Mikayo Returns to Earth, The Battle Situation, Countermeasures

In Konoha, talking about "comrades" and "bonds" is the right thing to do, so Uchiha Kin's first sentence immediately silenced them.

Then he quickly explained, telling the three that it was optional, and that solved the problem instantly.

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After all, once the "problem" that had caused them to break down was no longer a "problem," they had nothing left to break down about.

The patients and medical staff were all astonished. "This, this is solved?" They all looked at Uchiha Kin with admiration. "Lord Kin is truly amazing. He actually solved the trouble in just a few words and made them quiet down."

"Alright, then that's settled. Let them think about it carefully..." Uchiha Kin said, and then left the tent.

A group of medical staff also filed out, and the tent instantly became quiet. After a while, someone finally said, "Lord Kin's words are as decisive as the Hokage's words. He's truly amazing."

On the other side, Uchiha Kin, who had just left the tent, was questioned by Yakushi Nonō, Jasmine, and Golden Chrysanthemum. "Kin, how did you do it?" "Captain, you quieted them down in just a few words, but we couldn't even after trying for a long time!"

"Do you know what the most important thing is when trying to persuade someone?" Uchiha Kin stopped and asked them a question.

"What?" Golden Chrysanthemum asked.

"If you want someone to listen to you, the most important thing is that they do listen. So, your first sentence cannot be an explanation, but rather to make them quiet and willing to listen. Then, your second sentence must not be nonsense.

"You must provide the most direct and clear explanation immediately. If they are willing to listen and they do listen, then everything is fine?" Uchiha Kin explained.

Uzumaki Mikayo returned to the underground cave from outside, and her companion immediately asked, "How's the situation?"

Uzumaki Mikayo smiled and said, "We can leave now. Your body, after resting, should be able to move without issue. There are only a few routine patrols left, which we can easily avoid." After speaking, she shouldered Hyuga Ken's corpse and left the cave first.

Her teammate followed behind, carefully treading in Uzumaki Mikayo's footsteps. After leaving this forest, they made a wide detour and returned to the Rock Ninja camp.

"Password!" The two were stopped at a checkpoint. After giving the password, the guard's expression softened. "It's great that you're back. I thought you had died. This is... a corpse from the Hyuga Clan?"

He couldn't help but raise his voice—in the ninja world, a "corpse" itself was extremely valuable intelligence.

Some ninja would destroy their own bodies upon death. The means of destruction were not limited to sealing jutsu, ninjutsu, poisons, etc.

Some... would be collected by recovery units. The number of ninja who died in battle and the number of bodies recovered in a ninja village were all accounted for. Especially for clans like the Hyuga, with their bloodline limits, they placed even more importance on corpses.

The consequences of an enemy obtaining a corpse were more than just the leakage of some information. The key was whether someone could use genetic means to cultivate a group of ninja similar to themselves, but belonging to an enemy faction.

And Uzumaki Mikayo had fortunately obtained a corpse.

"Yes, it's a corpse from a Hyuga branch family—we need to report this quickly." Carrying the corpse, the two directly met the Tsuchikage.

With the words "Hyuga corpse" paving the way, they had unimpeded access. Upon seeing the corpse, the Tsuchikage could no longer maintain his elevated position and directly landed on the ground to examine it closely. "It's a Hyuga's, the body still has activity, this is simply marvelous."

His eyes were filled with obsession, as if the corpse were a young maiden, captivating. "We Rock Ninja will also possess the Byakugan."

Compared to the Sharingan, the Byakugan held greater strategic significance. Its vast field of vision and extremely long sight could maximize the advantage of "intelligence." A unit equipped with the Byakugan could complete extremely complex battlefield maneuvers.

It could turn the "scalpel-like" tactical model from theory into reality, allowing the large armies of the Rock Ninja to exert ten times their energy.

The original sluggishness and slowness caused by the difficulty of relaying orders in a timely manner would cease to exist. The Byakugan's vision could see orders from much farther away.

The Tsuchikage's mind was already envisioning how to "command"...

However, the Tsuchikage was still the Tsuchikage and quickly regained his composure. He asked Uzumaki Mikayo and her teammate about their encounter.

Then he let the two go to rest, while he personally took the corpse, left guards behind, made external deployments, and secretly returned to the village. He handed the corpse over to the relevant organizations with two objectives.

First, "intelligence"—to squeeze every last bit of information from Hyuga Ken's brain.

Second, the Byakugan—the short-term goal was to cultivate the Byakugan through directed embryonic stem cell research, and the long-term goal was cloning. To create duplicates of the Hyuga clan. A group of researchers was also excited. "The Hyuga, they're a Byakugan clan." The Tsuchikage said, "Everyone, please do your best. The future of our Stone Village rests entirely on your shoulders." He then left.

When the Tsuchikage returned to the front lines again, under his deceptive deployment, the Rock Ninja had successfully penetrated dozens of miles into the Land of Fire's mainland.

Using the offensive to cover up the fact that "the army was without a commander," they unexpectedly exposed Konoha's outward strength concealing inner weakness.

The Tsuchikage himself was somewhat bewildered...

"Lord Tsuchikage, after our forces attacked, we discovered that Konoha had dispatched the majority of its forces to Kibagakure Mountain.

"The Sand Ninja have already reached Konoha's doorstep. If this continues, Konoha might be taken down. Should we...?" A staff officer made a stabbing motion, implying they should give the Sand Village another decisive blow.

The Tsuchikage pondered, "So, they have always been using this strategy? A feint to keep us here, and first deal with the most dangerous enemy."

He only thought for a very short time before making a decision. "No, we will ignore the Sand Ninja. We will continue our attack!"

Facing the Rock Ninja's unreasonable brute force, Minato Namikaze realized the seriousness of the situation. He sent for the High Ninja to be summoned. Uchiha Kin, as a Medical Ninja, was a special High Ninja and was included. Yakushi Nonō was also present.

The two of them were the only chief physicians in the hospital at the moment. The only two High Ninja. Their being summoned to the meeting indicated the gravity of the current crisis!

"Everyone, the current situation is dire. We can only take a risky gamble." Minato Namikaze looked at everyone and revealed his plan—

"Our plan is divided into two parts. The first part is to intercept the main force of the Rock Ninja, delay their offensive, and put up a show of full resistance.

"The second part, the Minato squad will act secretly to destroy the Rock Ninja's lifeline—Kannagi Bridge! Once this supply line is cut, the Rock Ninja will inevitably retreat."