Chapter 423: Thanks to my ungrateful old friend for the opportunity!
"The Cloud Ninja's goal is not to perish with us, but to replace Konoha's position, so they can't afford to lose. As long as we can pose enough threat, they will retreat on their own initiative!"

Dohei points out the reasons for his counterattack plan.

The Cloud Ninja's reason for this invasion was revenge for the diplomatic corps, but they also wanted to take the opportunity to teach Konoha a lesson.

But I really have no intention of fighting them to the end.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Others may not know this, but Raikage and Dodai definitely know this.

If they really force Konoha into a desperate situation, they will not be able to escape unscathed.

Therefore, it is true that they want to take the opportunity to weaken Konoha. If there is a chance, they can also consider severely damaging or even destroying Konoha, but it all depends on the situation.

Once they feel the loss will be too great, they will give up.

Anyway, the results they have achieved now are enough to give an explanation to the villagers.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for forcing back the Cloud Ninja Army.

Make the other party feel threatened.

If others think they can easily defeat them, or even severely damage Konoha, do you think they will retreat? They will definitely fight to the end.

“…Well said!”

Lu Jiu was smart, so he immediately understood why Tang Ping said that.

The dream of the Cloud Ninja is indeed to become the leader of the five major ninja villages, but if both they and Konoha suffer heavy losses, not only will they not be able to do so, but it will also benefit the neighboring Iwagakure.

"So you agree with my plan?"

Tang Ping asked.

He had to quickly settle the war here and rush back to the castle tower to take charge.

this is a good chance.

It would give him the opportunity to seize the Hidden Mist Village in advance.

If it were any other major ninja villages, it would be difficult for him to conquer them by force.

Because they are so close, if they really see such signs in the castle tower, others will jump out immediately to stop it or grab the food.

Unless you have the strength to fight several people at once, forget about conquering them by force.

But the situation in the Water Country is different.

Because it is far away from the mainland.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Mist Shadow always invades wantonly, but no one ever causes trouble for the other.

In a naval battle, who can rival the Mist Shadow?

If an invasion really happens, they can simply attack your logistical supplies and instantly make your ninja army isolated and deep in the enemy's territory.

If these were the only difficulties, it would be fine.

The question is, why did they invade the Water Country? It can't be just for those salted fish, right?

Although the Water Country has a large variety of materials and minerals, the extremely harsh natural environment makes it difficult to develop them.

The major ninja villages would not invade a place like this unless they wanted to commit suicide.

Therefore, if the castle tower attacks the Water Country, it is naturally impossible for the several major ninja villages to come and grab food.

By the time they reacted, the Ninja Village had already fallen into the stomach of the castle tower and had begun to be digested.

Once you control the Hidden Mist Village, you will be able to slowly control the Water Kingdom, one of the five isolated countries on the continent.

Wonderful!

With such a good opportunity, Tang Ping didn’t know whether to thank his ungrateful old friend for the opportunity.

If the castle tower took the initiative to invade, there would be no chance.

Because all major forces will be extremely vigilant, but if there is a "counterattack", these forces will not be so sensitive and may even be happy to watch the show.

After all, for them, no matter whether the castle tower or the Hidden Mist Village suffered heavy losses, they would be happy.

Of course, the prerequisite is that one party cannot annex the other.

Dohei is not in a hurry to go back, which actually means he is giving the Hidden Mist Village a chance.

An opportunity for the enemy to attack the castle tower.

At that time, it would be natural for me to "fight back" the Hidden Mist Village.

And his thoughts had been secretly transmitted back through spiritualism.

As an 'Uchiha', he can naturally sign a summoning contract with the Ninja Cat Clan.

Although he looked down upon the fighting power of the Ninja Cat Clan, he was extremely satisfied with their sales, intelligence channels, and intelligence transmission capabilities.

Now, Tang Ping has to resolve the matter here as soon as possible.

“I hope I won’t regret today’s decision in the future!”

Nara Shikaku sighed softly.

And saying this also means that he will support Tang Ping.

With his support as a "military advisor", and considering that Shangdou Ping was originally a deputy general, the right of command would naturally be undisputed provided that Danzo had no objection.

"Elder Danzo, you will lead the Root to Yuexia Lake immediately... Follow the plan, is there any problem?"

After Tang Ping took command, he gave orders without delay.

"it is good!"

Danzo nodded decisively and left.

Although all the roots that had previously helped him delay the Second Tail Yumu have been destroyed, there are still some people who can be used.

The difficulty of this mission is not combat power, but stealth, speed, and execution ability. In this regard, no one is more suitable than Danzo and the Root. When Danzo went to carry out the mission, Dohei asked Nara Shikaku to command the team to move in one direction and sent a team to snipe the surrounding Cloud Ninja.

If it were Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he would definitely want to retreat with all his strength.

But Tang Ping didn't think so.

How can we make the pursuer slow down his pursuit speed and rhythm without hurting him?

Under his command, everything went smoothly.

With Dohei as his 'backbone', Nara Shikaku fully demonstrated his strength as Konoha's military strategist and arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Dohei and Hyuga Koji naturally sat in the middle of the team.

If the 'AB' combination or the wooden man attacks, the two of them will have to deal with it.

As for the injuries on his body?

Tang Ping remains the same.

It's not that I want to continue playing the victim, but to keep cheating people.

Under the command of Dohei, the Cloud Ninjas who arrived first did not dare to launch an attack easily. They could only keep their distance and wait for other Cloud Ninjas to arrive.

Anyway, once the signal is sent, it won’t take long to get over there.

A few hours later.

The time came before dawn, and a faint light had risen in the east, as if to tear through the dark night.

The remaining Konoha troops stopped.

It’s not that they don’t want to keep moving forward, but because all the possible escape directions around them are blocked by the Cloud Ninjas.

The three thousand Cloud Ninjas did not split their forces to attack Konoha, but instead kept searching for them.

Step, step!

Ai, the Fourth Raikage, slowly walked out from the surrounded Cloud Ninjas.

With the help of chakra, even in the dark night, one can distinguish identities from outlines and body shapes, not to mention that everyone's chakra is completely different, so it is not easy to distinguish them.

"You have nowhere to escape. If you surrender now, I will ensure that you can return to Konoha safely in the future!"

Ai loudly urged them to surrender.

It's not that he didn't want to take action, but because the Konoha ninja was too dangerous at this time.

The fight between trapped beasts!

In his eyes, the remaining Konoha troops were just trapped beasts.

Glancing at the extremely tired-looking Konoha ninjas in front of him, Ai felt better than ever.

at last!

The long-cherished wish of the Hidden Cloud Village finally has the hope of being fulfilled in their own hands.

As long as we get rid of this army, preferably by killing or severely injuring a few strong men, we can then try to attack Konoha.

Even if it fails, it can create attack opportunities for other ninja villages, and then they might be able to divide Konoha.

At the very least, he could inflict heavy damage on Konoha, thereby making his village the true leader among the five greatest ninja villages.

If the other ninja villages did not take action, they would not lose out.

The army's attack on Konoha would not only avenge the envoys, but would also increase his prestige as the Raikage.

The key is that he also stepped on Konoha.

They have been attacked at their doorsteps, so what qualifications do they have to call themselves the strongest ninja village?

The strongest ninja village!
This title is not only an honor, but also represents countless resources.

Just like when it comes to mission assignments, everyone prefers to send them to Konoha rather than the other four major ninja villages.

Why?.

They are the strongest ninja village!

There is just no solution.

Therefore, the Cloud Ninjas have spent countless energy and costs for this title and honor.

After several generations of Raikage's accumulation, he finally had the opportunity to challenge Konoha.

So once there was a chance to bring down Konoha, all the Cloud Ninjas would tremble with excitement.

However, facing this desperate situation, Tang Ping did not show any uneasiness or fear at all.

Snapped!
Simply crush the medicine bottle in your hand and absorb the hot spring water inside into your body.

A domineering and fiery aura spread.

A golden flame pattern also appeared between the eyebrows.

In other words, he controls the holy land himself and avoids erosion by switching personalities. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would not dare to use the Sage Mode so frequently.

"Let the flames purify everything!"

Tang Ping's atmosphere changed.

"You alone can't stop us even with Sage Mode!"

Ai spoke confidently.

"Of course not!" Tang Ping shook his head, then said softly: "It's almost time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly occurred.

(End of this chapter)