Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

The Hyuga clan has a strict system of main family and branch family. The main family not only has a superior status, but also has absolute control over the branch family and can easily control the life and death of the branch family ninjas through the caged bird seal.

The Hyuga branch of Jiraiya's army is naturally from the Hyuga branch. The Hyuga main family is extremely rare and rarely goes to the battlefield.

"This is too abnormal. There must be some secret behind this." Minato Namikaze frowned.

It is not an exaggeration to characterize this espionage incident as the worst espionage incident since the founding of Konoha.

The Hyuga clan, the Aburame clan, and the Sarutobi clan, these three major families are the veteran ninja clans of Konoha. Each family has many ninjas holding important positions in various departments.

Among them, the Sarutobi clan is the most important, and the clan leader Sarutobi Hiruzen is currently serving as the third Hokage of Konoha.

If word got out that there was a ninja in their family who was a spy for his village, the consequences would be unpredictable.

If even such a pure ninja from the ninja clan can become a spy, does it mean that there are many other spies with ordinary identities?

"It is important to explore the secrets of spies, but the most important thing at the moment is to defeat the Iwagakure troops." Mu Yue pointed out the current focus.

Mu Yue knew the reason, but he couldn't say it clearly. The best way was to guide.

"Mu Yue is right. The most important thing now is to prevent the Iwagakure troops from invading the Land of Fire." Jiraiya nodded.

It is important for spies to influence military morale, but allowing the Iwagakure troops to infiltrate the Fire Nation's homeland will affect the entire Fire Nation. This time the situation is different from that of the Kirigakure.

Next, the few people began to discuss how to use spies to set traps for the Iwagakure troops.

They have discovered the spy, and now the situation is that the Iwagakure troops think they are on the first level and they are on the second level, but in fact the Konoha ninja troops have already reached the third level.

Directly arresting the spy is the dumbest method, and the best solution is of course to use the spies and the support troops in the dark to create an information gap to give the Iwagakure ninja troops a surprise.

PS: Although it is released today, this chapter is considered to be yesterday's and will not take up today's update.

Chapter 569 Never fought such a rich battle

At night, many senior ninjas from the ninja army gathered in a makeshift tent.

There were no chairs inside the simple tent, only a large stone table made of earth, and on the table was a map of the Grass Kingdom and its surrounding areas.

Mu Yue and Jiraiya stood side by side on the north side of the table, while Namikaze Minato and Kakashi stood behind each of them, and the other jonin stood on the other sides of the large stone table.

"I believe everyone must have a lot of questions in their minds, why did they reunite so quickly after dispersing, and why did Mu Yue appear here." Jiraiya said slowly.

Some of the senior ninjas nodded. With such a sudden change, it was difficult for them to understand everything due to the lack of information.

"First of all, Mu Yue is leading a support force to help us deal with Iwagakure," Jiraiya began to explain.

"Because the situation on the front line was critical, Mu Yue selected the elite from the support force and sent them to the Grass Country as quickly as possible. So now the main force of the support force has not arrived yet. Only the fifty elite ninjas from the vanguard force have arrived."

A jonin showed joy on his face and couldn't help asking, "Master Mu Yue, how many ninjas are there in the support force?"

Now that the elite troops have arrived, even if the main force is slow, it won't be too late. He can't wait to wash away the failure of the last time.

"Including the elite troops, there are a total of one thousand ninjas." Mu Yue answered seriously.

"Great! With the support troops, our strength is no worse than the Iwagakure troops. We will not lose again this time!" The senior ninja who had just asked the question looked even more excited.

This is a reinforcement of one thousand ninja troops. He has been fighting for so long, but this is the first time he has seen Konoha send out such a strong reinforcement force at once.

It’s not that Konoha is stingy, but Konoha does not have many troops among the many ninja villages.

From the founding of Konoha to the present, there have been only more than 12,000 official ninjas in total.

Now the war in the ninja world has reached the Third Ninja World War. Due to the losses caused by years of war and the natural deaths of ninjas, there are really not many active ninjas in Konoha.

In other words, the number of ninjas in each village is confidential. Otherwise, if we make a ranking list of active ninjas, Konoha may be at the bottom of the five major ninja villages.

The other jonin were all shocked as well. They felt that they had never fought such a rich battle before, with as many as a thousand reinforcements.

"As expected of Teacher Mu Yue, he's so good at even lying." Seeing that no one on the field questioned him, Obito, who had been silent the whole time, gave a thumbs up to Mu Yue in his heart.

White Zetsu, who was disguised as Hinata Sha, also showed a look of surprise. He silently wrote down the information and prepared to pass it on later.

"We were dispersed before because we didn't have enough fighting power. We were worried that our location would be discovered and we would be wiped out. But now that a thousand ninja troops have come to support us, there is naturally no need to hide anymore." Jiraiya continued.

The jonins nodded in agreement. When it came to ninja troops of the same number of people, Konoha had never been afraid of anyone else.

"Which place do you think is suitable for meeting up with the support troops and serving as a temporary base?" Jiraiya began to brainstorm and collect ideas.

Each of the jonin studied the map carefully and expressed his own opinions.

After the battle meeting was over, Jiraiya reminded with a serious look:

"There may be spies among our troops now, the contents of the meeting must not be leaked!"

When Jiraiya was assassinated by Sarutobi Jonin, not many people saw it, and Jiraiya deliberately concealed the news. So far, the ninja troops do not know that the failure was caused by a spy.

The jonin in the tent all had solemn expressions on their faces.

"Don't be too nervous. Those who I have called to attend this meeting are all ninjas you can trust." Jiraiya said with a smile.

"As long as nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory this time."

The jonins looked at each other and all felt that what Jiraiya said was correct. Most of the jonin gathered here were from the Shinobi clan, or old jonin who had worked hard and made great contributions. There was no way there could be spies.

As long as nothing happens to this group of people, the news won't leak out, and there won't be any accidents.

"I really want to cancel the transformation technique and let them watch it. It will definitely be very interesting." Bai Zetsu laughed wildly in his heart.

Hinata Shashi is indeed a trustworthy ninja, but the one present is not Hinata Shashi, but his White Zetsu!

Of course, White Zetsu just thought about it normally, as he still had to complete the task of transmitting information.

But it doesn't matter if he can't reveal his true identity now. He will wait until Jiraiya and the others are surrounded and in desperate situation. He will laugh loudly at them before running away.

After the meeting, the ninjas dispersed, including Jiraiya and Muyue.

However, after leaving, Jiraiya, Muyue and Namikaze Minato quickly escaped and used shadow clones to disguise themselves. Finally, the three of them met again in a hidden place.

The meeting just now was used to confuse White Zetsu. The real combat meeting had ended long ago, and there were only three of them participating.

"The bait is ready. Now it depends on whether the Iwagakure ninja will take the bait." Jiraiya said as he looked towards the northwest where the Iwagakure ninja was.

In order to deceive the spies, very few people knew the real battle plan. Apart from Mu Yue Jiraiya and their disciples, only the senior leaders of the support forces knew about it.

"According to the current intentions shown by Iwagakure, they definitely want to wipe out the Konoha troops from the Land of Grass in one fell swoop. They will definitely take the bait, and it will not be easy even for us to eat this big fish." Namikaze Minato thought.

The thousand-man support force that Mu Yue mentioned was just a lie to lure Iwagakure into taking the bait. In fact, the support force and Jiraiya's force together only had 1,200 ninjas.

Minato Namikaze didn't know the exact number of ninjas on the Iwagakure side, but based on the current number, there must be more than 1,800 ninjas, at least 600 more than Konoha.

Six hundred is a lot of ninja units, enough to form an army.

"After all, the overall situation is still unfavorable to us. It will definitely be difficult to annihilate them all. Let's try to eliminate half of them." Mu Yue said after thinking for a while.

Jiraiya nodded in agreement and said, "Half is already a good number. If this is reported back to Iwagakure, it will be enough to make Ōnoki sad for a long time."

Half of eighteen thousand is nine hundred. The resources needed to train nine hundred qualified ninjas are enormous.

"If you defeat the Four-Tails Jinchuriki this time, you will be the real number one of the younger generation of Konoha!" Jiraiya patted Mu Yue's shoulder and said with a smile.

During the combat meeting, Mu Yue volunteered, saying that he had made a great breakthrough in water jutsu recently, and that he alone was enough to deal with the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the ninjas who protected the Four-Tails.

"Minato, you also need to work harder. Why don't you go to Myoboku Mountain to study Sage Mode?" Jiraiya then patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder again.

Namikaze Minato looked helpless, "Teacher Jiraiya, please stop joking. How can I make it in time now? Besides, didn't Sennin Fukasaku tell me last time that my chakra training is not enough?"

As Sage Mode is a special skill that can enhance ninja abilities in all aspects, Namikaze Minato naturally wants to learn it. However, learning Sage Mode itself requires powerful chakra.

However, Minato Namikaze has not yet met the standard of "powerful chakra".

"Insufficient chakra is a fatal flaw. Otherwise, with your talent, Minato, under great pressure, you might really be able to learn it quickly." Jiraiya said, touching his chin.

It took him a long time to learn Sage Mode.

However, Jiraiya's situation was special. When he was learning the Sage Mode, he did not stay in Myoboku Mountain for special training. Instead, he practiced whenever he had time, and the overall practice time was not particularly exaggerated.

Of course, compared to someone as cheating as Uzumaki Naruto, Jiraiya did spend a lot more time.

……

"The feeling is quite different from the last time I came here." Obito complained in a low voice while leaning against a tree and looking at the sky with a bored look on his face.

Although it is the same ninja team, their spirit and energy are much worse than in the previous mission.

"After all, it was a heavy defeat," Kakashi replied.

"Hey, Kakashi, why aren't you asleep yet?" Obito looked at Kakashi who was sitting on the branch in surprise.

They had to move again soon, so they just found a random place to sleep.

"So why didn't you sleep?" Kakashi asked back.

Obito scratched his head, and finally said honestly: "I am a little concerned about the spies in the army, and the atmosphere of the army this time."

Obito has been through a lot now, but the unit he's in has never suffered a major defeat, nor has there been any incident of Konoha ninjas rebelling and becoming spies.

"Actually, there's no need to care. Since they've become spies, no matter what the reason, they're already enemies of Konoha. As for the atmosphere of the troops, as long as you win a big victory, the familiar feeling will return." Kakashi said lightly.

"Oh." Obito wanted to say that what he really cared about was not the appearance, but the essence revealed after the incident.

But he didn't know how to describe it, so he could only scratch his hair and sigh.

"So Kakashi why aren't you sleeping?"

Obito remembered that Kakashi hadn't answered his question yet.

"I'm worried that you might accidentally leak the information, so I'm keeping an eye on you." Kakashi answered without any concealment.

The information they possess is not as comprehensive as that of Mu Yue Bo Feng Shui Men, but they are also the group that possesses the most information besides them.

Obito's face darkened and he wanted to scold Kakashi, but then he remembered that it was late at night, so he could only swallow his words and glared at Kakashi.

"You damned evil bastard! How dare you look down on me like this?" A glare was not enough to vent his anger, so Obito cursed again in his mind.

In order to prove his ability to keep secrets, Obito fell asleep.

After Obito fell asleep, Kakashi opened the transparent world and observed his surroundings, then soon closed his eyes.

PS: There will be another chapter later, but the time is uncertain, so it is recommended to read it tomorrow.

Anyway, you will definitely see it tomorrow.

Chapter 570: The Hope of the Famous Ninja World

"Lord Iwaku, our Anbu has obtained the latest important intelligence about the Konoha ninja forces!"

A Iwagakure jonin entered the tent where Iwagakure was located with a look of joy on his face to report the latest results.

"Important information?" Yanku, who had fallen asleep, sat up quickly again.

What can be called important intelligence is generally information that can have a significant impact on the battle situation. The last time Iwagakure was able to achieve a surprise victory, it was because they knew the location and deployment of Konoha's main forces.

"That's right. We not only got the news of Konoha's reinforcements, but also got Konoha's next battle plan." The Iwagakure Jonin said excitedly.

With this information, he seemed to see an unprecedented victory just around the corner.

"Let me see it." Yanku's curiosity was aroused.

Because of his serious injuries, Lishi was sent to the rear after emergency treatment, and now he is in charge of the Iwagakure troops.

Of course, he was only the acting commander, and he would have to give up his position when Lieshi recovered from his injury and returned to the battlefield.

After taking the intelligence scroll, Yanku quickly opened it to read the information contained therein.

"The Konoha reinforcement vanguard troops, led by Hanyu Muyue, have joined forces with the Konoha Grass Country troops. The reinforcement troops sent by Konoha total one thousand people. In addition to the elite vanguard troops that arrived first, there are still nine hundred and fifty ninjas heading towards the Grass Country..."

With every line of text that Yan Ku read, the light in his eyes became brighter.

After carefully reading all the information, Iwaku wanted to laugh out loud.

This was a godsend opportunity. His superior, Reishi, happened to be away, and he happened to have obtained important information about the Konoha troops.

"Even if we only kill a thousand ninjas, it will be a victory worth celebrating!" Iwaku raised the corner of his mouth.

The remnants of Jiraiya plus the reinforcements from Konoha should have at least 1,600 ninjas. As long as he kills two-thirds of them, he will be able to achieve a great victory that will be reported to the entire Iwagakure Village.

And since he performed so well, the deputy in front of the commander could naturally be removed.