First, let the Lieutenants form their respective Divisions. Once he recruits Heroic Troop Types, the Captains of the Divisions won't have to bother forming teams anymore.

After the troop deployment was complete and everything was arranged.

Now, it was time to wait.

Wait for Hidden Mist Village to come and deliver a new wave of prestige value... The large movements of Hidden Mist Village naturally couldn't be hidden from the other Four Great Ninja Villages.

Due to the current tense situation in the Shinobi World, any disturbance affects the heart of every Ninja Village.

The situation of all Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Hidden Mist Village being dispatched naturally aroused speculation from other Ninja Villages.

Could it be that Hidden Mist Village also wanted to get involved in the Second Great Ninja War?

However, upon learning that Hidden Mist Village's target was the Land of Whirlpools, Hidden Stone Village and Sunagakure relaxed.

Instead, they felt a bit schadenfreude.

After all, the Land of Whirlpools is located behind the Land of Fire.

If Hidden Mist Village's target was the Land of Whirlpools, then Konoha would definitely not be able to go all out when fighting them.

Instead, they would have to constantly be careful not to let their backyard catch fire.

As for Kumogakure, they had no time to bother with these trivial matters in the Shinobi World.

They were busy researching the Sealing Jutsu obtained from the Land of Whirlpools and conducting Tailed Beast Jinchūriki experiments.

Land of Fire, Konoha.

Hokage's Office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the intelligence report in his hand, his brows deeply furrowed.

He couldn't help but take a puff from his pipe to relieve the vexation in his heart.

Soon, the office became filled with smoke.

"Sakumo, what do you think?"

Handing the intelligence report to the white-haired man standing in front of the desk, Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to hear his thoughts.

Sakumo Hatake replied, "Although I don't know Hidden Mist Village's intentions, whatever their purpose, as long as they are on the territory of the Land of Whirlpools, it will be a huge disadvantage for our Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples and sighed, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. With war against the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind imminent, we cannot have such a hidden danger in our rear!"

"Sakumo, take four Anbu squads. No matter what Hidden Mist Village does, you must try your best to harass them and not let them achieve their goal too comfortably!"

After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and patted Sakumo Hatake's shoulder, saying earnestly, "Konoha cannot spare too many troops right now, so I can only trouble you, Sakumo."

Sakumo Hatake replied without hesitation, "It's my duty!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked relieved.

"Good, go!"

After Sakumo Hatake left, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent, then sighed: "I wonder if the decision regarding the Land of Whirlpools was right or wrong."

If the Uzumaki Clan had still been there, how could Konoha have fallen into such a state of being surrounded by enemies?

It even displeased Lady Mito.

Even Tsunade was no longer as close as before.

After all, it was the First Hokage who signed the alliance treaty with the Uzumaki Clan, but now he had made the Senju Clan into a clan that broke its promises.

However, the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan, which could suppress Tailed Beasts, was also a scarce resource for Konoha.

Standing in the position of Hokage, some things are unavoidable.

He had to make decisions for the benefit of Konoha.

One day later.

Hidden Mist Village, as one of the Five Great Nations' war machines, operated with extreme efficiency when put into motion.

Soon, the troops heading to the Land of Whirlpools were assembled.

This time, clearing out enemies and retrieving the Ninja Blades were secondary objectives.

The main purpose was to transform the Land of Whirlpools into a stronghold that could project influence inland.

However, the changes in the Land of Whirlpools made the Third Mizukage accelerate his pace.

The moment the Hidden Mist Village troops stepped onto the sea.

The entire Shinobi World focused on the Land of Whirlpools!

Although most people had guessed Hidden Mist Village's objective, they wanted to see what Konoha's reaction would be to such a move by Hidden Mist Village.

Swallow their anger?

Or strongly counterattack?

Once the Konoha army marched towards the Land of Whirlpools, that would be the start of the Second Great Ninja War!

Under these circumstances.

The Land of Whirlpools' prestige value once again experienced a surge... Requesting flowers! Requesting reviews!

Chapter 10: Hidden Mist Lands, Hadō #1: Shō

"What happened?"

Uzumaki Chihiro stared at the rapidly increasing prestige value on the System panel, feeling a bit bewildered.

Hadn't that wave from Hidden Mist Village already been harvested?

It had stopped before, so why was it suddenly rising again, and at a considerable speed?

Uzumaki Chihiro naturally couldn't have imagined that the Third Mizukage had caused quite a stir for the strategic location of the Land of Whirlpools.

This led to the Land of Whirlpools reappearing in the Shinobi World's sight.

However, he also had a sense of judgment, understanding that the sudden surge in prestige value must mean something significant had happened.

And it was also related to the Land of Whirlpools.

He just wasn't sure if this event was a blessing or a curse for the Land of Whirlpools.

Most likely not a good thing.

After all, the last time the Land of Whirlpools gained notoriety in the Shinobi World was when it was destroyed.

But the situation of the Land of Whirlpools this time was completely different from before.

"Deep Blue, bah! System, deploy troops!"

Regardless of whether the event was good or bad.

The increased prestige value was real.

Uzumaki Chihiro watched as the prestige value rose to 180,000 before finally stopping, feeling a little excited.

It was his first time seeing so much prestige value.

And with these 180,000 prestige value, he could recruit another Heroic Troop Type.

Currently, the Land of Whirlpools had enough basic personnel.

There were also quite a few seated officers in the middle ranks.

And for high-end combat power, there were six Lieutenants.

Only the top-tier combat power consisted of just one 3rd Division Captain, Ichimaru Gin.

Although Ichimaru Gin's strength was very high, dealing with general Kage-level strength was no problem at all.

But two fists are no match for four hands. He still needed to recruit more Heroic Troop Types to avoid situations Ichimaru Gin couldn't handle.

"System, use all prestige value to recruit a Heroic Troop Type!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

The long-unseen Senkaimon appeared again.

Brilliant golden light filled the gate.

A petite woman with short, straight bangs and a ringed-bell snake braid walked out.

"Gotei 13, Captain of the 2nd Division, Soi Fon greets Lord Soul King!"

【Soi Fon】

【Strength: Captain-class】

【Position: Captain of the 2nd Division】

【Ability: Zanpakuto · Suzumebachi】

Another Captain.