Chapter 382 The three major defense lines, the ninja army is in motion!
Just when these detonating symbols were less than one meter away from the Wave Country Bridge.
In the water below the Wave Country Bridge, a wall formed by the water suddenly rose up, blocking the detonating talisman from outside the Wave Country Bridge.
Boom!!
Several detonating symbols exploded together, making a huge roar, and the water rose into the sky, hitting the bridge of the Land of Waves like a raging wave.
But unfortunately, the power of the final explosion of the detonating talisman was still completely blocked by the wall formed by the water flow, and did not cause any damage to the Wave Country Bridge.
"No chance..."
Nara Yoshioka stared at this scene blankly, and muttered to himself with a voice full of unwillingness.
At this time, Nara Yoshioka saw that the ones who used ninjutsu to block the detonating talisman were other fog ninjas who had already rushed around.
Obviously, all the Konoha ninjas who stayed to stop these mist ninjas were dead.
This mission failed!
Nara Yoshioka's face was full of unwillingness, and he also had a sense of powerlessness. He had planned everything, but in the end he failed.
"It's a good idea to use the lives of your companions as a bet to destroy the Wave Country Bridge, but unfortunately, you are doomed to fail from the beginning."
Momochi Zabuza slowly walked towards Nara Yoshioka with a beheading sword in one hand, with a sneer on his lips.
Nara Yoshioka suddenly raised his head, mobilized the remaining chakra and power in his body, let out a loud roar, and rushed towards Momochi Zabuza!
"Pointless resistance." Momochi Zabuza's eyes were cold, his body squatted down slightly, and disappeared instantly like a spring.
Nara Yoshioka and Momochi Zabuza are in the air, passing by each other!
Momochi Zabuza fell from the sky and stood firmly on the ground, while Nara Yoshioka also landed on the ground, but there was a huge slash mark on his chest.
Blood like a fountain, mixed with broken internal organs, spurted out from the huge wound in Nara Yoshioka's hole.
"I may have failed...but Konoha will definitely win!"
Nara Yoshioka murmured to himself with blood pouring from his mouth. He completely lost his voice and fell to the ground.
Momochi Zabuza glanced at the dead Nara Yoshioka, turned his head with no expression on his face, and looked at the Kirist ninja rushing around.
"Take all the corpses away, dear, and expand the defense line of the Wave Country Bridge one kilometer outward."
"This time, all the mist ninjas stationed at the Wave Country Bridge will roll to the rear and be replaced by the mist ninjas from the third series of troops!"
"I don't want people from Konoha to be able to break through the defense line silently next time."
Momochi Zabuza looked at the Jugiri ninjas who had their heads lowered in front of them, and said in a calm tone, but there was a coldness in his voice.
If it weren't for the fact that there weren't many Konoha ninjas on the border of the Land of Fire, it was really possible that the Bridge of Waves would have been destroyed by the other party.
Hearing the coldness in Zabuza Momochi's tone, the heads of many Mist ninjas present not only lowered their heads even lower.
Not long after Nara Yoshioka and others were dealt with, the Kiri ninja who went to hunt down Hinata Kazuo and others also returned.
At the same time, the relevant information was also thoroughly sorted out.
This time there were 22 ninjas coming to attack Konoha, and they were led by Kazuo Hyuga and Yoshioka Nara.
Except for Hyuuga Kazuo and the two Konoha chunin who had escaped, all the other nineteen Konoha ninjas had been eliminated.
Of course, the Mist ninjas were also injured during the battle. Excluding the injured, four genin and two chunin died in the battle.
In a way, although this was considered a great victory, it still made Momochi Zabuza furious.
You must know that their number is several times greater than that of Konoha's ninjas. Under such circumstances, six ninjas died!
This made the ninjas on the Mist ninja side, who had looked down on Konoha at first, start to take it seriously again.
Konoha has always been the richest place for ninjas in the entire world. With such huge resources, the strength and quality of ninjas in all aspects are indeed better than those of other major ninja villages!
There is nothing that can be done about this. After all, it is the result of decades of accumulation in Konoha. This disadvantage cannot be eliminated in a short time.
Konoha Village.
Hokage's office!
Hinata Kazuo, with scars all over his body and a tired look on his face, knelt on the ground and reported all the information about what happened to Tsunade.
When the head of the Nara clan, Nara Shikaku, heard the news that Nara Yoshioka was dead, his eyes darkened slightly.
"Thank you for your hard work. I don't blame you for the failure of this mission."
"Shizune, take Hinata Kazuo and the others down to rest, and send people from the medical department to treat their injuries."
Tsunade looked at Hinata Kazuo and spoke softly.
Shizune, who was standing on the other side, nodded and walked out of the office with Kazuo Hinata and two other ninjas.
As the office door closes.
"Sorry, this is my dereliction of duty."
Tsunade turned her head and looked at Nara Shikaku, who was silent, with an apology on her face.
After hearing Tsunade's words, Nara Shikaku quickly shook his head.
"Hokage-sama, this is not your fault."
"Nara Yoshioka should have considered everything, and the Kiri Ninja has just arrived in the Country of Waves, which is the best time to destroy the Bridge in the Country of Waves."
Nara Shikaku showed a solemn expression on his face and spoke seriously.
War is often accompanied by sacrifice, this is an unchangeable law!
Because of Nara Yoshioka's death, Nara Shikaku's heart is filled with requests for him. He knows that now is not the time to wallow in grief.
"The mission to destroy the Wave Country Bridge failed, then Kirigakure Village's protection of the Wave Country Bridge will be even tighter!"
"It is no longer possible to destroy the Wave Country Bridge, so what we will face now are three lines of defense, which greatly disperses our strength."
Nara Shikaku's face was filled with a solemn expression, and he spoke softly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
While speaking.
Nara Shikaku had already walked to the ninja world map aside, took out a red pen at a time, and drew the locations of the three defense lines on the ninja world map.
"There are two lines of defense for Kirigakure Village to attack. One is the line of defense of Wave Country, and the other is the line of defense at the border between Bear Country and Konoha."
"The attack route of Iwagakure Village should be the same as the route of the previous ninja wars, passing through the border between Taki Ninja Village and the Country of Grass and entering the Country of Fire."
Nara Shikaku stared at these three locations closely, and patiently waited for Tsunade beside him.
Speaking of which!
Nara Shikaku's voice paused slightly, with a hint of questioning in his voice, and he looked at Tsunade and said:
"Tsunade-sama, which forces among our allies can intervene now?"
This issue is very critical. Although Konoha Village is the strongest overall, it is still a bit difficult to face the attacks of two adults from Kirigakure Village and Iwagakure Village at once.
Therefore, these three lines of defense are the top priority. Problems in any one of them may lead to the collapse of all lines of defense.
When Tsunade heard Nara Shikaku's inquiry, she looked at the map with her brown eyes and said softly: "The Yu no Kuni will help us withstand part of the pressure on Kirigakure."
Of course, among the allies Nara Shikaku mentioned, it was not just the two big people from Sunagakure Village and Kumogakure Village, but those from small shinobi villages.
Based on the current situation in the ninja world, Sunagakure Village and Kumogakure Village will not take the initiative to take part in this muddy water. Even if they want to take action, it will be when the war is about to end.
Only those small ninja villages may join this war with a gambling mentality.
That’s right, it’s just a gamble!
Anyone who is smart can see that the final winner of this war will be the key to determining the future trend of the ninja world!
Once the bet is right, it is very likely that he will completely get rid of his identity as a small ninja village and become one of the next five great ninja villages.
"Is there only one Yunin Village?"
A look of pity flashed across Nara Shikaku's face, but there was no surprise.
The war has just begun now, and even if these small ninja villages want to intervene, it is not at this time.
The reason why Yunin Village can join is because Konoha and Yunin Village are close to each other, and the relationship between the two parties has always been relatively good.
Of course, one of the reasons for this is that Lord Jiraiya is very familiar with Yu Ying from Yu Ninja Village.
"Currently, there is indeed only one Yunin village among the allies. It is a village that is not an ally, and there is also the country of Tian."
When Tsunade said this, her voice paused slightly.
The country of fields?
Hearing this name, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but was slightly stunned.
In his memory, there was no Ta no Kuni among Konoha's allies, but he remembered Tsunade-sama's tone just now.
Nara Shikaku suddenly remembered the information about Orochimaru appearing in the village some time ago.
If I remember correctly, Orochimaru went to Tian Country to establish a small ninja village called Oto Ninja Village.
Put it this way, it seems that the rumors are true!
"If two ninja villages come to assist, the pressure can be alleviated partially. From the looks of it, the situation is not bad."
When Nara Shikaku looked at the map of the ninja world and saw the location of Tian Zhiguo, his eyes lit up slightly.
Just at this time!
boom!
There was a sudden sound from the Hokage's office, and then Jiraiya's figure jumped in directly from the window.
Seeing Jiraiya-sama taking an unusual path, Nara Shikaku was stunned for a moment.
"Hey, Lujiu, you are just right here."
Jiraiya looked at Nara Shikaku, who was in a daze, and said hello.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya who jumped in from the window and didn't care at all. After all, this was not the first time and she was already immune.
"It seems there is a result?"
Tsunade sat up slightly and looked at Jiraiya with a solemn look on her face.
Isshiki Nara Shikaku also turned around with a serious look on his face.
"Currently, in Kirigakure Village, in addition to Momochi Zabuza's Kirigakure troops who are the first to station in the Country of Waves, another unmanned unit has begun to head to the Country of Bears."
"Leading this unit is Kisame Ingakaki, one of the members of the Seven Swordsmen, and Kaguya Kimimaro, a ninja with a special blood inheritance limit."
"Not only that, Iwagakure Village also moved. Leading the Iwagakure troops are the special jounin Bunga and a ninja named Hidan."
Jiraiya finished talking about the information he had collected in one breath, took a deep breath, picked up a glass of water from the table, and drank it down.
On the side, Tsunade and Nara Shikaku didn't pay attention at all. Jiraiya looked slightly embarrassed and looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face.
Nara Shikaku quickly marked the map. After finishing, he turned around and discussed with Tsunade next to him in a low voice.
When Jiraiya drank two large glasses of water in a row and finally breathed a sigh of relief, Nara Shikaku and Tsunade had finished their discussion.
Extremely efficient!
But this is of course, as long before the war started, the Konoha think tank headed by Nara Shikaku had already begun to deduce and formulated several plans to face various situations.
But now it's just a matter of selecting or slightly modifying the several plans that have already been made.
"Have you decided who will lead the Konoha troops?"
Jiraiya looked at the two people who had finished the discussion and asked curiously.
Nara Shikaku heard Jiraiya's inquiry and had no intention of hiding it. He walked to the map with a respectful look on his face.
"Jiraiya-sama, given the current situation, as long as Uchiha Madara and the first Mizukage Righto do not interfere in the battlefield, we in Konoha can still handle it."
"Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi led the Konoha troops to guard the position in Iwagakure Village."
"A group in the mountains, the Nara clan and the Akimichi clan will each send three jonin to garrison the position of the Bear Country."
"Aburame Tori and the Hyuga clan will go to guard the position of the Kingdom of Waves."
"As for other ninjas, they will be mobilized according to changes in the battlefield whether to volunteer. Of course, there will be assistance from the ninjas from Yuno Country and Tianno Country."
Nara Shikaku patiently introduced the situation to Jiraiya.
At present, the three major super-ninja villages did not use all their strength at the beginning, so both sides naturally have backup plans.
From Nara Shikaku's point of view, although the overall situation is somewhat unfavorable to Konoha, the key to this unfavorable situation lies in top combat power.
In addition to this aspect, Nara Shikaku believes that other problems can be adjusted.
As long as the positions of the three parties are not breached and enter the territory of the Fire Country, then in the eyes of Nara Shikaku, the so-called losses are acceptable.
Even if this war is dragged on long enough, it will be extremely powerful for Konoha.
only!
"Facing Uchiha Madara, the first Mizukage Righto, Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama, don't you know how to deal with them?"
Nara Shikaku turned his head to look at Tsunade and Jiraiya, and asked with a solemn look on his face.
If this problem of top combat power is not solved completely first.
So even if Konoha's side can gain a certain advantage on the battlefield, as long as such top-notch combat power intervenes, this advantage will disappear in an instant.
Facing Nara Shikaku's questioning gaze.
With a relaxed look on his face, Jiraiya walked up to Nara Shikaku and gently patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry Shikaku, you just need to deal with the problems on your side."
Jiraiya smiled playfully and said to Nara Shikaku.