--"Fourth Raikage A has led 3,200 elite members of the Kumogakure headquarters to leave Land of Lightning three days ago. Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Blue B is accompanying Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, ten affiliated ninja clans, and more than 40 people who have confirmed Elite Jonin's combat power. They are expected to arrive at the Land of Hot Water border within five days."
Uchiha Jun's eyes paused for a moment on the name "Fourth Raikage A".
Closing the scroll, Uchiha Jun raised his head and looked out the window at the darkening night.
Land of Hot Water...
The news that Third Raikage was captured alive was like a shot in the arm, hitting the fate of the entire Kumogakure.
Kumogakure, whose internal structure is similar to that of a "gangster organization", cannot bear this tone, and as the son of Third Raikage, the new Fourth Raikage A will not give up.
"Jun, what happened?"
A cold voice came from behind.
Uchiha Jun didn't look back, and he could tell who it was from his voice and breath - Uchiha Hikari was standing three steps behind him, and Sharingan, which was covered by contact lenses, was staring at him through the thin night.
"There's going to be a war."
Uchiha Jun handed her the intelligence scroll and said calmly, "Kumogakure and Iwagakure have already mobilized their troops, and it is expected that will be attacked within ten days. At Land of Fire's doorstep, it is estimated that Sarutobi Hiruzen will hold a Jonin meeting in the next two days to recall Jiraiya and Tsunade and allocate battle lines."
"I might go to Land of Hot Water this time."
Uchiha Hikari took the scroll, browsed it quickly, and then returned it to him, his voice as calm as ever. "I will go wherever you go."
Uchiha Jun turned around. Under the moonlight, he saw that Uchiha Hikari's face did not have any unnecessary expression, but deep in the eyes covered by contact lenses, there was a firm light shining.
He grinned. "Okay, let's go to Land of Hot Water. I heard that the hot spring industry there is good, and it's good to go to the hot springs."
Uchiha Hikari nodded, turned and walked towards the shadow by the window, as if the conversation just now was just a daily gossip.
In the next few days, Konoha was filled with a depressing atmosphere before the war.
There are significantly fewer pedestrians on the streets, and shops close earlier.
Occasionally, patrolling ninjas passed by, and their pace was faster than before.
There seems to be an invisible string stretched in the air, which may break at any time.
Uchiha Jun is not idle either.
He spent every day in the experimental base deep inside Forest of Death, discussing with Orochimaru the mass production process of Compound No. 1, daily brushing Abundance Chamber, and the set of puppet structure drawings copied from Abundance Chamber.
Orochimaru's laboratory is more crowded than before. The surrounding shelves are filled with various transparent jars and scrolls, and the air is filled with the faint smell of blood and formalin.
The cooperation between the two is becoming more and more tacit.
--Orochimaru is responsible for the construction and theoretical derivation of the structure of the technique, while Uchiha Jun is responsible for the actual verification and revision of the plan and the development of the direction, relying on the inspiration brought by the information explosion in his past life, as well as his own knowledge reserves and practical experience.
Four days later, in the early morning of the day when Konoha's combat readiness mobilization entered the final countdown, Hokage Building issued a summons order.
All Jonin and clan leaders in the village must arrive at the Hokage Building conference room before six o'clock to attend the pre-war meeting.
When Uchiha Jun arrived, most of the people in the conference room were already seated.
He glanced around the room - the clan leaders of Ino-Shika-Cho Clans were sitting together, talking in a low voice.
Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga were sitting in the corner, closing their eyes and relaxing.
The representative of the Aburame Clan is wearing sunglasses, and his expression cannot be seen; next to the patriarch of the Inuzuka Clan is a huge Ninja Dog, dozing quietly.
As for the Uchiha Clan's seat, it was arranged at the back as always.
Uchiha Jun It doesn't matter Earth Flow sat down in his seat, folded his arms, and glanced at everyone present.
After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked into the conference room from the side door, followed by two consultants, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, as well as several Anbu elites directly under Hokage.
It is worth mentioning that Jiraiya and Tsunade, who had already left the village, also chose to return to the village to participate in the war this time.
Obviously, the scale of Third Shinobi World War 2.0 this time means that these top-level combat forces can no longer be wandering around.
Everyone stood up and did not sit down again until Sarutobi Hiruzen took a seat in the main seat and motioned for everyone to sit down.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't make small talk, he got straight to the point, and his voice carried a majestic and heavy tone that belonged to Hokage.
"Everyone, we have just received urgent information from the front line - Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure. The four ninja villages have launched a full-scale attack on Konoha at the same time."
The moment the words fell, there was a suppressed commotion in the conference room.
Although we have known for a long time that war is inevitable, when the words "war starts on four fronts at the same time" come from Hokage's mouth, this sense of oppression still makes people feel heavy.
Although in the previous wars, Konoha has not encountered situations where he was beaten by the ninja villages of the four major countries one by one.
But there is a clear difference between wheel fighting and group fighting.
Even Konoha, who has a big family and a big business, can't bear the swarm of swarms.
Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then slowly said, "After discussions between Hokage Building and the advisory group, the general commanders of each battlefield are now assigned as follows -"
He paused and glanced at everyone. "Sunagakure front, with Tsunade as the commander-in-chief, and Ino-Shika-Cho Clans and the affiliated ninja clan accompanying them."
"Iwagakure front, with Jiraiya as the general commander, accompanied by the Inuzuka Clan and some Jonin."
"The Kirigakure front is led by Namikaze Minato Jonin as the general commander, and Hyuga Clan, Aburame Clan and Jonin Commander are accompanying them."
When Sarutobi Hiruzen read the name "Namikaze Minato", there was a low discussion in the conference room.
Namikaze Minato?
That young man in his early twenties?
Although he did achieve great fame in this Third Shinobi World War, but to directly serve as the commander-in-chief of a front... is this arrangement too hasty?
Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have anticipated this reaction, and added unhurriedly, "Minato, has mastered the Space–Time Ninjutsu--Flying Raijin Jutsu developed by Master Second Hokage."
"In addition, Kirigakure battlefield has not yet received any landing information from Kirigakure's large-scale troops, and the intensity it faces is far less intense than the other three battlefields. Taking all factors into consideration, Minato is the best candidate."
This short sentence instantly silenced the originally noisy conference room.
Hokage already expressed his support, so what else can he say?
Here you go.
Jonin, who were still a little unconvinced at first, all closed their mouths at this moment, and looked at Namikaze Minato with a hint of awe in their eyes.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Finally, Cloud-nin Frontline - Orochimaru serves as the general commander, Uchiha Clan is the main force, and in cooperation with the direct subordinate Anbu and some Jonin Commander, is responsible for the defense in the direction of Land of Hot Water."
Uchiha Jun raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the name "Orochimaru", but there was not much surprise.
Orochimaru was originally the one among Sannin who had the most military merit and the most seniority.
Sarutobi Hiruzen obviously saw this clearly, so he assigned Uchiha Clan to Orochimaru.
Later in the meeting, Uchiha Jun noticed that Orochimaru's expression was always calm.
But when Sarutobi Hiruzen said the name "Namikaze Minato" and specifically emphasized Flying Raijin Jutsu and Second Hokage, he keenly captured the fleeting complex light in Orochimaru's eyes.
It was a look that was hard to describe - not like jealousy, not like anger.
Uchiha Jun silently withdrew his gaze.
The Hokage dispute between Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato is an unavoidable node in the original work. At this time node, Namikaze Minato's reputation is rising rapidly.
However, Orochimaru is gradually losing the trust of high-level officials and the public because of those experiments and tasks.
Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen is publicly campaigning for Namikaze Minato, it's surprising that Orochimaru feels better.
But it doesn't matter. Now that we are entering version 2.0, it depends on who can accumulate military merits faster and more!
He didn't believe it. With Uchiha Jun's help, how could he return in defeat?
These Fourth Hokage and Orochimaru are settled!
He Uchiha Jun said it!
After the meeting, everyone filed out.
Uchiha Jun did not leave in a hurry, but deliberately stayed at the end. After everyone had gone away, he turned around and walked in the direction of Uchiha Clan Grounds.
But he did not go back to his residence, but went straight to Uchiha Setsuna's mansion.
The battlefield is about to begin, and it's not okay to leave these old guys hiding behind the scenes to cause trouble.
Just think it's for Uchiha's Glory.
For these old guys, use Mangekyo!