Wandering the ninja world from the Valley of the End

In Konoha Village, inside the Hokage's room, the four top leaders of Konoha are now sitting respectively. In the center of them, there is a map of the current battle situation.

Among them, the red arrows representing the Iwa Ninja Village and the green arrows representing the Konoha Village intersect with each other in the west of the map, and several battlefields are marked with obvious sword fighting patterns.

After the troubles in the Cloud Ninja Village were resolved, the next step was the Iwa Ninja Village, which had been causing trouble.

The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe and slowly exhaled it.

When Minato Namikaze left the battlefield of Iwa Ninja Village, if someone left, someone would have to step up, and the Third Hokage was the person on top.

He had just retired from the battlefield for a month, and he had some injuries on his body. He was injured while fighting the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.

Of course, the opponent also returned to the Iwa Ninja Village for training and was temporarily unable to go to the battlefield.

"Based on the current battle situation, we have taken the initiative in the overall situation, but it is not easy to end the war, especially now that the main force of Iwa Ninja Village is still there. It is entirely possible for the war to drag on for more than three years. The situation is intolerable. Too optimistic."

The Third Hokage said slowly, looking at the map and speaking in a low tone.

Danzo, who was sitting opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen, said nothing, just looked at the map and pondered.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at him and whispered: "Danzo, what's your opinion?"

Shimura Danzo looked at the map, his eyes narrowed and he said: "Having said all that, it is only right to end this war as soon as possible."

Danzo hummed, picked up the pen and drew a circle somewhere on the map.

"If we want to end the war, it is obviously not possible to rely on the power of the frontal battlefield. If so, the cost will be far beyond the bottom line we can bear. Even if we can win in the end, it will only be a miserable victory.

In this case, the only means we can use to end the war is surprise attack. The tactics in the war are unpredictable, but no matter how they change, they remain the same. Cutting off the opponent's supply line is always the most effective method.

Kannabi Bridge is the largest supply line from Iwa Ninja Village to us, and most of the troops in front of Iwa Ninja Village rely on it. As long as we can destroy this place, Iwa Ninja Village will naturally retreat without us taking action. Danzo said his thoughts in one breath. In fact, he had discussed this issue with Sarutobi several times before.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "This is also my idea. The only problem is that we can't send too many ninjas to perform the mission. That will attract the attention of the Iwa Ninja Village. But if there are few people, there may be problems in terms of strength. The problem is difficult to solve."

He sighed, took the pipe out of his mouth, and knocked it on the side a few times to clean out the ashes.

"If I remember correctly, Namikaze Minato should have returned to the village from the battlefield of Kumo Ninja Village to rest for a while. How about handing over the task to their team?" Koharu suggested as he moved to bed.

The Third Hokage frowned and thought seriously, "I'm naturally reassured by Minato's words. His strength is guaranteed, but his team is generally young. Is it too risky to give them such a task?"

Danzo immediately answered: "I agree with Koharu. The focus of this raid mission is on the raid. It must be fast and not give the Iwa Ninja Village time to react. There is no more suitable candidate in the village than Namikaze Minato, and I have also seen the personnel configuration of his team. Although it is not very strong, it can cooperate with each other skillfully and has performed many tasks. It may not be impossible to complete this mission.

Especially Kakashi among them. Based on his strength and his performance in missions over the years, I think he has reached the level of a jounin. This time, I will promote him to a jounin. "

"Even Danzo said that." The Third Hokage fell into deep thought for a long time. After a while, he exhaled: "There is no more suitable candidate at the moment. Inform Minato and ask him to come to my office in an hour. Come for a visit.”

After that, the four people discussed many details about the mission, including how to cooperate with the attack on the frontal battlefield and how to hide intelligence internally. These are all areas that need attention.

They discussed for about half an hour and left one after another. After a short rest, Mito Kaden and Koharu set off for the front battlefield.

Previously, the commander-in-chief of the battlefield was the Third Hokage himself. Now that the Third Hokage has returned, the command has temporarily fallen into the hands of the Hyuga clan. They have to rush over.

In Konoha, Namikaze Minato also rushed to the Hokage Building immediately after receiving the notice. In the Hokage's room, Sarutobi Hiruzen introduced him in detail about the importance of the mission.

"Minato, you are the strongest among the new generation and the person I am most optimistic about. As long as you can complete this mission, you will be the biggest hero in Konoha in this war. I am already old, and the position of Hokage may not be available to me. How long will it take, work hard."

......

In the morning of Konoha, the bright sunshine cuts across the earth. This is an ordinary morning, no different from usual.

But a figure quickly shuttled through the woods. He looked young, about twelve years old. He wore goggles on his forehead, was dressed in black, and had the Uchiha clan's unique Uchiha clan emblem on his back. .

He is Uchiha Obito, a member of Namikaze Minato's team. In the Uchiha clan where there are many geniuses, he is not eye-catching, and he has not yet opened the Sharingan at the age of twelve, which proves that his talent is not outstanding. He is the type that cannot be found in the crowd, although he does work hard in private.

"It's over, it's over. If you don't speed up, you'll be late." He seemed to be in a hurry. He kept muttering in a low voice and walked quickly in a certain direction.

A few minutes later, because he was in too much haste, he fell to the ground with a thud, gasping for air.

In front of him, a masked young man about the same age as him said coldly: "Obito, you are late again. Do you know the meeting time today?"

Looking at the person questioning him in front of him, Uchiha Obito snorted. He had always disliked this Hatake Kakashi.

"Of course I know, but on the way here today, I met an old woman carrying a lot of gifts asking for directions, and I was blinded by the wind and sand..."

"Excuse!" Kakashi interrupted abruptly before he could finish, "Since the agreement is the rule, it is the bounden duty of ninjas to abide by the rules. Those ninjas who are not allowed to abide by the agreement and rules are useless."

"Kakashi, you are too harsh." The young man with yellow hair sitting on the stone beside him said in a conciliatory manner, with a sunny smile on his face, "Obito didn't mean it, because he should have helped the old lady lead the way. .”

After receiving the teacher's protection, Obito nodded quickly and said, "That's right, I even helped the old lady carry her luggage."

Kakashi snorted and said nothing more.

Namikaze Minato also stood up at this time and said: "Okay, next is our mission this time. We will talk about the content of the mission as we go. This is an extremely confidential and important mission."