Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 117

“Speak!” Madara said concisely.

Black Zetsu nodded, then said, “There’s a guy named Hidan who’s finished his business, completely suitable for the needs you mentioned, Lord Madara.”

Hidan? Madara frowned slightly. This guy, whose name sounded like a commoner, what was so special about him?

Soon, Black Zetsu rattled off all of Hidan’s information.

After listening, Madara nodded slightly.

No bloodline talent, unremarkable, but unwilling to be mediocre. More importantly, he possessed the Chimera Technique.

Indeed, he was a good candidate.

Immediately, Madara made his decision: “He’s the one.”

Black Zetsu was slightly startled at first, then quickly reacted, responding, “Understood, Lord Madara. I will go and contact him and learn about his movements.”

Madara shook his head first, instructing, “First, find his location. There’s no need to rush to contact him. Just report directly to me.”

Hearing Madara say this, Black Zetsu was more than happy. He himself had no combat power, so being a little black shadow in the gutter was what he was good at.

Then Black Zetsu submerged, quickly disappearing from sight.

After Black Zetsu left, Madara stared at his hands, muttering, “Time is running out.”

He had to arrange these matters before his lifespan reached its limit.

To prepare for his resurrection.

…

Konoha.

After three days of preparation, Konoha assembled an elite team of over a thousand people.

Led by Sakumo, the team was divided into ten squads, with ten Jonin serving as captains.

Hayato was, of course, assigned a squad of about a hundred people.

The team primarily consisted of Chunin-level combatants, with only a few medical ninja Genin accompanying them.

One could say this lineup was extremely luxurious.

After the team was assembled, they set off majestically from Konoha, heading towards Konoha’s exclusive port built in the Land of Fire.

Their purpose in going there, of course, was to take transportation to the Land of Water.

And what they were riding this time was not an obvious sailboat on the sea, but an iron lump.

The spoils of war from the previous conquest of the Sky Ninja Village were once again put to use.

Konoha’s Technology Department, after several years, had also updated and iterated on submarines.

Now they had built large aircraft carriers.

This was also one of the reasons why Hiruzen decided to attack the Land of Water.

If they didn’t utilize this naval weapon, wouldn’t it be a waste of all the money they had invested?

After a week, Hayato and the others finally arrived at the Konoha port.

Orochimaru had been waiting there for a long time.

Orochimaru had been looking forward to the aircraft carrier’s first appearance for a long time.

When the Land of Fire team saw the magnificent aircraft carrier, they all let out exclamations of awe.

“Oh my god, it’s hard to imagine such a huge thing moving in the water.”

“It’s so shocking!”

“As expected of Lord Orochimaru.”

Hayato, however, wasn’t too surprised, as he already had a psychological expectation.

After a brief moment of awe, everyone began to orderly transfer supplies into the aircraft carrier.

The entire aircraft carrier had enormous space, enough to accommodate three to four thousand people.

Not to mention Hayato’s army of a thousand this time.

This aircraft carrier would be their mobile fortress, making it more advantageous for their operations.

They wouldn’t have to worry about finding a foothold in the Land of Water.

They could attack wherever they wanted.

They had complete initiative.

Once all personnel were in place, Orochimaru handed over control to Sakumo.

“I’ve already arranged the operating personnel for the warship. They will accompany the army on the expedition.”

Sakumo nodded upon hearing this. To be absolutely sure, he inquired, “How difficult is it to operate? If possible, can we train them internally?”

If something happened to these helmsmen and no one knew how to operate it, wouldn’t they be stranded at sea?

“I can only say it’s not simple. It’s difficult to train them for duty in a short time,” Orochimaru shook his head, stating truthfully.

If they spent a lot of time on training, delaying the war opportunity would be a huge loss.

Hearing this, Sakumo nodded slightly, “Then it seems we can only do some crash course learning on the way.”

Then he looked at Orochimaru: “It should be allowed to teach, right? It won’t involve any secrets, will it?”

“No, it’s just an operation,” Orochimaru shook his head and said directly.

Hearing Orochimaru’s words, Sakumo nodded slightly.

In that case, there was no problem.

After the handover with Orochimaru, Sakumo went to the main cabin to rendezvous with everyone.

He also selected about ten ninja and instructed them to learn how to operate the warship.

After half a day, the warship carrier slowly submerged under Orochimaru’s gaze, then set off towards the Land of Water.

Hayato arrived at Sakumo’s room and immediately saw Sakumo lying on the bed, resting with his eyes closed.

“Sensei, you’re still the same,” Hayato said with a smile.

Hearing Hayato’s voice, Sakumo opened his eyes and said with a smile, “It’s mainly comfortable.”

Then he continued, “What’s wrong? Are you looking for me for something?”

Hayato came and sat down by Sakumo’s bed.

“Shouldn’t we determine the combat location?”

Sakumo sat up straight and said lightly, “Isn’t it a bit too early for that?”

They had just set off and hadn’t even seen the edge of the Land of Water yet.

Hayato, however, slowly shook his head, “It’s better to prepare early. Opportunity always favors the prepared.”

Sakumo pondered for a moment, then slowly said, “Alright, then let’s go to the conference room.”

With that, he got off the soft bed and walked forward.

This warship had a specially built conference room, about fifty to sixty square meters, on the uppermost deck of the warship.

It had to be said that Orochimaru was very thoughtful.

Before long, all the Jonin of the expeditionary force had gathered, whispering among themselves.

Sakumo first lightly cleared his throat to control the scene, then scanned the room. Once everyone quieted down, he slowly began.

“Everyone, the main purpose of this meeting is to discuss from which direction we should invade Kirigakure. Feel free to speak your minds if you have any suggestions.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a ninja immediately spoke up.

“Commander, I’m wondering if this isn’t too early. We haven’t even approached the Land of Water yet, and we don’t know their defenses. Is it… too rash to decide the location now?”

As soon as he finished, someone immediately echoed, “That’s right, we can’t be too hasty.”

“It’s good to plan ahead, so we don’t end up like headless chickens scurrying around the sea,” other captains, who shared Hayato’s thoughts, also said.

Seeing that everyone had different opinions, Sakumo clapped his hands, controlling the rhythm of the scene.

“The reason I called this meeting so urgently is that now is precisely the safest time. We’ve just set off, so let’s take this opportunity to communicate and share intelligence about Kirigakure.”

After choosing a good excuse, everyone began to think.