Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 40 Matt Day's Decision

Konoha 37th year.

The smoke of war eventually rose again.

The simultaneous attacks by Iwagakure and Sunagakure marked the complete outbreak of war.

Fortunately, Hatake Sakumo and Jiraiya were on the front lines of both sides, and they managed to hold off the fierce attacks from the opposing ninja villages.

This has drawn out two opposing sides.

The two villages of Konoha and Sagano were thus locked in a stalemate.

Battle reports from the front lines kept coming towards Konoha.

Even the atmosphere in Konoha became much heavier, and the prices of food and ninja tools rose sharply.

Although the front line held off the enemy's attack.

However, the impact of war is multifaceted, and prices of all kinds of goods showed no signs of decreasing.

The Hokage's office in Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his office chair, exhaling smoke rings as he looked at his teammates.

Danzo Shimura, with his eyes closed as if resting, and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, with their brows furrowed as they looked at the battle reports from the front lines.

They are the small group of people who will determine the course of the war.

"Iwagakure and Sunagakure have probably formed an alliance."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to attack simultaneously."

"The fact that there's been no movement from Kumogakure and Kirigakure is probably the only good news."

"What about the Land of Rain? The village can no longer support a third battlefield."

The two looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was pondering a countermeasure.

The village is currently heavily populated with ninjas due to the battlefields on both sides, especially the battlefield in Iwagakure.

The battlefield of Iwagakure is located on a road that runs between three countries, and it also needs to be guarded against Takigakure and Kusagakure.

These two forces are fickle; who knows what they might do if they see Konoha weakened?

In contrast, the situation in the Sand Village battlefield was somewhat better.

The Land of Rivers dared not harbor any designs on Konoha, and despite its vast territory, it did not have a large population.

They only need to focus on dealing with the Sand Ninja and will not be affected by other forces.

But the Sand Village is not an easy opponent.

The combined number of people deployed to these two battlefields already represents 70% of the village's strength.

As for the remaining ninjas...

Konoha also needs to leave people to guard it, and at most it can squeeze out 15% of its strength.

At this time, the Land of Rain is also very important, after all, it is a country where three countries meet.

Not only do they have to face both Iwagakure and Sunagakure at the same time, but the ninjas from the Land of Rain are also a troublesome matter.

However, the strength of the other two battlefields cannot be reduced, otherwise the Sand Village and the Rock Village will be able to advance unimpeded.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

"What do you think, Danzo?"

He passed the buck to Danzo Shimura.

Danzo then opened his eyes.

"Transferring the Uchiha clan to Sunagakure is the best solution."

This caused Hiruzen Sarutobi to hesitate, but he quickly made a decision.

"Let's discuss this further."

The main force of the Uchiha clan is on guard against the Mist Ninja. Although the Mist Ninja is not making any unusual moves now, it is still necessary to be on the safe side.

The group naturally understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts. There were quite a few elites in the Uchiha clan, and it would be too easy for them to gain merits on the battlefield.

With military achievements come fame, and Hiruzen Sarutobi might not be able to keep them in check.

One Uchiha Kin is enough to give him trouble.

"Doesn't this Uchiha Kin have a lot of battle achievements?"

Mitokado Homura looked at Uchiha Kin, who was far ahead in the battle report.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his head.

"He submitted an A-level ninjutsu and six B-level taijutsu at the front line."

This silenced everyone.

After a long while, Xiaochun turned to her room and asked in a puzzled tone.

"Is there still time to study ninjutsu at the front lines?"

"These were all created by him before, and he's only submitting them now."

Just mentioning Hiruzen Sarutobi makes me angry. He took advantage of a loophole, but it's really hard to close that loophole because Gold's ninjutsu is just too effective.

If more of these were available, it would significantly increase Konoha's strength.

"Hmph!" Shimura Danzo snorted coldly, "Let's talk about what to do with the Land of Rain next."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject.

"Then let Orochimaru lead the team to the battlefield in the Land of Rain."

"Hiruzen, Orochimaru's abilities are not enough," Danzo interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"I will be leading the Rain Country team this time."

"Danzo, you need to face the attack from the Cloud Ninja."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrangement made Danzo frown; the Cloud Village had suffered serious injuries during the First Shinobi World War and hadn't fully recovered yet.

They are unlikely to take the initiative.

This also disrupted Danzo's plan to go to the front lines to recruit talent.

"You'll regret letting the immature Orochimaru lead the team, Hiruzen."

Danzo's face darkened.

"Danzo, I am the Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi has already reached a conclusion.

News of Orochimaru's impending departure for the Land of Rain to open up a new battlefield spread quickly.

This is also a way to encourage the village's ninjas to contribute to the village voluntarily.

Might Guy, who was helping a wealthy merchant move goods, also learned the news from the ninjas by the roadside.

"The front lines?"

Matt Day fell into deep thought.

I helped a wealthy businessman move goods for a day, and finally went to the mission office to settle my wages.

Looking at the two thousand taels of silver notes in his hand.

"Diapers, milk, clothes, and future ninja tools, tuition fees."

He did the calculations carefully and then sighed.

He carefully placed the money inside his clothes with his muddy hands.

I arrived at the door of my remote home.

"Xiao Kai, grow up quickly and help your father."

A gentle female voice came from inside.

Matt Daly smiled, pushed open the door, and walked into the house.

"I'm back."

The gentle wife was comforting the child when she saw Dai return.

"The food is on the table."

After saying that, he continued to coax the newborn baby, who was reaching out his little hands to grab something and giggling incessantly.

"You've worked hard." Mighty scratched his head awkwardly. "Sorry, I only have two thousand taels today."

The wife smiled and said, "That's enough to cover our expenses for the time being."

Matt Day sat down at the table and began to eat his wife's cooking.

He has a gentle wife and a lovely son.

He was actually quite satisfied.

The income of a genin is barely enough to cover the family's expenses, and with a little effort, they can save some money for Dai by the end of the month.

As long as we can live peacefully like this, that's fine.

Is it really okay to just continue like this, peacefully?

Matt Day stopped eating, his lips twitched, and he suddenly sped up, forcefully shoveling the food into his mouth.

"Delicious! It's absolutely delicious!"

Matt Day's unusual behavior alerted his wife to the problem.

After all, this man can be just like a child sometimes.

Perhaps sensing something, Matt Kai closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Only then did his wife sit down at the dining table.

"Tell me, what happened?"

The couple faced each other.

Matt Day put down his chopsticks, his beard covered in rice grains, took a deep breath, and then spoke in a very loud voice.

"I want to protect the village, I want to give you a better life, I want..."