Chapter 144 Let’s unite!
Ever since Shiba Kiyokawa said "we will win", he became more cautious than before in the following week.
I’m afraid that metaphysics will come again!
Of course, in addition to the influence of this mystical factor, he does need to be cautious on an objective level.
Because the test of war has just begun——
After taking over the mine, the offensive and defensive relationship between them and Konoha will be reversed!
After occupying the mining area, they will then need to build their own transportation supply lines, open up and guard the passage from the mining area to the Rain Country.
Therefore, they temporarily became the strategic defenders, while Konoha once again started its offensive round.
Since ninjas generally have extremely strong mobility and very low dependence on logistics, they only consume one meal per 100 kilometers.
Therefore, in the Ninja World War, the attacking side is often the more strategically proactive side.
In Akatsuki's previous offensive round, they played extremely well, so well that it almost subverted everyone's imagination!
And then, it's their turn to play defense.
In order to cope with the next round of defense, Shiba Kiyokawa stepped up communications and layout, and a week later, he successfully established contact with the Iwagakure Command Center.
On this day, an envoy from Iwagakure arrived at the mine.
The leader is still an old acquaintance: loess.
But this time there were two little tails, one big and one small, following him.
The older one looks to be in his teens, only slightly younger than Huangtu, while the younger one is estimated to be only about five years old, still a little kid.
The five-year-old kid has yellow hair that looks like a hedgehog, and his personality is just like a hedgehog. He is fearless and as soon as he meets someone, he immediately shows off his needles and stabs Shiba Kiyokawa.
"Humph! It's been almost three months since we declared war before we finally made any moves. And the first move was against the Grass Country that we had already occupied. You, the Akatsuki organization, are really capable!"
It was obvious that the little yellow-haired boy was quite hostile towards Shiba Kiyokawa.
Of course, Shiba Qinghe would not bother with a little brat. Instead, he looked at Huangtu and asked calmly.
"Who are these two you brought with you?"
Huang Tu scratched his head in a simple manner and explained hurriedly.
"These two are disciples I accepted on behalf of my father. This one is called Akagi, and he is now my bodyguard, and this one is Deidara. He has a bit of a bad temper, so leave him alone."
Upon hearing this, Shiba Qinghe looked at the blond, bad-tempered little boy again.
I didn’t expect to meet a member of the organization from the original book here again.
But the next second after he looked over, the arrogant Deidara was hit hard on the head by Huangtu.
"Xiao Di, shut up! Be polite in front of your allies!"
Poor little Deidara was so proud for less than three seconds before he was knocked back to his original form by a punch without Shiba Kiyokawa having to do anything.
He held his head in his hands with a look of grievance, and turned back to glare at Huang Tu, who had accepted him as a disciple on behalf of his father.
"Why are you hitting me? Am I not helping you vent your anger? They clearly did—"
Before he could finish his words, Huang Tu's second punch landed on him again!
This time, Shiba Kiyokawa noticed that Huang Tu even used ninjutsu secretly.
The light yellow layer on the fist is clearly the chakra of "Earth Style: Rock Fist".
He could only sigh in his heart: Xiaodi is worthy of being Xiaodi.
His personality is exactly the same as I remember it: straightforward, simple, and with zero emotional intelligence.
What Deidara said just now was just rubbing salt into the wounds of his teacher Huang Tu, wasn't it?
It was as if he was afraid that someone here would not remember how Huang Tu was captured alive by the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain...
However, now Iwagakure and Akatsuki have become allies in the same trench, and they share the same interests in fighting against Konoha.
So Shiba Qinghe was very understanding and pretended not to hear it. He smiled and skipped the topic. He took the initiative to talk to Huang Tu about the details of the subsequent cooperative defense.
Dilada was left alone, holding his little head which was covered with bruises, and standing there silently angrily.
A world where only Deidara was hurt was achieved happily~
However, Xiaodi’s “sacrifice” is not completely worthless.
Soon after, Huang Tu deliberately followed the topic that Dilada had just rashly started, and asked casually with a smile on his face. "But can I ask: Why did your Akatsuki organization choose the Land of Grass as the target of your attack after three months?
We have already completed the deployment control here.
This is also the question my father asked me to ask you this time."
This question already contained a hint of accusation.
Fortunately, after Deidara's antics and getting beaten up, the atmosphere has eased a lot and is no longer as tense as before.
The friendly atmosphere of communication among allies was preserved.
The only one injured is still poor Deidara~
Shiba Kiyokawa was not panicked at all. Facing the question, he calmly replied, "We are doing this to help you stabilize the front and avoid falling into Minato Namikaze's calculations."
Huang Tu's eyes flickered.
"Oh? So, Chief Qinghe has predicted Minato Namikaze's next plan?"
This information is very important to them!
In fact, during this period of time, Iwagakure also vaguely guessed that Namikaze Minato wanted to do something big!
Ōnoki was not a fool. He could see that Minato Namikaze had obviously got some big plans since he had not returned to the village to succeed the throne.
But Iwagakure couldn't guess what Namikaze Minato was trying to do no matter how hard he tried!
A surprise attack on the Kanmubi Bridge on the top of the mountain is not a conventional tactic. From the perspective of Iwagakure, doing so is extremely risky and can be said to be a life-threatening situation. It is normal that they could not guess it.
And this is exactly the important reliance that Shiba Kiyokawa has now for controlling Iwagakure.
"Of course, if we didn't sense that Minato Namikaze was about to take major action, how could we have made such a radical response?"
"So you really know what Minato Namikaze wants to do? Where did you get the information? Have you caught another spy from the Root?"
Thanks to Danzo Nabekage, before Shiba Kiyokawa even started making up a lie, Iwagakure had already found an excuse for him.
At this moment, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but think: Konoha has Danzo and the Root, which is really a blessing that they have earned in eight lifetimes.
He said, "Yes, as you know, we have fought with the Root of Konoha many times and have rich experience. Moreover, we have successfully cracked their Tongue Eradication Seal!"
"It is true!" Huang Tu became excited when he heard this.
"So what exactly is Minato Namikaze's plan?!"
Seeing that the fish had been hooked, Shiba Qinghe was not in a hurry and continued, "Do you want to know? If you want to know, help us share the pressure of defense.
Konoha's plan targets the Grass Country! To defend the Grass Country is to defend our common lifeline!"
At this point, Shiba Kiyokawa finally showed his fangs and exposed the true purpose of his contact with Iwagakure!
He was planning to use Minato Namikaze's information as a carrot to keep Iwagakure, this mule, hanging around to defend the territory with him!
This Shenwubi Bridge cannot be guarded by him alone!
He is not Danzo of Konoha, who sees everyone as his sworn enemy. To fight against Cao, they need the alliance of Sun and Liu. Why should the Akatsuki organization of Konoha, which is so big, fight alone?
Iwagakure, we must also fight back!
Seeing Huang Tu's expression wavering, Shiba Qinghe almost thought that the plan was successful.
But in the next second, Huang Tu stopped in his tracks!
It’s not that he is smart, he is actually so stupid that he doesn’t even see through Shiba Kiyokawa’s intentions.
He just has a father who is still strong and tough.
Scratching his head, Huang Tu said in a clear voice, "My father had already guessed that you would say this before he came, but he told me not to agree so easily."
Shiba Kiyokawa frowned.
After all, that old fox Ohnoki is not so easy to fool.
"What did Lord Ohnoki tell you?"
Huang Tu conveyed everything in detail.
"Father said that cooperative defense is possible, but you must first prove your strength to be qualified to discuss an alliance with our five major ninja villages!
Although your previous record is impressive, you have not yet experienced a true test."
"What is the real test?" asked Shiba Kiyokawa.
Huang Tu simply said a name.
"Namikaze Minato!"
(End of this chapter)
