Chapter 422: join the war

Chapter 422 Participating in the War

Mu Yue asked her disciples to check their belongings, and after making sure nothing was missing, she led her disciples to the battlefield on the east coast of the Country of Fire.

"Xiao Lin, why did you vote for Kakashi?" Obito couldn't help but asked Nohara Lin on the way.

Compared to Kakashi getting three votes and him getting zero votes, Obito was more concerned that Nohara Rin voted for Kakashi instead of voting for herself or him.

 Because this gave Obito a feeling that Nohara Rin believed in Kakashi more than him.

"I feel that Kakashi is very suitable to be the vice-captain and will be very reliable." Nohara Lin thought for a while and replied with a soft smile.

 Nohara Rin trusts Obito in other matters, but when it comes to leading a team, Nohara Rin still feels that Kakashi is more reliable.

This is not a conjecture, but a conclusion drawn by Nohara Lin based on their experience in performing tasks.

 Kakashi can always analyze the most beneficial action for them based on the existing situation, and Obito may perform exceptionally well when encountering a powerful enemy, but only in battle, it is impossible to expect Obito to formulate tactics.

However, telling the truth directly may be a bit hurtful, so Nohara Lin just said her feelings.

 Obito's face suddenly fell. What could be more uncomfortable than a girl he likes praising another boy in front of his face.

Mu Yue calmly gave Orochimaru an appraisal.

Mu Yue's eyes turned slightly. Sitting on Orochimaru's right was Nara Shikaku with a pineapple head, one of the contemporary Ino Shikaku.

　In Obito's mind at this moment, Kakashi's image changed from a friend with a bad personality to a naturally evil Hatake brat.

"It's all Kakashi's fault. I must defeat him on the battlefield this time." Obito was secretly furious, and his eyes lit up with flames when he looked at Kakashi.

 “Damn Kakashi!” Obito roared sadly in his heart.

  【Name: Hinata Hizashi】

  【Name: Nara Shikaku】

Feeling Obito's gaze, Kakashi turned slightly and looked at Obito for a second, then turned back with an indifferent expression.

 On the surface, voting is a multiple-choice question, but Shisui seems to have only one answer, and that is Kakashi.

 After arriving at the ninja troop camp, Mu Yue was invited to a meeting before she could talk too much to her disciples.

 Self-awareness is very important. If Obito is given the illusion that he can lead a team just to comfort him, it may cause problems in the future.

With the status of vice-captain, Obito will have no choice but to obey even if he is dissatisfied. After all, this is what Mu Yue personally recognized, and it may be more effective for Obito than the Hokage's words.

“There is still a lot of room for improvement.” Mu Yue thought as she recalled the panel identified by Orochimaru at the previous Jonin meeting.

The second is that Orochimaru's desire for immortality exceeds his desire for strength. Is Sarutobi Hiruzen's path strong? Of course it is. It is difficult to have an opponent without encountering cheating ninjas, but there is obviously no way to achieve immortality by combining ninjutsu. , so Orochimaru gave up combining ninjutsu to study forbidden techniques.

Not to mention anything else, Kakashi beats everyone in terms of experience alone. Because he graduated early, Kakashi is already a ninja with five years of experience.

Judging from the panel, the one who is most promising to inherit the skills of Sarutobi Hiruzen should be Orochimaru, who has many mastery-level changes in nature.

Seeing Kakashi's indifferent expression, Obito became even more angry. Kakashi was simply saying that you fell down before I even took it seriously.

Orochimaru's faceplate is somewhat similar to that of Hiruzen Sarutobi. He also has a lot of ninjutsu, including S-level forbidden jutsu and D-level common ninjutsu. It's very complete.

 We are all classmates who get along day and night and know each other quite well.

  【Chakra: 28000】

Obito felt even more uncomfortable when he thought about how he lost to Kakashi in the recent civil war and had to complete a bunch of questions.

  【Chakra: 23000】

  Obito’s brain circuit is too strange, he does things carelessly, and he is also easy to get into trouble. Kakashi was worried about Obito’s safety, so he and Mu Yue proposed to have a vice-captain.

 As to why Orochimaru did not choose to inherit the mantle of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mu Yue thinks there are two possibilities.

  【Name: Orochimaru】

The first one is that Orochimaru feels that he is not as good as Sarutobi Hiruzen in terms of ninjutsu talent. If he follows the path of Sarutobi Hiruzen, he will eventually become a junior, so Orochimaru chooses to go his own way.

  【Chakra: 142000】

 On the left is Hyuga Hizashi, the younger brother of the contemporary head of the Hyuga family.

Thinking that it would be even harder for Kakashi to catch up after learning the powerful new moves taught by Mugetsu, Obito felt that it was even more difficult for him.

[Skills: Yin Chakra Nature Change (Mastery: 4800/15000), Wind Chakra Nature Change (Mastery: 3040/15000), Fire Chakra Nature Change (Mastery: 2008/15000), Water Chakra Nature Changes (mastery level), changes in earth chakra properties (mastery level), latent shadow snake hands (mastery level)...]

  【Potential: S】

Of course there is, that is, the boy being praised is still his nemesis.

  【Skills: Yin Chakra Nature Change (2600/15000), Shadow Imitation Technique (Mastery Level)...】

This conjecture is due to the proficiency of Orochimaru's skills. Although the properties of the proficiency level have changed a lot, the proficiency is not particularly outstanding.

As soon as Mu Yue walked into the large tent that served as the conference room, she saw many "acquaintances".

 Zhi Shui saw Obito's expression in his eyes, opened his mouth, but ultimately did not say any words of comfort.

 In just a minute, Obito remembered all the things about Kakashi that made him uncomfortable.

 The first thing I saw was the expressionless troop commander Orochimaru sitting at the long table.

However, unlike Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru is most proficient in the snake ninjutsu he developed himself, rather than the five basic attribute ninjutsu.

 This is Mu Yue’s guess based on summarizing the level of Orochimaru in the original work.

Maybe because of the war, they frequently fought against strong men of the same level. Although they did not make as much progress as young people like Namikaze Minato, strong men like Orochimaru and Jiraiya were also making progress.

  【Skill: Soft Fist (Mastery: 2640/15000)…】

“Muyue-kun, please sit down.” Orochimaru spoke first, and his magnetic voice sounded in the tent.

“Everyone should know Muyue-kun, so I don’t need any special introduction.” Orochimaru asked, looking around.

The jonin in the camp nodded and greeted Mu Yue.

“Of course we know each other, Mu Yue Jōnin is so young and promising, and he is an outstanding Jōnin in Konoha.”

"I was fortunate enough to hear about Mu Yue's achievements in the war in the Land of Grass..." Although Mu Yue's victory over Ye Cang was not widely publicized, Mu Yue still has a certain reputation in Konoha. After all, more and more people are teaching him. The more, and he also made some achievements on the battlefield.

Since it was a meeting, the jonins didn’t say much and soon became quiet.

 Then Orochimaru looked at Nara Shikaku.

Nara Shikaku nodded and stood up.

"I will explain the current situation on the battlefield below. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly." Nara Shikaku said seriously.

 In fact, half of the Jonin in the conference room were recently transferred, including Commander Orochimaru.

Ninjas of Orochimaru's level are naturally qualified to receive all kinds of detailed information provided by Konoha, but some ordinary jounin do not have this treatment. Of course, this is also due to a certain degree of confidentiality.

Nara Shikaku's job today is to let them understand the battlefield situation and the tasks they need to complete.

Nara Shikaku first circled Kirigakure's login point and main scope of activities on the big map, and explained the approximate number of Kirigakure's troops in the Land of Fire and their combat methods.

“The Kirigakure ninja troops are usually equipped with at least one Kirigakure ninja who masters the art of Kirigakure. Try to avoid head-on confrontations when the number is not dominant and there are no sensing ninjas.” Nara Shikaku reminded.

He did not explain the effect of the Kirigakure Jutsu. The Kirigakure Jutsu is the most famous ninjutsu in the Kirigakure Village. All of the people here are Konoha Jounin, so they don't even know this common sense.

 One of the Konoha jounin frowned slightly. The Kirigakure technique was indeed very difficult to deal with. It directly turned the normal battlefield into a situation where the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear.

Hinata Hizashi's expression remained unchanged. This is why Sarutobi Hiruzen sent a large number of Hyuga ninjas to the battlefield of Kirigakure Village. The Byakugan of their Hyuga clan is the best perception ninjutsu.

 Finally, Nara Shikaku talked about the noteworthy Kirigakure strongman on the battlefield.

“Goju Yagura is extremely good at water escape. He looks young but is actually an experienced old ninja. He is the strongest Kirigakure ninja that has ever appeared on the battlefield.”

“Shuiwu Yuehan is an ice escape ninja from the Yuki clan in Kirigakure Village. He is good at blood succession boundary ice escape and is very powerful.”

“Ki Leng Zang Yue is a ninja from the Ghost Leng clan in Kirigakure Village. He is good at water escape and can use the water transformation technique that is immune to physical attacks. He is very powerful.”

"All members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen need to pay attention. Every ninja in the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is an elite jounin. Their strength cannot be underestimated. The combined force of the seven is extremely dangerous. Please be careful when meeting on the battlefield." Nara Shikaku said with a serious face.

In terms of personal strength, it is impossible for any one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to compare with the three people he listed separately. However, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen often go out collectively to assassinate as a team, but Goju Yagura and the others do not do this.

The jounin in the camp took down all the information Nara Shikaku said.

 Kirigakure Village is the most low-key Ninja Village. Because it rarely participates in wars on the mainland, other Ninja Villages know less about their intelligence.

Just like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, many Konoha jounin have only heard of this name, but do not know what their specific abilities are.

Mu Yue showed a thoughtful expression.

 There is a gap between reality and comics after all. Even in Konoha, he got to know some outstanding Jonin who were not in the plot. It is reasonable for Kirigakure, who has very few plots, to have two strong men he did not know.

 After finishing speaking, Nara Shikaku sat down and nodded to Mu Yue.

 Due to his position, Nara Shikaku received specific information on Mu Yue's strength specially provided by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

 After all, he is a military strategist. If he doesn’t even know the strength of his own personnel, he will not be able to make the most appropriate battle plan.

 After reading the information given by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Nara Shikaku was a little surprised.

Since Muzuki and Jiraiya fought against the tailed beasts in the battlefield of Muzuki Grass Country, Nara Shikaku was no stranger to Muzuki.

But the information given by Sarutobi Hiruzen still made Nara Shikaku shocked by Mu Yue's strength.

  Helping Jiraiya defeat the Jinchūriki as a support is completely different from Mu Yue defeating the hero of Sunagakure, Ye Cangke, on his own.

　　Nara Shikaku was not at the scene of the war in the Land of Grass. According to the Konoha newspaper article, Jiraiya was the main force, while Minato Namikaze was the strongest supporter, and then Muzuki.

And according to the length of the article, Mu Yue, the second assistant, is quite different from Namikaze Minato.

What is the nature of Mu Yue's defeat of Ye Cang alone? Ye Cang's reputation in Sunagakure Village is stronger than Namikaze Minato's reputation in Konoha. The difference in meaning between the two achievements is too big.

Nara Shikaku believes that if Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't been concerned about the thoughts of Sunagakure Village, Mu Yue would have become famous in the ninja world based on Ye Cang's reputation.

There is no need for Mu Yue to say it herself. Konoha will take the initiative to help Mu Yue promote it. After all, this is a ninja from his own ninja village. Publicity can attract commissions.

 But now the situation is a bit embarrassing. Sunagakure is the only great ninja village that has not gone to war with Konoha. If Sunagakure is unhappy and declares war with Konoha because of this matter, then Konoha will really pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons.

 So not only can Konoha not be able to help Mu Yue publicize it now, but they also have to be careful that this information is known to too many people to prevent it from spreading widely.

 In Nara Shikaku's heart, Mu Yue is the second strongest person on the battlefield, and his strategic position is second only to commander Orochimaru.

However, Nara Shikaku also has a hard time judging whether Muzuki can beat Minazuki Han or Kiden Zangetsu. Ninjas cannot judge the winner or lose before there is a specific fight.

As for Gouju Yagura, Orochimaru will be the counterpoint.

Mu Yue responded with a smile, Nara Shikaku is a smart person, and it is easier to deal with smart people.

“Mu Yue-kun, please stay.” After the meeting, Orochimaru called Mu Yue alone.

Nara Shikaku has information about Muyue's strength, while Orochimaru has more detailed information about Muyue. He even knows that Muyue was a root ninja before.

The source of this information was none other than Danzo Shimura, the leader of Orochimaru's partner.

According to the information conveyed by Shimura Danzo, Mu Yue was a good assistant that he had obtained for Orochimaru based on his reasoning and fighting with the Third Generation. He could definitely help Orochimaru achieve success and gain military exploits.

“Lord Orochimaru, are there any tasks that need to be assigned to me?” Mu Yue turned around and asked calmly.

 Before setting off, Mu Yue received instructions from Danzo Shimura.

Shimura Danzo said that Orochimaru is also a member of the root family. Muyue and Orochimaru should communicate more and get along more and help each other.

 In addition, Shimura Danzo’s task for Muyue was to help Orochimaru obtain military exploits, and emphasized that this was Muyue’s most important and highest-priority task on the battlefield.

Of course Mu Yue wouldn't take Shimura Danzo's words seriously. He was strong enough to ignore Shimura Danzo, and he was still willing to pretend that he just wanted to worry less.

But with Mu Yue’s strength, when he comes to the battlefield and makes a few casual moves, he is helping Orochimaru, and he does not need to pay special attention, so Danzo Shimura’s mission is actually no mission.

PS: It’s another day of New Year greetings everywhere. Today’s meal can be described as a battle. It feels like there are thirty people. It’s really hard to do anything without the ability to cook.

 (End of this chapter)