Konoha: The road to the gods starting from Kannabi Bridge

Chapter 422 Another failed hunt
There is no shortage of strong men in the ninja world who can compete head-on with the Jinchūriki or even win in battle, but there are really not many people who can burst out with such destructive power as the Tailed Beast Tama that can modify the terrain.

It is precisely because of this that the jinchūriki are the strategic weapons of the five major ninja villages!
What it means is that jinchuriki who can devote themselves to war have the ability to reverse the victory or defeat of a war, and have an important position that can determine the formulation of strategic plans and the direction of the war.

For example now,

The unknown forbidden technique that hung high above the sky, leaving tens of thousands of Konoha ninjas helpless, was defeated by Uzumaki Kushina with one tailed beast jade. Even those raging strange birds were mostly destroyed by the tailed beast jade. The shock wave tore and shattered it.

at this moment,
The power and indispensable status of the jinchūriki are vividly demonstrated.

Tailed Beast Jade is not a panacea and cannot solve all problems, but it can solve most problems. Once the Tailed Beast Jade is fired, the problem will disappear. If one shot is not enough, just use a few more. .

Therefore,
After seeing the tailed beast tama disperse the man-made clouds, many excited cheers emerged from all over Konoha Village.

only--

However, there was not much joy on the face of Minato, the Hokage. After confirming that the forbidden technique in the sky had been eliminated, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and his figure immediately returned to the previous battlefield.

At this moment,
Facing the siege of Nagato, Ai, Hayakura and others, the purple-black Susanoo has been defeated, and the true form of Uchiha Hatoha has been exposed.

At this moment,
Most of the people present looked at Minato, the current Hokage.

Instead, he turned his attention to Minato.

"What to do next? Naruto, if this operation fails, Uchiha Hatoha will definitely be more difficult to deal with next time... If it continues to develop like this, we will all be finished one day!"

"Yes! Uchiha Hatoha is getting stronger and stronger. Sharingan, Wood Release, Hydration Technique, Sand Gold Technique, Arashi Release, Boiling Release, Blast Release... He has many methods at his disposal. It’s scary!”

He calmly declared the failure of this sudden hunting operation.

It has long been known to everyone that Uchiha Hatoha possesses some extremely clever means of concealing and concealing his aura. Even the top sentient ninjas cannot find the whereabouts of the hidden Uchiha Hatoha.

Will there be such an opportunity again?
There is not just one person who thinks the same thing.

But everyone's expressions are not very good-looking.
Because the mocking smile on Uchiha Jiuha's face made everyone realize that the Uchiha Jiuha in front of them was most likely a clone, and his real body... should have escaped during the battle just now. .

It's a wooden clone!

Ai scolded.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

"Bastard thing!!"

And the focus of her attention is undoubtedly Uchiha Hatoha.

But before his words could be spoken, they were covered by another voice.

Everyone understands that Uchiha Hatoha will most likely become more and more difficult to deal with. When hunting Uchiha Hatoha for the first time, if the two old guys, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, hadn't slipped up, they would have almost succeeded. .

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two disciples chasing each other, with a struggling expression on his face, but in the end he still stood still and did not help Jiraiya deal with Orochimaru.

Everyone suddenly realized that in addition to Uchiha Hatoha, there was also an S-class rebel ninja from Konoha who was also present. However, Uchiha Hatoha was so sharp that everyone subconsciously ignored one of the three ninjas. Orochimaru! !
Seeing the figures of Orochimaru and Jiraiya, two of the Sannin of Konoha, walking towards the distance one after another... Ai and others were indifferent, and everyone joined forces to deal with Uchiha Hato regardless of their previous suspicions. Yu is because the existence of Uchiha Hatoha threatens everyone's safety, but Orochimaru does not show the same threat as Uchiha Hatoha.

"Hokage, you..."

Or,

"Did you run away? Damn it..."

but--

That is,

Ye Cang also echoed.

Therefore,
This is Konoha's own trouble. It's not their turn to intervene, and there is no need to help Konoha solve the problem.

Therefore,
It is better to swallow those words that are not conducive to unity.

"Mizukage, Raikage, Kazekage, and Nagato... It's a pity that this time the hunt for Uchiha Hatoha failed again!"

Although she was entangled by Uchiha Hatoha's men, she had the upper hand in the battle and had enough energy to observe the surrounding situation. She saw the fierce fight between Ai and the young man named Vai, and also saw Yu. Zhang fought one against two, suppressing Uchiha Jiuha's two subordinates.

The operation to encircle and suppress Uchiha Jiuha failed again.

I don't know what other people think of her, but ask yourself, if she were to face Uchiha Hatoha alone... there was a high probability that she would have no chance of winning, and there was no guarantee that she could escape from Uchiha Hatoha's hands alive. .

Ai said angrily.

Ai looked at Minato.

Witnessed so many jaw-dropping methods used by Uchiha Hatoha, there were five or six kinds of blood succession limits alone, plus the endless secret techniques...
Just thinking about it,

Everyone can see Uchiha Hatoha's growth, not only in terms of personal strength, but also in strategy and other aspects. There has been great progress... In the future, it will only be difficult to deal with Uchiha Hatoha. It will get higher and higher!
"Naruto..."

Minato looked at everyone with a look of apology on his face.

Ye Cang clenched his fists, his eyes full of unwillingness and disappointment. He missed this opportunity. God knows how long it will take before he has such an opportunity to deal with Uchiha Hatoha again.

Jiraiya's shout echoed in everyone's ears.

"Orochimaru, stop!!"

Ai frowned and wanted to accuse Konoha of being responsible for the failure of this operation, but he swallowed the words back because there was no positive meaning in pursuing the responsibility.
The most important thing is that he does not have the ability to hold Konoha responsible.

Nagato raised his hand and released an impact strong enough to shatter a large rock, easily hitting Uchiha Hatoha. Then, under the gaze of everyone, Uchiha Hatoha turned into a torn wooden man.

And this time,
Uchiha Hatoha was already ready to counterattack and successfully broke their siege.

Ye Cang felt his scalp numb.

At this time, another noise sounded.

"What are you afraid of?"

Yuzhang glanced at the people in front of him and said nonchalantly: "Uchiha Jiuha is not so strong that he is invincible, otherwise he would not choose to escape now and just kill all of us. Since he has chosen Escape means that he knows very well that he is not our opponent yet, so... I don't think there is anything to be afraid of."

"Mizukage, the current Uchiha Hatoha is not our opponent, but he has the ability to usurp other people's abilities. If he continues to grow..." Ai stared at Yuzhang and said.

He was interrupted by Yuzhang mid-sentence.

"If we continue to grow, will we be another first generation Hokage or Uchiha Madara?"

Yuzhang sneered, "The first Hokage and Uchiha Madara did not rely on many tricks to defeat the ninja world. If Uchiha Hatoha only knows how to plunder more abilities, then I think he will never be able to achieve that. The level of the First Hokage or Uchiha Madara!"

"Also, since you think Uchiha Hatoha is getting stronger, then instead of complaining here that Uchiha Hatoha is growing too fast, you should go back and find ways to make yourself stronger!!!"

What I said is correct.

The problem is that there is no way to get Ai and Ye Cang to agree with this. Become stronger,

It's not something you can do just by talking.

Being able to become the shadow of a village, they are all undoubted geniuses, but geniuses also have limits. When they have grown to this point, they have almost exhausted their potential. If they want to make further progress... ···It’s as difficult as ascending to heaven!

but,

What made Ai and Ye Cang feel the most uncomfortable was the strength Yuzhang showed just now and the confidence revealed in his words.

In the battle just now,

Ai and Hayakura are both subordinates facing Uchiha Hatoha alone. No matter whether they fight back and forth or gain the upper hand, Uchiha Hatoha only needs to send one subordinate to intercept them. fact.

On the other hand, Yuzhang

However, Uchiha Hatoha sent two of his men to fight with him, and they were suppressed and beaten from beginning to end.

And with their eyesight,
It can be seen that Yuzhang was suspected of letting go of the enemy in the battle just now, but they couldn't figure out what purpose Yuzhang chose to let go of the enemy, and... they didn't have any evidence to prove that Yuzhang was involved in the attack. Zhang let the water go.

It would not make any sense to express this kind of speculation, and it would even have some negative impacts.

But in general,

Yuzhang's strong strength and confidence in becoming stronger made them feel particularly uncomfortable.

"Okay, everyone, the root cause of the failure of this operation is that I didn't think carefully enough. I failed to consider that Uchiha Hatoha would use the safety of Konoha to force me to lift the barrier of the Four Red Sun Formation... ····The matter is now over, it’s too late to say anything, all we can do is to look for new opportunities and be as prepared as possible before the next opportunity comes.”

Minato spoke up,
It directly ended the debate and brought an end to this failure. Obviously, he did not want everyone to cause any unnecessary filth because of this failure.

"If nothing happens to you, I can send you back to your respective villages now."

Minato issued an eviction order.

And everyone obviously had no intention of staying in Konoha and continuing to be guests.

quickly,

Ai and the two Yukito were sent back to Kumogakure Village, Hayakura and Garuru went back to Sunagakure Village, Nagato was also sent back to Amegakure Village, and Tamazhang and Gansaki Kisame... It was placed at the back by Minato.

Mizukage's office.

Kisame Kisaki had already retreated.

Only Lai Yuzhang, the acting Mizukage, and... Minato, who didn't leave immediately, were left.

"Yuzhang, why?"

"what why?"

"Don't act stupid, you know what I'm talking about."

"...That's right. That guy Beiliuhu has probably wiped out all my cards."

"So, why?"

"My move still has many shortcomings. Even if I join the team that besieged Uchiha Hatoha, it will not change today's outcome, so I think that instead of exposing my immature means in advance, It’s better to save it and perfect this move later, maybe you can win by surprise!”

Yuzhang gave a reasonable reason.

"...That's it!"

Minato stared at Yuzhang for a few seconds to realize what was going on, and sighed softly. At this moment, he deeply realized that it is better to rely on others than to rely on yourself, especially for such an important matter... Really You can't expect others to do anything.

only myself,

It's really something you can rely on.

He did not continue to ask, but said: "Yuzhang, then I will leave."

"I hope we can successfully hunt Uchiha Hatoha next time we meet."

"Hopefully!"

The moment the words fell, Minato's figure disappeared.

Only Lai Yuzhang was left in the office.

"...Are you disappointed?"

Yuzhang murmured to himself. He could clearly see the look of disappointment on Minato's face just now, but he was not touched by it. As the acting Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, his friendly relationship with Minato, the Hokage, was based on above interests.

He didn't think he had any responsibility for Minato's unauthorized expectations.

In the past, it was necessary to rely on Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique to maintain the connection between the villages and deal with the threat posed by Uchiha Hatoha, but now... the situation is completely different.

He has gotten rid of this dependence.

Even if he breaks up with Konoha, Kirigakure Village will no longer be restricted by this, and he now has mastery of long-distance and ultra-high-speed movement.

"Someone is coming."

Yuzhang shouted softly.

next moment,
An ANBU figure knelt on one knee in front of him.

"Tell the intelligence department that I need to know the information about the S-class rebel ninja Kakuzu in Takigakure Village, so that they can find out Kakuzu's whereabouts as soon as possible. It would be better if they could know the specific location of Kakuzu."

"Yes, Mizukage-sama."

The ANBU left in response.

Lai Yuzhang was the only one left in the office.

"Kakuzu..."

Yuzhang frowned and thought.

A vague future was slowly sketched in his mind. In order to achieve his ideal of climbing to the realm of gods, he sorted out a rough plan after in-depth study of the Oni Yaluo Art.

Among these,
Kakuzu may be a useful puzzle piece.

of course,

It's just a possibility, but can it actually work? If it works, how effective can it be?
All of this is still unknown and needs to be truly contacted with Kakuzu to be sure.

(End of this chapter)