Eastern Fortress of the Land of Demons.

A large number of pitch-black armored artillery trucks pressed the snow and went back and forth in and out of the fortress.

There are also military trucks that follow the action, and they continue to deliver daily necessities and medical supplies to the base of the land country.

The offensive of the Four-Nation Alliance has been slightly decadent, and the scattered forces of the Oni Country have also expanded to the limit, and it is not wise to continue to expand the territory.

Because of continued expansion, the forces stationed in the country will inevitably be greatly weakened, leading to problems in the management of local public security.

Until next year's conscription comes, for now, all you need to do is stick to the land of the land that has been bitten down in this war.

After all, there are many mining areas in this large piece of land that can be bitten down, and various precious metals and ores that can transmit chakra can be produced, and these resources can further enrich the military and civilian technology of the country of ghosts.

The military personnel stationed in this fortress are 600 ninjas and 3,000 non-ninja combatants.

These non-ninja combatants use improved two-handed kunai guns and bombs as their main offensive weapons. And after the injection of diluted natural energy elixir, the physical technique has also been strengthened, although it is not comparable to the middle ninja, but with the physical arts, coupled with the standard equipment of the country of ghosts, the average combat effectiveness is not weaker than the lower ninja of the traditional five great ninja villages.

In addition to this, there is a considerable number of logisticians.

Coupled with the abundant supplies stored here, it was able to hold out for a long time even if the fortress was under siege.

What's more, this is the jurisdiction of the Oni Country, and it is impossible for a large group of enemies to surround this place silently.

In a single-use personal sanatorium, the space is not large, only twenty square meters, and Ayane, who is sitting on a chair, is receiving treatment from Shiraishi returning from Mt. Myoki.

The severed bones and torn flesh of the unloaded arms had been restored to their original state after being infused with a large amount of active life energy, and their skin was as smooth as white jade. Then Shiraishi put his two arms back on Ayane's shoulders.

As a large number of granulations begin to touch each other, the flesh, bones, and other important tissues of the arms and shoulders are connected together without gaps.

Ayane, who was dressed in a white sleeveless liner, stood up from her seat and moved her recovered arm slightly, except for the fact that the original incision was a little sore, and she couldn't use her full strength immediately, there were no adverse sequelae.

"It's better not to move around when you just pick it up, and be careful of falling it off."

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane, who was moving her arm, and dissuaded her from overdoing it, causing the wound to burst.

But this is just a word of relief, he is extremely confident in his immortal arts, even if he moves his arm harder, he will not fall, but if he wants to recover completely, it is better to settle down for a few days.

"Don't worry, I know what is important. Sure enough, this state is still reassuring, and if you don't have hands, it's inconvenient to use soft boxing. ”

Ayane walked over to the hanger and put her ninja suit back on.

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane's trembling chest and looked away.

"Speaking of which, what's going on over there? I've heard that something seems to be wrong with her. You okay? ”

After getting dressed, Ayane picked up the cup and poured herself a glass of water, without looking back at Shiraishi to ask.

"It seems to have been disturbed by the illusion of the group, but after the glass passed, the illusion has been successfully solved, and the two of them are safe."

Shiraishi told what he had learned.

"Illusion...... Is it the kaleidoscope of Uchiha water stops? ”

Ayane drank water as she twisted her head and looked at Shiraishi.

"Hmm. According to Kakashi's past reports, the kaleidoscope pupil technique that stops water should be a powerful illusion that can manipulate people. However, the name, principle, and limitations of the Hitomi technique are not very clear...... Moreover, Konoha braved such a lot of public opinion pressure to release the group, which I didn't expect. It seems that the strategy for dealing with Konoha in the future will be slightly changed. ”

"As the saying goes, a monkey jumps off a wall in a hurry, that's the truth, right? Those who are persecuted to the point of desperation will easily abandon their principles. It seems that they have no other means. ”

Ayane said with a smile.

"Maybe, but even if we don't go to Konoha for trouble, Akatsuki won't let go of the Nine-Tails. Sooner or later, they're going to have to Konoha with each other. ”

Shiraishi thought about it.

Although the enemy of the enemy may not be a friend, it is okay to use it a little.

After all, the ten-year contract with Xiao has been dissolved, and there is no possibility of friendly coexistence between the two sides in the future.

The enemies of the Oni Country are no longer limited to the traditional powers, but also the Dawn and Rain Nations.

"If you pull the eye of reincarnation over......

Ayane spoke up about the possibility.

"Impossible."

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane and said affirmatively.

"Because we understand the pain of being weak, we must go to the strongest in order not to be bullied. The truth of blood that is understood in troubled times is a potential enemy for powerful countries. Unless there is one person between me and Nagato who can make concessions and become vassals of the other side...... Otherwise, conflict cannot be avoided. ”

But neither Shiraishi nor Nagato can become a vassal of the other party.

It's no longer about personal self-esteem, honor or life. It's a battle between two countries, where the winner dominates everything and the loser loses everything.

This is the truth of the world.

If you want to become the strongest country, the country of rain must trample on the top of all the great powers, and the country of ghosts is also the target of their or Nagato's defeat, and then you can become the supreme ruler and realize a peaceful world dominated by the country of rain.

But this is not a good thing for other countries.

"In that case, it seems that it will be a difficult opponent."

Ayane sighed.

"No, he's already a tough opponent. We still know too little about the reincarnation eye. Then we have to get stronger. ”

Shiraishi said.

"But at our level, it's already very difficult to become stronger, right?"

Ayane said with a frown.

She vaguely felt that she had touched the upper limit of this body.

Even if you continue to cultivate, it will be nothing more than enriching some means against the enemy, but there will be no way to produce a qualitative effect.

After all, no matter how young you pretend, you are almost forty years old, and in terms of the life cycle of human beings, the development potential of the body is almost at an end.

Shiraishi did not answer this question directly, but took out a scroll with a simple color from his bosom and threw it at Ayane.

Ayane casually caught this quaint scroll, the material used to make the scroll is very smooth, judging from the quaint color, at least it has a long history.

"What is this?"

"Found in the Miaomu Mountain, a kind of immortal art that can exercise the body. I think the reason why the flesh of the big toad immortal is so hard should be related to this kind of immortal art. ”

Shiraishi replied.

"In other words, after cultivating this kind of immortal art, can my body become as hard as a big toad immortal?"

Ayane's eyes flashed with a hint of anticipation.

"I don't know about that. Judging from the physical ability to resist blows, the Great Toad Immortal has surpassed the Tailed Beast in this regard. Therefore, I think that even if it can be done in the end, I am afraid that it will take a lot of time to accumulate under human conditions. ”

"So, will you become a toad if you practice this?"

Ayane nodded and asked the question again.

The immortal arts of the three holy places all have definite biological characteristics.

Practicing the immortal art of the Dragon Earth Cave, the characteristics of a snake will appear on the body.

In the same way, if you cultivate the immortal art of Miaomu Mountain, the biological characteristics of a toad will appear on your body.

And for women, beauty is just as important as strength. Ayane doesn't want toad features on her face and body, such as a large nose full of pimples, and her white skin is full of flesh bumps......

“…… Don't worry, if this symptom appears, I will develop medicine to remove the negative effects of this part, or you can try to integrate this part of the immortal art into Hinata's jutsu system and completely become your own. ”

Shiraishi gave his own reference.

In terms of physical skills, Ayane has basically reached the end of what a regular ninja can reach. Although the attacking body art is mainly based on soft boxing, the body skills of other schools are not bad at it. For example, Gang Fist, Ayane is also proficient. It's just that the power of the gang fist is far from being comparable to the soft fist.

After all, Hinata's soft fist was originally a school of physical arts born in order to perfectly adapt to the white eyes and the special physique of the Hyuga family.

Even so, Ayane can also be called a master ninja who combines various schools of physical arts, attacking jade with stones from other mountains, maybe he can really integrate some of the essence into Hinata's soft fist system from the alchemy of Myoki Mountain.

Although it is not easy to do.

"In that case, I'll study it slowly when I go back."

Ayane puts the scroll away.

She is still very interested in Miaomu Mountain's treasured physical arts.

"After the matter here is settled, I'll go back to Ziyuan City first. Iwakuin's side, I'll leave you in charge. Onoki is still continuing to deploy troops, and Iwakure still has the ability to fight back, so don't take it lightly. ”

After saying this, Shiraishi put away the medical kit and left the recuperation room.

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"Kazekage-sama, this is a letter from the Tsuchikage."

A shadow shinobi appears and presents a letter.

Sitting in the lounge, reading the battle report, Luo Sha raised his head to take the letter and unfold it.

After reading the above, Luo Sha sighed softly.

Unsurprisingly, this is a petition.

The three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki hope that each village can once again abandon their previous suspicions and send the main force to fight against the country of ghosts.

Not only Konoha, but even the fog hide, who was abused before, seems to be the target of Tsuchikage's wooing in the letter.

The western defense line of the land country was lost, resulting in nearly a quarter of the land in the west being taken down by the country of ghosts and completely falling. If you want to regain the lost ground, you will have to go through a bitter battle.

According to the letter, Iwakure has mobilized 10,000 warrior ninjas and intends to counterattack the land of demons again and regain the lost land.

And it is not limited to frontal battles, at that time, 5,000 ninjas will be divided into parts, divided into hundreds of routes, and dispatched at the same time to attack the more populous towns in the country of ghosts, and carry out sabotage work behind enemy lines.

At that time, no matter how quickly the ninjas of the Oni Country acted, it would be impossible to take care of all of them.

However, in Luo Sha's view, this is no longer just a military competition with the country of ghosts, but plans to burn the jade with the country of ghosts.

Luo Sha did not doubt that Iwakuin could do this, if he abandoned all the bottom lines and rules, he could indeed make the country of ghosts suffer heavy losses, causing countless civilian deaths and causing the economy of the country of ghosts to suffer heavy losses.

Crazy? Raksha didn't think so, this Dokage was just forced to be in a hurry.

Because in this war, Iwakuin undoubtedly suffered the greatest losses.

Nearly 7,000 ninjas died on the battlefield in just half a month, which was even more tragic than the loss of Sand Hide a few years ago.

Although the words on the letter looked like angry words, Luo Sha didn't dare to think that it was just a momentary gaffe.

This means that Iwakure is preparing for a decisive battle with the country of Oni.

Remobilize 10,000 ninjas, and be determined to get back the land at all costs and means.

Rosha was stunned by this.

Therefore, Iwakure hopes that all sides of the alliance will each send 10,000 ninjas, for a total of 40,000 ninjas, to directly launch a general attack, led by the four shadows.

At that time, no matter how the Oni Country is deployed, it will be impossible to stop the 40,000 ninjas from simultaneously invading the territory of the Oni Country, which can inflict heavy damage on them.

Raksha also believes that this can bring a heavy blow to the country of ghosts, no matter how powerful Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane are, it is impossible to quickly wipe out the scattered 40,000 ninjas one by one.

In the same way, the number of ninjas in the alliance army far exceeds that of the Oni Country, and once such a strategy is adopted, the Oni Country will not be able to cover everything, and many towns and civilians will be affected...... But it also means that the Oni Country can also retaliate against other countries in the same way.

In the end, it will only evolve into a vicious war in which all sides continue to send ninjas to burn and loot in the enemy's territory, completely losing its restraint.

In the past, this kind of thing only happened to small countries, but if it is escalated to the level of a big country, the big countries will also lose their checks and balances with each other...... Rosa shuddered.

Moreover, not to mention such consequences, just mobilizing 10,000 ninjas to go on the expedition is not a trivial matter.

This is a gamble on the national fortunes of the entire country.

It's a bit selfish to think so, in this war, Sha Yin didn't suffer much loss, and also recaptured some of the land that had fallen into the hands of the Oni Country.

There is no need to follow Iwakuin in a war that gambles on the fortunes of the country.

The strength of the country of ghosts is beyond imagination, and at present, there is a crisis of confidence in the alliances of various countries, and 40,000 ninjas are recruited, who will be in command at that time? Do you go it alone? And as a result, it may continue to be interfered with by the country of ghosts and disintegrate.

On the fog hidden side, Luo Sha really didn't know what to say.

Every time he thought of the sincere apology letter sent by the Mizukage, he would lament in his heart: Is this Mizukage a comedy artist?

How can Mizukage, who falsely reported the war report, be trusted?

The reality is that the ninja village forces of the four major powers cannot be uniformly dispatched, and once one side drops the chain, the blow to the rest of the allies will be devastating.

The misty Mizukage has personally proved that sometimes allies are sick, and they are even more terrible than enemies!

Based on this situation, Rosa does not think that there is any point in continuing this war.

In the case of having already won a part of the lost territory, it is most advantageous for Sha Yin to stop the loss in time.

Not only that, according to the report of the Sand Hidden Shadow Department, there have been mysterious people wearing red cloud coats on a black background in the past few days, haunting the vicinity of Sand Hidden Village.

There is no doubt that this is the mysterious organization whose goal is to capture tailed beasts.

Luo Sha is now even more afraid to act rashly.

After launching a tentative attack on the Oni Country two days ago to no avail, he had been stationed on the front lines, keeping an eye out for the movements of the Oni Country and the actions of the mysterious organization.

If the people of this organization take advantage of the time when he fights with the ninjas of the Oni Country again, they take the opportunity to kidnap Iara...... Luo Sha didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to successfully recapture my Ai Luo for the second time.

Putting the letter away, Rosa rubbed his brow in annoyance.

The Oni no Kuni, a mysterious organization that targets tailed beasts, has made him weak in any of them, and he is now powerless to cooperate with the Tsuchikage's operation.

But if you refuse directly, it will also affect the relationship between the two countries, after all, the war is over, and if you want to fight against the country of ghosts in the western part of the continent, you can't do without the assistance of Iwakuin.

Soon, Luo Sha prepared two letters and handed them to the hand of the dark Shangnin next to him.

"Send these two letters to the hands of Konoha Hokage and Mist Hidden Mizukage respectively, and let them open them in person and reply as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Ueshinobu took the two letters and walked out.

Luo Sha looked at the departing dark Shangnin, and pondered slightly.

Tsuchikage has lost his composure, and he can't persuade him alone, so he needs to unite Konoha's Hokage and Mistin Mizukage, maybe he can calm each other down.

It's happened, it's how it ends, and it's still necessary for the league to continue.

Therefore, he also gave a letter to Mizukage.

Although there is some disdain for the current Mizukage behavior of the Fog Hide, the power of the Fog Hide still needs to be co-opted.

This alliance cannot be dissolved yet.

Only by maintaining it all the time, even if it is maintained on the surface, can make the country of ghosts cast a rat bogey and maintain its deterrent effect.

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"The offensive of the Oni no Kuni has stopped......"

In the conference room, the two advisors looked a little surprised when they learned that the invasion of the Oni Country attacking the Land Country had eased somewhat.

They thought that the war situation of the land country would be further expanded, but as a result, the country of ghosts stopped expanding first.

"It's not that it's stopped, but that they have achieved the set strategic targets and feel that there is no need to expand any further. At this time, Onoki had remobilized 10,000 ninjas and was ready to fight back again...... At the same time, he also asked us Konoha, as well as Sand Hidden and Fog Hide, to send 10,000 ninjas each to continue to fight against the country of ghosts. ”

Tsunade sat on the couch and squinted his eyes as he looked at the front-line battle reports he had collected.

"It's such a mess!"

Zhuan Xiaochun said.

Konoha has already lost more than 4,000 ninjas in this war, and if another 10,000 ninjas are thrown in, the consequences are unpredictable.

Moreover, at present, Konoha does not have enough medical supplies to support the use of 10,000 ninjas.

"Again, if you can't unify the scheduling, then it will be difficult for the ninjas who invest more to play a role."

The information held by the four great ninja villages, as well as the time when the battle report was sent, as long as there is a slight error, can be used by the Oni Country, thus disintegrating their alliance internally.

In Tsunade's opinion, this is the most stupid and helpless truth.

She didn't believe that Onoki couldn't see this, so she could only say that the anger in her heart caused the old man's rationality to slowly evaporate.

And judging from the strength that the Oni Country is showing now, even if 40,000 ninjas are dispatched, it is still a little bit less interesting.

The most important thing is that the ally of Miaomu Mountain was directly hit hard by the country of ghosts, and now many toads have begun to lose contact, and if they have not been contacted by Konoha, I am afraid that they will either be killed, or they are still being hunted down by the ninjas of the country of ghosts, and they will not be able to establish contact with Konoha.

"In other words, reject Onoki?"

"Just send 4,000 ninjas to the front line, and then stay put. Konoha is going to streamline the ninjas, and the current ninja force in Konoha is too bloated. ”

In response to Tsunade's answer, the two advisors looked at each other, nodded slightly, and agreed.

Although this kind of behavior can only be regarded as icing on the cake, it also proves that Konoha has a supportive attitude towards Iwakure.

Either way, the alliance must be maintained, even if it is for show.

Once the countries are dispersed, the counterattack of the Oni Country will definitely follow one after another, and only by uniting can we prevent the Oni Nation from counterattacking.

"In that case, what are you going to do about the matter of Tuanzang? Many shinobi in the village are arguing fiercely about this matter. ”

The two advisors looked at Tsunade.

"You deal with it yourself, and I won't overstep the bounds. Although I despise such behavior, it is also true that he saved himself...... And, I have more important work ahead of me. ”

Tsunade sighed and stood up.

"More important work?"

"Well, the next thing is to clean up the 'rats' in the medical department, and the results of the investigation should be found out soon......

Tsunade walked to the window and swept his eyes sharply out of the window, where the Konoha Hospital was located.

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Konoha.

Haruno's barbecue restaurant.

In a private room, the exterior is decorated as a barbecue room, but none of the people sitting here pay attention to the sizzling barbecue in front of them.

"I'm probably exposed."

The first thing Asami Masumi said when she sat down was this.

When everyone heard these words, their hearts were all in a daze.

Although I expected it, I still felt some nervousness in my heart.

"Don't worry too much, the dark department is only investigating my head, and I don't have any tangible evidence yet."

Asami Masumi's voice was calm, as if the current crisis did not exist for her.

Then, glancing at everyone, she continued:

"Next, I will send you out of the Fire Nation in batches, the secret route has been determined."

"Team Leader Aami, in other words, should the intelligence station established by our group also be abandoned?"

A middle-aged man in a light green Konoha ninja uniform couldn't help but say.

Judging from his decoration and appearance, he is just the most ordinary shinobi among Konoha, and he is featureless.

Asami Masumi glanced at the middle-aged man.

The other party was the same as the four generations of Hokage who had already died in the line of duty, and used to be a student in the same class as her immediate superior, Chiba Shiraishi.

However, due to the limitation of talent, at this age, he is still just an ordinary middle ninja in Konoha.

The eldest son is an ordinary shinobi in Konoha, but it is said that there is also a younger daughter who is in school, studying in the fourth grade of the ninja school, and is quite talented, and is a well-known genius, who joined the medical ninja intensive class with excellent grades. When you get to the country of ghosts, you should be able to conduct elite education in medical ninjutsu.

"That's right, this intelligence site, there's no need to keep it. I, who was targeted by the shadows, will soon leave Konoha without me to cover for you and deal with the follow-up tails, and you will pass on the information, and you will likely be captured by Konoha . Still have questions? ”

"Nope."

"Well, then, it's best not to leave the village in the near future. If you have to be transferred out of the village, then cut off all channels, don't take the initiative to contact anyone, just wait quietly for orders, someone will arrange for you and your family to evacuate, and I will contact you at any time. Meeting. ”

With that, Asami Masumi's hands were sealed, and they disappeared from the room in a puff of smoke. Here, it's just a shadow clone of her.

After she left, the private room was bustling with activity, and everyone was drinking happily, enjoying the delicious barbecue, full of laughter.

It's like it's just an ordinary gathering of friends.

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