Naruto: Hiding in the Anbu Until I Became a Super Kage

Chapter 469 469: The Plan

In Sunagakure, Pakura stood by the window, watching ninja gather into squads on the streets below, squads merging into platoons, and all platoons marching towards the village's main gate. She thought to herself, The storm is coming.

Ninja were weapons, always ready to fight for their village.

A major shinobi village could organize thousands of personnel and deploy them to the front lines within half a day.

Everyone knew the Third Great Shinobi War was imminent, but no one knew when it would begin.

Perhaps one afternoon, the Third Raikage, unable to suppress his impulses, would notify the other Kage, and the war would commence.

Sunagakure had prepared its war supplies long ago: kunai, explosive tags, Yellow Hardwood, steel, and more.

Elder Matsu appeared with a Body Flicker, finding Pakura.

"Pakura, take the Bunpuku Tea Kettle and the Sealing Unit, leave the village, and head for the Land of Rivers."

Pakura's heart tightened.

She hadn't exposed her true goal. No one knew her ultimate aim was to prevent Sunagakure from participating in the Third Great Shinobi War.

"Alright. I'll go prepare immediately."

Returning to her residence, Pakura hurriedly used the Calamity Organization's Phantom Blood Shadow Technique.

Pakura's consciousness arrived at the Divine Hall.

Once again, she saw the three majestic statues.

Leader Thunder, also known as Fox, was already waiting for her.

"Leader! I've received orders to take the Bunpuku Tea Kettle to the Land of Rivers. This isn't a drill or a Shukaku sealing exercise. It's war!"

Pakura saw the expression in the leader's blood-shadow figure become serious.

Is it finally happening...

"If Sunagakure's forces are mobilizing, then the other villages must be mobilizing as well."

Yōkō formed a single hand seal. The other members of the Calamity Organization also arrived in the Divine Hall.

Minato's crimson silhouette appeared, looking at the leader with confusion.

Pestilence Calamity Hidan asked, "Leader, did you call me? I just finished a sacrifice in the Land of Wind's capital."

Yōkō asked, "Pestilence, in which towns of the Land of Wind have you set up shrines for your sacrifices?"

Including the Land of Wind's capital, Hidan listed over a dozen city names.

Yōkō waved his hand. Blood from the pool surged up, forming a map of the shinobi world.

For each city name Hidan mentioned, a red dot lit up in the Land of Wind region.

Yōkō's gaze fell upon Tori Castle.

Tori Castle was located roughly midway between Sunagakure and the capital of the Land of Rivers.

If Sunagakure intended to attack the Land of Rivers, Tori Castle was an important supply city near the border. Ninja needed to eat and drink too.

Staring at Tori Castle, Yōkō said:

"Rasa is stubbornly determined to start this war.

My patience has run out...

Wind Calamity, using the Three Gods Religion shrine in Tori Castle and the intelligence provided by Fire Calamity, assassinate Rasa in Tori Castle.

Fire Calamity, after Rasa's death, you are responsible for ending the chaos in Sunagakure and finding a way to ascend to the Kazekage position.

On behalf of Konoha, I can promise you that Konoha and Sunagakure will become allies who advance and retreat together. Konoha will never attack Sunagakure."

A flicker of hesitation passed through Pakura's eyes.

Assassinating a Kage... it was something she would never have dared to think of before.

But Rasa was too stubborn, immersed in the fantasy of the anti-Konoha alliance. He would drag Sunagakure into the abyss of destruction.

Sunagakure was the weakest link in the anti-Konoha alliance. If Konoha wished, it could destroy Sunagakure first.

Others didn't understand Fox's strength, but Pakura had witnessed Fox's battle with Shukaku.

The terrifying Shukaku, a legendary natural disaster, hadn't lasted long against Fox either.

"Alright. I will provide intelligence for Wind Calamity."

Minato ended the Phantom Blood Shadow Technique and slowly rose from his chair, jumping out of the window.

He wanted to go to the Forest of Death, where the Anbu were based, but then thought it might be inappropriate for him to seek out the Anbu proactively.

He hurried towards the Hokage Building to find Advisor Tsunade. Upon arriving, he found Tsunade was just about to go to the Hokage's office.

Important figures of Konoha were all heading to the Hokage's office.

Seeing Minato, Tsunade waved him over. "Minato, you're here. Come with me to the Hokage's office. You can be my temporary assistant."

Minato followed Tsunade into the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Namikaze Minato. Both Tsunade and Fox regarded Minato as the most important younger generation ninja.

Tsunade's reasons were obvious; fostering Minato was fostering Kushina.

Most Konoha ninja were very devoted to their partners. Once they formed a bond, they cherished it deeply.

Under the constant pressure of death, ninja deeply valued those closest to them.

Surely no one would have over a dozen lovers,right?

Fox was also fostering Minato. Fox had informed Sarutobi Hiruzen that he had taught Minato the forbidden Flying Thunder God Technique.

With the backing of these two, Namikaze Minato had already become Konoha's most dazzling rising star.

Hatake Sakumo's sacrifice hadn't hindered Minato's growth in the slightest.

Tsunade sat on the sofa, while Minato stood behind it.

Behind Nara Rokaku stood Minato's former classmate, Nara Shikaku.

Behind Department Head Fox stood Squad Leader White Ram.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Fox, report. What intelligence has the Anbu obtained?"

White Ram placed an intelligence scroll on the Hokage's desk.

Yōkō said, "Lord Hokage, Sunagakure hasn't officially declared war, but over the past few days, they have dispatched over 2,000 ninja towards the Land of Rivers.

Simultaneously, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure have all made moves.

War is coming."

This was Nara Shikaku's first time attending such a meeting. His expression was grave, his eyes occasionally scanning the faces of the senior leaders.

After some thought, Nara Rokaku said, "Will the enemy attack us from multiple directions?

Surrounded on all sides? Why is this Great Shinobi War starting with four Great Shinobi Villages besieging Konoha?"

"A tree that stands tall is the first to be struck by the wind," Yōkō said. "Konoha's strength is too great."

Nara Rokaku thought to himself, Whether Konoha is strong or not is debatable, but you, Fox, are certainly growing stronger and stronger.

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the intelligence scroll, read it carefully, and said:

"Sunagakure can deploy at least 3,000 ninja. Iwagakure can deploy at least 20,000. Kumogakure can deploy at least 8,000. Kirigakure can deploy at least 7,000.

If they simultaneously deploy such large forces, what should we do? On each front, how many defensive forces would be appropriate?

Discuss this and quickly formulate a response plan."

Nara Rokaku said, "Let's start with the weakest, Sunagakure.

The pressure on the other fronts is too great. I believe, on the Land of Rivers front, we can send at most 1,000 ninja.

Send one Kage-level ninja to the Land of Rivers. Even if we are at a disadvantage, that's all we can do."

Yōkō thought to himself, The Land of Rivers is Chisa's territory. I have no desire to let it become a battlefield.

Yōkō said, "I have cultivated a spy in Sunagakure with a key position.

There's no need to send a 1,000-ninja force. Just send Namikaze Minato, with at most a squad for support. Let Minato coordinate with the spy to assassinate the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Nara Rokaku instantly turned their heads, their eyes darting between the mask on Fox's face and Namikaze Minato's own.

Nara Rokaku couldn't help but say, "Fox, isn't that too risky?"

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