On the streets of Yuyin Village, it was raining coldly.

The hostile gazes of the villagers and ninjas fell on the sand ninjas.

For the sand ninja who brought disaster and suffering to their own country, they naturally would not give this kind of person any good eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, this sand ninja wouldn't want to get out of here safely.

Because there are many families who have lost their loved ones here, and they all have a blood feud with the Sand Hidden Ninja.

The scene was so deadlocked, and it didn't take long for a team to rush over from the street ahead.

The first one wore a gas mask, his long pale yellow hair was scattered, and his palms were covered with the wounds of the battle, and his skin was not as smooth as that of a young man.

The calm meaning of cold and arrogant eyes fell straight on the sand hidden shinobi.

Originally, he and the villagers and ninjas of Yuyin glared back angrily at the sand and shinobi, and immediately looked like prey being targeted by the terrifying beasts in the forest, and their bodies trembled.

It was a sense of oppression that had never been experienced in anyone, and it hit his spiritual world with a violent and ruthless attitude.

He stood in the rain in a daze, and waited until the rain that followed him to ask again, and he woke up like a dream, his face stained with rain or cold sweat from fear.

"Sha Yin, Hanzo-sama is asking you."

The rain that followed Hanzo's side asked with a polite temperament.

He is also not in a good mood for the Sand Hidden Ninja who has brought great damage to the Land of Rain.

Shinobu finally calmed down, swallowed his saliva, took out a letter from his ninja bag, and prepared to deliver it to Hanzo himself.

Yugakure Shinobu was about to step forward and take the letter in Hanzo's place.

"The old man can come in person."

To receive the messenger of Shayin in front of so many people, if you want to let your subordinates take the letter instead of you, it is too derogatory to the title of demigod.

The name that he has fought all his life and escaped death countless times cannot be belittled because of such a trivial matter.

Noticing the adoration and reverence of the surrounding villagers and ninjas, Hanzo was once again proud of the title of 'Demigod'.

That's right, the people of this village only need to look up at themselves with this kind of gaze.

This is the honor of his life, even if it is death, he must be brought into the coffin with great glory.

This honor is not allowed to be destroyed by anyone.

"Your Excellency Hanzo, this is a letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. The letter has been delivered, and I am going to take my leave. ”

After trembling and trembling after saying this, the sand couldn't help but look directly at Hanzo's eyes as unfathomable as an abyss, and rushed backwards in a panic, leaving here as if he had fled from the wilderness.

It caused ridicule from the villagers and ninjas of the sand hire.

The ninjas of the great powers don't seem to be anything remarkable.

In front of the patron saint of their country, they can only make an ugly appearance of running away in embarrassment.

After calming the hearts of the people of the lower village, Hanzo led the people back to the top of the tower.

He had already quickly read the letter sent by the Daimyo of the Land of Rain, and after reading it, he fell into deep thought in his own private room.

The content of the letter is very simple, the daimyo is short of supplies, I hope that the Yuyin Village can help Shayin, so that Shayin can drive the hateful Konoha ninja out of the rain country as soon as possible, and let the country restore peace.

Hanzo gasped heavily, his fists clenched, and his eyes lit up with anger that wanted to burn everything.

However, thinking of Sha Yin's almost entire mobilized military force, his eyes quickly fell into hesitation, thinking about whether to provide some assistance to Sha Yin.

To be honest, Hanzo understands Shagakure's sinister intentions very well.

At the beginning, he deliberately deployed troops in the Land of Rain, and did not directly attack the Land of Fire, but waited for the Konoha people to gather in the territory of the Land of Rain before starting to fight.

It's true that the purpose of the sand is the country of fire, but by the way, weakening the country of rain is probably also a forward-looking strategy of the sand hide.

After that, the battle with Konoha in the Land of Rain became more and more intense, but every time he deliberately let Konoha barely block 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, and finally gathered strength to break through the Konoha defense line and attack the Land of Fire.

And at that time, I'm afraid that the land of rain will also become depressed due to the excessive pressure of the sand.

This kind of vicious, speechless strategy, Hanzo suspects that the whole thing is led by the old woman Chiyo who plays with the puppet behind the scenes.

Only this old woman would be so scheming and try to find out where the bottom limit of his demigod is.

The cost of intervening in this war is too great, and it may even be the destruction of Yuyin Village, and his strength is also showing signs of decline compared to the last ninja war.

If he fails, the name of the 'demigod' who 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 demigods are no longer demigods.

So, Hanzo made a decision that he would never be able to look at directly.

"I hope the old woman will be content with this."

It's better to stay away from the country of rain for such a thing as war.

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The weather in the Land of Rain begins to get colder after mid-October, and the ninjas' fighting spirit gradually decreases.

In this country with year-round rainfall, once winter begins, it will be much colder than in many countries.

"Stop the attack on Konoha for the time being."

At the Kamishinobi meeting in Shagakure, Elder Chiyo announced the decision.

The supplies sent by Hanzo from Rain Hidden Village have secretly arrived at Sunagakure's camp, and there is also a letter from Hanzo, hoping that Sunakurin can quickly break the Konoha ninja and transfer to fight in the Land of Fire, instead of staying in the land of the Land of Rain.

In response to this, Chiyo made the decision to temporarily armistice.

Because the power of the rain country has weakened, it can't meet her expectations for the time being.

Moreover, as long as the Sand Hide settles the camp in the territory of the Rain Country, he can use the protection decree to let the Rain Country share some supplies for them, which can greatly save the daily expenses of the Sand Hide.

In view of this, Chiyo also replied in the letter that because of the cold weather, the fighting enthusiasm of the Sand Hidden Ninjas has decreased, and they will consider defeating the Konoha Ninja in the early spring of March next year.

As for how Hanzo is angry, it is not within Chiyo's consideration, her original intention was also to weaken the power of the rain country by the way, and now that the battle has been less than a year, it is a pity.

Letting the Land of Rain share the supply problem will also reduce the number of Konoha ninjas, and strictly speaking, the loss of Sand Hidden will always be kept to a minimum.

By the time of March of the following year, you will be able to rush into the land of fire and occupy the resources there.

In this good situation, Chiyo was not in a hurry to let the Sand Hidden Ninja launch a general attack on Konoha.

Hanzo, the leader of the rain hide, is also a great threat to the sand hide.

Curbing the development of the Land of Rain is also a necessary thing for Sand Hide.

"Yes."

As for Chiyo's orders, the ninjas only obeyed the orders and did not raise objections.

"In addition, we will intensify our cooperation with the Oni Country, so that the Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company can continue to mass-produce the medicines that we need in Shayin. A general assault on Konoha will be launched at the beginning of March next year, and in April, if nothing else, we will occupy this area of the Fire Country. ”

Chiyo pointed to the location on the map with her finger.

It is the border of the Land of Fire, which is very close to the Land of Rain.

Multiple resource-rich areas are marked there.

"Then in July, it expanded again and took over several nearby resource-rich areas. I've calculated that it will take five thousand ninjas in total. After the New Year in January next year, another 2,000 reinforcements from the village will arrive on the battlefield. ”

Unlike Konoha's three-line division of troops, and also different from Iwa's two-line battle, Sha Yin and Yun Yin have nothing to do with each other, and there is no conflict with Wu Yin across the sea.

Besides, a place like the Land of the Wind isn't worth anyone's decision.

Therefore, all of the power of Sand Hidden can be concentrated on Konoha .

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sha Yin.

After squeezing the Land of Rain, it was the turn of the Land of Fire.

For this war, it took more than five years to prepare for this war, during which he made various strategic analyses and how to deal with them in the event of an accident.

This is also the origin of Chiyo's self-confidence.

Sand Hidden doesn't need to rush for quick success, they are the ones who have the upper hand, they just need to slowly move forward and exhaust Konoha's living power, then, when fighting within the Fire Country, Konoha's resistance will be weakened.

When the time comes, the rich resource areas of the Fire Nation will be at their disposal for the sand to plunder.

After January next year, another 2,000 ninjas will be transferred to the front line, plus more than 5,000 Sand Hidden ninjas on the front line, a total of 7,000 people, dealing with Orochimaru's Konoha troops of less than 3,000, Chiyo can't find a reason why Sand Cakure will lose.

Orochimaru's ferocious momentum is also the reason why Chiyo needs to be concerned.

Among the ninjas she knew, this little ghost who played with snakes in the three ninjas was the most ruthless one in the fight, and the fierce counterattack regardless of battle damage was one of the reasons why Sand Hide could only stop here at present.

The rest of the upper ninjas also nodded again and again, even if all the seven thousand ninjas were transferred to the country of rain, there were still thousands of ninjas in Sand Hidden Village to defend them, and in case of an emergency, there would be enough time to support them here.

Overall, the strategy is no different from that of the three generations of Kazekage.

Whether it is weakening the power of the Land of Rain or depleting the number of Konoha ninjas, the goal has almost been achieved.

By March next year, it will be the turn of the Fire Nation as the ultimate goal.

When the time comes, the detour to the country of grass will be encircled by Jiraiya, and Iwakure will be encircled, causing further heavy losses to Konoha. Such a strategy can be called flawless.

Of course, this also has to be guarded against the third Hokage who is in Konoha town.

Once Orochimaru is defeated, maybe the Hokage himself will go to the front line himself. At that time, in order to contain this third-generation Hokage, I am afraid that at least two thousand ninjas will need the living force of them.

"Since there are no objections, let the meeting be adjourned. Even if victory is imminent, don't let your guard down on Konoha . According to my information, Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Konoha roots, has lurked in the territory of the Land of Rain, so that the Sand Hidden team patrolling outside can pay twelve points of attention. ”

"Yes."

Everyone was stunned.

Indeed, the more times like this, the more careless it is to let the enemy find an opportunity.

"In addition, when we attack Konoha in March next year, I will launch a high-level meeting to determine the candidates for the fourth generation of Kazekage based on your performance in the general attack and your final contributions. Please be well prepared. ”

At the meeting, several Shangnin, who were candidates for the fourth generation of Kazekage, couldn't help but show excitement in their eyes, and they were also wary of the rest of the candidates.

"Finally, I would like to remind you that no private fighting is allowed, which will lead to the delay of the general offensive plan for next March. Otherwise, his qualifications as a candidate for Kazekage will be revoked immediately. ”

After Chiyo said this solemnly, he left the conference room with his younger brother Ebizo.

Compared to the position of the fourth generation of Kazekage, Chiyo pays more attention to how to weaken Konoha and make profits for the overall benefit of Sand Hide.

Therefore, it will be strictly forbidden to fight privately with candidates for the position of Kazekage. Once it is made, the offender will also be dealt with strictly and the candidacy of the wind shadow will be deprived.

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Wuyin Village.

In the foggy village, the blood lingered for a long time.

In Mizukage's office, Yakura reports on his work in recent months.

A total of thirty-two suspected reformist ninjas have been executed, and seventeen are being brutally interrogated in the pursuit force.

"Yakura, your personality has been getting more and more irritable lately."

The third generation of Mizukage said to Yakura.

Although that calm and harmless baby face gives people a naïve and not gullible temperament, those who know him well know that this is an executioner who kills people without blinking.

The third generation of Mizukage's hand, the most terrifying blade.

Compared to the ninja sword seven, he is even more evil.

It was the first big man assassinated by the reformers.

Some people even suspect that it was this harmless baby-faced man, Goji Yakura, who guided the blood mist policy and wantonly killed his colleagues in the village, in order to eliminate dissidents and put himself on the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage.

However, compared to the ninja sword seven who gang up everywhere and develop their power, Yakura has always existed as the deputy of the third generation of Mizukage, although he is very famous, but the ninja power gathered by his subordinates is far inferior to the power gathered by the ninja sword seven.

Even the Fog Hidden Pursuit Force was not in his hands.

It can be seen that the third generation of Mizukage himself may also be wary of it.

Therefore, many people also have a wait-and-see attitude towards Yakura's successful ascension to the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage.

If you can take a step back instead of standing at the closest distance to the third generation of Mizukage, you will have more room to develop your strength.

The closer you get to the third generation of Mizukage, the more attention you will receive from Mizukage herself, and the same goes for vigilance and vigilance.

"I'm sorry, Mizukage-sama, it's all because the reformers are too chaotic, and only by suppressing them as soon as possible can we stabilize the situation in the village."

Yakura replied with a steady attitude.

He also knew that his temperament had become more and more irritable lately.

Of course, not because of the struggle between the reformists and the blood mist faction, but because of another thing.

For so many years, it was the first time that he had been threatened by a mere rebellion and forbearance.

Although there was an urge to laugh, but when you think about it, that bastard can't help but despise his existence too much.

If you take this seriously, it's hard not to get angry.

"How are they doing in Watermelon Mountain?"

Mizukage asked.

Yakura pondered for a moment and immediately responded to the question: "Since the death of Kuri Kushimaru and Muri Shinhachi, the power of both of them has been fully taken over by the people led by the watermelon mountain puffer ghost. Although they are also under the orders of Mizukage-sama, I think it is necessary to be vigilant. ”

"I'll take care of this myself. Regarding the owner of the Thunder Knife, has anyone chosen one? ”

"No fitter has been found at the moment. There are very few ninjas in our Fog Hidden Village who are proficient in thunder escape, and they must be able to perfectly match the power of the thunder knife, and in recent years, there is only one person in Ringo Yuri. ”

After listening to Yakura's return, the three generations of Mizukage sighed in pity.

Among the seven ninja swords, the attack power of the Thunder Knife and Tooth is one of the best, coupled with the characteristics of fast casting and huge range, as long as you hold the Thunder Knife in your hand, it is not a problem to easily defeat more than 100 middle ninjas.

"In addition, about the two knives of long knives and stitches and explosive knives and droplets, I am also asking the underground black market to get in touch with Konoha renegade Hinata Ayane as soon as possible. It's just that the progress is a bit slow. ”

"Whether it is to use force to bring the enemy into submission, or to redeem it with money, it is imperative to bring the two ninja swords back to the village as soon as possible."

"Yes."

promised to bring the two ninja knives back to the village as soon as possible, but it is estimated that Mizukage himself knew very well that it would not be possible to do it in a short time, so he did not give Yakura a deadline.

Yakura leaves Mizukage's office and heads to a long-abandoned water tower.

At the base of the water tower, there is a large and complex sewer, where Yakura occasionally meets his men.

"Yakura-sama, this is information from the country of demons."

Walking out of the wall, it is a high-level latent ninjutsu, even if it is a perceptual ninjutsu, it is difficult to sense his existence.

He has always been a liaison between Yakura and the rest.

Yakura took the scroll, and the man melted into the wall again and vanished.

Yakura put the scroll away, and as soon as he walked out of the gate of the water tower, he was greeted by two people.

Yakura's face was expressionless, as if he had known that he was being followed.

"Yakura, you still like to do things secretly. You can deceive the third generation, but you can't hide it from my eyes. Don't fight me for the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage, or you will die a miserable death. ”

One of them openly threatens Yakura, his teeth cracked, and the smell of blood comes to his face.

His body was quite muscular, with long orange hair dragging down to his waist, and a large, bandaged ninja knife behind his back.

It was the Shark Muscle of the Seven Ninja Swords.

The person in front of him is also the current holder of the big knife shark muscle, the watermelon mountain puffer fish ghost.

Among the seven ninja blades, he is a resolute supporter of the Blood Mist Sect.

Although he is also a member of the Blood Mist Sect, he has many problems with Yakura.

Whether it is fame or strength, Yakura is a strong shinobi who is not weaker than him, and even stronger than him.

And according to his investigation, Yakura also secretly cultivated a force in secret, and the purpose is unknown.

But it's not hard to guess that it's a power that has been prepared for a long time for the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage.

"Absorbing the power of Kuriya Kushimaru and Muri Shihachi, has it already made you swell to this point? Don't forget, puffer ghost, you used to be my underdog. ”

Yakura sighed softly, then raised his head and stared at the watermelon mountain puffer ghost with purple emotionless eyes.

Broadsword Shark Muscle flew towards Yakura.

In the face of this strange attack, Yakura's face did not change, and he intercepted the broadsword shark muscle with a long stick with a curved hook on his back, and stood still in place.

"Indulge in past victories, and if that's your excuse for your eventual defeat, I'll allow you to say that at this time, Yakura."

The watermelon mountain puffer fish ghost laughed, and his sharp teeth seemed to be stained with blood, looking extremely cruel and hideous.

"Boring."

"Who are the boring people? Unlike you, a rat who is always hiding behind the scenes, the power in my hands is laid out in the light as an upright teacher. If you surrender to me now, I can promise you the position of Minister of Darkness after I become the fourth generation of Mizukage. How is it? This position is enough to match your strength. ”

The watermelon mountain puffer ghost also invited Yakura to join his camp with a solemn expression.

Also an outstanding representative of the Blood Mist Sect, Yakura must be someone who understands his ambitions.

Although he was defeated by Yakura in the past, for the position of the fourth generation of Mizukage, he can also ignore his past suspicions, as long as Yakura can serve him.

In this way, by the side of the third generation of Mizukage, he also has a monitoring officer, and he can get first-hand information about the village, plus the support of the rest of the high-level, and the fourth generation of Mizukage's competition will become an excellent stage for him to show himself.

It was really exciting and enjoyable for him.

"I'll talk about this kind of dream when I wake up."

Yakura just left this sentence and passed by the watermelon mountain puffer ghost.

"Yakura! You will regret rejecting me today. I know nothing about you, and you don't know anything about my powers! ”

The watermelon mountain puffer ghost shouted angrily in the back.

It's a pity that Yakura's footsteps still don't hesitate to go against him.

"Cut, it's still the same as before, if you don't see Huangquan's heart, you won't die, and if you don't see the coffin, you won't cry, it's really a hard bone."

Seeing Yakura until his back disappeared, he didn't admit his mistake and gave in, and the face of the watermelon mountain puffer ghost was extremely gloomy.

I thought I was full of confidence, but it turned out to be like this, and this is to blame for the other party's ignorance.

Having already received most of the power of the Blood Mist Sect, he already has enough to become the fourth generation of Mizukage, and he can put an end to all of this when the third generation of Mizukage abdicates.

is only one short of the position of the Five Shadows.

He didn't understand why Yakura was still stubborn, and no matter what kind of power he had accumulated in secret, it wasn't enough to pose a threat to him.

He who grasps the general trend is the fourth generation of Mizukage in the future.

"Let's go, Oni Shark. There will be a time when he will kneel and beg me for mercy. ”

The watermelon mountain puffer ghost also turned to leave, calling the name of the misty ninja who came with him.

"Yes, Lord Watermelon Mountain."

The boy named 'Oni Shark', only about twelve or thirteen years old, with a face that resembled a shark, followed the puffer fish ghost in Watermelon Mountain with great respect.

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"Lord Shiraishi, the dragon vein spar has been made."

In the land of ghosts, the living slug spits out a diamond-shaped spar no larger than the size of the palm of his hand from his mouthparts and drops it in front of Shiraishi, which is stained with the saliva of the live slug and shining.

“……”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shiraishi, I seem to have soiled your desk."

The soft voice of the live slug sounded.

"No, I don't care about that."

The saliva of live slugs just looks disgusting, but it is actually very medical, and if applied to human wounds, it can speed up healing.

After washing the spar, Shiraishi took it in his hand and observed it carefully.

After a few months of transformation by the live slug, the original half of the dragon vein spar became like a complete spar. There is a lilac shimmer on it, and it also looks even clearer and more beautiful.

Among them, Shiraishi also felt a very powerful chakra...... No, it's an immortal chakra.

If it is just to store chakra, it doesn't take so long, and immortal chakra is even more difficult to store and manufacture, which is why the live slug was delayed for so long, and it was brought to him at this time.

Anyway, there is no need for him to fight in person now, and even if the live slug brings this thing a few months later, it won't have much impact on him.

"Thank you, live slug."

Shiraishi thanked him.

With this spar, he no longer has to worry about the lack of chakra in the future, and he needs to consume a large amount of chakra's ninjutsu, and he can also use it to his heart's content.

After all, the chakra energy stored in it is comparable to a tailed beast. And when the energy is insufficient, you can usually accumulate natural energy and chakra, fuse it into immortal chakra, and store it in it. Take it out and use it when you need it.

In Shiraishi's opinion, this function is somewhat similar to the Yin Sealing Technique of the Uzumaki Clan.

In the same way, the chakra accumulated in daily life is stored, and when necessary, it is taken out and used, so there is no need to worry about the lack of chakra.

However, in terms of convenience, it should be that the dragon vein spar is better, and the reserves are also larger.

"If only I could help Lord Shiraishi."

"It's a big help."

With this thing, when fighting, you can also transmit chakra for Ruri and Ayane, and you will be more sure of dealing with that Uchiha Madara.

However, speaking of Uchiha Madara, the other party's actions have become more concealed recently, and according to the feedback of the Earth General, some of the white absolute hiding abilities have become more and more tricky, and it has obviously been specially strengthened to become so troublesome.

Madara also knows very well that if he loses the vision provided by Bai Jue, he will definitely be defeated in the end, so he has to strengthen some of Bai Jue's hidden ability and obtain information from the outside world.

"What is Shiraishi-sama going to do next?"

"Clean up the white judi beside Uchiha Obito. I wanted to test what that Madara Uchiha would do. ”

"When?"

"I'm going to do it next year. After all, the more frequent the actions on our side, the more likely it is to expose the location. For now, I don't want the Konoha people to know where I am. ”

"It's true that you need to be careful, and Tsunade-sama has asked me more than once about the location of Lord Shiraishi."

"Tsunade-sensei loves it too much, maybe this is a common problem of women."

Shiraishi laughed.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama is worried that Lord Shiraishi will retaliate against Konoha in the future."

"Revenge on Konoha? If I do attack Konoha one day, it will have nothing to do with revenge, it will only prove that the era of one country and one village, and the era dominated by ninjas is over. ”

Shiraishi said confidently.

Revenge on Konoha? It's impossible. He didn't have the slightest hatred for Konoha at all, and even if he had to fight, it was only because of the new era that he couldn't allow the ninja village led by Konoha to continue to exist.

Other than that, he couldn't think of any other reason for him to do it to Konoha.

In the face of the general trend, the so-called personal grudges and hatreds are just small things like dust.

No matter what time it was, Shiraishi didn't want to put the word hatred into his actual actions.

"Speaking of which, the New Year is coming up in two months, and this year's Chinese New Year's Eve festival should be held well." After all, it is a new beginning, and by the way, we must also inspect the development of the city, and practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. ”

"Is it the Chinese New Year's Eve festival in the country of ghosts? There may be a lot of fun activities. ”

The live slug said happily.

"Interesting?"

"Yes, the country of ghosts has always been influenced by the culture of shrine maidens, and I remember that there would be such an event as a shrine maiden dance every year at the festival."

Hearing this, Shiraishi also nodded.

Indeed, in the country of Oni, which has been influenced by the culture of shrine maidens, the festivals during the New Year will of course be very different from those of other countries.

Belief in shrine maidens is also a belief unique to the country of ghosts.

It's like the people of Konoha believe in the will of fire.

Miko Maiden Dance ...... Sounds like a great piece of entertainment.

It's worth looking forward to.