In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 417 The Third Hokage Human Puppet

"Fortunately, the forbidden technique was stopped in time, otherwise the excessive pressure would cause partial necrosis of the nerve conduction system, and it might make it impossible for me to be a ninja in the future."

After further checking the injuries, a medical ninja put his hands on Might Dai's body to perform medical ninjutsu and spoke.

Another medical ninja applied medicine on Might Dai's body, and took out bandages and a stick to stabilize his body.

"what about now?"

Xihi Shinku said nervously.

Might Day unexpectedly showed great value in this battle, and no one present wanted to see Might Day get into trouble.

The medical ninja said:

"It's better now. We can treat the flesh wounds and superficial muscle injuries, but some muscle fibers in Mr. Dai's legs have been broken due to excessive stress, and there is a bone fracture in his right arm. He needs to be sent back to the camp as soon as possible to receive treatment from a higher-level medical ninja."

Xihi Zhenhong immediately made arrangements:
"Hiashi, you take a team and a medical ninja to send Dai back to the camp and report to the Hokage. Shiguro and I will stay here to monitor the movements of the Sunagakure troop."

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That afternoon.

Just a few hours after setting out, Luo Sha led his troops back to the Sand Village camp.

The atmosphere in the command post's meeting room was delicate.

"You mean... you were defeated by a Genin who suddenly appeared from Konoha, and he even broke the shield seal I installed on your puppet arm?"

Scorpion looked at the cracks on Luo Sha's puppet prosthesis with a strange expression.

Luo Sha gritted his teeth and said:
"That was Konoha's conspiracy! It was Orochimaru's conspiracy, a hidden trick left by that old monkey Sarutobi Hiruzen! He deliberately disguised a master with powerful forbidden techniques as a Genin to catch the enemy by surprise at the critical moment!"

Qingshui stretched out a few fingers, placed them on his chin, and thought carefully.

They had fought several battles with Konoha recently, and both sides had a certain understanding of each other's strength.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze, these three are the main high-end combat forces of Konoha on this front.

Among them, Jiraiya was using the Sage Mode, and with the assistance of Minato Namikaze who had the Flying Thunder God and could keep up with his speed, he was able to stop himself temporarily.

But he was firmly in the upper hand, and could even devote some of his energy to helping Ye Cangren who was fighting against Orochimaru. Overall, he was still able to suppress Konoha.

He could even devote some of his energy to helping Ye Cangru fight against Orochimaru.

Even without Ye Cang, he could still stop the three masters of Konoha, but he could no longer rely on the advantage of the blood demon art Flying Thunder God to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen like he did before.

Intelligence can play a huge role in ninja battles. Uchiha Izuna was known as a perfect ninja without any flaws, but he was still killed by Senju Tobirama who had just developed the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and took advantage of his intelligence in the first sight.

But after being prepared, it is not so easy to use this thing to ambush people, unless you can crush them numerically.

But since we have already crushed them, why should we care about what means were used?

But now it’s a bit troublesome.

The Eight Gates Ninja Technique...

I almost forgot about this.

Konoha is Konoha after all, and its foundation is incredibly rich. In this respect, it is really not something that a new overlord like Sand Village, which has been promoted to a master-level force a few years ago, can catch up with.

Might Guy opened seven gates, and with the help of three elite jonin-level warriors, he was able to repel Rasa.

It seems that Luo Sha hasn't suffered any particularly serious injuries.

This can be considered as a blessing in disguise for Luo Sha, as he was not kicked to death by Bamen.

Moreover, there is a high probability that the power of Might Guy's Seventh Gate is not as strong as that of the future Might Guy, and may be a little weaker. Otherwise, even if Rosa could come back alive, it would definitely not be so easy. At least he would be beaten up, and his troops would not have suffered much loss like they do now.

If I were to encounter the Eight Gates of Dunjia...

The first seven doors should be no problem, but the eighth door is a bit troublesome.

If he was just missing some limbs, or his head was blown off, then with his perfect demon body, there shouldn't be any problem. Even like Six Paths Madara, who lost half of his body, he could still recover.

I’m afraid that I’ll be killed instantly by the eighth gate without leaving anything. Can I still be resurrected?

Qingshui had no idea either.

What about using spatial abilities to dodge?

I don't know if the eight gates that Might wears can distort space like Might Guy.

If Shimizu still has a certain chance to hold on, then Ye Cang and Luo Sha will definitely not be able to hold on.

The only solution at the moment seems to be to get rid of Might Dai before opening the eighth gate.

Under normal circumstances, this guy is just a Genin with good physical skills.

Just because I could think of this, Konoha must have thought of this as well and would definitely strengthen the protection of Might Guy, only giving him enough time to prepare to open the door at the critical moment.

Can we find a scapegoat to kill Mighty Dai?
The first thing Shimizu thought of was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village on the other side of the coast, at the opposite corner of the continent.

They replaced Mighty Dai at the cost of turning into the Three Lucky Treasures.

But Kirigakure’s current condition doesn’t seem to be very good.

At the beginning of the war, there were good results, and he even won an eye from the Hyuga family.

Now, he was being defeated by Uchiha Fugaku, like an actor, and the name "Evil Eyes" spread throughout the ninja world.

Shimizu suspected that this guy might have activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.

And unlike the original time and space, Uchiha Fugaku did not hide his strength too much, but truly displayed the strength that a Kage-level strongman should have - on the frontal battlefield, he fought on par with the Fourth Mizukage, who was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

Perhaps it was because the sense of oppression he brought to Konoha was too strong, which caused Konoha to temporarily put aside its conflicts under external threats and made Uchiha Fugaku willing to use the power of the Mangekyo.

However, the situation in Kirigakure is not favorable and they are very far away from here, so it is probably impossible to bring the disaster to them.

What about Hanzo?

This old fellow is undoubtedly qualified and capable of forcing out the eighth gate, but now Yuyin and Yunyin are planning to confront each other, so it is difficult to plan his operations.

Most importantly, Shimizu was worried that if Orochimaru knew the power of the Death Gate of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, he would take some targeted measures.

The deterrent power of the Death Gate was so great that it directly destroyed the war plan designed by Qingshui.

The only solution for now is to adapt to the circumstances and take one step at a time.

At worst, we can just swallow up the occupied territories first, which will be enough to feed the entire village.

But what should be the next move? Luo Sha, Xie, and Feng Shang Qianlan sat quietly aside, watching Qing Shui close his eyes and think deeply.

Qingshui is the one who calls the shots.

"We still have the initiative. This cannot be changed by adding Might Dai. We just need to change our strategy slightly."

Qingshui opened his eyes, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

An illusion projection automatically rose above the conference table, showing the entire map of the ninja world.

"Don't count on those useless people from Kirigakure to bring about any change. Hanzo from Rain Village also has his own plans. They do have the ability to influence the situation, but they can't decide the outcome between us and Konoha. The key to breaking the deadlock still lies in ourselves.

If Konoha wants to turn the situation around, let them do their thing. As long as we don't give up the initiative, we won't lose the advantage we have gained.

Therefore, in order to seize the initiative, our next strategic goal must be temporarily changed. It is not to occupy territory, but to force Konoha to fight at our pace."

Shimizu pointed to the richest strategic location in the Land of Fire.

The capital of the Land of Fire, where the daimyo resides.

"I am still stationed here with half of the main force to pin down several key high-level fighters of Konoha. As long as I am here, they dare not move lightly.

If they move, then this mountain fortress that Konoha has spent a lot of manpower to build will not be able to stop me, and we can march straight into Kikyo Mountain and lay siege to the city of Konoha."

"Luo Sha, I will upgrade your puppet prosthesis later. You can take your original troops and continue to head north."

"Ye Cang, I'll leave the remaining half of the main force to you. Luo Sha and I will cooperate with your troops on both sides to take the capital of the Fire Nation."

Shimizu is forcing Konoha to make a choice.

It depends on whether you, Konoha, choose to protect your own village, or choose to protect the daimyo, or stop Rasa from going north and protect your western territory.

"Also, if you encounter Might Dai, you can retreat first and then fight. There's no need to fight him head-on. Since it's a forbidden technique, he can't use it repeatedly without cost. There will always be a time when he can't afford to waste time."

Qingshui reminded again.

This sentence was meant to prevent them from having to fight head-on with Might Guy and force their way out of the Death Gate.

He himself might have a chance of surviving the Death Gate, but for other people in the ninja world, this is absolutely impossible.

"In fact, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. We still have one more option."

Scorpion suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.

"The upgrades of Fei Liu Hu and Yin Niu have been completed, and the corpse of the Third Hokage has been made into a human puppet. It should be able to retain most of his strength when he was alive. Oh, the monkey summoning beast that can only turn into a stick cannot be summoned, but I think it is enough even if it is like this."

Scorpion's face was calm, but he couldn't help but lean back on the back of the chair.

Tactical retreat!

What is a puppetry genius?
"Oh? That's amazing! Scorpion, you are worthy of being the only puppetry genius that I recognize."

Knowing that Scorpio was asking for praise, Qingshui offered him flattery immediately.

In fact, he was quite surprised.

How strong is the Third Hokage?

He is really not weak, a real top-level Kage-level warrior.

Even though he lost the Monkey Demon King, one of the top summoning beasts, and only lost a portion of his power in life after becoming a human puppet, it was enough for Scorpion to become a top master in the ninja world.

In all these years, the Sand Village has never had such luxurious human puppet materials.

That is a genuine Five Kage!
Even Chiyo's Chikamatsu Ten was created by Monzaemon and the Second Kazekage, who gathered the power of the Sand Village and used the corpses of ten elite jonin.

Did they not want to use Kage-level masters as materials? It was because they did not have the ability, and also because they were restricted by the upper limit of puppetry at that time.

Even if they were given a powerful puppet of a shadow level warrior, its strength would only be limited.

Because as a ninja, except for a few who practice the Eight Gates, every ninja's combat power depends to a large extent on the ninjutsu they have mastered.

It was not until Qingshui's new puppetry appeared and Scorpion's human puppets underwent a qualitative change and were able to inherit his power during his lifetime that the lower and upper limits of puppetry were raised together.

Before this, Scorpion had actually already gained some fame. Relying on two elite jonin-level puppets, Fei Liu Hu and Yin Niu, as well as three puppets, Black Ant, Crow and Salamander, which had been transformed many times and had jonin-level combat power, he was already one of the elite jonin ranked among the top few in terms of combat power in the Sand Village team.

And he is one of the more powerful elite jonin.

The addition of the Third Hokage's puppet will surely bring Scorpion's strength to a higher level.

Even though Scorpion, who is only fourteen years old, still has shortcomings in some aspects due to his age, he can control six puppets and has already prepared a variety of tactics to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, so he will not be easily defeated.

He can be considered as a strong man similar to Luo Sha before, with some shortcomings but overall combat capability reaching the level of Shadow.

I didn’t expect that in addition to Ye Cang, Sasori also reached the Kage level ahead of time because of me?

And at this age.

If it happened to someone else, being able to become a jonin at the age of fourteen would already mean he is the top genius in the ninja world!

However, considering the particularity of puppetry and Scorpion's extraordinary talent in this area, this is both unexpected and reasonable.

"Then should we gather all our current strength, fight Konoha again here, and then decide what to do next?

If we fail to take it down, will we continue to fight according to the strategy that Qingshui had set before?"

After finishing the topic related to Scorpion's strength improvement, Luo Sha brought the topic back on track.

Scorpion also nodded and looked at Qingshui.

"No, let's fight according to the original strategic plan."

Qingshui shook his head slowly.

He, Luo Sha, Ye Cang and a Scorpion will come together?

That's because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to force Mighty Dai out of his death trap.

If one person kicks the Sand Village at that time, the village will have to experience the tragedy of the next generation of core high-level leaders being cut off again.

It is necessary to divide the troops and share the risks.

"I have other secret intelligence channels. The Eight Gates of Ninjutsu worn by Might is not as simple as you think. Moreover, if we follow this plan and force the attack, the people below will also pay a greater price. Our current opponent is Konoha, but what about after that? We are not fighting Konoha for the sake of more deaths, nor for the nice-sounding title of the Overlord of the Ninja World. What we want is real benefits.

Using the smallest cost to gain the greatest benefit is what we want. Let's do as I said before. Divide the troops. Luo Sha will go north to support the Third Hokage. I will leave enough people here to suppress Konoha's main force and threaten Konoha Village. Ye Cang will take the rest of the people and go straight to the capital of the Land of Fire."

Qingshui made arrangements straightforwardly.

(End of this chapter)