Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 106 Chain Reaction, Gold Putty (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)
In early August of Konoha 46, the Cloud Ninja launched a surprise attack, invading the Land of Wind and catching the Sand Village completely off guard.

This also marks the official start of the Third Shinobi World War.

In fact, just like Kumogakure, Iwagakure and Kirigakure had already learned of the disappearance of the Kazekage of Sunagakure.

They were even secretly preparing for war, but they didn't launch a war immediately, allowing the swiftly acting Cloud Village to get there first.

However, when Kumogakure made a move, Iwagakure stopped.

"Let the war begin!"

"Those Cloud Ninja are too arrogant! They dare to fight against Sunagakure while simultaneously monitoring us!"

"That's right, we can split into two groups, cut off the retreat of the Cloud Ninja attacking Sunagakure, and then cooperate with Sunagakure to wipe out this entire Cloud Ninja force!"

……

Inside the meeting room, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, listened quietly to the argument among the higher-ups.

The Land of Earth is undoubtedly closer to the Land of Wind, and they learned of the Kazekage's disappearance no slower than the Hidden Cloud Village, but they were a step slower in taking action.

However, Onoki did not regret his previous careful preparations.

Taking it slow has its advantages, namely, it makes it easier to see the situation clearly.

Moreover, although Sunagakure was leaderless and its power was scattered, the Land of Wind was left weak.

But the Land of Wind is an even worse place than the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

At the same time, the strength of Sunagakure should not be underestimated.

Onoki did not believe that the Cloud Ninja would be able to take over Sunagakure this time.

Moreover, even if he had the strength to take it, he wouldn't allow it.

We can simply watch the Cloud Ninja and Sand Ninja fight each other, wearing down each other's strength, and then make our move at the crucial moment.

"Cough cough!"

Seeing that the noise had subsided, Onoki coughed twice, and the others immediately quieted down.

Onoki said, "Since the Cloud Ninja are so eager, let them weaken the Sand Village first."

"Closely monitor the battle between Sunagakure and Kumogakure. Also, preparations for war must not stop."

“If we get involved in the war, the Hidden Cloud Village will definitely attack us.”

"Therefore, we must be prepared to deal with attacks from the direction of the Cloud Ninja, who may launch a direct attack on the Land of Earth from the sea."

Many high-ranking members of Iwagakure nodded in agreement with Onoki's view that the barbarians of Kumogakure would definitely take the initiative to attack rather than defend.

However, many people are still dissatisfied with Onoki's idea of ​​temporarily watching the game.

However, Ōnoki's prestige was high enough that no one raised any objections at this moment.

Seeing that no one else had any objections, Onoki continued, "The intelligence department must also closely monitor the movements of Konoha Village."

"Furthermore, we will accelerate our infiltration into the Land of Grass and the Hidden Grass Village."

Upon hearing this, someone remarked, "If we're going to attack the Land of Fire, wouldn't it be more convenient to send troops from the Land of Rain?"

"Although the distance to the Grass Country is shorter, the terrain is complex and not conducive to logistics."

Don't assume that just because ninjas can ignore terrain, logistics can too.

Could ninjas quickly transport various supplies such as weapons and medical supplies across rivers and mountains?
Obviously it is impossible.

Even with a sealed scroll, the number of items it can store is limited.

Moreover, the sealing scrolls are expensive to manufacture, making them unsuitable for large-scale material transportation.

Therefore, the reason why the Land of Rain became a battleground, despite being surrounded by powerful nations, was not only due to Hanzo's own self-destructive actions during the Second Shinobi World War, but also related to the terrain of the Land of Rain.

"The direction of the Land of Rain is of course the main one, but the direction of the Land of Grass is suitable for a surprise attack, which may catch Konoha off guard."

Onoki said coldly, "If we are going to war with Sunagakure and Kumogakure, we cannot let Konoha stand by and watch."

"If we drag Konoha into war, the other ninja villages will also be unable to resist joining forces to deal with Konoha, and that will be our opportunity."

Many high-ranking officials nodded in agreement.

Therefore, the proposal was unanimously approved.

At the same time, in the Hidden Mist Village, the Mizukage Building.

The Third Mizukage squinted as he scanned the assembled high-ranking officials.

He paused for a moment, especially on the arrogant Kaguya clan leader.

"Everyone, we did not participate in the last Shinobi World War. The village's influence on the continent has been declining, and the influence of Sunagakure and the Land of Fire has even spread to the sea, taking away some of the missions at sea."

The Mizukage's voice was calm: "Now that the Cloud Ninja has launched a war against the Sand Village, this is a very good opportunity."

"so……"

The Mizukage turned his gaze to the head of the Kaguya clan: "I order you all to prepare for battle immediately."

"The Kaguya clan will serve as the vanguard, first eliminating all of Sunagakure's forces at sea, and then invading the southern part of the Land of Wind to support the follow-up troops."

Always running around in the Land of Water, shouting and killing. Since you like killing, then go out and kill!
The head of the Kaguya clan smiled and said, "Lord Mizukage, rest assured, our Kaguya clan will never let the village down!"

The Mizukage nodded and continued, "I will have the Anbu closely monitor Konoha's movements. Once Konoha enters a war, we will launch a surprise attack immediately."

"This time, we will not only completely eradicate the power of Sunagakure and Konoha from the sea, but also infiltrate the village's power onto the mainland."

"The land of rivers, the land of tea, the land of whirlpools, the land of waves—these are all targets we must take down."

"Even in the southern part of the Land of Fire..."

These words greatly encouraged many of the high-ranking members of the Hidden Mist Village.

They saw huge profits to be made!

The interests of the Water Kingdom have long been divided up; rather than fighting amongst themselves, it's better to expand outwards.

Moreover, the sea is ultimately not as prosperous as the mainland.

The Land of Fire, in particular, is a tempting target.

Immediately, many of the high-ranking officials present volunteered to take on the task.

A smile appeared in Shuiying's eyes; this was exactly what he wanted.

By using war, internal conflicts can be shifted to external ones.

This will also be a good opportunity to select the next Mizukage, as his body can't hold on much longer.

...Outside an oasis town in the northeastern part of the Land of Wind.

On top of the towering stone pillar, Xuan Yi and Yue Guang Liu Feng lay on the ground under the tree, looking at the battlefield ahead.

That was a battle between the Sand Ninja and the Cloud Ninja, fighting for the oasis town in front of them.

The Land of Wind is actually a land of deserts.

For the Cloud Ninja to invade this area, they must use each oasis town and small country as a node; otherwise, it will be difficult to continue and they will easily lose their way.

Here we must mention the differences between the Land of Wind and other countries.

The Land of Wind can be described as a large country formed by the union of many small countries.

Because oases are widely distributed and difficult to access, an oasis is essentially a semi-independent country.

For example, the ancient kingdom of Loulan.

These countries were the vassal states enfeoffed by the daimyo of the Land of Wind.

The reason why the Hidden Cloud Village traveled a long distance across several countries to attack the Land of Wind was to take over the mission there.

This means dismantling the power of Sunagakure, forcing these feudal lords to outsource their mercenary missions to Kumogakure, and also providing them with some financial support.

If we can completely defeat Sunagakure, then we can take over the entire Land of Wind.

Although this is almost impossible.

However, the Hidden Cloud Village, which was keen on military expansion, thought it was worth a try.

"Captain, Iwagakure hasn't made a move yet."

Moonlight Wind whispered, "The Cloud Ninja's attack is so swift; they're only four oases away from Sunagakure."

"And this oasis is a crucial point. Is Sunagakure going to be destroyed by the Cloud Ninja?"

Genichi Shushita smiled slightly and said, "Don't underestimate Sunagakure. The reason they were caught off guard is simply because Sunagakure's forces were scattered."

"If the Cloud Ninja had deployed several thousand troops at once, they might have been able to reach the Sand Village in one fell swoop, but now..."

shhhhh!

A faint whooshing sound came from the air, and then the three Kage of Sarutobi appeared beside them: "Captain, the reinforcements from Sunagakure are almost here."

"One group came from the direction of Sunagakure, and another group came from the east. They must have been the teams that went out to find the Third Kazekage and then headed straight for the battlefield."

When the Cloud Ninja launched their attack, the Sand Village's search for the Kazekage was declared a failure.

The Sand Village ninja squads that had been searching for the missing were all urgently recalled.

However, recalling them takes time, which is why Sunagakure is suffering repeated defeats and is about to be overwhelmed by the Cloud Ninja.

Upon hearing Sarutobi Sankage's report, Shushita Genichi smiled and said, "You've come at the perfect time. This way, we won't need to help you."

"Let Tang Dong withdraw as well!"

The three Sarutobi Kage nodded, turned around, and disappeared.

The two returned quickly, and the four of them leaned against a stone pillar to watch the battle between the Sand Ninja and the Cloud Ninja.

Reinforcements from the direction of Sunagakure arrived first.

Then, Xuan Yi and the other three under the tree saw an overwhelming golden sand wave.

"That is……"

"So...so strong!"

The three Sarutobi Kage all widened their eyes in surprise.

They wiped out a whole squad of Cloud Ninja in a single encounter.

Moonlight Ryuka couldn't help but ask, "Captain, what kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Genichi Kishita had already recognized it: "The Magnet Release from Sunagakure."

Akimichi Tou asked in confusion, "Besides the Third Kazekage, are there other people in Sunagakure who possess Magnet Release?"

Genichi Shushita said, "It seems we do have it now, and it's different from the Third Kazekage's. It should be... gold dust."

Placer gold?

The three people from Akimichido East looked at each other in bewilderment.

Isn't this a bit extravagant?
Genichi Shushita laughed and said, "The Cloud Ninja is going to lose this battle."

Moonlight Breeze exclaimed in a low voice, "The scale of ninjutsu is getting bigger and bigger, it's like a sandstorm."

"No, it's stronger than a sandstorm."

What they saw at that moment was an overwhelming surge of gold dust, sweeping towards the Cloud Ninja like ocean waves.

Under the sunlight, it glittered so brightly that it was dazzling to Moonlight Flowing Wind and the others.

Akimichi Tou squinted and said, "Gold dust... there should be a lot of this hidden in the desert, right?"

"This is his home turf!"

Moonlight Breeze turned to look at Xuan Yi's profile under the tree and asked in a low voice, "Captain, if we fight that guy in this kind of terrain, are you confident you can win?"

Akimichi Tōdō and the three kage of Sarutobi couldn't help but look at Genichi under the tree.

Although they had only worked together for a short time, all three of them were already impressed by Genichi Kinoshita's strength and felt that they could never see the upper limit of Genichi Kinoshita's strength.

Recently, when he made his move, Genichi Shushita basically resolved the battle with illusions. His ease and grace made Yueguang Liufeng a little fangirl.

Sensing the gazes of the three, Xuan Yi smiled slightly under the tree: "You only know how to fight after you've fought it."

"However, this kind of environment is indeed not very suitable for water-based techniques."

"If his illusion skills are good, it might be a bit troublesome to deal with."

"If we don't solve it the first time, it will probably be even more difficult to fight again next time, if our strength hasn't improved."

Moonlight Breeze listened thoughtfully: "Is it related to intelligence?"

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "That's right."

He knew nothing about Luo Sha, but he knew quite a bit about Luo Sha.

The Sharingan alone could give Rasa a huge disadvantage.

He might end up like Orochimaru, getting killed instantly upon first meeting!

(End of this chapter)