Reborn wind shadow: Attack the country of fire in the beginning

Konoha's retreat was very orderly.

The genin retreated first, followed closely by the chunin, with the jonin responsible for holding back the Sunagakure ninjas.

Jiraiya and Minato were responsible for covering the rear.

Watching the Konoha ninjas begin to flee, the Sunagakure ninjas were initially delighted by the victory of the war, and then everyone turned their attention to Rasa.

Mikawa arrived in front of Rasa in a flash.

"It seems we've won. Should we pursue?"

"There's no need. Pursuing would take us too deep into the Land of Fire, which wouldn't be good for us."

"Understood!"

Mikawa nodded.

The purpose of this war was clear from the beginning.

Sunagakure had no intention of fighting a full-scale war with Konoha; all Sunagakure wanted was the Land of Fire's wealth.

With such a goal, the victory of this war didn't seem so important.

However, although Rasa, Pakura, and Mikawa thought so, some appearances still had to be maintained.

For the sake of secrecy, not all Sunagakure ninjas here knew the true purpose of this war.

In fact, only the jonin knew, as only they could be trusted to keep the secret.

Therefore, Rasa had to step forward to bring this operation to a close.

"People of Sunagakure, in the name of the Kazekage, I declare that Sunagakure is the victor in the first war between Sunagakure and Konoha!"

"Oh! ! !"

Instantly, cheers rang out throughout the entire Sunagakure camp.

"But we still cannot let our guard down. We must always be vigilant against Konoha's counterattacks. As long as Konoha does not hand over the culprit who killed the Third Hokage, this war will not end!"

"Oh! ! !"

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On Konoha's side.

The Konoha ninjas, retreating in panic, also heard the roaring cheers from behind. Their expressions were somewhat黯然, but they were also somewhat relieved that Sunagakure did not pursue them.

Looking at Minato's disappointed expression, Jiraiya comforted him.

"Take it easy, Minato. Victory and defeat are common on the battlefield. The most important thing now is to tell the village everything that happened here and wait for the old man's decision."

The Konoha ninjas did not directly retreat back to the village. Instead, they retreated a hundred kilometers and set up camp after confirming their safety.

However, after Jiraiya and Minato informed the village of the situation, the village's response was that they simply didn't have the spare energy to deal with the conflict with Sunagakure. Even Minato and Jiraiya were transferred away to the battlefield with Iwagakure.

Because in the past few days, Konoha had also broken out into fierce battles with Iwagakure. What was even more troublesome was that Iwagakure's two jinchuriki, Jiraiya and Minato's old opponents, had also appeared on the battlefield.

In the entire Konoha village, besides the Third Hokage, only Jiraiya and Minato could deal with these two jinchuriki.

As for Danzo, he might be skilled in politics, but he was far from being a battlefield commander.

And the one who was sent to replace Minato and Jiraiya was Nara Shikaku of the Nara clan.

Konoha's mission for Shikaku was very simple: to delay Sunagakure as much as possible.

Once Konoha was free from the battles with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, they would then deal with Sunagakure.

Shikaku originally thought this would be a difficult task, but to his surprise, when he arrived at the front lines, he discovered that Sunagakure was behaving very strangely. Just as Minato had told him, Sunagakure seemed to have no intention of actively attacking.

"So, what exactly is Sunagakure plotting? Could it really just be for revenge?"

Even with Shikaku's intelligence, he couldn't see through it for a while.

Two days later, in the Sunagakure camp.

Rasa gathered Mikawa, Pakura, and Yura together and instructed.

"Alright, our mission is complete. We can now arrange the retreat!"

Pakura seemed a little unwilling.

"Are we just retreating like this? Such a great opportunity! Now is when Konoha is at its weakest. If we..."

Rasa didn't blame Pakura, because this was actually what many ninjas in the village were thinking. However, Rasa's idea was very firm.

"Don't let short-term gains blind you. For us in Sunagakure, improving our own strength is the most important thing. Now, apart from Kirigakure and us, everyone else in the ninja world is at war. This is the best opportunity for us to surpass them. Joining this war will only cause our ninjas to die in vain, and it won't benefit us at all. Only the Daimyo, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Earth will benefit."

"Understood!"

Mikawa nodded.

"Rasa is right. What we've gained now is enough for us."

Seeing this, Pakura suppressed her unwillingness and nodded.

Seeing this, Rasa directly instructed.

"Next, according to the plan, the chunin will retreat first, then the jonin, and finally the three of us will cover the rear. During the retreat, the chunin and jonin don't need to return directly to the village. Meet up with Maki and Elder Ebizo to help them with the finishing touches. After all, Sunagakure's gains this time are really great."

Hearing this, Mikawa and Mikawa's eyes also showed a hint of anticipation.

"Yura, you are responsible for contacting Maki to arrange this!"

"Yes, Kazekage-sama!"

"Understood!"

"Everyone has worked hard this time. All the ninjas who participated in this operation can return to the village to rest for a while. As for the subsequent defense against Konoha's counterattacks, Yura, you contact Elder Chiyo and have the puppet squad take charge. However, I think Konoha probably doesn't have time to pay attention to us right now."

Rasa's words made the three of them feel more relaxed.

Indeed, given Konoha's current state of being besieged on all sides, Konoha would be more than happy for Sunagakure to withdraw from this war.

"The smooth execution of this plan this time is inseparable from the support of everyone in the village. When we return to the village this time, the village will not fail the efforts of everyone! Alright, that's all I have to say. Let's prepare to retreat now!"

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Sunagakure's retreat was silent and smooth.

It wasn't until about half a day had passed.

The Konoha ninjas responsible for guarding finally felt the silence of the Sunagakure camp.

The ninja who noticed something was wrong told Shikaku about his discovery.

Shikaku's original plan was to avoid giving Sunagakure an excuse to attack, so all actions were based on retreat, and the Konoha ninjas' range of activity would not be too close to the Sunagakure camp.

But this subordinate's discovery still made Shikaku decide to test it out.

Then, the Konoha people discovered the Sunagakure camp, which had become empty.

This completely confused the Konoha ninjas.

They didn't understand what Sunagakure was doing.

A sudden invasion, and then a sudden disappearance.

It wasn't until two days later that news came from seventeen cities, including Shuri, Mononobe, and Ōka, that the Konoha ninjas understood what had happened!

It is said that the Fire Daimyo was furious about this and directly issued an order for Konoha to attack Sunagakure.

To snatch back all the wealth that Sunagakure had plundered from these cities.

However, Konoha at this time already lacked the strength to do so.

Whether it was the battle with Kumogakure on the front lines or the battle with Iwagakure, they all left Konoha with no time to care about anything else...