Land of Fire, Wood Leaf Camp.
Whoosh!
Outside the temporary camp, a figure suddenly appeared at the gate.
When he walked over slowly, the guards at the entrance of the camp noticed him, and when they saw who it was, their expressions changed drastically and were suffused with wild joy.
"Watergate -Sama!"
The person who came was Watergate, although he was young, there was no doubt that in the hearts of all Wood Leaf ninjas, Watergate was the number one hero of the village in the Third Shinobi World War.
His battle achievements were unparalleled.
"Yes."
Watergate whispered, and then his perception extended slightly, and his figure suddenly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Now, he can't waste any time.
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In the main tent, Fugaku, Shinji, and the others frowned.
"Watergate -Sama?!!"
Rope Tree seemed to have sensed something as his gaze suddenly shot towards the curtain. His surprised voice also woke Fugaku and the others up.
"Watergate -Sama?"
Everyone looked at Watergate, and they were slightly shocked by the latter's sudden appearance.
The news of Minato killing the 3rd Raikage hasn't reached here yet, so as far as they know, the former should still be confronting the 3rd Raikage's army on the border of the Moon Country.
The former raised his eyes and glanced at the few people in the tent, and then he used his perception to scan the entire Wood Leaf Camp.
"Where are Sky-san and San-san?
Did they go out on a mission? "
As his voice fell, the expressions of the people in the tent became extremely unnatural.
Catching the unnatural expressions of the people in the tent, Watergate slowly walked to Fugaku and said with a dignified expression: "What happened on the front line? How did the Mist break through your defense line?
And they even appeared in the Land of Fire. "
From the previous two Mist ninjas, Watergate didn't get much valuable information.
The strict system of the Mist in recent years has made the ninjas in the village very tight-lipped, and Minato wasn't an expert in interrogation, not to mention he didn't have the time to do so.
Within the tent, everyone's expressions gradually became heavier, and the atmosphere instantly became incomparably solemn.
Fugaku raised his eyes and said apologetically, "It's all because of my lack of ability that led to the current situation …"
“.....”
When Watergate learned about everything that had happened along the coastline during this period of time from the few people in the tent, his expression immediately became especially grave.
"Monster?!"
His heart trembled. The monster that suddenly appeared in Fugaku's mouth was the decisive factor in the defeat of Wood Leaf's army.
Through the description, Watergate came to the conclusion that this monster was as powerful as the Nine Tails. It might even be more terrifying.
That was a force that even the current him might not be able to defeat. It was already a great fortune that Wood Leaf's army had not been completely wiped out.
"Dai-senpai …"
Watergate whispered. In the original history, Metdei opened the last gate of the Hachimon Tonkou and single-handedly fought against the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and sacrificed his life for Wood Leaf's victory.
Now, he used his own life to save thousands of Konoha's ninjas from the hands of an unknown monster.
This truly made Minato admire him from the bottom of his heart.
Kato Duan and Hyuga Tianqi died on the spot, and the combat power of Wood Leaf's army sharply decreased.
"Could it be that all these things were done by 'him'?"
In his heart, Great Shui Men abruptly spoke out. The two of them had the same thought, and Shui Men's eyes abruptly turned dark.
"The masked man …"
The strange disappearance of the Hyuga ninjas, the sudden appearance of a monster on the battlefield …
This made Watergate couldn't help but think of the night in Wood Leaf, the masked man who quietly annihilated the Anbu arranged by Sandaime Naruto, attacked Shinna Kushina who had just given birth, and liberated and manipulated the Nine Tails.
In addition, a few years ago, someone set the seal of the Uzumaki Clan to eliminate him in the Mist Village.
In Watergate's knowledge, in today's ninja world, only the masked man can have such ability.
At first, he speculated that the masked man's identity was Uchiha Madara, but then he rejected it.
Through the communication with Sandaime Naruto, Watergate learned that the latter died in the battle with First Naruto.
This overturned all of Watergate's previous inferences.
Regarding the identity of the masked man, Watergate thought for so many years, but he didn't have any answer.
But now, everything that happened one after another, although it wasn't enough for him to infer the identity of the masked man, he can be sure that the masked man is hiding in the Mist and secretly controlling the village.
And everything that happened in the Mist Battlefield wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.
This made Watergate horrified, because the Mist Village is one of the five great Shinobi Villages, to be able to control it secretly, it takes a lot of skill.
However, before and after he defeated the masked man, Watergate clearly remembered the two sentences the masked man said.
[Attacking Wood Leaf was a spur of the moment, and I planned it for a long time, not only for war, but also for peace.]
[I am the one who can unify the world, and I have many means …]
These words were by no means empty. Since he was able to attack Konoha while Kushina was in labor, he had no choice but to do so.
In that case, it was possible for him to do something in secret.
If this is the case, maybe the kidnapping of Shinna Kushina was also done by the masked man.
Therefore, perhaps he had been targeted a long time ago.
If this is the case, even if the war is over, if the identity of the masked man and his purpose is not clear, then Wood Leaf may be attacked at any time.
Besides Uchiha Madara, who has such a deep hatred for Wood Leaf?
No, maybe the masked man's hatred isn't just limited to Wood Leaf Village.
Minato took a deep breath and suppressed the matter in his heart for the time being.
Because whether the masked man will attack Wood Leaf again or plan something else, the most urgent thing now is to deal with the Mist Shinobi who invaded the Land of Fire.
Although they can't shake Wood Leaf's victory in this war, if they don't get rid of them as soon as possible, the damage to the civilians of the Land of Fire will be too great.
According to Fugaku, the Mist Shinobi's army appeared immediately after an unknown monster attacked them, and the latter's strength has increased.
Even if Wood Leaf's army tried their best to resist, under the gap in strength between the two sides, Wood Leaf was defeated.
Although most of the Mist Shinobi's army was blocked, there were still more than 200 Mist Shinobi who broke through Wood Leaf's defense line and scattered into the Land of Fire.
Fugaku chose to camp here, on the one hand, to resist the Mist Shinobi's army and wait for reinforcements from the village.
On the other hand, he also sent some ninja teams to inquire about the location of the Mist Shinobi who scattered into the Land of Fire.
This is already the safest decision, if under the same conditions, Watergate doesn't think he can do better than Fugaku.
The Mist Shinobi's army doesn't seem to have the intention to break through the defense line and invade the Land of Fire.
However, after understanding the situation here, Watergate still had one last doubt.
He raised his eyes and looked at Fugaku and frowned.
"What about the kunai I gave you before?"
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