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

"Someone who isn't even a ninja is challenging me..."

The Third Tsuchikage frowned.

What is Qiye planning?

He knew the man named Seven Nights. After all, Seven Nights had done a lot. Just the airship alone was enough to make people pay attention to him, not to mention that he had also assisted the Konoha ninja forces in driving the Sand Village back to their border.

That was something that almost led to their invasion of the Land of Wind's borders.

It's important to understand that the battlefields of ninja wars are usually set up in several small countries between the actual territories of various nations. These small countries are deliberately left as strategic buffer zones, which are also battlefields.

Otherwise, countries like the Land of Rain would have been wiped out long ago.

Because battlefields are usually located within the territories of a few small countries, the five major powers are generally not affected by the war.

It was precisely because of this that Konoha almost invaded the territory of the Land of Wind, which frightened many people.

And it was because of this that Shichiya attracted the attention of the leaders of various ninja villages.

Now, Shichiya is about to intervene in the war between Konoha and Iwagakure.

But what's the point of inviting him to a one-on-one duel on the battlefield at this time?

"There's a problem, there's definitely a problem."

"Lord Tsuchikage, would you like to go?"

"Yes, of course I'll go!"

The Third Tsuchikage didn't hesitate at all.

As Nanaya said, if he didn't go, it would be tantamount to showing weakness.

During wartime, if the Tsuchikage, as the leader, shows weakness, what will his subordinates think?

Especially in the ninja world, a world that reveres heroes.

Everyone else has specifically named and challenged you; how can you not go out and accept the challenge?

So it's not a question of whether or not to go, but rather that we have no choice but to go.

If we don't go, we'll already be at a disadvantage in this war.

"Make the arrangements, we'll leave tomorrow."

"Yes!"

……

The next day, in the evening.

A massive airship formation flew slowly high in the sky.

Seven Nights stood on the deck, looking down at the land below.

Looking down from a high place and looking up from a low place are completely different experiences.

"Everything is so insignificant!"

Qi Ye remarked with such emotion.

Nara Shikaku walked up from behind and heard Nanaya's sigh.

He didn't understand why Qiye had such feelings, although he also felt that everything looked very small from this point.

Ultimately, he and Qiye were looking at the issue from different perspectives.

Or perhaps it's due to different mindsets.

"Shichiya, Inoichi sent word that the Tsuchikage left Iwagakure this morning."

"Oh."

Qi Ye responded calmly.

I felt neither surprised nor delighted.

It seemed that everything was going according to his plan.

Nara Shikaku always has a certain feeling at times like this.

I feel that Qiye seems a bit unfathomable.

He's just an ordinary person...

No, Shichiya is no ordinary person.

Ultimately, if ordinary people were like Nanaya, what would be the point of having ninjas?

After all, Shichiya is capable of creating many highly destructive weapons.

Although Qiye did not manufacture any other weapons besides gunpowder and 75mm cannons.

But these two things alone are enough to change the ninja world.

That's something that would give ordinary people the ability to challenge ninjas. If gunpowder and artillery were deployed on a large scale in ordinary armies, the living space of ninjas would be compressed to the minimum, and the situation that has been dominated by ninjas for thousands of years would be completely out of control.

And Shichiya will likely create other weapons as well.

Unfortunately, such people only help Konoha out of interest and hobby, not out of genuine willingness to risk their lives for Konoha.

The Third Hokage, along with Nara Shikaku, always had concerns about this.

Qi Ye doesn't care about fame or fortune, and no one noticed him flirting with girls, so what else could he possibly want?

It's not scary for a person to have desires; what's scary is a person without desires.

Such a person will stick to what they think, regardless of whether you threaten or bribe them. If you really displease them, they will turn into your enemy.

Therefore, the best solution is to completely bind Nanaya to Konoha's war machine.

Unfortunately, so far, it has not been successful.

While Nara Shikaku was struggling with his decision, Nanaya spoke up.

"Pass down the order: target Iwagakure Village, full speed ahead."

Shaking his head to clear his mind of distractions, Nara Shikaku simply responded.

"clear."

After speaking, he left.

Seven Nights was left alone, continuing to gaze at the tiny world below.

At an altitude of one or two thousand meters, the temperature dropped considerably, and a continuous wind was blowing, causing Qi Ye's white coat to flutter incessantly.

It felt like I was floating on air.

Seven nights passed, and all he could do was sigh.

"War!"

……

The front lines of the battlefield.

The arrival of the Third Tsuchikage greatly boosted the morale of the Iwagakure villagers.

Since the agreed time had not yet arrived, the Third Tsuchikage rested for a day at the Iwagakure camp.

Having learned from the lessons of Sunagakure, and to avoid being ambushed by Konoha, Iwagakure's camp was divided into several large and small sections, each separated by a considerable distance.

If one camp is attacked, the other camps won't necessarily be thrown into chaos.

The next day, the Third Tsuchikage went straight to the battlefield.

Both sides tacitly agreed to suspend their attacks on this day to see how Nanaya and the Third Tsuchikage would "fight one-on-one".

However, Nanaya did not appear; instead, Minato Namikaze took his place.

Minato Namikaze had already received Nanaya's message and knew about Nanaya's plans.

"Lord Tsuchikage, Shichiya was delayed by some matters and has not yet arrived. How about I keep you company for a while today?"

"Let Minato Namikaze play with the Third Tsuchikage," said Nanaya.

Choza Akimichi skillfully conveyed this message to Minato Namikaze.

Minato didn't think much about it; he just did whatever Nanaya told him to do.

He possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, so even if he can't defeat the Third Tsuchikage, he wouldn't be killed by the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release.

Moreover, who says that Minato Namikaze is definitely no match for the Third Tsuchikage?

In fact, Qiye did this after taking that into consideration.

This also allows Minato Namikaze to show off and boost his reputation.

It's just a favor I did casually, so there's no need to worry about it.

However, upon seeing Minato Namikaze, the Third Tsuchikage, he frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Since we were already here, we suppressed our unease.

"Minato Namikaze? The Yellow Flash? Perfect, let this old man see it for himself!"

"please!"

The future Fourth Hokage and the current Third Tsuchikage will face off here.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Disaster of the Weak, the Game of the Strong

War is a disaster for the weak and a game for the strong.

……

night.

The weather seems bad tonight, with a thick layer of dark clouds.

Looking up from the ground, it was pitch black; the moon and stars were nowhere to be seen.

This is what nighttime is like in Iwagakure.

There was no wind, and the oppressive atmosphere gave me a rather unpleasant feeling.