Chapter 492: , Taking Advantage of the Chaos

Thus, a few days before the decisive battle between the Leaf and the Rain ninjas, with almost no warning, the Hidden Stone gathered the ten thousand or so Stone ninjas who had retreated from the Cloud-Lightning battlefield and launched a surprise attack on the Land of Waterfalls in silence.

Externally, the Hidden Stone announced the situation regarding the attack on their logistics troops and the disappearance of the Four-Tails jinchuriki Han during the war with the Hidden Cloud.

Subsequently, while announcing this news, the Hidden Stone accused the Waterfall Ninjas of taking advantage of the chaos, claiming that all of this was the work of the Waterfall Ninjas, and to demonstrate the righteousness of this declaration of war, the Hidden Stone claimed it was all for revenge.

At the same time, the Hidden Stone asserted that the Four-Tails jinchuriki Han had been captured by the Waterfall Ninja Village, and that this mission was to rescue the imprisoned Steam Ninja Han.

The Land of Earth was located at the northernmost end of the shinobi world, and the neighboring Great Nations, the Leaf and the Cloud, were both very clear that the Hidden Stone was not lying. Because such a thing had indeed happened.

Although all three parties had their own intelligence and understanding of this matter, they would certainly not share the information they held with their enemies.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Hidden Stone was determined to pin all the blame on the Waterfall Ninjas.

Whether it was the Cloud or the Leaf, both had their own plans at the moment and were clearly in no mood to meddle in the affairs of the Waterfall Ninjas.

Kitsuchi was not stupid either; although in the eyes of the Hidden Stone, the culprit behind the attack on the Hidden Stone was always the Leaf, and the Waterfall Ninjas could at most be considered an add-on.

But with the Leaf currently powerful, hatred was hatred, but Kitsuchi would not be foolish enough to provoke the Leaf at this time.

This campaign launched by the Hidden Stone against the Waterfall Ninjas was not as complex as the war against the Cloud.

One must know that the Land of Waterfalls was right next to the Land of Earth, so this time the Hidden Stone did not need to bear a long logistics supply line, nor did they need to alert anyone.

Thus, while the Waterfall Ninjas were still in a state of confusion, ten thousand Hidden Stone ninjas charged directly into the Land of Waterfalls.

The Waterfall Ninjas of the Land of Waterfalls, although sufficient to dominate among a crowd of small nations, were clearly not enough to face a Great Nation going all out.

The gap in national strength was there; even with the Seven-Tails in their hands, how could they compare to the Hidden Stone?

The entire Waterfall Ninja village had fewer than five thousand ninjas in total, and the Waterfall Ninjas' high-end combat power consisted only of their leader, who was at the quasi-Kage level.

Similar to the Rain ninjas, although the Waterfall Ninjas were of much higher quality than ninjas from other small nations, they were still incomparable to ninjas born in Great Ninja Villages.

Not to mention, these were Stone ninjas who were already powerful in combat and skilled in group warfare.

Under the leadership of Kitsuchi and Gari, the ten thousand Stone ninjas unleashed a powerful force capable of moving mountains and filling seas, beating the Waterfall Ninjas into a steady retreat.

At this moment, they had already breached the heart of the Land of Waterfalls and were about to reach the Waterfall Ninja Village.

According to Mizunuki Ryosuke’s estimate, the war would be over in at most three days.

And the final "jigsaw puzzle" piece that Mizunuki Ryosuke needed was currently with the Waterfall Ninjas.

In other words, Mizunuki Ryosuke had to arrive before the Hidden Stone completely breached the Waterfall Ninja Village to get everything he wanted.

Time was tight and the task was heavy, so Mizunuki Ryosuke rushed toward the Land of Waterfalls regardless of everything.

The Land of Waterfalls, this once peaceful and tranquil small nation, was now engulfed in the flames of war.

The front line was commanded by Gari; under his leadership, over a hundred Stone ninjas performed hand seals simultaneously, launching a super-large-scale group Earth Release ninjutsu. Nearly a hundred struggling Waterfall ninjas were instantly buried by the rift in the earth beneath their feet.. ....

A huge gap was torn in the Waterfall Ninjas' line, and soon after, the Waterfall Ninjas were routed under the pursuit of the Stone ninjas.

Kitsuchi, who had become the Fourth Tsuchikage, nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the current situation on the battlefield.

In the Waterfall Ninjas, he had regained the confidence that the Stone ninjas had once lost.

Just as Mizunuki Ryosuke had predicted, at the current rate of the Stone ninjas' progress, they would likely reach the Waterfall Ninja Village in three more days. Once the Waterfall Ninja Village was breached, Kitsuchi was certain that the Waterfall Ninjas would not be able to withstand the pressure and would surrender directly.

It was just that for some reason, Kitsuchi, who was currently sailing smoothly, felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.

But soon, he forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart.

In Kitsuchi’s projection, the only ones capable of causing trouble at this moment were the Leaf, who also bordered the Land of Waterfalls.

But the war situation was far smoother than he had imagined; under the lightning attack of the Hidden Stone, the Waterfall Ninjas were about to be taken down in just a few days.

Therefore, even if the Leaf wanted to intervene at this time, it would be too late.

After all, the mobilization of the Leaf’s troops required time. By the time the Leaf had prepared their troops, the Hidden Stone would have already breached the Waterfall Ninja Village, looted it, and retreated directly.

By then, the matter would be settled, and even the Leaf could only look on and sigh.

Kitsuchi was slightly dazed for a moment, but soon regained his composure. And in the time he was dazed, the Waterfall ninjas on the battlefield were either fleeing or being captured, having completely routed.

All of this went to show that on today’s battlefield, the Stone ninjas had won another victory.

Afterward, this Fourth Tsuchikage, who was under immense pressure, calmed his heart and went to greet Gari, who was returning from victory.