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Chapter 150 Impact! (10,000-word update, please subscribe and vote!)

After recovering, Tsunade listened with a frown to the news brought by Shizune.

Unfortunately, the information was released from the Hokage Building and was not detailed.

Tsunade immediately stood up: "I'm going to see the old man."

Shizune quickly followed. She was very excited by the news before, but now looking at Tsunade's attitude, she started to feel worried.

When Tsunade arrived at the Hokage's office, she found that Jiraiya, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo were also there.

Upon seeing Tsunade, Jiraiya immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, Shuichi isn't injured."

"Gunta said that his strength has already surpassed that of his teacher, Minato!"

Tsunade nodded coldly, but secretly felt completely relieved. She then asked, "The Mist Ninja have suffered heavy losses; they'll probably launch an attack immediately, won't they?"

Mitokado Homura nodded: "Hiruzen has decided to immediately reinforce the east. Jiraiya and I will set off shortly."

Tsunade asked, "What about the direction of the Land of Rivers?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Kirigakure is too far away from there. The possibility of attacking from there after the entire army is wiped out is extremely low."

"As for Sunagakure, the losses on the front lines this time were very minor, and the current troop strength is sufficient. The main force of Sunagakure is still in the north."

Tsunade remained silent and asked no further questions.

A moment later, the meeting ended, and Jiraiya and Tsunade strolled together on the street.

"Don't worry, Shuichi is already very strong, and he also has the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Jiraiya knew Tsunade too well, and he smiled as he comforted her.

Tsunade scoffed, "I just wanted to remind you to be careful not to die on the battlefield."

Jiraiya burst into laughter: "Tsunade, I am the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, and Kirigakure doesn't have a Jinchūriki that powerful."

After laughing, he suggested, "Let's go get a drink together!"

Tsunade nodded silently.

……

The atmosphere inside the meeting room of the Mizukage Building in Kirigakure Village was oppressive.

The news that Hozuki Shingetsu's army had been completely wiped out was shocking.

Previously, Hozuki Shingetsu's unit had lost contact, and although it felt bad, no one expected it to end like this.

Suddenly, a voice broke the silence: "Lord Mizukage, issue the order!"

"Such a disgrace can only be washed away with blood!"

"My Kaguya clan is willing to be at the forefront!"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man, who was filled with excited fighting spirit, and his smile had a bloodthirsty feel to it.

Their race was born to fight, and now is the time for them to make their mark!

Hozuki Kōgetsu, the patriarch of the Hozuki clan, said in a deep voice, "Patriarch Kaguya is right!"

"The intelligence that came back earlier has already confirmed that the person who used the Scorch Release technique, Pakura, was the one rescued by Konoha!"

The Hozuki clan suffered heavy losses this time, including Hozuki Shingetsu, a key member of the clan, and Hozuki Metsubouin, a candidate being groomed as the future clan leader.

Later, other people who attended the meeting also expressed their support for launching an attack on Konoha.

This was originally part of the plan, it was just brought forward a little.

The Third Mizukage, who had been keeping his eyes down, opened them, glanced at Hozuki Kōgetsu and Kaguya Daisuke, and said, "Then the Kaguya and Hozuki clans will be the vanguard, with Yagura Karatachi as the commander."

"Furthermore, after the war begins, have the Seven Ninja Swordsmen infiltrate the Land of Fire and carry out a decapitation strike against the Konoha command headquarters."

"If we encounter that guy named Hoshino Shuichi, surround and kill him with all our might!"

"Send someone to Sunagakure and obtain information about that Hoshinobi Shuichi as quickly as possible!"

"Pass the order down: any ordinary ninja who encounters Hoshino Shizuka can abandon their mission!"

……

The news spread quickly after the high-level meeting ended.

The ninjas from over a thousand villages were completely wiped out!

This caused an uproar throughout Kirigakure, and the fighting spirit of the entire village soared to unprecedented heights.

Among the ninja community, Hoshino Shuichi's name quickly spread.

After all, it's extremely rare for an ordinary ninja to receive an order to abandon a mission, especially one given to a 12-year-old kid.

The ninja learned of this, and his family gradually became aware of Hoshinobi Shuichi's name, which spread step by step.

……

At the same time, Sunagakure Village also caused an uproar.

They had just won their defensive operation against the Iwa ninja, but they were unexpectedly defeated so badly in the blink of an eye.

The name Hoshinobi Shuichi re-entered the minds of every Sand Village ninja, and unlike last time, this time the name also began to spread among the ordinary villagers of Sunagakure.

A day later, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind also received the battle report from Sunagakure and was immediately impressed by the name Hoshinobi Shuichi.

In Iwagakure Village, the third Tsuchikage received the news even later.

Despite their best efforts to gather intelligence on the major battle, the information ultimately came from Konoha.

"This Hoshino Shuichi..."

Onoki frowned: "It seems very likely that he's the one who attacked the Third Kazekage!"

He had two intelligence reports.

A piece of "good news" came from Konoha, of course, it was Konoha announcing it to the outside world.

However, combined with information obtained by their own intelligence department, it was confirmed that the information released by Konoha was not exaggerated.

Another piece of information came from Sunagakure, and could even be said to be from the Fourth Kazekage.

It's more accurate information about Hoshino Shuichi, and it mentions Lava Release.

Although Hoshino Shuichi never used the Lava Release technique against the Sand Ninja, he did leave traces when he attacked the Mist Ninja.

"Father, it seems the Sand Village is willing to negotiate."

Loess road.

The information obtained from the Sand Village was very deliberate.

Onoki scoffed, "The Fourth Kazekage won't take the initiative to negotiate with us."

Huang Tu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Now is indeed the time to join forces with the Sand Ninja."

"The Hidden Mist Village will definitely launch a large-scale war against the Land of Fire."

"According to intelligence, the Cloud Ninja are also making moves, and Konoha has even reinforced its northern defenses."

Onoki remained calm and said, "It's not enough."

"We need the Sand Village to further restrain the Leaf Village's forces."

"Let the front lines retreat a bit, so that the Sand Village can free up more of its strength."

How could he not understand the Fourth Kazekage's meaning? He wanted Iwagakure to propose peace talks first.

But the disappearance or even death of the Third Kazekage has nothing to do with them, so why should they admit their mistake?

After thinking for a moment, Onoki asked, "If we were to launch a war against the Land of Fire, where do you think would be the most suitable place to attack?"

Huang Tu thought for a moment and said, "From the nearest distance, the Land of Grass!"

"We must not give Konoha time to react and seize the advantageous position first."

"As for the Land of Rain, Konoha has deployed a considerable force there. On the other hand, in the Land of Grass, although the Land of Grass is on good terms with Konoha, the current leader of the Grass Village has a much closer relationship with us."

"They won't be foolish enough to fight to the death for Konoha, so we can catch Konoha off guard, quickly cross the Land of Grass, and launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire's border!"

"Furthermore, our supply line is the closest when attacking from the direction of the Land of Grass."

Onoki nodded slightly and said, "Go and prepare!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu's expression immediately turned serious: "Understood!"

……

Time flew by, and it was May of Konoha Year 45.

In the Land of Rivers, beneath the waterfall, Hoshino Hideichi opened his eyes, a look of joy on his face: "Finally, it's done!"

The shadow clone just dispelled and sent back its memories, and the research on the Spirit Transformation Technique has finally made progress.

In fact, he had already gained an idea using "a flash of inspiration" last time, but the outbreak of war left him with little time to study it. Now, in the standoff with Sunagakure, he has finally gained something.

"Stop the water!"

Xingxia Xiuyi got up and walked out of the waterfall.

(End of this chapter)