Chapter 327: Stepping into the Sea (4)

Let's put aside the pile of scorched earth for now, but after Shimura Danzo changed his nature to Terumi Shiko, he still didn't change his nature. His hatred for Yeshan went to a higher level, and he wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood to get rid of his hatred. But once he lost power, he had no one to drive him, and his revenge was as far away as the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. When he suddenly learned about the plan, he was ecstatic and went deep into the Hidden Mist Village to persuade his nominal uncle to send troops to the Land of Fire at the risk of his life. The new Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village was narrow-minded and cared about his face the most. He was always worried about gains and losses when doing things, but he had one advantage, that is, he was braver than anyone else. In addition, he had made several big bets in his life, and he couldn't help but have an illusion that he was the son of destiny. The two hit it off immediately, and immediately mobilized the elite ninjas in the village, and boarded more than a dozen iron-clad ships to kill into the Land of Fire.

This Mizukage was much smarter than a pile of dirt. As soon as he entered the territory of the Land of Fire, he rushed straight into Konoha, showing a desperate attitude, which really made several Konoha ninjas stationed on the border sweat. At the moment, they did not care about the harassment tactics behind the enemy lines, and they withdrew their forces and deployed them in critical terrain to wait for them. But who knew that the Kirigakure troops made a feint and actually took a detour of more than 100 kilometers. Although they arrived in the Land of Fire later, they were faster than the Cloud Ninjas. In addition, the troops had a clear division of labor, and they could advance to the outskirts of the village in at most ten hours.

The Mizukage thought very clearly that he would either not do anything or do it to the extreme. He looked down upon the stupid behavior of the Hidden Cloud Village, which was both a whore and a saint. As long as he could destroy the foundation of the Hidden Leaf Ninja Village once and for all, he could breathe a sigh of relief. Especially the Narcissus Plan, which was simply a sinister and cunning plan to wipe out the entire family. If Konoha really succeeded, the Hidden Mist Village would no longer have a foothold in the ninja world.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and a concentrated punch hurts the most. The Mizukage didn't even consider the retreat. The ninjas left at the seaside to guard the ship were only ten teams, and most of them were Chunin. He had a good idea, even if Konoha burned the ship, it would not matter, it would just be a good way to inspire the village ninjas' determination and courage to fight to the death.

However, after Mitomonen and Utatane Koharu finished their discussion, they immediately gathered all the ninjas in the Whirlpool Country. After counting the number of people, they did not bother to board the ship. They only asked people to prepare hundreds of small wooden boards, which were sealed in scrolls by ninjas who were good at sealing techniques. Each person carried three days of dry food, and they started the cross-sea operation plan barefoot.

The Land of Whirlpools is about 300 kilometers away from the Land of Fire. On this long stretch of road, there are few islands and reefs, and it is all vast sea. Ninjas can certainly use chakra to run on the sea water, but after a long time, they will inevitably become tired and lack chakra, and they need to stop to rest and eat something to restore chakra. Ninjas must meditate in a relatively quiet state of mind to refine chakra. It is unrealistic to sit and recover on the rough sea, so the small wooden board comes in handy. Whenever they rest, the ninjas sit cross-legged on the small wooden board. The wooden boards are strung together with ropes, which can actually resist the interference of the waves. The ninjas eat and rest on the wooden board and swallow the military pills to refine chakra. After a 300-kilometer raid, they are in good condition, and the speed is much faster than taking a boat.

The 500-plus ninjas were all veterans, with an average age of around 40. Rather than being Konoha's regular ninjas, they were more like private soldiers of a few old antiques. Especially since Mitomono and Utane Koharu had been in high positions for a long time, they had many ninjas who swore to die for them, most of whom were Chunin or above. Ordinary Genin were not even worthy of their attention.

Five hundred to forty, Konoha had an absolute advantage. Mitomon had never fought such a satisfying annihilation battle in his life. More than forty Mist Ninjas were caught off guard and were surrounded. Not a single one escaped. More than a dozen ships were also doused with kerosene by the Fire Ninjas and burned to ashes, completely cutting off the retreat of more than three thousand Mist Ninjas.

Then they split into two groups. Mito Kado En led a large army and continued to rush towards Konoha desperately, while Utane Koharu took her family and went straight to the capital of the Land of Fire, wanting to find the daimyo to ask for a stamped document to undermine the morale of the Mist Ninjas.

Koharu Utatane led the family fortune accumulated over the years and headed straight to the capital of the Land of Fire. When thirsty, he took out a bottle to drink a sip. When hungry, he took out a compressed biscuit to eat a bite. As for poop, fart and urine, he was not allowed to stop. He found a place to solve it and quickly returned to the team. In short, there was only one principle, to distribute the documents before the Kirigakure troops at all costs, so as to bring the village the least defense pressure.

While she was running on the road thinking about something, a ninja suddenly appeared and whispered something in Koharu Utane's ear. She frowned and ordered the team to stop.

"A cloak with a black background and red clouds. The enemy is definitely a member of Akatsuki!"

At this time, Koharu Utane had ten complete ninja teams around him, all of whom were elite veterans who had experienced long battles. However, he still did not order the team to advance immediately, because although the enemy had only one person, he possessed the legendary Rinnegan.

The Rinnegan is known as the most powerful eye technique. It has only appeared in the classics so far. The legendary Six Paths Sage relied on these eyes to stand at the top and suppress the contemporary ninjas for decades. As one of the former high-ranking officials of Konoha, Utatane Koharu also used her authority to read a large number of classics, trying to find out the abilities and weaknesses of the Rinnegan, but found nothing.

Koharu Utatane made a decision almost instantly. She ordered the team to split into two, one group to take a detour to the capital, and the other group to follow her to meet the leader of the Akatsuki organization. She had a good idea. She had a large number of people, so even if they were defeated, they could just flee in a hurry, and they could also obtain information about the Samsara Eye in disguise, which was a good deal.

But before that, she had something more important to do. She formed hand seals and summoned a nightingale. Its body was covered with fiery red feathers, and its wings were twice as large as those of ordinary nightingales. An iron cylinder was tied to its legs. It was a rare summoned beast in the ninja world that was responsible for transmitting information.

Utatane Koharu immediately wrote the information in a special code and put it into the cylinder, then gave Nightingale a pill to swallow. The latter's eyes flashed blood, and he flapped his wings and flew out, turning into a ball of fire the size of a fist and shot away in the blink of an eye.

It was definitely not a coincidence that the leader of the Akatsuki organization could appear accurately on the road ahead of him. Utatane Koharu has been in charge of logistics for a long time and is well aware of the situation. Someone must have leaked the secrets in advance or the enemy's intelligence system has reached an all-pervasive level! The former is easy to say, it's nothing more than a few traitors in their own team, but if it's the latter, it's chilling. From burning the ships at the border to dividing the troops into two routes, Utatane Koharu and others have kept their mouths shut about the battle plan. It stands to reason that the probability of leaking secrets is very small. Moreover, it only took a few hours from the border to here, but the owner of the Rinnegan had been waiting in front of him. It is very likely that he learned the news early!

"We must let Mitomon En and the village know that the enemy's intelligence system is extremely fast and terrifying, so that they can make relevant preparations in advance to avoid the embarrassment of being led by the nose."

Utane Koharu's face was as gloomy as water. She quickly linked this crisis to the enemy's intelligence system. The Land of Water and the Land of Lightning were separated by half of the Ninja Realm, and there were spies from Konoha in their villages. It was impossible for them to reach a consensus silently. Moreover, they all deployed troops suddenly, and no news leaked out before, which was very rare. You know, even if you are as tough as Baiyun Yeshan, you must hold a meeting in advance if you want to launch a large-scale military operation, otherwise it will be difficult for him to mobilize troops without proper reasons. Utane Koharu combined the enemy's pervasive and unknown intelligence system and thought carefully. It can almost be concluded that this was a time planned by the enemy in advance, otherwise it would be impossible for them to have such a tacit understanding.

Soon, Koharu Utane, who was worried, led the ninjas to confront the remnants of the Akatsuki organization, but she was surprised to find that the other party was a very young woman, who did not match the red-haired young man in the intelligence at all.

The other person was about 1.6 meters tall, with blue hair and a pair of suffocating eyes with circles. The weird thing was that his face was covered with black iron bars, and no one knew what they were for. His aura was stronger than that of an elite jonin, and he didn't look like a living person at all.

Utane Koharu frowned and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

The other party's eyes twitched a few times, looked at Utane Koharu, and replied in a voice without any emotion: "We are God, we are Pain!"

Tennekoharu's heart skipped a beat, thinking something was wrong. Just as he was about to order the team to flee, the young woman clapped her hands and shouted, "Spiritual magic!"

"bang bang bang bang"

After five puffs of smoke, six people wearing identical black cloaks with red clouds surrounded Utane Koharu and the others, obviously wanting to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Koharu Utatane's heart sank to the bottom. It was too late to order everyone to flee. The only way to survive was to fight to the death. But if she died, she would die. The information about the Samsara Eye must be sent back to the village to increase the weight of Yeshan's victory!

Thinking of this, she straightened her back without hesitation and said, "Everyone, use combined ninjutsu to attack!"

The Konoha ninjas are best at using combination ninjutsu, and they love to use fire and wind ninjutsu combination ninjutsu. As soon as Koharu Utatane finished speaking, the experienced Konoha ninjas split into three groups. One group formed seals to release fire ninjutsu, another group formed seals to release wind ninjutsu, and the last group pulled out a scroll to summon kerosene, a fuel for combustion. The fire, with the help of the wind and the stimulation of kerosene, instantly rolled up a sea of ​​fire like a huge wave, pressing over with the Konoha ninjas as the center. It was not only powerful but also extremely fast!

On the road one hundred kilometers away from the capital of the Land of Fire, Utatane Koharu led the ninjas and the Rinnegan in a fight. It was around five o'clock in the afternoon on the ninth day of the tenth month of the forty-eighth year of Konoha.