Chapter 372: In the Mist
For the Fog Hidden Village, the attitude of the Hyuga Mirror is similar to that of Madara and Obito.
Although the land of water is isolated overseas, its area is not small, and its volume is not inferior to other large countries. In addition, the land of water is surrounded by the sea on all sides, the water vapor is abundant, and the perennial fog is perennial, making the territory of the country of water a natural home for the fog ninja who is good at water escape and studying the fog hidden assassination technique.
In the original plane, Kakashi's battle with Zaibu in the country of waves near the sea is a good example.
At that time, Kakashi, who was Konoha 'First Technician', was already a veritable elite shinobi in Konoha Village, even if he looked at the entire ninja world, there were not many people who could beat him in Kanoha Village, and his real strength was definitely above the slash.
However, when fighting Zaibu in an environment that fits the Fog Hidden Assassination Technique, Kakashi is clearly passive and almost loses his life.
It can be seen that the fog hidden ninja who is good at water escape and specializes in the fog hidden assassination technique, in an environment full of water vapor, the increase in combat effectiveness is very significant, even exaggerated.
This point,Hyuga Mirror, who has a water escape clone, also has a deep understanding of this.,When controlling the water escape clone,Fighting near the water source,Fighting where there is no water source,It's two completely different concepts.γ
Therefore, even with twice the number of troops, it is very difficult to attack the land of water that hangs in the middle of the world.
And the number of blood inheritance families and secret art families in the Fog Hidden Village is not less than that of Konoha, and its heritage is so deep that it can be said that it is only under Konoha Village among the five major ninja villages, and its strength is very strong.
At the beginning, the country of the vortex where the Uzumaki clan was located, because of its proximity to the country of water, could become a springboard for Konoha to invade the country of water, and was provoked by the fog and gathered several ninja villages that coveted the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan to be destroyed in just a few days.
You must know that the Uzumaki clan, who has a human body that is not inferior to the immortal body of the Thousand Hands Clan, and has mastered the sealing technique that even the Tailed Beast can seal, is by no means a soft persimmon in the ninja world. And the coalition army with Fog Hidden as the main force can quickly break through the Vortex Country, so fast that Konoha doesn't even have a chance to help, which shows how strong the Fog Hidden Ninja's combat effectiveness is in the coastal area.
So even if Konoha does his best, he may not be able to win the fog hide one-on-one.
The forces on the ninja continent are intricate, and the four ninja villages check and balance each other, and no village really dares to make a desperate bet and invest all its forces in the water country that hangs alone overseas.
Madara Uchiha did not choose Yunyin, Iwakuin and Shayin, and specifically picked out the fog hidden infiltration, it is precisely because the terrain of the fog hidden is unique, you can spy on the ninja continent when you enter, and you can stick to the country of water when you retreat, once the ninja war breaks out on the ninja continent, and the four major ninja villages go to war with each other, they can wait for the opportunity to choose a target, as long as the high-level Wuyin can always maintain their sanity, then the fog hidden village will slowly become bigger, and it is almost inevitable.
This is exactly the case, even if there are two generations of Madara and Obito who have secretly continued to infiltrate and destroy for more than 20 years, the blood inheritance in the fog is almost extinct, the secret art family has suffered heavy casualties, and the elite ninja sword seven people have either died or rebelled, and recently even the six-tailed man Zhu Li Yugao has defected from the village, but the strength of the fog is still not to be underestimated, even if it is not counted as the four generations of Mizukage Goji Yakura who have become a puppet with soil, there are still a group of elite ninjas such as Terumi and Qing in the village.
In particular, Zhaomei, who has mastered the 'Dissolve' and 'Boiling Escape' dual-blooded inheritance limits, has real shadow-level strength, and has a good performance in the fourth ninja world war in the original time and space.
If no one else interferes further, it may have to wait until the sixth generation of Mizukage Chojuro comes to power a few decades later, and the foundation of the fog will be completely exhausted.
In Hinata's view, it is very correct for Madara and Obito to create chaos in the fog through infiltration, and to use civil strife to consume the essence and war potential of the fog, so this time, even if he clears the four generations of Mizukage controlled by Obito, he will further weaken the power of the fog in other ways, just like when he abducts Aira and weakens the sand cover.
Hinata pondered as she returned home.
This mission to the fog will inevitably be accompanied by a lot of battles, and may even fight against the human pillar force, so using fire to escape the clone is the best choice.
First, you can run in the fire escape clone through fierce battles, so that your spirit body and the fire escape clone can reach a perfect fit faster.
Second, the eternal kaleidoscope writing wheel eye on the body of Huo Dun has a certain restraint effect on the human pillar force, and it is more comfortable in the face of the human pillar force, otherwise, if the deity makes a move, it will inevitably use the 'Reincarnation Eye Chakra Mode', and the 'Reincarnation Eye Chakra Mode' is too eye-catching, easy to use, and there is a risk of revealing your identity.
After packing up, Hinata Kagami came to the Uchiha clan again.
Shisui, who became the captain of the eleventh squad of the dark department, is not in the village at the moment because of the mission, so Hinata Kagami came to the Uchiha clan land to find Itachi.
In the practice ground on the edge of the Uchiha clan, Hinata Kagami meets Itachi who is practicing shuriken with his younger brother Sasuke.
Whew...
Itachi rolled over and landed firmly on the ground.
And in the center of the eight targets around him, there was a shuriken that was still trembling slightly!
Sasuke looked around at the eight targets in a daze, and looked at Itachi with stars in his eyes: "Brother, brother, I also want to learn this trick, teach me quickly!" β
Itachi gently rubbed Sasuke's head and said with a smile: "The throwing technique just now needs to cooperate with the writing wheel, so after you open the writing wheel, I will teach you again." β
Sasuke suddenly pursed his mouth: "You need to write the wheel eye again, isn't there an advanced throwing technique that doesn't need to write the wheel eye?" β
Itachi's talent, among his peers, only Shisui can be compared to him, and the Uchiha people who usually opened the writing wheel eye are all mediocre compared to him, so Sasuke, who has not even awakened the writing wheel eye, is full of admiration and frustration in his heart when facing Itachi.
This feeling was also felt by Hinata when she faced Kakashi at the Ninja School.
The feeling that you can't master a skill that you can't grasp when you dig out your mind is that others can learn it casually is really not an ordinary uncomfortable.
Looking at Sasuke with pity, Hinata Mirror on the sidelines secretly sighed: "This kid is also unlucky..."
Anyone who puts it with Itachi will look extremely mediocre, and Sasuke's talent is not bad, but it's just that Itachi's brother is on the table, so it will seem mediocre and not very valued by his father Fugaku.
At this time, Itachi led Sasuke to the Hyuga mirror and asked, "Senpai, why are you here?" β
Hinata smiled: "Didn't disturb your practice!" β
Itachi shook his head, and Sasuke was a little depressed, his head down, kicking the stones at his feet.
Hinata gave Itachi a look, and then walked towards the grove on the side.
Itachi explained to Sasuke, and then quickly followed.
In the woods, after confirming that no one was snooping around, Hinata Mirror told Itachi in detail about the task given to him by the three generations.
For Hinata, since this mission may involve assassinating the four generations of Mizukage, it is only fitting to find the Itachi companion who had defeated the four generations of Mizukage in the original time and space.
And considering the problem of illusion, Hinata thought that his illusion attainments might not be able to control ninjas at the upper ninja level, so he had to let one of Itachi or Shisui go with him.
After listening to Hinata's narration, Itachi said thoughtfully: "In private, Brother Zhishui and I have also analyzed, it is very likely that the fog is infiltrated by the Xiao organization, if the fog really becomes an accomplice of the Xiao organization, then our Konoha will be the enemy, so the Hokage-sama's arrangement is very correct." β
Hinata said, "I need your assistance in this operation. β
"No problem."
Itachi replied without thinking, but when it came to the safety of the village, it was a priority for him and for Zhishui.
Hinata Mirror fell into Itachi's ear, whispered a few words, and then said, "Can you do this?" β
After a slight hesitation, Itachi bowed his head slightly: "Well, if I set off now, the time should be fine!" β
Patting Itachi on the shoulder, Hinata said: "Pay attention to safety, the Xiao organization's movements are unknown now, and the possibility that they are in Wuyin Village cannot be ruled out, so everything is based on their own safety!" β
After explaining a task to Itachi, Hinata Kagami informed the members of the seventh class about the mission, and then returned home.
Early the next morning, the seventh class of Hinata Mirror left the village through the small gate.
The four members of the group are all rookies, and the weakest strength is also at the level of special ninja, so the speed of action is very fast, and it only took less than three days to reach the sea area east of the Fire Country.
Pointing to the map spread out on the ground, Hinata said to the members of the seventh class, "The location we are now is the former site of the Vortex Country, and we will need to use ships for the rest of the trip." β
Xiyan asked, "Captain, how do we get on the boat?" β
Hinata said: "All passenger ships and merchant ships going to the land of water will be investigated by the ninja of the fog, and it will be difficult for us to get through the tricks, so my plan is to sneak into a fishing boat that reaches the waters of the country of water, and when the fishing boat is close to the waters of the country of water, we will abandon the ship and secretly dive into the territory of the country of water from the sea." β
Hong Xiu frowned: "Even if the fishing boat approaches the waters of the Water Country, I'm afraid there is still a long distance from the coast, will it be too dangerous for us to cross the sea like this?" β
Hinata nodded, "There must be danger, but only in this way can we secretly sneak into the Water Country." β
After listening to Hinata Kagami's explanation, both Hurricane and Yuyan nodded.
As long as it is not extremely bad weather, it is not too dangerous to sneak into the water country by crossing the sea in the sea close to the water country.
Hyuga put away the map and instructed: "We have now entered the sphere of influence of the foggy hidden, everyone be careful, we will camp here tonight, and find a fishing boat to cross the sea tomorrow." β
With the order of the Hyuga Mirror, the three of Hong, Wind, and Xiyan immediately became busy.
Several of them are trained members of the dark department, setting up guard traps, observation posts and other common sense, and they don't need to talk too much at all to get it organized.
Not long after, the night grew darker and the moon climbed overhead.
"Quack..."
Suddenly, in the quiet of the night, there was a crow chirping.
Holding his hands on his chest, leaning on a broken wall and pretending to sleep, the Hyuga Mirror, after hearing the crow's call, did not move, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile that was not there.
Hong, who happened to be on duty at night, immediately became vigilant when he heard this crow.
It was just an unremarkable crow, but for a ninja, any sound could be a warning before an accident was coming, so she took a closer look at the observation post.
"Hey, why is it fogging all of a sudden?"
Hong, who was observing the movement around him, suddenly noticed that the fog around him was getting heavier and heavier.
"That's not right!"
Realizing that something was wrong, she hurriedly returned to the camp, and while waking up the sleeping Hurricane and Sunset, she reported to Hinata, "Mirror, something seems to be wrong!" β
Hinata Mirror didn't talk nonsense, immediately opened his eyes and looked around, and said, "Prepare to fight, we are being targeted by the Mist Hidden Ninja!" β
"What!?"
Hong and the others were taken aback when they heard this.
Before the infiltration mission began, his whereabouts were exposed, which was a big blow to the three people who performed this kind of S-class mission for the first time.
As they spoke, the fog outside became heavier and heavier, and soon it reached the point where they couldn't see their fingers.
At this time, the wind launched the 'Penetration' and entered a state of stealth, and Hong and Xiyan also sneaked up separately, and the members of the seventh class were carefully selected by the three generations, and they were not inferior to the fog concealment assassination technique of the fog in terms of stealth assassination, so in the face of such a situation, everyone was not too panicked.
Boom...
Not long after, there was a crisp metal crash in the camp!
In the quiet of the night, this piercing sound of metal crashing was like a signal for the outbreak of a great war, and in an instant, the sound of shuriken throwing, the sound of ninjutsu activation, and the roar of detonation charms sounded one after another in the thick fog.
At this time, the Hyuga mirror had already jumped onto a big tree in the distance, and together with a black shadow beside him, silently watched the battle in the thick fog.
The whole battle lasted about forty minutes, and finally ended in the victory of the seventh class, but the members of the seventh class were not unscathed, among which the most serious red wound was not only injured in the ribs by the fog hidden ninja, but also the poison of the fog hidden ninja, basically lost their combat effectiveness.
Xiyan was also not lightly injured, and there were multiple knife wounds on her legs.
The lightest injury was the wind that mastered the 'Penetration', but because the battle just now was too fierce, and the wind was already weak, although he didn't suffer any injuries, he coughed more than he could cough, and it seemed that he didn't have much combat power anymore.
As the fog cleared, Hinata returned to the battlefield.
By the way, he killed a few escaped Mist Yin, so he was carrying a blood-stained Kusanagimaru in his hand, and there was also a lot of blood stains on his body, and it looked as if he had also experienced a life-and-death battle.
Glancing at the battlefield, Hinata said: "There are three squads, twelve fog hidden ninjas, it seems that the fog has been prepared, you temporarily retreat to the country of fire, this mission will be carried out by myself!" β