Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 218 Pre-Battle Standoff

April 18, Konoha Year 46.

Onoki felt as if he had just fallen asleep when he was shaken awake.

But when I checked the time, I found it was already past nine in the morning.

"Urgent military intelligence?" Onoki asked, shaking his ANBU member awake.

"It's not exactly urgent!" the ANBU said, "but Minato Namikaze's troops have already arrived at the castle!"

Onoki was somewhat speechless, but this was indeed not an urgent military situation, because he knew yesterday that the Minato Army would definitely come today. It would be strange if the Minato Army came, and it would be strange if they didn't.

"Take me to see!" Onoki put on his cloak and took the lead out of the office.

Behind him, the Earth Shadow Guards followed on their own.

Although it was called the city, Iwagakure was actually surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, Minato's army was actually stationed at the foot of a mountain.

However, Iwagakure has no walls; the surrounding mountains are its walls, so it's not really a problem to say it's under a city wall.

Upon reaching the summit, Onoki looked down and then frowned.

The Water Gate Army numbered eight thousand, but they were not concentrated in one place. Instead, they were scattered far and wide, with a continuous stretch of small tents occupying a large area of ​​the valley.

This camp layout directly shattered Onoki's idea of ​​wiping out the entire army with a single Dust Release technique.

"Didn't they just arrive? How come the camp is already set up?" Ohnoki asked.

"This..." The ANBU member hesitated for a moment before replying, "They did indeed just arrive. As for why the camp was set up so quickly, perhaps they used ninjutsu?"

Onoki was speechless. If it were a mud wall standing below, that would be one thing, but it was clearly a tent!

What kind of ninjutsu can conjure up a tent?

Moreover, this is on the battlefield, with the enemy right in front of you. What ninja would be so careless as to waste chakra in front of the enemy?

Zhushi/Hutuo: I am indeed the one who is talented.

"Go down and take a look!" Onoki observed for a long time, but because of the distance, he couldn't see anything.

"No, Lord Tsuchikage!" Before the ANBU could even speak, Akatsuchi, the bodyguard behind him, became anxious.

"What's there to be afraid of!" Onoki said irritably, "The enemy is already hitting me in the face, do you think I don't even have the courage to look at them?"

"this"

"Besides, I'm not so easy to kill!" Onoki said, flicking his sleeves and walking down the mountain path.

The reason Iwagakure chose to build its village here is because it is surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

This terrain did indeed play a role in the war, during the invasion of Iwagakure by Kirigakure.

After all, they were on high ground, and with that height difference, even a random stone or piece of wood could deal damage equivalent to a B-rank ninjutsu.

So along the way, Onoki could see Iwagakure ninjas moving stones, cutting wood, and piling it up, preparing to use it in battle.

However, one person cannot have all the good things in the world, and such terrain is not all good for Iwagakure.

At least rolling logs and boulders can only hit novices, not advanced ninjas. Once an expert gets to the top of the hill, the attackers will be the ones looking down from above.

The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, could also fly, so why was he able to fight the Second Mizukage to the death?

Because he was swept up to the mountain by the Second Mizukage, and with Iwagakure Village right behind him, he had no choice but to perish together with the Second Mizukage.

Minato is faster than the Second Mizukage, and he can teleport. If no one intervenes, he will definitely be able to reach the top of the mountain.

Even one person isn't enough to keep an eye on him; even Onoki himself isn't confident he can keep an eye on Minato.

So he also found two helpers.

On the mountainside, Onoki met two Jinchūriki who had just moved into the village from outside.

The four-tailed jinchuriki is Lao Zi, and the five-tailed jinchuriki is Han.

"Lord Tsuchikage!" The two greeted Onoki respectfully. Although the jinchūriki of every village were not well-liked, these two from Tsuchikage were actually quite well-liked.

The main reason is that neither the Four-Tails Son Goku nor the Five-Tails Kokuo are particularly temperamental tailed beasts. So even though their sealing techniques are somewhat lacking and their physical constitutions are not as outstanding as Uzumaki's, they can still barely maintain the tailed beasts from erupting.

"Yes!" Onoki nodded and said, "You two come down with me and see what your opponents are like!"

"Okay!" Lao Zi and Han nodded emphatically, handed over their work to others, and then followed Onoki down the mountain.

Before, it wasn't very clear from the mountain, but as the distance closed, Onoki saw more and more details of the Konoha camp, and couldn't help but sigh.

Although Konoha's camp was in a valley, it was at the highest point in the valley, which avoided the possibility of being swept away by a single water jutsu.

There are two rivers near the Konoha camp, one flowing through the camp and the other behind it, with the upper reaches of both rivers located on the mountains behind Konoha.

This ensures that Konoha controls the source of the water, preventing opponents from weakening their fighting strength by poisoning the river.

Getting closer, Onoki could even see a shadowy dome covering the camp!

"A barrier?" Onoki's face darkened. This was far too extravagant!

Barrier ninjutsu is usually a closely guarded secret of a ninja village, passed down from generation to generation by only a few ninjas who know it.

Ultimately, the protective barrier of a ninja village is like a password to enter the village. What would happen if too many people knew the password?

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Sunagakure, which is too poor and has hardly any enemies, so it doesn't raise any barrier ninjas at all.

Everyone knows the function of barriers, but no one has ever seen anyone deploy barrier ninjas to protect the camp. After all, if something happens to these ninjas and their memories are read by the enemy, wouldn't the enemy be able to enter the ninja village through the barrier?

It goes without saying which is more important, the front-line camp or the ninja village!

But now, Konoha has actually sent its barrier ninjas to the front lines!

This rendered many of Onoki's planned ninjutsu ineffective, including Dust Release.

The barrier certainly can't stop Dust Release, but it can weaken a large part of its power. And as long as the barrier blocks it for a second or two, it's enough for the ninja to dodge out of attack range.

"This is really troublesome!" Onoki frowned and asked, "Have you found out where Konoha's supply lines are?"

Although he knew that the opposing force was the combined forces of Konoha and Sunagakure, Onoki still habitually referred to it as Konoha.

"We haven't seen any Konoha transport convoys since we arrived from Mount Huangshi!" the Anbu replied.

Huangshi Mountain is the area where Minato and Huangtu fought their battle, meaning that Konoha's logistics forces only reached that far.

"So this unit in front of us is isolated?" Onoki asked.

"That seems to be true!" The ANBU nodded.

This is unreasonable. How can an army unit not have a logistics unit?

Without logistical support, how can we cut off supplies?

Therefore, Onoki concluded that this unit must also have a logistics unit, but they had enough supplies and did not need to be replenished for the time being.

But they'll have to replenish it sooner or later.

"Issue an S-rank mission: Investigate the Konoha Ninja Army's supply lines!" Onoki ordered sternly.

"Yes!" the ANBU responded, and then immediately disappeared.

Onoki turned his head again, about to say something to the two Jinchuriki, when he suddenly saw a group of people walking over from the Konoha camp.

The leader was dressed in a white brocade robe, with long golden hair, a sunny smile, and a dashing gait.

It was obvious that he wasn't just wandering around, because his direction was unmistakably towards Onoki.

Having already reached the foot of the mountain, Onoki, who was hiding behind a boulder, realized that he had been discovered.

This is normal; everyone in the ninja world knows about the Hyuga clan's reconnaissance capabilities.

Now that he had been discovered, Onoki stopped hiding. He straightened his clothes, leaped onto the boulder, and looked down at the Konoha group in front of him.

Minato Namikaze, who's that red-haired guy? I don't recognize him.

However, judging from the way she's holding Minato's arm, she must be Minato's lover.

Behind him, there was a pineapple-headed, blond-haired, fat guy. This must be the Ino-Shika-Cho clan. I didn't expect that this generation of Ino-Shika-Cho has grown up!

Further on, there's Hinata, but why is there no headband or headscarf on her forehead? Her forehead is completely bare.

Hyuga main family?

The three people next to Hyuga are Rasa, Karuro, and Yokura.

Onoki's face darkened completely.

Not only did they discover that Minato wasn't the only expert on the other side, but they also discovered that these geniuses were all younger and stronger than the last.

Konoha was already teeming with talented individuals, and now Sunagakure has joined the ranks.

In contrast, Iwagakure, which also values ​​education, has yet to produce a decent genius.

If only Minato had been born in my Hidden Stone Village, I would have been willing to teach him anything!

(End of this chapter)