Chapter 24: Preliminary Battlefield
It is not to say that Konoha and Kumogakure can only fight in the area of Yu-no-Kuni.
If they must clash.
Whether it is Konoha or Kumogakure, they can completely bypass this piece of land and go straight into each other's hinterland. However, the unspoken rule between the five major ninja villages is to place the battlefield in these small countries. Unless there is an overwhelming advantage, the war will not be easily spread to each other's territory, which can be regarded as retaining a certain amount of room for maneuver. Secondly, because the front-line strongholds have not been completely eradicated, the troops that can go deep into them are almost all small-scale elite combat troops, such as the AB brothers in the Third World War, that is, the assault team led by the current Fourth Raikage Ai and Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki Killer Bee.
A large army can't sneak into the heart of the Land of Fire without being detected by Konoha's defenses. This war is different from the three previous Ninja World Wars. After all, it is just a test by the Fourth Raikage Ai. Although the Nine-Tails Rebellion is known to the world and the Fourth Hokage was killed in the war, how much loss has Konoha suffered?
It is still unknown.
It is not easy.
The Fourth Raikage Ai cannot invest too much strength.
In addition, the Third Ninja World War has only ended for more than a year and a half.
The major ninja villages were originally still in the stage of licking their wounds.
The Hidden Cloud Village is better. There were no large-scale casualties in the three wars, but the loss of some high-end combat forces headed by the Third Raikage still hurt the vitality of the Hidden Cloud Village. Therefore, even the Fourth Raikage Ai, who has a bad temper, has to act cautiously and increase the weight in the border area little by little.
Just want to test the bottom line of Konoha.
Once the fourth generation Raikage Ai sees the weakness of Konoha.
This violent shadow will start a war without hesitation!
Therefore, the battle for the strongholds set up by the two ninja villages in the area of the Kingdom of Hot Springs is crucial. Nearly half of the support forces sent by the Uchiha clan this time are to be deployed in the strongholds in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Hot Springs.
The remaining half is not assigned to the Kingdom of Hot Springs but only to the logistics strongholds in the border area of the Kingdom of Fire or to the reconnaissance and defense strongholds extending on both sides.
This was also discussed earlier.
However,
After successfully arriving at the northeastern border of the Kingdom of Fire, the troops were about to be divided and penetrated the hinterland of the Kingdom of Hot Springs.
A small accident still happened.
"What did you say? Suzaku-kun! I don't understand what you mean. Why do you suddenly send more people from our Uchiha clan to this base? This is completely different from what was agreed upon at the beginning!"
Stationed in the supply camp.
As the leader of the Uchiha this time.
Also, a very experienced member of the clan, Uchiha Chihiro, who is over thirty years old, looked at Nara Suzaku in front of him with a puzzled look on his face and a fit of deep anger and asked in a deep voice!
Can be trusted by Fugaku and many elders.
Arranged as the leader of the Uchiha expedition this time.
Uchiha Chihiro's personality is very calm type.
Will not get angry easily, and will not make hasty decisions because of subjective emotions.
He also has the strong personal strength of a senior ninja.
It can be said that he is one of the most reliable clan members in Fugaku's generation.
Several people are as strong as Chihiro, or even stronger than Chihiro, but there are very few who are more reliable than Chihiro.
But even this is Uchiha Chihiro.
When he suddenly heard Nara Suzaku, the coordinator, said that the Uchiha clan needed to dispatch more than two-thirds of its personnel to the Kingdom of Hot Spring base, especially some young people who had to reinforce Hot Spring Mountain, the most tragic base, he almost couldn't hold back the emotions deep in his heart at the first moment.
This tone carried a hint of anger.
It can fully prove Uchiha Chihiro's mood at the moment.
Nara Suzaku, who was on the opposite side, said calmly, "This is the order conveyed temporarily by the Hokage, saying that the defense pressure in the Hot Spring Mountain area is too great, and the defense force needs to be strengthened. It is not just your Uchiha clan; our Nara and Aburanozuka have corresponding personnel deployed there. This is just a normal configuration. Chihiro, I think you should not have any objection to this, right?"
Nara Suzaku looked at Uchiha Chihiro in front of him and said with a slightly deep look in his eyes.
As a wise man of the Nara clan.
He is deeply trusted by the third generation of Hokage.
Suzaku is very clear about the current situation of the Uchiha clan in Konoha Village.
Don't say that you look at these issues from the perspective of the overall situation.
Even on a personal level.
Suzaku doesn't like the Uchiha clan very much.
In his opinion, the Uchiha clan only has one advantage, which is that they are strong in individual strength. Their unruly character makes all the ninja clans in Konoha Ninja Village dislike the Uchiha clan. The Nine-Tails Rebellion half a year ago made the hearts of all the ninja clans tense to an extreme degree. If it were not for some objective conclusions drawn from the situation analysis and judgment, they would not think that the Uchiha clan is crazy to that extent, and there are other important factors to consider.
Among these ninja clans.
But many people want to directly eliminate the Uchiha clan.
Nara Suzaku certainly did not reach that level.
But he holds the same view on restricting the Uchiha clan.
This marching plan and the subsequent personnel configuration of the base.
It was under his proposal and arrangement.
It was approved by the third Hokage and implemented.
The Uchiha clan must exist.
This is the basic issue.
But necessary weakening and testing are also what should be done.
Suzaku is very clear about the intentions of his Hokage.
Therefore, he spared no effort in this regard.
After hearing Suzaku's words and seeing the expressions of the leaders of other major ninja clans in the tent, Uchiha Chihiro's expression changed slightly, and then he slowly exhaled a breath and whispered, "I understand, the Uchiha clan will obey the arrangements of the village!"
He wanted to fight for something.
But he also took into account the current situation of the clan.
Especially after Chihiro recalled the instructions of his clan leader before leaving, he still forced himself to suppress the restlessness in his heart.
"Since Chihiro has understood, let's distribute them according to the established plan. Everyone needs to set off this afternoon and arrive at each base before tomorrow morning. The frequency and intensity of the attacks in the Hidden Cloud Village have further increased during this period. We must immediately support our companions on the front line!"
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