Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

Because Konoha must prepare for a protracted war.

The remaining large number of ninjas were scattered throughout the Land of Fire. Wherever a problem arose, ninjas would be dispatched to ensure that support was provided to the battlefield as quickly as possible, with the minimum required standard.

If we exclude the Iwa ninja from the Land of Grass, are there really 10,000 ninja left in Iwagakure?

Moreover, the Land of Earth is separated from the Land of Lightning by several small countries.

If Iwagakure really mobilized 10,000 ninja, how come there was no news about the Third Raikage?

Therefore, Chiba has doubts about the claim that 1 Iwagakure ninjas fought against the Third Raikage.

Chiyu said to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru-sensei, I would like to request a mission."

Orochimaru asked, "What kind of mission do you want to apply for?"

Chiba replied, "I would like to apply for an intelligence gathering mission to find out whether the Third Raikage is really going to join the battle."

Orochimaru asked in surprise, "It's a foregone conclusion that the Third Raikage will personally join the battle. Is there any point in investigating further?"

Chiba replied seriously, "Orochimaru-sensei, I think it's very meaningful because I believe that Iwagakure will not sit idly by and wait for its demise."

Orochimaru frowned slightly: "You mean... Iwagakure is also going to launch a large-scale operation against Konoha?"

Chiyu shook her head: "No, my guess is that Iwagakure is very likely to take action against Kumogakure."

Orochimaru looked somewhat surprised: "Why do you think that Iwagakure would attack Kumogakure, its ally?"

Chiyu analyzed to Orochimaru: "The Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki, is a rather cunning old man."

The war has been going on for so many years. Although they cooperate with Kumogakure, the Iwagakure ninjas are very conservative in the Land of Grass, and there are far fewer battles than in other battlefields.

Therefore, among the five great ninja villages, Iwagakure is currently the strongest.

Meanwhile, Kumogakure has been locked in a fierce battle with Konoha in the Land of Hot Springs for a long time. Several years have passed, and they still haven't been able to break through Konoha's lines. Their overall strength is now about the same as Konoha's, which is facing multiple pressures.

That old man, Onoki, is only interested in profit, not Konoha.

Let's analyze this based on the current situation in the ninja world.

Sunagakure Village is too poor to make any money.

Kirigakure is too far away; there's no need to cause trouble for them.

Konoha's morale is currently very high, and many outstanding and powerful ninjas have emerged.

In contrast, now that a large number of elite ninjas from Kumogakure have been sent to support the Land of Hot Springs, and the Third Raikage has decided to personally participate in the war, Kumogakure's rear is vulnerable, and the opportunity is perfect.

Therefore, I believe that Onoki will not let this opportunity pass, and will most likely try to intercept and kill the Third Raikage, severely damaging Kumogakure in order to gain benefits.

Orochimaru pondered for a moment.

Chiyu's analysis makes some sense, but Orochimaru thinks the possibility is not very high.

However, it is still possible. If that is the case, then the counterattack from Konoha will begin.

Orochimaru nodded in agreement, "Alright, then this mission is yours!"

Senba nodded and said, "Then, Orochimaru-sensei, I'll set off immediately!"

Chiba believes that if the Iwa ninja really wanted to intercept the Third Raikage, it certainly wouldn't be in the Land of Lightning or the Land of Hot Springs. It's very likely that it would take place in the Land of the Moon, which is located between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Hot Springs.

Therefore, Chiba went directly to the Land of the Moon.

A few days later.

As soon as Chiba arrived in the Land of the Moon, the Third Raikage had just left the Land of Lightning and stepped onto the border of the Land of the Moon when Chiba sensed him using his Observation Haki.

Because when they were carrying out their operation in Kumogakure, Chiba remembered the aura of the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage was followed by more than twenty ninjas, none of whom were weak.

Chiba was tracking the Third Raikage at the maximum distance he could sense.

Two days later, Qianyu, who was resting on the ground, suddenly stood up.

"coming!"

Chiba sensed a large number of ninjas, approximately 7.

There weren't 1, but that was enough. However, most of the ninjas weren't very strong; they were quite weak.

Only a small portion of the ninjas were of decent strength.

Chiba sensed the location of the Third Raikage again. It seemed that they were still unaware that the Iwa ninja were about to deal with them and were still on their way.

Chiyu was a little puzzled. Was the intelligence work in Kumogakure really that lacking?

With so many Iwa ninjas traveling across so many countries, did they really not obtain any intelligence at all?

Qianyu quickened her pace; no matter what, this battle was about to begin.

When Chiba arrived, the Third Raikage and the Iwa ninja army had already encountered each other.

The leader of the Iwa ninja army was Onoki's son, Koto.

The Third Raikage stared at the Iwa ninja army before him and questioned in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this? Onoki told me that your army should have entered the Land of Hot Springs from the flank of the Land of Rice Fields to cooperate with our ninjas and wipe out the Konoha ninjas of the Land of Hot Springs, instead of showing up here!"

It was only then that Qianyu realized what was happening.

It turns out that Onoki had lied to the Third Raikage.

Under the guise of cooperation, Onoki assembled an army and successfully arrived in the Land of the Moon to intercept and kill the Third Raikage.

Huang Tu stepped forward and said, "The Tsuchikage's latest order! Kill the Third Raikage here, and then... attack the Land of Lightning!"

The Third Raikage's eyes widened in fury: "That old bastard Onoki dared to lie to me, dared to betray our alliance!"

Hearing the Third Raikage scold his father, Huang Tu said unhappily, "Raikage, this is a battlefield. As the Kage of a village, I don't need to tell you about the treachery and deceit on the battlefield, do I?"

The Third Raikage immediately activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and then commanded those behind him, "I'll hold them off. You all immediately head to the Land of Hot Springs and bring all the ninjas back to the village. Let A inherit my name!"

Tell A that the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village have withdrawn from this war! We have already lost!

The Third Raikage's subordinates hesitated, remaining rooted to the spot: "Lord Raikage..."

The Third Raikage snapped, "Stop hesitating! Go! You are the future of Kumogakure, you absolutely cannot perish here!"

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

The Third Raikage's subordinates, their eyes red with tears, reluctantly left the place.

Chapter 148 Melee

The Third Raikage was intercepted by the Iwa ninja army.

In order to buy his subordinates time to escape, the Third Raikage chose to face the Third Raikage alone.

Huang Tu immediately gave the order: "Don't let these Cloud Ninjas leave! Stop them!"

Hundreds of Iwa ninja rushed forward, preparing to intercept the fleeing Kumo ninja.

"Righteous thunder axe!"

The Third Raikage used the Body Flicker Technique to instantly appear among the group of Iwa ninja who had been dispatched.

He concentrated his Lightning Release chakra in his feet, unleashing tremendous destructive power that slammed the ground into a deep crater. More than twenty Iwa ninjas died instantly in the Third Raikage's attack, and many more were blasted away.

The Third Raikage single-handedly stopped the Iwa ninja who were chasing after his subordinates.

A barrage of kunai shuriken rained down on the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage's lightning chakra level increased once again.

The shuriken and kunai couldn't break through the Third Raikage's defenses at all.

The Third Raikage, like a wolf among sheep, began slaughtering the Iwa ninja.

Seeing his fellow villagers being slaughtered, Huang Tu immediately used ninjutsu to try and stop the Third Raikage.

"Earth Release! Mountain Earth Technique"

Huang Tu used advanced Earth Release ninjutsu to create two giant hemispheres from earth, which sandwiched the Third Raikage and squeezed him inward.

The Third Raikage braced his hands against the rock wall, preventing it from being squeezed further inward.

Upon seeing this, without Huang Tu's command, the Iwa ninjas swarmed forward, intending to kill the Third Raikage.

"Hell Thrust·Four Pen Hands!"

The Third Raikage concentrated a large amount of lightning on his four fingers, directly breaking through the hemispherical rock. As he ran, he strung the rocks like a gourd, killing a large number of Iwa ninja in his path.

The strength of these Iwa ninja is not even in the same league as that of the Third Raikage.

Qianyu watched the battle unfold on the battlefield, her body trembling slightly.

This is the sensation of the body releasing adrenaline.

This kind of battle, where one fights against many opponents, is what Qianyu finds most exhilarating.

The Third Raikage's subordinates have successfully escaped.

In fact, the Third Raikage could leave now.

However, if the Third Raikage were to leave, given the current state of Kumogakure, they certainly wouldn't be able to stop the Iwa ninja army.

Therefore, he had to buy time so that the Cloud Ninja of the Land of Hot Water could return to defend the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Hell Thrust! Three-Pronged Strike!"

The Third Raikage lost one finger, using only three fingers to deliver a thrusting attack that killed an Iwa ninja.

Seeing a large number of Iwa ninjas being killed, Huang Tu immediately commanded, "Use the Thousand-Mile Earth Flow Wall to stop him!"

The group of ninjas began to form hand seals together, and after completing the seals, they placed their hands on the ground.

"Earth Escape: Ten Thousand Miles Earth Current Wall!"

A massive earthen wall, as tall as the Great Wall, rose from the ground, blocking the path of the Third Raikage.

However, the Third Raikage's expression remained unchanged as he continued his advance with the Three-Handed Piercing Technique, even when faced with such a fortress.

Almost all the Iwa ninja were on high alert, ready to attack immediately after the earthen wall blocked the Third Raikage.

But to the surprise of Iwagakure and Huangtu, the earthen wall was as fragile as paper under the Third Raikage's Three-Piercing Hand technique, and was directly pierced through.