Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village

Chapter 17: Deep in the Quagmire
The battle between the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Might Guy completely aroused Konoha's vigilance.

Although they didn't know the outcome of the battle, or how far Might Guy had come, the horrific traces of battle made them understand that even if the winner of this battle was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, they would definitely not be able to escape unscathed!
In order to completely keep the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Konoha kept sending ninjas to hunt them down, which caused Ye and others to constantly encounter Konoha ninjas on the way of retreat.

If Ye was the only one there, even if he was in extremely bad condition at the moment, his chakra was almost depleted and his combat power would be reduced to only one tenth.

But relying on the weirdness of ghost arts and instant steps, these so-called pursuers are nothing to Ye.

But here’s the problem.

At this moment, Ye was still dragging three half-broken ninja swords!

If a fight really breaks out, regardless of what happens to Ye, these three ninja swordsmen will definitely die.

In fact, if it was a special mission situation, Ye might be able to learn from Kisame and kill his teammates with his own hands, but now that Might Guy has been defeated and the mission is over, Ye naturally has to consider the overall situation and retain the vitality of the Kirigakure to the maximum extent.

therefore.

Ye could only resist the reconnaissance and invasion of the Konoha ninjas while dragging three half-broken ninja swords and constantly pulling on the border, waiting for the three ninja swords to recover.

But this pull made Ye feel like he was stepping into a quagmire.

Get deeper and deeper.

……

One day later.

The border of the Fire Nation.

In the big tent of the Wuyin camp.

Several figures stood in front of the huge sand table, looking extremely ugly.

Mangetsu Kizuki brought back the details of the distribution of Konoha's frontline troops to the camp, and at the same time informed them that the three ninjas Jiraiya had crossed the border and arrived at the front line.

At first they didn't believe it.

Because according to the information provided by the intelligence team, Jiraiya had just left the Iwagakure front line not long ago, and it was impossible for him to arrive at the Kirigakure battlefield so quickly.

But yesterday, Jiraiya led the Konoha Jonin Group and appeared directly on the front battlefield to fight against Yagura.

With the help of Jiraiya, the top fighter, the morale of Konoha was high and its fighting power was greatly improved. The Kirigakure side couldn't even capture Tsunan Town, and even retreated in time, suffering heavy losses!
"Jiraiya has already arrived at the frontline battlefield, what about our Seven Ninja Swordsmen?!"

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen just entered the border of the Land of Fire a few days ago, but Jiraiya, who was the target, actually showed up directly on the front line. I have no idea what those bastards in the intelligence team are doing!"

A tall and burly ninja with two red dots between his brows slammed his fist on the sand table and shouted angrily.

He is a senior ninja of the Kaguya clan. The appearance of Jiraiya yesterday caused the Kaguya clan to lose several generals. This is undoubtedly a huge loss for their bloodline family.

"I gave you Jiraiya's information long ago, but you turned a deaf ear to it and even thought it was an excuse for our team's mission failure."

Although Man Yue's face could not be seen clearly because of the white mask she wore, anyone could hear the sarcasm in her cold voice.

"Besides, we didn't fail the mission. Not only did we successfully destroy several large warehouses in Shuangtian Village, causing huge trouble to Konoha's logistical supply lines, but Lord Ya also killed Nara Shikaku, the brain of Konoha who came to support us!"

"The details of the distribution of Konoha's frontline forces that we obtained with great difficulty have been thrown out of your mind by you bunch of rubbish! You guys are only thinking about relying on the advantage of numbers and forcibly taking over Jinnan Town while Konoha's reinforcements have not arrived yet. How can you not fail!"

"What did you say?!"

The Hyuga clan's jonin glared at Mangetsu Kizuna.

"I say you are just a bunch of brainless idiots!"

Gui Deng Man Yue refused to give in, and her sarcastic tone made the already depressing atmosphere in the tent even more depressing.

For some simple-minded and strong-limbed fighting people, such words are undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

"You're looking for death! You little devil from the Ghost Lantern Clan..."

"enough!"

Standing in the main seat, the short-statured, even baby-faced, seemingly extremely immature Karuju Yagura shouted coldly, forcibly stopping an impending internal conflict.

"It was indeed our mistake this time. Our misjudgment of the situation and intelligence not only caused the achievements of the Anbu First Team to go to waste, but also led to the defeat of the battle and huge losses." "But now is not the time to shirk responsibility. If everyone is thinking about who is right and who is wrong, then there is no need to fight this battle. We can just retreat back to the Land of Water!"

After these words were spoken, everyone present shut up and said no more.

The conditions in the Water Kingdom are actually quite harsh, and the Hidden Mist Village is stationed on an island surrounded by the sea. Its resources are so scarce that they are even comparable to the desert in the Wind Kingdom where not a single hair can be found!

Only the fishing industry remains.

In addition, under the high-pressure environment of blood mist, what kind of fishery and breeding industry can Kirigakure develop?

There is only war, only aggression, and only by taking advantage of Konoha's weakness after the fierce battle with the other three countries!
That is Kirigakure’s only chance to get ashore!

"Jiraiya's appearance has greatly boosted the morale of Konoha, but this is not a big problem."

"Although Sunagakure has surrendered, the battle in Iwagakure has not ended yet, and the Kumogakure army is still on the border. These two parties will help us to tie up Konoha's military strength to a great extent."

Yagura looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Although there were errors due to intelligence reasons, as long as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen return to the team, plus the army that will be able to arrive tomorrow or so, the advantage of this war is still on our side!"

Konoha's military forces are now divided into three parts, and all three battlefields require generals to be stationed.

Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, is stationed at the Iwagakure front line, while Danzo, the Anshi Village of the Ninja, is on guard against the Kumogakure border.

The strongest new star, Golden Flash, is still shuttling between the two battlefields of Thunder and Earth, and cannot take care of the battle situation in the Mist for the time being.

Under such circumstances, even though Konoha is full of talented people, they still seem a little pale in comparison.

As long as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen return to the team, and with the arrival of the large Kirigakure army, Kirigakure will have an absolute advantage in terms of both high-end combat power and military strength.

Even if Jiraiya was in Tsunan Town, he would never be a match for Kirigakure!
After hearing Yagura's words, everyone in the tent regained their composure and a confident glow reappeared in their eyes.

Only Gui Deng Man Yue's expression remained gloomy and cold.

As soon as he brought back the intelligence, he applied for support, but was rejected because he was considered to have lied about military intelligence.

"What Jiraiya and the Konoha Jonin Squad? What a joke! Intelligence shows that they just left the Iwagakure battlefield. Don't mess around here!"

resignedly.

Man Yue had no choice but to set off with Yu Yuli and others, but when they arrived, there was no trace of Jiraiya and Ye.

Now a day has passed, Jiraiya has even appeared on the front battlefield, but there is still no news from Ye...

"Emergency! Emergency battle report!"

Suddenly, a Kirigakure ninja rushed into the tent, looking panicked and terrified.

Yagura's face darkened, "Calm down, what happened?"

The Kirigakure ninja took a few deep breaths. Even with the pale mask covering his face, everyone present could still feel his panic and helplessness.

"Scouts reported that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen encountered an unknown strongman from Konoha in the heart of the Land of Fire and suffered heavy losses. The three masters, Biwa Juuzou, Xiguashan Fuguki, and Kurochu Raiga, were seriously injured and were rescued by Master Ye. They are currently recuperating near Kumamoto Prefecture."

"The Konoha side has already learned of this news, and its elite troops are heading towards Kumamoto Prefecture!"

"what?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked and looked at the Kirigakure ninja in disbelief.

The reason why their proud Seven Ninja Swordsmen have been missing since entering the Land of Fire is that they encountered a powerful Konoha warrior?
Now he is going to be surrounded and killed by Konoha? !

"and many more!"

Yagura said in a deep voice: "Biwa Juzo, Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost, Kurochu Raiga... what about the other four?"

"This……"

The Kirigakure ninja sighed: "From the information intercepted by Konoha, the other four ninja sword masters are probably gone..."

"Died in battle."

(End of this chapter)