trapped team, but exclusively dealt with the Konoha ninjas who came to support them.
This is a very typical "encirclement and reinforcements" approach. The thought of seizing Konoha ninjas will not abandon their companions, causing varying degrees of consumption to Konoha.
This move has been tried and tested by the ninjas of Yunyin Village many times.
But after Danzo came to power, he would never send a rescue force. According to his words, "Since you are on the battlefield, you must be prepared to face death at any time. I believe they are not willing to watch their companions fight for their own sake."
And one by one they came forward to die."
Therefore, generally speaking, Danzo's decision is to send a small team to attack some of the weak points of Yunyin Village and save what must be saved.
This is similar to a tactic of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao". If in this situation, the trapped Konoha team can seize the opportunity to escape, then it is naturally very promising, but even if they cannot escape, Danzo
The decision will definitely make the Kumo ninjas suffer greater losses than Konoha.
And this is the difference between Jiraiya and Danzo.
Danzo can be absolutely cold-blooded and calm, and will not be affected by some emotions, so even though many people have become increasingly unhappy with him after he made his decision, it has to be said that Konoha's ninja army is indeed
It was in front of the ninja army in Yunyin Village that he gradually established a firm foothold and was able to barely manage to come back.
Some of the strategies that had worked well against Jiraiya in the first place were ineffective when it came to Danzo.
Even knowing that his side is no match for the Cloud Ninja army, whenever the Cloud Ninjas want to seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack, Danzo can always use some extraordinary means to resolve it.
For example, he remained unmoved when he saw the entire Konoha squadron of dozens of people being killed.
They even dispatched the dead soldiers from the root to execute a plan similar to what Minato and Toneri had executed before.
Compared to Minato and Toneri, their strength is much weaker, but their methods are crisper and more bloody. Wherever they go, there will definitely be no growth.
This made the cloud people so angry that they immediately focused their main attention on their rear.
Move and relocate some residents in the Kingdom of Thunder.
It's a pity that the root ninjas of Konoha, under Danzo's order, did not expect to come back after being dispatched. No matter how hard the Kumo ninjas took precautions, it was of no use, and there would still be losses that should have been incurred.
It is precisely because of this, and because of Danzo's cold-blooded ruthlessness, that Konoha's ninja army finally gained a firm foothold on the battlefield of Yuno Country.
Many ninjas are not very fond of Danzo secretly, but they have to say that in the face of such a huge gap in strength, as long as they can hold on, it will be enough.
So even Jiraiya, as the deputy commander, almost couldn't help but push Danzo to the ground and beat him many times, but he held back.
Because he knew that here, they couldn't lose. Once they lost, Konoha might really be over.
Danzo, who is absolutely rational, is more suitable to become this iron-blooded commander than one of the emotional Sannin.
Facts have also proved that Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision was not wrong. Danzo Shimura is indeed more suitable here than Jiraiya.
If the strengths of both sides are equal, Jiraiya is definitely more suitable, because his management style and decision-making will make other ninjas have a stronger and stronger sense of identification with him, their cohesion will become stronger and stronger, and the combat power they can unleash will also increase.
will be stronger.
But when Konoha is at an absolute disadvantage, Danzo is more suitable than Jiraiya. His cold-blooded methods will not give the Cloud ninjas any chance to launch a general attack on the Konoha ninja army.
The Kumo ninja's dislike for Danzo also skyrocketed instantly, surpassing that of Jiraiya, the yellow flashing Namikaze Minato, and the Konohagakure Neko Tamato who hadn't appeared in a long time.
Speaking of Toneri, Minato, who felt guilty, finally found an opportunity to return to the Land of Thunder.
It's just that the Flying Thunder God Kunai he left to Toneri was placed in a corner, and there was no trace of Toneri around.
What was left behind after Minato left was the horrifically destroyed site in that area, which even changed the landscape to a certain extent.
Even just looking at the destruction, one can imagine how brutal the battle was.
And to Minato's surprise, in addition to the two tails of the Eight-Tails and Toneri, there seemed to be an equally huge giant beast appearing.
But no matter how much he speculated, it became a fact that Toneri disappeared and disappeared.
Just missing does not mean death. The resentful Minato felt more and more guilty towards Toneri. At the same time, he also felt some resentment towards Danzo who prevented him from going out.
Facts have proved that at that time, the Kumo ninjas were just like them, worried about the emergence of Kirigakure Village, and were a little timid.
In the end, Minato could only believe what Jiraiya said, that with his character and ability, he would not die.
Pass the news of his disappearance back to Konoha.
After learning about the situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen also wrote a letter criticizing Danzo's actions.
But that's all, Danzo should do whatever he wants. He himself thinks that he has no problem with his original decision.
Standing on the side of righteousness, he occupies the commanding heights.
Even though he was not really worried about the Kumo Ninja and the Mist Ninja, he just felt that Toneri's sword was getting sharper and sharper, and he began to feel a little unable to handle it, and had the idea of destroying him.
Unlike Orochimaru, even if Orochimaru is a poisonous snake that can bite him back at any time, Danzo still has the handle on Orochimaru. As long as he is willing, there is no way Orochimaru can take the position of Hokage.
But Sheren is different, he hides it too well.
As Sarutobi Hiruzen heard the name "Toneri" more and more often, Danzo's sense of crisis became more and more serious.
Only then did he realize that those who could compete with him for the position of Hokage in the future were not only Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple Orochimaru, but also his two disciples, Konoha Aang Nekotama and Yellow Flash Wave Feng Shuimon.
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After getting rid of one Hatake Sakumo, two people appeared. It is understandable that Danzo was in a bad mood.
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Even Toneri, who has been hiding in the laboratory, still has some understanding of the situation on the battlefield in Yuno Country.
Knowing that Danzo had succeeded Jiraiya in controlling the Konoha ninja army, he also knew many of the decisions Danzo had made.
Although he didn't like Danzo, Toneri had to admire some of Danzo's decisions.
Just like he created Konoha Roots, even though it was for his own selfish reasons, he cannot deny the roots' contribution to Konoha.
Just like him this time, even though many people began to hate him, they could not deny that he had eased the decline of the Konoha ninja army during this period.
"Did this old guy Danzo finally start to murder me?
That's fine, I actually wanted to deal with him a long time ago, but I didn't have any good excuse." Toneri was packing up the things in the temporary laboratory, muttering to himself.
He has been here for a long time, and some of the experiments he was eager to do have been completed by now. Moreover, it is now a war period, and it is impossible to give him unlimited time to consume.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Konoha finally supported the first wave of attacks on the three hidden villages.
However, the overall situation is still not optimistic, especially the sudden appearance of Kirigakure Village, which shocked Konoha.
At the same time, they had to devote part of their attention to the movements of Kirigakure Village, and sent out as many ninjas as possible across a large sea area with the intention of entering Kirigakure Village to find out whether there were opportunities to bring about a settlement between Konoha and Kirigakure.
Alliance of Villages.
If this thing can be done, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for Konoha, and the pressure will slowly shift to the other three hidden villages.
Of course, the other three Hidden Villages must also be trying to find suitable opportunities to contact Kirigakure Village.
Looking at the letter in his hand, Toneri showed a playful smile.
"I didn't expect that this old guy Onoki is the same old Yinbi as Danzo, but it is true that this matter cannot be solved 100% by Kakuzu alone."
The letter in Toneri's hand is exactly the message sent to him through a cat by Kakuzu of the Kasumi organization he founded, which is hidden in Tianno country.
It records a mission entrusted to him by the third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Two Scales Onoki.
"Fortunately, the situation of the Konoha army in Yuno Country and the ninja army in Cloud Hidden Village is quite stable now, and it shouldn't be as long as I have. Then let's complete this difficult task first, as the first product of our Kasumi organization.
A mission, after all, the reward... tsk tsk... no wonder Jiao Dudu is excited.
If nothing else, Onoki’s handwriting is pretty good.”
Seeing that the shadow clone had put away all the experimental equipment and materials, Toneri nodded with satisfaction.
He gently clenched his fist and looked at his arm, the smile on Toneri's face became even wider.
"Anyway, Uchiha Madara's method is good. It not only completely resolved the hidden dangers caused by the Senju Hashirama cells in my body, but also allowed my body to accommodate more cells."
As he muttered to himself, he saw his palm flipping slightly, and a wooden branch as thick as an arm extended from his arm, spinning around in mid-air, falling to the ground, and slowly turned into a
A wooden sculpture that looks like four tails, but is many times smaller.
Four Tails is a tailed beast that looks like an orangutan but has four tails.
This vivid appearance shows that Toneri has a deep understanding of the four tails, and at the same time, he also has certain attainments in the wood release ninjutsu.
Immediately afterwards, he formed a seal with his hands, joined his hands to form a seal, and concluded the seal with "Si Seal".
"Wood Release-Four Pillar Prison!"
Dong dong dong dong——
A large number of wooden paper strips sprang out from under the soil, wrapping the four tails of the newly made wooden object to form a huge wooden prison cell.
Looking at the large-scale wood release ninjutsu now, Toneri feels very good.
Wood escape is a kind of blood inheritance boundary created by the combination of earth escape and water escape. Chakra is injected into the body of the wood as life energy, causing the wood to grow rapidly, and finally forming a wood filled with a lot of life energy.
Both in terms of firmness and toughness, it is much stronger than ordinary wood.
But if that's the case, even if Wood Release is more advantageous than other blood-inherited realms like Ice Release, Lan Release, Melting Release, etc., it's just an advantage.
Of course, Senju Hashirama's cells will strengthen the Wood Release to a certain extent, but that's all.
Only when the cells of Mu Dun and Senju Hashirama are combined with the celestial chakra, can Mu Dun be at its peak.
Coincidentally, Toneri still has some experience in the sage mode and sage chakra.
"Now my wood escape ability should be hundreds of millions stronger than Yamato... right?"
Shiren felt a little bit sad.
Yamato's Wood Release is not the same as Senju Hashirama's Wood Release, but even so, Yamato has become Konoha's great Jonin by virtue of his Wood Release ability.
"But this is the limit, and I deliberately transplanted more cells into my body, but this is the limit of the human body. Whether it is Uchiha Madara's method or the method I figured out myself, it shows that Senju Hashirama's
There is too much yang chakra contained in the cells. If you want to neutralize it, you can only use yin chakra.
The Yin attribute chakra of the ordinary human body is difficult to sense at all. It is because of the existence of the two tails that I can accumulate so much Yin attribute chakra in my body.
If I were a member of the Uchiha clan, it would be much easier."
Just like Obito who was just rescued by Madara Uchiha, even if half of his body is fused with White Zetsu cells, his ability to accept wood escape is also very strong.
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, Mu Dun will not become the main combat strength of Toneri, and at the same time, it cannot be displayed in front of others, otherwise it will be dangerous.
So, this is enough for now.
At least from now on I won't have to sleep in the open when I go out alone.
With his hands forming seals again, all the wooden branches in the laboratory disappeared, and then Toneri's body slowly merged into the ground and disappeared.
Appearing in the Kingdom of Thunder again, he could clearly feel that the Kingdom of Thunder at this time was many times more desolate than when he and Orochimaru came last time.
Almost half of the villages I saw had turned into desolate ruins, and even in the ones that were not destroyed, few people still lived there.
Almost all the residents north of Yunyin Village in the Kingdom of Thunder have moved away. This shows how ruthless Danzo's methods are, scaring the residents of the Kingdom of Thunder like this.
In fact, the basic death warriors have made many ninjas in Hidden Cloud Village and residents of the Land of Thunder feel intimidated.
This is a typical example of someone who is fearful of his own life.
If you want to cause trouble in the Kingdom of Thunder, then this situation is undoubtedly seeking death, and it is estimated that it will soon attract a large circle of cloud ninjas with red eyes.
But if you just want to leave, it will not be difficult for Toneri who has the "skill of erasing facial expressions".
Travel all the way from the east coast of the Country of Thunder to the west coast, and then go to the sea from the west coast, preparing to enter the Country of Fields from the sea.
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Three days later.
In a high mountain outside the capital of Tian Country.
This is an area that was personally divided by the daimyo of Tano no Kuni, the second son of the previous Tano no Kuni. People in Tano no Kuni are not allowed to easily enter the area without permission. Otherwise, if anything happens, they will appear.
Any consequences are your own responsibility.
And here, under the protection of Tian Zhiguo, not many people know who and what power is hidden here.
Some people speculated that it was the army secretly cultivated by the Daimyo of Taino Kuni, while others speculated that it was the Daimyo of Taino Kuni who secretly cultivated the ninja power from Konoha.
In short, there are various opinions.
Because of their status as allies of the Fire Nation and the geographical location of the Land of Fields, the Third Ninja War basically had nothing to do with them.
On the contrary, the country of fields has become a paradise.
On this day, a man who was dressed in ordinary clothes and who looked like he was not a native of Tian Country, ignored the reminders of many well-intentioned people and entered the area rashly.
Many people lamented his bold behavior.
Many people once walked into this mountain forest without believing in evil, but they have not been able to come back to this day.
That's why there are so many different speculations.
And the person who walked in was, of course, Toneri after changing his appearance. This area was the base of their Kasumi organization.
