Naruto The Wind Calamity Chapter 816

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The scroll fell from the hands of the ninja holding it. Everyone could see his hands shiver in terror. He wasn’t the only one. Nearly everyone else was terrified! This was the worst-case scenario for Sunagakure! It was the situation they desperately wanted to avoid!

“Th… This… This is crazy!!! Will Konoha really attack us?”

“Shit! Has our mission failed? What will happen now?”

“Unless other villages interfere, thousands of our comrades will die. We may also be killed on our way back… However, since when did Konoha become so reckless?”

“It’s all that monster’s fault!”

Sunagakure’s negotiation team was in complete panic! Arisa suddenly shouted, “Calm down!”

Everyone turned their gazes to her. She said, “Don’t lose yourself. We still need to confirm how true this information is. And, we still need to know Konoha’s intention. Perhaps this is another pressure tactic. This move could be just to force us to compromise.”

She paused and glanced at everyone before calmly saying, “Don’t forget how many compromises they were making yesterday. This is definitely a bluf…”

Before she could complete her words, the door opened once again and another Sunagakure ninja entered hurriedly. He handed Arisa a scroll and reported, “We received the highest priority message from the same source!”

‘The Konoha army isn’t stopping! They have entered the Land of Rivers and are heading towards the Land of Wind! Please inform the village about this quickly! I will send several messenger birds towards the village, but they’ll arrive a couple of hours later as compared to you. The village needs to be notified immediately so that they can react!’

As they read the message, their pupils dilated and their eyes widened in fear and shock! Their breathing became rougher as well, which worried others even more!

Others quickly read the scroll and were terrified even more. Everyone had the same thought, ‘This doesn’t look like a bluff!’

Without wasting any time, they contacted Sunagakure, disturbing their council meeting!

As a sensor, Sajo took the Chakra Transmission Communication Device and talked with Yura. The entire council was stunned to learn that Konoha sent an army toward them!

Chiyo frowned and muttered, “Have they gone senile? How could those fools let a youngster dictate their policies?”

Ebizo was confused as well. He quickly analyzed before sighing. He muttered, “Konoha’s actions have been too confusing. I can’t put my finger on what their real intentions are.”

Ryusa asked, “What now? Is war inevitable?”

Tojura muttered hatefully, “Let them come! We’ll show them the terror of the desert! At the same time, we need to attack them from elsewhere.

Lord Ebizo, how long can our ambush units stall them? Can we delay Konoha’s army long enough and cause them enough harm to tempt Iwagakure or Kumogakure into attacking Konoha?”

Ebizo’s expression was that of a man who had accepted defeat. He shook his head and said, “They can’t hold them back for long. As for harming Konoha ninjas, that is very unlikely too.”

His words shocked most of the council members again! Only a few understood what he was implying. Ryusa asked, “What do you mean they can’t? Didn’t you oversee the deployment of 3000 ninjas in the desert? We have over 450 ambush squads in the desert! Why can’t they stall them? Didn’t we use this tactic successfully in previous wars?”

Ebizo sighed and answered, “It’s due to the events in the Land of Rice. Our tactic of ambushing repeatedly with small squads is very effective. However, it depends on the stealth of those small squads.

There is no doubt that Orochimaru’s bases in the Land of Rice would be well hidden. And, they numbered in the hundreds. Yet, Suzuki Fujin eliminated all his bases in a week without letting any information leak.

I’m not sure how he did it and what techniques he or his army used. However, if he can do the same in the desert, he’ll slaughter most of our ambush squads. Forget killing twice or thrice their numbers with their suicidal attacks and lowering the enemy’s morale, our ambush squads could be killed without killing even a single Konoha ninja and boost the morale of Konoha’s army.”

Ebizo’s analysis was on the mark. The tactic that such small ambush squads used was hiding near the paths that the enemy would take and catching them by surprise. Depending on the situation, they would either kill a few and escape, forcing the enemy to chase them, causing their army to be disoriented, or perform suicidal attacks, killing twice or thrice as many enemies as them and poisoning dozens or even hundreds!

While Konoha didn’t have any good means to discover every ambush, Fujin did. If he used his Space Time Sensing Technique, every ambush squad was merely free pickings for Fujin. He wouldn’t even need an army to eliminate them one by one. If Sunagakure persisted with their tactics, the only result would be a complete annihilation of 3000 ninjas as Ebizo predicted!

The gravity of the situation finally dawned on the council members. They were in a hopeless situation. Goza finally said, “No, it’s not hopeless yet. Don’t forget Yura and Arisa are still in Fire Capital. They can negotiate with Konoha before the army reaches our borders!”

Suddenly, Chiyo said, “Calm down. Don’t fall for what you see. I’m having an odd feeling about this entire ordeal. These actions are unlike Konoha. Even more absurd is that they’d do this after compromising so much yesterday. It is likely just a power play. If they are serious about attacking us, they need to…”

The door slammed open, interrupting Chiyo. Another Anbu ninja rushed in and reported, “We received the highest priority message!”

He handed a scroll to the council, who immediately opened it up and began reading.

‘Konoha has started preparing an army. According to what I heard, it’ll be a 5,000 ninja strong force! I don’t know who the target is, but everyone believes that the Toad Sage Jiraiya will lead the army. It’ll leave Konoha the morning after tomorrow.

In addition, Konoha is also preparing a second army. They are more secretive about it, but I believe it’ll consist of around two to three thousand ninjas. No one knows who’ll lead this army, but most speculate it’ll be led by Tsunade!’

Stunned silence appeared in the council room. Everyone was visibly nervous. It was obvious that this was no longer a bluff. Konoha was serious!

They quickly began evaluating all their options and analyzing the information. After some time, Goza muttered, “Konoha wouldn’t send all three armies to us. That will leave them vulnerable to Kumogakure and Iwagakure. I believe they’ll keep the larger army in the village to attract attention while the smaller army secretly reinforces Fujin’s army. Considering that it’ll be led by Tsunade, it would make sense.”

However, Ebizo shook his head and said, “They aren’t so defenseless. Both Kusagakure and Takigakure hate Iwagakure due to their actions in the recent past. They’ll be Konoha’s first line of defense against Iwagakure forces. They’ll buy Konoha enough time to allow them to have a decisive war against us.

Similarly, Yugakure hates Kumogakure for how they tried to take over their mine. They’ll stall Kumogakure’s forces, granted they aren’t strong enough. Konoha will send their smaller army to secretly reinforce Yugakure and stall Kumogajure while their larger army takes the route secured by Suzuki Fujin’s army and assaults our village directly!”

Ebizo’s words made the room even more gloomy. After a few moments of silence, Tojuro said, “If we can’t ambush them in the desert, our only option will be to put our best defense in the village. Even if they send 8,000 ninjas, we can stop them. However, Suzuki Fujin and Jiraiya are in a different league. Both can turn the tide of the battle single-handedly. Can you defeat the two of them, Lady Chiyo?”

With Rasa dead, Chiyo was the only rank S ninja in Sunagakure. As such, she was their only hope. However, their hopes came crashing down as Chiyo shook her head. At the end of the day, Chiyo was as old as Hiruzen and her strength waned rapidly. Combined with the fact that she was much weaker than Hiruzen when the two were in their prime, she didn’t stand much chance.

She said, “It’s almost impossible. The only way I could win is if they get careless and get poisoned. However, Jiraiya is a very experienced ninja. He won’t fall for my poison. Fujin’s youth and inexperience make him more susceptible to my tactics.

Unfortunately, I have a feeling that his wind technique will be a perfect counter for my puppets. If my fears are true, I wouldn’t be able to defeat him even if I had been a couple of decades younger.”

The last hope the council had disintegrated. Goza sighed and muttered, “Then we have no choice. We have to count on Yura and Arisa. They are our only hope now!”

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