Uchiha Akaishi Tour

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After being hit hard by Jiraiya, Han cried out in pain and turned to leave with his "ruined face"...

The Han dynasty now dares not fight again.

Getting smeared in one's face is a minor issue; after all, the Tailed Beast body can regenerate infinitely as long as there's chakra, but...

The loss of control over the "Tailed Beast Ball" made Han realize that the Five-Tails was hesitating!

Like all the victims, Han panicked when he saw the returning blond-haired boy, and all he wanted to do was take the Five-Tails and escape from the evil "Konoha Red Stone".

Compared to Rōshi, Han was undoubtedly better suited to escape. After all, the Five-Tails' tailed beast body was naturally good at running. While maintaining his tailed beast form, although running would make a lot of noise and make it difficult to hide his tracks, his straight-line speed, especially his long-distance running speed, was unmatched in the ninja world—the Flying Thunder God Technique cannot be considered "running".

Although it's difficult to conceal their tracks, making escape seem unsuitable, this is within the Land of Earth, so Akaishi and Jiraiya naturally won't pursue them too far.

Jiraiya, in particular, immediately exited Sage Mode after that attack and was left panting heavily on the spot...

After chasing for a while, Akaishi saw that the figure of the Five-Tails was getting further and further away, and it showed no intention of turning back, so he also turned back.

Just then, Lan Wu returned.

"How is it?" Akaishi asked upon seeing this.

"All the escaped genin have been dealt with, but one jonin should have escaped." Lan Wu said, taking out many sealing scrolls.

The genin who had previously fled from the communication point all carried documents that had not been transmitted, and Lan Wu intercepted and seized them one by one.

Six years of war have taught Lanwu that when it's time to strike, you must strike. If you leave a genin alive today, he might become a chunin next year, and the year after that, he might kill his Konoha comrades on the battlefield!

Lanwu won't attack civilians or ninjas from other countries, but she won't show mercy to ninjas from enemy countries—blame Onoki for not making peace!

As for the Jonin who escaped, Akaishi guessed that it was "that guy". He didn't escape at the beginning, but was covered to escape after Han appeared. Therefore, he was not within the scope of Lanwu's interception and was not seen at all.

The reason she knew about this person was because Miroku saw her and then told her...

"Let him run. He probably doesn't have anything important on him." Akaishi shook his head—since "that guy" wasn't going to run away immediately, he probably didn't have anything with him.

Then, Akaishi used Swamp Escape to gradually sink the "Gray Spine Communication Port" completely.

Although the rocky terrain here makes it more difficult to use Swamp Release to transform into swamp compared to the environment of Amegakure, the communication port is small, so if Akaishi wants to sink, he can certainly sink slowly...

After completely destroying the communication point, Akaishi and his group of four left the scene.

but……

After getting away from the scene, Akaishi stopped.

"Our whereabouts have likely been exposed, so we can no longer proceed to the next location as originally planned," Akaishi announced directly.

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"Then...should we go straight to the Broken Sand Camp?" Lan Wu asked.

There were originally three locations assigned to the Red Stone Squad: starting from the Gray Ridge communication point, heading southwest towards Shattered Sand Camp.

The original plan was that, regardless of how many attacks were launched or whether they were successful, everyone had to reach the Shasha Camp by April 1st.

If we could take a few outposts along the way, that would be even better!

But now...

After pondering for a moment, Akaishi first took out a map of the Land of Earth.

"If Iwagakure is prepared, the encirclement should be gradually forming by now, specifically targeting our small team. I'm afraid we won't even reach Shattered Sand Camp." After roughly assessing the journey and the surrounding situation, Akaishi made a judgment.

"Shall we just go back?" Jiraiya stroked his chin, looking hesitant.

"Retreating the way we came is the safest option, but... the problem is, if it's not just targeting our squad, but the entire plan, our retreat might cause the whole plan to collapse, leaving the other squads isolated and helpless." Akaishi shook his head again.

"If all four teams are being targeted, why can't you retreat? Why don't you all retreat together?" Maitreya asked, looking puzzled.

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"Our team is the core... I also brought this." Akaishi said, patting his ninja tool bag—inside was Minato's "Flying Thunder God Technique Kunai".

The original plan was for Akaishi to provide the coordinates, so that Minato, Tsunade, and Orochimaru could suddenly arrive and shatter the Sand Camp at the last minute—something the other three teams were unaware of!

In other words, Akaishi's squad has the most abundant combat power and can summon three powerful fighters at any time—but it cannot be sustained, especially Orochimaru and Tsunade. These people who are "brought" here require Minato to expend chakra to maintain them, just like a "summoning jutsu".

If Akaishi withdraws directly, it will have a huge impact...

After a moment's hesitation, Akaishi said, "Only one Five-Tails Jinchuriki has come. Either the information from Iwagakure is flawed, or... Iwagakure doesn't trust its sources. In any case, this is an opportunity!"

Of course, another possibility is that Onoki was too greedy and wanted to mobilize manpower at the last minute to wipe out four squads at the same time, but ended up with insufficient combat power.

However, this possibility is unlikely!

After all, Onoki was never a greedy person.

"Then what should we do next..." Jiraiya had a pretty good idea of ​​what Akaishi was planning to do.

"Let's go here!" Akaishi said, pointing to the "City of Earth" on the map.

Seeing this, Jiraiya was also at a loss.

"Isn't this too risky? The Land of Earth is not only important, but it also has more than a dozen guardian ninjas at all times... The guardian ninjas of the capital of a major country are all at the Jonin level, and some nobles may even have ninja retainers they keep in private." Jiraiya grinned.

Although the Ninja Village is the military center of the country, it is not that nobles have no military power at all.

Even if you don't know what the Land of Earth is like, you can always draw an analogy with the Land of Fire.

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The Land of Fire has several powerful Guardian Ninjas, some even possessing the strength of Konoha's elite Jonin!

"No, Jiraiya, you should think about it the other way around... This is precisely the least risky approach! Whether Iwagakure's plan is aimed at our small team or all of them, our direct northward attack on the Land of Earth will definitely catch them off guard and minimize the pressure on other units!"

Akaishi was initially hesitant, but as he spoke, he became more and more confident.

Jiraiya: ...

Is it safe because it's dangerous?

Jiraiya felt that this "thinking about it the other way around" was a bit too serious...

However, Jiraiya understood the Uchiha's personality and also felt that Shiki's idea was not wrong to some extent, just to a certain degree.

then……

"Captain Akaishi, I think it's a bit conservative," Jiraiya said, tilting Akaishi's finger, which was pointing at the map, to the side. "Here! This is just right."

"Yanpan Village?" Chishi was taken aback at first, but then he realized what this place was.

Of course, it's not a bandit stronghold.

Instead, it is an armed force that has existed since the Warring States period and is directly under the control of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth. The Iwa-ku (Iwa-ku) are all ninjas in the broad sense. They also train in chakra and use ninjutsu. The strongest of them are two or three Jonin, and they have long served as the guardian ninjas of the Land of Earth.

Similar to the Fire Temple in the Land of Fire...

However, Rock Village is closer to the capital than Fire Temple.

In contrast, the Fire Temple is located in the mountains, and its monks and ninjas come out of the mountains to serve in the Fire Capital. However, the Rock Clan of Rock Clan is located near the Earth Capital and can provide them with protection.

In terms of historical lineage, Iwapan Village is also from the same lineage as the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, only later branching out.

Chishi thought about it and realized that a direct attack on Yanpan Village was indeed a good idea...

Not only does it have the benefits that Akaishi mentioned before, but the risks are also much lower.

Iwapan Fortress is not far from the Earth Capital, and it is guarded by ninjas year-round. If it is breached, especially destroyed, the Earth Capital will be greatly shaken, and Onoki will be under great pressure.

Even though the relationship between Iwagakure and the Land of Earth is closer than that between Sunagakure and the Land of Wind, and Onoki has greater personal prestige in the Land of Earth, it's still not okay to let the flames of war reach the Land of Earth, right next to the pillows of those nobles!

In comparison, a direct attack on Rock Camp would face less resistance, since the camp only has three Guardian Ninjas at most, and even if there are elite Jonin-level ninjas, it would still be better than a direct attack on Earth Capital.

Putting aside other things...

When news of the attack on the Earth Capital spread, the Jonin from the Rock Camp arrived within a short time. And if the Rock Camp was attacked... the Earth Capital would definitely have to strengthen the city's defenses and find out the situation before deciding whether to provide support!

If I had to point out any difference...

That is, in Yanpan Village, it is not easy to cause any casualties, and there is no chance to kill any important figures.

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However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Akaishi is not afraid to kill, but he does not enjoy killing. As long as he can achieve his goal, that's fine.

Although Akaishi had acted impulsively and thought that if he could kill the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, the name "Konoha Akaishi" would become even more famous, after calming down a bit, Akaishi realized that this wouldn't work.

After all, the strategic objective this time is to "force Iwagakure to cease hostilities and negotiate peace." If we directly eliminate the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, then it will be useless for Iwagakure to stop the war!

Thinking about it this way, directly attacking Yanpan Village to put pressure on Tu City is indeed more reliable than directly attacking Tu City.

"Alright! Then let's go to Yanpan Village!" Chishi said confidently.

Lanwu, of course, would not refuse...

Chishi then looked at Maitreya and said, "Maitreya, your role is crucial along the way. You must always pay attention to your surroundings, and if you make any more discoveries like before, you must tell me immediately!"

If their movements were tracked in real time, the attack would be a joke.

Fortunately, after being discovered by Miroku once, the guy who resembled Black Zetsu seemed to have chickened out and never appeared again...

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