Chapter 23 Pre-war meeting

Orochimaru didn't care about the regulations at all and directly asked Minato's team to join in the tactical formulation.

After sending Hatake Sakumo away, he gathered several frontline ninjas, including an Anbu captain...

Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the eldest son of the Third Hokage.

Orochimaru is the commander-in-chief on the front line, so he plays a role similar to that of a governor, and some important decisions cannot be avoided by him.

He was not wearing a mask during the meeting and was a young man who looked somewhat like the young Sandai.

After explaining the general situation, Orochimaru began to talk about his plan.

"Now the Sand Village has sent a large number of ninjas to invade the border of the Land of Fire. It is too passive to drive them away one by one."

"I plan to concentrate our forces and launch a direct counterattack against the Wind Kingdom, forcing them to return for reinforcements!"

After a moment of silence, the Nara jonin said in a deep voice: "This can indeed allow Sunagakure to withdraw from the border of the Land of Fire, but Lord Orochimaru..."

"If this happens, our border will be empty, and the Iwagakure Village will not miss such an opportunity."

There are five major countries in the ninja world, omitting some small countries, and the Fire Country is at the center of the five major countries.

In every major Ninja World War, it is assumed that the Fire Nation will fight the other four.

If only the Wind Country invaded, the Fire Country would not panic at all. With Konoha's strength, they could defeat them eighteen times.

The western front where Orochimaru and others are located faces not only the Sand Village, but also the neighboring Iwagakure of the Land of Earth.

Once the old man Ohnoki finds out that Konoha ninjas have invaded the Land of Wind in large numbers, he will definitely let the Iwagakure ninjas take the opportunity to plunder the Land of Fire.

Orochimaru looked at Minato and said, "I remember that Minato-kun encountered the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure. How strong were they?"

Unless there is a large-scale battle, the shadows of each village generally do not appear on the front battlefield. After all, protecting the village is the most important thing.

Therefore, the highest conventional military force is the Jinchūriki.

Minato thought for a moment and replied, "Very strong. Most importantly... they have the ability to strike over a large area, so numbers don't mean much to them."

The most powerful thing about the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki is that he can release the Tailed Beast Ball, which is equivalent to a cannon in the cold weapon era.

Even though top-level ninjas can treat the tailed beasts as pets, ordinary ninjas, even perfect ninja solo killers like Hatake Sakumo, cannot deal with the tailed beasts.

Only sealing techniques are known to be effective in restraining the tailed beasts.

Of course the Mangekyō Sharingan can also do it, but not many people know this.

Orochimaru nodded: "According to the information I have collected, Ōnoki has stationed a large number of troops on the border of Tulei, and not many troops are deployed on the western front."

"Of course he doesn't think that the Land of Lightning is stronger than the Land of Fire. There is only one possibility for him to do this... The Jinchūriki has been at the border between Earth and Fire!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of several people at the meeting changed and some became frightened.

The fear of the tailed beasts has penetrated into the hearts of most ninjas.

"Minato-kun, can you handle a Jinchūriki now?"

Minato didn't rush to make a promise. After careful consideration, he said, "It's no problem to hold one back. It's just that they usually act together."

The tailed beasts of the Land of Earth are the Four Tails and the Five Tails. The last time Minato and Jiraiya met them, they were together.

This is the normal situation. Who would not fight in a team with high-end combat power but have to carry the team alone?

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Kagami and said, "I believe Kagami-kun, you should be able to hold one back."

"I will leave some ninjas behind to deal with the ordinary ninjas of Iwagakure, and you two will deal with the two Ninjachuriki."

Before Uchiha Jing could respond, a loud shout rang out.

"What a joke!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke slammed the table and glared at Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru, what on earth are you thinking of letting a child face the Jinchūriki!"

Normally, Sarutobi Shinnosuke would not participate in tactical discussions, but would just quietly watch.

But Orochimaru's words this time were so outrageous that he didn't even say honorifics.

He was deeply influenced by his father's fire consciousness, and he was originally very unhappy when children like Jing and Kakashi joined the battlefield.

In his eyes, Uchiha children are still children.

He had typed several reports requesting the two to be recalled, but Sarutobi Hiruzen did not respond to him.

"Shinnosuke, Kagami is not an ordinary child..." Orochimaru said calmly.

"He killed a Scorch Release Ninja in his first battle. It would be hard for even you to do this."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke remained unmoved and said firmly: "No matter what, I will not agree to your deployment. I will ask the Hokage to recall Kagami and Kakashi."

He turned to the two of them, his eyes showing genuine concern: "We are not all dead yet, and the war does not need children like you to take risks!"

"Asuma often mentions you. I know you are geniuses far beyond ordinary children, but you cannot understand the cruelty of war... Go back, okay?"

Even Minato was a little shaken by these words, wondering whether he should let these two junior brothers return to the village.

If it weren't for the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Kagami wouldn't want to participate in the war.

He knew deeply the cruelty of war and the value of peace.

I would rather be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times...

But he also understood that peace cannot be achieved through compromise. Only through struggle can true peace be achieved!

You are a good person, but I don't need your kindness.

Uchiha Jing spoke calmly.

"Thank you for your care, Sarutobi Jonin. I am already a ninja and I will obey Lord Orochimaru's orders."

His gaze turned to Orochimaru.

"With great power comes great responsibility. The village is now in trouble. I hope to arrange for some Uchiha ninjas to join the battlefield. Is that a problem?"

War is the catalyst for the Sharingan, and the Konoha high-level officials are well aware of this.

So unless it is absolutely necessary, they just want to trap the Uchiha in the village and prevent this demon sword from being stained with blood.

Their judgment was correct, or rather, the judgment derived from the Second Hokage was correct.

In the middle and late stages of the Third World War, the Uchiha had to join the war, which catalyzed the emergence of Fugaku's Mangekyō. Shisui and Itachi's Mangekyō were also affected by this war.

Not to mention Kamui, which is considered the strongest Kaleidoscope.

Orochimaru didn't know the conditions for awakening the Sharingan, but he keenly realized that Uchiha Kagami was not as righteous as he appeared to be, and he definitely had some secret.

What does it matter?

Orochimaru doesn't care about the plans of Konoha's upper echelons, he just wants to see what Uchiha Kagami can do.

"I will report this to the Hokage and send Uchiha ninja for support."

He looked at Uchiha Jing meaningfully.

"You can give me a list later, Jing-kun. No one knows better than you which Uchiha are more suitable to participate in the war."

The two of them reached a deal tacitly, Orochimaru helped him recruit people, and he helped Orochimaru guard the rear.

It doesn't matter if we can't hold it. Konoha is now in its heyday, and the number of jonin is the largest in history.

Even the most pessimistic person would not have thought that this war would last for ten years and drag the powerful Konoha into the quagmire.

It should be said that it was the death of Minato Namikaze and the departure of the Sannin that almost caused Konoha to collapse, leading to the subsequent death of Hizashi.

Orochimaru dares to play like this because he has sufficient money.