Chapter 25 Border Breakthrough
Late at night, a group of six people were still moving quickly in the dense jungle.
"Koharu, how far is it from the border of [Land of Thunder]?" Young Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in a deep voice.
After going to bed, Xiaochun took out the map, looked at it and gave the answer:
"We should be there soon, probably about ten kilometers away."
"There should be Kumo ninja responsible for the lookout at the border. How should we break through?" Mito Kadoyan reminded.
"The Kumo ninja on the border probably don't know about the sudden change at the alliance meeting, right? Maybe we can go through directly?" Akimichi Tifeng suggested.
Koharu: "But what if Cloud Hidden Village has informed those Cloud ninjas in advance through some method?"
Yan: "Then just kill him!"
Sarutobi frowned, thinking, and looked at Danzo beside him.
"Danzo, what do you think?"
"ah?"
The latter woke up with a start, a look of hesitation on his face.
"Danzo, why are you always out of energy? Are you too tired?"
"It's nothing, you don't have to worry."
"Then what do you think? Is it a forced break-in?"
"You are already Hokage! Just make your own decisions on these matters!"
There was obviously a hint of unwillingness and jealousy in Danzo's tone. In his mind, he was just a moment of cowardice.
Because he was just one step behind Sarutobi, he missed out on the coveted position of Hokage.
Naturally, he was extremely unwilling to do so, and it even became a lifelong nightmare of regret.
Sarutobi stopped questioning Danzo.
He is not stupid either. He has always known that Danzo also wanted to be Hokage, so he desperately competed with him.
Now that I have missed the position of Hokage, it is inevitable to feel a little emotional.
After you get through this difficulty and return to the village, you can slowly enlighten him.
"Mirror, what do you think?"
Sarutobi turned to ask the Uchiha mirror.
Mirror frowned and said in distress: "Should we really give up on Mr. Hokage? If he is here..."
As soon as they talked about Tobirama, who died alone, everyone fell silent.
Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fingers tightly, but said with a cheerful and comforting expression: "Don't worry, I believe you, Lord II, he won't die in battle that easily! Maybe, he has escaped from the siege now and is chasing us... …”
The others remained silent.
Everyone knew that Sarutobi's words were just to comfort people.
If the second-generation Lord Tobirama wants to buy them enough time to escape, he will inevitably fight to the death with the Golden Horn troops. With Tobirama's serious injury, the chance of surviving is extremely low...
After a moment, Uchiha Mirror took the initiative and said:
"Let me go to the border to test it first."
"If I can pass safely, it proves that the Kumo ninja at the border did not know about it. You can just pass again."
"If a fight breaks out between me and the border Kumo ninjas, you can take the opportunity to pass through the defense line and break out directly!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "No, this is too dangerous."
Mirror: "There is no time to hesitate. Hiruzen, you have taken over the position of Hokage and must make a choice. If you cannot go back alive, all the efforts of Hokage-sama will be in vain."
Sarutobi: "I know, but..."
"Don't worry, my [Sharingan] is not a decoration. Even if we fight, the border Kumo nin may not be my opponent."
Jing showed her white teeth and smiled easily, obviously she had made up her mind.
He was single-handedly promoted by Tobirama, and he was also the most loyal ninja to the village despite his family values.
In order to protect his teammates and for the inheritance of the village, he is not afraid of sacrifice.
"Mirror, you..."
Xiaochun was slightly moved, but did not dissuade her.
At this point, everyone is very sensible and understands that some cruel decisions are necessary.
"I'll go with you!"
Danzo suddenly asked Ying.
"Duanzo, you..."
"Sarutobi, I will stop the enemy with Kagami. You should live well for me. Don't let down the hope of Lord Hokage!"
"Mirror, let's go!"
After saying that, Danzo turned and left.
I don't know if it was to stay away from Sarutobi, or to prove that I was not a coward.
…
Mirror looked at Danzo who was galloping together, feeling quite pleased in his heart.
"Danzo."
"?"
"I didn't expect you to be willing to act with me."
"Hmph! I just don't want that monkey guy to be in the limelight alone."
Danzo murmured with a frown, still brooding over Sarutobi's succession as Hokage.
"Danzo, you also want to be Hokage, right?"
"Who doesn't want to be Hokage? It's a pity that the monkey guy got the advantage!"
"Yes! Just now I wanted to keep my wife, but unfortunately the family burden on me was too heavy, so I hesitated..."
Jing also sighed with emotion.
Like Danzo, everyone yearns for Naruto.
Unfortunately, the family restraint from the Uchiha clan made Kagami hesitate, and he was not as decisive as Sarutobi.
At this moment, I am willing to act as a vanguard to test, but I also feel a little bit of guilt and compensation.
Danzo looked into the mirror, with a bit of recognition and sadness in his eyes.
…
At the same time, the Kumo ninja guards at the border of [Thunder Country] received notice in advance and set up traps in an attempt to block the Konoha ninja.
Kagami and Danzo were just approaching the border.
They found many Kumo ninjas surrounding them.
"The enemy is coming!"
Jing yelled and prompted.
"There is indeed an ambush!"
"The number should be small. We can hold on. As long as we hold back these enemies, Sarutobi and the others can easily break through the border."
"I don't have much chakra left."
"Me too..."
"Hmph, maybe I'll die with you."
"Danzo, if I die in battle, please help me take the [Sharingan] back!"
"Kagami, you..."
"You know, this pair of eye techniques cannot fall into the hands of the Cloud Village. This is my last request, please agree."
Danzo stared at Kaagami, and a ball of anger surged in his heart again.
"Okay, I promise you!"
...
There are not many Cloud Ninjas stationed in this border area, only more than 20, and their strength is not very strong, most of them are Chunin.
Under normal circumstances.
If Danzo and Kaagami are in full condition, the two can definitely kill through.
Unfortunately, they are not in good condition now.
Or in other words, the six of them who escaped from the [Cloud Village] have consumed a lot of chakra and their condition has seriously declined.
Not every ninja can fight for three days and three nights like Hashirama and Madara.
For an ordinary ninja, even a Jonin, it is very good to be able to fight for dozens of minutes with high intensity.
If ninjutsu is frequently performed, this endurance time will be greatly shortened.
So.
In the first few minutes of the battle, Danzo and Kagami killed almost all of them and quickly eliminated about half of the Kumo Ninjas.
But as their chakras dried up, the two of them were undoubtedly struggling more and more.
The scars accumulated on their bodies were also increasing.
Kagami almost drained the power of his Sharingan, and two scars of blood flowed down from the corners of his eyes.
At this rate, it would be difficult for them to hold on to the end.
There was a high probability that both of them would die in the battle, and a small probability that one of them would escape.
But there was still good news.
They attracted and delayed so many Kumo Ninjas, so Sarutobi must have successfully broken through.
As long as they left the range of the [Land of Lightning], the subsequent threats would be greatly reduced.
At least there was a high probability that they could return to Konoha safely.
After all, there were Konoha ninjas to pick them up on the border of the [Land of Fire].
