Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Faced with the powerful assembled forces of the Sand Village, Konoha Village certainly did not sit idly by.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen made a quick decision and decided to send his eldest son Sarutobi Shinnosuke as the front-line commander to lead an elite force to the front lines of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers to deal with the impending attack on the Sand Village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well that this attack on the Sand Village was different from previous ones. Whether it was the manpower mobilized by the Third Kazekage himself, or the super-strong combat force including the One-Tail Jinchuriki Bunfuku, all indicated that this battle would be extremely difficult.

As the son of the Hokage, Sarutobi Shinnosuke has received strict ninjutsu training since he was a child.

His reputation in the village is no less than that of his father Sarutobi Hiruzen when he was young, and he has an extraordinary talent in ninjutsu, especially the combination of fire jutsu and wind jutsu.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has full trust in Shinnosuke and hopes that he can stabilize the situation on the front line and curb the strong offensive of the Sand Village.

Konoha Village responded very quickly.

In addition to Sarutobi Shinnosuke leading the team, major ninja families also responded with support.

The Hyuga family sent Hyuga Hizashi to join the front line on behalf of the family's strength; elite members of the Nara family, Akimichi family, and Yamanaka family also prepared to go to the battlefield with the support of the Hokage Daimyo.

Their strategy is mainly defensive, and they resist the attack of the Sand Village through the cooperation and tactical wisdom of the family ninjas.

Before setting off, Sarutobi Shinnosuke convened an emergency strategic meeting, summoning representatives from various families and ninja captains on the front lines to discuss countermeasures.

The younger generation of successors, such as Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi, also performed well in the meeting and put forward many practical strategic suggestions.

Nara Shikaku suggested taking advantage of the terrain of River Country and adopting a strategy of dispersed defense and flexible counterattack to reduce the pressure of head-on confrontation.

Akimichi Choza suggested that the Akimichi family's body expansion technique could be used to carry out strategic blockades in narrow river valleys and mountains.

The Hyuga family's Byakugan will become the most effective reconnaissance tool on the front line. Hyuga Hizashi will lead the Hyuga clan to monitor the enemy's movements and ensure that the Konoha army can get the enemy situation as soon as possible.

With the gathering of forces from all sides, the ninja team of Konoha Village, led by Shinnosuke, marched towards the border of River Country in an orderly manner.

At the same time, Konoha's logistics department was also stepping up preparations.

Konoha's medical team is managed by Uchiha Kagezuki's wife, Senju Tsunade. Although Tsunade is pregnant and cannot go to the front line in person, the medical ninjas under her are elite troops who have received her personal guidance. They have been deployed in advance behind the defense line of River Country, ready to deal with possible casualties at any time.

When the troops arrived at the front line, Sarutobi Shinnosuke personally inspected the terrain of the battlefield and identified several of the most critical defensive strongholds.

At this time, the vanguard troops of the Sand Village have already begun to move, gathering far away at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers, intending to find a suitable time to attack.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke instructed the troops to deploy at strategic locations, and ordered the ninjas of the Hyuga family to use their Byakugan for reconnaissance at all times, making sure to grasp the enemy's movements as soon as possible.

Rasa of the Sand Village, led an elite force, including young elite ninjas Maki, Yashamaru, Yekura and others, and has quietly approached.

Luo Sha attached great importance to this battle, not only because it was his first battle as a frontline commander, but also because his master, the Third Kazekage, had high hopes for him.

The magnetic escape technique taught to Rasa by the Third Kazekage has extremely destructive power on the battlefield. He intends to use this powerful bloodline limit to deal a fatal blow to Konoha.

As the battle line approaches, the battle horn is about to be sounded.

The battlefield of River Country will become a crucial part of this Ninja World War.

On the battlefield of River Country, the ninja forces of Sand Village and Konoha Village officially launched a fierce battle.

This conflict not only represents a struggle for interests between the two major ninja villages, but also marks the official outbreak of long-accumulated contradictions among the villages in the ninja world.

The Sand Village is led by Rasa, the proud disciple of the Third Kazekage. Rasa's strength has now reached the level of Kage, and the magnetic escape technique he has mastered has demonstrated terrifying power on the battlefield.

Other elite ninjas from the Sand Village, such as Yegura and Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, should not be underestimated. Their strength and tactics are first-class, which put tremendous pressure on the Konoha troops.

Luo Sha uses the Magnetic Release: Gold Sand on the battlefield, which not only allows him to flexibly manipulate large amounts of gold sand to attack, but also allows him to instantly invalidate enemy weapons through magnetism.

This caused the Konoha ninjas' long-range attacks and defense methods to be frequently frustrated, especially for the Konoha ninjas who were good at shuriken and detonating tags, as Rasa's magnetic escape almost made it impossible for them to fight effectively.

Rasa's strength and strategic mind not only enabled him to control the battlefield as a whole, but also to deliver precise strikes at critical moments, bringing great tactical pressure to Konoha.

However, Konoha's lineup is no less impressive.

The exquisite cooperation of the Ino, Shika and Chou clans (Nara, Yamanaka and Akimichi families) has always been one of Konoha's signatures, especially under the leadership of the three clans' heirs - Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza. The three successfully curbed a fierce offensive from the Sand Village through shadow binding, mind control and super-multiplication techniques, giving Konoha a precious opportunity to counterattack.

At the same time, the Hyuga clan's genius ninja Hyuga Hiashi, with the excellent insight of his Byakugan, continuously saw through the enemy's multiple assassinations and puppet attacks, and accurately broke the puppet formation of Chiyo's mother-in-law, son, and daughter-in-law.

His gentle fist technique can easily interrupt the enemy's chakra flow, making it impossible for the opponent's ninjutsu to be used.

Another powerful ninja from the Sand Village, Yekura, displayed her extremely rare Shojutsu Kekkei Genkai.

During the battle, she manipulated flames and flame beams to repeatedly put Konoha's defenses in danger.

Whenever Ye Cang used the Scorch Release, the battlefield would be instantly engulfed in flames. Many Konoha ninjas would be caught in it if they were not careful, and even Sarutobi Shinnosuke found it difficult many times.

However, as the frontline commander of Konoha's forces, Sarutobi Shinnosuke demonstrated great leadership and combat skills.

Not only did he inherit his father Sarutobi Hiruzen's secret fire escape technique, he also made breakthroughs in the practice of wind escape technique.

At the critical moment of the battle, Shinnosuke used Fire Style and Wind Style to force back the enemy many times, and combined Fire Style with Wind Style to form a powerful wind and fire combo, curbing the attacks of Rasa and Yekura.

As the battle continued, the ninjas on both sides felt tremendous pressure.

The puppet masters of the Sand Village, Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, used sophisticated puppet manipulation to launch attacks in the dark, causing great trouble to the Konoha ninjas.

The Ino, Deer, and Chou clans of Konoha and the Hyuga Hizashi were also constantly adjusting their tactics, looking for a breakthrough.

The battlefield was once in a stalemate, and a mistake by either side could cause the situation to tilt instantly.

Finally, at the climax of the battle, Rasa took action personally and used magnetic escape to control a large amount of gold sand to form a huge wall of gold sand, trying to trap the Konoha ninjas inside.

However, the Konoha ninjas reacted quickly. Nara Shikaku used the shadow imitation technique to temporarily restrain Rasa's movements. At the same time, Akimichi Choza used the super multiplication technique. His huge body broke through Rasa's golden sand barrier, giving Konoha a chance to catch its breath.

The battle between the two sides is still going on. The elites of Konoha and Sand Village are fighting hard on their respective battlefields. The outcome of the war is still unknown.