"Are you sure it's this direction?"
In the jungle, the Kumogakure squad leader, Burashi, asked in a deep voice while moving quickly.
The intelligence squad leader, responsible for contacting the teams, pointed south and nodded.
"According to the previous contact method, the fifth and third teams should have met after the patrol and sent a message on time, but the third team seems to have lost contact with the fifth team."
Burashi nodded and looked around cautiously.
Since just now, he had felt like he was being watched, similar to when wild dogs smelled him during a mission.
Thinking about it, Burashi waved his hand.
"Tell the brothers to move carefully!"
Fights between ninjas can be simple or complex.
But Patriarch Hitoshi underestimated the commanders of Kumogakure Village.
With a mature war system, it's normal for teams to send messages back at fixed times. If a team doesn't send information on time, something must be wrong.
Patriarch Hitoshi's tactic of using many to fight few would gain an advantage at first.
But once the enemy noticed the problem, they would group up and search for the hidden enemies.
So whether this tactic could be fully implemented depended on whether the person intercepting the main enemy force was strong enough to stop the support troops.
If the interception succeeded, Hyuga Hitoshi's tactic would work, and all targeted enemy teams would be wiped out.
If the interception failed, the enemy's support would arrive, breaking the many-to-few situation, and the encirclement would fail.
That's why Hyuga Hitoshi said he would personally act if the enemy's number exceeded five.
"In short, this Patriarch is detailed in his roughness."
While moving forward, Hyuga Hitoshi patiently explained to Tsunade.
He didn't understand war, but he knew the influence of a strong person on the battlefield.
Like in the Fourth Ninja World War, Edo Tensei's Uchiha Madara could change the map alone, making victory or defeat a matter of a single thought.
To be honest, if Hashirama hadn't been revived then, and Madara had gone all out, Naruto wouldn't have been able to stop him. The ninja alliance was a joke to Madara.
As for whether Hyuga Hitoshi could change the map, it depended on whether he wanted to risk his life and whether the connection with the Tenseigan on the moon was stable.
With his current five percent connection rate, if he recklessly used his eye power, the connection could easily break. Reconnecting would be a minor issue, but if the Genjutsu on the Otsutsuki clan on the moon failed, it would be a huge loss.
Of course, the chances of the connection breaking or the Genjutsu failing were almost zero.
But Hyuga Hitoshi was always cautious, considering the worst outcome.
So his plan was to use his own power as much as possible, and he could use the Tenseigan's eye power for a short time, but not for too long or all at once, relying on the Tenseigan on the moon to recharge.
In short, he could use the Tenseigan, but after a while, he needed to connect to the Tenseigan on the moon to recharge. That's the idea.
Even so, the power Hyuga Hitoshi could use now was already quite overwhelming.
Even before going to the moon, he could scare away the Nine-Tails with his Byakugan. The techniques he developed while drunk, combined with the physical strength he gained from his previous training, made him incredibly powerful.
He was already strong, and with the various powers of the Tenseigan as a backup, he was even more formidable.
He was cautious, not wanting his clan members to die easily. At the very least, they should aim for a one-for-one exchange.
It wasn't because he, as the Patriarch, was weak!
"Rough but detailed?"
Tsunade pondered for a moment, unsure how to comment.
Hyuga Ushiuma shook his head. He was a rough person who didn't understand tactics, only knowing that the Patriarch was rough. Compared to the Patriarch, he was more detailed.
But he couldn't say that in front of Tsunade.
The atmosphere became a bit tense.
As they moved through the jungle, Tsunade curiously looked at the small girl hanging on Patriarch Hitoshi's waist.
The small girl calmly held onto the man's belt, watching the scenery fly by.
The chibi doll looked very cute, and Tsunade reached out, wanting to pinch and play with her.
But as soon as she reached out, the doll's eyes turned cold, and she glanced at Tsunade.
Clearly, she was hanging on the belt only because she didn't want to walk, not because she liked being close to humans, let alone being touched by ordinary human hands!
"You little..."
Seeing Kaguya's reaction, Tsunade's eyes lit up with surprise, clearly attracted by her cuteness.
But just as she was about to ask about her, she noticed Patriarch Hitoshi's eyes suddenly become sharp. He stomped on the ground, leaving a deep footprint, and shot forward like an arrow, turning into a blur.
Distracted by scolding Tsunade, Kaguya lost her grip and fell to the ground.
Hmph!
Rubbing her back, Kaguya coldly glanced at Tsunade and then flew up to follow.
Didn't you see the sharp look in his eyes?
Others might not know, but Kaguya knew that he could activate the Byakugan without the veins bulging, so he must have seen something ahead.
And she was right.
When Tsunade and Ushiuma Jonin followed Patriarch Hitoshi, they saw him standing in front of a group.
From the direction, it was clear that he had rushed forward to block their path.
Swish, swish, swish!
They couldn't let the Patriarch fight alone.
Seeing the situation, they quickly took their positions.
Both sides faced off.
No one spoke first, but the tension was palpable, ready to explode at any moment.
Tsunade checked the number of enemies and became serious.
Perhaps feeling threatened, Brahi had called for more squads to be cautious.
So now, the situation was reversed from what Hyuga Hitoshi had planned for his clan, becoming a five-on-one against them.
"One, two, three, four... is that all?"
Hyuga Hitoshi's sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, suddenly feeling uninterested.
He thought there would be more reinforcements, so he used the Byakugan to prepare for his first battle.
But it seemed the enemy underestimated the Hyuga clan, sending only weaklings.
None of the strong opponents he had seen in the original story were here.
Thinking about it, Hyuga Hitoshi tilted his head, using his eyes to scan the leader, trying to read his thoughts.
But unfortunately, all he saw was their death.
Capture a live one for questioning?
Well, they've already reached the doorstep, so capturing prisoners for information doesn't seem very useful.
"What a pity, it's a bit unfortunate for you."
Hitoshi sighed slightly, rubbing his fist.
He never liked wasting words with extras, especially since they were all destined to die, so there was no need to hold back.
"Go!"
Burashi didn't know what Hyuga Hitoshi was regretting. He didn't think they would lose this fight with more people against fewer. He gestured, and a simple tactic was instantly set up. The underlings beside him pounced like wild dogs, and in the blink of an eye, a huge fist was in front of Hyuga Hitoshi's face.
A skirmish officially began.
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