From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 255: Heaven and Earth Roar
The sky was filled with yellow sand and the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere.

Violent roars and shrill wails gathered together to play the most heroic symphony of life and death in the world. The dry desert was stained and caked with countless dark red spots, and was crushed by every footstep, finally submerging the corpses that lay powerlessly.

Tens of thousands of troops were confronting each other on this battlefield, completely abandoning the covert combat style that was supposed to belong to the ninjas, and instead, they collided with each other like the samurai legions of the past, forming large, twisted masses that were difficult to identify.

Looking down from the high earthen plateau, the Sand Village who had been lying in ambush for a long time along the underground passages paved with barriers seemed to have appeared out of thin air. As soon as they appeared, they integrated into Konoha's battle group and pushed the intensity of the war to a climax right from the start.

Sawara Kiri looked at those ochre-colored figures and frowned slightly.

The marching route and the overall logistics transit point were exposed.

Those bugs in the village are really impossible to kill no matter what.

While he was thinking about this, he saw a dusty figure in the distance running around from the rear camp and quickly running to his side.

"Lord Sahara."

Hinata Hizashi looked loyal and spoke very quickly: "The army that Lord Sakumo is in was mostly repelled by the Fourth Kazekage Garuru two hours ago. The commander-in-chief of the army, Lord Hatake Sakumo, was seriously injured and has been teleported back to the village. Currently, the defeated eastern army is being commanded by Mimura Yemaki and is retreating to the River Country camp."

"According to Mimura Ichi, dozens of giant puppets appeared in the Sand Village Army, with a height of more than 50 meters. They showed extraordinary combat power during the attack. Only the chakra cannons accompanying the army could quickly destroy them."

"Right now, the central army led by the Namikaze Jonin is returning from the direction of Ronglu to defend, and has notified our troops to continue advancing."

Sawara Kiri's expression slightly changed, and he subconsciously asked: "Giant puppets? What power source do they use?"

He was not too worried about Hatake Sakumo's safety. Before setting off, all high-level commanders had a Flying Thunder God talisman on them, which would be automatically activated before they received fatal injuries.

On the contrary, he was somewhat interested in the war equipment that the Sand Village had deployed on the battlefield.

During such a long period of preparation, the Konoha ninjas had already demonstrated their versatility and studied related war equipment from various directions, but most of them had significant limitations.

They have also done research related to giant puppets, and it was Sawara Kiri who proposed the "Gundam Unit-01 Project" himself.

But after various attempts, it was eliminated because of its low cost-effectiveness.

Hinata Hizashi looked solemn: "I heard that it should be a human puppet."

"Each of those giant puppets requires at least five dedicated jonin to activate."

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As soon as Sawara Kiri heard the name "human puppet", he quickly gave up the idea in his head.

However, this time, Sunagakure really spared no expense.

No.

It is only natural.

After all, his war plan had been made public as early as the battle in the Hidden Mist Village.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Who gave the order for our troops to advance?"

Sawara Kiri's question was not without reason.

Even he could sense that after knowing the marching route of the Konoha side, the Sand Village was still acting so radically. They must have other plans. It was impossible that the Konoha brains in the rear were not aware of any problems.

"It's Lord Orochimaru."

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"I understand."

You can doubt the moral standards of Orochimaru, but you can never doubt his intelligence.

Since he has made this decision, it means that in his estimation, his own strength is fully capable of solving the problems that may be encountered next - or, he actually does not care that much about the possible loss of ninjas in the process.

Having worked with him for so many years, I have some understanding of Sawara Kiri.

Said Sawara Kiri, turning his head to look at the battlefield ahead.

The Taijutsu brigade that was advancing in the front had already slowed down due to the heavy attacks from the Sand Village ninjas, probably because they were exhausted.

So he took a step forward and rubbed his stiff neck, making a slight crackling sound.

In this case, they must speed up the progress.

"shave"

The next moment, Hinata Hizashi felt the figure in front of him suddenly become blurred.

The whistling and violent wind rushed backwards, stirring up large amounts of flying yellow sand.

Looking again, I saw that the place where Sawara Kiri had just stayed had sunk into a huge pit.

As for his figure, it had already crossed the entire battlefield like a meteor, shooting straight towards the Sand Village sniper team at the forefront, so fast that even the afterimage was difficult to capture.

Suddenly, a deafening explosion sounded in front.

Looking out at the battlefield from under the earth plateau, it seemed as if a heavy hammer had suddenly fallen and opened a hole, and then the surging water flowed forward and forward under the leadership of the tiny figure like an ant.

Looking at this scene from afar, even though his physical strength had reached its limit in the previous battle and he had not slept for three days and two nights, Hinata Hizashi still subconsciously straightened his back and looked at this scene with excitement, as if he was looking at an unfallen flag.

"The Strongest in the Ninja World"

This is the unique charm of Sawara Kiri.

At the same moment when Sawara Kiri was leading his army to advance forward.

There was another team heading in their direction.

Leading this troop at the front was Scorpion.

At this moment, his fair and handsome face had an extremely cold expression, the khaki robe he was wearing fluttered in the air, and his red hair was flying.

Following closely behind him were ten puppets with strange appearances.

It's not just him.

All the people in the army led by him were moving forward with more or less puppets around them. Their expressions were cold and solemn, and their movements were quick and without any sound.

After an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived at the destination of this operation.

Scorpion stood on the sand dune, looking at the first oasis they saw after crossing thousands of miles of uninhabited area.

It was a very abrupt poplar forest standing in the middle of the desert.

The entire poplar forest spreads out around the oasis lake that surrounds it, turning into a touch of dark red amber in the distance, dotted in the center of the endless yellow sand.

This is the intended address for their operation.

Although Scorpio looks calm on the surface, his thoughts are still racing.

'There are only three regular routes from Gaochang to Sunagakure, and only this poplar oasis can provide the water source and resting place needed by the army led by Sawara Kiri.'

"If Garuru succeeds as bait, Sawara Kiri will arrive here in about two days."

'That day was the turning point of this war.'

'As long as it can be successful.'

Scorpion thought to himself, but his fists clenched unconsciously.

Inexplicably, what emerged in his mind at this moment was not the joy and cheer that the Sand Village was able to preserve itself under the oppression of Konoha after the success of his plan.

Instead, it was Garuro's face.

And, that day at the meeting, when she calmly named her child 'Gaara', there was a hint of tenderness in her.

And the puppet she never leaves behind.

'. I think even the Fourth Generation would recognize me, right?'

Unrequited love always causes physical and mental suffering.

This is most obvious in those who lost their parents when they were young, and then lost their last relative when they grew up, and who always grew up in war and separation.

"Sand Uranium Scorpion" is a typical example.

He was willing to risk everything.

"Lord Scorpion."

Just as he was thinking silently in his heart, a Sand Village jonin came up to him quickly. Scorpion silently looked at the red maple leaves in the distance and said:

"Plan begins."

The puppet master of the Sand Village behind him showed a fanatical look on his face and nodded:

"Yes!"

"boom."

The door of the Hokage's office was pushed open heavily, and Tsunade walked in from outside with her long legs, still looking a little angry, and said unhappily:

"Sakumo, that bastard. I told him to retreat immediately if the situation got bad, but he still got himself into that state."

"It's a waste of my time."

In the office, Orochimaru, who was sitting as the assistant to the Hokage, didn't even raise his head, and was still working quickly on the work at hand.

Orochimaru, who grew up with this hot-tempered woman, knew very well that Tsunade had no intention of confiding in anyone at the moment. She was just upset, and her anger would be almost gone by the time she cursed.

Tsunade is now not only the Fourth Hokage, but also serves as the temporary commander-in-chief of Konoha Hospital during the war.

It has to be said that the Wet Bone Forest Living Slug Sage's attainments in chakra transmission are truly far beyond ordinary.

Even though Tsunade is lying on the sofa and looks fine, she might be performing surgery on many people through the clone of the Living Shrimp Sage.

It is understandable to be tired.

What's more, Orochimaru was also very clear that even though she deliberately mentioned Hatake Sakumo's injury, in fact, she probably had no intention of doing that at all, but was using this topic as a springboard to bring up the other side's topic.

as predicted.

The next second, Tsunade changed the subject as if by accident:
"Hey, Orochimaru."

"Do you think something might go wrong with Wu?"

"What on earth does Sunagakure want to do?"

Orochimaru, who seemed to have seen through the world, put down his pen and couldn't help but sigh:

"Instead of wasting my office time and asking me to think about what's going on in the minds of a group of desperate pigs, you should first think about how to deal with the remaining logistical supplies of the defense line that Jiraiya is in charge of."

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Unfortunately, Tsunade seemed not to have heard his answer and lay on the sofa with her head tilted back, pretending to be dead.

It's obvious that a definite answer is needed.

Orochimaru glanced at her, and suddenly felt helpless as he mourned for his old friend Jiraiya in his heart for half a second.

Tsunade, it seems, is really sincere about that boy.

Can pretending to be young for a long time actually bring about such psychological changes in people?

Orochimaru suddenly began to think whether he should maintain a relatively old appearance as he extended his lifespan.

However, he would not reveal his thoughts in front of Tsunade. He just picked up the pen again and said calmly:

"Do not worry."

"That's Sawara Kiri."

Hearing this incoherent answer, Tsunade, who was pretending to be dead, raised her head and looked at him, muttering:
"That's true."

"It should be there."

Sawara Kiri stood on the sand dune, pointed at the poplar forest in front of him, and spoke to the young man beside him.

Kakashi Hatake held up a telescope and looked far away at the poplar forest dotted in the yellow sand, which looked like a piece of red amber. He looked for a while but couldn't see anything.

When he put down the telescope, he turned around and asked in confusion:

"Teacher Wu, is it true that someone would set up an ambush on our troops with a one-shot kill method even though they knew you were there?"

After experiencing the previous Chunin Exam events in the Iwagakure Village and witnessing Sawara Kiri's true strength with his own eyes, even Kakashi, who had only been promoted to a fourth-rank jonin not long ago, could realize what it meant if a strong man like Sawara Kiri was in charge of a unit.

He didn't think that the Sand Village, with its strength and rich think tank, would not come to such a simple conclusion.

What's more, after gaining an in-depth understanding of the history of modern warfare, Kakashi also knew very well what this seemingly gentle teacher next to him had done in the last war.

He single-handedly attacked the Sand Village and blew up the enemy's village-guarding tailed beast head-on.

How could the Sand Village, having suffered a loss once, repeat the same mistake and continue to wallow in the same pit?
Even if it means relying on human lives to delay the attack of the Konoha army, it is more reliable than this idea, right?
Upon hearing this, Sahara Kiri just smiled and shook his head:
“It’s not a question of whether they want to or not.”

Compared to the still young Kakashi, Sawara Kiri, who has been on the battlefield for many years, has already developed a systematic logic of war.

“They don’t have a choice.”

"That's what madness at the end of the road is like."

Whether it was the last war or this time, this is the situation faced by the Sand Village.

The more you run out of ammunition and food, the more you have to gamble everything on one throw in an attempt to recoup all the sunk costs with a glimmer of hope.

Hatake Kakashi heard this but still looked at him in confusion.

How could people be so irrational?

Sawara Kiri didn't say anything else, but just rubbed the white hair on his head lovingly.

"You guys, remember to follow closely later."

"Yes."

Although they were still confused, the three little ones behind him responded in unison.

Soon, the bustling army stopped about three miles away from the poplar forest.

The scorpion hiding in the dense forest looked at this scene, and a hint of nervousness emerged on his cold face, staring at the shadowy legion.

Almost there, almost coming in.

His heartbeat speeded up unconsciously.

In this poplar forest, he led a group of people to lay a total of 300 nuclear mines, each of which had an equivalent of more than 1,000 tons of TNT, enough to blow the entire oasis into the sky.

As long as the Konoha army walks in here.
Just as he was thinking this.

Suddenly, the sky seemed to darken a bit, even the originally scorching hot sunlight was blocked, and people inexplicably felt a strange chill.

The next moment, as if it suddenly realized something, the scorpion suddenly raised its head towards the sky.

Then, the Sky Fortress, which had appeared on the battlefield of the River Kingdom before and was mentioned in the battle summary, came sweeping towards the direction of the poplar forest with overwhelming momentum.

As if he suddenly understood something, Scorpion's heartstrings suddenly tightened, and even his throat seemed to be strangled.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp roar that was almost out of tune suddenly erupted from his throat:
"Run!!!"

The puppeteers behind him were all startled.

The fortress in the sky was tilted sideways, with sparkling lights and flames gathered in the center of the black muzzles.

Sawara Kiri stood quietly on the sand dune and watched the scene.

It's not his style to rush in knowing there are risks.

Isn't it normal for artillery to bombard before the infantry charges?
He raised the radio in his hand and ordered:
"Xin Li Yikong loses, chakra cannon ready at level one."

A faint rustling sound came from the radio:
"Level 1 preparation, completed."

"put."

Following this order, a faint keystroke sound was heard from the other side of the radio.

In an instant, the red amber dotted in the center of the yellow sand was illuminated by an endless light.

The sky and the earth roared.

(End of this chapter)