Generally speaking, big countries will choose the battlefield in a small country.
Just like Second Great Ninja War, the battle zone of Misa is controlled within the territory of Land of Rivers from beginning to end.
But this time it was slightly different.
The two defeats allowed Sunagakure to learn a lot of lessons. Since Konoha would never be his opponent, why not choose the location of the battle in an environment that is favorable to him?
Just like in the forest, Konoha is uniquely endowed; on the ocean, Kirigakure has the advantage; and among Desert, Sunagakure's combat ability is naturally much better than that of other villages.
Moreover, the closer to Land of Wind, the longer the supply line of Konoha will be. In this way, whether it is sending ninjas to sneak attack or Konoha itself replenishing, the difficulty coefficient is not as simple as x2.
As for why Konoha allowed Sunagakure to choose the battlefield instead of choosing to waste time and wait for them to enter Land of Rivers...
Of course Konoha wanted to, after all, that's what Second Great Ninja War did, but unfortunately, it didn't work this time.
This war is a siege by the four major powers, which means that once it is dragged out, Konoha will be attacked from both sides.
As mentioned before, Konoha needs to concentrate superior forces to quickly defeat the enemy.
Therefore, from a strategic level, Konoha must first win Hidden Sand Village before they are qualified to continue dealing with the other three countries. It is impossible for them to stay in Land of Rivers and engage in a stalemate with Hidden Sand Village hundreds of miles away.
In this case, Hidden Sand Village naturally has the final say as to where to choose the combat zone.
There is no doubt that Third Kazekage's strategy was successful. At least such a hot and bad environment did bring a lot of problems to Konoha Ninja.
After three days of traveling, Chen and the ninja troops led by Jiraiya finally arrived at Base where Konoha established the Land of Wind border.
"Go directly to the main tent in the center of the camp. Orochimaru has sent the information, and a combat meeting is now being held."
After walking into the gate of the camp, Jiraiya walked directly to the center of the camp without any intention of wasting time.
"Let's go." Chen said to Mikoto beside him, and then walked towards the central tent.
Mikoto hesitated a little and wanted to reject Chen's proposal, but after hesitating for a moment, he followed Chen and walked into the tent.
In addition to Orochimaru, there were already many Jonin in the tent. When the three of them walked into the tent, no one looked back at them. It seemed that the meeting was at a critical moment.
The three of them found a corner quietly and waited for the entire meeting to end.
Soon after, the meeting for ordinary Jonin ended. After assigning tasks to everyone, Chen, Jiraiya, and Mikoto who followed, stayed.
Of course Mikoto can be considered an ordinary Jonin, but in terms of her identity, she is destined to be more than ordinary. After all, she is also a disciple of Orochimaru.
"Chen, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have become stronger again." After staring quietly for a while, Orochimaru said softly.
Although he has not met Jūgo yet, he already knows about Ryūchi Cave Sage Art from Chen.
However, he did not pay attention to it. After all, he had never seen Sage Mode and could not understand how miraculous this power was.
It's like Uncle Snake has been in Konoha for many years, but he never paid attention to Sharingan until he met a five-year-old shota.
Of course, Orochimaru, who has now seen the power of Mangekyo Sharingan, has also begun to be attracted to Sharingan.
He wanted to direct Mist War more than Land of Wind. After all, most Uchiha Ninja were there. If one of them died, Uncle Snake was very distressed.
If they all died... he would definitely have an explosive state of mind, even more sad than Uchiha Chen, the man who could become the clan leader.
Compared with his two disciples, good gay friends Jiraiya and Orochimaru, whom he had not seen for several years, were much colder. This made Jiraiya, who still wanted a warm hug, feel a little resentful.
However, he could write Orochimaru in the novel. When he thought of this, his mood improved again.
"As for the operation of the camp, the documents on the table have been written very clearly. Jiraiya, take a look at it when you have time. If I need to go out on a mission, you can also take care of it."
Currently, the highest commander in the entire camp is Orochimaru. Of course, his adjutant Jiraiya can also be counted. In addition, the highest combat effectiveness is Konoha's White Fang and Uchiha Chen.
But Sakumo is not good at dealing with such chores, so Orochimaru did not consider him in the commander's list at all. Compared with Sakumo who likes to fight, Jiraiya is undoubtedly more understanding of the world.
"Okay."
Jiraiya nodded, wars are becoming more frequent now, and a commander will always encounter various situations.
One person's strength is definitely too busy. You must know that during Second Great Ninja War and Konoha, there were three commanders on the same battlefield.
"Then it's you, Chen."
After explaining what Jiraiya should do, Orochimaru finally turned his attention to Chen and Mikoto who were standing on the other side.
"The village did not put all its strength into the Land of Wind battlefield. There are only a few dozen people in Elite Jonin, and the ordinary Jonin and Chunin, although they are large enough in number, cannot play a decisive role, so..."
Orochimaru called the two of them to the map beside the table, and then pointed to a blank place.
After quickly making three seals, a place marked with a red marker was revealed.
Jiraiya, who was sitting on the other side of the table, didn't even bother to look up.
"Look here."
Orochimaru pointed at the marked place with his finger, and then continued, "Tomorrow, one Surprise Attack Unit of Suna Ninja will pass by this place."
I have prepared the specific information about the mission and target for you. I need you to deal with them before they join Base, the Sand Ninja. "
"The tent that has been prepared should be in the center of the living area."
After Orochimaru finished assigning tasks, Chen and Mikoto walked towards the tent.
The configuration of a camp has always been the same without special circumstances, so according to the memory of Second Great Ninja War, Chen successfully found the accommodation and garrison area of Konoha.
According to Orochimaru, he had entrusted an acquaintance to arrange the tents for the two of them. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party should be waiting for them at the entrance of the accommodation area.
Sure enough, under the increasingly bright moonlight, Chen and Mikoto saw a young ninja with blond hair at the door.
"Minato, long time no see."
Chen walked to the other party's side, and the two hugged each other fiercely.