Naruto: Starting by Teaching Tsunade Modernization

Viewed from the sky, the Otagata Mountains resemble a bulky dragon, coiled in the southwestern part of the Land of Lightning.

To the south lies one-third plain, while to the north are two-thirds highlands and mountains.

The Otagata Mountains are a natural dividing line and an insurmountable barrier.

To pass through the Otagata Mountains, one must traverse the naturally formed huge canyons.

There are a total of seven.

It's truly a place easy to defend but hard to attack.

As long as they don't fall, it means that most of the Land of Lightning's territory is in an extremely safe position.

Whether it's the Daimyo or the general, they naturally understand the importance of these passes.

A huge amount of money was spent to build seven mountain fortresses here.

These fortresses are completely connected to both sides of the canyons, forming towering gates.

Unless one can fly, it's almost impossible to pass through unscathed.

However, the original builders never imagined another situation.

The 150,000 troops of the Land of Lightning, who entered the Shangyang Plain through the seven mountain fortresses, are now fleeing frantically and have to pass through here to return to the south.

When the packed crowd rushed over, Kinaru Akashi, the general guarding the largest mountain fortress, stared at the scene in front of him in disbelief, his eyes wide open.

Is this a total rout?

"Open the gate!"

"Open the gate now!"

The chaotic and noisy voices made the three thousand defenders look at each other in dismay.

Kinaru Akashi stood on the city wall and shouted, "What happened? Where's General Miyagi Hiro?"

He could tell that all the soldiers below belonged to the Land of Lightning.

Firstly, they were wearing blue armor. Even if the Land of Fire wanted to imitate, they wouldn't have had enough time with such a large number.

Secondly, he recognized some of his colleagues among them.

Although Kinaru Akashi was the highest-ranking general in the mountain fortress, his official position wasn't particularly high. He was only a mid-level officer in the army.

Haruki only captured the highest-ranking generals.

So Kinaru Akashi had the chance to meet these colleagues of his.

"General Miyagi Hiro has been captured. Kinaru Akashi, open the gate first, and I'll tell you the details later."

A middle-aged man at the front answered his question.

"Uncle, you're here too?"

Because of the large number of people, Kinaru Akashi hadn't noticed him.

But now, seeing him, a chill ran through his heart.

The man who spoke was named Shuza Shioda.

He was his uncle.

Because of this, he wouldn't lie to him.

How could this happen?!

General Miyagi Hiro was like a war god in his heart.

He had been invincible for twenty years.

But unexpectedly, when he failed, it was such a disastrous defeat.

Kinaru Akashi glanced into the distance. All he could see were the soldiers of the Land of Lightning.

He asked, "Is there any pursuer behind you?"

"Probably not."

Shuza Shioda shook his head and said.

Who cares about pursuers when running for your life?

Kinaru Akashi hesitated a little.

Since he could guard this area, he naturally had military skills.

But just a moment's hesitation made the soldiers below burst into an uproar.

Kinaru Akashi's face immediately turned pale.

Even if there were pursuers, if he didn't open the gate, he might be attacked by them.

Was he going to fight his own people?

If there were no pursuers and he refused to open the gate, his official career would be over.

This was a dilemma.

Shuza Shioda waved his hand to stop everyone from cursing.

He said, "There are nearly twenty thousand of us here. If there were pursuers, it would surely be a huge force and impossible to hide. Standing on a high place, did you see any?"

"No."

Kinaru Akashi let out a sigh of relief. His uncle was really more experienced.

He opened the city gate and let the soldiers in.

Looking at the disorganized elite troops of the Land of Lightning swarming in, Kinaru Akashi couldn't help but sigh.

Just then, he heard the sound of horses' hooves.

Kinaru Akashi's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't feel overly nervous.

The mountain fortress was in the middle of the canyon, over a thousand meters from the exit.

The cavalry couldn't possibly be that fast.

It should be... Shit!

Kinaru Akashi turned pale.

So fast!

He had never seen such fast - moving cavalry.

"Quickly close the city gate!"

Kinaru Akashi gritted his teeth and shouted.

At this moment, more than half of the people hadn't passed through yet.

Once the city gate was closed, they would surely have to abandon them.

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves behind was deafening. When the soldiers below heard Kinaru Akashi's order, they went completely crazy.

They kept surging into the city.

Some even stabbed through the city - guarding soldiers who wanted to close the gate.

"Are you plotting a rebellion?!"

Kinaru Akashi witnessed this scene and shouted wildly.

But it was no use.

When their lives were at stake and there was no general to keep them in check, they were just a mob.

He closed his eyes in pain.

The pass that had remained impregnable for a thousand years fell today.

The smell of blood filled the air.

Minato led a thousand cavalrymen into the mountain fortress.

Behind him, the mighty army followed closely.

In the other six mountain fortresses, the same scene was playing out.

But it was a bit different from Minato's conquest.

They were caught in a pincer attack.

The Konoha ninja army that the Raikage had been looking for for a week attacked from the rear, cooperating with the army of the Land of Fire to capture all the passes.

Thus, the barrier of the Land of Lightning became the territory of another country for the first time in history.

As soon as the Fourth Raikage returned to Cloud Hidden Village, the news spread throughout the ninja world.

This time, it was even more explosive than the last.

It was so explosive that those who received the news thought it was fake news.

In just one week, a third of the Land of Lightning's territory had fallen?

This chapter isn't finished yet!

Fifteen thousand troops were completely wiped out?

More than thirty high - ranking generals, including Miyagi Hiro, were captured?

Are you kidding me? Is this a novel you're making up?

However, after repeated confirmations, not a single word of this was false.

Almost everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

Across the sea, in the Land of Earth.

Iwagakure was somewhat similar to Kumogakure in location.

Kumogakure was located on top of a high mountain, surrounded by clouds and mists, with the sound of thunder echoing.

Iwagakure was surrounded by high mountains, with natural barriers, but it had poor transportation with the outside world.

In the Tsuchikage Building.

The Third Tsuchikage, onoki of the Two - Scales, was holding his two - year - old apprentice, Deidara.

However, Deidara, with his bright yellow spiky hair, obviously looked very unhappy.

Onoki's beard was really uncomfortable for him. 

In the distance, Kurotsuchi, a junior sister with short black hair and a delicate face, gloated at this scene.

"Lord Tsuchikage."

There was a knock on the door.

A serious - faced young man walked in.

"Oh, it's Hikage."

onoki looked up and smiled.

But Deidara took this opportunity to escape his clutches.

onoki was slightly stunned and then ignored him.

"Is it the intelligence about Konoha and Kumogakure?"

onoki's expression turned a bit serious and he asked.

"Yeah."

Hikage handed over a scroll. "Very astonishing news."

"Oh?"

onoki raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

He knew Hikage was the kind of person who remained calm even in the face of a catastrophe.

onoki unfurled the scroll.

onoki looked surprised and asked, "Is this true?"

"Yes."

Anticipating this question, Hikage said, "I've already had the Anbu members confirm it repeatedly for several times."

"Well, well, I didn't expect the proud Cloud Hidden Village to be led by the nose by Konoha."

onoki didn't think it was because Konoha's strength overwhelmed Kumogakure. According to the intelligence, it was Haruki and Minato Namikaze who were too cunning and didn't play by the rules.

"Do we need to do something?"

"Of course."

onoki stood up and said, "Get five thousand ninjas ready. I'm going to talk to the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning about some conditions."

The overall strength of the Land of Earth and Iwagakure was not inferior to that of Konoha and Kumogakure.

Now that there was a chance to profit, he certainly wouldn't let it go.

The reason he chose Kumogakure instead of Konoha was that helping Kumogakure is like offering charcoal in the snow (providing timely help), while helping Konoha is like adding flowers to the brocade (adding to what is already good).

The benefits from Kumogakure were obviously greater.

Moreover, he didn't think Konoha could defeat the alliance of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

At the same time, in the Hokage Building.

Konoha received the news a bit earlier than Iwagakure.

But it was even calmer.

Mainly because the person in charge now was Orochimaru.

After the departure of Tsunade, Jiraiya, Haruki, Sakumo Hatake and others, Orochimaru was forced to become the temporary commander.

After the expansion and renovation, the Hokage Building had become a high - rise building.

In the hall, all the members of the Executive Department were present.

After waiting for a while, Orochimaru showed up late.

Since his success with Living Corpse Reincarnation, he no longer worried about his lifespan.

But he was used to the concept of time.

If no one had reminded him, he would have forgotten today's meeting.

He glanced around and noticed the figure of Kushina Uzumaki. She was holding a fluffy little fox.

Kurama.

Orochimaru wasn't surprised.

Although Kushina was not a member of the Executive Department, Haruki, Minato, Mikoto and others who were outside were very important to her.

After he sat down, he picked up the information on the desk.

The first piece was about the Land of Rain.

After Tsunade's arrival, the activities in Amegakure Village didn't stop. Instead, they got worse.

In several confrontations with Hanzo, they had wins and losses.

At the back, there was also the duty completion situation of Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara.

This was a new rule in Konoha.

The Anbu needed to keep an eye on the young generation in Konoha at all times to avoid missing any geniuses.

Orochimaru subconsciously licked his lips.

He had once coveted Obito's eyes. Well, to be precise, he wanted to study the Sharingan.

But unfortunately, he was no match for Haruki and Mikoto.

Orochimaru briefly shared the intelligence.

Everyone didn't show much reaction. After all, the previous intelligence about Amegakure Village had been quite similar.

He picked up the second piece of intelligence.

The expressionless Orochimaru rarely showed a moment of daze.

The previous ambush on the two - thousand vanguard troops had been a remarkable achievement, but it paled in comparison to this piece of news.

To be honest, even he hadn't expected it.

Although he was well aware of the strength of Haruki and the others, it was truly astonishing that they could achieve this in just one week.

Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh with relief that he hadn't defected from the village.

After conducting human experiments, he had thought about running away if he was discovered.

But unexpectedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tanzo Shimura had both fallen from power.

Considering Konoha's current strength, if he defected, he might not even survive until the next day.

"Anbu has sent a message. Within a week, first, Minato Namikaze led a thousand cavalry of the Black Armor Army, captured the enemy general Miyagi Hiro, and routed the 150,000 - strong army of the Land of Lightning. Then, with Haruki's strategy, the defeated army was driven away, and the natural barrier of the Otagata Mountains was occupied. Nearly one - third of the Land of Lightning's territory has fallen into our Konoha's hands."

The entire hall fell into complete silence.

After a moment, there was a sudden uproar and everyone started talking animatedly.

Even though they were confident of victory, capturing one - third of the territory in such a short time was beyond their expectations.

Wouldn't the entire Land of Lightning become their vassal in two weeks?

"Kushina, what are you doing?"

The chapter isn't over yet!

Kurama lifted its head discontentedly.

In her shock, Kushina had subconsciously grabbed its body tightly, making it uncomfortable.

"Ah, sorry,"

Kushina let go of her hands and said, "I just didn't expect it."

Minato Namikaze, the Golden Flash, was famous far and wide.

How wonderful.

"So what?"

Kurama looked disdainful, raising its little head. "It's just a 150,000 - strong army. I could take care of them in a few moves. It wouldn't even take a week."

"Sure, sure, you're amazing."

Kushina absent - mindedly rubbed its head.

"I'm angry!"

Kurama snorted angrily. This woman simply didn't believe what it said. It was so annoying.

"I'm the Nine - Tailed Fox! Do you think I'd lie to you? I'm telling you, I could make the 150,000 - strong army flee in panic in less than an hour."

"If you're so great, why are you as obedient as a mouse in front of a cat when you see Teacher Haruki?"

"..."

That hurt, woman.

Kurama twitched the corner of its mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that you're Haruki's apprentice, this old fella would teach you a good lesson.

Kushina smiled and pinched its disgruntled cheeks.

It was a pity that Mikoto wasn't in Konoha Village.

Her two junior sisters, Fuling Uzumaki and Shizune, had also gone to Amegakure Village with Tsunade.

She had no one to share the good news with.

"Kurama, why do you think Teacher didn't take you with him?"

Kushina left the hall of the Executive Department, carrying the Nine - Tailed Fox in her arms.

She wasn't even a member of the department anyway.

Just came over here to catch up on the news.

"..."

Kurama didn't want to answer this question at all.

Could it say that it was because Haruki was so powerful that he didn't need the Nine - Tailed Fox at all?

Am I, the Nine - Tailed Fox, not supposed to have any dignity?

"We have duties," Kurama said on the spur of the moment. "Haruki asked us to have a good talk with Two - Tails."

"Oh."

Kushina always felt this wasn't the real reason.

Haruki initially assigned the task to the Yin Nine - Tailed Fox. However, when the Yang Nine - Tailed Fox saw Matatabi, an old acquaintance, it took an interest.

Since Kushina had nothing to do, she let it go.

As time passed, she got familiar with Yugito.

At first, Yugito still contemplated running away, but after several attempts, it proved futile. Coupled with Matatabi's betrayal, she had no alternative but to stay docilely at the Kurama Ecological Base.

Having not seen a human for a long time, Yugito felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity when she suddenly saw Kushina.

Since they were of a similar age, they struck up a friendship.

"Should we tell Yugito the news?" Kushina looked rather conflicted.

...

In the main hall of the Land of Lightning.

Daimyo Matsuda Ebizo got one more piece of news than others.

He stared at the Fourth Raikage A with a gloomy look.

After a moment, he threw a scroll at him.

"Read it for yourself," he said.

Fourth Raikage A unfurled the scroll, and his face instantly darkened.

The content was straightforward. Haruki presented a series of exorbitant demands.

If these demands were not met, he would execute the hostages.

"Within three days, you must liberate my son and General Miyagi Hiro," Matsuda Ebizo gave a rigid order. "Otherwise, your Cloud Hidden Village will never get any assistance from now on."

Fourth Raikage A was taken aback but did not decline.

The insults he had endured must be avenged with the blood of Haruki and the others. Even if the Daimyo didn't say it, he would go.

"Konoha has locked them up in the Owarayama mountain fortress in the Otagata Mountains. Besides, there are also the ten - thousand - strong Ninja Army you've been thinking about," Matsuda Ebizo, after all being the Daimyo, quickly regained his composure.

"The mountain fortress is well - fortified and difficult to assault, but it poses no challenge to ninjas. It's appropriate for you to go and rescue them. As for Minato Namikaze and his one - hundred - and - sixty - thousand - strong army marching towards the Metropolis, I'll make him understand whose home - ground this is!"

In the end, he couldn't help getting angry.

In this war, the Land of Lightning had suffered a severe blow to its pride.