Chapter 225: The Final Destination
Two months ago, the powerful military forces of the Iwa Shinobi organization secretly blockaded the country of grass. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć InfoUnder the oppression of absolute force, the country of grass simply broke the peace pact with Konoha and formed an alliance with the country of earth.
With the help of Iwa Shinobi, the country of grass immediately implemented the policy of locking down the country, and all the key roads between the country of grass and Konoha were blocked, a large number of multinational merchants were detained, and many Konoha caravans suffered heavy losses.
Because the country of grass began to implement a strict sealing plan, under the frequent search, many Konoha spies were directly dealt with. The border between the two countries was guarded by the army, and under the close monitoring of the Ninja who sensed that the ninja was one step at a time, two steps and one post, there was no news back to Konoha .
The Konoha higher-ups sensed something strange from the country of grass, so they sent multiple teams to investigate. The trap was laid early, and in order to dissipate the vitality of Konoha Village, Iwa Shinobi directly sent more than a dozen ninja teams led by Shangnin to strangle the Konoha ninjas who entered the country.
Overnight, Konoha suffered heavy losses, but the news still did not come back, and the three generations of Hokage had no choice but to continue to send additional teams.
With an elite ninja leading the team, after going through hardships and dangers, the team finally transmitted the situation of the country of grass back to Konoha. And this operation was the time when Yuehua loved them and was besieged by Iwa Shinobi.
When the news returned, the Fire Nation also began to deploy troops to strengthen its borders, and Konoha urgently summoned the three shinobi to the border area to carry out the suppression plan.
With the existence of three ninjas, even if Iwa Shinobi bets a lot of upper ninjas, they don't dare to act rashly for a while, the strength is close to balance, and the small friction between the two sides continues, but the big conflict has not broken out.
The time has been stalemate for nearly a month, and the confrontation between the two sides has entered the eyes of other countries, because the country of earth poured a large number of troops into the border of Konoha and caused the country to be empty, and the country of thunder, across the sea from the country of earth, seized the opportunity to attack the country of earth.
Because of the large regional span, even if the Land of Thunder wants to achieve major results, they can't invest too many troops due to various reasons, so after a few battles, although they have made the Land Country painful, it has not reached the point of breaking the muscles and bones.
The hometown was almost copied, and for a while, the land country also lost its desire to expand outward, and the ninjas of the grass country were put on the front line, and many rock ninjas began to return to China to defend.
Due to the withdrawal of the forces of Iwa Shinobi Village, the difference in strength between the two sides finally began to become apparent, and Konoha seized the opportunity to attack aggressively, attacking the central region of the Grass Country in one fell swoop.
If it was a breath, Konoha would still be likely to attack the entire country of grass, but unfortunately, there was no chance at that time, because not long after the country of thunder launched an offensive against Iwa Shinobi, the country of water and the country of wind also seized the opportunity to invade the border of the country of fire.
Compared to other ninja villages or countries with two lines of defense, the Fire Country in the center of the continent is also facing the challenge of the other four major powers, and if there is a fire in the rear, the offensive in front will naturally stagnate.
As an important strategic buffer, Konoha did not mean to completely subdue it, and after the territory laid down was returned to the side of the country of grass that was close to Konoha, Konoha's military forces in the country of grass also began to return in large quantities.
Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, is still in charge of the country of grass, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru have received secret orders to each take a part of their ninjas to the country of Kawa (located between the country of fire and the country of wind, which is also a strategic buffer area) and the country of water.
It took a week, and the troops of all sides were finally in place, and after the previous seven days of passive defense, compared to other ninja villages, Konoha's losses were not too serious.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who have been slashed on the battlefield by Sarutobi since childhood, quickly calmed down the situation in their respective regions, and after nearly half a month of stalemate, the flames of war not only did not expand, but shrank some.
With the arrival and deployment of more reinforcements from Konoha, the three countries have chosen the strategy of temporary retreat, and after the continuous construction of fortifications, the border of Konoha has gradually stabilized, and the three ninjas, who are the benchmarks of Konoha, of course, can't stand on the border like a flag all day long, so when the parties chose to discuss the agreement secretly, Jiraiya and Orochimaru returned to Konoha.
Although Tsunade also received an order from the three generations of Hokage, she did not choose to return immediately. The Konoha defenders on the border of the Rubbing Grass Country in the previous war suffered a lot of losses, and she stayed behind to heal the wounded.
Of course, the reason on the surface is naturally to save the life and help the wounded, but there is no reason why Tsunade stayed behind and Kato Duan was stationed here.
Time passed, and the war seemed to be in vain, but the peaceful days did not last long, and with the signing of the secret agreement between the land country and the thunder country, Iwa Shinobi finally set his sights on the fire country again.
As the richest country, the Fire Nation is undoubtedly the biggest cake in the eyes of many countries, although this cake is a little difficult to bite, as long as there are enough people and strong enough, they can always eat it.
Konoha's stability is the effect of the stalemate between the parties, so to truly plunder the war dividends from Konoha, it needs a leader to start or lead the war.
The first ninja world war Iwa Shinobi lost, the second ninja world war, Iwa Shinobi lost again, after so many setbacks, the situation in the land country is quite unstable, in order to divert the contradictions of the people, and in order to obtain resources as much as possible, they really need a victory.
Konoha is the strongest existence of the five powers, but after two major wars in a row, Konoha is a little unbearable even as a victorious country, compared to the distant country of thunder, and the country of wind, where the land is more barren, there is really no more suitable target than the country of fire.
Konoha's war potential has been exhausted, in the eyes of Iwanobi, Konoha is just a behemoth with only a shell, other small countries are afraid of it, and other big countries are afraid of it, but for Iwanobi, who has always been proud of strength and martial arts, Konoha is their best prey, and it is also the best opportunity for them to rise.
The war compensation for the land of thunder is nothing, as long as the country of fire can be split, the country of earth will get unimaginable development, so with the consent of the high-level opinions, Iwa Shinobi decided to fight Konoha to the end!
After nearly a month of calm, the flames of war were detonated in an instant as Iwa Shinobi increased his troops on a larger scale against the country of grass.
The invasion of a large number of enemies caught Konoha by surprise, and the position originally located in the country of grass was forced back into Konoha territory within a few days.
The huge disparity in strength made the Konoha ninjas struggle to support, although they launched a request for help from the village early, but when the reinforcements arrived, they were not one out of ten.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru received an urgent order to go straight to the war zone, but because they didn't bring soldiers, it took less than three days for the two to arrive at the battlefield.
The situation on the battlefield is precarious, even if there are two quasi-shadow-level ninjas, it is difficult to change anything, the original surviving ninjas are elite, under the leadership of Jiraiya and Orochimaru, they launched frequent assassination attacks on Iwa Shinobi.
The digital shinobi fell one after another in less than a week, and even though Iwa Shinobi was angry, he was helpless against this guerrilla tactic of changing places with one shot.
The high-level commander also had a heroic duty, and the entire Iwa Shinobi's offensive was stopped by several elite squads.
The battle situation seems to be developing on the good side, just when everyone saw hope, just the day before the arrival of reinforcements, Iwa Shinobi began to pull the net strategy, and the upper ninja team was used as a unit, and nearly twenty teams were continuously arranged to encircle and suppress along the fixed position.
With the existence of the upper ninja, one-on-one, even if the three ninjas want to solve one, it will take a lot of effort, and this strategy of scraping the ground just restrains their tactics.
There was no choice but to retreat, and just when the three ninjas gathered to discuss the retreat, news suddenly came that Kato's team had been discovered and surrounded when they assassinated the other party's commander.
Panicked, angry, Tsunade lost his temper for the first time since the start of the war, and when the three shinobi acted together to go to support, all they saw was the fallen Kato Tsuru. And the other teammates of Kato Broken lost their lives as early as the previous breakout.
With a strange spiritualization technique, Kato Broken's assassination ability is indeed unguardable, but unfortunately, if he has strengths, he will naturally have weaknesses, although his assassination ability is unparalleled, but it proves that he is not very good at fighting.
One by one, his companions lost their lives, and he was targeted by a team of ninjas shortly after his escape. With one against four, there was no suspense, Kato lost, and he lost badly.
The entire chest and abdominal organs were shattered into random pieces under Iwa Shinobi's weighted fist, and he was helpless except for resurrection, and rushed to Tsunade, just in time to witness his last scene.
The clouds have long shrouded the sky, as if God is also crying for it, dripping, even if Tsunade tries his best, he can't save Kato's life, after all, she is just a medical ninja, without enough tools, without enough conditions, how can she save her lover whose internal organs are shattered!
In the rain curtain, Kato lost his last breath, and Tsunade, whose hands were stained with the blood of his lover, lost his ability to be a medical ninja from then on.
Hemophobia is a unique and rare psychological disorder, which belongs to mental illness, and Tsunade who rejects blood in the depths of his heart completely loses the courage to face blood.
Even if he is one of the three ninjas, he can't completely overcome his own psychology, and when Tsunade collapses due to hemophobia, Jiraiya and Orochimaru can't do anything but grieve.
On the road of love, he also lost a mess, but even if the rival in love died, he didn't have the slightest happy mood.
Because of Tsunade, he does have a certain resistance to Kato, but as a ninja who focuses on Konoha, the other party is not only a rival in love in the eyes of Jiraiya, but also a rare partner.
The death of his companion is also very sad, but seeing Tsunade's devastated appearance, he not only mourns his misfortune and is angry with him, but also feels infinite sorrow for himself.
When he was alive, he couldn't beat Kato, but even if he died, he couldn't replace the other party's position in Tsunade's heart.
Sad, frustrated, and Jiraiya was also secretly negative for a long time, and with the arrival of reinforcements next, Jilai also joined the team to organize a counteroffensive, and more Konoha ninjas fell, and the rock ninja on the opposite side also fell a lot.
Familiar faces passed away one by one, perceiving the misfortune caused by the war, and he knew that this was not the time for children to grow up, maybe it was awakening, or maybe it was relief, although he still had Tsunade in his heart, but he knew what he cared about more.
Protect Konoha, protect the village, protect your companions, and protect peace!
It took a week, with Jiraiya and Orochimaru cooperating with the attack of the large army, they finally pushed the battlefield to the hinterland of the country of grass.
The blood kept flowing, the shouts of killing were endless, and the battlefield of the Grass Country was reduced to a terrifying meat grinder, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru guarded it like a monument.
The situation has been reversed, and under the continuous offensive of Konoha, Iwa Shinobi finally shows fatigue, and as they retreat, their morale is finally half worn down.
The entire country of grass was captured by Konoha and forcibly recruited from the country of grass, Jiraiya organized everyone to build a defense line at the border between the country of grass and the country of earth.
As long as you cross the defense line, you will be the territory of the land of the earth country, and as long as the resources behind you are continuous, you will have the confidence to attack the territory of the earth country.
It's a pity that Konoha has been restrained too much, and with the prominence of the decline of the land country, several other neighboring countries suddenly couldn't sit still, and the country of water and wind were transferred to the ninjas again, and at the junction of the two countries, the battle started again.
The supplies behind him can't keep up, and he doesn't dare to attack rashly, the situation in Konoha is very critical, the three shinobi are all on the battlefield of the land country, and there are not enough heavy people in the country of water and the country of wind to suppress it.
It was a problem to continue the attack, and it was pointless for the three shinobi to stay here, so after a decision, Jiraiya also let Orochimaru and Tsunade return to Konoha first, while he himself stayed here alone to suppress the battle.
At that time, the plan could only be like this, and Jiraiya's thoughts coincided with the three generations of Hokage, so before the Hokage's secret order came, Orochimaru took Tsunade and began to return towards Konoha.
It took half a week for the two to return to Konoha, and Orochimaru also reported the previous situation to the Hokage.
Kato was killed, and Tsunade could no longer enter the battlefield, and this successive blows made Sarutobi lament.
Tsunade's phobia cannot be treated, which means that one of the three ninjas is gone, as the strongest medical ninja, the loss of Tsunade has to be a huge blow to Konoha has to be said. And this blow is not only severe, but also has to block information from the outside world.
The situation on the battlefields in various places is not optimistic, and if everyone learns that they have lost a third ninja, they don't know what will ferment at this time.
As for Orochimaru, Sarutobi appointed him to be in charge of the war against the Land of Water, and as for the Land of Wind, he could only choose to invest more ninja power to maintain the situation.
For Tsunade, Ape Fei is also very helpless, if the other party doesn't have a problem, she wants to suppress the country of wind, but unfortunately, now, he can only let the other party go.
Kato's body was brought back by Tsunade using a seal scroll, and the next day, he was placed in the Hero's Cemetery.
Kato's three characters are engraved on the memorial monument, and as a man who wants to be the Hokage and protect Konoha wholeheartedly, this is indeed the most suitable place for him.