Chapter 697: Standoff in the Land of Grass, the Great Fire at Dawn
Scientific ninja tools integrated with Sage Art possessed a completely different level of power. The current Nagato, even without doing anything, just by slightly activating his abilities, would have a continuous stream of sage chakra emerge. With the support of this power, Nagato's use of the Rinnegan became much easier, and the power of the Rinnegan directly multiplied several times.
Now Nagato seemed to understand why Sasuke was so powerful. Sasuke himself could use sage chakra, and with his own talent, he had cultivated Sage Art to an incredible realm. And he hadn't expected sage chakra to have such an astonishing effect on dōjutsu. No wonder Sasuke seemed so relaxed when using dōjutsu, and its power was also terrifying.
Plus, Nagato's core was now completely energized. It was no longer a fixed form, but a form of energy. An energy form supported by Sage Art. As long as this energy was not damaged, they could recover again. No matter how severe the blow, even if their bodies were destroyed, it didn't matter. The core would restore them.
It wasn't just Nagato; the other Akatsuki members were the same. But unlike Nagato, Nagato's core existed depending on the Rinnegan. Because the power of the Rinnegan itself was very strong, if Nagato was attacked, probably only these eyes would be left in the end. These eyes were very difficult to destroy, so the core existed depending on the Rinnegan. This basically ensured that Nagato would not die.
And his Akatsuki members, they were not as special as Nagato. Although their cores had also become energy forms, because the technology was not yet mature enough, they also needed to be attached to some solid object. So there were a dozen or so fragments in their bodies, and these fragments were all made of very strong metal. If these fragments were not destroyed, then they would not die either. Even if the fragments were destroyed, as long as they were not hindered during the recovery process, they could also be resurrected.
The members of Akatsuki could now be said to all possess the characteristic of immortality. For ordinary ninjas, even ordinary Kage, to kill them would be incredibly difficult.
"Everything depends on the specific situation between Konoha and Suna!" Nagato looked at the Akatsuki members, who were also somewhat eager to try. His thoughts had already drifted with the wind to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass.
A ninja force of forty thousand was temporarily formed and rushed here, led by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Due to Hiruzen's caution, they had already set up camp at a position one thousand meters from the border. A straight-line distance of one thousand meters, but in reality, it was still separated by rows of mountains. This position was actually not conducive to an attack, but it was precisely this point of not being conducive to an attack that Hiruzen felt was very important. This also showed Konoha's attitude: Konoha did not want to actively attack, but if the Hidden Sand Village also wanted to play hardball, then they could retreat three thousand meters at any time, into the first line of defense within the Land of Fire. Setting up defenses there could also block the enemies invading the Land of Fire, and it would be more advantageous for the Land of Fire because it would leave the enemy with only a few difficult-to-defend locations for their camps.
As the Third Hokage, Hiruzen was still quite shrewd. Although his strength was not the strongest among the successive Hokages, he was not lacking in cunning.
"Lord Third Hokage, we are hurrying to build the camp, but on the other side, in the direction of the Land of Grass, the Suna ninjas have already built their camp!"
"We have not yet detected any move from them to invade Konoha!"
No move to invade Konoha, which was good news. It meant that the Hidden Sand Village was not yet ready, or perhaps they were still hesitating about something. Hearing this, Hiruzen thought for a moment. If the other side was still hesitating, then he could show a bit more strength. This way, the other side's worries would increase, and they might retreat directly under pressure!
"Send someone to the Hidden Sand Village's camp and invite their leading ninja to talk with me!"
Hearing this, the Konoha ninja immediately disappeared to carry out Hiruzen Sarutobi's order.
And on the other side, in the direction of the Hidden Sand Village's camp.
"What are these Konoha ninjas trying to do? Could it be that they also know about Shinki's situation, so they came here to make a move on the Land of Grass, to capture Shinki and use him to threaten my Suna?"
"It shouldn't be! This news was very well concealed. There's no reason for Konoha to know this intelligence!"
"Then what on earth do these Konoha people want to do?"
"No matter what they do, we'd better rescue Shinki from the Land of Grass as soon as possible. As long as Shinki doesn't fall into Konoha's hands, then everything is fine!"
"Then shall we start acting now?"
"We'll start acting tonight!" The Suna ninjas decided to raid the Village Hidden in the Grass at night.
And on the other side, Hiruzen did not receive a reply from the Hidden Sand Village. This made Hiruzen even more certain that these Suna ninjas had not really made up their minds. So he decided to wait a little, to observe the situation. Although he had to show strength to make the other side retreat, he couldn't be too hasty, lest the other side think Konoha wanted to start a war directly and retaliate. Being able to scare the other side away while ensuring that a war did not start was the best situation for Konoha.
Now, the other three great ninja villages were dispatching troops. Although they had not yet reached the borders of Konoha, once the war here broke out, the Cloud would not hesitate to act first. Then, once the Cloud started to move, the Rock and Mist villages would not do nothing either. A great war was about to begin. And although this seemed to be sooner or later, being able to delay for a while, to give Konoha more time to prepare, was worth the delay.
Early in the morning. Just as Hiruzen was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, he suddenly noticed an astonishing fire in the direction of the Land of Grass. And the firelight illuminated the sky that was about to brighten. Seeing this scene, Hiruzen was somewhat puzzled. What was this? Had the Village Hidden in the Grass been attacked? At this time, the only ones who could attack the Village Hidden in the Grass should be the ninjas of the Hidden Sand Village!
But why would they do that? Ignoring his own people and instead going to deal with a Village Hidden in the Grass. What was this about? But no matter what the other side was doing, Hiruzen couldn't just ignore it!
"Lord Third, last night the Hidden Sand Village seems to have raided the Village Hidden in the Grass. Tens of thousands of ninja troops were all dispatched, and the Village Hidden in the Grass was destroyed overnight. Now there are still many defeated Grass ninja rushing towards our side."
"It seems they want to seek the protection of our Konoha!"
"Should we accept these ninjas?"
To accept or not to accept, that was a difficult question. If they accepted these ninjas, Suna would have a reason to officially go to war with Konoha. However, not accepting them would seem weak in terms of momentum. This would further encourage the arrogance of the four great ninja villages. What was the right decision?
"Have you seen Shinki?" a Suna ninja was asking. However, the Suna ninja under him shook his head. "No... but a large number of Grass ninja have escaped. They might have taken Shinki with them!"
"Where did they escape to?"
"In the direction of the Konoha ninja troops!"
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