Escape From Konoha

Sunagakure began serious military mobilization.

The pre-strategic goal of squeezing the Kingdom of Rain has been basically completed. Although they still want to further squeeze the vitality of the Kingdom of Rain, but in that case, it is inevitable that they will directly fight with Yuyin Village.

In terms of squeezing the Land of Rain, Chiyo, Sunagakure's senior advisor, did not want to touch the bottom line of the demigod ninja, Sansho Hanzo.

Having confronted Hanzo several times in the past, Chiyo knows how powerful and terrifying Hanzo is, and if he touches his limit, it will inevitably lead to mad revenge by Amane.

At this time, stopping is the best result. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Elder Chiyo, support will arrive in two days."

At the end of last year, Sahiro decided to launch a full-scale attack on the Konoha troops stationed in the Land of Rain in March this year, trying to defeat the Konoha forces deployed by Orochimaru in the Land of Rain from the front in the shortest possible time.

Subsequently, a long-term military plundering operation will be launched in the Country of Fire, and one's own strength must be ensured. The most critical of these is the brigade of two thousand ninjas dispatched from the Sunagakure Village headquarters.

After joining the Sunagakure troops here, the force can be expanded to more than 7,000 people.

Facing the less than three thousand ninja troops led by Orochimaru, they had an overwhelming advantage.

The Kingdom of Rain is no longer able to exploit it further, and Sunagakure has only one goal left, which is also one of the most important strategic goals in launching this war - to invade the Kingdom of Fire.

The colorful world there is waiting for the visit of the Sunagakure ninjas.

Compared to a barren country like the Rain Country, the Fire Country is the real paradise.

"Thank you for your hard work. Are the medicines, ninja tools, food and other supplies ready?"

Chiyo's expression softened.

Ninja wars do not necessarily take the form of large-scale battles. Many times, they are battles in the form of small teams. Such large-scale battles will only be carried out to achieve special goals or when forced to do so.

For example, Sunagakure's next plan to invade the Land of Fire had basically completed its layout in the Land of Rain last year. There was no need to waste any time and they could defeat Konoha from the front in one go. Although there will be heavy casualties, the benefits gained afterwards will also be huge.

"Yes. Since October last year, we have secretly raised money, which is enough for a force of 7,000 people for one year. However, after purchasing medicines and ninja tools, the food shortage problem has become more serious, so I asked the Demon Country's The Aster Flower Merchant Association took out a loan to purchase grain.”

Sunagakure Jonin reported truthfully.

Chiyo nodded.

During this special war period, the price of food is much higher than during peacetime.

Moreover, the cost of ninja tools is also not small. An ordinary kunai can be worth a hundred taels. Better kunai can reach 300 taels to 500 taels per handful. A fine kunai is worth more than a thousand taels. This kind of well-made kunai, ordinary kunai may break directly after being touched a few times.

The normal number of kunai a ninja carries is between five and ten.

This is only the cost of kunai. It comes with various special ninja tools such as shurikens and detonating charms, as well as subsequent regular maintenance costs. Even if the quality and preparation quantity are calculated at a minimum, it will definitely add up to a sum. Astronomical numbers.

Ninja battles compete not only with the ninjutsu and the quality of the ninja itself, but also with the quality of the ninja tools.

The sophistication of ninja tools can also play a very critical role in a battle.

This is also an important reason why Chiyo adopts the strategy of squeezing the Kingdom of Rain. The Kingdom of Wind is not as rich and prosperous as the Kingdom of Fire. Most of its land is desolate desert that cannot be cultivated. Its economy and resource utilization are at the bottom among the five major countries. Even with the full support of big names, many times it will be difficult to spend.

In order to save the few resources, squeezing the Rain Country is indeed a good move. It not only reduces the threat of the Rain Country, but also allows the Rain Country to bear Sunagakure's extremely heavy military expenditure, killing two birds with one stone.

"As long as we win this war, we don't need to worry about the loan issue. At present, we only need to focus on Konoha."

Chiyo answered confidently.

She has seen the situation of this war very clearly.

Konoha's military strength is divided among three groups. The number of Konoha ninjas stationed in the Land of Rain is less than 3,000. Konoha is unable to resist Sunagakure's next attack. It will only be defeated quickly and open the fire to Sunagakure. the gateway of the country.

Therefore, Chiyo didn't think it was a big problem to borrow money from other countries and also raise all war supplies. Soon Sunagakure will make use of the resources of the Fire Country, not only to pay off the loan quickly, but also to use the remaining resources to develop Sunagakure's military power.

All things considered, Chiyo felt that her plan was foolproof.

At this moment, another Sunagakure jounin walked in.

"Elder Chiyo."

"What's up?"

"Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, wants to see you."

"That old man with the snorkel?"

Chiyo, who was sitting on the chair, frowned, wondering what Hanzo's intention was in leaving Amegakure Village at this time and looking for her?

No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't guess Hanzo's intention, so Chiyo stood up from the chair and said to the Sunagakure jounin: "Take me over and have a look. This old man with a snorkel is not easy to mess with."

Most of the ninjas in Amegakure Village are a ragtag group. Amegakure's success in the Second Ninja World War was only due to Hanzo alone.

Therefore, Chiyo can't say that he is enthusiastic about Amegakure's attitude, he just sells it to Hanzo to save face.

When we arrived outside the camp, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and shining thunder was looming in the clouds. Occasionally, there would be muffled thunder, but the rain continued to decrease.

There were about a dozen Amegakure ninjas who followed Hanzo, and they were all jounin of Amegakure Village, and they were one of the few elite combat forces in Amegakure Village.

He did not enter the core of Sunagakure's camp, but waited for Chiyo to arrive on the periphery.

Even so, there were quite a few Sunagakure ninjas who lurked in the dark and stared at Hanzo with hostility and fear.

Young Sunagakure ninjas may have some doubts, but any Sunagakure ninja who has experienced the Second Ninja War and survived the battlefield knows very well that this old man who looks older than before and seems to have less energy, The strength is so amazing.

The Sannin of Konoha, who are now shining brightly in the ninja world, are just his defeated enemies.

He single-handedly restored the disadvantage of the Rain Country, and although he was completely defeated by the general situation, in the last great ninja war, his personal strength was a peak that no one could surpass in the past, so even though he lost, it was an honor.

"Hanzo, why did you come to me at this time?"

Chiyo was followed by several Sunagakure Jonin, and stopped exactly ten meters away from Hanzo, asking Hanzo what the significance of coming here was.

Hanzo didn't speak immediately, and the look in his eyes was calm.

The sound of pattering wind and rain could be heard in his ears, and the cold rain wet his hair and the gas mask on his face.

After a long silence, when Chiyo began to become suspicious and the atmosphere around Sunagakure was tense, Hanzo slowly spoke: "These three guys are your Sunagakure ninjas, right?"

After Hanzo finished speaking, the Amegakure Jōnin behind him immediately pushed the three bound Sunagakure ninjas forward.

Because these three Sunagakure ninjas seemed to have gone through extremely cruel torture, when they were pushed out, they didn't take a few steps before their bodies fell weakly to the muddy ground, and they moaned in pain that seemed to be absent from their mouths. .

Chiyo's eyes widened slightly, wondering what Hanzo meant.

A Sunagakure jounin next to Chiyo came out, squatted down, and inspected the three Sunagakure ninjas who were tortured into a state of disgrace, his eyes slightly condensed.

"Elder Chiyo is a ninja in the village. This team was out on a secret mission."

The Sunagakure jounin turned to look at Chiyo.

Chiyo nodded, and then turned his attention to Hanzo. Just as he was about to speak, Hanzo had already asked: "I would like to ask, what secret mission are they performing?"

"There is no comment on this kind of thing. Besides, why are they in your hands?"

When it comes to the next strategic arrangement, Chiyo will naturally not reveal it to Hanzo, an outsider.

"Confidential mission?"

Hanzo wanted to confirm this again.

"yes."

"They are ninjas from your village? Is that true?"

"yes."

Although he didn't understand the cause and effect of the matter, Chiyo admitted it generously.

"Since you admit that this is your Sunagakure ninja, then things will be easier to handle..."

There was no emotion in Hanzo's eyes. He stretched his palm behind his back and grasped the handle of the scythe.

Chiyo's face changed slightly, showing a wary look.

A large number of Sunagakure ninjas also jumped out from the side, surrounding Hanzo and other Amegakure ninjas, with nervous looks on their faces.

Bright red liquid floated in front of everyone's eyes.

The bodies of the three Sunagakure ninjas who fell to the ground each had a wound made by a sickle.

There was a sound of the chain being pulled, the scythe flew through the air, and fell into Hanzo's hand again, the blade stained with the blood of the Sunagakure ninja.

"Hanzo! What are you doing?"

Chiyo's face became angry.

What does it mean?

How dared to kill their Sunagakure ninja in front of her, a senior advisor to Sunagakure?

Do you want to start a war between Amegakure and Sunagakure?

"Are you angry? It's me who should be angry. I tolerated you blindly, but I didn't expect to get such a result. See clearly, this is not a transformation technique, nor is it a frame-up from Konoha."

"What are you talking about? Are you crazy? It's unreasonable!"

Chiyo gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his angry eyes seemed to swallow Hanzo alive.

He didn't pay attention to Chiyo's anger, and he also didn't care about the hostile looks of the Sunagakure ninjas.

Compared with these, he is the one who should be angry the most.

Unexpectedly, my repeated forbearance would be rewarded by the great powers' more brutal and cruel oppression of the Kingdom of Rain.

When will these big countries stop their unnecessary wars?

Hanzo felt sad in his heart.

"Stop being pretentious here. This is the choice you forced me to make. Chiyo, just use the blood of your Sunagakure ninjas to test whether my sword is still good or not."

Hanzo didn't say much, turned around and took the Amegakure ninja to leave here.

There is no need to continue negotiating. The next matter can be resolved on the battlefield.

"Kill the ninjas in our village, do you think we will let you go easily?"

The surrounding Sunagakure ninja stood in front of Hanzo and other Amegakure ninjas, preventing them from leaving, so that they had to leave an explanation that satisfied Sunagakure, or even an apology and apology.

"That's right, I don't care if you are a demigod or not, there are so many of us here who can definitely make you wise!"

"A mere Amegakure is worthless in the eyes of us Sunagakure."

The person who said this was obviously a new generation of Sunagakure ninja who had just participated in the war.

If it were an older generation of Sunagakure ninjas, they would not say such things without thinking through their brains.

You must know that the title of demigod is not a self-proclaimed title, but a title recognized by many ninjas, and even today's Sannin, during the Second Ninja World War.

"Is this what you meant? Puppet old woman?"

He ignored the shouts of these young Sunagakure ninjas, and Hanzo would not care about verbal disputes with these young people.

A strong person will only put his strength into action, rather than verbal fights like a shrew's scolding.

I don’t know if the sweat or rain that appeared on Chiyo’s face was sweat.

She didn't answer Hanzo's question.

"Do you want to procrastinate like this? It's a meaningless move. You can guess. If the old man does it himself, how long will it take to kill all the sand hidden ninjas here? This question is for you who have seen my true strength. It shouldn’t be difficult to answer.”

When Chiyo remained silent, Hanzo knew that she was there to delay, waiting for Sunagakure's troops to gather and surround him.

The other party initially kept a distance of more than ten meters away from him because he was also wary of his teleportation and sword skills.

Because the distance of ten meters is a safe distance for Chiyo to react and quickly counterattack when facing a demigod like him.

As a result, Hanzo exuded a cold murderous aura, and the blood stains on the sickle had been washed away by the rain and became translucent and bright.

He clearly told Chiyo that he would not give the Sunagakure army a chance to surround him.

If he doesn't give way, he will kill all the Sunagakure ninjas here. Before Sunagakure's large forces were mobilized hastily to surround him, he definitely had the strength to accomplish this.

Chiyo's expression changed, and then he said seriously:

"Hanzo, I don't know why you suddenly want to target Sa Yin, but I think there must be some misunderstanding. I hope you can think calmly after you go back, and don't fall into the enemy's trap."

She really didn't know why Hanzo was crazy enough to cling to Sunagakure so tightly.

Hanzo did not explain to her what these dead Sunagakure ninjas represented, and even said that she, a senior adviser to Sunagakure, knew it well.

This made Chiyo feel very confused.

"No need, the old man has already investigated the matter very clearly. The identity of the sand hidden ninja is certain. The old man will not compromise and tolerate you. Sure enough, ninjas only fight from life to death. Whether it is you, I still have such a life worthy of lamentation."

The last sentence was said to myself.

After that, no Sunagakure ninja dared to step forward to stop Hanzo and other Amegakure ninjas from leaving.

Hanzo led the Amegakure ninjas to disappear into the wind and rain and return to Amegakure Village.

After Hanzo left, Chiyo took a deep breath and ordered with an ugly face:

"Check! I want to find out what happened to Yuyin as soon as possible! Konoha's side can't let it go. Hanzo can't target Sayin for no reason. This matter must be Konoha's obstruction!"

"yes!"

The accompanying Sunagakure jounin used the teleportation technique to leave, knowing that the matter had become serious.

The situation was originally a good one, but if the plan failed due to Yugakure's intervention, the consequences would be really disastrous.

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"Amegakure has officially declared war on Sunagakure. I didn't expect you to do it so quickly, Danzo. I seem to underestimate you and those root ninjas."

In a tent in the Konoha camp, Orochimaru laughed sadly.

He knew that Root had always been very efficient in performing tasks, and that he would do so at any cost, but he never thought that he would pull Yuyin into the battle so quickly and break up with Sand Yin.

The situation that was originally extremely unfavorable to Konoha suddenly turned around.

With Hanzo's Amegakure troops on the side to share the pressure, it is not that easy for Sunagakure to break into the Land of Fire.

"..."

Danzo sat silently, the expression on his face neither sad nor happy.

"Since Yuyin is about to launch a war with Sand Yin, our side can't be idle. I will send someone to discuss the alliance with Hanzo. As long as Hanzo's power is used well, Sand Yin can repel it soon. You this time But the credit is indispensable.”

"...This is the root's mission. It's okay. I'm going to arrange the root's mission next."

"Please go ahead. Let me deal with the next frontal battlefield. Your roots are more suitable for operating in the dark. By the way, the traces should be cleaned up, and don't leave any handles."

Orochimaru did not insist on leaving Danzo as his guest, and he would also be busy next.

Amegakure's strategy of pulling him into the battlefield was successful, but the situation against Sunagakure was still not that optimistic and needed to be treated with caution.

Danzo walked outside the tent, and for a moment, his face became gloomy.

what on earth is it?

This is completely different from what Root planned.

Why did Amegakure and Sunagakure clash so quickly?

According to the original plan, there are still two extremely important steps to be implemented.

Moreover, one of the root teams has been missing for several days, and there is still no news about it until now. This makes Danzo very worried. Once the matter is exposed, Amegakure will point the finger at Konoha.

After all, the tasks he assigned to the root ninjas exceeded the limit that Hanzo could bear.

However, what he waited for was not the news of the missing root team, but the public announcement of Yuyin declaring war on Shayin. Take the root of this ride and start a war in the Kingdom of Rain.

Although provoking a fight between Amegakure and Sunagakure was what Danzo expected, the promotion of this incident had nothing to do with the root cause.

He and his roots may have been exploited by mysterious forces in the dark.

This mysterious force not only knows the root's actions well, but also has some unknown purpose, causing Amegakure and Sunagakure to attack each other.

This time the other party can sow discord between Amegakure and Sunagakure, and the next time he can sow discord between Konoha and Amegakure.

This uncertainty is likely to harm Konoha in the future.

This mysterious force lurking in the dark must be found and annihilated!

Danzo's eyes revealed cold murderous intent.

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Amegakure intervened in the war and openly declared war on Sunagakure, which was unexpected by many people.

The Land of Rain is first of all a small country, which has been restricted by big powers in terms of economy, diplomacy, and military all year round. Moreover, its extremely awkward geographical location is destined to become a battlefield for big powers to fight.

If it hadn't been for the appearance of a ninja named 'Hanzo', the Ninja Village of the big country would not have put such a small country in its eyes.

After all, the ninja named 'Hanzo' is a powerful existence that everyone in the ninja world knows.

With his own strength, in the Second Ninja World War, he reversed the decline of the Kingdom of Rain, disintegrated the ninja troops of the big country from the front, and brought a glimmer of hope to the Kingdom of Rain.

It also makes big countries understand one thing: small countries cannot be easily bullied.

While bullying them, you must also understand that they have sharp teeth that can take a bite out of a big country.

Far away from the flames of war in the Demon Country, Shiraishi also learned the news that Amegakure had declared war on Sunagakure.

Some of the company's manpower has also been deployed in the Land of Rain to set up a pharmacy there. Even if you don't need to deliberately investigate, such an important matter will soon be passed back to the Kingdom of Ghosts through channels.

Yuyin did not evade this matter, or even concealed anything.

In the book of war, Yuyin disclosed all kinds of atrocities committed by Shayin in the Kingdom of Rain. In order to plunder supplies, many villages in the Kingdom of Rain were bloodbathed, causing countless casualties. This is a serious violation of international laws prohibiting ninjas from harming ordinary people in any form.

"I didn't expect that Konoha would use this method to break the situation. This kind of thing was probably done by the roots led by Danzo."

Liuli, who came to Shiraishi's office, was also more concerned about the war situation in the Kingdom of Rain.

Being able to understand the current situation of the ninja world through these current events is also very necessary for the country of ghosts.

"Sansho Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, although I have never seen him in person, the name Demigod was a title recognized by all participating ninjas of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure during the Second Ninja War. . At that time, I didn’t think that such a powerful ninja would fall into Konoha’s trap so easily.”

Shiraishi took a sip of hot tea from the cup and made this judgment.

If he hadn't been desperate, in Shiraishi's view, Hanzo would not have been so irrational and broke with Sunagakure at such a critical moment.

"Do you think there are other factors that caused Hanzo to have to take action against Sunagakure?"

"Yeah, maybe Sunagakure is not only trying to stir up the Land of Fire, but also wants to swallow up the Land of Rain."

"If that's the case, Hanzo will indeed compete with Sunagakure."

"Unfortunately, Hanzo is a bit old and has entered the aging period that every ninja will come to. His strength should have declined a lot compared to the period of the Second Ninja War."

According to Shiraishi's knowledge, apart from Hanzo, there is no other powerful ninja who can lead the village.

This is the end of the ninja.

There are no successors to the belief. It was not just sadness, but also depression and frustration.

Regardless of whether you are a human or a ninja, once the faith you hold on to in your heart is gone, you will be like a walking zombie and have nothing to fear.

"Just wait and see what happens next. The Kingdom of Rain is also a key part of our plan. From this point of view, we should really thank Hanzo for being able to regain his dignity as a ninja demigod at this time."

If not, Shiraishi feels that it will take some time to start the strategy he has put aside for a long time.

Now it seems that there is no need to rely on Konoha's power to secretly add fuel to the flames.

"Speaking of which, I also have something important to tell you. You must be mentally prepared."

Liuli thought of something at this moment.

"Important thing? What is it?"

Liuli is just practicing recently, what important things will he need to prepare for?

Shiraishi couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Liuli took a deep breath, carefully touched her lower abdomen with her palms, took a deep look at Shiraishi, and her voice sounded clearly in the office:

"I am pregnant."