I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 245
“Ana Village.
When Haku and Amaru arrived here, they could see that the previously bustling commercial village, which had been crowded with people, was now quite deserted. A squad of Konoha ninjas arrived and quickly imposed martial law here.
Apart from the Konoha ninjas, whether it was the people of the Land of Waves or the merchants of the Land of Fire, they were all strictly prohibited from going out.
After handing over the Mist ninja spy, Obito, Haku, and Amaru, who had completed their mission, learned from the Konoha team captain that the Konoha vanguard had just arrived and went to join the main force.
Soon, when they arrived, they could see that the Great Naruto Bridge was located at the end of the Land of Waves, and at this time, batches of Konoha ninjas were coming down from the bridge.
“You’re back.”
As the commander of this Konoha-Mist ninja battlefield, compared to the greenness when he first met Yuki, Uchiha Shisuimizu, who was now mature in appearance and temperament, nodded at Haku and Amaru when arranging affairs, with his imposing height of 1.8 meters, giving people an extremely stable feeling.
“Lord Shisuimizu.” On formal occasions, instead of the usual “Mr.,” Haku’s face was full of respect.
On the side, Amaru’s expression also became serious as he echoed, “Lord Shisuimizu.”
“It looks like you encountered some unexpected events on the way.” Similarly, noticing the bloodstains remaining on Haku’s body, Shisuimizu, who understood his strength, was slightly surprised.
“It’s like this…” Haku repeated his previous experience and informed Captain Uchiha Inabi’s pursuit of Zabuza.
“Inabi? With his strength, dealing with an out-of-shape Zabuza should be no problem. However, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Hinata, a high-ranking ninja!” Shisuimizu ordered.
“Lord Shisuimizu.” Hinata, the high-ranking ninja named Hinata, came forward and obeyed.
This time, the leader of the Hyuga clan who went to serve in the Mist ninja battlefield was none other than the younger sister of the Hyuga clan chief, Hinata Hyuga. Her strength was also among the best in the entire Hyuga clan.
In addition, the Hyuga clan had the largest number of ninjas deployed in the Mist ninja battlefield.
Konoha needed the Byakugan to counter the Mist ninja’s specialty, the Hidden Mist Jutsu, and assassination because the Hyuga clan had a personal grudge against the Mist ninja. For decades, the only time an outsider took the Hyuga clan’s Byakugan was by the Mist ninja. This was undoubtedly a shame for the Hyuga clan. This time, sending many personnel was also to take advantage of the current opportunity to reclaim the Byakugan of the main Hyuga family.
“Hinata, send a small team to support Inabi and ensure Zabuza is captured.” Shisuimizu gave the order.
Being able to evade the pursuit of the famous Mist ninja tracking team for so many years, Zabuza’s ability to escape was evident. Although he trusted Inabi’s abilities, it was still necessary to take extra precautions when the opportunity arose. After all, the sudden attack by Konoha this time was to catch the Mist ninja off guard. Therefore, regardless of the low probability that Zabuza would convey a message to the Mist ninja as a renegade, as the commander of this operation, Shisuimizu had to eliminate all possibilities.
“Yes.” Hinata nodded.
Soon, a team led by the Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, and Yamanaka clan tracking team set off immediately.
“You two go rest first and recharge. There will be more important tasks waiting for you later.”
Then, Shisuimizu instructed Haku and Amaru to rest.
Finally, looking at the Konoha vanguard team that had already been assembled and equipped, Shisuimizu issued a general order to his subordinates:
“According to the planned schedule, everyone will quickly occupy the entire Land of Waves and block all the ports. No ships are allowed to leave.”
“The fourth, seventh, eighth, and ninth squads quickly eliminate the Mist ninja garrisons on the islands of Kagari Island, Miyashiro Island, Ushi Island, and Maebo Island and stay there to await further orders.”
“Yes, sir!” The loud voices of the uniformed people rang out in unison.
In the vast sea are not only the Land of Waves and the Land of Water but also many small islands scattered in between.
The four islands of Kagari, Miyashiro, Ushi, and Maebo, which are close to the Land of Waves, are undoubtedly the most valuable.
After the Land of Waves was controlled by Konoha, to cope with the new situation, the Mist ninja also specially developed these four islands and dispatched ninjas to garrison them, making it convenient for future logistics bases in the war in the Land of Waves.
For Konoha, these four thorns in the flesh naturally had to be removed.
Watching the Konoha vanguard team that had just arrived and quickly scattered in all directions, Shisuimizu, who was still standing in place, turned to the Konoha ninja who was also not leaving and was wearing a different uniform from Konoha’s normal uniform, but an orange vest, and said:
“After capturing Kagari, Miyashiro, and the other four islands, it’s up to your carrier battle group.”
“No problem!” The Konoha ninja in the orange vest, who had been waiting for this moment for a long time, smiled and nodded. “We’ve been waiting for this moment!”
…
An hour later, in the wilderness less than half a mile from the coastline of the Land of Waves.
“Eight Trigram Palm: Return to Heaven!”
A huge blue chakra spun rapidly in the thick fog, instantly causing the thick fog to become chaotic, and at the same time, a black shadow “bang” flew out at an extremely fast speed.
“Cough cough… Damn, Byakugan!”
At this moment, the battered Zabuza couldn’t help but curse.
However, after hearing the approaching howling of dogs from the thick fog, he dared not say anything more and quickly left the area. Although he had anticipated that Konoha would bring reinforcements, he didn’t expect them to arrive so quickly and specifically chose tracking ninjas to counter his ninja techniques.
“Is this necessary? I’m a renegade from the Village Hidden in the Mist!” Zabuza felt extremely dissatisfied.
In theory, the enemy of one’s enemy is a friend. Konoha’s massive operation this time was aimed at the Mist ninja, so why would they go to such great lengths to deal with a renegade who had shed a lot of Mist ninja blood?
But now it was too late to say anything.
In his current condition, after such a long and fast-paced battle, Zabuza was ultimately caught by Uchiha Inabi, who found a flaw, and a genjutsu of the Sharingan finally defeated him.
At this moment, seeing his vision fade away, Zabuza, who felt pain in his arm, sighed slightly, and then, his eyes rolled back, and he fell unconscious.
Seeing this, Uchiha Inabi retracted his Sharingan, and his eyes returned to black.
Everyone knows that when facing the Sharingan, you should avoid eye contact, but how many can do it, especially in close combat when you’re used to tracking your opponent’s every move? It’s hard to change in an instant. Might Guy, Kakashi’s close friend, do it because of his strong physical skills and years of training to avoid the Sharingan’s line of sight? How many people in the entire ninja world can do what he does?
Therefore, even though everyone knows the characteristics of the Sharingan, the unwritten rule in the ninja world is to run away when facing one-on-one situations and attack from behind in two-on-one situations.
Although Zabuza was powerful, after such a long battle, his condition was already poor, and in the fast-paced battle, he was ultimately caught by Uchiha Inabi, who found a flaw, and a Sharingan genjutsu finally defeated him.
At this moment, looking at the unconscious Zabuza on the ground, Inabi, whom Hyuga Hinata and others had helped, said, “I didn’t expect this ‘Ghost’ to be so good at escaping. Thank you for your help.”
“It’s our duty,” Hinata Hyuga replied calmly.
Although there was a feud between the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan because of the battle between the two clans for the title of the first family and the rivalry between the two clans, with the current situation where the Hyuga clan had been confirmed as the first family with few people and the methods used by Yuki to govern the village in recent years, the relationship between the two clans had improved somewhat.
Afterward, when the group was about to say something, Hinata Hyuga, who still had her Byakugan eyes open, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the distant sea.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing this scene, Uchiha Inabi immediately became vigilant.
“It’s nothing,” Hinata said with a faint smile, shaking her head. “It’s just that our carrier battle group has already set off.”
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