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Chapter 134: Kannabi Bridge! (Subscribe for monthly tickets)

In the Land of Earth, at the Iwagakure frontline headquarters, Ohnoki frowned as he listened to the intelligence.

Xingxia Xiu caused a big commotion in the Hidden Cloud Village, and the commotion was so loud that it was naturally impossible to conceal it completely.

In the past three days, the Rock Ninja finally got some information.

"Our perception ninja has been keeping an eye on that guy. It shouldn't be the real body that went there."

A Rock Ninja Jonin said solemnly: "The one who went to the Hidden Cloud Village was probably just a clone."

If Hoshita Shuu could tie with Ohnoki, then it was natural that the Third Raikage couldn't do anything to him.

But a clone... this was a little hard for the Iwagakure present to accept.

However, the information obtained by the Iwagakure was limited, and they did not know the specific process of the fight.

But now the Hidden Cloud Village has offered a staggering price for the Wood Release User Xingxia Xiu.

One billion!

In addition, an open Raikage order.

Anyone who encounters a Wood Release user during a mission must abandon the mission immediately.

When Hoshita Hide killed the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Third Raikage, he had issued a similar order, but this time he went a step further.

In the past, you could abandon the mission, but now you can just abandon it when you encounter it.

Ariyama Shinobi couldn't help but say, "Third Tsuchikage-sama, this guy inherited the power of the Ninja God and killed Hanzo, who is known as a demigod. Could he become the new Ninja God?"

The God of Ninja, Senju Hashirama... Ōnoki looked a little dazed, recalling what he had seen and heard in his youth.

He had personally witnessed the power of Hashirama Senju, as well as Uchiha Madara, especially the latter, who had experienced it firsthand.

Coming back to his senses, Ohnoki said in a deep voice: "That kid is not as good as the God of Ninja, Mr. Senju Hashirama."

"However, his strength has indeed reached the level of the Kage of each major ninja village."

"Apart from us, even an elite jonin would have a hard time defeating him if they met him, and their chances of survival would be slim."

A Rock Ninja Jonin said: "Perhaps this is the reason why Konoha is trying to swallow up the Rain Country."

"Third Tsuchikage-sama, with this guy here in the Land of Rain, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to break through."

Ohnoki nodded.

He can only restrain Xing Xia Xiu now, but he cannot guarantee that Xing Xia Xiu's clone will not run around everywhere.

This is tricky.

However, the clone that was able to retreat calmly after fighting with the Third Raikage was obviously not an ordinary clone.

"We must deal with this kid..."

Ohnoki plans to fight Hoshita Hide more so that he won't have the energy to send his clones running around.

It's difficult to break through to the Rain Country, so...

The Land of Grass!
Ohnoki thought of a feint attack route that had been planned before, which was to attack from the Land of Grass.

Although there is Kusagakure in the Land of Grass, it is much weaker than Amegakure.

……

Just when Xingxia Xiu was immersed in training, Ohnoki, who had originally reduced his battles with him, suddenly became diligent.

There is a fight every few days.

This made Xingxia Xiu feel something was wrong.

After thinking about it for a while, I figured that Ohnoki was probably stimulated by what happened with the Cloud Ninja.

However, although fighting with Ohnoki delayed his training, he could also gain combat experience and learn from Ohnoki's strengths.

Time flies and July is over, and August of the 7th year of Konoha has arrived.

One day, Hoshita Hide had just returned from a battle with Ohnoki and saw Jiraiya waiting for him with a serious expression.

"Hideo, the Iwagakure ninja launched an attack from the Grass Country."

Jiraiya's words made Xingxia Xiu stunned for a moment.

Over in the Land of Grass?
Kannabi Bridge...

Xingxia Xiu narrowed his eyes. Ohnoki was actually making a false move while secretly attacking Chencang. No wonder he was so diligent recently.

"Is the Iwagakure preparing to attack the Land of Fire?"

Hoshita Hide asked. Jiraiya nodded, "From the current situation, it is indeed true. The Kusagakure Village has been losing ground, and the Iwagakure will soon be able to attack the border of the Land of Fire."

Xingxia Xiu nodded and asked again: "Does the Third Hokage have any orders?"

Jiraiya shook his head: "Not yet, but just in case, I have already withdrawn some people to guard the north."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "Indeed, this is necessary, although the current strategic goal of Iwagakure is to attack our homeland and force us to abandon the Rain Country."

"But since the Third Hokage has not ordered us to come here, we don't need to worry about that place. We just need to protect the Rain Country."

Jiraiya nodded: "From today on, I will also stay at the front line."

"You are the commander, you have the final say."

Xingxia Xiu changed the subject and asked, "Has Minato returned to the village?"

Jiraiya nodded, "He's back in the village to rest and take part in the Chunin Exams."

Xingxia Xiu smiled and said, "There's definitely no problem with being a Chunin. Did you research the situation in the Land of Grass before you came here?"

Jiraiya reacted and looked thoughtful: "You mean, Minato might be going to the Land of Grass."

"Logistics, Kannabihashi?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "We are now one against three. There is no way we can compare to the Iwagakure in terms of military strength."

"We can't afford to fight a war of attrition, and the Third Hokage definitely doesn't want to do that."

"Then, the most effective and fastest way to make Iwagakure unable to continue its operations in the Land of Grass in a short period of time is to cut off Iwagakure's logistics."

Jiraiya nodded after hearing this.

Iwagakure came to the Land of Rain to fight, and with the support of the Land of Earth and the Land of Birds, the logistical pressure was very light.

But if we attack the Fire Kingdom through the Grass Kingdom, the logistical pressure will increase greatly.

It just so happens that the Land of Grass is located in a basin, surrounded by high mountains. The most important passage for the Land of Earth to enter the Land of Grass is the Kammubi Bridge.

For ninjas, they can pass through without the Kannabi Bridge, but large-scale logistics cannot do so.

Although the ninja world has sealing scrolls that can store things, they are not worth mentioning compared to the huge logistics.

"Iwagakure must be fully aware of the importance of Kannobi Bridge, and it must be heavily guarded."

Jiraiya's brow showed worry.

Even though Minato possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, as a teacher, he still can't help but worry.

Xingxia Xiu patted Jiraiya's shoulder and said with a smile: "You have to believe in Minato."

"After this battle, Minato's reputation might even be greater than yours!"

Zilai also pretended to be distressed.

……

Konoha Village, Hokage's office.

Namikaze Minato knocked on the door of the Hokage's office. When he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice, he immediately pushed the door open and walked in, then bowed: "Third Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, his expression calm and gentle: "Minato, this time there is a very important mission that needs you to complete."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's expression immediately became serious: "Please give me your instructions, Third Hokage. I will do my best to complete it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Iwagakure is about to attack the border of the Land of Fire. The village is short of troops, so we need people to sneak into the rear of Iwagakure and eliminate the strategic point of Iwagakure entering the Land of Grass, the Kannabi Bridge, to cut off the logistics line of Iwagakure Village."

"Your mission is to blow up the Kannabi Bridge."

"This time there will be an elite jonin joining you on this mission."

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Then a tall figure pushed the door open and walked in.

Namikaze Minato bowed quickly when he saw him: "Sakumo-senpai!"

The person who came was none other than Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, but he had just returned from the Sand Shinobi battlefield and looked a little dusty.

After nodding with Minato Namikaze, Hatake Sakumo bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Third Hokage!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakumo. This time you and Minato will carry out the Kannabi Bridge mission together. Make sure to blow up the Kannabi Bridge."

(End of this chapter)