Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village Camp.
Located east of Maple City, the distance is about 150 kilometers.
Yotsuki Kōmon and other high-level officials are discussing matters in the conference room. Due to the unfavorable situation in the early war, the atmosphere in the conference room is relatively heavy at the moment.
"Judging from what each team has investigated recently, the number of Land of Night ninjas and Samurai who entered our Land of Lightning should be more than two thousand. However, further investigation is needed to determine the specific number of troops."
A dark-skinned Jonin reported the recent investigation results to the rest of his colleagues.
"In addition, some Sensory ninjas who are proficient in Sensory Ninjutsu have also been transferred from the village. According to Master 'Ai', the woman named 'Komurasaki' who previously caused Master Yugito to go berserk has the ability to hide Sensory, and ordinary Sensory ninjas cannot Sensory her existence."
Another Jonin also spoke with a solemn expression.
"This woman's ability is too dangerous. Her invisibility ability should be similar to Iwagakure's Tsuchikage. It requires a powerful Sensory ninja to perform Sensory."
"Her Taijutsu is also very strong. According to the names of the combatants, speed, strength, and Chakra are all very powerful."
"Besides that, she is also a Genjutsu ninja. Yugito-sama woke up after going berserk. The state of confusion was obviously caused by some kind of Genjutsu."
The rest of Jonin's senior management also started discussing it, and in just a few sentences, some of Komurasaki's abilities were analyzed.
It's just analysis, but they are still at a loss as to how to target it.
Invisible, Taijutsu is so powerful, so weird that even Jinchūriki can forcefully control Genjutsu... Although Yugito was not at its peak at that time, it was not something that ordinary Genjutsu could control, let alone make Tailed Beasts go berserk.
Although more than a month has passed since that night, the damage caused by that night is still fresh in their memory.
If that kind of accident hadn't happened, they would have already started to organize their troops and launch a full-scale counterattack before Land of Night could gain a foothold, instead of being cautious and testing now.
But now, with the main force of Land of Night gathering, they are becoming more and more cautious.
The comprehensive counterattack plan was temporarily shelved due to this missed opportunity.
Before they figure out how many people there are in Land of Night's main force, they can't act rashly to avoid being attacked by General of the Land of Night again.
In that case, Battle for Cloud-Thunder Gorge is required.
"By the way, I think there is another thing that is particularly noteworthy. According to the investigation of some teams, Puppet Samurai has begun to appear on a large scale in areas controlled by Land of Night. The number is unknown."
At this time, a Jonin remembered something and said.
"Puppet Samurai? A puppet controlled by Puppeteer?"
Someone asked aloud.
"No, according to the investigation team's contacts, no traces of Puppeteer activities were found around."
The Jonin shook his head.
"That's the method of remote control."
Many Hidden Cloud Village Jonin frowned in thought.
Considering that General of the Land of Night has the name 'Puppeteer', it is not surprising that it can do this.
After all, there are too many strange Ninjutsus in Ninja World. This remote technique for controlling puppets on a large scale should be a strategy Ninjutsu specially developed by General of the Land of Night for war.
"It's really troublesome. It seems that in addition to investigating the number of their main force, the number of puppets also needs to be confirmed."
"That's right, the number and capabilities of the puppets are unknown, and we can't launch a rash counterattack now."
Many Jonins looked at each other to confirm each other's thoughts.
The current situation cannot help them not being cautious. They misjudged Land of Night's strength from the beginning, and that's why they became so passive.
"Master Kōmon, what do you think?"
Everyone Jonin looked at Yotsuki Kōmon who was sitting in the main seat.
Although the meeting started and the other party sat there without saying a word, he was the commander-in-chief who really made the decision.
"No, your discussion was very good. I don't have any comments to make. However, there is one thing I need to add."
Kōmon paused for a moment, then spoke with some meaning:
"Those are those puppets that are controlled by humans. Regardless of their quantity and ability, since they are dead objects and they need to be controlled remotely on a large scale, they are inseparable from the connection of Chakra. Let the outgoing investigation team try their best to find suspicious things in enemy-occupied areas, especially places where Chakra frequently intersects. There are likely to be key things for remote control of puppets, such as Chakra signal receivers and other equipment."
After Kōmon finished speaking, some Jonin seemed to understand something, and gradually cleared away some of the fog on Land of Night.
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Land of Hot Water The forest adjacent to Land of Fields is the location of the Land of Night Special Assault Department wartime headquarters.
In order to conceal this area, it is surrounded by complex Sensory Barrier. As long as a strange Chakra steps into the Sensory area, the Land of Night ninja responsible for maintaining Barrier will be able to sense the location and number of the enemy immediately.
At this time, Izayoi, the director of the Land of Night Special Assault Department, looked at the three-man support team from Konoha that appeared in front of him and asked the first question:
"You three are the support staff of Konoha?"
The leader of the three Konoha who were glanced at by Izayoi just nodded, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant:
"Yes. I am Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the two people next to me are Shimura Danzō and Kagami Uchiha. We are here to support the battlefield here in response to Lord Hokage's order."
Hearing Hiruzen introduce himself, Izayoi raised his eyebrows and looked at Kagami Uchiha on his right. The other person was wearing a Konoha Ninja uniform. On the sleeves on the side of the ninja uniform's shoulders, there was a familiar Gunbai logo embroidered on it. He was obviously from Konoha Uchiha Clan.
Jingye looked at Izayoi without saying a word, with a faint complex look in his eyes.
As he grew older, he learned many family past events from his elders, including the split of the Uchiha Clan.
There are some Uchiha ninjas who left the family when Konoha was founded because they were hostile to the Senju Clan. After several twists and turns, they finally defected to Land of Night and took root there.
Not only that, Uchiha Clan there is also deeply tied to the general Land of Night.
The senior in front of me, who has the same surname and the same clan, is the important bridge connecting Land of Night Uchiha and General of the Land of Night.
Not only the side room of General of the Land of Night, but also the side room of Land of Night Among the Military Bureau, he is the commander-in-chief of the special forces. Putting aside his identity as a general's side chamber, the other party's status in Land of Night is equivalent to that of Anbu minister who is directly subordinate to Hokage in Konoha, and he is considered to be in a high position and with high authority.
Unlike Jing's complicated mood, there was no emotional fluctuation in Izayoi's eyes. She just regarded Jing as the support sent by Konoha, nothing more.
Izayoi's eyes passed over the mirror and finally landed on Hiruzen.
"I understand, and I'm very grateful for your help. But let's be honest, I won't give you special care just because you are allies."
"Yes, we are prepared to sacrifice at any time."
Hiruzen nodded solemnly.
This is a ninja battlefield, not a house game. When he accepted the task of cooperating with Land of Night special forces, he, Danzo, and Mirror were ready to sacrifice for Konoha.
After all, it is difficult to open up the situation on the frontal battlefield with Cloud-Mist Allied Forces. We can only find the enemy's weaknesses from the side battlefield.
For this reason, the three of them will set up a special team under the order of Hokage to support Land of Night's side battlefield.
"That's good." Izayoi hummed and looked at the squad leader Hatake Shinjiro: "Next, the three of them will be incorporated into your squad. Take them down to rest. It's not time to take action yet."
"Yes."
Hatake Shinjiro nodded slightly, took a few steps forward, and came to Hiruzen.
"You three, please follow me."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Hiruzen and the three of them did not hesitate and followed Shinjiro.
Izayoi, who received support from Konoha, was temporarily relieved.
She could see that Hiruzen and the other three were very powerful, and Konoha sent them here not just to show off their skills.
Regardless of Hiruzen, the captain of the three-person team, Danzo and Jing's strength can be firmly qualified for the position of team leader under her hands.
In this way for several days, the three of Hiruzen underwent some simple and effective training, gradually adapted to the rhythm here, and were able to cooperate with Land of Night's combat team to a certain extent in tactics.
Seeing that the two sides were almost getting along, Izayoi took the people out.
According to the information passed back by the investigation team, Hidden Cloud Anbu received military support from Hidden Mist Village Anbu. It has been active again in recent days and successfully destroyed a supply line of Land of Night.
Izayoi must contain such a serious situation before the other party causes greater harm.
Hiruzen followed closely in the team led by Izayoi, plus the commander-in-chief Izayoi, there were eleven people in total, and each of them was a Jonin level master.
In the forest, Izayoi and others stepped on the branches, leaving only the slight rustle of leaves. Their figures shuttled through the forest like the wind, moving quickly and stealthily.
At this moment, bursts of dazzling blue light suddenly lit up in the depths of the dark forest ahead, covering everyone's vision.
Eleven blue rays of light moving in arc trajectories flexibly bypassed each tree and accurately locked onto Izayoi and others in the intricate terrain.
Izayoi seemed to have expected this. As Setsuna appeared in front of the blue light, the Hand Seals movement on her hand had already been completed.
"Earth Release · Earth flow wall!"
"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"
The two moves Ninjutsu are almost completed simultaneously in no particular order.
First, an extremely thick and tall earth wall rose from the ground in front of everyone, and then water surged from in front of Izayoi, superimposing itself behind the thick earth wall.
Just hearing a series of explosions, accompanied by the piercing scream of thunder and lightning, the earth wall quickly collapsed, and a large amount of soil was splashed everywhere under the bombardment of blue light.
The water wall created by Izayoi was also hit hard, covered with dense lightning, and collapsed along with the earth wall.
After the Earth Release and Water Release were disintegrated, the speeding blue light did not disappear. Instead, it continued to rush forward without losing its strength.
Just after two Release Technique resisted, the strength and speed of the blue light were greatly weakened. Izayoi and others moved their positions slightly and easily avoided it.
"I'm sorry, we can't let you pass here. What do you think, do you want to find another way? As for me, I still don't like fighting."
It was a middle-aged man in his thirties, who quietly landed on the branch of a tree in front of him, scratching his wild and messy hair while letting out a lazy and dejected sigh.
His listless look made it impossible for anyone to have the desire to fight.
Behind him, there were more than a dozen Hidden Cloud Anbu ninjas, blocking the road ahead.
"This guy... is he the Storm Release ninja of Hidden Cloud Village?"
Hiruzen The three looked at each other. They had heard that there was a powerful Kekkei Genkai ninja among Hidden Cloud Village, who could use special Storm Release Ninjutsu, which caused a lot of trouble to Land of Night's Assault Force.
Before taking action, they also obtained relevant information about the opponent's ability from Land of Night, but they did not expect that the opponent would be a big and thick lazy man, and they did not see the temperament of a strong man at all.