The defense line of fire shrinks.

Since the beginning of the year, the ninja force of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, which is temporarily dominated by the roots, has been shrinking its strength.

This method of hiding in the shadows and waiting for an opportunity made Nagato feel tricky.

However, thinking of the leader behind the ninja forces of the Daimyofu, Nagato was also relieved.

Throughout Danzo's life, since the third Hokage came to power, he has been a ninja in the dark.

Darkness is the area where the roots are most familiar and the best at it.

Although Bai Jue was sent to investigate, it was only the outermost news that was detected.

The entire camp is surrounded by a special perception barrier, the defense is very tight, and the white-eyed ninja is monitoring day and night, under such a double insurance, Bai Jue can't sneak into the root station at all and investigate any useful information.

But shrinking the front line does not mean that the Fire Country is afraid of the Rain Hide, Nagato is self-aware, and the current Rain Hide, except for his exception, there is nothing worthy of the Fire Country's attention.

"This method of shrinking the front line is as if you are secretly accumulating something...... Want to take down the rain in one go? ”

In the tent of the camp, Nagato thought with a frown.

The stove next to it quietly emitted light and heat, making the cold tent a little brighter and warmer.

A normal war should be a huge blow to the enemy with minimal sacrifice.

During the Third Shinobi War, Konoha showed a strategic miracle of individual tactics.

The viability of such tactics has also been demonstrated.

The four generations of Hokage Yellow Flash, with the power of one person, reversed the situation that was unfavorable to Konoha in the three battles, ended the battle with Iwakure at the speed of light, and then quickly moved to the country of Yu, facing the Yunyin ninja troops, so that Yunyin was also in awe of the name of Yellow Flash.

And the reason why this is the case is because in these two battles, Yellow Flash won with speed, and at the lowest cost, won for Konoha and became the key figure for Konoha to win the third ninja war.

Cut off the supply line and harass the individual soldiers, so as to contain the main frontal force and make its main force dare not act rashly.

This is not a tactic unique to yellow flashes,

During the Second Ninja World War, the White Fang Squad composed of Konoha White Fang Banner Mu Shuo Shigeru, Uchiha Ruri, Hinata Ayane, and Chiba Shiraishi had already mastered quite mature tactical and strategic experience for the sabotage work behind enemy lines by small elite forces.

Their harassment work behind enemy lines even affected the frontal balance of power between the ninja villages, making Sand Hide cower and not dare to fight Konoha head-on for a while.

However, due to the powerful reconnaissance function of the White Eye, every encirclement and suppression was annihilated by the White Fang team in reverse.

Thanks to this, Yellow Flash, which is faster than the White Fang Squad, has become the culmination of this type of tactic.

As a result, in the middle of the Third Ninja War, the ninja sacrifice rate dropped significantly, laying a solid foundation for the later battle with Yunyin.

According to this kind of tactics, cutting off supply lines and harassing small groups of elite troops behind enemy lines is what Konoha is best at.

It stands to reason that Konoha, who has accumulated so much experience, can effectively fight the power of Yuyin with the accumulation of previous experience, even if he can't reproduce the glorious achievements of the White Fang Team and the Yellow Flash.

However, ever since the Oni Country officially intervened in the Rain Country, the Fire Country has been deliberately shrinking its defenses.

Although there are still ninja activities in the roots, it is to gather intelligence, not to cut off the supply behind the rain and harass behind enemy lines...... The main mission of the oil girl Ryoma who infiltrated the rear of the rain is still mainly to collect intelligence.

This led to a series of deployments made by Nagato years ago, all of which failed and wasted their efforts.

"Is it because of Chiba Shiraishi?"

Nagato pondered.

It is true that Yellow Flash is dead, and so is Konoha White Fang Banner Mu Shuo Shige, but the other three members of the White Fang Team are not dead.

Compared to the theoretical experience of Konoha statistics, Chiba Shiraishi, as a person who has experienced it in the past, is obviously better at these fields than Konoha. I also know how to use this kind of tactic and set traps.

Maybe it's because of this that the country of fire doesn't dare to reproduce this kind of tactic in the country of rain, first, the quality of the ninjas in the daimyo's mansion is not as good as Konoha, and second, because of Chiba Shiraishi, he is afraid of being killed.

The intervention of the country of demons has also changed the overall strategy of the country of fire, and Nagato, who is aware of this, is somewhat depressed.

So, what kind of countermeasures Danzo will take next, Nagato is a little unsure.

Compared with this old-timer in the ninja world, his combat experience is still too immature.

may not be inferior to the other party in terms of the overall situation, but when it comes to the arrangement of details, in the eyes of experienced people, it is a frustrating move full of loopholes.

"Nagato."

Xiao Nan walked in from outside, not wearing the Red Cloud uniform of the Xiao Organization, but a black hooded raincoat.

She took off her hat and her clothes were stained with rain.

"What's wrong? Is there any new news from Bai Jue's side? ”

Nagato asked, turning his head.

"It's not. It's the messenger of the country of demons who has arrived, do you want to go and see it? ”

Nagato pondered for a moment, then agreed.

"It's okay to see it, let the messenger in."

Xiao Nan nodded, turned around and walked out.

When he returned again, he was followed by a young woman about twenty years old, dressed in an ascetic-like rain cloak and hat, but from the collar and the bottom of the skirt that was not completely blocked, it was clear that this was a wandering witch from the land of demons.

In the name of practicing medicine, the military spy personnel of the Oni Country are all over the ninja world.

However, isn't it the one from last time, has the person in charge been replaced? Seeing that this wandering witch was not the same person as the wandering witch who was in charge of negotiating with him last time, Nagato secretly guessed in his heart.

"Lord Payne."

The Wandering Shrine Maiden bowed slightly, showing her respect for Nagato, the leader of the Rain Hide.

"Come here at this time, do you have any new plans for the country of ghosts?"

"Yes, there is a little problem on the side of the country of waves, and Lord Shiraishi is worried that it will affect the country of rain, so he specially asked me to come over and have a new cooperation with His Excellency Payne."

The Wandering Shrine Maiden brings such news.

Nagato's eyes fluctuated.

"The Land of Waves."

That's something he didn't pay much attention to.

Although he knew that it was also a small country stage where the country of ghosts and the country of fire wrestled, it was not his own country after all, and in order to deal with the country of fire, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to the situation over there for the time being, and only paid attention to it occasionally.

Now, it is likely that the reason for the recent anomaly in the root is that the countermeasures against the country of waves have changed, and the situation here has also changed.

"I kind of know the thing...... But what are you talking about in the new collaboration? ”

Nagato asked.

"I hope that Your Excellency Nagato will be able to select twenty Rain Hidden Ninjas as soon as possible, and we will give Your Excellency Payne a satisfactory answer at that time."

"Twenty rain ninjas?"

Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yes, our Oni no Kuni has recently developed a new batch of bombs, which are far more powerful than the detonators used by ninjas, and can be mounted on flying ninjas. However, due to some operational problems, it takes two or three days of training time. ”

The wandering shrine maiden told the truth.

After hearing this, Nagato's face was expressionless, and he stared at the wandering witch for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes." Xiao Nan, you take her to pick twenty Rain Hidden Ninjas, and those who have operated flying ninjas are preferred. ”

The flying ninja developed by the country of ghosts, Yuyin Village naturally purchased some, but because the number of purchases is small, there are only five, and they are usually used to detect the enemy, not to attack.

Because the assault ability is too weak, and the Fire Nation has also purchased flying ninja equipment, in terms of quantity, Yuyin does not have an advantage.

"Please follow me."

Xiao Nan nodded, said a word to the wandering witch, and turned to leave.

The wandering witch bowed slightly to Nagato and left with Xiao Nan.

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The Land of Fire, the Mansion of the Daimyo.

The Daimyo of Fire Nation, who received the letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Waves, smiled with satisfaction after reading the contents of the entire letter.

In the past few days, there have been frequent news of unfriendly news against the Fire Country, which has made him, the daimyo of the Fire Country, feel a little flustered, but the situation is finally stable now.

Although the seizure of the workers' cooperatives in the official name of the Daimyo Mansion of the country of Wave has intensified some discontent at the bottom, it is simply a means to pacify the common people at the bottom.

Next, just open the granary a little and distribute some food for free, which is enough to appease the resentment and dissatisfaction in the hearts of these civilians.

Without anyone deliberately guiding them, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation knew that these civilians were of little interest. Although it is not a problem for these civilians to unite, if there is a ghost country behind this, then the situation is completely different.

The only thing he worries about is that the country of ghosts infiltrates the people of the country of waves too ruthlessly, and then dominates the public opinion of the entire country of waves, causing the country of waves to fall into civil strife like the country of rain.

The Land of Rain needs war, and the Land of Waves needs stability, and this is the policy tone that has been decided from the beginning.

As long as the mood of the common people at the bottom can be stabilized, then no matter what the country of ghosts does in the country of waves, it will only be useless. Nor can it pass through the Land of Waves, and then pose a threat to the Land of Fire.

This is not only the face of the country of fire, but also the security of the border of the country of fire.

The Land of Waves is too close to the territory of the Land of Fire, an important strategic location like an outpost, and in any case a strategic center that cannot be controlled by other countries.

Now it seems that the country of waves, which acts according to the will of the country of fire, has temporarily resolved the crisis.

But you can't be careless, the country of ghosts, which has been forced to be in such a hurry, will definitely not be willing to withdraw from the country of waves like this, and will definitely take follow-up actions. What this follow-up will be, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation is unknown. These are all possible through political diplomacy, or military diplomacy.

Therefore, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire did not relax his monitoring of the movements of the Land of Demons.

In the face of this up-and-coming star who has defeated the allied Wind Country, he must pay 100% attention.

As long as he doesn't give the country of ghosts any handle that can be attacked, then no matter how well the country of ghosts is like a fish in water on the international stage, it will not be able to shake the status of the country of fire in the slightest. The Land of Thunder will not have the possibility of ascending to the throne.

While attacking, it is also necessary to defend tightly.

"The matter of the country of waves is over for the time being, and the daimyo of the country of waves over there will take care of it for us. Next, there is the problem of the Land of Rain. ”

Summoned the direct ministers, and held a high-level meeting between the Daimyo of the Fire Nation and the Castle Tower.

The letters of the Daimyo of the country of waves were also read by the important ministers, and they were satisfied with the actions of the country of waves.

As long as they act according to their will, then, if the country of ghosts is not given any chance to cause turmoil at the bottom of the country of waves, and the money and materials used to win over the low-level civilians of the country of waves will be equivalent to a waste.

Although this can't make the country of ghosts hurt their bones, and it doesn't even count as losing the face of the country of ghosts, but it's a good turning point.

These months have continued to bring all sorts of bad information, and now continue a concoction to restore their self-confidence as the head of the Big Five.

"Regarding the Land of Rain, the ninja forces stationed in the Land of Rain have been shrunk so far, and now there is only one time left for the decisive action of the First World War."

A Fire Nation minister said.

"In other words, the Danzo side is completely ready, right?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire covered half of his face with a folding fan and narrowed his eyes, revealing a fine light.

"Ninjas who have taken forbidden drugs have basically finished training, although they can't do it with one against hundred, but one against twenty or thirty, it is still very easy for ninjas who have taken banned drugs. Even Payne, the leader of the rain hide, has three heads and six arms, he will be crushed by our ninja troops under absolute power. ”

A reinstate's eyes beamed with joy.

Compared to the Wave Country, the Rain Country is obviously more worthy of their efforts to think about the enemy.

If it was the Rain Hidden Village before the Third Ninja World War, of course they wouldn't dare to do it.

Because Hanzo's deterrent power is still there, it is necessary to rely on the power of Konoha to form a suppressive force against Yuyin Village, but this suppressive force is also easy to be broken by Yuyin Village. At that time, if there is a conflict with Yuyin Village, it is likely to reproduce the pattern of the Second Ninja World War, and in the end, it will not be over.

But today's Yuyin is no longer the Yuyin of the past, the quality and quantity of ninjas are very worrying, plus the collapse of the domestic economy, famine, displacement and other problems, all of which have not been effectively solved. Without a stable environment, it is completely impossible for Yuyin to develop with peace of mind and restore the peak power of Hanzo's reign over the years.

This can't help but make them grateful to Orochimaru, who has defected to Konoha, after all, the plan to frame Hanzo was the first to be proposed, and then executed together with the roots.

Hanzo, the death of a large number of elites in Yuyin also directly led to the rapid decline of Yuyin, and he was once reduced to a vassal of Konoha.

A large number of secret arts and resources have flowed into Konoha and are on the verge of destruction.

If it weren't for the sacrifice of the four generations of Hokage, Yun Yin saw the opportunity to make a comeback, so that Konoha had to continue to fight Yun Yin, so that Yu Yin could get out of control again. Otherwise, Yuyin and the Land of Rain would already be in their pockets, and nothing like this would happen, and the border of the Land of Fire would also become very stable.

Therefore, whether it is the country of ghosts or the country of thunder, the top leaders of the country of fire are very resentful.

These two countries, each time they have just the right amount to sabotage their perfect plan, are like natural antagonists of the Fire Nation, always like to give them a 'surprise' when it matters most.

"If it's late, there will be changes, so as not to have too many dreams at night, send a message to Tuan Zang, and ask him to solve the resistance organized by Yuyin in the Land of Rain as soon as possible, and there is no need to go around in circles with Yuyin and carry out the final general attack."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire closed the folding fan in his hand and made a final decision.

"Yes."

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The sun is shining, and some of the frost and fog in the sea area of the country of waves have also dissipated a lot, and this calm day is very suitable for going to sea.

Fishing boats, large and small, leave the shore along the coast, take fishing tools with them, and go out to sea to fish.

"Mr. Dazner, long time no see."

Dazna, who had brought his tools, came to the shore when a young man approached him and greeted him.

"It's you, Kaisha, it's been a while. My precious grandson, I've been complaining about you at home lately, why don't you just go and play with him. ”

Dazna recognized it as the fisherman Kesha.

The other party is a foreigner who came to live in the country of waves with a dream, but after all these years of cultivation, he can be regarded as a native of the country of waves, and from the perspective of outsiders, it is impossible to tell that he is a foreigner.

And because of his kindness, bravery, and philanthropic character, he is also quite famous in the local area.

Last time, the gate of the coastal dam was damaged, and the other party bravely braved the pressure of the sea torrent and repaired it with the ninjas of the Oni Country, which also left a deep impression on Dazna.

Most importantly, he is also the lifesaver of his grandson Iz.

If it weren't for the other party, Iña might have lost his life at the bottom of the sea because of the mistakes of those bear children.

If it turns out to be like that, both he and his daughter Tsunami may have a nervous breakdown and don't know how to live.

"No way, things have been a bit busy lately. I'll go over and see Ina in a few days. ”

Kaisha scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

"That's good, I'll talk to I'll talk about it when I get back. By the way, one more thing. ”

Dazna suddenly remembered something.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Dazna's mysterious appearance, Kaisha tilted his head in confusion.

Dazna put his hand on Kaisha's shoulder, and his originally kind face suddenly became hideous and terrifying, showing his sandbag-sized fist in front of Kaisha, and his eyes stared at Keisha fiercely:

"You approached Ina, it shouldn't be some bad intentions for my daughter, right?"

"Uh...... What are you talking about, I've only met Miss Tsunami a few times, how can I have any ideas? ”

Although Dazna's daughter Tsunami is a well-known beauty, before getting married, there are not a few people who have stepped through the threshold of Dazna's family.

Even if their husbands later died, many people went to ask for marriage.

However, Kaisha doesn't think he's the kind of man who can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman, and he hasn't thought about starting a family yet.

Because the housing prices in the country of waves in recent years have been too high.

It would take years for him to save up to buy a house.

"You mean to say that my daughter is not very attractive? Can't get your attention? ”

When Dazna heard this, his face seemed to be even more hideous and fierce.

Kaisha swallowed his saliva, always feeling that the kindness of the old man in front of him was completely fake.

When it comes to daughters, it's going to be extremely scary.

"No, no, no, I mean, Miss Tsunami is a charming housekeeping woman."

"After all, you still have a bad idea of my daughter, do you?"

“…… Whatever you say, Mr. Dazner, I don't want to defend it. ”

Kaisha sighed helplessly.

Feeling that whatever he said, Dazner might be misunderstood as thinking about his daughter, and he was very speechless.

This old man, is it a daughter?

"Hey, Dazna, Kaisha, it's already time to sail, what are you doing there?"

In the distance, the shouts of the worker Keic could be heard, telling Dazner and Kaiser to hurry over.

"Haha, it's okay, I'm exchanging feelings with the Kaisha kid."

Dazna laughed and patted Kaisha on the shoulder, the fierce expression just now completely lost its traces.

Keisha barely managed to squeeze out a smile on his face.

Really, what can two men do to communicate feelings, people who don't know, still think they have some special habits.

Even if you want to exchange feelings, you have to change to a woman, such as Miss Tsunami......

Kaisha quickly shook his head, and the unclean thoughts in his head were shaken away.

No, I'm an upright man at sea, and I can't think about other people's wives, although Miss Tsunami is very attractive as a wife.

"Alright, Kaisha, let's hurry over. You're an expert in fishing, so I'm here to show you your might. ”

As if all the previous threats were fake, Dazna and Kaisha talked and laughed, and took him with him to meet up with Kiki's fishing team.

……

As the sun sets, it is about to sink to the other side of the sea.

The temperature of the air at sea slowly decreased, and the smell of freezing swept in.

Dazna's fishing team, because of the existence of Kesha, a fishing expert, can be said to be fully loaded.

Looking at Kaisha, who was surrounded by everyone in the center, Dazna just watched from a distance and showed a sincere smile.

Although he is a boy from abroad, he has a lot of fame in the local area of the country of waves, and even many people regard him as the main one. This transcendent charm makes it easy to attract others to gather around him.

If the other party can really combine with Tsunami because of Ina, after he leaves, Tsunami and Ina can be regarded as having something to rely on.

But...... Dazner felt like he was overthinking.

A young man like Keisha who can be favored wherever he goes is sure to be a sought-after bestseller.

Even Mr. Cardo, the rich man from the country of ghosts, favored Kaisha, and greeted Kaisha more than once, how could such an excellent man look at a widowed woman who had already been married and had children?

"Okay, today can be said to be a full load, let's go back quickly."

Fearing that pirates would wander around, Kage beckoned everyone to hurry back to land.

The rest of the people responded one after another, and at that moment, there was a sudden panicked shout.

Everyone looked at Dazna's location, and saw that the small one-man fishing boat he was piloting suddenly spun on the surface of the sea, and a huge whirlpool appeared there at some point, and swept the fishing boat into it.

Affected by the whirlpool, Dazna swayed in the fishing boat, unable to even grasp the oars.

The bucket next to it was also overturned, and the fish inside jumped out of the bucket alive and jumped on the fishing boat.

Soon, without giving Dazna a chance to call for help, the whirlpool directly swallowed the people and the boat into the torrent, sinking Dazna and the boat to the bottom of the sea.

It happened so suddenly that no one reacted.

"Mr. Dazner!"

Among the crowd, Kaisha was the first to react, seeing Dazna being swept to the bottom of the sea by the whirlpool of the rapids, and knowing that the longer it dragged on, the more dangerous Dazna would be, so he quickly jumped from the fishing boat and dived into the sea, and swam to the place where Dazna sank.

"Don't mess around, Kaisha!"

The shouts of the people on the fishing boats were too late, and Kaisha was nowhere to be seen on the sea.

"Hey, Kiki, what are we going to do?"

The rest became anxious.

The two top men, Kaisha and Dazner, have lost their traces, and Kich is their backbone.

"I—I don't know what to do."

Kiki was sweating profusely, and the first time he encountered this situation, he didn't know what to do.

In such a torrent whirlpool, no matter how good the water is, the life of a person may be in danger.

Even if Kaisha was the best of them all, the strength of human beings was still too small in the face of such a situation.

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Moist caverns, dripping with water.

Dazna woke up, got up from the ground, looked at his surroundings, and looked blank.

"I'm ...... Where is this? ”

Unsure of where it was, Dazna only remembered that he had been caught in a vortex and had been unconscious since then.

I thought I would sink directly to the bottom of the sea, but I didn't expect to come to such a strange place.

Beside it is a puddle that leads to the sea, surrounded by gapless rock walls, and in front of it is a dark cavern that zigzags into the depths.

However, looking at the burning candles around, it is clear that this place is inhabited, and there must be vents here.

Dazna, who thought to no avail, had to stand up, his wet body was very cold, and he sneezed directly, and his snot was about to come out.

Then, slowly, cautiously, he walked towards the location of the cave.

It's like walking into a dark world, and even if it's lit by candlelight, it's extremely eerie.

Dazna swallowed, a little scared of the environment.

Just hold on to the wall and walk slowly forward.

Soon they reached the end of the cavern, where a door was blocked in front of it, and an iron lock was attached to it, leaving a keyhole for it to open.

On the iron lock, there is also a family crest that Dazner is familiar with.

"This emblem...... Isn't it a royal family crest that can only be used by famous artists? ”

Knowing this result, Dazna couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although he didn't know where he had been, but this was obviously still the area of the country of waves, not a completely unfamiliar country.

Doubts followed.

Why is the family crest of the famous family of the country of Wave engraved on the iron lock?

Is there any connection between this cave and the Daimyo?

Dazna's heart suddenly burst into a bad premonition.

I always feel that I have inadvertently discovered something not very good.

And this matter will have something to do with the most terrible force in the country of waves, the Daimyo.

When Dazna realized this, he quickly turned his head, trying to escape from this place of right and wrong.

Whatever was hidden behind the door was not something that he could control as a foreman.

The best way to deal with this is to pretend that you don't know anything and that you've never been here.

However, the moment he turned around, Dazna saw it, and a cold sword light swung and slashed towards his body.