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Chapter 124 Frontline Situation

Besides the invasion of external enemies, Konoha also has its share of internal problems.

When Uchiha Touyu left Konoha, he released a lot of dirt on Root and Konoha, almost causing Konoha's higher-ups to lose all prestige.

If Konoha weren't currently at war, either the Third Hokage would have stepped down, or the entire village would have descended into civil war!

Even now, in this critical moment, the various factions within the ninja village are only superficially united, barely managing to cope with the enemy's offensive. It is absolutely impossible for them to support the Konoha leadership without any disloyalty as they used to.

The Uchiha clan naturally reacted the most strongly, as Danzo's scandals about the Uchiha clan were the most numerous and ruthless.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that Danzo captured several Uchiha clan ninjas and sent them to Orochimaru as human experimental subjects was enough to make the Uchiha clan hate him to the core.

Although Danzo is dead, everyone knows that this matter must have been tacitly approved by the Konoha higher-ups. Under such circumstances, the fact that the Uchiha clan did not directly storm the Hokage Building already shows that Fugaku Uchiha was too soft-hearted.

As for expecting the Uchiha clan to continue to bleed and contribute to Konoha, that's simply out of the question in the short term. The fact that they haven't stabbed Konoha in the back is already a sign of their concern for the greater good.

Originally, the Uchiha clan was supposed to be sent to deal with the Kirigakure ninja during the Third Shinobi World War. Although it was a bit of a stretch to send the Uchiha clan, who were skilled in fire release, to fight against the ninja from the Land of Water, the Uchiha clan did indeed contribute a lot to Konoha.

Due to environmental factors, the ocean provides a barrier, making it extremely difficult for the Hidden Mist Village to invade the mainland. Therefore, during each Shinobi World War, the Hidden Mist Village's intention to invade was not strong; they mostly just took advantage of the chaos and would typically only send out one or two thousand ninjas.

However, considering that the Uchiha clan only had a few hundred ninjas, it is clear that the Uchiha clan at that time must have used all their strength to resist the attack of the Mist Ninja.

Currently, due to the absence of the Uchiha clan, Konoha must transfer more ninjas from other battlefields in order to withstand the attacks of the Mist Ninja, which makes Konoha's situation even worse.

However, this is actually not much different from the Third Shinobi World War in the original work, except that it was a little more difficult because the Uchiha clan and Orochimaru were not present.

What truly surprised Uchiha Touyu was something else entirely:

"You mean, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki also went to the front lines in Iwagakure? And Jiraiya was transferred there to deal with Kirigakure?"

Looking at Orochimaru's subordinate in front of him, Uchiha Tou asked with some surprise.

"That's right. It's said that the Yellow Flash on the front lines and our Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are a couple. The two of them joined forces to fight against the invasion of the entire Iwagakure region, and also took care of the Land of Lightning front, thus deterring the Cloud Ninja."

"As for Lord Jiraiya, he is currently stationed on the Konoha coastline, leading Konoha's forces in their fight against the Kirigakure ninja led by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

Sure enough, the plot took a turn. In the original story, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist launched a surprise attack into the heart of Konoha, but because they kept chasing Might Guy, they were kicked into oblivion by Might Guy's father opening the Eight Gates Formation.

It was precisely because of Might Guy's sudden outburst that the Kirigakure's invasion did not cause any harm and was quickly and completely repelled.

As a result, although Jiraiya has stopped the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he has turned what was originally a surprise attack into a protracted battle, and in the long run, the losses will probably be greater.

However, Uchiha Touyu didn't seem to care much about the Mist Ninja or the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. He waved his hand, dismissing Orochimaru's underling, and then stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Judging from various clues in the original Naruto manga, the current Kirigakure is most likely being manipulated by Madara Uchiha. Before launching a direct attack on Madara Uchiha, he doesn't want to make contact with Kirigakure, lest that old bastard Madara Uchiha become alert.

"Or... I could do the opposite, make more use of the Sharingan's power, directly attract Madara Uchiha's attention, and have him summon me as a backup plan?"

Madara Uchiha's choice of Obito Uchiha was partly a coincidence and partly out of necessity. To say that he had his eye on Obito from the very beginning would be something Tomo Uchiha would absolutely not believe.

Even though Madara Uchiha knew that the more emotional an Uchiha was, the greater the chance of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, the awakening of the Mangekyou still depended on luck. Otherwise, there were plenty of people in the Uchiha clan who were cold on the outside but loyal and righteous on the inside. Why did they choose Obito Uchiha?

The biggest reason is that when Obito awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan, he had already shown some of the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities. His body, which was originally suppressed, was partially blurred by the power of Kamui, which saved him from being crushed to death by the boulder.

This performance also caught the attention of White Zetsu, who was nearby at the time, which convinced Madara Uchiha that Obito had extremely high potential.

Another point is that at that time, there was not a single person in the Uchiha clan who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Only Fugaku Uchiha had the potential to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, but he had been keeping it hidden and had not yet made a move. Madara Uchiha could not find a suitable person to choose from.

In this situation, Madara Uchiha had no choice but to train him himself, so Obito caught Madara's eye.

Although this was just a guess by Uchiha Touyu, he believed it was probably very close to the truth. If he were to display abilities such as Susanoo under these circumstances, wouldn't he immediately attract the attention of Uchiha Madara?

Furthermore, Uchiha Touya was a rogue ninja from Konoha and didn't have a complicated relationship or feelings with the Uchiha clan. From this perspective, he was simply born to replace Uchiha Madara and carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan!

With that thought in mind, Uchiha Touyu immediately made up his mind to make a good impression with Susanoo on the Iwa ninja battlefield.

As for which side to deal with, that will depend on which ninja village has offended us!

……

At the Konoha front, Minato Namikaze glanced at the intelligence report in his hand and handed it to his Nara clan advisor.

Although this future Fourth Hokage was by no means stupid, he was not a skilled battlefield strategist either.

Having the Flying Thunder God Technique, an unimaginable space-time ninjutsu, is far less valuable than having him command from the rear. It is precisely for this reason that Minato Namikaze has little experience in command.

Not only Minato Namikaze, but also Kushina Uzumaki, another Kage-level fighter from Konoha sitting next to him at this moment, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was not a person who was good at commanding. Therefore, the command has long since fallen to Shikaku Nara, the strategist.

This Nara clan strategist seemed to be used to Minato Namikaze's methods. He glanced at the intelligence in his hand and frowned slightly.

"What's wrong? Is it difficult to handle, Shikaku?"

Minato Namikaze asked curiously, and Shikaku Nara shook his head:

"Iwagakure has increased its military strength again. It feels like these rats are endless."

Minato Namikaze chuckled softly:

"Don't worry, the situation was just as difficult before, wasn't it? We still managed to pull through. Although we don't have many troops left in the rear, the Konoha ninjas have all been trained now."

"That brat Kakashi is already a near-Kage level ninja. If this battle continues like this, I think he'll become a Kage level ninja on the battlefield, and then the battle will be easier."

Nara Shikaku patted his face and gave a wry smile:

"I just feel that the plan failed. The strategy of diverting the blame has never worked at all."

The so-called strategy of diverting disaster eastward is to shift the current target of Iwagakure to Kumogakure.

Logically speaking, with the Cloud Ninja suffering heavy casualties, the only candidates for the Third and Fourth Raikage both dead, leaving only the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to hold the fort alone, it would be absolutely impossible for them to face the Iwa Ninja invasion.

Faced with such a large and easy target, Nara Shikaku always thought that Onoki would not be able to resist the temptation. However, in fact, Onoki ultimately set his sights on Konoha and did not turn to Iwagakure.

"This is probably related to the complete annihilation of Root... I have to admit that although Root is disgusting, it is indeed a very useful poisonous blade when it comes to dealing with outsiders."

"Alright, Minato, you don't need to say any more about Root."

Nara Shikaku interrupted Namikaze Minato. Ever since Orochimaru defected, Namikaze Minato had already been the designated Fourth Hokage, and the clever Nara clan members naturally attached themselves to him long ago.

That's why Nara Shikaku didn't want Namikaze Minato to say anything nonsense. You see, criticizing Root has become politically correct throughout Konoha these days.

Minato Namikaze only said a few words; in reality, he didn't have a good impression of Root either. After all, his wife was a Jinchūriki, and given Danzo's universally disliked personality, it would be strange if he hadn't made his move.

In this situation, Minato Namikaze not spitting saliva at the Root is already a sign of good manners; his words just now were merely a spontaneous expression of his feelings.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. The important thing now is to discuss how to deal with the Iwa ninja."

"What's there to discuss!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Kushina Uzumaki, with her full head of red hair, waved her small fist:

"With Minato and me teaming up, no matter how many ninja from Iwagakure send reinforcements, we can defeat him!"

Seeing Kushina Uzumaki's confident expression, Shikaku Nara also smiled.

"That's right. With Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique and the power of the Nine-Tails, Konoha retains the right to overturn the table no matter what!"

Although Kushina Uzumaki is not a perfect Jinchūriki at the moment, she can still unleash most of the Nine-Tails' power thanks to the Uzumaki clan's vast chakra reserves and their ability to suppress tailed beasts.

Minato Namikaze, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, was arguably the most mobile ninja in the ninja world, while the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who possessed the strongest tailed beast, was also the most destructive ninja in the ninja world.

With unparalleled mobility and destructive power, if it were to unleash its full potential, it could give any ninja village a run for their money.

If it weren't for their fear that the other's Jinchūriki would also be reckless and cause significant losses to Konoha, this young couple could have ended the war in an instant by joining forces!

Of course, the consequences would be severe. If the Iwa ninja also choose to launch a surprise attack with their tailed beasts, Konoha might be completely wiped out, and then the two sides would have to fight a messy war.

However, as long as the two of them are there, Konoha will not be truly destroyed no matter what. At most, they will suffer some losses in this battle, but no ninja village will dare to push Konoha to its limit.

In fact, that is the role of the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts. Although in the original manga, when the Akatsuki were collecting Jinchuriki, the performance of those Jinchuriki was rather disappointing, and very few of them could actually hold their own.

In reality, the Jinchuriki are designed as weapons against villages. When a powerful ninja village is pushed to its limit, it can use ninjas to protect the Jinchuriki and then use the Tailed Beast Ball's super-strong attack range and massive destructive power to perish together with the other ninja villages.

However, with so many strange and unusual ninjutsu in the ninja world, this tactic is ultimately just a deterrent, and the chances of success are not very high.

If a Jinchūriki is combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then it's truly impossible to defend against, even by gods or demons. Just thinking about it is enough to send chills down your spine.

"Tsk, thinking about it this way, even I think this husband-and-wife team is a bit outrageous!"

Sitting in his tent, Uchiha Hiyu stroked his chin and said with some emotion.

Yes, Uchiha Tou had already arrived at the Konoha camp ahead. Using genjutsu that manipulated his five senses, he went directly to the command center and carefully reviewed all the intelligence.

Even though they were openly reviewing intelligence, walking around, and even whispering to each other in the command center, the Konoha ninjas seemed to ignore them completely.

Even Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash, and Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, found absolutely nothing.

"The Bridge of Kannabi, so there really is such a mission! But without Minato Namikaze this time, will Kakashi and his three subordinates be carrying it out entirely?"

"Huh!? Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, and Might Guy?! When did this team appear?"

Although somewhat puzzled by this, Uchiha Tou knew very well that it was probably his own butterfly effect that caused Kakashi to stand out earlier.

After all, he had stored the soul of Konoha's White Fang in the White Fang Short Sword. In other words, when Kakashi was in danger, Hatake Sakumo could possess his son at any time and show what it means to have a dad by your side to fight for you.

(End of this chapter)