Chapter 413: Betrayal
Shikamaru held up a second finger. "The second hypothesis: perhaps they have some powerful secret weapon? Like the chakra cannon from before?"
Ino couldn't say for sure about this. The Cloud Village's war technology was truly outrageously advanced. She wouldn't be surprised if they pulled out a nuclear bomb next.
Shikamaru held up a third finger, a hint of worry on his face. He looked behind them. "The third hypothesis is our allies behind us... If I were the Fourth Raikage, and I bribed or threatened the Mist Village with huge benefits to make them betray the alliance..."
Ino was stunned. Could something like this happen?
She and Tsunade were not fools. Entrust their rear to the Mist Village? Impossible.
The Mist Village's Gonbee was fighting alongside Tsunade with over two thousand Mist ninja. The only ones left in the rear were some ninja with weak combat power, and... and the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi. After all, she was the Kage of a village. If Tsunade were the Fifth Hokage, she wouldn't be afraid, but the problem was, Tsunade wasn't. So she couldn't order the Fifth Mizukage around like a subordinate.
"Mei Terumi will turn on us?" Ino looked at Shikamaru very seriously. Shikamaru's brows were tightly furrowed. Every Kage-level powerhouse had the ability to influence the outcome of a battle, and Mei Terumi was no exception.
"What benefit would this have for the Mist Village? To bear the infamous name of betraying an alliance would be fatal to the gradually rising reputation of the Mist Village." Shikamaru felt there was something he couldn't figure out.
"Ino! Shikamaru!" Choji ran over, panting.
He pointed to the rear. "Just now... just now a Mist ninja gave a large blue sword and a letter to the Mizukage. Then I saw the Mizukage's expression change drastically. What do you think this means?"
Ino and Shikamaru looked at each other, both seeing the deep unease in each other's eyes.
"Is it Hiramekarei?" they asked in unison.
Choji had seen Chojuro back then, but at that time, he was completely focused on eating. If you said Hiramekarei fish, he knew it. Hiramekarei sword? What was that?
Shikamaru gestured the size of Hiramekarei, and the big guy thought seriously for a moment before nodding. "It seems to be that sword. I saw the Mizukage's expression was not good..."
It wasn't just the Mizukage's expression that was not good; his two companions' expressions were also not good at this moment. The big guy didn't know what he had said wrong, and looked at them with a puzzled expression, covering his face.
"If the Fifth Mizukage betrays the alliance at this time, our army will be in danger!" Shikamaru racked his brain for a good way to resolve the situation.
Ino quickly regained her composure. It was actually easy to resolve this situation. Shikamaru was flustered because he was too concerned, and his perspective had always been at a lower level. He underestimated the ability of a Kage-level powerhouse to turn the tide of a battle.
Mei Terumi could have a decisive impact on the battle, but she, Ino Yamanaka, could naturally turn it back around. What's more, Konoha had many trump cards now; there was nothing to be afraid of.
She beckoned to Tonton not far away, and Tonton quickly ran over with Gamakichi, who was sleeping in the shadows, in her mouth.
She said concisely, "Kichi, I need to reverse-summon Lord Jiraiya right now."
Gamakichi was still quite reliable. He nodded vigorously. "I know, but I'm still small, I need your help."
"Alright."
With the strength of Fukasaku and Shima, reverse-summoning Jiraiya was no problem at all. Gamakichi was too young, and his chakra was simply not enough to reverse-summon Jiraiya. Fortunately, Ino, who was also skilled in summoning jutsu, was there to help.
Gamakichi bit his finger and drew the reverse-summoning formula. Ino provided him with chakra.
With a soft "poof," the white smoke dissipated, and Jiraiya, still in the posture of working at his desk, was reverse-summoned to the Land of Frost.
"What happened?" Jiraiya saw the grave expressions on Ino's and Shikamaru's faces and quickly asked.
Ino, who already had a rough idea in her mind, explained the current situation.
"Teacher is still fighting at the front. The Mist Village also has sensory ninja, so they can definitely transmit information. If the Mist ninja are fine, then it's okay. But if there's a problem... if the Mist ninja deliberately create chaos, and the Cloud ninja launch a pincer attack, the army will be in extreme danger... Of course, the rear is also very dangerous. Our wounded, some civilian-post ninja, and ninja who are not good at fighting are all in the rear. I left one of my Flying Thunder God kunai with Konohamaru. I'll go to the rear and take a look."
Jiraiya had experienced many storms and showed no panic. He thought it over and agreed with Ino's judgment.
He was the Hokage. If the Konoha ninja found themselves trapped with no way out and their morale plummeted, he could step forward to stabilize the situation.
With him and Tsunade working together, they feared no enemy. If that wasn't enough, he could also reverse-summon Minato Namikaze. That man had also signed a summoning contract with Mount Myoboku. With the strength of the three of them, they could definitely turn the tide.
Ino also gave an order to Shikamaru. "Organize some people, use whatever pretext, and go to the rear to support me. I'll go first."
"Alright."
The next moment, Ino sensed her Flying Thunder God marker, immediately tore open space, and teleported over.
Previously, when the Sand Village betrayed the alliance, Hayate Gekko had discovered it and was severely injured, almost dying. He had to recuperate for over a year and still hadn't fully recovered, so he had to transfer to a civilian post.
Returning to the battlefield, it was unknown whether he was lucky or unlucky. This time, the Mist Village betrayed the alliance, and he discovered it again.
Last time, he faced the Sand jonin Baki. This time, the enemy was the Mizukage, Mei Terumi!
"Lady Mizukage! Are you not afraid of bringing shame to the ancestors of the Mist Village by doing such a thing!"
He was covered in wounds. He was leaning on his katana with his right hand, supporting his body with his last bit of strength.
The gap between them was too large. Never mind that his body was like a porcelain vase, shattering at the slightest touch; even at his peak, he was no match for Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi's hands were tucked into her sleeves, her posture still graceful. But hearing Hayate Gekko's angry rebuke, a look of embarrassment and anger involuntarily appeared on her face.
Being threatened with the lives of her entire village, she had no choice but to submit.
This sickly man was not her type. If it were any other day, she might have teased him a bit, but now she was in no mood at all.
She waved her hand, signaling her subordinates to quickly kill this troublesome fellow, and then coordinate with the Cloud ninja's actions to launch a pincer attack on the Konoha ninja.
An Anbu ninja from the Mist, holding a peculiar longsword, stepped forward. With a shake of his wrist, his longsword was covered in lightning.
"Raiga Kurosuki? Asuma's defeated foe. You're still alive."
Through the mask, Hayate Gekko could feel the madness and killing intent in the other's eyes. His vision grew blurry. Two of his comrades shouted and charged forward. Raiga Kurosuki let out a hysterical laugh.
The lightning-wreathed longsword pierced the throats of the two ninja at an extremely clever angle. Then he stomped on the ground, and like a speeding bolt of lightning, he swung his sword at Hayate Gekko's neck.
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