Chapter 146 Iwagakure and Kumogakure declare war on Konoha!

In the 48th year of Konoha, shortly after the Chunin Exam, the Third World War broke out.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure declared war on Konoha at the same time.

The reason is very bizarre!

An Iwagakure ninja got lost on the border of the Land of Fire. Ōnoki seriously suspected that Konoha had sent someone to assassinate him, so he declared war with righteous indignation.

Kumogakure suspected that Konoha was developing weapons of mass destruction and declared war on Konoha in order to defend the peace in the ninja world.

Haneda sneered when he saw the news.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure are obviously afraid of Konoha's strength and want to join forces to balance it.

Coupled with the expansion of arms, the economic crisis in the ninja world intensified. In order to ease domestic conflicts, they declared war on Konoha.

The reasons for starting the war were even more ridiculous, and even Haneda couldn't stand it anymore.

It is very normal for a ninja to get lost somewhere. After all, dying on a mission is common for a ninja.

And Yunyin is completely shameless. Wasn't he the one who developed weapons of mass destruction?

When Naruto was fighting Toneri, the Kumogakure was firing cannons.

This cannon is comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball, and it directly blasted away a series of meteorites.

Although the reasons for starting the war were extremely absurd, the reality was that World War III broke out.

Many people will die in this war, whether in Konoha or other ninja villages.

Haneda put away the intelligence scroll and stood up.

He looked up at the blue sky, and after a while, he let out a long sigh.

"The third war broke out: the Battle of Kannabi Bridge... the Battle of Kikyo Mountain..."

Haneda fell into memory, recalling the day when he became a ninja, the day when they all talked about their dreams together.

A blue butterfly flew quietly and landed on the dawn around Haneda's waist.

It seemed to sense human presence, and quickly flew away and landed on a wild flower.

Haneda looked at the butterfly and said softly:

“Can fate change because a butterfly flaps its wings?”

There was no echo around. Haneda drew out Dawn and cut off the thorns in front of him with one stroke.

"It's time to go back."

He sheathed his sword again, leaped away, and moved quickly in the direction of Konoha.

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Hokage Building.

At this time, many people had gathered in the Sandaime's office.

Class 3, Class 7, and Class 9 where Haneda is.

When Haneda arrived, everyone was present except Obito.

The Sandaime took a quick look and said to Minato:

"Did something delay Obito, Minato?"

Minato smiled awkwardly when Obito was mentioned to be late.

This student of his probably went to help the old lady...

Minato explained reluctantly:

"Obito... he must have run into some trouble along the way."

Haneda Road:

"You must have been delayed by something. Hokage-sama, there's no need to wait. Let's get started."

The Sandaime glanced at Haneda and said with a kind smile:

"Okay. This time I asked you to come here to discuss the declaration of war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure."

"I have sent Jiraiya to the Land of Grass to guard against a surprise attack by the Iwagakure army."

"But Taki Country isn't very well-defended, so we need to send a ninja army to guard it."

"Minato, take the support troops to Taki no Kuni and cooperate with Jiraiya to resist the invasion of Iwagakure."

When the Sandaime said this, Haneda suddenly spoke up:

"Hokage-sama, why don't you let Uncle Sakumo go there?"

The Sandaime's face froze and he looked at Sakumo, wondering if Sakumo hadn't revealed the battle plan in advance?

Shuo Mao said:

"Haneda, Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique is very effective against the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release."

"Orochimaru and I are going to the Frost Country to deal with Kumogakure."

"Orochimaru's summoned beast can fight against the Eight-Tails, and my swordsmanship can deal well with the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode."

Haneda was silent for a moment, then continued:

"Are Obito, Kakashi and the others going too?"

Kakashi noticed the change in Haneda's eyes. He patted Haneda on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Haneda. Minato-sensei and I will definitely protect Obito."

At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the door, the voice was loud and had an unhappy tone.

"Who needs your protection? Idiot Kakashi!"

Obito walked in.

He noticed that Haneda was different from before, put his arm around Haneda's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"What's wrong, Haneda?"

"Are you worried about me?"

"Don't worry, I, Uchiha Obito, have become stronger and am already a Chunin!"

"Don't you know my level of Fire Style?"

Haneda looked at the confident smile on Obito's face, forced a smile and said:

"I believe you, Ohbito."

Thinking about the experimental subjects on the battlefield, Orochimaru glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, licked his lips and said:

"Come on, Sakumo, it's time to go."

Sakumo looked back at Haneda and Kakashi and smiled:

"Let's go, Haneda."

"You know, with Kakashi's strength, it's the enemy that should be worried about."

When Obito heard Sakumo praising the stupid Kakashi, he immediately added:

"And my Uchiha Obito's Sharingan and Fire Style!"

At this time, Asma also said:

"Let's go, Brother Haneda!"

"It's time to show those Kumogakure ninjas the bond between us!"

Haneda thought about Kakashi's Purple Lightning, as well as the Fire Style and Three-magatama Sharingan that he had taught him personally, and he felt much less worried.

No matter what, Obito is now a jonin, which is more than enough to protect himself on the battlefield.

What's more, Kakashi, an elite jonin, is watching nearby.

Even if Minato is not there, he can still drag out the battle against a Kage-level character for a while.

Thinking of this, Haneda followed Sakumo's footsteps.

After walking a few steps, he turned back and said to Obito:

"Don't try to be brave on the battlefield, Oh Beato!"

"What? Isn't it you who is always in danger?"

Obito complained, but noticed Haneda's serious look and made another promise.

"okay, I get it."

"Don't be so stubborn, Haneda!"

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In the afternoon, three teams gathered at the gate of Konoha Village.

Judging from the number of people, we can roughly estimate that it is definitely more than 4,000.

The neatly arranged ninja army almost completely blocked the road.

Konoha's large-scale and blatant gathering of troops was obviously aimed at those ninja villages that were ready to make a move.

When the commanders of each legion arrived, the three teams separated at the village gate.

Minato led the team to the northwest, in the direction of the Land of Earth.

Sakumo and Orochimaru headed northeast, towards the Land of Lightning.

Looking at the map, the border between Iwagakure and Konoha includes three countries, while Kumogakure and Konoha pass through two countries.

Compared to Iwagakure, Kumogakure is easier to defend. We only need to set up defenses in the Frost Country and rely on the sea to block Kumogakure's attack.

Sakumo didn't say much during this battle.

He knew that the war between Konoha and Kumogakure would definitely be centered around Orochimaru.

The Sandaime now obviously wants Orochimaru to succeed him as the Fourth Hokage.

This requires sufficient military achievements, and Sakumo is not very interested in the Hokage and has no intention of competing for it.

Minato was also the best Hokage of the younger generation, and the Sandaime wanted to develop Minato's leadership abilities.

Therefore, he was placed in Takikuni, together with his teacher Jiraiya.

This is also the reason why Sakumo did not agree to Haneda's proposal.

He also doesn't want his students to be caught up in the political vortex like they were six years ago.

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