Picked up a copy of Konoha Ninja

At the end of the year, a heavy snow covered the forests in the southern part of the Land of Fire.

On an island across the sea, more than a dozen ferries gathered here, and hundreds of ninjas stepped off the boats to rest.

Among them was a girl with long hair. She looked very lonely, but her steps were jerky.

"Terumi Mei, don't be unhappy. The Third Mizukage-sama ordered the invasion of the southern coast of the Land of Fire because of our Kirigakure Village."

"I'm not angry about this." Terumi Mei pouted, "We have clearly become abandoned children again."

"Why do you say that? Our island is only a few dozen miles away from the land of Fire Country. There are nearly two thousand ninjas gathered here. If it is a sneak attack, it is completely enough. I heard that Konoha has already started a war with Sunagakure. , they have gathered six to seven thousand ninjas in the west, and they also need to guard against Kumogakure and Iwagakure, so they simply cannot send so many ninjas to intercept us."

Terumi Mei sighed and did not defend herself. She just murmured: "This time, the Third Mizukage-sama is personally leading the team."

"Terumi Mei, don't think so much. We can stand out from the village's cruel selection. Since we don't have to go to the battlefield, it is naturally the best."

Mei Terumi glanced back at the bald ninja next to her, "Why, as a ninja, are you still afraid of fighting?"

"Hey, Terumi Mei-chan, that's not what I meant. I..." As he said that, he was glared at by Terumi Mei, "Don't scream so disgustingly."

He patted his forehead and watched Terumi Mei lift up his feet to leave. He immediately chased after her as soon as he stepped down.

At the same time, in a small town along the coast of the Land of Fire, an ANBU ninja knocked on the door of the hotel where Minato Squad was staying.

"The latest information from the Anbu is that the Kirigakure Village has assembled more than two thousand elite chunin on an island fifteen miles to the south, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the southern forest of the Country of Fire."

Minato frowned slightly, "Have you notified the village yet?"

"I haven't received an order from the Third Hokage yet, but I heard that a few days ago, he had ordered the Hyuga clan to rush here."

"Hyuuga clan?" Obito narrowed his eyes, "I'm afraid they can gather one or two hundred people."

The ANBU ninja looked at him in surprise and nodded slightly, "There are more than two hundred people in total, and the weakest ones are all elite chunin, all ninjas who are good at taijutsu."

Namikaze Minato touched his chin with one hand, "If there are only two hundred people, that won't be enough. After all, Kirigakure also has very powerful ninjas."

The ANBU ninja sighed, "They have been gathering on the offshore islands for more than ten days now. During this time, it was difficult for us to gather so many people to resist. We don't know why they didn't take this opportunity to attack."

Namikaze Minato's eyes were deep, "We'd better gather the nearby ninjas as soon as possible. If they come ashore, we must stop them first. Before that, we can also lay some traps in the coastal forests, but we have to transfer the people in advance."

"And the most important thing is that we need to know who is commanding the ninja force that Kirigakure has assembled, how many elite jounin there are among them, whether there are third-generation Mizukage, Kirigakure village elders, or the Seven Kirigakure Ninja Swordsmen. .”

Every time Minato Namikaze said a name, the ANBU ninja's eyelids twitched, "I understand, I will inquire about this matter as soon as possible, and I will leave the defense of the shore to you for the time being."

"Obligated." Namikaze Minato nodded slightly and saw the man put one hand in front of him and left using the teleportation technique.

"Minato-sensei, if you ask the ANBU ninjas to summon all the ninjas on our southern coast to resist the Kirigakure ninja troops, then won't our long coastline in the southern part of the Land of Fire leave many places undefended?"

Minato turned his head and glanced at Obito, "But they have clearly sent thousands of ninja troops to the coast. We can't just let them go."

"Then what if the Kingdom of Water followed the example of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn troops in Cloud Hidden Village and raided it?" Obito crossed his hands on his chest, "And I feel that there are not many ninja troops stationed near the village now. If they attack from the southeast, Landing on the beach, we can reach the village almost without any hindrance.”

Namikaze Minato fell into deep thought. Back then, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn troops of Kumogakure Village suddenly attacked, but the final result was that the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage fell one after another, giving the two villages a heavy blow. Almost to this day, not only The young and old generation of ninjas are still immersed in the grief of that year.

And Obito's analysis is correct. If there is really any conspiracy in Kirigakure Village, then it can be done as he imagined.

He hesitated and said: "But if Kirigakure wants to send out manpower to sneak attack our village, there shouldn't be too many people. After all, even if we shrink our troops to defend the coast, we will not withdraw all the ninjas who are scouting the southeast coast. Their target is too big. If you do, you will definitely be discovered.”

"Back then, there were only twenty members of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn troops." Obito said, rubbing his nose.

Namikaze Minato walked around the house, "We must find out who the enemy is in front of us as soon as possible, and whether Kirigakure Village has decided to go to full-scale war with us."

"Minato-sensei, I heard that Kirigakure Village has an assassination force, right?"

Namikaze Minato was slightly startled, "Of course, that is a very powerful force. Although it is a little too cold-blooded and ruthless, its strength is definitely comparable to our Konoha ANBU."

"Back then, the most elite assassination troops were used for sneak attacks in Hidden Cloud Village. Is it possible for Kirigakure Village to send them into action now?" Obito asked thoughtfully.

"Are you talking about the Seven Kirigakure Ninja Swordsmen?" Namikaze Minato's expression changed slightly, "Could these seven guys... No, if Kirigakure Village really wants to expand its results as soon as possible, attack our village and give them a If we are hit hard, we will definitely be willing to play this card.”

"Obito, you are right, I will contact the ANBU right now." With that said, Minato had already stepped out of the door.

Obito met the complicated looks of Kakashi and Lin, and tapped the bed board with one hand, "Kakashi, where do you think Gai and the others are now?"

"Calculating the time, we should have already patrolled the southeastern coast, bypassed the coastal forest and joined us." Kakashi replied casually.

"So, is it possible that they will encounter this elite force on their way back?" Obito said with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Kakashi's eyes widened, "If the Kirigakure Village bypasses our defense line and lands at a weak point, then it is very likely that it will set off with the Kirigakure ninja troops on the opposite side. Calculating the time, it seems that they have almost landed. As for the direction , Obito, was the southeastern coast what you just analyzed?"

The three of them were shocked. The Metkai team was very likely to encounter a sneak attack by the seven Kirigakure ninja swordsmen. For them, this was definitely a bolt from the blue.