In December, the Land of Lightning had already experienced several light snowfalls.
Although it wasn't like the Land of Iron, where the entire land would be covered in ice and snow once winter arrived.
The temperature was undoubtedly much lower than that of the Land of Fire.
If they were ordinary people, they would never start a war in this season unless absolutely necessary.
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But ninjas are not ordinary people.
Because of the existence of Chakra, even a Genin who has just graduated from the Ninja Academy can easily cope with most extreme weather conditions.
Therefore, neither the Third Raikage A, nor other Cloud Village high-level officials, had ever considered the weather issue.
Braving the chilling sea breeze.
The four members of the Troy Squad, including Yamanaka Kei, along with another standard squad led by a Jonin.
Eight people set off by boat from the southeastern port of the Land of Lightning.
They checked all the islands on the route to the Water Country.
It took them more than ten days to complete the investigation of the Land of Lightning's sea area, enter the territory of the Land of Sea, and prepare to land on an island near the Water Country, Ritō Island.
The Land of Sea is located between the two great powers of the Land of Lightning and the Water Country.
Once Cloud Village and Hidden Mist go to war.
Unless one side can take a breath and penetrate into the other's homeland.
Otherwise, the Land of Sea would probably become a battlefield for the two, just like the Rain Country during the Second Shinobi World War.
And Ritō Island, this island with an extremely important geographical location, will also become a must-contend place for both sides!
The ship approached the port of Ritō Island.
When there was still about one nautical mile away, the Chunin on the watchtower discovered the Hidden Mist Ninja warships hidden among the many ships in the port.
Yamanaka Kei, who had been looking forward to the appearance of the enemy, breathed a slight sigh of relief after learning the news.
Ritō Island was already the last stop of their mission this time.
If no enemies appeared again, he would have to play the enemy and help himself go offline!
He glanced at the Cloud Village Ninjas on the boat who were beginning to use the Transformation Technique to disguise themselves, changing their appearances into sailors, fishermen, and other images.
Yamanaka Kei, relying on the fact that there were no ninjas with keen senses in the team.
Performed hand seals, and while using the Transformation Technique, he silently used a Sensory Ninjutsu.
The Sensory Ninjutsu, with a diameter of ten kilometers and a maximum range of five kilometers, quickly swept across the port.
The fifteen Chakra signatures on the port made him raise his eyebrows in surprise.
Looking at the still bustling port from afar.
Yamanaka Kei held the ship's rail with one hand, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Among these fifteen Chakra signatures, fourteen are completely unfamiliar.
The remaining one, however, left a deep impression on him!
Gloomy, obscure, and bloody!
This was definitely the Blood Dragon Eye ninja who ambushed Yugito more than half a month ago!
"Blood Dragon Eye, huh? Tsk~"
Yamanaka Kei glanced at the location where the Three-Tomoe Sharingan Sealing Scroll was stored on his chest.
He felt a slight itch!
This trip to Cloud Village yielded very little. If he didn't bring back some local specialties, how could he justify coming all this way?
The ship slowly docked, stopping in an empty space in the harbor.
With the action details discussed in advance, except for the two Chunin guarding the ship.
The six people, including Yamanaka Kei, maintained their Transformation Technique and disembarked, preparing to scout the island first.
The corner of his eye swept across the seemingly calm sea.
Yamanaka Kei followed the leader, Troy, and walked towards the town behind the harbor.
In the small harbor, dozens of sailors and laborers were busily loading and unloading goods.
Seemingly nothing unusual.
However, their bodies were faintly shrouded in the special Yin Release aura of the Blood Dragon Eye.
Seeing Yamanaka Kei and his group pass by.
These people's bodies stiffened slightly, and a hidden red light flashed in their eyes. Several of them moved a few steps closer to the group, seemingly unintentionally.
One of the strong men carrying wooden boxes seemed to lose his footing.
He staggered and fell towards the leading Troy.
"Something's not right!"
Troy's eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and he said to the team members beside him in a hurried voice.
His figure flashed, avoiding the opponent, and at the same time, he pulled back more than ten meters.
Seeing this, Yamanaka Kei and others followed Troy's footsteps and dodged.
The strong man who fell to the ground did not explode. While repeatedly apologizing to the group, he bent down to pick up the scattered goods.
Obviously, the manipulator behind the scenes didn't want to expose his secrets so quickly.
However, some people's patience doesn't seem to be very good.
Boom!
A deafening roar came from behind the group.
The ship that Yamanaka Kei and others had arrived on was shattered by the soaring explosion.
A Hidden Mist Ninja with a cloth wrapped around their head and a white mask on their face swept their strange broadsword across two Chunin guarding the ship, who were jumping up in a sorry state from the explosion.
In the next moment, the sound of an explosion came again.
The arms of the two Chunin, who were holding Kunai to defend, were directly blown into a rain of minced meat.
Under the impact of the explosion, they fell towards the sea.
Whoosh, whoosh~
A steel awl-like weapon broke out of the water, shuttling back and forth like a spirit snake under the control of slender wire.
It directly stitched the two falling Chunin together.
The steel awl fell into the water.
The slender wire tightened in an instant, and the two people's bodies immediately fell apart, staining a large area of the sea red!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kushimaru Kuriarare, the user of the Exploding Blade: Splash, and Kushimaru Kuriarare, the user of the Longsword: Stitched Needle?
Yamanaka Kei curled his lips, his eyes full of disdain.
In his opinion, among the Seven Ninja Swords of the Mist Village, the most valuable one was undoubtedly the Greatsword Samehada.
Secondly, the Lightning Blade: Fangs, the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei, and the Executioner's Blade also had some merit.
As for the remaining Blunt Blade: Helmet Splitter, Longsword: Stitched Needle, and Exploding Blade: Splash.
What trash!
One connected a hammer behind an axe and dared to claim that it could defeat all defenses.
One was just a sharpened steel awl with a wire tied to its butt, and it was said that it could pierce all enemies and sew them together.
And the most outrageous one was the Exploding Blade: Splash. Its function was to summon exploding tags, which would explode when swung or thrown out. Its ultimate move was a self-destruction that destroyed the sword together, which was said to be able to kill an immortal body.
This boasting was outrageous!
Defeat defenses, pierce everything?
Go and try Susanoo?
Also, blow up an immortal body?
Konan didn't kill anyone with 600 billion exploding tags.
Could a sword turn the world upside down?
"Hehehehe~ Troy, the Magnet Release Ninja, I heard you are the nemesis of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"
Kushimaru Kuriarare, with a rocker hairstyle and wearing an Anbu mask, carried the Longsword: Stitched Needle on his shoulder, and made a creepy laugh, slowly rising from the sea stained red with blood.
And on the surrounding sea, there were as many as twelve ninjas wearing Mist Village headbands who showed their figures at the same time.
Two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Plus three standard Jonin squads, and a Blood Dragon Eye Ninja hidden in the dark.
Such a configuration, at least in terms of visible combat power, had far exceeded Troy and his party.
Dozens of residents under the Genjutsu of the Blood Dragon Eye had scarlet light flashing in their eyes, blocking the path for everyone to board the island.
The people of the Hidden Mist also blocked the route to leave from the sea.
A fierce battle was about to Burst.
"Tsk~ Is the Mist Village planning to shift the conflict outwards like the Hidden Sand?"
Yamanaka Kei knew at a glance from the lineup in front of him that after losing Madara Uchiha's remote control, no major turmoil had occurred within the Mist Village.
Otherwise, in a situation where they could barely take care of themselves.
Mist Village would not be able to send such a lineup to deal with the war threat from Cloud Village.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
Just like how the Hidden Sand had Chiyo and Ebizo, two pillars of support, and still operated smoothly even after the Third Kazekage died.
The Mist Village also had Genshi, a highly respected elder.
Facing similar predicaments, the choices made by both sides were not too different!
"A hard counter is an overstatement, but as a Magnet Release Bloodline Limit user, dealing with guys like you whose skills are all based on ninja tools shouldn't take much effort."
*Troy took out a storage Sealing Scroll* from his waist and held it in his mouth.
As Chakra smoke rose, he held several magnetic square Shuriken in each of his hands.
"Find a good opportunity to prepare for a breakthrough later, Nikai, don't be too impulsive."
Yamanaka Kei slightly bent down, held a Kunai in his backhand, lowered his voice, and said to the young Jonin beside him who was eager to try.
In his heart, he had already begun to ponder how to die in a way that would seem a little more heroic.
The young Cloud Village Jonin named Nikai was slightly stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously turned his gaze to *Troy*.
Seeing him nod almost imperceptibly, he swallowed hard.
Bro!
Didn't you just say that you could take care of the other party without much effort?
I was ready to charge!
If it weren't for big brother Sesei speaking up.
Wouldn't I be the first one to be sent to my death later!
In *Troy*'s dead fish eyes, a few expressions of looking at an idiot were revealed.
Young man, do you understand what trash talk tactics are!
Which of the two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in front of him wasn't a famous figure in the ninja world!
When the two sides fought, the most optimistic result was that he could barely hold back the two with his Magnet Release's restraint against ninja tools!
The remaining three standard Jonin squads, three Jonin, nine Chunin and Genin.
You, a newly appointed Jonin, and a special Jonin promoted based on merit, are leading three Chunin.
Don't you have any idea if you can handle it?
What's more, the group of people behind them, looking dazed and blocking the pier, looked wrong no matter how you looked at them. Who knew if there were any enemies in the dark.
Not running and waiting for someone to collect your corpse?
Nikai's two remaining Genin subordinates silently glanced at their Jonin team leader, who couldn't even play a simple game of tag properly.
They secretly decided that if they could return alive this time, they would definitely have to wash their Jonin's brain!
Otherwise, who knows when he would lead them to their deaths!
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