Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching.

Kurihara Kushimaru thought that this mission should not be a big problem. Although one member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was lost, the losses on Konoha's side were definitely greater.

You must know that this is a genius team that can defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen head-on. If they don't die, their future strength will be visible to the naked eye.

"What ninjas are there in the powerful Konoha team, Ino Shiga Butterfly?" Goji Yagura thought for a while and asked.

The full deployment of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is Kirigakure's big card. There are very few Konoha teams that can defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen on the east coast battlefield. Gotachibana Yagura believes that only Ino Shigacho or Orochimaru can lead the team. possible.

But if Orochimaru leads the team, the battle will not be a lose-lose situation, so Gotachibana Yagura directly asked Ino Shikacho.

Kuriraki Kushimaru's face was a little embarrassed under the mask, but he still told the truth about Kakashi's ranking, "There are Konoha super geniuses such as Kakashi Hatake, Metkai, and Obito Uchiha."

Although Shisui's performance was also amazing, Kurumi Kushimaru didn't know Shisui's name.

A look of astonishment flashed across Goji Yagura's face. It couldn't be said to be slightly different from what he had imagined, but it could only be said to have nothing to do with it.

As one of the senior officials of Kirigakure, Goju Yagura is no stranger to these three names. He has seen the report of the Genshi leading the team to participate in the Chunin Examination, and knows that these three people are geniuses who appeared in the Konoha Chunin Examination, and even Defeated several young geniuses that Kirigakure specially found.

"You mean you lost to a few Konoha ninjas who had just become chuunin two years ago?" Goji Yagura's eyes became sharp.

Goju Yagura knows that Kakashi and the others are geniuses, but this is not the reason for the failure of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. You must know that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are already famous ninjas, and genius is just their previous stage.

Feeling the strong pressure coming from Goju Yagura's body, Kurumi Kushimaru could not control the cold sweat on his forehead.

Unlike their debut as a group, Gotachibana Yagura is a real and powerful person in the ninja world, and has a high chance of becoming the fourth generation Mizukage.

"Yakura-sama, our intelligence is lagging behind. They are much stronger now than they were during the Chuunin Exams, especially Metkai.

Metkai mastered a powerful physical technique called Golden Skyline. He only used it twice in battle. The first time he severely injured the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon, and he only regained his combat effectiveness after having the same shark muscle treatment, and the second time he crushed it. The beheading sword almost killed Juuzang Loquat. "Kuri Sugawara explained bravely.

Although lies can be used to fool him, the body must be recovered after the battle. When the time comes to find out that the memory of the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost is different from what he said, then he will really suffer the same crime, so Kuritari Kushimaru can only do his best. Use facts to explain.

"Not all of them are genius ninjas. There is also a middle-aged taijutsu ninja. If he hadn't blocked Tongcao Yebaiman and Black Hoe Leiya, we would have killed Metkai and the others."

Gotachibana Yagura showed a thoughtful expression.

Although the defeat of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is outrageous, the information revealed is horrifying to think about.

A few genius ninjas who were ten years old actually had the ability to compete with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. They were like this at the age of ten, but they would be able to do it when they grow up.

"But if Minazukihan is there, 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 reaching the future so that they have no future, the problem will be solved.

Although Minazuki Han is not good at things, Gouju Yagura still recognizes Minazuki Han's strength.

He had no brains to begin with. If he wasn't strong enough, how could he have been able to hang out in Kirigakure for so long and become the leader of the ninja clan.

After asking for some details, Gotachibana Yagura sent Kurumi Kushimaru for treatment, and then sent Kirigakure to the battle site to check the situation.

However, when the intelligence personnel sent by Goju Yagura came back, he got a piece of information that he did not expect at all.

"Master Han is missing, Master Suikoyama Fugu Oni ​​and the other five Seven Ninja Swordsmen are missing. There are only corpses of village ninjas on the battlefield." Kirigakure reported in a low voice.

He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Goji Yagura's face, because he knew Goji Yagura would be very angry now.

"Minazuki Han is missing?" Goju Yagura looked at the information Kirigakure expressionlessly, and his tightly clenched fists showed that he was not as calm in his heart as he seemed on the surface.

Intelligence Kirigakure nodded, "There are traces of Master Han's ice escape on the battlefield, and there are a lot of broken ice on the ground."

Goju Yagura told Kirigakure to retreat with a sullen face.

"Mizunazukihan, you are a loser who fails to succeed but fails to succeed!" Gouju Yagura couldn't help but cursed in his heart.

Missing is just a nice word. There are only two possibilities for missing on the battlefield. The first possibility is that you became a deserter and defected, and the second possibility is that you were killed or caught by the enemy.

Of course, as Minazukihan, he would not defect. He was the leader of the ninja clan and one of the vested interests of the ninja village. Minazukihan had no reason to defect.

Since he didn't defect, he was killed or captured. With Minazukihan's strength, he probably wouldn't be captured alive, so in Goju Yagura's heart, Minazukihan was already dead.

It's really hard for Goju Yagura to hold back, because not only Minazuki Han died, but also five members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

If the seven Ninja Swordsmen use five to save two, it is basically useless, and the remaining two can only be used as stronger Jonin.

The dead Minazuki Han plus the seven ninja swordsmen who existed in name only meant that Kirigakure lost two big cards at once.

"Such words are very detrimental to us. Who is the ninja who killed Minazuki Han? Are there any strong people who use ice escape in Konoha?" Goji Yagura's expression became gloomy.

Now he couldn't wait to resurrect Minazukihan and beat him up, and he also wanted to send away the remaining Juzo and Kushimaru so that the seven Ninja Swordsmen could all go down together.

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.

Mizunoe Han's death was not just the loss of a strong man. Mizunoe Han had many arrangements of Kirigakure in his mind, including the camp location, supply route, and combat plan. Mizunoe Han knew them all.

Because of Minazukihan's death, Goju Yagura must immediately change all the arrangements of Kirigakure on the east coast battlefield. This is no small project.

Feeling the terrifying murderous aura in the camp, Kirigakure, who was guarding outside, couldn't help but sweat and observed a tenth of a second of silence for those who offended Goju Yagura.

Although Gotachibana Yagura really wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, he knew that this was not the time to punish his subordinates. On the one hand, Gotachibana Yagura quickly ordered adjustments to his strategy, and on the other hand, he summoned Juuzang Juzo and Kushimaru Kurisu to inquire about the details.

Goju Yagura must first know who the ninja who killed Minazuki Han is. If it is Orochimaru or Ino Shikacho, that's it, but if it is not them, it means that a new Konoha strongman has come to the battlefield.

"I didn't see his appearance, I only saw the ice escape ninjutsu he released." Loquat Juuzang shook his head and said.

Kurumi Kushimaru also nodded, they left too early.

Goju Yagura's face darkened, and she struggled not to put her fists on their faces.

Ace Assassination Squad? Waste team!

Kuritari Kushimaru looked at Goju Yagura who was extremely angry and was very confused. He didn't understand who had offended this battlefield commander, who was obviously fine not long ago.

"What happened? Black Hoe Leiya and the others haven't come back yet?" Loquat Juuzang suddenly remembered something.

It's rare for ninjas to have that kind of day-and-night battle. It had been a while since they left the battlefield. It stands to reason that the battle is over.

"They can't come back. If nothing else happens, they will all be killed by Konoha ninjas." Goji Yagura said coldly.

"You are lucky that you escaped death because of your injuries." Karuta Yagura did not hide the sarcasm in his words.

He was really pissed off. With such losses, he didn't even know who the opponent was, so how could he fight?

Just the information about Ice Escape cannot locate any strong person in Konoha, because there are no known strong people in Konoha who use Ice Escape.

Loquat Juzo and Kurisu Kushimaru looked at each other, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.

They never expected that Minazukihan and the others would actually die. What kind of strength would it take to kill them all? Could it be that Orochimaru will also come on stage later?

"Are there any talents worth noting among that genius team?" Gouju Yagura asked.

Now that Minazuki Han is dead, those genius ninjas are likely to survive. Goju Yagura has to update their information and increase their priority at the same time.

"There is an Uchiha ninja who is younger than Uchiha Obito and is also a genius." Kushimaru Kurihara quickly drew a sketch of Shisui based on the memory in his mind and handed it to Gotachibana Yagura.

After receiving the sketch, Goju Yagura asked a few more questions. Seeing that he could not get much useful information from the two of them, he asked them to retreat and recuperate.

Goju Yagura quickly adjusted Kirigakure's layout and reported the latest information to Kirigakure Village.

He has insufficient combat power. If he wants to continue to succeed on the east coast battlefield, he can only ask Kirigakure Village to provide support.

Otherwise, the living space will be gradually compressed by the Konoha ninja troops until they are driven out of the Country of Fire.

Goju Yagura believes that Kirigakure must send reinforcements to continue fighting Konoha, because this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Normally, if you encounter a failure of this level, you can usually prepare to return to defend your homeland, but Kirigakure's opponent is Konoha who is under siege.

Konoha is currently at war on multiple fronts. If Kirigakure retreats, it is impossible for Konoha to pursue it, let alone counter-invade the Kingdom of Water on the sea.

In other words, Kirigakure can go to war without any scruples, and even if he loses to Konoha, he doesn't have to worry about being asked for compensation.

If Konoha really dares to ask Kirigakure to accompany him to continue spending time, it will be up to Konoha to see if Konoha can pass three great ninja villages.

……

Hokage building, conference room.

At this time, all four top executives of Konoha gathered in the conference room.

"This Hanyu Mizuki actually killed four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while fighting against Minazuki Han. I'm afraid Minato wouldn't be able to do better." Mito Kadoen praised.

They were discussing the latest battle reports from the front line.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and stroked his goatee. Although he knew Mu Yue's strength, he did not expect that Mu Yue could create such dazzling results in a short period of time.

"Hiruzen, if you had sent Mu Yue to the battlefield as I told you, the war situation would definitely be much better than it is now." At this time, Shimura Danzo couldn't help but tease Sarutobi Hiruzen. He had thought about it for a long time. Mu Yue was asked to help Orochimaru build a career, but Sarutobi Hiruzen always refused.

"Mu Yue is an excellent root member that I trained, and I know exactly where he can play a role." Danzo Shimura emphasized.

Mito Katoyan and Koharu, who were transferred to the dormitory, looked at Shimura Danzo with a somewhat surprised look. They did not expect that Mu Yue was trained by Shimura Danzo.

"First of all, Mu Yue was not suitable for the battlefield at that time. Secondly, Mu Yue's current strength was mainly due to her own efforts and was not cultivated by you. Did you teach him the combination ninjutsu, Danzo? Or did you teach him the flying thunder god technique? ?" Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted.

He taught Mu Yue ninjutsu but he didn't even say that Mu Yue was trained by him. Danzo Shimura said that Mu Yue was trained by him just to put his own face on it.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's point of view, Mu Yue's main reason was that he was talented enough and worked hard enough. In addition, Sarutobi Hiruzen also gave him enough resources, so Mu Yue became what he is today.

As for the roots, that purely restricted Mu Yue's development, otherwise how could Mu Yue be separated from the roots and grow faster.

"Mu Yue has laid a solid foundation at the root!" Shimura Danzo said stiffly.

Of course he knew that Mu Yue's current strength had nothing to do with his roots. It was only after Sarutobi Hiruzen trained him that his strength took off. However, he must have a share of the credit for cultivating Mu Yue. After all, Mu Yue was also his root ninja, even though it was against the rules. Cultivated.

Seeing Danzo Shimura say this, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not refute. After all, Mu Yue was considered an elite among jounin when he first emerged from the root.

After a brief exchange of words, they continued the meeting to discuss whether to spread Mu Yue's deeds to increase morale or to temporarily conceal Mu Yue's deeds and let Mu Yue become a rare soldier.

Chapter 434: Battle Merit Rewards

"I think this battle can be highly publicized, just like the last time Namikaze Minato drew with AB combination." Shimura Danzo was the first to express his thoughts.

"It will not only make the ninjas in the village more confident about the future of war, but also deter our hostile ninja villages."

Mu Yue is a ninja at heart, and Danzo Shimura believes that it is more beneficial for Mu Yue to gain a greater reputation and gain a higher status and more rights in Konoha.

After all, he is the leader of the root organization that Mu Yue respects most, so Mu Yue can refuse the arrangement he ordered.

"It's true that it can increase morale, but can these increases in morale really compare to Hanyu Mozuki's role as a surprise soldier?" Koharu, who moved to bed, put forward a different opinion.

"You must know that this time he killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and at the same time killed Minazukihan. With a few more such results, Konoha will not be able to win the war."

After returning to bed, Koharu believed that Konoha not only could not help Mu Yue spread the record, but also had to let the ninjas below keep the secret and let Mu Yue act as a hidden killer.

"Have you not been on the battlefield for too long? Such results cannot be achieved with strength." Shimura Danzo said unceremoniously.

Although they are both quarrels, Shimura Danzo's quarrel with Koharu is somewhat different from his quarrel with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The main reason why Shimura Danzo criticized Sarutobi Hiruzen was because Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed him and made him feel unhappy.

The reason why he fell in love with Koharu was because Danzo Shimura knew this old classmate too well.

Koharu Koharu, like him, is a ninja dedicated to Konoha. As long as the starting point is towards Konoha or the final result is beneficial to Konoha, Koharu Koharu will not care about small details.

His more intense words made it easier for Koharu to understand his sincerity towards Konoha.

After thinking about it carefully in her mind, Koharu did not refute Shimura Danzo's words. She had indeed not been on the battlefield for a long time.

After all, after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, she was promoted to a high-level official in Konoha. A powerful ninja village like Konoha rarely needed high-level action.

Looking at Koharu's reaction, Shimura Danzo nodded silently in his mind. Defeating Koharu, who had transferred to the dormitory, was equivalent to defeating the Mito Gate inflammation. The two of them usually advanced and retreated together.

In fact, Shimura Danzo did not think highly of the two of them. Although everyone could be regarded as the disciples of the Second Hokage, Shimura Danzo only had Sarutobi Hiruzen in his eyes, and believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was a ninja at the same level as him.

The fact is as he thought, after becoming the top leaders of Konoha, Mito Kado and Koharu rarely had their own opinions.

If they just didn't have their own opinions, that would be it. They were still the yes-men of Hiruzen Sarutobi, which made Danzo Shimura very unhappy.

Because this means that he is alone during high-level meetings.

However, Danzo Shimura knew that this was not because he was incompetent, but because Hiruzen Sarutobi was the third Hokage, and he was just the Hokage's assistant.

If the identities were reversed, then Koharu and Mito Monobu would be his yes-men.

Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who didn't speak.

Given the personalities of Utatane Koharu and Mitokado En, even if they acquiesce at this moment, as long as Sarutobi Hiruzen gives a logical reason to oppose, they will immediately support Sarutobi Hiruzen, so Sarutobi Hiruzen's opinion is very important.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak immediately after feeling Shimura Danzo's gaze. Instead, he picked up his pipe and took a deep breath before exhaling wisps of white smoke.

The question of whether to publicize the achievements was not worth thinking about for too long. Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking about other issues, one of which was the strength of the current Hokage candidates in Konoha.

The weakest one at present is Tsunade who did not go to the front line to join the battle, while Orochimaru and Jiraiya are currently evenly matched.

When Jiraiya won a great victory on the battlefield of Kusano Country, his voice was ahead of all the other candidates, but as Orochimaru made great achievements on the battlefield of Yuno Country, he gradually caught up with Jiraiya.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the current Hokage, has the absolute right to choose the next Hokage, he cannot ignore the voice of Konoha.

Because the first Hokage was elected by all Konoha ninjas, if Hiruzen Sarutobi chose someone whom everyone disagreed with to become Hokage, this might cause some damage to Hokage's nobility.