Taking the field

"Speaking of which, our intelligence work is really good. We manage to find out their transport routes every time, and we can easily find the weak points in Konoha's defenses to enter the Land of Fire. I wonder where the Lord Kazekage found such a capable intelligence spies!"

"As expected, Konoha has completely declined without the God of Shinobi. They have no decent fighting force left. This war is already won by Sunagakure!"

"There were rumors before that a child under ten years old killed the Third Raikage, and I was worried for a while. Turns out it was just a false rumor? Although I don't know how Konoha killed the Raikage, they've even started using rumors. It seems Konoha is already at its last gasp."

The Sand Village ninjas started chattering excitedly, their faces beaming with anticipation, as if victory was already assured.

Hearing the excited chatter of his Compatriots beside him, Saki remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Konoha's defensive perimeter is too long; some oversights are inevitable."

"But Lord Saki, we possess the deadly poison created by Chiyo! Chiyo even solved the Poison Gas of that Demigod's Ibuse poison gas and made use of it. Now that we have that powerful Poison Gas, we already have a huge advantage!"

"A Sand Village ninja exclaimed excitedly."

"Things aren't that simple. The enemy also has a renowned Medical Ninja like Princess Tsunade. It won't be long before Chiyo Chiyo's poison is neutralized. Until then, we should try to weaken the enemy's fighting strength and disrupt their supply convoy as much as possible to wear them down. As for Princess Tsunade, her life will be taken by the Lord Third himself."

"Hmph, the fact that Konoha has too many important assets has actually made the Third Hokage feel constrained. This means he can't easily leave the Village, while we can deploy our top combat power. Princess Tsunade is only good at Medical Ninjutsu; in terms of strength, she's far from being a match for our Lord Kazekage. She might just be riddled with holes in a single encounter."

"Let's preserve her body as intact as possible, okay? She's the granddaughter of the God of Shinobi! Let's play with her for a while, and then Chiyo can turn her into Human Puppet. That way, we can really demoralize Konoha!"

Saki did not stop his subordinates from talking big. Confidence on the battlefield is a good thing, even arrogance is fine, but fear of the enemy is troublesome.

"Alright, we've repeatedly intercepted Konoha's transport teams along the same route, so they should have noticed by now."

Therefore, this supply route has lost its value, and there's no need for us to continue garrisoning here. We should return to the Land of Wind camp to rest and regroup. After that, we will launch an important operation against Konoha.

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A week after Tsunade and Eiji returned to the Konoha camp.

Inside the staff tent.

"Are you kidding me? When will the supply convoy arrive? We're almost out of medicine!"

Enraged, Tsunade slammed her fist on the table, the force so great that it cracked the wooden surface.

"We've already contacted Konoha using Summoning Beast to relay information. The transport team delivered two batches of medicine to the camp five days ago, and a third batch two days ago, but we haven't seen any sign of the transport team yet."

Nara Rokui, Ninja from the Nara Clan, stepped forward to report. Because of his clear mind, he was also Tsunade for a discussion.

Orochimaru disappeared when Eiji and Tsunade returned to the camp.

According to the last message he left behind, he seemed to have gone to Kumogakure), but Orochimaru did not specify what he did there.

Upon seeing the message, Eiji immediately understood: Orochimaru had gone to cause trouble in Kumogakure.

In the original story, Orochimaru researched the Tailed Beast Chakra. During the Second Shinobi World War, he went to Kumogakure, killed the doctor who regularly prepared medicine for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Blue B, and replaced him with his appearance. He then handed the medicine that disrupted the Tailed Beast Chakra to the unsuspecting Blue B.

This directly led to Blue B losing control and transforming into the Eight-Tails Gyuki, rampaging through Kumogakure and causing widespread destruction.

Jiraiya- senpai took a large number of Ninja from the camp, because Iwagakure showed signs of sending troops towards Konoha, and he had to stop the enemy before that happened.

Hatake Sakumo led a sizable force to patrol the Land of Land of Fire, thus preventing Sunagakure or Iwagakure Ninja from sneaking into the Land of Fire to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.

In short, the main base is now only filled with the old, weak, and disabled, with very little combat power available.

This is quite normal, though, as the war is showing signs of reaching a fever pitch, and leaving too much fighting force in the headquarters would be pointless.

"We've already contacted Lord Sakumo, and haven't detected any enemy movements. This means the transport convoy encountered an accident during the latter part of the journey."

"Was it done by Sunagakure or Iwagakure? It couldn't have been Amegakure, could it?"

Tsunade and gritted her teeth.

"We haven't yet engaged in a full-scale war with the Amegakure ninja, while the Iwagakure ninja are currently fighting our main force, making them highly suspicious. However, it's more likely that the Sunagakure ninja were behind it, as it's very similar to their style."

Nara Rokui said in a deep voice.

"At this point, we can only conclude that the enemy obtained our intelligence through some unknown means."

Upon hearing Nara Rokui's words, Eiji looked thoughtful.

The air inside the tent in the main camp became somewhat heavy. Eiji felt that since returning to the camp, the battle situation in Konoha had not been going well.

"No, it's not just medical supplies anymore; the supply lines for other materials are also experiencing problems. We have to take action now, or we'll be dragged down sooner or later."

"It's about time," Eiji thought, and stepped forward.

"I'll go out and take a look. The view is better from the air. If I spot any enemies, I'll try to stop them."

As soon as Eiji said this, everyone turned to look at him.

"Is it alright? The enemy might have some kind of scheme."

Tsunade seemed hesitant, but dragging it out any longer wasn't a solution, and this was the only option for now.

"Don't worry, Tsunade, this is a small matter for me. If we're quick, we might even make it in time for dinner."

Now that he's on the battlefield, Eiji naturally intends to fight a good fight. He's not satisfied with just searching for infiltrators in the Land of Fire; if he's going to do it, he's going to go overboard.

Sunagakure, huh? Now let's find out where your headquarters is.

Without another word, Eiji stepped out of the tent and vanished instantly.