Konoha: Opening Binding Namikaze Minato

After Onoki cursed angrily, he had to step forward to stop him again with Lao Zi, continuing to buy a little more time for the Iwa ninja in front.

A shot of Dust Release and a shot of Tailed Beast Jade fell from the air toward the center of the Third Raikage and Cloud Ninja troops.

Boom!

A deafening explosion.

Many Kumo ninjas were killed by these two attacks because they failed to dodge in time.

The Third Raikage's eyes turned to ice, and he chased Ōnoki without saying a word.

Over the past two days, Onoki had used Dust Release no less than five or six times. The Raikage estimated that Onoki's chakra was about to bottom out.

In comparison, the Five-Tails Jinchuuriki's condition is definitely better than Ohnoki's.

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In this way, both sides chased and escaped. In only half a day, they crossed the entire Kingdom of Fields and entered the southern part of the Kingdom of Frost.

Winter has already entered at this time, and snow has begun to fall in the Kingdom of Frost. Everything is covered with snowflakes and covered with a layer of silver.

The cold wind blew, and the snowflakes hit my face like tiny sharp knives, causing pain.

Behind them, the hearts of the Third Raikage and the Cloud Ninjas gradually sank.

After chasing all the way until now, they also know in their hearts that if they can't catch up in the Kingdom of Frost, there will be no chance.

The Kingdom of Frost is the Kingdom of Taki in the past. Maybe Iwa Ninja's troops are already there and are preparing to respond. If they continue to pursue them, the situation may be reversed.

Unlike the Kumo ninja, the Iwa ninja's mood gradually became clearer, especially as they got closer and closer to the country of Taki, they knew that they were not far away from escaping from death.

Ohnoki also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Although the sneak attack was unsuccessful and two to three thousand ninjas were lost, at least they were not completely wiped out.

Those who are surviving now are basically elites.

There was no way, if it weren't for the elites, they wouldn't have been able to hold on until now. They would have fallen behind halfway and were killed by Kumo Ninja.

But Ohnoki still hasn't figured out why the Third Raikage is in Kumogakure Village. Shouldn't he be in Yu no Kuni at this time?

Moreover, the Third Raikage led a large army to chase them for two days, so he was not afraid of the emptiness in the rear or a sneak attack from Konoha?

Is it possible that Kumogakure has also negotiated peace with Konoha?

Thinking of some possibility, Onoki's face suddenly turned ugly. If it was said that before he attacked Kumogakure, Kumogakure had already negotiated peace with Konoha, then everything would make sense.

But...how could Kumogakure lose so quickly!? Even if the Third Raikage lost to Namikaze Enmon, he shouldn't have lost so quickly. What went wrong?

After two days, Ohnoki fled with his men without any chance to obtain information, so he could be said to have no knowledge of what happened in the past two days.

It wasn't until Ohnoki returned to Iwagakure Village and learned the whole story that he almost couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

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Some time passed.

The junction of Shuangtaki and Shuangtaki.

"Hahaha, Raikage, it's over here!"

Ohnoki's laughter of relief could be heard from the sky.

At the same time, the Third Raikage and a group of Cloud Ninjas stopped and looked at Ohnoki and Lao Zi in the sky with gloomy expressions.

This time it's completely out of the question.

Why do you say that?

From a distance, the Third Raikage and the others had seen Iwagakure's reinforcements.

"Hahaha, I survived!"

"Huhuhu, finally, finally..."

On the Iwa Ninja side, many people expressed their feelings about surviving the disaster, while tears of joy were shed on their faces.

Ohnoki and Lao Zi slowly landed in front of the team and looked at the Third Raikage and Kumo Ninja who were not far away.

The two sides were only a few kilometers apart. The front was flat and thousands of ninjas stood facing each other.

"Raiying, let's stop here. You don't want us to both lose, right?"

Onoki showed a long-lost smile on his face and said to Raikage.

Of course Ohnoki also wants to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with the Third Raikage and these Kumogakure in front of him. After all, the Third Raikage and Kumo Ninja are not in very good condition right now. If they want to keep them, now is the best time.

However, the Third Raikage and Kumo Ninja are not in good condition, and Ohnoki's own condition is not much better. If they really want to fight, they may have a chance to keep the Third Raikage, but Iwagakure will also have to pay a huge price.

If all the Iwa ninja present had to pay for it, the Third Raikage would be completely left behind, and Onoki's own life would be in danger.

In other times, Onoki wouldn't have minded giving it a try, but now Konoha is obviously stronger. If both he and Kumogakure are harmed at this time, Konoha will be the cheaper one in the end.

So Onoki thought about it again and again, it would be better to just give up and go back to his home.

Save your strength and plan for Konoha again.

As for Kumogakure... we still have to unite when it's time to unite later.

Hatred? Compared with vital interests, hatred is not something that cannot be let go.

On the other side, the Third Raikage looked at Ohnoki without saying a word, with a terrifyingly gloomy expression.

The people around him seemed to be worried that the Raikage would be impulsive and have a fever, so they looked at the Raikage with worried faces and said, "Lord Raikage, what should we do now? Escape?"

"Withdraw, Lord Raikage. We have no chance. If we continue to fight, we will only lose both sides. We cannot let Konoha take advantage."

As soon as Konoha was mentioned, the Third Raikage's brain suddenly woke up. His eyes gradually returned to clarity. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Withdraw!"

Immediately afterwards, the Third Raikage shouted to Ōnoki: "Ōnoki, I made a note of it this time. Don't let me find a chance next time, otherwise... I will give you back my capital with interest!"

Not to be outdone, Ohnoki responded with a smile: "Hehehe, I'll be with you anytime."

"Walk!"

Following the Third Raikage's order, the Kumo ninja troops retreated backwards, receding like a tide.

At the same time, Lao Zi beside Ohnoki suddenly said: "Aren't you going to chase them? Just let them go like this?"

Onoki glanced at him and said: "Otherwise, what else do you want? If we continue to fight, we will only lose both sides. How can we fight against Konoha?"

"But……"

Lao Zi clenched his fists. He wanted to say, if so many people died this time, wouldn't they take revenge? But after looking around, he found that except for him, few people had made the suggestion to pursue them.

Then Lao Zi looked a little lonely and said: "Since there is nothing else, I will leave first. Don't disturb me if you have nothing to do, and don't disturb me if you have something to do!"

After saying that, Lao Zi turned around and left, ignoring Ohnoki's angry eyes.

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A few hours later.

It was already late at night.

Konoha received news that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had ceased fighting. The two sides met at the border between Shuogakure and Shitaki, then stopped and retreated.

Tsunade, who had just finished the Senju clan meeting, was relieved when she heard the news. Fortunately, the situation did not escalate further. Now it seems that she can try to send invitations to the major ninja villages and invite them to participate in the joint chunin exam.

Already.

In the conference room, the other Senju clan members dispersed one by one, leaving only Yanmon, Minato, Tsunade and Naoki.

Looking at the frowning Shengshu, Yanmen said with a smile: "Congratulations, Shengshu, you have become the leader of the Thousand Hands Clan at a young age. Your future is limitless."

Minato smiled and said nothing, he had long been used to his elder brother's bad taste.

But Shengshu was obviously stimulated. He said excitedly: "Congratulations, they obviously don't want me to be the leader of this clan!"

Yanmen waved his hand: "Don't worry about these details. The point is, you are the clan leader now."

Then Yanmen patted Shengshu on the shoulder again and comforted him: "Don't worry, just use your strength to prove to them when the time comes. Of course, you usually have to use your brain more. Now as the leader of the clan, you can

All of them represent the Thousand Hands Clan, they need to be more mature and steady, otherwise..."

"Yanmen is right, Naoshu, you really should be more mature and stop making noises all day long and showing off your temper at every turn." Tsunade nodded.

Regarding Tsunade, Naoki didn't dare to refute, and only responded in a submissive manner, mainly because he was worried about being punished. Although he was now the clan leader, the clan leader was nothing in front of his sister.

Not to mention that the Senju Clan hasn't been rebuilt at all yet, so he only holds a title.

It is worth mentioning that Tsunade and Yanmen each took on the position of elder. The elder of Yanmen is mainly responsible for fishing, while Tsunade is responsible for specific affairs. As for the rope tree, first learn a few things from Tsunade.

Let’s talk about it next year.

Then Tsunade told Minato about the Joint Chunin Examination.

Minato looked at Tsunade in surprise and said, "You mean you want me to wait a moment and not be so anxious to be promoted to Jonin?"

Yes, that's right, with Minato's record and strength, he can be directly promoted to Jonin.

Tsunade nodded slightly, "Well, I feel more at ease with you taking part in this joint chuunin exam."

Minato thought for a while and then nodded and said, "For the honor of the village, I have no problem."

"Very good!" Tsunade was very satisfied with Minato's awareness, and then she said: "Don't worry, I will find a way to help you make up for your teammates. If there is really no suitable one, you can participate alone.

Can."

Normally, the Chuunin Examination must be taken in a team of three people, but it is not impossible to have less than three people, as long as you are confident enough in your own strength.

Needless to say, Minato's strength is stable.

Hearing Tsunade's words, Minato was slightly stunned. Originally, he had teammates, but later he left the team due to his strength. Until now, he still doesn't know what happened to his previous team.

So he tentatively said: "What about... where are Mi Chuan and Zhicheng?"

Hinata Mikawa and Aburame Shisei are Minato's other two teammates.

Tsunade shook her head and said with great regret: "It's a pity that they have already sacrificed their lives, including your original leader, Jonin Sarutobi Yinghuo. The three of them accidentally encountered each other while performing a mission.

The Iwa Ninja's ambush, and then..."

Minato's body was shaken. He never thought that his leading jounin and two teammates had already died.

"When did it happen?" Minato's mood was a little low.

Minato was wondering if he was partly responsible for this, because he left the team, causing the team's strength to decline. If he had been present at the time, perhaps the tragedy would not have happened.

"Sigh." Yanmen patted Yanmen on the shoulder. In fact, he had known about this before, but he never mentioned it to Minato because he was worried that Minato would blame himself.

Yanmen comforted: "You don't have to feel guilty. It's not your fault. Don't say you weren't there at the time. Even if you were there, you might not be able to save them."

As far as Yanmen knew, the Iwa Ninja team that Sarutobi Yinghui and the others encountered had seven or eight jonins alone, and there were three elite jounin among them. On the other hand, Sarutobi Yinghuo's team, including him, only had two in total.

Just a high ninja.

In this case, Minato's presence or absence cannot change the outcome.

Moreover, when the incident happened suddenly, no one expected that Iwagakure would appear at that location, or they underestimated Iwagakure's determination. They did not expect that Iwagakure would expel so many people at once, just to protect an unimportant building.

bridge.

You know, that bridge is nothing to Iwagakure. They can use Earth Release to rebuild one at any time, but they sent such a powerful team at that time.

Of course, Enmon read the battle report afterward. He actually doubted whether Orochimaru did it on purpose. It was precisely because Iwagakure sent such a powerful team that Orochimaru was able to win on another battlefield.

A good result.

It seemed that Sarutobi Yinghuo's team was a bit like the bait thrown out by Orochimaru, just to get Iwagakure to bite the hook.

However, these are just Yanmen's guesses. Orochimaru left no evidence, and no one can prove that he did this on purpose, so they just thought that Orochimaru made a mistake in judgment.

But Yanmen knew that Orochimaru was a man who would do whatever it took to win. If he could achieve final victory at the expense of a small number of people, he would definitely do it.

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It's just that Yanmen didn't intend to say anything about this speculation. He believed that someone must have seen it, but no one chose to say it.

The truth may be a bit cruel, but you can't say that what Orochimaru did was wrong. After all, when Orochimaru was fighting against Iwagakure alone, he was under great pressure. He had to find a way to open up the situation, otherwise they would lose at that time.

It was not long after Sarutobi Yinghui and the others died that Enmon eliminated Kirigakure and supported Orochimaru.

After that, Orochimaru's pressure was released, and nothing like what happened to Sarutobi Yingbo and his team never happened again.

Looking back now, Sarutobi Yinghuo and the others were actually quite unlucky.

Under Yanmen's comfort, Minato forced out an ugly smile and said, "Brother, I'm fine."

Then Minato said, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. Goodbye."

After saying that, Minato left straight away, and the direction he left happened to be the direction of the memorial monument.

Looking at Minato's leaving figure, neither Enmon, Tsunade nor Naoki said anything, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little dull.

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