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Shikaku can all guess that when Mount Wuyuan Base falls and the Iwagakure army infiltrates into the territory of Land of Fire, the reaction of the daimyo and nobles of Kyoto, as well as the Lord Hokage in the village, and several elders will be fierce. This is the first time since the establishment of the ninja village!
Although ninjas from other countries have invaded Land of Fire in the past, they were all small-scale troops, with the number of people not exceeding a hundred at most. With the long border, it is indeed 100% impossible for Konoha Ninja to stop this. Some people invaded, especially some very powerful Elite Jōnin or even Quasi-Kage level experts. It was lucky that Konoha Ninja in the stronghold was not slaughtered by others.
It is naturally impossible for Land of Fire high-level officials and high-level officials in the village to blame these problems, but this time it is different. A defense line at the border has been completely lost. This gap in the defense line has been directly pulled open. The number of Iwagakure Ninja people reported in the previous intelligence alone is as high as 5,000. Such a large-scale invasion will definitely cause panic among many people in the country!
Shikaku knows very well that he cannot recapture Mount Wuyuan Base in a short time, so he must prevent this panic from further expanding. Even if it may require some unnecessary military costs, he will not hesitate to do so. You must understand that in any world, military issues can never really be just military issues!
Shikaku is the 'genius strategist' in Konohagakure! '
This point needs to be seen very thoroughly. Of course, how to find the most appropriate balance point between the two is also a very test for Shikaku. Fortunately, in the northwest area of Land of Fire, there are many mountains and hills. It is not the large plain terrain in the southeast. It is relatively easy to find a suitable area for defense.
Shikaku also quickly found a location on the map where the terrain was relatively open, and it was easier to detect Iwagakure Ninja's movements. He could send troops to block Iwagakure Ninja's attack as quickly as possible, and then immediately make corresponding defensive arrangements!
Although the fall of Mount Wuyuan Base was indeed beyond Shikaku's expectations, from the overall plan, it was still within the controllable range, and in a sense, it may not be beneficial to the plan he had made before.
It can make Shinobi World countries, especially Kumogakure, see their Konoha'weaknesses'. I can't say that it can definitely divert Kumogakure's attention, but it can definitely improve Kumogakure The side is wary of the Iwagakure side. In terms of hatred value, among Five Great Shinobi Villages, the hatred between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is now the highest.
This is not one-sided, but two-way. You can't just see Third Raikage die in the siege of Iwagakure. You also have to see more than a thousand, nearly two thousand Iwagakure Ninja die in the hands of Third Raikage, and countless people are seriously injured or lightly injured!
Even if some Iwagakure Ninja survive, there are countless examples of being permanently disabled and unable to become a ninja again. The families of these Iwagakure Ninja who died in the battle must be those who are most hostile to Kumogakure. Third Shinobi World War has only just ended less than four years ago.
It is impossible for the hatred between them to weaken, which is also the most important prerequisite for Shikaku to formulate this plan. Now what they Konoha have to do is to deepen this, weaken the sense of existence of their own Ninja Village, and constantly increase the threat factor of Iwagakure.
Only in this way can they Konoha be able to temporarily escape from this crisis. Not to mention that they must see Kumo Ninja and Iwagakure Ninja fight, as long as their own ninja village can avoid the attacks from the two major ninja villages at the same time!
One against two.
The current Konoha really doesn't have that confidence.
Third Hokage has even lost the courage and spirit he had in his prime. As the elder Ninja Clan in Konohagakure, Shikaku possesses super wisdom and is naturally the one who can see it most clearly!
"What did you say? Is Lord Jiraiya also among the retreating team in front?"
After Shikaku selected the location, he directed his troops to deploy according to his orders, and at the same time dispatched corresponding personnel to pick up the retreating frontline troops. However, not long after, someone returned to report.
The hero who claimed to be from the Ninja Village actually came with his companions from Mount Wuyuan Base.
Shikaku Apart from being surprised, there was also a hint of deep surprise in the depths of his pupils.
"Yes, Master Shikaku, the reconnaissance team has determined the corresponding information. Lord Jiraiya, and the commander of Mount Wuyuan Base, Gekko Zen'yoku, have arrived in an area less than ten miles away from us, and have just met up with the response troops you sent!"
The one who came to report the news, Chunin, who was wearing a Konoha standard vest, bowed his head and answered Responded with a very respectful look.
Although I was very confused as to why my Lord Jiraiya would act with the defeated troops on the front line, I was even more surprised that my side finally had a real backbone. In the past war, they sent Konohagakure The ninja corps that went out were all led by the truly top people in the village, Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Minato Namikaze!
After Third Shinobi World War, these top figures in Konoha have either died, defected, or left the village. He Nara Shikaku is really a candidate for commander-in-chief under forced circumstances. Now that Jiraiya can be welcomed back, Shikaku is naturally very happy!
He knew his abilities very well, and he was most suitable for the responsibilities of 'staff officer' and 'strategist'. A true commander still needs someone like Jiraiya.
Unlike ordinary wars, ninjas value personal strength more.
Jiraiya undoubtedly has such super personal strength and prestige!
Not to mention the current war, at this moment Shikaku is even thinking about the future development. For example, this time he must persuade his hero to return to the village completely. It is best to directly succeed Fifth Hokage!
This is the most important thing that Shikaku believes that his Ninja Village wants to regain its momentum. Third Hokage is already old. This has been well proven in the past three years since Fourth Hokage died in battle and Third Hokage returned to his position.
The village needs more courageous and thoughtful leaders.
Of course, these are all things for later, just a circle in Shikaku's mind. The most important thing at the moment is to deal with the dual pressures of Iwagakure Ninja and Kumo Ninja. Only by getting through this crisis can there be anything to talk about.
On the one hand, he ordered the troops to expand and deploy according to the established plan.
Shikaku also personally rushed to the front to greet Jiraiya. This is the attitude that a junior and subordinate should have, not to mention that Shikaku originally belonged to the generation that grew up listening to the reputation of Jiraiya.
Deep down in my heart, I respect and admire this heroic man of my own.
A short distance ahead at a brisk pace.
Quickly greet the group of people coming up.
In just one or twenty minutes' journey, Shikaku met the returning Jiraiya group. When he saw the familiar figure of Jiraiya, Shikaku's face also showed a hint of excitement, and he immediately strode forward.
"Lord Jiraiya!"
Haven't waited until the closer position.
Shikaku took the initiative to stop, then bowed slightly with a touch of extreme respect, looked at the white-haired man coming from the opposite side and said in a deep voice.
The Konoha Ninjas who came with Shikaku also bowed their heads with excitement and shouted, "Lord Jiraiya!"
This is the true backbone of Konoha. Although Third Hokage is very good at creating his own image, in the eyes of many Konoha middle and low-level ninjas in the village, he is also who has a very high prestige. Hokage, but again, Sarutobi Hiruzen is old after all, and he has long ceased to be Shinobi Hero. Even those Konoha Ninja who trust and are most loyal to Third Hokage are still a little worried.
But Jiraiya is different.
The impressive achievements in Second Shinobi World War and Third Shinobi World War all prove the strength of this hero of his own ninja village.
The most important thing is that Jiraiya is just over forty years old now, and is still in the peak state of a ninja. Compared with Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is now over sixty years old, Jiraiya brings a sense of security to everyone in Konoha. Even if they don't say it, they still think in their hearts that they are better than Konoha!
This time, the northwest of my Ninja Village was attacked by Iwagakure, and the northeast was also under the pressure of Kumogakure. The middle and high-level Konoha Ninjas were still a little worried. Yes, but now when I see Jiraiya, these worries have been diluted a lot. For Konoha, Jiraiya has such charm.
What's more, Jiraiya is also the direct disciple of his own master Third Hokage, and his identity is impeccable. Of course, at this moment, these people subconsciously ignored another Third Hokage disciple who made a rebellious move.
"Haha, you are Nara Clan's boy, I haven't seen you for several years!"
As Ninja Clan who is the closest to Hokage among Konohagakure, Jiraiya is naturally no stranger to the Ino–Shika–Chō Legendary Sannin family, not to mention the Torifu Akimichi who died in the previous battle. When was young, he also had mentors like Jiraiya and others. When Third Hokage was busy with work and the three little ones had not fully grown up, people like Torifu Akimichi had led the three little ones to perform tasks together.
This is true even for Danzo, which is one of the reasons why Danzo can later trick Orochimaru into entering Root.
Therefore, in terms of familiarity, Jiraiya may be a little unfamiliar with other Ninja Clan people, but Ninja Clan and Jiraiya like Ino–Shika–Chō are relatively familiar, not to mention that Nara Shikaku himself is a person with a strong sense of presence in his village.
Jiraiya swayed to the closer position, patted Shikaku heavily on the shoulder, and laughed.
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya, please come from this side!"
Although there were many questions that he wanted to ask Jiraiya at the first time, Shikaku still endured it first, walked sideways, and made a gesture of leading the way, while still maintaining a respectful and calm expression.
See such a performance of Shikaku.
Jiraiya also showed a trace of satisfaction in his pupils.
Among the young generation in the village today, Shikaku can be regarded as the most outstanding one. Although his personal strength as a ninja may be lacking a little, his other qualities and talents are beyond the reach of many people!
Jiraiya's vision is very high. Among Konohagakure, there are only a few people who can be valued by him, and Shikaku is one of them.
Walking all the way back to the established camp, I saw that Konoha Ninja were all carrying out their deployment tasks in an orderly manner. The look of relief on Jiraiya's face became more and more intense. There was still a successor to his own village, and Shikaku was indeed a person who could take on important responsibilities. The I met along the way When the Konoha Ninjas saw the figure of Jiraiya, all of them showed excitement. Different from the plot of the later generations in Original Work, it is only the 51st year of Konoha, and Third Shinobi World War ended less than four years ago. Even the younger generation in the village can easily recognize Jiraiya!
For these people, the arrival of Jiraiya is like a needle that stabilizes the sea, making them feel an endless sense of stability.
Facing these Konoha Ninjas' greetings with great excitement, Jiraiya also responded with a smile and very friendly words, as someone who has led the Konoha Ninja regiment into battle many times.
Jiraiya knows very well what role he needs to play at this moment.
He needs to bring a sense of confidence and security to these people.
Therefore, this was a deliberate slowing down of the pace. Shikaku also understood it by heart. When he went to greet Jiraiya, he consciously asked the people below to spread the news of Jiraiya's arrival throughout the army. What he wanted was to cheer up his own team.
This visible morale increased with the arrival of Jiraiya, and a ray of joy emerged in Shikaku's heart.
Many times, things like morale are always considered to be illusory things, but in fact, human beings are still controlled by seven emotions and six desires. It is not a machine that can repeatedly perform a certain operation without any scruples. If a person has been in negative emotions such as timidity and fear, there is a certain probability that it will indeed explode, but the more likely it is self-destruction!
The same goes for ninjas.
In the case of innate fear, it is considered good to be able to exert 60% to 70% of one's own strength. This is also a problem that Shikaku was worried about before, and now this problem has been greatly alleviated with the arrival of Jiraiya.
"Lord Jiraiya, here!"
Walking straight into the camp, under the leadership of Shikaku, the group also arrived at the main camp in the core area.
After entering the main account.
Respectfully invite Jiraiya to sit on the throne, and then report to Jiraiya in great detail a series of information he knows, including all the situation of the reinforcements he led this time!
After Jiraiya listened to Shikaku's report, he also shared some of the intelligence he had learned before with Shikaku, including the detailed process of Mount Wuyuan Base's fall.
After listening to the information reported by Jiraiya.
Only then did Shikaku fully understand why Mount Wuyuan Base lost so easily. In the end, it was Iwagakure Ninja who acted too unreasonably. Strictly speaking, Shikaku has been evaluated and calculated according to the highest standards, but it still suffered. It can only be said that war is really the most unexpected product. It is difficult for the smartest people to predict or even control the process of war according to their own wishes!
This is almost impossible to do.
Just like this time, even if Shikaku can 100% ensure that there are no mistakes in his micro-control, he cannot control the actions of Shōji and Kitsuchi Iwagakure Ninja. It is natural for unexpected results to occur.
"Furthermore, I further detected the arrival of follow-up reinforcements from the Iwagakure side. The number is estimated to be between one thousand and two thousand people. However, this group of personnel did not move forward together. Instead, they stopped in Land of Grass and took over the strongholds previously established by Iwagakure Ninja on these three sides. In addition, there is another piece of information that is Kusa Ninja It has completely retreated back to Kusagakure. The entire Land of Grass area has been completely emptied. Shikaku, I need your advice on whether the Mount Wuyuan area is still possible to be recaptured, and whether the power deployed by our village in the northeastern area can effectively prevent Kumo Ninja from going south!"
Jiraiya looked at Shikaku with a serious expression and asked in a deep voice.
Although Jiraiya itself has rich war experience, this is the first time for the hero Konoha to encounter such a situation. It is not that in the past wars, Konoha has never encountered being flanked. Not to mention, in Third Shinobi World War, Konoha has enjoyed the most simultaneous attacks. Three Great Shinobi Villages's experience of a pincer attack, but when Konoha was still in its prime, there were only four or five Kage Level characters that could be dispatched. Moreover, Three Great Shinobi Villages's pincer attack was not a one-time attack. All the main forces were dispatched. In many cases, the main force of one Ninja Village was singled out, and then small groups of elite forces from other Ninja Villages were dealt with.
For example, when fighting Sunagakure, you have to deal with AB Brothers's elite Kumo Ninja troops.
When the war with Kirigakure started, dealing with the remaining troops of Sunagakure, the invading troops of Iwagakure, etc. To put it bluntly, I have never encountered the main force of the two ninja villages coming at the same time. This must be said, Konoha's luck is really good. If there are three or even two ninja villages in Four Great Shinobi Villages, they can work together to attack Konoha at the right time. Regardless of whether they win or not, Konoha will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Unfortunately, it is too difficult to do this.
Four Great Shinobi Villages also have their own quarrels and conflicts, and it is difficult to join forces. Konoha is in the place of Fourth Shinobi World War, and there are obviously dangerous and weak moments, but they can overcome difficulties repeatedly. This reason is very important!
But this time the situation is fundamentally different!
Even if Kumogakure and Iwagakure don't come out in full force, the combined strength of the two great ninja villages already exceeds 10,000!
This is fundamentally different from dealing with one side's 10,000 troops unilaterally.
Jiraiya must make corresponding decisions in the most prudent manner. Only in this way can we ensure that our Ninja Village will survive this crisis in the most stable manner possible.