Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swordsmen Begins from the Hidden Cloud Village.

At the gate of Kikyo Mountain Fort, Mitarai Shishao, who was assigned to be on duty, finally put his mind at ease when he saw Tsunade coming.

"It's great that you're here, Tsunade."

"I really don't want to come."

Tsunade was very unhappy when she came over with Shizune. She really didn't want to come here.

It's just that idiot Jiraiya wrote to me, and the situation here is indeed critical, so I could only come and take a look.

"Let's talk inside."

Yutarai Zixiao was a little embarrassed and hurriedly took the two of them to the meeting room.

He knew something about what happened back then, and he understood the man's dissatisfaction with those people, but this was not something he was qualified to get involved in.

"What do those old guys want to do? The war is clearly about to end, but they are doing this."

Tsunade really didn't understand what those old guys were doing. It was clearly almost over, but they did this.

She didn't believe the excuse that the Byakugan bloodline was taken away by the Hidden Cloud Village. With the Anbu keeping an eye on the Hidden Cloud Village delegation, it would be difficult for them to leave the hotel, let alone sneak into the Hyuga clan's territory.

It goes without saying that there is something wrong here. It must be those old guys causing trouble again.

“I don’t know the specific situation, I’m only responsible for the war here.

According to intelligence, the one leading the army this time is Chiyo. You are well aware of her methods. Currently, you are the only one in the village who can quickly neutralize her poison."

Yutarai Zixiao quickly turned the topic to the war. He didn't dare to interfere in the affairs of the village, nor did he want to discuss them, for fear of getting into trouble.

"We should really find someone to stage a coup and give those old guys a public trial."

Tsunade was still dissatisfied, but she also understood that it was useless to say these things now. The most important thing was to deal with the war at hand.

"I won't fight, at most I'll provide medical support."

Her own situation is rather troublesome, and it would be bad if it were discovered by the Sand Village.

“It’s enough to have medical support.”

Mitarai Shixiao is very confident in his own strength. It is not difficult for him to stop Chiyo. The only thing he is worried about is the opponent's poison.

But they were soon slapped in the face, because in the afternoon the 3,000 Sand Ninja Army marched quickly over to start the battle, and there was an additional character that was not in the intelligence.

"The Fourth Kazekage!"

Looking at the figure standing on the gold sand mat, Yuteshi Zixiao's expression changed slightly.

This person was not in the intelligence and was obviously hiding here.

This is going to be trouble.

If it was just Chiyo alone, he could still handle it, but now there is an additional Fourth Kazekage.

Just at this moment, a large cloud of mist exploded, revealing a huge monster.

It is an oversized slug, and there is a heroic figure standing on the slug's head.

"It's Tsunade-sama!"

The Konoha ninjas, who were originally a little panicked, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the huge slug and Tsunade on it. With this person there, everything would be fine.

Seeing Tsunade appear as expected, Rasa nodded to Chiyo below, then raised his hand and formed a seal to release more gold sand to form a wave that swept towards the fortifications ahead.

"Disperse!"

Tsunade injected her own chakra into the slug, and the slug quickly split into small slugs that crawled towards all the Konoha ninjas to provide remote healing services.

After dispersing the slugs, Tsunade gathered her strength and punched the ground, blasting the ground dozens of meters in front of her and blasting towards the incoming gold sand.

She couldn't hit anyone now, but it was no problem for her to blast away this kind of ninjutsu creation.

"Tsunade, your opponent is me, and the competition we had back then is not over yet."

Chiyo rushed over, holding a sealing scroll in her hand, which was her carefully prepared trump card.

"Damn old woman!"

Tsunade was upset to see Chiyo rushing towards her, but she did not retreat.

It’s no problem for her to fight puppets now, after all, puppets are not flesh and blood.

But the next moment his body froze. Chiyo approached and took out ten puppets from the sealing scroll. They were all bloody and some of them had incomplete heads.

Moreover, these people all looked like Tsunade's acquaintances, including her younger brother Nawaki, her boyfriend Kato Dan who died tragically, and the others were also familiar clansmen, and each of them was in a miserable state.

Those miserable and bloody figures brought back memories that he didn't want to recall, and his body was trembling slightly.

"really!"

Seeing Tsunade's reaction, Chiyo said "As expected", and her men continued to control the ten miserable puppets to kill them.

These puppets were carefully prepared by her. Although they looked miserable and were far inferior to the Chikamatsu Ten, they had no problem fighting.

Facing the puppets that were coming to kill her, Tsunade's body trembled more and more violently. Her mind was filled with past memories and she was unable to react at all.

When he was about to be killed, a rope suddenly flew over and wrapped around him, then pulled him back. It was Jingyin, who had been watching from behind, who took action.

After pulling Tsunade back, Shizune carried her on her back and fled to the rear without any hesitation.

Having followed teacher Tsunade for several years, she naturally knew the teacher's situation. Now he was no longer able to fight, and if she continued to stay, she would definitely be targeted and killed.

And judging from the other party's methods, he has obviously learned about Teacher Tsunade's information and must escape.

"withdraw!"

Mitarai Shishao, who was dealing with the gold sand, saw the abnormal situation on Tsunade's side and decisively ordered to abandon the fortifications and retreat.

Now that Tsunade is gone, he is the only one left and is simply unable to deal with two Kage-level powerhouses.

Especially for the Fourth Kazekage who possesses the power of magnetic escape, the existing fortifications are of no significance to him, and he can only retreat to preserve his strength to the maximum extent.

Mitarai Shishao led the Konoha ninjas to fight and retreat, while the Sand ninjas pursued them, killing their way forward and finally captured the Kikyo Mountain Fortress.

The Sand Ninja Army came to a temporary halt after occupying the Kikyo Mountain Fortress and took a rest here.

They had been marching all the way here in a hurry and were not in very good condition. They had also fought a battle before and were even more exhausted, so it was not advisable to pursue them any further.

Rasa and Chiyo were very satisfied with the gains of this battle. Although they failed to capture Tsunade and Mitarai Shisho, there was no dangerous terrain in the rear area for the Konoha ninja to use for defense.

All that's left to do next is to advance step by step, step by step, and then force Konoha to sign a new peace treaty.

On the other side, Yutarai Zixiao, who had run hundreds of kilometers, just stopped and counted the escaped people, but found that there were only less than 1,300 people left out of the original 2,000 people.

The remaining 700 people either ran away or died.

This number made him very sad, but he knew that now was not the time to be sad. He had to report it to the village as soon as possible and wait for the village's decision and support.

After writing the letter and having someone send it back with a ninja hawk, Mitarashi Shishao arrived at the place where Master Tsunade and his disciple were.

"I'm afraid Tsunade-sensei can't stay here any longer."

Jingyin, who had just comforted the teacher, came over, feeling very sad.

It's funny to hear that Tsunade, who was once famous in the ninja world and was known as the Flower of Ninja, actually suffered from hemophobia, but all she felt was sadness and anger.

"Did those things that happened back then have such a big impact on her?"

Mitarashi Shixiao sighed. He knew something about what happened back then, but he didn't expect it to be such a huge blow to Tsunade.

"Take her away when the day breaks."

There was no way to keep Tsunade. It was indeed not suitable for her to stay here anymore. Firstly, she would be targeted by the Sand Village again. Secondly, the previous defeat had left some resentment in the hearts of the survivors, and all this resentment was directed at Tsunade.

Most of those people don’t know what happened back then, and those things cannot be explained.

It would be too unfair to Tsunade to continue staying, and it might even worsen her condition.

Moreover, the battle situation has evolved to this point, and Tsunade is no longer able to handle it, and more support is needed.

The most important thing is that the Sand Village actually knew about Tsunade's situation, which should be top secret, which made him suspect that someone in the village might have done something.

This kind of thing is a headache just thinking about it, and we can only wait and see what the village will do.

The letter here soon reached Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two were dumbfounded after reading the information.

I thought it would be good news, but who would have thought it would turn out like this.

"Tsunade's information has been leaked."

Putting down the information, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his two old friends, especially Utane Koharu.

Not many people know what happened back then, and even fewer people have the motive to kill Tsunade, and Utane Koharu is one of them.

Because Utane Koharu controls the village's medical system, Tsunade would cause the greatest harm to it if she returned to the village.

Even Mizuto Menyan couldn't help but look over and became suspicious.

"What are you looking at me for? Would I harm her at such a critical moment?"

Noticing the suspicious looks from the two, Utane Koharu was very annoyed. What do you mean?
Am I such a foolish person?
"We need a strong medical ninja on the front line over there."

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned the topic to the war. There was no point in pursuing the previous events. The key now was to stabilize the front line over there. Even if they did not recapture Kikyoyama Castle, they could not let the Sand Village Ninja Army advance any further, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to the Daimyo Prefecture.

The other medical ninja in the village besides Tsunade is Utane Koharu.

Although Utane Koharu is far inferior to Tsunade in medical ninjutsu, she is not bad in medical skills. It should not be difficult for her to prepare an antidote for Chiyo's poison.

"I'll go, but I need the support of Ino-Shika-Che."

With a changing expression, Utane Koharu finally agreed to go, but proposed to bring ninjas from the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans with her.

She would naturally bring her family's ninjas over for support, but this was far from enough. After all, there were two Kage-level warriors there, and one of them was the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village.

However, most of the Kage-level warriors in the village have gone to the front line, even Danzo has gone, leaving only Hiruzen.

But Hiruzen must not act rashly, and now he can only take Ino-Shika-Chou with him. At least the combined combat power of Ino-Shika-Chou is not bad.

"I'll go talk to Feng tomorrow."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and then looked at Mito Kado En.

"Is there any information coming from the Grass Country front?"

"The Third Tsuchikage personally led 3,000 ninja soldiers into the Land of Grass. Although Jiraiya's letter asked Orochimaru to come out, Orochimaru had no better way to deal with the Third Tsuchikage and could only delay him."

Mitomon En told the intelligence he got two hours ago. The battle situation over there was not very good, but it was not too bad either. At least it was much better than that in Kawanokuni.

"It's good to be able to hold it off."

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little relieved, realizing that the bond between Orochimaru and Jiraiya was still there. He was really afraid that Orochimaru would ignore him.

"What about the Hidden Mist Village?"

He immediately asked about the Hidden Mist Village, which was also a target that needed to be vigilant.

A big part of the reason why they decided to go to war was because they were sure that the Hidden Mist Village would not be able to dispatch personnel to fight, especially since the Fourth Mizukage would definitely not go to the battle himself.

Not only did he come to power through a coup, but he also launched a wave of trials after taking office, and then carried out drastic reforms, which was bound to cause dissatisfaction among many ninja clans.

The village is not even stable internally, let alone leading troops to war, otherwise there will be another coup d'état.

The policy of seclusion implemented by the Hidden Mist Village later proved their guess, but it was a pity that the Hidden Mist Village was closed too tightly, making it impossible for them to obtain any intelligence from there.

"Still no movement."

Mizuto Menyan shook his head slightly. This was good news.

It is already difficult for them to face three ninja villages at the same time. If the Hidden Mist Village intervenes, they will surely collapse.

Previously, they were confident that they could suppress the Hidden Cloud Ninja Army because they transferred personnel from the Eastern Theater to the Northern Theater. There are not many people there, and once the Hidden Mist Village sends troops, they will be unable to defend themselves.

This is a huge gamble. If they win, they can suppress the Hidden Cloud Village and take back the Byakugan bloodline and the Nine-Tails.

As for losing, that is not within their consideration.

They believed that it would not be long before the Hidden Cloud Village could no longer bear the pressure and surrender, or Danzo and his men would work together to capture the Fourth Raikage or Jinchūriki and use them in exchange.

But they were wrong. After fighting with the Land of Hot Springs for half a year, the Hidden Cloud Village was indeed unable to hold on any longer and took the initiative to propose a ceasefire, but refused to hand over the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family, and did not even mention the Nine-Tails.

Seeing that the Hidden Cloud Village was still so stubborn, they naturally had no choice but to continue fighting.

This war lasted for more than three years and pushed the Ninja World War to a new climax, which was even more brutal than the previous two Ninja World Wars.

It was mainly a war between the Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha in the Land of Hot Springs. Both sides were really angry and refused to give in.

"Why don't you just stop fighting after all this?"

Looking at the list of casualties again, Jiraiya, whose body was wrapped in bandages, was very annoyed. There had been several times in the past three years when a ceasefire could have been reached, and the Hidden Cloud Village had also expressed its intention to cease fire, but it was rejected by the old man Danzo Shimura.

Up to now, there are less than 2,000 ninja soldiers left out of the original 5,000, and this is the result of several reinforcements during the period.

Danzo Shimura ignored Jiraiya's questioning. He was thinking about how to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki or the Fourth Raikage.

The two men were much stronger than initially expected, and most importantly, they were too fast. They failed after several attempts.

Moreover, the other party seemed to have seen through their intentions and was on guard, making it even more difficult to catch them.

"boom!"

"Shimura Danzo, tell me what happened, or you'll be left here fighting alone."

Jiraiya was even more annoyed by Shimura Danzo's disregard, and at the same time he was confused.

He questioned Danzo Shimura many times and also wrote letters back to ask his teacher, but the teacher's response was to continue fighting and cooperate with Danzo Shimura to find an opportunity to capture the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

This made him realize that something was wrong and something must have happened.

And it is not just because the Hidden Cloud Village stole the Byakugan bloodline, there must be something deeper going on.

Hearing the serious threat, Shimura Danzo looked at Jiraiya coldly. Seeing that he did not back down, he thought for a moment and said, "Back then, the Hidden Cloud Village not only stole the Byakugan bloodline, but also captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the child of the Fourth Hokage."

It is indeed difficult to conceal the matter at this point. Otherwise, once Jiraiya leaves, it will be difficult for him to capture the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, let alone stop them.

"Minato's child? Naruto?"

Jiraiya was stunned, then became anxious.

"How could Minato's child be taken away? Can't you even take care of a child?"

That's Minato's child, and the vessel of the Nine-Tails.

What do you eat?
"Ask your teacher about this. At that time, I was still in the eastern war zone, keeping an eye on the Hidden Mist Village."

Shimura Danzo expressed his indifference that he would not take the blame. If there was any incompetence, it was that old friend's incompetence.

"teacher!"

Jiraiya frowned, calming down a bit.

"But fighting like this is not a solution."

"Now we can only continue to fight. Only by capturing the Fourth Raikage or the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki can we exchange for the Nine-Tails."

Danzo Shimura also knew that it would be difficult to fight. Over the past three years, his Root had lost a lot of men, and things were much more difficult than he had initially imagined.

Of course, a big part of the reason is that they lack internal unity.

The situation here is very complicated, the elites of Uchiha and Hyuga are all here, and the conflict between the two clans has existed for a long time.

At the same time, the two of them were dissatisfied with themselves and their subordinates, making it difficult to achieve perfect tactical coordination.

They would even plot against each other, which was the main reason for their repeated failures in capturing the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

He was also very annoyed about this, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Are you sure he was abducted by the Hidden Cloud Village?"

After thinking for a while, Jiraiya felt that there was a problem.

After three and a half years of bloody battles, not only did Konoha suffer heavy losses, but the losses on the Cloud Village side were even greater.

Logically speaking, the Hidden Cloud Village would not have fought to such an extent. If the fighting continued, both villages would have been dragged down.

If they are really dragged down, even if the Hidden Cloud Village obtains the Byakugan bloodline and the Nine-Tails, it will not be worth it.

The Hidden Cloud Village already has two tailed beasts, and one of them has become a perfect jinchūriki, and the other is also improving rapidly. It doesn't make sense for them to fight to such an extent just for the Nine-Tails.

Moreover, the Fourth Raikage had taken the initiative to propose a ceasefire several times before.

"The Hidden Cloud Village is the biggest suspect, followed by the Mangekyō that caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion."

After a moment of silence, Danzo Shimura suggested another possibility.

He had also noticed something was wrong in the past two years, and it seemed that there was really no need for the Hidden Cloud Village to fight to this extent.

"You decided to come here and start a war without making sure?"

Jiraiya was almost so angry that he vomited blood. He thought there was substantial evidence, but in the end you were not sure.

Do you guys do things this way?
You have to know that the village has paid a lot in the past three years. First, the Sand Village went to war again, and Tsunade was discovered to have hemophobia and was almost killed. In the end, she had to retreat.

After two years of delay, an armistice agreement was signed again, which negated all the treaties signed in the last armistice agreement.

The Iwagakure Village also attacked again from the Land of Grass, and it was the Third Tsuchikage who led the team himself. The village paid a huge price to stop them.

Or he had the audacity to write another letter to ask Orochimaru to intervene and use that forbidden technique to block it.

The situation on the battlefield in the Kingdom of Hot Springs was even worse. It was a bloody battle and both sides suffered huge losses.

But in the end, I got an uncertain response. How can I explain to my compatriots who died in the war?

How to explain to their families?

(End of this chapter)