I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Instead, they chose the easier option of attacking the Iwa ninja's logistics units and cutting off their supply lines.

Having learned from the experience of defeating the Iwa ninja in the Third Shinobi World War, it would be a real shame not to use such a good method of victory.

Thus, with no one able to stop them, four thousand Rain Ninja, led by Jiraiya and Konan, fought their way to the heart of the Land of Earth, achieving a feat never before accomplished since the founding of Amegakure.

Meanwhile, Iwagakure was still relatively calm when they suddenly learned of the Rain Ninja's large-scale invasion.

Although the number of ninjas is small, thanks to the village's protective barrier built over many years and various defensive weapons, they are not too afraid of a possible attack by the Rain Ninja in the short term.

On the contrary, the daimyo and nobles in the capital of the Land of Earth, upon hearing the news, realized that there were no more ninjas available in the country and that their samurai were of little use against the ninjas. Fearing that the Rain Ninjas would launch a surprise attack and wipe them out, they fled to Iwagakure with their families, led by the daimyo.

As a result, before the Rain Ninja could even make a move, many of the Land of Earth nobles and officials who were originally responsible for procuring logistics for the Iwa Ninja army at the front line turned their backs on them and fled for their own lives, causing chaos in the subsequent logistical work.

"The officials of the Land of Earth have actually done us a great favor."

Near the old site of the Mubi Bridge in Genshin Impact, Jiraiya, who had set up the main camp of the Rain Ninja army on this most important logistical line and then ordered the Rain Ninja to scatter and destroy various transportation routes to cut off the supply of the Iwa Ninja army from the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass, looked at the message that had just been sent back and chuckled.

He hadn't expected that instead of a counterattack from the Land of Earth, they would be met with an assist from the other side.

"Does that increase our chances of winning?"

Konan, who had just personally wiped out an Iwa ninja support team, asked with a blank expression.

“Of course!” Jiraiya nodded.

As if victory were in sight, and the long-awaited Konoha Village was about to come into view, he explained to his disciple in a very good mood:

"Whether it was the samurai era of the past or the ninja wars of today, logistics is the most important thing for fighting. Judging from the scale of the war in the Land of Grass, under the high intensity of combat, the Iwa ninjas consume countless amounts of food, ninja tools and even medical supplies every day. The Iwa ninjas on the front line do not have so many supplies to support them, but they need the main base in the rear to constantly replenish them."

"As long as we cut off the Iwa ninja's supply lines, it won't be long before the Iwa ninja in the Land of Grass are starving, short of kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and other weapons, and wounded soldiers won't receive effective treatment... Under all these influences, the Iwa ninja's fighting strength and morale will weaken more and more until they collapse!"

As he finished speaking, Jiraiya looked at the now-wider and sturdier bridge that the Iwa ninja had rebuilt on the original site of the Kannabi Bridge, and laughed heartily, "Just as Minato's battle at Kannabi Bridge during the Third Shinobi World War sealed the Iwa ninja's defeat, now it is up to us to deliver the decisive blow!"

Although he had previously opposed the policies of the Cloud Court, after years of lessons and with things having come to this point, Jiraiya no longer thought of anything else. He could only do his best to help Konoha win this battle and achieve the ultimate goal that everyone in Konoha now hoped for: to unify the entire ninja world!

Perhaps, this is how we can truly achieve the peace we have longed for.

At this moment, Jiraiya's eyes were full of anticipation.

Konan, who cared little for Konoha's lofty ideals and whose deployment was primarily driven by personal vendettas, glanced at the newly built bridge spanning the mountain stream in the distance. Her eyes flashed as she asked, "The Battle of Kannabi Bridge... Was it here that Obito Uchiha faked his death back then?"

Ever since Yun Ting revealed the masked man's true identity to her, Konan has naturally put a lot of effort into gathering information about Obito Uchiha.

Jiraiya paused for a moment upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "It should still be some distance from here. According to the intelligence from back then, Obito sacrificed himself to save his teammates."

As if recalling the past, Jiraiya couldn't help but think of that silly, unrecognizable Uchiha boy he had met a few times before and had a vague impression of.

In fact, he and the other person were somewhat similar when they were young.

The same passion and impulsiveness.

Having a talented teammate is exciting, and there's someone I like.

Of course, he wasn't a bottom-of-the-class student back then.

When it comes to someone he likes, he always pursues them openly, unlike Obito who, despite everyone's obvious feelings, hides his head and harbors a secret crush due to a lack of courage.

Although both sides ended up as losers.

But how did such a sunny person turn out like this?

Jiraiya also didn't understand.

In the end, he could only shake his head regretfully.

Regardless, Obito, who has gone to great lengths to oppose Konoha and even caused Nagato's death, has embarked on a path of no return.

As Nagato's teacher, and knowing how important Konan and the four Rain Ninja are to Konoha right now, he only has one choice.

"Don't worry, according to the intelligence from Konoha, Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha are currently on the battlefield in the Land of Grass. Now, as long as we defeat the Iwa ninja, their fate is sealed, as they will be left without any support. You must know that the Fourth Hokage, Minato, Kushina, and even my master and I are all in this war. We will definitely avenge Nagato then."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan remained silent for a moment, then nodded emphatically.

Knowing her own abilities, she didn't care whether she could personally kill her enemies.

As long as it can avenge Nagato, Yahiko who died indirectly due to Obito's scheme, and the Akatsuki members who initially shared the same ideals, that's enough.

"My Lord Angel, my Lord Jiraiya, we've discovered a new Iwa ninja supply convoy." Just then, a Rain ninja brought in new intelligence.

“I’ll go,” Xiao Nan said immediately.

In order to achieve her goal, she would undoubtedly have to go all out at this moment.

Jiraiya did not refuse.

then,

Bang~~

Instantly, a large number of snowflake-like pieces of paper fluttered out.

Within it, a pair of enormous white wings rapidly materialized behind Xiao Nan.

The next second, she spread her wings and flew at an extremely fast speed towards the intelligence location.

Seeing this, Jiraiya, who was standing still, revealed a confident smile.

This operation involved four thousand Rain Ninjas, Konan, and him.

It will definitely succeed!

Chapter 283 Idealists are great!

Inside the main camp of the Iwagakure army in the Land of Grass.

After hearing that the supply lines to their rear had been cut off by the Rain Ninja, everyone, including Onoki, fell into a deathly silence.

Fearing that he would be killed by everyone's gaze if he stayed any longer, Obito did not linger and disappeared under some pretext.

After a long while, only the Iwa ninja remained.

Having had experience in previous years, Huang Tu, who was now more adaptable, broke the silence with a dry tone: "The key now is to quickly send people to reopen the logistics line."

"That's right! As long as we can break through again, it's not too late." As the commander, Onoki, who knew what he should do, came back to his senses and encouraged them, "They're just a group of Rain Ninja. As long as we spare some of our strength, we can defeat them quickly."

"Indeed! Mere Rain Ninja!"

"A bunch of deceitful scoundrels who only dare to sneak around when we're off guard! We must find a time to wipe out Amegakure and let them know what the consequences of invading a great nation are!"

"Lord Tsuchikage, give me two thousand Iwa ninja, and I guarantee to wipe out the Amegakure ninja as quickly as possible and reopen the supply line!"

"Lord Tsuchikage."

Regardless of their true thoughts, upon hearing Onoki's words, the Iwa ninja present responded with righteous indignation.

Seeing this, Onoki's expression softened somewhat. He nodded and was about to give the order when suddenly an Iwa ninja rushed into the main tent and immediately said, "Lord Tsuchikage! The Konoha army has launched another attack!"

The moment the words fell, as if echoing what the person had said, the roar of the Konoha Chakra Cannon resounded in everyone's ears once again.

Instantly, Onoki stopped himself from saying what he was about to say.

The Iwa ninja, who had been eager to fight, suddenly lost their temper.

Among them, the face of the Iwa ninja who had just been clamoring to give him two thousand ninjas and crush the Rain Ninja army was completely frozen.

He knew that those two thousand ninjas could only exist on paper.

Clearly, Konoha, aware that Iwagakure's supply lines had been severed, was not sitting idly by.

Now in control, they have begun a relentless counterattack against the Iwa ninja, day and night.

This will not only keep the Iwa ninja occupied, preventing them from having any other options.

Furthermore, the high-intensity consumption accelerated the depletion of the already scarce supplies that the Iwa ninja had in the Land of Grass.

The more intense the battle, the greater the consumption of physical strength, chakra, and ninja tools.

With the railway line providing rapid and continuous supplies, Konoha's healing ability is incredibly fast.

But for the Iwa ninja, supplies are dwindling as they are used.

As they fight battle after battle, their fighting strength will only weaken.

"Konoha is trying to drag us down here." Huang Tu sighed heavily as he listened to the escalating battle outside.

Apart from the larger scale of the battle, the current situation is exactly the same as what he experienced during World War III.

However, given the situation in the ninja world at the time, Konoha, wanting to end the battle as quickly as possible, did not wipe out the Iwa ninja army, which was about to run out of ammunition and supplies.

But what about now?

Thinking of this, Huang Tu's pupils contracted, and he quickly said to Onoki:

"Lord Tsuchikage, the plan to send a large force to drive away the Rain Ninja is no longer feasible. The only option now is to send an elite squad to secretly support the logistics team and send as many supplies as possible."

"As long as we can hold out until another Iwa ninja unit defeats the Cloud ninja and Konoha allied forces that are entangled along the coast and returns, the threat from Amegakure will also disappear."

Upon hearing this, Onoki, who had regained his spirits, nodded and said, "That's all we can do now. Notify Iwagakure to gather all the sealing scrolls in the village, pack them all up with food, ninja tools, and other logistical supplies, and then secretly send them over. Huangtu, you take an elite squad to meet them."

The cost of a sealing scroll is extremely high, and considering the low success rate of its production, even the five great ninja villages like Iwagakure don't possess many of them.

Onoki knew that even if the village's sealing scrolls were filled with logistical supplies, it would be a drop in the ocean for the Iwa ninja army of the Land of Grass.

But as the loess said.

Now they only need to buy a little time until the Iwa ninja unit sent to Tsuchishiro returns after completing its mission. Then they can easily defeat the Amegakure ninja, regain control of the supply lines, and the threat from the Iwa ninja army of the Land of Grass will be eliminated. Facing Konoha, which has no more trump cards, they can regain the upper hand and even achieve final victory.

Therefore, Onoki decided to send Hirotsuchi to meet him personally.

As for him, if he is found to have left this place, he will completely liberate Minato Namikaze, which will be a major disaster for the Iwagakure ninja.

Just as Huang Tu was about to agree, a blond boy suddenly walked in and said loudly, "Old man, leave this to me."

The visitor was none other than Deidara.

"Deidara? Are you healed?" Onoki asked in surprise.

"More or less. Although it still aches a little, I can still do it without any problems." Deidara patted the thick bandage wrapped around his back and said casually.

Thanks to Iwagakure's tireless treatment, he had been lying quietly for several days and was now almost fully recovered, so naturally he couldn't stay idle any longer.

Upon seeing this, Onoki thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Although Deidara did not lie down for the full seven days as he said, he now seems to be in good condition, and the Iwa ninja is in dire need of manpower at the moment, so his appearance has indeed solved his urgent problem.

After all, compared to Huang Tu, Dela Da, who is equally powerful and has the ability to fly, is undoubtedly a better candidate to provide backup.