Naruto: Learn the Substitution Jutsu and use it to create Star Platinum?

Huang Tu squinted slightly.

Konoha, finally stopped hiding?

Sure enough, they still didn't dare let their troops reach the entrance of their village.

All those useless tricks will eventually lead to a fair fight.

"The entire army is ready."

"My lord, shall we rest and wait?"

"Do not."

Huang Tu shook his head. The Hidden Stone Village's warfare tends to be defensive and counter-attacking, since they have more people anyway.

"Let's speed up and catch these rats!"

Let them know that the era of Konoha as kings is long gone!

This time, he's going to charge forward!

Because honest people, when they are tricked, are just as furious!

However, neither group knew this.

Right to their left and right, five small teams were hiding within the sealing barrier set up by the Water Gate... timing their movements perfectly.

One thousand meters.

The dark mass of Iwagakure's troops had fully assembled.

Five hundred meters.

Ai could already see the overwhelming force of the enemy's approach, but apart from being surprised that Konoha still had so many ninjas, he felt no fear whatsoever.

It's good to have a lot of people around; it's enough to vent your anger!

As for Iwagakure, it was only natural. Konoha was able to send so many people; the whole village must have been mobilized, right?

Three hundred meters.

Although the scout ninjas on both sides mainly rely on chakra perception and their vision is not as good as that of the dojutsu clans, they are still better than ordinary ninjas. At this distance, they can already see the headbands on the other side's head.

"Iwagakure?"

Ai listened to the report from the reconnaissance ninja.

I felt a little strange.

Could it be that the rat was actually Iwagakure?

Ai immediately mobilized his remaining mental capacity.

Who are the best fighters in Konoha?

That person is a young man; he couldn't possibly be the Third Hokage, nor could he be an older generation ninja.

The younger ones.

White Fang, the Three Legendary Sannin, and even the person who beat him up... he wasn't any of them.

Ai's eyes narrowed.

Yes!

He had a preconceived notion that anyone from the Land of Fire must be a ninja from Konoha.

But he forgot about Iwagakure.

Iwagakure is currently launching a full-scale attack on Konoha, probably hoping to hold me back so they can take the lion's share.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they were tacitly in cahoots when they attacked Konoha together.

But one side wanted to open up a key route to quickly defeat Sunagakure, while the other side... initially wanted to show their loyalty, to let the Third Raikage see that Iwagakure was also attacking Konoha, so don't rush to attack me.

On the other hand... they might not want to monopolize Konoha, the fattest piece of meat!

Besides, although he was annoyed by that rat.

But he had to admit that in a head-on confrontation, he was not as fast as his opponent.

This is definitely a Kage-level powerhouse.

If the opponent is also a Konoha ninja.

The Third Hokage, the Legendary Sannin, the one who easily defeated him, plus this rat.

On the bright side, Konoha has six Kage-level ninjas, and none of them are barely Kage-level.

Although in his heart, his father was the strongest, it would still take several seconds to announce the full names of so many Kage-level characters.

That's not all; Konoha also has the Nine-Tails, the strongest of the tailed beasts.

Meanwhile, Huang Tu also heard the report.

"Kumikage?"

How could it be Kumogakure?

But then he realized what was happening.

Yes, the traces left by that group were mainly lightning-based, mixed with traps.

He had initially assumed that these were people from Konoha, but upon further reflection...

Could it be that the Hidden Cloud Village thinks you are interfering with their plans against Konoha and Sunagakure?

Besides... our own faction and the Hidden Cloud Village are still at war.

But could it be... that this is all Konoha's scheme?

That's not right either. If Konoha can control itself, how could it control Kumogakure?

Huang Tu wasn't as straightforward as the fourth-generation Ai; something seemed amiss, and he had to start thinking.

But the troops on both sides continued to move closer to each other, neither willing to back down.

Two hundred meters.

At that moment, a familiar-looking ninja suddenly appeared.

It seems to be one of the eight scout teams that went out to explore last night.

The proper scout teams are the elite of each village, basically with standard covert deployment, not cannon fodder.

After all, cannon fodder can indeed scout ahead, but they can't come back.

When a large army is on a march, scout teams will go out to explore even without orders.

Huang Tu didn't think much of it; he must have rejoined the team when they merged.

"My lord, I have already investigated, and Konoha held the Chunin Exams just yesterday."

"Hmm? Are you sure?"

"It's confirmed. It was taken from a wandering ninja when we entered the Land of Fire."

The Chunin Exams are not guaranteed to be open to members of the village.

Ninjas from their own country can also participate in the activities of the corresponding ninja village and receive their unofficial recognition.

They cannot wear the Konoha headband, but they can identify themselves as Chunin and take on private or black market missions.

In peacetime, it's not impossible for other countries to participate, or even for multiple countries to co-host.

Huang Tu immediately realized that Konoha had been decimated and was desperately recruiting men.

So those who attacked themselves before were undoubtedly the ones who attacked them.

It's Kumogakure!

Chapter 112 Those Who Resemble Me Die

Having identified their enemy, Huang Tu and Ai were even less likely to stop.

The fact that the other party did not stop only deepened their suspicions!

snort!

You still want to pin the blame on Konoha? I think you Iwagakure/Kumogakure really think I'm an idiot! Now, you can't drag this out any longer, can you?

Just as both coaches were about to speak.

"what---"

Several Hidden Rocks screamed in agony.

His body crackled with lightning as he collapsed to the ground amidst thick smoke and charred remains.

Ai frowned.

He hasn't even given the order to make a move yet, so who's in such a hurry?

On the other side, the ninja who had just told Huang Tu that Konoha was holding the Chunin Exams was instantly filled with righteous indignation.

"Xiaoqiang! Xiaoqiang!"

Then, with bloodshot eyes, he stared at Yunyin ahead.

He spoke with grief and indignation.

"Do you Cloud Village really think we're made of clay?!"

"Earth Release·Rock Pillar Spear!"

Around the rocky outcrop where the body had been electrocuted and turned to charred remains, several people who knew the deceased were not surprised, but rather both astonished and delighted.

The reason that it wasn't surprising was that the dead men came from different squads, and their respective acquaintances all assumed that someone else's nickname was Xiaoqiang.

The reason for the surprise was that among this group of "nobody's," there was actually someone who knew the scout.

Unlike other places, in Iwagakure, genin (low-ranking ninja) are truly worthless and insignificant.

Several other ninjas from the "scout squad" beside the ninja who had just attacked in anger also quickly joined the fray.

Earth Release: Earth Split Needle Spin!

"Earth Escape..."