This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Tsunade's expression froze, and she instantly knew who had left the letter.

——Xiao Gang’s personal message:

Please forgive me for saying goodbye to you in this way. It's just that there are some urgent matters that I have to attend to in person, so this is the only way to say goodbye reasonably.

Let me congratulate you on your victory in advance. Don't ask me how I knew you would win, because in my heart, Xiao Gang's victory was already a foregone conclusion. My love, there is no reason for you to lose.

I'm sorry that I can't tell you some things in person, but please believe that everything I do is for you and our future, and I'm willing to do anything for it. And don't worry, this separation is only temporary, and we'll see each other again soon.

Do you remember the promise I made in the Wet Bone Forest? I would hold you in my arms, before everyone's gaze, and declare to everyone, "You are mine." That day won't be long, and I believe this promise will be fulfilled soon.

In short, I will always be your slave, my dear and only princess.

The letter is short but the feelings are deep. I miss you so much. My husband is so kind.

After reading the letter left by Mizunoe Ryosuke, Tsunade found it difficult to explain how she felt.

It's both sad and sweet.

The melancholy was naturally because of Mizunoe Ryosuke's sudden departure without saying goodbye, and the sweetness was naturally the feelings expressed by Mizunoe Ryosuke in the letter.

In addition, Tsunade was vaguely worried because she always felt that something was about to happen.

But soon, Tsunade came to her senses, carefully put away the letter, kept it close to her body, and stopped thinking about it.

Because she believed that Mizunoe Ryosuke would never harm her no matter what.

In that case, she just needs to do what she should do and wait quietly for the day when Mizunoe Ryosuke fulfills his promise.

The sun is about to set and night will once again cover the earth.

Princess Senju, feeling a little melancholy about the separation, slowly walked away from the peak that had held countless beautiful memories for her and Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Even though everything was already in the past, it was impossible for the mountain to move around following the footsteps of the two people.

But the unforgettable memories of the past, like this deep bond, have long been engraved into the souls of the two and cannot be changed.

Tsunade didn't know that the development of the situation would continue to develop to a degree that would completely horrify her.

Chapter 507: "Puzzle" Progress

After dealing with the matter of Hanzo of the Salamander, the affairs of the Rain Country came to an end. Mizunoe Ryosuke only returned to the Kirigakure base once and instructed Ichigo Kuroshima to arrange people to send the little maid back to the Water Country.

Mizunoe Ryosuke did not stay any longer, but rode the Ice Dragon King directly out of the border of the Rain Kingdom.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably never come back after leaving.

The massive Second Ninja World War was a huge challenge for any country and ninja village.

No one could have imagined that amidst the raging war that was sweeping across the ninja world like a tsunami, someone could actually take advantage of the situation and create a huge "net" beneath the dark tide.

If the "giant net" woven by Mizunoe Ryosuke is compared to a puzzle.

Then establishing a connection with Hanzo of the Salamander and heroically saving the beauty in the Land of Rain can only be said to have completed 5% of the prologue of this puzzle.

Afterwards, Kirigakure and Sunagakure established a stable and reliable iron sand trade, which completed another 10% of the puzzle.

Next, he went on a diplomatic mission to the Iron Country and established cooperation with the samurai leader Mifune, which pushed the progress of the puzzle to 30%.

He then waited for the right opportunity, and took the Raikage's invitation as an opportunity to intervene in the battle between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and won the battle in one go, bringing the progress of the entire puzzle to 50%.

By this time, Ryosuke Mizunoe's plan could be said to be a done deal.

By this moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke quietly came to the Land of Rain. After manipulating the war in the Land of Rain behind the scenes without anyone noticing, he had basically achieved his goal.

The "net" has been mostly formed, and the few remaining loopholes have little impact on the overall situation. Only the last 10% of the progress of the entire puzzle is left.

As long as we complete this final 10% of progress, no one will be able to shake this giant net that covers the entire ninja world!

Now, Mizunoe Ryosuke will be working hard for this last 10% of the plan, and this time, his time is obviously very tight.

As early as several days ago, the intelligence personnel of the White Shark Force had already reported the situation inside Iwagakure to Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Iwagakure suddenly declared war on the Takinin of Taki Country!

This was also because the foreshadowing laid by Mizunoe Ryosuke before took effect, leading Iwagakure to the place he pointed.

All this seems to have nothing to do with Ryosuke Mizunoe who is in the Land of Rain, but in fact it is not.

Or rather, the reason why Iwagakure attacked Takinin was entirely because of him.

Previously, in a series of chaotic battles in the Frost Kingdom.

In the attack on the Iwagakure Bunya and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Mizunoe Ryosuke deliberately set up a confusing formation to lure Danzo into it.

At the same time, Mizunoe Ryosuke personally disguised himself as a Takinin and poured a basin of dirty water on the Takinin who was sitting at home.

By the time the dust settled, Taki Shinobu, who had been blamed for everything, had no way of explaining himself.

Therefore, with a confused look on his face, Takinin was inexplicably charged with the crime of attacking the Iwagakure logistics forces and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

Furthermore, it was likely that Taki Shinobu had been kept in the dark until now. After all, the three parties involved in the original incident would have kept it a top secret.

In other words, it can be understood that Taki Shinobu took the blame for Mizunoe Ryosuke without knowing it.

In fact, it was not only Taki who took the blame in this matter, but also Danzo, the "King of the Ninja World's Pot" who was plotted against in the beginning and later took the blame on his own initiative.

Since Iwagakure was at a critical moment of the war at that time, they could only record this matter secretly and settle the accounts after the war.

After the defeat, the unstable Iwagakure tribe, led by Huang Tu, had no choice but to return to the Land of Earth with their tails between their legs, and temporarily swallow their defeated teeth.

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But once Iwagakure has a chance to catch its breath, it will definitely not let this matter go.

This was also the foreshadowing that Mizunoe Ryosuke set up by taking advantage of the information gap.

At first glance, Iwagakure suffered a crushing defeat and suffered heavy losses. Even if they had a grudge, they could only accumulate strength in secret in order to take revenge in the future.

But Mizunoe Ryosuke knew clearly that it was not that easy at all.

If the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure was still the powerful and prestigious Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, then it might still be possible to do so.

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Because of the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's reputation within Iwagakure, even if the Iwagakure ninjas were dissatisfied with the defeat, they did not dare to say anything. He could completely suppress the backlash of the defeat.

But you have to know that at this moment, Ohnoki has been imprisoned in the Land of Water by Kirigakure, and the person in charge of Iwagakure now is the son of the Third Tsuchikage - Koto!

Huang Tu, who came to power in a hurry, was completely unable to smooth out the backlash from the failure of the battle against Yunyin.

This has nothing to do with ability; it is the inevitable result of the gap in reputation and strength.

In this situation, there is only one way for Huangtu to break the deadlock.

That is - transfer internal conflicts to the outside!

In other words, it means launching another war against other countries!

Iwagakure had just been defeated, and morale was low, and they had also suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, Iwagakure was not able to wage war against a major power.

But who says that Iwagakure must fight against a big country?

If a big country can’t defeat another, can’t it bully the small country with its big power?

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Taking advantage of the chaos of the Ninja World War, it would still be easy for Iwagakure to take over a few small countries.

After thinking about it, with all the new and old hatreds mixed together, is there anyone more suitable than Takinin?

Chapter 508: Taking advantage of the situation

So, a few days before the decisive battle between Konoha and the Rain Ninja, almost without any warning, the Iwagakure gathered more than 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas who had retreated from the Cloud Thunder battlefield and launched a surprise attack on the Land of Water Trap without making any noise.

To the outside world, Iwagakure announced that in the previous war with Kumogakure, Iwagakure's logistics forces were attacked and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was missing.

Afterwards, while announcing the news, Iwagakure accused Takinin of taking advantage of the situation, saying that all this was done by Takinin. At the same time, in order to show the justice of this declaration of war, Iwagakure declared that everything was for revenge.

At the same time, Iwagakure concluded that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was captured by the Takigakure "840", and this trip was to rescue the imprisoned Steam Ninja.

The Land of Earth is located at the northernmost tip of the Ninja Realm, and the neighboring great nations of Konoha and Kumogakure are well aware that what Iwagakure said was not a lie, because such a thing actually happened.

Although the three parties have their own intelligence and understanding of this matter, they certainly will not share the intelligence in their hands with the enemy.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Iwagakure was determined to put the blame entirely on Takinin.

Both Kumogakure and Konoha have their own plans at this moment, and obviously have no intention of meddling in Takinin's affairs.

Huangtu is not stupid either. Although in Iwagakure's view, Konoha is always the culprit of the attack on Iwagakure, Takinin can only be regarded as an extra at most.

But Konoha is powerful now, and although there is hatred, Huangtu will not be stupid enough to provoke Konoha at this time.

This time, the battle launched by Iwagakure against Takinin is not as complicated as the battle against Kumogakure.

You have to know that the Land of Water Trap is right next to the Land of Earth, so this time Iwagakure does not need to bear the burden of a long logistical supply line, nor does it need to alarm anyone.

So, while Takigakure was still confused, more than 10,000 ninjas from Iwagakure directly rushed into Takigakure.

Although the Takinin of Taki Country is strong enough to dominate among the small countries, it is obviously not enough when facing a big country that is truly going all out.

The gap in national strength is there. Even if you hold the Seven-Tails in your hands, how can you compare with Iwagakure?

There are less than 5,000 ninjas in the entire Takigakure village, and the only high-end combat force of Takigakure is the Takigakure leader who is at the quasi-kage level.

Similar to the Rain Ninja, although the Taki Ninja is much better than the ninjas from other small countries, it is still difficult to be compared with the ninjas born in the big ninja village.

Not to mention, they are the Iwagakure ninjas who are already powerful and good at group combat.

Under the leadership of Huang Tu and Wen Ya, more than 10,000 Rock Ninjas displayed their powerful strength to move mountains and fill the sea, forcing the Taki Ninjas to retreat step by step.

At this moment, they have actually invaded the heartland of Taki Country and are about to reach Takiguni Village.

According to Mizunoe Ryosuke's estimation, the war would probably be over in three days at most.

And the last piece of the "puzzle" that Mizunoe Ryosuke needs is now in Taki Shinobu's possession.

In other words, Mizunoe Ryosuke must rush to the next step before Iwagakure completely breaks through Takinin Village, so that he can get everything he wants.

Time is tight and the task is heavy, so Mizunoe Ryosuke rushes to Taki Country regardless of everything.

Taki Country, this once peaceful and harmonious small country, has now been plunged into war.

The front lines of the battlefield were commanded by Wen Ya. Under his leadership, over a hundred Rock Ninja simultaneously formed hand seals, launching a massive mass earth escape ninjutsu. Nearly a hundred struggling Taki Ninja were instantly buried by the cracked ground beneath their feet...

A huge gap was torn in the Taki ninja's line, and soon after, the Taki ninja was completely defeated by the Iwa ninja's pursuit.

Huang Tu, who has become the fourth Tsuchikage, nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the battle situation in front of him.

In Takinin, he has regained the confidence that Iwanin had lost.

Just as Mizunoe Ryosuke predicted, with the current situation of the Iwagakure, they would probably be able to attack the Takigakure in three days. As long as they captured the Takigakure, Huangtu was sure that the Takigakure would not be able to withstand the pressure and would surrender directly.

But for some reason, Huangtu, who was sailing smoothly at the moment, felt a little uneasy in his heart.

But soon, he forced himself to suppress the uneasiness in his heart.

In Huangtu's expectation, the only one who has the ability to disrupt the situation at this moment is Konoha, which is also adjacent to Taki Country.

But the battle went much more smoothly than he had imagined. Under the lightning attack of Iwagakure, Takinin was about to be defeated in just a few days.

Therefore, even if Konoha wanted to intervene at this time, it was too late.

After all, it takes 3.4 seconds to mobilize Konoha's troops. By the time Konoha has prepared its troops, Iwagakure will have already broken through Takigakure, looted it, and then retreated.

By that time, it will be a done deal, and even Konoha can only watch and sigh.

Huang Tu was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered. While he was stunned, the Taki ninja on the battlefield were either fleeing or being captured, and the battlefield had completely collapsed.

All this indicates that the Iwagakure has won another victory on the battlefield today.

Then, the Fourth Tsuchikage, who was under immense pressure, calmed down and headed towards the victorious Wen Ya.

Chapter 509: The War Faction and the Surrender Faction

"Thanks for your hard work, Wen Ya."

Huang Tu rushed towards the dusty Wen Ya.

"It's okay, Yondaime."

"Now is not the time to relax. The most urgent task is to increase our strength and completely break through Takinin's defenses."

Wen Ya was not carried away by the victory just now. Instead, he gave Huang Tu a serious advice.

At this moment, Iwagakure is still in a critical juncture, and the impact of the defeat has not yet been eliminated. The best way is to establish the results of the battle as soon as possible.

Huang Tu nodded in agreement with this.

"Okay, I'll listen to you then."