Chapter 347: The Ever-Closer Ninja World War

Chapter 347: The Ever-Closer Ninja World War

Jiraiya might have been holding it in for too long. With a rush of blood to his head, he completely forgot that Tsunade was standing right beside him. With a gleam in his eye, he asked, "Are there really hundreds of young and beautiful female ninjas?"

Tsunade clenched her fists, her eyes filled with murderous intent, her face so dark it looked like water could drip from it…

After punching and kicking Jiraiya for ten minutes, the two fifty-year-olds finally sat down to continue listening to Ino describe the battle.

This included the part about the Third Kazekage helping.

"The Third Kazekage? Hasn't that guy been dead for many years?" a bruised and swollen Jiraiya asked Tsunade.

Tsunade softly uttered the word "ghost." Jiraiya nodded, indicating he understood. Needless to say, it must be another one of Ino's underworld friends! He was used to it.

Ino completed her mission report with Jiraiya and then handed over the human puppets of the Third Kazekage and Orochimaru for Jiraiya to handle.

He could use them however he wanted.

She was too tired. After finding that Shikamaru and Choji had already gone home, she also went home to rest.

As soon as she entered her house, she saw Hinata hanging clothes in the courtyard.

The sunlight slanted into the courtyard. Hinata's white sleeves and the intoxicating fragrance from her body were captivating. In a wooden basin nearby, there were several of Ino's clothes.

Hinata said gently, "You're back? Go take a bath. I'll take your clothes in a bit. There's still plenty of laundry water here. I'll wash them all for you."

Ino took two steps back again, looked up at the gate, looked at the neighbors left and right. That's right, this was her house, not the Hyuga household.

She felt a little embarrassed. "There's no need, I'll wash them myself in a bit. The clothes aren't too dirty…"

When it came to housework, Hinata's attitude was completely unquestionable. She said in a commanding tone, "I don't have many skills, I can only help you in these aspects. Go take a bath."

She forcefully pushed Ino into the bathroom, then took all her clothes and sat in the courtyard to start washing.

Crossing the desert twice in a month, no matter how much she hydrated, no matter how naturally beautiful she was, it was useless. The environment was what it was.

Ino's clothes had a sour smell, mixed with a heavy scent of blood. Hinata washed them extremely seriously, not missing a single spot of dirt.

A quarter of an hour later, she entered the bathroom and found that Ino had already fallen asleep.

Hinata sniffed her hair. In the last few days, there wasn't even enough water for people to drink; it was impossible to wash her hair in the desert. The smell in her hair now was really not pleasant.

She quickly took out shampoo and washed Ino's hair.

Halfway through, Ino woke up.

She said groggily, "Just a simple wash will do."

Hinata patted her. "It'll be quick, don't move."

While washing her hair, she looked at Ino's body. It was fine, she didn't see any wounds.

Hinata had heard from the senior ninjas of the Hyuga family that the death rate for ninjas was highest on their first time on the battlefield. Many ninjas were very skilled with ninjutsu and taijutsu in normal times, but they would freeze up on the battlefield.

Now it seemed that Ino wasn't injured, which was good news.

"Is there going to be a war?" she asked softly.

Ino felt there was no need to hide this. "Yes. If we don't fight, the other hidden villages won't submit to Konoha. We have to fight. For us, it's better to fight sooner rather than later."

"You must be careful. I've wanted to talk about your personality for a long time. You're so reckless, not like a girl at all. You must be careful on the battlefield. Even if you're already a Jounin, you have to be careful. Don't go up against those famous masters. We've only just graduated for over a year, we're definitely no match for those senior ninjas…"

Hinata rambled on and on.

Ino didn't quite agree with this. If they really met on the battlefield, it was uncertain who should be careful.

Those old seniors of the ninja world, if they didn't have some special tricks, she could sweep a large area of them with her Wood Dragon Technique.

But Hinata was completely well-intentioned, so she listened quite sincerely and said that she would definitely follow the leader's instructions, save her own life, and focus on slacking off!

Feeling overly relaxed, she soon fell asleep again.

Hinata quickly helped her out, wiped her whole body clean, dried her hair, then sealed her in the quilt, and went back to the courtyard to continue washing clothes.

Ino only rested in the village for two days before having to return to the Land of Rivers.

The Sand Village had split.

The Elder Council composed of Baki, Yūra, Kōsa, Ryūsa, Jōseki, and Sajō had officially parted ways.

Ryūsa and his moderate supporters headed east, choosing to rely on the big tree of Konoha.

Elder Kōsa, who had previously interrogated Kankurō about the whereabouts of the gold dust, was hiding very deep. No one had expected that this guy was actually from the Stone Village. Just one day after Ino and the others left, the Third Tsuchikage's son, Kitsuchi, led people to take away Kōsa's faction of Sand ninjas.

Yūra had self-destructed. His subordinates suffered heavy losses from Sasori's crazy experiments and the subsequent series of infighting. Knowing their situation was precarious and seeing no way back, these remnants also defected to the Stone Village.

Civilians plus ninjas, the Stone Village had gathered about five thousand people.

The remaining elders, Baki, Jōseki, and Sajō, led their subordinate ninjas and finally managed to quell the chaos in the village, clean up the pollen, and eliminate all the "madmen." But facing a Sand Village full of holes and looking like a forest, they could only sigh in vain.

The Great Ninja War hadn't even started yet, and the Sand Village was already out of the game.

The Stone Village's army continuously appeared on the border, and Konoha also continuously sent reinforcements to the Land of Rivers.

Kitsuchi personally led the team, and the Third Tsuchikage also sent his disciple, the three-hundred-plus-pound fatty, Akatsuchi, to the front line.

Asuma figured he could definitely not beat the combination of Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi, so he quickly called Ino back for help. You don't want to see your Teacher Kurenai become a widow, do you? For the sake of all that barbecue back then, come back first. Call back Shikamaru and Choji too. Our Team 10 can reunite for a few more days.

Ino immediately returned to the front line with Shikamaru and Choji. As old rivals, she stared intently at Kitsuchi. The tall Kitsuchi was also quite wary of her. They set up defensive lines from a distance, and neither made the first move.

The border between the Sand, Stone, and Leaf Villages was originally the Land of Rain. The three hidden villages often set their battlefields in the Land of Rain. But this time, both sides in the confrontation had a tacit understanding and didn't go to the Land of Rain, instead choosing the Land of Rivers, which bordered the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.

The two sides did not engage in battle. They were both waiting for orders from their village's high-level leadership. From time to time, some Sand Village ninjas and civilians would join their respective teams. They accepted everyone who came.

The most dangerous time, Ino saw Kitsuchi's two-meter-tall frame from a distance. The ninjas on both sides took out their kunai and explosive tags, but under her and Kitsuchi's restraint, they each retreated.

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