svetikya Chapter 169 The Final Battle is Approaching
Chapter 169 The Final Battle is Approaching
Chapter 169 The Final Battle is Approaching
Two days later, Kakashi's Jonin Exams concluded as scheduled.
Due to the tense situation of the war, this assessment was even made an exception and no longer required the ninjas who signed up for the assessment to return to the village. Instead, the village arranged for examiners to come to the front line to review their abilities and thoughts one by one.
After the assessment concluded, the Jonin, who served as the chief examiner, entered Minato Namikaze's tent and carefully offered his advice.
"Lord Minato, your disciple's individual strength is indeed outstanding, but his understanding of the Will of Fire seems somewhat extreme. What do you think...?"
In the current timeline, ever since Shiba Kiyokawa planted a seed of confusion in Kakashi's heart more than a year ago, Kakashi's growth has completely deviated from the original trajectory!
His strength increased, but his heart grew colder, and he drifted further and further away from the village's leadership, never regaining the absolute loyalty he displayed in the story.
After all, some things can be covered up and pretended not to be seen for a lifetime, but once you open your eyes, the truth is like the elephant in the room, and there is no way to ignore it!
Now, Kakashi's understanding of the Will of Fire is more than just extreme; it's downright "heinous"!
To the examiner's surprise, Minato Namikaze interrupted him before he could finish speaking.
Instead of promising to educate Kakashi properly, he coldly brushed it off.
"Since Kakashi's strength is not an issue, let's immediately grant him the title of Jonin. I need his ability to lead a team independently in the upcoming battle."
The examiner was getting anxious.
"Lord Minato, didn't you hear what I just said? This child's Will of Fire—"
But Minato Namikaze interrupted him again, his tone even colder than before.
"Shogo, you've changed your surname to Sarutobi now, right?"
The examiner, called Changwu, paused for a moment, then nodded in bewilderment.
"Yes, Lord Minato, Lord Hiruzen asked me to pass on a few words to you this time."
He completely failed to detect the distance and indifference in Minato Namikaze's tone.
"Shogo, let's go back."
"Lord Minato, what did you say?"
"I'm telling you, go back now. Just tell Shinnosuke what that person asked you to say. Once you've finished your assessment, go back to the village as soon as possible. Don't stay on the front lines for too long."
It was only then that Shogo Sarutobi suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation!
He was trembling all over: it seems that Kakashi, as a disciple, is not the only one with an extreme understanding of the Will of Fire.
But when faced with the gaze directed at him by Minato Namikaze, he couldn't utter a single word.
He was unaware of what had happened on the front lines recently, but he instinctively sensed that Minato Namikaze's gaze was no longer as warm as before.
The morning sun had now turned into a blazing sun, its intense rays causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
He didn't have the courage to argue, so he could only obey and leave.
Then he quickly teleported to find Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
But before he could complain to Shinnosuke, Sarutobi Shinnosuke grabbed his hand eagerly, as if he had grasped the last straw!
"Shogo, go back and tell my father right now! Minato has changed! He's completely changed!"
Next, he plans to entrust all the most dangerous missions to our Sarutobi clan!
"Go back to the village quickly and get my father to stop him!"
Changwu was completely stunned.
As a key attempt by Minato Namikaze to end the entire Northern War, the Battle of Kannabi Bridge could not possibly be limited to the few strokes left in the original work!
In fact, multiple forces in the north are currently planning an unprecedented decisive battle!
Minato Namikaze's next move is definitely not as simple as leading a team alone to launch a surprise attack on Kannabi Bridge from a thousand miles away!
To coordinate with the bridge-bombing operation, he planned a massive cover attack!
On the map, the planned offensive line stretches for more than 300 kilometers!
This is a crucial battle that will truly determine the fate of the two villages!
In this decisive battle, Minato's most unexpected decision was that he forcibly assigned almost all of the most dangerous offensive missions on the front line to the Sarutobi clan!
The moment the battle plan was announced, all the ninja clans on the front lines quickly realized the unwavering determination of Minato Namikaze this time!
No one dared to raise any further objections.
Even Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who looked utterly devastated, backed down under Minato Namikaze's sharp gaze and didn't dare to stand up and oppose Minato's decision on the spot.
Upon hearing Shinnosuke relay this news, Sarutobi Shogo felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"How could this be?! What on earth has happened to Minato these past few days?!"
Deep down, Shogo actually knew the answer.
Why did he change his surname to Sarutobi? Could he not remember?
They had simply become accustomed to Minato Namikaze's strength, tolerance, and concessions, and assumed that Minato would always be forgiving and continue to create miracles!
Unexpectedly, under immense external pressure, once the small sun overheated, the scorching heat became something they could not bear at all!
This time, it's Minato Namikaze's turn to teach them what the "Will of Fire" is all about.
Shogo Sarutobi's forehead was covered in even more sweat, but he was completely at a loss for what to do.
Three more days passed as everyone waited with a mix of anxiety, anticipation, and trepidation!
On this day, the first to sense the impending great battle was actually the Cloud Village, which seemed to be the most detached from it all!
"Lord Raikage, something terrible has happened! The Two-Tails Jinchuriki in the village has gone berserk! The reason is still unknown."
That day, a member of the Cloud Village's ANBU rushed into the room to report, instantly causing Raikage Ai to panic.
"Damn it! How could the Jinchūriki go out of control?! And of all times, at this time!"
The Hidden Cloud Village has always handled the Tailed Beasts quite well.
Unlike Iwagakure, which frequently caused Jinchūriki to run away from home, or Konoha and Sunagakure, which could only lock Jinchūriki in the village and dared not release them.
Their Jinchuriki utilization rate in Kumogakure has always been the highest among the five great villages!
But unfortunately, now is not a good time.
A few years ago, they replaced the jinchūriki of the village's two tailed beasts.
At that time, the Second Shinobi World War had just ended, and Kumogakure thought that the war would not come again in the short term. So, during the truce, they replaced the Jinchuriki of the two Tailed Beasts one after another.
Currently, the jinchūriki of both the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails are very young, especially the Two-Tails jinchūriki, Yugito, who is only a little girl in her early teens and has been a jinchūriki for a shorter time than Killer Bee.
So Yunyin left her in the village.
Who would have thought that something would go wrong at this crucial juncture!
Lei Yingai was an impatient person. He immediately smashed through a wall and rushed out, seemingly intending to personally return to the village to deal with the situation.
Tsuchida, as the frontline commander of Iwagakure, was noticeably more composed, and he immediately thought of it.
"Could this be Konoha's doing? Intelligence suggests they're planning something big!"
"You mean this Jinchuriki rampage was caused by a Konoha spy? But isn't the head of Konoha's spies, that Danzo Shimura, still bedridden?" Raikage Azai asked, puzzled.
Tsuchikage said, "Danzo's serious injury doesn't mean Konoha's spies have stopped operating. We have a lot of intelligence indicating that Konoha's spy network throughout the north is now under Minato Namikaze's command!"
At that moment, everyone in the room fell silent.
After a long pause, someone finally sighed and said something.
"Sigh, so why did the Akatsuki have to beat Shimura Danzo so badly in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to let him return to the village healthy?"
It's clear that everyone agrees: compared to Minato Namikaze, Danzo was a complete waste!
(End of this chapter)