"They are too shameless. Obviously the war just started a few days ago. They actually pressed all their trump cards!"
Koharu Utatane said indignantly.
Homura Mitokado sitting next to her sighed lightly:
"We were also too superstitious about past experience. Because the previous two Ninja World Wars were like this, we mistakenly thought that this time everyone would also act according to past experience."
According to past experience, every Ninja World War was measured in years.
Everyone pulled each other back and forth, fighting for five or six years was commonplace.
Therefore, the Third Hokage and other Konoha high-level officials who were superstitious about past experience didn't expect that the three major ninja villages would act like this.
Danzo still had a gloomy face and said calmly:
"But I didn't expect those three guys to have such courage."
Several other leaders of major ninja clans who were urgently summoned became quiet listeners one by one.
Unless the Third Hokage called their names, they wouldn't speak easily.
Although the Third Hokage was equally irritable inside, his face didn't show it at all, and he said calmly on the surface:
"What about the Sand Ninja Village? Has no news come yet?"
Homura Mitokado shook his head slowly:
"No news has come yet, but presumably the situation won't be too optimistic."
Although the Sand Ninja Village allied with Konoha and was responsible for fighting against the Cloud Ninja Village.
But after all, the two villages were separated by a layer of relationship, and the situation on the Sand Ninja Village side would be known a little later.
The Third Hokage nodded silently.
Then he picked up the teacup next to him, poured it all into his stomach in one breath, and said resolutely:
"Since the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage have such determination, we can't show weakness either."
"Send out all the ninjas left in the village and the students in the Ninja Academy."
"Rain Ninja Village, it's time for them to contribute too!"
Everyone raised their heads in surprise.
As if not seeing the surprise and other emotions on everyone's faces, the Third Hokage continued:
"We should also set off..."
Nonō Yakushi put the processed documents in her hand on the Kazekage's desk.
Then Nonō Yakushi retreated a few steps, looking at Rasa affectionately.
From the first glance she saw the Fourth Kazekage in the morning, Nonō Yakushi knew he was the man in black with an iron mask.
Nonō Yakushi had no basis to prove it, but her inner feeling wouldn't be wrong.
Feeling Nonō Yakushi's gaze on him, Rasa also knew that she had probably recognized him.
Rasa suddenly said softly:
"Nonō, how do you feel about the village?"
Nonō Yakushi was silent for a while, and finally said her truest feeling.
"Not bad."
Although the Sand Ninja Village was far less prosperous than Konoha, and the environment was worlds apart from Konoha.
But for Nonō Yakushi who had reached 300 favorability, just Rasa being here could be called not bad.
"Is that so? Then if I bring all the children from your orphanage in Konoha here, are you willing to settle here from now on?"
Hearing Rasa's plain words, Nonō Yakushi stiffened instantly all over.
She never expected that her identity would be seen through by him.
But a few breaths later, Nonō Yakushi relaxed again.
She showed a gentle smile on her face. Looking carefully, it was similar to Rasa's signature smile.
"Oh my, my true identity was discovered."
"But anyway, I'm tired of the endless spy life in Konoha."
"If Lord Kazekage can really do it, then I will be Lord Kazekage's personal secretary forever."
"Okay, that's settled. I will bring all the orphans back in a few days."
Nonō Yakushi nodded with a bright smile, but didn't ask when he saw through her identity.
Suddenly, a female shadow guard member with a petite figure but abnormally plump key parts walked in and said seriously:
"My Lord, the flight unit is ready!"
Nonō remembered this female shadow guard member was named Karuman?
Rasa stood up, his face full of expectation:
"Very good. After working hard for so long, it's finally time to test the results. Let's go, Karuman."
Nonō Yakushi standing aside didn't speak, but thought of that strange-looking iron bird in her heart.
Sure enough, what she thought initially was correct. Apart from carrying people to fly, this thing had other uses.
Land of Earth.
After ten hours of escape.
When Jiraiya began to gather the remnants.
Only to find that the gathered ninjas were less than three thousand.
"Master, how is the situation now?"
Minato Namikaze, who got rid of the pursuers and finally caught up, flashed and appeared in front of Jiraiya.
Jiraiya saw the dusty Minato Namikaze appear in front of him, and his hanging heart finally relaxed.
He smiled bitterly:
"The situation is very bad."
"There are less than three thousand gathered ninjas. In the current situation, don't know if the remaining three thousand are dead or separated."
Speaking of this, Jiraiya patted his head with a headache and said:
"And Uchiha people also started to make trouble."
"Saying that their only remaining core elder Shuang Uchiha and a dozen other clansmen also disappeared during the escape."
"Although they didn't say it explicitly, their words imply suspicion that our Konoha is taking the opportunity to kill them secretly."
Minato Namikaze, who had been dealing with pursuers all night, also frowned with a headache and probed:
"Did our Konoha really do that?"
Minato Namikaze also knew the contradiction between Konoha high-level officials and Uchiha. Plus Uchiha casualties were also particularly heavy these days, he also had doubts.
Jiraiya was silent for a while, his eyes flickering:
"Danzo did find me and asked me to cooperate, but I refused."
Minato Namikaze naturally could hear the other meaning hidden in Jiraiya's sentence.
Finally he said helplessly:
"I'll go appease them."
In a forest hundreds of miles away.
A mature and beautiful woman wearing a black ninja outfit raised her high heels and stepped hard on the chest of the ninja in front of her, which had no ups and downs.
Around the woman, there were several lifeless ninjas lying.
She stepped while saying:
"What a good Root ninja. I haven't sought trouble with you yet, but you dare to target me first?"
"And being chased by Stone ninjas now, you still dare to fight among yourselves?"
If not for these guys suddenly ambushing, how could she lose the large troops?
And fortunately, although she had opened the Mangekyō long ago, she hid it very well.
Letting these Root ninjas misjudge her strength, mistakenly thinking she only had Three Tomoe, and only sent two teams of Jonin.
Otherwise she would probably be a corpse long ago.
After stepping hard a few times and venting the resentment in her heart.
Shuang Uchiha suddenly frowned and looked into the distance, saying coldly:
"Root ninjas have really sharp noses!"
"Eleven Jonin, six Chunin?"
Shuang Uchiha revealed the bewitching Mangekyō Sharingan in her eyes. Just about to greet them, she suddenly stopped and turned her head abruptly to look to the left.
"Such evil Chakra. Five-Tails or Four-Tails?"
Shuang Uchiha knew her own situation. Although she opened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
But the ability obtained was only auxiliary observation ability.
Plus continuous fighting without much rest time, Chakra consumption was also huge.
Facing a Jinchūriki now, she might not necessarily win.
Just when Shuang Uchiha hesitated.
That evil Chakra approached rapidly at an amazing speed and soon appeared in front of Shuang Uchiha.
Only to see a Stone ninja looking in his twenties appearing on a big tree on the left.
A Chakra cloak exclusive to Jinchūriki had emerged from his body, and his eyes were closed tightly, seeming to know the situation here long ago.
Seeing this, Shuang Uchiha cursed secretly in her heart.
Originally she planned to control this Jinchūriki with genjutsu.
Looking at it now, can only fight head-on.
Not far away, a dozen Root ninjas with cold expressions saw this.
Instead, they gave up the idea of attacking and stayed silently in place, watching everything in the distance.