Naruto: Hyuga with the Sword

The Thirty-sixth Year of Konoha

"Teacher Orochimaru, there is information from Shinichi and the others."

"Oh, really? Bring it here and see what information Shinichi and the others have sent back."

The two people who spoke were Rope Tree and Orochimaru. At this moment, they were stationed in a garrison point in the Land of Fire near the border with the Land of Rain.

Rope Tree brought the Earth Centipede over, and then took out the letter from the backpack carried by the Earth Centipede.

Orochimaru reached out to take the letter and quickly unfolded it to read it. However, after just a moment's reading, his brows furrowed tightly.

The handwriting on the letter was clearly visible, and its content was roughly as follows.

The combination of eyes, nose and ears discovered that a large number of unidentified people appeared outside the border of the Land of Fire. These people had been wandering around the border of the Land of Fire. The experienced Orochimaru saw through the true purpose of these people at a glance. They were spies from other countries.

Now, it has been discovered that these spies The spy was wandering outside the border of the Fire Country, obviously trying to find an opportunity to sneak into the Fire Country.

There was some information that needed to be reported later. After reading it, Orochimaru took out a piece of paper from the side and wrote it down. The content was to give orders to the Eyes, Nose and Ears combination to continue observing the situation.

If anyone is found trying to sneak into the Fire Country, they can be captured alive immediately.

After writing, Orochimaru stuffed the note into the backpack of the Earth Centipede.

After receiving the order, the Earth Centipede, as usual, drilled into the ground on the spot and disappeared into the garrison.

Then Orochimaru gave instructions to the other ninjas at the garrison, and then took Rope Tree back to Konoha Village.

The perspective then turned to the outermost edge of the Fire Country border.

" Shinichi, the centipede is back"

Aburame Chihou holds the letter sent back by the earth centipede and hands it to Hinata Shinichi who is observing the situation with Inuzuka Mukuro

" Well, Mukuro, you keep paying attention, I'll see what instructions Orochimaru-san will give us."

Hinata Shinichi took the letter. When he saw the content of the letter asking them to continue to stay at the border for observation, he just frowned slightly, then crumpled the letter into a ball, put it in the palm of his hand, and used wind attribute chakra to cut the paper ball into pieces. Hinata

Shinichi's frown was not because he was dissatisfied with Orochimaru's instructions, but because he was thinking whether Orochimaru had noticed something like him, or knew something.

Then, Hinata Shinichi explained the situation to his two companions and said that he planned to go forward and investigate more deeply, because he had noticed that the situation at the border was a little abnormal. When it comes to border patrol missions, their combination of eyes, nose and ears can be said to be very experienced.

However, this time, those people outside the border gave him a feeling that they were not just trying to sneak into the Land of Fire. Some of them seemed to be just observing the situation in the Land of Fire.

This subtle change aroused Hinata Shinichi's vigilance, and he decided to investigate it himself.

Inuzuka Mukuro, who was observing the situation and listening to Hinata Shinichi's thoughts, said at this time

"Shinichi, Senior Orochimaru told us to continue observing, but he didn't tell us to go out?"

Aburame Tomohiro also asked in confusion

"Shinichi, have you discovered anything?"

"Well, I suspect these people want to do more than just sneak into the Land of Fire. Let's move forward to a distance where we can use the Whispering Bug and see if we can hear anything."

The two didn't say anything more, so the three of them and the dog moved forward, stopped when they were about to leave the Land of Fire, hid in the hole dug by the earth centipede, and asked Aburame Tomohiro to release the Whispering Bug. The

Hokage's office in Konoha Village.

After a long half-day journey, Orochimaru and Nawaki finally returned to Konoha Village. At this moment, they were standing in front of the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, reporting in detail the situation at the border.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat quietly behind his desk, taking a slow puff of his pipe. His eyes looked deep and solemn in the smoke.

When he heard the news that the Eye, Nose, and Ear combination had discovered that there were a large number of unidentified people moving around on the outermost border of the Land of Rain, he frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment, he raised his head, looked at Orochimaru, and asked softly

"Orochimaru, what do you think about this matter?"

Orochimaru thought carefully and answered

"According to the intelligence analysis sent back by Shinichi and his team, I think the Rain Country may be planning some kind of action, otherwise, they would not send so many people to wander around the border."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and muttered to himself

"Is the war coming again?"

His voice revealed a hint of helplessness and worry. Every war brought great destruction and pain. For him who had experienced the First Ninja World War, he knew the cruelty and ruthlessness of war.

Every day he heard the news of the death of his companions, clansmen, and family members. In the end, even his teacher Senju Tobirama died to cover them.

After a moment of silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped the table hard and stood up.

His eyes were firm and decisive. As the Hokage, he shouldered the responsibility of protecting the village and the people.

"No matter what the Rain Country wants to do, we must be fully prepared and order them to strengthen the border defense, while also paying close attention to the movements of other countries."In the Hidden Rain Village of the Rain Country, a subordinate stood respectfully below, reporting the latest situation to Hanzo who was sitting above.

"Report to Master Hanzo, the team responsible for observing the border of the Fire Country has sent back important intelligence. They found that any movement on the border of the Fire Country would arouse the other side's vigilance.

Therefore, it is probably not feasible to take the shortest border route to the Iron Country."

Hanzo frowned slightly, but soon regained his composure. After thinking for a moment, he decisively issued an order

"In this case, immediately convey my instructions and have everyone prepare. We will change our plan and go directly from the Land of Taki to the Land of Iron."

After receiving the order, the subordinate quickly turned around and left to carry out Hanzo's order.

Hanzo stood up from his seat and walked to the table beside him.

He lowered his head and stared at the map on the table, his eyes fell on the several routes leading to the Land of Iron, and said to himself

"Humph, the so-called neutral country, the Iron Country? How naive! For a weak country like us, it is far from enough to just verbally declare ourselves neutral if we want to achieve true peace.

Only by having strong enough strength can we be on an equal footing with the five major countries. The Rain Country, sandwiched between the three major countries, does not have the same geographical location as the Iron Country, where it can be neutral just by saying so.

When I successfully conquer the Iron Country, I will also have one more country that is not restricted by the three major countries. By then, I can take advantage of the situation and launch an attack on the Fire Country from two directions at the same time."

There was a firm light in his eyes, as if he had already seen the scene of future victory.

Hanzo knew that this war was of great significance to the Rain Country. Only by continuously expanding its territory and strengthening its strength could it survive in this world where the strong prey on the weak.