Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 16: Only with more unique skills can we maintain a lasting intelligence advantage.

"Hmm, Inuzuka Tsurugi of the Inuzuka family, and her Kuro-maru killed two Jonin, that's really impressive. This should be the first time since the village was founded that this family has chosen an adult ancient hound that has lost its partner instead of a puppy to grow up with."

Hatake Sakumo nodded secretly. Konoha Village had such a rich heritage and abundant human resources that there would always be seemingly ordinary ninjas who would suddenly pull out a unique skill and cause unexpected results that would lead to additional losses for the enemy.

The Third Hokage loved these kinds of young people. These unexpectedly talented young people inflicted unexpected additional losses on the enemy. Conversely, doesn't that mean Konoha used the same resources to consume more of the enemy's resources? Doesn't that mean Konoha won a small victory again?
If we win a few more times, won't we gradually build up our overall advantage? In any case, Konoha Village has the strongest foundation and is the most willing and least afraid of a protracted war.

"Battles between ninjas are first and foremost battles of intelligence. Using entirely new methods to deal with the enemy already gives one the intelligence advantage."

Hatake Sakumo looked at these young people and felt very gratified. Then, he saw another piece of intelligence.

"Death Soul Technique? There are actually people who have developed this kind of ninjutsu in depth? And achieved such amazing results. Kaede Tsukasa... a genin from the medical team, has directly killed three enemies and indirectly helped his comrades kill five enemies?"

Hatake Sakumo didn't think the intelligence was exaggerated, because the observers who were specifically responsible for recording the battles on the front lines could not afford to make mistakes in the statistics of battle achievements. No village dared to be careless in the construction of the battle achievement system; they had to be extremely rigorous.

Although the medical unit has only been established for a short time, it has already produced some impressive talents. At the level of genin and even chunin, Kaede Tsukasa, who has a unique skill, is already remarkable.

"Among Tsunade's subordinates, there will definitely be more talented people who stand out. Hopefully, someone will become the next Minato Namikaze."

Sakumo Hatake sighed subconsciously, but he also knew that this was just a meaningless wishful thinking.

If we really want to make a comparison, all the young people who have shown their best skills now, put together, cannot compare to Minato Namikaze, who is already 13 years old.

The reason is simple: Minato Namikaze mastered the "Flying Thunder God Technique" left behind by the Second Hokage, becoming the second person in Konoha's history to skillfully use space-time ninjutsu.

It is said that not long after entering the battlefield against Iwagakure, Minato Namikaze made a great name for himself, killing several Jonin at the age of 13 and sending back valuable intelligence, which provided great help to Konoha in terms of strategy and tactics.

This is amazing. Even Sakumo Hatake was shocked by the talent and wisdom displayed by Minato Namikaze.

His talent is visible to the naked eye, his potential is unfathomable, and most importantly, he is very difficult to kill. Even if he suffers a defeat, Minato Namikaze can escape in an instant using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

She's only 13 years old and she's already like this. What will she be like in two more years?
Even the most self-proclaimed genius would feel ashamed in the face of Minato Namikaze.

"Lord Sakumo, there's movement at the enemy's command post! Chiyo has led her puppet army onto the battlefield!" a ninja reported as he entered.

"It's finally here. If this continues, Sunagakure simply can't withstand it. They've finally given up."

Sakumo Hatake abruptly stood up and led his personal guard straight into the battlefield.

The top experts from both sides have already entered the arena.

Chiyo was in the most agonizing state of mind; if she had any other choice, she wouldn't have done this. "Konoha Village truly produces many talented people. Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha left this village with so much wealth," Ebizo sighed.

They couldn't outlast them, they couldn't outlast them at all. Even though Chiyo cultivated a deadly poison, it only caused greater losses to Konoha, but they still couldn't outlast them!
If they were to engage in a decisive battle, Sunagakure wouldn't be confident of victory. They could only launch large-scale operations periodically to see if they could find an opportunity to strike.

Sakumo Hatake was far too overpowered, and his destructive power against puppeteers was far too great, leaving Chiyo's puppet army helpless.

"Stop lamenting! You're just fueling the enemy's morale! No matter how strong Konoha is, they're still our mortal enemies!" Chiyo shouted angrily, leading a group of puppeteers to quickly join the battle and swiftly reaping the lives of Konoha ninjas.

This is also a tactic: suddenly appear, kill a group of Konoha's vital forces, and then quickly retreat, continuously weakening Konoha.

Unfortunately, the opponent was Konoha's White Fang, and this tactic could not be effective many times. Moreover, Konoha's White Fang could also use the same method to deal with the Sand Village ninja.

No matter how they fight, Konoha only needs to respond in the same way. Even if they suffer more casualties and greater resource losses, Sunagakure will always be the one who can't outlast them if the fight drags on. This made Chiyo furious.

"So what if Konoha has many geniuses? Whether it's White Fang, the Legendary Sannin, Dan Kato, or Minato Namikaze, killing one of them is like losing one forever! If my son and daughter-in-law were still alive... our Sunagakure village also has its own geniuses. When my grandson grows up, he will only be stronger than these people!"

Taking advantage of the brief moment before Sakumo Hatake arrived, Chiyo immediately unfurled a summoning scroll, summoning several puppets that lunged at the Konoha ninja.

The Third Kazekage, along with Bunpuku, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, went to fight against Iwagakure. She could only deal with Konoha's attacks with her younger brother, Ebizo. Thanks to the special toxin she cultivated, Sunagakure gained a significant advantage; otherwise, the situation would have been even more difficult, and the losses would have been even greater.

At this moment, Kaedeji Tsukasa, mingling in the crowd, felt extremely troubled.

"There are too many people, and I can't just use the dead Konoha ninjas on the ground to fight, which further limits my performance. I also don't have much chakra left."

Kaede felt that he was better suited to small-team combat, where he didn't have to worry about his teammates, which allowed him to better utilize his abilities.

More importantly, he felt it was necessary to develop new corpse-escape techniques; he needed to constantly enrich his methods.

By always using the same predictable tactics, as the number of battles increases and more intelligence is leaked, the enemy can come up with more targeted tactics, and Kaede Tsukasa's situation becomes more and more dangerous.

Only by constantly improving and updating his ninjutsu repertoire, ensuring that the enemy's new information remains forever outdated, can Kaedejima feel at ease.

"If I want to save my life without consuming too much chakra, then it's that special substitution technique I've been conceiving in my mind. The training process I've simulated in my mind is working fine, and now I need to train in reality."

Kaede Tsukasa's thoughts were interrupted. He heard screams and cries of agony coming from ahead, followed by a scene of people and horses falling over, with limbs flying everywhere.

He looked up and saw a puppet dressed in white rushing towards him, wielding a large axe and chopping down at him!
(End of this chapter)