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Chapter 792 : Losing a 'few' hairs
🕑 Added 2024-11-07 01:09:35 +0000 UTCKonomi's eyes twitched as she insisted, “Yes, them. You know what I am talking about!”
Fujin indifferently answered, “I really don't know.”
Speechless at Fujin's indifference, Konomi could only stare at him continuously. It was almost as if she wouldn't leave until Fujin answered her. The situation was too serious to be ignored in her opinion. Finally, Fujin sighed and said, “Tell me, were they cremated?”
Konomi nodded.
Fujin replied, “Good, were their ashes dispersed?”
Konomi nodded again.
Fujin asked again, “Were our ninjas involved in the matter warned?”
Konomi answered, “Yes, they know about the consequences if they open their mouths.”
Fujin instructed, “Good, you should forget about it too then. Don't mention it in any reports and delete it from your brain. You shouldn't stress yourself over such pointless matters. Now go back to your subordinates. They need their general to lead the way.”
Without waiting for her response, Fujin just flickered away. While he understood her concerns, he had no reason to worry about that issue. That was Shikaku and the Hokage's job, and Fujin had zero intention of forcefully taking either of their jobs.
Unaware of his true thoughts, Konomi was left dumbfounded. She couldn't help but wonder, ‘Is it really that simple? I know they have their issues, but would merely feigning ignorance be enough?’
Her mind refused to accept that it was. However, she wasn't the commander. She couldn't refuse a direct command from Fujin. If she did, she could face the same consequences as others despite her rank.
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The Konoha army finally entered the Land of Fire and moved towards the Fire Capital. Hoka's and Illumi's divisions were also headed in that direction. Meanwhile, on the eastern borders of the Land of Rice, a force stayed with solemn expressions on their faces.
C muttered in a grave tone, “It has been quite some time since we sent the orders. Yet, 206 ninjas have still not returned…”
Darui and Samui stood silently. They were still in disbelief that Kumo suffered another massive loss in such a short span! Yugito said, “Maybe they were held back for some reason. They might return in a few more hours.”
Even though she said that Yugito didn't have much confidence in her words. It would have been understandable if a few squads were held up. However, nearly two-thirds of the ninjas being late spelled trouble. There was no doubt that something bad had happened. However, it was a scenario they just couldn't accept.
Samui muttered, “Yes, let's wait…”
Nobody opposed her suggestion. Unfortunately, it wouldn't matter how long they waited. Even if they deployed Kumogakure's entire army in the Land of Rice, they wouldn't even find the ashes of the remaining ninjas. Those Kumo ninjas were simply unlucky to encounter Konoha's forces long before Kumogakure received the news of Fujin's expedition in the Land of Rice. Had it been someone else, they might have avoided conflict, but Fujin didn't see any reason to not accept the offerings from Kumogakure.
Combined with the deaths caused by Kimimaro, Kumogakure lost another 222 ninjas! In the span of a month, Kumogakure had lost 1036 ninjas! Ay was about to face another internal storm inside his village.
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On the opposite side of the continent, a few more important developments took place. Due to Mangetsu's intervention, the Mizukage faction's main forces were spared from a devastating defeat. The two main armies fought and suffered equally before withdrawing. The rebel's plans to deliver a crushing blow had failed. However, there was another crucial development, one that would play a huge role in future conflicts.
Mei took deep breaths. She looked completely exhausted and her chakra reserves were almost dry. Her clothes were in tatters and the flesh on her left arm was mangled badly, almost as if several explosive tags had exploded on her arm. Deep cuts were visible on her abdomen, showing how difficult her battle was.
A rebel Jounin flickered behind her and respectfully said, “Lady Mei, the Mizukage faction has retreated. We need to treat you right away.”
Mei didn't move and asked, “How is Ao?”
The Jounin answered, “His condition has stabilized. He isn't in danger any more.”
Mei relaxed slightly but still didn't accept his help. Instead, she looked at a melting corpse in front of her. She let out a tired sigh and muttered, “Did you have to fight me until such a stage? Why didn't you accept my offer?”
The unrecognizable corpse in front of her was none other than Hozuki Mangetsu, a ninja who had mastered all seven swords of the Mist!
Mei sighed again and grabbed four swords that floated towards her. She muttered, “Spread the news. The Mizukage faction's last Swordsman of the Mist is dead. I will revive the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist! Also, destroy his body. Someone like Orochimaru shouldn't get his hands on it.”
Among the seven swords, Samehada was with Kisame, Kubikiribocho was in Konoha, Kiba blades were secretly with Fujin and the last four swords were with the Mizukage faction. In the absence of any suitable members, Mangetsu carried all the swords with him. Considering that he was the strongest ninja after Yagura and could use all four swords, no one opposed him. However, with his death, all four swords landed in Mei's hands.
The news of Mangetsu's death and the loss of the swords soon spread among both factions in the Land of Water. The Mizukage faction was demoralized. While Yagura was the leader of the Mizukage faction, Mangetsu was the one who led their forces. And, he was the only one who could match Mei on the battlefield. His loss was a huge blow to the Mizukage faction!
On the other hand, the rebel camp was even more tense and demoralized. Even Mei wasn't happy. While Mangetsu's death was definitely good news, they all were worried about what followed. So far, Yagura hadn't joined the civil war. However, Mangetsu's death would force him to join the frontlines. Every single rebel was worried about facing his rampage on the battlefield!
The rebel leaders were no exception. None of them had any confidence in going against Yagura. Even though Mei won against Mangetsu, her victory was hard fought. There were several instances when she almost died. In addition, her subordinates were much stronger than Mangetsu's underlings. They helped her by ganging up on him. Without them, she could have been the one to lose her life. As such, she knew that she didn't stand a chance against Yagura.
The battles in the Land of Water stopped temporarily as both camps waited to see how the Fourth Mizukage would react. While they waited, news spread throughout the ninja world.
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In Iwagakure, Onoki read several reports and thought, ‘The civil war in Kiri is finally in the ending stages. It'll be interesting to see how this ends. The Fourth Mizukage is a perfect Jinchuriki. Even without the Tailed Beast, he's a formidable shinobi. Do the rebels have the means to defeat someone like that?’
Onoki thought a bit before shaking his head, ‘It doesn't matter. As long as the two factions don't unite, Kiri would be severely weakened. Even though they have lost the most among any great village, their ninjas are also the most prepared for a war. So, despite their lower numbers, they could cause trouble to any major village. However, if a faction is completely wiped out, that would no longer be the case.’
Onoki shifted his gaze to another report and a puzzled expression appeared on his face. He wondered, ‘What is that Ay brat up to? Why are Kumo's forces so erratic? It almost feels like he's up to something, but it doesn't feel like he's preparing for war. Did he suffer some loss again?’
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Just like the reports stated, panic had gripped Kumogakure. Ay was facing endless headaches and he couldn't even lash out in rage for the blame lay with him once again! 16 ninjas had died and 206 went missing. Kumogakure became the first village in the history of the ninja world to have 864 ninjas classified as ‘missing’ at the same time, breaking their previous record of 658 ‘missing’ ninjas!
Sitting on his desk, Ay couldn't help but wonder, ‘Even though he didn't have any proof, Darui said that he believed Suzuki Fujin was involved in the previous incident. This time, he is definitely involved. I can understand if my ninjas die. I could accept responsibility and take revenge. However, what do I do when they go missing? How do hundreds of ninjas even go missing???’
The more he thought, the more enraged the Fourth Raikage became. Fujin's actions had completely infuriated him. Unfortunately, he couldn't act. The internal politics were a complete mess! He couldn't afford to take a step outside the village.
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While Ay lost more than a few hairs due to the headache, Suna's council met once again. In front of them was a scroll. Everyone looked at it solemnly. Finally, Goza muttered, “Konoha finally sent an official message. They want to talk with us in the Fire Capital.”
Comments
Devil Hex
Similar as yesterday
Dip Ghosh
Eta?
Antonio Fazio
Fujin knows nothing about at the moment. The only possibility is that it is Shikaku's choice to obtain an ally for Konoha to replace Suna (now too weak to be useful)
Kelevra
If it was with his Fujin persona then it would definitely need to be after, but with the Akuro one he could grab himself some more bijuu chakra
Kelevra
I was thinking a clone could take his place and FTG to land of water with his Akuro persona or his flying summons
Antonio Fazio
fujin will participate in the negotiation first, this has already been told by shikaku. presumably he will be there to make suna's envoys tremble and accept any conditions at that point. Who knows, maybe after the meetings...
Kelevra
That would be a perfect time then, it’s not like there would be any fighting at the meetings and Fujin is constantly suppressing/fluctuating his presence anyway
Antonio Fazio
Now there are peace meetings with suna
Aman Ramnani
Iwa already did
T5p6
With mizukage out on the field, it’s best time to pull Akuro on the mist village
Kelevra
I’m sorta getting a feeling the stage is being set for Fujin to go to the land of water Or It’s just Hex making his take on what actually happened during the civil war in Water I’m curious whether the survival of his Sensei changed things in the land of water, and Fujin meeting Mei might make her think of him when having to deal with the Kage
Nyd. Studio
Peak
Devil Hex
😅
Nyd. Studio
Traditionally speaking, ninja are tools. They don't fear dying. The flee on sight can't be just because the enemy is strong or can slaughter thousand ninja. It was mainly a strategic call for the reason i mentioned above. Think about it, they did the flee on sight order but, did they stop waging wars? No
Nyd. Studio
Is it even possible to flee? He's a wind expert. The thing is the flee on sight order wasn't because of massacring too many shinobi or being unbeatable. It was mainly strategic. FTG only need to mark 1 of your thousand ninja and it's over for your night. In war he can teleport to your camp anytime, to your food supply anytime and retreat at will even if discovered. As a commander you would've sleepless nights as any of your ninjas that encountered minato could've got marked. Even in peace time, just mark even a genin on mission and when he return to his ninja village you can bypass their defense and infiltrate the whole village. FTG was a nightmare strategically. You wouldn't even be motivated to engage minato because if things get tough he can just teleport away anytime. It ain about strenght, in war time, FTG is the most nightmare thing to deal with strategically speaking. Until the world find out about Fujin having FTG, i dont think he would get a flee on sight.
Kelevra
May Saturday never come 😂
Burntliquid
yes
kash_kxng
Just making sure, but were they talking about the missing Kumo ninjas in the beginning?
Mugen Strife
He already is, Suna and Kumo have registered him as flee on site and Ay went as far as saying that if anyone encounters him to notify him and run. At this point other than the kage and a few select ppl Fujin is pretty much untouchable
V STAN
I need more AHHHHHH!!!!
Rubén López
I feel sorry for Kumo and Suna, although I also remember some of their actions and not so much anymore, but still this would definitely make Naruto depressed, although I always wonder if what they say about how dark the ninja world is, contrasted with the optimism of the main character and that was the grace of the story, although the main character on many occasions seemed like he really couldn't deal with the moral or political implications of his way of thinking and the manga never seems to try to give a reason or a conclusion regarding it. Breaking the cycle of hate, is in itself something that was pretentious even by Naruto standards.
Starfighter
Dude is not just normal flee on sight anymore. If a whole army was to encounter him they should immediately scatter/flee if they don't have a high high rank S ninja.... Think about it the dude specializes in quick mass killing moves that take minimal Chakra. Imagine if he used 30 clones at once and each did the move that killed 100 ninja in the invasion. That's potentially 3,000 jounin /lower ninja dead in a heartbeat.
Devil Hex
It is kinda understood (at least by Suna ninjas, lol), but I guess I'll make it official soon too 😅
Devil Hex
:)
Mohammed Sheekh
I wonder when fujin will be designated as 'flee on sight'
Yaya Franklin
buying the 25 membership was worth it
Devil Hex
😅
Devil Hex
First one was from Kumo. Later updated by Iwa and then again by Kumo. The bounties are a bit strange and there's not really much explanation regarding those other than what was shown when Kakuzu exchanged bodies for money.
Rei Lagea
ABSOLUTE PEAK
Starfighter
More I say! Give us poor peasants more lol. These chapters are definitely outstanding. It makes me want to reread the whole story for a....4th time just to get back to this point.
Jonnylawz0
Hey hex I forgot how bounties work would fujin get the bounty from the leaf or from the rock village?
Slade
tftc
