Chapter 164 Running in both directions

Since it was difficult to appear on the frontal battlefield, Uchiha Xuan used the method of transmitting information through psychic beasts.

Return to the Konoha camp tent, write a scroll and stuff it into the mouth of the psychic snake, and then let it go to the battlefield.

After finishing it, Gen Uchiha went back to the lounge of the material transfer station to sleep.

After sleeping for two hours, Uchiha Gencai rode Zhu Rong to the front battlefield, and he was not too slow along the way.

By the time they waited, the battle was coming to an end and Kirigakure was retreating.

After pretending to pursue for a while, Uchiha Gen followed Orochimaru's order to withdraw his troops and returned to the camp.

After returning to the Konoha camp, senior frontline officials began to hold military meetings.

Orochimaru rejected the suggestion of his subordinates to take advantage of the victory to attack Kirigakure on a large scale on the grounds that pressing Kirigakure too closely might lead to the outbreak of a large-scale war.

It was decided to adopt a gradual and steady cannibalization strategy to bleed Kirigakure.

Regarding Orochimaru's decision, Uchiha Gen naturally would not oppose it and supported it verbally.

The commanders and deputy commanders reached a consensus, and others could not even pass the ideas they had, let alone implement them.

Besides, Orochimaru's concerns are not completely unreasonable. Once a large-scale war breaks out, even if other ninja villages do not follow, Konoha will be dragged into the quagmire of war, which will affect the recovery of strength.

Once other ninja villages grit their teeth and follow suit, a cruel ninja war will come again.

No Konoha ninja is willing to experience a cruel ninja war again, so the other Konoha jonins have no objections to Orochimaru's decision made out of "safety" considerations.

At ten o'clock when Konoha's military meeting ended, the retreating Kirigakure also began to hold a military meeting.

In the meeting tent, the once full seats were now more than half empty. Thirteen people were absent from the twenty-two seats!

Ten jounin died in the hands of Uchiha Gen, and three jounin died on the frontal battlefield.

The support of the Konoha detachment broke the balance of the battlefield and caught Kirigakure off guard. If the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost hadn't immediately ordered a retreat, more Jonin would have been lost.

The atmosphere in the tent was very dull and solemn. Some jounin were wrapped in gauze and smelled of medicine, which added a bit of sadness and sadness to the tent.

Every Jonin's face was very ugly, and the face of the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water. He still felt like he was in a dream.

The other jounin not only had the same feeling, but also felt a sense of fear, including Juuzou Loquat and Kisame Kisaki.

As a qualified ninja, they are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of dying worthless...

The reinforced unit led by ten jounin was completely wiped out like that?

Unbelievable!

When Inuzuka E led people to the battlefield, in order to lower Kirigakure's morale, he exposed what happened behind the Konoha camp.

In order to increase credibility, Inuzuka O also ordered the names of the ten jounin who died and the five special jounin to be named.

The two sides have been at war for a long time, and the specific information about their jounin may not be clear, but basic information like their names has already been figured out.

In particular, the jonins are also among those paying attention. Only the chunin have not figured it out yet, and there is no need to figure it out.

In addition, Orochimaru on the front battlefield gave the watermelon puffer ghost a feeling that he was not serious, just like paddling, so the Kirigakure jounin tended to believe that what Inuzuka O and others said was true.

Orochimaru on the front battlefield was really a shadow clone, and his true body went behind Konoha's frontline camp to hunt Kirigakure ninjas with Uchiha Gen.

"Huh... Crescent moon and the others haven't received any news yet. It seems that things are really in danger."

"Our high-level combat power has suffered heavy losses. How should we respond to Konoha's offensive later?"

"If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak."

After a while, the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost exhaled a long breath, breaking the dull and silent atmosphere in the tent.

"Oh, what else can I do?"

"We can only avoid its edge." Loquat Juuzang sighed.

The other Kirigakure jounin quickly agreed. If they still insist on being tough, they are seeking death.

Although the Jounin of Konoha also suffered losses, their losses were much smaller than theirs. The numerical difference had reached 1.5 times.

"Juzang makes sense. Unless the village sends reinforcements, that's all it can do."

"In my opinion, if you want to avoid its edge, then just avoid it to the end!"

"My idea is to concentrate our current best strength on the supply base, strengthen the barrier, and rely on the barrier to hold on."

"The other forces were broken into pieces, and they fought guerrilla warfare with the Konoha ninja in small teams. They did not deliberately pursue killing, but just constantly harassed the enemy."

"The team will not return to the supply base, but bring enough soldier ration pills and money. If the soldier ration pills are exhausted, they can go to the town to resupply."

"We have only one purpose, and that is to hold off Konoha and prevent Konoha from driving us out of the Kingdom of Whirlpool."

"How we will fight next depends on whether the village sends reinforcements..."

Regarding this heavy loss, Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost was worried, but it wasn't very big.

Because the decision was made through collective brainstorming, the blame he shouldered was much lighter.

The other eight jounin nodded after thinking for a while.

With Kirigakure's current strength, it is no longer possible to defend the territory they occupy. It is indeed the best choice to concentrate the essence of strength to defend the most important place that cannot be lost.

If the village decides to regain its ground, there will still be a beachhead for attack in the Country of Whirlpool.

If they were driven out of the Kingdom of Whirlpool and wanted to re-land to establish a beachhead, they would have to pay a bloody price!

"The meeting ends here, you go down and make arrangements."

"Retreat overnight tonight, don't be discovered by Konoha."

"yes!"

Kirigakure made careful arrangements to hide it from Konoha's eyes and ears, and retreated silently.

When Konoha found out the next day, the Kirigakure camp was already deserted, and Konoha didn't pay attention and took the opportunity to move forward.

However, after advancing nearly half of the Whirlpool Kingdom, no trace of Kirigakure was found, which made the master and apprentice murmur in their hearts.

Kirigakure tmd is not planning to withdraw from the country of whirlpool and stop fighting, right?

They have restrained their blows, can't they bear this?

The Konoha ninjas also saw a similar possibility and were excited, looking forward to the end of the war.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Pushing to the eastern edge of the Uzumaki Country, close to the sea, Konoha discovered traces of Kirigakure.

After the temporary reinforcements of all the Kirigakure ninjas on the front line, Kirigakure's original supply base has been turned into a war fortress. Relying on the terrain of mountains on the back, rivers and the sea, what stands out is that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Konoha ninjas were disappointed with this scene.

The master and the disciple, the sixth child, are happy and gratified, because they just have to persist like this.

Relying on the freshwater river to replenish fresh water and relying on sea transportation to replenish food, Kirigakure's essence power began to be unable to escape, and ordinary power or cannon fodder power began to invade Konoha.

At the military meeting in Konoha, Uchiha Gen put forward the combat policy of "encircle without attacking, cut off the wings, harass the logistics, and finish the battle".

This combat policy was highly recognized by Orochimaru and he was decisively adopted.

The other Konoha Jonin didn't have any objections either.

The leader is sympathetic to the fact that a hard attack will cause too many casualties. How can you still disagree?

If you have an opinion, you will offend both the leader and the subordinates. Do you still want to get away with it?

At the same time, Kirigakure also received a report from the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost...