Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 155 Frontline Situation

As the saying goes, "big breasts, no brains," and Tsunade, after thinking for a long time without understanding, couldn't help but say to a young man who hadn't spoken until now:

"Hey, you with the bun hairstyle, come over here and see why there are so many Sand Ninja here!"

The young man was wearing a green vest and looked exactly like Nara Shikamaru, one of the future Konoha 12. Chiga didn't even need to guess to know that this person was Shikamaru's father, Nara Shikaku.

Nara Shikaku, exasperated, corrected him again, "Lady Tsunade, my name is Nara Shikaku, not 'bun hairstyle'!"

Tsunade glared at her: "Enough with the nonsense!"

Nara Shikaku: "."

Chiga glanced at Nara Shikaku with pity. "It's really a waste of your time to be with this woman. She can't even be bothered to know her name."

It seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi not only equipped Tsunade with Sakumo Hatake as a combatant, but also recruited a strategist.

Nara Shikaku, no longer daring to argue with Tsunade, walked over to observe the location Chiga had pointed to, and after a moment of silence said, "Lady Tsunade, it was my oversight!"

Tsunade waved her hand dismissively and said, "Explain yourself more clearly. I don't have time to listen to your apologies."

"Before Konoha Village was established, the Land of Fire's territory wasn't this large; this location was once the Land of Fire's border."

Nara Shikaku pointed upwards at the spot Chiga had just indicated and continued:

"After the establishment of Konoha Village, through the efforts of our Konoha ninja, the territory of the Land of Fire has been gradually expanded to what it is today. The stronghold originally built in this location was abandoned because it was too far from the border."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's eyes narrowed: "You mean, when we were clearing out the Sand Ninja, we overlooked this place, which led to the logistics troops accidentally encountering these Sand Ninja hiding there?"

Nara Shikaku shook his head, looked directly at Tsunade, and said in a deep voice, "No, I don't agree with that. The Sand Village's attack was very purposeful, as if it was specifically targeting the logistics team. They just didn't expect the ninjas accompanying and protecting them to be so powerful."

At this point, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but glance at Chiga.

From Chiga's simple description, he already knew that the logistics unit's survival was entirely the work of this boy.

"I see!"

After being reminded by Shikaku Nara, Tsunade finally realized what was happening.

The attack on the logistics troops was definitely premeditated.

The logistics unit's route was known only to Tsunade's command and the Konoha leadership, meaning there was a spy within that command.

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade said, "Leave this matter to the Anbu and have the Yamanaka clan cooperate in handling it. Remember, it must be done secretly."

"Lady Tsunade, please rest assured," Nara Shikaku replied solemnly upon hearing this.

Tsunade nodded in satisfaction, then continued:

"Alright, let's talk about the current situation. After this short battle, we've solidified our defenses and prevented the Sand Ninja from advancing any further. We can say that this first step is complete, so now we're going to launch a counterattack!"

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikaku glanced at the Chiga squad beside him, wondering if they should keep this kind of discussion to themselves.

Seeing that Tsunade didn't seem to mind at all, he didn't say anything more.

Seeing Tsunade already on the sand table, preparing to deploy the main force to the front lines, he immediately spoke up, "Lady Tsunade, if I may be so bold, I don't think now is the time to counterattack!"

Tell me your reasons!

Tsunade stared directly at Nara Shikaku. Although the boy with the bun hairstyle was young, his strategic talent was unmatched.

Nara Shikaku organized his thoughts and calmly said:

"There are two reasons!"

"Firstly, the Sand Village launched the war because of the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, but their leaders were clever and used the emotions of the people to make them believe that the Third Kazekage was assassinated by our Konoha Village."

"In this respect, the Sand Village needs an outlet for their frustrations, and their morale is soaring like never before!"

The Kazekage is not only the de facto leader of a country, but also its spiritual leader. The war of invasion of the Land of Fire by the Land of Wind was essentially to seize territory and resources, but the reason given was to avenge the Third Kazekage.

This approach put the Land of Wind on the side of morality.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned. It was precisely because of this that when she led her troops to the front line to counterattack the Sand Ninja, she encountered fierce resistance. Although she successfully forced the Sand Ninja to retreat, Konoha suffered heavy losses.

After explaining the first reason, Nara Shikaku continued:

"Secondly, the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind have reached some kind of agreement, so there is no need to send ninjas to guard their borders. This has led the Land of Wind to transfer a lot of ninjas, which means they are basically using the strength of the whole country to fight against us."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade did more than just frown; she reached up and rubbed her temples. The situation was actually much more serious than Nara Shikaku had described.

According to the latest intelligence from Konoha Village, a large number of ninja from the Land of Earth have gathered in the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, seemingly preparing for an invasion of the Land of Fire.

Even if she wanted to request reinforcements from Hiruzen Sarutobi, she couldn't spare any more ninjas.

On the contrary, the Kingdom of Wind can continuously increase support to the front lines.

Tsunade asked, "Do you have any countermeasures?"

Nara Shikaku firmly uttered one word: "Delay!"

"Um?"

Nara Shikaku explained:

"During the Second Shinobi World War, the Land of Wind was a defeated nation and had to supply our country with a large amount of resources every year. In addition, their logistics required them to cross the Land of Rivers, making their supply lines too long. They did not have the conditions to support a prolonged war."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Nara Shikaku continued, "Furthermore, I believe that the Land of Earth will definitely not remain as peaceful as the Land of Wind."

"The Third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, Onoki, is a very ambitious man; he is determined to expand the territory of the Land of Earth."

If the Land of Wind fails to achieve any significant results in the long run, and eventually shows signs of fatigue, coupled with the deep-seated animosity between the two countries accumulated during World War II, they have even less reason to let go of the Land of Wind, a much more lucrative target than Konoha.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this explanation, Tsunade couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. There are really no secrets between countries, and no eternal friends, only interests.

"Then let's do it your way. As for some of the details, go and call those Jonin over, and we'll have a meeting to discuss them in detail."

"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"

Nara Shikaku bowed respectfully and then walked out of the command post.

After Nara Shikaku left, Tsunade looked at the Chiga squad.

(End of this chapter)