Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 273 Getting Back on Track

call out!

Li Yao used his Wind Release clone to fly to the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, in an instant.

At this point, Yagura had withdrawn from his complete tailed beast form, returned to human form, acknowledged his family, and ceased his attacks on Li Yaofeng's clone.

"What do you want?"

Yagura looked up and asked in a deep voice, his eyes filled with deep doubt as he looked at Li Yao's wind-escape clone.

He's not stupid!

Li Yaofeng's clones had every opportunity to kill him and the others from the very beginning.

However, Li Yaofeng's clone did not do that; it simply allowed him to attack, demonstrating its powerful strength.

Clearly, the other party never intended to kill him in the first place. Instead, they wanted him to realize the difference in their strength and lose the desire to continue fighting.

But why?

Yagura didn't understand; they were clearly enemies.

Isn't it our duty to kill the enemy on the battlefield?

Especially himself, who is also the shadow of the village.

Once the Fourth Kazekage kills him here.

It's not impossible that Kirigakure will fall into internal strife again, and that Sunagakure will conquer it in one fell swoop... no, it's certain that it will be conquered.

The Fourth Kazekage's strength has completely surpassed the Kage level, reaching the level that the former God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, once stood at. He is simply an existence that ordinary people cannot withstand.

No one in Kirigakure could withstand the terrifying slashing ninjutsu of the Fourth Kazekage.

If the Fourth Kazekage were willing, conquering Kirigakure would not be a problem.

Thinking about all this, Yagura was even more confused as to why Li Yao's Wind Release clone didn't kill him at this moment.

"What do I want?"

Hehe... Li Yaofeng chuckled as he used his clone to escape, then shook his head and said, "I didn't actually intend to do anything. I just didn't want to waste my energy here with you guys."

"What do you mean?" Yagura frowned.

"Literal meaning." Li Yao's Wind Release clone stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Next, Sunagakure will launch a full-scale attack on Konoha and Iwagakure, so..."

Li Yao's Wind Release clone looked down at the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and said calmly, "You guys are getting in the way."

"I see." Yagura's gaze sharpened.

He now understood why the other party hadn't killed him.

The Fourth Kazekage wanted him to face reality and then control Kirigakure to prevent them from attacking the Land of Wind.

This would give Sunagakure more energy to invade the Land of Fire.

Thinking of this, Yagura's eyes suddenly flashed, and then he said, "I will order Kirigakure to immediately stop the war with Sunagakure."

"Alright." Li Yaofeng smiled and said, "Then you can leave."

call out!

Yagura turned around and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave quickly without even saying goodbye. Li Yao's Wind Release clone curled his lips, turned around, and also went to carry his sister-in-law back to the Sunagakure base.

The purpose of this trip has been achieved.

The next step is to put pressure on Konoha and help Madara Uchiha complete Obito's plan to turn him into a villain.

"Walk!"

"Let's get out of here first."

Yagura arrived without stopping and quickly left with his companions.

It's instinct—the instinct to leave the monster that could kill them at any moment.

The group of Kirigakure ninjas followed Yagura away. Their severed arm wounds had all been treated. Yagura glanced at his companions' severed arms and sighed inwardly.

The Fourth Kazekage's slashing ninjutsu was indeed powerful; even he couldn't block it.

"Perhaps... only Konoha can stop them!"

Yagura suddenly realized that perhaps it was precisely because Konoha possessed the power to threaten the Fourth Kazekage that he was thinking of dealing with Konoha with all his might.

After all, it's a village that produced a ninja god, so it's understandable that it retains terrifying power.

So... what will Kirigakure choose next?

Thinking of the Fourth Kazekage's terrifying defensive ninjutsu, which allowed him to remain unscathed amidst a massive Tailed Beast Ball explosion, Yagura made a decision.

soon.

Upon returning to the safe base, Yagura ordered all remaining Kirigakure ninja to retreat back to Kirigakure and sent a message in advance to Elder Ame-no-Shinobi to prepare for the invasion of Konoha.

The Fourth Kazekage, a being comparable to a god of ninja, attacked Konoha.

Konoha will definitely not be able to hold out this time, and Konoha will definitely be the one to lose in the end.

Kirigakure is following Sunagakure, and there is a high chance that they will snatch a piece of the pie from Konoha.

The Land of Fire is so vast that the Sand Village alone cannot contain it.

They only need the coastal area of ​​the Land of Fire and the protruding Snail Peninsula to hide in the mist.

……

Return to the Sand Village base.

Li Yaofeng used his clone to put down his sister-in-law's voluptuous body, found a Jonin in charge of this front, and ordered him to reorganize the people here and then transfer them all to the Land of Rivers to take over the Land of Rivers first.

"Let's go."

"Let's go back!"

Then, Li Yao used his Wind Release clone to take his sister-in-law back to Sunagakure ahead of him.

Back in the village, before Li Yaofeng could even use his clones to kill all the sisters, he was stunned by a message from the Dark Guard.

"Has Konoha always been this strong?"

Several of the Sand Village's defensive outposts along the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of River were attacked by Konoha ninja.

Before Li Yao's Wind Release clones could even make a move, Konoha took action first.

Logically, Konoha's most important task right now should be to avoid conflict with the three villages of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, and focus on defeating Iwagakure first.

As it turned out... they attacked the Land of Wind first.

Since that's the case, then let's fight.

Li Yao's Wind Release clone immediately gave the order for the Sand Ninja on the Iwagakure side to withdraw from the Land of Earth, shifting the strategic objective from offense to defense.

Then, half of the people, along with those who withdrew from the Hidden Mist Front, went to the Land of Rivers to launch a full-scale attack on Konoha.

……

"What?"

"Konoha ninja attacked one of our village's outposts?"

"They even stole the supplies we hid there!"

Coincidentally, Yagura, upon returning to Kirigakure, also received a report from the Anbu that Konoha ninja had attacked their outpost on one of their islands.

Yagura's reaction was the same as Li Yao's Wind Release clone.

No one understood the choice Konoha had made at that moment.

Regardless of Konoha's intentions, their actions are tantamount to declaring war.

Yagura also wanted to get a share of the spoils after the Fourth Kazekage, but he didn't have an excuse to attack Konoha. Now that Konoha had provided him with a reason to attack, he took the opportunity to order Kirigakure to strategically abandon Sunagakure and instead launch a full-scale attack on the Land of Fire.

The fertile lands of the Land of Fire are just as attractive to the Land of Water as the gold mines of the Land of Wind.

After all, food was the foundation upon which the nobility controlled and ruled the world.

The nobles of the Land of Water unanimously agreed to the Hidden Mist's attack on the Land of Fire. Although the Hidden Mist ninjas wanted revenge on the Hidden Sand Village, under Yagura's firm stance and after the high-ranking officials learned of the power of Lee Yoh's Wind Release clones, they all silently shifted their attention to attacking the Land of Fire.

At the same time.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure also received a report of Konoha ninja attacking a border outpost of the Land of Lightning.

Compared to Fog Concealment and Sand Concealment.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure was even more bewildered.

It's important to know that the other three great nations are separated from the Land of Fire by only one small country, while the Land of Lightning is separated from the Land of Fire by two small countries.

Both World War I and World War II were fought by the Hidden Cloud Village invading the Land of Fire.

When did Konoha start invading the Land of Lightning from two countries apart?!

And at this time?

What is Konoha thinking?

never mind!

The Third Raikage stopped thinking. What did he care what he was thinking? The Cloud Village already had a deep hatred for the Leaf Village. Since the Leaf Village had made the first move, the Cloud Village could not stand idly by.

Therefore, the son of the Third Raikage and his partner, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, led an army to fight in the Land of Fire.

Soon.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha, had a livid face.

The ninjas from the three villages of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure launched an attack on the Land of Fire almost simultaneously.

What was originally a perfect start for Konoha suddenly took a dramatic turn.

Things have returned to normal, with the four hidden villages fighting their own battles while simultaneously attacking Konoha.

(End of this chapter)