The Fifth Leaf Village

Seeing this situation, Akimichi Chozo had no choice but to take out his radio and call Yamanaka Inoichi.

In the Anbu base, Yamanaka Inoichi answered the radio, and Uchiha Itachi and Nara Shikaku also looked at him.

"Mr. Ding? What happened?" asked Yamanaka Haiyi.

"I'm afraid our support won't be able to arrive. The Inuzuka and Aburame clans have sent out their elite troops, and there are also ten three-magatama-level Uchiha jonin. We should not be their match." Akimichi Choza said.

After Akimichi Choza finished speaking, Yamanaka Inichi and Nara Shikaku fell into silence.

After a while, Nara Shikaku sighed deeply and took the radio from Yamanaka Inoichi. He said, "That's fine. Take the people back with you. Inoichi and I will take care of this."

"Assistant Shikaku?" Uchiha Itachi looked at Nara Shikaku in disbelief. He didn't expect that Nara Shikaku would give such an order at this critical moment.

"Go back and tell Shikamaru that he is the sixteenth generation deer."

"Ino will be the sixteenth generation pig." Yamanaka Inoichi also said at this time.

After the two finished talking, Nara Shikaku hung up the radio.

"Captain Itachi, please forgive me. As the clan leader, I cannot let my clan members die in vain. I have to be responsible for the family." After arranging everything, Nara Shikaku looked at Uchiha Itachi.

"Is the family more important than the village?" Uchiha Itachi asked with difficulty.

"Of course the village is more important than the family, but this is just a civil war, isn't it? After the sun rises tomorrow, the village will still be a village." Nara Shikaku said.

"Captain Itachi, let's go." Yamanaka Inoichi said at this time, "Aren't we going to use ninjutsu to blow those rebellious ninjas to the sky? Take all the ninjas that can be mobilized with us."

"But..." The confusion on Uchiha Itachi's face became even more intense. Didn't they let all the clansmen go back home?

"The Ino, Shika, and Chou clans are powerless to do anything about this matter, but the fifteenth generation of Ino, Shika, and Chou clans can't stay out of it." Nara Shikaku said as he took off the earrings from his ears. At the same time, he took out a small metal box engraved with the Sarutobi clan's emblem, opened it, and put the box inside.

At the same time, Yamanaka Inoichi took off his earrings and put them back in.

Looking at the missing corner of the box, the two looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

At the same time, outside the territory of the Ino, Deer, and Chou tribes, Akimichi Choza, whose communication was disconnected, put down the radio and looked at Inuzuka Jaguar and his group with a serious face.

"What, has Chief Ding Zuo thought it through?" Inuzuka Jaw said.

"We can withdraw, but I require to speak directly to your leader," said Akimichi Choza.

"Okay." After confirming with Kakashi again, Inuzuka Jab nodded and winked at a ninja from the Aburame clan next to him. After the other party understood, a communication bug slowly flew to Akimichi Choza's ear.

Akimichi Choza did not resist. He waited until the insect drilled into his ear before inputting chakra.

"Senior Choza, how are you?" Kakashi's voice rang in Akimichi Choza's ears.

"Kakashi? It's you?" Akimichi Choza nodded.

"With Douhuan gone, I'm in charge of the overall situation." Kakashi said, "Tell me, Senior Choza, what are the conditions of the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans?"

"Our three tribes can withdraw, but you have to let me pass." Qiu Dao Ding Zuo said, "Don't worry, I'm alone."

"Why?" Kakashi asked puzzled.

"Some things should end with our generation," said Akimichi Choza.

Kakashi was silent for a while, then said, "Yes, I'm in the security department, waiting for you three to come."

The communication was cut off, and the communication bug left Qiu Daodingzuo's ear. Qiu Daodingzuo turned around and looked at the tribesmen behind him.

"Everyone, go back. The sixteenth generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, namely Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Chouji, assist them well."

"Clan leader, what are you doing?" a Jonin from the Akimichi clan asked in confusion.

Akimichi Choza didn't answer, but continued to give his own orders: "Let Shikamaru choose the witnesses for the three of them to swear the earring oath. As long as they are not from the Sarutobi clan, they will be fine."

After saying that, Akimichi Choza walked towards Inuzuka Jape and his group alone. Inuzuka Jape also waved his hand, and everyone made way for him.

In Uchiha Dohuan's office, after Kakashi ended the call, he also sorted out his ninja tools and then looked at Aburame Shiwei.

"Chief Zhiwei, all that's left is this final battle. Please keep an eye on this place for me. If there is any situation, please notify me at any time." Kakashi said.

"I understand." Aburame Shizue nodded slightly.

Then, Kakashi also walked out of Uchiha Douhuan's office.

……

In the Anbu headquarters, Uchiha Itachi also began to mobilize the ninjas that could be mobilized from the entire Anbu and the Jonin Squad. However, apart from the civilian staff, there were only seventeen combat forces that Uchiha Itachi could mobilize. Except for one ninja from the Yamanaka clan and one from the Akimichi clan, they were all from the Utatane, Mitomon and Sarutobi clans.

And these are all the forces that Uchiha Itachi can mobilize at present.

Just before Uchiha Itachi was about to take his men out, Akimichi Choza hurried over.

Seeing his old friend rushing over, Nara Shikaku sighed helplessly, then said, "The earring box is on my desk."

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Chapter 98: Konoha's Spring (Part )

"Sir Sandaime, are you going to hold on any longer?" Uchiha Dohuan and Sarutobi Hiruzen watched through the crystal ball as Uchiha Itachi and the 15th generation Ino Shikacho headed to the front line of the Security Department. The scene seemed somewhat tragic.

Uchiha Douhuan once again placed the arrest document in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "Because of your persistence, the village has lost a master strategist and a skilled intelligence expert."

Uchiha Dohuan also understood the actions of Shikaku and the other two. They simply wanted to repay the favor of witnessing their earring oath by relying on the life-and-death battle of their generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, and Kakashi also planned to fulfill their wish personally. However, once they fought with Kakashi, regardless of whether their physical lives would end, their political lives would definitely be over.

"Or is it that Lord Sandaime is planning to put some things on the table?" Uchiha Dohuan looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said with a smile.

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt nervous when he heard this. He did have a force in his hands that could change the situation. His Sarutobi clan also had a hidden private army, which included nearly 50 jonin, 130 special jonin, and more than 300 chuunin. But could he really pull out this private army?

Although it was unknown where Uchiha Douhuan got this information, his words were undoubtedly a reminder to himself that if he admitted defeat and signed now, he could still retire with dignity, but once those things were put on the table and he lost, his end would only be disgrace.

After all, some things weigh less than 4 taels if you don’t weigh them, and they won’t weigh more than 1,000 kilograms if you weigh them.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and looked up at Uchiha Dohuan: "Dohuan, you are only 17 years old this year, why are you in such a hurry? With your strength and means, it is only a matter of time before you become the Sixth Hokage."

"Do you believe what the Third Hokage said?" Uchiha Douhuan said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless and looked at the crystal ball again.

Uchiha Itachi and the 15th generation Ino-Shika-Cho arrived at the intersection of the only way to the Security Department with a force of less than 20 people.

Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui, along with a troop of Uchiha clan ninjas, had been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing Kakashi's figure in the crystal ball, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned at first, then raised his head and looked at Uchiha Dohuan: "Why is Kakashi in the village?"

"It's not just that," Uchiha Douhuan reminded, "Sandaime-sama, you can take a look at the chakra of Shiranui Genma and the others. They should be almost there by now."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face changed and he hurriedly adjusted the chakra fluctuations in the telescope technique. Soon, Shiranui Genma and the other two appeared in the crystal ball, and behind them was a ninja army of nearly 1500 people.

"Kakashi has called back the border troops?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Dohuan in disbelief. "Aren't you afraid that Kirigakure will take this opportunity to invade?"

"Don't worry, Lord Sandaime, Kirigakure won't dare to invade." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"Are you so sure?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

"Of course, this guarantee was made by me on the battlefield with my own hands." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

At this moment, on the coast of the Fire Nation border.

Kakashi's action of mobilizing two-thirds of the border troops this time naturally could not be concealed from the Kirigakure spies and White Zetsu on the border.

After the elders of Kirigakure discovered this, they immediately proposed to the Mizukage the idea of sending troops to test the waters.

Uchiha Obito, who currently actually controls the Hidden Mist Village, manipulated Karatachi Yagura to agree to this mission without even thinking about it.

However, when Kirigakure's ship arrived at the coast of the Land of Fire, a ninja sword stuck in the coastline stopped them in their tracks.

Before setting off, Kakashi inserted the Thunderbolt on the path that Kirigakure must take to land, and injected a certain amount of chakra into it.

Now, looking at the lightning standing on the coast, which occasionally burst out with arcs of electricity, none of the Kirigakure ninjas on the warship had the courage to step forward.

The village of Kirigakure has an obsessive pursuit of ninja swords. It can be said that the seven ninja swords preserved in their village are the dreams of every child in Kirigakure since childhood.

Those seven ninja swords are the symbol of Kirigakure and also their patron saint. However, on the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War, there is another ninja sword that Kirigakure also remembers deeply. It is the one that is now stuck on the coastline. It is known as the blue bloodless blade in Kirigakure, the ninja sword Swift Blade.

This sword and its owner can be said to be the eternal nightmare of this generation of Mist Village ninjas.

……

The Kirigakure troops that landed from another direction encountered similar problems.

There is no thunder on the coast here, but there is a man doing handstand push-ups on the cliff by the sea, following the rhythm of the waves hitting the cliff. The moonlight shines on this man, allowing every fog-hidden person on the warship on the seashore to see the man's attire clearly.

The green tights and the shiny oval hair sparkled in the moonlight.

"Retreat." The Kirigakure commander in charge of this side took a deep breath and gave the order to retreat.

He would always remember the tragic situation during the Third Shinobi World War when their Kirigakure's trump card, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, went to the Land of Fire to steal a home, but in the end only three of them were left.

……

Sarutobi Hiruzen lit up his cigarette again and cut the scene back to the intersection in front of the security department.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi had already started fighting, while Kakashi was fighting alone against the fifteenth generation Ino, Shika-Cho and his three companions.

Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui were both masters of Uchiha style swordsmanship. The moment they drew their swords against each other, the two standard ninja swords collided with a soft hum of metal clashing. The three magatama spun wildly in their scarlet pupils. The next moment, the ground beneath them was burned with scorch marks. Then they retreated, and before the afterimages of their original places had dissipated, two violent fire dragons had already erupted from the earth veins and collided with each other.

The flames of the explosion dissipated, and Uchiha Itachi took advantage of the situation to throw a series of shurikens. However, after a series of metal clashing sounds, all of them fell to the ground. When Uchiha Itachi turned around again, there were seven figures of Shisui around him. The seven Shisui around him said at the same time: "Itachi, don't forget, you practiced shurikenjutsu with me."

"Shisui! Why?" Uchiha Itachi asked, holding his sword in a defensive position, "Why betray the Will of Fire?"

Shisui slashed with his sword, and Uchiha Itachi blocked it with his sword. The two men reflected each other in their scarlet eyes.

"Itachi, whether it's the Sandaime-sama, the two advisors, or even Danzo, none of them can represent the Will of Fire."

Shisui in front of Uchiha Itachi disappeared instantly, and another knife came slashing from behind him.

Uchiha Itachi barely turned around to block the knife, but when he looked back, he found that more and more people were gathering towards this intersection. Among these people were his subordinates in the Anbu and some members of the Jonin squad. With their successive attacks, the few people brought by Uchiha Itachi were quickly captured and lost the ability to resist.

Now, on this battlefield, only he and Shisui, as well as Kakashi and Ino-Shika-Chou were still fighting.

"And you cannot represent the will of fire." Uchiha Shisui said, and the remaining phantoms instantly rushed forward.

When facing his younger brother, Uchiha Shisui finally showed mercy. Although his attack was fierce, he avoided Uchiha Itachi's fatal points.

……

"Sama Sandaime, it's almost time to sign. The village shouldn't be burned in such a meaningless place." Seeing that the battle in the crystal ball was almost coming to an end, it was only a matter of time before either Uchiha Shisui or Kakashi defeated their respective opponents. Uchiha Dohuan then spoke.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the scene in the crystal ball and realized that the situation was hopeless. Now, even if he put all his cards on the table regardless of the consequences, the border troops brought back by Kakashi from the border of Kirigakure would be enough to suppress the overall situation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, picked up the pen and signed his name on the document in front of him.

"That's right, Sandaime-sama. After all, you can't talk about the Will of Fire only when you win." After the other party signed, Uchiha Douhuan put the document away without even giving the other party the time to add a date.

However, at this moment, something strange happened in the picture of the crystal ball.

In the center of the battlefield, a masked figure appeared out of nowhere, swinging a scythe connected by a chain, forcing back all of Uchiha Shisui's phantoms.

Then, a bunch of detonating tags appeared out of thin air around Shisui and Kakashi.

Seeing this, Kakashi quickly retreated towards Shisui.

Violent explosions occurred one after another. The ninjas on the periphery wanted to rescue, but were forced back by the violent explosions.

Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan slammed Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk and said through gritted teeth, "Sandaime-sama, can you explain why this masked man appeared at this time and attacked our people? Or is this your backup plan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face also showed some panic, and he hurriedly said: "Dou Huan, this matter has nothing to do with me."

In the crystal ball, the smoke caused by the explosion slowly dissipated, and a huge dark green war god revealed his figure. Below Susanoo, tears and blood flowed from Uchiha Shisui's eyes, while behind him, Kakashi and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were unharmed.

The next moment, some cracks began to appear on the surface of Shisui's Susanoo, and Shisui's figure below was also shaking.

Soon, Susanoo dissipated, and Uchiha Shisui fell into Kakashi's arms.

"It looks like you're in a very bad situation, junior." The masked man who appeared in the crowd turned around and looked at Uchiha Itachi and said, "But, I said, when you need help, I will help you."

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Chapter 99: Konoha's Spring (Part )

In the Hokage's office, Uchiha Douhuan looked deeply at Sarutobi Hiruzen, then turned and walked out.

"Dou Huan, where are you going?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked hurriedly.

"Of course, we are going to deal with the enemies who invaded the village," Uchiha Douhuan looked back at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"I'll go with you." Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and planned to follow Uchiha Dohuan.

"Sama Sandaime is old, so it's better for him not to travel too much." Uchiha Douhuan said coldly.

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku blocked Sarutobi Hiruzen.