Konoha: The Foundation's revelation at the outset shocks the world.

boom! !

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a ninja, soaking wet, appeared in the doorway. Rain dripped from him, but he seemed oblivious, breathing heavily, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and disbelief. He said:

"Hanzo... Hanzo, he..."

"What happened to Hanzo?"

Yahiko looked over, his brows furrowing slightly, and said, "Don't rush, speak slowly."

The ninja took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room, and said with a trembling voice, "Hanzo has been killed, and Amegakure... Amegakure has been destroyed!"

This statement spread.

The room fell silent instantly.

Almost instantly, Yahiko and the others widened their eyes, staring in unison at the ninja who had rushed in, and exclaimed in shock:

"You...what did you say?!"

"Impossible! Lord Hanzo is a ninja known as a demigod in the ninja world, how could he be killed? How could Amegakure be destroyed?!"

Some people couldn't believe their voices.

The ninja who rushed in said, his voice trembling slightly, "I've confirmed the news! It's true! The ninja who killed Hanzo was... Konoha's Silver Flash!"

A silver flash?!

Upon hearing this name, Yahiko and the others all changed color instantly.

After their previous encounter with Lu Chen, they had been trying to find out about him in the past few days. Although the Land of Rain was relatively closed off, it was the time of the Ninja World War, and all sorts of news were still circulating among the ninjas.

...... .... ...

After obtaining specific information about the Silver Flash, almost everyone gasped in shock. The opponent was only eleven years old, yet his achievements were terrifyingly incredible. He had even killed the Raikage of Kumogakure, one of the five great ninja villages!

Recalling their encounter that day, almost everyone shuddered.

The opponent was a ninja of terrifying power!

"Was it that guy who led the Konoha ninjas to destroy Amegakure? I never thought a ninja like Hanzo would be killed..."

The image of Lu Chen flashed through Yahiko's mind, and his heart trembled violently.

Just then, the ninja who rushed in heard Yahiko's voice, but shook his head in fear and said:

"Do not……"

"That's not how it is... The Silver Flash didn't lead any other Konoha ninjas... He single-handedly stormed into Amegakure, killed Hanzo, and destroyed the village!"

He said this with a look of disbelief on his face.

He couldn't believe this information at first, and only after confirming it several times did he finally get confirmation from the Amegakure ninja who had managed to escape.

boom! !

Yahiko involuntarily took two steps back, his back hitting the wall. He looked at the ninja who rushed in with disbelief, his mind blank for a moment.

The chaotic minds of the others also went blank at the same time, and the entire room fell into complete silence, with only the sound of breathing remaining.

Chapter 239 The News Returns

The forty-fourth year of Konoha.

The second year after the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War.

Lu Chen, the Silver Flash, single-handedly stormed into the Rain Village, killed the village's leader, the Salamander Hanzo, and completely destroyed the Rain Village!

The news is out.

The entire ninja world was shaken!

Konoha Camp.

Inside the central tent.

Orochimaru was standing in front of the sand table map, fiddling with the flags on it.

Each small flag represents a squad of Iwa ninja, and each large flag represents a sub-squad. Different colors indicate different types of squads, such as reconnaissance squads, assassination squads, and combat units.

The atmosphere inside the tent was somewhat oppressive. Danzo sat not far away, looking at the sand table map, lost in thought. Several elite Jonin beside him also had somber expressions.

"The Sand Village's activities have put a lot of pressure on the flanks."

After planting a few flags somewhere on the sand table map, Orochimaru spoke slowly in a somewhat hoarse voice.

The situation is very bad now!

They were already under immense pressure dealing with Iwagakure and Amegakure, and just the day before yesterday, Sunagakure began operations on the southern border flank.

These Sand Ninja were sent by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and their purpose was quite peculiar: not simply for war, but to eliminate dissidents.

In the previous war, Chiyo was killed by Lu Chen, and Ebizo's prestige was also severely damaged. Rasa, who was originally forced to take the position and whose position was not stable, has now firmly established himself as the Fourth Kazekage.

After securing his position as the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa did not stop consolidating his power. He bribed, suppressed, or coerced the village's leaders, and in a very short time, he controlled most of Sunagakure.

As for those who were out of control, formed groups, and were difficult to manage, such as the Uchiha clan of Konoha, he sent them out to invade the territory of the Land of Fire.

The Sand Ninja did not completely break the previously signed contract.

This group of Sand Ninjas only operated in the border area, carrying out activities in some areas of unknown ownership. They had not yet engaged in battle with Konoha ninjas, nor had they initiated any war.

The problem is that even if the Sand Village doesn't initiate a war, but only deploys a few hundred troops on the border, it still puts a lot of pressure on the Leaf Village!

We can't just ignore it!

The presence of these Sand Ninja forced Orochimaru to divert some of his forces to deal with them, making the direct conflict with the Iwa Ninja extremely serious.

The Tsuchikage Onoki was exceptionally cunning and treacherous. Especially after Lu Chen and Minato Namikaze became famous, he almost never launched large-scale attacks, but instead engaged in scattered battles.

Thousands of Iwa ninja, divided into hundreds of units, operated along the border, with some even directly invading the Land of Fire.

The purpose of doing this is very simple.

This was to guard against Minato Namikaze and Lu Chen.

Even if Minato Namikaze and Lu Chen both appear on this battlefield, they would only lose one unit at most, and there would be no large-scale losses. If they sensed something was wrong, they could simply retreat immediately.

Because Konoha was simultaneously fighting against the three major ninja villages, the number of ninjas on the Iwa ninja battlefield was only seven or eight thousand. After the casualties during this period, their actual combat strength had been reduced to less than six thousand.

On the other hand, the Iwa ninja still have nearly ten thousand ninjas eyeing them covetously.

The lack of manpower also makes it difficult for Konoha to launch a decisive offensive. After all, the enemy has more people than you and does not intend to fight you head-on. With fewer people, it is impossible for you to launch a counter-encirclement.

Therefore, Konoha was forced to deal with the Iwa ninja's small-scale operations. Orochimaru and Danzo both led teams out on occasion, but the results were not ideal, because the Tsuchikage Onoki would often lead elite troops to launch surprise attacks.

"We need to be wary of the Sand Village's actions. They may not have made a move yet, but they could start another war with us at any time."

Danzo stared at the sand table map and spoke in a deep voice.

Everyone now understands one thing: apart from the Land of Fire, the other four great nations will no longer attack each other. If they did, the remaining two nations would inevitably be unable to withstand Konoha's power and would be defeated and devoured one by one.

The Sand Village was well aware of this, so without worrying about the Iwa Ninja's sneak attacks and with no worries about their rear, they could participate in the war at any time!

"If we can subdue Amegakure, the situation will stabilize... but that Hanzo of the Salamander..."

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a gloomy and uncertain look.

If it were any other small ninja village, it wouldn't pose any threat to Konoha at all; a simple group of ninja could wipe them out.

But Amegakure is different. Amegakure has a large number of ninjas, numbering two to three thousand. And most importantly, Amegakure's leader, Hanzo of the Salamander, is not like the leaders of other small ninja villages who are of average strength. Instead, he is an extremely powerful ninja!

Even the Five Kage would find it difficult to defeat him!

In this situation, Amegakure becomes an extremely troublesome entity.

Normally, Konoha wouldn't be afraid, but now that they are facing Iwagakure head-on and also have to guard against Sunagakure, Amegakure's actions could be extremely dangerous.

"Has there been any news from Lu Chen yet?"

Orochimaru turned to look at Danzo.

Danzo was in charge of the war situation in the Land of Rain. Many of Danzo's Root ninjas were scattered throughout the Land of Rain, gathering intelligence and keeping an eye on Amegakure.

Danzo shook his head and said, "We have lost contact with Lu Chen, but my people have detected the Rain Ninja's movements. They arrived in a town not far from Rain Ninja Village a day ago and should be back in the village by now."

"That Hanzo guy..."

Orochimaru muttered something under his breath, his face grim.

Hanzo the Salamander is too cautious in his actions, so much so that he can't find an opportunity to deal with the threat of the Rain Ninja. In the current situation, the only option is to let Lu Chen come back first and then let Lu Chen deal with the Iwa Ninja squads.

Once a few squads are wiped out, the Iwa ninja will be able to detect the Silver Flash's activity on this battlefield, and their activity level (0.6) and scale of operations will inevitably decrease significantly.

That way, the positive pressure can be greatly relieved.

If Hanzo the Salamander launches another sudden flanking attack, then having Lu Chen lead the team to confront Hanzo is currently the most appropriate strategy.

"Lord Danzo."

Just as Orochimaru was deep in thought, a Root ninja suddenly walked in, bowed to Danzo, and handed him a sealed scroll, saying, "It's intelligence from Amegakure."

"Well……"

Danzo took the scroll, slowly opened it, and his gaze swept across it. The first line described that Hanzo of the Salamander had led the Rain Ninja back to Amegakure.

Danzo glanced at Orochimaru and said, "Hanzo has already returned to Amegakure. I don't know Lu Chen's exact location. Orochimaru, do you have any information? I'll send my men to contact Lu Chen..."