Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 46 Orochimaru's Advice

"What? The plan failed?"

Inside the central tent of the Hidden Mist Frontline Camp, the baby-faced Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, suddenly stood up and slammed his hand on the table. Bang! The table shattered into pieces instantly.

"Yes, although I hate to admit it, that's the truth."

"The ninjas responsible for providing cover noticed that the Anbu had not contacted them on time, and suspecting that something had happened, they sent people to search for them."

"Two squads of ANBU ninja were found dead on a cliff at the edge of a forest."

"And...and..."

"And what?"

Yagura glared angrily at the head of the ANBU in front of him and questioned him in a deep voice.

"And most of the ANBU ninjas died from Wood Release!"

"What? Died from Wood Release?"

As the Fourth Hokage of Kirigakure, Yagura was naturally familiar with the Wood Release technique used by Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, and there were specific records about it in Kirigakure.

Yagura plopped back into his chair, muttering to himself, "Could it be that another ninja in Konoha has awakened Wood Release?"

"The fact that two ANBU squads couldn't even escape shows that this level of Wood Release should not be underestimated, even if it's not as high as the records suggest."

The power of Wood Release described in the dossier made Yagura feel genuinely terrified, even leading him to suspect that it was an exaggeration.

How could any human possibly possess that level of power?

"How is the Three-Tails Jinchuriki doing?"

Forcing himself to calm down, Yagura asked somewhat nervously.

If the Three-Tails Jinchuriki is unharmed and returns to the Konoha front-line camp where the seal is reinforced, then the loss will be enormous.

Not only did the plan fail, but Konoha also gained an extra tailed beast, while Kirigakure lost one, a situation of one gaining at the expense of the other.

Moreover, he wasn't as confident as before when facing other ninja villages, and after thinking about it for a moment, he regretted it so much that he wanted to bang his head against the wall!

"The scene was chaotic, making it difficult to find any useful clues. Knowing the importance of the Three-Tails, I used a high-ranking spy who was hidden on the front lines of Konoha."

"Because the incident happened so suddenly, deliberately inquiring about high-ranking spies might expose me. Please forgive me, Lord Mizukage."

Every high-ranking spy is hard-won. Even if they are not in a critical position, they still have a certain status and access to a lot of useful intelligence.

The head of the Dark Bureau has the authority to use high-ranking spies, but he needs to report to the Mizukage in advance. Acting on his own is obviously a taboo.

The fate of spies who have been exposed is self-evident; they certainly won't have a good ending.

"Hmph, that depends on whether you bring me good news or bad news."

"If it's bad news, and the plan fails, you'll be done with your job as head of the secret service."

The head of the Hidden Mist Dark Division cursed inwardly, "It wasn't my idea. I was just following your instructions. Does the failure of the plan mean it's all the executor's fault?"

Fortunately, the news he received was good; he had managed to keep his position.

"According to the intelligence that came back, the girl who was sealed into the Three-Tails Jinchuriki is dead."

Upon hearing this, Yagura breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that he's dead, it's good that he's dead.

When the Jinchuriki dies, the Three-Tails also dies, but after a while the Three-Tails will revive, and Kirigakure will still have a chance to find the Three-Tails.

Yagura was completely unaware that because of this cause and effect, he would become a puppet with no autonomy in the future, doubling the Blood Mist policy and causing Kirigakure to decline to the bottom of the five great ninja villages.

Kirigakure and Sunagakure have become strong contenders for last place.

There's always a saying: "When there's a policy, there's a countermeasure." In ancient times, landlords and officials would often employ even more sophisticated countermeasures to sabotage policies that were unfavorable to them.

Doubling the implementation could easily ruin the policy, let alone doubling it even more.

It's already a testament to Kirigakure's good fortune that it hasn't declined to the point of falling out of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"The girl used her strong willpower to gain a certain degree of autonomy, and then deliberately ran into Kakashi Hatake's Chidori, committing suicide."

After a moment of silence, Yagura said, "He was a good ninja. They chose the wrong target; they should have chosen a cowardly ninja."

"It can't be entirely their fault. Logically speaking, female ninjas should be easier to control."

"It's too late to say all this now. We can only say that man proposes, God disposes. Konoha's fate is still intact, and it's not time for it to die."

"Lord Mizukage, what should we do next?"

Yagura smiled helplessly and said, "What else can we do?"

"Withdraw the troops, then regroup and retreat to the Land of Whirlpools."

"There's no need to continue fighting within the Land of Fire after the plan has failed."

"The people of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure are happy that we continue to fight and bleed like this with Konoha."

The head of the Anbu nodded, then asked with a worried expression, "But Mizukage-sama, can we defend the Land of Whirlpools?"

"The Land of Whirlpools is strategically located, and Konoha will absolutely not allow us to occupy it alone."

"How about we bring the Six-Tails Jinchuriki from the village?"

Yagura was somewhat tempted by the words, but then shook his head after thinking about it again.

"No, Yu Gao is only seven years old this year, and his control over the Six-Tails is too poor."

"Once it transforms into a tailed beast, it will definitely go berserk. If the Six-Tails breaks free, that will be troublesome."

"If we kill Utakata, the Six-Tails will be reborn just like the Three-Tails. How can the village survive without a single tailed beast?"

"Sigh, let's just do our best to defend."

"If we really can't hold out, we'll withdraw our troops and let the Land of Whirlpools remain a chaotic, lawless zone, just like before."

"If Konoha doesn't want to continue fighting, they should maintain a tacit understanding with us."

If the Land of Whirlpools is occupied by the Hidden Mist Village, it will become the best bridgehead for attacking the Land of Fire, and vice versa.

Of course, given the wealth of the Land of Fire, Konoha wouldn't bother attacking the Land of Water, but Kirigakure wouldn't allow that possibility.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage, I'll go and relay the orders."

"Go ahead," Yagura said weakly, waving his hand dismissively.

His plan had failed, and he had a premonition that Kirigakure would suffer the same fate as Iwagakure, failing to gain any land.

"Yes."

The head of the secret service put on his mask, turned around, and left the tent.

Meanwhile, at the Konoha front-line camp, in Tsunade's large tent, the four commanders plus Nara Shikaku were having a meeting.

Tsunade sat at the very top, Orochimaru and Shikaku Nara sat on the left, and Jiraiya and Minato sat on the right.

Minato Namikaze, who is usually all smiles, was expressionless at this moment, clearly in a very bad mood.

Minato Namikaze had seen countless life-and-death situations since becoming a ninja, and ordinary life-and-death matters could not shake his mind. However, Rin, who was also of commoner origin and was gentle and kind, was obviously not an ordinary person.

With his mature mind and way of thinking, Minato Namikaze would naturally not be as immersed in Rin's death for a long time as Kakashi.

Minato Namikaze will be able to get through this soon, but the sadness he feels right now is very real.

"Everyone already knows about Nohara Rin's situation, so please share your thoughts."

Tsunade sat upright in her seat, her light yellow medium-length hair bound by a Konoha headband, a blue-purple diamond mark between her brows, light yellow thin eyebrows, bright brown eyes, and light red lips. She wore a sky-blue tight-fitting outfit underneath a Konoha green vest, looking clean, neat, and dashing.

"I'll go first."

Upon hearing that hoarse, deep voice, everyone was slightly taken aback. Shouldn't Minato Namikaze, as the teacher, speak first in this matter?

At the very least, it should be Jiraiya, who was his master, right?

"What, is it not allowed?" Orochimaru said with a half-smile.

"Of course, Orochimaru-senpai, please."

Among those present, only Minato addressed Orochimaru as "senpai" (senior). His teammates called him by his first name, while Nara Shikaku added "sama" (master).

"Nohara Rin is undoubtedly a hero, while Kirigakure's intentions are far too insidious and malicious."

"To avenge the heroes, and to exact revenge on Kirigakure, I suggest deploying the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

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