Don't Underestimate My Information Network

After tying up the two Iwagakure Chunin, ensuring they couldn't commit suicide, Qing Ye then slapped them twice to wake them up.

The young Iwagakure ninja suddenly awoke and, just as he tried to struggle, found himself tightly bound. His two teammates were beside him, one dead and one alive.

"...Captain!"

Damn it!

Is he still in a genjutsu?

Qing Ye slapped the young Iwagakure ninja on the forehead, smiling broadly. "Wake up, wake up. Your captain is indeed dead. Do you want to crawl over and take a look?"

"...Just kill me."

The young Iwagakure ninja's face was filled with sorrow.

"You're not a female knight, don't try that."

"?"

What is this person talking about?

"It's useless for you to capture us. Don't expect to get any information from us," the middle-aged Iwagakure ninja said with a resolute expression.

"Good, good, good. Truly an Iwagakure ninja who believes in the Will of Stone."

Qing Ye nodded in praise, then kicked the middle-aged Iwagakure ninja's legs, breaking them. Ignoring his pained groans, he gestured to Yūhi Kurenai beside him. "Kurenai, I'll leave them to you. Take them aside for genjutsu interrogation."

Yūhi Kurenai was about to nod when she suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion, "Qing Ye, can't you use your Sharingan to genjutsu interrogate them too?"

The efficiency should be much higher than hers.

The accursed Sharingan was truly the strictest father to all genjutsu users.

Yūhi Kurenai had heard her father complaining about the Uchiha clan at home countless times since she was young.

"Kurenai, you handle the interrogation. I have a lot to do and need to focus my energy on combat," Qing Ye gave a casual reason.

He was still paying off his Chakra loan!

His daily usable Chakra limit was only one card. Not a lot, not a little, it was best to use it sparingly.

"Think about it, if there's another enemy squad rushing this way, wouldn't it be better for me to conserve my energy as much as possible?"

Yūhi Kurenai suddenly understood. "As expected, Qing Ye, you're always so thoughtful."

Watching Yūhi Kurenai drag the middle-aged Iwagakure ninja some distance away and begin interrogating him, Hyuga Himon spoke softly.

"I guess, Qing Ye, you specifically wanted to give Kurenai a chance to prove herself, right?"

"?"

What was this about?

"Don't pretend," Hyuga Himon said as if he had seen through everything. "My role in our squad is mainly reconnaissance, and that role is irreplaceable."

As for his Gentle Fist's close-combat ability, compared to Qing Ye's combat power, it was practically negligible.

Yūhi Kurenai's positioning was rather awkward!

Her greatest strength was her family's genjutsu, which happened to be Qing Ye's specialty as an Uchiha.

This made Yūhi Kurenai's role in the squad unclear. If it continued for a long time, she might start doubting herself, which would then affect the cooperation among team members.

Hyuga Himon confidently stated his reasoning, "Qing Ye, you must have seen this and deliberately gave Kurenai a chance to perform."

"..."

"How is it, am I right?"

Qing Ye couldn't help but pat Hyuga Himon's shoulder and exclaim, "Himon, you're truly a genius!"

He had clearly just wanted to slack off and save some Chakra.

He never expected it to be explained like this.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Kurenai," Hyuga Himon added.

Although Qing Ye's intentions were good, he didn't know how Kurenai would react if she knew she was being deliberately taken care of.

Qing Ye was even more speechless, only patting Himon's shoulder with a look of emotion.

Not long after, Yūhi Kurenai's interrogation ended.

She brought the middle-aged Iwagakure ninja back, then dragged the young Iwagakure ninja away to interrogate, following Qing Ye's suggestion that this would allow them to cross-reference each other's stories.

"Both of them said the same thing."

Yūhi Kurenai summarized the intelligence she had just obtained, her expression grave.

According to these two, the Iwagakure ninja in front of them within the Land of Grass already numbered over 1500, and reinforcements might still be sent.

The highest commander was the son of the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki of Both Scales, Kitsuchi.

As Yūhi Kurenai spoke, she unfolded the map in her hand. "I've marked the ninja strongholds and supply depots they mentioned on the map."

On the map of the Land of Grass, a large river flowed in from the Land of Takigakure, traversed the entire Land of Grass, and then flowed south into the Land of Rain.

Kannabi Bridge lies over this great river, less than a hundred miles from the border of the Land of Grass.

At this distance, it would only take ninjas about half an hour to travel. However, considering the Iwagakure ninja outposts along the way, and possibly even Kusagakure ninja, they certainly couldn't travel at full speed.

He didn't know when the Battle of Kannabi Bridge actually took place.

"Can we really win this?" Yūhi Kurenai couldn't help but feel a bit pessimistic.

Hyuga Himon felt the same way. "More than half a year ago, at the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, the village put in a great deal of effort just to push Sunagakure out of the heartland of the Land of Fire, but the war with Sunagakure isn't over yet."

The Third Shinobi World War had already entered its third year, yet there was no sign of it ending.

Could Konoha really win the war?

"We definitely can't win with just our side. No matter how much of a genius Shikaku Nara is, he can't repel the Iwagakure army with just the few people we have here," Qingye shook his head.

"Then what should we do? Huh, Qingye, are you saying we'll have reinforcements?" Yūhi Kurenai's eyes suddenly lit up.

Hyuga Himon: "But, does the village have any spare ninja to send to the battlefield?"

These past few years, students from the Ninja Academy had been graduating at age nine and sent straight to the battlefield.

"Let's see if the other battlefields yield results first."

Qingye pointed at the map. "Our war with Sunagakure is currently going smoothly. We've already pushed the front line back into the Land of Rivers, so that's likely where we'll see results first. Furthermore, Sunagakure is also fighting Iwagakure in the Land of Rain, which is also advantageous for us."

"Additionally, on the Land of Lightning front, that Yellow Flash has recently repelled attacks led by the Kumogakure AB Combo twice in a row. The Kumogakure offensive likely won't continue much longer."

Hearing the thunderous title of Yellow Flash, Hyuga Himon's confidence grew. "If Lord Minato comes over, the situation will definitely turn around!"

Minato Namikaze was arguably the most morale-boosting name for Konoha since the Third Shinobi World War!

Yūhi Kurenai tilted her head, slightly confused. "By the way, Qingye, where did you get such detailed information?"

The situation on the Sunagakure and Kumogakure battlefronts, even the details about the Yellow Flash – where did he learn all this?

The three of them in their squad were practically inseparable these days, except for when they slept at night.

They hadn't seen Qingye go anywhere alone.

"Heh, don't underestimate my intelligence network," Qingye said with a chuckle.

If he didn't understand the overall situation of the ninja world war, how could he have been so reckless these past two and a half years?

As soon as Minato Namikaze left the Kumogakure battlefield, he would likely head to the Iwagakure battlefield to blow up the bridge. This was something he absolutely had to pay close attention to!