Almost as soon as they received Sandai's affirmative answer, Kumogakure's remaining three envoys simply packed up and returned.
After hearing the news, Huang Tu, the leader of the Iwagakure mission, also came to Konoha to resign, preparing to return to Iwagakure overnight.
Obviously, they were preparing to bring information about the intensified conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure back to the village.
In this regard, Konoha did not hold back.
...
At dawn, the sky is just bright.
Nearly three hundred ninjas gathered at the east gate of Konoha.
These people are the elites of the Uchiha, Hinata, and Sarutobi clans who were temporarily summoned.
The three clans gathered half of the jounin, and the rest were all elites among the chunin.
Subsequent participants in the war will be arranged by the clan elders.
As for the three tribes of Pig, Deer and Die, they were ordered to wait for the vanguard to set off for one day before setting off.
On the one hand, it takes time to recruit the three clans of ninjas. On the other hand, they have to escort the first batch of precious medical supplies and medical teams to the front line.
The Third Hokage stood in front of everyone wearing a black combat uniform.
Uchiha Fugaku, Hinata Hizashi, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and Nara Shikaku are located on both sides behind the third generation.
The ninjas in the field were worthy of being the elites of the rich clans. Although many of them were not fully aware of the specific situation, after the order was given, they prepared their equipment and luggage as quickly as possible and then gathered at the east gate.
The team of more than 300 people lined up neatly, everyone was motionless, there was no sound in the field, everyone was waiting for orders.
Seeing everyone gathered, the Third Hokage nodded to his eldest son Sarutobi Shinnosuke beside him.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke took a step forward and said loudly:
"Everyone! Kumogakure is trying to kidnap Miss Hinata of the Hyuga clan under the pretext of forming an alliance.
The Fourth Raikage came for Byakugan and ignored Konoha's sincerity.
And used clumsy tactics to force us to hand over Lord Rizu to Kumogakure.
They thought that after the Yondaime-sama was injured, Konoha would lose its confidence!
This is contempt and humiliation for us Konoha.
Since they dare to threaten war, let's let Kumogakure take a look.
How did Konoha win the three battles!
Now, let us follow the three generations of adults and go to the front line together!
Let Yunyin pay the price with blood!
Must win! "
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
Everyone shouts for victory!
If there is any village in the other four countries that Konoha has the worst relationship with, it must be Kumogakure.
In the few years since Iwagakure surrendered, Kumogakure had repeatedly harassed the Konoha border.
Although the casualties caused were not as heavy as a frontal battle, the threat of war breaking out at any time made Konoha's ninjas sleepless and uneasy.
Kumogakure neither dared to formally declare war, nor was he willing to accept Konoha's peace talks.
After finally waiting for Kumogakure's envoy, they thought the war was about to end.
As a result, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the ninja world was finally entering a period of peace.
Kumogakure's behavior was as if he suddenly told Konoha that they had sent a mission and were not at all negotiating for peace and alliance.
This is teasing and a slap in the face!
Kumogakure used the threat of war to force the handover of the body of the Hyuga clan leader. It was like he was slapped in the face and then dunked on the heads of everyone in Konoha.
After the fourth generation was injured, everyone's anxiety; the peace talks between the envoys, everyone's joy, and the anger after being teased all exploded at this moment.
Kumogakure's previous behavior of harassing Konoha's border has repeatedly crossed Konoha's bottom line, and now it's a direct confrontation!
"Set off!"
As soon as Sandai gave the order, the vanguard troops immediately went to the front line.
...
After the team set off, the sun rose completely soon.
All the Jonin learned a shocking news - the Kumogakure envoy kidnapped the eldest lady of the Hyuga clan, and after being killed, he asked Konoha to hand over the body of the Hyuga clan leader. The third generation had already led the vanguard to the front line.
Everyone was shocked and angry, and the jonins were quickly summoned to attend a high-level meeting.
After Mito Monobu set out on the third generation, he immediately took action and rushed towards the capital of the Land of Fire to explain the situation to the daimyo.
In fact, in this case, the Daimyo would never object.
As for informing the daimyo, it is also a sign of respect for the daimyo.
Once a war breaks out, it doesn't matter who started it.
Who wins is the most important thing.
If Kumogakure's side reports this matter to the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder will send envoys to argue with the Daimyo of the Country of Fire, and then the Daimyo of the Country of Fire will send people to Konoha Village.
After a lot of back and forth, the result may actually be as expected by the Third Hokage, and the two parties can resolve this matter through negotiations.
It's just that Yunyin used such a clumsy strategy and returned directly when he got the answer. He was obviously ready to start the war first.
No matter what, the most important thing is to send a large army to the border first to show Konoha's determination.
Soon, the conference room hall next to the Hokage's office was filled with people.
This time the high-level meeting was chaired by Xiaochun.
She sat on the main seat.
The first person to start is Danzo.
This time no one was worrying about Danzo's ranking.
Neither the Yondaime nor Uchiha Makoto attended the meeting.
The Third Hokage, Hyuga Hizashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Nara Shikaku and others had already set out early in the morning to rush to the front line.
The remaining representatives of the three clans of Pig, Deer and Butterfly would not care about this issue at this time.
With four generations and two wealthy families suppressing him, Danzo could not stand up.
However, what they didn't expect was that Danzo took the initiative.
When Koharu went to bed and had just finished preparing for the war and was about to assign specific tasks, Danzo took the initiative and said:
"Before Sandai left, he handed over all the ANBU under his command to my command.
I will be solely responsible for creating chaos behind enemy lines! "
"This..." Koharu was stunned when he heard this and looked at Danzo in confusion.
The third generation didn't seem to speak to Danzo when he left. Could it be that the third generation had already intended to resume Danzo's position?
"In that case, I leave it to you Danzo."
After turning to bed, Xiaochun hesitated for a while and nodded.
Danzo has long been familiar with this kind of thing. During the three wars, Danzo created chaos in various countries many times, dragging those small countries into Konoha's battle formation to consume the power of the remaining four countries.
Let’s not talk about the effect, but only Danzo can do this kind of thing.
When Yamanaka Haiichi and Akimichi Dingzao heard this, they frowned immediately.
The two looked at each other, not expecting it to be so easy for Danzo to regain control of ANBU power.
If he makes a contribution in this battle, it is hard to say whether he will resume his position as Hokage's advisor later. After all, Danzo will still have to step aside once the fourth generation recovers from his injuries.
It's just that a return to the center of power is inevitable.
However, the three clans have completely lined up for four generations, so they are not afraid of Danzo.
Thinking of this, they did not object.
Let’s leave the troublesome things to Shikaku later.
"Ding Zuo, Haiyi." Xiaochun suddenly looked at the two of them after turning to bed.
"yes!"
"yes!"
"The two of you are responsible for transporting medical supplies and escorting the medical team. You must reach the border within three days without any mistakes!"
"yes!"
...
"Juro, you are responsible for transporting combat supplies."
"yes!"
...
"Qianyu, you serve as the captain of the sensing force!"
"yes!"
...
"Hoshino, you serve as the captain of the First Squadron!"
"yes!"
...
"Shuji, you serve as the captain of the 10th Squadron!
"yes!"
Under the arrangement of Xiaochun who transferred to bed, the order was issued in an orderly manner.
As a combat meeting, this high-level meeting was much shorter than the previous one.
Soon, Konoha, the number one ninja village in the ninja world, was operating rapidly.
...
The third day.
morning.
Konoha Hospital.
In the special care ward, Uchiha Makoto was sitting cross-legged on the hospital bed, refining chakra.
The hospital bed next to him was empty.
Yoshizawa Minghui took Minato Namikaze for a separate physical examination.
It will be Uchiha Makoto's turn after a while.
Of course, this is also to deceive others.
Except for Yoshizawa Minghui, only a few senior officials know about the physical examination report.
Now that the third generation is away, the only two elders who are eligible to receive the report are Koharu Koharu and Mito Monen.
Maybe, there will be one more Danzo.
Uchiha Makoto slowly opened his eyes.
Uchiha Makoto already knew about Danzo's return to the ANBU.
Yesterday at noon, Danzo transferred the direct ANBU belonging to the third generation outside the door on the grounds of maximizing the use of personnel.
And he also intends to transfer other Anbu who directly belong to Namikaze Minato.
After negotiation, only the four-generation direct subordinates Kakashi and Yamato were left in the ANBU guarding the door, as well as two former root members who were rearranged by Danzo.
After all, according to the intelligence, Jiraiya and Tsunade-sama will return within this week.
'Danzo, it seems you are more courageous than I thought! '
Uchiha Makoto sneered.
Suddenly, he raised his brows and took out a yellow scroll from his arms.
"Is this? Orochimaru's scroll? He actually contacted me?"
Uchiha Makoto opened the scroll.
Bang!
A burst of smoke dissipated, and a small khaki snake as thick as a thumb appeared on the scroll.
The little snake's belly suddenly swelled up and became as thick as a calf.
Ugh~
The little snake's body squirmed and spit out a black scroll.
Hisssssss~
After the little snake finished spitting out the scroll, he stared at Uchiha Makoto spitting out the snake letter.
Upon seeing this, Uchiha Makoto looked at it with a puzzled expression, and then picked up a piece of dried meat from the cabinet next to the bed.
The little snake's mouth suddenly opened wide, swallowed the dried meat, and then turned into smoke and dissipated.
After checking the scroll and finding that there was no problem, Uchiha Makoto opened it.
"This is......"
There are only a few lines on the scroll.
The first sentence was a polite greeting from Orochimaru. He didn't know where he learned that Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Makoto were injured.
The second sentence said that he recently made a deal with Danzo and got some good things.
The last sentence is the key!
Orochimaru gave Danzo a special right arm grown from Hashirama cells, and no one would have a rejection reaction when transplanted.
Moreover, there are two three-magatama Sharingan inlaid on it.
"I didn't expect that Orochimaru would tell me such confidential information?
He learned that the Yondaime and I were injured, so he reminded me to be careful about Danzo.
Are you caring about me? "
Thinking of this, Uchiha Makoto's anus tightened for no reason, and the beautiful face of Orochimaru after his first reincarnation emerged in his mind.
"No, no, no! What are you thinking about?!
Maybe he's just investing both ways.
After getting what they wanted from Danzo, they finished using each other.
Are you going to reveal some information to me now to gain my favor? "
Uchiha Makoto suppressed the unrealistic thoughts in his heart and immediately understood Orochimaru's intentions.
...
at the same time.
A mansion in the center of Konoha.
This is Danzo's mansion.
backyard.
Danzo sat in the main seat.
Kneeling in front of him were two ninjas named B and D.
Ding was the first to speak:
"Lord Danzo, one-third of the ninjas in the village have been sent to the front lines in the past few days.
According to the confidential information sent by 'Geng' on the front line.
The Fourth Raikage invited the Third Generation to come in the name of peace talks.
As a result, the third generation was ambushed and was already wounded. "
B continued:
"Danzo-sama, should we prepare to go to the front and rear of the Land of Thunder?
Now the third generation is injured and the fourth generation is seriously injured.
Once the front line cannot support it, it may be completely defeated! "
Danzo heard this, waved his hand and said:
“Even if the third generation is injured, the Hinata and the Uchiha will still be there to bear the burden.
And Jiraiya will be back soon.
It is impossible to defeat all fronts.
B, you go out first! "
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the ANBU ninja immediately stepped back respectfully.
"Ding! How are the arrangements going?" Danzo asked in a calm tone.
"Yes, Lord Danzo, everything is ready, but..." Ding's eyes hesitated.
"Just what?" Danzo frowned.
Ding's tone was hesitant, "Danzo-sama, if we attack the Fourth Generation at this time, will it cause civil strife?
The battle situation on the front line is unclear, and in the event of civil strife, irreversible consequences are likely to occur.
Will the village be affected by this?"
"Hmph!" Danzo snorted coldly, "As long as we subdue the Fourth Generation as quickly as possible, we won't cause civil strife.
The fourth generation's partial trust in the Uchiha clan will lead to disaster sooner or later.
If it weren't for the First Hokage, Madara Uchiha would have destroyed Konoha long ago.
Now the fourth generation actually trains Uchiha Makoto as his successor.
Once Konoha falls into the hands of the Uchiha clan, it will decline sooner or later.
Now is the best time! "
Ding lowered his head and closed his eyes, "Yes!"
"Go down and get ready. We'll move on time at one o'clock in the morning!"
"yes!"
After Din left, Danzo's eyes narrowed.
A, B, C, Ding, E, Ji, Geng, and Xin, these eight people are his confidants at the root.
However, A betrayed him and defected to the Fourth Generation, causing him to be dismissed from his position as Hokage Advisor.
Bing, E, and Ji have been killed, and Geng and Xin are on standby at the frontline post.
Nowadays, the most useful people under Danzo are Yi and Ding, but their performance just now made him feel bad.
If it weren't for the constraints of the curse seal, Danzo would have doubted whether the two would have leaked the secret.
The choice to take action as soon as possible was indeed the right one.
If he doesn't take action, these people will be out of his control.
...
At night.
Tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high.
In the special care ward, Uchiha Makoto and Namikaze Minato were closing their eyes to rest.
"Cheng! Someone is slowly approaching, so malicious! There are 13 people in total!"
Kyuubi suddenly warned.
Since the Bagua seal has been lifted, Kyuubi's malicious perception is not restricted at all, and his perception ability even exceeds that of Warwick.
Warwick mainly senses location. He is now in densely populated Konoha, where people come and go every day. Although he can also sense people, he cannot sense malice like Kyuubi.
"Huh?" Uchiha Makoto suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
'Looks like the fish has taken the bait! '
Uchiha Makoto got up from the bed.
Namikaze Minato heard the movement and looked at Uchiha Makoto.
"Minato-senpai, we..."
Uchiha Makoto whispered something in Namikaze Minato's ear.
Namikaze Minato nodded.
Then, Uchiha Makoto walked outside the door and called out Kakashi and Yamato who were guarding the door.
After a while, Yamato helped Uchiha Makoto walk out of the ward.
Following closely behind was Kakashi pushing a wheelchair.
"Master Yondaime, you are so seriously injured, where are you going?
If anything is needed? We can do it for you. "
The other two Anbu's eyes changed slightly, and they immediately stepped forward and asked.
"I'm going to the Hokage's office to get the Hokage's seal. I have confidential information to pass on to the Third Generation." The Fourth Generation said slowly.
"Then why don't we help you..."
"No need! Just stay here!" Uchiha Makoto interrupted the two of them.
A group of four people walked towards the Hokage's office.
The two ANBU immediately exchanged glances.
One of them walked to the window and gestured towards the distance.
...
Ten minutes later, the four of them arrived outside the Hokage Building.
"At this time, there is basically no one around the Hokage Building."
Uchiha Makoto raised his head and looked upward.
"Indeed, if you are in the hospital, it is easy to cause unnecessary casualties!"
Namikaze Minato, who was sitting in a wheelchair, nodded.
"Minato-sensei, Makoto, what are you talking about?" Kakashi looked confused.
咻咻咻～
A sharp sound broke through the air.
Duh duh duh!
I saw a circle of kunai tied with techniques suddenly appearing about 20 meters away from the four people.
A purple-black barrier suddenly rose and closed above, forming a special hemispherical enclosed space.
"Enemy attack!"
Kakashi was suddenly shocked that someone was approaching him without him noticing.
He immediately became on guard, guarding Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Makoto behind him.
Yamato next to him also drew his ninja sword and protected the rear of the two of them.
Twelve masked ninjas wearing black robes suddenly appeared in the barrier.
However, before these twelve ninjas started to attack, there was a look of horror in their eyes.
What did they see?
Namikaze Minato walked out of the wheelchair with a calm expression.
"Minato-sensei, are you injured?!" Kakashi said in surprise.
Uchiha Makoto patted Kakashi on the shoulder, chakra exploded instantly, and the bandage on his right arm collapsed.
"Cheng? You too?"
...
Outside the barrier, Danzo was carving a sealing technique on the chest of an unconscious subordinate.
Although the fourth generation was seriously injured, for the sake of safety, he decided to use the four-dimensional seal to eliminate everyone in the barrier at once.
As for the twelve subordinates, it is enough to delay the time!
The Four Elephants Seal is an S-level super-advanced sealing technique.
It can seal everything within a few hundred meters into the corpse.
Although the scope of the temporarily drawn 'Li Sixiang Seal' is not large, it is activated at the fastest speed and with the smallest movement.
In this way, things will happen tonight without anyone noticing.
This time, Danzo used the excuse of subduing the Fourth Generation and forcing him to abdicate, so he allowed his subordinates to obey his orders.
If he directly said that he wanted to kill the fourth generation, these subordinates might not be so obedient!
People who are disobedient have no value in existence.
Just as Danzo completed the technique and was about to kill his subordinates, he activated the technique.
His body suddenly stiffened, and there was a look of disbelief on his face.
