At this time, on the Land of Wind battlefield, the situation was slowly beginning to turn. This allowed Jiraiya and White Fang some room to breathe, and they were no longer under the same immense pressure they had faced during the previous ambushes.
Upon learning that Ronlin had displayed such divine might by killing nearly a thousand enemies, both White Fang and Jiraiya were genuinely happy for him.
White Fang felt it was a pity that Ronlin had been reassigned. Had he remained, the front lines in the Land of Wind would not have been so difficult to hold. However, some things were unchangeable despite the regret; they could only watch from afar.
"Yeah," Jiraiya said with a smile. "I hope the war on that side ends soon so they can support us. These bastards from the Hidden Sand Village are truly persistent."
"The possibility is low."
White Fang shook his head and sighed. "As long as the Hidden Mist Village people want to hide, there really is no way to force a direct confrontation with them. Every one of them hides within the thick mist. Tsunade is already busy enough as it is dealing with that mess. You should count your blessings! If you were the one on that battlefield, you would have an even bigger headache."
"Hahaha... Speaking of which, I'm actually curious to see what Tsunade looks like when she's flustered and running around in circles."
Laughing, Jiraiya couldn't help but imagine a stressed Tsunade. It would surely be an interesting sight.
White Fang shook his head with a bitter smile and did not respond.
While Jiraiya was fantasizing, he was also inwardly worried for Minato. He knew Minato's ultimate goal was to become the Hokage!!
But now that Ronlin had charged into the spotlight, the competitive pressure on Minato would only continue to grow.
Forget it, let Minato fight for it himself!
He had helped all he could. Whether Minato succeeded or not would depend on his own efforts.
On another front, Danzo and Orochimaru reacted quite differently to the news.
Orochimaru remained silent, lost in thought, his expression unchanging. Danzo, however, was visibly enraged.
If he hadn't hidden his emotions well, one would have noticed his eyelid twitching. Here he was, being suppressed and battered by Onoki, while that "remnant" was making a massive scene wherever he went.
At this moment, Danzo was constantly cursing the Hidden Mist bastards in his heart. How could they all be so incompetent?
The boy had practically killed his way to their camp, slaughtered so many of their people, and then walked away with his head held high.
Idiots!!!
Danzo could only think of those words to describe the Hidden Mist.
News like this could never be kept secret. Various powers received the information differently. The high-ups of the Hidden Sand Village, who were locked in a stalemate with Jiraiya and White Fang, felt a secret sense of relief that Uchiha Ronlin had been reassigned!
If he hadn't been moved, heaven only knows what would have happened. As for the Hidden Mist Village, they could only pray for themselves.
Over at the Hidden Rock Village, even a man as poised as Onoki couldn't help but bark out a few insults about "trash" after hearing the news.
When the message reached the leaf village, some were delighted while others were silent. The Third Hokage fell into the latter category.
"Lord Ronlin, you are truly incredible!!!"
The young guard, Shisui, saw his admiration for Ronlin soar once again. To use Ronlin's own joking words, his respect was like the surging waters of a great river unstoppable.
Shisui had always admired Ronlin, but after receiving some of Ronlin's "special attention" during training, that admiration had turned into fear. Now, it had shifted back again.
"Get lost!! Go and practice properly. I haven't seen you for a few days and you're already getting ahead of yourself."
In just a few days, Shisui had started hanging out with a group of "old hooligans" and seemed to be having a blast. Ronlin was speechless. He had sent Shisui to learn their way of survival and understand them, not to pick up all their bad habits!!!
There was only one way to describe those old veterans.
Not a single serious bone in their bodies!
"Hehe, I have been practicing hard. It's just, Lord Ronlin, since yesterday, it seems there have been very few sudden ambushes. Did those Hidden Mist bastards change their nature?"
A child was ultimately a child. Although Ronlin was technically a child by age, his mental age was no younger than Tsunade and the others. He was fundamentally different from Shisui.
Shisui was still young and couldn't hide his thoughts.
Hearing this, Ronlin smiled. "It's only right that there are fewer. The Hidden Mist people have realized that we've implemented effective counter-strategies. Because of that, these incidents will gradually decrease. From now on, the battles will mostly shift to direct frontal assaults. The Hidden Mist is afraid."
"Why?"
Shisui blinked in confusion. Ronlin shook his head with a smile but did not answer.
Currently, in the Hidden Leaf camp, besides the expanded reconnaissance from the Hyuga Clan, specific countermeasures had been set for those who attempted to infiltrate. If it continued, the Hidden Mist's losses would only escalate.
Under such circumstances, the Third Mizukage was forced to make a change. Ronlin wasn't wrong the Hidden Mist was indeed afraid. They feared that if this continued and Ronlin decided to take another "stroll" near their camp, their losses would be even more catastrophic.
Losing hundreds of people at once was a level of casualties not often seen even in decisive frontal battles. The surrounding environment made Ronlin even more effective when dealing with the Hidden Mist.
Originally, the Third Mizukage had planned to watch the drama unfold, slowly draining the Leaf's resources while the Land of Earth and Land of Wind did the heavy lifting. However, the series of recent accidents forced the Third Mizukage to suppress his original plans and choose a direct confrontation.
"Lord Ronlin, Lady Tsunade requests your presence."
"I'll head over immediately."
While Shisui was still looking on expectantly, hoping for an explanation, Tsunade had sent someone to call Ronlin for a meeting.
If it were anyone else, Tsunade would have used the word "notify," but when it came to Ronlin, she could only use "request" with a sense of irony.
It wasn't that she actually needed to be polite; she was intentionally teasing Ronlin for his previous attitude of not caring about anything and leaving all the worrying to her.
Unfortunately, Ronlin was still in that state. If it hadn't been for the impact of Might Duy's death, Ronlin wouldn't have charged straight at the enemy camp.
Calling a meeting meant the Hidden Mist Village had truly made their move.
When Ronlin arrived at the headquarters, he found he was the last one again. He didn't mind, walking directly to his seat and sitting down.
Everyone was used to this by now. Even Hiashi Hyuga acted as if he hadn't seen a thing.
"Everyone..."
Seeing that everyone who needed to be there had arrived, Tsunade spoke. "I believe you all know about the events of the past few days, so I won't repeat myself. The Hidden Mist Village has made a change."
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