Chapter 764: The Stalemate, the Cloud's Sharp Blade
The next day! The many ninja who had stayed behind in Konoha watched as a large group of young kids walked out of the village gate. These were all the genin of the village, and they were all no more than twelve, thirteen, or fourteen years old. Watching these half-grown children step onto the battlefield, some of the younger ninja were a little confused.
"Is it really okay to let these children step onto the battlefield?"
Hearing this, an old ninja on the side sighed lightly. "In my time, let alone them being this old, even eight or nine-year-old children had to go to the battlefield!"
Young ninja: "But now is not that time. And we haven't even gone to the battlefield yet. Why let such young children..."
"We were chosen to guard Konoha. You think it's that simple? Any ninja who can stay in Konoha is a ninja with a special skill!"
"We ninja, our combat power may not be strong, but in the future, we need to train new ninja!" As he spoke, the old ninja also turned his head and no longer looked at this scene.
Although he understood the decision from above, and also admired that Naruto and Sasuke, as Hokage, were actually willing to send their own son and the princess of the Uchiha clan to the battlefield. They did this for the sake of fairness, so that all the ninja and civilians would have no complaints.
Yes! Even the Hokage's son and niece went to the battlefield. Was it not normal for their husbands, fathers, and sons to step onto the battlefield?
But on the other hand, as adults, watching a group of young kids step onto the battlefield, and especially as ninja who had had the fortune to participate in the Fourth Great Ninja War, they knew very well that when they returned, probably not even one in ten of these tender faces would be left.
Especially this time, the tactic adopted by Konoha was one without any command. Everything was left to everyone's free play. Where to go, who to kill, what kind of tactics to execute, how to attack the enemy—all of this was left for the ninja squads to decide for themselves. This gave the ninja great freedom, but it also made them feel lost.
Even adult ninja squads didn't know what to do at this time. They could only go to foreign lands in a daze, and then find ways to destroy some villages. If they encountered enemies, they would find ways to kill them. As for when the mission would end, no one knew. Perhaps when all the ninja in the shinobi world were almost dead, this war would end. But how many people would be able to live to see this scene? Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little sad in their hearts.
As this group of young kids gradually walked further and further away, at this moment, in the Hokage's office, Sasuke was paying attention to the movement of the entire battlefield. The situation investigated by the Anbu ninja yesterday showed that the entire border of the Land of Fire was now in a state of stalemate. It was even impossible to tell who had the advantage.
Although the number of Konoha ninja was large, if the numbers could not be spread out, the combat power was still in a one-to-one state. Only with a wide enough field to let the Konoha ninja display their skills could the advantage in numbers truly be brought into play. But in the current situation, it was estimated that tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, after giving the Konoha ninja forces some time, when they penetrated deep into the enemy's heartland, then the battle situation would have a greater change, and the change would be very astonishing. At that time, once the numerical advantage of Konoha's ninja was demonstrated, then the battle situation would likely become one-sided.
What made Sasuke feel interesting now was that the Raikage of the Cloud Village seemed to be gathering the Cloud ninja. They seemed to be preparing to form a ten-thousand-strong ninja force to serve as a sharp blade to directly pierce into the heartland of the Land of Fire and create a breach for the ninja of other villages.
Lacking real-time command, the ninja on the Land of Fire's side in Konoha still didn't know this news. But some Konoha ninja who had sensed that something was wrong were already independently carrying out interception and assassination missions. This was very surprising. This showed that the Konoha ninja's sensitivity to changes in war was still very high.
"Have the Anbu people transmit the intelligence to the scattered ninja as much as possible!"
"Although it's not to command them what to do, it's very important to let them know what the enemy wants to do!" As Sasuke spoke, he looked to the other side. If the Cloud Village gathered their ninja to form a force that was difficult to destroy, then the small squads of Konoha ninja would be of no use.
"Gather! In that case, we can directly dispatch ninja to attack!" Shikamaru said, looking at Sasuke. At this moment, Naruto was somewhere, but he should still be in Konoha. And at this time, Sasuke's judgment seemed to be more accurate than Naruto's. The various decisions he made were far more decisive than Naruto's.
Shikamaru didn't think there was any problem with this. On the contrary, he felt it was better. Once the war began, Shikamaru no longer thought about whether it was right or wrong to do so, but how to win the current battle...
"Sending people to destroy it is possible, but who can deal with five Raikage at the same time!" Hearing this, Shikamaru was taken aback. If Lord First Hokage and Lord Second Hokage were to make a move, there should be no problem!
"Lord First alone can handle it. In terms of combat power, Lord First's combat power is sufficient. But to be on the safe side, we can add the Second Hokage!"
Hashirama and Tobirama, who were in the office, had already stood up and were looking at Sasuke. Sasuke did not agree immediately but retorted, "I think this is more like a trap."
"A trap?"
Sasuke nodded. "That's right, a trap. Although it's not a trap for me, it is a trap for Konoha!"
Sasuke could not easily leave Konoha. Most importantly, he could not easily leave Naruto. So this time, the gathering of the Cloud ninja forces should be to attract a few of Konoha's powerful ninja, and then find a way to deal with them! This way, the blow to Konoha would also be great. After all, if Konoha did not have so many high-strength ninja, the three great ninja villages probably wouldn't have any problem directly forcing their way to their door.
But Konoha was strong not just because of Sasuke. There were also the First, the Second, and even Ashura, Obito, White Fang, and others who could be called Kage-level ninja. Comparing the number of Kage-level ninja on both sides, Konoha had an absolute advantage. Not to mention there were the two great Buddhas, Sasuke and Naruto. In this situation, the Cloud's action was courting death. So Sasuke judged it was a trap!
"They want to hunt down our village's high-end combat power?" Shikamaru lowered his head and thought. The next second, he looked up at Sasuke, and Sasuke also showed a smile at the same time.
"However, a trap can also be used as a countermeasure. If we send a lineup that they absolutely cannot resist, then perhaps we can wipe out the threat of the Cloud Village in one fell swoop!" Without the command of the Raikage, the ordinary Cloud ninja probably wouldn't be very willing to fight this battle. After all, there was nothing they could do. After losing their Raikage, the Cloud Village would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"So Sasuke, do you have any other plans?"
Hearing this, Sasuke smiled. "Ashura will also go! Might Guy, and Obito, throw them all in!" With such a lineup, it wouldn't be a problem no matter who they encountered. Even if it really was a trap, it would make the enemy suffer a big loss.
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