Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 54 Situation Analysis

"Then I hope that Tou-kun can have a more active performance in this battle."

Orochimaru spoke with a smile, but Uchiha Touyu's reply was somewhat amusing:

"Uh... I'll try my best, but I'm invisible during battle, so you probably won't see me active!"

"After all, safety comes first on the battlefield... Whether I'm active or not, I'll worry about that after I survive!"

Upon hearing this, not only Orochimaru, but also the other Jonin in the command center wore speechless expressions. Akimichi Torifu, sitting next to Orochimaru and as imposing as a mountain, patted his stomach and burst into laughter:

"You brat, you're nothing like an Uchiha! Hahaha, you're more like our Akimichi!"

The Akimichi clan members are generally kind-hearted and easygoing, so even if they are afraid of death, it is quite obvious.

When Akimichi Torifu was serving as the Second Hokage's bodyguard, during the famous scene where the Second Hokage proposed the mission of covering the rear, he naively remarked: "Then the person covering the rear is doomed to die."

Of course, the Akimichi clan is, after all, a Konoha ninja clan, and when it comes to fighting, they will fight to the death, which is completely different from Uchiha Tou.

Akimichi Torifu, as a veteran member of Konoha, has seen countless normal and abnormal Uchiha ninjas, and even served as a teammate of Uchiha Kagami. He is truly a man of wide experience.

But whether they are Uchiha close to the village or Uchiha from a clan, they all have a sense of arrogance in their personality. It's just that some of them are arrogant and domineering, while others are outwardly polite but inwardly principled, with arrogance in their bones. None of them would show their fear of death so obviously.

"I never wanted to be an Uchiha. I only joined because I awakened the Sharingan. The Uchiha people didn't really respect me."

Uchiha Touyu calmly said something and sat down on the other side of Orochimaru, practically making him the right-hand man of the camp.

However, none of the Jonin in the command center had any objections to this. Even though Uchiha Touyu was only a Special Jonin and did not hold any position in the camp, the lives of the hundreds of Iwa and Sunagakure ninja under his command were his greatest asset in securing a high position.

A ninja's status is influenced by personal relationships to some extent, but the most important factor is his fighting ability. So even though Uchiha Touyu was always a loner in the camp and was afraid of death, it did not prevent his status from rising steadily.

"Alright, everyone's here now. Shikano, give everyone a report on the current situation of the Sand Village ninja!"

Orochimaru clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention. Fortunately, he didn't have any Uchiha subordinates, so even though Uchiha Touya spouted nonsense, the other ninjas were only surprised and gossiped about it, without much feeling.

Nara Shikano, who had just been listening to the news, also put away his gossipy nature. The relationship between this newly emerged Uchiha powerhouse and the Uchiha clan and the village was something to consider after the war. Right now, the only thing the many ninjas present should be thinking about was how to defeat the Sand Ninja.

"According to the intelligence we have received, the Sand Ninja have left their main camp this time and launched a full-scale attack in this direction."

Nara Shikano pointed to the map, and Uchiha Tou recognized it at a glance; it was the direction to Kikyo Mountain on the map.

"It's obvious that they want to break through the blockade of Kikyo Mountain. Once they break through this blockade, the journey to the Land of Fire will be a piece of cake. Given the bandit-like nature of the Sand Village ninjas, even if a few hundred or a thousand ninjas enter the Land of Fire, it will be a huge disaster."

The Sand Ninja, born in the Land of Wind, are terrified of poverty. Even in a small country like the Land of Rivers, they have shown their true colors as bandits and robbers, plundering resources on a large scale. If they were in the Land of Fire, which has even more abundant resources, these guys would obviously show no mercy.

Ninjas are far more capable of destruction than construction. If thousands of ninjas were to infiltrate the Land of Fire, they could easily devastate the country and set its economy back for several years, not to mention the entire Sand Ninja army.

"It seems we have to stop these Sand Ninja at Mount Kikyo... that's the battlefield for the final battle!"

"What's the current situation with the Sand Village? How many members are in their main force? How many renowned strongmen do they have?"

Upon hearing the question from the Jonin below, Nara Shikano calmly replied:

"The Sand Village has now dispatched tens of thousands of ninjas, but of course... that's definitely an exaggeration. The entire Sand Village probably doesn't even have tens of thousands of ninjas. Unless the Sand Village completely ignores other fronts and doesn't keep any reserves in its own village, it's impossible for it to have a ninja army of this size."

"However, cutting them in half, to 5000 ninjas, is still possible in the current decisive battle. Based on the estimated resources of the entire camp, their numbers should be between 4 and 5."

"As for the renowned ninjas in Sunagakure... Sunagakure is currently facing a generational gap. Sasori of the Red Sand, who was originally the most talented among the younger generation of Sunagakure, is said to have disappeared along with the Third Kazekage. Now, among the younger generation, only the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and the Scorching Release user Pakura are the key targets that need to be watched."

"Chiyo from the older generation should still be able to fight. Puppet masters are less affected by age, and Chiyo is a standard Kage-level fighter."

"Another thing to note is that if the Sand Village is defeated, the One-Tailed Shukaku Jinchuriki might be sent to the battlefield. However, I've heard that this Jinchuriki doesn't seem to like fighting, so I don't know if this news is true or not."

Uchiha Touyu knew a little about Jinchuriki; it should be that monk Bunpuku.

Although this old monk became a Jinchūriki, and a perfect one at that, he never used the power of the Tailed Beast in his entire life; he could only be considered a vessel for the Tailed Beast.

Even the Sand Village had no idea about the situation of their own family members, the Jinchuriki—otherwise, they wouldn't have locked the old monk up in prison until he died out of fear of Shukaku.

Of course, even if the Sand Village brought out the old monk Bunpuku, given his personality, he probably wouldn't take action, so there's no need to consider the issue of Sand Village Jinchuriki at all.

After Nara Shikano finished analyzing the information about Sunagakure, a hush fell over the area below. After a moment, a Jonin, frowning, spoke:

"This battle won't be easy... Seriously, have the Sand Village ninja lost their minds? They've concentrated all their Kage-level fighters on this front. Aren't they afraid of being ambushed by other ninja villages?"

"This bunch of Sand Scorpions have always been like this, gambling with their lives every time the Fourth Shinobi World War starts. They've been through so many battles, and they still haven't truly learned their lesson!"

Having experienced three Shinobi World Wars, Akimichi Torifu snorted coldly.

(End of this chapter)