Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 249 Second Intelligence

Aoba looked at the reorganized formation on the tactics board and took a satisfied bite of the dry rations in his hand.

"Ugh, this is awful. Looks like I'll have to sneak in some extra food."

That's the downside of being the commander-in-chief; he can't be as shameless as Jiraiya.

You have to do what you expect of others first, otherwise so many people will be watching.

Despite his complaints, he was quite satisfied with his results.

An Uchiha with a three-tomoe Sharingan is at least a Jonin level in strength and has almost no weaknesses in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Such a versatile, all-around warrior would be a waste if used only for one-on-one combat.

Aoba directly reorganized the frontline combat squads with the Uchiha clan at their core.

They were assigned to the Nara clan, who could provide strong control, or the Hyuga clan, who were skilled in perception.

If you don't have enough sensory ninjas, pair them with members of the Akimichi clan or ninjas skilled in Earth Release as front-line tanks.

This configuration effectively maximizes the team's margin for error.

The Uchiha clan, on the other hand, served as the absolute offensive force and controllers.

Aoba managed to assemble a total of thirty such squads.

As for why there are exactly thirty?

Of course, it's because Aoba only brought thirty Uchiha ninjas from Konoha this time.

These thirty people already make up nearly half of the Uchiha who have awakened their Sharingan.

It's important to know that even within the Uchiha clan, very few people are capable of awakening the Sharingan.

The vast majority of these thirty people were former elites of the police force, including twenty-one with three-tomoe jade and the remaining nine with two-tomoe jade.

Theoretically speaking, every Sharingan with three tomoe has the potential to advance to the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Of course, theory is one thing, but most people never have the talent or the necessary stimulation to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan in their lifetime.

In addition to this, there is another aspect.

The temporary team inevitably faces the problem of adjustment.

Aoba did not send out all thirty squads at once, but instead launched probing attacks in batches.

Suddenly scattered and reorganized, many ninjas lacked tacit understanding and even had a lot of friction due to personality clashes.

Especially the Uchiha clan.

These guys are born with a strange arrogance, have a blunt and foul temper, and love to talk trash.

They're always saying things like, "Don't hold me back," or "Stay away, don't get in my way."

This attitude initially made many people extremely unhappy, and arguments and minor conflicts occurred almost daily in private.

To this end, Aoba even created several shadow clones, who would hide in the shadows every day, enjoying the spectacle. As long as no one was killed, he would not interfere.

No words can build bonds faster than those spoken on the battlefield.

As time went by, and after several real, bloody battles to hone their skills, they were shocked to discover...

After being reorganized by Lord Aoba, the team's combat strength has undergone a complete transformation!

The battle reports from the first batch of reorganized squads were quickly relayed back to command.

A successful raid on a Cloud Village outpost resulted in the deaths of eleven enemy ninjas, while only two of our own were slightly wounded!

This achievement shocked the entire Konoha camp.

It is important to know that the ninjas of Kumogakure are renowned for their Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu, and their individual combat abilities are extremely strong. In the past, Konoha often had to pay a considerable price in encounters with them.

And now, they've achieved a terrifying 11-0 kill ratio!

But this is just the beginning.

On the fifth day, the second batch of battle reports arrived.

Another assault team ambushed a patrol from the Hidden Cloud Village in the border jungle, annihilating all eight enemy soldiers. Seven days after the operation achieved zero casualties on our side, the third batch of battle reports was delivered.

Three consecutive victories! The three assault teams killed a total of 37 Cloud Village ninjas and captured 5. Our side suffered only 4 minor injuries and 1 moderate injury!

A series of brilliant victories exploded like bombs on the front lines of Konoha.

The battlefield is the best test.

The doubts that had been whispered about Aoba's poor command vanished instantly at that moment.

The biggest change during this process was actually in the perception of the Uchiha clan among ordinary Konoha ninjas.

When they actually got to the battlefield, the other ninjas in the village finally witnessed the power of the Sharingan.

Their insight and reaction speed were simply phenomenal.

The Uchiha clan can not only detect enemy ambushes and traps immediately, but also accurately predict the opponent's attack trajectory in the midst of a melee, creating valuable reaction time for their teammates.

"The three on the left, I'll handle them! The ones on the right, prepare Lightning Release and Earth Release defense!"

On the battlefield, the three-tomoe spun wildly in the eyes of the Uchiha ninjas as they calmly and efficiently issued commands.

It must be admitted that the Uchiha clan certainly had reason to be arrogant.

As time went on, everyone discovered that although this group of people with red eyes were a bit foul-mouthed and arrogant, they were actually quite different.

Actually, he's a pretty good person, and exceptionally reliable in battle.

Furthermore, some people have discovered that as long as you praise the Uchiha clan a lot, they are actually not that difficult to communicate with.

Sometimes, if you make a valid point, he will listen to you.

If you gain the approval of the Uchiha, they will truly risk their lives to protect you.

In a dense forest on the border of the Land of Lightning, the battle had just ended.

"Hey, are you alright?"

A Nara clan chunin ran over breathlessly and helped up the Uchiha who had been injured in the explosion.

If that Uchiha hadn't been quick-witted and shoved him aside, his name would have appeared on the list of casualties.

"Tch, what's a little injury like this?"

Shinji Uchiha stood up, grimacing, his forehead covered in cold sweat, but his tone was still as irritating as ever.

"You're too slow! If I hadn't activated my Sharingan, you'd be a corpse by now. Be more alert next time, and stop making me worry about you!"

Nara Chunin paused for a moment, then looked at Shinji's profile—which was clearly trembling with pain but trying to appear calm—and suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at! Are you an idiot?!"

Shinji Uchiha glared at him angrily.

"It's nothing, I just think—you're actually pretty good, thanks, bro." Nara Chunin patted Shinji's shoulder hard.

Shinji Uchiha stiffened slightly, then snorted coldly and turned his head away, though his slightly reddened ears betrayed his current mood.

Things like this happen every day on the front lines.

The magnanimity of "Konoha's No. 1 powerhouse" was fully displayed at this moment.

Many people have also begun to view the Uchiha clan with a completely new perspective.

Gradually, more and more people discovered that, apart from appearing a bit arrogant and occasionally speaking in a foul tone, the Uchiha were actually surprisingly easy to get along with.

Moreover, once they're on the battlefield, these people are truly reliable.

I feel at ease entrusting my back to them.

Uchiha Shisui witnessed all of these changes.

At dusk, the setting sun was like blood.

Zheng Shui stood quietly on the high ground at the edge of the camp, gazing into the distance at the mixed squads that had just returned from the battlefield.

In their line of sight, members of the Uchiha clan and ninjas from other clans walked together, chatting and laughing.

Some were boasting about their day's achievements, while others were arguing about who had performed better in the battle.

There was also a fat Akimichi clan member who was arm in arm with a usually arrogant Uchiha, and they were shouting that they were going to the cafeteria to have a contest of eating capacity.

Although the Uchiha elite tried to push the fat man away with a look of disgust, a relaxed smile, which he himself did not realize, was on his lips.

Shisui watched this scene, and her eyes welled up slightly.

This is the scene he has always dreamed of.

The Uchiha clan and the village were no longer in a relationship of mutual suspicion and distrust, and they were no longer isolated in the cold corner of the police force.

Instead, he truly integrated into Konoha and became a comrade-in-arms fighting alongside everyone.

The one who accomplished all of this was neither Uchiha Shisui nor Kotoamatsukami, who was hailed as the strongest genjutsu.

Instead, it was Yamashiro Aoba.

Lord Aoba simply changed the formation method.

There was no brainwashing, no coercion, and not even any long-winded philosophical discourses.

He solved his long-standing problem in the simplest and most direct way.

Shisui took a deep breath, forcing back the moisture in her eyes.

In his mind, the words that Qingye had said to him a few days ago echoed once again.

"To change the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village, it is far from enough to change the will of just one person."

"Kotoamatsukami is very powerful, but it cannot change the overall situation."

Only at this moment did Shisui truly understand the meaning of those words.

The peace woven by illusion is ultimately just a false bubble.

Only trust forged in blood on the battlefield is a truly unbreakable bond.

Shisui turned around and cast a beam of light onto the command tent in the center of the camp.

His eyes were no longer filled with confusion; instead, they held an unprecedented firmness.

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

Raikage's office.

boom!

The sturdy solid wood desk has once again cracked in two.

The Fourth Raikage, A, was enraged, his hair standing on end, his body erupting with violent blue lightning, like a raging lion that had been completely provoked, roaring in the office.

"Damn it! That damned Yamashiro Aoba, I'll twist his head off myself!"

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The secretary, Samui, stood to the side with an expressionless face, but her icy blue eyes revealed an undisguised solemnity.

Scattered on the table were frontline battle reports, each containing alarming figures.

In just half a month.

The Cloud Hidden Front lost three squadrons, including two elite assault teams.

The number of fallen ninjas has exceeded one hundred, and countless others are seriously injured and incapacitated. What enraged Ai even more was that just three days ago, a Konoha commando team had penetrated deep into the Land of Lightning's territory and wiped out a supply outpost set up by Kumogakure behind the border.

That outpost was a full eighty kilometers away from the front line!

What does this mean?

This means that the madman from Konoha wasn't on defense at all; he was on offense! He was taking the initiative!

Originally, the strategic intention of the Cloud Hidden was very clear in this border standoff: military deterrence combined with political blackmail.

With the Third Shinobi World War just ended, the five great ninja villages all need time to heal their wounds, and none of them want to actually fight another all-out war.

The reason why the Hidden Cloud Village stationed troops on the border to exert pressure was simply to regain the face lost to Minato Namikaze and, incidentally, to gain some practical benefits at the negotiating table.

Furthermore, with Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure watching from the sidelines, no one wanted to actually start a full-scale war at this critical juncture.

The two sides glared at each other on the border, occasionally engaging in small-scale skirmishes to test each other, before finally sitting down to negotiate and ending the negotiations amicably, with everyone tacitly agreeing to the situation.

Yunyin is taking a chance, even if it's not a sure thing. If they can get some benefit, great; if not, they won't lose anything.

But who would have thought that the commander-in-chief sent by Konoha this time wouldn't play those games with you at all!

This kid not only didn't back down or test the waters, but immediately adopted a posture as if he wanted to wage a full-scale war against Yunyin.

They even arrogantly formed an elite assault team to launch attacks deep into the heart of the Land of Lightning!

They completely disregarded the Cloud Village.

"Lord Raikage, please calm down."

Samui handed over another intelligence report, "This is the latest news about Iwagakure."

The Raikage grabbed the intelligence report, glanced at it twice, and his already dark face turned even more gloomy.

"That old fox, Onoki!" the Raikage cursed through gritted teeth.

Intelligence indicates that Iwagakure is also quietly increasing its troops, and it's obvious they're preparing to take advantage of the situation.

"We definitely can't move the people at the Iwagakure defense line anymore; we must keep enough manpower to guard against those Iwagakure guys."

The Raikage took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, but the fighting spirit in his eyes grew even more fervent, and the Lightning Release chakra crackled on his body.

"Since we can't send reinforcements, I'll go to the front lines myself!"

The Raikage clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and his muscles bulged high.

"I'll see if these so-called 'Konoha Twin Stars' are truly worthy of being compared to Minato Namikaze!"

Samyi opened his mouth, wanting to dissuade him, but swallowed the words back.

She knew this man too well.

Once he makes a decision, not even ten tailed beasts can pull him back.

at the same time.

The Land of Fire, a secret hideout of the underground black market.

In the dimly lit room, a faint smell of blood and mildew filled the air.

Ryoichi, wearing a straw hat and hiding half his face in the shadows, pushed a sealing scroll across the table.

Sitting opposite me was the head of this underground intelligence network, a bald, middle-aged man.

"This is the second intelligence report," Ryoichi said in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing this, a glint of shrewdness flashed in the bald manager's eyes.

A few days ago, the information about "Konoha restarting the Wood Release experiment" that the mysterious man in front of him sold him caused a complete uproar in the underworld.

That intelligence was not only true and reliable, but also invaluable, making him a fortune.

Now, the other side has produced a second piece of intelligence.

The supervisor couldn't wait to unseal the scroll and quickly scanned its contents.

After reading just a few lines, the supervisor's sinister eyes widened suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his hand holding the scroll even trembled slightly.

"This—this information, is it true?!"

The supervisor's voice changed, and a fine layer of cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

If the previous information about Wood Release only made the major ninja villages wary...

If this information is leaked, it will definitely trigger a political earthquake that will sweep across the entire Land of Fire!

"I'm only responsible for selling information; as for whether it's true or false, you can judge for yourselves." Ryoichi's tone was calm, without the slightest ripple.

The supervisor took a deep breath, suppressing his shock.

With the endorsement of the first piece of intelligence, he subconsciously believed in its authenticity.

This intelligence is incredibly valuable! But equally valuable, its worth is immeasurable!

"We'll take this intelligence!"

The supervisor gritted his teeth and held up three fingers.

"Thirty million taels! That's the highest price we can offer!"

Ryoichi's lips curled slightly beneath his straw hat.

"make a deal."

Ryoichi put away the money box on the table, turned around and walked out of the room.

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