After returning to the camp, the more seriously injured Biwa Juzo went directly to seek medical ninja treatment, while the less seriously injured Kurikawa Kushimaru reported the mission status before Karuta Yagura.
"When we were on a mission, we encountered a powerful Konoha team. They had one more person than us. We fought hard but were ultimately defeated. During the battle, the Xiguashan Pufferfish Demon was killed." Kurisai Kushimaru said in a deep voice.
Kirigakure is a ninja village with cruel rules, so Kurisan Kushimaru has to use the art of language as much as possible to mitigate the impact of their mission failure.
In a sense, Kurisan Kushimaru was not lying. Kakashi did have one more person than them, although not everyone in Kakashi's team played a big role.
"The Xiguashan Puffer Demon's sacrifice was not in vain. Several ninjas from the Konoha team were also seriously injured by us. However, since we suffered more casualties, in order not to affect the battle situation, we finally chose to retreat. But at this time, a ninja who mastered ice escape came and stopped us.
Fortunately, Lord Han also came to support us. Since Biwa Juzo and I were seriously injured, we retreated back to the camp in advance, and the rest of the ninja swordsmen worked with Lord Han to fight against the Konoha ninjas. "Kurihan Kushimaru briefly recounted the entire battle process.
Kurisai Kushimaru thought that this mission should not be a problem. Although they lost a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the loss on the Konoha side was definitely greater.
You have to know that they are a team of geniuses who can defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen Head-on. If they don't die, their future strength will be visible to the naked eye.
"Who are the ninjas in the powerful Konoha team? Are they Ino, Shika and Chou?" Karuta Yagura thought for a moment and asked.
The fully mobilized Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Village are a big card of Kirigakure. There are few Konoha teams that can defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Village on the east coast battlefield. Karutagi Yagura believes that only if Ino-Shika-cho or Orochimaru lead the team can it be possible.
But if Orochimaru led the team, the battle would not be a lose-lose situation, so Karutagi Yagura asked Ino-Shika-cho directly.
Kurishimaru's face under the mask was a little embarrassed, but he still honestly told the rankings of Kakashi and the others, "There are Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, Uchiha Obito and other Konoha super geniuses."
Although Shisui's performance was also amazing, Kurisai Kushimaru didn't know Shisui's name.
A look of surprise flashed across Gojira Yagura's face. This was not only slightly different from what he had imagined, but it was completely unrelated to it.
As one of the top leaders of Kirigakure, Karatachi Yagura was familiar with these three names. He had read the report on the team led by Master Yuanshi to participate in the Chunin Exam and knew that these three were geniuses who emerged in the Chunin Exam of Konoha, and even defeated several young geniuses that Kirigakure specially found.
"Are you saying that you lost to a few Konoha ninjas who just became Chunin two years ago?" Karuta Yagura's eyes became sharp.
Yagura Karuta knew that Kakashi and the others were geniuses, but that was not the reason for the failure of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. You have to know that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were already famous ninjas, and genius was only their previous stage.
Feeling the strong pressure coming from Gojo Yagura, Kurikawa Kushimaru couldn't help but break out in cold sweat on his forehead.
Unlike them who debuted as a group, Karatachi Yagura is a truly powerful figure who terrorizes the ninja world and has a great chance of becoming the Fourth Mizukage.
"Lord Yagura, our intelligence is behind, and they are now much stronger than they were during the Chunin Exams, especially Might Guy.
Might Guy has mastered a powerful physical skill called Golden Skyline, which he has only used twice in battle. The first time, he severely injured the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost, and only recovered his combat effectiveness after Samehada's treatment. The second time, he shattered the beheading sword and almost killed Biwa Juzo. "Kurihan Kushimaru explained with a stiff face.
Although he could get away with lying, the bodies had to be recovered after the battle. If he found out that the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost's memories were different from what he said, he would be in real trouble. So Kurisan Kushimaru could only try his best to explain using facts.
"Not all of them are genius ninjas. There is also a middle-aged taijutsu ninja. If he hadn't blocked Tousou Yabaito and Kurochu Raiga, we would have been able to kill Might Guy and the others."
Karuji Yagura had a thoughtful expression.
Although the defeat of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is outrageous, the information revealed in it is terrifying when you think about it carefully.
A few ten-year-old genius ninjas actually have the ability to compete with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. If they are like this at the age of ten, what will they be like when they grow up?
"But if Mizuno Yuehan is here, they probably won't be able to leave." Thinking of this, Goju Yagura calmed down.
No matter how promising the future is, it is still a matter of the future. As long as we kill them all before the future arrives and leave them with no future, the problem will be solved.
Although Mizunotsuki Kan is not good at doing things, Karuta Yagura still recognizes Mizunotsuki Kan's strength.
He was stupid to begin with. If he wasn't strong enough, how could he have stayed in Kirigakure for so long and become the leader of the ninja clan?
After asking some details, Karutagi Yagura sent Kurishan Kushimaru to receive treatment, and then dispatched Kirigakure to the battle site to check on the situation.
However, when the intelligence officer sent by Karuju Yagura came back, he got some information that he had never expected.
"Lord Han is missing, Lord Xiguashan Pufferfish and five other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are missing, and there are only corpses of village ninjas on the battlefield." The intelligence Kirigakure reported in a low voice.
He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Karuta Yagura's face, because he knew that Karuta Yagura would be very angry now.
"Mizunotsuki Han is missing?" Karuta Yagura looked at the information from Kirigakure with an expressionless face. His tightly clenched fists showed that he was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.
Intelligence Wuyin nodded, "There are traces of Lord Han's ice escape on the battlefield, and there is a lot of broken ice on the ground."
Karuju Yagura had a stern face and let the information mist retreat.
"Mizunoe Yuki, you are a useless person who can't do anything good and always makes things worse!" Goju Yagura couldn't help cursing in his heart.
Missing is just a nice way of saying it. There are only two possibilities for missing on the battlefield. The first is that you have deserted, and the second is that you have been killed or captured by the enemy.
With Mizunotsuki Kan's identity, he would certainly not defect. He is the patriarch of the ninja clan and one of the vested interests of the ninja village. Mizunotsuki Kan has no reason to defect.
Since he didn't defect, he must have been killed or captured. With Mizunotsuki Han's strength, it should be impossible for him to be captured alive, so in Karuta Yagura's heart, Mizunotsuki Han is already dead.
It was really hard for Karutagi Yagura to hold back, because not only Mizunotsuki Kan died, but also five members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
If five of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are killed and two are left, they are basically useless, and the remaining two can only be used as stronger jonin.
The death of Mizunotsuki Kan and the existence of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Swordsmen in name only means that Kirigakure has lost two big cards at once.
"This is not favorable for us. Who is the ninja who killed Mizunotsuki Kan? Is there anyone strong in Konoha who can use ice escape?" Karuta Yagura's expression became gloomy.
He now wished he could revive Mizunotsuki Han and beat him up again, and he also wished he could just send the remaining Biwa Juzo and Kurisan Kushimaru away and let the Seven Ninja Swordsmen go down together in one piece.
Although it was just a simple encounter, it destroyed all of Kirigakure's advantages in the Land of Fire and even put them at a considerable disadvantage.
The death of Mizunotsuki Han was not just the loss of a strong man. Mizunotsuki Han had many arrangements of Kirigakure in his mind. He knew everything about the camp location, supply routes, and combat plans.
Because of Mizunotsuki Kan's death, Karuta Yagura must immediately change all the arrangements of Kirigakure on the east coast battlefield, which is no small project.
Feeling the terrifying murderous aura in the tent, Kirigakure who was guarding outside couldn't help but break into a sweat, and observed a moment of silence for a fraction of a second for the person who had offended Karatachi Yagura.
Although Karutagi Yagura really wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, he knew that this was not the time to punish his subordinates. Karutagi Yagura quickly ordered to adjust the strategy and summoned Biwa Juzo and Kurishai Kushimaru to inquire about the details.
Karutagi Yagura must first know who the ninja is who killed Mizunotsuki Kan. If it was Orochimaru or Ino-Shikacho, it would be fine, but if it was not them, it would mean that a new Konoha strongman has come to the battlefield.
"I didn't see what he looked like, I only saw the ice escape ninjutsu he released." Biwa Juzo shook his head.
Kurishan Kushimaru also nodded, they left too early.
Karatachi Yagura's face darkened and he struggled not to put his fists on their faces.
Ace assassination team? Useless team!
Kurisan Kushimaru was very confused when he saw the extremely angry Karitachi Yagura. He didn't understand who had offended this battlefield commander, who was apparently fine not long ago.
"What happened? Hei Chu Lei Ya and the others haven't come back yet?" Biwa Juzo suddenly remembered something.
It was rare for ninjas to have a war that lasted all day and all night. It had been a while since they left the battlefield, so the battle should have been over.
"They can't come back. If nothing unexpected happens, they will all be killed by Konoha ninjas." Karuta Yagura said coldly.
"You are lucky. You escaped death because of your injuries." Karuta Yagura did not hide the sarcasm in his words.
He was really so angry that he couldn't take it anymore. With such losses, he didn't even know who the attacker was. How could he fight like this?
The information of Ice Escape alone is not enough to locate any of Konoha's strongmen, because none of the known Konoha strongmen can use Ice Escape.
Biwa Juzo and Kurishan Kushimaru looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.
They never expected that Mizunotsuki Han and the others would die. What kind of strength would it take to kill them all? Could it be that Orochimaru also appeared later?
"Are there any other geniuses worth noting in that genius team?" Karuju Yagura asked.
Since Mizunotsuki Kan is dead, those genius ninjas are likely to have survived. Karatachi Yagura has to update their information and raise their priority.
"There is another Uchiha ninja who is younger than Uchiha Obito and is also very talented." Kurikaze Kushimaru quickly drew a sketch of Shisui based on his memory and handed it to Karatachi Yagura.
After accepting the sketch, Karajū Yagura asked a few more questions. Seeing that he could not get much useful information from the two people, he let them retreat and recuperate.
Yagura Karuji quickly adjusted the layout of the Kirigakure and reported the latest information to the Kirigakure.
He is running out of combat power, and if he wants to continue to be successful on the East Coast battlefield, he can only ask for support from the Hidden Mist Village.
Otherwise, the living space will be gradually squeezed by the Konoha Ninja Force until they are driven out of the Land of Fire.
Karatachi Yagura believes that Kirigakure must send reinforcements to continue fighting Konoha because this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Normally, if faced with a failure of this magnitude, one would prepare to return to defend the homeland, but Kirigakure's opponent was Konoha, which was being surrounded and beaten.
Konoha is now in a state of multi-front warfare. If Kirigakure retreats, Konoha will not be able to pursue them, let alone counter-invade the Land of Water on the sea.
This means that Kirigakure can go to war without any scruples, and even if it loses to Konoha, it does not have to worry about being asked for compensation.
If Konoha really dares to ask Kirigakure to continue to fight with him, then let's see if Konoha can defeat the three big ninja villages.
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Hokage Building, conference room.
At this time, the four top leaders of Konoha all gathered in the conference room.
"This Hanyu Mugetsu actually killed four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while fighting against Mizunotsuki Kan. I'm afraid even Minato wouldn't be able to do better." Mizuto Kado En exclaimed.
They were discussing the latest battle reports from the front line.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his goatee with a smile. Although he knew Mu Yue's strength, he did not expect that Mu Yue could achieve such dazzling results in a short period of time.
"Huruzen, if you had sent Muyue to the battlefield as I said earlier, the war situation would definitely be much better than it is now." At this time Danzo Shimura couldn't help but say a little bit to Sarutobi Hiruzen. He had long wanted to let Muyue help Orochimaru to achieve success, but was always rejected by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Mu Yue is an outstanding Root member trained by me, and I know exactly where he can play a role." Shimura Danzo emphasized.
Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked at Shimura Danzo with some surprise. They didn't expect that Mu Yue was trained by Shimura Danzo.
"First of all, Mu Yue was not fit to go to the battlefield at that time. Secondly, Mu Yue's current strength is mainly due to his own efforts, not your training. Did you, Danzo, teach him the combination of ninjutsu? Or did you teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted.
He taught Mu Yue ninjutsu but never said that Mu Yue was trained by him. Shimura Danzo said that Mu Yue was trained by him just to flatter himself.
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's opinion, Mu Yue is what she is today mainly because of her good talent and hard work, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also provides her with enough resources.
As for the roots, they were purely restricting Mu Yue's development. Otherwise, how could Mu Yue grow faster after breaking away from the roots?
"Mu Yue has laid a solid foundation at the roots!" Shimura Danzo said stubbornly.
Of course he knew that Mu Yue's current strength had nothing to do with the Root, and that his strength had soared after being trained by Sarutobi Hiruzen. However, he must have a share of the credit for training Mu Yue. After all, Mu Yue was still a Root ninja, even though he was trained in violation of regulations.
Seeing what Shimura Danzo said, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not refute. After all, when Mu Yue first came out of the Root, he was considered an elite among the Jonin.
After a brief exchange of insults, they continued their meeting, discussing whether to spread Mu Yue's deeds to boost morale or to keep it secret for the time being and use Mu Yue as a surprise weapon.
(End of this chapter)
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