Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 150 The Land of Wind Invades, the Great War Begins

Upon hearing Chiga's words, Minato nodded and said, "Jiraiya-sensei returned three days ago."

"Has the matter concerning the Land of Wind been investigated thoroughly?"

Chiga continued to ask.

Minato shook his head, about to speak, when a powerful voice came from behind him.

"Minato, so you were here!"

The one who came was none other than Zilai.

Now that the main character has arrived, Chiga no longer needs to ask Minato.

Minato made way for Jiraiya to sit down.

"Lord Jiraiya, did you obtain any intelligence during this infiltration operation?"

Chiga asked.

Jiraiya picked up a piece of grilled meat, stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed it, and then said, "The mission has failed. Only five of the fifteen squads returned, and even I almost didn't make it back."

"Is it that serious? Did the Third Kazekage of the Land of Wind personally intervene?"

Upon hearing this, Minato's expression immediately hardened, and he looked at Jiraiya with a serious expression.

As Jiraiya's disciple, he was well aware of Jiraiya's strength, and even now, he would never be a match for Jiraiya.

There are very few people in the Land of Wind who can injure Jiraiya.

"No, it was that old woman Chiyo from the Land of Wind. She's ruthless when it comes to poison. If I hadn't been so lucky, you would have almost only seen my corpse when you came back."

Jiraiya said with lingering fear that he had suffered a great loss at Chiyo's hands. The poison that was so hard to defend against prevented him from using his full fighting power, and he could only flee in a sorry state, almost losing his life in the Land of Wind.

"Ah, the poison on you, Jiraiya-sensei."

"Don't worry, you're almost fully recovered."

Jiraiya stretched and continued, "As soon as I got back, I went to Tsunade. Tsunade is the perfect counter to old lady Chiyo. She cured Chiyo's poison in less than a day and even said with disdain, 'Don't bother her with such trivial matters next time.'"

That's why Tsunade is so good at treating Jiraiya. If anyone else had been to treat Jiraiya, Minato probably wouldn't have even made it to Jiraiya's funeral.

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato couldn't help but exclaim, "Lady Tsunade truly lives up to the title of Princess Tsunade."

At this moment, Chiga asked with ill intent, "Then, Jiraiya-sama, what price did you pay?"

Jiraiya glanced at Chiga, and of course he understood what Chiga was asking.

It's just that Tsunade is greedy.

In fact, if it hadn't been for the fact that he was injured on duty, Tsunade might have extorted him out of everything.

Even so, Jiraiya still paid Tsunade a large sum of money.

Of course, the village will reimburse the expenses.

However, in order to show these juniors the close relationship between himself and Tsunade, Jiraiya patted his chest and said, "Tsunade and I have a life-or-death bond. How could I possibly be blackmailed? Besides, who am I, Jiraiya? I am a renowned figure."

"goat!"

Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, Kushina replied with a serious expression.

"He's not just any ordinary pervert!"

Chiga agreed with Kushina's opinion and added a comment.

Jiraiya: "."

[Negative emotions from Jiraiya, emotion value +80!]

The two of them, working together, exposed all his secrets.

He was completely out of sorts, hunched over, radiating a heavy sense of unease. Even the sweltering heat of the barbecue restaurant couldn't warm the chill in Jiraiya's heart.

Jiraiya felt that ever since Kushina and Chiga finished speaking, everyone in the yakiniku restaurant was looking at him with strange eyes.

"Jiraiya-sensei, that doesn't make sense either. If they find out it was you in their Land of Wind, I think even the Third Kazekage would personally intervene to stop you, right?"

Fortunately, Minato's kindness steered the conversation back to the main topic, easing Jiraiya's embarrassment.

Jiraiya rolled his eyes at Minato upon hearing this.

Minato is just that kind of pragmatic kid; these words make it sound like he shouldn't have come back.

However, he had been puzzled by this for a long time. As the strongest Third Kazekage, there was no reason why he would tolerate him appearing on his territory.

"Minato, you're oversimplifying things. The Shadow of a Village doesn't leave the village so easily."

Jiraiya shook his head and said.

Although it was indeed a point of suspicion, Jiraiya didn't think much of it, considering that the village's Kage wouldn't leave the village without a reason.

However, Chiga knew what was going on, and at that moment he gave Jiraiya a hint.

"Lord Jiraiya, have you ever considered that perhaps the Third Kazekage is in trouble, which is why he can't deal with you?"

"Chiga, don't talk nonsense. I've heard that the Third Kazekage is the strongest among them. How could there be a problem? Maybe he's just too lazy to even touch that white-haired monster!"

Kushina shook her head at Chiga, saying that she didn't quite believe Chiga's guess.

However, these words were a wake-up call for Jiraiya.

"The Third Kazekage has run into trouble."

Jiraiya's expression changed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Jiraiya took this guess seriously, Chiga stopped talking and continued eating her grilled meat at a leisurely pace.

"No, I have to talk to the old man about this!"

Jiraiya pondered for a long time and felt that Chiga's guess made some sense.

After saying that, Jiraiya hurriedly left the barbecue restaurant.

The remaining people were immediately taken aback.

"Could it really be that the Third Kazekage is in trouble?"

"No way?"

At this time, we had not yet experienced the grand scale that would unfold decades later.

Therefore, in their understanding, the strength of a Kage-level ninja is already the ceiling of the ninja world.

And who else could threaten the ceiling on someone else's turf, surrounded by layers of ninjas?

This speculation ruined everyone's appetite for the barbecue.

Only Sarutobi Asuma kept stuffing grilled meat into his mouth.

After all, he got this barbecue by beating people up.

Three days later, the cry of an eagle echoed throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village once again.

The Land of Wind has invaded!

In the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently stared at the latest intelligence report in his hand, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Before him stood Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, his three disciples.

Before holding a meeting of Jonin, he would first have a brief meeting with his disciples.

Just last night, the Land of Wind suddenly crossed the Land of Rivers and launched a large-scale invasion of the Land of Fire's border.

Even though Konoha suspected that the Third Kazekage was in trouble, it considered making strict preparations for defense at the border. However, the ninjas of the Land of Wind still managed to break through the border, and in just one day, the flames of war had spread to the Land of Fire.

After reading the scroll containing the information, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly threw it aside and roared in fury, "These idiots from Sunagakure! It's one thing for their own Kage to be lost, but they're blaming me for it!"

"If I had that ability, why wouldn't I wipe out the entire Sand Village!"

Facing the enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, who stood before him, remained silent.

Orochimaru picked up the intelligence scroll that Hiruzen Sarutobi had thrown on the ground and glanced at it.

After reading it, he licked his lips with interest and chuckled, "Heh heh, the village's shadow has been out of touch for over half a month. The Land of Wind is really getting worse and worse! Also, Sarutobi-sensei, were you really not the one who killed him?"

As the leader of a village, disappearing for so long can be considered an automatic conclusion that he is dead.

After all, the existence of the Kazekage is not only the highest military force of a country, but also its spiritual leader.

This isn't the way to play with heart-pounding excitement.

"Hey, Orochimaru, stop making sarcastic remarks at a time like this."

Jiraiya nudged Orochimaru, gesturing with his eyes to Hiruzen Sarutobi's furious gaze.

"Sarutobi-sensei, if possible, I would like to serve as the frontline commander of the Land of Wind this time."

Orochimaru ignored his good friend Jiraiya. Ever since Kushina exposed him, he had realized that Jiraiya's presence would affect his image in Konoha.

He is still a strong contender for the Hokage position, and he absolutely cannot be involved in any more rumors with Jiraiya!

"What are you thinking?!"

Jiraiya had never seen his best friend volunteer to fight before, and he looked at Orochimaru with some doubt.

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya, too lazy to explain to this idiot.

He was running low on experimental materials, so this war was a good opportunity to replenish them.

At this point, Orochimaru was not yet as cruel and bloodthirsty as he would become later.

They can even ruthlessly use their own people as material.

He simply wanted to use the war to collect some valuable corpses and study the secrets of the human body.

However, no matter what, this kind of thing is not very humane, and he would not say it in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before glancing at Orochimaru and saying in a deep voice, "I'm quite at ease having you as the commander of the Land of Wind. However, the commander of the Land of Wind this time is Chiyo, so what about you?"

In fact, he summoned these three men precisely to discuss who should serve as the frontline commander.

Orochimaru could certainly take on the role, but Hiruzen Sarutobi needs to consider more than just the Land of Wind.

The invasion of the Land of Wind by the Land of Fire, regardless of the reason, completely broke the peace treaty of the ninja world, which means that other major powers will also join in.

The Land of Fire occupies the most fertile land in the ninja world, and its location is surrounded by major powers.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had to consider the possibility of other major powers launching a sudden invasion, so the selection of personnel could not be made lightly; the best resources had to be used wisely.

After hesitating for a long time, he looked directly at Tsunade, who hadn't looked at him or spoken since entering: "Tsunade, the commander of the Land of Wind this time is Chiyo. You should know your old rival quite well!"

Tsunade had been looking down at the ground, but unfortunately, her breasts were so large that all she could see were two white mounds. After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, she calmly raised her head: "What are you trying to say?"

(End of this chapter)