Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Let's talk about it when the time comes. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Good news soon came back from the front lines: Minato Namikaze and the others had arrived.

Furthermore, Minato Namikaze supported the front lines, killing dozens of Iwagakure ninjas in a very short time and repelling the Iwagakure attack.

The nickname "Yellow Flash" is now completely confirmed.

Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara encountered trouble, which led to Obito Uchiha's death in battle.

Fortunately, they eventually destroyed the Kannabi Bridge, cutting off Iwagakure's supply line, slowing down the enemy's offensive, and buying time for Konoha to send reinforcements.

The first batch of ground troops has already set off, and Qiye's airship formation is also preparing.

It's the same people as last time, and the same setup.

This time, however, there is an additional Yamanaka Inoichi, and the last of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Akimichi Choza.

The Third Hokage was quite generous, bringing the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to serve as Shichiya's subordinates.

If it were someone else, they would probably be trembling with fear.

But Qiye remained unchanged, still completely unconcerned.

Nara Shikaku brought the two of them to Nanaya.

"You've come at the perfect time."

The first thing they said upon meeting was to get straight to the point, without any unnecessary chatter.

Although Shichiya himself is someone who really likes to talk nonsense.

But things also need to be prioritized. It doesn't matter how much nonsense you talk normally, but when it's important, it's better to explain things clearly in the most concise language.

"You all set off first. Senior Yamanaka Inoichi will secretly infiltrate the Land of Earth and lie in ambush near Iwagakure. Once the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure leaves, immediately send me a message. Understand?"

Since he was older than Qiye, Qiye addressed him as "senior".

Although Qi Ye is in his thirties both before and after his transmigration, he still has a very youthful mindset and considers himself a teenager.

Moreover, on the surface, he really is just a teenager.

Upon hearing his words, Yamanaka Inoichi nodded in agreement.

"I understand, but the Third Tsuchikage..."

What did the Third Tsuchikage do after leaving Iwagakure?

It's important to know that those who act as shadows are usually in the rear coordinating and commanding operations, and rarely go to the front lines.

In other words, if even the Kage have to go to the front lines, then the ninja village is in an extremely dangerous situation.

"This is the second thing I want to talk about."

Nanaya turned her head and looked at Akimichi Choza.

"Senior Dingza, go to the front line and tell Minato Namikaze to have someone pass a message to the Iwagakure ninja and the Third Tsuchikage. Tell them that Shichiya from Konoha has heard that the Third Tsuchikage is very strong and wants to learn a few moves from him. He will be waiting for him at the front line in five days. If he comes, then acknowledge that he is a powerful ninja. If he doesn't come, then suggest that they replace him with someone who dares to come."

After saying that, Qi Ye fell silent.

The three of them remained silent.

It took Akimichi Choza a while to seem to realize what was happening.

"Huh? That's it?"

"that's it."

That's it?

"It's gone."

"What's the use of this?"

Akimichi Choza expressed his incomprehension, and Yamanaka Inoichi also didn't quite understand.

Nara Shikaku seemed thoughtful, but still couldn't figure it out.

To this, Shichiya simply pursed his lips.

"It's useless, it's just a provocation tactic."

"A provocation tactic?"

Nara Shikaku seemed to understand.

"You want to lure the Third Tsuchikage out of Iwagakure?"

"Correct."

"An ambush on the road?"

"What am I supposed to ambush? That old guy can fly and he even knows the Dust Release technique of Kekkei Tota. Why would I need to ambush him? It's too much trouble."

Qi Ye shook his head.

The Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release technique is incredibly powerful; one wrong move and you could be blasted into dust. Nanaya didn't want to try it.

Although, according to his own estimation, his abilities were not much weaker than those who could become Shadows.

But being no weaker than others doesn't mean you have to fight.

Fighting is such a hassle. If you get hurt, you have to spend time healing. That's no fun at all.

"So, we'll lure him to the front lines and then launch a coordinated attack?"

Nara Shikaku continued to ask questions.

Nanaya isn't a ninja, and people from other villages might not know that, but they know it very well.

So when Shichiya said he wanted to learn a few moves from the Third Tsuchikage, he was completely lying.

If they weren't lying in ambush along the way, then it's possible to lure people to the front lines and attack them en masse.

Or perhaps...

"What's the point of attacking? If he's out, he's out. We can let Minato Namikaze have his fun while we do something else."

"Could it be that you intend to..."

Nara Shikaku had obviously thought of this as well, or perhaps he had already guessed it, but he just didn't dare to say it.

Qi Ye nodded.

“That’s right, let’s go and wipe out Iwagakure’s headquarters.”

……

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza soon left for the front lines.

The airship formation continued preparations and did not depart until the following day.

A massive fleet of over a hundred airships, carrying hundreds of tons of explosives, was enough to give the enemy a run for their money.

Qiye still didn't care about anything and spent every day on the deck.

This time, they even brought a deck chair so they could lie there comfortably and sunbathe.

After giving the order to make a detour to Iwagakure, Nara Shikaku also came to Nanaya's place.

He was still a little worried.

Will the Third Tsuchikage really go to the front lines?

Do you think he won't go?

"I think it's unlikely."

"Don't worry, he will go."

Qi Ye waved his hand, pushed up his sunglasses, picked up a drink and took a sip.

But Nara Shikaku wasn't entirely at ease.

"As you know, the Third Tsuchikage is one of the few ninjas with the ability to fly. He is a man, much more agile than an airship. If he hadn't left Iwagakure, when we launched our surprise attack, he would have taken off to attack us, and the airship formation would have suffered heavy losses."

After speaking, he looked around and found that Qi Ye remained unmoved.

I couldn't help but ask again.

Aren't you worried at all?

"What are you worried about? There's nothing to worry about."

Qi Ye's expression was completely indifferent.

"He will definitely go to the front line. Minato Namikaze will make it known to everyone. If he doesn't go, it will be tantamount to admitting defeat. Then we can launch a psychological warfare campaign against the Iwagakure ninjas, which can severely damage their morale. The Iwagakure ninjas, who have already stopped their offensive because their supply lines were destroyed, might turn around and run away if they find that their Tsuchikage is afraid to fight. Although this is unlikely."

"So he'll definitely go?"

"It's fine even if we don't go. Senior Haiyi is still keeping an eye on things, isn't he? If we don't go, we can still get the news in time. At worst, we can just bomb their daimyo's mansion."

Daimyo Prefecture, which is the place where the daimyo lived.

The daimyo is the head of a country, and the ninja village is nominally subordinate to him.

If Daming Prefecture is attacked...

That would be fun.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Feint to the East, Attack in the West

The Land of Earth, Hidden Rock Village.

The office building of Tsuchikage, the office.

The Tsuchikage quickly received the news from the front lines.

He was somewhat surprised by this.

"You mean that guy from Konoha... Nanaya, who wants to challenge me?"

"Yes."

"Is that the guy who wasn't even a ninja, the one who recently dealt a fatal blow to Sunagakure in some kind of airship?"

"Yes."