I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 249
The idea of destroying the aircraft carrier may be good. But as he looked at the subordinates who followed him, although they were elite Mist Ninjas, their numbers were too few. It was a certain death when faced with the numerous Konoha Ninjas in the aircraft carrier fleet.
As for the idea of infiltrating and causing damage, he did not believe that there were no Hyuga clan Ninjas on the aircraft carrier.
“It can only be a strong attack!” Ao quickly thought.
And it had to be a Ninja force composed of special Jounin and Chunin.
You should know that a hundred kilometers away, without ships, even if Chunin could follow, the chakra consumed was insufficient to support the upcoming battle.
It had to be the elite.
Just as Ao was preparing to have someone relay the message and send Mist Ninjas according to his plan.
In the sky on the opposite side, the Konoha Flying Team had already landed on the aircraft carrier at high speed.
Soon, after the loud whistle, six aircraft carriers drew a beautiful arc and left at a speed far beyond their imagination, leaving Ao and the others stunned.
“Do…Do we still need to relay the message?” Seeing this scene, a Mist Ninja who was about to transmit intelligence couldn’t help but ask.
“No…no need!” Ao shook his head bitterly.
He never expected such a huge steel ship to be driven much faster than the ships he owned.
At the current speed of the aircraft carrier, the Mist Ninjas far away would not be able to catch up even if they tried.
“Next, Mist Ninjas are in trouble.”
Looking at the aircraft carrier fleet that had completed its mission and was returning, Ao sighed deeply and led his subordinates back.
The first round of confrontation between the Konoha and Mist Ninjas ended.
…
“Well done!”
When the aircraft carrier fleet successfully launched an air raid and almost destroyed all the Water Land ships, the overall commander of the Mist Ninjas on the Konoha side, Uchiha Shisui in the Land of Waves, clapped his hands in excitement.
After everything went smoothly according to plan, he would undoubtedly have much less pressure when facing the Mist Ninjas in the future.
“Notify the Konoha Village that the reinforcements on the Mist Ninja battlefield can be temporarily postponed.”
Under the threat of the Five Nations Alliance, it was clear that every bit of Konoha’s strength was precious and had to be used wisely. Shisui quickly transmitted the message to Konoha, allowing the reinforcements originally intended for the Mist Ninja battlefield to support other directions.
At this point, the Mist Ninjas could no longer launch large-scale operations quickly.
With the power they currently had in hand, Shisui was confident in holding off the Mist Ninjas in the time to come.
“Notify the spies lurking within the Water Land’s borders to closely monitor the movements of the Water Land’s shipbuilding.”
“Notify the aircraft carrier fleet that after a three-day rest period, they should rotate in pairs to conduct surveillance and harassment operations in the coastal areas of the Water Land. If they find any ships, destroy them directly. Pay attention to swift and decisive actions; do not linger. In addition, increase the guard forces on the aircraft carriers to prevent elite Mist Ninja squads from attacking.”
“Notify…”
In the following time, a series of new orders were issued by Shisui.
While the Konoha side achieved a great victory in the first round of confrontation with the Mist Ninjas, there were also gains, big or small, on other battlefields.
In the Sand Ninja’s area, led by General Tsunade, the Konoha Army controlled the entire small Land of Kawa between the Fire Land and the Wind Land, where the civilians and merchants were all confused.
During the lightning-fast uprooting of the Sand Ninjas in Kawa by Tsunade’s orders.
As assigned by Tsunade, a team of elite forces led by Uchiha Itachi also infiltrated the Wind Land’s territory at the fastest speed, launching a surprise attack on the Kazama Castle, the logistics base of the Sand Ninja, which had accumulated a large amount of provisions, weapons, and other logistical supplies in recent times.
Kazama Castle.
Named a city, it was a military fortress specially built by the Sand Ninja against the Konoha Village in earlier years.
The thick and towering city walls, combined with giant crossbows for anti-air and ground attacks in every corner, made it extremely costly for any large army to breach the city.
This was also why Tsunade did not send a flying team or a large army for a strong attack but instead used an elite force for the surprise attack.
And Itachi, as the leader of this surprise attack, was given great expectations.
They arrived in front of Kazama Castle without any surprises.
Because Itachi’s team was so fast, the Sand Ninja village had just received news of the Konoha Army’s entry into Kawa.
The higher-ups of the Sand Ninja were discussing this unexpected change, and although some information had been relayed to Kazama Castle on the way, the messengers were still on their way.
This meant that Kazama Castle had not yet fully entered a state of alert.
Not only that but there were guards in the city, as well as numerous patrols and hidden lookouts on every corner.
The closer they got to the warehouses, the stronger the guard forces of the Sand Ninja.
But all these defenses became transparent with the presence of Byakugan.
Like a war fog suddenly lifted, Itachi and his team swiftly passed through the overhead searchlights, street patrols, shadowy lookouts, and other protective forces.
If they encountered something they couldn’t avoid, Itachi’s Sharingan Genjutsu would create a path for them.
Soon, without revealing a trace of their presence, the team finally arrived at one warehouse after another.
Kacha! Kacha!
To avoid the smell of blood being detected by the hunting dogs raised by the Sand Ninja in the warehouse area, Itachi personally crushed the throat of a guard in front of a warehouse, which couldn’t be avoided, allowing his teammates to use Shadow Clones and Transformation Jutsu to disguise themselves before entering the warehouse. They looked at the large bundles of food and skillfully set explosives.
When all was said and done, they moved on to the next warehouse, repeating what they had done before.
After about fifteen minutes, when Itachi and his team had planted explosives in more than thirty warehouses, a high-ranking Konoha Jounin suddenly changed his face and said, “One of my Shadow Clones has disappeared!”
Just as he spoke, a mile away, at the moment when the Shadow Clone disappeared due to not being able to speak a secret phrase, the Sand Ninja squad leader, whose face had changed dramatically, immediately roared, “There are intruders, sound the alarm!”
After saying that, he hurriedly rushed into the warehouse to check for any losses.
Then…
Kacha~
A slight sound of pulling a trigger occurred when the Sand Ninja entered the warehouse door.
Looking puzzled, the Sand Ninja lowered his head and saw a very fine transparent steel wire bending forward when his foot stepped in.
“What is this…”
Boom!
The Sand Ninja didn’t even finish his sentence when an explosion suddenly erupted from inside.
The warehouse and the intense flames instantly engulfed him.
With such commotion, there was no need for the remaining Sand Ninjas to sound the alarm; the entire Kazama Castle immediately came to life at that moment.
At the same time, Itachi and his team saw a similar sight of intense flames rising a short distance away.
“Ah~”
A piercing and tragic scream came from the mouths of the Sand Ninjas, who had fortunately not died.
The same scream also occurred on the other Sand Ninjas who were arriving.
They were all regretting the loss of a large amount of supplies.
This was definitely a further blow for a village like the Hidden Sand, which was already financially tight.
“Hurry up and put out the fire! Salvage as much supplies as you can!”
“Where are the medical ninjas? Go rescue the wounded!”
“Immediately go dig out the damn rats that sneaked in from the Water Land and cut them into pieces!”
At this moment, Kazama Castle was unprecedentedly bustling.
All the Sand Ninjas were mobilized, turning everything upside down, not letting go of any corners, vowing to find the culprits responsible for all of this.
In this situation, even with the help of Byakugan, Itachi and his team were eventually discovered.
“Enemies are here…” A Sand Ninja’s face lit up with joy as he shouted, but he was immediately pierced through the throat by Itachi’s shuriken.
However, Itachi could only stop one person, but not many.
Before long, a large number of Sand Ninjas charged towards them with deep hatred.
“Just kill our way out.”
Seeing this, Itachi’s face turned cold as he drew the ninja sword from his back.
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