69novels Chapter 147: The Plan Goes Smoothly
Chapter 147: The Plan Goes Smoothly
At the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain, four Rain Ninja set off from their base and began patrolling along the border.
Although the Iwa ninja retreated to the Land of Earth, they still left behind a considerable number of ninja troops in the vicinity, and they frequently crossed the border to Amegakure to gather intelligence, leading to frequent battles between the two sides.
In most of these battles, the Rain Ninja suffered losses, with many killed or wounded. As a result, the Rain Ninja patrolling the border were on high alert, ready to deal with enemy attacks at any time.
"Stop!"
The Rain Ninja Captain waved his hand, looking around warily. After listening intently, his expression changed drastically!
The journey was too quiet; there hadn't been any animal activity for several minutes.
"There's an ambush!"
The Rain Ninja immediately formed a battle formation back to back, with one of them taking out a signal flare to fire as soon as an enemy was spotted.
Frankly speaking, it's normal to not see any animal activity for a few minutes; it doesn't necessarily mean there's an enemy nearby.
But nobody dared to gamble.
This is war, not a game. One wrong move and you could die. Your life is your own, so it's better to have a false alarm than to take any chances.
Unfortunately, these Rain Ninjas' judgments were correct.
They were ambushed.
Hundreds of Iwa ninja appeared and surrounded them.
Tweet!
The signal flare soared into the sky, its dazzling light traveling a great distance.
"The message has been sent; now all that's left is to fight desperately."
This is the patrol team's responsibility. Witnessing various deaths over a long period of time, most ninjas who haven't suffered a mental breakdown have already become numb.
Faced with the siege of numerous Iwa ninja, the four Amegakure ninja remained calm, fighting mechanically for a moment before being killed one by one.
After eliminating the Rain Ninja, many Iwa Ninja disappeared one after another. Kiichiro appeared, glanced at the battlefield, and nodded in satisfaction.
"As long as we continue the attack, it will definitely create the illusion that the Iwa ninja are about to invade, which should delay Hanzo's pursuit of Mikami."
The Iwa ninjas just now were all disguised by Kiichiro using Shadow Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu.
On this day, the Rain Village's defenses were attacked by numerous Iwa Village ninja, many strongholds were lost, and a gap was slowly opened in the defenses.
Upon receiving this message, Hanzo was both angry and puzzled.
"Could there be some change in the war between Iwa and Kumo ninja? Otherwise, Iwa ninja wouldn't be attacking us at this time."
Attacking Amegakure would not only reignite the war with them, but also, due to the sensitive location of the Land of Rain, could potentially provoke the Sand Village and Konoha, leading them to adopt a hostile policy towards Iwagakure.
Given the Tsuchikage's shrewdness, he wouldn't be so unwise.
Of course, there are many illogical things in the ninja world. Since the incident has already happened, it is not helpful to investigate the cause. The key is how to deal with it.
A moment later, Hanzo began to give orders.
"Immediately assemble the ninja army; we must establish a new defensive line. At the same time, send people to contact the Rain Village, Konoha, and Sand Village, inform them of what has happened, and gather the latest intelligence on the war between the Cloud Village and the Iwa Village!"
"Yes!"
Just as the Rain Ninja were gathering, Hanzo received intelligence that the tower had been attacked and immediately frowned.
"Damn it, this must be a plot by the Iwa ninja. Their target is our tailed beasts!"
Hanzo's subordinates spoke up angrily, but Hanzo did not agree with them.
"The Rain Village is still the Rain Village even without the Tailed Beasts. Compared to the Tailed Beasts, the Rain Village is our foundation. We can't take any risks."
Hanzo considered for a moment before continuing.
"Let the Akatsuki handle the Jinchuriki issue, and we'll deal with the Iwa ninja."
Hanzo guessed that the main force of the Iwa ninja was fighting the Kumo ninja, so the number of invaders this time must not be too large.
He planned to defeat the Iwa ninja as soon as possible before dealing with the Jinchuriki.
Moreover, the Akatsuki organization is very powerful; they might just solve the problem directly.
Upon receiving the order, Yahiko and the others immediately set off.
Although the tower is located in a remote and secluded place, it is not far from the Rain Village. If a ninja travels at full speed, it will only take an hour to reach it.
At this moment, Mi Shou was searching the ground of the tower for traces of mechanisms or passages.
However, after searching for a while, I found nothing.
After dealing with the Rain Ninja in the tower, Kakuzu and the others entered the tower as well. Kakuzu even had the mood to give a thumbs up to the Rain Ninja's design.
"These rain ninjas have done a good job of stalling for time with their conspicuous towers."
"Enough talk, prepare to kill!"
Unable to find any clues, Mi Shou directly formed hand seals and used Earth Release ninjutsu.
The earth began to rumble and tremble, and a deep, huge crack quickly appeared in the ground. Izumi Takashi and Iura Arata, holding their blades, watched the crack warily.
The next moment, a group of Rain Ninjas burst out of the ground and launched a desperate attack.
Damn it!
Mishou had just beheaded a Rain Ninja when the body exploded. Mishou staggered back, his face burned by the flames.
If it weren't for his Sharingan's keen observation skills and his own excellent physical abilities, he might have been defeated.
The current Misato has no way to withstand the close-range explosion of the detonating tags with his body.
These Rain Ninja were all suicide soldiers; they directly ignited the explosive tags on their bodies to fight, with no intention of surviving at all.
Explosions echoed throughout the tower, and Izumi Takashi, caught off guard, was killed instantly.
Mimori observed that some black lines were dragging Izumi Takashi's corpse away from the battlefield.
"As expected of Kakuzu, even during battle he's thinking about making money, and even making money off the corpses of his comrades."
With their formidable strength, Mikami and Kakuzu dealt with the Rain Ninja, and then Mikami sent dozens of shadow clones to jump down into the rift.
A brief battle broke out underground, but calm was quickly restored.
A shadow clone jumped out, holding a two- or three-year-old child in its arms.
"So this is a Jinchuriki. Killing him will complete the mission."
Kakuzu was about to make a move, but was stopped by Yamori.
"Leave here first, then kill. We've seriously offended the Rain Ninja this time, and they'll definitely hunt us down with all their might. Keeping the Jinchuriki alive can be a hostage; if we get into trouble, we can use her to blackmail the Rain Ninja."
This was a very prudent suggestion, essentially buying insurance for everyone's lives, and Arata Iura immediately expressed his support.
Kakuzu considered Hanzo's reputation and nodded in agreement.
The three immediately evacuated.
In order to shake off the Rain Ninja's pursuers, Mikami sent some shadow clones southward toward Konoha, leaving traces to mislead the Rain Ninja.
Iura Shin couldn't help but praise, "The Rain Ninja have deployed a large number of ninjas in the north. They definitely didn't expect us to head north. Mikami, you're really reliable."
Mi Shou maintained a calm expression, but inwardly he sneered.
I hope you have a good mood before you die.
Throughout the journey, it was Mikami's shadow clones who carried Fu on their backs. Kakuzu offered to do it several times, but Mikami refused each time.
If Fu is given to Kakuzu, Fu will definitely die, sooner or later.
Mikami's true purpose is to transfer the Seven-Tails from Fu's body; he cannot allow Fu to die.
"Xin, you must seize this opportunity."
At this moment, Ooka Shin was following Yahiko and Nagato at full speed and offered his suggestions.
"The enemy this time is most likely the Iwa ninja. Since they dared to make a move, they must have been well prepared. They've probably already succeeded. Why don't we head north and intercept them?"