Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

Seto Chihiro looked at the white flares in the sky and moved towards the direction of his teacher. He looked at the ruins around him and could not see the wall that was erected here before.

The explosion range of the Tailed Beast Ball is a basin nearly the size of seven football fields.

"Everyone, be on alert and prepare for battle." Tsunade was shaking with anger and clenched her fists suddenly.

At this point, it is clear that this is an attempt to provoke a fight between major powers!

First, they were deliberately late for the signing of the agreement, and then they released the Tailed Beast Balls continuously. This was not the attitude of the two villages to form an alliance and negotiate peace.

Even though Tsunade had a premonition that the other party would not give up such a huge benefit as the mineral deposits of the Land of Grass, and was very likely to go back on their word when signing the agreement, she did not expect that the other party would be so extreme as to directly use such a powerful weapon as the tailed beast!

"Lady Tsunade, the enemy ninjas are gathering inside the basin!"

With the quick movement of the senior ninja, they covered a distance of several hundred meters and appeared in an open space of about 50 meters in less than half a minute.

Among them was a person who looked like a child, carrying a strange stick on his back, and rushing to the front.

Seto Chihiro stood behind Tsunade and reminded her: "Lady Tsunade, why do those Mist Ninjas respect that child so much?"

"That is..."

Shikaku frowned at the side: "Judging from their mouth shapes, they should be calling him... Mizukage???"

"Lady Tsunade, that child has the chakra of the Three-Tails in his body."

The Mizukage appears on the battlefield in person?

But why would the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village travel thousands of miles to the Land of Grass...isn't he afraid that his home will be stolen by the Hidden Cloud Village?

Tsunade turned her head and looked at the exhausted expressions of the jonin around her, and immediately made a decision in her heart: "Leave the Three-Tails to me, and the other Mist Ninjas will be left to you. Keep your Byakugan alert at all times, and if there are any enemy reinforcements, report to Shikaku immediately. When I'm not around, everything will be left to him."

"Wait a minute, Lady Tsunade, the Mizukage doesn't seem to have any plans to attack. They are releasing a large amount of white mist!" The Byakugan observer reported the latest battlefield information.

Chapter 42 Captain Mikoto, I'm very happy these past two days

Thick fog floated in the basin, blocking the vision of Tsunade and other Konoha ninjas. Less than half an hour after the Mizukage appeared, the thick fog had drifted from the other side of the venue to Konoha's side.

"Wind escape. As soon as the typhoon passes!"

"No way?" Tsunade saw the thick fog in the basin being blown away by the strong wind, but quickly condensed into thick fog again, and her pupils sank suddenly.

Under the command of the Mizukage, the Mist Ninjas continuously released Water Style and Mist Hidden Techniques to expand the scope of the thick fog in the basin.

In this thick fog controlled by chakra, which contains the chakra of the Mist Ninja, the enemy can sense the Konoha ninjas in the fog and launch sneak attacks at will.

But apart from the ninjas with strong perception abilities and the Byakugan, Konoha has no other way to detect the Mist Ninjas in the thick fog.

Moreover, due to the large-scale release of Earth Flow Wall, some of the senior ninjas have a serious lack of chakra in their bodies... If I use slug treatment on these ninjas now, will I still be able to fight the Mizukage?

Tsunade felt that things were suddenly becoming difficult.

Nara Shikaku stared at the thick fog in front of him with concern: "Lady Tsunade, it is dark now, the best time to attack, but the Mist Ninja has been slow to attack. The Byakugan detects that the enemy seems to have set traps and camped in this basin... But this fog is controlled by chakra. Even if the enemy stops creating thick fog, the thick fog blown away by the wind will continue to accumulate in the basin... If we don't stop the enemy now, other Mist Ninja teams will appear one after another, and by then..."

Seto Chihiro stood quietly behind Tsunade. Shikaku had made everything very clear, and it was not difficult to guess what would happen next.

At this stage, Tsunade is his teacher. If he doesn't help Tsunade, no one will help him in the future.

"That means we just need to stir up the airflow in the basin to make the thick fog fly away, right?" Seto Chihiro

After listening to this, Shikaku nodded vigorously, his expression solemn: "You can say that... but there are only 4 or 5 Uchiha clan members on the border who are good at fire escape. After entering the basin, there is no way to stir up the airflow in the basin in a short time."

At this moment, an inappropriate voice sounded from the crowd of Konoha. Although the voice was very small, it was still caught by Seto Chihiro, and he turned his head to look.

I saw a senior ninja wearing a Konoha forehead protector looking at Uchiha Mikoto and others as if they were garbage.

Next to this Konoha ninja stood another ninja who was trying to lower his voice.

"Why did only these few people from the Uchiha clan come? Aren't they usually very impressive in the village? Bringing your children to the battlefield, treating this place as a game of house, right? Really..."

"Shut up. Do you want to be captured by the Konoha Guard as soon as you return to Konoha?"

Dissatisfaction spread among the crowd, and the people around them looked at Uchiha Mikoto and others with contempt.

"..."

He saw a hint of gloom on Uchiha Mikoto's gentle face. Uchiha Izumi next to him wanted to say something, but was quickly stopped by Mikoto.

It wasn't like Seto Chihiro was specifically trying to help the Uchiha clan, he just happened to need to help Tsunade, and Mikoto was really nice to him, and he had been feeling quite comfortable in the Uchiha clan these past two days, so it was nice to do a favor.

Moreover, this group of Uchiha was specifically named as the target of the mission in Seto Chihiro's system. It would be bad if they were ostracized by the people in the village because of this kind of thing, and were attacked secretly by others.

"I may be able to disrupt the air currents in the basin, but I'll need the help of the Uchiha team led by Captain Mikoto and the Wind Style."

The ninjas around were staring at the child who was only a few years old. Some of them recognized that this little guy was the first ninja who used the Earth Flow Wall.

"Can you do it?" Tsunade had distrust written all over her face.

In her previous battle with Kakashi, Seto Chihiro had memorized most of the ninjutsu used. Her strongest fire escape technique was the Improved Multiple Fireball Technique, which she used very skillfully.

but...

Did Chihiro use Fire Release to blow up her house? She seemed to have even found a new house for Chihiro that was closer to the training ground.

"Are you really sure?" Tsunade looked at Seto Chihiro again. She looked so serious, could it be that her self-created ninjutsu has already been completed?

Nara Shikaku looked down at Seto Chihiro, his expression unchanged: "Lady Tsunade, I think it is necessary to let Chihiro give it a try. After all, we can't drag it on for too long..."

On the battlefield, it is taboo to hesitate when you should make a decision. Tsunade relieved the chaotic emotions in her heart and said, "I order that Seto Chihiro will take the lead now, and Captain Uchiha Mikoto will assist you. When the time comes, Captain Mikoto will lead the Uchiha clan to cooperate. There will be wind ninjutsu on the ground, and other ninjas will support you."

In less than a minute, the food pills and necessary supplies were all neatly delivered to the members of the valley bottom combat team. Because Seto Chihiro only had the chakra of a Chunin in her body and time was tight, they did not conduct training on the ground.

Chihiro Seto and the Uchiha team carefully entered from the edge. The surface of the basin was composed of a thick layer of dust, and then there was nothing else. Because of the fog, they walked hand in hand.

After walking about 50 meters, Mikoto repeated her plan: "Chihiro, when the time comes, we just need to cooperate with you to use the combination ninjutsu, right?"

"Do not."

Seto Chihiro stopped and stood still on the ground: "I can perform this ninjutsu by myself, and you just need to stand behind me and protect me."

"Performed by one person? Standing behind you? Protecting you?"

Standing behind the person to be protected, Mikoto was a little confused about how to protect him. She hesitated for a second and said, "On the ground, didn't we say that we should perform a combination together..."

A green magic circle lit up from under Seto Chihiro's feet, illuminating Uchiha Mikoto's stunned face...

"That was just a lie... Captain Mikoto, do you like being described like that by the ninjas from your own village?"

"I..." Mikoto opened her mouth, but closed it again as if she had thought of something. Her expression became sad, and the other Uchiha around her also had complicated expressions.

Seto Chihiro shook her head and looked at the magic circle under her feet: "If this question bothers Captain Mikoto, you don't have to answer it... I returned to Konoha with Lady Tsunade for some reasons. As for why I participated in this event, it was probably because I was a little worried about Lady Tsunade..."

"However, Lady Tsunade obviously treated me like a child, fearing that I would be hurt... She didn't want me to encounter the war... So she put me in Captain Mikoto's team... Thank you Captain Mikoto for taking care of me these two days..."

"I don't know why Captain Mikoto would take care of three children...sometimes she looks very sad..."

"But... I think Captain Mikoto must have her own troubles and reasons for doing this... I hope my unauthorized decision this time can make Captain Mikoto feel better..."

Chapter 43 Tower Explosion

Hearing Seto Chihiro's words, Uchiha Mikoto was stunned for a moment. She didn't even think about the reason for the green light under her feet. She didn't think that someone would come to help them when the Uchiha's reputation was damaged.

What they didn't expect was that the one who helped them was not the Konoha ninja they had been with day and night, but a young boy who had been with them for less than 3 days.

The words and actions of this person who wanted to help them were in stark contrast to the Konoha ninja just now.

Mikoto couldn't help but think, if... the ninjas in the village could be as considerate of the Uchiha clan as this young man, then the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan wouldn't be so strained now?

"Thank you, Chihiro."

She wasn't about to refuse the teenager's help.

The Uchiha clan is a proud clan, but now is the time to not act rashly. Only by dispelling this fog and making corresponding contributions in this war can the Uchiha clan return to the center of Konoha and ease the relationship between the clan members and the village...

By that time, whether it was money, a house, or the boy's desire to learn ninjutsu, she would not be stingy.

"Captain Mikoto, get away from me, I'm about to release!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto brought the other two Uchiha members and formed a triangle with Seto Chihiro as the center to surround him.

Uchiha Mikoto was moving and thinking. With the thick fog in front of him, even if he opened his Sharingan and used a torch, he couldn't see far. How could he accomplish the feat of dispelling the thick fog by himself? Or was it related to the green summoning rune under his feet?

She turned her head and saw that the little guy's face was illuminated by the green light. The runes under his feet were constantly expanding, and the green 'psychic runes' were constantly rotating, like a mysterious ritual.

Even though she was born in the Uchiha clan and was well-informed, she had never seen such a ninjutsu, a ninjutsu with its own light. It would not be convenient to perform such a ninjutsu in the dark...

At the same time, on the ground, the Hyuga clan members beside Tsunade had veins bulging on both sides of their eyes as they observed the situation in the pit and reported.

"Lady Tsunade, Captain Mikoto and Chihiro have stopped at the designated location. The Mist Ninja in the pit seems to have sensed them. The leading Mizukage is standing about 400 meters away from them, as if waiting for Captain Mikoto and Chihiro to move forward. They did not launch an attack."

Tsunade looked at the green light that was expanding and rotating in the mist in the distance, and was a little confused: "What's the situation with that green light? I remember there was no green signal light in the house provided."

"Green light? Lady Tsunade, the Byakugan did not see the mission team turning on or off the light source... nor did it detect the team mobilizing chakras... Wait... Chihiro Chunin closed her eyes, and the chakra in her body was changing. The chakra changed... changed... became different. The chakra suddenly increased, and the level reached Jonin..."

Tsunade's expression darkened. The center of the green light was where Chihiro was?

She had no idea what the green light source was, but the chakra changed. What did it mean that it became different? How could it suddenly become the chakra of a jonin? What kind of ninjutsu did he create...

Seto Chihiro opened his eyes, and he had officially activated the Lost Ninjutsu: Arc of the Tree.

Compared to the first time he opened it, he was much more careful, but even so, the moment he opened it, the natural energy from the ground still quickly poured into his body.

Just like the first time, physical energy, spiritual energy and natural energy automatically merged in a certain proportion, and once again entered a state similar to the Sage Mode.

Why is it similar? Because the system has told him that this is very different from the real Sage Mode.

【energy:

? ? Chakra: 3630 (ordinary jonin: 3000~~4242)

...]

"...What is this?" A hint of surprise flashed across Mikoto's eyes.

Although the fog hindered her ability to perceive the surrounding environment, she was so close to Chihiro.

At the moment when the 'psychic rune disappeared', the child in front of him seemed like a different person.

If she had not sensed the aura of the tailed beast and if her chakra had not increased much, she might have suspected that Lady Tsunade had robbed a tailed beast from some village outside and sealed it in this child's body.

Seto Chihiro turned her gaze towards Uchiha Mikoto and said in a somewhat ethereal voice: "Captain Mikoto, please and the other members of the team stay away from me. I will disrupt the airflow inside this basin."

"Quick! Come with me to prevent the Mist Ninja from attacking and protect Chihiro..." Without hesitation, Mikoto organized the team members and stood dozens of meters in front of Chihiro to prevent sudden attacks from the Mist Ninja.

Seto Chihiro did not stop Mikoto's arrangement.

On the one hand, after using the Great Tree Arc, his perception increased again. The Mist Ninja was on guard against them on the other side of the basin, but did not attack them.

On the other hand, he was vaguely unable to control the natural energy in his body and needed to vent it quickly.

Seto Chihiro raised her arms horizontally on both sides of her body, controlling the natural energy to surround her body.

"Tower Explosion!"

Suddenly, a pillar of fire with a diameter of 4 or 5 meters rose from the ground around him. The explosion destroyed the terrain beneath his feet, and dust filled the air again, with rocks flying everywhere.

The flames illuminated the surrounding environment, and the mist around the flame column quickly disappeared under the high temperature.

Mikoto looked at Seto Chihiro in shock, who was at the center of the flame pillar. She was unscathed by the flames, and her face showed no sign of pain from being burned by the flames...

The flame pillar's momentum remained undiminished, and it broke through the fog by 3 or 4 meters, standing out against the pitch-black ground.

Tsunade quickly adjusted her state, her eyes gradually becoming sharper: "Quick, prepare the wind ninjas, keep an eye on the Mist ninjas with your Byakugan, and the rest of the jonins, rush into the mist. Do not fight with the Mist ninjas before the mist disappears. Use ninjutsu remotely to interfere with the Mist ninjas' release of the Mist Hidden Technique again."

"Psychic art!"

Smoke appeared and a giant blue and white slug appeared at Tsunade's feet.

"Tsunade-sama..."

"Living Snail, there is no way to explain so much to you right now. We are about to go to war with the Mist Ninja, and we need you to pass on information and provide emergency treatment."

"Is that so? I understand, Lady Tsunade."

The slug lowered her body slightly. Having worked with Tsunade for many years, she already knew what should be done.

The blue-white body quickly broke into pieces like water, and each palm-sized slug actively crawled on the body of each border ninja.

"Shikaku, slugs have the ability to communicate remotely. With the assistance of the Byakugan, you will be the one commanding this war."

Chapter 44 Immortal Arts and Natural Energy