Starting from the root of Konoha, he was the mastermind behind the scenes

In the forest, three figures leaped and moved forward quickly. They were none other than Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma, who had become Chunin and were starting to leave the leading ninja team to act alone.

Of course, they were not sent to the front line, but were arranged on the third line of defense, responsible for intercepting the Mist Ninjas that might infiltrate into the heart of the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire is vast and Konoha's military strength is insufficient, so it is naturally impossible to defend it strictly and make the defense line impenetrable.

What's more, the ninja's fighting style is originally good at infiltration and interspersion.

Even the Ninja World War was not like the Fourth Ninja World War, where large-scale troops were assembled and then collectively charged into battle.

It is more about infiltration and counter-osmosis, and the competition for important nodes.

Large-scale fighting often occurs in crucial decisive battles.

"Someone!"

Shiranui Genma suddenly shouted.

The three of them stopped immediately.

Might Guy fell to the ground, and Shiranui Genma and Ebisu both landed on a branch, just behind and above Might Guy.

At the same time, the figures on the opposite side also stopped.

"It's the Mist Ninja!"

Might Guy made a fighting gesture, facing four people.

"It's actually three little devils, kill them!"

The four Mist Ninjas looked at Might Guy and the other two. Although they were smiling, their eyes were calm.

After the words fell, the four figures disappeared at the same time.

"careful!"

Ebisu shouted.

He and Shiranui Genma disappeared almost at the same time, and then shurikens were nailed into the branches.

Ding!
There were clanging sounds of metal in the air and sparks flying everywhere.

After Genma Shiranui fought with the enemy's ninja sword while holding a kunai, they both landed on the ground. Genma Shiranui immediately jumped again, and the shuriken fell on the place where he originally landed.

On the other side, Ebisu and Might Guy each fought in close combat with a Mist Ninja, and they were evenly matched.

But at this time, fog was rising in the forest.

"Oh no, it's the Mist Hidden Technique!"

"Some of them might be good at silent assassination!"

Shiranui Genma shouted a reminder.

He had heard from Xingxia Xiu about the Mist Hidden Technique and the Silent Assassination Technique.

As soon as the warning sounded, it was followed by the sound of breaking air. Shiranui Genma immediately changed his position and avoided the attack of the shuriken.

After dodging, Shiranui Genma immediately used the water-style ninjutsu he had prepared.

Three water columns rose up and surrounded him.

Immediately afterwards, Genma Shiranui formed seals and performed the water clone technique to replace his original body.

He had just completed the clone technique and hidden his real body when two Mist Ninjas rushed out to kill him.

While controlling three water jets, Genma Shiranui was dealing with two Mist Ninjas. He was completely at a disadvantage and looked extremely embarrassed.

Sudden.

The two Mist Ninjas retreated, and then two streams of water rushed over.

Rumble!
The water flow converged and impacted, and the water column of Shiranui Genjian was instantly collapsed, and the person was also knocked down by the water flow.

Bang bang bang~
The two Mist Ninjas were running at high speed along the current. They knew that it was impossible for such a current to sense a person.

One of them quickly formed seals with his hands, and water snakes immediately condensed from the water flow, wrapping around Shiranui Genjian's body.

The other man jumped up and stabbed down with his ninja sword, accurately piercing Genma Shiranui's body.

Wow!

Shiranui Genma's body collapsed into a stream of water.

"Water body!"

The Mist Ninja's expression changed, but before he could retreat, a hand grabbed his foot.

Then with a splash, the Mist Ninja was pulled into the water.

The other Mist Ninja couldn't see the situation, but he could hear the sounds. When he heard his companions' screams, he immediately knew that something was wrong and charged forward in an attempt to rescue his companions.

But Shiranui Genma was faster and slit the enemy's throat before rescue arrived. Blood emerged from the water, followed by a corpse.

The Mist Ninja rushed over to rescue, but saw only the corpses of their companions. Mist was lingering all around them, and there was no other sound except the sound of fighting in the distance.

Underwater, Genma Shiranui slowly formed seals.

On the surface of the water, the Mist Ninja shouted coldly, "You must still be hiding under the water, right?"

"How long can you hide?"

"You'll be unable to hold it in any longer."

"Once you get out of the water, you're dead. I'm going to chop your head off!"

He is provoking the enemy.

As long as the opponent reveals a flaw, he can rush forward.

A kid who just graduated shouldn't have much chakra left, right?

Sudden.

The Mist Ninja heard the gurgling sound of water, but the smile on his face froze and he exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

The water under his feet surged at this moment, then gathered into the air and turned into a water dragon.

Water Release-Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
The Mist Ninja didn't expect that a little kid could actually master such a high-level technique. With a huge roar, a water dragon swooped down and hit the Mist Ninja, and the whole person was pushed to the bottom of the water. The terrible impact force made him bleed from all seven orifices.

Huchi~huchi~
Shiranui Genma appeared on the water, squatted on one knee, and gasped for breath: "I hope... Ebisu and Kai can..."

His chakra consumption was too great and he couldn't provide support in a short time.

but.

The two Mist Ninjas were eliminated, and the thick fog began to dissipate rapidly.

When the fog dissipated, the two Mist Ninjas changed color. While fighting with Kai and the other two, they had to divert their attention to be on guard against Genma Shiranui.

Most importantly, the death of their two companions made them panic and lost their will to fight.

Might Guy's intuition was very sharp. He opened three doors without hesitation. His speed and strength increased dramatically. He just dodged a few times to create an illusion and easily took out his opponent with one punch.

His only companion was also killed, and the remaining Mist Ninja completely lost the desire to fight and immediately turned around and fled.

How could Ebisu miss such an opportunity? A Rasengan appeared in his hand, and taking advantage of the opportunity created by Shiranui Genma's shuriken, he smashed the enemy's back with a ball, sending the Mist Ninja flying.

The battle is over, victory!
Shiranui Genma, who had already taken the Hōryōgan (Bingliang Pill), hurriedly said, "Kai, Ebisu, recover your strength as soon as possible. The Mist Ninja has infiltrated here, and we may encounter the enemy at any time."

"understand!"

Ebisu and Kai nodded in unison, then took out their Hyouryoku Maru and took a rest.

Half an hour later, the three of them continued their journey.

This is not their line of defense yet.

Another hour passed and the three of them arrived at the third line of defense, found the responsible Jonin, and received further arrangements.

So, after only resting for half an hour, the three of them set off again without stopping and arrived at the designated location.

For the next period of time, the three of them will be responsible for patrolling and defending the nearby area.

Once you encounter a large number of enemies that you cannot resist, you must send out signal flares.

For three consecutive days, the three men did not encounter any enemies.

On the fourth day, Genma Shiranui and the other two saw a flare rising in the sky and immediately went to rescue without hesitation.

When the three arrived, the battlefield was in chaos and fighting was everywhere.

"Kai, Ebisu!"

Shiranui Genma took a quick look and immediately locked onto a group of Mist Ninjas.

It was a three-person team, surrounding and beating two Konoha ninjas.

Might Guy and Ebisu immediately understood what Genma Shiranui meant. They looked at each other, and the former immediately opened three doors in a row and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed.

Next was Ebisu, who condensed the Rasengan and took advantage of Might Guy's high attack and speed to launch a sneak attack on the enemy. The Rasengan hit the enemy directly, blowing a Mist Ninja away.

But immediately afterwards, Ebisu was kicked away by another angry Mist Ninja.

"What a fast speed and such a strong force!"

"Kai, be careful!"

Ebisu, who hit the tree trunk and couldn't get up, shouted loudly.

Might Guy shouted, "I know!"

Bang bang bang!
Kai, who had opened three gates, rushed forward to engage in close combat with the enemy, using quick attacks to hold the man back.

At this time, Shiranui Genma also completed the ninjutsu. Water escape - Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!
"Kai, disperse!"

Shiranui Genma shouted loudly.

The next moment, Kai flew backwards, but was kicked away by the enemy.

But he did it on purpose.

In a battle like this, this is the only way to escape quickly.

Just as Kai flew backwards, a water dragon swooped down from the sky and hit the Mist Ninja.

With a rumbling sound, water flowed in all directions, and a seriously injured Mist Ninja appeared on the ground.

Kai took a look and then rushed towards another Mist Ninja.

Shiranui Genma glanced at Ebisu, then took out a kunai and rushed forward.

It was three against two just now, now it’s four against one!

Three minutes later, the battle ended.

The Mist Ninja died, and two of Kai's men were injured, including Ebisu.

However, Ebisu was only slightly injured, while another Konoha Chunin was seriously injured, and his left arm was almost chopped off by the last Mist Ninja.

The battle here ended, and Kai and the other two immediately went to support others.

The battle was finally over when the sun gradually set.

Without paying any attention to the corpses lying around, the extremely exhausted Shiranui Genma and the other two sat down on the ground and ate their food pills.

Xing Xia Xiu warned them that whether on the battlefield or on a mission, they must recover their physical strength as soon as possible and maintain a good condition.

So after the battle, they immediately took Bingliang Pills to restore their strength.

After having enough rest, he and others carefully cleaned up the battlefield.

Night falls.

Ebisu, who was camping under a tree, couldn't help but say, "It would be nice if Teacher Xiu was here."

He missed Xingxiaxiu's wooden house.

"Do you think Teacher Xiu is really dead?"

Ebisu asked again.

Might Guy said: "I think Teacher Xiu is just injured."

Shiranui Genma was silent for a moment before he said, "They are four Kages after all."

The news circulating in Konoha was that Hoshita Hide was besieged by four Kage.

At the same time, the news circulating in the ninja world was that the four Kage had killed Hoshita Hide, and the Third Mizukage had died in battle.

This incident was of course very shocking, but the Ninja World War broke out immediately afterwards, so there was no time and space for it to ferment.

But no matter what, Kai felt that Xingxia Xiu was not dead.

But Genma Shiranui was a little pessimistic.

Xingxia Xiu is certainly very powerful, but they are just four shadows after all.

Moreover, he is more mature than Ebisu and Might Guy.

If Hide Hoshita had not died, the other ninja villages would not have besieged Konoha.

The three of them were silent.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day Kai and the other two started their mission with full energy.

In a blink of an eye, several days passed and Kai and his two companions did not encounter any enemies again.

However, Ebisu, who was in charge of collecting supplies that day, brought back a piece of news.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure infiltrated the rear.

"Seven Kirigakure Ninja Swordsmen?"

"Every one of them is a Jonin. How did these guys infiltrate?"

Shiranui Genma looked solemn.

If they encountered such a person, wouldn't the entire army be wiped out?
Ebisu said, "Our defense is too porous and we don't have enough troops."

"But the village must have heard the news, and they should be sending people here soon."

Shiranui Genma sighed: "I hope so!"

Might Guy said, "We shouldn't be so unlucky as to run into them, right?"

Swish!
Shiranui Genma and Ebisu both looked at Might Guy.

Kai scratched his head in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Ebisu gritted his teeth and said, "It's best not to say such things."

Shiranui Genma nodded: "Unlucky!"

Kai smiled awkwardly: "Oh, okay!"

After putting the supplies away and replenishing their ninja tools, military ration pills and other supplies, they continued their tasks.

And at the same time.

In Konoha Village, after the news of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist came back, Might Day could no longer sit still. He immediately left the village and rushed to the battlefield as fast as possible.

……

In the afternoon, looking at the seven strange Mist Ninjas opposite, cold sweat rolled down Shiranui Genma's forehead.

Ebisu, who was wearing sunglasses, gritted his teeth to stop himself from trembling: "Kai, you are such a bad mouth!"

Might Guy was also sweating profusely at this moment.

Seven jonin!

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist still have no chance of winning.

No, I can't even escape.

"Genma, Ebisu, I'll hold them back, you guys run!"

Kai gritted his teeth.

Shiranui Genma immediately said, "Don't be so stupid. They are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. You can only open the fifth gate of the Eight Gates at best. You are no match for them at all."

The fifth gate is Dumen.

Kai's combat effectiveness can indeed be greatly improved after opening this door. According to Xingxia Xiu's previous evaluation, it can be comparable to the status of a special ninja, but it can't last too long.

Not to mention delaying them, facing these seven people, Shiranui Genma suspected that none of the three of them would have the chance to send out a distress signal.

Looking at the three shivering little guys, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were very relaxed.

"I didn't expect that even the little devils knew our name!"

The first to speak was Biwa Juzo.

Then Black Hoe Lei Ya smiled and said, "I think we can give them a grand funeral!"

"Whatever you want, but don't give them the chance to send out a flare."

The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost said: "This should be the last line of defense, don't be too careless."

Kurisan Kushimaru smiled and said, "Leave it to me, and make it quick and easy."

Just as he was about to move, he suddenly looked up and saw a green figure falling from the sky.

"father!"

Might Guy exclaimed: "You...why are you here?"

"Leave quickly, you are only a Genin, and they are all Jonin!"

Shiranui Genma and Ebisu were also surprised, but soon felt something was wrong.

“Kai, Uncle Dai seems to have opened eight doors as well.”

Shiranui Genma said.

Kai was immediately stunned, because his Eight Gates were opened by Xingxia Xiu, but Might Day did not teach him, and he did not know that Might Day knew the Eight Gates.

Might Dai turned his head slightly, gave a thumbs-up, and smiled, saying, "Even if you can't escape, you must protect the most important thing to you."

After saying that, Might Dai turned around, stared at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and opened the seventh gate.

boom!
A huge amount of chakra exploded, the air wave swept through, and the green light turned into blue.

Feeling this power, Biwa Juzo and others couldn't help but change color.

Is this a fucking ninja?

But Might Dai didn't stop at all, and immediately opened the death gate in the heart, which is the eighth gate.

An even more terrifying force erupted, and the original blue true energy turned blood red.

boom!
Mighty Dai disappeared, and the ground exploded.

boom!
Before Kurisan Kushimaru could react, he was already sent flying and killed instantly. (End of this chapter)