The Night Raid Begins / Even the Uchiha Are Getting Sneaky?

In the Fourth Ninja World War, the people who died the most were never ninjas; this is the very reason why allied nations exist.

After entering the Land of Hot Water, the Leaf Village Vanguard rested on the spot to recover their strength. At the crack of Tenten, they began searching for the remnants of the Hot Springs Ninja.

Hidden Hot Water Village is not a viable option for now; such an obvious target would only be captured by the Cloud Ninja Vanguard Army in the first instance.

And indeed, the Konoha Ninja quickly found these hot spring ninjas and learned of the situation.

The Cloud Ninja appeared suddenly and launched a fierce attack. They immediately withdrew from the village and fled towards the border of the Land of Fire. Because they withdrew in time, the Cloud Ninja did not wipe them out.

The number of people who escaped was not large, only a few hundred, but to Tang Ren, this was a large force.

The number of ninja in Hidden Hot Water Village has been shrinking, to the point that nobles from the Land of Hot Water no longer commission missions from Yugakure, but instead come to Leaf Village. Hidden Hot Water Village, and the Yugakure ninja generally abhor war, preferring to make money from the village's hot spring resources.

But it is still a ninja village after all, and in terms of location, it is the place with the highest strategic value in the Land of Hot Water and is conducive to the allocation of domestic resources. For the Konoha Ninja, it is a ready-made and best front-line base.

The Hidden Hot Water Village may have become a base for the Cloud Ninja's operations, or it could be bait prepared by the Cloud Ninja Army for the Leaf Village Ninja Army.

Hyuga Hizashi, along with representatives from the Hizashi Hyuga, held a small meeting. The Jonin from the three clans discussed the matter and decided to fight first.

Thus, led by the Hidden Hot Springs Army, the vanguard of the Leaf Village army used a secret route to circle around to the rear of the Yugakure.

Hidden Hot Water Village is located in the hot spring town of the Land of Hot Water.

The Land of Hot Water has about three thousand springs scattered throughout the country, and the Hidden Hot Water Village has more than one hundred of them, making it the number one "hot spring city" in the Hokage world. With these abundant hot spring resources, as long as there is no war, the hot spring ninja can live a good life.

With the help of the local thugs in the Yugakure village, the Konoha Ninja appeared silently on a high point north of Hidden Hot Water Village.

Looking down from here, the entire layout of Hidden Hot Water Village is clearly visible.

This is a quiet and ancient village, where most of the area still retains its pristine natural environment. The overall architectural style is relatively consistent, but the most common type of house in the village is the low-rise house. Time seems to have stood still here for a hundred years. It lacks the hustle and bustle of big cities like Hidden Leaf Village and instead has a more leisurely pace.

Judging from the style of Hidden Hot Water Village, it's clear that the Yugakure ninja enjoy fighting, which is a bit of a challenge.

However, the arrival of the Cloud Ninja swept away this languor.

The Cloud Ninja who have occupied this place are transforming the village, enhancing its basic capabilities as a military facility.

Attacking at this point would make it easy to break through.

Chapter Eleven: The Night Raid Begins

The commotion in Yugakure was completely transparent to the Hyuga ninja.

Even when some Cloud Ninja were slacking off, they couldn't escape the Hyuga Clan's disapproving Byakugan.

That's going too far. It wasn't his boss who caught him slacking off, but his enemy.

However, after one round of inspection, the situation is good—there are no ambushes.

Hyuga Clan says there was no ambush, then there really wasn't.

These people could see incredibly far; they all had superhuman vision and Chakra had no chance of escaping their sight. They watched Hidden Hot Water Village for a full hour, leaving absolutely no secrets.

The Hyuga Clan even thoughtfully counted everyone.

There are over five hundred Cloud Ninja in Hidden Hot Water Village, and nearly two hundred more Cloud Ninja camped to the south of the village.

The Cloud Ninja captured many civilians from the Land of Hot Water to serve as laborers. There were nearly a thousand laborers in Hidden Hot Water Village, who were working on infrastructure projects under the command of the Cloud Ninja.

There were also more than a hundred people in Tangren, but they were all imprisoned.

Of those hundred-plus people, more than thirty were Cloud Ninja who had used the Transformation Technique, which the Hyuga Clan could clearly see.

The Konoha Ninja could then focus on recovering their strength and preparing for battle, while the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan ninjas were responsible for guarding the area.

They did not attack immediately.

After all, the Cloud Ninja so hard to help repair the infrastructure of Hidden Hot Water Village. They demolished the Hidden Hot Water Village walls and are expanding the village.

We should at least wait until they build the new wall.

The Konoha Ninja hid in the forest, and when it was mealtime, they took out their rations and began to eat.

This is only the first day. Konoha Ninja go into battle with no more than five days' worth of rations. If logistics don't keep up, they'll have to rely on dango (rice dumplings) for sustenance.

But this is the unique extravagance of Konoha Ninja. The Sand Ninja, who are the most food-deficient among the five villages, can only carry one day's worth of rations, and after that they have to eat pills. Moreover, even if the logistics are up to par, the rations of military food are still very tight.

During their meal, the Jonin would sit together and discuss their fighting strategy.

It's called a staple food, but it's pretty good. Rice balls are the basics, and there's also sushi, sausages, etc., with both meat and vegetables, and all made with high-quality ingredients.

After all, Jonin) generally live in good conditions.

Uchiha Shingen ate sushi and chatted quietly with his clansmen.

Next to him sat Pakura.

Having joined the Police Force, she participated in this battle, and in Leaf Village, she was labeled as a member of the Uchiha Clan.

At this moment, Pakura was eating her portion, and apart from marveling at how superior the living conditions were in the Land of Fire, she didn't have any other thoughts.

Moreover, she barely speaks to anyone other than Uchiha Shingen, and they are not familiar with each other.

However, he was, after all, a famous Scorch Release ninja, so someone struck up a conversation with him.

"Pakura, are you participating in the attack tonight?"

"I'm fine," Pakura said, then took a sip of water.

Based on the discussion among the Jonin, considering their absolute advantage in combat power and the need to preserve the facilities of Hidden Hot Water Village as much as possible, they decided to avoid using overly destructive Ninjutsu during the nighttime attack.

Pakura's Scorch Release works very well in this environment.

"Then, how about the Sarutobi Clan take charge of clearing out the Cloud Ninja outside the village?" Uchiha Shingen suggested after finishing his meal.

"Okay." The Jonin of the Sarutobi Clan had no objection. "However, we need some Hyuga Clan ninjas to provide support as well. That way, we can also ensure that the Cloud Ninja don't escape in time."

Compared to the Uchiha Clan, the Sarutobi Clan is more adept at group Fire Release attacks, and they can operate more freely outside the village.

At the end of the Warring States period, the Sarutobi Clan was the second largest clan after the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan.

They were a powerful ninja clan that both Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara valued highly. At that time, if we disregard Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan, the Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were not actually much stronger than Sarutobi Clan.

After the village was established, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the most outstanding member of the new generation in Konoha.

After agreeing on the division of tasks, everyone stopped talking and focused on recovering their strength.

As the sun gradually set, the laborers, who had been busy all day, entered the makeshift camp outside the village; they were not allowed to rest inside Hidden Hot Water Village.

That's something only the Cloud Ninja elders can enjoy.

Seeing that many of the Cloud Ninja had already started soaking in the hot springs, Hyuga Clan, who was in charge of monitoring, signaled to everyone that they could begin their operation.

According to the mission assignment, the Hyuga Clan will not directly participate in the attack this time. As a reserve force, they will mainly use their Byakugan to monitor the Cloud Ninja's every move.

The Sarutobi Clan ninjas rose, tidied their equipment, and led their troops southward to launch an attack from the outside, aiming to block the Cloud Ninja's escape route.

The Uchiha Clan's mission was to eliminate the Cloud Ninja from the village as quickly as possible and rendezvous with the Sarutobi Clan on the outskirts.

After the Sarutobi Clan left, the Uchiha Clan Jonin their various teams along the foothills and entered Hidden Hot Water Village.

This foothills are home to several important springs in Hidden Hot Water Village, which are abundant in water. To fully utilize the spring water, Hidden Hot Water Village was essentially built along this foothills, and there are no city walls here.

As the area of Hidden Hot Water Village without walls, no matter how invincible the Cloud Ninja think they are, they would still leave behind a defensive force.

However, it ultimately became somewhat of a formality.

Although Leaf Village's external intelligence work was poor this time, it did a good job protecting its own intelligence. Even the villagers of Konoha were unaware that an advance force had already set off.

The Cloud Ninja knew even less.

Uchiha Shingen landed lightly on the stone-paved street. Because he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique, he did not team up with anyone, but he left the Flying Thunder God Seal on every member of his clan, including Pakura.

His task was to have free rein.

Before me stretched winding streets and numerous alleyways.

The combined use of the Sharingan and Chakra perception prevents these from becoming obstacles.

Drawing his newly purchased katana, Uchiha Shingen silently advanced along his senses.

The street layout of Hidden Hot Water Village makes it hard to believe it's a military base.

Once you enter, you'll find that most of the buildings here are hotels, the streets themselves are not wide, and many alleys are so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.

Uchiha Shingen suddenly accelerated.

The tip of the short sword shot out, piercing the heart of a Cloud Ninja who had just emerged from the alley.

At the same time, with a flick of his left hand, a Kunai shot to the other side.

That was another Cloud Ninja who came out of the house. Before he could say a word, his head was sent flying into the sky by a Flying Thunder God Slash.

In the darkness, screams and angry curses echoed.

Inevitably, the other party was also a ninja from a major ninja village. No matter how careless they were, the attack would be discovered once it began.

Amidst the sound of hurried footsteps, a group of Cloud Ninja appeared on the street, and they spotted Uchiha Shingen immediately.

And his outfit was as conspicuous as could be.

"They're Konoha Ninja!"

Three Cloud Ninja, their faces contorted with rage, drew their weapons and charged forward.

But Uchiha Shingen was just a tiny bit faster than them.

The kodachi was sheathed on his back, Uchiha Shingen flicked his wrist, sending several Shuriken flying out of the smoke with a "bang".

Two projectiles were blocked, while several others grazed past the side of the foremost Cloud Ninja, Uchiha Shingen's figure vanished from his spot.

A blazing fireball rose from among the Cloud Ninja and lightly touched their bodies.

In an instant, several Cloud Ninja shrank rapidly amidst screams, their once strong bodies becoming withered and emaciated, resembling dead trees when they collapsed to the ground.

Uchiha Shingen withdrew his Ninjutsu; his Chakra senses confirmed that there were no more Cloud Ninja in this neighborhood.

Following the direction with the strongest Chakra reaction, he headed to the next block.

Princess Tsunade

Chapter Twelve: Even the Uchiha Clan is starting to act lewdly?

As night fell, the streets and alleys of Hidden Hot Water Village were stained with the blood of outsiders.

Soon, the brilliance from Fire Release and Lightning Release Ninjutsu erupted from the darkness.

The Konoha Ninja's attack was decisive and efficient, but the Cloud Ninja, who were attacked, also reacted swiftly.

As dominant forces in the Ninja World, both sides have their own preferred fighting styles.

The Konoha Ninja, with their comprehensive range of Ninjutsu and the Sharingan Byakugan, favored a deep, multi-layered, small-team tactic, and this raid was no exception.

In response, the Cloud Ninja, skilled in rapid maneuver and surprise attacks, utilized the complex street and alley environment of Hidden Hot Water Village to carry out ambushes and outflanks, preventing the Konoha Ninja from fully leveraging their numerical advantage.

After Leaf Village took away about a hundred lives in the initial wave, the remaining few hundred Cloud Ninja roamed the streets and alleys of Hidden Hot Water Village with agility, greatly increasing the difficulty for Konoha Ninja to annihilate them.

Because Hidden Hot Water Village, like Leaf Village, is primarily constructed of wood, the Konoha Ninja cannot freely use their most proficient Fire Release.

The only exception was Pakura. Her fighting style was based on Taijutsu and steam-killing, so she was in her element in this environment. Several fireballs generated by her Scorch Release surrounded her, and she rushed towards wherever there were many people.

Overall, the defeat of the Cloud Ninja was inevitable. While they slowed down their own demise, they also cut off their own escape route.

Outside the village, the Sarutobi Clan's forces used their Great Fire Formation to overwhelm the Cloud Ninja army, which lacked long-range Ninjutsu, making victory inevitable.

Inside the village, Uchiha Shingen once again swung his sword, annihilating a squad of Cloud Ninja while successfully spreading the Flying Thunder God Seal throughout the key locations of Hidden Hot Water Village.

During this period, he used the Flying Thunder God many times, greatly reducing the casualty rate of his tribe.

The Cloud Ninja are indeed fierce and brave.

Many people will not hesitate to resort to self-sacrifice when things are hopeless.

Despite having an overwhelming numerical advantage, Konoha Ninja have already lost nearly a hundred men in the face of such an opponent.

Both sides are the vanguard of the army, both are elite, and Cloud Ninja are at Chunin level. Moreover, most of the Jonin of Jonin are concentrated in the village, and they have a numerical advantage. However, Leaf Village is not at a disadvantage in this regard.

Six Uchiha Clan with Mitsudomoe, which counts as twelve Jonin, isn't excessive.

Especially Uchiha Shingen's Mitsudomoe, which has a relatively good spillover effect.

Ahead, a group of Cloud Village Chunin formed a wedge formation, withstood a round of Ninjutsu attacks from the opposing Konoha Ninja, and charged towards a small Leaf Village Chunin squad.

The Cloud Ninja charging at the front were extremely tall and burly, but they were covered in wounds. One of them had lost an arm and was doomed. They were another team that had been forced into a desperate situation and had resorted to a self-sacrificing attack.