There's a Problem

At the Konoha border, along the Rain Country front, the confrontation between the two sides had never stopped over the years. Small-scale clashes occurred from time to time, as they repeatedly and dangerously tested each other at the edge of death.

The most common operations were infiltration and intelligence gathering.

The Allied Shinobi Forces had always been imitating and following Konoha's pace of reform, making slight modifications before putting those reforms to use.

This imitation covered every aspect: Ninjutsu, technology, people's livelihoods, culture, and even the organization of the shinobi forces.

The most significant difference between the two sides was that the Allied Shinobi Forces focused on large-scale development in mechanical industry, while Konoha concentrated on biological genetic modification technology.

The conflict between north and south had essentially evolved into a clash between mechanical Ninjutsu and biological Ninjutsu.

Late at night, with the moon hanging high, a crimson dragonfly flew past and hovered above the forest canopy. Its insect eyes locked onto a distant target below, and during its routine border patrol, it discovered the enemy.

The night-vision Thermal Imaging footage was transmitted to the rear.

In the stationed camp, the reconnaissance team's ninja wore specially made helmets. While recording, they immediately notified the captain.

"Enemy spotted. Infiltration squad, twelve."

Everyone on the reconnaissance team wore the same kind of helmet. Besides projecting reconnaissance footage inside their minds, its primary function was amplifying and transmitting mental signals.

The Yamanaka Clan's secret technique, the Mind Transmission Technique.

Its purpose was to convey intelligence, and it could also let everyone within a designated range hear the message.

Compared with transmitting messages by radio waves, it was, first, concealed and fast; second, less prone to interference and interruption; and third, cheap to produce.

With the help of the special helmets, the Yamanaka Clan's