Chapter 121: The War Begins
"Chiriku, you are too naive. If this is true, we will only be in greater danger," Asuma said, taking a puff of his cigarette. The fatigue on his face was evident. "Sasuke, unlike ordinary people, possesses such terrible power that he won't stay in just one ninja village."
Asuma knew that Uchiha Sasuke was different from the previous Hokage. He was young, powerful, decisive, and cruel. Such a strong man was like the Raikage. No, he was much more terrifying than the Raikage.
After all, no matter how ambitious the Raikage was, there were family forces interfering behind him, but Uchiha Sasuke had no such obstacles, or more accurately, no force could stop him.
Chiriku said helplessly, "Asuma, you are tired, take a rest!" He didn't believe Sasuke would attack the daimyo, because Konoha, no matter how powerful, belonged to the Land of Fire.
Even in the Warring States period, there had never been an incident where a ninja targeted the king of a country. Chiriku had gathered so many masters to defend against enemies from other countries.
Asuma smiled bitterly as he watched Chiriku's back. "Old friend, even you don't believe me anymore? It seems that even you are a layman."
Due to the heavy rain, the whereabouts of Kakashi and others became even more unpredictable. Kakashi was sneaking silently on the neat rows of sparse tiles, followed closely by two rows of black-clothed ninjas.
Every ninja was well-trained because they all came from the Anbu. The nature of the Anbu had changed. In the past, they were only under the command of the Hokage and secretly solved a series of troubles that threatened Konoha. Now, they had become a professional assassination force.
Kakashi changed his gestures, and the team on the left quickly moved towards the palace on the left, while he led the rest of the people straight ahead.
Arrows after arrows came through the air. Kakashi's chakra surged, and the Sharingan in his left eye turned. He rushed down with a short knife in his hand. "You continue to look for the daimyo's position, I will stop them."
The subordinates left without hesitation, knowing Kakashi's temperament. The new leader just found an excuse to kill.
There were indeed many bloodthirsty ninjas, but they didn't expect the former genius ninja Kakashi to become like this.
"Great, my blood is boiling and can't be stopped. Do you want to play together?" Kakashi began his unilateral killing. Although these defense forces were much stronger than ordinary people, they were no match for him.
Blood mixed with heavy rain quietly flowed outside the palace. The screams outside were heard by the daimyo deep in the palace.
A group of strong men stood around him, but this could not hide his inner fear. "I hope Master Chiriku can deal with the invaders!"
Assassinating the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was just Sasuke's idle interest. He didn't have time to care about a small daimyo right now.
Konoha was already fully operational. All the ninjas who were out were called back. They were all wearing the same tight black combat uniforms with the symbol of the Rinnegan printed on the back.
Sasuke was wearing red armor, similar to the dress of the Warring States Period, and he stood on the Hokage Rock with great momentum.
"Everyone, let's enjoy this war!"
Sasuke slapped the ground with his big hand, and countless black spell veins quickly extended.
"Summoning Technique: War Spaceship."
A rumble sounded.
The white smoke in the sky dissipated, and a golden spaceship as big as a mountain appeared in the air.
The ninjas of Konoha quickly entered the spaceship. Judging from their calm appearance, they had obviously seen this spaceship a long time ago.
Looking at the dense ninja army below, Sasuke smiled as the long-lost war began.
The headquarters of the Ninja Alliance was chosen by Ohnoki in the Land of Clouds. The warship quickly went to the Land of Hot Water. Sasuke chose to land in this country and fought all the way to the headquarters of the Alliance.
The ninja leader of the Land of Hot Water had become numb. They were the only ones who were beaten when others fought.
The most annoying thing was that they could only be cannon fodder when they went to the Ninja Alliance, so he wanted to cooperate with Konoha, but Konoha ignored him directly.
"Leader, Konoha ninjas appeared in the desert in the southeast."
"What are you happy about?" The ninja leader of the Land of Hot Water trained his subordinates for a few words and said calmly, "How many people are there?"
"More than 10,000 people!"
"Fortunately... What did you say, more than 10,000 people, where did they come from?" The leader was almost scared to incontinence. More than 10,000 ninjas, what a joke.
Even if they sent 10,000 steamed buns into the Land of Hot Water, it would be difficult for him to handle, let alone more than 10,000 ninjas.
"Leader, are we going to fight?" Looking at the leader with a fierce and sinister look, the ninja in charge of investigating the news said, "Fight?"
The leader looked at him like a fool, "Fight? We must fight. I see you are usually very brave. How about you go and get rid of all these Konoha ninjas, okay? And when you come back I will make you the deputy leader when you come back."
"Why are you standing there? Hurry up and notify the others, all gather together, and welcome the Konoha ninjas to the village." Seeing that his subordinate had no sense at all, the leader kicked him on the butt.
There were only a few hundred ninjas under his command who could form combat power. He was not stubborn; how could he fight them?
"The world is going to change, I don't know if I can bear it," the leader sighed.
The Land of Hot Water is a small country located in the northeast of Konoha that yearns for peace. Usually, they are rarely involved in wars between big countries.
But this time was different. The Tsuchikage and others set up the headquarters of the Ninja Alliance in the Land of Clouds. The Land of Hot Water is a must-go place, and it is impossible to stay out of it.
The Hyuga clan was the vanguard, and Hiashi was observing the situation in the distance with a telescope.
Neji, who was following him, was a little speechless. **Clan leader, you are not a fake Hyuga clan member, are you?**
As if he saw what Neji was thinking, Hiashi said, "Don't rely too much on the Byakugan, Neji. You have to learn to ignore your own bloodline limit so that you can go further."
"I know, clan leader." Neji couldn't help but complain in his heart.
If it were the Neji of the past, he would listen to the clan leader's teachings seriously, but he is no longer a child. It is difficult for a ninja without a bloodline limit to become a strong man.
Unless you have enough talent to make up for the difference in blood, such as the Fourth Hokage and the Three Sannin, like Orochimaru.
And Uzumaki Naruto, this guy talked back to Sasuke in public last time, and now he is still in the small dark room, with his whole body's chakra sealed by Kakashi.
"Hey, Neji, look, something seems wrong!" In Hiashi's sight, the ninjas of the Land of Hot Water stood outside the village with gongs and drums, which did not look like a battle.
"Well, clan leader, I will take a team to investigate first." Neji's eyes were exposed with veins, and the chakra flow of the ninjas of the Land of Hot Water was in full view. After confirming that there was no ambush, he led a team to set off.
They were the vanguard, and the army behind them would arrive soon. The Land of Hot Water was not worth their efforts. If they did not stop them, it would be fine. If they did, they would just push past them.
How could a small village of a few hundred ninjas fight against a large ninja village like Konoha?
In addition, because the ninjas of the Land of Hot Water loved peace, Hiashi guessed that they wanted to surrender in all likelihood.
Hiashi looked at Neji in front of him, his thoughts flying. He knew that most families in the village did not like Uchiha Sasuke, but it did not prevent him from having a good impression of Uchiha Sasuke.
You have to know that at no time did the Hyuga clan have a real say in Konoha.