Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze looked surprised.

The expressions of Yu Mikami and his companions, who were waiting nearby and eavesdropping, also changed.

"Sunagakure and Konoha have signed an alliance agreement. This unilateral invasion is practically a declaration of war, isn't it?"

Minato Namikaze frowned.

"That's right."

The Jonin continued, "Furthermore, based on some clues, Konoha's defense information in this area may have been leaked, which explains the frequent attacks on patrol teams lately. I will immediately arrange for personnel to adjust the defensive line. Please send this information back to the village, requesting support!"

Human understanding of war is often delayed.

Apart from Yu Mikami, a transmigrator, no one could realize at the beginning of the war that "the three-year ninja war is about to begin," nor could they even judge whether it was a routine local conflict or a protracted war that would involve the entire ninja world.

However, Sunagakure is, after all, one of the five great ninja villages.

Even if it is the relatively weaker one, since it has broken the alliance and declared war, it must be taken seriously.

After that, Yu and the others couldn't hear what was said next.

When Minato Namikaze returns,

Obito was the first to raise his hand, asking somewhat nervously, "Minato-sensei, is there going to be a war? Are we going to the battlefield too? When?"

"...What are you saying, child?"

Minato Namikaze smiled gently: "The current situation is not yet at the point where we need to send children under ten years old to fight on the front lines."

"As the new generation of Konoha, what you need to do now is come back to the village with me and work hard to improve yourselves so that these soldiers on the front lines can feel at ease. As for actually participating in the war... it's best if that day comes a little later."

He paused for a moment.

Minato Namikaze glanced at Yu Mikami, hesitated slightly, and said, "By the way, Yu, your father is on duty in this area, right? I just asked the person in charge for you, and he said... your father was supposed to finish his term a month ago, but he volunteered to stay due to a shortage of manpower. He went missing during a patrol mission not long ago, and his whereabouts are unknown..."

"..."

Yu Mikami remained silent.

As early as the beginning of this year, Mikami Tajima sent letters to him and Mikami Aoi, saying that he would be able to go home after two more months.

The two-month period has long passed, and it's almost April, but the other person still hasn't returned. He was wondering if something had happened to them and didn't know who to ask, but unexpectedly, he received the news here...

If their fate is unknown, then they are most likely dead.

This was quite common during wartime.

But it's still somewhat disheartening.

Nohara Rin and Obito couldn't help but cast sympathetic glances at Mikami Yu.

Minato Namikaze sighed and said, "Although the situation isn't very optimistic, don't be too sad. I've asked the person in charge to help find out where your father is. If there's any news, I'll try to let you know."

"...Then I'll have to trouble you, Minato-sensei."

Yu Mikami said.

Apart from Minato Namikaze, Yu Mikami and the others are not sensory ninjas and do not know the situation in the border region. Now that Sunagakure is launching a large-scale invasion, war could break out in this area at any time. For safety reasons, it is impossible to ask them to stay and help or find people.

Therefore, the group could only learn about the situation briefly before leaving with somewhat gloomy feelings.

along the way.

Nohara Rin tried several times to comfort Mikami Yu.

Obito was unusually amiable, and even insisted on setting up a pot to boil water for Mikami Yuu during their meal.

With someone helping with the work, Mikami Yu was happy to have some free time. He practiced his swordsmanship while mentally preparing how to comfort his mother, Mikami Aoi, and tell her to "accept her grief"...

however.

Only a few days after returning to Konoha.

Mikami Yu then received some unexpected news:

"Huh? Dad? You're not dead??"

……

The location is Konoha Hospital.

The hospital lobby was noisy with people.

Yu and Aoi Mikami stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at Tajima Mikami, who was bandaged up like a mummy and had his right leg in a cast, with surprise on their faces.

On the very day he returned to Konoha, Minato Namikaze met with Hiruzen Sarutobi and told him about the Sunagakure invasion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, on the other hand, obtained this information even earlier through the Hokage's direct ANBU.

then,

Several high-ranking officials of Konoha held an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the Sunagakure invasion.

The contents of the meeting are unknown, but afterwards, a force of 100 men was urgently assembled, reportedly led by Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, and prepared to depart in the next few days to reinforce the western and southern borders, stop the invasion of Sunagakure, and bring back the frontline personnel who were injured and unable to continue fighting.

Afterwards, news of the war spread like wildfire throughout Konoha, causing a huge uproar:

"Damn it, Sunagakure! What 'Third Kazekage gone missing'? What a load of rubbish! Isn't this just a random excuse to invade us? I could say my son went missing in the Land of Wind!"

"Why is there going to be another war? We've only had peace for a few years!"

"Beat them! Beat those damn Sand Village bastards to death!"

"Ah, if only Lord White Fang were still here. His swordsmanship is the nemesis of puppetry..."

"My parents are both stationed on the southwestern border. I heard that several strongholds there have already fallen, and I'm afraid they're also... Father! Mother! Your unfilial son is terribly sorry! Caw!"

The news of the outbreak of war, accompanied by images of ninja forces being mobilized in large numbers, caused widespread panic in Konoha.

Discussions about it filled the streets, alleys, shops, and even the ninja clan's stronghold. Even the young children who couldn't read yet sensed the change in atmosphere and became less noisy.

As the first batch of severely wounded soldiers, incapacitated from combat, were brought back from the front lines, discussions about the war intensified. Hiruzen Sarutobi personally delivered a reassuring speech, which somewhat calmed the crowd.

Faced with war, apart from a few hotheads who have never experienced the related suffering and are only thinking about going to the battlefield to make merit and earn the reputation of Konoha's hero, most people still have a sense of fear.

Especially for genin like Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin, who have only recently graduated.

Yu Mikami originally thought that the best outcome for her father would be to be returned as a small, square box.

But I didn't expect...

The other person was actually not dead, and was even found by a Konoha patrol team that went out to search for them, and then managed to send them back to the village.

Although there is a price to pay—

"Aoi, Yu, it's so good to see you alive..."

The kind-looking Mikami Tajima forced a smile as he looked at Mikami Yu and the other man by the hospital bedside.

"The border situation has been turbulent lately. My squad was ambushed while on patrol, and three of my teammates were killed in action. I was the only survivor, but my right leg was blown off by an explosive tag. I'm afraid I'll never be a ninja again... Sigh."