Konoha: Who's the good guy?

Chapter 147 If I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?

The first day of the new year.

The residents of Konoha, who were originally immersed in the festive atmosphere, were suddenly doused with cold water.

A ninja team of a thousand people escorted a large amount of supplies to the front line.

Everyone knows what this means.

The number of pedestrians strolling and playing on the street instantly decreased by more than half.

Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, delivered a passionate speech at the top of the Hokage Building.

Most of the residents of Konoha believed that even if war broke out, they would surely achieve final victory under the leadership of this "strongest Hokage".

But the shadow of war still looms over everyone's hearts.

Time flew by in the oppressive atmosphere.

Half a month.

Konoha has already quietly dispatched a force of three thousand people in batches through various means.

Meanwhile, in the village, the two thousand ninjas who received orders to prepare for war began various drills and exercises.

The previous unresolved issue of the highest-ranking commander on the front lines.

After Yamanaka Kei controlled Danzo, who was disguised as a white Zetsu, and engaged in repeated "You regret my shadow" arguments with the Third Hokage, the blame ultimately fell on Danzo.

"The Third Hokage's love for Danzo was true love!"

Looking at the appointment letter in his hand, Yamanaka Kei's expression was somewhat complicated.

Admittedly, this is from the perspective of three generations.

Danzo's age had essentially eliminated his chances of becoming Hokage.

Furthermore, Root's ruthless approach over the years has meant that even if Danzo achieves great merit, he will find it difficult to gain the recognition of most Konoha ninjas.

However, the supreme command of the front-line battlefield was handed over to Danzo.

It's obvious that the Third Hokage trusted this old friend more than he trusted Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and others!

"C, how's the person your squad was monitoring doing lately?"

Yamanaka Kei put away the appointment letter in his hand and turned to look at Captain Bing of the third squad of the combat team standing to the side.

"Five days ago, he was taken in by Gan Yuan, the owner of the San Tang Chi hot spring resort in the hot spring town, and brought back to his home. He started to rub the backs of male customers who came to San Tang Chi to bathe a day ago."

Bing's voice was completely flat, as cold and calm as ever.

"Is the owner of San Tang Chi a great philanthropist?"

"According to the investigation, Gan Yuan, the owner of Santangchi, divorced his wife ten years ago and had affairs with multiple men..."

"stop!"

Shan Zhongjing decisively stopped Bing's report.

After all, what follows could very well corrupt his pure heart.

dong dong dong~

A knock came at the door.

A Root ninja from the intelligence department quickly entered after receiving permission and presented a report of the latest intelligence.

Shan Zhongjing glanced at the words "My Favorite Cupping Therapy" on the scroll.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and opened the scroll.

(On January 7th, more than 5,000 elite ninja from Sunagakure will leave the village in two groups under the cover of a small sandstorm.)

(The first batch of over three thousand people, led by Rasa and other high-ranking members of Sunagakure, will join forces with the Iwagakure forces in the Land of Rain, and the two sides will jointly attack the Konoha front-line camp.)

(The second batch of two thousand people, led by Chiyo, will depart three days later to serve as backup for Rasa and the others.)

(If this battle is successful, Rasa will become the Fourth Kazekage.)

"This woman..."

After reading the contents, Yamanaka Kei's expression was full of strangeness as he kept guessing at Yekura's mindset.

Recently, Root has also received some information about Sunagakure from other channels.

Although it wasn't as detailed as the information provided by Yekura, it was enough to prove the authenticity of this information.

But both of this woman's reports emphasized Luo Sha...

Due to environmental limitations and the lack of support from the daimyo, Sunagakure does not have many outstanding talents among its younger generation.

If something happens to Luo Sha.

As far as he knew, the only ones left with a chance to reach that position were Yekura and Maki.

As a bloodline limit ninja.

Yekura's chances are undoubtedly greater than Maki's!

But what good is it to use someone else to do your dirty work in Konoha, even if you become the Kazekage?

Unless they are willing to be Konoha's puppet for the rest of their lives, once the truth is exposed, they will only suffer an even more terrible death!

Yecang isn't stupid.

Having seen the mountain scenery in the other person's memory, one would not think that this is a brainless woman.

So, is it because of what was mentioned in the last intelligence report, that Chiyo asked her to protect Rasa and help Rasa gain merit in battle?

They've been wronged!

Already confused by his altered memories and having suffered injustice at the hands of Sunagakure, he finally sided with Konoha.

And because of long-held beliefs, he is still obsessed with the position of Kazekage?

"My family's spy wants to become someone else's boss?"

Yamanaka Kei tapped the table lightly with his index finger, put away the scroll, and then got up and walked towards the door.

For Yecang, coming to power was only beneficial, not harmful.

They had a village's shadow as an inside agent.

Whether the goal is to unify the country in the future, or to serve as an ally or a reserve of military power, it will be much more convenient.

The only problem is that Sunagakure is a bit too poor.

Without Rasa's hard work mining, Sunagakure would probably be even more destitute than in the original story.

We still need to find a way to help them become wealthy.

It's somewhat troublesome.

She opened the door to the office next door and temporarily entrusted the affairs of Root to the pharmacist Nono, who was taking care of her child, and Uchiha Mikoto, who had just joined Root.

With one hand on the shoulder of the White Zetsu disguised as Danzo, Yamanaka Kei disappeared from the office using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The Fog Concealment and the Cloud Concealment have recently entered a tug-of-war mode.

Although the fighting appears to be very intense, intelligence suggests that both sides have clearly and tacitly slowed down their attacks.

It's obvious they're waiting for Konoha to clash with Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

The main force of Sunagakure had set off for Amegakure to meet up with Iwagakure eight days ago.

With over three thousand people trying to conceal their movements, their actions couldn't be quick, and judging by the time it took, it should be about time.

Although Iwagakure has not received any concrete intelligence, it is clear that Onoki has conspired with Sunagakure to launch an attack.

So their movements probably won't be much slower than Sunagakure's.

Speed is of the essence in war.

After the two sides meet, within two days at most, the Konoha camp at the front line will inevitably be attacked directly!

sigh~

It contained Flying Thunder God kunai that had been planted in advance by Root ninjas.

With Danzo, disguised as White Zetsu, Yamanaka Kei arrived at an outpost less than 50 kilometers from the Konoha camp at the front line after more than ten long-distance spatial transfers.

Disguised as an ordinary ninja squad, the second squad leader of the Root combat team, Otsu, and his three subordinate ninjas, who were stationed at the outpost, hurriedly stood up and saluted when they saw their two superiors suddenly appear.

"How is the situation?"

Shan Zhongjing spoke first, asking the question to squad leader B.

"Currently, all 300 teams of 10 people have arrived at their designated locations and are hiding. No large-scale enemy activity has been detected at the front lines."

"What about the thousand-strong camp at the front?"

"At Jiraiya's request, the camp has been kept at Level 2 alert, and daily patrols have been ongoing."

"Um."

The mountain scenery nodded slightly.

The temporary captains of the three hundred squads of ten were all core Konoha ninjas carefully selected through multiple rounds of screening.

Aburame Shimi, Kurama Murakumo, Kurama Unkai, Hyuga Hizashi, Unno Ikkaku, Minazuki, Inuzuka Tsurugi, Akimichi Tsukasa, Nara Enkei, Taji...

Whether it's their ability or their strength, these people are trustworthy.

Once they see the pre-arranged signal, given their location, they can reach the designated position within an hour at most and encircle the enemy.

Now that everything is in place, all that's needed is to wait.

Yamanaka Kei, along with the White Zetsu disguised as Danzo, entered the underground bunker beneath the outpost to rest.

The sky outside the outpost gradually darkened as time passed.

Four o'clock in the morning.

The knocking on the door startled Shan Zhongjing, who was resting in bed.

"Come in."

"Lord Jing, Lord Danzo! Our people have just sent word that forces from Iwagakure and Sunagakure have launched an attack on the frontline camp from the east and west! Lord Jiraiya has summoned four giant toads, and they are putting up a fierce resistance!"

How many enemies are there?

"Expected to be over three thousand people!"

"Send the signal immediately!"

Yamanaka Kei got up from the bed and patted his slightly wrinkled clothes.

He formed a hand seal, leaving behind a shadow clone.

He had a shadow clone take charge of the overall situation with "Danzo," directing the three thousand Konoha ninja who had been scattered to surround the enemy.

He himself used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to the Konoha camp fifty kilometers away.

sigh~

Following the Flying Thunder God's mark, Yamanaka Keigo moved to a place less than three kilometers from the camp.

Then, to my astonishment, I realized that I seemed to be...

Did it land in a crowd?

Come on!

Wasn't it said that Sunagakure and Iwagakure attacked Konoha's camp from the east and west?

This is due south!

Do you want to completely block the retreat route of the Konoha ninja?

He watched as the Sand Village ninjas around him stopped in their tracks, their eyes fixed on him.

Shan Zhongjing smacked his lips.

"Would you believe me if I said I was just passing by?"