Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Based on faith connection, visual observation, and mental perception, Shan Zhongchujiu made a psychological judgment.

He determined that Uchiha Shisui had suffered severe psychological trauma, which caused his Sharingan to advance to the three-tomoe level.

This is not a good thing.

The premature awakening of the Sharingan by the Uchiha clan was not a realization of their outstanding talent, but rather a damage to their foundation due to an unstable mindset.

Uchiha Shisui reached the three-tomoe stage at the age of nine, which means he awakened his Sharingan at least two years earlier, just like Uchiha Itachi.

As a result, Shisui and Itachi, despite their great strength, always seemed physically weak and had exhausted their potential.

In contrast, Madara Uchiha was already fourteen years old when he awakened his Sharingan, and went on to become the strongest member of the Uchiha clan.

Not the strongest at any given moment, but the strongest across several generations.

That's right. Indra's soul vessel had a great influence on Madara Uchiha, so it's hard to say whether the awakening time of the Sharingan was unrelated.

Especially considering that Sasuke, the next soul vessel of Indra, faced the tragedy of his entire clan being sacrificed at the age of nine and angrily awakened his Sharingan with one tomoe, was it really because he lacked talent?

No, it was precisely because of his exceptional talent that he was able to suppress the Sharingan's resolve, preventing damage to his physical foundation and thus exhausting his potential early on.

Without Indra's soul to assist him, Uchiha Shisui's talent blossomed prematurely under intense stimulation.

This proved his talent, but also ruined his chances of reaching the top in the future.

However, Yamamoto Chukyu knew that this was not absolute.

He awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan with two tomoe upon opening his eyes, skipped the three tomoe upon seeing his crush die, intuitively awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and became a neurotic whose body was ravaged to the point of being only half intact. He proved through his own experience that as long as there are Hashirama cells, all fundamental damage is nothing.

Now, all Shan Zhong Chu Jiu needs to do is adjust Zhi Shui's heart, help him accept sadness, process negative emotions, and become stronger.

Because of the connection of faith, he doesn't need words of comfort; all he needs to do is put his words into action and demonstrate a false sense of power, and that will be enough.

What?

Why is it necessary to set up a display on the ninth day of the lunar month in the mountains?

Of course, it's because he himself isn't powerful enough!

Not to mention comparing him to the rising sun, or even to the shining stars, he was not strong enough even compared to the outstanding individuals he had direct contact with in his previous life.

No, it's too weak!

Yamanaka Chugu seems very strong now, firstly because the time traveler knows the trend of history, and secondly because the contrast with his fellow ninjas highlights the high level of civilization's residual heat emanating from him.

After Orochimaru announced the details of the attack mission, he sent the communication snake requested by Yamanaka Hatsukyu to the ten squad leaders.

"The Cloud Village army has advanced to Sakurahara. You must complete the raid within one day."

"Infiltrating through the Cloud Village army and striking directly at their supply depot is the only option!"

"Everyone must obey the orders of Special Jonin Yamanaka Hatsukyu. Any disobedience or hesitation will be discovered by the Cloud Village ninja, and everyone will die in battle on the enemy's front lines."

With a serious expression, Yamanaka Hatsukyu, under the watchful eyes of thirty elite Konoha ninja—some filled with admiration, others with belief, and still others with doubt—ordered, "Let's go!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Surprisingly, Uchiha Shisui immediately caught up with Yamanaka Hatsukyu, and his captain, the Eighth Hokage, and his teammate, Tetsuo, could only follow.

Even the most unruly Uchiha squad obeyed so readily, so the Ino-Shika-Cho squad followed without hesitation.

Next came the Hyuga Byakugan squad, the reconnaissance squad, and the genjutsu squad. Ironically, the fire-style and lightning-style combat squads were the slowest to react and were the last to catch up with the rest of the group.

With the first step going smoothly, Orochimaru was completely relieved, a smile he never showed to anyone else appeared on his face, and went to do his own thing.

His task was also very important; he had to deal with a Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage.

And it takes all day long.

The Konoha defense line centered on Sakurahara was only 20 kilometers away from the battle line deployed by the Kumogakure ninjas, with ninjas from both sides densely packed in between.

Just a few kilometers from Sakurahara, one could encounter infiltrated Kumogakure ninja.

When Yamanaka Chujiu sensed that the enemy was less than two kilometers away, he issued a command via the communication snake:

"Everyone, put a senbon in your mouth."

"You may only take it after crossing the Cloud Hidden Army's lines, or upon receiving my order!"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and carefully discerned the emotional perception control transmitted from the Heart Severing Boundary, locking onto enemy and friendly ninjas within a wide range.

He sensed the elite Konoha ninjas behind him and judged their obedience by their emotions.

Driven entirely by emotional feedback, the unruly Uchiha Hachiro and Uchiha Tetsuka felt only awkward resentment, but no desire to fight back.

The nameless Hyuga branch family ninjas were calm and numb, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were curious and nervous, and the other civilian ninjas were wary and resentful.

Yes, she's probably upset about Orochimaru's disciple being suddenly brought in, but her emotions aren't too strong.

Only the genjutsu squad of three genjutsu ninjas showed strong resistance.

Yamanaka Chuuku said calmly, "Illusion Squad, obey my orders, or return to camp now and report to Lord Orochimaru!"

The tone wasn't harsh, but the instructions were very serious.

But what surprised the Konoha ninja even more was that they didn't understand how Yamanaka Hatsukyu knew that the genjutsu team didn't have the senbon needles in their mouths.

Such a small movement at night could not be clearly detected even by the Sharingan and Byakugan.

The unknown is the most terrifying thing. The three illusion ninjas felt a chill in their hearts and immediately took out a thousand books and put them in their mouths.

Just as he finished the action, Yamanaka Chujiu's voice came through the communicator snake: "Everyone, move forward."

The three illusion ninjas were startled, and their last bit of resentment was suppressed. They obediently obeyed the order.

Over the next half hour, Shan Zhongchujiu continuously issued orders, directing the assault troops to form infiltration formations.

The Hyuga squad served as the vanguard, with two mixed reconnaissance squads on the left and right flanks, the Ino-Shika-Cho squad in the center protecting the relatively vulnerable genjutsu squad behind them, four combat squads following behind the genjutsu squad, and finally the Uchiha squad bringing up the rear.

Meanwhile, Yamanaka Chukyu remained at the very front of the team, using his Heart-Severing Boundary to accurately pinpoint the location and status of both friendly and enemy ninjas.

A map without fog appeared in his mind, with crimson dots representing enemies either staying still or moving out along dotted lines.

Yamanaka Hatsukyu confirmed that the Cloud Village army had deployed in an attack formation, with the ninjas' positions relatively concentrated, leaving insufficient patrolling ninjas and sentries in the gaps between them.

Amidst the dense array of red dots and dotted lines, Yamanaka Chujiu planned a "safe" path and led a 30-man raiding force into it.

The Konoha ninjas, with hearts pounding, followed orders, turning left and right, bypassing countless Kumogakure ninjas, and finally arrived at the battle line where the Kumogakure army had deployed.

On the last line of defense against a counterattack by the Konoha ninja, the Raikage had set up an extremely dense network of sentries, making it impossible to pass without a fight.