Chapter 201: Raid on the Sky Ninja Village! The Fourth Pursuer Team!
Konoha Year 40! January!
Fujiwara Tetsuya had just celebrated his twelfth birthday!
The borders were still engulfed in constant warfare!
After several large-scale battles,
both sides could no longer withstand the terrifying casualties!
From regional, organized conflicts, it entered a localized stalemate!
Although Hanzo led the main force of Amegakure Ninja,
they were still firmly entrenched on the western border of the Land of Fire,
but for some old foxes in the Ninja World,
the direction of the war between the two sides was already clear.
Under Konoha's terrifying Ninja foundation and vast resource support,
Amegakure Village's hard-earned reserves from the past decade or so would eventually be completely depleted.
This was the power of a Great Nation! The foundation of the Five Great Ninja Villages!
No matter how fierce the war raged on the borders,
it seemed to have no impact on Konoha, located in the southern heartland of the Land of Fire.
The New Year had just passed,
and the entire Konoha was still in a relatively peaceful atmosphere.
The streets, big and small, were still a scene of prosperity.
However, today's wind seemed a little different.
At noon,
just as Konoha's Villagers had finished lunch and were dozing off for a short nap,
above Konoha,
a dense swarm of figures, like birds, suddenly appeared.
Immediately after, many Ninja-like figures appeared in everyone's sight.
Accompanied by the roar of countless kunai and explosive tags,
the entire Konoha was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire!
"Where is that explosion coming from?"
The continuous tremors were noticed even by Fujiwara Tetsuya, who was deep within the Anbu base.
He immediately led the members of the Fourth Squad out of the Anbu base and arrived near the Hokage Building.
"These guys... are they Kong Ninja?"
Watching the figures gliding past in the distance,
Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes gradually narrowed.
According to the records of the Hokage plot,
those guys from Kong Ninja Village,
indeed emerged during the Second Great Ninja War, and after a period of arrogance,
were eventually defeated by Konoha.
However, these guys really have a lot of guts!
Even if they wanted to make a move,
they should wait until Konoha and Sunagakure started fighting!
Provoking Konoha at this time!
Do they really think they are invincible just because they have air superiority?
"Hua Hu! Go rescue the Villagers!"
"I'll go check on Hokage-sama!"
After Hua Hu and the others left, having received their orders,
Fujiwara Tetsuya created a Shadow Clone and quickly rushed to the clan grounds.
As for himself, after a brief pause, he vanished from his spot.
By the time Fujiwara Tetsuya arrived at the Hokage Office,
quite a few figures were already standing inside.
Such as the newly appointed Anbu Director, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado, Danzo... and so on!
In short,
in front of these big shots,
Fujiwara Tetsuya had no chance to show his face at all.
"Have you figured out the enemy's identity?"
In front,
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked out through the glass at the spreading flames in the Village.
His expression was extremely grim.
Come to think of it, this was probably the first time Hiruzen Sarutobi had suffered such an insult.
Konoha had been established for forty years,
and to have the Village attacked by an enemy,
this was absolutely the first time in Konoha's Ninja history!
"No living captives have been taken yet!"
"However, the enemy's attire seems to be from Kong Ninja Village!"
"Kong Ninja Village?"
"Are there any more detailed intelligence?"
Listening to the reply of an Anbu member beside him,
many people present frowned slightly.
Apparently, it was the first time they had heard the name Kong Ninja Village.
"Reporting to Hokage-sama! I only learned of it by chance... that's all I know!"
"Hiruzen! Let Root handle this matter!"
"I will definitely make these guys pay a heavy price!"
Just as Fujiwara Tetsuya had expected,
Danzo still couldn't abandon the allure of flying Ninja tools.
Under everyone's gaze,
he stood beside Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"No, Danzo!"
"Before we've thoroughly investigated their stronghold and strength, we cannot act rashly!"
"Moreover, Root has only just started to pick up, we cannot move lightly!"
This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's refusal
was not out of caution towards Danzo,
but out of genuine concern.
In his opinion, the current Root,
was mostly comprised of personnel hastily recruited in the past six months.
Not to mention compared to Anbu,
it couldn't even compare to Root in its previous peak state.
For the Hokage, it was not the best choice.
"Night!"
"Hokage-sama!"
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's summons,
Fujiwara Tetsuya was slightly startled, then quickly stepped forward.
Not just Fujiwara Tetsuya, but probably... everyone present had not expected
that Hiruzen Sarutobi would entrust this mission to Fujiwara Tetsuya.
"These guys are running out of Chakra! They're retreating!"
"Take the members of the Fourth Squad and follow them!"
"Gather intelligence on the enemy!"
How to do it, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say.
But Fujiwara Tetsuya felt endless killing intent from Hiruzen Sarutobi's chilling gaze.
After today's incident,
Kong Ninja Village no longer had a reason to exist.
"Please rest assured, Hokage-sama!"
"The Fourth Squad will not disappoint Hokage-sama's expectations!"
"Hiruzen! Such an important matter, entrusting it to a child!"
"Isn't it..."
Fujiwara Tetsuya, who was rushing to gather the members of the Fourth Squad... probably couldn't have imagined
that the moment he stepped out of the Hokage Building,
someone immediately stood before Hiruzen Sarutobi,
wanting to subtly undermine Fujiwara Tetsuya.
"There's nothing inappropriate!"
"Koharu! The 'child' you speak of is already an Anbu Squad Leader!"
"I believe Night has the ability to handle everything!"
As the Kong Ninja forces withdrew,
the fortunate Konoha Villagers who survived gradually emerged from the ruins.
Due to the sudden attack by Kong Ninja Village,
countless families had lost parents, spouses, and children.
Perhaps because of their somewhat remote location,
the clan grounds of Fujiwara, Uesugi, and Tanaka
were not attacked by the Kong Ninja.
This also allowed Fujiwara Tetsuya, after dispelling his Shadow Clone, to let out a sigh of relief.
..."Let's go!"
"Let's go meet the Ninja of Kong Ninja Village!"
Above Konoha's outer wall,
Fujiwara Tetsuya stood alone at the highest point.
Behind him stood Hua Hu and sixteen squad members.
Looking in the direction the Kong Ninja forces had retreated,
he chuckled softly and instantly disappeared into the dense forest.
Unlike the grand scale of Kong Ninja Village's air raid on Konoha more than twenty years later,
the current Kong Ninja Village had no aircraft carriers or various warships.
All the catapults
were hidden deep within the mountains and dense forests.
Of course, by the time Fujiwara Tetsuya and his group pursued them to this point,
the Ninja of Kong Ninja Village had already entered their stronghold.
"It seems this is the stronghold of Kong Ninja Village!"
"Butterfly! You are the fastest! I'll leave it to you to report the intelligence to Hokage-sama!"
"Other members! Temporarily conceal yourselves and rest!"
"We will act tonight!"
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