aircannonsinc Chapter 242 The Chaotic Ninja World
Chapter 242 The Chaotic Ninja World
Chapter 242 The Chaotic Ninja World
While Taiichi was leisurely enjoying his life of going to work, slacking off, and teaching in Konoha, things were far from peaceful in any of the ninja world's nations.
The Land of Wind.
The Cloud Ninja and Sand Ninja were still locked in a tug-of-war. During this time, the Cloud Ninja attacked three more mines, and their spoils were considerable. In order to deal with these huge gains, Ai specially sent an elite squad to take all the spoils back to the ship first.
But luck won't always be on the side of the Cloud Ninja. In yet another sneak attack, the squad led by the Fourth Kazekage finally intercepted the Cloud Ninja.
It was in this battle that the Fourth Kazekage first demonstrated his dominance on the battlefield. Taking advantage of the opportune moment, the terrain, and the support of the people, Rasa unleashed a monstrous wave of gold dust, instantly destroying the defenses of the Cloud Ninja organization.
Earth Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release—as long as there's enough gold dust, I'll extinguish them all.
If Killer Bee hadn't risked fully transforming into his Tailed Beast form at the crucial moment, using the Tailed Beast's massive size and the threat of the Tailed Beast Ball to open an escape route, the Cloud Ninja would have been completely wiped out in this battle.
Even so, after this battle, the Cloud Ninja lost one-fifth of their members, and the rest were all wounded.
It was this battle that made the entire ninja world truly realize the strength of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.
Although he suffered defeats in his previous battles against Konoha, it doesn't mean he wasn't powerful. At least in the desert region, he could unleash 200% of his fighting strength. Otherwise, how could the new generation of the Cloud Ninja's AB team have been defeated by him?
In the central part of the Land of Wind, in an underground cave opened up by earth magic.
The remaining Cloud Ninja were treating their injuries here. Apart from Killer Bee, who was unharmed thanks to the tailed beasts, everyone else had suffered serious injuries.
To save his trapped comrades, his left arm took a direct hit from Rasa's Gold Dust Burial. It was only thanks to A's Lightning Release Chakra Armor that he withstood the pressure of the gold dust; otherwise, the future Fourth Raikage would have become a one-armed ninja.
Even so, his left arm was so compressed that many capillaries burst, and now his entire arm is covered in bruises, and he can't exert any strength for a short time.
"My dear brother, is your left arm alright? Should we go back now?" Killer Bee twisted his waist and waved his hand wildly in front of A, completely unconcerned about A's increasingly dark complexion.
"Go back? How can we go back? We haven't achieved our goal yet. What about the grudges of those dead ninjas?" Ai's lips twitched uncontrollably, as if aggravating his wound.
"Those beasts from Konoha, no wonder they're holding back in the Land of Rivers. They won a battle but didn't attack the Land of Wind's homeland. It turns out they know how powerful the Fourth Kazekage is in the desert."
According to the original plan, they should have been the ones holding back the main force of Sunagakure. Unexpectedly, they are now standing by and watching us make fools of ourselves.
Damn it, they'll pay for this one day!
At this moment, another Jonin who was less seriously injured spoke up: "Lord Ai, what's our next step?"
Ai glanced at the wounded scattered all over the ground, and her eyes twitched. Although none of the injuries were very serious, it would still take time for them to recover.
"Let's hide for now. Notify the ninjas outside to send another batch of medicine. We'll continue our operation once our injuries have healed."
"yes!"
The Land of Grass, the front-line camp of Konoha.
Danzo and his elite Root troops have been stationed at the camp for two days now. This time, they not only brought ample manpower, but also, due to the overall easing of tensions on the southern front, the western front is now quite well-supplied with various logistical personnel and supplies.
Unlike Mimura Yomaki, who favors a conservative, defensive style of play, Danzo is a highly offensive player.
Therefore, under his leadership, the entire Western front became aggressive.
In just one day of the two-day period, Danzo made the latest personnel arrangements, placing his trusted subordinates from Root into various important departments. The next day, he organized a surprise attack on Iwagakure.
Although the people at Root can all be described as emotionless humanoid machines, they are ruthless and unscrupulous in their actions, only seeking to complete their missions.
They completed the task successfully, but it must be said that their abilities generally surpassed those of ordinary Konoha ninjas.
On the first day of the attack, under Danzo's orders, Konoha launched a full-scale attack on Iwagakure, mainly using Root ninjas. Root infiltrated and attacked various strongholds and outposts, especially Iwagakure's rear supply points and troops.
After a day of fighting, the results were significant. Perhaps they were caught off guard by Konoha's sudden change in tactics, or perhaps the previous battles had gone too smoothly, and Iwagakure was unable to react immediately.
After being ambushed by Danzo, although it wasn't exactly a crippling blow, the casualties previously inflicted on Konoha were completely wiped out by Danzo in this battle.
That evening, after each squad returned to camp and reported their results, the morale that had been suppressed by Iwagakure finally rebounded. The entire camp changed from its usual oppressive atmosphere, and even the patrolling ninjas had smiles on their faces again.
Inside the central command tent, Danzo sat at the head of the table, with former commander Mimura Yoru, Root member Terai, and several Jonin standing below him.
After all the results of the day were reported, the Konoha ninja present felt a sense of pride and satisfaction, especially those ninjas who had been active here before.
"Lord Danzo, we caught Iwagakure off guard today, turning the tide of the battle. Shall we maintain this offensive momentum tomorrow?"
The question was asked by Mimura Yomaki, who has now been demoted to deputy commander and is now assisting Danzo in maintaining the front lines.
Danzo's face remained expressionless, as if the victory in this battle was a matter of course. He glanced calmly at Mimura Yoru and said decisively, "Of course we must continue to attack. Only by gaining the initiative on the battlefield can we attack wherever we want. Otherwise, if we only defend, the battle situation will return to what it was before, where we are controlled everywhere."
There's a saying that goes, "Don't hit someone in the face, and don't insult someone by revealing their weaknesses." Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Danzo's opening remarks left Mimura Yohmi extremely embarrassed. Mimura Yohmi's original subordinates in the camp could only watch helplessly, as her battle record spoke for itself, and they had nothing to say.
"Terai, tomorrow intensify the sabotage operations against Iwagakure's logistics. Iwagakure is not like Konoha; their logistics are not as abundant as ours. Every bit lost is a bit less. I don't expect you to destroy all of their logistical supplies, but you should at least destroy one-third of them."
"Yes, Lord Danzo!" Without hesitation or bargaining, Terai agreed without a second thought. This was typical of Root's style of doing things.
Danzo nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the others present, "Maintain the offensive tomorrow. You must keep the enemy's forces tied down at the front lines. This will allow the ninjas who have infiltrated behind enemy lines to operate more safely and efficiently. Konoha's strength is incomparable to Iwagakure's. We can wear Iwagakure down even if we just drag it out."
"Yes, Lord Danzo!"
Everyone obeyed the order. Although Danzo showed them no respect whatsoever, as long as he could lead them to victory in this war, such small gestures of respect were of no concern.
After everyone else left the tent, only Danzo and Terai remained inside.
After a long silence, Danzo remained silent, and Terai stood there like a wooden figure, not moving an inch.
"I heard that Yakushi Nonou is also at this camp." A sinister voice came from above, devoid of any emotion.
"Yes, Lord Danzo, he is at the medical camp."
"That's wonderful! I never thought that after all these years, she would still be under my command!"
Unlike the other three major ninja villages on the continent, the Third Raikage is currently in a state of confusion. The incompetence of Sunagakure has caught him off guard, and the inaction of Konoha has caught him even more off guard.
This series of chain reactions put Yunyin in a rather awkward situation.
The Cloud Village raiding force, which originally intended to take advantage of the chaos, now has to face the full-scale encirclement and suppression of the entire Sand Village.
Fortunately, Sunagakure is also severely weakened and can only send out a very limited number of people. Otherwise, he would have been tempted to personally go and support the Cloud Ninja, after all, they are his sons and the future AB combination of the village.
The Raikage, who had been pacing around the office all morning, finally angered someone.
"Lord Raikage, either retreat or let them carry out the mission to the end. Your hesitation here is not like you at all."
Caro, clutching the documents, shouted loudly from the side; the Raikage's actions that morning had seriously affected her—
jobs.
The Raikage froze, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on his rugged face. "Kaloi, you're right. I was too worried. With A and Killer Bee's abilities, even if they can't win, escaping shouldn't be a problem. Besides, Sunagakure might not even have the ability to capture them."
The Raikage changed the subject, revealing a hateful expression, "It's those bastards from Konoha who deserve to die. They used our Kumogakure ninjas as scapegoats, throwing their enemies at us instead! I really want to wipe them all out."
"Lord Raikage, please calm down. Iwagakure has already declared war on us. At this time, it will not do us any good to provoke Konoha. The best course of action is to maintain the status quo with Konoha. I believe they share the same thought as us."
Rayleigh grew angrier the more he thought about it, and slammed his hand on his desk. With a loud crash, the heavy desk shattered into pieces. Caroly, standing nearby, frowned. How many desks had this been today? She couldn't be bothered to count.
"And that old bastard Onoki, what's wrong with him? He was fighting Konoha just fine, why did he have to provoke us at this time? Did I kill his wife or stab his ass? It's simply incomprehensible."
It seems the Raikage is unable to handle official business today. Kaloi observes coldly from the sidelines. She can understand the Tsuchikage's motives. He is simply worried that if the Cloud Village becomes stronger, it will cause trouble for the Iwa Village. This is not unfounded worry; it is inevitable. That is why he strikes first.
The chaos in the ninja world won't affect Taichi, who is in Konoha for the time being. He just saw Kurenai and Asuma off and is now enjoying this rare moment of peace.
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Asuma was so excited when he got home that he couldn't hide it, which immediately caught Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention.
He knew that even though he had made it so clear to Asma yesterday, he was still reluctant. He never expected that just one afternoon together would lead to such a big change in his attitude.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was genuinely curious about what kind of magic Taiichi had used to cause such a drastic change in Asuma.
"Asuma, you look so happy. You must have had a great day!" Hiruzen Sarutobi called out to Asuma as he ran towards the training ground as soon as he entered.
"Ah, Father, I'm sorry I didn't notice you just now." Upon hearing this, Asuma immediately stopped and bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi to apologize. At this time, Asuma still respected his Hokage father.
"Father, I never imagined that Taiichi would become so powerful. Thinking back, I am ashamed of my ignorance back then. Don't worry, I will definitely learn from Taiichi and strive to become a powerful ninja like him as soon as possible."
Asma was full of confidence and was not discouraged at all by the gap between the two.
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction. Putting everything else aside, Asuma's current mindset alone made it clear that sending him to learn from Taiichi was the right thing to do. However, he still wanted to know more details.
"Can you tell me about what happened today? Let me see just how amazing Taiichi is that he can make my Asuma truly convinced?"
Asma felt a little embarrassed. He had indeed been too arrogant and ignorant before, but he was not an ungrateful person and he understood the principle of admitting his mistakes.
So he started by sparring with Taichi, then Taichi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take him outside the village to see what real ninjutsu was, and then came back to teach him how to train his nature transformation. He explained everything to Hiruzen Sarutobi in great detail.
From Asuma's words, he could roughly deduce Taiichi's current level by knowing what kind of person Hiruzen Sarutobi was. He also had to admit that Taiichi not only had a unique way of training himself, but also had many methods for teaching others.
First, suppress his arrogance; then, make him believe and aspire to be a better person; and finally, teach him according to his aptitude. Even if he were to do it himself, this is the best he could do.
Asma was speaking, he suddenly paused. He had been too excited and seemed to have said something he shouldn't have. He cautiously glanced at his father and found him looking at him with a half-smile. He immediately panicked.
Did I accidentally screw Taiichi over?
"Well—Father, it was Taichi who asked me to take me outside the village to test my ninjutsu. You can't blame Taichi for leaving the village without permission!" Asuma took responsibility quite seriously this time, taking the blame upon himself.
This is exactly what Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see; a responsible Asuma would be more gratifying to him than an Asuma who shirks responsibility when things go wrong.
Moreover, the fact that Taichi was able to take Asuma out of the village using the Flying Thunder God Technique shows that he wasn't afraid of Asuma finding out. After all, rules are rules, but people are flexible. The "unjustified" reason why Asuma can't leave the village is up to Asuma to decide.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru have left the village quite often, and Tsunade is still out there and hasn't returned yet. Does this mean they should be labeled as rogue ninjas?
People in other villages would be laughing in the middle of the night.
"Don't worry, Taiichi got permission, but I'm glad you took responsibility for your friend!"