The period during which the Three Naruto Wars took place, the people who participated in the war, the people who died in the war, and what probably happened at that time.
The Third Ninja War
The symbol is the disappearance of the third Kazekage. Everyone knows that Scorpion defected from the village more than 20 years ago, and then the third Kazekage suddenly disappeared. It was more than 10 years ago, and I personally prefer it to be 18 years ago. After the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, a series of incidents were triggered, which eventually led to war. I think this war is the third ninja war, or the prelude.
In the "Battle of Platycodon Mountain", Konoha defeated the Suna Ninja and captured many young enemy ninjas, Kabuto was one of them. The famous battle is
Some people say that the Battle of Platycodon Mountain was fought between the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder, which is pure nonsense. The reason why Kabuto is determined to be a Suna Ninja boy is, firstly, because Kabuto is a subordinate of Scorpion, and was planted with the Puppet Curse by Scorpion. Two other people from Suna Ninja Village were also cursed, and Scorpion is from Sand Ninja Village. The subordinates cast the curse before betraying the Sand Ninja Village; secondly, Chiyo once said that the death of the Fourth Kazekage was related to Scorpion, but Scorpion said it had nothing to do with him, but that he was the one who led Orochimaru to do it under Orochimaru's subordinates.
We know that this subordinate refers to Kabuto (Tenchi Bridge mission). If Kabuto was not a Suna Ninja ninja, how could he have known about the loopholes in the Suna Ninja Village’s defense system and successfully led Orochimaru into the Suna Ninja Village to kill him? The Fourth Kazekage;
Thirdly, before Orochimaru attacked Konoha, that is, during the Chunin Examination, Kabuto and Maki met at Platycodon Castle to plan the battle. This place is obviously the border between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire. All the ninjas of the Sand Ninja are ambushing at the border of the Kingdom of Wind. I think that when the commander, Ma Ji, contacts Kabuto, he will not be so foolish as to go to the border of the Kingdom of Thunder. .
2. The Kingdom of Earth VS the Kingdom of Fire (Iwa Ninja VS Konoha). The famous battle is the Battle of Kanna-kun Bridge - the Iwa Ninja Village sent more than a thousand ninjas to prepare to pass through the Kusanagi Village to invade the border of the Land of Fire. At this time, Namikaze Minato had not yet become Hokage, and as a jounin, he was ordered to destroy the Iwa Ninja's supply route, Kannatsu Bridge. In this battle, Obito died in battle, Kakashi changed his eyes; Minato killed fifty enemy ninjas in an instant on the battlefield, and the "Flying God Thunder Technique" shined, and he won the title of "Golden Flash". The Iwa Ninja Village ordered the ninjas to give up the mission if they encountered Namikaze Minato, and it would not be a shame.
Minato or Jonin
3. The Kingdom of Water VS the Kingdom of Fire (Mist Ninja VS Konoha). In this battle, the comics did not mention any famous battles, or even explicitly mentioned that the two sides had fought, only a few veiled hints. After sorting it out, I think this battlefield is the most interesting and worthy of analysis. Ao, one of Mizukage's guards during the Five Kage Conference, was very unique. He had a Byakugan in one of his eyes and discovered Danzo's use of genjutsu.
Qing said that this was a valuable trophy he got on the battlefield, and once said that he had fought against Uchiha Shisui. We know that the Hyuga clan has a curse seal that controls the branch family. Even if the branch family dies on the battlefield, the Byakugan will disappear and the enemy will not be able to get it. So Ao's supercilious look must have killed a member of the Hyuga clan. Under what circumstances would the Hyuga clan be forced to go to the front line?! Moreover, as mentioned earlier, Uchiha Shisui also appeared on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Water. , which shows that at least the Uchiha clan also participated in the battle. Under what circumstances, the two famous families of Konoha participated in the war against the Kingdom of Water. It is most likely because the village is trying its best to deal with the two countries on the west, and the Kingdom of Water on the east is provoking war. , the village's combat power was somewhat insufficient, so it worked hard to tap into its combat power. Even the members of the Hyuga clan were sent to the front line and eventually died in the battle.
As an aside, Konoha was able to withstand the Mist Ninja Village even when it was attacked from both sides. I’m afraid the Uchiha clan contributed a lot. Uchiha Shisui’s reputation as Shuishui Shisui is probably It started on the battlefield of the Kingdom of Water.
A question arises here. It’s easy to understand why the Hyuga clan was sent here. Byakugan can see through the opponent’s Kirigakure technique, so why are the Uchiha clan who rely on fire escape also sent here? You must know that water escape can defeat fire, and the fire escape Uchiha’s strength is greatly improved here. Influence. At this time, Konoha's combat power is tight. It is time to send them to the battlefield that is most suitable for them to exert their strength, and then mobilize other suitable ninjas to fight here, so that the combat power can be optimized.
Think about it, the third generation is preparing to resign as Hokage due to declining energy. In the village, it is the time when many forces are competing for the position of the fourth Hokage, but the candidates are all working hard on the battlefield. Run around and build meritorious deeds.
Candidates should at least include Minato, Orochimaru, Jiraiya (Jiraiya's character is not suitable for being Hokage, I'm afraid he realized this later and withdrew from the competition and supported his apprentice Minato), Tsunade (she has hemophobia and it is difficult for her to become Hokage) Going to the battlefield again to establish meritorious service, and in addition, his brother and lover who had the ideal of becoming Hokage died on the battlefield, which has caused rejection and ridicule for the position of Hokage. He should not want to fight for it anymore, but it is not ruled out that this kind of rebellion will occur after the failure of the Hokage. Psychologically, if Tsunade competes for the Hokage throne and Jiraiya is caught between her and Minato, he should at least remain neutral instead of supporting Minato. I prefer Tsunade and the Uchiha clan who did not join the competition.
Uchiha clan: The clan leader at that time was Uchiha Tomigaoka. If he had not wanted to control Konoha, he would not have launched a rebellion later on. Even if he did not want to be, many clan members were interested in choosing an Uchiha clan. The voice of the Hokage must be great.
Think about the reasons for the formation of the major ninja villages, and the naming principles of the five major kingdoms of thunder, fire, earth, and feng shui: before the establishment of ninja villages, ninjas were hired by the country to fight as a clan. In a battle, a family that specializes in water escape is naturally willing to fight on terrain that is of great help to water escape.
The same applies to other countries. For example, the country of Earth is full of mountains and rocks, which is more suitable for the Earth Dun family; the plateau of the Kingdom of Thunder has thick clouds, making it easier to gather thunder and lightning, and is more suitable for the Lei Dun family;
The Uchiha clan, one of the most powerful clans on the mainland, chose the lushly forested Fire Country area. It is also the most comfortable place on the mainland and has the richest economy, which is perfect for the life of the powerful Uchiha clan. Here, the Uchiha clan, which is dominated by fire escape ninjas, can maximize its combat power. Coupled with the insight of the Sharingan, it is easier for the clan members to become skillful ninjas. In the complex environment of many primeval forests, they are more dominant in the battle. Advantages. Therefore, although there were many families who coveted this area at that time, they could not compete with the Uchiha clan. Only the Senju clan had the strength to intervene in this most central and richest place and compete with the Uchiha clan for supremacy.
The rest of the history is clear to us. After many years of fighting, the first generation proposed a reconciliation plan. In the Land of Fire, which is symbolized by fire, the two races jointly established the Konoha Ninja Village and invented a Country-one-village system. However, the Uchiha clan failed to become the Hokage. Instead, the Senju clan, mainly using water and earth escape, subdued the Uchiha clan and became the Hokage of the Land of Fire. The other four major countries have established ninja villages one after another. The shadows of the ninja village and the escape techniques used by their families have not been subdued by foreign escape techniques. The so-called Raikage and Tsuchikage actually deserve their names, with the exception of the Fire Country. They are obviously Hokage, who uses Water Release, can you understand the resentment of the Uchiha clan?
Can't compete with the first generation, the second generation, and the third generation. Finally, when the third generation Hokage abdicates, the village will run for the fourth generation Hokage. This day. This was just when the war was raging, and it was when the Uchiha clan was establishing meritorious service on the battlefield and gathering prestige, but the village sent them to the Kingdom of Water, probably because they did not want them to establish meritorious service to increase the capital of Kakusui Hokage.
The subsequent rebellion of the Uchiha clan may have caused great resentment due to the village's deliberate suppression; on the other hand, many Uchiha clan members were extremely disappointed with the village because of their failure to compete for the position of Hokage; On another aspect, such as the death of Namikaze Minato, the village elites suffered heavy casualties, which resulted in the Uchiha family becoming the dominant family in the village. It was difficult to suppress them anymore, which gave rise to opportunities for rebellion.
As an aside, after Minato died, the village should have elected the Fifth Hokage. However, the Third Sarutobi refused to choose and instead came back to power. There may be many secrets here.
In the first episode of Naruto, when Jiraiya first appeared, Sarutobi said that he had been looking for Jiraiya for so many years. Why was he looking for Jiraiya? What other reason was there besides letting him be the Hokage? Later Sarutobi died at the hands of Orochimaru, and the elders came forward to ask Jiraiya to become Hokage. This shows that Sarutobi's purpose of searching for Jiraiya for many years is to get him to come back and succeed him as Hokage.
The Uchiha clan must have been furious at Sarutobi's unabashed behavior at that time, and they already knew that it would be difficult to run for the Hokage position through formal channels. Even if Sarutobi steps down again, the next Hokage will still not fall to the Uchiha clan. At this time, if the village openly elects the Hokage, the one most likely to succeed is probably the Uchiha clan, which has the largest clan and the most elites in the village at this time (before the genocide, there were at least 6 magatama directly drawn in the comics). The desire to ascend the throne of Hokage was repeatedly shattered. It is conceivable that the Uchiha clan has been completely disappointed with the village's top management, and the subsequent rebellion was just a matter of course, alas.
4. The Kingdom of Thunder VS the Kingdom of Fire (Kumo Ninja VS Konoha). Tsk tsk, the Country of Fire is located in the center of the continent, surrounded by major countries. The Country of Fire is also the richest place on the entire continent. If other countries want to get their hands on this piece of fat, they must attack the Country of Fire! Fire! The country is also strong. It has been the winner in three consecutive ninja wars. I have to say the tenacity of the will of fire.
Famous battle - the battle between Minato VS the Fourth Raikage and Kirabi. Raikage and Kirabi, who are already known for their speed, saw what real speed is. They walked through the gate of hell before Flying God Thunder, and deeply realized the terror of Minato.
Minato not only has speed, but also powerful strength: he cut off the Eight-Tailed Tentacles with one blow and knocked away the Raikage.
The top management of Kumo Ninja Village also issued the same order as Iwa Ninja Village, to run away if you see Minato. At this time, Minato should have a good idea of the situation in the village and have great confidence in winning the throne of Hokage, because when fighting Raikage and Kirabi, he said that next time they might fight as shadows.
Minato is about to become a Kage.
The following analyzes the outbreak time and end time of the Third War.
In the 60th year of Konoha (when Orochi destroyed Konoha), Kakashi was 26 years old, and when he was 13 years old, he participated in the war of the Earth Kingdom with Minato, who was still a jounin. Battle of the Bridge. In other words, 13 years ago in Konoha 47, Minato took Kakashi to participate in the Third Ninja War. The manga describes the Battle of Kanna-kun Bridge, and at the end it is said that this post-war war in the ninja world is over. In other words, the end date of the Third Ninja War is Konoha 47.
And this year happened to be the year when Minato became Hokage, and the following year the Nine-Tails Incident occurred, and Minato died. Minato was still a Jonin during the Battle of Kannamu-kun Bridge, and he dared to say that he might become a Kage during the Battle of the Land of Thunder. From this, it can be inferred that the war between Minato and the Land of Thunder took place after Kannamu-kun and before he became Hokage.
To summarize, a lot of things happened throughout the year 47 of Konoha: First, Minato participated in the Battle of Kannakun Bridge, and Konoha won; then Minato participated in the War of Thunder Country. , Konoha won; then, Minato, who had made great achievements, returned to Konoha and was successfully elected as Hokage; the following year, Naruto was born, the Nine-Tails Incident occurred in Konoha, and Minato died.
The above has calculated the end date of the Third Ninja War, Konoha 47, and let’s look at the outbreak date of this war.
1. The first angle - Scorpion's angle: We know that the trigger for the outbreak of the Third War was the disappearance of the third Kazekage of the Land of Wind, and the person who killed the third Kazekage was the Red Sand One. Scorpion, then let’s see when Scorpion killed Feng Ying.
In the 63rd year of Konoha (Shippuden), Konoha was 35 years old. According to Chiyo Bopo's memories, Konoha left Suna Ninja Village 20 years ago, so the time of departure was Konoha 43rd. Scorpion did not kill the Third Kazekage at that time, but secretly sneaked back to the Sand Ninja Village a few years later, killed and took away the Kazekage's body. After that, the Sand Ninja Village began to search for the Kazekage, which eventually caused turmoil in the country. And triggered the Third Ninja War. Counting the period of time that Scorpion left and the time that Suna Ninja spent searching for the Kazekage, the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War would have to be pushed back to Konoha 44 or 45 years at least.
2. The second perspective - Kabuto's perspective: looking at the time when the war broke out from Kabuto's life experience. We know that when Scorpion left the Sand Ninja, he put a puppet curse on at least three people - Yura, a certain unlucky guy who was used as a container for the Shogun Jutsu like Yura, and Kabuto. These three later became the top Ninja, it shows that Scorpion cast the curse selectively at that time, choosing at least some talented ninjas, because these ninjas are more likely to survive the war for his future use, and the more talented they are, the more likely they are to be confused in the future. The stronger he is, the more he can help him. Kabuto was 20 years old in the 60th year of Konoha, so in the 43rd year of Konoha, he was only 3 years old. He should still be attending the ninja school of Suna Ninja. It is normal for him to show a certain talent and be noticed by Scorpion. It was a war period, and children were very young when they went to ninja school and graduated from ninja school. For example, Kakashi at the same time graduated from ninja school at the age of 5. As a ninja who was not inferior to Kakashi in talent, Kabuto's graduation age was He should not be weaker than Kakashi. Kakashi graduated from the ninja school at the age of 5, so if Kabuto also graduated at this age, it would be Konoha 45 when he graduated. Now that he has graduated from school, he has to go to the battlefield. Later, Kabuto participated in the Battle of Mount Kikyo. Konoha won the battle and Kabuto was brought back to Konoha.
This shows that the Battle of Mount Kikyo occurred at least in the 45th year of Konoha or later, which on the other hand confirms the inference about this time point in the above paragraph. Of course, if Kabuto is not as talented as Kakashi and graduates a year later, that is, in Konoha 46, the Battle of Mount Kikyo will be postponed to Konoha 46 or later. Compared with the end of the three wars in 1947, it seems that time is a bit tight, but it is okay.
3. The third angle - Itachi's point of view: Look at the time when the Ninja World War broke out from Itachi's point of view. Itachi was 18 years old in the 60th year of Konoha, and the information said that he "witnessed the Ninja War when he was 4 years old." Why not say that he witnessed the Ninja War when he was 3 or 2 years old, but said he was 4 years old? Don't mention his previous age. He was young and didn't remember much. Itachi had already started training when he was 2 or 3 years old. He graduated from the ninja school at the age of 7 and his clan was exterminated at the age of 13. This child matured very early and his memory is not that bad. The only reason is that when Itachi was 4 years old, the Ninja War broke out. Counting the time, it was 14 years ago, in the 46th year of Konoha, that the Third Ninja War broke out. So the Battle of Mount Kikyo, as the beginning of the Third Ninja War, started in Konoha 46.
Through the step-by-step analysis and comparison of the above three aspects, we finally narrowed down the outbreak time of the Ninja World War to the most accurate point. The duration of the Third Ninja World War should be Konoha 46 years—— Konoha 47 years lasted for 2 years.
A digression: In the 60th year of Konoha, Neji was 14 years old. When he was 4 years old, the leader of the Kumo ninja came to sign the contract. It can be said that the year was the 50th year of Konoha, which was before the Third Ninja War. Just finished 3 years.
The ninja leader of Kumo Ninja Village was discovered by Hyuga Hizatsu for kidnapping Hinata and was killed instantly. After that, Kumo Ninja actually dared to threaten Konoha with war. The reason for this is worth recalling. We know that Konoha won the three wars. Minato should have started negotiating a contract with Kumo ninja after taking office, but he died in the Battle of Nine-Tails the next year. At the same time, the village elite suffered heavy casualties and could not be suppressed. The Kumo ninja who had not yet signed the treaty, and the old third generation came back to power. The Kumo ninja was naturally unwilling to sign a contract based on the previous agreement, and would definitely demand a treaty that was more beneficial to them, so that the treaty was dragged on. Later, the Kumo ninja dared to threaten Konoha with restarting the war. It was precisely because Konoha had lost too many living forces in the Battle of Nine-Tails that they did not dare to fall into war easily again.