get-shopping #158 - Chapter 158: The Hidden Mist Village Joins the Game
#158 - Chapter 158: The Hidden Mist Village Joins the Game
Although the Cloud Village and the Rock Village tried their best to conceal their actions, how could they really hide the mobilization of so many supplies and ninjas from the various spies left in the two villages?
However, that was indeed the case, and everyone understood that the Cloud Village and the Rock Village were serious this time.
It wasn't like half a year ago, when they pretended to attack in order to force the Sand Village to deal with Konoha together.
Land of Fire, Konoha Village.
After receiving news of the Cloud Village and the Rock Village's movements, the ninjas of Konoha were overjoyed after breathing a sigh of relief.
The change in the strategic goals of the Cloud Village and the Rock Village meant that Konoha had finally survived the most dangerous period.
As long as the Cloud Village and the Rock Village really went to war with the Sand Village, then Konoha could completely get rid of the crisis and no longer face such a dangerous situation of being besieged by multiple villages.
However, regarding how Konoha should react to the upcoming war between the Cloud Village, the Rock Village, and the Sand Village, divisions appeared within Konoha Village.
Some believed that Konoha should also participate in the war to attack the Sand Village.
After all, whether it was the Sand Village's surprise attack on the Land of Fire, the losses caused to the Land of Fire and the pressure from the daimyo, or Konoha's disastrous defeat in the Land of Rivers, and the lives of the more than a thousand ninjas who died, the hatred of the Sand Village within Konoha made everyone tend to retaliate against the Sand Village.
But there was also a party that believed that Konoha should take this opportunity to recuperate, and wait until the Cloud Village, the Rock Village, and the Sand Village were all hurt before considering whether to join the battlefield.
Obviously, both of these ideas were inclined towards offense.
It's just that one is swayed by the emotion of revenge, and the other is controlled by rational thinking.
From a rational point of view, watching the tigers fight from the mountain is definitely the best choice, but the Sand Village's repeated provocations against Konoha have made everyone in Konoha hold their breath, and it is not easy to suppress this breath.
Fortunately, Konoha still suppressed this emotion.
Because Minato Namikaze, the commander-in-chief, was still training in Mount Myōboku to learn sage jutsu.
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Land of Wind, Sand Village.
Another week has passed since the departure of the Rock Village and Cloud Village ninjas.
Although, on the surface, the Sand Village seemed to have returned to its prosperous development, judging from the tense atmosphere revealed within the village, even if the Anbu tried to control it, news from the outside world inevitably spread within the village.
Dragon Oasis.
The very center of the huge forest, below the huge Divine Tree.
Rasa sat cross-legged.
Fukaku, the jinchuriki of Shukaku, and Tagitsuhime from Ryūchi Cave each stood guard.
Fukaku's expression was always so peaceful, like a seated old monk.
Tagitsuhime's eyes were filled with surprise.
Only Rasa at this time, with his upper body exposed, had a seal-like technique at the position of his navel, with a Bagua in the center and a spiral pattern on the outside. The surrounding sage chakra seemed to be attracted by this vortex and integrated into the Bagua.
In the different space of this seal, in the world the size of a football field, green sage chakra poured in from all around, like a pool being filled with water, filling the entire different space with a mist-like aura.
But this mist was not calm.
Under the control of an unknown force, these mists were also slowly flowing in a vortex shape, gathering in the very center of the entire space, forming a Rasengan the size of a fist!
This is the essence of Ryūchi Cave's Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.
Through this form, natural energy or sage chakra is constantly compressed, and the accumulation of energy will lead to a qualitative change. After the qualitative change, the qualitatively changed energy will feed back the body, allowing the body to also undergo a qualitative leap.
The reason why the snakes of Ryūchi Cave have such huge sizes, long lifespans, and powerful strength is because of this secret technique.
Of course, even if no qualitative change occurs, just the sage chakra stored here is enough to prevent Rasa from feeling troubled by the consumption of sage chakra in a short period of time. With this level of power, Rasa can be considered truly qualified to dance in this world.
And now, he is just waiting for the opportunity to come!
But before the opportunity to wait appeared, Maki brought back a group of people that even Rasa was a little surprised by.
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Sand Village, Kazekage Building.
When Rasa, who had finished a day of training, returned to the village and came here.
A group of people that surprised Rasa were already waiting here.
There were a total of five people in this group. The leader was a young man who looked like a child, with green hair and a petal weapon on his back. Next to the young man was Rasa's acquaintance, the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist: Kisame Hoshigaki.
Behind the two was a man with an eye patch over his right eye, long gray-blue hair, and sealing charms hanging from his ears.
As for the remaining two, they looked a little ordinary, and Rasa had no impression of them.
Seeing the three appear, the young man at the head immediately bowed respectfully.
"I, Yagura Karatachi, a Jonin from the Mist Village, have met the Kazekage-sama!"
"Hmm."
As expected, it's the future Fourth Mizukage!
Rasa nodded, then looked at the others and asked.
"What brings the Mizukage-sama to our Sand Village? Don't tell me you're here to congratulate me on becoming the Kazekage again!"
Kisame Hoshigaki next to Yagura Karatachi grinned, revealing his shark-like teeth, and said with a smile.
"Kazekage-sama, you're joking. This time, Yagura-sama and I are here on behalf of the Mizukage-sama to send a little gift from our Mist Village!"
"A gift!?"
"Yes!"
Kisame Hoshigaki took out a scroll from his chest. Seeing this, Maki stepped forward to receive it.
After Rasa took it and opened it, he was a little surprised by the contents.
"What does your Mizukage-sama mean by this? He actually wants to form an alliance with our Sand Village. Don't you know that the Cloud Village and the Rock Village are preparing to launch a war against our Sand Village right now?"
Yagura Karatachi answered, his voice soft.
"Isn't it at such a time that the sincerity of our Mist Village is shown? Kazekage-sama!"
Rasa was also interested, so he directly asked.
"Oh, then how does your Mist Village plan to form an alliance with our Sand Village?"
"The Mizukage-sama's meaning is that, in order to express our sincerity, our Mist Village can dispatch ninjas this time to help the Sand Village deal with the joint efforts of the Rock Village and the Cloud Village in the form of mercenaries."
"Oh, that's really thank you, but there should be other conditions for such a good thing, right?"
"That's natural. In addition to the military expenses for the dispatch of our Mist Village ninjas, the Mizukage-sama's meaning is that our Mist Village and the Sand Village can reach deeper cooperation, such as the First Hokage's cells that you obtained from Konoha, Kazekage-sama, as well as the Sharingan and the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan..."