Reborn Wind Shadow: Begins the Attack on the Fire Nation

Mt. Miaomu.

Although Minato Namikaze is still practicing here, he has been paying attention to the developments in the ninja world since he learned that the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village had officially launched an attack on the Sand Village.

As for the source of the information, it was the news that Teacher Jiraiya brought from the village.

Among the tall grass, Minato Namikaze was developing his own new ninjutsu, which he named: Rasengan - Super Wheel Dance Roar. Although the name was a bit ridiculous, the destructive power of the Rasengan, which combined the changes in the nature of wind chakra, surprised even Lord Fukasaku.

At this moment, Jiraiya, dressed in casual clothes, appeared in front of Minato Namikaze. Compared with Minato who was able to practice calmly, Jiraiya's temperament was obviously unable to stand loneliness, so he often traveled between the village and Mount Myoboku.

Seeing Jiraiya's serious expression, Minato Namikaze immediately knew that something must have changed in the outside world, and asked anxiously.

"Teacher Jiraiya, has the Sand Village taken any action?"

"Ok!"

Jiraiya sensed the change in his student's mood and nodded, pulling out a scroll.

After Minato took it, he immediately looked at it carefully.

The intelligence only said that two hours ago, the Sand Village, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly gathered two-thirds of the ninjas in the village and left the Sand Village at a speed that no one could react to. Based on the direction of their departure, it can be determined that the target is River Country.

After reading it, Minato frowned.

"Is the Sand Village planning to strike first?"

As the front-line commander of Konoha, Minato has a very high level of military literacy. Based on the intelligence, he can naturally see the purpose of the Sand Village at a glance.

Jiraiya also nodded seriously.

"That should be the case. From the current perspective, this is the only way for the Sand Village to break out of this impasse. I just don't know if it will succeed."

Minato looked at it and said after thinking about it.

"Since we in Konoha can receive intelligence, the situation of Kumogakure and Iwagakure should be similar. Although Iwagakure and Kumogakure are united on the surface, it is impossible to make them share the same hatred and enemy. In other words, 4000 VS 4000, Sand Village still has an advantage in high-level combat power and is likely to win in one battle. However, there is one strange thing. The target of Sand Village is not the Iwagakure ninja on the first front. Doesn't this mean that the interior of the Wind Country is now empty, and the ninjas of Iwagakure can march straight in."

Jiraiya also understood and said after thinking for a while.

"It may be that the Sand Village feels that facing the two Jinchuriki and four thousand ninjas of the Rock Village is too risky and they are not sure of winning with one strike. If that happens, they will be caught in an awkward situation of being attacked from both sides. The Sand Village can completely trade geography for time. Anyway, the land area of ​​the Wind Country is very large and the environment is very harsh. If they invade the Wind Country from the direction of the Bird Country and want to threaten the Sand Village, it will take at least four or five days. Moreover, because they are within the territory of the Wind Country, the Rock Village dare not be too aggressive."

Minato nodded, that was indeed the truth.

This seems to be the best response strategy that the Sand Village can come up with now.

Moreover, even the old One-Tail Jinchuriki has been dispatched, and it is obvious that the Sand Village has sent out all its elite troops.

only...

"how?"

Seeing Minato still frowning, Jiraiya asked in surprise.

Minato thought about it and finally expressed his doubts.

"Teacher Jiraiya, I always feel like something is wrong. I always feel like the Kazekage's plan isn't that simple..."

"???"

Jiraiya was stunned. He recalled the information the village had obtained, and suddenly, he thought of something and said.

"There is a piece of news that has not been confirmed yet. It came from Danzo's Root. It is said that the Hidden Mist Village is really seeking an alliance with the Hidden Sand Village."

"The Hidden Mist Village!? Confirmed?"

"We have not received any definite information about whether there is an allied village yet, but according to Danzo, he has a special intelligence channel in the Sand Village, and he did see ninjas from the Kirigakure Village appear in the Sand Village. They were high-ranking officials of the Kirigakure Village, and they were the confidants of the current Third Mizukage of the Kirigakure Village: Yagura Karatachi and Xiguashan Fuguki."

These two names surprised Minato, because these two people are both famous figures in the Hidden Mist Village.

Furthermore, although Minato was disgusted with Danzo's way of doing things, he still had great trust in the Root's intelligence capabilities.

"Does that mean that the Hidden Mist Village may also join this war?"

Minato's face was filled with surprise. This Kazekage was indeed becoming more and more unpredictable to him.

Jiraiya shook his head.

“The village also considered this possibility, but ultimately rejected it.”

"why?"

"how to say..."

Jiraiya looked a little embarrassed, perhaps to remind his disciple of something, he spoke in detail.

"The third Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village is very special. In a ninja village like the Hidden Mist Village, which is dominated by bloodline limit families, the Mizukage was born as an ordinary civilian. Most of the power of the Hidden Sand Village is controlled by the three major families. Whether the Hidden Mist Village can join the battlefield is not something that the Mizukage can decide. And it is impossible for these three bloodline families to agree to help the Hidden Sand Village."

"why?"

"Do you still remember the woman named Ye Cang who fought with you in Sand Village?"

Minato nodded.

"Let me put it this way. The secret technique of that woman, Scorch Release, can be said to be the nemesis of the three major families in the Hidden Mist Village: the Kidō clan and the Mizunotsuki clan. In the past few years, many ninjas from the Kidō clan and the Mizunotsuki clan have died at the hands of this woman. This is why this woman has such a great reputation. She is even qualified to snatch the position of Kazekage. Therefore, the Hidden Mist Village will never help the Hidden Sand Village. Even if the Third Mizukage agrees, he cannot mobilize the village's ninjas."

"I see..."

Minato fell into deep thought, but why did he still feel something was wrong? After thinking about it, he asked.

"Is there really no possibility at all? I always feel that this Kazekage is not that simple?"

Jiraiya looked at his disciple's furrowed brow and understood that the actions of the Kazekage, who had twice caused Konoha to suffer defeat, had made his disciple seem a little too nervous when facing the Kazekage.

However, this is not a bad thing.

He thought for a moment and said.

"It's not impossible, unless this Mizukage can offer something that the three major families cannot refuse. But if that were the case, this Mizukage would not be in the current embarrassing situation..."

Jiraiya's words suddenly made Minato's eyes light up.

"benefit!?"

At this moment, his mind was filled with thousands of thoughts, countless images flashed through his brain, and finally focused on his wife Kushina, and then his pupils shrank sharply.

"Teacher, I understand. Kirigakure might really join the war!"

"What!?"

Minato directly stated the answer that came to his mind.

"Sealing technique, the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique. Don't forget that the Hidden Mist Village has the Three-Tail and the Six-Tail..."

Jiraiya's pupils also shrank...