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

Chapter 55: Assigning Enemies and Divine Weapons

The Sand Village's seemingly ruthless approach was also out of necessity, since the Land of Wind is a desert and the Sand Village is the poorest of all the ninja villages.

Without sufficient logistical support, the Sand Ninja had no choice but to employ a fast-push strategy.

Although the speed-push style lacked follow-up strength, the first wave of attacks was indeed fierce. Yekura, Rasa, and Chiyo were not considered strong among the Kage-level, and even if they joined forces, they would not be a threat to the overall strength of Konoha.

The key point is that they are facing not the entire Konoha, but only a small portion of Konoha's ninjas!

Uchiha Toujin sat in the command center, pondering to himself:

"Speaking of which, how would Konoha have fought this battle without me? Orochimaru is certainly no weaker than the Fourth Kazekage, but the Fourth Kazekage could still hold him off. As for Chiyo, Akimichi Torifu is in his prime, and with a few Jonin, he could also hold her off. But how would Pakura be dealt with?"

"No, if it weren't for me, Yekura would probably still be fighting with Kirigakure right now! She wouldn't be able to get here directly."

Moreover, if it weren't for him, the Iwa ninja probably wouldn't have been eliminated so quickly. Huang Tu, that prisoner, would already be sent to Konoha, something that didn't happen in the original story. It seems that without him, the Kikyo Mountain battlefield would still be in a three-way free-for-all.

After the war with the Iwa ninja, and the subsequent destruction of their field hospital, Konoha was plagued by the Sand ninja's poison tactics for several months, resulting in significant losses of ninjas. Now, their ninja force is less than 4000.

In terms of the overall strength of basic ninjas, Konoha is slightly weaker than Sunagakure, though not by much.

"So the key to victory lies in defeating Rasa, Yoru, and Chiyo?"

Orochimaru frowned and said, "During the Fourth Shinobi World War, ordinary ninjas were certainly not unimportant, but those who truly determined the outcome were often the Kage-level ninjas."

If the difference in individual strength is too great, ordinary ninjas can often only influence the outcome of top-level battles, but cannot determine the outcome.

"I can take care of the Fourth Kazekage. As for that Scorching Release user, I'll leave him to you, Akimichi-senpai."

Akimichi Torifu nodded, then spoke again:

"Send me some Jonin to help me out. I've also read the information about that girl's Scorch Release. It's very effective against close-combat ninjas. I don't want to be boiled into fat."

Orochimaru chuckled softly:

"Don't worry, although this Scorching Release user is very dangerous, she also has a big weakness. She doesn't seem to be very good at defensive ninjutsu."

Indeed, this Sand Village hero is one of the very few top-tier ninjas in the original story to be killed by kunai. If he had even known Earth Release or something, he wouldn't have been riddled with kunai.

As Uchiha Touyu was pondering this, he saw Orochimaru look at him with a hesitant expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

However, Uchiha Touyu pretended not to see it. He was joking. What good could Orochimaru possibly do to him now? Didn't he just want him to deal with that old woman, Chiyo?

Compared to dealing with that old woman, Uchiha Tou felt that it would be more satisfying to go to the battlefield and crush the weak.

Even if I kill that old woman, what good will her soul do for me? I don't want to play the puppet.

"Feiyu-kun, please do me a favor! That old woman needs to be dealt with properly!"

It wasn't Orochimaru who spoke, but rather the soul of Hatake Sakumo, who had been keeping a close eye on the outside world, which surprised Uchiha Touyu slightly.

It seems like Sakumo Hatake and Chiyo don't have any real grudges, right? If there really is a grudge, it's old lady Chiyo who hates Sakumo Hatake, since her son and daughter-in-law were both killed by Konoha's White Fang.

"I can't leave Kakashi with such a hidden danger. It's precisely because I'm dead that these enemies will focus their attention on Kakashi instead."

"I'm not worried about the others, but Chiyo is stubborn and vengeful, and she's also a powerful elder in Sunagakure. For Kakashi, this enemy is too dangerous!"

Uchiha Touyu thought to himself, "I haven't seen Kakashi being approached by any enemies in the manga. Is Hatake Sakumo's worry a bit excessive?"

However, since he is now his true main combat cheat, Hatake Sakumo's thoughts still need to be taken into consideration, and Uchiha Tou isn't really afraid of Chiyo.

You should know that Sakumo Hatake is the nemesis of puppeteers. He had dealt with Chiyo before, and in all those encounters, he had never suffered a loss. If it weren't for Chiyo's rich experience and slippery personality, she would have died at the hands of this White Fang of Konoha long ago.

Now that Sakumo Hatake has possessed Tomokazu Uchiha, he is no weaker than he was in life. So why should we be afraid of him?

The only problem is that if we deal with Chiyo, the amount of sacrificial black energy we collect will be greatly reduced, and we might not even get anything at all. However, there will definitely be other opportunities in the future, so it's not a big deal to suffer a little loss this time.

"Alright, Lord Orochimaru, stop glancing around me. I'll deal with Chiyo myself!"

"Oh!? Tou-kun is really enthusiastic this time!"

"However, I have conditions..."

Uchiha Touyu raised the short sword in his hand. This sword was not the White Fang Short Sword; that sword was a keepsake left to Kakashi by Hatake Sakumo.

As for the short sword in Uchiha Touyu's hand... well, he bought it from a ninja tool shop for two hundred ryo, which is about one hundred yuan in RMB.

Naturally, what you buy for a hundred dollars isn't some kind of divine weapon; it's just an ordinary standard short knife, made entirely of the most common steel, without any precious metals added.

Even though Uchiha Hiu inherited the White Fang Sword Technique, which allows him to penetrate between solid and solid points without causing much damage to the blade, after cutting down so many people, the sword was already riddled with scars and looked like it could break at any moment.

"Speaking of which, Lord Orochimaru, could you provide a decent weapon? There aren't many people in the camp who use short swords, and I'm having trouble finding a replacement."

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then chuckled softly:

"I see. Actually, Feiyu-kun should have told me about this sooner. I happen to have a sword here that can meet Feiyu-kun's needs."

As he spoke, Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out a long snake. Then, the snake came to Uchiha Tou and spat out a gleaming longsword.

"This is a type of Kusanagi sword (Japanese swords are not distinguished by their length) that I have in my collection. Its most distinctive feature is that it can be extended or shortened at will. When it is at its shortest length, it is about the same length as the Hakugatana short sword, and when it is at its longest length, it can be extended to a length of twenty or thirty meters."

The Kusanagi sword is not a single sword, but rather the name of a type of sword. These swords, in addition to possessing unique abilities, are of absolutely no less quality than fine chakra weapons.

(End of this chapter)