Chapter 384

Even among the major ninja villages, as long as one becomes a Chunin, one is enough to be regarded as a mainstay, and a Jonin is already 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, often only hundreds of Jonin are born; these Jonin are enough to be counted as the core combat power of a ninja village and 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 Jonin level, this tier of ninjas is already enough to be counted as the 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 fame and strength are enough to make their names circulate throughout the Ninja World, such as the famous "Copy Ninja" or the "Blue Beast," all of which are titles of these elite ninjas.

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

In the original story, 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 ninjas at this tier.

One step up from Elite Jonin, even if it is only "quasi-Kage" strength, one already has the qualifications 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, Third Kazekage, Zabuza Momochi already possessed elite-level strength, but such a ninja considered himself third-rate; then how terrifying should Kirigakure be now?

The expression in Third Kazekage's eyes flickered, and he also gave birth to some curiosity about the current Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure.

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

Just like that, Third Kazekage gave birth to some curiosity about the mysterious Fourth Mizukage in his heart.

But the matter had already been said, and Third Kazekage did not keep Zabuza Momochi too much.

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

If everything described by this Fourth Mizukage could really be realized, not only would he have the confidence to face Konoha 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 Third Kazekage, he rushed toward the Land of Water with Third Kazekage's reply.

Looking at Zabuza Momochi's departing back, the Third Kazekage, Third Kazekage, seemed to see a glimmer of different dawn.

In the Land of Wind, on the plain at the border of the Land of Rain.

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

One is extreme drought, the other is extreme rain.

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

Under the influence of the two countries' completely different environments, a region 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; instead, it is sunny and the soil is fertile.

Because of the status of the Land of Wind as a major nation, this region was naturally occupied by the Land of Wind and was called the "Gentle Wind Plain."

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

Facing the war launched by the Rain Ninja with premeditation, when the Land of Wind reacted, Hanzō of the Salamander had already invaded the Gentle Wind Plain.

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

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

This also made a group of Rain Ninjas excited, and their morale was boosted step by step.

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

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

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

But when Sunagakure stabilized its position and began to launch large-scale battles, the two sides became back and forth again.

After all, the quality of the major nation's ninjas is here, and the Sand ninjas 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 also changed from the initial mutual probing to large-scale fighting.

Fortunately, because of the material support from Kirigakure, the Rain Ninja did not appear to have pressure on logistics materials.

If it weren't for the cooperation with Mizunuki Ryosuke before the war, with the Rain Ninja's material reserves, Hanzō of the Salamander would probably only be able to choose to go all-in next.

Sufficient materials gave Hanzō of the Salamander the capital to continue consuming.

Even so, after several battles, this made Hanzō of the Salamander increasingly anxious.

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

Now most of Sunagakure's main force 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 Sunagakure's main force, the Rain Ninja were slow to win.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered the words Mizunuki Ryosuke had said to him that day.

"A frog is destined to be just a frog, because the well has limited the frog's surroundings, letting the frog only see the sky above its head."

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

He is not convinced!!

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

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

At this moment, Hanzō of the Salamander stood up directly, found Salamander Shinda, who now held the position of "messenger" for the Rain Ninja, and issued the order to him.

"Yes! Lord Hanzō!"

Hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in Salamander Shinda's eyes.

He is not a fool and naturally knows what Hanzō of the Salamander's order means.

A decisive battle, perhaps it is coming!

"Sunagakure"

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

Hanzō of the Salamander did not pay attention to Salamander Shinda, who went to pass the order, but turned his head to look at the clear sky of the Gentle Wind Plain.

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

Hanzō of the Salamander is not stupid; his goal is not to fight to Sunagakure and invade the Sand ninjas' land.

As long as he can defeat the main force of the Sand ninjas coming to fight him, he will open peace talks.

As a trophy of victory, he will demand that the Sand ninjas cede this land.

At that time, the Sand ninjas, who are riding a tiger and difficult to get off, will only be able 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 essence bloomed in Hanzō of the Salamander's eyes.

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

It was to hide his combat power until the last moment to use it, turning the tide in one fell swoop!

And similarly, the leader of the Sand 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.