Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

"Then let's see whose ninjutsu is stronger!"

Upon seeing this, Lao Zi exerted the power of the tailed beast in his body to the extreme, and his body rapidly changed into a giant monkey with a tail.

Lao Zi opened his mouth wide, a huge amount of chakra condensed, and a black ball slowly appeared in the air.

"Don't..." Lieshi wanted to stop him.

This Tailed Beast Ball will divide the battlefield, and the Konoha ninjas will be eager to escape as far away, so it will not have much impact on them.

But for the Iwagakure who wanted to chase, the impact would be huge. Who would dare to chase someone under the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball?

The sound of the injured rock cracking was a little faint. Lao Zi might not have heard it, or he might have heard it but didn't want to pay attention to it.

In short, at that moment the Tailed Beast Ball, representing the power of destruction, flew out and smashed between Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.

Whoosh!

Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Jiraiya's side.

In order to facilitate combat, Jiraiya always carried Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai with him when on the battlefield.

Then Minato Namikaze put his hand on Jiraiya and once again activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to a distant marked place, while Jiraiya canceled the summoning technique and let the toads automatically return to Mount Myoboku.

"It was really thrilling. Fortunately, you were here, Minato." Jiraiya patted Minato Namikaze's shoulder and said.

If it weren't for Minato Namikaze, he would have been in real danger this time.

It would be too difficult to fight against the Jinchuriki and the strong men of Iwagakure after being hit by the sword of Sarutobi Jonin.

"Teacher Jiraiya, the performance of Iwagakure in this war was really weird." Namikaze Minato said with a serious expression.

Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

Before today, who would have thought that a senior ninja from the Sarutobi clan would actually be a spy.

The Sarutobi clan is not only a veteran family of Konoha, but also produced the third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Logically speaking, the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan are all of good origin and have no motive to betray.

"When Jonin Hiromi disappeared, the phenomenon was exactly the same as when the Iwagakure assassin team disappeared before." Namikaze Minato said seriously.

After using Flying Thunder God to dodge, Namikaze Minato was paying attention to Sarutobi Hiromichi.

Sarutobi Hiromichi's disappearance was very similar to using earth escape technique to drill into the ground, but it was obviously different from ordinary earth escape technique.

Because after Sarutobi Hiromichi merged into the underground, his aura disappeared immediately, as if he had never existed.

However, Minato Namikaze knew that Sarutobi Hiromichi existed, because although he could not sense Sarutobi Hiromichi's breath, he could sense the Flying Thunder God Mark left by him!

The moment he came into contact with Sarutobi Hiromi, Namikaze Minato left the Flying Thunder God technique on his body.

However, because the battle situation was too severe, Minato Namikaze could not get away, and coupled with the fact that Sarutobi Hiromichi was too fast and soon left his perception range, Minato Namikaze failed to capture Sarutobi Hiromichi.

"I see. This is really becoming more and more confusing." Jiraiya rubbed his forehead.

He was not a particularly smart person to begin with, and the various anomalies in this war had already overloaded his CPU.

"But since you, Minato, have already left the Flying Thunder God Mark on him, it will be easy. Next time we meet it, just capture it and torture it until it knows the truth." Jiraiya said with a breath.

The Flying Thunder God Mark has a special feature: it can never be eliminated unless the caster actively cancels it.

In other words, the next time they meet Sarutobi Hiromichi, Minato can directly fly over as Thunder God to arrest him.

Minato Namikaze nodded, he had the same idea.

"Gather the troops and report the situation to the village." Jiraiya dusted himself off and thought about the next task.

Although he suffered a defeat, Jiraiya was in a good mood. This was not the first time he lost to Iwagakure.

During the Second Ninja World War, Jiraiya was defeated by the Rain Ninja.

…………

"This is what happened. The Grass Country troops were damaged, and now the Grass Country Iwagakure is rampant. No one knows when they will launch an attack on the border."

After briefly describing the current situation on the battlefield in the Land of Grass, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke to Mu Yue in a deep voice.

"Sir Sandaime, is there anything I can do?" Mu Yue asked directly.

The character he created is a ninjutsu genius, not a highly intelligent military strategist like the Nara clan. If Sarutobi Hiruzen asked him to come and talk about the current situation of the war, then there is only one possibility.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted Mu Yue to be a firefighter and go to the battlefield to help Jiraiya.

"Mu Yue, I'm very happy that you have such awareness. Now I order you to command the support troops and lead five hundred ninjas to the Land of Grass to support the Land of Grass troops!" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, then gave the order with a serious face.

PS: This chapter is 6k long. I felt dizzy while writing it today. If there are any mistakes, you can leave a message in that section and I will correct them when I see them.

Chapter 566: The Value of Mu Yue's Intelligence

"The troops have begun to assemble at training ground No. 11," said Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since the incident happened suddenly, this time they had to urgently assemble a team, and in order to be quick, they even skipped many prescribed procedures.

Just a few minutes before Mu Yue entered the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was actually still holding a high-level meeting.

The defeat of the Konoha troops of the Land of Grass was too sudden. Not long ago, they had driven the Iwagakure troops to the border of the Land of Earth, but suddenly the situation was reversed.

The top leaders of Konoha had no time to find out the reason for the defeat, and quickly decided at the meeting to form a support force to go to the Land of Grass, which was very efficient.

There is no other way. We have to be efficient. If the Grass Country’s troops are completely defeated, then the northwest part of the Fire Country will be in danger.

The Iwagakure ninja troops can enter the Fire Kingdom directly from the border between the Grass Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom.

At that time, not only will it be difficult to explain to the Daimyo of the Fire Country, but Konoha's reputation in the Fire Country will also be affected, and it may even pose a threat to Konoha.

You have to know that the Iwagakure ninja unit in the Land of Grass has two jinchūriki who can fully transform into tailed beasts.

This time, even Danzo Shimura, who liked to contradict Sarutobi Hiruzen, did not cause trouble. He just had a small dispute with Sarutobi Hiruzen over the choice of commander.

At the beginning, Danzo Shimura wanted Orochimaru, who was stationed in the Land of Hot Springs, to take part of the ninja troops directly to the Land of Grass, and then Konoha would send some more people.

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought this was robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The Kumogakure hasn't been causing any trouble recently, but Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't believe that the Kumogakure has really been obedient.

If the news of Konoha's defeat spread, Kumogakure would definitely be unable to bear the loneliness and would want to test it. By then, Orochimaru would not be there, and the defense line of the Land of Hot Water would be in danger again.

So Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Shimura Danzo cleanly and told him his own arrangement, which was that Mu Yue would serve as the commander of the support force.

Thinking that Mu Yue was also one of their own, and the situation was indeed critical, Danzo Shimura did not continue to fight for any chances for Orochimaru.

"Are my disciples on the list of support troops?" Mu Yue asked after thinking for a while.

The situation in the ninja world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and Mu Yue feels that his disciples would be safer staying with him.

Although Konoha is safe, it is now a time of war. With the strength of Obito and the others, Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot let them stay idle all the time, as it would be a waste of combat power.

Now Obito and his companions are considered elite among the jonin. There are not many people with this level of combat power even in the five major ninja villages.

Rather than leaving Obito and the others in Konoha and then letting them go on a mission and be tricked by Uchiha Madara, it would be better to take them directly to the battlefield.

Although the battlefield is dangerous, at least Mu Yue is there to protect us.

Even if she can't win, Mu Yue can take them away.

"They are all here." Sarutobi Hiruzen replied.

Considering the dire situation on the battlefield in the Land of Grass, the support forces must be strong enough, otherwise they will be wasted.

Kakashi and his companions are not only excellent in strength, but also have a special relationship with Mu Yue. They are the best candidates for the support force at the Jonin level.

Of course, if Mu Yue wanted Kakashi and the others to stay in Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen would agree.

Compared with Kakashi and the others, Mu Yue is definitely more important. It’s nothing for the commander to have some small privileges.

Moreover, Kakashi and his team can stay in Konoha as an elite team and can still contribute to Konoha.

"Once the troops have gathered, I will immediately lead them to the Land of Grass." Mu Yue nodded and prepared to leave the Hokage's office.

Apart from disciples, he had no other special requirements.

"These are information about the battlefield in the Land of Grass. You must take a look at them when you have time on the way." Sarutobi Hiruzen handed Mu Yue a scroll.

They didn't have much time left, and it would take too much time to explain the detailed information about the battlefield in the Land of Grass, so Sarutobi Hiruzen just gave a brief account of the general situation.

Mu Yue took the scroll, bowed slightly, and turned to leave.

"Please, Mu Yue." Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Mu Yue leave.

If they lose again, the situation in Konoha will be bad.

……

After leaving the Hokage's office, Mu Yue rushed to training ground No. 11.

When Mu Yue arrived at the training ground, he saw a small group of ninjas.

In fact, the troops were assembled and Mu Yue was notified at about the same time, but it took some time for Sarutobi Hiruzen to share the information with Mu Yue.

"Commander Mu Yue, I am Meicun Yejuan, the deputy commander of the army. Currently, the army has assembled more than one hundred ninjas, and fifteen jonins and fifteen special jonins are all here." Meicun Yejuan reported to Mu Yue.

Mu Yue nodded slightly. The jonin must have been the first to be notified, and they also acted faster.

"Teacher Mu Yue, I was just wondering if you would be the commander. I guess your abilities are pretty good." Obito greeted Mu Yue with a smile.

As soon as Mu Yue left, the communication about the assembly of the senior ninjas came to them. Except for Yamato, everyone else gathered at the training ground No. 11 as instructed.

Kakashi glanced at Obito calmly. He felt that there was no need to guess.

How could it be such a coincidence? As soon as Mu Yue arrived at the Hokage Building, she received an emergency call. It was obvious that Mu Yue was given a more important task.

Mu Yue smiled in response and looked at the jonin at the scene.

Among the fifteen jonins, five were his disciples, and Mu Yue basically knew the remaining ten jonins. After all, the jonin circle in Konoha was not large.

There are Nara Suzaku and Aburame Shiki who went to the Land of Grass with Mu Yue to attack the Kusagakure Village, there is also Hyuga Hizashi who once fought side by side with him on the battlefield of Kirigakure, and there is also Akimichi Doto who he met at the Jonin Conference through Namikaze Minato.

Most of the official jonin are ninjas from various ninja clans, while most of the special jonin are ordinary ninjas.

While Mu Yue was looking at them, the ninjas were also looking at Mu Yue.

Except for the senior ninjas who held important positions in the ninja unit and had ninjas specifically come to inform them, the other ninjas didn't know what was going on. They didn't expect that the commander would be the young and inexperienced Mu Yue.

"Currently, apart from the top leaders and Lady Tsunade in the village, the only one who is most qualified to lead the ninja troops is Commander Mu Yue." Nara Suzaku thought to himself.

If Nara Shikaku was in Konoha, they could still be compared. Although Nara Shikaku is not strong, he is very wise, and he has the support of the Akimichi and Yamanaka clans.

Now Ino-Shika-Chou are not in Konoha, and even Namikaze Minato, who is as famous as Mu Yue, is not here. Mu Yue is the most suitable candidate.

"I really didn't expect that it hasn't been long since he became a jonin and he's already become the commander of the army." Akimichi Dodong was surprised at Mu Yue's growth rate.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed that only two years had passed since Mu Yue became a jonin.

"It's really reassuring to have Mu Yue as the commander." Hinata Hizashi smiled at Mu Yue.

He was the perception captain of this support force, and he knew that Mu Yue was the commander before Mu Yue came.

Hinata Hiashi did not think this was inappropriate. Although Mu Yue had been a Jonin for a short time, his achievements were far superior to many veteran Jonin who had been around for more than ten years.

Mu Yue looked at the quickly assembled ninja troops quietly without saying a word.

Obito and the other disciples also knew that this was a serious occasion, so except for when Mu Yue first arrived, they did not say anything and stood quietly in the front row of the ninja troops.

After waiting for the ninja troops to arrive, Mu Yue spoke.

"Konoha's ninja troops were defeated in the Land of Grass not long ago."

Mu Yue's words were like throwing a bomb into the calm water, instantly making most of the ninjas in the ninja army uneasy.

Some people were shocked, surprised that there was no sign of the defeat of the Grass Kingdom, while others looked worried, worried about their relatives or friends who had gone to the battlefield.

"Something happened in the Land of Grass! Uncle Toad and Sensei Minato seem to be in the ninja unit over there." Obito immediately thought of Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Although Jiraiya likes to brag and is always rude, he is still nice to him. Not to mention Minato Namikaze, he is Obito's second most respected and favorite teacher.

"They should be fine," Kakashi said, shaking his head softly.

According to future information, Minato Namikaze died after becoming Hokage, and Jiraiya died at the hands of the evil Akatsuki organization when Uzumaki Naruto was a teenager.

Although the future will definitely change because of their actions, such as Yamato becoming Mu Yue's disciple.

However, they have not taken any action yet, so it is unlikely that they will have much impact on the ninja world.

Compared to Minato Namikaze and the others, Kakashi was more worried about Mu Yue.