"Hm? Wait! Look, what's in the sky?"
"Is it... a city?"
"I didn't see it just now... Someone used an illusion to hide a flying city?"
"Is it the Renewal Federation? Mr. Ban, what should we do?"
"Stay calm, we don't know what this thing is for, maybe it's just for transportation or reconnaissance..."
In addition to the Kusagakure ninja, the Kusagakure ninja also had the assistance of the Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja sent by the Jonin. For the two major countries, the actions of the Kusagakure are also beneficial to them!
In contrast, the Kusagakure Village, which did not directly fight the Federation, invested more power on the Kusagakure side. The Five-Tails Jinchuriki "Ban" personally led the team and led more than ten Rock Ninja Jonin to "assist" the Kusagakure Village.
The Kusagakure Village specially supported a coordinated force of hundreds of ninjas... There were no masters among them, and there was no intention to compete with the Kusagakure Village for control. This was the number of reinforcements after the Kusagakure Village lost the Frost and Snow Fortress. Before
the "Third Shinobi World War", the Kusagakure Village was a subsidiary of the Kusagakure Village, and the Kusagakure Country was also the bridgehead for the Earth Country to attack the Fire Country.
However, after the three wars ended with the victory of the Land of Fire and Konoha, the Land of Grass became a vassal of the Land of Fire. The original strong men of the Grass Village were "delegated" by Konoha to guard the war criminals overseas, which is the "Ghost Lantern City" in the movie version...
That's why there are two Grass Villages, inland and overseas, and the strong men of the Grass Village overseas, called "jailers", are actually part of the exile.
However, after the death of the Third Hokage two years ago and Uchiha Itachi inherited the position of the Fifth Hokage, Konoha's strategy turned to "conservative".
Although in order to establish prestige, it helped the Grass Village to repel the "(half) Taketori Clan" that almost destroyed them, but afterwards, the assistance and control of the vassal countries were reduced.
For example, the northern countries were directly handed over to the "Tagakure Village" established by the former Sound Ninja and the Taketori Clan at that time, giving Guan Liyuan the opportunity to form the "Northern Alliance", which is the predecessor of the Renewal Federation, and creating external conditions for the rise of the "Renewal Federation".
It is not only the Renewal Federation that is rising. The atmosphere of Kusagakure Village was extremely bad when it was attacked by the Taketori Clan, which can be seen from Karin's life experience.
However, the attack by the Taketori Clan that almost destroyed the country also made Kusagakure Village reborn from the ashes. In the half year since the Renewal Federation launched the reform, Kusagakure Village also proposed the three strategies of "enriching the country, strengthening the people, and connecting the sea", and also annexed several small countries around it.
Unfortunately, the reformists in Kusagakure Village are hostile to the Renewal Federation. Instead of joining the Renewal Federation or worshipping the big brother, they are looking forward to taking a bite!
First, because the Renewal Federation was originally founded by the Taketori Clan. Although it is a split part from the Taketori Clan that destroyed them, the "half of the Taketori Clan" of the Grass Kingdom was taken in by the Northern Alliance after being defeated by Konoha.
Therefore, the two sides are considered "in-law" enemies. Secondly... At present, the four borders of the Grass Kingdom are adjacent to the Fire Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom, and only the Rain Kingdom and the Renewal Federation.
The Land of Rain is a place where even Konoha has fallen into the trap. If the Land of Grass wants to further "strengthen", the only way out is to develop northward. If they can fight all the way to the northern coastline, then the overseas Ghost Lantern City can also "return" and realize the revival of the Land of Grass.
"It's really pitiful. Your dream of revival ends here... Tsunade, let them know the consequences of going against the Renewal Federation, right?" Orochimaru said "maliciously".
"Don't speak in that villain tone... and it's not your turn to command me!" Tsunade's veins jumped.
Originally, the "Renewal Federation" was a proper counterattack, and no one could say anything wrong about the Federation. As a result, when Orochimaru said it, it seemed like they took the initiative to invade...
Of course, Tsunade also understood that Guan Liyuan's previous arrangements did have the intention of malicious guidance, and he was just short of opening the door to lead the Hidden Grass Village to take action. However,
as the granddaughter of the first generation of Hokage, although Tsunade had also experienced the baptism of war and seen a lot of wars before, she was already used to being the "just" side.
"Okay, okay, we've been friends for so many years, don't quarrel as soon as we meet. This time we are the commanders-in-chief of the three armies in charge of the southwest battlefield, and we must cooperate with each other." Hiruhu, who has recovered his normal tall stature, "
smoothed things over" on the side. Hiruhu's current body is a new body created by Guan Liyuan's "mitosis". It does not have the rejection phenomenon caused by the previous fusion of too much and too mixed chakra, and is currently in a "prime" state.
"Shut up! You are the least qualified to say this!" Tsunade felt that the blue veins on her head were almost not enough.
Who is Hiruhu? A Konoha ninja of the same generation as the Sannin. Although he had no talent, he was considered a "good friend" of the Sannin. However, he later rebelled against Konoha because of his research on forbidden techniques related to the human body.
[Why am I always mixed up with these rebel ninjas? I left Konoha just for a vacation, not a rebel! ] Tsunade felt depressed.
Unlike Tsunade, Orochimaru and Hiruhu are both real S-level rebel ninjas.
But thinking about what happened "before she left Konoha"...
"I'm leaving." At the entrance of Konoha Village, Tsunade said to Guan Liyuan who was seeing her off.
"Yes."
"Don't you have anything else to say?"
"Go out for a walk if you're tired! I'll wait for you to come back."
"Come back? Why should I come back... Maybe I'll never come back."
"Didn't we agree to change the ninja world together?"
"But Konoha has rejected our naive plans, and they will probably never pass!"
"No, whether Konoha passes or not, I... will change the ninja world! Will you come back to help me?" Guan Liyuan said and stretched out his little finger.
Thinking of the little fingers they hooked together and her grandfather's last wish, Tsunade temporarily tolerated Orochimaru and Obito's shouting...
Although Tsunade understood that it was not a real thing, it was indeed a real memory, "If Guan Liyuan was here, he would do this"... It just didn't happen in the real world!
[If you dare to lie to me, I will hang you up and beat you together with the disgusting snake and the butt call! ] Tsunade secretly became fierce in her heart.
"Although I am the 'commander-in-chief of the three armies', the Grand Speaker said that I am the commander-in-chief of the southwest battlefield." Orochimaru silently reminded Tsunade and Hiruzen, but they both pretended not to hear.
"The First Air Force of the Federation, listen up, everyone... execute plan A, and attack with all your strength!"
Tsunade looked at the Kusagakure army, who had already discovered the Sky City that had been lifted from the illusion, so she directly ordered the troops on standby through the Sky City's communication system, and also notified a girl next to her who had butterfly wings on her back and looked like an elf!
"Hin" is the energy and control center of the Sky City created by Ashura. Due to Mahasri's mistake, it absorbed too much negative energy and lost control. Later, it became the "Zero Tail" under Shennong's control...
Nearly a year ago, Guan Liyuan used the "summoning incarnation" method to cleanse the negative will energy and restore it to its original state.
Because he found that Tsunade had the blood of the second generation of the Ninja Clan, he was very close to Tsunade, and the Sky City has always been controlled by Tsunade...
With the help of nin, not only did Tsunade master most of the functions of the Sky City, but Ashura's body strengthening method also gradually took effect on Tsunade.
At this time, after Tsunade gave the order, dozens of "taxi runways" were stretched out or opened on the Sky City, and then hundreds of "ninjas" carrying special aircraft were spit out from the countless runways!
The air ninjas, the guys who once gave Konoha a headache...
Unlike the "God of Death", flying is a very special ability for "ninjas". For ordinary ninjas, flying and "ground-to-air" attacks are very unfamiliar things.
Although the flying of air ninjas has great limitations, such as the need for a special runway and an initial altitude... Flying vehicles can only prevent them from lowering their altitude, but it is difficult for them to take off directly from the ground.
But with the assistance of the Sky City, this shortcoming is not a problem at all...
The First Federal Air Force is an air force reorganized with the original Sky Ninja as the main body and the Federation Ninja as the backbone...
"Huh? Something was thrown down. That is..." "
It seems... a person?"
"What are they going to do?"
"Be careful!"
"No, the fortress is in danger! Retreat, retreat!"
The Sky Ninja's flying device has been transformed by the technology of the Snow Ninja's chakra armor. At this time, it can not only scatter kunai tied with detonating talismans on the ground, but also use the special combat suit for air combat to convert chakra attacks...
Unless the detonating talisman is used as a hidden trap, it is still very easy for ninjas to avoid it. However, at this time, the "detonating talisman" bombed the northern fortress behind them, and the flying team with the three attributes of wind, thunder and fire chakra was responsible for attacking the ninja!
Under the baptism of wind blades, falling thunder and fierce fire, the Grass Ninja immediately wanted to retreat. On the one hand, it was to regroup, and on the other hand, it was also worried that the northern fortress could not withstand the bombing of the air force. Even the Rock Ninja squad could not stop this retreat.
At the same time, Beiliuhu had led a "land force" of 800 people to quickly approach the ground with landing tools...
The advantage of the air ninja is that they can almost ignore all defense forces and obstacles and directly attack the enemy's rear, but they cannot complete the attack independently. The air ninja gave Konoha a headache at the beginning, that is, they directly bypassed Konoha's various strongholds and bombed and attacked the civilians of the Land of Fire everywhere, causing huge casualties.
Guan Liyuan would not use this strategy that harmed civilians... No, to be precise, it is a strategy that deliberately targets civilians. Therefore, the main effect of the air force is to break up the enemy's defense organization, cut off the enemy's communication and logistics, and clear obstacles for subsequent attacks!
Just when the grass ninja troops were in chaos, the northern fortress was shaky, and the offensive and defensive momentum was instantly reversed, the land forces covered with chakra armor broke in...
"All the first army of the Federation listen to the order, assist the air force, attack the enemy's living combat power, and capture the northern fortress of the Grass Country!" Beiliuhu announced.
Soon, hundreds of Federation soldiers wearing chakra armor began to overflow with tailed beast chakra from the chakra centers in their waists and abdomens... And it was not their bodies that received the tailed beast chakra, but it was directly introduced into the chakra armor!
That's right, the main body of the army is composed of Federation soldiers who have passed the "Second Level Examination", most of whom are ordinary people who have only undergone basic chakra meditation and basic physical training, and have no ninja experience!
The so-called "Second Level Examination" is actually an assessment to confirm that the chakra center can withstand "the chakra equivalent to Sadaharu's two-tail state", and an assessment to ensure that the "ideological and moral cultivation" is qualified and has accepted the updated values of the Federation. Passing these two assessments will obtain a second-level certificate, with additional tax exemption subsidies in normal times, and also accept Federation mobilization before the war.
Although the chakra center can withstand it, it does not mean that their bodies can withstand it, just like Naruto usually looks normal, but once the chakra of the Nine-tail explodes, his body can't bear it immediately. The difference between the two is huge!
But it doesn't matter... Before the war, they had already accepted the transformation of chakra meridians, visited the meridians of Taketori Sora,
and transplanted artificial meridians characterized by "thick, strong, and wide", connecting the human body's "chakra center" with the "power source" outside the body. Fortunately, there was the joining of the master of human body research, Beiliu, who was at the same level as Orochimaru and was more proficient in chakra meridians, otherwise it would be difficult to succeed so quickly!
All members of the Marine Corps have a "power source" similar to Iron Man's chest in their waist and abdomen, that is, on the outside of the chakra center in the body. The new version of chakra armor bypasses the scarce "energy core" and is directly connected to the transplanted "power source" when worn.
That is to say, using chakra armor to transform the tailed beast chakra in the chakra center, avoiding the weaknesses of the two major technology trees of "scarce chakra armor energy source" and "artificial Jinchūriki's high physical fitness requirements" in one fell swoop...
At the same time, it also accelerated the formation of civilian chakra practitioners. The ability to withstand the tailed beast chakra depends on talent in part and physical skills and one's own chakra in part.
Soon after the implementation of the National Chakra Training Plan, those who can pass the "Second Level Exam" are equivalent to ordinary people who have a better adaptability to the tailed beast chakra. Although they cannot compare with the Uzumaki clan, they can also use the weakened version of the "Two-tailed State Dingchun Empty Shell" to quickly form combat power!
As for how ordinary people who don't know ninjutsu at all fight?
That's right, the major ninja villages didn't take ordinary people seriously before, and it was also because ordinary people who didn't even know the basic three body techniques, some meager chakra, couldn't fight, and the learning of ninjutsu couldn't be done quickly...
But chakra armor solves this problem. The essence of chakra armor is a chakra conversion device. Ninjas convert chakra into ninjutsu, and chakra armor is also equipped with basic melee "chakra blades", long-range "chakra spray guns", and defense "chakra shields". These three are the basic equipment of the army.
The Grass Ninjas, who were already in a state of disarray, found that no one could stand on the northern fortress, otherwise they would be a perfect target for the flying ninjas...
When they saw that the fortress was already crumbling under the ravages of the air force, they wanted to avoid damage to their manpower by "breaking the whole into pieces", but at this moment the army pressed forward.
At first, the Grass Ninjas held their breath, and when they saw the army, they took the initiative to rush forward because their attacks had little effect on the air force, and if they fought together with the enemy's ground forces, the air force would naturally be unable to attack them.
However, after the contact battle, the grass ninjas were horrified to find that these strange-looking guys, although their attack and defense, whether close combat or long-range combat, were simple in means, were at least equivalent to the level of Chunin, or even elite Chunin, and their endurance was better than that of elite Chunin!
If they were far away, they would face rounds of chakra bullet volleys, and if they were close, they would have to fight with chakra blades. The neat and uniform square attack suppressed the effect of fighting skills to the lowest, as if martial arts masters had no room to play on the battlefield.
And wanting to pull to the farthest distance and organize joint ninjutsu... Sorry, they are too far away from the opponent and so concentrated, thinking that the air force is blind?
The originally organized joint ninjutsu did restrain the army with a single means of combat, but the opponent also had to have a chance to use it!
Once they found the enemy who had pulled away and gathered together, the air combat troops would be very happy...
As for the jonins headed by the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Class, do they want to make trouble with their personal strength? Indeed, a powerful elite jonin can play a role that a "martial arts master" cannot, but...
"Please wait a moment, those suspected rock ninjas who don't have forehead protectors, your opponents are here!" At this time, Hiruhu smiled and blocked in front of Ban.
"Humph, I don't know what you are talking about... We are hired ninjas from the Rain Country!" Ban didn't want to admit his identity, even though the other party had already seen that the methods of the rock ninjas were very recognizable.
Even Ban had burst out the tailed beast chakra, and he was determined that as long as he didn't admit it, no matter how much others "guessed", it would be useless!
However, Hiruhu didn't argue with him much, but directly taught him a lesson, letting Ban know that the Jinchūriki is not invincible!
"Kimetsu no Jutsu" was used openly in the ninja world for the first time, and there were various bloodline limits...
Ban, who originally thought that there were "no masters" in the Update Federation, was directly beaten by "nobodies" and doubted his life!
As for other jonin... In the army, passing the second-level exam is "basic", but there are also some who passed the fourth and sixth levels, but "most" are on Guan Liyuan's side!
"Tailed Beast Ball! Go to hell!"
"Hehe...Nether Release: Absorbing Holes."
Ban couldn't help but use the "trump card" of Jinchūriki, but it was "absorbed" by Hiruzen!
Finally, Ban couldn't help it and called on all the Rock Ninjas to retreat... As for the Grass Ninjas and the Cloud Ninjas? They had already collapsed!
And just when the Grass Ninja coalition was completely defeated by the Federation Army, there was still the "armored force" under the command of Orochimaru...
The predecessor of the "armored force" was the "Kunai Jet Train" of the Snow Country. That's right, it was a train with all the carriages open, and it was full of kunai jet devices.
In addition to chakra armor, the technology tree of the Snow Country also tends to be "war machinery". The concept is to use trains and rails to achieve the rapid movement of large war machinery to achieve the purpose of suppressing the enemy.
After the Federation fully inherited the technology trees of all the member countries and ninja villages, it also improved it...
I saw twelve huge iron paving vehicles leading the way. They were not driving fast, and there were naturally guards around them. Where the paving vehicles passed, sections of rails had been laid.
The carriages were filled with folded portable rails! There were also special engineers to troubleshoot and reinforce the rails. The engineers were all earth chakra owners. They used special chakra armor to consume their own chakra to fine-tune the terrain along the way and ensure flatness.
As for the big obstacles? They were all blown flat by the air force!
Following the rails from a distance, there were roaring "mobile fortress"-level war machines!
It can be imagined that where these "mobile fortresses" are located, it is almost the same for the grass ninja to take them back and actively attack other people's fortresses.
The air combat forces dispersed the enemy's organized defense forces and bombed the fortress strongholds; the land combat forces cleared obstacles and annihilated the enemy's living combat power; the rear armored forces pressed forward and directly turned the land given up by the enemy into their own "fortress", leaving no depth for the enemy...
The three new-style warbands of the Federation, except for the air combat forces, the other land forces or engineering teams, are all composed of "ordinary people" who have no ninja experience.
The air ninjas were not exposed before, so no one even counted them as part of the combat power of the updated Federation. The Hidden Grass Village did not consider them at all, thinking that the "full combat power" of the updated Federation was in the two major battlefields in the east and west.
However, now the three new-style warbands have taught them a lesson with practical actions...
"The whole army continues to press forward, don't be afraid that the armored forces can't keep up! Kabuto, you urge the people in front! Twenty-four hours... within twenty-four hours, we must see the border of the Rain Country!" Orochimaru said to Kabuto, who was directly responsible for leading the armored forces on the ground.
The Rain Country is in the south of the Grass Country, and now the battlefield is in the north of the Grass Country...
Twenty-four hours? Orochimaru is going to sweep and completely control the entire territory of the Land of Grass at the speed of an ordinary ninja team!
At this time tomorrow, the ninjas of the Land of Grass will either be dispersed or driven to the southern border, and the major key points in the country will be lined with mobile fortresses that can "puff puff puff" and spray out various blades and detonating talismans...
Even the location of the "Guizhou Village" can be directly "passed" with the linkage of air combat forces. The existence of armored forces makes it impossible for the opponent to even have a chance to counterattack at home...
Just defeating the invading enemy from the Hidden Grass Village may not be enough to deter the two major countries of Thunder and Earth. Guan Liyuan's previous task for the new army in the southwest battlefield was to "push the entire territory of the Land of Grass within 48 hours of the start of the war", and when it came to the commander-in-chief Orochimaru, the deadline was directly reduced by half to 24 hours!