Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 41 Blame-Shifting Water Shadow

While Shimura Danzo and his ninjas were rapidly marching and charging towards the Kumogakure ninja army, which was still stationed at the Kirigakure ninja army's base, Chiyo and her brother immediately understood Shimura Danzo and Konoha's intentions after hearing Ding Yi's words.

"That's disgusting!"

Chiyo looked disgusted; he was such a nasty person.

"I hope there will be more opponents like this."

Ebizo, however, chuckled and seemed to enjoy having such an opponent.

"You're getting more and more disgusting."

Chiyo glanced disdainfully at her younger brother, her expression hardening as she gave the order: "All troops, launch an attack! Once Konoha and Kumogakure clash, immediately launch a surprise assault on Uzushiogakure. A swift and decisive victory is our primary objective: to seize the sealing techniques."

Based on the available intelligence, Kumogakure is serious this time, deploying not only its elite forces but also the Third Raikage.

That was known as the strongest Raikage in history, with terrifying strength.

Konoha doesn't have many people, and even if they are elites, they can't hold them off for long. They must finish this quickly, get the sealing technique they need, and then retreat.

If the opportunity arises, we should wipe out the Uzumaki clan to eliminate any future threats.

Rasa was very excited. The time for the final battle had finally come. It was a pity that he didn't get to face the Cloud Ninja, otherwise he would have liked to find an opportunity to kill that Tamura Hao.

Their minds are terrifying; they will inevitably become a major enemy for Sunagakure in the future, and the sooner they are eliminated, the better.

Karura and Yekura, standing to the side, had mixed feelings. To be honest, they quite liked that kid and hoped he wouldn't die in this war.

Meanwhile, the Iwagakure ninja army also received the message from Ding Yi. The ninja army commander, Nishi Shijin, made the same judgment and decision as Chiyo and her brother, and ordered the ninja army to launch a swift attack on Uzushiogakure.

The strongmen of Uzushiogakure have just joined forces with Kumogakure to attack the Kirigakure ninja army, and their losses must be considerable, making this the perfect time for a surprise attack.

The moment the ninjas from various factions gathered chakra to launch their attack, several elders from Uzushio Village who had just returned sensed it.

"It's that kid Danzo Shimura's chakra, and the chakra of hundreds of people, all of them Jonin level. Judging from their direction of movement, they're heading towards the Cloud Village."

Those brats from Iwagakure and Sunagakure should be coming to kill us soon too.

Aloe Uzumaki, who was constantly consuming soldier pills to forcibly restore her chakra, sensed something and then looked at the clan leader, who was also her eldest nephew.

The other four clan elders glared angrily at their clan leader. It was clear that Konoha had sent people long ago, but they had been hiding in the shadows until now, when they finally appeared and immediately attacked their allies, the Cloud Ninja.

This guy's not even trying to hide it anymore.

"Get the children out of the tunnels, and get all women under the age of thirty-five, whether single or married, out of the tunnels."

Masahiko Uzumaki said dejectedly, "The result I least wanted to happen has still happened."

Although this is not the will of Konoha as a whole, nor the intention of the Senju clan and her sister, it is now fatal for the Uzumaki clan.

It took him a while to calm down. He took a deep breath, stood up, and glanced at the people present with a resolute expression.

"The survival of our village and clan hinges on this battle, gentlemen. May we have good fortune in battle!"

May your military prowess be abundant!

The group of people, including Aloe Vera, stood up, their faces filled with determination.

This is their home, and they will not give it up. Now that the younger generation has a way out, they have even less to worry about. Let's have a big battle and make those invaders pay a heavy price. At the same time, it can also be considered as covering their retreat.

At the same time, the Hidden Cloud Village ninja army, which was cleaning up the battlefield at the Hidden Mist Village ninja army's base, also sprang into action, preparing to meet the Konoha ninja.

Although they had just suffered heavy losses in a major battle, Konoha did not send many people this time, so it would not be difficult to stop them.

Meanwhile, on the beach not far away, Tutai and the shadow clone of Whirlpool Aloe handed a scroll to a squad leader of the Mist Shadow operative.

This person is a member of the Third Mizukage's ANBU (Anbu branch), and was sent to accompany the army to monitor those ninja clans.

He had heard about the situation inside Kirigakure, because the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, had joined forces with several major ninja clans to seize the position of the current Third Mizukage.

After the Third Mizukage took office, he was at odds with the ninja clans. He even devised a blood mist policy to weaken and suppress the ninja clans' power. The two sides were full of contradictions and were even like oil and water.

This is a point that can be exploited; if used properly, it can divert the hatred of the Hidden Mist Village ninjas from this incident.

"We have completed the plan we promised the Mizukage. This is a sealing technique suitable for sealing the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails. We hope that in the upcoming war, Kirigakure can form a permanent alliance with Uzushiogakure and Kumogakure and help each other."

The shadow clone of Aloe Vera spoke up, its face full of kindness, showing no trace of the resentment it had shown towards the Hidden Mist Ninja Army just moments before.

The earthen platform beside him also had a friendly expression; this was all planned in advance.

The ANBU squad leader was still completely bewildered. Was this the Mizukage's scheme?

With the help of Kumogakure and Uzushiogakure, they annihilated the elite ninja clans within their villages and also obtained sealing techniques capable of sealing tailed beasts.

All I can say is... he truly lives up to his reputation as the Mizukage!

The few surviving Kirigakure ANBU ninjas secretly sighed, realizing that all of this was the Mizukage's scheme.

Wow, that's brilliant!

"Our Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Cloud Village, and Hidden Uzumaki Village will be steadfast allies!"

Although bewildered, the dark squad leader responded immediately.

Regardless, my life was spared by someone who also gave me this Tailed Beast Sealing Technique, so it shouldn't be fake.

Moreover, I am only a squad leader. The battalion commander also came with the ninja army this time, but unfortunately he has died on the battlefield. I think the battalion commander should know this.

Although the captain unfortunately died in battle, the Mizukage's mission must continue: to bring back this Tailed Beast Sealing Technique.

"We won't continue sending them off. Please give our regards to Lord Mizukage."

Tu Tai smiled broadly; the other party's proactive cooperation couldn't be better.

By using this person to shift the blame onto the Mizukage, they stirred up trouble within Kirigakure.

Even if the Third Mizukage knew he had been tricked, it wouldn't matter, because the Tailed Beast Sealing Technique was real.

"Please also convey our greetings to the Third Raikage and the Uzumaki Clan Chief!"

The squad leader responded seriously and immediately ordered his men to raise the sails and use the wind to quickly sail into the sea.

"The Third Mizukage was ruthless!"

The vortex aloe vera shadow clone gazed at the increasingly distant ship and sighed, glancing out of the corner of its eye at a stretch of seawater.

The Hozuki clan's water transformation technique is indeed very well concealed underwater, but it's nothing compared to the Uzumaki clan's perception.

"He lost his position as Mizukage to the Second Mizukage because he wasn't ruthless enough. Having learned his lesson, he won't be merciful again. Only by annihilating those ninja clans can he secure his position as Mizukage."

Tsuchida chimed in, indicating that it was all the Third Mizukage's fault.

The two talked for a while before leaving. After they left, a head rose from the sea. It was a Hozuki ninja who had been assigned by Hozuki Jagetsu to stay on the fleet. Sensing something was wrong, he immediately jumped into the sea and hid.

"Three generations!"

With a resentful growl, it dared not linger and quickly submerged into the sea to leave.

He needed to return to the village as soon as possible to inform the clan chief and the other ninja clans. Those clansmen could not have sacrificed in vain; they must make those three generations pay the price.

(End of this chapter)