Chapter 48 Decision

At this time, Umino Squad is continuing to patrol in Area D of Area 8.

The breeze blew slightly, the birds were chirping, and the scorching sun was blocked by the dense woods. Umino walked in the shade of the trees, feeling peaceful and quiet.

But as time went by, Umino's face became more solemn.

We are still out of contact with the mobile unit, and we have not received any reply from the camp.

It is still possible that all the mobile units were wiped out by a surprise attack, but the camp cannot be taken away quietly!

Unknown to Umino Ikkaku, after his letter was delivered to the command post, it caused a huge controversy in the command post.

Umino Ikkaku's speculation is really too shocking.

"This is too exaggerated..."

Yuhi Mahong couldn't help scratching her head after receiving the circulated information.

Although he and Umino Ikkaku are old friends, this information is too unbelievable.

As soon as these words came out, many people in the command post nodded in agreement, and they were all talking at once.

Jiraiya coughed lightly, interrupted the messy discussion, and said slowly:

"Indeed, my first reaction after receiving this information was the same. That's why I ask you all to come here and think about this information seriously."

Looking around at everyone, more than forty jounin and special jonin in the camp were all present at this time.

"If Umino Ikkaku's speculation is true, then more than a dozen patrol teams and mobile units were killed by the Suna ninja without making any movement, so that they could not even send any information back before they died."

"Although the patrol team is basically a combination of middle and genin, if you want to solve it quietly, it must at least be an elite team led by a jounin."

"And our mobile force is composed of fourteen ninjas, including many jounin and special jounin. It is a veritable elite team. If we want to solve it so smoothly and quietly, in addition to ambushes, raids and other means, we must also have shadow-level experts Just participate!”

Jiraiya slowly stated his analysis based on Umino's intelligence.

"After receiving this information, I immediately made urgent contact with the patrol forces and mobile forces except Umino Squad, but there has been no reply so far."

"If this is true, you must all understand what it means."

Finally, Jiraiya crossed his arms and said these words heavily.

There was silence in the command post. After a long time, Yuhi Zhenhong spoke.

"Forgive me for my words, Jiraiya-sama."

"If the Suna Ninja really bypasses the reconnaissance of frontline outposts and mobilizes so many elite ninjas to conduct infiltrations and raids on this scale, then the Suna Ninja will definitely launch a large-scale attack at the level of a decisive battle."

"In this way, it is impossible for the Suna Ninja to have no follow-up troops, and at least thousands of Ninja troops have been prepared. Even these Ninja troops are about to reach our frontline positions with the success of the sneak attack."

"Then, even if our defense line reconnaissance is infiltrated into a sieve by Suna Ninja, it is impossible for such a huge Ninja Army to remain undiscovered."

Hearing this, Jiraiya nodded slowly, confirming Yuhi's suspicion.

"Indeed, after emergency contact with the frontline outpost, we confirmed that we found no trace of the Suna Ninja."

There are sentient ninjas and Byakugan at the frontline outpost. After hearing Jiraiya's words, there was a burst of doubts in the command post.

The three special jounin of the Hyuga branch who participated in the meeting directly stated that the Byakugan of the Hyuga family can see all traces.

Hinata's speech on the separation seemed to add a spoonful of hot oil to everyone's debate, and the discussions became even more intense.

Jiraiya crossed his arms and pondered alone, weighing the pros and cons.

As a commander, you should make decisions quickly, but everyone's doubts are not unreasonable, and mobilizing the entire army is no small matter. For a moment, Jiraiya hesitated.

The command post was buzzing with noise until a voice appeared.

"Jiraiya-sama, I suggest that you prepare your army for war immediately!"

The person who spoke was none other than Staff Officer Shikaku Nara.

The wisdom of the Nara family is well known, not to mention Nara Shikaku, who serves on the village staff. Seeing him speak, everyone quickly became quiet.

Nara Shikaku stood up slowly, walked to the center of the tent, faced everyone, and spoke firmly.

"It is true that most of the information sent by Umino Squad is speculation. But I think there is no reason why everyone here can't discover the conclusion that Umino Ikkaku made based on the encounter."

"The fundamental reason why everyone has so many doubts is that some intelligence has not been verified, and no trace of the Suna Ninja has been found at the frontline outposts."

"However, I still firmly believe that we should prepare for war immediately! Because-"

Nara Shikaku looked around at everyone. Everyone was puzzled, confused, questioning, and disdainful. But Nara Shikaku still raised his head firmly, looked directly at everyone, and shouted loudly:

"I don't dare to bet!"

"If the sand ninja really has some unknown means to hide from our detection and perception, and suddenly launches an attack on us, the result will be devastating!"

"If we lose the bet, we will be unprepared and face the ferocious attack of the Suna Ninja, and we may even risk the entire army being annihilated!"

"above!"

After saying these words, Nara Shikaku took a deep breath, turned to look at Jiraiya who was silent, and said with burning eyes:

"Jiraiya-sama, please make a decision quickly!"

After the words fell, there was silence in the command post. Everyone's eyes were focused on Jiraiya, waiting for his decision.

"Well..." Jiraiya slowly stood up and put his hands on the table, as if he was still thinking.

After a moment, Jiraiya made a fist with one hand, slammed it on the table, raised his head, and ordered quickly with a firm tone.

"How the Sunagakure Village quietly sent the ninja army to the front line, let's not worry about it for now! Everything is based on the fact that the Suna Ninja army is about to arrive on the frontline battlefield!"

"All ninjas in the camp have entered the first level of combat readiness!"

"Mobilize the entire army and take action!"

"Yes!"

As Jiraiya gave orders and orders were issued and executed, the entire Konoha camp moved quickly. Each ninja is like a part, and each team is like a gear, operating in an orderly manner under Jiraiya's command.

The total number of Konoha ninja troops deployed here, not including the garrisons at the 13 frontline posts and the patrol troops that may have been consumed, is less than . If the speculation is true, it would be more appropriate to rely on favorable terrain to conduct a defensive battle.

As for Umino Squad, when Jiraiya made urgent contact with the frontline outpost, he gave Umino Squad a reply, which should be arriving soon.

Based on Jiraiya's understanding of Umino Ikkaku, this trustworthy and reliable veteran jounin would definitely stick to his post and continue patrolling without receiving a reply from the command post, even if he concluded that the Suna ninja were about to launch a full-scale attack. of.

At this time, there was no movement at the frontline outpost, which meant that the Suna Ninja had not yet launched a large-scale attack, and Umino Squad still had a chance to withdraw. Jiraiya only replied with two words in the letter: reply soon.

As for the 13 outposts on the front line, Jiraiya also told them to withdraw immediately and be careful of the infiltrating Sand Ninja team in his communication to them. But Jiraiya knew that they could only ask for their own blessings.

In the deduction, the troops that the Suna Ninja sneaked in before will definitely attack the frontline outposts with the Suna Ninja who will follow up the frontal attack to remove the final nail.

The security forces in the outpost are mainly reconnaissance ninjas. Most of them are a combination of chunin and genin, and there are not many jounin. Encountering an elite team of sand ninjas in the wild, the situation may not be optimistic.

If Jiraiya chooses to attack, it can give these withdrawn security forces a chance of survival. However, the huge strength gap between Suna Ninja and Konoha in the deduction prevents Jiraiya from making the decision to take the initiative.

"This is war. In order to win the war, the sacrifices necessary..."

Jiraiya muttered to himself, clenching his fists unconsciously.

Full of passion and high spirits since his 20s, he teamed up with Tsunade and Orochimaru to defeat Sansho Hanzo;

Now at the age of 40, as the commander of a ninja army, he continues to stalemate and fight fiercely with the Suna ninja.

The war seems to have no end in sight. Jiraiya suddenly felt very tired.

I really miss the quiet feeling, and the days when I could travel out of the village in peacetime.

After finishing everything, Jiraiya put his hands behind his back and looked towards the south. There is the direction of Sunagakure Village.

But for some reason, Jiraiya was clearly looking at Sunagakure Village, but suddenly thought of the three disciples he taught in the Land of Rain.

I wonder if Konan has grown into a great beauty; Yahiko must have become more responsible; and Nagato, the son of prophecy with the Samsara Eye, has grown up enough to take on the important task of peace?

Jiraiya thought silently, with a satisfied smile on his lips, and a faint thought, like a ripple, quietly coming to the distant land of rain.

Until a sudden burst of fire in the distance suddenly cut off Jiraiya's wandering thoughts.

That's the direction of the frontline outpost!

Jiraiya's eyes widened, he clenched his fists and raised them violently, his tall back like a towering mountain.

But before Jiraiya could say anything, as if a chain reaction was triggered, fire broke out one after another, forming a series.

Jiraiya's eyes were about to burst.

It's Sand Ninja! They're really here!