Once, twice--
Every time the Sunagakure troops appear, all members of the Konoha army enter a tense combat state.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi issued an order to the main force to "ignore" and leave it to other personnel to handle, Sunagakure's people were not willing to fight after the harassment.
Escape quickly and mess with people's mentality.
And the timing and frequency of their appearance are also unpredictable.
Several times later, just when Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to send out a main combat team to eliminate the opponent, this annoying "Sunagakure" seemed to have suddenly disappeared - and never appeared again.
However, in view of the opponent's tactics, the entire Konoha army did not dare to really let down its vigilance. Even when it planned to take a rest according to the original route, it remained on high alert.
As time passed, Sarutobi, as the commander, discovered that their marching speed was much slower than expected, not to mention that it also affected the team's mentality.
When they were about to arrive at Linhai, the border with Land of Rivers, they were at least half a day late.
And this Sunagakure bought several hours of pre-war preparation for the large army, which might cause the Konoha side to suffer greater losses.
On the other side, when Konoha was not sure whether they would appear again, Sunagakure Jonin Hideki had already taken the remaining troops and retreated back to Linhai where the Sunagakure army had been stationed in advance.
Of course, some information about Konoha's army was passed on to Arai and others one step ahead of them.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
In a clearing in the forest, the military management headed by Arai had a solemn expression after hearing the news brought back by the intelligence ninja.
They are all guessing who is the commander who will lead the Konoha army this time - which senior person in Konoha. Even if some people have guessed Hiruzen Sarutobi, they are not sure.
After all, the probability is relatively small.
The two villages have not really started fighting yet, and the situation on the battlefield is unknown, and it is not serious enough to require Hokage to take over the battlefield - Hokage of Konoha will act as a backup, which is undoubtedly more secure.
I really didn't expect that as the third generation of Hokage, he would actually end up.
It was the shadow of a village. A Kage Level unit appeared on the battlefield. Everyone knew what it meant.
Their Sunagakure inherently lacks a unit that can dominate the battlefield - this is still within the territory of Land of Fire, and if they fight on other people's territory, the situation may be even worse.
Fortunately, Sunagakure caught Konoha off guard first, took the lead, and gained some advantages.
Otherwise--
Immediately, after Hideki and others returned to the team, several people added further information about the Konoha army from his mouth.
"There are quite a few people--"
Looking at Hideki who was injured and looking a little embarrassed, Yubi touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
Start analyzing the motivations of Hiruzen Sarutobi".
Obviously - that old man Hokage wants to strike out with thunder and strike hard - to put down the turmoil they Sunagakure created in a short time."
"Go ahead and tell the members of each brigade to get ready. The enemy is coming!" Arai took a deep breath and said with considerable pressure.
Playing games with the third generation Hokage as a commander on the battlefield, this kind of treatment - for him, a Elite Jōnin, is somewhat beyond the standard.
Fortunately, Hideki and others bought some more time, allowing the Sunagakure army to lay out more pre-war traps and battle arrangements.
"Yes."
A subordinate nodded and left quickly.
"Nearly half of them were killed or injured--"
Yubi asked Hideki some more. Even if it was just harassment rather than a head-on collision, the survival rate of the troops he led was not high after some contact with Konoha.
At least, the loss of troops must be greater than Konoha--
Fortunately, the number of people led by Hideki himself is not too many - Yubi is mentally prepared for this kind of outcome.
After all, Konoha--the overall level of ninja is still higher than Sunagakure. What's more, Konoha has a very rich combat power system.
Among them are many members of the Bloodline and Mystic families.
Sunagakure is much weaker here.
"As expected of Konoha--even if everything is carefully planned and we try our best to gain an advantage on the battlefield in advance--from the overall situation, the one who is on the weak side is still--us.
"It would be better if the commander wasn't Sarutobi--"
"But now, the size of Konoha's army and the personal end of Hokage - it is enough to show that the opponent is going to strike hard."
"Under the premise that we still have a certain advantage, without the benefits of this blitzkrieg - one-on-one, the village would not be able to fight at all."
Yubi also felt the pressure. He was trying his best to analyze and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and our armies, with various thoughts swirling in his mind.
For a moment, he looked up at Hideki: "What is the enemy's army configuration? Which families of Konoha's son are dispatched? Are Uchiha and Hyuga Clan also participating in the war?"
"We did not fight the opponent's main army - however, during the last wave of attacks and harassment against them, Aburame Clan, Yamanaka Clan, the Inu family clan, Shimura Clan and Shiranui Members of the clan have shown up, but it is unclear whether Uchiha Clan is there. But it is basically certain that Hyuga Clan did not participate in the war. Otherwise, with their blood-succession skills, our casualties may be more serious--"
Xiushu thought for a while and replied.
"Uchiha and Hyuga didn't come? It shouldn't be that they didn't participate in the war - Sarutobi has any other battle plans and arrangements for the current situation?"
"And Sarutobi Clan--"
Yubi Remember, the two Konoha Jonin were killed by Scorpion.
These should be the configuration of the main force of the Konoha army.
Among them are some senior military personnel.
These families all have special family emblems - some people's clothing and Ninjutsu have the same characteristics, so it is not too difficult to identify.
It was precisely because Konoha's army dispatched the combat power of the above-mentioned families that Hideki quickly retreated according to Yubi's prior instructions.
Because this means that the Konoha army is ready to take serious action against them.
"By the way - there is another family."
Suddenly, Hideki thought of something and said, "In Konoha's army, there is Kurama Clan who leads the genjutsu troops to fight."
Yubi Silence.
He was almost forgotten by this clan.
Kurama Clan, during the last Shinobi World war, undertook important strategic support tasks on the Konoha battlefield.
Family members even took the lead in compiling the "Basic Tutorial on Illusion" for Konoha.
It can be said that during Second Shinobi World War, Kurama Clan was Konoha's most outstanding combat force.
Of course, the reason why he is famous is because of the extraordinary level of illusion skills of his family members.
Sunagakure still has a certain understanding of Konoha's information.
However, if Yubi remembers it correctly, starting from this Shinobi World war, Kurama Clan has completely gone into decline. Because the clan members were unable to continue Kekkei Genkai's awakening and were physically weak, they eventually lost their status in the Konoha family, and only a few bloodlines survived in later generations.
It seems that Kekkei Genkai's awakening did not appear for three consecutive generations, resulting in a gap in core combat power - and over-reliance on illusions led to a continued decline in Taijutsu's level, and eventually Konoha High Command withdrew from the decision-making circle.
In the heyday of the Kurama Clan, each generation could produce at least three Jonin.
The difference between before and after is still very obvious.
Now, even if Kurama Clan shows signs of weakness, it can still exert some residual heat on the battlefield, and it has not yet reached the point where the entire family will have less than ten members in the future.
"Got it."
Yubi nodded.
Look at Konoha's combat power configuration and rich talent pool.
Look at Sunagakure again--
When a war breaks out, the problems of the village's lack of talent and imperfect deployment of combat power will become increasingly prominent.
"It was a fierce battle--"
Sunagakure Here, someone said with a heavy tone.
"Judging from their speed, it will be almost night when they arrive here--"
"Yubi, do you think they will take action directly? Or they will station themselves outside Linhai, make some tactical arrangements, and wait until daytime to launch the offensive--"
Arai looked over.
"Judging from the fact that the third generation Hokage personally participated in the battle, what they want is to stabilize the battlefield situation on this side as quickly as possible, so the Konoha army will not hesitate."
"They will definitely take action directly - what they are running for is to fight back with all their strength."
Yubi's eyes turned cold and he spoke loudly.
"Get ready for the night fight."