In Orochimaru's original tent, Shin'un stood in front of a large round table, gazing at a map of the Land of Rain covered with markings. Shiina Kō was beside him, holding a small whirlwind in his hand, Wind Release. Meanwhile, Yūichi activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan in a corner of the tent, seemingly doing something.
Suddenly, in the quiet atmosphere, the tent flap was lifted, and a young Chunin entered.
" Lord Hirakawa, a letter from the Lord Hokage from Konoha!"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un immediately looked away from the map of the Land of Rain in front of him.
"Letters from Third?"
With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Shin'un pondered to himself, already somewhat guessing the contents of the letter.
Taking a few steps forward, Shin'un took the letter from the young Chunin, opened the envelope, and pulled out the letter to read it.
The letter contained very little information; Shin'un glanced at it and quickly understood the meaning Third ' words.
In short...
Nara Shikahito is a good comrade, and the plan he came up with is a good plan. The Third Hokage himself will cooperate unconditionally to carry it out, but Konoha are strained, and the plan needs to be completed as soon as possible.
Orochimaru, a model ninja, Konoha White Fang, who has made great contributions, are both on their way to the Land of Wind to help Nara Shikahito resist the Third Kazekage.
Finally, Shin'un was mentioned at the end of the letter, in what could be summarized in a single sentence.
Hirakawa Shin'un is Konoha star in Konoha with considerable potential. The Third expressed his optimism and thus transferred command of the Sand Ninja Village front to him, to work with Nara Shikahito in the Land of Wind to complete the plan.
" Orochimaru- sensei was right; the Third did indeed agree to the plan."
After reading the letter in his hand, Shin'un folded it up and threw it in front of Yūichi, gesturing for him to burn it amidst his astonished gaze.
"However, the Third actually gave the same order as our teacher, putting me in temporary command of all the Sand Ninja forces."
"I don't know if they genuinely think highly of me, or if they just have no one else available."
Shaking his head, Shin'un stopped thinking nonsense and continued looking at the map of the Land of Rain in front of him.
After a long while, Shin'un frowned, feeling depressed.
The change came abruptly, and he was suddenly thrust into the role of commander of a battlefront.
Although I learned how to properly command ninjas when I followed Orochimaru in the past, I only learned the very basics.
With his mediocre skills, how could he possibly have orchestrated the intricate operation of commanding the Konoha Ninja to trap the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain?
Shin'un stood with his arms crossed, patiently looking at the map of the Land of Rain, which was covered with countless complex symbols, in front of the round table.
Suddenly, as Shin'un frowned in thought, a figure flashed through his mind, and his eyes lit up.
"Smack!"
Shin'un slapped his forehead hard and laughed.
"This is the Shinobi World! Who says that commanders here have to know how to command?"
"I don't know how to give orders, but I know how to be a boss!"
Shin'un shifted his gaze from the round table in front of him, looked around, and flipped through a stack of scrolls to find the list of ninjas from the Sand Ninja Front.
After searching for a while, Shin'un finally found the person he was looking for.
"Ha, this kid really is on the Sand Ninja front!"
Shin'un smiled with relief and shouted directly:
"Someone come here!"
Immediately afterwards, a bald, middle-aged ninja lifted the curtain and walked in from outside the tent.
" Lord Hirakawa?"
Putting down the scroll containing the ninja's list, Shin'un turned to look at his messenger squad leader.
"Send a message to Outpost 13, instructing Shikaku Nara Chunin, to come see me as quickly as possible, preferably this afternoon."
"Clear!"
In the afternoon, when Shikaku Nara arrived at the camp panting, he was immediately greeted by Shin'un with a smile and ushered into the central tent.
"Come to my tent quickly, I'll show you something good."
"What good stuff?"
Shikaku Nara looked puzzled as Shin'un pulled him into the tent, his arm around his neck.
"Look, what's this?"
Upon entering the tent, Shin'un Shikaku Nara to look at the map of the Land of Rain unfolded on the round table in the center of the tent.
Nodding, Shikaku Nara greeted Yūichi and Shiina Kō, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and took a few steps forward to the round table.
Raising an eyebrow, Shikaku Nara looked at the map of the Land of Rain in front of him, observed for a moment, and then suddenly turned to look at Shin'un.
"What's the meaning?"
Hey~
When Shikaku Nara asked, Shin'un immediately revealed Nara Shikahito's plan with a grin.
"Oh, I understand."
"Indeed, this plan could bring greater benefits to Konoha than simply achieving victory."
"As expected of Dad."
Shikaku Nara stroked his chin with his right hand, a thoughtful expression on his face, and quickly finished analyzing the pros and cons of the plan.
"However, there are many difficulties in realizing this plan."
"For example, Daddy had to cut off all supplies to the Sunagakure's frontline ninjas while also withstanding the counterattack from the Third Kazekage."
"Furthermore, trapping all the Sand Ninja on the front lines in the Land of Rain is also a very difficult task."
"After all, a qualified ninja should generally possess the ability to fight in any terrain."
"A raging river, steep cliffs, dark forests... these are insurmountable barriers for ordinary people, but ninjas can traverse them with ease."
"This means we can't use the terrain, so the only way to trap the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain is through the most rudimentary method..."
"That..."
Seeing Shikaku Nara engrossed in analyzing the map of the Land of Rain, Shin'un silently raised his hand and said:
"The first difficulty can be ignored; the teacher and Hatake- senpai have already headed to the Land of Wind."
"Oh, really?"
Shikaku Nara nodded upon hearing Shin'un's words.
"Dad's shaking technique is pretty strong."
"If these two gentlemen join forces, it certainly gives me peace of mind."
At this point, Shikaku Nara suddenly paused.
"Wait a minute, Lord Orochimaru is the commander of the Sand Ninja Village front."
"He's now gone to the Land of Wind. Who will take over the task of commanding the Konoha Ninja to besiege the Sand Ninja?"
Turning his head, Shikaku Nara looked at Shin'un, who was grinning foolishly beside him, and his lips twitched.
"Could it be...?"
Seeing this, Shin'un chuckled and pointed to himself, saying:
"I am the new commander of the Sand Ninja Front."
The appointment letter just arrived this morning; the announcement will likely be made this afternoon.
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Shikaku Nara was taken aback but then smiled.
"There are hundreds of ninjas graduating from the Ninja Academy in our batch, but you are the only one who has been promoted to Elite Jonin."
"Now he's even become the commander of a battlefront."
"That's really unexpected."
Upon hearing this, Shin'un's smile grew even brighter.
"There are still many unexpected things to come."
Guess why I urgently transferred you here?
Shikaku Nara touched his pineapple-shaped hair, and the smile on his face gradually turned into a wry smile.
"Is that even a guess?"
"What else could you have called me here for?"
"Honestly, I hate trouble..."