Naruto: Modern Science in Naruto

---

"This good-for-nothing, he's always been a yes-man, but he seems like a living person. Why is he so lifeless now?"

"Who? Oh, it's the famous Chunin Yoshida?"

"Did he finally come to his senses? Is he ashamed of his incompetence and planning to end it all?"

"That's impossible, right? He's so afraid of death…"

"It's probably because of recent events. We're gathering ninjas now. This guy will probably participate in the 'operation' too, right?"

"That's very likely. But thinking about fighting alongside this kind of person, I suddenly feel like bad luck is coming."

"Don't talk nonsense. With our strength, we're definitely going to defeat Kumogakure. Then, it's Konoha's turn. We'll ultimately win the entire Ninja World War."

"But, a ninja like him, facing Kumogakure, he's definitely going to die this time."

"Yeah, he's definitely going to die."

Haori walked along the street, and these kinds of discussions constantly reached his ears. He didn't care, but he felt even more sorry for Yoshida.

Every ninja who knew him had a schadenfreude attitude towards his participation in the war… Okay, schadenfreude is a polite way of saying it. Many ninjas saw him as a disgrace to Iwagakure. They were full of malice, and they openly hoped that Yoshida would die soon…

Because of this, these past few days, Haori had been acting like a hopeless, doomed loser to imitate Yoshida's personality.

He had been in Iwagakure for a week. To avoid being exposed, he had been carefully carrying out a "complete imitation," never relaxing for a moment.

But even Haori, who was generally optimistic, had endured immense psychological pressure while staying in the enemy's lair.

Not relaxing meant not relaxing for a single moment, literally.

In the past, his feelings towards being a spy were often negative. But now, after experiencing it firsthand, he had developed a great deal of admiration.

He had only been here for a few days. Look at those spies. They had been operating under the enemy's nose for years. Maybe they would never be exposed. Maybe they would be discovered the next moment. They had to be careful and nervous all the time.

This profession is all about excitement. It's about living on the edge.

In short, Haori felt that he wasn't very suitable for this line of work.

But in the end, he got his wish. Yoshida would participate in the upcoming operation.

The detailed plan and specific time of Iwagakure's attack on Kumogakure hadn't been communicated to a low-level ninja like Yoshida. But based on Haori's personal observations, considering Iwagakure's tension and preparations, as well as other clues, the operation would be in the next few days, no later than three days.

The atmosphere of war was already upon them.

As for how many people would participate in the war, Haori didn't know. He couldn't confirm the 5,000 people participating in the war that the spy had told him.

To confirm the number of participants, he didn't need to steal documents. He could make a rough estimate by simply investigating the supplies prepared for the war.

But out of caution, he didn't do that.

With Yoshida's personality, he would never go near that kind of place. If he appeared at the supply depot and looked curious, he might arouse suspicion.

This guy was so afraid of death. How could he possibly care about the war preparations? Besides, it wasn't something that a ninja of his level should care about. Honestly fighting and dying for Iwagakure was the true love.

And even though those conversations just now showed that the Iwagakure ninjas were optimistic about the upcoming war, in reality, everyone knew how strong Kumogakure was, from the top-level Tsuchikage to the decision-making level, to the actual commanders of the war, to the lowest-level ninjas.

Even if they were optimistic, they wouldn't be arrogant.

Iwagakure acknowledged that Kumogakure had the strength to fight them on equal footing. If Konoha hadn't held back most of Kumogakure's combat power and mobility, they wouldn't have chosen to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Lightning at this time.

As Haori was mentally rehearsing various battlefield scenarios and thinking about his strategy, he suddenly saw two people walking towards him.

He was scared… no, Yoshida was scared and quickly hid to the side of the road.

Iwagakure ninjas generally have rough appearances. People with prosopagnosia would have trouble distinguishing them. But one of the people coming towards him was a key target.

Even before he came to carry out this mission, Haori knew who this person was.

One of them was named Dōjutsu, an Iwagakure Jōnin and the son of the current Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.

According to intelligence, this person was incredibly strong and was very likely one of the commanders of this operation.

The two passed by Haori, but they didn't pay any attention to him.

But some key conversations clearly reached Haori's ears.

"Dōjutsu-sama, should we go check on the preparations of the war participants… or the stockpiles of supplies? Where are you going at this time?"

"Haha, leave that to you guys. My daughter was just born. I want to spend more time with her before the war."

"Oh… your daughter…"

"Kurotsuchi. Her name is Kurotsuchi. The old man named her himself…"

"…"

So, the key point in the conversation is?

The key point is that Dōjutsu's daughter is actually named Kurotsuchi. The question is whether Kurotsuchi is a premature baby…

Cough, the key point is, judging from the conversation, Dōjutsu is indeed one of the actual commanders of the war, and the war preparations are now in the final stage.

After the two of them walked further away, Haori continued to move forward.

Because ninjas who received orders to participate in the war had to report within three days. Today was the deadline, so Haori also had to go… With Yoshida's personality, he would definitely procrastinate until the last minute.

......

Haori's guess was correct. The war was about to begin.

The next morning, he received an emergency assembly signal.

When all the ninjas assembled, Haori was stunned. This wasn't 5,000 people. At a glance, it was probably twice that number!

No wonder Yoshida was also participating in the war.

Was Iwagakure planning to send all their troops to deal with this war?

Should he send the information back to Konoha now? Would it be more practical to change from cooperating with Iwagakure to launching a surprise attack on the weakened Iwagakure?

Unfortunately, even if he sent the information to Konoha now, it would be too late. By the time Konoha finished gathering its forces and attacked the Land of Earth, it would be too late.

Besides, he didn't have a way to send the message quickly.

Although this kind of large-scale operation couldn't be kept strictly confidential, Iwagakure had indeed been very vigilant against spies these past few days.

As Haori's thoughts raced, Iwagakure's army of 10,000 ninjas began to move. They stepped out of the village and began to march towards the Land of Lightning.

They were about to go to war.

They were hoping to march towards victory.

But they could also march towards death.

---

PATREON

You get 3 Fanfics when you join.

One payment for 3 fics

patreon(.)com/ShixT9

CURRENT PATREON CHAPTER : Chapter 209

=> If you join as a FREE MEMBER you'll get +3 ADVANCE CHAPTERS

=> TIER 1 you'll get +10 ADVANCE CHAPTERS

=> TIER 2 you'll get +20 ADVANCE CHAPTERS

=> TIER 3 you'll get +40 ADVANCE CHAPTERS

=> TIER 4 you'll get +60 ADVANCE CHAPTERS