Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 187 Saving Shinichi of Konoha

Meanwhile, in Konoha Village, at the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is removing his divine robes and donning a long-unseen set of battle armor.

Unbeknownst to him, his acquaintance of decades, Danzo Shimura, who was both a partner and a rival, had already led thirty elite members of the Root organization into the Land of Lightning, and was even prepared to "go to see his teacher openly and honestly."

More than four months have passed since the start of this great war. Although the losses are considerable, compared to the previous two Shinobi World Wars, this war has been exceptionally smooth, even excessively so.

In the battles against Sunagakure in the southwest and Kumogakure in the northeast, Konoha fought on two fronts without falling behind. On the contrary, they frequently achieved good results, which finally relaxed the Third Hokage's brows, which had been tense for months, and brought a smile to his face.

However, several recent events have caused the Third Hokage to frown once again.

First, there was the movement of Kirigakure along the southeast coast. Kirigakure, which was originally eager to launch a large-scale attack at any time, learned that Konoha had repelled the fierce offensive of Kumogakure while fighting on two fronts, and even injured the Third Raikage.

They seemed to have finally reassessed Konoha's strength and became much more docile, but only a little.

Once the war machine is started, it is difficult to stop it easily. Konoha and Kirigakure have been engaged in a series of covert battles around the Land of Waves, which is located near the Land of Fire. Small-scale frictions and conflicts have never stopped, but both sides still label it as a "mission conflict" and neither side has officially broken off relations.

Then, just a week ago, something terrible happened that was serious for the Hyuga clan and even for the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

A member of the Hyuga main family was killed in a small skirmish with Kirigakure. This should not have happened, as members of the Hyuga main family rarely go to the front lines. However, the war is now intense, and Konoha may face a situation of fighting on three or even four fronts. All the clans have been asked to send more people.

As a result of the large number of branch family members being sent to the southwestern battlefield to work with other sensory families in Konoha to hunt down the red-eyed Hyuga clan, due to the severe shortage of manpower, a small number of main family members had to be sent to the front lines.

Thus, this unfortunate incident occurred. To make matters worse, after this member of the Hyuga main family died in battle, although the branch family members who protected him and the Konoha ninjas risked their lives to retrieve his body, one of his Byakugan eyes still fell into the hands of the Hidden Mist Village.

While members of the Hyuga main clan had died in previous wars, this was the first time their Byakugan had been taken by the enemy. This incident immediately shocked the entire Hyuga clan and touched a nerve in Konoha.

To demonstrate the village's seriousness about the matter, the Third Hokage urgently dispatched Minato Namikaze to the southeastern coast to find a way to retrieve the lost Byakugan.

However, the Third Hokage knew in his heart that the chances of this happening were slim.

The Byakugan is a strategically important skill, and Kirigakure will definitely protect it flawlessly. No matter how amazing Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique is, it has its limitations. Sending him is more about showing the Hyuga clan that the village will never give up.

The second thing is that last night, his disciple Orochimaru bypassed the Northeast Headquarters and delivered a document directly to him under the guise of top secret. The document was vague about what mission to be carried out, only saying that if successful, it would definitely inflict heavy damage on the Hidden Cloud Village, and might even force the Hidden Cloud Village to withdraw its troops.

When the Third Hokage saw this, his brows furrowed, and when he looked down at the list of personnel to carry out the task, his heart pounded even harder.

Shinichi Higashino, Captain Shinichi.

After reading it, he immediately used the Summoning Jutsu to summon the Monkey King, but unexpectedly, his old friend refused his summons, which gave the Third Hokage an ominous premonition.

Therefore, he made a decisive move, ordering someone to contact the southwestern battlefield overnight and have Jiraiya return to the village immediately, so that Tsunade could take over as the commander-in-chief of the southwestern front and continue the messy war with Sunagakure.

Just now, he used the Summoning Jutsu again, and this time the Monkey King finally responded to him. The Third Hokage also learned from his old friend everything that had happened in Kumogakure.

The Third Hokage was filled with surprise, joy, and fear all at once!

What was shocking was that Orochimaru's disciple acted so recklessly and boldly, daring to carry out such a dangerous operation without telling anyone. Even the Hokage only received a vague, almost notification-like document a few hours before the operation began. This was simply lawless and undisciplined!

To everyone's delight, they actually succeeded! And the results far exceeded expectations. Not only did they successfully trigger the Eight-Tails' rampage, completely destroying the Cloud Village's logistics and medical core, but Shinichi's battalion, led by Shinichi, also launched a series of raids on the Yoruzuki Ancestral Land, destroyed the Raikage Building, and shattered the statues of the Raikage. Each of these achievements is enough to be recorded in the annals of Konoha.

What is frightening is that such a shocking attack must have driven the Hidden Cloud Village into a state of utter rage and madness. The Third Raikage and the entire Hidden Cloud Village's fury will surely be unleashed on Shinichi and his troops. They are isolated in the heart of the enemy country and are facing a frenzied siege by an entire ninja village at all costs!

Therefore, the Third Hokage immediately began preparations to personally go to the front lines in the northeast.

The opportunity to fight is fleeting, and Shinichi's safety is of utmost urgency.

After getting dressed, he turned to the burly, deep-set middle-aged man beside him and said, "Torifu, I'll be leaving the village to you for the next while. If all goes well, Jiraiya will be back tonight."

Akimichi Torifu nodded solemnly and replied in a deep voice, "I will guard the village well. Hiruzen, you must be careful on your way to the front line."

"I will!"

The Third Hokage nodded, then turned to his subordinates who were awaiting orders and said loudly, "Order the Northeast Army to immediately enter a state of highest combat readiness! Upon my arrival, launch a full-scale attack!"

"yes!"

At 8 PM that evening, at the headquarters of the Konoha Northeast Army.

The Third Hokage was seated in the main seat, listening quietly as Chief of Staff Nara Shikaku summarized and reported all the current intelligence as quickly as possible.

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Although the Land of Fire has a vast territory, the journey is not actually too long for ninjas, especially for top-tier powerhouses like the Third Hokage. If it weren't for waiting for his personal guards and coordinating with intelligence points along the way, he could have arrived by noon if he had traveled alone at full speed.

After listening to Nara Shikaku's briefing, the Third Hokage turned his gaze to a Root member inside the tent and asked directly, "Where is Danzo?"

The Root member bowed his head and replied, "Hokage, Lord Danzo left the camp this morning with thirty colleagues without informing us of his whereabouts."

He was telling the truth. Danzo left without notifying anyone, not even the thirty Root members who were with him. They didn't know what mission they were going to carry out.

Danzo, that guy, has acted on his own again!

The Third Hokage frowned slightly, but now was not the time to delve deeper. He asked no more questions, instead scanning every face in the command center, and announced loudly, "The situation is clear, the opportunity has arrived! Issue my order! Northeast Army Corps, launch a full-scale attack! Target—Land of Lightning!"

"yes!"

Everyone in the command post responded in unison and then quickly dispersed.

Five minutes later, the Konoha army, which had already assembled before the Third Hokage arrived, suddenly awoke like a long-dormant beast and began to surge toward the border.

More than 10,000 ninjas broke into smaller groups, forming battalions, companies, and squads, and silently disappeared into the night, like countless sharp blades slashing northward.

March 23rd, Konoha Year 47.

Under the personal command of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Konoha ninja army, which had always adopted a defensive posture and conducted positional defense since the outbreak of the war, launched a large-scale offensive for the first time ever.

More than 10,000 Konoha ninja marched out of the Land of Fire with great momentum, intending to cross the Land of Hot Water, the Land of the Moon, and the Land of Frost, these small countries that served as buffer zones, and head straight for the Land of Lightning!

The codename for this operation was "Saving Shinichi of Konoha"!

This "Konoha Shinichi" could refer to the legendary "Shinichi Battalion," a unit that had been established for just over a month and had not yet been formally organized, yet had already achieved countless shocking victories and increasingly astonishing feats.

This "Konoha Shinichi" can also refer to the legendary boy, Higashino Shinichi, who at only eleven years old had already become one of the strongest ninjas in the world, whose battle achievements since the start of the war were unparalleled in the entire army, and whose name resounded throughout the entire ninja world.

In the hearts of most of the ninjas who participated in this operation, although they did not say it, they all clearly understood that this code name referred to Shinichi Higashino himself.

This young man, who was the village's brightest rising star before the war and rose to prominence like a shooting star during the war, clearly held a greater place in the Third Hokage's heart than anyone had anticipated.

For his sake, the Hokage left the village and went to the front line, leading an army of 10,000 to invade the Land of Lightning!

Tonight, the flames of war will no longer be confined to the borders of the Land of Fire.

Tonight, Konoha's sharp edge will be aimed directly at the heart of Kumogakure.

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