September 47, Konoha.
evening.
In the dense forest on the northwest border of the Country of Fire.
A group of 16 people were walking quickly through the forest.
4 jounin led the team, and 12 chuunin traveled with the team.
Among them, the four jounin are Issei, Chiho, Hideto, and Oshima Shuichi whose arm has completely recovered.
Bai Yu didn't expect that the original Class 12 would gather under such circumstances.
After Akahoshi and the other three killed the Third Star Shadow, they were killed by Natsuhi Hoshi and Yinghuo.
Summer Star became the Fourth Star Shadow, and the alliance became much smoother after that.
Bai Yu stayed in Xing Ninja Village for more than three months, and finally cured the children who got sick from practicing the Peacock Magic, and then formed a closer alliance with Xing Ninja Village.
Afterwards, under Bai Yu's persuasion, the Star Ninja Village will continue to use "stars" to practice the Peacock Magic Technique. As for those ninjas who are sick due to radiation, Bai Yu will treat them.
Although there are not many ninjas in the Star Ninja Village, if the consequences of illness are eliminated and everyone practices the Peacock Magic, there will be at least a dozen jounin-level combat capabilities. Among the small country ninja villages, this is already a first-rate level. .
There is no way. A military organization like the Five Great Ninja Villages that can produce hundreds of jounin is too large and cannot be shaken by a small country.
Bai Yu can treat injuries and absorb the energy particles left in the patient's body by the "star".
In this way, he can selectively absorb a small amount, and while curing diseases and saving lives, he can also prevent harmful substances from the "star" from damaging his lifespan.
Although the process is complicated and slow, it is safer.
In addition, Bai Yu has already obtained the Peacock Mystic Technique training method from Akahoshi. In addition, he absorbed a large number of energy particles in the "star" from the beginning and received strong radiation, so he completed the Hoshi Ninja Village Ninja in a few months. They have practiced for several years, or even more than ten years.
Now he can also use the Peacock Magic to control the materialization of chakra for attack and flight.
But he mainly flies through the magic of peacock.
First-level wizards and warlocks can learn flying spells, but the flying speed is not fast enough. They are basically just used for traveling, and it is a bit reluctant to assist in combat.
The reason why third-level wizards are generally called great wizards is that after reaching the third level, they can directly gain the ability to fly at high speeds. When facing first- and second-level wizards, there is a qualitative change in speed.
Although Bai Yu's strength is far higher than that of the same level, the first-level flying spell is really average for him. On the contrary, the Peacock Magic is used for flying very fast.
"Repair in place! After dinner, go to bed, and set off on time at four in the morning!"
When it got dark, Oshima Shuichi signaled everyone to stop.
This operation was directed by Shuichi Oshima.
Although Chiho and Hideto are both top ninjas in their respective clans, and their strength has now surpassed Shuichi Oshima's, they will still listen to Shuichi Oshima's command due to their previous relationships.
As for Shiroha, the incarnation he currently controls, Uchiha Issei, is just a junior of Chiho, a newly promoted special jounin. He doesn't have much say, so he just needs to be obedient.
Since they haven’t left the border yet, the group gathered around a campfire to barbecue.
The hare sprinkled with seasoning is sizzling with oil and fragrant.
I think back to the last time Class 12 gathered together around a campfire to barbecue, it was already ten years ago.
It's just that this time Bai Yu is following the team to perform the mission as the incarnation of Uchiha Issei.
The other 12 chuunin leaned against the tree trunk with solemn expressions. They were not in the mood to eat barbecue. They all ate dry food individually.
Only Shiraha, Chiho, Hideto, and Oshima Shuichi gathered around the bonfire.
Because their mission this time is to assist Namikaze Minato in destroying the Kannabi Bridge.
After Konoha defeated Sunagakure and Kumogakure one after another, in the past six months, because the ancestor of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Tengen, was killed on the Kirigakure battlefield, the Hyuga clan invested a large number of troops into the Kirigakure battlefield. In addition, the top management of the village suffered a lot. pressure from public opinion, so additional troops were deployed.
Now the Kirigakure Village ninjas on the eastern front have fallen into decline, and defeat will be a matter of time.
On the northwest front, Konoha has driven Iwagakure away from the border, and the battlefield between the two sides is now on the northern border of Grass Country.
Since the Third Hokage returned to Konoha and did not go to the front line, Jiraiya, who was originally at the Kumogakure battlefield, went to the northwest front to take charge of the overall situation, allowing Namikaze Minato to retreat.
However, Namikaze Minato did not relax because of this, and instead began to perform various difficult beheading tasks.
This time Shiroha and his four jounin teams are here to assist Namikaze Minato in destroying the Kannabi Bridge, an important supply line in Iwagakure Village.
Thousands of ninjas on the front line need to consume massive resources every day. Medicines and ninja tools can be transported through medical scrolls, but rice, vegetables, and meat must be transported by land and animal power.
As long as you blow up the Kannabi Bridge, destroy part of the supplies in Iwagakure Village, and then ambush Iwagakure's ninjas, you can cut off food on the Iwagakure front line. Things like Hyōryō pills are emergency food and should not be used as food. Eat regular food.
In fact, in Bai Yu's view, blowing up the bridge has strategic significance, but it is actually more of an impact on morale.
The Third Ninja World War continues to this day. All countries have experienced several years of battles, and have long been exhausted.
In fact, both Iwagakure and Konoha now know that this war should be over.
Continuing the fight will only be a meaningless consumption of troops.
The Kannabi Bridge is more symbolic. If Konoha destroyed the Kannabi Bridge, then Iwagakure failed to defend it even though he knew Konoha would attack.
If Konoha's attack fails and the Kannabi Bridge is not destroyed at a huge cost, then Iwagakure's side will have the upper hand.
Later, when the war ceases, we will also have more bargaining chips.
As for the ninjas who died in this war, they were all heroes, probably.
This was also the reason why all the accompanying Chuunin had solemn expressions.
Anyone with any brains knows that this mission is to act as cannon fodder.
Iwagakure knew that Konoha was going to destroy the Kannabi Bridge, so he would definitely send heavy troops to guard it, or send top-notch Jonin warriors to ambush it.
If they want Minato Namikaze's squad to successfully complete their mission, even if they know that the opponent has a trap, they must actively enter the trap and attract the enemy's attention. Only in this way can they ensure that Minato's squad completes their mission successfully.
Naturally, Namikaze Minato will be fine, and the jounin accompanying him should also be able to survive. They, the chuunin, will have to leave their fate to luck.
Jonin such as Shiroha, Chiho, Hideto, and Oshima Shuichi naturally understand the feelings of the chunin, but there is no way to comfort them. After all, the mission is the mission. What they have to do is to destroy the Kannabi Bridge and completely end the war. , as for how many people will die, the senior management may be a little more sad when holding a mourning meeting.
...
The land of grass.
In the mountains and forests.
"Kakashi, are you really going to marry me if you don't come with me?"
Obito showed anger, and Lin was captured by the enemy. Even if she was a medical ninja, her life would not be in danger for the time being, but once the Kannabi Bridge fell, who knew whether the enemy would kill her to vent their anger.
"Our mission is to destroy the Kannabi Bridge. Everything else is secondary. If we go to save Lin now, we are likely to be ambushed. If we die, that is secondary, but the mission cannot fail!"
Kakashi held the map and marked it, preparing to take another path.
"You guy! Do you know what you are talking about?" Obito grabbed Kakashi by the collar and glared at him: "If we don't save Lin, she will die soon! You have forgotten us Who came to treat us when we were injured? How could you say such a thing? What do you think of Lin? She is our companion!"
"If the mission fails, more companions will die." Kakashi said indifferently.
"If you don't want to go, I'll go by myself! I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! We all misjudged you!"
Seeing Kakashi's resolute attitude, Obito loosened his collar, turned around resolutely, and left in the opposite direction.
"If you go alone, you will only die." Kakashi said calmly.
"Even if I risk death, I will not abandon my companions. If Senior White Fang were here today, he would definitely choose his companions without hesitation and go with me to save Lin." Obito suddenly turned around, looking at death as though he were home. His expression: "Ninjas who don't follow the rules are trash! But those who don't even cherish their companions are worse than trash!"
With that said, Obito dodged a few times and disappeared from Kakashi's sight.
"Isn't it worse than trash?"
Kakashi murmured to himself, recalling Obito's words, and couldn't help but think of Sakumo's voice in his mind, remembering what he said before committing suicide.
Sakumo: Do you think my choice was wrong?
Kakashi: Father's choice is right!
Sakumo: Kakashi, let me tell you my choice. Even if you let me know the current result in advance and give me another chance to choose, I will still choose to terminate the mission. This is the true will of fire!
At this time, Kakashi sneered in his heart.
"Bullshit Fire Will, that's the Hokage's will! It's just... I am going to blow up the bridge alone now, even if I have learned the basics of Hatake-ryu swordsmanship, and have 70% to 80% of my father's firepower, plus Bai Yu With the breathing techniques taught to me by my seniors, I can only deal with three or four jonin at the same time at most.
If you go to blow up the bridge, you don't know how many Jonin you have to face, and the success rate of the mission is very low.
The mission failed, and the companions were abandoned. Both sides failed!
If we go to rescue Lin with Obito, he can still attract the enemy's attention as a crane. Hidden in the dark, I should be able to sneak attack with swordsmanship and kill one first.
Rescue Lin, and then go to blow up the bridge. With the help of Lin and Obito, the success rate of the mission will also increase.
Yes, it’s all about the mission! "
Kakashi reached his hand behind his back and grasped the White Fang dagger tightly.
"Father, please protect me!"
If he wants to become Hokage, then even if he fails in the mission, he cannot leave the stain of abandoning his companions.
What's more, saving your companions now is also for the success of the mission.
Thinking of this, Kakashi quickly found the direction and hid behind Obito.
Be prepared to wait until Obito steps on the enemy's trap, and then suddenly take action to kill the enemy.
...
The autumn wind is bleak.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and a thick smell of blood.
Outside the position, shouts of killing could be heard from time to time.
I don’t know how long it lasted, but the shouts of killing gradually stopped.
Bai Yu and the ninjas who stood their ground hid in the trenches and rested on the ground.
Their team of four Jonin encountered an ambush on the way, and at the cost of two minor injuries, they killed three of the enemy's Jonin.
The main reason is that now Chiho and Hideto's strength is comparable to the top elite jounin.
Especially since Chiho has activated the three magatama.
This was the first time Bai Yu participated in the war from the perspective of an ordinary jounin.
The strength of this incarnation of Uchiha Issei is pretty good. After these few months of practice, he has become more and more proficient in the combination of Sharingan and Fire Release. He should be able to compete with ordinary elite jounin, but among thousands of such In the melee of ninjas, this kind of strength can only barely protect themselves.
Especially when the Third Hokage returned and the Sarutobi clan retreated to the village, the troops on the northwest front were now at a disadvantage against the Iwagakure side.
Iwagakure launched an attack, and the fighting lasted from morning to evening.
Under the stubborn resistance of the Konoha defenders, the enemy paid a heavy price.
It's just that the main force was taken by Jiraiya to guard another more important stronghold, so his own force was less than half of Iwagakure's.
After all, Jiraiya's side has to face nearly three times the number of enemies, and 400 people on their side is already a lot.
However, at this time, the number of our own side was less than 100, and Iwagakure still had at least 200 people.
From morning to now, they have resisted Iwagakure's attacks time and time again, returning to the trenches again and again, watching the people around them continue to fall.
Originally, the avatar was asked to sneak into Konoha to cause trouble, but he didn't expect to encounter such a task.
Fortunately, this battle should be the last one.
...
Half an hour later, the Iwagakure ninjas who were repelled by Konoha attacked again.
Everyone stood firm.
After repelling Iwagakure again, there were only 10 people left in the trench.
Except for the four jonins of Shiroha, Chiho, Hideto, and Oshima Shuichi, the remaining six people were all ninjas who originally guarded the position.
All 12 chunin who followed them were killed.
Although the enemy also suffered heavy losses, at least one-third of the more than 200 ninjas were left, and there were at least a dozen jounin among the remaining people.
If Bai Yu's true form was here, he might have charged into the battle from the beginning, but the strength of his incarnation couldn't even reach the ordinary Kage level. Now he didn't have much chakra, and with such a big gap in numbers, he basically had no chance of winning.
"Shuichi-kun, you four should retreat first!"
The commander in charge of guarding the position, Mimura Hazaki, said to Oshima Hide on the side.
They meant to let the four people who came to support leave.
It is inevitable that the position will be lost. It has been delayed for such a long time.
Excluding Shirayu, Chiho, Hideto, and Oshima Shuichi who came to support, the six of them lived and died with the position, and they could be considered loyal to Konoha.
"Yejuan, let's retreat together!" Oshima Shuichi looked a little hesitant, because he also knew that if he didn't leave, he would die, but how could he just abandon his companions and retreat!
"If we leave together, no one will be able to leave. Just go, the six of us will buy you time!"
Mimura Yemaki looked like he was ready to die.
brush!
At this time, a tall young man suddenly appeared in the trenches. It was Minato Namikaze who had defeated Iwagakure's army with Jiraiya on the main battlefield.
Namikaze Minato said: "It seems I'm not too late."
"Minato, you're finally here!" Mimura Hazaki asked quickly: "How is the frontal battlefield going?"
"Jiraiya-sensei and I have defeated the enemy, so we can come to support you."
Namikaze Minato explained.
"How many people are there on the enemy side now?"
The British rolled his eyes and said: "There are 61 people left. According to the chakra strength, there are 15 jounin, 34 chunin, and the rest are genin. Our chakra is almost at the bottom. My suggestion is to start with Retreat, the frontal battlefield has been won anyway."
"Are there only 61 people left? I understand." Namikaze Minato nodded, he put down the backpack on his back, and then took out all the ninja tools from the ninja tool bag and the seal scroll.
His kunai is specially made and resembles a trident shape.
Bai Yu felt special chakra fluctuations on it.
"What is the key to learning the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Bai Yu secretly thought, and it seemed that he had to start with Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato placed more than a hundred special kunai neatly on the ground, pointed at the Iwagakure formation opposite and said:
"Please throw all these kunai towards the opponent's position, and leave the rest to me!"
"You are too reckless! Since the war has been won, there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices."
A jounin on the side couldn't help but said, as a newly promoted jounin, although he had heard of Namikaze Minato's name of Golden Flash, he had never fought with him.
Unless you are the Third Hokage, or the Sannin, and powerful ones like Shiroha and Kushina, it would be really messy for one person to deal with more than a dozen jounin and more than thirty chuunin.
"Do as he says! Next you will see a golden flash of battle."
Mimura Yemaki said solemnly.
"The enemies are the densest in the northeast, at two o'clock!" the British reminded.
Hearing this, everyone in the trench threw Namikaze Minato kunai towards the opposite position.
At this time, the Iwagakure ninjas who were approaching the trench were stunned when they saw the kunai that suddenly shot out.
Everyone dodged and avoided the lightly thrown kunai.
The Jonin leader of Iwagakure's side is Iwagakure's elite Jonin Higashikato. When he saw the trident kunai reflecting the cold light under the setting sun, his expression suddenly changed.
"This is...not good! It's golden glitter! Get out of here!"
As soon as Dongseiren finished speaking, the screams of his companions came from beside him.
"ah!"
"ah!"
Dongseiren felt his eyes blurred, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck.
The screams of the Iwagakure ninjas kept coming from outside the trench, and most of them screamed at almost the same time.
Death, only in an instant.
Bai Yu looked at Namikaze Minato who was standing in the crowd, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Is this the improved Flying Thunder God Technique?
It's amazing.
No wonder it earned the title of Golden Flash!
"This kind of speed involves space ability. Even I can't achieve it. I'm afraid only Kushina can use the Nine-Tails Chakra mode."
Bai Yu felt a hint of threat.
Namikaze Minato's speed was too fast.
If fighting head-on, Bai Yu must activate "Demonized Scales" and use "Red Dragon Armor" for body protection in order to defend against the attacks of Namikaze Minato God.
Of course, Bai Yu is in the dark now. If he wants to kill Namikaze Minato, there are many ways.
Many spells are suitable for sneak attacks.
Speaking of which, he had a pretty good relationship with Namikaze Minato when they were in ninja school.
Now because of the butterfly effect after Bai Yu's appearance, I don't know if he can still become the Fourth Hokage.
Kushina has left Konoha with him and went to the Kingdom of Uzumaki to establish the Uzumaki Clan. Naturally, the Nine-Tails will not lose control again. If Namikaze Minato is not dead, I don't know how much the original plot will change.
But Bai Yu doesn't care now. After all, he was in the World War II period more than thirty years before the plot began. He doesn't care how the plot changes after that. Anyway, as long as he is cautious and continues to strengthen himself, can cope with all changes.
The current ninja world only knows that he and Kushina have peak combat power comparable to that of the Third Raikage, but they don't know that Bai Yu's true identity is not a ninja, but a spiritual summoner, and Kushina is even tenth of the Nine-Tails One's chakra was not used well.
"Is this... golden glitter?"
At this time, the remaining ninjas in the trench all had their eyes wide open and their mouths opened unconsciously.
At this speed, if you encounter a normal ninja, it's like chopping melons and vegetables.
...
Winning the frontal battlefield, Jiraiya blocked the main force of Iwagakure Village, while Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly kill dozens of Iwagakure ninjas, including many Jonin, demonstrating the Flying Thunder God Technique on the opposite side. His crushing ability when he was not a shadow-level strongman shocked the ninja world in one fell swoop, and his reputation vaguely surpassed that of the three ninjas.
The Kannabi Bridge behind enemy lines was also successfully blown up by Kakashi and the others.
The price paid was only the death of Chuunin Uchiha Obito.
It's just the information brought back by Kakashi and Nohara Lin that makes Bai Yu very concerned.
Obito died in the Land of Grass, and according to the map's instructions, Madara was hiding nearby.
And Obito was killed by a huge boulder that fell after the cave collapsed, which sounded a little strange.
Is it such a coincidence?
"If Uchiha Madara wants to cause trouble, he will probably need chess pieces. It is best to lie to people of the same clan. But Obito, an ordinary chuunin, shouldn't have much use value, right? I might be overthinking it."
On the way back, Bai Yu kept thinking about this matter. Because he was afraid of Uchiha, he would not go to the cave where Obito died to find out, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
"Obito likes Rin so much. If he is not dead, he will definitely come back to find Rin. The fact that he can survive being hit by a boulder must have something to do with Madara. In other words, as long as he keeps an eye on Rin, if Obito really appears, Then there’s a way to figure out Madara’s purpose from him!”
Bai Yu's eyes suddenly lit up and he understood the context.
