Konoha Truly Was Devious

"Little Xun, I heard Kirigakure has begun launching its war?" The Great Elder approached with a worried look on his face and asked, "Do you need us old fellows to step in?"

Why had they suddenly gone for a decisive battle? It had only been three days. Did Kirigakure not need to investigate the Land of Whirlpools properly? How could they give up halfway? Hadn't they cooperated quite well these past few days? Couldn't they keep it up for a few more days?

If they kept it up for a few more days, the Land of Whirlpools would have nothing to fear!

"What a pity," the Great Elder said regretfully.

Xun Uzumaki looked at the Great Elder, caught between laughter and tears. What kind of situation was this? Did they expect the enemy to stupidly keep sending people over to be killed? If Kirigakure were that foolish, the daimyo of the Land of Water would have moved elsewhere and rebuilt the shinobi village long ago.

"There is something I need your help with." Xun Uzumaki thought for a moment and said, now that Kirigakure's main force had set out again, if they did not raid their rear camp now, then when?

Even if their rear camp had many people...

They were not going to fight them head-on. As long as the supplies were there, that was enough. The monk might run away, but the temple could not! They could just fill in the entire place, couldn't they?

"What mission?" The Clan Elders eagerly rolled up their sleeves. "Who are we blowing up this time?"

"The camp." Xun Uzumaki blinked. "We'll take advantage of their absence to destroy their food and everything else. Let them sleep in the wilderness and go hungry. Then I refuse to believe they'll still be in the mood to fight."

Even if they carried Ration Pills with them, there were so many of them. Even if they ate them all day without getting sick of them, they probably would not last more than a few days.

They were also running low on Molotov Cocktails and Explosive Tags. This time, they would use them in the enemy camp!

In any case, there were too few of those things now. They could not have much effect in a war involving so many people.

"So that's how it is!" The Great Elder came to a sudden realization and said excitedly, "Good, good, that's an excellent idea. Don't worry, we won't leave them even a scrap of cloth."

Xun Uzumaki shook his head. "That won't be necessary. Do your best, but remember to retreat immediately if there's danger."

The Uzumaki Clan was prone to getting excited, then charging in mindlessly. What tactics? What strategies? There were none. They just grabbed their ninjutsu and fought face-to-face! He was afraid that once the Clan Elders got excited, they would get carried away and charge in without thinking. If the losses became too severe, that would be troublesome.

These powerful people were treasures!!!

The more losses they could avoid, the better. Even after the war ended, having a few powerful people in the Land of Whirlpools would bring peace of mind! Otherwise, with certain shameless people eyeing them and no strong protectors nearby, he would always feel uneasy.

"No problem." The Great Elder grinned and narrowed his eyes in a smile. "We'll remember your arrangements."

But that expression makes me very uneasy!

Xun Uzumaki grumbled inwardly. However, seeing that the Great Elder had already gone off to arrange the mission, he said nothing more. He looked at Uzumaki Kai, who had come to stand beside him with a strange expression, and asked doubtfully, "How is it? Have the arrangements been made?"

Uzumaki Kai leaned closer and said in a low voice, "Everything has been arranged. The Senju Clan doesn't know."

Xun Uzumaki nodded in understanding. "Arrange the Senju Clan on the other side. Keep them farther away from us."

In any case, he intended to bring the Senju Clan into the Land of Whirlpools. It was fine to take advantage of them a little; they could consider it a contribution to the nation. Besides, if he had not intervened, Konoha would probably have sold out the entire Senju Clan sooner or later.

Hashirama and Tobirama would probably thank him for it!

"Get ready to head out. Use Shadow Clones directly. Kill whoever you can, and ignore whoever you can't," Xun Uzumaki said.

"Yes!!"

"Remember, our mission is to charge!" Hozuki Gengetsu looked at the assembled shinobi before him and nodded in satisfaction. With shinobi like these, why worry that the Land of Whirlpools would not fall? "Destroy everything in front of you. Do not pay attention to the Land of Whirlpools' schemes."

This was not the Land of Water, so it did not matter if they destroyed it. If he were not worried about being mocked throughout the Shinobi World for bullying the weak with the strong, he would have released a Tailed Beast already. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not use it. After all, every time he released one, it had to be sealed again afterward. It was too troublesome.

Who knew? The Tailed Beast might even hurl a Tailed Beast Ball toward his own side. Killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of his own was far too damned unfair.

"Yes!!"

Hozuki Gengetsu looked at Suikazan Fuguki, the first wielder of Great Sword: Samehada, and said, "You will protect the right flank. Do not let the powerful fighters of the Land of Whirlpools ambush us." He was still worried. Although the Land of Whirlpools did not have many powerful fighters left, who knew what accidents might occur? Having Quasi-Kage-level Suikazan Fuguki protect the force was perfect.

"As for Jinin Akebino, protect the left flank!"

"Yes!!" x2

"This time, we will wipe out the Land of Whirlpools in one stroke!" Hozuki Gengetsu shouted. This had dragged on too long. Kirigakure was about to become a laughingstock.

"Destroy the Land of Whirlpools!!!"

"Do you remember your mission?" Uzumaki Kai looked at several members of the Uzumaki Clan and asked in a low voice. These were the remaining powerful members of Uzushio Village's younger generation. "The real bodies will disguise themselves as Konoha shinobi, while the Shadow Clones will harass the enemy."

"We remember."

The Uzumaki Clan shinobi shouted in response, but one of them raised his hand and asked doubtfully, "Isn't this... not very appropriate? After all, Konoha..."

No matter what, Konoha was the Uzumaki Clan's ally in name!

However, Uzumaki Kai merely smiled indifferently. "We're doing this for Konoha's sake. Otherwise, if they don't come to help, how could they possibly explain themselves?"

So that was it!

All the Uzumaki Clan members nodded in sudden understanding. In that case, they would help Konoha polish its reputation. Anyway, this blame... ah, no! Konoha was their ally, so how could they possibly not come to help?

They were provoking the friendship between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools!

Seeing that everyone understood, Uzumaki Kai nodded in satisfaction. "In that case..."

"Move out!!"

"Yes!!"

"Big Brother, most of the Mist Ninja have set out. Should we act now?" the Second Elder asked the Great Elder.

"It's not time yet." The Great Elder shook his head. "We'll act once the battle begins."

"Do you remember what this operation is about?!"

"Understood!" All the elders looked at the Great Elder and nodded knowingly. Wasn't it just killing people and setting fires? They understood that! The elders who had participated in the fleet-destruction mission were especially excited. They asked, "Big Brother, those bottles this time..."

The Great Elder smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, Little Xun has prepared them all." Then his tone changed as he looked at them seriously. "The main objective is to destroy the camp. Remember, leave immediately if there is danger. Do not forget Prince Xun's mission."

He had better remind his own brothers first! One knew one's own family best. If he did not say something this time, who knew what sort of trouble they might cause? It did not matter if people died; what he feared was ruining Xun's arrangements!

Then it would be too late for regrets.

All the Clan Elders' expressions turned solemn. They nodded and answered seriously, "Yes!!"