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

When everyone saw that circle, their faces looked very ugly. It would be even more terrible if it were really like that.

"The Hidden Cloud Village has set a bad precedent!"

Yuhi Shinku sighed, and understood the reason why the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village had such great ambitions and appetites. The source was still in the conquest of the Hidden Cloud Village in the northern territories of the Land of Moon, Hot Spring, and Field, and the Land of Fire.

From that time on, the nature of the Ninja World War changed. It was no longer just a war between ninja villages, but a war between countries. The degree of cruelty would inevitably far exceed the previous Ninja World War.

There is no guarantee that any of them will survive.

"Is this war?"

Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment. When he was a child, he admired heroes who had made great contributions in wars, such as his teacher.

At that time, I was still dreaming of shining brightly in the Ninja World War and being praised and admired by countless people.

But it was not until this moment that I deeply realized the horror of war. It was far from as simple as I had imagined, and it was far beyond the limits of what I could cope with.

"Lu Jiu, you should have a good rest first. If your guess is true, we will need your brain even more when we go south."

Mitarai Shixiao looked at Nara Shikaku, who had a pale face and bloodshot eyes, and admired this young man very much.

If it weren't for Nara Shikaku, they would have continued to ignore it until Kirigakure completed all the arrangements there, and it would have been too late to go there by then.

"How can I sleep now?"

Nara Shikaku smiled bitterly. He was now filled with fear, and his mind was full of the cruel things that might happen next. How could he possibly sleep?

Yutarai Zixiao didn't say much about this. He flashed forward and hit the boy on the back of his neck with a knife, making him fall asleep instantly.

"Ding Zuo, take care of your teammates."

"Yes!"

Akimichi Choza responded blankly, then took his friend in his arms and placed him on the bed in the corner of the room.

Jiraiya and his companions walked out quickly and went to the combat meeting room to discuss. At the same time, Jiraiya quickly wrote a letter and had someone send it back to the village as quickly as possible.

The current battle situation has completely exceeded his control limits. The decision must be made by the teacher, and the village's greatest support is also needed.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze did not stop at all. Relying on his small size, he flew quickly on the Ninja Hawk. He arrived at the target location on the same day and then searched at high altitude.

"Oh, I found it."

Tamura Hao, who was having a barbecue on top of a defensive fortification, looked up and with the help of the power of his Byakugan saw the Ninja Hawk in the distant sky and Namikaze Minato above it.

Although the face is not clear, the blond hair is quite eye-catching.

“It’s much earlier than expected.”

Ye Yueai, who was eating with his mouth full of oil, took a sip of beer and was quite surprised by this.

I thought it would be covered up for a few more days, but I didn’t expect it to be discovered today.

"Is it Minato Namikaze who is here?"

Putting down the roasted gluten in his hand, Goji Yagura followed Tamura Hao's gaze.

If Konoha were to send someone to investigate, the first choice would definitely be Minato Namikaze.

If Minato Namikaze, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, wants to leave, no one can stop him, not even Uchiha Hikaru.

This is the unsolvable aspect of space ninjutsu.

"It's him!"

Fukai, who had already arrived at the super-long telescope, observed and confirmed that it was Minato Namikaze.

"The real war is about to begin."

Putting down the beer in his hand, Huangtu touched his stomach, feeling expectant.

"Brother Tu's next mission is not easy. You have to lead the Jonin of your village to play hide-and-seek with the ninjas of Konoha underground and protect the waterway we dug."

Tamura Hao handed a grilled sausage to Huang Tu, and then he had to lead the Iwagakure jonin to guard the underground sewer.

Although earth-style ninjutsu can manipulate the lifting of earth and rocks, it consumes a lot of chakra. Simply transforming is the one that consumes the least chakra.

Next, they will take advantage of the waterway to condense the soil and rocks into stone balls, and use the propulsion of water to roll them into the western sea instead of lifting them to the two banks.

That waterway is the conveyor belt they chose, which can greatly improve the efficiency of river excavation.

Of course, the Tailed Beast Cannon and even the Tailed Beast Ball will also be used to blow up those mountains.

"The underground is our home turf, we will make sure they never come back!"

Huangtu happily took the sausage and took a bite. They, the Iwagakure Village, were not afraid of the battle underground.

"I will deploy all the sensory ninjas to cooperate with you."

Karutagi Yagura stated that the waterway is related to the speed of river excavation and no mistakes can be made.

This time he took away all the sensory ninjas in the village to prevent the Konoha ninjas from sneaking underground and destroying the waterways.

At the same time, it was also a bait to lure the Konoha ninjas to sneak in and enter the hunting grounds of the Iwagakure ninjas.

"Leave it to me, Jiraiya."

Zi said that he was most interested in Jiraiya and wanted to pry into the secrets of his immortal arts. Fighting was the most direct way to do that.

Although the opponent is very strong, I am not weak either, not to mention that I have four assistants to cooperate in the battle. Each of them carries one tail of the Four-Tails. After activating the Tailed Beast Coat, their combat power is not inferior to that of a Kage-level strongman.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely be unable to sit still. I wonder if he will come here in person."

After swallowing the barbecue in his mouth, Yeyue Ai really wanted to fight with the strongest Hokage.

The account of murdering them has never been forgotten.

"not sure."

Tamura Hao really couldn't say for sure, because he was a veteran shut-in who claimed to be in charge of the village and stabilize the people's hearts. It would not be easy to get him to leave Konoha.

Especially when participating in a war, if you win it's fine, but if you fail it will inevitably cause a devastating blow to your reputation and prestige. With so many talented people in Konoha, you may be driven down from the position of Hokage if you are not careful.

It's normal for the strongest Hokage to be cautious.

At this time, Namikaze Minato, who was lying on the back of the ninja eagle in the distance, used a small telescope to observe and discovered the abnormality here from afar. After confirming that there were a large number of ninjas here, he immediately returned.

He just came here to investigate, and he needed to report the results as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

Tamura Hao and others did not pay attention to Namikaze Minato's spying, and at noon the next day, reinforcements from the Sand Village arrived.

The Sand Village has completely occupied the Kingdom of River, and the Kingdom of River is connected to the bay here. You only need to take a boat along the river and then turn east to reach it.

Now that their three major ninja villages have joined forces, it would be bad to leave the Sand Village behind, lest others would think too much.

"Isn't Luosha-kun here?"

After seeing hundreds of Sand Ninjas getting off the boat, Tamura Hao was a little disappointed that he didn't see Rasa-kun.

"Are you disappointed that I brought a team here to support you?"

Ye Cang was unhappy. I came here from afar by boat, but you asked Luo Sha first.

How about I leave?

"How could that be? It's just that some things are better discussed with Rasa-kun. After all, he is the Kazekage's disciple, the future Yondaime Kazekage, and can better represent the Sand Village."

Tamura Hao put on his signature gentle smile, indicating that he had something serious to discuss with Luo Sha-kun.

"Then go and talk to him."

With a cold snort, Ye Cang stepped forward and greeted the Tongcao Yebai man who was responsible for welcoming him.

The Tongcao Yebairen looked at Ye Cang and the young man strangely, and felt that something seemed to be wrong between the two.

Something is wrong in the relationship.

However, he did not say much about this, and led Ye Cang and hundreds of Sand Ninjas who came with him to the camp.

The support provided by the Sand Village this time was not small, with more than thirty jonin among them. Although they were basically only special jonin and there was not a single elite jonin, and there was only one Ye Cang with the strength of a Kage, it was still very good.

Moreover, Ye Cang is very powerful now. After integrating the flames of Amaterasu, the power of his Scorching Release has increased by several levels.

Scorch Release is actually a bloodline limit that is mainly based on wind attribute and supplemented by fire attribute, so even if you shoot a Scorch Release fireball into another person's body, it will only evaporate the other person's moisture instead of quickly burning into ashes.

But after integrating into the Amaterasu flame, not only did Ye Cang cultivate the high-temperature property changes of the fire attribute to the limit, but the Amaterasu flame also further increased the temperature.

The power of today's Amaterasu's Scorching Release has increased a lot, especially when it is performed in the form of Rasengan, which makes its power soar further.

At this moment, Ye Cang is considered a top-notch warrior even among the Kage level, at least his attack power is absolutely powerful.

Yagura and others in the camp welcomed Yekura and many Sand Ninjas, and even held a banquet.

"The atmosphere here doesn't sound like war."

Glancing at the young man who came over and sat next to him, Ye Cang expressed his doubts.

The atmosphere here is so relaxed that it doesn't feel like a war is about to break out.

"We have been fighting non-stop, and many of the Iwagakure ninjas are seasick, and their physical and mental conditions are not very good. If we don't take the opportunity to relax and recover for a few days, it will inevitably affect our performance in the next battle."

Tamura Hao doesn't think there is anything wrong with such a relaxed atmosphere. Ninjas are also human beings. They can't be tense all the time. That would easily lead to problems.

For example, in foreign movies in the past, many soldiers coming back from the battlefield would have psychological problems, and some would even go to extremes.

That's all true, not fiction.

Therefore, it is necessary to relax, but the right amount of relaxation is the best way.

Chapter 222 Thunder Purgatory

“When will this war end?”

Looking at the bright moon in the night sky, Ye Cang didn't like the war very much because too many people had died.

Although their front line was relatively stable and they had been suppressing Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru, they all knew that the Fire Nation and Konoha would not give up and there would inevitably be a decisive battle, in which more people would die.

It is difficult to say the cause and right or wrong of war, as everyone has their own reasons and beliefs, but it is certain that war will inevitably bring pain and has caused too many deaths and injuries.

He might even die in this battle.

"It's hard to say, maybe it will end in a year or two, or maybe it will continue forever."

Tamura Hao really couldn't say for sure. After all, there were too many factors that affected the war. Even if he had many plans, he could only play a guiding role and could not decide the end of the war.

However, the subsequent demise of the Senju clan will inevitably be a major turning point, and Konoha's true trump card will be revealed.

For example, the Impure World Reincarnation that Sarutobi Hiruzen has high hopes for, and even that old guy may be able to fuse the Dust Release.

It's time for Lord Danzo to reveal his power, and then it's Orochimaru's turn.

It is difficult to determine Orochimaru's position. Tamura Hao has never thought of recruiting such a fickle person because the risk is too great.

Even if Orochimaru's scientific research ability is incredible, he would not choose him.

"If I die on the battlefield, you will take Yashamaru away. I know you have the ability to do so."

After a moment of silence, Ye Cang whispered about Yashamaru.

Yashamaru is still young and has no other relatives in the Sand Village, so it would be better to take him to Karura.

"Ok!"

Tiancun Hao nodded, thinking in his heart how Luo Sha would kill Ye Cang in the future.

If the means are more sophisticated, they will use a borrowed knife to kill someone, for example, as in the original plot, using the Hidden Mist Village to kill Ye Cang.

A less sophisticated method would be to personally lead people to surround and kill him, but no matter what, Ye Cang must die once.

Only by dying once can Ye Cang sever the ties with the Sand Village.

Ye Cang had no idea that the young man next to her was waiting to collect her body. She felt a little confused at the moment.

The banquet slowly ended as the two of them were talking, and Tamura Hao went first to the room where Shimura Izumi was imprisoned.

"Giggle..."

The scarlet single eye shone in the dark room, accompanied by a creepy laugh.

"It's been so long and it's still not getting better."

Tamura Hao walked to the bedside and looked at Shimura Izumi who had a crazy look on his face. He admired the obsession in his heart.

He knew that the key reason why Shimura Izumi refused to surrender was not his obsession with revenge against him, but his love for Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and the hope he still had in his heart.