Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

Although he said that he didn't take the war seriously, when he really got to the battlefield, Qingye was still very alert.

In fact, he could roughly guess what Black Zetsu would do. That was Black Zetsu's trump card. Qingye was extremely wary of this, but at the same time he was also somewhat looking forward to it, and even excited.

The first battle broke out among the Kusagakure ninjas.

After Aoba issued the order, the Grass Ninjas were ready to betray Konoha and join Iwagakure. However, the Grass Country could not let go of the business they had been doing in the Fire Country for many years.

As the top subordinates, they have countless interests in the Land of Fire. Therefore, when the daimyo gave the order, the ninjas of Kusagakure Village reluctantly stepped forward.

The number of Kusagakure ninjas was not small, and they had gathered more than 3,000 ninjas in a short period of time. On the other hand, without Ohnoki on the Iwagakure side, they were able to hold off the first wave.

It's just that the casualties were heavy, and that was because Iwagakure didn't go all out.

Try to keep the war within the territory of small countries; this is the rule for wars between big countries.

The leading ninja of Konoha on this trip is Kakashi.

Kakashi is now not weaker than Ohnoki. Although Ohnoki is stronger than Kakashi on paper, the old man is too old.

He has a lot of problems. His waist hurts all the time, and his physical skills are basically useless. Once he gets into a fight, he must stay in the air at all times.

His Dust Release cannot be resisted by conventional means. But Kakashi has Flying Thunder God. Although he cannot fight continuously at close range, it is still easy to dodge Dust Release.

Meanwhile, Kakashi is wearing a custom-made chakra coat. No worries about chakra. Sharingan unlocks offensive Kamui.

Kakashi is now at the peak of his power. He can even kill Ohnoki with just a little effort.

The team led by Aoba was their old rival, the Cloud Ninja. The grudges between them could not be told in three days and three nights.

Aoba's reputation as the Wind Chaser Sword in his early years was achieved by stepping on the blood of the Cloud Ninjas and even the Raikage.

As his fighting power continued to improve, and even his status improved, the name of the Wind Chaser Sword became more famous. However, many ninjas in Konoha knew that Master Aoba's strongest skill was not swordsmanship, but fairy arts.

The battles of ninjas are very different from those of the human world. Because of their high mobility, most terrains have little effect on ninjas.

Therefore, intelligence becomes very important.

Aoba's figure flashed through the woods. Behind him, two Cloud Ninjas slowly fell to the ground.

"This is the third scout party we have encountered. Give me a map."

Bai Yun, who was accompanying them, immediately handed over the map in the morning. Qingye marked the locations of the three scout teams on the map.

"From what we encountered, their three teams came from the north, northeast, and east.

This means that a team of Cloud Ninjas bypassed the Land of Hot Springs and entered the territory of the Land of Fire from the sea.

Send out three perception squads to search the eastern coastal area. I need to know their location."

"clear."

Although there is no Raikage for the time being, the combat power of Kumogakure should not be underestimated. The main reason is that they have the perfect Jinchuriki Killer Bee. This guy is a top-notch expert. He is also the one that Aoba needs to target.

The main reason was that, except for himself, the others in Qingye's team could not deal with Kirabi, not because they could not do it, but because they would suffer too many casualties.

Therefore, Qingye must find out the location of Kirabi and kill him directly. In this battle, Qingye will not hold back.

Especially for Jinchūriki, once you see them, you must use all your strength to kill them. Delay the time for the tailed beasts to gather, so as to buy time.

On the second day after entering the Land of Hot Springs, the armies of Konoha and the Cloud Ninja locked onto each other's positions.

The residents of the Land of Hot Springs were trembling in fear, but they could do nothing. This country was a neutral country, with great development in tourism, culture, food, and hot springs. However, it had no power to protect itself, and was ultimately like a piece of fat meat, being sucked dry by Konoha and Kumogakure for years.

The war started suddenly. They tried their best to mediate, but in the end they were unable to prevent Konoha and Kumogakure from going to war on their own turf.

And Aoba noticed that Kumogakure deliberately chose the city of Yu-no-Kuni as the battlefield. This city, famous for its hot springs, was sandwiched between tens of thousands of ninja troops. Once the war started, the entire city would be reduced to ruins.

This is how Aoba hates Kumogakure. In the original story, there is not much description of Kumogakure. But from the few descriptions, it can be seen that they are warlike, cruel, domineering, and have a strong militaristic style.

Now Aoba added another one to them. These bastards seemed to want to use the lives of the people of Yu Country to affect Konoha's attack.

Because Konoha has long been known for its love of peace and face. Before the war, the envoys of the Kingdom of Hot Springs directly asked to see Aoba, hoping that they would stop the war or withdraw from the Kingdom of Hot Springs before fighting.

It's very interesting, because it was the Land of Lightning that started the war, but the Land of Hot Water only dared to make conditions to Konoha. Aoba could even foresee the scene where the Land of Hot Water made demands to the Land of Lightning.

The Kumogakure ninjas might just throw them out or even bury them on the spot.

How does the saying go, good guys have to be pointed at with guns?

"Pass on my order and hang the envoy of the Kingdom of Tang in the center of the city. Tell the people in the city that we will launch an attack in six hours. At that time, everything in the city will be regarded as an enemy."

"But Lord Aoba, the Kingdom of Hot Springs and the Kingdom of Fire have always been on good terms. We..."

"But the Kingdom of Hot Springs has already declared neutrality. Morning, you have to understand one thing. We are in a state of war now, and there is no such thing as neutrality in war. The Kingdom of Hot Springs is either on our side or on the side of Kumogakure.

The price of trying to please both sides is to please neither side. Unfortunately, they don’t understand this truth. Even if they do, it’s too late.”

Bai Yunzao has been Qingye's deputy for more than a year and has understood Qingye's style. He can feel the deep meaning of Master Qingye.

The country of Tang may never have the chance to understand this truth.

At this time, outside the Kingdom of Soup, Black Zetsu appeared silently at the edge of the battlefield. He looked at the large army confronting each other from a distance. Then he retreated a distance and formed seals with his hands.

"Reincarnation from dirty soil."

A huge coffin appeared, and then a man wearing retro armor and robes walked out of it.

He stood in the sun, opened his arms and then felt something was wrong.

"What's going on? Why is it Impure World Reincarnation and not Samsara?" Black Zetsu next to him hurried forward.

"I'm sorry, Master Madara. There was a slight problem with the plan. I had to wake you up early."