vncnus Chapter 319 The Interception of the Leaf Village Ninja
Chapter 319 The Interception of the Leaf Village Ninja
Chapter 319 The Interception of Konoha Ninjas
"Lord Fugaku, the three advisors request your attendance at an emergency meeting."
An ANBU member stood in front of Fugaku and clearly conveyed the order.
Mitokado Homura feared that if he summoned Fugaku in his own name, Fugaku might not give him face, might delay, or might not come at all. However, he dared not falsely convey the Hokage's orders, for fear that Fugaku would see through his scheme. Therefore, he invited Fugaku in the name of the three advisors.
At that moment, Fugaku was instructing Itachi in his training. He was somewhat displeased by being disturbed by the Anbu, but he still nodded to indicate that he had heard them.
"Itachi, you're about to enter the Ninja Academy. You must strive to train like Shisui."
"Yes."
After urging Itachi on, Fugaku looked at the Anbu and said, "Let's go."
During this period, there were no large-scale wars in the ninja world, and Konoha gradually returned to peace and prosperity. Fugaku did not believe that anything major would happen to Konoha, and he remained very calm throughout the journey.
It wasn't until he entered the conference room and saw a room full of serious-looking Jonin that Fugaku realized something truly terrible had happened.
Facing numerous sharp gazes, Fugaku showed no fear. Instead, he raised his head slightly and strode through the crowd to the three advisors, where he asked them questions in a rather impolite tone.
"What happened? Why isn't the Hokage here?"
Seeing Fugaku's somewhat arrogant attitude, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It's normal for members of the Uchiha clan to be a bit arrogant.
If Fugaku exhibits unusual behavior, it will only cause concern.
Just now, Danzo spread the Uchiha threat theory, almost concluding that the Uchiha clan had betrayed Konoha and conspired with external enemies to plot against the Nine-Tails.
Everyone knew that Danzo and the Uchiha clan were at odds, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
However, if Fugaku refuses to come, or if there are any other unusual developments, everyone is prepared for the worst.
Now that Fugaku has come alone and the Uchiha clan hasn't made any moves, everyone is a little relieved.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, explained the Akatsuki's invasion, and relayed the Hokage's orders.
Having understood the cause and effect, Fugaku snorted coldly: "Since it is the Hokage's order, let's not waste any more time and quickly assemble our forces and set off."
These guys clearly don't trust the Uchiha clan.
Given the current situation, Fugaku had no choice but to agree for now. Besides, he was also very interested in the legendary Rinnegan and wanted to test whether it possessed the legendary power.
Danzo and Fugaku both agreed to cooperate, making the next step simple: a mobilization order was issued, and the strongest fighters in Konoha were gathered together.
At this point, the other ninjas, including the Hyuga clan, realized what had happened, but could only obey orders.
Even if one has opinions, one can only keep them to oneself in the face of the prevailing trend.
Several tens of minutes later, a 200-strong ninja army, led by Mitokado Homura, Danzo, and Fugaku, completed its assembly and left Konoha to support the Hokage under Kyosuke's command.
This team consists of Jonin and veteran Chunin, with the Anbu, Uchiha police force and Danzo's subordinates at its core, serving as an elite vanguard.
Koharu Utatane, Torifu Akimichi, and Hiashi Hyuga continued to gather a large force, while simultaneously issuing orders to the Konoha ninja on the border, instructing them to support the Hokage in delaying the Akatsuki's advance.
The dozen or so eagles carrying the message took off and flew north at an extremely fast speed, flying tirelessly until they landed at various outposts.
The ninjas stationed at the stronghold received orders and moved as quickly as ants, gathering towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain to form a thin defensive line.
At noon, on a low hill, four Konoha ninjas faced south. One of them was looking around with binoculars when he suddenly spotted a huge bird flying in the distance, with several figures sitting or standing on it.
The Konoha ninja immediately shouted, "Enemy spotted! Fire the signal flare immediately!"
Bang bang bang.
The other three Konoha ninjas immediately fired signal flares. The conspicuous red flares soared high above the horizon, attracting the attention of the Konoha ninjas in the distance, as well as the Akatsuki members.
On the head of the giant puppet bird, Scorpion sat cross-legged. Upon seeing the signal flare ahead, he turned his head 180 degrees and looked up at Yahiko.
"Leader, Konoha's reaction is very fast. There are probably many Konoha ninja ahead. Should we fight?"
The wind howled in mid-air, and the scorpion's loud voice carried on the wind to everyone's ears.
After seizing the Nine-Tails, they flew for a day and a night without stopping, and are now not far from the Land of Rain.
Along the way, they encountered Konoha ninjas twice, but Yahiko didn't want to waste time or engage in pointless killing, so they ignored them.
Kakuzu wanted to replenish his heart supply, but when he looked behind him and saw no pursuers, he advised Yahiko, "The pursuers have been left behind. Why don't we take care of these guys first? Maybe we can find a suitable heart."
Mi Shou immediately objected: "Time is precious. The enemy could appear at any moment. We cannot linger."
Among them, Mi Shou's strength is not high. If he is surrounded by Konoha ninjas, he will be in greater danger.
Yahiko agreed with Yamori's opinion: "That's right. Our most important thing is to leave the Land of Fire as soon as possible and avoid any further complications."
Although the Konoha ninjas ahead don't look strong, they might be bait, and a trap has been set up around them, just waiting for them to fall in.
They are not afraid of traps, but it's not worth wasting time because of them.
The giant puppet bird flapped its wings and flew directly over the heads of several Konoha ninjas. They were just a small team of genin led by a chunin, and their strength was insufficient. At this moment, they could only look up and watch helplessly, unable to stop it.
However, their actions played a crucial role, as the surrounding Konoha ninja confirmed the target's location using signal flares and immediately sprang into action.
In particular, the Konoha ninjas further north quickly assembled a squad of twenty men and blocked the Akatsuki's path.
"attack!"
Under the command of a Jonin captain, three Konoha ninjas opened the scroll, breaking the seal within. Numerous and various blades shot out, creating a barrage effect, crashing into the giant puppet bird like a wall.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Nagato gently raised his hand, flicking all the bladed weapons away, while simultaneously manipulating the puppet bird to turn around, attempting to bypass the somewhat skilled Konoha ninja in front of him.
However, these Konoha ninjas had clearly made tactical arrangements. Just as the giant puppet bird adjusted its direction to the left, the ground below rapidly cracked, and a rock pillar nearly ten meters wide rose from the ground and crashed into the giant puppet bird.
The giant puppet bird gently flapped its wings and nimbly bypassed the rock pillar. However, Mi Shou and the others discovered that there were rings of explosive tags pasted on the rock pillar.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The upper half of the rock pillar was engulfed in a dense explosion, flames and smoke directly engulfing the giant puppet bird. Countless stones flew everywhere, leaving trails in the thick fog.
"Success!"
Seeing this, some Konoha ninja couldn't help but cheer, but the Jonin in command of the operation remained serious and ordered sharply: "Execute the third step of the plan!"
As soon as the rock pillars shot into the sky, the four Jonin immediately ran and took their positions in the four cardinal directions of the puppet bird.
Upon receiving the order, they immediately began forming hand seals.
"Four Purple Flame Formation!"