boyutpedia Chapter 9: What would you choose?
Chapter 9: What would you choose?
Chapter 9: What would you choose?
At this point in time, the Third Shinobi World War has only just begun.
The trigger was the loss of their Third Kazekage by Sunagakure, who then shifted the blame to Konoha and brazenly launched a war!
This round of the Ninja World War came exceptionally suddenly, and compared to the past, the pre-war recovery period was extremely short!
The Second Shinobi World War and the Third Shinobi World War were separated by only a little over three years, less than four years.
The five great ninja villages were completely bewildered, never expecting the war to resume so quickly.
Konoha is the most prominent among them!
Their previous assessment of peace was too optimistic, so much so that they were caught off guard when the new Shinobi World War broke out.
Now they are forced to take up arms, and many of their missions have come very hastily.
For example, the mission that Kakashi, Obito, and Rin received right now is to infiltrate the Land of Rain and ascertain the attitude of the Rain Village towards this war!
Konoha's previous misjudgments of the war situation were reflected in many aspects. For example, three years ago, when Tsunade left after the war, they did not stop her at all; two years ago, when Sakumo committed suicide, no one was alert.
For example, during the brief period of peace of the past three years, their control over the surrounding small countries has weakened to an extremely dangerous level.
This directly led to Konoha, which was able to defend itself from the enemy's borders throughout the Second Shinobi World War, being easily invaded into the Land of Fire right from the start of this war.
And now, the mission that Obito, Rin, Kakashi and the others have received is essentially about paying off debts.
They need to repay the debts they incurred due to their excessive comfort over the past few years.
Kakashi realized the difficulty of the mission on the very first day he received it.
"All the sentry posts that were marked on the map in the past have been removed. The changes in this area of the Land of Rain in the past few years are really huge."
Why does the village know so little about this? We clearly fought our way here during the last war.
During the last Shinobi World War, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade fought against Hanzo of the Salamander in the Land of Rain, maintaining a stalemate, which earned them the title of "Sannin" that resonated throughout the shinobi world.
Although the three Sannin failed to defeat Hanzo even when they joined forces, Konoha was at least in a strategic position throughout the entire process, which remains a permanent wound for the Land of Rain.
But who could have imagined that in just a few years, the changes here would be completely out of Konoha's control?
"An outdated map that's almost completely useless, a village layout that's been completely altered, and that new organization called 'Akatsuki' that we'd heard about before..."
We're missing far too much intelligence on this place; we must speed up the mission!
Thinking about this, Kakashi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
He wanted to speed up the mission, but his teammates were still angry with him.
Even without climbing down from the tree, he could hear Obito's loud complaints from below.
"Kakashi, that guy, he always puts on a deadpan expression whenever we go on a mission, saying things like the mission is more important than his comrades, and that failing the mission makes him useless. Rin, do you think that's reasonable?!"
Rin Nohara, who was standing next to Obito, could only smile helplessly and comfort him, "Obito, say less. You know what Kakashi went through two years ago. He was just having a moment of despair."
"But I still can't forgive his thoughts! How could he say such things about his comrade? In my eyes, someone who abandons their comrades is worse than trash!"
Obito spoke with great force, both to retaliate against Kakashi and to show off in front of Rin Nohara.
Unfortunately, some people are destined to be handsome for only a second.
The next moment, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sudden, intense gust of wind coming from beside him, as if something had been flying past at great speed!
When Obito came to his senses, he only heard a deep voice.
"Well said."
He turned around and was horrified to find that Nohara Rin was gone!
He instinctively reached into his ninja tool pouch at his waist and pulled out a kunai, but then a sharp pain shot through his stomach!
Having successfully launched a sneak attack, Shiba Kiyokawa kicked him away with a powerful kick!
At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but wonder if he had avenged the future Minami-nee?
As expected, you should bully the big boss as early as possible.
"Your companion is now in my hands."
Upon hearing Shiba Kiyokawa's words, Uchiha Obito was furious, but unfortunately, at this point in time, Obito was still just a tender, weakling.
"Damn it, give Lin back to me!!"
The only thing worth praising is his tenacious will, as strong as a cockroach, and his obsession with Lin.
Unfortunately, this time Shiba Kiyokawa had planned this move for a long time, giving him no chance at all. The moment he took the hostage, he handed Rin over to Konan.
"Sister Xiao Nan, control this girl!"
Following Shiba Kiyokawa's instructions, Konan immediately activated her paper ninjutsu, using overlapping and curled white paper to form chains, firmly controlling the captured Nohara Rin.
Since completing Ando's mission not long ago, Konan has unconsciously developed a serious dependence on Shiba Kiyokawa.
Perhaps it was because Shiba Kiyokawa's theories sounded profound and impressive, deeply shaking Konan's mind, or perhaps it was because Shiba Kiyokawa had already deeply imprinted his reliable persona in Konan's heart over the past few days.
In short, Minami has become increasingly accustomed to following the instructions of Kiyokazu Shiba.
Just like on their way back this time, they accidentally discovered an "unfamiliar" Konoha team. Shiba Kiyokawa suggested taking action, and Konan agreed without asking any questions.
Throughout the battle, they followed orders and did whatever they were told.
This was a treatment that even Yahiko had never enjoyed before!
Shiba Kiyokawa's plan to dismantle the Akatsuki's iron triangle now appears to be showing initial results.
Returning to the current battle, after entrusting the hostage Lin to Konan's control, Shiba Kiyokazu immediately looked up to meet the lightning that was rapidly approaching from the tree branch above!
Kakashi, who was rushing towards them, was also extremely anxious and regretful.
He shouldn't have stayed in the tree alone just because he disliked Obito's noise!
This put Lin in danger instead!
Anger and frustration licked at his heart.
But the enemy seemed to know him inside and out, and precisely exploited his anxiety.
Shiba Kiyokawa threw out a homemade paper kunai containing an explosive tag.
He knew very well that Kakashi, who had not yet obtained the Sharingan, would not be able to accurately control his Chidori.
Adding to the negative effects of anger and impatience, Kakashi indeed ran headfirst into an oncoming paper kunai.
"boom!"
A loud bang!
Kakashi, who originally held arc light and controlled lightning, was blasted into a dusty mess and jumped backward in a sorry state, leaping out of the smoke and dust.
"Damn it!"
He cursed under his breath.
This was perhaps the first time he, who had always been hailed as a genius, had encountered such a major setback in the very first encounter of a battle.
But what's worse, even greater torment is about to begin!
Seeing that he had repelled Kakashi's first attack, Shiba Kiyokawa's lips curled up, and his smile gradually became more and more pleasant.
He began, "I overheard part of your conversation. If the mission truly is the priority, shouldn't you have decisively abandoned your companions and retreated first, preserving as much of the intelligence you've already gathered as possible?"
As soon as these words were spoken, just as Shiba Kiyokawa had predicted, Obito, who had just gotten up, immediately exploded.
"What?! Kakashi, if you're planning to give up on Rin, we're breaking up! I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life!!"
At that moment, Kakashi's pupils contracted sharply, while Shiba Kiyokawa's smile grew even more delighted.
What would you choose, Kakashi?
(End of this chapter)