Chapter 297 Attack

"Guests, here are the ingredients you ordered."

In the barbecue restaurant, the female clerk puts fresh meat and vegetable ingredients on the table.

"It's troublesome, just leave it to us."

Looking at the fresh meat that has been put on the table, but completely ignoring the vegetables, Ding Zuo couldn't wait to start drooling.

The saleswoman nodded.

"Then, please take it easy, guests, you can order it at any time if you have anything to do."

The female clerk exited the single room to make room.

"Finally, I can have a big meal. The barbecue in a foreign country is really worth looking forward to."

As the Qiudao clan who loves meat, Ding Zuo has always had a great appetite for meat ingredients.

Moreover, the meat used for barbecue here is so fresh and delicious from the outside. This business trip is really not in vain.

"Hey, although the public funds are still sufficient, don't spend them too quickly... By the way, the ingredients here are very expensive."

Looking at the string of numbers on the ingredient list, Lu Jiu's eyelids twitched, and he secretly clicked his tongue.

"Does it matter? Lu Jiu, you must be tired too. After all, you have rushed to the Kingdom of Ghosts non-stop for several days, and you haven't had much rest on the way."

Haiichi Yamanaka said with a smile.

"What a hassle."

Lu Jiu shook the wine glass in his hand, poured himself a glass of sake and drank it, whining.

Indeed, this is already a foreign country, a ghost country far away on the other side of the continent.

has a completely different culture from the Fire Nation.

The monk culture is prevalent in the Kingdom of Fire, and the Temple of Fire is the source of the monk culture in the Kingdom of Fire.

The country of ghosts is completely different. The witch culture is prevalent here, and there are all kinds of ghosts and ghosts. They are also stories worthy of people's elaboration and word of mouth.

Along the way, you can see shrines or witches in many places.

It is said that in neighboring countries, there will also be many witches from the country of ghosts wandering there.

"Speaking of which, the alternative Lu Jiu you mentioned..."

Ding Zuo asked subconsciously while flipping the barbecue with his chopsticks.

Lu Jiu just put his finger in front of his lips and made a 'shush' gesture.

Ding Zuo realized something, didn't ask any further, and started to barbecue with all his heart.

It seems that both Ding Zuo and Hai Yi are worried, and Lu Jiu also knows what they are worried about.

After all, there are only the three of them in this trip to the Kingdom of Ghosts. If they really want to make trouble here, they will definitely be attacked by ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts immediately, and they will be arrested and imprisoned in prison.

The two of them are worried that the so-called 'alternative plan' is related to military action.

Lu Jiu comforted and said: "Don't worry, our only criterion here is to live in peace with the ninjas in the ghost country, and conflicts will not happen. Moreover, the person I am waiting for is almost here."

"Who is waiting?"

Ding Zuo and Hai looked at each other, and they both saw the blankness in each other's eyes.

Lu Jiu picked up the wine glass and sipped it, as if he was seriously savoring the foreign wine, feeling whether it was slightly different from Konoha's wine.

The smell of meat filled the whole room, and soon, the first plate of barbecue was ready, and when Ding Zuo was about to pick up a piece of barbecue with his chopsticks, a sound suddenly sounded outside the room.

"What are you doing, is this here?"

Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Ding Zuo maintained the posture of holding the meat, and turned his head to look at the door of the room.

Hai Yi also tilted his head, keeping almost the same movement as Ding Zuo.

Only Lu Jiu smiled.

"Looks like it's already here, just in time for the barbecue."

The door of the room opened, and two women walked in from the outside.

The blond woman in the lead has a very fiery look, wearing lighter clothes, giving people a carefree look.

The woman following her was about 20 years old, with shoulder-length black short hair, holding a pink piglet in her arms, and respectfully followed behind the blond woman.

"Tsuna, Tsunade-sama!?"

The people who entered were Tsunade and Shizune.

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi were a little surprised, they didn't expect that the person Lu Jiu had to wait for was actually one of the Sannin.

The other party has been away from Konoha for almost eight or nine years, and meeting suddenly under such circumstances really made the two feel a little overwhelmed.

Looking at the two people who were in surprise, Tsunade waved his hands and said, "Don't look at me like this, Akimichi and the Yamanaka family's brat, I'm just entrusted by others. That old man is really good at calling people, and he said that I don't want to get involved in such things. No wonder I always win big prizes these days, and I'll just wait for the day when I lose everything."

Speaking of this, Tsunade was full of resentment.

Already linked his 'misfortune' to the arrangements of the village.

"That, that, Tsunade-sama, please sit down."

Dingza and Haiyi stood up and offered their seats to Tsunade with a very respectful attitude.

It can be said that most of the ninjas in Konoha have received the favor of Tsunade.

Especially those Konoha ninjas who are often active on the battlefield, many of their lives were directly or indirectly saved by Tsunade.

Even the Ikacho family is the same, and they have received a lot of favors from Tsunade in the past.

Tsunade was not polite either, and sat down directly.

"excuse me."

Shizune said something to Ding Zuo and the three of them, and sat down with Tsunade.

Tsunade looked at the table full of rich barbecue ingredients, and was a little speechless.

"The three of you are going to the Kingdom of Envoys to deal with important matters. People who don't know may think that you are here for tourism."

Lu Jiu smiled bitterly and explained: "Being rejected by that priestess highness, I can only eat some good food here to dispel my depressed mood."

Anyway, public funds are still very sufficient, so there is no need to wrong yourself.

Even if there is no diplomatic success, there is still food to eat.

"Isn't this a matter of course? As far as you can think, the other party must have already arranged it. Whether it's medical ninjutsu or other things, he is the kind of man who is overly cautious."

Tsunade snorted softly.

Thinking of this, Tsunade became unhappy again.

Lu Jiu didn't speak immediately. He didn't know much about Baishi's information.

A lot of information is left over from more than ten years ago. After more than ten years, the other party's behavior style or strength cannot be accurately judged.

The most important point is that he didn't have much communication with Baishi in the past, only to the extent that he knew this person.

And only known, because he has a good teacher-student relationship with Tsunade, has close contacts with the geniuses of the Uchiha clan, and is also a medical unit in the White Fang team.

Other than that, there seems to be nothing worth noting.

"Then, the old man asked me to come here this time, why do you want me to cooperate with you three brats? Let me tell you first, don't ask me about the fight, if there is any ulterior disease in the body, you can take a look."

After listening to Tsunade's words, the three of Lu Jiu felt a little embarrassed on their faces, what is an ulterior disease.

They have three children and have entered the ninja school. How could they have some ulterior disease?

Lujiu coughed and said: "It's nothing. Actually, I failed to negotiate with that witch before. I hope the village can send a more important person here to negotiate with the witch. After much deliberation, only Tsunade-sama meets this requirement."

The village's top management will definitely not be easily dispatched as an envoy to the kingdom of ghosts.

As Konoha Jonin squad leader, he also failed to negotiate, so the other of the three ninjas became the first choice.

"Even if you let me come here, there is no way to change anything. You are the Jonin think tank of the village. If you can't do anything, then it is even more impossible for me to do anything."

Tsunade poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and squinted his eyes at Shikahisa.

"It's up to people to do it."

Lu Jiu smiled naturally.

Tsunade didn't look away, but stared closely at Lu Jiu's face, as if he wanted to see something from it.

At the beginning, Shikahisa, who was calm and composed, felt a strong sense of oppression when Tsunade kept staring at him, and the expression on his face became a little nervous, unnatural.

"What's the matter, Tsunade-sama?"

"It's nothing." Tsunade turned his gaze back, put down the wine glass in his hand, turned his head and said to Shizune sitting beside him, "Shizune, let's go."

"Eh?"

Mute was taken aback, didn't this just arrive? Why are you leaving?

"Suddenly I'm not in the mood to eat." Tsunade stood up and walked towards the door of the private room with Shizune.

Just as he was about to go out, he paused and left a sentence:

"I won't leave here for the time being. You can find me at the hotel if you have anything to do, but you can solve the rest by yourself. I don't have time to pay attention to the intrigue between you."

"yes."

Lu Jiu smiled wryly.

Sure enough, such a small trick cannot fool a ninja of the Sannin level.

Even if he didn't know it at first, after he said that, after thinking about it for a while, he must have understood the behind-the-scenes operations of the village.

However, this battle is not only about the frontal battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind, they are in the Kingdom of Ghosts, and they must also provide the front-line surprise attack troops with information that can determine the direction of the battlefield.

Once the negotiation with the miko fails, the frontline battlefield becomes the most important key to victory.

For Konoha, this surprise attack must be successful.

The next morning.

Jing Yin bought breakfast outside and returned to the hotel. Just as she was about to use the key to open the door, a voice suddenly stopped her and told her to stop using the key to open the door.

"You are mute, I didn't expect it to be so big in a blink of an eye."

Jing Yin didn't notice anyone approaching him, so he jumped to the side, quickly made a warning action, and stared at the person coming.

After seeing the appearance of the unexpected guest, Shizune froze there.

"Who are you"

It would be a lie to say that she doesn't know the person in front of her, because in the past when she and Shiraishi were working as Tsunade's teaching assistants at Konoha Ninja School, she had seen this person, and she had an inexplicable relationship with Shiraishi.

Hyuga Ayane.

The name suddenly came to mind.

Mute's expression became a little nervous.

Although the appearance of the other party has basically not changed much from before leaving Konoha more than ten years ago, the gentle smile hanging on her face at that moment, or the very iconic pair of white eyes, undoubtedly prove her identity.

The defected ninja who left Konoha with Shiraishi more than ten years ago unraveled the caged bird technique of the Hyuga clan, led some Hyuga branch ninjas to defect, and killed many Konoha's pursuers in the chase.

Her betrayal once caused discord between the Hyuga clan and the village's senior management.

Finally, the crisis of trust between the two parties was successfully restored with the efforts of the village's senior management.

But it is also true that the opponent's betrayal caused Konoha to suffer a lot of losses in the third Ninja World War.

For example, as a bounty hunter, assisting Iwakakushi brought a lot of trouble to the Konoha troops stationed in the country of grass.

He also fought against the fourth generation of Raikage in the northern battlefield of Yanyin, and defeated the fourth generation of Raikage many times. There is no doubt that he is the top super ninja in the ninja world, and can rival the five shadows of today.

Encountering such a terrifying ninja, Shizune will naturally feel panic and fear.

Although the other party didn't seem to intend to do anything, Jing Yin has already started to think wildly, what is the purpose of the other party coming here?

The kingdom of ghosts is already a country under the control of rebels. If the other party makes trouble here, she doesn't care. If Tsunade has an accident here, then things will be terrible...

Thinking of this, Shizune gritted her teeth stubbornly, staring at Ayane without saying a word, as if ready to fight at any time.

Compared to Shizune's vigilance, Ayane stood there very casually, using a smile to dispel Shizune's tension.

"Oh, don't worry, no matter what, you are also distinguished guests who have come from afar, and will not do anything to you. I still know a little bit of hospitality."

Although he said so, the vigilance on Shizune's face still didn't dissipate, but because of Ayane's words, his heart became more alert.

She has always felt that the smile on the other party's face is a bit strange.

He was smiling very kindly and gently, but he couldn't feel the slightest smile.

Even if this kind of person greets someone with a smile one moment, and then directly tears the person who greeted him to pieces the next second, there is nothing to be surprised about.

It might just be her nature.

The tense and dull atmosphere made this place look extra depressing, and at this moment, the door opened from the inside.

"Mute, it's a waste of time to go out and buy breakfast, isn't it..."

Tsunade walked out of the house, and the conversation ended here.

She followed Shizune's vigilant gaze to the other side, showing the same expression as before Shizune, and was slightly taken aback.

Ayane seemed to want to ease the atmosphere here. She looked away from Shizune, landed on Tsunade, and greeted with a smile: "Master Tsunade, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect you to be so old. You are still young and beautiful as always."

Tsunade is angry but can't get angry.

Because she didn't know whether Ayane's words were complimenting her youthful beauty, or that she was an old woman who was almost fifty years old.

Judging from the bright smile on her face, it seems that there are mostly compliments.

"You are not much different from before."

Except for not wearing the Konoha forehead protector, Ayane has hardly changed compared to ten years ago, and the years seem to have stagnated more than ten years ago.

Facing Tsunade's lukewarm words, Ayane smiled very familiarly: "Why, don't you invite me in for a while?"

"I'm just here for tourism, and I don't want to get involved too much with such troublesome things."

Tsunade said so.

"Is it because Shiraishi-kun is not here?"

Ayane asked.

"It has nothing to do with him, I just hate trouble. If you can, please treat me as an ordinary tourist."

Tsunade said so.

Ayane slightly pursed her lips and smiled.

"I don't dare to treat Tsunade-sama, one of the three ninjas, as an ordinary tourist. If I had done it before, I might still believe your words. But under such complicated circumstances, you appear in the kingdom of ghosts like this. Who is behind you? For example, the Hokage-sama who showed his power to the Uchiha clan not long ago."

"That matter has nothing to do with Sarutobi-sensei!"

You can hear the meaning of anger from Tsunade's words.

But only Tsunade knows exactly who the anger is directed at.

Uchiha, a wealthy ninja family, was exterminated by a thirteen-year-old kid in his own village. No matter how you look at it, it is the most ridiculous thing in the world.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter. I'm just making some unfounded guesses. Don't get angry, Tsunade-sama. After all, Naruto-sama was once hailed as a doctor of ninjutsu. He is so wise and powerful. How could he cut off his own arm?"

Tsunade really wanted to punch Ayane in the face to make her shut up completely here, but he held back.

She wasn't sure if this was Ayane's provocation, she was the first to do it, and then there was a reason to take her down here.

Even what Ayane said made her angrier and angrier.

Why didn't she see it before, the words spit out of this white-eyed girl were like knives that didn't see blood, only stabbing desperately at the painful spots of people.

Really bad character.

"What are you here for?"

Tsunade asked with a helpless sigh.

Ayane did not speak, but glanced at the corner at the end of the corridor, with a vague smile on her face.

"It's not a gentleman's job to eavesdrop on the conversation between girls, Mr. Shikajiu, let the other two come out together."

After Ayane finished speaking, about a few seconds passed, and at the corner at the end of the corridor, three people walked out, they were Lu Jiu, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi who had been hiding aside.

Ayane saw through the hiding place, and the three of them were not surprised.

In front of Bai Yan, such hiding is meaningless.

Instead of continuing to hide and hold on, it is better to come out openly and appear more aboveboard.

"Not only the jonin squad leader, but also Sannin. I was thinking, next, will the other two of Sannin come over?" Immediately realizing something, Ayane saw Tsunade's face gradually getting worse, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot that Orochimaru-senpai had left the village. Konoha Sannin, only you and Jiraiysama are still in Konoha. I'm really sorry to mention Orochimaru-senpai at this time, please forgive my rudeness, Tsunade Dai people."

"fine."

Tsunade took a deep breath, with a look of indifference on his face.

"That's great, then, next, please, Tsunade-sama, please restrain yourself a little here. After all, if you make a fuss here, you can't stop it with the guards alone. The three here are the same. I don't want to use violence against my former colleagues."

This is not at all due to the so-called comradeship in the past. Lu Jiu has reason to firmly believe that under the smiling face of the other party, he must very much hope that someone will make trouble here, and then solve the trouble at once.

Considering that the other party had the experience of defeating Raikage, one of the Five Kages, this kind of deterrence is enough to make people here dare not act rashly.

"Of course, we are the same. We came here to negotiate with sincerity, and we don't want any unpleasant things to happen here with our past colleagues."

Lu Jiu said seriously.

"Mr. Lu Jiu didn't even blink his eyes when he was panicking."

"On this point, we each other."

Lu Jiu counterattacked not to be outdone.

"Well, I am more and more interested in the next development. In short, if you don't make trouble here, I am very willing to entertain you. Similarly, if you plan to do something here, I will still feel very happy."

After saying this, Ayane smiled, turned and walked away.

It wasn't until Ayane's figure disappeared in the corridor that Lu Jiu and the others relaxed their tensed hearts.

Regarding this point, Jingyin is the same. The pink piggy beside her, even after Ayane left, was still trembling, as if smelling something very terrifying, and dared not hesitate loudly.

The only person who is relatively calm is Tsunade.

She wasn't frightened by the aura deliberately created by Ayane, she just frowned there, thinking about something.

"That, Tsunade-sama..."

"Let's end the temptation here, you brat of the Nara family, or in other words, your goal should have been achieved."

Tsunade interrupted Shikahisa, and sighed slightly.

Shikajiu nodded, and then said: "Yes, I know this. But next, please don't leave the kingdom of ghosts, Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade nodded perfunctorily, not very happy.

"In addition, regarding the Uchiha genocide incident mentioned by Hinata Ayane just now, the reasons behind it are actually very complicated, and Tsunade-sama should not be too gullible... After all, she is a ninja who left the village, and she will definitely use various unsubstantiated remarks to discredit Master Hokage to prove the correctness of her leaving the village."

"I have my own judgment on this kind of thing. However, I didn't expect that your relationship with Sarutobi-sensei would be reconciled so quickly."

Tsunade still remembers that Shikahisa was a staunch supporter of Minato, the Fourth Hokage.

"Ah, I was not very sensible when I was young, but now I can say that I am more mature."

Lu Jiu scratched his head in embarrassment, looking very troublesome.

"Yeah?"

Tsunade lost interest, and when he was about to return to the house, Shikahisa said again:

"Actually, Hokage-sama has been tired for a long time, and needs a suitable successor."

This sentence seems to be implying something.

Or maybe the desire in his heart has not been extinguished by the flood of reality, what is he still struggling with?

Complicated colors appeared in Tsunade's eyes, and he walked directly into the room without giving Lu Jiu an answer.

Lu Jiu sighed, really it still doesn't work?

For Lu Jiu, the biggest dilemma Konoha is facing now is not the elimination of rebellion that may endanger the safety of the village, but the lack of a sufficiently enlightened leader.

Instead of concentrating the power of the village on eliminating rebellion, it is better to concentrate on developing itself.

As long as you are strong, any difficulties will no longer be a problem.

Lu Jiu obviously felt that the heart of that Hokage-sama began to be chaotic.

Is there any causal connection between the Uchiha clan being exterminated, or there are other people holding the waves behind, such as someone in the root.

But not choosing the most sensible approach also means that Hokage is no longer the confident doctor of ninjutsu in the past, but an old man who has been eroded by the years and his will is slowly sinking.

This is Konoha's biggest crisis, not rebellion.

The Kingdom of the Wind.

In the hidden sand camp.

Takashi Sarutobi came to the lounge where Jiraiya was, with a slightly relaxed expression on his face, as if something happened that made him happy.

"What's wrong, Long?"

Takashi Sarutobi couldn't wait to smile and said: "Brother Jiraiya, it has been confirmed that Hyuga Ayane is not on the frontline battlefield, but is stationed in Ziyuan City, the capital of the ghost country."

"What about Chiba Shiraishi?"

Zilai also asked.

Hyuga Ayane is not on the front line, so the position of the last person is not determined yet.

Uchiha Ruri is located on the frontline battlefield, which has long been determined. Next, it is only necessary to confirm the position of the third person. Then, their surprise attack will have a greater chance of success.

Takashi Sarutobi replied: "There is no way to determine this, but according to Mr. Lujiu's judgment, Chiba Shiraishi is more likely to be on the front line. Otherwise, the kingdom of ghosts would not be so aggressive and violent on the battlefield of the kingdom of wind. They must have something to rely on."

And this support, in Sarutobi Takashi's view, is likely to be the third person hidden in the front line, Chiba Shiraishi.

"Isn't it 100% sure? But in order for the surprise attack to be successful, uncertain factors must also be taken into account. Then, let's implement the beheading operation on the assumption that Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri are on the front line."

The lack of one among the three is very important information to Jiraiya.

The difficulty of the surprise attack will also drop a lot.

If only dealing with the two of them, Zilai is very confident in cooperating with Sha Yin's operation.

"yes."

"I'm going to tell Fengying the news. You should also be prepared. Don't let the other party see the flaws. When the enemy falls into the trap, it is the moment for us to appear on the stage and take them down in one fell swoop."

After finishing speaking, Jiraiya left the tent, transformed into Sand Shinobi, and walked towards the tent lounge where Kazekage Rasa was.

In the office of the frontline base, holding the information sent by Ayane, Shiraishi laughed thoughtfully after reading it.

"Use Tsunade-sensei to hold one person in the rear? It's a good method."

Unfortunately, from the very beginning, he had no intention of letting Ayane intervene in the frontline battlefield.

Not only because Ayane needs to be in the rear to guard against Ninja Village who did not participate in the battle, but also because the troops placed on the front line have been seriously saturated, and there is no need to arrange Ayane on the front line.

From Konoha's actions, Shiraishi also clearly felt that the Hokage-sama had begun to secretly become anxious.

Because of the matter of the Uchiha clan, I am afraid that they will settle accounts after the autumn and continue to secretly arrange plots that are not good for Konoha, so I have the idea of cutting the grass and roots in advance?

Or is there a deeper reason?

The only thing that is certain is that Konoha really intends to intervene in the battlefield here, and there is no possibility of easing up between them.

In the future, it will also be difficult to ease the possibility.

Suddenly, suddenly the earth shook, and there was some terrible force shaking the earth.

Baishi looked out of the window subconsciously, and a huge shadow enveloped the sun in the sky, overwhelming the outer wall of the base, striking fiercely.

On the high wall of the base, the ninjas of the Oni Nation looked down at the densely packed Sand Ninja, which had already surrounded the outer wall of the base. They kept using ninjutsu and kunai with detonating symbols to bombard the barrier.

On the waves of gold dust that surged like a tsunami, a figure stood still, with a firm face and a strong desire to attack in his eyes. It was the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.

He controls the placer gold, and makes the gathered placer gold, like a surging tsunami, advance wave after wave without stopping.

The defensive barrier protecting the outer wall began to tremble further and shake violently under the onslaught of gold dust.

(end of this chapter)