My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 229 The Conflict Between Water and Fire and the Destruction of the Mist Village

Hyuga Yoru was a born ninja.

Putting aside all philosophical definitions, realistically speaking, an excellent ninja can be summed up in one word—strong!

Mental fortitude, mastery of ninjutsu, physical strength, and the speed at which chakra is cultivated...

Whether relying on talent or continuous hard work, Hyuga Yoru is a genius who "reaches ninety points in every dimension".

In fact, he has an excellent learning ability.

Following the reinforcements eastward, he served Uchiha Shisui while observing the behavior of the head of the Anbu.

Personnel deployment plans, emergency decision-making, frequency of communication with the rear... At the age of 15, Uchiha Shisui has already shaken the ninja world with his "Shinto Shun" (body slingshot). His political status and combat level are among the top three in Konoha. He is a truly important figure with formidable abilities.

Hyuga Yoru absorbs knowledge like a sponge. If the Hyuga clan were still glorious, the clan elders in charge of teaching would impart a lot of knowledge. However, the Hyuga clan has fallen on hard times and can only rely on shameless "stealing" for many things.

Uchiha Shisui saw through the boy's thoughts and deliberately went into a few more words, breaking down the reasons so that the boy could understand them more directly.

Hinata Yoru wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the minister's intention to help him. However, apart from his decent talent, he didn't have anything of value, so he simply buried his head in his work and studied even harder, keeping this kindness firmly in his heart.

The reinforcements set off from the village gate, advancing at a rapid pace, resting in shifts, making the journey even more arduous than in a typical war.

However, these Konoha ninjas did not show much fatigue on their faces; instead, they had a strange kind of excitement.

They certainly have reason to be excited.

This time, the Konoha reinforcements have only one mission: to assist the frontline army in breaking through the last defensive position of the Land of Water and destroying Kirigakure!

The balance of power in the ninja world—the five great ninja villages, the five powerful nations—has lasted for nearly sixty years. However, perhaps in three days, this seemingly stable situation will become a thing of the past.

No one expected things to develop to this point.

Two years ago, in Konoha year 55, the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mangetsu, was controlled by Zetsu. He first sealed the Three-Tails into himself, then ran to Konoha and caused chaos. In the end, both the man and the beast perished in the Land of Fire.

The Hidden Mist Village members who followed witnessed everything that night. Although they did not react on the spot due to the strength of Konoha, the seeds of hatred were sown nonetheless.

After the Sixth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, seized power, the seeds of hatred grew larger and larger, eventually sprouting and bearing the fruit of war.

In fact, the cause of the "War of Water and Fire" remains a subject of much debate in the ninja world.

At first, both sides maintained relative restraint. Kirigakure only wanted to retrieve Hozuki Mangetsu's body, and Konoha did not push its luck. After negotiations, they immediately handed over the body.

But what followed was a series of unexpected events.

The entire escort team for the body has disappeared; the Fire Country's envoy stationed in the Water Country has suffered a mental breakdown; the Konoha Anbu has discovered secret letters from Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure; and the Sixth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, has been assassinated...

One unexpected event after another kept piquing the nerves of the two ninja villages. Even though some people vaguely sensed that there might be a hidden hand stirring up trouble, there was no evidence after all. Moreover, the animosity between the two villages had reached its limit and could not be appeased no matter what.

Thus, the war broke out in the early spring of Konoha in 56.

From the initial probing and probing tug-of-war to the later brutal clashes where large armies clashed, this war of water and fire has lasted for a year and a half.

The situation has become completely clear in Konoha in 57.

Konoha, like a fierce lion, relentlessly crushed the remaining forces of Kirigakure, its battle line sweeping northeastward from the Land of Hot Springs.

The Land of Water suffered repeated defeats, while the Land of Fire invested heavily in building warships. Konoha ninjas boarded the ships, crossed the sea, and stormed into the Land of Water, advancing triumphantly towards Kirigakure.

Last month, the elders of Kirigakure sent a secret letter seeking peace, in an extremely humble tone, offering immense benefits in exchange for the Land of Fire ceasing its ever-tightening iron grip of death.

However, Konoha did not give up.

The Fifth Hokage Orochimaru, the former Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the head of the Anbu, Shisui Uchiha, and the leaders of various ninja clans all agreed that stopping the war at this time would be a foolish act.

—The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Leaf Village have become mortal enemies.

Yagura Karatachi and Mangetsu Hozuki died one after another at the hands of Konoha. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and tens of thousands of Kirigakure ninja... these people who formed the backbone of the Land of Water also mostly perished at the hands of Konoha's kunai.

Even during the first three Shinobi World Wars, Kirigakure did not lose so many precious bonds. Moreover, these people were all killed by Konoha, and the chains of hatred tightly bound the two ninja villages together, making it impossible to break them apart.

Since we can't resolve it, let's just kill it completely!

With this in mind, Konoha squeezed out the last bit of strength left in the village to form a reinforcement force and head to the Land of Water.

Speed ​​is of the essence in warfare, and in the decisive battle to shatter the hidden fog, the requirement for speed is even higher.

Destroying Kirigakure would disrupt the balance between the five nations and five villages, inevitably drawing intervention from other powerful forces. To prevent such interference, Konoha must concentrate its strength to destroy Kirigakure first. Once they have the initiative, whether it's dividing up the Land of Water or negotiating something else, the Land of Fire will be invincible.

It was precisely for this reason that Hyuga Yoru wanted to make a name for himself in this decisive battle and restore the Byakugan clan's reputation.

Konoha is becoming increasingly fierce in battle, almost overwhelming the enemy on the battlefield. Every ninja clan is sending someone to earn merit and glory. Although the Hyuga clan has declined, they are not completely wiped out, so they can't really become cowards.

Moreover, Kirigakure is a powerful ninja village, not a lamb to the slaughter. During the year and a half of the "Water and Fire War," quite a few Konoha ninjas were killed by Kirigakure, and many more names were added to the village's memorial tablet. It is really unreasonable that Hyuga did not show his face from beginning to end.

The forced march lasted a day and a half. Uchiha Shisui took the lead, guiding the reinforcements across the border of the Land of Fire and other small countries, and soon arrived at the coastline.

Here, large ships are moored on the shore.

The Land of Water is a huge, isolated island. Ninjas can walk on water, but such a long distance means that even if they could reach the battlefield, they wouldn't have much chakra left. During the Water-Fire War, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire allocated funds to build many warships for Konoha ninjas to cross the sea.

"Take a half-hour break." Uchiha Shisui exchanged a few words with the person in charge of the large ship and then turned back to give the instructions:

"The situation in the Land of Water is very complicated. Although our army is attacking the last line of defense of Kirigakure, we cannot rule out that the enemy may have some strange tricks up their sleeve."

"Take a quarter of an hour's rest, spend a quarter of an hour getting familiar with sea navigation, and arrive at the main battlefield before sunset to reunite with the third generation."

(End of this chapter)