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TUS Chapter 222: When Battle Plans Include Pickup Lines
🕑 Added 2024-11-04 23:31:46 +0000 UTCFaced with Funan's words, Shisui and Itachi smiled politely.
"I'm sure you two think the same, right?" Funan looked at them with a suggestive smile.
"Definitely!" The two nodded quickly.
Nothing more to say; life is the most important thing.
Funan was angry, although he didn't want to kill them, beating them up would definitely be no problem. Why take the risk? Better to avoid getting beaten up if they could.
"The Kirigakure shinobi force seems to be mobilizing again, right?"
Funan directed his gaze forward.
"Yes!" Shisui said in a deep voice: "They have retired and replaced some shinobi. Although they officially only have five thousand men, they are all elite. So their combat power is quite great."
"That woman, Terumi Mei, is very vigilant." Funan commented, looking at the enemy with disdain in his gaze.
Funan had made some strategic changes on the battlefield before coming. Kumogakure now had the Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki, the Raikage, Danzo, and Orochimaru, all of them Kage-level. On the other hand, Funan had sent Fugaku along with Akimichi Torifu and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of this generation.
Even Guy had fully recovered. They also had a scroll capable of summoning the Three-Tails. With a reinforcement of four thousand shinobi and a large number of explosive tags, the strategy was clear: defend without attacking to avoid problems. And taking advantage of this opportunity, Funan planned to deal a heavy blow to Kirigakure.
There was just one small problem...
Funan looked at Shisui and Itachi, both had limitations: one had lost his Mangekyo and the other could not use it.
Annoyed, Funan turned to Shisui: "At least you had the Mangekyo once. Can't you try to activate the Susanoo without it?"
Shisui was speechless.
"You're useless!" Funan, seeing Shisui's expression, already knew the answer.
Itachi immediately raised his hand and said: "I can use Susanoo, but you don't let me. You said it's a trump card that can trap Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"Alright, alright, you're the best..." Funan replied, waving his hand as if he took it for granted. "But remember, later use Amaterasu to burn the Six-Tails."
"Use Amaterasu?" Itachi hesitated and said: "Will that expose the secret of the Mangekyō?"
"It doesn't matter." Funan replied, unconcerned. "Tell them that I was the one who transmitted a portion of my pupil power to your eyes for this battle."
Itachi was a little dazed and said: "Would that... really work? Will Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others believe it?"
"Let them believe what they want. Otherwise, they can just wonder and speculate." Funan rolled his eyes, annoyed.
There were multiple reasons for not getting rid of Sarutobi Hiruzen. The main one was to avoid chaos in Konoha, although Funan knew she now had enough power to impose order, but she did not want to die of exhaustion having to go and solve every little problem. Also, keeping Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a false sense of hope to the Raikage and the others, who thought that Konoha had internal problems.
However, as the situation stood, Funan doubted whether it was really worth keeping Sarutobi Hiruzen alive.
'Forget it, let's keep Sarutobi Hiruzen first. He's been alive until now, so it doesn't matter if he's alive for a while longer!' Funan thought about it and gave up killing Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After all, there has always been a one-eyed monster wandering outside the village, which is quite disgusting.
Itachi said carefully: "The other party may really suspect me."
"Don't worry..." Funan said with a somewhat disturbing smile. "At worst, they'll just kill you, they won't do anything else to you."
"Haha! What you said makes so much sense."
Funan stared at the two and said: "One of you keep the Six-Tails at bay, and the other one keeps an eye on Terumi Mei. Don't let them interfere. Understood?"
Shisui was surprised and said: "Hokage-sama, I thought you would personally seek revenge on Terumi Mei."
Funan showed a kind smile and said: "How could I harm a beautiful lady? So I can only attack the common shinobi of Kirigakure."
The Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in his eyes.
Both Shisui and Itachi broke out in a cold sweat.
…
Mei sat in the central army tent. She was in deep thought.
Waging war against Konoha was not her wish.
To be honest, she wanted to have a peaceful trade with Konoha, and she was also quite curious about Uchiha Funan.
However, as Mizukage, she could not always act on her wishes. Konoha was too powerful, and a weak country had no voice on the international stage.
If Kirigakure wanted to reach a cooperation with Konoha, it had to improve its own strength and make the strength of both sides as equal as possible.
If it could not be done, then change another way and weaken the other party's strength.
Otherwise, the dialogue between the two sides would never be equal.
Kirigakure would always be in a state of being led.
Now a unique opportunity presented itself.
The four great shinobi villages had declared war on Konoha, however, the first battles did not have the expected results.
They could even be described as a complete failure.
Mei felt uneasy.
Uchiha Funan is not a good-tempered person.
She said she would cooperate with Konoha before, but then she immediately attacked Konoha. This is undoubtedly a betrayal.
Will Uchiha Funan let her go?
Restless, she began pacing back and forth, even considering a preemptive strike on Konoha.
"Guards!" Mei called, ushering in the shinobi on guard. "What's the status outside?"
“Don’t worry, Mizukage-sama!” The guard replied firmly. “Everything is quiet. We have deployed all of our sensory shinobi. If any Konoha shinobi comes within a distance of twenty kilometers, we will detect them immediately.”
Mei relaxed a little and nodded gently.
“Mizukage-sama, there’s no need to worry so much. We’re here! What can the Konoha shinobi do against us?”
A loud and confident voice was suddenly heard.
A man wrapped in bandages appeared at the entrance, followed by several figures.
Seeing these people, a faint smile appeared on Mei's face.
“Of course, I have complete trust in you, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!”
In front of Mei were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist that she had gathered after assuming the position of Mizukage.
The leader of the group was Momochi Zabuza, who, in a deep voice, said: “We cannot yet consider ourselves the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, since we do not have the complete seven shinobi swords.”
Of the seven, they only had five swords.
“We will get them soon. The village already has information about the location of those two swords.”
Looking at the seven people in front of her, Mei breathed a sigh of relief.
[Boom!!!]
Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out in the distance.
Zabuza’s eyes flashed with determination, and he shouted: “Eliminate all invaders!”
“Yes!”
The seven of them disappeared from the store the next moment.
Mei looked ahead with a gloomy expression.
If Konoha managed to defeat one more shinobi village, the alliance between the four great shinobi villages and the Land of Iron would be considerably weakened.
It seemed that Kirigakure had been the unfortunate one chosen for the counterattack.
Mei's eyes gradually became sharper. Since the other party came to her, she would not retreat.
Immediately, Mei led the Kiri-nin and pressed forward.
The three thousand shinobi led by Shisui and Itachi were slowly advancing.
Mei led the crowd to meet them.
“Mizukage-sama!” Utakata quickly approached Mei. “I felt a powerful chakra presence.”
Mei paused. “A powerful chakra?”
Utakata nodded and said in a deep voice: “If I’m not mistaken… Uchiha Funan has come personally.”
Mei sighed deeply and said: “The worst possible scenario.”
...
“Hokage-sama, please come out and let us negotiate.” Mei spoke slowly.
The Konoha shinobi formation slowly opened, leaving a hallway in the center.
Funan walked out, looked at Terumi Mei with amusement, and said: “Well, it seems you have detected me, Mizukage-sama. Despite being surrounded by three thousand shinobi, my brilliance is still too imposing to go unnoticed. Alas, the curse of being the most handsome man in the world.”
Terumi Mei ignored his words.
“Does the Hokage really want to take on Kirigakure?”
Funan chuckled and said: "I brought three thousand shinobi and tens of millions of explosive tags. Could it be that I came here for an outing?"
Terumi Mei's heart sank again.
“Hokage-sama, you are truly generous, spending tens of millions of explosive tags at any time...”
"Of course!" Funan grinned and said: "I am a famous man of generosity."
“If you are so generous, why can't you let us go?”
Funan was a little surprised.
Before the two armies were about to fight, the Mizukage said such words, which was equivalent to publicly admitting that her side was inferior to the other side.
Mei said in a deep voice: “I know that what Kirigakure has done is something Konoha cannot accept. But Hokage-sama, if you look at it from another angle, haven’t we done all of this… in pursuit of peace?”
"Konoha's power is too strong, far stronger than the other four shinobi villages. We dare not become friends with you at all, for fear of being swallowed up by you."
"This is the main reason for the outbreak of the war. Do you agree with this, Hokage-sama!"
After hearing that, Funan didn’t want to play along anymore, so he looked at her intently and, after a brief pause, declared: “You are right on some points. But none of that matters. The real reason I am here is… because of you!”
The momentum of the Konoha shinobi stagnated.
Itachi closed his eyes in pain.
Funan looked at Mei with affection and said: "Since I last saw the Mizukage-sama, I have been suffering from a disease, lovesickness!"
"Alas, I always long to see you."
“I am absolutely sure that you only have a place in my heart.”
“But we are enemies.” Mei replied, surprised.
"Don't talk!" Funan interrupted Mei and said: "I know that Kirigakure just attacked Konoha. It's not your fault, Mei. I believe you are innocent. It must be some old guys in Kirigakure who made the decision privately or forced you."
“I will never let those people go unpunished.”
“I trust you; you are pure and kind.”
Mei remained silent, looking at him with cold eyes. “Are you insulting me, Hokage-sama? We are enemies. Although Kirigakure is weaker than Konoha, we have our own pride.”
With her words, a powerful momentum rose among the Kiri-nin.
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