The Hyuga clan that started in Konoha

This time, the opponent will definitely die.

"Hey, why bother." Jiraiya wanted to stop the other party, but it was too late.

"Lord Orochimaru, it was our mistake and we are willing to accept punishment." Several ninjas who had just gone to check the survival situation on the battlefield came out immediately to apologize.

"Don't worry about it. I didn't expect to collect any important information. Besides, the other party should have practiced ninjutsu similar to the Kamehameha technique. It's normal that you can't find it." Orochimaru didn't care about it.

Due to the "blood mist" policy, every member of the Kirigakure Ninja has undergone the most rigorous training, and it has always been difficult for them to obtain any important information from each other.

He had already prepared for the possibility of torture failure, so now he was just confirming the failure in advance.

Anyway, the strategic goal of this surprise attack to wipe out the Kirigakure ninjas stationed in the Tea Kingdom has been achieved. Everything else is secondary. So why should we disappoint the people below?

"Compile the results of this battle into a report and give it to me. You guys go down first."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru." For this, Orochimaru received admiring gazes from more Konoha ninjas near the battlefield.

"Orochimaru, I'll leave the rest of the trouble to you. I'm going to take a rest." Jiraiya was not good at politics, so he just handed the rest of the matters to Orochimaru. There was nothing else to do anyway.

As the sky became completely bright, the Konoha elite ninjas led by Orochimaru and Jiraiya also achieved their goal - to annihilate the Kirigakure ninjas.

Chapter 25: Sand Village and Kirigakure's Response

Beyond everyone's expectations, but within some people's expectations, the Second Ninja World War broke out.

The smoke of war that filled the entire ninja world had actually already appeared last year. What people did not expect was that it was Konoha that initiated this war.

In the battle in which Konoha suddenly attacked the Sand Village and the Mist Village, the news was not received by the Kages of the two countries until the third day.

Konoha's external propaganda slogan was to accept the missions issued by the River Kingdom and the Tea Kingdom to eliminate the roaming armed ninjas in the territory.

Good guy, not only will I kill you, I will also make you take the blame.

Most countries that know the inside story are dismissive, but a small number of people who don't know the truth are still praising Konoha for having the style of a great ninja village.

Everything is just an excuse to send troops.

"boom"

"Damn Konoha, I won't let you go. Gather all the jonin. I'm going to send troops. We want revenge."

In the office of the third Kazekage of the Sand Village, the third Kazekage was hammering the desk in front of him with an angry look on his face, and grains of iron sand were floating in the air.

However, despite all this, the elders Chiyo and Ebizo on the side showed no intention of standing up.

Although both of them were filled with endless anger, reason told them that now was not the time.

The loss of 3000 Sand Village puppet division troops has indeed made the situation even worse for the Sand Village, which is already at the bottom of the five major countries.

The Sand Village had only a little over 9000 standing ninjas. This was a direct loss of one third of the total number, which was truly a serious blow.

If the four major ninja villages had originally worked together to attack Konoha, now they have to think about how to prevent being backstabbed.

As long as there is benefit involved, allies can also become targets.

"Lord Kazekage, please calm down. Given the current situation, we can no longer afford further losses." Ebizo consoled the Third Kazekage with concern.

"Oh, one wrong step, all wrong. I didn't expect the Third Hokage to have the courage to start the Ninja War first. He is worthy of being a Ninja hero." Chiyo also echoed her brother Ebizo's words.

"Can we just let it go like this?" As the Third Kazekage who had just taken over the position of Kazekage from the Second Kazekage Shamon, he was very ambitious.

Unexpectedly, before he realized his ambition, or rather before he even started to implement it, reality gave him a big slap in the face.

"Our current military strength is only enough to guard against Iwagakure's sneak attack. If we want to take action against Konoha again, we are no longer able to do so." Ebizo said helplessly.

"The Ninja World War is inevitable. The good thing this time is that Kirigakure was also ambushed by Konoha just like us. They are now unable to fight Konoha's ideology, so we don't need to be overly wary of them." Chiyo helped the Third Kazekage analyze the current situation.

"Moreover, we and Kirigakure were attacked by Konoha at the same time. Iwagakure and Kumogakure should be unable to sit still. Now we can only watch them fight each other." Chiyo said with a gleam in her eyes.

At the same time, there was one thing she didn't say, which was that a new generation of Sand Village ninjas was about to be trained, and they, the Sand Village, had not been eliminated early in this ninja war!

The Third Kazekage knew the advice of the two advisory elders, but he still felt unwilling.

"We'll let Konoha go this time, but we in Sand Village will remember this grudge." The Third Kazekage crushed the sand in his hand with his palm and uttered words filled with hatred.

Ebizo and Chiyo looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They were afraid that the young Third Kazekage would not be able to stand the stimulation and send troops out without thinking.

For the brother and sister, the interests of the country have long been above their own thoughts. No matter how angry they are, they will not joke about the entire village.

On the Kirigakure side, in the office building of the Third Mizukage.

The Third Mizukage, who often squinted his eyes, now opened his eyes. After reading the information passed on by his subordinates, he angrily threw it on the table.

"Go and ask for the Master." The Third Mizukage gave the order expressionlessly.

"Yes."

In less than 10 minutes, the master of Kirigakure walked into the office of the Third Mizukage.

As the elder of the Hidden Mist Village, the Master has the same rights and status as the Mizukage. The Mizukage usually asks for his opinion on important matters in the village.

The master in front of him is almost 60 years old and can be said to be an old fossil from the same era as the first Mizukage.

Although the Master has the status and power of the Mizukage, he never asks about the Mizukage's affairs. He will only give his suggestions if the Mizukage brings it up.

This is also the reason why successive Mizukages respect each other so much. They have prestige and qualifications, but they never compete for the power of the village leader. Which leader would not like this?

The system of the Hidden Mist Village is also a strange one. It gives the village's master the same rights and status as the Mizukage. It is basically like having two Mizukage ruling the village, but there is no split.

This seems incredible in all other countries. It is common sense that a country has only one supreme leader.

There can only be one voice at critical moments, otherwise it may lead to civil unrest in the country.

I think this is probably the reason why Yuanshi never argues. The more he does so, the more successive Mizukages respect him, which creates a virtuous circle.

The more he fights, the more intense the conflict between him and the Mizukage may become, and letting go can sometimes pay off.

I just wonder if after this Yuan Shi Master passes away, when the second Yuan Shi Master takes over, will he still have the same high emotional intelligence as the first Yuan Shi Master.

"Lord Mizukage." The master who came in first greeted the Third Mizukage.

"Master Yuanshi, you are welcome. Please take a seat. These are the intelligence about the Tea Country that just came from below. Please take a look."

The Mizukage picked up the documents that he had just thrown on the desk and asked the ninja waiting beside him to hand them to the master.

After quickly reading the information, Master Yuan sighed.

"This is not good news. 2500 Kirigakure ninjas who are proficient in assassination were wiped out. This is the biggest loss for us Kirigakure since the outbreak of World War I."

After putting down the information, even the Yuan Master, who usually did not show his emotions, showed some expression.

"Our forces were all wiped out before we even launched an attack on Konoha. This means that our alliance of the four great nations has been broken before it was even formed."

The Third Mizukage's tone was heavy.

After so many years of the "blood mist" policy, although the middle and lower-level ninjas of Kirigakure are generally one level higher than those of the other four major ninja villages, the population is a real weak point of the Water Country.

If the ninjas of the other four major ninja villages train one ninja among five ordinary people, then Kirigakure can train one ninja who is far superior to his peers among ten ordinary people.

Therefore, the Third Mizukage originally wanted to expand the territory. As long as there was more land, there would be no problem in increasing the population.

Of course, the exception is the windy and sandy environment of the Kingdom of Wind. Even if there is more land like that, the population cannot increase much.

Konoha occupies the most fertile land in the entire ninja world, which is what the Mizukage covets.

For the Water Kingdom, occupying one or two towns in that place would be a piece of fat meat.

There is no way around it, because the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara dominated the entire ninja world at that time.

Not to mention the first Mizukage, even if all the previous Mizukages plus the previous Kages from the other three major countries came together, they would still be a defeat for these two!

This is already a gap in strength, and the difference in numbers cannot make up for the huge gap between the two sides.

"Lord Mizukage, now that what has happened has happened, it can no longer be undone. We cannot provoke a war with Konoha now. We cannot afford the losses." The Master gave his opinion on this Ninja War.

"However, we in Kirigakure don't need to worry too much. With the geographical location of our Land of Water surrounded by the sea, other ninja villages can't possibly target us. We can just wait and see what happens."

Due to his old age, Master Yuan had to take a breath before continuing his analysis.

"Well, I thought so too. However, it seems that the power of the "blood mist" is not enough. So many elite members of the Mist Hidden Village were wiped out. Not even a single person was left to pass on the message. We discovered it on our own initiative." The Third Mizukage said very dissatisfiedly.

Upon hearing that the Third Mizukage also had the idea of ​​intensifying the "blood mist" policy, Yuanshi couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart. He opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The "blood mist" concerns national policy, and he does not want to go against the Mizukage. If a disturbance really occurs and the country is eventually divided, he will be one of the main culprits.

Therefore, he could only express his acquiescence to this matter by keeping silent.

In fact, the "blood mist" policy has long been complained by everyone in the Hidden Mist Village. Many ninjas even found the master, hoping that he could come forward to stop the Third Mizukage.

However, due to his own concerns, Master Yuan did not take any action.

The benefits brought by the "blood mist" policy cannot be denied, but compared with the price paid, these benefits are actually negligible.

The Master actually didn't understand what was wrong with the Third Mizukage's brain that he would come up with such a policy.

The Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, only proposed a method to keep the secret of the Hidden Mist Village, but the Third Mizukage directly created the cruel "blood mist".

As for the current Kirigakure, as long as you don't discuss the policy against the "blood mist" with the Third Mizukage, he is still easy to talk to.

If anyone raises an objection, they will be scolded directly at best and punished at worst.

"Also, the 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Swordsmen' must quickly find suitable candidates and find true owners for the seven ninja swords. The current 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Swordsmen' can only be considered users of ninja swords, but not their masters. Their strength is still too weak. I want to train a 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Swordsmen' that can hunt Kage." The Third Mizukage said ambitiously.

Looking at the confident Third Mizukage in front of him, Master Yuan didn't say much else. After saying hello to the Mizukage, he said goodbye.

After leaving the Mizukage Building, Yuanshi looked back at the administrative center of the Hidden Mist Village with a big "Water" word written on it, and made a silent decision in his heart.

"It seems that we have to select a qualified Fourth Mizukage as soon as possible, otherwise the Hidden Mist Village will be destroyed by the Third Mizukage sooner or later."

This idea has been slowly growing in Master Yuan's mind.

In fact, the one who got the news from the front line the fastest was not Sand Village and Kirigakure, but Konoha.

The Sand Village and the Kirigakure were attacked at almost the same time, and the Kirigakure was only slightly behind the Sand Village by one hour before it was breached and wiped out by Konoha.

Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru confirmed with each other that both sides had broken through their target, and then reported the two good news to the Third Hokage at the same time.

The Hokage Building was also filled with joy at this moment. No matter whether it was the Third Hokage or the Advisory Elders, achieving the strategic goal of this war was too important.

This directly changed Konoha's opponents from the four major countries at the beginning to the current two major countries, and the Village of Sand and the Village of Mist are no longer a threat.

Next, it depends on whether Iwagakure and Kumogakure can hold back, and whether they will take the initiative to attack, or wait for Konoha to launch an attack.

Chapter 26: The Response of Kumogakure and Iwagakure

Kumogakure and Iwagakure received the news that Konoha had defeated Sandagakure and Kirigakure just half a day later than the two ninja villages.

This is also normal, after all, Sand Village and Kirigakure are the two ninja villages that were beaten.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure obtained the news without knowing anything about it, so it is understandable that there was a certain time difference between the two sides.

"Heh, Sarutobi Hiruzen, I really didn't expect that you, who have always been known for your conservatism, would actually take the initiative one day. This is really beyond my expectation." Outside the Tsuchikage office building in the Iwagakure Village of the Land of Earth, the Third Tsuchikage, known as "Ohnoki the Two Heavenly Scales", was floating in the air using the Light and Heavy Rock Technique.

Although he is short and has a red nose that is easily ridiculed, this funny appearance contains great power.

Because he is not only proficient in various earth-style ninjutsu, but also masters the bloodline elimination "Dust Style" that surpasses the bloodline limit. He is also one of the few ninjas among the five major countries who can master flying.

Among them, Dust Release is the most famous. The terrifying white light can even decompose the person being hit into atoms and turn them into ashes.

In the original work, in the later period he was even able to destroy the 25 Susanoo shadow clones summoned by Uchiha Madara in one breath.

If there is enough chakra, Dust Release can even pose a threat to the Complete Form of Susanoo.

With terrifying output capabilities and the ability to fly, Ohnoki, who is still in his prime and doesn't often sprain his back, can proudly say that in an age without Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, he is not afraid of anyone!

"Lord Tsuchikage, what should we do?" The ninja next to him looked at Ohnoki respectfully and asked.

After thinking for a while, Oonoki gave the order.

"Send someone to inform the Third Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village and tell them that our Hidden Rock Village will launch an attack on the border of Konoha in five days."

Ōnoki's decision was made after careful consideration. Now all the radicals in the village are eager to have a fight.

If you suppress it by force, you might end up using this energy to attack your own people.

Although he could suppress them all, it would definitely come at a price, which would be a loss. It would be better to divert the conflict directly.

"Yes."

A ninja will go to carry out the mission immediately.

"Tsuchikage-sama, is it really okay for us to just tell the Hidden Cloud Village the exact time we will attack Konoha?"

Next to the Tsuchikage, a tall man wearing a bamboo hat, a brown mask, and tan armor asked.