Wandering Movies

A night with a sparse moon and stars.

Five large ships were sailing on the misty sea. If they were not steered by experienced sailors, they would surely be lost in the fog.

There were several figures standing on the bow deck of the large ship in the middle.

"Hokage-sama."

"If we go any further, we'll risk being discovered." The middle-aged man with an old face bent over with a respectful and flattering look on his face.

The middle-aged man is the boss of these five large ships and can be considered a wealthy man, so there is no need for him to be so humble. But the key point is that his ships are now full of ninjas.

A group of fully armed ninjas with stern faces.

The middle-aged man is rich, but he is also an ordinary person.

When he recognized that all the ninjas in front of him were Konoha ninjas from the Land of Fire, he also knew their destination. The ship owner was reluctant to take this business, but after friendly negotiations with the ninjas wearing animal masks, he readily agreed.

"It's okay! Keep going."

Jiraiya nodded, said something to the middle-aged man, and continued to look into the distant fog with a trace of worry on his face.

He was not wearing the Hokage's divine robe at this time, nor was he wearing the red outer coat he wore when traveling in the Ninja World. Instead, he was wearing a black combat uniform with a silver armor on the outside.

The way he was dressed, it was obvious that he was going to kill someone.

Jiraiya's destination this time is the Hidden Mist Village, and he wants to strike first.

He knew very well that war was inevitable.

The internal conflicts within Konoha are extremely intense.

contradiction!

It did not disappear with the death of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but instead became more and more serious.

The family ninjas left behind by Konoha F4 suddenly lost their once superior status and a large number of special privileges. This gap would make them feel unbalanced. Some time ago, Jiraiya forced them to make up for the funds they had embezzled from the village over the years, which made them even more dissatisfied with Jiraiya.

The tolerance of the great ninja clans such as the Hyuga and Aburame towards the village has now reached a low point.

On the Kumogakure battlefield, the patriarchs of the major families returned to the village safely, but more than half of the family ninjas they brought with them to the Kumogakure battlefield were killed, almost leaving them seriously injured.

If it weren't for Nara Shikaku and the others' strong vigilance, they might not have been able to escape.

Therefore, they are now very hostile to the people of Konoha F4 family. In addition, after Jiraiya came to power, he did not try the crimes of Mito Kado En and others, which made the family ninjas not dare to feel at ease about the village.

And the Uchiha in the sky was like the Sword of Damocles floating above Konoha, ready to fall at any time.

Jiraiya was also afraid that the accumulated internal conflicts would erupt at this time, so he had to find a way to vent the conflicts.

In addition to internal conflicts, Konoha also faces great external pressure.

The Raikage Ai and Karutagi Yagura led their troops to attack the gate of Konoha, which can be said to have rubbed Konoha's face on the ground.

Sarutobi Hiruzen overestimated the power of the [Original Version of Impure World Reincarnation] in his hand, and at the same time underestimated the strength of Karatachi Yagura, Ai, and Uchiha.

This caused the value of Konoha's reputation as the number one village to decline.

Konoha is powerful, but it cannot withstand all the villages coming together to attack it.

The reason why lions can hunt in a herd of wildebeest that far outnumbers themselves is not only because of their own strength, but also because of their deterrent power.

It exudes deterrence, preventing other wildebeests from fighting back. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the lion is, it cannot withstand the charge of hundreds of wildebeests.

Is it the same in Konoha now?

If Jiraiya could not establish prestige for Konoha as soon as possible, not to mention the Kirigakure and Kumogakure attacking Konoha, even the Kusagakure Village would dare to come up and take a bite.

Konoha's geographical location is excellent.

All the excellent ninja villages want to replace it.

Jiraiya not only needs to eliminate conflicts within the village, but also needs to re-establish his prestige to the outside world.

War can satisfy both of these requirements.

As long as a war is won, both internal conflicts and external pressures can be easily resolved.

It is precisely because he understands these principles that Jiraiya, who dislikes war so much, will still take the initiative to start a war.

even if,

Jiraiya acted like a coward and followed the example of his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, kneeling down to beg for peace, but he still could not avoid the war.

The one who needs merit is not just Zilai.

Konoha isn't the only village that needs prestige.

The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village have the same needs.

The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, has just taken office and she also needs prestige.

He came here by himself!

The Fifth Hokage, who had just taken office, also needed to have achievements.

Then there are the conflicts within the village, which need to be vented through war. Otherwise, they will inevitably explode in the village, with disastrous consequences.

Kirigakure and Raigakure have lost their tailed beasts, and their willingness to go to war is even greater than that of Konoha.

Jiraiya can only fight.

"Lord Hokage!"

"Isn't it too dangerous for us to go so deep?" said the white-haired Kakashi Hatake worriedly.

This is the first time that Konoha has actively initiated a war since its establishment. In the past three Ninja World Wars, Konoha had only fought passively.

The Fire Nation does not initiate war, mainly because the environment in the Fire Nation is too good.

In the eyes of the Daimyo of the Fire Country, conquering other countries is not a good thing for him.

For example: after conquering the Wind Country, the territory ruled by the Daimyo of the Fire Country will indeed increase. Correspondingly, the number of ninjas stationed on the border will also need to increase. The large area of ​​desert in the Wind Country, he did not take advantage of it, but to help the poor, which is completely a losing business.

"Don't worry! Shikaku has already taken care of it." Jiraiya patted Kakashi's shoulder.

Kakashi Hatake is the disciple of Minato Namikaze, and Minato Namikaze is the disciple of Jiraiya, so Kakashi Hatake is Jiraiya's great-grandson.

It is precisely because of this relationship that the person Jiraiya trusts most during this expedition is Hatake Kakashi.

This move cannot be considered nepotism, because Kakashi is now the top fighting force in Konoha.

The Uchiha could almost be said to have become independent from Konoha, and would not obey any orders from Jiraiya.

Hyuga Hiashi's strength may surpass Kakashi, but...

The system of the Hyuga family's main family and branch families made it impossible for Hyuga Hiashi to go to the battlefield.

Such a system is very effective in protecting the eyes from leaking information, but it also restricts Hyuga and puts the entire Hyuga like a bird in a cage.

There will never be a Hokage in the Hyuga family.

Even if the head of the family, Hyuga Hiashi, is very powerful, so what? He doesn't go to the battlefield, so he has the ability but no military achievements. How can he become Hokage without enough prestige?
The life and death of the branch family is completely controlled by the main family, and life and death are only in the hands of the main family. No matter how powerful and meritorious the branch family is, no one will trust them to become Hokage.

Aburame Shiwei was very capable when he had enough intelligence, but today's battle did not allow him time to gather intelligence.

Putting aside Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, and Aburame Shiori, Kakashi is indeed the top fighting force in Konoha.

"Hokage-sama!" "I have mobilized all the elite troops to the Mist Shadow battlefield and the direction of Kumogakure. What if the Raikage raids the border again?" Hatake Kakashi frowned and said.

Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi stood on the plywood, and everyone else stayed away from here.

Coupled with the crashing of the waves, the people around them could not hear the specific content of the conversation between the two.

It was for this reason that Jiraiya did not get angry when he heard such words that undermined the morale of his side.

Of course, if someone could hear it, Kakashi wouldn't have asked.

"Don't bother with the Cloud Hidden Battlefield side."

Jiraiya couldn't help but recall the conversation that day on the high tower in the center of the Uchiha clan.

"Hey~~"

Soon the Konoha ship entered a fog. They only needed to pass through the fog to reach the Hidden Mist Village. For a moment, everyone's face became serious.

"Let everyone cheer up and be ready for battle."

"We must land within 5 minutes and then quickly head to the center of the fog."

The Land of Water is a coastal country, and the Hidden Mist Village is located among the underwater islands.

The Kage of the Hidden Mist Village is called the Mizukage, so he is naturally extremely skilled in water-based jutsu.

When water-style ninjas fight, fighting in a natural environment has great advantages.

When they use water-style ninjutsu, they do not need to consume a large amount of their own chakra to condense the water flow.

Therefore, Jiraiya's main strategy was to take their people by surprise and prevent them from getting close to the beach.

The Hidden Mist Village is indeed one of the five major ninja villages!

However, during the reign of Karatachi Yagura, the baptism of the "Blood Mist Village" almost exhausted all the talented ninjas of the Mist Shadow.

The strongest fighting forces in the Hidden Mist Village are the Taketori clan, the Snow clan, and the Hozuki clan, but they have gradually declined over the years.

It can be said that the Bamboo Clan and the Snow Clan are almost extinct in Kirigakure.

The Ghost Lantern Clan!
The former Mizukage clan was slightly better than the Snow clan and the Snow clan, but not much better.

Relying on the political connections left by their ancestors, the Gui Deng clan was not forced to rebel directly, and then fail and be executed along with the entire family.

but……

The Hozuki clan is just like the Taketori clan, they are very susceptible to blood disease.

The Bamboo Cutter clan is the family of Kaguya-kunmaro.

The genius of this generation of the Hozuki clan is Hozuki Mangetsu. He is very powerful and can use all ninja swords, but he himself has a blood disease.

Due to Obito's mischief, the strength of the Kirigame Village has been greatly weakened.

Then not long ago, Kirigakure also sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to the Kumogakure battlefield to support the war between Kumogakure and Konoha. It can be said that Kirigakure Village is now very empty.

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Sea surface!

Mei Terumi rushed back from the Iron Kingdom without stopping.

She had just finished the Mist and Shadow meeting and had no time to rest. She was now planning to start a war with Konoha.

They must get Sanwei Isobu back.

The strength of the five major countries is actually not equal.

At the first Five Kage Summit, Hashirama Senju assigned the tailed beasts according to the strength of each ninja village.

What Hashirama Senju hopes for is world peace and that every ninja village has the same strength.

Although there is only one One-Tailed Fox in the Sand Village, in the desert environment, even if the Nine-Tailed Fox encounters the One-Tailed Fox, it will not be able to gain any advantage.

The Hidden Cloud Village has the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, as well as the powerful Raikage. They seem very strong, but due to the lack of blood-stain ninjas, there are not many ninjas other than the Raikage. The Hidden Cloud Village was very weak at that time. Today, the Hidden Cloud Village has developed by relying on several generations of Raikage stealing blood-stains everywhere.

Although the Hidden Mist Village has the most Blood-Stained Ninjas besides Konoha, the Blood-Stained Family of the Mist is very prone to the Blood-Stained Disease. Kaguya Kimimaro, Mangetsu Kizuki, and Ringo Ayuri are all geniuses, and they are also patients with the Blood-Stained Disease.

If the Three-Tailed Isobu is not retrieved, the Kirikage may fall from the status of one of the five great ninja villages.

Especially after the internal friction of the Blood Mist Village policy, Sanwei Isobu cannot be lost.

Just when Mei Terumi was still thinking about how to plan this war against Konoha, the one-eyed dragon Qing hurriedly walked into Mei Terumi's hold.

"Mizukage-sama!"

"Something bad is going on."

Mei Terumi frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

One-eyed Long Qing said anxiously: "I saw through my white eyes that the village is fighting with people right now."

Mei Terumi stood up instantly: "Fight?"

"Could it be that the Ghost Lantern Clan has also rebelled?"

not long ago,

The Snow Clan and the Taketori Clan could not stand the oppression of Karutagi Yagura, and the entire clan launched an armed rebellion.

This resulted in a brutal battle between the Kirigakure and Kirigakure. Regardless of the outcome, Kirigakure would be severely damaged.

"It doesn't look like a rebellion by the Kizuki clan. It looks like... like we were ambushed by Konoha's ninjas." Qing Xiang speculated from the corpses of several ninjas lying on the dock that did not belong to the Hidden Mist Village.

"Konoha?"

Mei Terumi's head buzzed, and she immediately shouted, "Order the boatman to go at full speed. We must return to the village immediately."

How could she not understand at this moment that Konoha's revenge had arrived.

Qing: "I gave the order before you came in."

"This generation's Hokage is Jiraiya."

"His strength is extraordinary, Lord Mizukage, you must be careful!"

"Damn Konoha, they left the Kumogakure alone and instead came to attack my Kirigakure first. How despicable and shameless." Mei Terumi cursed angrily.

She really felt very tired.

Their own good shadow was controlled by someone, and the village was in internal strife for so many years, almost exhausting the village's resources.

"Why is the Hidden Mist Village so unlucky?"

"The Fourth Hokage finally woke up, but the Three-Tailed Isobuki in his body was taken away by that damn Uchiha Setsuna." Mei Terumi could no longer suppress her emotions.

Her age is the best time for a woman. At her age, she should find a man to marry and have a child.

But she could only hold on in the face of Wuying's mess.

"Are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in the village?" asked Mei Terumi.

Qing shook his head: "I didn't see them. Maybe they were still far away from the village and they were fighting outside my field of vision!"

Mei Terumi did not answer. She was already adjusting her state so that she could be in a perfect posture for the next battle. (End of this chapter)