The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

Instead of former teammates and companions.

"That's right. Besides Sarutobi-sensei, Jiraiya's support was also a very important factor in Minato's ability to become Hokage."

"Now that you have disciples, do you no longer want your former companions?"

On one side are disciples, and on the other are partners.

However, Jiraiya didn't think there was anything wrong with supporting Minato Namikaze.

In Jiraiya's view, he made the right choice for the sake of the village.

Minato Namikaze is a more suitable candidate to be Hokage than Orochimaru.

I have no selfish motives.

"Start the war!"

The sudden attack from Konoha arrived in an instant.

An ANBU ninja arrived at the forging island at lightning speed.

"Senior Qing, the Mizukage has ordered you to immediately provide support to the front lines."

"I?"

Qing was stunned for a moment.

Qing is well aware of her current situation.

Having acquired the Byakugan, he was a thorn in the side of the Konoha ninjas.

If I go to the front lines, the Konoha ninjas will definitely keep an eye on me.

Once someone targets you, your Byakugan will be taken back by a Konoha ninja.

They might even lose their lives.

Sending someone to the front lines is a highly unreasonable order.

Kirigakure finally obtained a Byakugan; what's the difference between this and simply giving it back to Konoha?

"So soon, the mastermind behind Yagura-sama is going to turn on me?"

Aren't you afraid of being exposed?

"As expected, the mastermind behind this is someone from Konoha!"

"Uchiha!"

A quick explanation from an Anbu ninja.

"Senior Ao, the front line has been suddenly attacked. Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Danzo Shimura have all appeared at the same time on the side of our Kirigakure army, each leading three armies to attack from different directions."

"Lord Fugu Demon and his companions were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses."

"They have now retreated to the sea."

"The casualties were extremely heavy."

"Lord Fuguki was defeated by Jiraiya."

Kisame was defeated by Orochimaru.

"Only Lord Raiga has a certain advantage against Danzo Shimura, but both sides..."

"Konoha has transferred all the ninjas who previously faced Iwagakure and Kumogakure over here."

"Therefore, the Mizukage ordered all the village's ninjas who could provide support to go and provide assistance."

Qing's eyes widened.

"what?"

This situation was completely unexpected by Qing.

Konoha actually drew all the ninjas from Iwagakure and Kumogakure to face them?

In Qing's view, this is an extremely risky choice.

If they fail, Konoha will face enormous losses.

If the armies of Kumogakure and Iwagakure were to breach Konoha, given the style of these two ninja villages, Konoha would at least be utterly destroyed.

"really?"

The ANBU ninja nodded emphatically.

"It's true, of course. Many ninjas have already gone to the front lines."

“If the situation weren’t truly urgent, Lord Mizukage would never have allowed you, Senior Ao, to go as well.”

Qing nodded.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qing turned around quickly.

Soon, they arrived in front of Uehara Osamu.

"build"

Ao repeated what the Anbu ninja had said.

"Konoha has mobilized its forces to launch a surprise attack on the Kirigakure army? Our Kirigakure army has suffered heavy casualties?"

Uehara Shu's expression changed.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Uehara Osamu knew about this war.

However, the specific details are not very clear.

It was known that this war included the crushing defeat of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Madara Uchiha's covert machinations, and the disappearance of the Third Kazekage.

Uehara Shu hadn't expected that, given the current situation, Konoha would be so decisive as to directly transfer ninjas from other areas to launch a full-scale attack on Kirigakure.

However, Uehara Osamu thought of something else.

In other words, the Third Shinobi World War has already exceeded the timeline of the original storyline.

It's very likely that this incident is a "change," and not something that happened in the original storyline.

Aren't you worried about Iwagakure and Kumogakure?

"Or did they reach an agreement with those two ninja villages?"

"But how could a real jackal be restricted by an agreement?"

"Agreements are signed precisely to be broken!"

Qing glanced back at the Water Shadow Building.

"Xiu, while I'm away, you must be very careful. The person behind the control of Lord Yagura is most likely from Konoha. They will definitely use this opportunity to do something."

"They took such a great risk, only to cause a few casualties to our Hidden Mist Village. They certainly won't be satisfied."

Uehara Osamu nodded.

"Senior Qing, I will be careful."

With three generations of elders around, my safety is actually not a problem.

"And my strength is not weak now either."

Following Yagura's order, a large number of Kirigakure ninjas went to the front lines to provide support.

Blue, Shimi Meimei, dried persimmon and good tortoise

Even the Hozuki clan sent a considerable number of people.

The future of Kirigakure is at stake, and no matter how great the conflict between the Hozuki clan and the village, they cannot disobey Yagura's orders at this time.

Then you would truly become the target of everyone's hatred in the entire village.

Uehara Shu shook his head.

"This time, Konoha is truly living on the edge."

"Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's style, he shouldn't be the kind of person who would make such a decision."

"But the news is true."

"What other reasons are there?"

Uehara Osamu pondered for a long time.

Such a risky approach is not in Hiruzen Sarutobi's style.

If it were Danzo, Uehara Osamu felt there was still a possibility.

If the Hokage of Konoha is a radical member of the Uchiha clan, then Uehara Shu wouldn't be surprised if he made such a decision.

"Besides the major ninja villages, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to plot behind the scenes right now."

"Obito Uchiha, Nagato, Black Zetsu"

"But they have no reason to help Konoha."

The outcome of causing both Konoha and Kirigakure to suffer heavy losses is indeed something many forces would be happy to see.

The Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Stone Village, and even the Hidden Sand Village, which is allied with the Hidden Leaf Village.

The same applies to Obito Uchiha and others.

However, the key to the problem lies in making Konoha believe it.

It's not like the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village sent a letter to the Hidden Leaf Village saying that since the two ninja villages are fighting, you can go ahead and attack the Hidden Mist Village without worry, as they will definitely not launch a sneak attack.

Konoha isn't that stupid.

The reason Konoha would act this way is that it must have been certain that Kumogakure and Iwagakure would not be able to concentrate their main forces to attack Konoha in the short term.

"forget about it."

"It's no use thinking about it now."

"After this battle, we will know the real reason why Konoha dared to do that."

"Now, the more important thing is how Kirigakure can withstand Konoha's attack."