Chapter 144: The Fight Begins (Ch 703891604)

The situation in the ninja world is like a taut spring, and all the things that happened in the early stage are compressing this spring. So the ninja world that seems to be calm at the previous moment may be turbulent at the next moment.

Look, the Cloud Ninja’s eagerness to make a move seemed to have given the Sand Ninja courage, and the conflict between the Sand Ninja and Konoha in the River Country escalated several times within a day.

In the morning, there were only tentative confrontations between one or two patrol teams, but by the evening, both sides had gathered nearly a hundred ninjas and launched a group attack.

Due to the escalation of the war in the River Country, the conflict between the Cloud Ninja and Konoha also expanded immediately.

The Cloud Ninjas simply abandoned the mutual testing of ordinary ninjas and adopted a surprise annihilation campaign involving a small number of elites.

This trick is obviously more effective than the brainless behavior of Sand Ninja.

After World War II, Konoha’s Anbu has never been at peace, and what it lacks most now is elites.

So even though the Cloud Ninjas launched their attack later than the Sand Ninjas, their results were better than those of the Sand Ninjas.

Faced with this situation, Danzo had no good solution. If it were Danzo before the trip to the Rain Country, he would have sent out the Root long ago. But now, the Root ninjas are all precious and cannot be sacrificed.

But do you think Danzo would just passively take a beating like this? You’re overthinking it.

Although the Root did not go to deal with the Cloud Ninja Elite, it was not idle either.

The Root Ninja lobbied the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water and the leader of the Hot Water Village. However, the progress made in these two ways was not great. Although the Land of Hot Water was dissatisfied with the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning going to war on its own land, it did not dare to say anything.

They are not stupid, so don’t bother trying to get them to join the war.

But Danzo is Danzo, and just because these two forces can’t reconcile doesn’t mean he has no other options.

The Root approached the Evil God Cult in the Land of Hot Springs and persuaded them to stand on their side on the condition that Konoha would help the Evil God Cult seize control of the Hot Spring Village.

Although the Evil God Cult is not strong, it has a large number of followers and has a great influence on the civilians of the Kingdom of Hot Springs. The Evil God Cult can still pass on some information, cause trouble for the Cloud Ninjas, and do some destructive things.

In this way, Danzo, with the cooperation of the Evil God Cult, fought on equal terms with the elite tactics of the Cloud Ninja.

Danzo kept the evil cult secret, and no one else noticed it. The Kumo Ninja had never taken this organization seriously before. Instead, the Kumo Ninja were doubting the position of the Yugu Village or the Daimyo of Yu Country.

Yi Chen had no idea how Yan Ninja got the news.

As the fighting on the two battlefields escalated, the peaceful times for Yi Chen’s troops on the eastern front also disappeared.

According to intelligence, the situation in Taki Country is not right, but Taki Ninja is not on the side of Iwagakure or Konoha. They are probably dissatisfied with the possibility of war between the two sides in their own country.

Some young people even shouted that Taki Ninja would fight against whoever sent a large army into Taki Country first.

This matter seems fair to both the Iwagakure and Konoha, but in fact it is more beneficial to Konoha.

Because the Iwagakure are the attacking party, the one who provoked the war, Konoha doesn’t want to fight, at least not now.

Therefore, Yi Chen seriously suspected that this was Konoha’s fault, and the blame must be put on Danzo.

But since Yi Chen knew that the person in charge of the opposite side was Minato Namikaze, he had no intention of taking the initiative to cause trouble. Huang Tu was only an elite jonin, and who would have the time to confront Minato Namikaze head-on?

Thinking of this, Yi Chen no longer cared whether Konoha did anything in Taki Country.

However, the battle in the Sand Ninja direction has escalated, and the Cloud Ninja has also joined the battle. What is Namikaze Minato doing now?

If I don’t take any action, will Minato Namikaze continue to confront me obediently?

Will Minato Namikaze break through to the Kage level one day, and then come here alone to take down the entire eastern camp of the Iwagakure?

“Hiss~~” Yi Chen shuddered.

What should I do? Should I talk to Minato Namikaze?

It seems that I mentioned the Child of Destiny after I challenged Minato Namikaze last time. It just so happens that I went to meet Yahiko and the others this time, so I might as well use this as an excuse to talk to Minato Namikaze.

After reporting to Huangtu, Yichen once again came to the patrol range of the Konoha camp.

This time Yi Chen did not launch a sneak attack on the patrol team. Last time he needed to establish his authority, but this time he didn’t need to. I believe the entire Konoha camp should know that there is someone like him.

After finding a patrol team, Yi Chen appeared in front of them without hiding his figure, and then introduced himself: “I am Yi Chen, the deputy commander of the eastern line of the Rock Ninja. I’m looking for your Namikaze Minato. Go and report it quickly.”

The other team was stunned when they saw someone approaching, and were about to take action, but they paused after hearing Yi Chen’s words, and immediately remembered the battle that had recently been reported in the camp.

That battle had spread throughout the Konoha camp because of the appearance of magical skills such as one-handed hand seals, seal-free ninjutsu, flying ninjutsu, giant summoning beasts, etc.

This is a strong man who can fight against Lord Minato. Although the opponent finally admitted defeat, he still escaped unscathed in the end.

The Chunin captain of this patrol team did not dare to delay. After nodding to Yi Chen, he immediately took his three subordinates back to the camp.

Yichen waited for a while, and then Minato Namikaze came. This time he was the only one who came. I don’t know if he trusted Yichen or thought that Yichen could fly, so it would be useless no matter how many people came.

Yi Chen observed Minato Namikaze who was standing a hundred meters away from him. Judging from his aura, he could not tell whether the other party had already broken through to the Kage level.

But Yi Chen saw the special kunai hanging on Minato Namikaze’s waist. It seemed that Minato Namikaze should be practicing Flying Thunder God, but I don’t know if he has mastered it yet.

Since he was prepared, Yi Chen was surprised but did not show it on his face.

Minato Namikaze was also looking at Yi Chen. This time, the feeling that Yi Chen gave Minato Namikaze was quite different. He was much calmer and his aura was a little more restrained.

Minato Namikaze was an experienced person and understood that this was because Yi Chen was slowly adapting to the level of elite jonin.

After the two sides looked at each other for a while, Namikaze Minato spoke first: “Yi Chen, what do you want to talk to me about? And who is the other child of destiny you mentioned last time?”

Very good, Minato Namikaze brought up this topic himself.

“Hasn’t your teacher ever told you this?” Yi Chen deliberately said in a surprised tone.

After thinking for a while, Minato Namikaze said: “Teacher Jiraiya did accept three disciples from the Rain Country, but they have not been in contact for a long time.”

“Hehe. Your teacher Jiraiya once spread the word in the ninja world that he had received a prophecy from the Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain that he would accept the child of destiny as his disciple.”

“Although this statement has been circulating, almost no one believes it.”

“I didn’t believe it at first. I thought it was Jiraiya or Myobokusan bragging.”

“But later I met Jiraiya’s three disciples in the Land of Rain.”

Having said this, Yi Chen deliberately paused. Sure enough, Namikaze Minato’s expression looked a little anxious.

However, he reacted quickly, immediately suppressed his curiosity, and looked at Yi Chen quietly.

Curling his lips, Yi Chen continued, “I discovered that one of Jiraiya’s three disciples actually possesses the Rinnegan that only the Six Paths Sage possesses in the legend.”

This time, Minato Namikaze didn’t react much. Yi Chen couldn’t tell whether he had known about this before, or if he had simply stabilized his mentality.

“From then on, I determined that Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was the child of destiny in the prophecy.”

“But as I got to know them more and more, I found that the one named Yahiko among the three was more in line with the setting of the Child of Destiny.”

“He has a special infectious power that can make people trust him and get close to him without realizing it.”

“Compared to this, the owner of the Rinnegan is more like a foil.”

“I once believed this idea to be the truth, but then something happened that made me change my mind again.”

“Yahiko nearly died at the hands of your Konoha advisor Danzo.”

“What? How is it possible?” This was the first time Minato Namikaze spoke after Yi Chen’s story, and it was completely subconscious.

Seeing Minato Namikaze’s surprised expression, Yi Chen was very satisfied and let you pretend!

“Later, I got involved and disrupted Danzo’s plan, which saved Yahiko’s life.”

“But because of this, I began to doubt. Was the scene where I saved Yahiko also destined? Or maybe my previous guess was not correct.”

“At this time, I started looking for the child of destiny from the beginning, and I discovered that Jiraiya actually had a disciple. That was you, Namikaze Minato.”

“I looked up your information and one thing caught my attention. Do you know what it is?”

Having said that, Yi Chen kept the question in suspense.

Namikaze Minato analyzed what Yi Chen said, combined with his own characteristics, and soon came up with an answer: “It’s my personality!”

He said it with certainty.

Yi Chen was a little surprised. It was amazing. He was worthy of being the Fourth Hokage. His reaction speed and judgment were really good. No wonder the original novel was able to find the flaw of Obito’s Kamui so quickly.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Yi Chen continued, “Yes, the intelligence shows that you are very friendly and contagious.”

“These words immediately reminded me of Yahiko.”

“Then a thought came to my mind. Could it be that the child of destiny is not Yahiko, or not just him?”

“Perhaps you, Yahiko, and Nagato are all children of destiny?”

“In order to get to know you better, I came here last time and challenged you.”

“Although your strength is not as good as Nagato who possesses the Rinnegan, you have already become a Quasi-Kage, so you will not have any shortcomings in your strength in the future.”

“Although I didn’t discover anything about your character directly, I confirmed the authenticity of the information from the way your subordinates looked at you.”

“However, as the possible children of destiny, you or Nagato are still a little short of Yahiko, and that is to truly make a change for the ninja world.”

“Yahiko founded the Akatsuki organization a long time ago, dedicated to changing the Rain Country. And he has been practicing this.”

“Later, with my reminder, Yahiko expanded his goal of changing the lives of ordinary people in the Rain Country to changing the entire ninja world.”

“Later, Akatsuki was persecuted by Danzo and Hanzo and was almost destroyed. I was worried that Yahiko’s personality would change.”

“Fortunately, he is still himself. Not only did that experience not change his ideals, but he also became more down-to-earth after realizing how sinister people are.”

“Now Yahiko is starting from a small country and slowly changing everyone’s lives. Although the influence of Akatsuki has decreased, I feel that the possibility of Yahiko’s dream coming true is greater.”

Having said that, Yi Chen seemed to see Namikaze Minato’s eyes light up slightly.

Smiling, Yi Chen continued, “The intelligence shows that your dream when you entered the ninja school was to become a Hokage. With the talent you have shown now, I want to ask, do you still want to be a Hokage?”

Namikaze Minato thought for a while. Of course, his dream had not changed, but he was not sure whether Yi Chen came here to gather intelligence. What if he wanted to use his dream to sow discord?

How could someone who could become Hokage be so naive in his thinking?

However, in the end, Minato Namikaze gave a positive answer: “My dream has never changed!”

From Minato Namikaze’s calm tone, Yi Chen heard a kind of firmness. This was probably the belief of a strong man. He didn’t know whether it was Minato Namikaze who made this belief come true, or whether this belief made the Minato Namikaze of today.

“Very good, your dream is to become a Hokage. Then, can you tell me how you will change the ninja world and stop this cycle of war after you become the Hokage?”

“Hashirama Senju thought that establishing a ninja village to end the chaos of the Warring States period would bring peace. But his naivety caused a brutal war to break out among the ninjas every once in a while.”

“May I ask the future Hokage, how do you plan to change this ninja world that is full of hatred and competition for interests?”