Attack

After adjusting their condition and cleaning up the traces of the corpses, the Konoha team set off again to hunt down their target.

Looking down from the air, you would see that the two squadrons were not running around randomly, but rather converging towards the center from the south and north. Although they did not cover all of Sunagakure's controlled areas, they were still able to eliminate a considerable number of enemies.

Half an hour later, the two teams, having achieved remarkable results, met at the agreed location and began the next phase of their attack plan.

"Captain Shuichi, we've taken Jonin teams, Chunin team..."

After listening to Nara Shikaku's report, Shuichi felt that the attack on Sunagakure was already more than half successful. He believed that victory was likely to follow, the only difference being whether it would be a small or large victory, and how many enemy soldiers would be able to escape.

"We're in a similar situation here. The first phase of the mission is progressing smoothly. Now, let's begin the second phase of the operation..."

If we consider the troop classifications for the future Fourth Great Ninja War, Shuichi and Nara Shikaku belong to Konoha's surprise attack force. They are relatively few in number but very powerful, making them suitable for raiding the enemy in the early stages while gathering intelligence.

A large number of Konoha's reinforcements are now in position at the front lines, and they will directly attack Sunagakure's territory when the time comes.

The essence of their tactics is to flexibly allocate troops to gain local advantages, that is, to concentrate forces to defeat the separated enemies one by one. This is also the core idea of their operations.

Shuichi first asked everyone to report on their individual conditions and found that their overall consumption was not high and they still had strong combat power to continue fighting.

"We have quite a few enemy Signal flare." He took out two small, differently colored cylinders from his person. "According to the Sunagakure's plan, each captain carries two of these two types of Signal flare, for a total of four. You must have all noticed them when we were clearing out the enemy corpses earlier."

"When they encounter one team of Konoha Ninja, they will use this blue one; if they encounter two teams, they will use two."

"If more than 10 Jonin are detected, the red Signal flare will be used; for larger-scale operations, two flares will be used simultaneously."

"Now, I need Senior Yan's cooperation in my operation..."

Hyuga Homura is the second Byakugan in the surprise attack team. He is around 30 years old and at the peak of his ninja career. His reconnaissance range is wider than Akiha's, and his chakra reserves are also much higher.

After agreeing on the battle plan, all the Konoha Ninja began to move out.

Shuichi created a Shadow Clone to follow Hyuga Homura, while his main body continued leading the group westward. Nara Shikaku chose to head towards the northwest.

Everyone quickly dispersed to carry out their mission. The Shadow Clone and Hyuga Homura were already carrying a sufficient number of Signal flare, ready to coordinate with the main force of Konoha's offensive.

At this time, a large number of Konoha Ninja had gathered at the edge of the Sunagakure front line, waiting for the right moment to launch their attack.

Under the cover of Hyuga Homura En's Byakugan, Shuichi's Shadow Clone and he ran separately to a spot not far from the Sunagakure front, where they took up positions and began to wait for their opportunity.

"Time's up, start the countdown!" The Shadow Clone began counting down 3 minutes in his mind. It was time for the Konoha combat forces to launch their attack. A total of 3 forces were heading straight for the Sunagakure- controlled area, and it was estimated that the two sides would soon clash.

Three minutes passed, and there was still no signal on the battlefield. Shuichi felt that his side was very lucky, because this meant that Sunagakure had not yet noticed anything unusual.

"Whoosh... BOOM!"

The Shadow Clone held a meeting and launched the first blue Signal flare, then immediately ran in the next direction, and launched the second one after a while.

At the same time, Hyuga Homura also completed the same operation at another location, and then sent a Shadow Clone to the next location, while he himself began to return to Nara Shikaku's team.

On the northern battlefield of the Land of Rivers, many Sunagakure saw the Signal flare.

"Blue signal detected at 4 o'clock; preliminary assessment suggests someone encountered a Konoha reconnaissance team."

Multiple teams began to move out of the way. Some started to flank the enemy to intercept their retreat, while others chose a more cautious approach, first finding nearby friendly forces and planning to gather a large squad before rushing to provide support.

But soon after, two more blue Signal flare flares rose into the sky, which made many Sunagakure realize something was amiss. "Why did Konoha only send a small number of people in, and why were they all discovered at such a coincidence?"

"Eishi, something's not right. Could it be that Konoha released this after they wiped out the village? Was their purpose to lure us to their aid?" A Sunagakure, who was traveling with eight companions around him, couldn't help but ask the leader ahead.

Eishi was the strongest among them, so he naturally took command of the mixed force, and he was the first to notice the abnormality of the Signal flare.

"Stop!" He immediately stood up and waved, and several Sunagakure behind him also stopped. "Sensory Ninja, move out immediately and scout out our surroundings to see if it's safe."

"Yes!" The two Sunagakure closed their eyes and Hand Seals on the spot. Not long after, one of them broke out in a cold sweat. "It's bad, Captain Eishi! A large amount of chakra is rushing towards us from the 3 o'clock direction. I estimate there are more than 10 people."

"Multiple streams of chakra were detected at 8 o'clock and 11 o'clock!" another person shouted instantly. "They're moving very fast, and their target is here too. We're surrounded!"

"What? Konoha has launched a large-scale invasion? Damn it!" Eishi said through gritted teeth.

All the team members present looked extremely solemn. "We'll turn and break through. If we encounter the enemy and they unleash their full power, don't linger in battle."

After saying that, he took out two red Signal flare flares and fired them into the sky, then led his team to break through the encirclement.

Two piercing sounds reached the ears of all the Sunagakure, one near and one far. When they saw two plumes of red smoke in the sky, everyone's expression changed drastically.

After seeing the red signal, Shuichi's Shadow Clone estimated the time and found that it was within his prediction.

The second phase of the raiding force's mission is to coordinate with the main force's frontal attack.

After discovering the defensive strategies of Sunagakure, he devised a complete offensive plan.

The yellow Signal flare were fired to disrupt Sunagakure's judgment and lure the enemy onto Konoha's attack route.

No matter how many enemies arrive, Konoha Ninja will have a numerical advantage in a short-term engagement because the speed of reinforcements varies, and ninjas are too mobile to be perfectly synchronized.

The Konoha forces that charge in directly only need to kill anyone they see, seize the opportunity to crush the enemy before they can establish a firm foothold, and then their advantage will snowball.

The appearance of the red signal indicates that someone has discovered Konoha's full-scale invasion. Therefore, Shuichi needs to further disrupt the enemy and throw the Sunagakure Village, which is about to fight Konoha, off balance.

Before long, the Shadow Clone took out two red Signal flare flares and fired them in quick succession. On the other side Hyuga Homura did the same thing. After firing one, the two ran to the next location until they had used up all the red Signal flare they had.