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The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

In the Hokage's office, an old man wearing Hokage robes looked sad and didn't know what to do.

"Why hasn't Danzo replied yet?"

What Sarutobi Hiruzen was worried about was nothing else but the battle between Konoha and Kumogakure.

Let's not talk about Kirabi who can perfectly transform into a tailed beast. The Sandaime Raikage and Young Ai alone, who possess the thunder escape armor, have caused extraordinary losses on the Konoha front.

Facing these three people, Namikaze Minato was completely unable to display his due strength.

Namikaze Minato's fast and quick battle rhythm was completely hindered by the opponent's defensive ability alone.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could kill a large number of Kumogakure ninjas in an instant, but he was unable to cause effective damage to the Sandaime Raikage who possessed the Thunder Release Armor.

Even if the Konoha ninjas on the Kumogakure battlefield tried their best, they could only slow down Kumogakure's advance.

"The battle lines must be switched. Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique can have the best effect on Iwagakure's side."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was still having a headache. It seemed easy to switch fronts, but it was not easy to actually control it.

The only ones who can successfully intimidate and suppress Kumogakure's reckless men are the Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan that can restrain the tailed beasts.

"Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sorted out the battle reports of the 'Kigakure Battlefield' on his desk in front of him. The first thing that caught Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes was the rumor that appeared out of thin air in the ninja world.

‘The leader of the Uchiha clan has activated the Mangekyō Sharingan! ’

"This way, we can check and balance Danzo a little. Uchiha also has a kaleidoscope."

This is also more in line with Sarutobi Hiruzen's interests. The Hokage lineage, the Uchiha clan, and the blood family of Konoha can just achieve a delicate balance with Danzo's roots.

For the roots that have completely lost the control of Sarutobi Hiruzen, this is the best method at the moment.

Although this rumor needs to be confirmed, Sarutobi Hiruzen is more willing to bring it closer to the truth.

After all, a rumor spread out of nowhere and spread throughout the ninja world. There couldn't be a mastermind behind it.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's point of view, there is absolutely no benefit in spreading rumors that Uchiha Fugaku possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan. After all, this absolute power will be exposed in any actual battle.

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki, and the Third Mizukage"

On the Kirigakure battlefield, the ninjas of the Kingdom of Water were still in a tentative state and had not shown their true strength at all.

Once the battle lines here are mobilized, I am afraid that the Sandaime Mizukage will immediately send elite ninjas like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to start the real battle.

However, the situation on the Yunyin battlefield is not optimistic. If it continues like this, defeat will only be a matter of time.

"Danzo, can I leave it to you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen read out the name of his old friend and expressed his thoughts in worry.

Apart from his personal actions in Konoha Village, the only one Sarutobi Hiruzen could rely on was Shimura Danzo.

The research results of Wood Release, the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the mysterious masked man who can release Wood Release and Susanoo.

"How many things are you hiding from me?"

He picked up the pipe on the table, and just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to rely on it to relieve stress, there was a sharp knock on the door.

After hesitating for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the familiar chakra fluctuations, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face:

"Are you recovering?" The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open by a middle-aged man, and the special smell unique to Konoha Hospital came, "Kosuke!"

The middle-aged man named Maruhoshi Kosuke looked calm and nodded towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Maruboshi Kosuke touched the bandage on his waist and abdomen, and immediately underwent the second operation after returning to Konoha.

Now, his condition is obviously much better.

"The recovery has been completed. Please arrange the tasks."

While he was in the hospital, Kosuke Maruhoshi had long heard the news about the outbreak of the Third Ninja War.

After waiting for the injury to recover, he immediately came to the Hokage's office and applied for the opportunity to perform the mission.

"I really need your strength."

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand. The aura exuded by Kosuke Maruboshi reminded him of some past events, and memories about the Second Hokage came to his mind.

‘Teacher Tobirama’

As a disciple of Master Tobirama, Kosuke Maruboshi seems to have a more pure will of fire than himself.

"Konoha is facing a crisis." Maruhoshi Kosuke nodded and told his true thoughts to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Even with such a body, I will fight!"

After hearing what Maruboshi Kosuke said, the emotion in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes became more and more serious, and he even dropped the pipe in his hand on the desk.

"I"

For some reason, after opening and closing his lips several times, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally chose to remain silent.

He immediately pulled out a ninjutsu scroll that had been prepared from the drawer of the Hokage's desk, and then said: "Fousuke, now is not the time for you to perform your mission!"

"Why?"

Kosuke Maruboshi asked a question, but the scroll in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand answered on his behalf.

"This is Tobirama-sensei's water escape ninjutsu!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was wearing Hokage robes, had a serious look on his face and handed the 'Water Escape Scroll' to Kosuke Maruboshi.

"After mastering the advanced water escape, let's prepare for the battlefield."

"Teacher Tobirama?"

Maruboshi Kosuke held his breath, stretched out his hands and took the ninjutsu scroll from Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand.

‘Water Release – Hard Vortex Water Blade, Water Release – Water Breaking Wave, Water Release – Water Dragon Bite Explosion’

In the catalog of the scroll, a series of familiar ninjutsu caught the eye of Maruboshi Kosuke, from the second generation Hokage - Senju Tobirama's water escape ninjutsu!

"The Water Release Ninjutsu that Tobirama-sensei failed to teach you, you should be able to master it quickly with your Water Release talent."

The ninjutsu scroll in his hand was particularly heavy.

Looking at the rubbings of the essence of ninjutsu written by Senju Tobirama himself, Kosuke Maruhoshi felt as if he had been talking to Tobirama-sensei across time and space.

"I understand, I will set out after mastering these ninjutsu." Putting this special ninjutsu scroll in the ninja tool bag on his waist, Maruhoshi Kosuke then asked, "However, I have to be arranged On which front?"

"The Kirigakure battlefield on the coast can best display your strength in water escape. Not surprisingly, it should be here."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and told the actual situation of the Kirigakure front:

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are what I am most worried about. Kirigakure Village has not dispatched them yet." Turning to look out the window of the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "Everyone has the strength of an elite Jonin level. , combined with the Jonin Sword and their cooperation, even Orochimaru cannot deal with it calmly."

Looking away from the window, another special scroll appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand.

"This is information about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, as well as some of Tobirama-sensei's ninjutsu beyond water escape."

After the explanation, Hiruzen Sarutobi threw it into the hands of Kosuke Maruboshi.

"Okay, leave it to me to delay the advance of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

He grabbed the ninjutsu scroll thrown by Sarutobi Hiruzen, but Maruboshi Kosuke's calm tone gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a great sense of security.

If the scroll is written about Kosuke Maruboshi, who learned the Water Release Ninjutsu from Mr. Tobirama, the environment is still conducive to Water Release Ninja. Kosuke Maruboshi is fully qualified and has the strength to say such a thing.

Not to mention killing them all, with the help of the water escape environment, he could at least delay the arrival of Konoha's reinforcements.

"Do you have a plan to deal with Kirigakure's three-tailed Jinchuuriki?"

Kosuke Maruhoshi asked another question he was concerned about. After all, his power was quite limited when it came to dealing with tailed beasts.

Kirigakure has been in seclusion for a long time. Even the information collected by Konoha spies about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is quite sparse. Naturally, there is no information about the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

"No need to worry, Uchiha is also on the Kirigakure battlefield!"

After signaling, a hurried voice interrupted the communication between Maruhoshi Kosuke and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Hokage-sama, a reply from Elder Danzo!"

The ANBU who came in a hurry jumped to the door of the Hokage's office and eagerly handed over the key letter in their hands.

The news that can make the usually calm ANBU become so anxious, and the elder Shimura Danzo is involved, this is no longer something that Kosuke Maruboshi can come into contact with.

Having made a decision, Kosuke Maruboshi put away the information scroll about the 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen' and turned to leave: "Sandaime-sama, I will take the first step!"

After forming a picture in his mind of the Sandaime Hokage nodding to him and the ANBU anxiously handing over the letter, Maruhoshi Kosuke slowly closed the door to the Hokage's office.

"Danzo?"

After Kosuke Maruboshi left, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately accepted the 'Reply Letter from Danzo Shimura' from the ANBU.

"Kumogakure will be left to you!"

At the same time, after seeing the content of the letter, Sarutobi Hiruzen's pressure suddenly decreased.

The content is roughly as follows: Shimura Danzo agreed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's request and will dispatch the corresponding ninja to the Kumogakure battlefield.

He mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi's control of the situation, and used some aggressive tone to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi to step aside early.

Shimura Danzo will personally go to the Kumogakure battlefield with the Root Organization's 'A'.

"Aren't you going to put an end to the masked man that day? Who is A?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked puzzled. He had never heard of such a number one figure in the Root Organization.

"Do you trust A so much?"

However, Shimura Danzo only mobilized himself and the ninja code-named A, and even right-handed people like Aburame Ryoma did not follow him.

The strength of this ninja named 'Ka' is probably beyond Sarutobi Hiruzen's imagination.

"Then Minato should be able to mobilize to the Iwagakure battlefield normally!"

After getting Shimura Danzo's reply, the stone that was weighing on Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart finally fell.

"Minato's power can completely eliminate the Iwagakure team that has sneaked into the Land of Fire in an instant."

Sarutobi Hiruzen trusted Namikaze Minato's speed in clearing enemies. With the bonus of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Iwagakure's ninjas were not a problem at all.

"Convey the notice of mobilizing the battlefield to Jiraiya and Minato!"

After the mission was released, the ANBU ninja instantly disappeared into the Hokage's office and began to communicate with the frontline battlefield.

Late at night, in the command room of Iwagakure battlefield.

Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, stood in the open space outside the command room, waiting for the ninjas to assemble.

"Is it really possible to use ninjutsu across the battlefield?"

I had already anticipated the magic of the Flying Thunder God, but this idea of ​​instantly moving from one battlefield to another was really too far ahead.

The chakra required reached an unimaginable scale, but Jiraiya was already prepared.

"Quack!"

A toad psychic beast screamed, reminding Jiraiya.

"Is Minato ready?"

The toad, which was not very skilled in speaking, did not reply, but spit out a scroll from its mouth.

Namikaze Minato, who was far away in the Kumogakure battlefield, successfully established contact with Jiraiya in the Iwagakure battlefield with the help of the psychic beast.

And now is the time for Minato to experiment with a new type of ninjutsu, using the Flying Thunder God Kunai as a medium to form a formation, and relying on the chakra from the outside to complete the spatial transfer - the Flying Thunder God Formation!

'untie! ’

Jiraiya unfolded the scroll and then slapped his hand on the sealing technique.

A burst of white smoke flashed by, and the thing sealed in the scroll by Namikaze Minato was instantly revealed.

Five special flying thunder god kunai connected by sealing technique lines. The blade edge of the kunai is densely engraved with the sealing technique, which seems to have the function of expanding the coordinates of time and space.

"Shikaku, Minato's side should be ready."

Jiraiya called Nara Shikaku beside him. Driving the Thunder God Formation across the battlefield requires a lot of chakra, and Jiraiya's own power alone is not enough.

"I see!"

Walking out of the command post, Nara Shikaku used his own eyes to observe the ninja who was driving the Flying Thunder God Formation this time.

Yamanaka Kaiichi, Aburame Shiwei, Akimichi Choza, and a masked ANBU ninja.

After all, if Kumogakure knew about Namikaze Minato's movements, it would probably trigger an extreme counterattack.

Therefore, this operation is very secretive, and only a few elite ninjas are qualified to participate.

"Then I'll trouble you all to provide chakra!"

Putting the communication scroll into the mouth of the toad psychic beast, Jiraiya also lifted the psychic technique.

"Through the 'Flying Thunder God Formation', Minato will be aware of our coordinates."

Five of Konoha's elite ninjas formed a circle, each holding a Flying Thunder God Kunai filled with sealing techniques, waiting for the next order.

A wave of psychic energy was generated.

Using the psychic beast as a medium of communication, Jiraiya immediately understood what Namikaze Minato meant.

"Chakra input!"

Five of Konoha's elite ninjas injected chakra into the kunai at the same time.

With the injection of chakra, the black sealing technique suddenly lit up with a burst of white light.

The Flying Thunder God Technique of the 'Sword of Ninja Love' formed a strong contrast with the sealing technique pattern engraved on the Flying Thunder God Kunai, and rich time and space fluctuations were generated in the center of the Flying Thunder God's formation.

Feeling the massive loss of chakra in his body, Jiraiya suddenly felt bad, but the maintenance of the Flying Thunder God Formation must not be interrupted.

Gritting his teeth, Jiraiya injected a larger amount of chakra into it.

‘Array of Flying Thunder God! ’

A blurry afterimage flashed along with a white light.

The next moment, the formation composed of the Flying Thunder God Kunai stopped operating.

Because the goal of the formation this time has been achieved, the ninjutsu derived from the Flying Thunder God Jutsu - the Flying Thunder God Formation (revised), was successfully developed.

"Minato?" Jiraiya stopped inputting chakra and observed the blond figure in the flying thunder god's formation.

"The time and space barrier across the battlefield was successful!"

"Jiraiya-sensei!"

The blond figure walked out of the formation, showed a sunny smile, and took the lead in saying hello to Jiraiya.

"This time and space ninjutsu should be ready for use."

Among the six people, the one who was most surprised was not Jiraiya or Namikaze Minato who developed this formation, but Nara Shikaku.

"This kind of strategic ninjutsu is actually..."

To be able to cause such a mood swing for a wise man, the effectiveness of the Flying Thunder God Formation far exceeded his expectations.

From Nara Shikaku's tightened pupils, you can already feel his shock.

No one understands the significance of the Flying Thunder God's Formation better than him. It is the power to break away from the limitations of space and switch between battlefields at will.

Nara Shikaku originally thought that it was like the flying thunder god's technique of teleporting objects, relying on Namikaze Minato's own chakra to teleport one-on-one.

But looking at it now, it looks more like the 'Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder'.

It only requires a simple trigger, and after consuming a large amount of chakra from the outside world, it can be transferred at will between two spaces with the coordinates of the Flying Thunder God.

"Jiraiya-sensei, handover of Iwagakure battlefield"

Having just arrived at the Iwagakure battlefield, Namikaze Minato couldn't wait for the handover of work.

His time is really tight. Things like this regarding the war situation must be resolved quickly.

"Don't worry about the handover of work. There is something I need to ask for your opinion on." After Jiraiya was silent for a moment, he said the second half of the sentence, "It's about Kushina."

After hearing the name Kushina, Namikaze Minato's attitude obviously changed in all aspects.

The face that was still smiling suddenly stiffened, and then replied with a serious look: "Jiraiya-sensei, please never let Kushina go to the front line."

"I will deal with it, no matter what the enemy is."

Understanding Jiraiya's concerns, under the premise that every ninja village has dispatched jinchuriki, Konoha, which has been reluctant to dispatch jinchuriki, is obviously labeled as 'unable to use the nine-tailed jinchuriki'.

Even with the assistance of the Flying Thunder God's Guide Thunder, Namikaze Minato's disadvantages have been fully demonstrated on the Kumogakure battlefield.

When dealing with things like Tailed Beasts and Thunderbolt Armor that have such strong defenses that even the Rasengan cannot penetrate the defense, they can only rely on the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge and hide, unable to produce an effective attack at all.

"Jiraiya-sensei, please let me practice Sage Mode!"

Namikaze Minato's blue eyes exuded a kind of determination. He had made up his mind to make up for his shortcomings and enhance the aggressiveness and power of ninjutsu.

Just pass Mt. Myoboku’s unique Sage Mode!