Starting with the usurpation of Akatsuki, the ninja world was overthrown.

Chapter 144 We Unite!

Chapter 144 We Unite!

Ever since Shiba Kiyokawa said, "We will win," he became more cautious than before for the next week.

I'm terrified that metaphysics will strike again!

Of course, aside from the influence of these mystical factors, he does need to be cautious from an objective standpoint.

Because the trials of war have only just begun—

After taking over the mine, their offensive and defensive roles with Konoha will be reversed!

After occupying the mining area, their next step is to build their own transportation and supply lines, and open and guard the passage from the mining area to the Land of Rain.

Therefore, they temporarily became the defensive side in strategy, while Konoha resumed its offensive phase.

Because ninjas generally possess extremely high mobility and have very low logistical dependence, they only need one meal to travel 100 kilometers.

Therefore, in the Fourth Shinobi World War, the attacking side was often the one with the greater strategic initiative.

In the previous offensive rounds, the Akatsuki team played exceptionally well, so well that they almost defied everyone's expectations!

Now it's their turn to play defensively.

In preparation for the upcoming defensive phase, Shiba Kiyokawa intensified his communication and coordination efforts, and a week later, he successfully established contact with the Iwagakure command headquarters.

On this day, the delegation from Yan Yin arrived at the mine.

The leader is still an old acquaintance: Huang Tu.

This time, however, he was followed by two little tails, one big and one small.

The older one looked to be in his teens, only slightly younger than Huang Tu, while the younger one looked to be only about five years old, still a little kid.

The five-year-old brat has hedgehog-like blond hair and a personality just like a hedgehog. He's fearless and always barks his quills at Shiba Kiyokawa as soon as they meet.

"Hmph! It's been almost three months since you declared war before you finally made a move, and the first thing you did was attack the Land of Grass, which we've already occupied. You Akatsuki organization are really something!"

The blond-haired boy looked quite hostile towards Shiba Kiyokawa.

Shiba Kiyokawa, of course, wouldn't stoop to the level of a mere brat. He turned to look at Huang Tu and asked calmly.

"Who are these two people you brought?"

Huang Tu scratched his head sheepishly and hurriedly offered an explanation.

"These two are disciples I took in on behalf of my father. This one is called Akatsuchi, and he is now my bodyguard. This one is Deidara. He has a bit of a temper, so don't mind him."

Upon hearing this, Shiba Kiyokawa looked again at the hot-tempered blond boy.

Unexpectedly, I ran into another member of the organization from the original work here.

The very next second he looked over, Deidara, who had been so arrogant, was punched hard on the head by yellow earth.

"Xiao Di, shut up! Be polite in front of your allies!"

Poor little Deidara was smug for less than three seconds before Shiba Kiyokawa punched him back to his original form without even having to lift a finger.

He held his head in his hands, looking aggrieved, and glared back at the yellow earth that had taken on the role of his father in accepting the apprentice.

"Why did you hit me? I was just helping you get revenge. You were clearly beaten by them back then—"

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Tu's second punch landed again!

This time, Shiba Kiyokawa noticed that Hikari had even secretly started using ninjutsu.

The faint yellow layer on the surface of the fist was clearly the chakra of "Earth Release: Rock Fist".

He could only sigh inwardly: Xiao Di truly lives up to his name.

Her personality is exactly the same as I remember: straightforward, naive, and with zero emotional intelligence.

Deidara's words were like rubbing salt into the wounds of his own teacher, Huang Tu.

It was as if they were afraid that someone present might forget how Huang Tu was captured alive by the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain...

However, Iwagakure and Akatsuki have now become allies in the same trench, sharing the same interests in fighting against Konoha.

So, Shiba Kiyokawa, being very understanding, pretended not to hear, smiled, and moved on from the topic, taking the initiative to talk to Hiroto about the details of their upcoming cooperative defense.

Dilada was left alone, silently fuming as she held her head, which was covered in bumps from being hit.

The world where only Deidara is injured has been achieved so happily!

However, Xiao Di's "sacrifice" was not entirely without value.

Shortly afterward, Huang Tu deliberately followed up on the topic that Dilada had just rashly started, and asked casually with a smile on his face.

"However, may I ask: Why did your Akatsuki organization choose the Land of Grass as your target for attack after three months?"

We have already completed the deployment and control here.

This is also the question my father asked me to inquire about with you all.

This question already subtly contained a sense of accusation.

Fortunately, after Deidara's antics and subsequent beating, the atmosphere eased considerably, preventing things from escalating to the point of being tense.

The friendly atmosphere of communication among allies has been preserved.

Poor Deidara is the only one who got hurt again.

Shiba Kiyokawa remained calm and composed in the face of questioning, replying, "We are doing this to help you stabilize your lines and avoid falling into Minato Namikaze's trap."

Huang Tu's eyes gleamed.

"Oh? So, Chief Kiyokawa has some idea of ​​Minato Namikaze's next plan?"

This intelligence is extremely important to them!

In fact, during this time, Iwagakure had vaguely guessed that Minato Namikaze wanted to do something big!

Onoki wasn't stupid. He could see that Minato Namikaze's delay in returning to the village to succeed him clearly indicated that he had much bigger plans.

Even after racking their brains, Iwagakure couldn't figure out what Minato Namikaze was up to!

The surprise attack on the Kannabi Bridge on the mountaintop was not a conventional tactic. From Iwagakure's perspective, doing so was extremely risky, practically a matter of life and death. It's normal that they couldn't have guessed it.

This is precisely the key to Shiba Kiyokawa's current control over Iwagakure.

"Of course, if we hadn't sensed that Minato Namikaze was about to take some major action, why would we have responded so aggressively?"

"So you really know what Minato Namikaze is planning? Where did you get this information? Have you caught another Root spy?"

Thanks to Danzo, the director of the Iwagakure, before Shiba Kiyokawa even started making up lies, Iwagakure had already found an excuse for him.

At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but think: Konoha has Danzo and Root, they are truly blessed.

He continued, "That's right. As you all know, we've fought against Konoha's Root many times, so we're very experienced. We even successfully broke their Tongue Calamity Extinction Seal!"

"Just as I thought!" Huang Tu exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.

"So what exactly is Minato Namikaze's plan?!"

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Shiba Kiyokawa remained calm and continued, "Want to know? If you do, then help us share the burden of defense."

Konoha's objective lies with the Land of Grass! Protecting the Land of Grass is protecting our shared lifeline!

At this point, Shiba Kiyokawa finally revealed his true intentions in contacting Iwagakure!

He planned to use Minato Namikaze's intelligence as bait to keep Iwagakure, that mule, hanging on to him and defending the territory!

This Shinnabi Bridge cannot be guarded by him alone!

He's not like Danzo of Konoha, who sees everyone as an irreconcilable enemy. Even fighting Cao Cao required the Sun-Liu alliance, so why should the Akatsuki organization, which is so big, fight against him alone?

Rock Hidden, we have to hold our ground too!

Seeing Huang Tu's wavering expression, Shiba Kiyokawa almost thought that the plan had succeeded.

But the next second, Huang Tu pulled back from the brink!

It wasn't that he was clever; he was actually quite naive and didn't see through Shiba Kiyokawa's scheming at all.

He just has a father who is still strong and healthy.

Scratching his head, Huang Tu said in a clear voice, "My father had already guessed that you would say this before he came, but he told me not to agree so easily."

Shiba Kiyokawa frowned.

That old fox, Onoki, isn't so easy to fool after all.

"That old man, Onoki... I mean, what else did the Tsuchikage tell you?"

The loess conveyed the message in detail.

"My father said that cooperative defense is possible, but you must first prove that you are strong enough to negotiate an alliance with our five great ninja villages!"

Your previous record is impressive, but you haven't faced a real test yet.

"What is the real test?" Shiba Kiyokazu asked.

Huang Tu simply uttered a single name.

"Minato Namikaze!"

(End of this chapter)