Chapter 134: Waiting for the signal
Chapter 134: Waiting for the Signal
This kid is laughing? At this time, he's still
laughing?
The strong man narrowed his eyes
slightly, the scarred face looking even more ferocious. To be honest, although
they surrounded these Konoha ninjas now, and even ambushed and killed four
reinforcement Konoha ninjas, one of them was a Jonin. The situation was still
not optimistic. For the implementation of the bigger plan, he didn't have many
people, and these seven were already his limit.
I heard the team sent by Konoha to exterminate the
bandits in the Land of Grass was led by Morino Shinsuke. The higher-ups gave me
seven people for this mission. Morino Shinsuke is low-key, even leaving no
legends behind, but he's an extremely powerful swordsmanship master, killing
people in a flash.
There are even rumors that he inherited the
swordsmanship of the Second Hokage, and also that he once stayed in the Land of
Iron for a while, ranking among the top three in the samurai group of the Land
of Iron.
No matter the rumors, Morino is very strong. Even
Bi-sama, calm as he is, changed his expression upon hearing Morino's name. He
even added "may die" when choosing candidates, and after I
recommended myself, he told me to be extremely careful.
This is also one reason for practicing siege without
fighting.
He looked at the sky slightly.
Time... must ensure time...
"This bandit mission was
planned by you, right? The leader hasn't been resurrected," Kiba suddenly
said.
This sentence was directed at the
strong man. Then, Kiba, without moving his eyes, whispered to Morino,
"Captain Morino, Kuichi... wait for my signal."
Morino's expression remained
unchanged, but he nodded slightly.
Kiuchi Taketo took a gentle step
forward to show his understanding.
Seeing their actions, the strong
man slightly pulled out the long knife at his waist but still answered Kiba's
question, "Who knows."
"The first three missions
should have been planned by you, for this moment. Your purpose is to attract
Konoha's attention and send more people until your goal is achieved... Isn't
it, Land of Lightning? Everyone from Kumogakure!" Kiba narrowed his eyes
and said affirmatively.
As soon as these words were
spoken, the strong man and his group all changed their expressions, including
Morino Shinsuke and Kiuchi Taketo.
Kumogakure, the Land of Lightning!
If this group of people truly had
this identity, it would be a significant problem. After World War II, Konoha
and Kumogakure signed an armistice treaty. This design by Kumogakure to besiege
the Konoha Ninja could lead to war!
Even Morino showed hesitation.
This question was too sensitive, and the implications were enormous.
War, this word, is too heavy!
However, Kiba didn't care about
it. He knew the Third World War would definitely break out. To him, the Third
World War was just an established fact, something that couldn't be changed, and
he wouldn't get tangled up in it.
Kiba was entangled in the timing.
According to some information from his previous life, he knew the beginning of
the Third World War was the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, initiated by
the Hidden Sand Village, but he didn't know when the Third Kazekage
disappeared.
Therefore, Kiba did not hesitate.
On the contrary, he was quite calm now. All his attention was on the faces of
the strong man and other Kumogakure ninjas, reading their micro-expressions.
Their surprise was largely due to
the words "Land of Lightning" and "Kumogakure." They didn't
deny planning the previous bandit extermination missions... meaning he should
try again!
Thinking of this, Kiba narrowed
his eyes, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, "You, Kumogakure,
are you rich in triplets?"
As soon as these words were
spoken, the strong man and the Kumogakure ninjas behind him completely changed
their expressions.
Yes, they really planned it! Over the past year,
they found a pair of triplets to play the role of the bandit leader. The
bandits should be some real criminals, and they are all ordinary people, Kiba thought, staring at the strong man.
But the strong man's complexion
had completely changed, and a chill rose in his heart involuntarily.
How does this brat know we are from Kumogakure?
We're not wearing anything identifying our village, and it's the first time
we've seen them face-to-face! How did he know?
Indeed, they planned for a year.
They selected triplets in the village for this plan. The task of attracting
Konoha's attention was effective. At first, it attracted ordinary Konoha task
execution teams, then an elite ninja team. The third time, even an elite Jonin,
two elite Chunin, and one ordinary Chunin. Although the triplets and the
accumulated criminals were wiped out, they knew Konoha had already given enough
attention. The foundation was laid.
But this time, it was suspenseful.
Konoha refused the commission from the Hidden Grass Village. Thanks to the Fire
Country's daimyo, feeling the bandits were a hidden danger, he personally made
the commission. If not for that, it would be a headache. However, the
commission was established, and he was appointed by the village to come here.
First, he used the transformation technique to change into the appearance of
the previous executor, using the last mission executor's name among the
bandits, and the miracle of "resurrecting three times" gathered some
outlaws and roughly trained them to look like ninjas. Then, according to secret
information, the Konoha ninja team was intercepted this time.
His original plan had two paths.
If Konoha Ninja surrendered, it would be easy to handle. With these hostages,
he was sure Konoha would continue sending reinforcements, attracting more
attention and completing their big plan.
If the Konoha ninjas didn't
surrender, then let them know this mission far exceeded B-level, using the
ambush machines in the forest, creating the illusion of many people. Forcing
the Konoha ninjas to ask for help, attracting more reinforcements.
Unexpectedly, these Konoha ninjas
didn't ask for help. He followed them all the way and was almost discovered by
Morino Shinsuke several times, which terrified him.
Although terrified, he understood
Morino's thoughts. Morino was powerful but predictable. He bought off the
village ahead of Morino, leading him step by step to a piece they buried a year
ago.
The head of intelligence near
Shandeng Town in Konoha Village, a ninja from Konoha's intelligence department
hidden among the residents of Shandeng Town, was no longer the original ninja.
The original was secretly killed by Bi-sama a year ago. They seized the
information and replaced him.
This link took a lot of energy.
Obtaining information from the original ninja was difficult, but the great
Bi-sama did it!
And the current situation
followed.
Kiba stared at the strong man,
knowing he was right again.
He didn't believe his
"triplets" inference and tried it with a mentality of taking a
chance. Unexpectedly, it hit the bull's-eye.
After this affirmation, Kiba
finally figured out the purpose that puzzled him.
This Kumogakure ninja is trying to delay time, hold
them back, and attract more Konoha reinforcements! That "request for
help" was also within his plan.
It is certain Kumogakure will play the long game,
targeting Konoha Village!
Is it to start a war? Impossible, the Third Ninja
World War started with the Hidden Sand Village... Has history changed because
of my existence?
No, now is not the time to think about that!
Kiba inhaled slightly. The other
party would definitely have murderous intentions with his probing.
Indeed, the strong man and the
Kumogakure ninjas behind him had murderous intent.
Must kill the boy! No! All Konoha ninjas present
must die! This matter must be done in secret. It's too sensitive and can easily
lead to war. If Konoha knows what we did, it will definitely cause war! Kill
them! They must be killed!
But as the killing intent arose,
the moment the thought turned away, Kiba from the opposite side shouted,
"Do it! Captain Morino! Water Style: Water Bullet!"
Ninjutsu attack?
The Kumogakure ninjas were
startled and looked intently.
However, what came oncoming were
densely packed shuriken.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!