Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 429: Defeat and Choice
It cannot be said that it is a sudden and unstoppable flow.

But it was almost a complete failure.

The Mist Ninjas on the front line simply couldn't withstand the counterattack of the Light Ninjas. Previously, due to the difference in numbers, as long as the Mist Ninjas fought separately, it would be difficult for the Light Ninjas to fight against them. This was not just because there were not so many defensive forces, but more because the Mist Ninjas were too scattered and opened up too many battle groups, making it difficult for the Light Ninjas to grasp the corresponding positions one by one.

By the time the Light Ninjas learned of the Mist Ninjas' attack route and specific personnel composition, the other side had often already completed the corresponding mission objectives and then retreated directly.

In this case.

No matter how powerful Mizuki and Yugao are in killing, they are unable to do so.

Besides the team led by Suigetsu and Yugao, it is impossible for the remaining light ninjas to be further divided. The power of the new weapons is limited after all, and the chakra armor is not completely invulnerable. Even if it is difficult to blast it open with ninjutsu for a while, in close combat, as long as they aim at your head, they can still kill you with one blow! ?
Menma had thought about developing a helmet that could protect the head as well, but firstly the technical difficulties were not so easy to overcome, and secondly the cost of doing so was still too high.

Therefore, it is impossible for ordinary light ninjas to fight separately.

This resulted in the Mist Ninjas suffering nearly four-digit casualties under the powerful attack of Suigetsu and Yugao, but they were still able to achieve certain results on the scene. But now after the arrival of the air combat force, the situation is drastically different.

With the air support, the light ninjas have the confidence to fight separately.

In the sky, as long as they have the support of a squadron of flying troops, the light ninjas in the lower positions dare to directly push back against enemies that outnumber them by several times.

From the moment the air combat forces joined the war.

Often you can see dozens of Light Ninjas chasing after one or two hundred, or even more Mist Ninjas.

Jonin are still a minority after all.

Not to mention the kind of senior ninja who can easily kill enemies flying in the sky.

Even powerful tribes like Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure could not easily send out so many jonin, not to mention the Hidden Mist Village which had suffered consecutively in recent years. In the Third Ninja World War more than ten years ago, the Hidden Mist Village was originally the losing side. Countless Mist ninjas including several members of the Seven were killed in the battle. The Three-Tails was also lost once, which had already damaged some of the village's vitality. Later, Yagura Karuta, who was the Mizukage, was controlled by Obito, and an even more bloody and cruel bloody mist battle unfolded. The disappearance of countless Mist ninjas headed by the three major ninja clans, the Snow Clan, the Kizuna Clan, and the Kaguya Clan, really damaged the village's vitality.

Later on, they had to experience the death of Karatachi Yagura, the loss of the Three-Tails again, and the defection of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. After several years, they finally recovered a little bit of their vitality.

Menma's heavy blow caused the Hidden Mist Village to fall to the bottom of the valley.

In this tragic situation, the Hidden Mist Village only seems to have a little strength in terms of the number of ninjas. The number of truly top-notch combat forces is really pitifully small.

"Boom!"

Therefore, under the strong pressure of the Hikari Village's air combat forces.

The numerical advantage of the Mist Ninjas has become a complete joke.

It took less than two or three days.

The Mist Ninjas who had previously been able to penetrate deep into the heart of the Land of Grass and almost reached the western area of ​​the Hikari Village were all driven out.

They were forced to retreat back to the area that their own ninja village could still barely control.

The Mist Ninjas were unable to put pressure on the Light Ninjas, and their own front-line camp was facing a huge crisis.

"Quick, pass the news here back to the rear immediately."

The Mist Ninja commanders at the front, while organizing the Mist Ninjas to rearrange their battle lines, immediately transmitted the battle reports from the front lines back to the 'Master' who had already arrived in the Tea Kingdom, opposite the southern sea border of the River Kingdom.

In order to better command the frontline troops and to boost the morale of his own team, Obito specially arranged for the 'Master' to lead the large army to the Tea Kingdom, which was only about half a day's journey from the front line. As for the war between the big ninja villages, these small countries could only passively accept and assist.

During this period of time.

It can be said that the Tea Kingdom has completely become a vassal state of the Hidden Mist Village. All resources that can be obtained nearby are provided by the Tea Kingdom. Even if it is nominally a negotiated purchase, everyone knows what the actual situation is.

The ninja villages in various countries will still show corresponding respect and courtesy to the daimyo and nobles of their own country or other major countries. What about other small countries?
It would be great if we could give them a little nominal respect.

Not to mention that the one who now holds the highest power in the Hidden Mist Village is still Uchiha Obito. By not taking it by force, Obito has already left room for maneuver.

And such a small country is often very sensible.

No matter which big country's ninja village it is, as long as someone's large army is stationed on their country's territory, they will fully cooperate. They may be fence-sitters, but it's not shameful to save their lives.

The whole tea country.

That is, in just a few days.

It became the frontline military station of the Hidden Mist Village.

This time, under the order of the 'Master', the Hidden Mist Village truly came out in full force, with a full 10,000 Mist Ninja Corps dispatched, leaving only a few hundred, less than a thousand, garrison forces in the village.

The power of tiered distribution.

They entered the Land of Rivers from different routes and then approached the border troops of the Land of Grass. It can be said that in the first ten days of the war, the Kirigakure Village was extremely convinced of the orders of their own master, because everything was going according to plan.

The most important thing is the troop mobilization of Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, especially the almost obvious concentration of heavy troops in Iwagakure Village, which makes ordinary Mist ninjas believe everything their own master said.

This is not a war in which they challenge the Hidden Light Village alone.

It was a joint killing war with the participation of other ninja villages. Otherwise, why didn't the Hidden Light Village go all out! ?

The two tailed beast jinchuriki at the front line are very strong.

But what about the most important Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Menma?

Why not take action?

Probably we can’t go out!

This was the common understanding of almost all the Mist Ninjas before.

Until the air combat force of the Hikari Village was dispatched.

The situation on the battlefield was turned around in less than two days.

It was almost at the moment when the Mist Ninjas on the front line were forced to retreat and the front-line camps were directly destroyed.

Obito, who received the news in the back, had an ugly look on his face.

"Master Yuanshi, our frontline troops have all been defeated, and our air defense force is too weak. Hyacinthus at the front line asked, what should we do next?"

The country of tea is located on a towering peak near the coast.

The rear central camp of the Hidden Mist Village is built here.

Inside Master Yu Yuan’s exclusive tent.

A brown-haired middle-aged man with a cross scar on his forehead looked solemnly at the "Master" at the top and reported in a slightly hurried tone.

"Could it be the legacy of the Land of the Sky? This is really unexpected. In addition to that group of air combat troops, did the Hikari Village send out any other forces? Especially that Uzumaki Menma, is there any trace of him appearing on the battlefield?"

If you're going to act, you have to do it fully.

Since you are already playing the role of someone else's supreme leader.

Under Obito's command, the White Zetsu who was pretending to be a Master had to show his disguise 100%.

The Yuanshi must be the Yuanshi.

All aspects must be taken into consideration.

The Mist Ninja is very weak now.

But this fighting force is still useful, and we can't really let them collapse. "There is no clear information on this yet."

The Mist Ninja below paused slightly, then shook his head and said.

"That's fine. It seems that our allies are still putting pressure on us. As long as Uzumaki Menma doesn't come to the front line, there will be no problem. I have already arranged for a group of reinforcements to arrive. Tell Hyacinth and the others on the front line that they don't need to really hold on. As long as they can pull the front line apart and contain the other side, it will be fine. If time is on our side, we don't need to rush. Do you understand?"

The 'Master' looked at the Mist Ninja with a scar on his forehead with a calm expression and said.

A calm voice.

And that clear answer.

All of these helped to greatly calm the Mist Ninja's previously slightly worried mood.

It seems that our Master Yuanshi had already made plans.

Then he and the others really didn't need to worry about anything. At this moment, the Mist Ninja nodded with a relaxed look on his face and said, "Yes, Master Yuanshi, I know what to do. I will go and inform Fengxinzi and the others right away."

After saying this, he bowed to the Master and left quickly.

After the footsteps of the Mist Ninja went away.

In the left corner of this big tent.

"Buzz!"

Obito's figure also appeared.

The only exposed Sharingan was also filled with gloom. Such a development was really beyond Obito's expectations.

Obito really didn't expect that it had been more than half a month since the war started, and the other ninja villages were still just watching the war! ?
This was completely different from what Obito had expected.

Originally in his opinion.

As long as he led the tens of thousands of Mist Ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village to charge forward, the other Ninja Villages would definitely not be able to hold back. There would definitely be one or two Ninja Villages that would join in the siege and attack, right? ?
Once that situation is formed, no matter what the final outcome is.

The power of these ninja villages will definitely be weakened or even severely damaged.

By the beginning of next year, the Akatsuki organization will have completed the final series of preparations and can directly start the plan to capture the tailed beasts.

But the current situation is completely different from what Obito expected.

If the war continues to drag on and the major ninja villages still do not join, the Hidden Mist Village will be completely destroyed. And before that, if the 'Master' cannot issue more correct orders, the Mist Ninjas will definitely 'rebel' in advance.

Don't talk about prestige or status.

That is established in general.

If it is a situation where death is inevitable, who would be willing to really follow, except for a small number of die-hard fans! ?

Isn't that a mental illness?!
"It seems that your plan has failed. Be it Konoha, Iwagakure Village, or Kumogakure Village, none of them have participated in the war. In this case, it is impossible for the Hikari Village and Uzumaki Menma to feel any real pressure."

At one side, the figure of Black Zetsu also appeared.

When the Mist Ninja army was dispatched before.

Black Zetsu followed Obito's instructions and went to the Hidden Rain Village to inform Nagato of Obito's plan, so that Nagato could be ready to start the plan at any time.

After all, sometimes plans cannot keep up with changes.

If the ninja villages of various countries really fought to the death in just a few months, the perfect opportunity would appear in advance.

Then there is no need to endure until next year.

However, the best case scenario did not occur, and now it is very likely that the worst case scenario will occur.

Of course, even the worst-case scenario.

For Obito and the entire Moon Eye Project, there will not be any loss. At most it will remain the same as the original plan, right?

"Hmph, it doesn't matter if I fail. It's just an extra option after all. However, it's not time to give up yet."

Obito said with a snort.

"Why? Do you have other plans, Obito?"

Black Zetsu was slightly startled and said with a hint of curiosity.

"That's natural. The reason why other ninja villages don't take action is not because they are concerned about each other and feel that the opportunity is not big enough. Then I will add fuel to the fire. As long as we can really break through the light ninja defense line here and force Uzumaki Menma to fight, I don't believe that other ninja villages can still hold back. Immediately pass my request to Nagato and let the Kakuzu Group and the Sasori Group come here. Even if we kill all the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki, I don't believe that Uzumaki Menma can still hold back at that time!"

Obito smiled coldly, his pupils full of viciousness.

"Also, Zetsu, call me Madara-sama!"

Obito turned his head and looked at Black Zetsu with a cold gaze.

"So that's how it is, haha, yes, I understand, Master Madara~~"

Black Zetsu was stunned at first, but then he reacted.

What is the nature of Akatsuki?
It's a mercenary organization.

At least, this is the attitude in the eyes of various countries in the ninja world. The Iwagakure Village is the one that uses the Akatsuki the most. Many missions that may damage the reputation of the Iwagakure or are very risky and require powerful ninjas to execute, are basically accomplished by the Third Tsuchikage by spending money.

In the end, the wool comes from the sheep.

Why bother yourself with trouble?

This time.

It is obvious that Obito is just a guest appearance as a high-ranking official of the Hidden Mist Village. In order to capture the tailed beast of his own village, he pays money to hire the Akatsuki organization.

Is it reasonable?
Very reasonable!!!
Moreover, the strength of the Akatsuki members is basically comparable to that of the tailed beasts.

Each of them has the strength of at least an ordinary shadow level.

Even the weakest Hidan.

Relying on the characteristics of immortality, as long as the information is not leaked, he is capable of being used as a shadow-level combat force.

In the original work, with the cooperation of Angle and Hidan, it didn't take much effort to directly take down the Two-Tails Jinchuriki - Yubokuto.

Not to mention Sasori and Deidara.

Both of them have the ability to kill the tailed beasts alone.

The battle with Gaara may not really prove anything, but the battle where Deidara defeated the Three-Tails alone is the best evidence.

There are these two groups of members.

Yugao and Mizuki! ?

This is something that can be easily taken down.

(End of this chapter)