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Chapter 123 Yagura, All-Out Attack! (10,000-word update, please subscribe and vote!)

Genichi Kishita never expected that the shadow clone who stayed in Konoha to train would actually master Ice Release.

He had already mentally prepared himself to rely on the future.

I really am a genius!
Genichi Shushita, who appeared next to Ina Uzumaki, had a big smile on his face behind his mask.

What a pleasant surprise!
Moreover, the Ice Release chakra that returned after the Shadow Clone was dispelled, after seeping into his cells, actually caused subtle changes in his body.

"The cells seem to be growing...a change at the genetic level?"

Genichi only had a rough sense of it. In the midst of his current mission, he couldn't stop to carefully experience it and generate more Ice Release chakra.

However, since bloodline limits can be inherited by offspring, it means that bloodline limits are deeply embedded in the genes and engraved into the genetic code.

"War is such a nuisance..."

Suppressing his many thoughts, Genichi said to Ina Uzumaki, "Ina, first gather information on the chakra levels of all the ninjas at headquarters."

"understand!"

Uzumaki Ina nodded, then squatted down and tapped the ground with two fingers.

Even in wartime, Jiraiya would have chakra flowing within his body.

After giving instructions to Uzumaki Ina, Genichi Kishita raised one hand, and his Water Release chakra, like ink, merged into the air and then rapidly spread.

He also needs to record the chakra levels of his own people first.

In this tactic, perception is crucial.

Genichi first used his senses to cover the main camp and the medical platoon camp, and then quickly moved towards the location of the defensive forces.

By the time Uzumaki Ina had grasped the situation at the main camp, Genichi Koushi's senses had already covered the entire defensive range of Konoha.

Immediately afterward, Xuan Yi formed a hand seal and created six shadow clones under the tree.

Whoosh whoosh!
The clones leaped off in six directions, heading to deal with the Mist Ninja.

After the clone left, Genichi under the tree gave the order: "Let's go!"

shhhhhh!
The five people disappeared one after another, speeding through the forest.

Genichi had already memorized Jiraiya's map, and now he led his team straight to these defensive lines, having Ina Uzumaki memorize the chakra of the Konoha ninjas on the lines.

Uzumaki Ina has a high talent for perception, but she has only mastered the Divine Heart Sensing Technique for a short time. She is unable to do what Genichi Kishita did, directly covering the entire defensive zone with her perception on a large scale.

Even considering only the radius, it exceeds fifty kilometers.

……

In the dense forest, a squad of Mist Ninja bypassed the Leaf Village's defenses, slipped through gaps, and continued to penetrate deeper.

This path has been explored before; now we need to go deeper and gather more intelligence on Konoha's defenses.

The Mist Ninja team was extremely cautious because Konoha had laid many traps at the weak points of their defenses. Once triggered, these traps would cause nearby Konoha ninja to pounce and attack.

Those capable of carrying out such intelligence missions are the elite of the Mist Ninja.

Suddenly, the leading Kirigakure Jonin stopped and looked at the enemy that had suddenly appeared in front of him: "Has Konoha changed its defensive arrangements?"

"Ok?"

"only one person?"

On the tree, the masked shadow clone of Xuan Yiying silently leaped towards the Mist Ninja team, casting an illusion when he was more than ten meters away.

The art of darkness!
The Fog Shadow Squad's vision was immediately taken away.

"Oh no, it's Genichi Kinoshita!"

The four mist ninjas were all startled.

"withdraw!"

The captain of the Mist Ninja squad threw out a smoke bomb, and the other three took the opportunity to break the genjutsu. Then the four of them quickly retreated the way they came, like frightened birds.

Not only here, but Genichi's six shadow clones also accurately intercepted one Kirigakure ninja squad after another.

However, not all the Mist Ninjas ran away when they saw Genichi under the tree.

Not all Mist Ninjas could recognize Genichi Kinoshita immediately.

Some people quickly retreated and successfully escaped.

Some people reacted too slowly and were caught up by Genichi Shushita, who killed or captured them.

There were also those who dared to confront Genichi Shushita head-on, but were surrounded and killed by Genichi Shushita's shadow clones.

The reason why Genichi Kinoshita was able to accurately locate the infiltration team from Kirigakure was due to his powerful sensory abilities.

Konoha is not lacking in sensory ninjas on the battlefield.

The Yamanaka clan, the Aburame clan, the Inuzuka clan, and the renowned Hyuga clan all have members on the battlefield who possess sensory abilities.

In particular, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan possesses the ability to see into the distance.

However, even the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan can not "perceive" as much as Genichi Koushi.

The maximum distance that a typical Jonin from the Hyuga branch family can see with their Byakugan is only a dozen miles.

Within a vast defensive depth spanning hundreds of miles, it's really nothing.

This is also Konoha's predicament.

It's impossible for Hiruzen Sarutobi to mobilize thousands of ninjas and maintain a long-term presence along the eastern coast.

……

A few hours later.

On a small island not far from the Land of Fire.

The Mist-Hidden Frontline Headquarters, located here, learned that Genichi Kinoshita had appeared on the battlefield.

Inside the cave, Commander Yagura was convening a meeting of many Jonin to discuss the next stage of the formal attack when an intelligence agent brought back bad news.

The name Genichi Shushita caused a slight change in the expression of the attendees inside the cave.

With green hair, purple eyes, a short stature, and a baby face, Yagura Karatachi was actually over forty years old, even older than Sakumo Hatake. He remained calm and, after noticing the changes in the expressions of the others, said indifferently, "In such a large-scale war, Genichi Koushi can't change much."

The war between ninjas, at least in the one before us, is not a war of a single, concentrated charge, but a war with a vast battlefield where even the strongest Genichi Koushi can only influence the outcome of a very small area.

Those present were all Jonin, and they all nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Moreover, although they were shocked by Genichi's strength and felt wary, it would be an exaggeration to say that they were so afraid of him that they lacked the courage to fight.

A Jonin from the Hozuki clan coldly said, "Lord Yagura, request reinforcements from the Third Hokage and assemble an even more elite and larger force to surround and kill this Genichi Kinoshita."

"Even if he's strong, he's still a ninja, and he has his limits. I don't believe he's invincible!"

"If necessary, we can even use the Tailed Beasts!"

The death of Hozuki Chizuki caused great sorrow to the Hozuki clan.

Although Hozuki Chizuki committed suicide, it was also because of Genichi Kinoshita.

Kill Genichi under the tree; the Hozuki clan wants it even more than the Third Mizukage!

"Why don't we hand over Genichi under this tree to our Kaguya clan?"

Opposite the Hozuki clan Jonin, the Kaguya clan Jonin, who still retained the ancient Mizuki hairstyle and stood out from the crowd, revealed his cold teeth.

Yagura said, "Mitsuki, Aki, we'll discuss Genichi's matter later. Let's first determine the tactics for this attack." Hozuki Mugetsu immediately bowed slightly, "Yes, Lord Yagura!"

Kaguya abandoned the conversation and stopped speaking.

But Yagura hadn't been there long before more intelligence started coming back, all of it about Genichi Kinoshita.

This caused an uproar among the many Jonin.

Someone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This guy's speed... could it be that his Instantaneous Movement Technique allows him to move over long distances?"

"Is it a space-time ninjutsu?"

"That damned guy, we have to kill him!"

Yagura frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It should be a shadow clone!"

The group of Jonin frowned.

"Shadow clones? This guy's shadow clones are this strong too. Two squads have already lost contact, and even the sensory ninjas can't sense their chakra!"

"This guy is becoming a bigger and bigger threat."

Then more intelligence came in that Konoha's troops were being frequently redeployed, seemingly adjusting their original defensive formation.

Upon hearing this information, a Kirigakure Jonin immediately angrily exclaimed, "Does Konoha think that Genichi Koushi is invincible, or is everyone in Kirigakure afraid of Genichi Koushi?"

Anyone who isn't stupid can see the changes brought about by Genichi Shushita at a glance.

Using Genichi Kinoshita to drive away and intimidate their intelligence squad, Konoha took the opportunity to adjust its troop deployment.

"Lord Yagura, I think this is a very good opportunity to attack!"

A voice suddenly rang out, causing the many Mist Ninja who were discussing around Genichi Kishita to stop and look.

Ao said solemnly, "Konoha is adjusting its troop strength to counter the intelligence we previously gathered."

"The current situation is very clear: Konoha's forces are insufficient."

"Jiraiya, one of the three legendary ninja commanders, wanted to use Genichi Kinoshita to buy time, but this was also our opportunity. We launched an attack while they were adjusting their troop deployment and had not yet completed it."

"If we wait until they complete their troop adjustments, then all our previous efforts will have been in vain."

"Although Konoha is only adjusting the outermost troop deployment now, and the situation in the deeper areas is unknown, we can't wait any longer."

“Our forces number 1,200, twice as many as those of Konoha. Even if Genichi Koushi has the abilities of a Kage, he can only change the situation in a localized area, not affect the entire battlefield.”

"As long as we find a breakthrough, coupled with the previously planned elite squads infiltrating behind enemy lines, we will be able to gain an absolute advantage, forcing Konoha to continuously reinforce its troops."

"In this way, it will benefit us, whether it's the attack plan in the southern part of the Land of Fire or giving other ninja villages an opportunity to attack Konoha!"

"And this is also the objective of this attack on Konoha."

Yagura smiled after hearing this and praised, "You're absolutely right, Ao."

"We really can't delay any longer."

"I have decided to launch a full-scale attack on Konoha immediately."

"Wuyue, Suiyue, according to the plan, each of you will lead an elite Jonin squad to carry out the infiltration plan. The target is the rear of Konoha's defense line, to create unrest and cut off supplies."

Hozuki Mugetsu and Suigetsu of the Yuki clan nodded in unison: "Understood!"

Yagura then added, "As for Genichi Kinoshita, report him as soon as he is found on the battlefield, and I will personally take action."

"Everyone, do you have any other suggestions?"

Everyone shook their heads, but Kaguya laughed and said, "Lord Yagura, hurry up and give the order to attack. Our Kaguya clan can't wait to snap the necks of the Konoha ninjas."

"Furthermore, if we encounter that Genichi Kinoshita, I will personally pull out his bones; there's no need for you, Lord Yagura, to take action!"

Yagura frowned slightly, but being a gentleman, he wasn't angry. Instead, he kindly reminded him, "Aki, don't underestimate any opponent, especially an enemy who has received the Third Hokage's high praise."

Kaguya chuckled and said, "Of course, I will use all my strength to defeat him with the Corpse Bone Pulse!"

Yagura said no more, but instead gave the order: "Launch the first wave of attack precisely one hour from now!"

……

A small town by the sea.

On the rooftop, a Konoha ninja observing the sea with binoculars was suddenly startled as ships began to sail into his field of vision.

He shouted urgently, "Captain, it seems the Mist Ninja have mobilized in large numbers!"

shhhhhh!
One by one, figures appeared on the rooftop, all looking towards the sea.

As the team leader, Moonlight Cloud Sea took the binoculars from his subordinate, looked at them for a moment, and immediately said, "Fire the signal flare!"

Soon, three signal flares were launched into the air and then exploded, the red signals standing out conspicuously in the evening light.

Furthermore, such signal flares were also raised in other coastal areas and spread all the way to the heart of the Land of Fire.

If a large-scale danger signal is detected, all the Konoha ninja will know at this moment: the Mist Ninja have officially launched a full-scale attack!

……

In the forest, Xuan Yi and the others stopped under the tree and looked up. Through the gaps in the trees, they could see the signal exploding in the air.

The three Sarutobi Kage leaped to the top of the tree and then quickly came down: "Captain, the Mist Ninja have launched a full-scale attack!"

Moonlight Wind said, "The Mist Ninja is truly decisive!"

Xuan Yi said from under the tree: "Never underestimate anyone."

"The Mist Ninja have noticed that we are adjusting our formation, so a decisive attack is the best option."

"Let's go, our battlefield isn't here!"

Genichi led his men to continue walking backwards.

When they returned to their base camp, Genichi Kinoshita sensed that the battle had already begun on the outermost edge of the defensive line, in the coastal area. The chakra fluctuations were so intense that even his Heavenly Water Boundless Technique was affected.

"As expected, there is no perfect technique."

Xuan Yi sighed inwardly under the tree.

At this moment, Jiraiya, dressed in armor, stood outside the tent. Seeing Genichi and the others return under the tree, he asked, "Genichi, when do you think the Kirigakure team will be able to infiltrate?"

After letting Uzumaki Ina and the others rest and recover their chakra, Genichi Kishita came to Jiraiya's side and said, "That depends on just how elite Kirigakure's elite squad really is."

"Moreover, they might not even use this tactic."

Jiraiya said, "It's best not to. That way, you can lead the team to the front lines."

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "No problem."

In addition to the initial task, the mission he received from Hiruzen Sarutobi also included temporarily following Jiraiya's orders.

Jiraiya patted Genichi on the shoulder and said, "From now on, unless I give you orders, carry out the mission as planned. I'm going to the front lines."

"According to the information we obtained from the prisoners, the commander of Kirigakure this time is Yagura Karatachi. This guy is not easy to deal with!"

After saying that, Jiraiya disappeared with his squad.

As a commander, one cannot always stay in the rear.

Given Konoha's current strained military strength, Jiraiya will also have to lead his team to fight the enemy.

However, Yagura?
The future Fourth Mizukage!
So, will Yagura Karatachi personally lead his team to infiltrate?

(End of this chapter)