Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Upon hearing Yamanaka Hatsukyu's words, the laughter of the Konoha ninjas shook the heavens and earth.

The laughter was filled with pride and confidence in the impending victory.

Yamanaka Chukyu continued, "Originally, Orochimaru-sensei and I planned to use Kumogakure as leverage to negotiate with the Fourth Raikage and achieve peace."

"But the Fourth Raikage was clearly not grateful; he actually assembled an army of 23,000 ninjas."

"The overwhelming numerical advantage made the Raikage arrogant. He overlooked the weakness of the Cloud Village ninjas, who were mentally unstable and had intense internal conflicts. He forced his troops to split into three groups to attack us, trying to crush us with overwhelming force."

"He's courting death!"

"Since the Fourth Raikage has revealed a fatal weakness, let's stop negotiating with him for now. Let's exploit the weakness of the Cloud Village army and annihilate a portion of the Cloud Village ninja, letting the Raikage know what endless pain truly means!"

Yamanaka Chukyu's words were like a shot in the arm, instantly igniting the fighting spirit of the Konoha ninjas.

They raised their weapons, staring fervently at the young commander before them.

Over the past month, he led the team to one incredible victory after another, turning Konoha's northern front from a precarious situation to an invincible one.

In particular, they followed Orochimaru and Yamanaka Hatsukyu on their expedition and accomplished a feat never before seen in the ninja world: destroying a village.

The Konoha ninja had no reason not to believe Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

He said the Cloud Hidden Army has weaknesses, and that must be true!

He said that if they could win with fewer troops, they would definitely succeed!

Since we're certain to win another battle, let's charge in and fight!

After the cheers subsided slightly, Yamanaka Chujiu continued, "Next, we will employ guerrilla warfare tactics."

"But I won't break everyone up into weak squads or companies. I'll set aside a small number of large companies as bait, and use them to keep the Cloud Hidden Army in suspense."

"All the decoy squads do not engage the enemy directly, but instead circle around in the mountains and valleys surrounding Kumogakure, using the terrain advantage and the exchange of decoy units to harass and confuse the enemy."

"Our main force will remain hidden and wait for the Cloud Village ninjas to lose their composure and split up again in their haste."

"Then, we can choose a favorable location and resolutely eliminate one of them."

Orochimaru listened quietly to Yamanaka Hatsukyu's plan, his eyes flashing with barely suppressed surprise and admiration.

In fact, among the more than four thousand Konoha ninja present, only he could understand the intricacies of the matter.

Even based on his experience commanding tens of thousands of ninjas, Yamanaka Hatsukyu's tactics could not be considered guerrilla warfare.

The size of the decoy force and the main force was magnified tenfold by Yamanaka Chujiu, but their combat power and destructive power were almost equivalent to the entire army's assembly.

This is no longer the delaying tactic of guerrilla warfare, trading space for time, but rather finding opportunities while moving around, or even actively creating opportunities, in order to disperse and annihilate the enemy.

The objective of the battle has changed.

This is a completely new form of warfare developed based on guerrilla warfare.

Orochimaru has always been arrogant and rarely acknowledges the abilities of others.

But his feelings for Yamazaka Chujiu went beyond mere approval; he was filled with admiration.

Orochimaru was only slightly surprised by Yamanaka Hatsukyu's powerful perception.

The ability to simultaneously control tens of thousands of ninjas in a massive battle and precisely command each ninja was something that shocked him for the first time.

In particular, the Battle of Sakurahara, which Orochimaru personally commanded, was a defensive battle, yet it still resulted in hundreds of casualties.

However, the retreat in front of the enemy, which was taken over by Yamanaka Chukyu, achieved a result of zero casualties.

Orochimaru knew then that his war command skills were far inferior to those of Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

The subsequent raid on Kumogakure further reinforced this understanding.

But today, Yamanaka Chukyu's tactical deployment completely shattered Orochimaru's confidence.

The seemingly simple arrangement is actually intricately linked, not only targeting the weaknesses of the Cloud Hidden Army but also applicable to any enemy of similar strength.

So when Yamanaka Chukyu turned around and asked, "Orochimaru-sensei, do you have any suggestions?"

Orochimaru's reply was: "In ninja combat, you are not as good as me; in commanding battles, I am not as good as you."

"Go ahead and do it your way, I won't cause any trouble."

Once the deployment was complete, the Konoha ninjas immediately sprang into action.

As arranged by Shan Zhongchujiu, they were divided into three bait teams and a main force of three thousand men, and abandoned Yunyin Village to evacuate.

By the time the Cloud Village army surrounded them from three sides, the Leaf Village army had already disappeared into the towering mountains of the Land of Lightning.

The Fourth Raikage reclaimed Kumogakure without a fight.

But Ai stood on a high point in Kumogakure, looking at the village that was almost in ruins, his face terribly gloomy.

His operation failed; he had originally intended to eliminate Orochimaru's Konoha ninjas at all costs and reclaim Kumogakure.

Now all that has been reclaimed is ruins.

Such a village as Kumogakure is simply not a support for a large army. The prisoners abandoned by the Konoha ninja will only consume Kumogakure's precious resources.

The problem is that these prisoners are the parents, wives, and children of the Cloud Village army. If he dares to abandon them, the Cloud Village ninjas will attack him, the Raikage.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage had no choice but to grit his teeth and take on the task, and do his best to settle things.

In addition, the cost of repairing Kumogakure was exacerbated by the terrifying rate at which resources were being consumed, making it impossible for Kumogakure to continue to muster an army of 23,000 ninjas.

However, the Konoha ninja were not wiped out, but disappeared like ghosts into the mountains, and are likely lurking near the Hidden Cloud Village.

As long as the Cloud Village ninjas are dispersed and settled throughout the Land of Lightning, Orochimaru can bring back the Leaf Village ninjas at any time.

The fourth generation of the type felt a chill to the bone.

He realized that the danger posed by the Konoha ninjas was not far away at all, but was quietly approaching him.

On the third night after the recapture of Kumogakure, screams shattered the tranquility of the night.

The ninjas of Konoha have returned!

Yamanaka Chujiu commanded three decoy squads to attack Yunyin Village from three directions.

He sensed the danger within the Hidden Cloud Village in time, changed his plan to attack the village, and instead attacked a patrol team from the Hidden Cloud Village.

As always, the Konoha ninja launched a fierce attack with saturation.

When the patrolling ninjas of Kumogakure discovered some clues and saw several dark figures leaping down from the mountain.

They had just prepared for battle when they were forced to huddle together by three Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Techniques.

Immediately following, five Fire Release: Great Fireball Techniques descended, instantly engulfing the six Cloud Village ninjas in flames, who died with agonizing screams.

The humanoid figure that initially attracted attention then landed with a "thump" and a "thump," revealing itself to be a randomly carved wooden dummy.

Similar attacks occurred fifteen times outside Kumogakure, resulting in the deaths of nearly a hundred Kumogakure ninja.

For an army of 23,000, these casualties were nothing.

But when dawn broke, the corpses of hundreds of their comrades were laid out in the village, and the Cloud Village ninjas' rage completely consumed their reason.

The vengeful fury of the Cloud Village ninjas was so intense that even the Fourth Raikage couldn't stop them. He could only obediently lead the expedition, taking the opportunity to organize a large-scale encirclement, attempting to catch the Leaf Village ninjas by the tail.

As he walked along the rugged mountain path, the Fourth Raikage felt that the scene before him was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.