The Five-Person Surprise Attack Unit

"Why? All wars are a continuation of politics, and politics, in the end, is naturally about interests," Orochimaru said.

Shiyu nodded in affirmation, "Your analysis of the war is very insightful. So, why did Sunagakure invade the Land of Rivers? It was simply to obtain land. Another reason is that the Land of Rivers is backed by the Land of Fire, and the land resources of the Land of Fire are even more coveted by Sunagakure."

"Therefore, by conquering the Land of Rivers and achieving this goal, we can then use the Land of Rivers to attack the Land of Fire."

Orochimaru immediately said, "You're right, and I completely agree, but how can you be so sure that Sunagakure won't invade Konoha anytime soon?"

"And why don't you dare to take the initiative?" Shiyu immediately retorted.

"I am Orochimaru, Konoha Sannin. Countless Konoha Ninja have lives behind me. Moreover, as the main force, if we rashly launch an attack, and the other three kingdoms take advantage of the situation, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Orochimaru is extremely cautious. Since he took charge of the western front, he has never made a single mistake. Given the opportunity, he will also launch a very insidious sneak attack on the enemy.

Shiyu's assessment of Orochimaru was. "As steady as a rock, he'll give the enemy a real headache."

Shiyu immediately retorted, "That's precisely why Sunagakure is even less likely to rashly start a war with Konoha."

"While we in Konoha are fighting, we must also be wary of sneak attacks from other ninja villages. Although Sunagakure has attacked the Land of Rivers, they are probably facing considerable pressure as well. Sunagakure has many countries to guard against, such as Iwagakure in the north, and Amegakure, which is friendly with Konoha in the northeast, etc."

"You mean... Sunagakure is testing Konoha's moves?" Orochimaru easily understood Shiyu's meaning.

Shiyu nodded and said, "The advisors of Sunagakure should be very familiar with Lord Orochimaru's mindset. Perhaps they had already guessed that you would hold out in the forests of the Land of Fire before occupying the Land of Rivers."

Orochimaru seemed to have been persuaded by Shiyu, and after a moment of silence, he asked.

"So what do you want to do? Take the initiative and attack? Repel Sunagakure as quickly as possible, regardless of the cost?" Orochimaru asked.

Shiyu shook her head again.

"Although I don't know why the Sunagakure would invade the Land of Rivers, since they're here, we might as well make sure they don't leave."

"Looks like you really have something going for you, you're an ambitious person! I like that!" Orochimaru seemed to acknowledge Shiyu.

Shiyu ignored Orochimaru's disdainful remark. "Repel them? They'll come back sooner or later. This time, we'll teach these Sunagakure ninja a lesson: Konoha cannot be invaded."

Next Shiyu began its strategic deployment.

"First, dispatch an elite Konoha ninja unit to the canyon in the Land of Rivers to plant Explosive Tag within it. Then, bypass the canyon and ambush the Sunagakure forces from behind."

"We will send an advance force as a decoy to lure the enemy into the valley of the Land of Rivers."

"When the time comes, detonate the Explosive Tag, and the main force, along with the ambushers positioned in front and behind, will launch a pincer attack, completely annihilating this Sunagakure force."

Shiyu's plan drew praise from everyone, but Hizashi noticed a problem and immediately pointed it out.

"If there are sensory-type ninjas or advance teams in Sunagakure, will our deployment be effective? Won't it be detected immediately?"

"Therefore, we need to mislead them into thinking they've discovered us first! Let them all enter the canyon without suspicion, and that will be our moment to ambush them! When they arrogantly attack our men who are lying in ambush, they'll realize how wrong they were."

Shiyu's plan was flawless. First, he deliberately revealed his weakness to make Sunagakure believe that Konoha had ambushed them. Then, he gave Sunagakure another chance to launch a surprise attack on Konoha Ninja. After that, he used Explosive Tag to attack Sunagakure, while his main force faced Sunagakure head-on. When they retreated, the ambush behind them would wipe out all of Sunagakure's forces.

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise, "This is a good plan, but there's one problem. Oh well, it's not really a problem."

"Doing this will inevitably sacrifice some ninjas, meaning those who lure the enemy are the bait," Orochimaru said calmly.

"So... someone has to sacrifice themselves?" Kurenai understood the problem. As a peace-loving person, she naturally hoped that no one in her family would be sacrificed.

"War inevitably involves sacrifice. So why don't I be the bait?" Kakashi Nao thought of his uncle White Fang's death.

"Isn't there any other way?" Hizashi knew that Shiyu's plan wouldn't leave him such a big loophole.

"Naive young people. Who says that luring the enemy must result in death?" Kakuzu has experienced so many years of hardship that he has naturally become indifferent to many things.

"As long as we counter-kill them at the crucial moment, that's all that matters." Kakuzu's words also revealed a mysterious confidence.

Orochimaru immediately stopped, looking incredulous, and said, "I... I remember now. You wouldn't happen to be Kakuzu, the number one assassin on the underground gold exchange's leaderboard, Kakuzu?!"

"Why are you here?!" Orochimaru's hands transformed into many snakes, which wrapped Kakuzu's body.

"So you know my name, Orochimaru. Relax. I'm his employee now. Otherwise, I would have already turned Sannin head into cash." Kakuzu said calmly, showing no fear of Orochimaru.

Shiyu also said, "Let's stop here. We're not here to argue. Leave the decoy to me!"

"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Shiyu then split into nearly a hundred versions of himself, and then used the Transformation Technique to transform his Shadow Clone into the appearances of Orochimaru's ninjas.

"That way, even sensory ninjas won't be able to tell. I'll leave some clues so the advance team can spot me and walk right into our encirclement." Shiyu's maneuver once again drew gasps of amazement from everyone.

Orochimaru nodded, showing considerable approval of Shiyu's abilities.

Orochimaru then carried out Shiyu's plan thoroughly, Orochimaru then asked...

"You've already planned what we're going to do, so what about you?" Orochimaru asked.

Shiyu smiled and said, "Didn't I say we were going to teach Sunagakure a big lesson?"

"Our Team Seven squad will launch a Surprise Attack Unit attack on the Sunagakure frontline headquarters!" Shiyu said firmly.

Everyone was shocked.

"A ninja squad?! Attacking the enemy's headquarters?! This can't be real, right?!"

"The main force of the Sunagakure? How many ninjas will there be? Five thousand? Or ten thousand!?"