From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

Shimura Danzo's face was filled with anger and confusion. He really couldn't understand where this third party force came from.

According to Hatake Sakumo, in addition to the Kumogakure ninjas, there was also a third-party ninja force at the scene who also wanted to kidnap Hatake Tachibana, but they had a conflict with the Kumogakure ninjas, and a fight broke out, and then Hatake Tachibana took the opportunity to escape...

If there is a third party, then isn't that Shimura Danzo? How come there is another third party ninja force? Danzo is puzzled by this.

After thinking for a while, Danzo was too lazy to bother about it anymore. He just snorted and said to himself: "Little brat from the Hatake family, you are lucky this time. There is also that abominable Konoha White Fang - Hatake Sakumo! You two brothers just wait for me..."

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The kidnapping incident in the Hidden Cloud Village had just happened not long ago, and the Konoha Village had not yet had the chance to attack the Hidden Cloud Village.

The false peace that the Ninja World had maintained for more than 20 years began to gradually become turbulent...

The reasons for the turbulent situation are very complicated. It is mainly due to the imbalance in economic development among countries, which has led to a rapid widening of the economic gap between the major ninja villages and the major countries behind them, and the fighting forces in the ninja villages of various countries have begun to rise.

The main members of these fighting factions are: Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village, Danzo of Shimura of the Hidden Leaf Village, Ao of the Hidden Mist Village, and the Third Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village.

These militant forces, under the pretext of increasing fair privileges, promote the use of force to expand their power and plunder resources.

In simple terms, these people intend to rely on force to forcibly plunder the resources of other countries and expand their own power and territory.

And they have already done so!

It's just that it has never been made public. The ninja teams from the three major countries of earth, wind, and fire have already been fighting each other in the Rain Country, a small country sandwiched between the three major countries.

The one who fired the first shot in the Ninja World War and dramatically increased the scale of the war was none other than Hanzo, the leader of the Hidden Rain Village!

However, what is incomprehensible is that Hanzo, who was already known as the demigod of the ninja world at this time, did not know whether he was flattered by the nickname of "demigod" or was really confused.

Salamander Hanzo actually issued a declaration of war to the Third Kazekage and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen at the same time!

Moreover, his words were extremely arrogant, with a hint of wanting Konoha Village to submit to him and take the seal of vassalage. This almost made the good-tempered Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, so angry that his nose was almost broken!

Of course, the Third Kazekage wasn't much better...

It can only be said that for daring to offend two major ninja villages at the same time, Hanzo of the Salamander is worthy of being called the "demigod" of the ninja world!

However, the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander is about to pay the price for his rampant behavior, even though at the beginning, their Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain was still an innocent victim!

But this is how the ninja world works, the weak are the prey of the strong, small countries are bullied by big countries...

Perhaps the only mistake Hanzo Salamander made was to declare war on two major countries at the same time!

If he only targets the Sand Village, Hanzo of the Salamander might still have a chance of success.

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When the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen received the declaration of war from Hanzo of the Salamander, he already knew that a large-scale Ninja World war with the Hidden Rain Village was inevitable.

Faced with such provocation from the enemy, if he, the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, the largest village in the ninja world, cannot launch a strong counterattack, then his career as Hokage will probably be over.

However, Hanzo of the Salamander who dared to challenge Konoha and the Sand Village at the same time is indeed no ordinary person!

And the Hidden Rain Village, which is firmly in his hands, is also a force that cannot be underestimated.

...

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen united the various forces in Konoha Village and actively prepared for war, the Hatake clan also welcomed the birth of a new generation of seedlings - yes, Hatake Kakashi! Hatake Gogo, nicknamed the Copy Ninja, was finally born!

Looking at the "Kakashi" in front of him, who has not had the chance to wear a mask, Hatake Tachibana, as an uncle, just wants to take out his mobile phone from his pocket and take hundreds or thousands of photos of Kakashi...

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However, even at this time when they were preparing to launch a war, Sarutobi Hiruzen, despite his busy schedule, still did not forget to send someone to deliver a gift to the Hatake clan, or to be more precise, a gift to Hatake Sakumo, the "White Fang of Konoha".

Hatake Sakumo can be said to be the sharpest sword in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand in Konoha Village at this time. Even his three major disciples, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, are inferior to him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this very clearly.

In addition to Kakashi, Genma Shiranui, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Might Guy, Uchiha Obito...these familiar names in the play were all born into this world before Kakashi.

Well, regarding Obito, the early little boss, when he was born some time ago, Hatake Tachibana specially rushed over to take a look. Hatake Tachibana can only say that he didn’t find anything special!

As for other unnecessary things, Ju Ye did not do them. He could not do such a thing as harming a baby.

A truly strong person will only seek strength within himself. If by any chance Obito turns evil and causes trouble in the future like in the plot, he can just knock Obito down with a single punch.

Ju's main strategy is to defeat cleverness with force, no matter how conspiracies and tricks you have, I will just crush them with one punch...well, a knife is also fine.

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About another week passed, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was ready to launch Konoha's war machine, also sent out his three disciples!

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, three young men with an average age of less than 25, led 80% of the elite ninja forces in Konoha Village and headed west across the border of the Rain Country...

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who believed that his side had a sure win, was also "paving the way" for his disciples in disguise. After all, this time, the Hidden Rain Village had not only offended Konoha, but also the Hidden Sand Village.

Facing their two major ninja villages, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not believe that the Hidden Rain Village had a chance of winning the war.

As for his three disciples, who will eventually take his position depends on their own abilities.

Yes, at this time Sarutobi Hiruzen had already decided in his mind on the position of the fourth Hokage!

You can only choose one from his three disciples!

It's a pity that what Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't see through was that the three of them didn't seem to be very interested in the position of Hokage...

At this time, the Sand Village, which was also an ally of Konoha Village and was provoked by Hanzo of the Salamander, also sent out its own Kage-level combat power, Chiyo, the top puppeteer in the ninja world!

Unlike Konoha, the Sand Village only has a small team of elite ninjas led by Chiyo, which seems a bit out of place compared to the large number of elite troops of Konoha Village.

...

Tachibana Hatake's ninja team did not participate in the ninja war in the Rain Country.

Even though their leader, Jonin Jiraiya, was one of the main commanders of this war, they still had not received any mission related to the Rain Country War.

Tachibana guessed that it might be because of his relationship. After all, at this time, his good brother Hatake Sakumo, who was one of the "White Fang of Konoha", was being used as a surprise force by the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Ambush in Konoha Village to fish...

As for whether he caught any fish? Of course, Tachibana, the time traveler, knew about this. The Third Hokage not only caught some, but also some big fish!

So if he, Hatake Tachibana, appeared on the battlefield of the Rain Country, it would inevitably make Hatake Sakumo, the sharpest sword in Konoha Village at this time, have some concerns.

Of course, it is also possible that he and Minato had too much potential, and the Third Generation was afraid that they would encounter accidents on the battlefield and be killed by other ninjas before they had the chance to realize their potential. That would be a pity, wouldn't it?

After all, a large-scale war between ninjas is not a game between ninja teams!

Except for a very small number of ninjas with super powers, the lives of other ordinary ninjas are more like consumables on the battlefield!

Hundreds of Genin use a ninjutsu at the same time against a Jonin. Even if it is a D-level ninjutsu, how many Jonins can withstand it?

Therefore, it is extremely necessary for each major ninja village to train a huge number of Genin and Chunin, even if they are used as cannon fodder and consumables.

Therefore, the death rate of Chunin and Genin in this kind of ninja war is extremely terrifying, and war does not care about your future potential. A dead genius is worthless!

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Although Ju is very powerful at this time, he is not worried that this kind of thing will happen.

Well, after he activated the colorless domineering, he just stood there and let all the Genin on the battlefield attack him together, but they might not be able to break his defense.

However, Tachibana has no interest in participating in the wars in the ninja world where people compete for interests.

I have no interest in supporting Konoha Village...

And he already knew the outcome of this war.

In short, both Hatake Tachibana and Namikaze Minato had no objection to the fact that their team could not participate in the war in the Rain Country for the time being. Minato simply followed orders and did whatever the mission asked him to do.

On the contrary, Uzumaki Kushina, this tiger woman who had no chance at all, was still yelling and cursing their Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Don't give Uzumaki Kushina the chance to go to the battlefield and prove herself!

Kushina didn't even think about it... As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, how could the Third Hokage easily send her to the battlefield?

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At this time, in the Sand Village, which is geographically closer to the Rain Village, the elite team of the Sand Village led by Granny Chiyo has already fought with the Rain Village ninjas and Hanzo of the Salamander, the demigod of the ninja world.

As for the other direction of the Land of Rain, without the personal support of Hanzo of the Salamander, the Hidden Rain Village ninjas would of course be unable to stop these elite ninjas of Konoha, not to mention that these elite ninjas were led by Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru!

The strength of these three people at this time has already opened up a quite obvious gap with the elite jonin, but they are still one step away from the "Kage" level of ninja. They can barely be called half-step to the Kage level!

Three half-step Kage-level warriors, with an army of thousands of ninjas from Konoha Village, naturally pushed their way forward without the obstruction of Hanzo the Salamander.

What is Hatake Sakumo's strength level at this time?

In short, through endless repeated simulations and comparisons, Orange finally came to the conclusion!

At this time, Hatake Sakumo was already a ninja who was no weaker than the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. Well, he might be a little stronger than in the original work, but Tachibana thought about it and thought that this was normal.

After all, he exists in this world...

And Hatake Sakumo, who also uses a sword, is facing a great swordsman who has reached the pinnacle of "swordsmanship" and has extended it to the "Tao". Even if Hatake Sakumo is restrained, he can always get some inspiration from this genius ninja, right?

Hatake Sakumo, who has already walked out of his own "Way of the Ninja Sword", has reached the peak of his strength in the original work nearly ten years ahead of schedule. From now on, every step Hatake Sakumo takes forward will be a new peak for him.

As for what kind of brilliance this "Konoha White Fang" can shine in the future!

I am also looking forward to it...

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The battle between Hanzo and the old woman Chiyo from Sand Village was also beyond the expectations of the demigod of the ninja world...

There is no way. I don’t know whether the Sand Village did a good job of preparation, or it was a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, and sent Chiyo, the puppet master.

He just restrained Hanzo's greatest weapon, the poison of his salamander.

Just because puppets are not afraid of being poisoned!

Moreover, Chiyo herself is also a ninja who is extremely proficient in the use of poison and medical ninjutsu. It only takes a few minutes to remove the poison of the salamander.

Fortunately, Hanzo, the demigod of the ninja world, is no pushover!

Even if his famous ability to use poison was eliminated, Hanzo of the Salamander could still deal with all kinds of puppets of the dead old woman Chiyo with ease relying only on the superb swordsmanship skills he learned in his youth.

Wielding only a special weapon made of a chain and a sickle, he chopped down one puppet after another, all of which Chiyo had carefully crafted.

Although Hanzo of the Salamander has no good way to deal with the old woman Chiyo for the time being, the loss of this fine puppet alone is enough to make Chiyo feel painful.

Chiyo, whose face was already somewhat distorted, looked at the Salamander Hanzo in front of her and cursed:

"Hanzo! You old man with a snorkel, what are you doing? Why are you trying to provoke the Third Kazekage of the Sand Village!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Puppet old woman!" Hanzo of the Salamander cursed at Chiyo impatiently while waving the chain sickle in his hand.

To be honest, facing this old woman Chiyo, Hanzo Salamander was really annoyed!

Not only was his own ability suppressed for no reason, but after fighting for quite some time he didn't even hurt that old woman except for breaking a bunch of broken machines. As a "demigod" in the ninja world, how could he not be angry?

The ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village are still waiting for his victory...and in another direction, the ninja troops of the Konoha Village are still waiting for him to defeat them!

If he can't even win over a woman like Chiyo for a long time, then wouldn't he be a laughing stock in the ninja world if he issued a challenge to the Third Kazekage and the Third Hokage at the same time?

Thinking of this, Hanzo of the Salamander became furious and was about to exert more force, but Chiyo, who had already received the signal from his subordinate Sand Village ninja, suddenly retreated dozens of meters on his own initiative.

Chapter 15: Ninja World War II

Looking at the Sand Village ninjas who retreated inexplicably, Salamander Hanzo was a little confused. What was the Sand Village trying to do?

Is there some trick that I haven't seen through?

However, before Hanzo Salamander could figure it out, the Hidden Rain Village ninjas under his command who were trying to stop the Konoha Village ninja troops had already sent dozens of letters asking for help.

At this time, the Konohagakure troops led by three young men, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, had already advanced unimpeded all the way to the heart of the Rain Country!

They were about to overturn their Hidden Rain Village.

The situation in the Hidden Rain Village was so critical that Hanzo Salamander had no time to delay and hurried towards the direction of the Konoha Village ninja troops.

Regarding the ninja army sent by Konoha Village this time, Salamander Hanzo didn't take it seriously. He had the Salamander poison and his summoning technique·Salamander·Ibushi!

Only when facing such a large force can we play the greatest role!

If there was no medical ninja of the level of Chiyo from the Sand Village among the ninja army sent by Konoha Village this time, then Konoha's failure this time would have been doomed.

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A week later, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were leading most of the ninjas in Konoha Village in a fierce battle with Rain Ninja and Salamander Hanzo.

An elite ninja team from the Sand Village, led by two elite jonin, sneaked into Konoha Village.

These two people are the top puppeteers of the Sand Village, the son and daughter-in-law of Elder Chiyo. As the son and daughter-in-law of Chiyo, their puppetry skills are naturally not weak.

In fact, during this special period, the Third Kazekage had no other intention in sending the two of them to Konoha Village. He just wanted to take advantage of the lack of combat power in Konoha Village and take the opportunity to cause some trouble and sabotage Konoha.