Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swordsmen Begins from the Hidden Cloud Village.

"You've reached the Kage level too!"

Feeling Huang Tu's shadow-level chakra, Ye Yue Ai grinned.

"You all have made a breakthrough. If I don't hurry up, I won't be able to come out."

Speaking of this, Huang Tu smiled just as happily, but when he broke through, he shed tears of bitterness and was almost decomposed by his old man's Dust Escape.

Fortunately, I finally broke through.

"We have prepared a banquet for you all, please!"

After exchanging a few words with Tongcao Yebairen, Gouju Yakura invited everyone to the banquet with a smile on his face.

They had already received information from Tousou Yaeito and knew that three thousand Iwagakure ninjas would be coming this time. Although most of these people were not combat ninjas and were only Chunin, they were very good at earth-style ninjutsu and could use them for large-scale projects.

Everyone soon arrived at the banquet. The menu provided by Kirigakure was very generous. Although most of the dishes were local fish, they were cooked in many different ways and the portions were sufficient, which was very much in line with the appetites of the big-bellied men like Iwagakure.

After the meal, a group of senior executives, led by Karatachi Yagura, came to the combat meeting room. On the front wall hung a huge map, mainly of the Fire Country Peninsula.

"Our strategic senior Tongcao has already told you, so I won't waste words. We have asked professionals to survey the route of the river. It is generally a straight line with a total length of 700 kilometers.

Our Kirigakure's earth-style ninjas have already dug a secret river tunnel underground to facilitate the second phase of excavation.

The Konoha ninjas will be held off by us and our friends at the Cloud Ninja level. You just need to focus on using earth escape techniques to dig the river channel and you don't need to take part in the battle.

But you also need to be prepared. Konoha's Minato Namikaze possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, a space-based ninjutsu that is difficult to defend against.

When you see him, you need to use earth escape to hide underground immediately. Don't fight him head-on. Anyone who has been touched by him needs to report it immediately. Hao Jun will be responsible for checking whether the person who has been touched has the Flying Thunder God spell left on him..."

Goju Yagura held his big iron hook and pointed at the map to explain it to Huangtu and his companions. He explained it in great detail and Huangtu and his companions were very satisfied.

The reason why three thousand ninja troops were sent over for support this time was because they were not to be deployed to the battlefield, but only to carry out the work of digging the river.

As long as you are careful and don't get ambushed by Konoha's strong men, there will be no danger.

The reward offered by the Hidden Mist Village was very generous, and they promised that when the decisive battle between the Hidden Mist Village and Konoha took place, Karutagi Yagura would go to support them.

Huangtu and Zi asked some detailed questions about the mission, and were very satisfied in the end. They also confirmed that the Hidden Mist Village was indeed sincere.

Moreover, there is really no need for the Hidden Mist Village to play any tricks in this regard. After all, the seized territory itself contains huge benefits, not to mention the island countries in the southern waters.

Once the peninsula area of ​​the Fire Country is cut off, the Water Country and the Hidden Mist Village will be able to control that large sea area and slowly attack and occupy it.

"We need to rest here for three days, and then we will set out by boat to reach our target location."

Looking at the map, Huangtu stated the requirement for rest and recuperation.

The people of their Land of Earth rarely go out to sea by boat, and the Iwagakure Village is at the center of the Land of Earth. This is also his first time to go out to sea by boat.

Taking a sea ship and taking a river ship are two completely different concepts. Many of the 3,000 ninjas suffered from seasickness and had to rest.

"We have made arrangements and will connect your ships to form a huge sea vessel, which will greatly reduce the shaking caused by the impact of waves."

Karujutsu Yagura nodded to show his understanding and offered a solution.

"That's good!"

Huang Tu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't have that damn seasickness reaction, the ninjas of their Iwagakure Village would all be brave men.

"Can you tell me about Jiraiya?"

Zi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked. The main reason why he agreed to come for support was because of Jiraiya.

He had practiced Lava Release very well, and had further developed it with the help of the Four-Tails' chakra.

But he still couldn't figure out how to practice the magic, and still remained at the level of magic spells.

Ohnoki has already achieved something, and the power of his Dust Release has been greatly enhanced. I can't be slow.

"This is the detailed intelligence we collected."

Karutagi Yagura had expected that Yukari would ask this, and handed over a stack of information that he had prepared long ago, all about Jiraiya.

Zi took the stack of information and read it carefully, looking at it very seriously.

"Toryu-senpai said you have another use for the Tailed Beast Cannon."

Huangtu asked about another thing and was very curious about it.

Do the tailed beasts have any other killer moves besides the Tailed Beast Balls?

"I will use it when we get there, and you will understand after you see it."

Karatachi Yagura did not explain. It was just one of the uses of the Tailed Beast Ball and the Tailed Beast Transformation. It was difficult to explain in words and had to be experienced personally.

Moreover, only those who are also the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beast can understand it. When the time comes, as long as it is used, Zi will definitely be able to learn it.

Looking up at Goji Yagura, Zi didn't ask any more questions and continued to look through the information in his hand.

Compared to the Tailed Beast Cannon, he is more interested in fairy techniques, which can also better improve his own strength.

Moreover, the Tailed Beast Cannon was something that the Hidden Mist Village had promised a long time ago. Since the other party said that it can be learned at the right place, it must be true, so there is no need to rush.

Chapter 221 Four Villages Gathering

The landing of 3,000 ninja soldiers from the Iwagakure Village in the Land of Waves made quite a stir, and they did not try to hide it, so Konoha got the information within a few days. Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two were almost so angry that they vomited blood.

"What does Onoki want to do?"

Crushing the exquisite pipe again, Sarutobi Hiruzen really wanted to rush to the Iwagakure Village and burn Ōnoki into ashes.

The eastern front was already in a mess due to the involvement of the Hidden Cloud Village, and now the Hidden Iwagakure Village has been dispatched again, and with a lineup of 3,000 ninja troops, it seems that they are still led by Huang Tu and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

One of them is the son of the Tsuchikage, and the other is the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. Together with the three thousand ninja soldiers, it is obvious that the Iwagakure Village is serious.

"Hiruzen, what should we do next? Should we send Mighty Dai over?"

Mito Kado En's face turned pale. Now people must be sent to reinforce the eastern front, otherwise they will definitely not be able to hold on.

The ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village are not good at fighting deep in the continent. There are not many rivers there, and the moisture in the air is not as much as in the sea, so the use of water-based ninjutsu will consume a lot of energy.

However, the Iwagakure Village is very good at land combat, and it also sent three thousand ninja troops this time.

There is no way to fight!

"I'll talk to Dai about it later."

It took a while for him to calm down. Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that he had no choice but to send Mighty Dai. Otherwise, if the eastern front was completely defeated or even annihilated, the entire battle situation would be out of control, and his plans would not be able to be implemented, and he would inevitably fail.

"There must be a problem with the Senju as well. Although the Iwagakure Village has the largest number of ninja troops, it is impossible for them to easily withdraw 3,000 ninja troops to go out and fight. It is very likely that they have reached some kind of agreement with the Senju in secret, just like the Kumogakure Village and the Uchiha."

Utane Koharu said angrily, thinking that the Senju must be in collusion with Iwagakure.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mito Kado En's faces turned gloomy at this, as this was what they were most worried about.

"Senju Orange Water used Wood Release, which is a greater threat to the Iwagakure Village."

After a long silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only think positively. If he were Ōnoki, he would definitely prioritize killing the Senju clan to prevent the emergence of another invincible first-generation Hokage in the ninja world.

The same is certainly true for other ninja villages, which is why he is confident that he can destroy the Senju clan.

This is definitely not wrong. No matter what kind of agreement the Senju and the Iwagakure Village reach, this will not change.

"Hokage-sama, the latest information is that this morning, all the Mist and Rock Ninjas from Wave Country left by boat and headed east. It seems that they are heading back to Water Country."

At this time, an Anbu ninja appeared and told the latest information.

"Left? Heading towards the Water Kingdom? What do they want to do?"

The three were confused and didn't understand what the Hidden Mist Village was doing.

"Send a message to Jiraiya to increase the detection of the eastern sea area to prevent the Kirigakure from suddenly turning to land. Report any abnormalities immediately."

Unable to guess, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only issue conservative orders, first take precautions, and then wait for the latest movements from the three major ninja villages.

The forces of three ninja villages gathered there, so they must have some big plans, but it's hard to guess what they are going to do for the time being.

Not to mention Sarutobi Hiruzen and his companions who couldn't figure it out, Jiraiya and others on the front line also couldn't understand what the Hidden Mist Village was going to do.

Nara Shikaku even locked himself in the room, and the walls of the room were covered with intelligence records of the battle front during this period.

He had had an uneasy premonition when he learned that three thousand Rock Ninjas had arrived in the Land of Waves. Now that the three thousand Rock Ninjas and the Mist and Cloud Ninjas had all left the Land of Waves, that uneasy premonition became even stronger.

And he always felt like he was missing something, especially when he saw the information about the appearance of the Iwagakure ninja army.

That must be a key point. As long as we find it, we will know what the Hidden Mist Village is going to do.

After four days of sleepless nights, without eating or drinking, thinking hard about the wall of information, Nara Shikaku finally thought of a key point that he had missed before.

"Hurry and inform Lord Jiraiya to lead his army south to the peninsula. The Hidden Mist Village wants to take over that peninsula."

With bloodshot eyes, Nara Shikaku opened the door and shouted to his friends Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza who had been waiting outside.

He finally figured out what was going on. The appetite of the Hidden Mist Village was terrifying.

"I will go inform Master Jiraiya right away."

Akimichi Choza, who was eating, was stunned. He immediately stood up and was about to inform Jiraiya and others, but was stopped by Yamanaka Inoichi.

"You stay and look after Shikaku. I'll go get Jiraiya-sama and the others to come over."

After saying this, Yamanaka Inoichi jumped away. He could see that Shikaku was in a very bad condition. In addition, he had been thinking in this room for the past few days, so he asked Lord Jiraiya and others to come over so that he could have a better explanation.

"Shikaku, eat some chips."

Akimichi Choza handed over a half-eaten bag of potato chips and picked up a bottle of drink and opened it.

Nara Shikaku didn't hesitate to take the bag of potato chips and crushed them quickly. Then he poured the bottle of drink into it and shook it. After it became a paste, he quickly poured it into his mouth.

This would help him eat and digest better, and time was running out, so he had to inform Lord Jiraiya of the results of the analysis as soon as possible.

Not long after, Jiraiya and his companions arrived one after another and were brought into the room by Nara Shikaku.

"Shikaku, what did you think of?"

Jiraiya asked solemnly. Nara Shikaku had grown very fast during this period and the wisdom he displayed also convinced them. He must have found solid information when he said that before.

Everyone stared at Nara Shikaku, waiting for him to explain what he had said before.

At the same time, Jiraiya has ordered the ninja troops in the camp to assemble and wait for Nara Shikaku's information. As long as it is reasonable, they will respond immediately.

"I used to feel a little strange that the ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village didn't use earth-style ninjutsu. I thought they were not good at it, but after reading the previous records, I found that the Hidden Mist Village ninjas did use earth-style ninjutsu, but not many people used it.

It was only after Karatachi Yagura came to take over the ninja army that no one used earth-style ninjutsu. To be precise, all the people who knew how to use earth-style ninjutsu disappeared.

Considering the support from the Three Thousand Rock Ninja Army and their sudden departure, I suspect that they are not targeting the area where we are stationed, but the peninsula in the southeast. Only by occupying there can the Hidden Mist Village be defended.

I suspect that those missing earth-style ninjas were secretly dispatched there to build fortifications. That is the battlefield chosen by Kirigakure. The war during this period is just to attract our attention."

With the rapid explanation and the presentation of relevant intelligence records as evidence, Nara Shikaku knew that time was running out and the sooner they got there the better.

Once the coalition forces of the three major ninja villages take root there, there will be no way to fight them.

At the same time, the Daimyo Prefecture and the village will certainly issue a death order to retake the country, which will make them even more passive.

"Minato, you must immediately take the Ninja Hawk and rush there to search for traces of the Mist Ninja."

Jiraiya gave orders to his disciples with a serious expression. Although this was just Nara Shikaku's guess, in this kind of thing, one should always be prepared for the worst.

If the Hidden Mist Village really sets its sights on that place and sets up a defense line, that would be fatal.

And if you think about it carefully, the possibility is indeed not small.

"Start looking from the west. They sailed eastward instead of heading directly south. They definitely did not go to the east of the peninsula. They will most likely land from the west."

Nara Shikaku added that he had figured out a lot of things now, and that the Hidden Mist Village had been too ambitious this time.

Minato Namikaze didn't say much, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and left.

The others stayed to continue listening to Nara Shikaku's detailed analysis and discuss the next strategic deployment there.

You can't just rush over there in a hurry, as you may be easily ambushed along the way.

The opponent has two or even three tailed beast jinchuriki, and they can all release the tailed beast ball. If they are suddenly hit by a tailed beast ball halfway, they will be in trouble.

Marching and fighting is no joke; it involves many aspects and cannot be taken lightly.

"Master Jiraiya, I suggest writing to Master Hokage immediately and asking him to send people to the Tea Country, Rainbow Country and other island countries as soon as possible to contact the daimyo and ninja villages there.

If my guess is correct, the Hidden Mist Village has been planning this for a long time, and the ninja villages in those island countries may have been destroyed to prevent us from joining forces with those ninja villages.

The Hidden Mist Village and the Land of Water want this entire sea area!"

As Nara Shikaku spoke, he drew a big circle on the map, including all the large and small islands there.