Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 296

Konoha Hokage Building.

After returning to the village, Minato Namikaze brought Kagome and reported the mission process to the Hokage Orochimaru, and handed over the cooperation treaty signed by the Raikage and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

After taking a look at it, Orochimaru put it aside temporarily. Orochimaru was already prepared for the cooperation between the two ninja villages, and he was not completely ignorant of what happened in the Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning during this period. Minato Namikaze would regularly pass back some intelligence and related terms.

"have a look."

Orochimaru used ninjutsu to copy an information scroll and handed it to Minato Namikaze and Shikagawa at the same time.

After the two took the scroll, opened it and read it, they both looked up at Orochimaru.

"The Hidden Mist Village launched an attack on the Rain Country?" Namikaze Minato was a little surprised.

"Yes, the main forces are the Kirigakure's Hozumi clan and the Taketori clan," Orochimaru explained.

He was also very surprised when he received this information, because no matter what, he could not imagine why the Hidden Mist Village would suddenly attack a small ninja village like the Hidden Rain Village.

Even in recent years, the environment of the Rain Country has greatly improved and the overall strength of the ninja village has been greatly improved, but this has no effect on the Hidden Mist Village, which is separated from it by the Fire Country.

Logically speaking, the Hidden Mist Village, which is isolated overseas and separated from the Rain Village by the Fire Country and a vast ocean, should not have any "hostility" towards the Rain Country in any way.

In terms of resources, the Rain Kingdom only has a long rainy season and rain. Although the Water Kingdom has the smallest land area and many islands, its resources are far richer than the Rain Kingdom.

In terms of threats, even if the Hidden Rain Village can really rise, the first things it will have to face are the small countries sandwiched in the center and the three big countries.

Judging from the fact that the Kirigakure Village sent out the Kirigakure clan and the Taketori clan, it was obvious that this attack was not a small-scale attack, but a big bet.

"Is there anything in the Rain Country that is worth the Hidden Mist Village making such a big fuss?" Namikaze Minato was also a little confused and couldn't understand why the Hidden Mist Village did this.

In particular, the other party bypassed the territory of the Fire Country, reached the River Country from the sea, and then used the River Country as a springboard to sneak into the Rain Country.

This team was well aware that once they landed, they would most likely be exposed, so they hardly stopped in River Country and rushed to the Hidden Rain Village at lightning speed.

"The Second Generation sneaked into the Water Country to investigate and believed that Madara and his minions should be hiding in the isolated Water Country.

He would regularly send back some of the information he had collected. In his words, the situation in the Hidden Mist Village was a bit complicated. "Orochimaru still gave Senju Tobirama the honorific title of Second-generation Master. All the intelligence information sent back by Senju Tobirama was personally reviewed by Orochimaru.

The second generation now holds a secret identity in the Anbu, the ninja unit directly under the Hokage.

"In short, this attack was probably ordered by the Third Mizukage. Shikaku believes that it was because the Mizukage wanted to divert the conflict within the village and start a war again.

At least we need to purge the powerful and unstable elements in the village.

The defeat in the Third Ninja World War dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the Third Mizukage. The Hidden Mist Village itself was a village with many bloodlines and many ninja clans, and the competition for interests between them was even more bloody and fierce. The defeat in the war caused them to suffer heavy losses, especially in recent years, the Daimyo of the Land of Water was also dissatisfied with the failure of the Hidden Mist Village.

Under multiple pressures, the position of the Third Mizukage was shaky. From the intelligence of the Second Generation, it can be seen that although the Third Mizukage was still in office, his direct forces had been greatly weakened in the war.

In other words, it is a miracle that he is still able to hold on to the position of Mizukage and not be forced to abdicate. "

Orochimaru obviously has more information than Kagome and the others, especially information about the complex changes in the situation in the Hidden Mist Village over the past period of time.

“But he can only go so far, anyway, unless he can completely eliminate all dissidents.

Otherwise, if he continues to force himself to sit in that position, all the ninja clans will unite to overthrow him. At least according to the intelligence of the second generation, the Taketori clan has been ready to make a move and has shown relatively obvious signs. "

“The Taketori clan and the Hozumi clan are both bloodline clans of the Hidden Mist Village. Their strength and power in the Hidden Mist Village are equivalent to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans in Konoha.

They wanted the Third Generation to abdicate and let their own people become the Fourth Generation Water Shadow. I believe the Third Generation Water Shadow also understood this, so he made a choice.

That is, whoever can capture all the high-ranking officials of Rain Village in this mission and bring back their bodies or bodies will become the fourth generation Mizukage."

"Divert the conflict?" Namikaze Minato and Kakui looked at each other and immediately understood what the Third Generation's plan wanted.

Transfer the elite forces of the two bloodline ninja clans to eliminate the two biggest threats first, and find ways to stabilize the situation in the Hidden Mist Village and even one's own position before they return from their missions.

If this method works, it will be effective!
The Rain Village is not one of the Five Great Nations, and the village's guardian Hanzo has long been dead. Although the information about Yahiko and the other two is not a secret in the ninja world, it is not known to everyone. What's more, the Rain Country has taken advantage of Konoha and has strategic materials such as the Healing Talisman Production Line.

You ask the two major bloodline clans of Kirigakure to capture the five major villages and assassinate the Kages and high-ranking officials of the other four major ninja villages. Even the Taketori clan, which is confident in their strength and the most warlike, knows that they simply cannot do it.

They may be warlike, and fearless, but the Hyuga clan still has some basic brains.

If the Mizukage really forced them to do this kind of task in order to compete for the position of the Fourth Mizukage, the two clans would have no choice but to join forces temporarily and pull the Third Mizukage down from the position first.

But what about the Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain?
Even if they knew that Hanzo died at the hands of the current Rain Shadow and his companions, they would not believe that their attack would fail.

"What's the latest information? How are Nagato and the others?" Minato still had some concern for his three junior brothers and sisters.

Especially the most familiar Nagato, the other party's gentle and introverted personality, as well as the actions of Yahiko and the others, made Minato have a very good impression of the three of them.

He wanted to know the current situation of the three people.

Of course, Minato thought the situation would not be too bad. As long as they did not encounter traps or siege, Nagato's strength could at least guarantee the safety of the three of them, especially since the battlefield was still under their control.

In addition to Konoha's current close relationship with the Rain Country, if the Hidden Rain Village really can't hold on, Konoha should also send people to provide support.

(End of this chapter)