Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

In the end, with one side having difficulty explaining and the other side refusing to listen to the explanation, the negotiations between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind reached a deadlock in the Country of Rain. The negotiators from both sides returned to their respective countries, and the next negotiation was far away.

In such a situation, no one would place any hope in negotiations. Everyone knew in their hearts that Shahu's death would end with more deaths and killings.

The first to attack was the Kingdom of Wind.

The ninjas of Sand Hidden Village have long been secretly developing their power under the leadership of ambitious leaders and have controlled many surrounding forces.

Then, relying on the long border between the Kawa Country and the Fire Country, the Sand Ninjas successfully bypassed Konoha's defenses and sneaked into the Fire Country.

sabotage, assassination, sneak attack

All possible means to attack the Fire Country were used mercilessly by the Sand Ninjas who lurked in.

In response, the Yemaxi troops stationed in the direction of the Kingdom of Wind responded quickly and immediately sent dozens of ninja teams led by special jounin to carry out the sweep.

For a time, countless small-scale battles broke out on the entire western border of the Fire Country and even the entire western part of the Fire Country.

In this land, the shadow of killing and death is everywhere.

However, this suited the appetite of the Kingdom of Wind. Two large ninja troops immediately broke into the Kingdom of Wind from the Kingdom of Sichuan and the Kingdom of Rain, aiming directly at the relatively empty Yemaxi troops inside.

The commander of the troops stationed in Yemaxi is Senju Tobirama, who was recently sent for reinforcements by Senju Tobirama. He has always been thoughtful and steady, and he has the achievements and reputation of pacifying the country of grass. He is the right person to lead the army. .

Regarding the sudden attack from the Kingdom of Wind, Senju Toma had already thought of it after sending out the mopping up troops, so he was well prepared and had laid a large number of traps around Yema Creek in advance.

Obviously these carefully laid traps are not just for fun, and a single encounter caused heavy losses to the ninjas of Sunagakure Village.

On the first day of the war alone, the troops of the Kingdom of Wind lost several jounin, dozens of chuunin and nearly two hundred genin, which is equivalent to the entire country of wind during the past ten years of peace. loss.

However, as the frontline commander, Tamiro didn't care about these losses, because all the vanguards who were forced to the battlefield were Shado's original subordinates, and they were used as cannon fodder by him to test the defense strength of Yemaxi. Even if all of them were He would not frown even if he was killed in battle.

The only thing that gives Tamiro a headache is that the defense of Yemaxi is really terrible. Even if his troops can finally break into it, their vitality will definitely be severely damaged. When the time comes, they will face the reinforcements coming from the Kingdom of Fire. It is possible that they will collapse at the first touch and be expelled from the Country of Fire again.

"It's better to ask the village for tactical guidance." Tamiro decided, rubbing his forehead.

Like Tamira, Senju Toma on the other side also had a headache, but he was not worried about the situation on his side because he had already received news that the support force led by the Sarutobi family's second-in-command Kazuhiro Sarutobi Already on the way.

What worried him was Senju Liangma's side, because there was another message coming along with the support force message.

Terroir Alliance established

This means that the Kingdom of Earth will definitely join the Wind and Fire War, and as an enemy.

The commander of the Izuhara garrison on the border of fire and earth is Senju Ryouma, who has always been more violent and impulsive.

Unlike Senju Toma, who is thoughtful and good at defense, Senju Toma is a typical very aggressive guy, and Izuhara is not as complex as his own Yamaki. Such plain terrain is only suitable for large-scale head-on confrontation

A head-on confrontation with the Iwa Ninjas who are good at large-scale frontal combat. This is definitely a fierce battle like a meat grinder. I don’t know who will win in the end. That’s why Senju Toma is so worried about Senju Toma. It’s a pity that others Zai Yemaxi cannot help the other party.

But finally, the Immortal of Six Paths protected the Fire Nation, and the Fire Nation finally got good news.

It turns out that under the leadership of Shimura Danzo, the immature Anbu successfully provoked disputes among the three countries of wind, earth, and water. Not only was the originally worrying wind and earth alliance on the verge of collapse, but there were already many contradictions and hatreds. A war between water and soil is about to break out.

For a time, the Fire Nation finally got a chance to breathe, and was able to devote its main energy to the war with the Wind Nation. A large number of ninja troops kept bidding farewell to their families, and then embarked on the road to the battlefield.

Faced with such a chaotic situation in the ninja world, the Raikage, who had always been reclusive in Kumogakure Village, could only sigh deeply. As the only surviving first-generation Kage like Reito, he did not have to prove his ambition as much as his counterpart.

Ai agreed with the ideas of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama from the bottom of his heart, so under his strong leadership, he suppressed the restless hearts in Yunyin Village, allowing the Kingdom of Thunder to be alone.

Although a small-scale war was still taking place on the western border, Senju Tobirama unexpectedly handed over the affairs of the village to the advisory group for the time being, and went to the Kingdom of Thunder with a Hokage Guard in person.

This is of course not that Senju Tobirama doesn't care about the war, but that the Kingdom of Thunder is the only big country that stays out of the war. Even if he can't pull it to his side, he can never push it to the other side.

This conversation between Senju Tobirama and Ai was very pleasant. Ai finally signed a peace agreement with Senju Tobirama despite the objections of several capable subordinates.

And just after Senju Tobirama ended the Thunder Country peace talks and rushed back to Konoha, the stalemate and local wars for several months finally expanded into a full-scale war between the Fire Country and the Wind Country, the Earth Country and the Water Country. here we go.

The cloud of war enveloped the entire ninja world, and history called this war the first ninja war.

The flames of war were ignited in many countries such as wind, fire, earth, water, river, rain, grass, long, bear, sound, soup, vortex, etc. The number of deaths and killings in large-scale wars was far greater than that in the Warring States Period. Every participating country They feel deep pain, not to mention the citizens of small countries who are used as battlefields. Their homes are destroyed and their families are killed. Their feelings about the war are even more profound.

At this time, one year has passed since Shahu's death.

Due to the war, Kurosaki Ichigo finally got rid of Kakuzu's control over him. When he found Nariko in the Kingdom of Tea, the ferry to the Kingdom of Whirlpool and the Kingdom of Yu had already stopped.

And as time goes by, the ever-expanding war has a tendency to spread to the Kingdom of Tea. Therefore, in order to avoid the war and the ongoing pursuit of the Kingdom of Fire, Kurosaki Ichigo brought Naliko here half a year ago. Arrive at the Rainbow Kingdom located south of the Water Kingdom.

This is a country that is barren and far away from the mainland. Even the very close Water Kingdom does not have the experience and intention to annex it.

Kurosaki Ichigo was living a good life with the large amount of money he earned. He bought two houses in Nakatsu, and the two of them had been living in seclusion here for the past few months.

"Ichigo" Nariko ran into Kurosaki Ichigo's room and said with some joy, "Today I asked at the port that the war in the Kingdom of Tea has ended, and it is said that the Kingdom of Yu has also A peace agreement was signed.”

What responded to her was a deathly silence. In the closed room, Kurosaki Ichigo remained silent in the darkness.

Nari didn't know what was going on. Ever since Ichigo Kurosaki came to the Country of Tea to find him alone, he had always maintained a distressing and degenerate look, and he had never regained his previous sunny and energetic mental state.

She knew that something must have happened in Shirane Castle that she didn't know about, but she never dared to ask questions after seeing Kurosaki Ichigo's dejected look.

After gently approaching Kurosaki Ichigo who was huddled in a dark corner, Nariko knelt down and sat next to him. Even though it had been several months, she was still not used to seeing Kurosaki Ichigo like this. He hesitated and asked, "So, then should we leave here and go to the land of tea to have a look?"

Hearing Nariko's question, Kurosaki Ichigo finally raised his head and stared at Nariko. The confidence and high-spiritedness in his brown pupils had long been replaced by a deep sadness.

"Nariko" Kurosaki Ichigo finally spoke out, with a hoarseness that could not be concealed.

Naliko lowered her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ichigo Kurosaki laughed to himself, "Even if I find the Cave of Time and Space, can I really return to my hometown? Should I really go back?"

There was a hint of despair in his voice. The sin of provoking a war and causing destruction to all living beings has been weighing heavily on him this year, making him doubt everything about himself and whether his search for the Cave of Time and Space was a big deal. wrong.

"Why do you ask so suddenly?" Nariko was obviously a little flustered by Kurosaki Ichigo's attitude.

Kurosaki Ichigo shook his head in disappointment. He knew that he could not get the answer he wanted from this immature girl.

Seeing him like this, Nali felt a throbbing pain in her heart for no reason.

After biting her lip and thinking for a few seconds, she suddenly reached out and held Kurosaki Ichigo's shoulder.

Kurosaki Ichigo was shocked and raised his head strangely, only to meet a pair of firm eyes that made him a little panicked.

"I don't know what happened to you, Ichigo, but I can say with certainty,

"No matter what you do in the future, I will be by your side."

The girl's words that were almost a confession obviously did not occur to Kurosaki Ichigo, so he stuttered and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Hehe, it's nothing." Naliko came closer to Kurosaki Ichigo, and the fragrant and good smell hit his cheek with a warm and moist feeling, "If you really start to doubt yourself, should you continue to look for him?" If it’s my family’s method, then don’t think about it and just think of all this as being done for me.”

At such a distance, both people could clearly hear each other's increasingly intense heartbeat.

Nariko's face was a little blushing, but she had always been a person who would never change her mind, just like when she decided to follow Kurosaki Ichigo. She leaned down firmly and slowly closed her eyes.

The warm lips touched each other.