Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

To make a long story short, it really is quite urgent.

These words completely stunned everyone present; they were simply too sudden.

"boom!"

An explosion was heard some distance from the main gate of Konoha, making a loud noise that could be clearly seen and heard from here.

Black smoke rises, signaling the arrival of the enemy.

"I've sent some of my men from the Dark Guard to buy some time. You need to hurry."

As soon as the Third Hokage finished speaking, everyone displayed the qualities of an excellent ninja, instantly transforming into a combat stance.

Needless to say, one by one, people jumped out of the windows.

The situation was urgent; those four words hung over everyone's heads.

The Hokage needs to be stationed in the village to keep the villagers in check, otherwise it could easily cause panic. But Tsuki and the others exist precisely for this purpose—to protect the village.

Figures streaked across the sky, leaping and bounding through the air.

These are all soldiers who went to protect their homeland.

"Alright, now gather all the ninjas in the village. The war is about to begin."

The third generation watched the departing crowd, then looked at the two elders.

The generals went ahead, and the soldiers had to get ready too.

"Empty palm!"

Yue Shu arrived first, his speed was the fastest, and he was the first to reach the door.

This is where the Uchiha clan is stationed, and at this moment, many clan members have already gone out with the Anbu to defend against external enemies.

At that moment, the familiar attack, unmatched in its prowess, charged straight over.

Wind-attribute chakra was directly attached to the Kusanagi sword, making it even more powerful with the addition of the Senbonzakura sword spirit.

With a single sword strike, Yue Shu cleaved the incoming empty palm into pieces.

"Hahahaha!"

The loud laughter grew louder as it approached.

Yue Shu stood at the doorway, looking ahead where smoke billowed and the soldiers beside her wore expressions of terror.

"Hey, long time no see."

Tsukiki grinned, revealing his teeth, and spoke first, looking ahead.

A familiar figure slowly emerged, enveloped in a dark shadow.

Without even touching the ground, floating lightly above it, Otsutsuki Mikaze led the way, followed by countless "tools"—devices devoid of soul, purely weapons forged for war. Just like the attackers of Konoha years ago, they were masters of taijutsu, but knew nothing of ninjutsu and were immune to genjutsu.

That's true. After all, it's just a weapon. It doesn't even have consciousness, so how could it be susceptible to illusions?

"Are you ready, monkeys?"

Otsutsuki Mikazuki responded in the same way as before.

As for Tsukiki, he didn't remember such a character. What he needed to do now was to team up with the guy who defeated him to get revenge.

"Moon Tree".

Kushina's voice came from behind, and she and Mikoto arrived, along with countless high-ranking combatants—Konoha's most elite forces.

Next, this battle will begin at the gates of Konoha, with them leading the charge—

A dark mass of weapons, and also the presence of Otsutsuki Mikaze, a top-tier ninja in the ninja world, undoubtedly a Kage-level fighter.

On the Moon Tree side, there was also a group of powerful individuals.

The war horns sounded simultaneously, echoing in Konoha, right at its own doorstep—

Chapter 184: Sunagakure and Minato

boom!

Minato restrained himself as the Hidden Mist Village launched a frontal attack at the entrance to the Hidden Sand Village.

The famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were brought over, and surprisingly, the Third Mizukage also came in person.

Of course, there was also an unexpected visitor—the Third Kazekage, who had already become a corpse.

They were just thrown on the ground over there.

Now, the entire ninja world will probably know about the Third Kazekage's death.

There is no doubt that the Third Shinobi World War cannot be stopped; the Sand Village's strategy has completely collapsed.

Minato, watching this scene, had some other thoughts on his mind.

The Third Hokage of Kirigakure was Otsutsuki Mikaze, who was captured several years ago. This was information that Sakumo and his companions risked their lives to bring back, for which Sakumo even paid the ultimate price.

In order to seize power in Kirigakure, the Otsutsuki clan made many preparations, including a purge of the power structure within Kirigakure alone, which placed the Otsutsuki clan in a position of absolute power.

However, the Third Mizukage, who should have been in Kirigakure, was actually brought to Sunagakure with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The Hidden Mist Village's combat strength is not bad; on the contrary, it is surprisingly good, as evidenced by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Other villages don't have that many famous Jonin.

To become famous in the ninja world, the strength of a Jonin alone is not enough. Apart from those who are already quite strong among Jonin, most of them have some special skills. For example, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have seven famous swords under their command, which is one of their special skills.

Already an elite among Jonin, and with this famous sword, the strength of each member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is not to be underestimated, and he has seven of them at once.

However, these seven people alone are not enough to pose a significant threat to Sunagakure.

Although Sunagakure's combat strength was very low at this time, it was still not something that a few elite Jonin could handle.

Shukaku alone is enough to defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

This is a huge bombshell.

It's worth mentioning that one member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist is missing: the one who wields Sameso.

The previous Samehada successor, Fuguki, was defeated by Otsutsuki. His Samehada was not recovered, but the Akatsuki organization got a good deal and took it back to Kisame Hoshigaki.

Only Tsuki no Ki and the Akatsuki members knew about that incident; at that time, they had a brief, direct confrontation with Otsutsuki Mikaze.

Minato, of course, didn't know this, and neither did the people of Kirigakure. They simply assumed that Tsuki and Yahiko had killed the pufferfish and taken Samehada away. Fortunately, the Third Mizukage arrived later, otherwise the casualties would have been much more severe.

Seven people were defeated by two, and the remaining six were eager for revenge.

"These guys—"

Minato, however, saw through the intentions of the Kirigakure group.

It's highly likely that this will be a feint, but it's also possible that Otsutsuki Mikaze will personally take action. With his strength, even if he were alone, it would be a significant blow, especially if he brought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with him.

But would the Otsutsuki really abandon his identity on his own?

Minato, however, thought it was unlikely, so this was probably just a feint.

Minato wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He wasn't originally a member of Sunagakure, although he would still act for the sake of the civilians in Sunagakure. However, he had already guessed the other party's purpose, so he would just observe the situation for now.

Minato's strength was already among the best of the Kage level, and with the unique nature of the Flying Thunder God Technique, there were few in the ninja world who could save his life.

The people of Sunagakure took to the field one by one, engaging in battle with their opponents right at their own doorstep. Strangely, the Third Mizukage did not participate in the battle, but instead observed from the sidelines.

This made Minato somewhat reconsider.

Perhaps this Third Mizukage is not the Third Mizukage he was thinking of.

Given Otsutsuki Mikaze's personality, even if he wanted to hide himself, he wouldn't be so low-key.

This is Minato's understanding of wind manipulation. Although he only witnessed it for a short period of time, that period was truly epic.

The impression left by the water gate was undeniably profound.

While the Sand Village members were fighting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Minato also had an idea and threw a kunai at the Third Mizukage.

He wanted to test the waters.

The golden light flashed past, and Minato's figure arrived instantly.

With a Rasengan already formed in his hand, Minato hurled it directly at the Third Mizukage.

Minato was still concealing his face at this moment, but his sudden move attracted some attention.

The Third Mizukage raised his hand without the slightest panic; everything seemed perfectly normal.

Minato's Rasengan slammed into the Third Mizukage's raised hand.

coming!

The test yielded results; Minato watched as his Rasengan was absorbed.

It was in that raised palm that there was a Rinnegan, which gave people a very familiar feeling, as if they had encountered it just a while ago.

"A Konoha ninja, not bad attack."

"But now, I'm giving it back to you."

The Third Mizukage smiled, raising his other hand, which also held the Rinnegan in its palm.

The Rinnegan was aimed at Minato, and chakra began to surge.

An even more powerful Rasengan was formed from it, but this Rasengan from the Third Mizukage's palm wasn't just for close-range attacks; it could be launched directly.

Minato flashed again, disappearing into thin air and returning to his previous position, dodging the attack once more.

With a bang, the Third Mizukage not only absorbed the power of his Rasengan but also gave it to him, further enhancing his strength.

Minato appeared not far away, looking at the Third Mizukage.

The Third Mizukage in front of him gave him a very familiar feeling, as if he had just seen him not long ago.

"Interesting. It's infuriating that I suddenly ended up like this. Someone inexplicably erased my memories."

The Third Mizukage was saying inexplicable things.

Are you one too?

"Give me a ninja I know well who can use space-time manipulation."

The Third Mizukage spoke softly, yet it seemed only Minato and he could hear him.