Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 141 The Fate of Yunyin (Second Update)

"Hokage-sama, I have an idea."

Suddenly, someone in the tent raised their hand.

Everyone looked and saw that it was Minato.

He and Shikaku, as juniors who performed outstandingly on this battlefield, were also summoned to participate in the discussion.

"you say."

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After a short while, the water gate slowly opened.

The others' eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

"This—is indeed a good idea, and Minato is certainly capable of doing it."

Jonin Kazuto stroked his chin, considered for a moment, and said, "The only one we need to be careful of is that Yubi—I've heard that his eye techniques are very powerful, and he's also a ninja with extremely excellent sensory abilities."

"I've fought him before—I know him fairly well, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Minato smiled confidently.

"Wow, Minato—your move is brilliant! If it really works, those guys from Sunagakure will just be fuming!"

"I never would have guessed—Minato, you actually have a brain like that."

The others followed suit and praised it.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been frowning before, started to smile.

His smile carried a hint of relief.

Soon, time passed day by day.

Several small-scale clashes broke out between Sunagakure and Konoha within the Land of Rivers.

Large-scale battles like those at the beginning have not occurred yet.

For Konoha, since Sunagakure has already been forced out of the Land of Fire and poses no immediate threat to their country, there is no need for them to launch a major attack.

Moreover, this was after a defeat in the first battle.

On the Sunagakure side, Arai and Yubi had no intention of escalating the war.

For both villages, this Shinobi World War has just begun, and the future changes in the Shinobi World are still unknown. Although many years have passed since the end of the Second Shinobi World War, and the new generation of each village has begun to emerge and grow, the vitality that can be recovered is limited.

Basic troop strength is always the village's greatest source of confidence in the face of change. No one wants their village's manpower to be quickly depleted at the very beginning of a major battle.

Protracted warfare must primarily rely on small-scale battlefields and tactical deployments.

Villages like Konoha, which have to contend with multiple hostile forces, are particularly concerned about troop casualties.

Because once the fighting starts, as long as the situation on one battlefield stabilizes, then a certain number of personnel can be mobilized to support the battlefield where the situation is not so optimistic.

Furthermore, the border clashes between Sunagakure and Iwagakure lasted for several years—the last year that Yubi and Sasori arrived at the battlefield mostly involved small-scale skirmishes.

The real large-scale battles only occurred in the later stages, when Iwagakure was forced into a corner and had no choice but to attempt a general offensive.

War is a means—not an end.

The Kage of the major ninja villages were well aware of this.

Yubi arranged small-scale attacks, firstly for training purposes. Although there were many medical ninjas in the village, they were all newly trained and lacked practical experience, so they needed a growth environment.

Secondly, he was well aware that if they were to engage in another large-scale head-on battle, the well-prepared Konoha would be no match for them—the advantage they had painstakingly gained in the first battle could be squandered by him.

Although Sunagakure was inherently weaker and couldn't gain much advantage in small-scale battles, small-scale battles allowed them to fully utilize the characteristics of tactical planning. In other words, they could use tactical advantages to make up for the shortcomings in combat strength between the two sides.

Of course, to ensure that his side would not suffer a crushing defeat, Yubi had to make sure that Sunagakure gained some advantage in every troop deployment.

Otherwise, if the data from multiple battlefields were analyzed over a certain period, Sunagakure would definitely be the side that suffered greater losses.

"The Third Hokage's thinking is very clear—no wonder he is a veteran who has been through many battles."

One day, Yubi met with Arai again, and squinted as he looked at the map hanging in front of him.

In the past few days, the number of times the Sand Village and Konoha have clashed has been very frequent.

But in each battle, the number of people on both sides combined was only a few hundred—not even a thousand.

Konoha, as the defending side—although they were furious at being ambushed first, remained remarkably restrained.

They had no intention of fighting them to the death or relentlessly pursuing the Sand Village.

Perhaps they were still shaken by the defeat in the first match.

I'm a little scared—

Otherwise, given the imposing manner Konoha displayed when they first arrived at the border, uninformed people might have thought they were about to intensify their retaliation against Sunagakure.

Because the Sand Village has already been forced out of the Land of Fire—Konoha's current task is simply to prevent them from invading again.

In other words, as long as Sunagakure doesn't take action, Konoha won't cause trouble.

As the attackers, Sunagakure will definitely bear greater battlefield pressure, unlike Konoha which will have it so easy.

What Konoha should worry about is not only the fighting with Sunagakure, but also the threat from other villages—therefore, as long as Sunagakure can be stabilized, the smaller the troop losses, the better.

As for why Sunagakure must attack Konoha, it's because Yubi is waiting for the right time.

This Ninja World War isn't enough for just Sunagakure and Konoha—how can the villages make money if the war isn't fully ignited?

"Recently, there seem to be more spies from other villages appearing within the territory of River Country, haven't there?"

Yubi looked at Arai and asked.

"Hmm—the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Rock Village, the Hidden Rain Village, and the Hidden Cloud Village, among others, are all secretly monitoring our battle against Konoha." Arai nodded.

Everyone was eager to make a move—

"The Hidden Cloud Village is really patient. According to my calculations, they should already be fighting Konoha on the border by now." Yubi frowned. He was waiting for the flames of war to ignite on the other side of the Land of Fire, so that Hiruzen Sarutobi would be unable to sit still and would have to return to the village to take charge of the overall situation.

By taking advantage of the situation in the ninja world, they indirectly forced away one of the enemy's Kage-level combatants.

Only when Kumogakure joined the fray did the Ninja World War truly begin, even though it was Sunagakure who fired the first shot.

Something's not right—

Yubi took a deep breath, and then—closed his eyes and pondered.

The new well nearby was left undisturbed.

"In the previous great battle, I specifically eliminated many members of Konoha's clans and factions. On the one hand, this was to weaken Konoha's combat power in subsequent battles, and on the other hand, it was to narrow the gap between Sunagakure and Konoha's forces in such small-scale battles."

"The absence of family members who can have a certain influence on small-scale battlefields, coupled with tactical advantages, can minimize casualties among our troops."

"Small-scale conflicts and operations generally do not lead to the quick exit of important military personnel, because before they have a thorough understanding and familiarity with each other, and without solid enemy intelligence as a foundation, the risks and variables are too great. Once something goes wrong, the death of an individual is even more unacceptable than the annihilation of an entire unit."

"In this way, the combat power of the clan members in Konoha will have room to be displayed—their innate growth environment and the resources they can obtain are far superior to those of ordinary ninjas, and they can demonstrate a better level of combat on small-scale battlefields."

"Just as I thought, even small-scale conflicts, once a direct confrontation occurs—"

"Judging from the results of the past few days, even though I have tried my best to arrange tactics and thought of all aspects, and we still have the advantage of medical combat capabilities, we are still losing more than we are winning, and the overall situation is at a disadvantage. Fortunately, the loss of manpower is within a controllable range and is still acceptable."

"But—why is the Cloud Village moving so slowly?"

"Given the Raikage's personality and military ambitions, he should have immediately taken advantage of Konoha's misfortune after learning that we had started a major war with them—"

Yubi was thinking.

A subordinate immediately walked in from outside the tent.

"Lord Arai, intelligence from the village indicates that Kumogakure and Konoha have gone to war!"

Upon hearing this, Yubi immediately opened his eyes, his gaze flashing.

The moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived.