Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Inside the Hokage Building.

Shikatoki and Minato stood in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Shikatoki, since you're going to follow Tsunade to the battlefield in Amegakure, go to the casino and take Tsunade away." Hiruzen Sarutobi said this, feeling utterly humiliated.

His three apprentices.

The one who gave him the least trouble was Orochimaru.

If Shikatoki knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking this way, he would definitely laugh out loud.

Who doesn't know that the Legendary Sannin of Konoha represent gambling, drugs, and prostitution!

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

"Yes, be careful on the battlefield."

After giving some instructions, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato left.

"Minato, go find Nawaki and wait for me at the gate. I'm going to the casino to find Tsunade."

"it is good."

There aren't many casinos in Konoha, and Shikatoki quickly found Tsunade, who was already losing money.

"Lu Shi, I'm going to play one more round. I'm sure I'll break even on the last one! You're stopping me from getting rich!"

Despite Tsunade's loud protests, they were forcibly dragged away.

Upon arriving at the village gate, Tsunade still looked like she hadn't had enough, constantly lamenting her last hand of cards.

"Set off!"

The four of them set off immediately.

Nawaki was the most excited one. It was his first time leaving Konoha Village, and he was full of curiosity about everything.

Along the way, he transformed into 100,000 "whys".

If it weren't for Minato, that little sun, constantly answering Nawaki's questions, Shika would have already exploded at Nawaki!

Fortunately, the four of them were on a forced march and arrived at Amegakure in a day, finally getting rid of Nawaki, the curious little devil.

"Tsunade, you're finally back." Jiraiya's face lit up with joy when he saw Tsunade, and then he noticed the three people behind her. "Shikatoki, Minato! It's great that you came to help too!"

Nawaki immediately protested, "Brother Jiraiya! I'm here too! I'm here to help."

Jiraiya waved his hand. "I know, I know. Orochimaru is in the tent. Go find him."

Rope Tree felt he had been given the runaround, but there was nothing he could do but go to his teacher.

"What's the situation now? I've only been gone for two days, it shouldn't be anything serious, right?" Tsunade asked.

"I don't know how Hanzo found out about your departure, but he launched a night raid on the camp last night, and a large number of ninjas were poisoned."

Jiraiya's words greatly surprised Tsunade.

"What?! Take me to the wounded soldiers' camp." Tsunade's face was serious. "Shikatoki, you and Minato go to Orochimaru and follow his orders."

Tsunade left in a hurry.

Tsunade may be unreliable when it comes to gambling, but on the battlefield, she is absolutely a god to all the wounded!

The two entered the tent.

Orochimaru's expression was grave. "Shikatoki-kun, Minato-kun, it's so good that you've come to our aid."

"Orochimaru-senpai, is there anything we can do for you?" Shikatoki asked calmly.

"The situation is basically clear now, only Amegakure and Sunagakure remain." Orochimaru paused when he mentioned Sunagakure, "Just this morning, Sunagakure handed us a letter of negotiation."

"What content?" Minato asked curiously.

"The Sand Village has demanded that Konoha return the One-Tailed Jinchuriki in exchange for their withdrawal of troops, and Sarutobi-sensei has already agreed."

Orochimaru spoke calmly.

Lu was somewhat speechless. "What about compensation?"

"no."

"Tsk!" Lu Shi was truly numb.

Leaving aside the infighting between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, let's not even talk about Kirigakure not even making it ashore.

Sunagakure was definitely the most vocal. Konoha had such a huge advantage, yet Hiruzen Sarutobi just let it go. It's unbelievable.

If Tobirama Senju were in power, he would have skinned Sunagakure alive!

"I know Shikatoki-kun is unhappy, but things have come to this. I will go to negotiate later, and I hope Minato-kun and Shikatoki-kun will act as my guards." Orochimaru was quite calm.

"Can."

noon.

Negotiation location.

Orochimaru was the leader, followed by Nara Shikatoki and Namikaze Minato.

On the opposite side was the Third Kazekage, followed by Rasa and Yekura.

Yekura stared intently at Shikatoki and Minato. "It's these two."

The Third Kazekage glanced at the two of them and said, "Orochimaru, Konoha really has a wealth of talent."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, "Your Sunagakure isn't bad either."

"I won't waste any more words. Our demand from Sunagakure is very simple: return the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, and we will withdraw our troops," the Third Kazekage said coldly.

"Alright." Orochimaru didn't beat around the bush. "You can withdraw your troops now. After you officially leave Amegakure, Konoha will send someone to coordinate with you."

"Fine, but I hope Konoha doesn't lie to us!" The Third Kazekage turned and left.

The negotiations, for which a consensus had already been reached, have thus come to an end.

With the withdrawal of Sunagakure Village.

Amegakure is really suffering right now.

"Lord Hanzo, Sunagakure has withdrawn."

"Hmm." Hanzo nodded, his face weary. "In that case, gather all available forces. It's time to settle this once and for all. We must let Konoha know our stance!"

"yes!"

For several days in a row.

Amegakure Village was very quiet.

Both sides tacitly refrained from attacking.

At night, Rope Tree was on patrol with the team.

A dark figure darted out and disappeared into the woods.

"Who goes there?!" Without thinking twice, Rope Tree rushed over to try and stop the dark figure.

Upon seeing this, the patrol captain immediately stopped them, "Don't go! It might be an enemy trap!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. Rope Tree had already rushed out and stepped into the woods when the explosive tag was triggered instantly.

Nawaki looked terrified. The next moment, a golden light flashed, and Minato brought Nawaki to the side.

boom!

The detonation tag exploded, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

"See? What did I tell you?" Shika looked at Minato smugly, but still felt a little scared. Was this just the plot's inertia? They even had to blow up Nawaki?!

Minato looked at Nawaki gently, "Nawaki-senpai, please be careful on the battlefield."

Rope Tree sat on the ground in terror; he had just truly felt the sensation of death.

"Feel sorry!"

"It's nothing." Lu Shi was about to make a few more jokes when he suddenly looked into the distance.

Since his chakra gradually transformed into natural energy, Shikatoki's perception has become increasingly stronger.

"Minato, go back and inform Tsunade that Hanzo has arrived!"

The water gate immediately disappeared.

rainy night.

Inside the battlefield of Amegakure Village.

Hanzo led his army to confront Konoha.

"Orochimaru! Tonight, I will settle things with Konoha!" Hanzo stood on high, his tone arrogant.

Orochimaru licked his lips. "That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"war!"

The great war has officially begun.

Lu Shi looked at the moonlight and said, "I like the night!"

The shadowy figure spread rapidly outwards from its center.

"Minato, here's something cool for you."

Minato was a little worried, "Shikatoki, you're using this technique again. Do you have enough chakra?"

"I'm targeting genin and chunin. Since my last breakthrough, I haven't needed to expend any chakra."

Lu Shi was telling the truth.

After the battle of Uzushio Village, half of his chakra was converted into natural energy.

During his experiments, Lu Shi discovered that he could mobilize some of the natural energy dissipated in the air.

This can greatly reduce energy consumption.

"Rise up, my warriors!"

A large number of dark figures appeared one after another. "Kill!"

The shadowy figure charged alongside the Konoha ninja.

This boosted Konoha's morale to an unprecedented level!

The ninjas of Amegakure wanted to resist, but after killing the Kage, some of them would be stunned for a few seconds.

On the battlefield, let alone a few seconds, even a slight lapse in attention can lead to death.

A large number of Chunin and Genin were killed.

This also caught Hanzo's attention.

As a top expert, he quickly locked onto Lu Shi.

"This brat's ninjutsu is so strange and insidious." Hanzo's eyes were filled with killing intent.

Orochimaru chuckled. "Would a demigod like Hanzo utter such naive words? There's no such thing as cunning or treacherous on the battlefield."

"You're right."

Hanzo kicked away Jiraiya and Tsunade who were attacking, and then swung his scythe to force Orochimaru back.

"Everyone retreat!"

As soon as Hanzo finished speaking, the ninjas from Amegakure quickly withdrew.

As a long-time rival, Orochimaru was well aware of Hanzo's intentions.

"Konoha, retreat!"

The next moment, Hanzo quickly formed hand seals.

Orochimaru and his two companions quickly formed hand seals.

"Summoning Jutsu: Salamander!"

"Spiritualism!" x 3.

The battlefield was instantly filled with four summoned beasts.

Deer and Minato looked at the summoned beast.

"This is way too big," Lu Shi muttered softly.

Minato, on the other hand, thought it was really cool. "Jiraiya-sensei said he'd teach me summoning jutsu when we get back!"

Lu Shi pondered for a moment, wondering if he should also find a spirit beast.

The battlefield was filled with poison gas.

Orochimaru and his two companions had not yet reached their peak, so they still had a hard time facing Hanzo.

In addition, Tsunade could only forcibly break down the poison gas, leaving her somewhat overwhelmed.

"Sha Shiki, shall we go?" Minato asked, somewhat eager to try.

A hint of fighting spirit flashed in Lu Shi's eyes. "Of course, but it seems we don't have any means to deal with poison gas, so we only have one chance. We'll use the same tactics as last time."

"OK!"

On the battlefield, Orochimaru and his two companions were completely outmatched.

Hanzo was also panting, but much better than the others.

Hanzo swung his scythe, slashing a long gash across Jiraiya's body.

Seeing this, Tsunade quickly caught Jiraiya and began to treat him.

Orochimaru could only fight alone.

Hanzo wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by, and quickly bypassed Orochimaru to head straight for Tsunade.

"not good!"

Orochimaru's expression changed drastically, and he turned around to try to stop them, but it was too late.

At that moment, a shadow exactly like Hanzo appeared in front of him.

"This is!"

Hanzo and the shadow collided, and for a moment they were evenly matched.

"What a unique shadow. It can even replicate my physical strength? But its movements are too stiff." Hanzo turned around, his scythe spinning, and ended the shadow in one fell swoop.

The shadow vanished.

This was followed by heavy blows and illusions.

The moment he was struck, Hanzo felt a surge of danger throughout his body—an instinct honed from years of combat.

Almost without hesitation.

A large amount of poisonous gas erupted, instantly enveloping the entire body.

Sure enough, Minato lunged forward the next moment, but the poison gas suddenly surged out, leaving him no choice but to retreat.

Shikatoki approached Tsunade and asked, "Tsunade-neechan, are you alright?"

Tsunade nodded. "I'm fine, but Jiraiya's injuries are more serious and he needs immediate treatment."

Orochimaru and Minato have retreated.

In just a few seconds, Hanzo had broken the illusion.

The poisonous fog dissipated.

Hanzo was still shaken, but he still looked down with arrogance.

"Let's stop here!" Hanzo said calmly. "I acknowledge the strength and courage of the three of you. To have such strength at such a young age, I am willing to call you the Three Legendary Sannin."

After saying that, Hanzo turned his gaze to Minato and Shikatoki.

The murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised.

This caused the muscles of the five people present to tense up.

Fortunately, Hanzo did not make a move in the end.