Chapter 127 Another War

Time flies and it's early December, one and a half months have passed since the Nine-Tails Rebellion took place on October 10th.

Part of the destroyed buildings in Konoha Village have been rebuilt, and although the scars in people's hearts have not disappeared, they have also scabbed over.

After all, the deceased has passed away, and no matter how difficult life is, we must continue to live it.

The small-scale war on the front line has had some impact on Konoha Village, but not very much. The prosperity and bustle are gradually returning...

Sunagakure didn't move because of Kumogakure's move. He kept licking his wounds and practicing his internal skills diligently.

Iwagakure keeps making small moves in secret, constantly provoking the relationship between Konoha and other ninja villages. The focus is still on Kumogakure and Konoha.

Iwagakure also made moves on the surface, gathering troops at the border and jumping horizontally repeatedly to intimidate Konoha in an attempt to gain some benefits from Konoha.

Kirigakure was the quietest and seemed to be doing nothing. However, his concealing actions attracted the attention of Konoha's higher-ups.

Konoha's top brass increased the number of spies to Kirigakure, activated silent spies, and noticed Kirigakure's secret movements.

On December 8, Konoha 51, Kirigakure mobilized a thousand elite ninjas, took ships, loaded with supplies, and quickly approached the country of Uzumaki.

The Fourth Hokage Yagura and others have always been brooding over the losses at the end of the Third Ninja War.

Therefore, after Kumogakure jumped out first, Kirigakure made up his mind to start a war.

However, Kirigakure did not dare to start a full-scale war with Konoha, for fear of being taken advantage of by other ninja villages, and planned to test Konoha with a small-scale war and weaken Konoha's blood recovery speed.

If Konoha is defeated and the war goes as smoothly as expected, then the scale of the war will be expanded.

Hidden Cloud Village basically has the same idea.

It can be said that if Konoha really shows its weakness, Kumogakure, Kirigakure who have already taken action, and Iwagakure who have not yet taken action, Sunagakure and Sunagakure will most likely have a tacit understanding to stage the wolf-eating tiger trend in the Third Ninja World War. .

Even if Sunagakure is an ally of Konoha, even if everyone is still recovering...

Konoha's spies spared no expense to their lives and tried every means to get the information out.

The information crossed the sea, islands, mountains, deep valleys, and forests, and was transmitted back to Konoha in time.

After receiving the information, Konoha's top brass immediately convened a high-level meeting.

This high-level meeting is not an F4 meeting. In addition to the F4, there are also ministers from various ministries.

There was supposed to be a Jonin squad leader, but Shikaku Nara went to the Kumogakure front line, so naturally he couldn't participate.

Although the jounin squad leader is a fictitious position and has no personnel, financial, etc. power over the jounin, but if the jounin squad leader has the trust of the Hokage and has outstanding abilities, his influence will be considerable.

Gen Uchiha is currently not qualified to participate in this meeting. Only the head of the Police Department of the entire Uchiha clan is qualified.

The Deputy Minister is also not eligible to attend meetings unless the Minister of Police is unavailable or inconvenient.

Uchiha Fugaku's visit was just a formality.

In addition to the clichéd measures of strengthening vigilance to prevent people with ulterior motives from causing trouble, maintaining public security and order in the village, and assisting the ANBU in arresting spies when necessary, there was nothing else that Fugaku had to do.

Although it was just a formality, Fugaku was never absent. This was the only official way to participate in important events in the village.

At the meeting, no one discussed whether to fight or not. It was just a small-scale war, not a full-scale war, so it was not timid.

The main discussion was about which forces should be mobilized from the border troops and Konoha Village, how much supplies needed to be mobilized, and who needed to be dispatched as the commander.

The last issue is the top priority. This is not the first time Konoha has experienced war. Other issues already have fixed procedures and rich experience.

The position of frontline commander is really not something that ordinary people can do. It requires not only personal strength, but also the ability to command and control the battle situation.

There are a lot of jounin in Konoha Village, but it's okay to command a few people to fight, but it's not enough to command a thousand-level ninja troop to fight.

Most ninjas are good at tactical thinking but not qualified strategic thinking.

Orochimaru, the most suitable candidate, was inevitably mentioned.

Jiraiya and Tsunade didn't know where they were outside the village, and even if they were willing, there would definitely be too little time.

It's not like there aren't people who can barely do it, but the risk is too great, and there's no way Zhuludie can help.

In case of defeat, Sarutobi Hiruzen and others can imagine the serious consequences...

In fact, if Kumogakure were to use the Jinchuuriki, or the Fourth Raikage personally take action, even with the assistance of Ino Shikacho, Sarutobi Shinnosuke would not be able to stop him.

Just sending out the Jinchuuriki, the Raikage personally taking action was undoubtedly a move to expand the scale of the war, so Kumogakure's Raikage and Jinchuuriki did not take action.

In a war of this level, Konoha's ninja family is not willing to make a big effort and will only send some members to participate in a symbolic way.

For the sake of the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to agree to appoint Orochimaru as the frontline commander and sent someone to invite Orochimaru.

Orochimaru did not lose his temper and accepted the appointment.

Firstly, Orochimaru does still have feelings for Konoha; secondly, he still has some illusions about Sarutobi Hiruzen; thirdly, there is a shortage of research materials.

The battlefield is undoubtedly the most convenient place to obtain research materials!

At the end of the meeting, Konoha conveyed an order to the southeastern border troops. The commander of the border troops would dispatch a thousand-level ninjas to station in the Country of Whirlpool to stop the Kirigakure troops.

Not to mention that the Country of Whirlpool has ceased to exist in name only, it is the Country of Whirlpool, the Whirlpool Village is still there, and the Country of Whirlpool is still the battlefield between the two countries.

After receiving the news that Orochimaru became the commander, Gen Uchiha greeted Fugaku.

There was no need to think too much about the reason, it was enough that Orochimaru wanted to take him to the battlefield.

Fugaku didn't say much, just said "be careful" and agreed directly.

Uchiha Gen originally came from the third ninja world and was somewhat famous, so there was no need to worry too much.

As for the responsibilities of the ninth team, they are naturally handled by deputy captain Uchiha Chen. Anyway, Uchiha Xuan usually mostly fishes.

The work attitude is average and not serious enough, but Fugaku and the three elders don't care about this trivial matter.

In addition to being considerate, it is also because the police department has been in peace for a long time, and its style is inevitably lazier. It is quite common to fish for fish at work.

Honor is honor, what does it have to do with fishing at work?

That is to say, because of the Nine-Tails Rebellion recently, the work style has become much stricter, but it is still impossible to stop fishing at work.

After taking care of the clan, Gen Uchiha invited his three subordinates to go to the restaurant for dinner in the evening, and then went home to prepare for the war.

During dinner in the evening, Uchiha Gen mentioned that he was going to the battlefield. The three girls were surprised and expressed their intention to follow him.

Uchiha Gen refused to follow the three women and asked them to complete their tasks and improve themselves in Konoha.

Seeing Uchiha Gen's firm attitude, the three women did not force it.

They are very confident in the strength of their captain, and with the protection of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, it is not worth worrying too much.

However, in order to express their feelings, after dinner and separation, the three girls went to the store to buy something similar to a peace charm and delivered it to Gen Uchiha's residence overnight.

Uchiha Gen didn't really believe in things like the Peace Talisman. He just wanted to have peace of mind, but he still accepted the kindness of the three girls.

The things were not valuable, and it was not certain that they would be effective or not, but the actions of the three women still made Uchiha Gen quite heartwarming.

Don't be so kind to them, transcribe and seal advanced illusions, teach advanced ninjutsu, and treat them generously from time to time.

Although in the final analysis it is just a matter of coveting someone else's body, it is ultimately a sacrifice.

After sending the three girls away, Uchiha Gen lay down on the bed early to rest. He would rush to the Country of Whirlpool early tomorrow morning.

After lying down and squinting his eyes, Gen Uchiha suddenly remembered something and sat up suddenly...