Promote the theory of threat to Konoha, why Kirigakure brings Hide!

On the border between the two countries, Wuyin Village's army is temporarily stationed.

"The number of people in the entire camp is about 5,000. With the perimeter security and the intelligence and reconnaissance team members coming out, the first batch of attacking troops in Kirigakure Village this time is about 6,000."

A member of the Hyuga branch was lying in the grass, looking at the Kirigakure army camp in the distance with "angry eyes". Through the powerful perspective ability of the Byakugan, he was observing the number of people and facilities inside the camp, while giving Sarutobi Hiruzen and others around him reported.

Ever since something happened to the Hyuga clan ninja, Hyuga Hiji, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately ordered the members of the Hyuga clan to stay away from the front lines of the battlefield.

At this time, he brought several people to observe the Kirigakure camp. Because he needed the powerful clairvoyance ability of the Byakugan, he brought a member of the Hyuga branch.

"More than six thousand people...compared to the fifteen thousand ninjas in Kirigakure Village, their number is less than half. In other words, if we don't take advantage of the opportunity before Kirigakure Village's second batch of reinforcements arrive, , find time to play a game and take advantage, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to us. "

Uchiha Fugaku listened to the report of the Hinata branch ninja, and there was an immediate reaction in his mind.

For the major ninja villages, sending spies to other ninja villages is simply a routine operation.

And with these spies, if you want to find out some very confidential information, you may rely on the level of the spies, such as Nono U, the pharmacist who previously belonged to the roots of Konoha.

However, the approximate number of ninjas in a ninja village can be actively or indirectly inferred through the number of tasks received in a ninja village, the cycle of ninjas completing tasks, the number of students enrolled in the ninja school, etc.

Because of this, the number of standing ninjas in Kirigakure Village, which is 15,000, has been basically guessed by the other ninja villages.

The number of these fifteen thousand ninjas is basically the third largest among the five major ninja villages today.

Iwagakure Village, which advocates collectivism, has the largest number of ninjas and has a standing army of 25,000 ninjas. There is nothing to say about this.

Then there is Konoha with 20,000 people, followed by Kumogakure and Kirigakure in third place with 15,000 people, and finally Sunagakure Village with 13,000 people.

However, because the number of ninjas in Kirigakure Village has skyrocketed in recent years, countries in the ninja world are generally not optimistic about the quality of Kirigakure Village. Kirigakure Village's international image has improved compared to before, but the progress is limited.

But on the other side of the ninja world, there are 6,000 ninjas hidden in the Eastern Continent by Ghost Light Crescent Moon. These ninjas are not only responsible for maintaining the rule of Kirigakure Village in the Eastern Continent, but they are also a group hidden by Ghost Light Crescent Moon. A fresh force, a reserve force just in case.

What Uchiha Fugaku could figure out, Sarutobi Hiruzen could naturally figure out.

"There are only 4,000 people on the southeastern defense line. Although I am sure that the Kirin ninja are not as good as Konoha in terms of average strength, the gap in numbers is real... After all, we still have to find a way to defeat him!"

Konoha's 20,000 ninja army is divided into five troops based on four fronts plus a reserve team. The number of ninja defenders on each front is dynamically adjusted according to the strength of the opponents they face.

A total of four thousand people were deployed on the southeastern defense line.

As a veteran who had experienced the First and Second Ninja World War, Hiruzen Sarutobi was naturally not a war novice with no knowledge of military knowledge.

Naturally, we know that this war will become more difficult the further it goes on, and the further it goes on fighting Konoha, the lower its morale will be.

"Can you figure out the location of Commander Kirigakure's Uzumaki clan?"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and thought for a while, he turned to look at the Hyuga branch ninja who had exposed veins on his eyelids.

"...The entire camp is too large and the personnel are mixed. It is too difficult to accurately determine the location of the enemy commander's personnel."

The Hyuga branch ninja looked embarrassed, but after taking a look at Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression, he finally gritted his teeth and expressed his judgment.

"About five kilometers away from the four o'clock direction, there is an unusually large chakra reaction... Based on the Uzumaki clan's natural large amount of chakra, and the Uzumaki clan's young leader, he can be entrusted by Ghost Light Crescent to become the frontline troop commander. "

Sarutobi Hiruzen and others looked in the direction of his finger, but were puzzled to find that the direction was at the back of the remote outskirts of the camp. Logically speaking, this place should not be where the commander's camp was.

"Besides there, there is another place where a large amount of chakra is gathered."

That day, the branch family once again pointed out a direction.

"Separating the accommodation location from the central tent...are you worried about someone assassinating you? Or are you worried about Minato's space-time ninjutsu?"

In this case, the thoughts of everyone present were undoubtedly biased towards this aspect.

"Very good. If that's the case, then just wait! For such a young ninja commander, with the strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves, if we can't hold on, as long as he has some meritorious deeds in his heart, then he There is a high possibility that he will come out to survey the terrain or convey orders... Just observe here. When he leads a small group of troops to go out, we will seize every opportunity to severely injure or even kill the Uzumaki clan members. Win a chance for the next battle!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen was gambling.

Under such realistic conditions, even as experienced as him, there is no good way to win a victory in a short period of time as long as the opponent does not make mistakes.

Therefore, he could only bet that the other party would make mistakes. What he was betting on was the character of the Uzumaki clan members.

If you think about it from another perspective, the general view in the ninja community about this war is that perhaps the four ninja villages will experience huge damage, but the final winner must belong to the four major ninja villages.

Therefore, under this background, as long as the commanders of the four great ninja villages' attacks are not mentally ill, it means that in the near future, they will have a proper military exploit, and they will also be able to destroy Konoha. Distinguished military exploits.

Under such conditions, you are the frontline commander of the Kirigakure troops, and you are from the Uzumaki clan that has a close relationship with Konoha. You are still very young, so there will be more or less rumors in the village, right?

Especially since Konoha has just experienced another disastrous defeat of the Uzumaki Kingdom, Konoha's strategic defense situation has been clearly revealed, and the news of the arrival of himself and others has not yet spread widely, then as a young Uzumaki clan member, can he Maybe he was greedy for success, or maybe it was to prove that the relationship between the Uzumaki clan and Konoha had been completely severed, and to prove the vision of Ghost Light Crescent Moon, so that he could attack without hesitation?

Judging from his many years of political experience, Sarutobi Hiruzen found this conclusion to be very successful.

In other words, he can only judge this way now, and use gambling to pin his and others' hopes of victory on the Uzumaki clan members' greed for merit.

"Pass the order, and in the next Kirigakure test, order the troops to test it layer by layer, and then leave behind some ninja forehead protectors, combat documents, supplies, food rations and other items that can symbolize the number of ninjas here without leaving any trace, so that Mist ninja gets it.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to Konoha and agreed, telling the ANBU beside him meaningfully.

"Note that the numbers on the ninja forehead protectors and personnel establishment documents are much larger than the number of 'four thousand'."

After all the arrangements were completed, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally breathed a sigh of relief, slumped down on the chair, and said:

"What we can do has been done, and the rest is left to God's will..."

At this time, the rest of the people also understood his intentions under Sarutobi Hiruzen's unabashed deployment.

"Bluffing + luring the enemy deeper..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's strategy was not so clever that even a four-year-old child like Itachi Uchiha could see it clearly.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen's strategy was brilliant. He not only calculated the battlefield, but also calculated the people's hearts and the political ecology of the enemy forces.

If under normal circumstances, a young man from a clan close to Konoha leads an army, in this case, whether it is to avoid suspicion or to gain fame, he will definitely bite Konoha hard to prove himself. of.

Even if the information about him and Uchiha Fugaku's arrival has been known to Kirigakure, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not afraid of the news being exposed.

Without him, this is a naked conspiracy.

Ghost Light Crescent Moon can trust you, but if you don't take the initiative in this situation, will everyone in Kirigakure Village really believe that a foreign ninja like you has completely severed ties with Konoha?

It didn't matter that this bite played into Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan.

At this thought, the young Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but feel waves rise in his heart, and he looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head as if he was aware of it and smiled at Itachi Uchiha.

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Facts have proved that Sarutobi Hiruzen made the right bet.

Since that day, the Konoha defenders on the southeastern defense line suddenly fell into a rout for unknown reasons.

Not only were they defeated steadily in the battle with the scouts of the Kirigakure Village intelligence reconnaissance team, but the frontal defense line was also collapsed.

Originally, the Kirigakure army was worried that this was a ploy, but the evidence that the number of Konoha ninjas in this direction was increasing "by luck" found in various strongholds in Konoha convinced everyone present that Konoha had already It is a dangerous situation.

"Ha! The number of Konoha ninja defenders that I faced was constantly increasing, and then the enemy troops retreated strangely again and again under our offensive... Could it be that the commander on the opposite side thinks that we are all idiots? Is it possible that we still expect this piece of paper to scare us away?”

Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon, one of the Seven Former Ninja Swordsmen, laughed in front of many ninjas in the tent.

The news of the arrival of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku was not spread widely among the Uzumaki clan, so the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon did not know about it.

But from the perspective of the informed Uzumaki clan members, the meaning behind this matter is worthy of scrutiny.

However, unlike what Sarutobi Hiruzen thought, the Uzumaki clan members who had been trained by Kiden Shingetsu for many years were naturally not afraid of mere rumors in the village.

When reason will not be influenced by external objects, with the IQ of the Uzumaki sect, of course, I thought that Sarutobi Hiruzen's move must have deep meaning.

So after getting some key information, he decided to use the trick to let Sarutobi Hiruzen steal the chicken but lose the rice.

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"That special chakra source has separated from the large army and moved alone!"

When he received the message from the psychic beast that was sent to the separated ninja that day, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but clenched his fists and was secretly excited.

Although he knew that the other party would most likely fall into the trap, when he actually saw this scene, he couldn't help but jump for joy.

In the past few days, under the orders of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Konoha defenders in the Country of Vegetables were retreating steadily in the face of the Mist Ninja's offensive. The Mist Ninja took the opportunity to occupy a large area of ​​territory.

After repeated failures, the Konoha defenders almost lost the Country of Vegetables.

You must know that the Country of Vegetables is the last line of defense guarding the Country of Fire. The loss of the Country of Vegetables means that the Mist Ninja can officially set foot on the Fire Country. At that time, it also means that the Mist Ninja army is not far from the Leaf Village. .

As long as he breaks through some more obstacles, he can stand on the mountain and look at Konoha Hokage Rock.

Fighting for an opportunity at such a high price, even though Danzo Shimura did not accuse him of adding insult to injury due to Konoha's difficult situation at this time or other reasons. However, this incident still aroused dissatisfaction among Konoha insiders towards Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he was suppressed by his powerful prestige.

Now seeing this ending, he was naturally relieved.

In this case, he didn't even have time to think carefully about why this huge chakra acted alone before he issued the summoning order.

"Calling all jonin who have no mission at this time, call Fugaku, assemble and set off quickly!"

Under the order of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the elite ninja team prepared in advance quietly left the front battlefield. Based on the information provided by the Hyuga branch ninjas along the way, they quickly arrived at the must-pass point of the enemy's route and prepared in advance. An ambush was set up.

It was only at this time that Hiruzen Sarutobi had the time to think about the reason why the Uzumaki clan members traveled alone.

"Isn't it too unusual for a commander to travel alone at such a critical moment? Could it be that the enemy discovered our plan and took advantage of it? But how to explain the bright source of chakra?"

"Is it the chakra illusion created by the red eyes? They have already predicted that we will send Byakugan to observe? In this case, wouldn't the frontal troops be in danger?"

Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was worrying about gains and losses, the nearby Aburo ninjas and Inuzuka ninjas reported one after another that a powerful chakra source was discovered several kilometers ahead.

"Huh... great, this is enough to prove that it is not an illusion of chakra created by red eyes. With such a powerful chakra, even if he is not a member of the Uzumaki Sect, it is enough to prove his status in the Kirigakure Village. If he can severely damage or even If you kill this guy, the final result will be the same..."

Naturally, the rest of the people didn't know about Sarutobi Hiruzen's inner activities.

Not long after, the figure in the distance finally appeared in front of everyone as time passed.

The person who came was wearing a classic gray and white ninja outfit of the Mist Ninja. His long white hair was tied into a ponytail and hung down behind his head. A water-striped ninja forehead protector was worn on his forehead, adding a touch of heroism to his unusually handsome face.

It's just that the person who came seems to be too young, which is somewhat inconsistent with the rumored Uzumaki clan member who is nearly thirty years old...

Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused, someone in the room was suddenly shocked. He leaned over to Sarutobi Hiruzen's ear and whispered:

"That's...Ghost Lantern Crescent Moon!"

As soon as he spoke, the visitor seemed to sense something and looked straight in this direction.