Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 140 The two sides begin to settle accounts.

Chapter 140 The two sides begin to settle accounts (First update)

The Konoha army pursued the retreating Sunagakure forces into the Land of Rivers.

However, they did not venture too deep into the Land of Rivers, because they were unsure whether Sunagakure had prepared any traps—or whether they were deliberately luring them here.

Therefore, after pursuing them for a distance and ensuring that Sunagakure had retreated from the entire border and posed no immediate threat to the Land of Fire, the entire Konoha army left.

At this moment, the horizon was beginning to lighten, and dawn was approaching.

The two armies fought for a whole night—although the time was short, the battle was extremely fierce.

Yubi's tactical plan was to engage Konoha in close combat, and he had no intention of waging a prolonged war of attrition.

He knew very well that if he wanted to gain an advantage over Konoha, he had to strike hard with three powerful blows after the battle began, taking advantage of Konoha's unpreparedness and lack of resources. He would make as much profit as he could.

Otherwise, as time goes by, the number of people on the battlefield will decrease, and the environment will become less complex—at that time, Konoha's true strength will be truly revealed.

The initial tactical arrangement was that as soon as Konoha discovered a medical outpost, the Sand Village would immediately retreat without hesitation.

Yubi knew very well that medicine was both their strength and their weakness.

Given the strength of the Konoha army and the situation on the battlefield, the enemy is fully capable of targeting this aspect of our forces and doing something underhanded.

Yubi never gave the enemy the slightest chance and always knew when to stop.

With the first major battle against Konoha officially over, Commander-in-Chief Arai immediately began to have his troops inspect and tally their condition.

Yubi immediately removed his armor and transformed from a battlefield warrior into a medical ninja who healed the sick and saved lives, mobilizing the entire medical team in the army and entering a new working state.

His transition between identities was incredibly smooth.

The army is stationed directly within the Land of Rivers—and not only them, but Konoha's army will also push the battle line forward, also within the Land of Rivers, near the Land of Fire.

In the current situation, the Land of Rivers has undoubtedly become a strategic buffer zone for the two major ninja villages and the country.

In this situation, the small country of Kawano-no-kuni (river-land) had no way to intervene.

So-called political negotiations are mostly meaningless.

By the time Yubi had fully rested, it was already evening.

However, as soon as he left the medical team's camp, he plunged into the tent where Shin-i was.

Once inside, the few surviving military leaders were all there.

"How is it?"

Yubi asked the group that were discussing the matter.

"We've suffered considerable losses—but Konoha is in even worse shape," Arai said, his expression somewhat invigorated.

Then, he recounted a series of information gathered from the battlefield and gave a summary.

After further analysis, the current situation of the Sunagakure army can only be described as follows: the results of their first battle with Konoha were much better than expected.

"If we hadn't expanded the battlefield in time, causing Konoha's main force to be passively dispersed, given the situation at the time—the number of casualties in the army would probably have multiplied when we withdrew." Arai looked exhausted, but his eyes were very excited.

He knew that this victory was largely due to the meticulous and ingenious tactics that Yubi had devised beforehand.

He was a veteran of Sunagakure who participated in the Second Shinobi World War, and he fought alongside the Third Kazekage and others against Konoha. It is no exaggeration to say that even during the last Shinobi World War, the village had never achieved such a remarkable record against Konoha.

Although—on the surface—the Sand Village was defeated by the Leaf Village.

But they got what they wanted.

However, despite their joy, the formidable fighting strength and combat prowess displayed by the Konoha army also made everyone feel uneasy.

Especially for the Sunagakure newcomers who are stepping onto a battlefield of this level for the first time and experiencing the strength of Konoha's forces for the first time, this experience will likely leave a particularly deep impression on them.

This also allows them to better appreciate the turmoil and cruelty of the ninja world.

"It would be unwise for us to confront Konoha head-on—this tactic can only be used once. After this battle, the Third Hokage will likely analyze our fighting style and military information."

"The next stage—a long and drawn-out battle—will be the key to determining the outcome."

Yubi said in a deep voice.

He then began a comprehensive review of the battle with several others.

Identify the shortcomings of the military in combat.

And to plan for the next step in the event of a possible war that may break out at any time.

Yubi also noticed that there were fewer faces in the military leadership compared to before the war began; they had been killed in action.

Meanwhile, Sunagakure was conducting a post-war debriefing, trying to make up for the army's shortcomings on the battlefield.

The same applies to Konoha's side.

A group of high-ranking military officers, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, sat upright in their tent.

However, compared to the Sand Village, there was a slightly more uplifting atmosphere.

Their side—was more somber, permeated with a sense of grief.

Because—the number of military casualties, after being tallied, far exceeded their expectations.

Now that they finally had enough time to analyze Sunagakure's actions and arrangements on the battlefield step by step, the high-ranking officers of Konoha's army finally understood why they had been defeated so badly.

Clearly, Konoha should have the advantage in terms of both military configuration and the overall level of individual combat teams.

Not to mention, the Hokage is also there.

"To put it simply, the reason why Sunagakure was able to inflict such serious damage on us is, firstly, the meticulousness of their tactics. I mean not only the execution and coordination of their tactics and their pre-battle deployment strategies, but also the enemy's psychological predictions about our army."

"After the Sand Village changed its formation, it intended to expand the battlefield. At that time, the action we should take was not to pursue them and be lured by their tactics, but to first clear out the Sand Village teams left on the battlefield or those with insufficient mobility, and first control the area in a certain core area on the border."

The Konoha Jonin, Kazuto, spoke each word clearly.

After he finished speaking, seeing that everyone was silent, he did not continue to talk about the matter.

"Secondly, there's the medical capabilities of their Sunagakure village—starting with drug resources, our wounded only have access to a few common drugs like hemostatic pills, while the enemy has many self-rescue options depending on their injuries and the specific combat situation."

"Their number of medical ninjas is also greater than ours. Not only that, but we also found some special medical equipment in the base where the Sunagakure medical team was hiding. It can be said that the role and value of the entire Sunagakure medical system on the battlefield is exaggerated."

"This battlefield advantage, driven by an entire system, is no longer limited to the gap in drug resources, as we had initially thought."

"To win our upcoming battle against Sunagakure, we must find ways to address these two points."

"Um."

After listening, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.

If you lose, you lose.

A war that has spread throughout the entire ninja world is not something that can be ended in a day or two.

learn from mistakes.

It is actually a good thing to realize the enemy's terrifying nature before the entire ninja world descends into complete chaos.

It will also help their village's ninjas grow faster on the battlefield.

"The Sand Village of today—it seems—is indeed different."

"Sarutobi said in a deep voice."

Looking back at the whole situation, there are two things about Sunagakure that make it a place to be wary of.