"What?"
"Konoha actually made such a choice?"
"Is that Third Hokage out of his mind?"
"No, there must be some conspiracy here, right?"
After Shōji's words fell, not only the pupils of Kitsuchi in the opposite position suddenly shrank, but also Akatsuchi, Yashiro and other Iwagakure Jōnin in the positions below and some other important positions broke out into an uproar.
It's not that Konoha's choice is outrageous. From a general point of view, when a ninja village faces the attack of two powerful enemies, fighting and pulling is indeed the most reasonable choice. But this is how it looks when it comes to Konoha. Why does it feel unreliable? In the past three Shinobi World Wars, has Konoha ever made such a move?
When was there not a direct challenge to the siege of two or even three ninja villages?
The most important point is why did you choose to agree to the conditions of Kumogakure, but choose to forcefully reject them Iwagakure? Are you looking down on them Iwagakure? Anyway, most of the people below think that this is the attitude Konoha High Command wants to show.
At this moment, there was clearly more anger than surprise.
The ninjas of Five Great Shinobi Villages all have their own pride, and so do the Iwagakure Ninjas. They, Iwagakure, were originally the victors of Third Shinobi World War. In the past two years, they have been at the peak of their momentum. How can they tolerate others looking down on themselves? Even Konohagakure, who is still number one with Shinobi World!
"It seems that this is the choice Konoha made. While using conditions to stabilize Kumogakure, at the same time, he concentrated the main force to seek a decisive battle with us Iwagakure and eliminate us in the shortest possible time!"
Kitsuchi narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a slightly low voice.
"Yes, I think so too, Kitsuchi!"
Shōji nodded and continued.
After all, people have their limits. Although Shōji is a fusion of memories from two lives, and the soul in the previous world can be considered a relatively outstanding young man, he is still just a young man after all. In terms of experience, experience, etc., there are still some gaps. Some things can be guessed based on the familiarity with the plot and character of Original Work, but other things are difficult to see through.
The Konoha High Command meeting was held in Hokage Tower. There were layers of security forces inside and there were well-arranged induction barriers. No matter how strong Shōji was, it would be impossible for him to sneak into it and get the information he wanted.
Therefore, in the actions against Konoha, Shōji still made a mistake in judgment. He also felt that Konoha really planned to concentrate its forces to actively seek to fight with them Iwagakure's face-to-face decisive battle, plus he also discovered that Third Hokage seemed to intend to recall Jiraiya and Tsunade, which further confirmed Shōji's judgment.
This is also very consistent with what Konoha did in the previous three times Shinobi World War.
Kitsuchi also made a judgment based on the latter point.
"Then we need to take a stab at it and take a look at Kumogakure's movements? Or should we?"
Akatsuchi in the left position pondered for a while and then asked.
"Both options have pros and cons, but if you ask me, Kitsuchi, I would prefer to take the initiative!"
Shōji also said as Akatsuchi finished speaking, looking at Kitsuchi on the main seat with a solemn look on his face.
"Huh? Why? Shōji?"
To be fair, Kitsuchi personally prefers a more prudent strategy. Since the Konoha side wants to seek a head-on collision with their Iwagakure side, and if a quick victory is required, choosing to avoid war and delay should be the strategy with the lowest risk.
Don't even mention that the risk is too high in a frontal collision between large armies. Once defeated, it is likely to have a chain reaction. Even if our own side wins, it will definitely be a tragic victory. Don't look at the fact that they have an extra Tailed Beast Jinchuriki here, as well as. Kitsuchi and Shōji are two strong Kage Level, but again, even those as powerful as Third Raikage cannot single-handedly change the battlefield pattern where thousands or tens of thousands of ninjas collide.
Shōji It is impossible for the three of them to do this.
If one or two Kage Level strong men could easily determine the outcome of the war, Sunagakure would have been destroyed countless times. In last year's war, the reason why Iwagakure gave up when things were good was because if Sunagakure was really annoyed, they could send out tens of thousands of troops, right? A miserable victory is not a victory.
Especially when there are not only two super ninja villages, Konoha and Iwagakure, above Shinobi World, all strategic choices must be made as carefully as possible. Konoha originally deployed a garrison force of more than 2,000 people in the northwest near the Land of Grass border. Now it has reinforced more than 5,000 people at once, and there seems to be mobilization later!
This Chi Guoguo showed the difference in combat power. Unless the Ninja Village urgently dispatched a group of effective forces to reinforce the front line, otherwise there would be a collision on this scale. Although the Iwagakure side had a high probability of winning because of the presence of Shōji, Kitsuchi, and Han, the losses on their own side would still be heavy.
Including Shōji, Kitsuchi, and Han, there is no guarantee that they can escape unscathed.
This is a risk that is clearly in front of us, and there is no room for Kitsuchi not to consider it carefully.
But since it was Shōji who brought it up, Kitsuchi naturally wanted to listen to it. This is not only because Shōji's status in the village is becoming more and more important now, but also because Because Shōji is the most familiar with the situation, especially in understanding Konoha, which is unmatched by anyone in Iwagakure, his judgment must have his own reason.
"Yes, Kitsuchi. The reason why I say this is because Konoha can afford to delay it, but we Iwagakure may not be able to afford it. We must not think that if the opponent sets up a formation, they will really only choose to collide with us head-on. If we really enter a delaying battle, although Konoha will also have to bear the responsibility The risk is very high, but the same is true for us Iwagakure, and relatively speaking, the price we have to bear may be higher. In terms of some background, it is still difficult for us to compare with it, and Sunagakure seems to be a little dishonest. On the eastern defense line, Kumogakure's control power has not weakened!"
"It is difficult for us to continue to mobilize more troops to support the front line. If Konoha is willing, and spends a little time, he can fully mobilize five to six thousand or even more troops to support the front line. This is far from the limit of Konoha. It is worth Konoha's vigilance now. The only one left is Kumogakure. Once Konoha chooses to boldly go short against Sunagakure on the west side and be vigilant against Kirigakure on the southeast side, we can also bring back more troops. At that time, we Iwagakure will really be in a dilemma!"
Shōji said with a very serious expression.
Konoha is Konoha after all.
Being able to defeat Shinobi World War three times is definitely not luck. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen Hokage did some stupid things during his reign, his achievements cannot be ignored. Even if the top Kage Level figures withered and died one after another, the echelon construction of the middle and low-level forces was done very well.
Not to mention the effective combat power that the major Ninja Clans can provide every year, the number of Genins who graduated from the Ninja Academys alone and put into the active army is seven to eight hundred or more, even if some of them will be sent back again, or after a period of time they cannot accept the ninja career and choose to give up.
But the huge base is still piled up here.
The number of Genin that Konoha can increase every year is far more than any other ninja village. In the most prosperous years, there were even two major ninja villages with as many total. This value accumulated year after year has allowed Konoha to never drop below 20,000 in the number of ninjas in any period. At its peak in a certain year, this value even approached the level of 30,000.
Even if the all-out wars and local disputes in the following years weakened Konoha's power step by step, the foundation is still here.
Not to say too exaggerated words, if the current Konoha is to explode to its ultimate combat power, leaving part of the necessary force to station outside the village, there is a high probability that a large ninja regiment of nearly 20,000 people can be mobilized!
As a former member of Konoha, Shōji is very familiar with this aspect. Of course, there is a premise here, that is, Ninja Clan, the major wealthy families in Konoha, must support Third Hokage regardless of their expenses!
As I said before, even if Commoner Ninja has developed for so many years, the wealthy Ninja Clan is still the wealthy Ninja Clan, especially here in Konoha, the total combat power provided by those large and small Ninja Clan accounts for at least sixty-seven out of ten of the village.
Wasn't the initial establishment of Ninja Village due to the union of these Ninja Clans?
As a person from the Ninja Clan himself, Shōji certainly understands this. Once Third Hokage really gives a death order, these Ninja Clans will most likely cooperate. At that time, it will not be whether they can defeat Konoha, but the question of which route to choose to retreat!
As strong as the current Shōji, once it falls into the siege of nearly a thousand elite Konoha troops, it will still be fatal. If you don't turn on Susanoo, it will be easy to have high attack and low defense. If he accidentally gets hit by GG and activates Susanoo, even if he can kill all these thousand people, Mangekyo's Dōjutsu Power will probably be almost exhausted.
In the end, it's still a word of death!
Konoha is really strong.
But it is precisely because of this that Shōji must seize this opportunity to directly attack Konoha. Before Konoha can completely concentrate all its power, it launches the most powerful attack. Judging from the strength of the enemy and ourselves gathered at the border now, the price we can pay is not too high!
Although there is a high probability that Shikaku will fall into Shikaku's calculations, Shōji doesn't know, not to mention that even if Shōji really knows Shikaku's calculation may not necessarily give up his plan. Again, if Iwagakure wants to truly rise and dominate Shinobi World, this step must be taken sooner or later!
If you don't take advantage of the fact that Konoha now needs to worry about Kumogakure, Jiraiya and Tsunade did not return to the village immediately, and Sunagakure was hit hard by them just last year, if you wait any longer, you will only miss the opportunity.
Although decisiveness is likely to be in vain, hesitation is more likely to result in defeat!
"!"
Kitsuchi's expression also became a little stern as Shōji spoke. He just wanted to be more steady, which did not mean that he really did not understand the situation. He was also very clear about what Shōji said, and he also understood how long his father Tsuchikage had been waiting for this moment.
If his father Tsuchikage was on the front line at this moment, he would probably choose to attack without hesitation!
At least taking Land of Grass and incorporating it into the overall radiation range of Iwagakure is the lowest expected behavior that can be achieved.
"Hi, ho!"
Thinking of this, Kitsuchi took a deep breath, and after speaking it out slowly, he opened his eyes again, with a cold look in his pupils.
"I understand! Shōji, Akatsuchi!"
Then he spoke in a low voice.
"The two of you each led five hundred troops, marched in parallel from the north and south, cleared out all the strongholds Konoha placed in the Land of Grass area, and advanced the front line to the Land of Fire Mount Wuyuan area in one go."
You should continue to suffer the chaos!
This is a critical moment when some decisions must be made decisively. Kitsuchi also demonstrated the basic qualities and capabilities that a leader should have.
According to Shōji's intelligence, it will take at least half a day for Konoha's reinforcements to arrive. The total number of Konoha garrison troops on the front line is less than 2,000, and half of them are scattered in the area east of Land of Grass near Land of Fire.
Mount Wuyuan is the most convenient mountain area where Land of Grass enters Land of Fire. When Iwagakure's army was mobilized, some of the troops from the closest distance were deliberately gathered in compliance with Third Hokage's order. The confluence was originally a garrison force stationed here at Mount Wuyuan. There were a thousand people. With some defense mechanisms and traps, as long as no super strong people took action, it would not be too difficult for a thousand Konoha defenders to hold off five thousand Iwagakure Ninja for a period of time.
Although Kitsuchi has not completely made up his mind to have a head-to-head confrontation with Konoha, it is still the most basic operation to remove Konoha's front strongholds and bases and advance the battle line to the Mount Wuyuan area.
Now that they have mobilized their troops, they must at least complete the most basic goal in Third Shinobi World War - to bring Land of Grass into the sphere of influence of their own Ninja Village.
As for Kusagakure's opinion?
Feel sorry? What is that?
Although Kusagakure seems to have two to three thousand ninjas, as long as Konoha retreats from the front and flees back to Land of Fire, Iwagakure Even if he lends ten courages to Kusagakure, the leader, Kusagakure can only accept to become Iwagakure's vassal.
Just like Yugakure in Land of Hot Springs.
Weak people must have the awareness and self-knowledge that weak people should have.
"Yes!"
Shōji and Akatsuchi also suddenly lowered their heads and responded to Responded simultaneously.
"In addition, Arai-san, you lead a thousand troops towards the position of Kannabi Bridge, build an advance base there, store necessary supplies, and send corresponding negotiators to the Land of Grass capital and Kusagakure, so that the daimyo and the leader can provide certain assistance. I think you should be clear about what should be done when necessary!"
Loess turned his head and looked at a middle-aged man in his forties on the other side and said, this Iwagakure jounin named Arai Kenjiro is also from a famous and wealthy family in Iwagakure. He has experienced two ninja wars and is one of the few experienced ninjas in Iwagakure. Not only is his personal strength very outstanding, but he is also one of the most outstanding ones in terms of overall operational capabilities. Letting him be responsible for 'communicating' with Kusagakure and building an advance base is a sign of trust in his ability.
Facing this senior Shinobi World, whose age and qualifications far surpassed his own.
Kitsuchi also wants to show basic respect.
"Yes! Sir Kitsuchi, please rest assured that I will fulfill my mission!"
Arai Kenjirō responded to Responded in a very calm tone.
"Then, there are still other needs for you..."
After Kitsuchi nodded, he was also giving instructions to the relevant personnel in the big account one by one for the necessary pre-war preparations.
"Then, I wish you all good luck in martial arts!"
"Yes!"
The agreement that has been reached and the final order issued.
At the end of this pre-war meeting.
Shōji also left directly from the big tent to prepare the troops he should lead. Although Konoha's reinforcements were much slower than his own, the distance was not particularly far after all. After half a day, it should be possible to estimate a more accurate timeline. The arrival location was almost in the area of Mount Wuyuan.
If you and your team want to take the lead, you can't wait any longer.
Although the high-end combat force has absolute dominance, they have the advantage of the terrain and the numerical advantage. If they really wait until all the people gather, the difference between victory and defeat will be 70-30 at most. This depends on the fact that Shōji, Kitsuchi, and Handu have entered the battlefield, and how many reinforcements are behind Konoha.
This is an uncertain number.
Shōji This time, he does not intend to take advantage of the situation and return disappointed.
Following Shōji, there were Uchiha Inabi and another Iwagakure Jōnin named Yin. Yashiro needed to stay in the Chinese army to assist. Kitsuchi, this time there are more than fifty Uchiha tribesmen sent to the front line, some of them will follow Shōji, and the rest will still be assigned to other troops.
Although Sharingan is not as powerful as Byakugan in terms of insight, at some critical moments, it is possible to discover some traces that ordinary ninjas, or even specialized perception personnel, cannot detect.
There was no hope before, but now that there is such a super powerful blood successor in the ninja village, there is no reason why Ōnoki, Third Tsuchikage, cannot be integrated and used properly. Moreover, this is a war against Konoha, not to mention how exciting Uchiha Clan is.
That is to say, Fugaku does not allow it, and Ōnoki cannot agree.
Otherwise, at least 70% to 80% of the clan members would want to go to the front line together.
This is the best opportunity for revenge for one's family.
No Uchiha clansman will ever forget the embarrassing scene when their clan was forced to evacuate Konoha a year and a half ago, as well as the wails and tragic scenes of those clan members who died in the battle.
No revenge.
They don't deserve to be called Uchiha.
The fifty tribesmen who were finally selected and sent to the front line were all elites within the tribe, and they could represent the raging fire of revenge of the Uchiha Clan.
They are the ones in the Iwagakure Ninja army who are most eager to start a war and see Konoha bleed.
Uchiha Clan who is working hard.
This is their return to Land of Fire after a year and a half.
This time they are bound to regain the glory they once lost!
Decision made.
The Iwagakure army marching straight ahead.
This is almost impossible and will not be concealed.
The Konoha Ninjas deployed in the Land of Grass area closer to the front almost detected the movements of the Iwagakure army immediately.
"What? Iwagakure Ninja moved?"
"Quick, pass the corresponding information back to the garrison base and the village immediately!"
The Konoha Ninjas who were the first to detect the information immediately made the most correct choice when their expressions changed. While passing the information back to the rear, they gritted their teeth and turned over and galloped towards the direction of the Iwagakure army.
They need to further investigate the specific dynamics of the Iwagakure army.
Only in this way can more accurate information be provided to subsequent companions, so that the commander in the garrison base can make the most accurate judgment.
The two major ninja villages began to collide.
When Konoha's main reinforcements were still half a day away from the front line.
The two partial army units led by Shōji and Akatsuchi were like two sharp knives, thrusting straight into the heart of the west side garrison of Konoha.
It was true that Konoha Ninja resisted along the way, but not to mention Shōji and Akatsuchi. Just the number of ninjas alone, the Konoha Ninja in these frontline positions were like a mantis trying to use a chariot, and were easily crushed and defeated.
Konoha Jōnin, who was previously appointed as the commander of the Western Front garrison by Third Hokage, also immediately ordered the Konoha Ninja scattered on the front line to immediately retreat back to the Mount Wuyuan garrison base after receiving the corresponding news after a while.
Those Konoha Ninja who arranged to enter Land of Grass originally spread out in order to detect the movements of Iwagakure's army as much as possible. Now that he learned that Iwagakure was brazenly heading south, this commander naturally wanted to gather these forces back as much as possible.
Of course, the original best approach was to move the army forward and enter the territory of Land of Grass to confront the Iwagakure Ninja army.
In the past three Shinobi World War, Konoha and even Five Great Nations have adopted this strategy, placing the battlefield in a nearby small country.
It can avoid unnecessary losses and unnecessary civilian casualties in one's own country to a great extent, but the strategy adopted by Konoha this time is obviously far different from before.
The reason is of course that Shikaku's plan requires Konoha to show a certain degree of weakness. Letting enemy ninjas enter their own country is one of the strategies.
But the more important thing is that Konoha really doesn't have the guts to compete with Iwagakure in Land of Grass, when they already have the upper hand.
Only by giving up that area and retreating to the stronghold area that you are most familiar with and have corresponding arrangements can you give full play to your own advantages to a great extent.
Showing weakness also depends on the situation.
But you can't just show off and be defeated directly.
That is Konoha an absolutely unacceptable sight.
On the last day of the Year of the Ox, I wish all book friends a happy family reunion, a happy New Year's Eve, and may the Tiger be powerful and prosperous in the Year of the Tiger! In addition, I have to help with household chores starting in the afternoon, and I have to go out tomorrow for the first grade of junior high school, so there is no way to code. I will take a day off tomorrow, and I will try to resume updating for the second grade of junior high school. I also ask all book friends to learn from it.