On the front page, the Third Mizukage, surrounded by thousands of his followers, was killed at his doorstep by Konoha's frontline commander Orochimaru. He died quickly and even his body was looted and became Orochimaru's trophy. Then on the same day, Orochimaru wiped out the Kirigakure's ace unit, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and wiped out nearly half of Kirigakure's top combat power in one fell swoop, sending Kirigakure into the abyss.

At first, the major ninja villages did not believe this information, but with the confirmation of their spies in the Hidden Mist Village and the turmoil in the Hidden Mist Village, the authenticity of this news was confirmed. At the same time, two strange figures entered the sight of the top leaders of the major ninja villages, one was a boy named Duke Mitarai, and the other was a Chunin named Might Dai.

The latter of these two had been patient for 210 years, but when he did, he made a stunning debut. As an unknown junior, he killed three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen alone, and his powerful physical skills were jaw-dropping. Such a powerful elite ninja would be a top-level fighter in any village, and should have enjoyed the treatment of a high position and power, but he was hidden by Konoha for 210 years, and remained unknown, so low-key that it made people shudder.

The top leaders of the major ninja villages secretly thought that Sarutobi Hiashi was extremely cunning and his intentions were unfathomable. If it weren't for the Hidden Mist Village, they would probably have been the ones to suffer.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”

As for Duke Mitarai, that was even more incredible. According to the information revealed by Kirigakure, this traitor of the Mizunotsuki clan first sneaked into Kirigakure alone to steal confidential information. After being discovered, he fought against hundreds of Kirigakure ninjas alone and beat the Third Mizukage to death in public, which allowed Orochimaru to sneak attack and succeed.

Of course, Kirigakure was very vague in what they said, and only hinted at a few things, but there were too many smart people in the ninja world, and they quickly analyzed Kirigakure's original words. Konoha stole the Ice Release Bloodline of the Land of Water, and used their own bloodline to kill the Third Mizukage.

The war of words in the ninja world was in full swing, and people were throwing dirty water at each other with great pleasure, but the momentum of the real battles was reduced. First, Konoha and Sunagakure ceased fighting, and then the top leaders and major families of Kirigakure and Kumogakure fought for the position of the fourth generation, and fell into civil strife for power. The direction of the ninja war was complicated and confusing. In the absence of a clear situation, everyone chose to wait and see, and did not rashly launch a large-scale battle.

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The third Mizukage died in battle, the third Raikage died in battle, and the third Kazekage disappeared in the past two years. The so-called strongest third-generation Kages only left the third-generation Hokage and the third-generation Tsuchikage. Both of them are not doing well now. Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation is ruined. He went from being a "Ninjutsu Doctor" praised by everyone to a "bloodline bandit". Ohnoki is not much better. He is suspected of being cheated on when he was young. Otherwise, why would such a smart man like him give birth to a stupid son! And the gossipers have a reason and evidence. Ohnoki and Huangtu are too different in height. The father is 1.3 meters tall and has a son who is 3.2 meters tall...

Unwilling to be lonely, the Sand Village jumped out again, crying that the disappearance of the Third Kazekage was due to the unshirkable responsibility of a certain conspirator, who was the one who killed the Third Kazekage, the Third Raikage, and the Third Mizukage.

The two major ninja villages gradually faded out of the Ninja World War for their own reasons, so the final winner can only be born from Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure.

Konoha's enemies: Kumogakure and Iwagakure

The Hidden Mist Village was the first to withdraw from the Ninja World War, making everyone realize that the war was likely to be over soon. Let's take a look at the enemies of the major ninja villages at this stage:

Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”

From being the initiator of the Ninja World War, Sand Village has become the second ninja village to withdraw from the war. However, their withdrawal is only superficial. If there is an opportunity, Sand Village would not mind picking up the knife and returning to the battlefield again.

The Kirigakure mentioned that Konoha only revealed the Ice Release of the Land of Water, but it was unclear whether they had other countries' releases in secret. For this reason, they kindly reminded other ninja villages, such as the Magnetic Release of Sand Village, the Explosive Release of Iwagakure, the Storm Release of Kumogakure, etc., hoping that they would take care of themselves and not be stolen by thieves.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”

Duke is still a Chunin. Logically speaking, his contributions are more than enough to be a Jonin, but Sarutobi Hiruzen has been unhappy recently. Not only has he been slandered, but the good image of Hokage he has created in Konoha for many years has also been rumored to be a disguise with deep scheming. He was at a loss and finally believed what Zixiao said back then: That kid is a trap!

There were no large-scale battles, but small frictions were happening day after day. The ninjas in Kirigakure who were considered experts were all mobilizing forces overtly and covertly to compete for the position of the Fourth Mizukage. They had no time or leisure to continue fighting with Konoha and Kumogakure. They were very shameless and abandoned a large area of ​​​​their seized territory and returned to their hometown to fight among themselves. Except for a regular attack on Konoha every three or five days to show that they were still alive, Kirigakure spent most of their time pretending to be salted fish and indulging in internal fighting.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”

Ohnoki: "Get lost, that's my son!"

The old and wise Ohnoki immediately withdrew the troops from the Kingdom of Wind. After a warm negotiation, the two sides concentrated most of their forces to deal with Kumogakure and Konoha. After extorting a large sum of money and land, the new Fourth Kazekage was content to rest and recuperate, sitting on the high platform and watching the chaos of the three major ninja villages.

Enemies of Sand Village: Iwagakure Enemies of Iwagakure: Konoha, Kumogakure, Sand Village

Just when the ninja world was shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's meticulous scheming and everyone was in danger, a major event occurred that was enough to change the course of the war - the Third Raikage fought alone against tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninjas for three days and three nights, and died of exhaustion.

Duke didn't care about the matters of the jonin. Ninjas compete with strength, not rank. Only genin in Konoha has a future. What bothered him was Orochimaru. Since he returned to the headquarters, Orochimaru had recruited him from the Hizashi Squad in the name of needing an assistant. He kept him by his side all day and taught him all kinds of research on the human body, life, soul, etc.

Cloud Village's enemies: Konoha, Iwagakure

Don't be ridiculous, is it a genetic mutation or a crosstalk? If it wasn't done by Lao Wang, who would believe it?

In order to divert the gossip about his family, Ohnoki turned around and threw dirty water on Sarutobi Hiruzen, saying that they were instigated by someone to launch a large-scale attack. Then the marching route was revealed to Kumogakure by an old fox, which led to the incident of the Third Raikage. This is Konoha's conspiracy, a treacherous plot by someone with ulterior motives.

Three people make a tiger! Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was at the center of the storm, became famous. He became the boss behind the Ninja World War, the spokesperson for the black heart and ruthless hands. His name could stop a child from crying in the Ninja World. Even the ninjas of Konoha were fooled by these fake news. The elders hugged Sarutobi Hiruzen's thighs, crying and begging for mercy. Even Shimura Danzo didn't dare to speak loudly to Sarutobi Hiruzen, for fear of being tricked. Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Putting aside the situation in the ninja world, Duke has been having a rough time lately.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”

The top leaders of the major ninja villages have expressed that Sarutobi Hiruzen has been planning for a long time to use the enemy's power to defeat the enemy. Not only will he defeat his opponent, he will also torture him mentally. His scheming and cruel methods are chilling.

So, Sarutobi Hiruzen explained kindly that the child was still young, and promoting him to Jonin too early would not be good for his future development, so he should wait and see.

Enemies of Kirigakure: Kirigakure Ohnoki: "This rhythm is wrong! How come in the blink of an eye, we, Iwagakure, have become the target of public criticism? Sarutobi Hiruzen really has a good plan. We can't let him succeed!"

One man fought against tens of thousands of ninjas alone, held back the army for three days and three nights, and reversed the war situation that was about to be overturned. What level of ninja is this? It's like the reincarnation of Hashirama Senju, the reincarnation of Uchiha Madara, and the Six Paths Sage himself... He was only this powerful back then! Is the Third Raikage so strong? Can he be comparable to the Six Paths Sage? This is obviously impossible! So the commander of the Hidden Rock Village, Huang Tu, was scolded as an idiot, a country bumpkin, and a fool, and all kinds of sarcasm were thrown at him. The new Fourth Kazekage jumped the most. He said frankly that he hoped that Ohnoki would send this commander to the front line of the Wind Country. The people of the Wind Country needed him.

After returning to the frontline headquarters, Might Dai's ninja rank rose like a rocket because of his outstanding performance and military exploits. Not long after becoming a Chunin, he was promoted to Jonin again. Gai, Genma, and Ebisu also took advantage of the opportunity to become Chunins and put on green vests.

Uncle Snake's technical level and teaching ability are unquestionable. Duke has Chataro's foundation, so he learns very quickly. In less than a month, he mastered half a lifetime's accumulation of knowledge.

Then Orochimaru looked at him with even more heat, hot enough to melt him. Being favored by two of the three ninjas was something that many Konoha ninjas envied, but Duke didn't think so. It wasn't that he was being ungrateful, but anyone who was stared at by such gloomy and expectant eyes for 24 hours would not feel good mentally. Anyway, Duke had nightmares every day, which had nothing to do with his strength, but was simply because Orochimaru's eyes were too disgusting.

Disgusting as it was, Duke had never failed to learn from Orochimaru's teachings. He needed these skills very much. If his future plans failed, he could use them as a second plan. Especially when it came to research in the field of forbidden techniques, when Orochimaru was not able to obtain materials, Duke even took the initiative to help him capture the Hidden Mist Ninja. The two of them seemed to have a tendency to get along well.

Duke was diligent in absorbing the nutrients of Orochimaru, and at the same time he could draw inferences from one thing and put forward some constructive suggestions that made Orochimaru's eyes light up. Moreover, research proved that these suggestions were correct and very feasible. This made Orochimaru very upset and self-blaming. It was not easy to find a genius who could inherit his mantle, but he rejected it at that time, and Jiraiya got a ready-made one.

(End of this chapter)