Chapter 203

Although Zabuza Momochi is the deputy leader of the White Shark unit, he knows that this is Ryosuke's partiality to him; in terms of strength and status, he is still far from being able to compare with the real heavy ministers of the Mizukage.

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Sate's eyes.

In his view, Zabuza Momochi, who has such talent, belief, and will level, might not be able to become a Kage-level powerhouse if he is carefully cultivated in the future.

At the very least, he could become a pillar of support.

Such a role is only third-rate in Kirigakure?

Sate originally thought Zabuza Momochi was being humble, but after seeing the bitterness on Zabuza's face, he realized that the other party might not have lied.

Even in the major ninja villages, as long as one becomes a Chunin, it is enough to be regarded as a mainstay, and a Jonin is enough to be counted as a high-level official in a ninja village.

After all, in a ninja village of hundreds of thousands of people, only hundreds of Jonin are often born; these Jonin are enough to be counted as the core combat power of a ninja village, and they are well-deserved elites.

And the elites among the Jonin, which are commonly known as "Elite Jonin" in the ninja world.

Although they have not left the level of Jonin, this level of ninja is already enough to be counted as a core combat power in a ninja village; even looking at the entire ninja world, the existence of the Elite Jonin level is enough to occupy a place in the ninja world.

Even their reputation and strength are enough to make their names circulate throughout the ninja world, such as the famous "Copy Ninja" or "Blue Beast," which are the titles of these elite ninja.

These existences are the elite of the elite in a ninja village.

In the original work, after the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was killed by Orochimaru, the entire Sunagakure appeared in an awkward situation of having no successors, and the one who replaced the Kazekage's duties was the elite Jonin of Sunagakure, Baki.

Although this is related to the decline of Sunagakure at that time, it is enough to see the high status of this level of ninja.

One step up from Elite Jonin, even if it is only "quasi-Kage" strength, one already has the qualification to compete for the title of "Kage."

This is an unwritten but default rule among the five major ninja villages.

In the eyes of the Third Kazekage, Sate, Zabuza Momochi already has elite-level strength, but such a ninja admits to being third-rate, so how terrifying should Kirigakure be now?

The expression in Sate's eyes flickered, and he also gave birth to a few points of curiosity about the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure today.

According to his understanding, the other party should be the same as him, having just ascended to the throne not long ago.

Just like that, Sate gave birth to a few points of curiosity about the mysterious Fourth Mizukage in his heart.

But the matter had been finished, and Sate did not keep Zabuza Momochi too much.

After all, everything Mizunuki Ryosuke described to him in the letter made him somewhat anxious.

If everything described by this Fourth Mizukage could really be realized, not only would he have the confidence to face the Leaf and Iwagakure, but he would also sweep away all discordant voices in the village and sit firmly on the Kazekage's throne.

After Zabuza Momochi said goodbye to Sate, he took Sate's reply and rushed toward the Land of Water.

Looking at the back of Zabuza Momochi leaving, the Third Kazekage, Sate, seemed to see a ray of different dawn.

In the Land of Wind, on the plain bordering the Land of Rain.

Due to climate problems, the desert area of the Land of Wind is dry and lacks rain all year round, while the Land of Rain is exactly the opposite; rain never stops all year round, and disasters such as floods are common occurrences.

One is extreme drought, and the other is extreme rain.

The dry die of drought, the flooded die of flooding, this is the situation.

Under the influence of the completely different environments of the two countries, an area extremely suitable for survival appeared at the border of the two countries.

Here, it is neither as dry and desertified as the Land of Wind, nor as rainy and flooded as the Land of Rain, but rather sunny and fertile.

Because of the status of the Land of Wind as a major country, this area was naturally occupied by the Land of Wind and was called the "Hefeng Plain."

Because of the climate, the Hefeng Plain is an important grain-producing area for the Land of Wind and is of great significance to the Land of Wind.

Facing the war launched by the Rain ninja with long-planned plans, when the Land of Wind reacted, Hanzo of the Salamander had already invaded the Hefeng Plain.

This also forced the battlefield of both sides to be placed on this Hefeng Plain, which is extremely important to the Land of Wind.

For thousands of years, this is also the first case of a small country and a major country fighting, successfully landing on the territory of a major country.

This also made a group of Rain ninja excited, and their morale was boosted.

Plus the Rain ninja side had the near-invincible Hanzo of the Salamander sitting in town, and for a time it was like a broken bamboo, currently occupying most of the land of the Hefeng Plain.

Due to the characteristics of the ninja profession, most of the battles between the two sides did not occur on the front battlefield, but on the assassination, spying, ambush, and counter-measures behind the scenes.

Due to the Rain ninja's specialty in assassination, they actually occupied a certain advantage in the intelligence war.

But when the Suna ninja stabilized their footing and began to launch large-scale battles, the two sides became evenly matched again.

After all, the quality of the ninja of the major countries is placed here, and the Suna ninja are also famous for their toughness and fierceness.

As soon as they enter frontal combat, the Rain ninja will turn into a disadvantage again.

The war has been going on for almost a month, and the battle between the two sides has changed from mutual probing at the beginning to large-scale fighting.

Fortunately, because of the material support from Kirigakure, the Rain ninja did not appear under pressure on logistics materials.

If it weren't for the cooperation with Mizunuki Ryosuke before the war, with the material reserves of the Rain ninja, Hanzo of the Salamander would probably only be able to choose to fight to the death next.

Sufficient materials gave Hanzo of the Salamander the capital to continue to consume.

Even so, after several battles, this made Hanzo of the Salamander more and more anxious.

.. Begging for flowers....

Because he clearly knew that the one fighting him here was less than one-third of the main force of the Suna ninja, and the leader was not the Kazekage of the other party.

Now most of the main force of the Suna ninja is guarding against the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth taking advantage of the fire to rob.

Even so, facing less than one-third of the main force of the Suna ninja, the Rain ninja were still difficult to take down.

I don't know why, he suddenly remembered the day, the words Mizunuki Ryosuke said to him.

"A frog is destined to be just a frog, because the well has limited the surroundings of the frog, making the frog only able to see the sky above its head."

Thinking of this, Hanzo of the Salamander clenched his fists.

He is not convinced!!

He must prove that even if it is a frog, it has the qualification to occupy a corner of the pond! A frog can also stand at the peak of a ninja!

"Pass my order, gather the troops, and assemble with all your strength."

At the moment, Hanzo of the Salamander stood up directly, found the position of the Rain ninja "messenger" currently held by Salamander Shinda, and issued an order to him.

"Yes! Lord Hanzo!"

Hearing this, a trace of excitement flashed in the eyes of Salamander Shinda.

He is not a fool, naturally knowing what the order of Hanzo of the Salamander means.

The decisive battle, perhaps it is coming!

"Sunagakure..."

"Next, I will let you see the anger of the salamander!"

Hanzo of the Salamander ignored Salamander Shinda who went to pass the order, but turned his head to look at the sunny sky of the Hefeng Plain.

Such a wealthy plain, how could the Rain ninja not want to possess it?

Hanzo of the Salamander is not stupid; his goal is not to fight to the Sunagakure village and invade the land of the Suna ninja.

As long as he can defeat the main force of the Suna ninja who came to fight him, he will open peace talks.

As the spoils of victory, he will ask the Suna ninja to cede this land.

At that time, the Suna ninja who were riding a tiger would have to swallow their teeth and accept his request.

As for whether this can be done, it depends on the result of this battle.

Thinking of this, a flash of brilliance bloomed in the eyes of Hanzo of the Salamander.

Fighting until now, he has rarely made a move, and even if he made a move, it was just a point.

It was to hide his combat power until the last moment and then use it to turn the tide in one fell swoop!

And similarly, the leader of the Suna ninja troops opposite also did not rush to make a move.

It seems that the ideas of both sides coincided, but fighting until this moment, everything is about to be revealed.