I, Yu Uchiha, am devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 254 The decisive battle between Konoha Village and Sand Hidden Village was Black Zetsu’s last push.

Ye Cang cheered: "Great, I'm going to be the first one, hoping to find the Namikaze Minato and kill him."

Chiyo instinctively felt something was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong.

After thinking about it, she finally asked: "Are you too anxious? The three of us made such a temporary decision, and there may be many situations where we didn't consider it carefully."

The Fourth Kazekage smiled confidently: "Senior Chiyo, please rest assured. I have summoned all the staff ninjas before this and formulated a detailed battle plan. Tomorrow's attack is planned."

"The staff officers are unanimous in their opinions. The sooner the better. There must be no hesitation."

"Otherwise, when Konoha's ninja support arrives, we will have to fight a protracted confrontation in Kawakuni. Sunagakure Village does not have the capital to compete with Konoha Village in terms of resource consumption."

What Luo Sa said was very reasonable, and Chiyo couldn't refute it at all.

She can't say: My intuition is very uncomfortable, so we can't attack, right?

In the final analysis, Konoha Village is too strong and Sand Hidden Village is too weak, so that they are strategically passive and have to attack to gain tactical advantage.

Now that we have decided to attack, of course the sooner the better. Only in this way can we catch the Leaf Village off guard.

In the end, Chiyo convinced herself and agreed to the attack plan.

The entire Sunagakure camp began busy preparations. Sunagakure ninjas received combat supplies such as weapons, food, medicines, poisons, etc., and also received mission books to clarify their combat missions.

When everyone was busy with their feet in the air, Black Zetsu quietly left the tent of the Kazekage staff. He was very satisfied with his work.

Using intelligence and illusions, it only took 6 hours for Sunagakure Village to decide to launch an attack. This is Black Zetsu's ability.

Thousands of years of hiding have made him accustomed to giving clues in advance. No matter which ninja village it is, there are ninjas who have been hinted by him in advance.

Usually, these secret agents are Hei Jue's intelligence sources, leaking top-secret information to Hei Jue without even knowing it.

With such internal intelligence, he can be targeted and maximize Bai Jue's ubiquitous surveillance.

By combining both internal and external intelligence, Black Zetsu can fully monitor the ninja world.

And at the critical moment, Hei Zetsu relied on his absolute intelligence advantage and through these secrets, he could indirectly change the strategy of the Ninja Village, thus affecting the direction of the war.

After receiving Madara Uchiha's order, Black Zetsu rushed to Sunagakure Village as soon as possible, found his hidden son, and gave him a gentle push.

The decisive battle that was on the verge of breaking out was detonated in advance.

Only such a large-scale war can make a ninja like Namikaze Minato panic, and eventually have to relax the protection of his subordinates, allowing Black Zetsu to take advantage of it.

Now, the war machine has roared forward, the water has been completely muddy, and he is going to make final preparations for harvesting.

……

Namikaze Minato looked at the white-haired child in front of him in surprise. Such a young child was actually a chuunin, but why was he put into his own team?

Facing Namikaze Minato's inquiry, the new ANBU ninja explained seriously: "The war is about to break out. Namikaze Jonin is the key combat force. We must try to liberate you as much as possible, so we will specially deploy a Chunin. Serve as squad leader in your absence.”

Namikaze Minato understood, but his doubts could not be eliminated: "So that's the case, but this chuunin is too young, can he really command a team?"

"Namikaze Minato-sama, this is Hatake Kakashi. Despite his young age, he is already a senior chuunin. There is absolutely no problem in commanding two genin."

"Is he Kakashi? Lord Hatake Sakumo's child?"

"Yes."

"OK then."

"Hatake Kakashi is your deputy personally selected by the Fourth Hokage. You must know that Kakashi and your two team members are classmates in the ninja school. It is much easier for them to get along with others and they will definitely be able to get along faster. Integrate into the team."

Namikaze Minato suddenly understood and kept nodding his head: "As expected of Hokage-sama, you are very considerate. Thank you very much."

When Namikaze Minato led Kakashi away, the ANBU quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He certainly didn't lie, but he didn't tell the whole truth.

Orochimaru's words specifically stated that Kakashi Hatake was really a problem child, and he couldn't get along with any team.

Even if Kakashi is the team leader, he still has many problems and cannot get along well with the team members.

But he couldn't give up on Kakashi Hatake. Not only was he the only son of Sakumo Hatake, but his problems were also caused by the Third Hokage.

It was because Hatake Sakumo died for abandoning the mission and was questioned and slandered by the villagers that Kakashi awkwardly believed that the mission was above all else, which led to him not getting along with everyone.

Orochimaru really had no choice but to try sending him to Namikaze Minato's team to see if this strangely composed team could accommodate him and temper his temperament.

After all, Namikaze Minato's strength is worthy of belief, his character is more infectious like sunshine, and he is the person most likely to heal Kakashi's spiritual scars.

Kakashi's arrival made Lin overjoyed and made Uchiha Obito feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Yes, Obito likes Lin, and Lin likes Kakashi. Kakashi is only interested in fighting and completing tasks. The three people form a classic non-cyclic love triangle relationship.

It is exactly the same as the protagonist team in the original history.

Instead of integrating into one, the entire team was in a state of chaos.

This natural love triangle was so powerful that even Namikaze Minato had no choice but to temporarily use strong suppression to ensure that the team members would not fight.

The next day, when Namikaze Minato was still thinking about how to resolve the relationship within the team, a swift eagle soared across the sky, bringing a warning of war.

Sunagakure Village attacks.

As the top ninja in Konoha, Namikaze Minato knew the entire war plan, and he immediately thought that the next task was to retreat.

At the same time, they had to fight and retreat at the same time, attracting the army of Sunagakure Village, and entering the trap carefully laid out by Konoha Village step by step.

He murmured: "The most critical defense point is Surge Mountain, and the most important counterattack node is South Gate Stone Bridge. I don't know who will give these two tasks to."

"Maybe the counterattack mission at Nanmen Stone Bridge is mine, then I can't take care of Obito and Lin anymore. I really need a new team leader, but..."

Namikaze Minato looked at his three subordinates. One was groaning, one was full of peach blossoms, and the other was impatient. He couldn't help but shake his head.

"Can a team like this really survive the decoy retreat unharmed?"

But Namikaze Minato couldn't stop them from participating in the next battle. His current status was embarrassing and his voice was not enough to influence the headquarters' decision.

Moreover, both Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi have great expectations for the war.

They all look forward to showing off their skills in the war and proving themselves with military exploits.

Only Lin in the entire team was unwilling to participate in the battle.

Namikaze Minato also had some regrets at this time, suspecting that he had been too protective of Obito, giving him unrealistic and extravagant hopes for the war.

It's hard to say what the chances of a boy with fair strength but a tough temperament who has not awakened the Sharingan but wears a conspicuous Uchiha family crest to survive in this large-scale battle are.

"Then they can only look at their own fate."

Namikaze Minato's prediction was very accurate. Before dawn, he received the order from the headquarters to remove him from the team and form a special mission team with other Jonin.

After the large force retreated, they had to pass through countless Sunagakure ninjas.

The mission target is the South Gate Stone Bridge. The Jonin team must capture and destroy this node on the transportation thoroughfare and cut off the supply line of the Sunagakure ninjas.

Unlike a single ninja squad, the consumption of a large-scale ninja army is extremely exaggerated.

In a battle involving tens of thousands of ninjas, tens of thousands of kunai will be lost in just one battle, and the number of shuriken thrown can reach the level of one hundred thousand.

And this excludes the amount thrown out and recovered, as well as the amount captured by killing the enemy. Once there is no chance to clean the battlefield, this number will become very large.

In addition, medicines, food, tents, and even damaged clothing are all inevitable consumables and the key to maintaining combat effectiveness.

It is impossible for ninjas to carry such a large amount of supplies on their own. This requires continuous supplies from the rear to continue to meet the needs of the ninjas for continued fighting.

Therefore, in large-scale ninja battles, the importance of logistical supplies is very obvious.

All it takes is destroying the key channels for material supplies to put the Sunagakure ninjas in trouble and their combat effectiveness rapidly weakening.

Of course, the ninjas in Sunagakure Village are not fools. They will definitely protect their key nodes and even set traps to hunt down the elite ninjas from Konoha.

The mission that Namikaze Minato accepted was destined to be full of dangers, so all the participants were top elites, not just former ANBU ninjas and root ninjas.

When he saw his two temporary teammates, he was stunned. “Uchiha-senpai, are you coming to the front line too?”

Uchiha Fugaku, who looked quite haggard, finally cheered up and smiled after seeing Namikaze Minato.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Long time no see, Minato, how is Kushina?"

Minato scratched his head and laughed: "It's okay, Kushina is just complaining that she is not allowed to come to the front line. She is too bored at home."

Fugaku nodded and said: "That's good. Mikoto has been lifted from the ban recently, and they can play together again. It should help Kushina relax."

"It's great that you and Mikoto-senpai have lifted the restrictions."

"Haha, after all, a month has passed. Uchiha Yu has become the clan leader who speaks for himself. He even leaves work to other elders. How can he restrain me, the outdated former clan leader?"

"Senior Yu, how can you be so grand?"

"Hey, he is amazing. Whether it is strength or wisdom, he is much better than me. I have to accept it."

"Minato, please don't worry."

"Ok?"

"You are the commander of this temporary team, and I won't cause any trouble for you."

"Senior Fugaku, thank you very much."

The two of them explained the matter clearly in a few words. The most important thing was to clarify the relationship between command authority, which made Namikaze Minato feel relieved.

Uchiha Fugaku is actually a very famous ninja, and his strength is among the best in Konoha Village. It is rumored that he also has the Mangekyo Sharingan, which is top-notch even in the Kage level.

With his joining, the combat effectiveness of this team is fully guaranteed, and Namikaze Minato does not have to worry about coordination.

Fugaku was one of the rare powerful ninjas who could keep up with Minato's pace and pace.

Uchiha Fugaku is much older than Namikaze Minato. He became famous in the last war and was once the leader of the Uchiha clan.

Although he resigned from the position of clan leader in an unseemly manner, Namikaze Minato's situation was not better than him.

It can be said that Fugaku's qualifications, prestige, and reputation far surpassed Namikaze Minato. As the commander of the team, Minato had to worry about whether his power and command could be implemented.

Now that he had received a clear promise, Minato felt much more relieved.

What about the other teammate?

Only then did Namikaze Minato notice that there was a ninja standing next to Uchiha Fugaku.

He was wearing sunglasses and a stand-up collar coat, and he seemed to be an acquaintance.

Namikaze Minato thought about it for a while, and then asked uncertainly: "Uh... Shi... Shiwei?"

But Aburame Zhiwei was so excited that she almost cried. It was unexpected that someone could call out his name completely the first time she saw him after such a long time.

At this moment, Aburame Shiwei's affection for Namikaze Minato reached an unprecedented height.

He suddenly bowed 90 degrees and saluted respectfully: "Long time no see, Minato-senpai!"

"Please take good care of me for this mission. I will carry out the order seriously!"

Namikaze Minato was overjoyed and said happily: "Okay, it's great, Zhiwei, we can fight side by side again."

The Aburame clan is a special ninja clan. Their ninjas are few and all are male, but every ninja of the Aburame clan is a insect master.

Using the parasites inherited from the family, he can carry out various tasks such as combat, reconnaissance, tracking, surveillance, detoxification, and treatment. He is the most powerful all-rounder in the ninja world.

With the addition of Aburame Zhiwei, this temporary team has no shortcomings.

If anything, it would be a medical ninja.

But among the current medical ninjas in Konoha Village, the only one who can match this team and mission is Tsunade.

But I have to say, as the medical platoon leader of Konoha Village, how could she be placed in a special team to carry out such a dangerous mission?

Namikaze Minato looked at the two team members in front of him, and after careful consideration, he couldn't help but secretly praise: The Fourth Hokage Orochimaru is really clear-minded and thoughtful.

With him as the captain, the two teammates assigned to him have extraordinary strength, have a close relationship with him, and are willing to obey his orders.

I don’t know how much thought Orochimaru put into arranging such a team.

With this powerful team, Namikaze Minato was very confident in completing this dangerous mission.

……

The offensive of Sunagakure Village is very fierce. The attacks launched by Sunagakure ninjas are like sandstorms in the desert. The Sunagakure ninjas who have an absolute advantage in numbers launch a huge attack width. When encountering Konoha ninjas, they try to surround them and then crush them with force. .

Even though the people responsible for the defense of Konoha Village were elite ninjas such as former Anbu and Genbu, they were still beaten back step by step and were completely unable to support themselves.

Soon the bait retreat turned into a massive and disorderly retreat under the strong squeeze of He Yinren.

The worst performer among them is the Root Ninja.

Because of the powerful brainwashing, the root ninjas who had super execution ability but lacked the ability to adapt were surrounded one by one by the Sunagakure ninjas, and then were encircled and wiped out.

They fought very bravely and caused great losses to the Sunagakure ninjas, but they did not play a positive role in the battle.

When faced with an encirclement and suppression by ten times the enemy, even if the root ninja was not afraid of life and death, he would not be able to achieve a 1:1 victory in the end.

Several ninjas who specially took photos to observe the battlefield couldn't help but sigh after witnessing the rout of Konoha's elite ninjas.

"The ninjas of the old era, no matter how strong they were and not afraid of death, as long as their discipline was not strict enough and there was no tacit understanding, they would not be able to bear the responsibility of large-scale wars."

"Yes, even a strong man like Lord Hokage cannot support himself in the attack of tens of thousands of Sunagakure ninjas."

"It still depends on the performance of the snake and tiger troops."

"The Snake Unit has not yet experienced actual combat testing, but the Tiger Unit has fought against large-scale Kirigakure ninjas, killing 3000 people in one go."

"I heard that the Tiger Force later attacked the Kirigakure ninja again, causing thousands of casualties."

"Look at the performance this time. If both troops can perform well, the new troops with the fourth and fourth formation will completely become a trend in the future."

"The Sunagakure ninja is approaching, we have to retreat, quickly!"

"Yes!"

……

The attack of the Sunagakure ninja went smoothly. They advanced with great success and quickly occupied the country of Kawakawa in only one day.

Immediately afterwards, the Sunagakure ninja army entered the Land of Fire. In just one day, they penetrated more than 400 kilometers and distanced themselves from their supply lines.

At this time, Orochimaru had arrived at the front line, commanding the Konoha ninja to retreat further, attracting the Sunagakure ninja to advance and further lengthen the supply line.

The attack of the Sunagakure ninjas was blocked at Surge Mountain on the fourth day, where the Tiger Troops, who were best at focused defense, showed their sharp fangs.

When the flames of Phoenix Fire rose up all over the sky and hit the Sunagakure ninja like a torrential rain, they were all stunned.

Obviously he is surrounded by his comrades, and there are obviously more ninjas on his side, but every Sunagakure ninja feels that he is facing countless Uchiha independently.

Even the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Chiyo, Hayakura and others could not avoid the illusion caused by this extremely ordered attack.

They all made their strongest reaction immediately.

Puppetry·Three Treasures Absorbing Collapse

Magnetic Escape·Golden Sand Waves

Burning Escape·Steaming Explosion

It has to be said that the power of the Fire Release Phoenix Immortal Fire Jutsu is indeed limited. It is not worth mentioning in front of the powerful ninjutsu of these Kage-level ninjas, and it was easily extinguished.

But the three Kage-level ninjas tried their best, but the area they could protect was limited.

Countless Phoenix fire flames fell down, covering the entire Sunagakure Village army, and the three Kage-level ninjas were unable to take care of them.

But their demonstration gave the Sunagakure ninjas the courage to pull themselves together and fight back with their own ninjutsu or puppetry techniques.

The ninjutsu of both sides formed a stalemate.

The Tiger Force, with a mere size of more than 17000 people, withstood the attack of ninjas from Sunagakure Village and blocked the Sunagakure ninjas at Surge Mountain.

(End of this chapter)