Chapter 101: Rout
Konoha Village, inside the Hokage's office. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
On the desk, two large stacks of scrolls were neatly stacked, and all the war reports from the front line had been written on the scrolls over the past month.
At his desk, the three Hokages paced back and forth in the office with a pipe in their mouths and a sad face.
Knock knock.
There was a quick knock on the door, pulling back the thoughts of the three Hokages.
"Please come in. ”
The third Hokage said with a pipe in his mouth.
The wooden door opened, revealing a dark part wearing a raccoon mask.
"Hokage-sama, the battle report from the Western Front. The Shadow Ninja said after saluting.
"Western Front?" said the third Hokage Fox suspiciously.
For a month, the situation on the battlefield on the Eastern Front has been grim.
Under the leadership of the three generations of Mizukage and the Shinobi Seven, the army of the Mist Ninja was overwhelmed and captured many territories in the Fire Country.
However, under the resistance of Jiraiya and Hachiki Sakushige, the speed of Kirishinobi's progress slowed down considerably.
Therefore, in the past month, most of the reports piled up on the desks of the three generations of Hokage are the battle reports of the Eastern Front.
Compared with the battlefield on the Eastern Front, where the situation was complicated, there were few battle reports on the battlefield on the Western Front.
On the one hand, the strength of the Sand Ninja army is weaker than that of the Misty Ninja, and the threat it poses to Konoha is not even half that of the Misty Ninja. Although the Sand Hidden Village did its best (the three generations of Hokage did not dare to guarantee the truth of the news, therefore, the three generations of Hokage always thought that this was a trap for the Sand Hidden Village) to attack Konoha, but at most it could be a tie with Orochimaru's army;
On the other hand, not only is the number of Sand Ninja small (even with the efforts of the whole village, their number is still less than that of the Misty Ninja with a back hand), but the number of Konoha Ninjas who stop the Sand Ninja is also small. Due to Orochimaru's deathly suppression, Sand Shinobi has been unable to cross the battle line by half a step.
After unsealing the scroll, the three generations of Hokage carefully read the words on the scroll, and at the same time, the faces of the three generations of Hokage showed a cloudy expression.
"It's nonsense. ”
Verbally saying "nonsense", the face of the three generations of Hokage showed a rare smile.
"Three generations, what kind of war report has come from the front. On the sofa, Mito Menyan sat with a serious face.
"News came from the Western Front, and the sand shinobi was in a state of rout. The three Hokage regained their calm expressions, as if nothing had happened before.
"What, the sand shinobi has been defeated?" Even the face of the "old stubborn" Mito Menyan showed a look of surprise.
"That's right, if Orochimaru commands it properly, it shouldn't be a difficult thing to completely drive Sand Shinobi out of the Fire Country. The third Hokage said slowly with his pipe in his mouth.
"Didn't yesterday's battle report say that the sand shinobi was about to break through the line, why was it suddenly defeated today?"
"It's the fifth class. The third Hokage knocked on the table.
"Class Five?" Mito Menyan showed a surprised expression, "Didn't they go to the country of grass a month ago, how could they suddenly participate in the war?"
"I don't know what the specific situation is, but the battle report said that the Uchiha Festival and Bo Feng Shuimen suddenly appeared in the Sand Hidden Village, causing a big disturbance in the Sand Hidden Village and destroying all the buildings in the Sand Hidden Village. The three Hokage explained.
After a pause, the three generations of Hokage then said, "After learning that the village was destroyed, the Sand Hidden Front hurriedly dispatched two hundred ninjas to rush back to the village. Orochimaru keenly noticed this change and led the Konoha ninja to break through the defense line of the sand hide, so that the defense line of the sand hide appeared to be in a state of collapse. ”
"I see. Mito Menyan nodded, and then looked at the three generations of Hokage, "Three generations, what are you going to do?"
Mito Menyan asked, naturally, whether he needed to send someone to pick up the four people in the fifth shift.
At present, the four people of the fifth squad are in the territory of the country of wind, and if there is no response from the Konoha side, the four people of the fifth squad are afraid that it will be difficult to cross the battlefield and return to the Konoha side.
"I'm going to send a dark department to inform the front line, and order Orochimaru to immediately send someone to pick up the four people of the fifth squad in the country of the wind. The three generations of Hokage spat out circles of green smoke, "What do you think?"
"So be it. Mito Menyan stood up from the sofa and said sarcastically, "Three generations, if you had sent someone to retrieve the fifth class before, the western line sand ninja would definitely not be defeated very quickly." ”
Unlike Kato Tsuru, as Konoha's advisor, Mito Menyan can understand the distress of the three generations of Hokage.
As the person in power, the three generations of Hokage naturally have to start from the overall situation of Konoha when considering the problem.
The four people of the fifth class were in the territory of the country of grass at that time, not to mention that Konoha did not have the manpower and energy to find the four people, even if the third generation of Hokage sent people to go deep into the country of grass to find the four people, it would be difficult to find the four people in a huge country.
Two hundred kilometers away.
On the battlefield on the Western Front.
A few kilometers away, Sand Shinobi stood opposite Konoha's tent.
Since Chiyo ordered the withdrawal of two hundred sand shinobi a few days ago, there are already many fewer tents on the side of the sand ninja.
Konoha side.
Due to the victory in the previous battle, the faces of the people of Konoha were full of smiles.
"Orochimaru-sama, Hokage-sama has sent an order. "As the deputy commander of the army on the Western Front, after receiving an order from the third Hokage, Kato Akatsu hurriedly rushed into the temporary command post.
Inside the tent, Orochimaru sat upright on the seat in the middle, and after noticing Kato's break, Orochimaru put down the scroll in his hand and looked up at Kato Break.
"What did the old man say?" Orochimaru asked in a hoarse voice.
"Hokage-sama ordered you to send someone to the Scarlet Valley to pick up the fifth class. Kato said.
Old fox!
After hearing the order of the three generations of Hokage, Orochimaru suddenly remembered these three words in his heart.
The Uchiha Festival made a meritorious service in the Sand Hidden Village, and the three generations of Hokage hurriedly ordered someone to be sent to meet him.
After returning to the Uchiha Festival and the Bo Feng Shui Gate, the two of them naturally couldn't fight on the front line. (Since the Sand Hidden Village was destroyed by the Uchiha Festival and the Bo Feng Shui Gate, Chiyo has already ordered a reward for the heads of the two, and continuing to stay on the front line will only increase the danger of the two)
"Welcome" the two heroes back to Konoha and then hold a "triumphal ceremony" in a beautiful manner, and the image of Konoha respecting heroes will naturally penetrate into the hearts of every Konoha civilian and ninja.
At the same time, the three generations of Hokage's insistence on rescuing their ninjas from enemy countries will also be widely praised by the villagers of Konoha.
It is not only inspiring, but also the three generations of Hokage themselves can be widely appreciated by the villagers. This move of the three generations of Hokage is not clever enough.
It can be guessed that if the Uchiha Festival had not made meritorious contributions, I am afraid that the safety of the fifth class would have been thrown out of the clouds by the three generations of Hokage.
"Orochimaru-sama, what are you thinking?" After seeing Orochimaru's distraction, Kato reminded in a low voice.
"Broken, you have a deep relationship with that little ghost at the Uchiha Festival, so you will lead the team to carry out this response operation!" Orochimaru said with a smile.
"No problem. Kato didn't hesitate and immediately agreed.