"Conceal your intentions, strike swiftly, split your forces to intercept, cut off supplies to force their hand, sacrifice the small to gain the greater, risk your life in a decisive strike, ally with distant powers and attack nearby ones, trap the enemy in a quagmire... Do you understand any of that?"
At the Uchiha Clan Compound, in Uchiha Shin's courtyard, Shin sat cross-legged before a low table, pointing at the map spread across it as he launched into a grandiose lecture.
Uchiha Madara stared blankly at the map, his face vacant, practically wearing the words "I don't understand, but it sounds impressive" across his forehead.
"I figured you wouldn't understand." Having thoroughly bewildered the original story's big bad, Shin smugly took a sip of tea.
Uchiha Madara turned away awkwardly and asked in a low voice, "Put it simply. What does it mean?"
"Simply put, the Hyuga are going to take a hard hit this time. And it's not just the Hyuga—the Senju are going to take a hard hit, too. They'll probably get Kazama Valley back, but the Kaguya Clan is going to be in trouble. That's all."
The two of them now sparred together every few days. When they got tired, they sat down to drink tea and chat. They talked about everything from ninjutsu and Ultimate Techniques to mission systems, Warring States clans, and all kinds of secrets. This time, they had ended up discussing the war against the Hyuga, and the two had argued their points. Uchiha Madara had taken a pretty thorough beating in the debate.
"Why? The Kaguya are quite strong, and their Kekkei Genkai is top-notch. Their people fight like maniacs, especially in battle. How did you figure they'd be in trouble?"
"When two tigers fight, the last thing they want is a