Chapter 156: next year
Chapter 156 The coming year
On the streets of Yuyin Village, it was raining icy cold.
The hostile eyes of the Yuyin villagers and the ninjas fell on the sand hidden ninja.
For sand hidden ninjas who bring disaster and pain to their own country, they naturally don't give such people any good looks.
If it wasn't for not wanting to make a big deal out of it, this sand hermit ninja wouldn't be able to get out of here safely.
Because there are many families who have lost their loved ones here, and they all have blood feuds with Sand Yinja.
The scene became stalemate like this, and not long after, a team rushed over from the street ahead.
The first person was wearing a gas mask, his long light yellow hair was hanging down, his palms exposed to the air were covered with wounds left by the battle, and his skin was not as smooth as that of young people.
Calmness, which means cold and arrogant eyes, fell directly on the body of that sand hidden jomin.
Originally, Yuyin villagers and ninjas glared back at Shazhinin, but immediately his body trembled like a prey stared at by a terrifying beast in the forest.
It was a sense of oppression that had never been experienced by anyone, and it impacted his spiritual world with a violent and ruthless posture.
He stood in the rain in a daze, and waited until Ameyakure Jōnin who followed him shouted again, and then he woke up like a dream, his face was stained with rain, or cold sweat from panic.
"Sakakushi, Lord Hanzo is asking you something."
Ameyin, who was following Hanzo, couldn't help asking.
He is also not in a good mood for the sand hidden ninja who brought great damage to the Land of Rain.
Sunoue Shinobu finally calmed down, swallowed his saliva with a grunt, took out a letter from the ninja bag, and prepared to deliver it to Hanzo himself.
Amane Jōnin was about to step forward to take the letter instead of Hanzo.
"The old man can come in person."
To meet Sha Yin’s messenger in front of so many people, if he had to ask his subordinates to receive the letter instead of him, it would be too demeaning of the title of demigod.
I have fought my whole life and survived countless times to get a name. I can't be belittled because of such a trivial matter.
Noticing the admiration and respect from the surrounding villagers and ninjas, Hanzo became proud of the title of 'Demigod' again.
That’s right, the people in this village only need to look up at themselves with this kind of gaze.
This is the honor he has fought for all his life. Even if he dies, he must be brought into the coffin with incomparable honor.
This honor is not allowed to be destroyed by anyone.
"Your Excellency Hanzo, this is a letter jointly sent by us, Sand Hidden and Rain Country Daimyo. The letter has been delivered, and I will take my leave."
After saying this sentence tremblingly, Sagami couldn't bear to look directly at Hanzo's unfathomable eyes like an abyss, and ran back in a panic, leaving here as if fleeing from a desert.
Aroused the ridicule of Yuyin villagers and ninjas.
Ninjas in big countries seem to be nothing special.
In front of the patron saint of their country, they can only make an ugly appearance of fleeing in embarrassment.
After reassuring the people in the village, Hanzo led the people back to the top of the tower.
He had already skimmed through the letter jointly sent by Sand Yin and Rain Country Daimyo. After reading it, he fell into deep thought in his private room.
The content of the letter is very simple. The daimyo’s supplies are insufficient. I hope that Ugakure Village can help Sagakure, so that Sagne can drive the hateful Konoha ninja out of the Rain Country as soon as possible, so that the country can restore peace.
Hanzo took a heavy breath, clenched his fists tightly, and there was anger in his eyes that wanted to burn everything.
However, thinking of the military power mobilized by almost the entire army of Sha Yin, his eyes quickly fell into hesitation, thinking about whether to provide some assistance to Sha Yin.
Honestly speaking, Hanzo is very aware of Sand Hidden's sinister intentions.
In the beginning, they deliberately deployed soldiers in the Kingdom of Rain, and did not directly attack the Kingdom of Fire. Instead, they waited until Konoha's hands gathered in the Kingdom of Rain before starting the battle.
Sand Hidden’s goal is indeed the Land of Fire, but by the way, weakening the Rain Country is probably also a forward-looking strategy of Sand Hidden.
After that, the battle with Konoha in the Land of Rain became more and more intense, but each time, Konoha was deliberately blocked from the offensive. On the one hand, he didn’t want to give up the opportunity to squeeze the Land of Rain immediately, and on the other hand, he was also weakening the number of Konoha ninjas in the Land of Rain. Finally, he charged up to break through Konoha’s defense line and attack the Land of Fire.
And by that time, the Kingdom of Rain may also become devastated due to the excessive oppression of Shayin.
This kind of venomous strategy makes people speechless. Hanzo suspects that the whole thing is led by the old puppet Chiyo behind the scenes.
Only this old woman would be so scheming, trying to test the limit of his demigod.
The cost of intervening in this war is too high, and Yuyin Village may even be destroyed. Compared with the last Ninja World War, his strength also shows signs of decline.
If he fails, the name of "half-god" who has followed him all his life will also come to an end. The power of Yuyin Village will also fall into the hands of others.
The defeated demigod is no longer a demigod.
Thus, Hanzo made a decision that he would never be able to look directly at.
"I hope that old woman can be content with this."
For things like war, it is better to stay away from the Land of Rain.
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In the Land of the Rain, the weather starts to turn cold after mid-October, and the fighting enthusiasm of the ninjas gradually decreases.
In this country with perennial rainfall, once it enters winter, it will be much colder than many countries.
"Temporarily stop the attack on Konoha."
At the Jonin meeting of Sand Yin, the elder Chiyo announced this decision.
The supplies sent by Hanzo from Ugakure Village have secretly arrived at Sagakure’s camp, along with Hanzo’s letter, hoping that Sagakure can quickly defeat Konoha Ninja and turn to the Land of Fire to fight instead of staying on the land of the Land of Rain.
Regarding this, Chiyo decided to temporarily cease fighting.
Because the power of the Kingdom of Rain has weakened, it has yet to meet her expectations.
And as long as Sha Yin puts his camp in the Land of Rain, he can use the protection regulations to let the Land of Rain share some supplies for Sha Yin, which can greatly save Sha Yin’s daily expenses.
In view of this, Chiyo also replied in the letter, because of the cold weather, the fighting enthusiasm of the sand hidden ninjas has declined, and they will consider defeating Konoha ninjas in the early spring of March next year.
As for how angry Hanzo is, it is not within the scope of Chiyo's consideration. Her original intention is also to weaken the power of the Rain Country by the way. It is a pity that the battle has been less than a year now.
Letting the Land of Rain share the supply problem can also reduce the number of Konoha ninjas. Strictly speaking, the loss of Sand Hidden will always be kept to a minimum.
Wait until next March, then they can rush into the Fire Nation in one go and occupy the resources there.
In such a good situation, Chiyo was not in a hurry to let the sand hidden ninja launch a general attack on Konoha.
Hanzo, the leader of Yuyin, is also a great threat to Sand Yin.
Containing the development of the Land of Rain is also very necessary for Sand Hidden.
"yes."
As for Chiyo's order, the Jnin just obeyed and did not raise any objections.
"In addition, step up the cooperation with the country of ghosts, so that Ziyuanhua pharmaceutical company can continue to produce the medicines we need in large quantities. We will launch a general attack on Konoha in early March next year. If there is no accident in April, our sand hidden will occupy this area of the country of fire."
Chiyo pointed to the location on the map with his finger.
is the border of the Kingdom of Fire, which is very close to the Kingdom of Rain.
Multiple resource-rich areas are marked there.
"Then expand again in July and occupy several nearby resource-rich areas. I have calculated that a total of 5,000 ninjas are needed. After the Chinese New Year in January next year, another 2,000 reinforcements will arrive at the battlefield from the village."
Different from Konoha's three-line division and Yanyin's two-line battle, Sand Yin and Yun Yin have nothing to do with each other, and there is no conflict with Kirigakure who is across the sea.
Besides, a place like the Wind Country is not worth anyone's thinking.
Therefore, all the power of Sand Yin can be concentrated on Konoha.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sha Yin.
After crushing the Kingdom of Rain, it is the turn of the Kingdom of Fire.
For this war, Shayin spent more than five years preparing for it. During this period, he made various strategic analyzes and what methods to use to deal with accidents.
This is also the origin of Chiyo's self-confidence.
Sand Yin doesn’t need quick success and instant benefits. They are the ones who have the advantage. They just need to move forward slowly and consume Konoha’s vitality. Then, Konoha’s resistance will become weaker when fighting inside the Fire Kingdom.
At that time, the rich resource areas of the Fire Nation will be left for them to plunder.
After January next year, another 2,000 ninjas will be transferred to the front line, plus the more than 5,000 Sagakushi ninjas on the front line, a total of 7,000 people. Against the Konoha troops with less than 3,000 Orochimaru, Chiyo can't find a reason for Sagakushi to lose.
Orochimaru's fierce aura is also the reason why Chiyo needs to worry about it.
Among the ninjas she knew, this snake-playing brat among the three ninjas was the most merciless in fighting, and his fierce counterattack regardless of the battle damage was one of the reasons why Sand Yin could only stop here.
The rest of the ninjas also nodded repeatedly. Even if all 7,000 ninjas were transferred to the Land of Rain, there would still be thousands of ninjas guarding Sand Hidden Village. In case of emergencies, there would be enough time to back them up.
In general, the strategy is no different from when the third Kazekage was there.
Whether it is weakening the power of the country of rain or consuming the number of Konoha ninjas, the purpose has almost been achieved.
Wait until March next year, and it will be the ultimate goal of the Fire Nation.
At that time, Jiraiya, who detoured to the country of grass, would encircle Iwagakure, causing further heavy losses to Konoha. Such a strategy can be called perfect.
Of course, one must also guard against the third-generation Hokage who sits in Konoha.
Once Orochimaru is defeated, maybe Hokage himself will go to the front line himself. At that time, in order to contain the third-generation Hokage, I am afraid that at least two thousand ninjas will be needed.
"Since there is no objection, let's adjourn the meeting. Even if the victory is imminent, don't let down your vigilance on Konoha. According to my information, the leader of the Konoha roots, Shimura Danzo, has been lurking in the territory of the Land of Rain, so let the Sand Hidden Team patrolling outside pay full attention."
"yes."
All the superiors forbear for a moment.
Indeed, at this time, the more you can't be careless, let the enemy find an opportunity.
"In addition, I will attack Konoha in March next year. I will initiate a high-level meeting to determine the candidates for the fourth Kazekage based on your performance in the general attack and your final contribution. Please prepare well for the candidates."
At the meeting, several jounin who were candidates for the fourth generation of Kazekage couldn't help showing excitement in their eyes, and they also became wary of the rest of the candidates.
"Finally, I would like to remind you that private fighting is not allowed, which will lead to a delay in the general attack plan in March next year. Otherwise, his qualification as a candidate for Fengying will be immediately abolished."
After Chiyo said this seriously, she left the conference room with her younger brother Ebizo.
Compared to who will get the position of the fourth Kazekage, Chiyo pays more attention to how to weaken Konoha and make profits for Sagakure as a whole.
Therefore, it is strictly forbidden for candidates to fight for the position of Kazekage. Once done, the perpetrators will be strictly dealt with, and Fengying's candidate qualifications will be deprived.
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Mist Hidden Village.
In the village filled with dense fog, the blood lingers for a long time.
In Mizukage's office, Yagura reported on his work in recent months.
A total of 32 suspected reformist ninjas were executed, and 17 of them were being brutally interrogated in the killing force.
"Yakura, your personality has become more and more irritable recently."
Third Mizukage said this to Yagura.
Although the calm and harmless baby face gave off a naive and untrustworthy temperament, those who knew him well knew that he was a murderous executioner.
The third generation Mizukage held the most terrifying sharp blade.
Compared to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he is more evil.
is the main assassin of the reformers.
Some people even suspected that it was this harmless baby-faced man—Kutachi Yakura who led the blood mist policy and brutally murdered his colleagues in the village.
However, compared to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who formed gangs everywhere and developed their power, Yakura has always been the deputy of the third generation of Mizukage.
Even Kirigakure was not in charge of the hunting troops.
It can be seen that the third generation Mizukage himself may also be wary of it.
Therefore, many people also hold a wait-and-see attitude towards Yakura's success in ascension to the fourth generation of Mizukage.
If you can take a step back instead of standing at the closest distance to the third generation Mizukage, you will have more room to develop your power.
The closer you are to the third generation of Mizukage, the more you will be valued by Mizukage himself. The same is true for vigilance and vigilance.
"Sorry, Mizukage-sama, it's all because the Reformists are too messy. Only by suppressing them as soon as possible can the situation in the village be stabilized."
Yakura answered calmly.
He also knows that his temper has become more and more irritable recently.
Of course, it's not because of the battle between the Reformists and the Bloodmist Faction, but because of another matter.
For so many years, it was the first time that he was threatened by mere rebellion.
Although there is an urge to laugh and cry, but thinking about it carefully, that **** is too contemptuous of his existence.
If this point is serious, it will be difficult not to get angry.
"How are Watermelon Mountain and the others doing?"
Three generations of Mizukage asked.
Yakura pondered for a while, and immediately responded to this question: "Since the death of Kurisakushimaru and Murashi Jinhachi, their power has been completely taken over by the people headed by Suikayama Fuguki. Although they also obey Mizukage-sama, I think it is necessary to be vigilant."
"I will handle this matter myself. Regarding the owner of Thunder Knife, has anyone chosen?"
"We haven't found a match so far. In Wuyin Village, there are very few ninjas who are proficient in thunder escape, and they must be able to perfectly cooperate with the power of Thunder Saber. In recent years, there is only Lin Yuyuri."
After listening to Yakura's report, Mizukage Sandai let out a sigh of regret.
Among the seven ninja swords, Rai Dao Ya has the best attack power, coupled with the characteristics of fast operation and huge range, as long as you hold Rai Dao, you can easily defeat more than a hundred Chunin.
"In addition, regarding the two knives of Long Knife, Stitch, and Explosive Knife, I am also asking the underground black market to get in touch with Konoha Renren Hyuga Ayane as soon as possible. It's just that the progress is a bit slow."
"Whether it is to use force to subdue the enemy or redeem it with money, it is imperative to bring the two ninja swords back to the village as soon as possible."
"yes."
He promised to bring the two ninja swords back to the village as soon as possible, but it is estimated that Mizukage himself is very clear that it cannot be done in a short time, so he did not set a deadline for Yagura.
Yakura left Mizukage's office and went to a long-abandoned water tower.
At the bottom of the water tower, there is a huge and complex sewer. Occasionally, Yagura will meet his subordinates here.
"Master Yagura, this is information from the kingdom of ghosts."
Walking out of the wall is a high-level latent ninjutsu, even if it is a perception ninjutsu, it is difficult to sense his existence.
Has always existed as a liaison between Yakura and the rest.
Yakura took the scroll, and the man melted into the wall again and disappeared.
Yakura put away the scroll, and just walked out of the gate of the water tower, two people walked towards him.
Yakura was expressionless, as if he knew that he was being followed for a long time.
"Yakura, you guys still like to do things secretly. You can deceive the third generation, but you can't hide it from my eyes. Don't compete with me for the fourth generation Mizukage, or you will die miserably."
One of them blatantly threatened Yagura, his teeth were cracked, and the smell of blood came to his face.
His body is quite strong, with long orange hair stretching to his waist, and a huge bandaged ninja knife on his back.
That is the big sword Sharkis among the seven ninja swords.
The person in front of him is also the current owner of the big sword Sharkus—Xiguashan puffer ghost.
Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, a staunch supporter of the Blood Mist faction.
Although he is also a member of the Blood Mist faction, he and Yakura have many differences.
Whether in terms of fame or strength, Yakura is a strong jonin who is not weaker than him, and even stronger than him.
And according to his investigation, Yakura has also cultivated a force secretly, the purpose of which is unknown.
But it is not difficult to guess that it is the power that has been prepared for a long time for the fourth generation of Mizukage.
"Absorbing the forces of Kuri Sakushimaru and Murashi Jinhachi, has it made you swell to this point? Fugu ghost, don't forget, you were my defeat in the past."
Yakura sighed softly, then raised his head, staring at Suikayama Puffer Demon with purple eyes without emotion.
Big Sword·Samamushito slashes towards Yakura.
Facing this strange attack, Yakura remained unchanged, and intercepted the big sword and shark muscle with a long stick with a hook on his back, and stood still on the spot.
"Indulging in past victories, if this is the excuse for your ultimate failure, I allow you to say such words at this time, Yakura."
The watermelon mountain puffer ghost laughed, and his sharp teeth seemed to be stained with blood, making him look extremely cruel and ferocious.
"boring."
"Who is the boring person? Unlike you, a mouse who always hides and plots secretly, the power in my hands is displayed on the bright side as an upright teacher. If you surrender to me now, after I become the fourth Mizukage, I can promise you the position of Minister of the Anbu. How? This position is enough to match your strength."
The watermelon mountain puffer ghost also invited Yagura to join his camp with a solemn expression.
As an outstanding representative of the Blood Mist faction, Yakura must be someone who understands his ambition.
Although he was defeated by Yagura in the past, for the fourth generation of Mizukage, he can ignore the past battles, as long as Yagura can work for him.
In this way, beside the third Mizukage, he also has surveillance personnel, who can get first-hand information about the village, and with the support of other high-level officials, in the fourth generation Mizukage's competition, it will become an excellent stage for him to stand alone.
It really made him feel excited and happy.
"I'll talk about this kind of dream talk when I wake up."
Yakura just left behind this sentence, and passed by the watermelon mountain puffer ghost.
"Yakura! You will regret rejecting me today. I know everything about you, and you know nothing about my power!"
The watermelon mountain puffer ghost shouted angrily from behind.
Unfortunately, Yagura's footsteps still ran counter to him without hesitation.
"Cut, it's still the same as before. I won't die until I'm in Huangquan, and I won't cry when I see the coffin. It's really tough."
Seeing Yakura until his back disappeared, he didn't admit his mistake to him, and the expression of Xiguashan puffer ghost was extremely gloomy.
I thought I was so confident in the wooing, but it turned out like this, it's all due to the other party's ignorance of flattery.
Having received most of the power of the Blood Mist Sect, he already possesses the background enough to become the fourth Mizukage. He can end all of this only when the third Mizukage abdicates.
The distance from the position of the five shadows is only a legitimate righteousness.
He doesn't understand why Yagura is still stubborn. No matter what kind of power he has accumulated in the dark, it is not enough to pose a threat to him.
He who grasps the general situation is the fourth generation of Mizukage in the future.
"Let's go, Kisame. In the future, he will kneel down and beg me for mercy."
The watermelon mountain puffer ghost also turned and left, calling the name of the ninja Kikakure who followed him.
"Yes, Master Watermelon Mountain."
The boy named 'Ghost Shark', only about twelve or thirteen years old, with a face resembling a shark, respectfully followed behind the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost.
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"Master Baishi, the dragon vein spar has been made."
In the kingdom of ghosts, the living slug spit out a diamond-shaped spar no bigger than a palm from its mouthparts, and dropped it in front of Baishi.
"..."
"Sorry, Shiraishi-sama, I seem to have stained your table."
Live slug's soft voice sounded.
"No, I don't care about this kind of thing."
The saliva of live slugs only looks disgusting, but in fact it has a medical effect. If it is applied to the wound of the human body, it can speed up the healing.
After washing the spar, Baishi held it in his hand and observed it carefully.
After several months of transformation, the original half dragon vein spar became like a complete spar. There is a lavender shimmer blooming on it, which also looks more translucent and beautiful.
Among them, Shiraishi also felt a very powerful chakra... no, it's sage chakra.
If it’s just for storing chakra, it doesn’t need such a long time, and it’s more difficult to store and manufacture xianshu chakra, which is why the live slug has been delayed for so long, and it’s brought to him at this time.
Anyway, there is no need for him to fight in person now, even if he gets this thing a few months later, it will not have much impact on him.
"Thank you for your hard work, live slug."
Thank you Shiraishi.
With this spar, he no longer has to worry about the lack of chakra in the future, and he can use ninjutsu that consumes a lot of chakra as much as he wants.
After all, the chakra energy stored here is comparable to a tailed beast. And when the energy is insufficient, you can also accumulate natural energy and chakra at ordinary times, fuse it into celestial chakra, and store it in it. Take it out and use it when needed.
In Baishi's view, this function is somewhat similar to the Uzumaki Clan's Yin Sealing Technique.
It is also to store the chakra that is usually accumulated, and then use it when necessary. There is no need to worry about the lack of chakra.
However, in terms of convenience, the dragon vein spar should be better, and the reserves are also larger.
"It would be nice to be able to help Lord Shiraishi."
"It was a great help."
With this thing, when fighting, you can also transmit chakra for Ruri and Ayane, and you will be more confident in dealing with that Uchiha Madara.
But speaking of Uchiha Madara, the opponent’s actions have become more concealed recently, and according to the feedback from the general, some Bai Ze’s hidden abilities have become more and more difficult, and it has obviously been specially strengthened to become so troublesome.
Madara is also very clear that without the vision provided by Bai Jue, he will be defeated in the end, so he needs to strengthen part of Bai Jue's hidden ability to obtain information from the outside world.
"What does Master Shiraishi plan to do next?"
"Clean up the white Zee next to Uchiha Obito. I want to test how that Uchiha Madara will deal with it."
"when?"
"I plan to do it next year. After all, our side moves frequently, the more likely our location will be exposed. For now, I don't want my location to be known by those in Konoha."
"It is true that you need to be careful. Master Tsunade has asked me about Master Shiraishi's location more than once."
"Ms. Tsunade is too serious, maybe this is a common problem of women."
Baishi laughed.
"Yes, Tsunade-sama is very worried that Shiraishi-sama will retaliate against Konoha in the future."
"Revenge on Konoha? If I really attack Konoha one day, it has nothing to do with revenge. It can only prove that the era dominated by ninjas is over."
Shiraishi said confidently.
Revenge on Konoha? it's out of the question. He doesn't have the slightest hatred towards Konoha at all, even if there is a fight, it is only because of the new era, and the Ninja Village headed by Konoha cannot be allowed to continue to exist.
Besides this, he couldn't think of any other reasons for him to attack Konoha.
In the face of the general trend, the so-called personal grievances and hatreds are nothing more than dust.
No matter when, Baishi didn't want to put the word hatred into his actual actions.
"Speaking of which, the Chinese New Year will be two months away, and this year's festival must be held well. After all, it is a new beginning. By the way, we should also observe the development of the city. Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth."
"Is it a big festival in the kingdom of ghosts? Maybe there will be many interesting activities."
Live slug said happily.
"interesting?"
"Yes, the kingdom of ghosts has always been influenced by witch culture. I remember that there will be such activities as witch dance every year at the festival."
Hearing this, Shiraishi also nodded.
Indeed, in the land of ghosts, which is deeply influenced by the witch culture, the festivals during the New Year will of course be very different from those in other countries.
Belief in witches, this is also a unique belief in the kingdom of ghosts.
It's like the people of Konoha believe in the will of fire.
Miko dance... sounds like a very good entertainment.
Worth looking forward to.
(PS: Take your time, don’t worry. There are a lot of climaxes in the Third World War, which are not easy to deal with. Nagato’s transformation, the decisive battle with Madara, and the coup after the Land of Water are all worthy of a close-up. However, the prelude is finally finished, and it’s a bit lengthy. It seems that my hydrology skills have increased a lot in recent years. Not surprisingly, the ending chapter of this volume should be between chapters 80 and 100. The prelude to the three contradictions is basically over, and the next step is to intensify the conflicts between the characters, and then the climax can be taken away in one wave.)
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