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

Somewhere in the Land of Birds.

In a dense forest, a group of ninjas wearing Anbu uniforms from Konoha were hiding, seemingly waiting for something.

However, an hour passed, and the expected target did not appear.

Three figures slowly emerged from the shadows of the trees.

“Orochimaru, it seems your plan has failed?”

Orochimaru, dressed in a black robe that completely concealed his figure, showed no disappointment at the failure.

“Isn't that to be expected? Elder Danzo, he is the Kazekage after all. It would be strange if he didn't have this much vigilance... It's just a waste of those experimental materials...”

Danzo, with half of his face covered, looked gloomy.

“If we can't find out from this Kazekage who exactly leaked the secrets of Root, Orochimaru, neither you nor I will be able to rest easy...”

Unfortunately, Orochimaru didn't take it seriously at all.

Just then, a Root ninja appeared before Danzo to report.

“Danzo-sama, the battle ahead has ended...”

“What's the situation?”

“Ap...Apologies, we didn't dare to get too close to know the specifics, but the Kazekage of Sunagakure has already left. We investigated the area and it seems that all the Iburi clan ninjas are dead...”

Danzo frowned slightly, while Orochimaru showed a hint of interest on his face.

“Interesting. The Iburi clan's Smoke Transformation Technique is a very strong escape technique, but none of them escaped... This Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure is truly interesting...”

The Root ninja reported.

“Orochimaru-sama, we saw the Kazekage use a barrier technique to trap all the Iburi clan ninjas.”

“A barrier?”

Orochimaru looked thoughtful.

Danzo ignored him and said.

“Forget it, since the mission failed, let's withdraw. I still have many things to deal with back in the village...”

As the Root ninjas retreated one by one, Orochimaru could only follow.

However, just then, he seemed to notice something and looked up at the sky.

A giant eyeball was floating in the sky.

“Interesting...”

But he said nothing, only followed Danzo away with a mysterious smile on his face...

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Sand Eye!

One of the many Sand Control Techniques developed by the Second Kazekage.

It is actually another application of the Transformation Technique.

It is a ninjutsu that turns the condensed sand into an eyeball, connecting it to the field of vision of the main body's eyes for long-distance reconnaissance.

By changing the size of the eyeball, the Sand Eye can observe movements up to ten kilometers away.

Unfortunately, it doesn't have the ability to see through, so it can only observe some obvious moving objects, and can only see a rough appearance.

However, it is already enough!

“Hmph! It really is those two!”

Although he could only see a rough appearance, Danzo and Orochimaru's attire was too distinctive, and he could determine who they were without looking too closely.

Yekura asked upon seeing this.

“Are they from Konoha?”

“Yes, Danzo of Konoha's Root and Orochimaru!”

These two names startled everyone present.

Danzo was the one designated by Rasa as the murderer of the Third Kazekage, and Orochimaru was one of the legendary Sannin.

“Then what do we do now?”

Yekura asked through gritted teeth.

Konoha actually dared to assassinate Rasa, their Sunagakure's Kazekage, which was a huge provocation to their Sunagakure.

Rasa was naturally very unhappy at this time, wishing he could rush over and take the heads of these two guys, but he still held back.

“It would be too foolish to rush over knowing it's a trap! However, this matter cannot be left like this. I was still worried about not having an excuse to declare war on Konoha, but now Konoha has taken the initiative to offer one.”

After speaking, he looked at Maki and ordered.

“Maki, immediately in my name, use this assassination attempt to formally declare war on Konoha on behalf of Sunagakure! Tell all the ninjas in the village that this operation is different from the last one. We must make Konoha pay a bloody price!”

“Yes!”

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The news that Konoha's Elder Danzo and one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, had failed to assassinate the Kazekage of Sunagakure in the Land of Birds, spread throughout the ninja world, along with Sunagakure's formal declaration of war on Konoha.

After confirming that the news was correct, the Third Raikage of Kumogakure and the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure were naturally ecstatic.

They were originally worried that Sunagakure would not put in much effort in this cooperation to attack Konoha, but now they didn't have to worry at all, because assassinating the Kage of a village was the most serious diplomatic provocation in any country.

Sunagakure's reaction also did not disappoint them.

After the formal declaration of war, Sunagakure's vanguard began to quickly assemble, passing through the Land of Rivers and heading towards the border of the Land of Fire.

Moreover, it was completely different from the previous sneak attack.

This time, Sunagakure was clearly serious.

Because after the vanguard, countless logistical teams left Sunagakure.

This meant that Sunagakure was not just trying to loot this time, but really wanted to fight a protracted war with Konoha.

As for when the main force would be dispatched, it depended on when the cooperation between the three countries was truly signed.

Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

After receiving the formal declaration of war submitted by Sunagakure, the atmosphere within Konoha also became oppressive.

Danzo's actions were of course unauthorized, but at this time, the village had no way to blame Danzo.

One was for the sake of unity within the village, and the other was that Sunagakure's joining the war was inevitable.

Moreover, Danzo also had his own reasons, and he did this entirely for the sake of Konoha.

If he could successfully assassinate the Fourth Kazekage, he could take advantage of the internal strife in Sunagakure to make Sunagakure unable to participate in the war.

But now it was clear that saying these things was useless.

Sunagakure's participation in the war had become a certainty.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure also did not miss this opportunity and began to mobilize troops on a large scale along the border, looking ready for a decisive battle.

Seeing this, Danzo finally took the opportunity to state his true purpose.

“It's time for the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki to join the war! With the power of the Nine-Tails, we can definitely change the current situation in Konoha!”

Minato naturally strongly opposed it.

But in the current situation, it seemed that the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki joining the war was the best option.

So, the Konoha high-level officials began to argue at this moment.

While the Konoha high-level officials were still arguing, Rasa also returned to Sunagakure and heard incredible news about the Divine Tree he had planted...