December 23rd, an ordinary day.
Over the endless sea, a thin mist with a strong cold current is filling the air and lingering for a long time.
This is the vast sea area between Land of Night and Land of Lightning, with an unexplored primitive archipelago.
Judging from the demarcated national boundaries, this area clearly belongs to the maritime boundary under the jurisdiction of Land of Night.
It's just that it's too far away from Land of Night's homeland, and there aren't many resources to collect, so Land of Night has not been officially developed yet.
In the past, it was even occupied by a group of pirates and became a lair.
In this nameless archipelago, the largest island is only tens of thousands of square meters, while the smallest island is only a hundred square meters.
Around this small archipelago, there are a large number of reefs exposed out of the sea, forming a natural protective zone to prevent large ships from approaching.
However, at this time, there were many large and small ships quietly approaching this area of the sea. Ninjas were walking on the sea as if they were on the ground, constantly carrying supplies from the ships to the islands.
In addition to the ninjas who carry supplies, there are also many ninjas who have built various complex and sturdy Camp facilities on the archipelago, seemingly intending to run this primitive archipelago into a comprehensive command and operations base like an iron barrel.
These ninjas are uniformly dressed in tight-fitting combat uniforms and covered with a layer of white shoulder leather armor. The ninja Forehead Protector they are wearing has thunder cloud-like marks on them. They are the ninjas from Land of Lightning Kumogakure.
Judging from the speed of construction of Hidden Cloud Village Ninja, it will probably take another day or two to build an island base that can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people stationed there for a long time.
On a slightly larger island at the front of the archipelago, the core building used to command operations has already been completed.
The conference room in the command center covers an area of less than thirty square meters. At this time, there are more than a dozen Hidden Cloud Village ninjas sitting around the square conference table. They are Jonin, the top commanding officers of this archipelago base.
"Everyone, various facilities will be officially completed around noon tomorrow. Subsequent supplies and troops will also be transported here as a transfer station towards the north of Land of Night... Well, if the northern mining area of Land of Night is captured the day after tomorrow, and everything goes well."
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties. Unlike the dark skin of most Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, his skin was slightly white. Ninja Forehead Protector wrapped his forehead like a turban, with long black hair behind.
Judging from the tone of his first solemn speech at this time, it was obvious that he was the supreme commander of this Hidden Cloud Village ninja force.
"The advance troops accompanying us this time include approximately 1,500 ninjas. They are all elites in the village. I believe they can give Land of Night a head-on blow."
Another commander spoke with a calm and confident smile on his face.
His words were widely recognized by everyone else. Even the middle-aged man who spoke first just now nodded slightly.
Although Land of Night's military strength is one of the few among the big countries, and can even be said to be unique, it is still an existence under the big countries. Even if there are some troublesome existences, in the final analysis, it is just a slightly harder bone to crack.
And as long as this bone can be chewed off, you can get rich rewards.
Therefore, what they are discussing here is never about failure, but about considering and calculating how much it will cost to chew this delicious bone of Land of Night, and how long it will take for Land of Night to succumb to the power of Hidden Cloud Village?
What kind of specific benefits can the generous returns afterwards bring to Hidden Cloud Village and Land of Lightning?
As for failure? In the eyes of senior executives like them, Hidden Cloud Village, that possibility is not even one in 10,000.
Thinking of this, the black-haired middle-aged man who was the supreme commander here looked at the other two people in the conference room.
One of them, like him, was a man with fair skin and long blond hair. He was sitting in his seat with sharp eyes and his hands folded in front of his chest, giving people an image of being arrogant and not easy to mess with.
The other person is physically strong, with dark skin that is more common in Land of Lightning, dark yellow hair and a black upper lip. Although he has been sitting there without saying a word since entering the conference room, his fierce and strong aura cannot be ignored by anyone present.
When the conductors Jonin next to them looked at these two people, they still had a vague fear and awe, as if these two people were special beings who were troublesome but had to rely on.
"Yugito, Tazbi, the day after tomorrow you two will be the first to lead an elite team to capture Land of Night's place. You should have no problem, right?"
The black-haired man pointed to an area on the map, which was a border garrison base in the north of Land of Night.
There are still scattered villages and towns near this garrison base, which can be captured and transformed to form a command base for Hidden Cloud Village ninja activities in Land of Night, and then expand and radiate.
The investigation team he dispatched has already explored this area in advance. This area is the entry point where Land of Night's defense force is very weak.
As long as all the people here are wiped out, even if Land of Night wants to counterattack later, they have already turned this place into an iron barrel, making Land of Night's counterattack extremely difficult.
Moreover, when fighting in the Land of Night homeland, they can carry out various plunders without restraint. Population, ores, herbs, crops, industrial equipment and other resources are all targets that can be plundered.
In comparison, the ninjas of Land of Night and Samurai would definitely be restrained by their suppression and would not dare to let go and fight.
Direct the war to Land of Night, occupy a basic area first, and then quickly plunder everything around that can and cannot be plundered, directly destroy it on the spot, and turn the disadvantage into an advantage as much as possible on the enemy's homeland.
They don't need to build, just plunder and destroy!
In the view of the black-haired man, this is a very good strategy.
In this way, to win the important task of Land of Night border garrison base, it is necessary to dispatch powerful ninjas to establish a big advantage in the early stage with the power of thunder.
"No problem. But let's make an agreement first. If Land of Night dispatches Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, it will be left to me to deal with it. Do you have any objections, Tazbi?"
The man with long blond hair, Yugito, snorted, and then turned his attention to the sturdy man with dark skin and black upper lip, Tazbi.
"I have no problem, but the seven-tailed jinchuriki of the Kingdom of Night is a member of the Uzumaki clan, or a side chamber of the general of the Kingdom of Night. In order to ensure the safety of the tailed beasts, the Kingdom of Night may not have jinchuriki appear on the battlefield."
Tazbi gave his own extremely impressive analysis.
Unlike his tall and burly appearance, everything he says and does is carefully considered and his thoughts are as delicate as hair.
"If that's just right, then they should be prepared to be ravaged by the two of us."
Yugito grinned with a proud smile. Although he did not regard Land of Night as a vulnerable small country, he did not attach too much importance to it.
Everyone present did not refute, but felt that Yugito's speech was natural.
The reason is also very simple, Yugito is the Two-Tails Jinchūriki of their Kumogakure, and they possess the powerful killing weapon Two-Tails in their bodies.
And it's not just Tailed Beasts, Yugito himself is also Kumogakure's experienced Jonin. Long before Kumogakure was established, he had made a name for himself in Land of Lightning.
Apart from him, Tazbi is also not an ordinary ninja. Although he is only in his early thirties, his strength is not inferior to that of Yugito.
The most important thing is that Tazbi and Yugito have equal status. They are also Jinchūriki of their Hidden Cloud Village ninja village, and Eight-Tails is sealed in their bodies.
Leading an elite team to capture Land of Night's border garrison base before they could react was just a piece of cake for these two people.
They even felt that the commander was a bit overqualified, but considering that a basic base within Land of Night must be consolidated as soon as possible in order to provide safe and sufficient logistical support for subsequent plunder and destruction, it was not surprising that two powerful Jinchūriki personally acted as vanguards.
Everyone couldn't help but feel reassured. With such a steady commander who did things straight to the point, what they had to do next was just to have an unobstructed record of their achievements and get promoted and earn military merit along the way.