Chapter 592 Summoned

The roaring cries were slowly buried by the sound of the wind and snow covering it again, and the hot air flow gradually disappeared in the icy cold wind. The eyes of the warrior burning lava, which were originally bright as the sun, began to become dim.

During the runaway, he fought with Konoha's ninjas and Miaomushan's two toads for more than a long time, and finally slowly lowered his head under the nervous eyes of Konoha's ninjas.

The hands holding the giant sword also lost their strength, causing the giant sword to fall down, causing a slight vibration.

The condensed body turned transparent, and in a burst of light and shadow distortion, accompanied by a large number of sparks, it melted into the air and lost its traces, as if it had never been there.

Seeing the disappearance of the lava warrior, the Konoha ninjas did not cheer, and they didn't feel that this was a battle that could be called a victory, only the joy and bitterness of the rest of their lives.

The earth is in a mess, and the cold wind is howling.

On the scorched ground, beautiful snowflakes began to fall, covering the gradually cooling corpses.

Looking around, this originally high-spirited troop has already been overwhelmed by absolute force, to the point where it cannot hold its head up.

Everything that happened this night will be like a nightmare that will never go away, and they will remember it for a lifetime.

Standing on top of Toad Bunta's head, Jiraiya looked at the devastated land and countless Konoha ninja corpses. He had nowhere to vent the anger in his heart, but stood on top of Toad's head with a livid face, accepting the cold wind. It seemed that this would make him more sober.

As the leader of the team, the Sarutobi Clan Jnin has an unshirkable responsibility in this encounter.

But he knows that now is not the time for guilt and self-blame. With this feeling of grief and self-blame, he must direct everyone to clean up the battlefield and collect the corpses of their dead companions.

Jiraiya also dispelled the psychic technique, and sent the toad Bunta and another toad back to Mt. Miaogi.

He came to the Sarutobi Clan's Jnin, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what happened this time, verbatim, I need to understand the situation."

Junin of the Sarutobi clan nodded, not paying attention to the black ashes and blood on his face, and began to dictate the course of the encounter to Jiraiya with a dull expression.

From encountering a surprise attack, and then they reversed the siege, they miscalculated the combat power of both sides, resulting in the 3,000-man army being completely intercepted here, and ravaged by the 11-man team of the ghost country, so that they have suffered heavy losses.

If Zilai hadn't come to support in time, I am afraid that very few of this 3,000-strong army could escape, and more than half of the personnel would be wiped out by the enemy here.

After listening to the narration of the experiences of this Sarutobi Jonin, Jiraiya kept his face sullen, and finally took a deep breath and sighed.

He didn't accuse the sarutobi clan of ninja's mistakes here. If he made a mistake, as the command layer, everyone should bear the responsibility for the command error.

After all, the self-righteous arrangement of the operation efficiency of the ghost kingdom, and miscalculation of the ghost kingdom's counterattack time, the fastest is tomorrow morning.

As a result, the speed of action of the Kingdom of Ghosts exceeded all of their expectations.

And no one expected that such a terrifying elite team was hidden in the army of the ghost country.

And the members among them are all holders of forbidden techniques, secret techniques, and blood succession limits. Apart from the leader Yiji, each of the remaining ten has a powerful strength comparable to at least a hundred Chunin.

Ninjas of this strength, once formed into an organization, can go into battle lightly, relying on strong maneuverability, run amok on the battlefield, intersperse back and forth between enemy lines, and disrupt the opponent's strategic deployment.

Even if it is a large-scale army that meets the enemy from the front, even if it is eventually lost, it can easily retreat.

The former Konoha also had such troops.

Interspersed with the enemy's formation on the side battlefield, used properly, can effectively contain the enemy's main force and greatly increase the winning rate of the frontal battlefield.

That's Team White Fang.

But even the White Fang squad, in the past, could only contain the main force of the enemy from the side battlefield, and could not match the large-scale ninja troops.

Falled into a large-scale army, the White Fang team will also drink their hatred.

The elite team of Ghost Country has surpassed Konoha's White Fang team in terms of scale and combat effectiveness.

Whether it is from the side battlefield or from the frontal battlefield to contain the opponent's main force, they are capable.

This encounter undoubtedly confirmed this point.

Eleven people form an army.

"Master Jiraiya, what should we do next? The kingdom of ghosts has such an army. Based on our words alone, I'm afraid..."

Even standing next to one of the Sannin, the Jounin of the Sarutobi clan, doesn't have much sense of security at the moment.

In fact, after witnessing such power, only returning to Konoha's nest can bring a sense of security.

"In short, go to the camp to rest first, discuss the next thing after discussing."

Suddenly, Zilai couldn't think of any good solution. He was good at taking the lead in charging, but it was better to leave it to professionals to arrange things like strategy and tactics.

However, the only thing is very clear, that is, the strategy and tactics templates used by the Ghost Kingdom in this war that they deduced from the existing data before have no reference value at all, and the troops must be rearranged.

Konoha.

Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru and others gathered around the table in the private room, celebrating Hinata's birthday and enjoying delicious food.

It was still snowing outside, but the excitement and heating inside the private room created a warm world completely different from the outside.

They were sweating hotly, sending the hot food into their mouths.

Time passed slowly in their hilarious exchanges.

The last part is gift giving.

Everyone carefully prepared gifts for Hinata, and Hinata thanked and accepted them one by one.

Being blessed by so many friends is a very rare and precious memory for a young lady.

After all, in her memory, this was the first time she had a birthday party with her friends.

In the past, I basically spent time at home with my parents and sister Hanabi.

Although I am very happy, I still feel cautious when spending a birthday party with my family, especially when my father is present, I feel that even a lively birthday party will become a normal family meal.

"Hinata, this is a gift from me, it's a chakra glove!"

It was Naruto's turn for birthday gift. He gave a pair of gloves that can conduct chakra well, packed in a beautiful gift box, and put it in Hinata's hands solemnly.

Hinata accepted Naruto's gift shyly and shyly.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun..."

Seeing Hinata accepting the gift, Naruto was about to say something when Sakura asked next to him:

"I've wanted to ask for a long time, why did Naruto give you chakra gloves?"

Naruto scratched his head and said: "Ah, well, I think the most practical gift should be given. If it is kept at home and never used, isn't it a meaningless decoration?"

After all, Hinata uses soft fist, which is a typical melee ninja.

With the physical characteristics of the Hyuga clan, coupled with this kind of glove that can conduct chakra well, it can be said to be even more powerful.

"That is to say, do you want Hinata to keep it in your heart? Naruto, I didn't expect you to be quite good."

Sakura smiled ambiguously.

Naruto blinked in confusion, not understanding what this sentence meant.

He only considered the practicality of the gift, and Hinata used soft fist, so he chose this gift?

Why does it feel strange in Sakura's mouth? Naruto scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, feeling very puzzled.

Hinata blushed and turned into an attractive red apple.

"Well, Hinata, don't take it seriously. Naruto's elm-headed mind won't understand."

Shikamaru came over and patted Naruto on the shoulder, as if he also saw something.

Naruto was even more confused now.

I always feel that I am not on the same channel as them.

"I, I know."

Hinata nodded, although she knew that Naruto didn't mean that, but she still felt warm in her heart.

"Then, it's almost time, so I'll take my leave."

Hinata held the gift box, bowed to everyone, and planned to leave.

As the head lady of the Hyuga clan, even though it was her birthday, the clan had strict schedules for her, and she couldn't stay outside for too long.

The clan had a lot of opinions on her, but they didn't make up their minds after all. Abolishing her status as the heir of the clan was just to show that intention. This also means that many of Hinata's current affairs must follow the rules of the Hyuga clan and cannot go beyond the rules.

Sakura turned her head and said to Naruto, "Naruto, go send Hinata off."

"Eh?"

"It's inconvenient for Hinata to carry so many gifts by herself. And it's not safe for a girl to walk alone at night."

"How is it possible, this is in the village, where is there any danger?"

Ino and other girls helplessly supported their foreheads, as if they were sighing for something, and even Choji, who was still sitting at the dining table, couldn't help but stop eating.

Sai smiled and said nothing, seeming to find this scene very interesting.

"Idiot, just go if you are told, what are you talking about?"

boom!

Unceremoniously, Sakura punched Naruto in the head.

So, under Sakura's strong request, Naruto shed tears of 'excitement', shared part of the gift box for Hinata, and escorted her back to the Hyuga Clan's clan.

"Is this okay?"

Shikamaru walked up to Sakura and asked.

"It doesn't matter, I don't like Naruto either."

Sakura's answer is very bachelor.

She only has "brother" feelings for Naruto, and has no idea of love at all.

"Compared to chasing me, Hinata is more suitable for Naruto. Naruto's temperament needs a backing to handle sundries for him, and I don't know how to take care of people."

Sakura flicked her long cherry-colored hair, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Shikamaru looked at Sakura's palm, there were some calluses on it.

He knew that Sakura must have practiced very scary physical arts these days, such as strange power... It is indeed not suitable for 'care' of people.

"makes sense"

"Shikamaru, has no one told you that your eyes are rude?"

Sakura glanced sideways, apparently noticing Shikamaru's gaze.

"Uh... Sakura, don't stare at my head, I don't want to become an idiot like Naruto."

Shikamaru jokingly moved a step or two to the side, keeping a safe distance. I'm afraid that the other party will hit his head like he did to Naruto. After all, he doesn't have the ability to resist beating like Naruto, and his head will definitely be smashed.

"However, speaking of it, Hinata really worked hard. Even though it was her birthday, she had to go home so early."

Sakura looked at the end of the street, Hinata and Naruto who had been drifting away, and felt that the life of the rich lady seemed not as beautiful as imagined.

"Well, everyone has their own difficulties in this kind of thing, and it depends on how each person guides himself."

Shikamaru put his hands behind his head and said these words.

Having enjoyed the treatment of the family, he naturally has to assume the corresponding responsibilities of the family.

Especially for a wealthy family like Hinata, the family rules are much stricter than those of regular ninjas, and the enforcement is very thorough.

"Speaking of which, Shikamaru, do you feel that something is wrong in the village these two days?"

Sakura asked suddenly.

"Huh? You mean the number of ninjas in the village has suddenly decreased? I don't know about it."

Shikamaru understands what Sakura is referring to, but unfortunately, there is a lack of information for reference, and he doesn't know why there are fewer ninjas in the village recently.

Could it be that they participated in some mission collectively?

Besides, Dad didn't know where he went, and he didn't even have anyone to talk to. I hope nothing will happen. Shikamaru thought about it, but for some reason, there was always some uneasiness in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Sister, you are back."

"Hanabi?"

Back to the family land, after parting with Naruto, Hinata returned to the house.

Before returning to his room, he ran into his younger sister Hanabi in the corridor.

The other party was wearing a white bathrobe with pink petals printed on it, and walked barefoot in the corridor. His long hair was wet and exuded a fragrance. He had obviously just come out of the shower.

"The hot water has been boiled, hurry up and wash."

Hanabi stared at Hinata's chest and said something.

"Okay, okay. I'll put the gift in the room before I go."

Hinata hurriedly responded, maybe because she left too hastily, a gift box fell down.

Just as Hinata was about to bend down and prepare to pack up again, someone picked up the gift box that fell on the ground faster than her.

"Wait, Hanabi"

"Sister, why are you so nervous?"

Huahuo weighed the weight of the gift box, then untied the ribbon, wanting to see what was inside.

"Is there something suspicious inside? Speaking of which, my sister is also at this age."

"What are you talking about! This is what Naruto-kun gave me"

"Oh, I just said it casually, don't be nervous, sister. So that's it, is it a gift from that yellow hair? I want to take a look even more like this."

Saying that, she threw away the ribbon, opened the gift box, and Hanabi saw a pair of brand new gloves inside.

The color of the gloves is dark blue, and the material is close to genuine leather. There is a small iron guard plate on one side, which is obviously a glove used by ninjas.

After a little stimulation with Chakra, Hanabi realized that the chakra conduction properties of this pair of gloves are very good.

can better stimulate the soft fist.

She also owns a pair of these chakra gloves.

"It's this thing. Generally speaking, you shouldn't choose something romantic as a gift for girls..."

Before Hanabi finished speaking, Hinata put down the other gift boxes in her hand and snatched the chakra gloves from Hanabi's hand.

"It's just a birthday present, where do you want to go?"

Hinata's voice still sounds soft despite trying to make her voice stiffer.

"It's not that I'm thinking where to go, it's obviously my sister, you're starting to think wildly."

Huahuo's small body is full of majesty like an adult.

Hinata subconsciously took a step back to the side, bumped against the wall, and had nowhere to go.

Huahuo put one palm on the wall, raised her head slightly, and raised her pure white pupils with a sharp color.

"You, what are you doing, Hanabi? Let me tell you, I'm my sister..."

"It's because my sister is like this that I can't help but want to bully... This is obviously my sister's fault."

"Please, please don't do this...I..."

Hinata bit her lips tightly, with a pitiful look of letting others bully her, her eyes wandering timidly.

"What a nasty body, obviously a year ago it was relatively conservative."

"I do not want this"

"Are you trying to use this to seduce your Naruto-kun, right? I never thought that the majestic Miss Hinata would be so shameless."

Hanabi's body moved closer, almost touching Hinata's chest.

"No, no such thing!"

Hinata refuted such things in a low voice.

Boobs are so swollen that she doesn't want to.

"I don't believe it, let me check."

"don't want!"

Hinata blushed and covered her chest in a panic to prevent the firework attack.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Hinata's distressed and flustered appearance, Hanabi laughed happily, took two steps back, and the majestic aura on her body disappeared, and she became no different from an ordinary cute little girl.

Hinata finally realized that she had been tricked by Hanabi, and glared at Hanabi in embarrassment.

This sister is really hateful!

Obviously she is the older sister!

"Hanabi, you are too rude!"

Hinata's face is full of unhappiness.

"It's all due to my sister, you don't have the slightest dignity, are you going to sue?"

"I won't sue, I'm not a child."

Hinata rolled her eyes, and began to pack up the other gift boxes that fell on the ground.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, sister, my birthday present has been placed in your room. Then, I wish you a good dream tonight, sister."

Seeing her sister Hinata's interesting appearance, Hanabi walked towards the other end of the corridor with a happy mood.

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning.

The alarm sounded above Konoha, spreading to the entire territory of Konoha Village.

The villagers were still stunned, but the ninjas who were familiar with the sound of the siren immediately took action, especially the cadre-level ninjas serving in various troops, rushed towards the Hokage Building.

The siren sounded, and it would sound over the village only when there was a war in the village, which meant that Muye Village would enter a state of first-level alert.

The important blocks of the village were posted by Anbu ninjas.

More precisely, it is a declaration of war.

In order to fight back against the hegemony of the Ghost Kingdom and maintain the sovereignty of the Allies, the Fire Kingdom, together with the Land of Earth, the Kingdom of Wind, and the Kingdom of Water, decided to declare war on the Kingdom of Ghosts in order to maintain international peace!

From today until the end of the war, Konoha will remain on a first-level alert, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited. All ninjas who violate this rule will be treated as traitors.

All the upper ninja, middle ninja, and lower ninja cancel the original missions, and suspend all commissions, and wait in the village to prepare for the battle at any time.

"War, war...Hey, Shikamaru, have you seen that the village has issued a war declaration to the kingdom of ghosts!"

In front of a wall with an announcement declaration, the new generation of pig deer butterfly trio met here.

Ino pointed at the announcement document and patted Shikamaru's shoulder vigorously, screaming nervously.

Ding Ci groaned and ate potato chips, the speed was getting faster and faster, almost only afterimages could be seen, and he was obviously in shock.

"Ino, you don't have to shout so loudly, I can see it."

Shikamaru shrugged helplessly the shoulders that hurt from Ino's slap, and then he turned his attention to the declaration of war posted on the wall, bit his finger, and planned to use the pain to clear his mind.

Admittedly, he did feel that something was not right in the village these days. His father, as Konoha Jnin squad leader, had not been working at the Hokage Building in recent days. Together with Ino and Choji's father, he didn't know where he had gone.

But he never guessed that all these abnormalities would be related to war.

And still choose at this time.

This is not like a temporary decision, but premeditated! Seeing that besides the Land of Fire, there are three other big countries involved, Shikamaru wants to know that such a war cannot be a temporary decision.

"What to do, Shikamaru? Dad and uncle are not in the village recently, I'm afraid..."

Ino's face was full of tension and worry.

Although as a female ninja of the new generation, she was born in an age far away from war, but it does not mean that she does not understand the cruelty of war.

Just from the few words in the books, one should know that war will cause a large number of deaths and make many people displaced.

She was very worried about her father and died on the battlefield.

"What else can I do? Asma and the Jnin have already gone to the Jnin meeting just now. For now, this result cannot be changed, so please wait for the order from the superior."

Shikamaru said calmly on the surface, but the finger that was bitten by his teeth also trembled slightly, proving his inner uneasiness.

This is a war, not a mission.

In other words, the so-called mission, in the face of war, is not even qualified to carry shoes.

Hokage Building.

Large conference room.

Hundreds of Jnin gathered together, and Asami Masumi, the vice president of Konoha Hospital, sat at the head of the seat, proving that she is quite extraordinary among the Jnin.

From her position, she could clearly see the Fifth Hokage Tsunade who presided over the meeting, the two advisors, and Hyuga Hyuga, the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan who attended a major meeting as a high-level elder for the first time.

Next, what countermeasures will the senior management take?

Asami Masumi was thinking about such a problem, while taking out her notebook, she took up the pen with a calm expression, intending to record the content of this meeting verbatim.

(PS: There will be another chapter soon, which will be released together in two days.)

(end of this chapter)