March, early spring.

In a rare hilly area of the Grass Country, the final battle between Konoha and Iwakure begins.

Iwakure, who had lost a large amount of supplies, was ready to make a desperate attempt.

In the face of Iwain's undisguised general attack, the Konoha troops of the Grass Country naturally had no choice but to fight hard.

Probably Iwakuin also saw that after the rise of the Yellow Flash Wave Feng Shui Gate, the strategy of delaying time with Konoha was undoubtedly an extremely stupid strategy.

That's why I want to decide with Konoha at this time.

On the day of the battle, a clear sky was obscured by dark clouds, and rumbling explosions were heard on the battlefield.

The release of ninjutsu caused the earth to collapse, the interweaving of fire and water, and the wind and thunder also raged on the battlefield.

On the battlefield where the battle was raging, a golden light penetrated deep into the core of the Rock Hidden Army, causing chaos there.

Many Konoha ninjas have passed by the time the battle is often over.

When people saw that light, they already understood that it was a personal battle that belonged to someone.

At that exaggerated speed, any defense seemed ridiculously weak.

Even the Iwakuin ninjas didn't expect that a yellow flash that could only bring a slight threat at the beginning would become a big problem for Iwakure's henchmen today.

Their Earth Escape Combo Attack Strategy was simply unable to deal with the yellow flash of space-time ninjutsu.

That's already the speed of the inhuman realm.

In the eyes of the Iwakure ninjas, the yellow flash is undoubtedly the fastest ninja in the world.

The battle lasted for a long time, ending in a complete rout of the Iwakushi ninja.

Corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses everywhere you look.

Iwakure's bloodstained ninja exploded and escaped hunting, and he was also killed in battle, and his life was harvested by the yellow flash wave feng shui gate.

On the battlefield, the yellow flash is a ruthless killing death to the Iwakure ninjas.

Where the golden light shines, death is coming.

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The day after the battle, both Konoha and Iwakure were counting battle damage.

As the victorious side of Konoha, the number of casualties is lower than that of Iwakure. And one of the shocking statistics is that of the approximately 1,500 Iwakure ninjas killed in this battle, nearly two-thirds died at the hands of Yellow Flash.

The fatal wound of the special branch kunai was incised, and the striking sign of being punched with a spiral pill.

This is a shocking statistic.

Even the Konoha ninja who is in charge of statistics is amazed by the strength of the water gate, and before he knows it, he has grown into the ranks of the top ninjas in Konoha.

has a stronger strength than the three ninjas, and this kind of rumor may not be groundless.

After the battle, Watergate was unharmed, only a little dust on his clothes, and his physical strength and chakra were depleted, and it was obvious that he was able to continue fighting.

If it weren't for the timely retreat of the Iwakushi ninja, I'm afraid it would ......

Even if the Konoha ninja calculated this answer himself, he didn't think it was a battle that a young man in his twenties could achieve.

"Watergate has important flaws."

Nara Shikaku said to his friends Akido Dingza and Yamanaka Kaichi.

There were only three of them in the simple tent.

Lu Jiu walked in from the outside, and as soon as he came in, he said this kind of thing, and his expression was quite cautious.

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi both looked at Lu Jiu in confusion.

This battle with Iwakure, thanks to the power of the water gate, was able to achieve a complete victory, and as a ninja, it was already perfect.

Why did Lu Jiu say that Watergate was flawed?

"I just went to count the results of Watergate on the battlefield in the past few years."

"What's the problem? I don't think that's a false record. ”

Ding Zuo said.

Lu Jiu shook his head and sighed rather distressedly: "It's not that the results of the battle are false, but because they are too real, they can be called flaws." The current water gate reminds me of Shinobu Shuo Shimo, who committed suicide a few years ago. ”

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi's faces changed.

It is one of the few taboo names in Konoha that cannot be mentioned.

Not only himself, but even the names of the other three members of the former White Fang team were deliberately erased from Konoha.

Although many people remember, the top management has long ordered that this matter be downplayed.

"Lu Jiu, to put it simply, why do you mention Shuomao Shangnin?"

Hai Yi asked puzzled.

Lu Jiu replied: "Because Mizuto and Shuomao Shangnin are very similar, they are both ninjas with very strong mobility, and one person is equivalent to an army. ”

"Isn't that great?"

"It's good in a way. But Sakumo Kamishinobu is so strong that he was once one of the candidates for the fourth generation of Hokage, but the biggest problem is ...... He doesn't have a team. ”

This kind of talk is a bit of a big contradiction.

But Hagi Sakumo committed suicide, and the high-level suppressed all kinds of negative public opinion with an absolute advantage, which also confirmed that Hagi Sakumo has a huge reputation in Konoha, but he does not have his own team of cronies and does not have real power, so the end of that incident is thunderous and rainy.

"You mean ......"

"I was also speculating before about why Mizumon, as a ninja, is so good, but the team is very weak. Through the excellent performance of Watergate on this side of the battlefield, and the comparison of past records with Shuomao Shangshinobi, I found common ground. ”

"What do you have in common?"

"One-man stage."

Lu Jiu's face was serious.

A solo stage? Ding Zuo and Hai Yi seem to be enlightened.

"They have a high level of surprise ability, and the strength of a force alone, which is equivalent to giving up the assistance of the rest of the ninjas. They can get the job done alone. In the previous raid on Iwakure's supply points, Kakashi and we were only responsible for blowing up the Kannabi Bridge to attract Iwakure's attention, and Mizumon alone raided all Iwakure's supply points and completed the mission perfectly. ”

In that mission, to be honest, Lu Jiu didn't feel any sense of participation, and the whole process belonged to the state of watching the show.

With the strength of Watergate, one person can do very well.

It's not that Lu Jiu belittles his abilities, but that's the case.

Watergate's personal light is too dazzling.

The excellence of not fitting in is also a kind of sadness.

"If you are too good, you will put pressure on your peers. At the same time, when a person completes the task, it will appear that his companion is incompetent. Watergate may be able to gain great fame by relying on its own strength, but this fame is like a castle in the sky, it seems to have a high status, but when it comes to really participating in the affairs of the village, fame without real power is meaningless. ”

Once such a person becomes a Hokage, he must also be a puppet.

Ding Zuo and Hai had complicated complexions and understood what Lu Jiu meant.

At the beginning, Qimu Shuomao still needed three team members to form an invincible White Fang team.

However, as a yellow flash, the water gate is more thorough than the White Fang team, and it is a real one-man army.

Because no one can keep up with his movements.

The ninjas who teamed up with him could only feel that their presence was superfluous and incompetent.

The two major actions to change the disadvantages of Konoha in the country of grass are well-deserved first achievements.

However, every action he makes is like a solo performance on stage.

People will admire and admire his strength, but they will not have a further sense of identification with him.

At least most ninjas can't identify with Watergate further.

At best, it's just a second Konoha White Fang.

"Watergate Station is so high that many people can only look up and respect it, and they can't touch it, because it will hurt themselves."

Lu Jiu smiled bitterly.

He never imagined that Watergate would have such a flaw.

To become the Hokage in the village, fame and strength are one thing, and leadership skills are also very important.

In the vast majority of Watergate's operations, it was one person who ended the battle.

In this decisive battle with Iwain, it was Jiraiya who was in charge of the battlefield command, not the water gate, so you can see that the problem is coming.

Watergate has never shown how good he is to lead.

Whether it's good or bad, it's all an unknown.

A leader's command ability is the best way to unite people's hearts and gather the team.

And Watergate...... There are no these advantages, or there is no time and space to play them.

In contrast, Sannin can be said to have achieved the ultimate in this regard.

Especially Orochimaru, who won a major victory on the battlefield of the Land of Rain.

"Go and remind him."

Ding Za and Hai Yi proposed.

"Not right now."

"Why?"

"What I can think of, the people above can't think of?"

Lu Jiu's words made Ding Zuo and Hai Yi silent.

"Maybe this kind of thing is what the above is happy to see, if you want to change, you can only change it after the water gate becomes the Hokage, and now the past reminder will only arouse the vigilance of the people above, and the water gate will be more strictly restricted."

The four generations of Hokage will only spawn between Watergate and Orochimaru.

If the fourth Hokage is Orochimaru, for Shikaku, the start is not bad.

Because Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, has a solid reputation and team foundation, after taking over as Hokage, there will be no one available.

Although it will take a while for the three of them to test before Orochimaru can identify with their abilities.

If the fourth generation Hokage is not Orochimaru, but Mizumon, there are also pros and cons.

Watergate will be in an embarrassing state when no one is available, and the three of them will be able to directly approach the core layer and become the first team of Watergate.

The disadvantage is that you have to face the political suppression of the three generations of Hokage at all times.

This is not an easy task.

"Is that so?"

Ding Za and Hai Yi sighed.

They never imagined that the situation in the village would be so complicated.

"Besides...... Maybe Watergate himself has noticed it. ”

Lu Jiu smiled with satisfaction.

"What? Watergate...... Did he perceive it himself? So why ......"

The eyes of the two of them widened.

Watergate itself perceived?

"As a person concerned, I must be much more prescient than someone like me who relies on intelligence gathering to make guesses. After all, Watergate's mental thinking ability is not weak. If he had sensed something himself, but deliberately kept it as it was, our work would have been much easier. ”

Without a city, it can't be a big thing.

It is indeed useless to have only fame without real power, but fame is the best foundation.

Laying a solid foundation for fame, and then transforming fame into real power, is also a way to break through the disadvantaged position.

If Watergate is really the kind of genius he imagined, maybe everything he is doing now is preparing for a certain goal in advance.

That's for the best.

But whether the water gate was aware of it or not, Lu Jiu was not sure, everything was just speculation.

Based on the candidates of the four generations of Hokage, he planned two different plans.

One is for Orochimaru and the other is for Watergate.

"What's next?"

Dingza looked at Lu Jiu.

"Iwakuin should already be afraid of the power of Watergate, plus the loss of a large number of supplies, the situation of a long-term stalemate is no longer valid, if you are smarter, you will soon send someone over to declare a truce."

Lu Jiu touched his chin and replied.

"It seems that only Yunyin is left next."

"Yes, Yun Yin's side...... But it's a tough battle. Now waiting for the notice from the village, if the water gate is transferred to the Yunyin battlefield next, and then returns victoriously from the battlefield, the position of the four generations of Hokage will undoubtedly be the water gate. ”

So, success or failure is here.

This will also determine which side of their three lives.

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In a conference room in the Hokage Building, there were four people seated.

Three generations of Hokage apes fly to the sun.

Root leader Shimura Danzo.

Consultant Mito Menitis and turned to sleep Koharu.

"Iwakure is willing to sign an armistice agreement with us Konoha, and they have put forward the same conditions of non-compensation as Shagakure, and as the defeated side they have also suffered heavy losses. I've agreed with Iwakure's decision. ”

Ri Slash looked at the three former comrades-in-arms and today's colleagues, and said these words.

The armistice agreement was presented this morning.

Knowing Iwakure's desire to stop fighting, Higakure also expects this to happen, and doesn't want to consume it with Iwakure anymore.

Although Iwakuin launched an attack on the Fire Country at the beginning, and plundered the territory of the Fire Country, causing the Fire Country to lose a lot, if it is pursued, Iwakure's side will definitely insist on not letting go. If the war continues, some gains outweigh the losses.

"Hmph."

Tuan Zang snorted gloomily, just protesting his dissatisfaction, and other than that, he had no other demands.

No matter how much he protested, Hizai would not change his decision because of him.

As the victorious side, allowing the defeated side not to pay any compensation is too much of a child's play in the eyes of Danzang.

In this war, Konoha who fought with three ninja villages suffered more losses than any of them.

Mito Menyan and Koharu were just silent and did not answer.

"Next, I'm going to turn the Water Gate to the Yunyin Battlefield. The Cloud Hidden Ninja is good at speed warfare, and the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow is also a good hand at the instantaneous technique, and the water gate that has mastered the art of the Flying Thunder God also wins with speed, and he is the best candidate to deal with the Cloud Hidden Ninja. ”

For this reason, Sunslash asked Watergate to intervene in the Yunyin Battlefield.

"In other words, does Watergate want to replace the command position of the wind? Wouldn't it be a bit risky to do so? Anyway, he is only twenty-two years old this year. ”

Zhuan Xiaochun seems to be a little worried about Watergate's age and can't do a good job of directing the job.

"When they first commanded the battle in the Land of Rain, they were about the same age."

Danzang said with a cold face.

"It wasn't the same then as it is now."

"If you say no, you can transfer Orochimaru, his command ability is recognized by most ninjas in the village, and he will not disappoint you."

Turning to bed, Koharu was speechless, his lips twitched twice, and he couldn't say anything to refute.

Mito Menitis coughed, and opened his mouth to relieve the siege of Zhuan Koharu: "We are discussing Mizumon now, and we have no contact with Orochimaru." Moreover, Orochimaru also has important work to do now. Koharu is right, it is too risky to let Mizuto replace the command position of Fufeng, Mizumon has never commanded so many ninjas, and there is basically no room for him to play as a deputy commander in Jiraiya. Now that you suddenly give up the command position of the wind to him, you may add a lot of chaos. ”

Danzo does not express his opinion.

But I also understand that Mito Menyan does not allow Mito to be the conductor, not only because the other party is young and shallow, but there are other more important reasons.

Battlefield commanders can only accumulate experience by exercising, and this is how they came step by step in the past.

More recently, the current three ninjas have also come step by step.

Because he was young and worried about the mistake of command, he didn't give the other party a chance to exercise, and in the eyes of Tuan Zang, Mito Menyan's reason was really untenable.

"Indeed, Watergate is too young, and if Watergate is allowed to take the place of the wind, it will inevitably make many people unconvinced. Moreover, the ninjutsu characteristics of the water gate are not suitable for the position of the commander, so if you want to give full play to his ability, let him support the battlefield in the form of a squad. Kakashi under his command is also an excellent shinobi, and I will arrange for two more shinobi to enter to form a new Water Gate team. ”

The questioning and denial of Mizumon by Koharu and Mito Menyan made Hizai make up his mind to support the Konoha troops on the Yunyin battlefield in the form of a squad.

"I agree."

Turning to Koharu and Mito Menyan successively echoed the Japanese slash.

Immediately after, Hizai looked at Danzo.

The other party had already stood up, his exposed left eye blooming with a cold cold light, and the aura on his body became more and more terrifying.

"In the future, you don't have to ask me to participate in such boring meetings. I won't say much else, I just hope that you can control this second White Fang Blade and don't make any more mistakes. ”

After speaking, Tuan Zang glanced at the three of them and walked out of the conference room by himself.

The three of them sat there awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a while.

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April.

Iwakuin and Konoha armistice agreement, Konoha does not hold Iwakuin liable for any compensation, and it ends peacefully.

Subsequently, Konoha and Ungakure immediately started a full-scale war, once again attracting the attention of the countries of the ninja world.

At the same time, the land of ghosts welcomes a guest with a special status.

In the No. 1 Military Region to which Ziyuan City belongs, in a conference room, two people sit opposite each other, and a tea table is placed in the middle, with warm tea on it, as well as some fruits and pastries.

There was no one in the room except for the two.

"I didn't expect you to come here at such a time, what's the matter, is the matter inside the Fog Hidden Village already busy?"

Shiraishi looked at the baby-faced man sitting across from him.

The purple-red demonic pupils, as well as the sutured wound under the left eye, all confirmed the identity of the other party.

Goji Yakura.

The right-hand man of the three generations of Mizukage in the Fog Hidden Village, a well-known big man in the ninja world.

At present, it is in a state of cooperation with Shiraishi, but the two sides have only reached a preliminary cooperation, and as for deeper cooperation, it needs to be carried out in depth only after Yakura controls the fog.

After all, the current Yakura, although he has a lot of power in the Fog Hidden Village, there are still many constraints.

For example, the suspicion of the three generations of Mizukage himself, as well as the ninja knife group of seven led by the master of the big knife and shark muscle knife, the watermelon mountain puffer ghost, are blatantly targeting Yakura.

"How is it possible, now is the critical moment. The health of the third generation is getting worse day by day, but I have never decided who the next Mizukage will be, and those guys led by Watermelon Mountain have always been engaged in the blood mist policy in the village, which has caused me to be busy recently. ”

After taking a sip of tea, Yakura sighed and spit out the depression in his heart.

"Want some help from me? For example, help you kill the watermelon mountain puffer ghost. ”

Dealing with a dying old three-generation Mizukage, Shiraishi believes that Yakura has such ability, but in the face of the watermelon mountain puffer ghost who is in his prime and has many minions, he may not be able to be handy.

"There's no point in killing him now, it's going to startle the snake."

Yakura shook his head, a cold light appeared in his purple-red pupils, and then said to Shiraishi: "Those people from the Blood Mist Sect in Watermelon Mountain have the support of the Daimyo of the Water Country and the great nobles behind them. The important thing is not only to suppress the watermelon mountain and them, but also to cut off all the minions of the daimyo and nobles who have reached into the fog. ”

The system of one country and one village had various contracts at the time of its establishment.

For example, the daimyo can't interfere in the internal affairs of the ninja village for any reason, and the selection of the shadow needs the approval of the daimyo, but that is after the internal election of the ninja village, and it can be handed over to the daimyo for review.

Although the daimyo can have an opinion on the succession of Kage, the final choice is still in the hands of Shinobu himself.

In the same way, the ninjas of the ninja village have to provide military strength to repel the invading enemy when the country is in trouble.

There are many more such deeds.

The Daimyo of the Land of Water violated this contract, so it could only be done in secret, and if it was exposed, it would affect the stability of the system of one country and one village.

At that time, in order to ensure the stability of the ninja village within their own families, the remaining four major powers will inevitably condemn the Daimyo of the Water Country, making the Water Country the target of public criticism.

And Yakura wanted to use the evidence of the Daimyo's and the nobles' interference in the internal affairs of the Fog Hidden Village, so that the Daimyo and the nobles would back down.

If you can't make them feel real pain, just a few painless lessons, it won't be long before they will come back and clamp down on Wuyin Village for various reasons.

The Land of Water, one of the five major powers, ushered in a terrible situation in which the daimyo and the ninja village could not trust and cooperate.

If you want Wuyin Village to form a situation of long-term peace and stability for a long time in the future, you must not be in a hurry.

Now that the real snake has not yet come out of its hole, showing its strength too early will only make those poisonous snakes hide deeper, and it will also expose their reformist position.

Therefore, even if he knew that allowing the watermelon mountain puffer fish ghost and others to continue to do mischief in Wuyin Village would make the power of Wuyin Village weaken day by day, Yakura would pretend not to see it, and even participate in it, just to wait for the time to be ripe to give the enemy a fatal blow and cut the grass to the roots.

"In this way, Wuyin Village will suffer heavy losses on its own."

Shiraishi said with a frown.

Yakura replied with a smile, "This is also a price. Now I do have the strength to overthrow the Blood Mist Faction, but I can't reform it completely, because the real enemy has not yet been revealed. I don't want to let Wu Yin fall into an extremely terrible infighting for the next ten years because of the pleasure of the moment. ”

is also a sacrifice, and he will definitely choose the one with the least sacrifice and the most stability.

"How long will it take?"

"It won't be more than three years. To be honest, I was planning to start this year without your help, and now I just want to play big. Let the daimyo and those nobles know what the price of pain is. ”

"That's fine. After all, because of the previous war, the other four villages suffered heavy losses. When we acted, even if the fog was in a period of weakness, they did not have the ability to come and cause trouble. ”

Less than three years, maybe a few months, a year, or two years, this time is not very long for Shiraishi.

Yakura's proposal is also more reasonable.

If you start to act now, you can't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and it will still plunge the interior of the fog into chaos for a long time, which is not only what Yakura doesn't want, but Shiraishi also doesn't want to see this happen.

"Iwakuin signed a truce with Konoha not long ago and withdrew from the stage of battle, and now only Konoha and Yunyin are still holding on. Who do you think will win? ”

Yakura asked.

"Konoha."

Shiraishi replied without hesitation.

"Looks like you have a lot of faith in that yellow flash. As far as I know, the younger brother of the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow has also gone to the battlefield at this moment, and he is the Eight-Tailed Pillar Force. The two of them joined forces, and I am afraid that the yellow flash may not be able to get benefits from them. ”

Yakura has his own intelligence channels, and he also pays close attention to Yunyin's side.

"Do you think Konoha will lose?"

Yakura responded with a smile: "No, I want to explain that if Konoha wants to win, he will pay a considerable price." ”

"What a cunning answer."

"Although the time of this ninja war is short, the overall scale of the war is larger than the last ninja war. I'm afraid the international situation will change a lot after that, when do you plan to let the Ghost Country officially intervene? ”

Yakura then asked the question, looking inquiringly at Shiraishi.

Sooner or later, everything in the country of ghosts will come to the surface, and it is impossible to sleep underwater forever.

"It's being considered. I needed to find a suitable entry point. ”

Shiraishi said meaningfully.

Yakura stood up from his seat and said, "No matter which country you start with, at that time, the neutral status of the Oni Country will be revoked. I can guarantee that the fog will not make a move, and Konoha, the farthest away from the country of ghosts, will also have a weak heart. But the sand hidden, the rock hidden and the cloud hidden may not be, you have to prepare in advance. If you don't get it right, it will directly lead to the Fourth Ninja World War. ”

"Infiltrating the interior of the five major countries is the job of the fog, and we will solve the affairs of the ghost country by ourselves. Since you are not at ease, then I will give you this answer, my decision is this. ”

At some point, a kunai appeared in Shiraishi's hand, and then he threw the kunai out, brushed past Yakura's ear, and stabbed into the wall behind Yakura's back with a clang.

Yakura turned his head to see an intricate map of the ninja world painted on the wall.

The Kunai Thorn is the largest in the ninja realm, and the Wind Country is located in the middle.

"It's a pleasure to work with, Mr. Yakura."