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Chapter 171 The Third Raikage's Death (Please Subscribe)

The Kannabi Bridge is a major bridge used by Iwagakure (Iwagakure people) to transport supplies, and it is also the largest transportation bridge between the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass.

Danzo had previously explored this gap and also relayed the information to the front-line camp.

However, the Iwa ninja's attack power was not strong at that time, and they only played a supporting role. The real enemies at that time were the Kusanagi ninja and Takigakure ninja. Therefore, cutting off the Kannabi Bridge at that time was not very meaningful. Instead, it would make the Iwa ninja wary and give them time to repair the bridge.

However, the actions and forces deployed by the Iwagakure village now exceed those of the Kusagakure village, so it's time for Hiruzen Sarutobi to consider destroying it.

"We're short on manpower right now, Minato. I don't have any extra men to assign you. Only your squad is available. Fortunately, Kakashi's strength is increasing rapidly. He even killed a Jonin from Iwa last time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Let Kakashi and the others go with you. Only you can fulfill this wish."

The Flying Thunder God Technique's ability to escape gives Minato Namikaze ample room to maneuver in this mission, and his strength is also formidable. With the addition of the genius junior Kakashi, Hiruzen Sarutobi is quite hopeful for the mission's success.

"I understand, Hokage-sama."

Minato Namikaze readily agreed. He never refused dangerous missions; instead, he focused on how to complete them.

"Minato, you're very likely to run into the Third Raikage during this infiltration. If you do encounter him, try your best to teleport him to the location we planned earlier, okay?"

"I'll give it a try."

Minato Namikaze looked troubled when he heard about the mission. He had fought the Third Raikage before, but he was no match for that iron shell; Wind Release chakra cutting, or Rasengan.

A blow to the Third Raikage would only serve as a slight obstacle; to truly injure him, one would have to aim for vital points such as the eyes or temples.

However, the Third Raikage's speed is no slower than his, and if he were to attack him, he would also be in great danger, perhaps even sacrificing his life to inflict a minor injury on the other.

Minato Namikaze said with a determined look, "If we succeed, I will come back to inform you immediately, Third Hokage."

"Well, it's up to you. The Third Raikage is too much of a threat to us on the battlefield. We must eliminate this threat."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Minato Namikaze, "On Konoha's side, the only Earth Release masters are me and Jiraiya, and the only Wind Release masters are Danzo and Minato. The others are a bit lacking."

Once the Third Raikage goes to the battlefield, they have to deal with him, otherwise a large number of Konoha ninja will die at his hands.

"Understood, Hokage-sama."

After saying that, Minato Namikaze left.

The two-month-long war has given Konoha some advantages.

With Danzo's ruthless cooperation, Takigakure withdrew from the war first; Jiraiya then led the remaining Konoha ninja back to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, where nearly two thousand ninjas have now gathered.

However, according to the intelligence they obtained, the Iwa ninja had already sent more than 3,000 ninja into the Land of Grass, and together with the ninja from the Grass Village, the enemy had a total of 4,000 men.

With such a massive number, plus the Third Raikage and Onoki, even Hiruzen Sarutobi felt extremely troubled.

If not handled properly, defeat could occur at any time.

Conversely, the battlefield in the Cloud Ninja region was not as stressful as the battlefield in the Land of Grass.

The Cloud Ninja are currently avoiding direct combat; they only dare to use this method of distraction and destruction to tie down the Konoha Ninja's attention.

If the Cloud Ninja were to gather together for a direct confrontation, it would be giving Konoha an opportunity. Neither A nor Tsuchikage would be foolish enough to do such a thing.

Mitokado Homura had been trying to get Uchiha Yoichi to use Godzilla Mode to attack the Cloud Ninja, but Uchiha Yoichi refused. He shut Mitokado Homura down with just one sentence: without news of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he couldn't make a move.

As for using Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Yoichi completely ignored Mitokado Homura, who dared to order a battlefield commander around.

His daily tasks are basically routine, and he doesn't do anything beyond his responsibilities. Even if he's highly capable, he won't do much extra work.

Ever since Tsunade had her feet rubbed by Uchiha Yoichi last time, she has started avoiding him again. However, this time it was Uchiha Yoichi who took the initiative to seek out Tsunade.

The first time he asked Tsunade to hide, it was to help her calm down and recover. But the second time, she didn't resist, and he had gotten used to it, so there was no need to be so polite and ask Tsunade to hide from him anymore.

He would always greet her first, then follow her closely after she deliberately avoided him, offering to massage her feet, until she was about to explode like a kitten before leaving.

With the help of the strategy guide, Uchiha Yoichi can tease Tsunade's emotions without actually making her angry.

His favorability rating has never dropped. Even if it drops a little due to embarrassment and anger on the day, it will rise again not long after he leaves.

Tsunade had angrily thought more than once that she would leave immediately after the war ended and travel around the ninja world for a long time, not returning to Konoha for at least ten years.

But every time Uchiha Yoichi spoke to her, she couldn't handle him. Even though she was determined not to say a word when she saw Uchiha Yoichi at night, she would still unconsciously open her mouth and reply.

On one occasion, Tsunade accidentally fell into Uchiha Yoichi's trap again. In the end, she was so embarrassed and angry that she let him rub her fair and bare feet for ten minutes. It wasn't until the third time that Tsunade realized that this lecherous brat was just taking advantage of her when he said he was giving her a massage.

But at this moment, Tsunade was almost completely under Uchiha Yoichi's control. She could only bite her lip and stretch out her fair and tender foot with a look of resentment and shame. After enduring the shame in her heart, Tsunade withdrew her burning tender foot after the time was up.

"You brat, I won't let you get away with this!"

Tsunade quickly put on her sandals, then spoke fiercely with a completely unnerving expression before striding out. She had even felt a dampness beneath her, and if she didn't leave quickly, she feared a repeat of what happened at the Konoha gates.

However, Uchiha Yoichi was not afraid at all. If Tsunade did not fight back the first time, it would be even less likely that she would do so in the future.

Compared to the relaxed atmosphere on Uchiha Yoichi's side, A's side was filled with the atmosphere of a battlefield.

Not only do they have to be wary of Uchiha Yoichi's possible late-night sneak attacks, but they also have to assign a large number of tasks every day.

What worried A the most was that he sent dozens of scrolls of information to his father in the Land of Earth, urging him to return quickly, but he received no reply and did not see the Third Raikage return to the Land of Lightning.

Ai suspected that the messages he sent to his father had been intercepted by the Iwagakure village, and that the information seal of their Kumogakure village had also been broken.

Although they have made some progress on the battlefield in the Land of Fire, the Cloud Ninja are now in a stalemate, making it difficult to expand their gains, but they are also very unwilling to retreat.

Using this to negotiate and exchange for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha suffered a defeat, but the Cloud Ninja did not inflict serious damage on Uchiha Yoichi, so it is estimated that they will not be able to get the Two-Tails back.

Therefore, the Cloud Ninja's objective was not achieved, and they could only continue the stalemate, using small ninja squads to infiltrate various parts of the Land of Fire and slowly expand their gains.

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"Kakashi, you'll be the squad leader now and go on a sabotage mission. I have to go on another mission."

Minato Namikaze, sensing the memories transmitted back by the shadow clone, said to Kakashi with a solemn expression, "Although you are not yet a Jonin, you are qualified to be promoted to Jonin. You will become a Jonin after this mission is completed."

"Obito, Rin, you two must listen to Kakashi's orders more often. This is not the time to throw a tantrum like before."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Obito Uchiha solemnly replied, "I understand, Minato-sensei."

Kakashi isn't holding a grudge against the Ninja Code right now, and he's very careful when completing missions. He's also incredibly strong. If Minato Namikaze didn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would have some trouble facing Kakashi's White Fang Sword Technique.

Minato Namikaze was relatively at ease entrusting the team to him.

Kakashi often disapproved of Obito Uchiha's claim that he belonged to the strongest clan and pinned his hopes of becoming stronger on awakening the Sharingan. Therefore, he frequently argued with Obito and used Yoichi Uchiha as an example to refute him.

Obito Uchiha was often rendered speechless by Kakashi's sharp retorts, and Rin also admired Kakashi, which made Obito even more resentful. As a result, he would argue with Kakashi regardless of whether he was right or wrong, and the two often quarreled.

"This mission is extremely important, and you shouldn't be assigned it, but Kakashi has the strength of a Jonin, and Konoha is short-handed. Let's go, Kakashi."

Minato Namikaze created three shadow clones, which then transformed into the likenesses of Kakashi and his two companions.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi knew that Minato Namikaze was going to distract the pursuing enemies, so he gave an order, and the three of them rushed towards the mission location.

After the three left, Minato Namikaze also rushed towards the enemy behind them. According to the memories transmitted back by his shadow clones, they happened to run into the Third Raikage this time.

After a fierce battle, Minato Namikaze, after countless short-range dodges and teleportations, finally seized an opportunity and used the Flying Thunder God Kunai to get behind the Third Raikage.

He then disregarded the risk of his palm being injured by the lightning chakra and directly touched the Third Raikage.

Flying Thunder God Transfer!

The two suddenly disappeared from their spot, and when they reappeared the next second, they were already in a valley within the Land of Fire.

After bringing the Third Raikage over, Minato Namikaze immediately consumed a large amount of chakra. However, with a powerful enemy right beside him, he couldn't care less about anything else and moved again, hiding in a concealed location more than 200 meters away.

"We finally succeeded!"

Minato Namikaze immediately took out a signal flare and launched it into the sky. Then he took out a soldier's ration pill and ate it. He needed to quickly recover his chakra in order to deal with the upcoming battle.

The signal flares were also specially made so that they could be clearly seen by people several kilometers away, even during the day, especially since the Konoha camp was nearby.

"It's Minato! He succeeded!"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Danzo, and other Konoha ninjas who were not weak on the battlefield saw the signal flare, they all knew it was a mission. Once they saw the signal flare, it was time to surround and kill the Third Raikage.

So a dozen or so people set off immediately to support Minato Namikaze, while a dozen or so Jonin were gathering a ninja squad. They were all skilled in blocking ninjutsu or responsible for throwing projectiles and explosive tags. They were the second line of defense to kill the Third Raikage.

Soon, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Jiraiya arrived at the valley. Although less than two minutes had passed, Minato Namikaze was already in grave danger.

"Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique!"

Jiraiya used his hair ninjutsu to save Minato Namikaze, and then Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo simultaneously used Wind Release: Vacuum Ball ninjutsu to knock the Third Raikage, who was using two-handed piercing techniques, off course.

"He's really tough, Hiruzen. Neither of our Wind Release techniques could inflict any wounds on him."

Danzo said with surprise in his eyes, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing to the side, had already summoned the Enma and turned it into the Golden Cudgel.

"Don't underestimate him just because he fell into a trap. Even Sakumo's Wind Release technique had difficulty inflicting injuries on the Third Raikage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a solemn expression, "Those who specialize in one type of ninjutsu and reach the pinnacle are much more difficult to deal with than other types of ninjas."

Furthermore, Sakumo's Wind Release: Cutting Technique is considered top-tier in Konoha.

"So you planned to use space-time ninjutsu to bring me here and ambush me."

When the Third Raikage saw Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others arrive so quickly, he immediately guessed Konoha's plan. At the same time, his heart sank slightly, as this was most likely within the Land of Fire, and it seemed that it would be difficult for him to escape.

"You think you can get away with this trick?"

At this point, the Third Raikage was already determined to die, but he would never let the Konoha ninja kill him so easily!

"Jiraiya-sensei, I need to rest for a bit. I might have to go help Kakashi later; they've gone to destroy the Kannabi Bridge."

"Then you should get some rest. We'll take care of things here."

After Jiraiya finished speaking, he rushed forward. He wasn't very good at Wind Release, but Earth Release and other interception ninjutsu were his strengths.

Minato Namikaze ate some more soldier pills and then went to rest.

He left a Flying Thunder God Kunai on Kakashi, but the distance was a bit far, and he needed to recover enough chakra; even if eating too many soldier pills was bad for his health, he couldn't care less at this moment.

If the Kannabi Bridge isn't destroyed this time, the Iwa ninja will become even more vigilant, and their chances will become increasingly slim.

Soon, a second batch of more than a dozen Konoha Jonin arrived. Upon arrival, they immediately followed Jiraiya's command and provided support from the perimeter according to the ninjutsu squad assignments.

After a while, more and more Konoha ninja arrived, almost surrounding the valley. This was a place that Hiruzen Sarutobi had specially chosen for the Third Raikage, with steep slopes hundreds of meters high on both sides.

While ninjas could climb up, this terrain limited the Third Raikage's ability to unleash his strongest ninjutsu.

The Third Raikage is doomed today.

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