[Current mission: 1. Defend the border defense line and repel the Iwagakure ninja; 2. The Konoha camp achieves the final victory]
Uchiha Makoto looked at the new mission, his eyes full of fighting spirit, and he didn't know what the reward this time was.
He was ready to go when he came.
After announcing the disbandment, he returned home again.
After briefly explaining the situation to Uchiha Reika, they had a 'summer' lunch at home and were ready to leave.
"Mai-chan, stay safe, mom is waiting for you to come back." Reika Uchiha said with worry on her face.
Uchiha Makoto nodded solemnly and said: "Don't worry, mom, I am very strong. Even if the third Tsuchikage comes personally, I can still save my life. I will never die!"
As he said that, Uchiha Makoto's serious expression changed and he smiled: "By the way, Mom, I'm not at home during this period, so you have to practice your cooking skills! The food you cook is too salty! If you come back next time, If you make it so unpalatable, I want to criticize you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Makoto ran out of the yard.
Normally, if Uchiha Makoto criticized Uchiha Reika's very confident cooking skills, she would definitely be furious, but this time, she looked unconvinced, "Don't worry! I will definitely study the cooking carefully this time." !”
Uchiha Makoto trotted all the way to the gate of Konoha. As the captain, he naturally had to rush to the gathering place as soon as possible. For any black cat that dared to block his progress on the road, he would directly bald it, so he has always been very Be punctual.
By the time he arrived at the gate of Konoha, several team members had arrived earlier than him.
One of them was also an acquaintance, Uchiha Kawaki, a member of the police force with whom he had some issues.
Seeing Uchiha Makoto coming, several team members greeted him respectfully without any slights. After all, Uchiha Makoto's strength was much stronger than theirs.
Uchiha Zonghito can challenge Uchiha Makoto because he is also a jounin, while Uchiha Xinzue, Uchiha Kazuhiko, Uchiha Shota and others are because of their backgrounds. But they have nothing and do not dare to offend the captain at all. Who knows if he will hold a grudge.
Uchiha Kawaki, who was standing behind several people, looked very embarrassed and felt uneasy.
He felt bad when he heard that Uchiha Fugaku appointed Uchiha Makoto as captain. Now it was too early and the few of them were alone together. He was afraid that Uchiha Makoto would care about the past things with him.
"Captain Makoto!"
"Yeah." Looking at Uchiha Kawaki who looked dissatisfied, Uchiha Makoto had no expression on his face and his tone was flat.
He no longer cared about small roles like Uchiha Kawaki.
Although he is not generous, he is not so small-minded.
It was Uchiha Shota who caused trouble for him in the first place, so he was naturally blamed.
The last time there was a conflict between the police force and the old lady running the stall, Uchiha Makoto had reported it to Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Kawaki had been severely reprimanded, and the subsequent matter had been resolved.
As long as Uchiha Kawaki no longer seeks death, Uchiha Makoto doesn't mind letting him go.
As for Uchiha Shota, it depends on the situation.
With his current strength, he is no longer afraid of Uchiha Taichi.
Seeing that Uchiha Makoto had no intention of bringing up the past, Uchiha Kawaki also breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped aside with a smile.
After about ten minutes, the team members arrived one after another.
Uchiha Shota arrived at the right time. Although he was not late, the time was already 11:58.
When Uchiha Makoto saw this, the corner of his mouth curled up. He did not get angry, but said to everyone: "Let's set off immediately and get to Tanshu Castle in the north before dark."
"yes!"
A group of 31 people set off immediately, and after leaving the gate of Konoha, they traveled at high speed through a forest.
...
Two days later, under the leadership of Uchiha Makoto, the team arrived safely at the northwest border.
Uchiha Makoto squatted on a hillside, spread out the map and started looking at it.
This is a special map. The main border posts and watchtowers do not change frequently, but the underground secret posts will change locations every once in a while.
Since the Fire Country has the largest land area and a vast border, it is also more troublesome to defend.
At this time, they were at the junction of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Grass. In order to prevent being ambushed or straying into a trap area, it was the best choice for him to go to the secret sentry first to obtain the latest frontline battle report.
Despite the rapid increase in strength, Uchiha Makoto still maintains a cautious principle.
Although some people in the team thought that Uchiha Makoto was too careful, most of the ninjas who had participated in the war were still very convinced.
It is better to have a cautious captain than to follow a reckless man.
Because they first searched for hidden sentries to obtain information, they were delayed for another day and arrived at the frontline battlefield on June 25, but it was still one day earlier than the scheduled time for the mission.
After taking a short break, a war meeting among the Jonin was held.
In the conference tent, all 21 jounin who led the five hundred Konoha ninjas on the front line were present.
The person presiding over the meeting was a man wearing a blue ninja hat and a beard. He looked to be in his thirties, named Mimura Hazaki.
“According to the orders from the top, we just need to stick to this place.
Although Iwagakure sent a large number of troops into the Country of Grass, as long as they have not launched an attack, we cannot take the initiative to attack.
Because our troops are at an absolute disadvantage, we can only focus on defense and wait for the battle situation to change. "
"Since we can't engage in direct battle, can we send a small group of troops to make a surprise attack and enter the Country of Grass to harass the enemy and gather intelligence at the same time?"
The speaker was a middle-aged jounin. His proposal was not new, but it was very effective, but it was also extremely dangerous.
Mimura Hazaki shook his head and disagreed with this proposal, "We can't take risks, otherwise once the combat power is wasted, we will not be able to compete with Iwagakure in a war of attrition.
Don’t forget, in addition to Iwagakure, there is also Kumogakure to the east.
Once our losses on the western battlefield are too great, there is no guarantee that Kumogakure will not make a sneak attack.
Now it’s just a matter of hanging in there!
Because of the reinforcements, we can still defend for a long time now. "
The combat meeting didn't last long, but since the top management had already issued the order, at the end of the discussion, the main focus was to stick to it.
Uchiha Makoto did not express an opinion. Although he wanted to participate in the battle to gain gold coins and equipment, he still had to be very cautious in such a battle with thousands of people.
It is still unknown how many jounin Iwagakure sent and whether there are any weird forbidden techniques.
Now that he is strong, if he encounters the siege of Kumogakure's elite Jonin, or encounters a Jinchuuriki, or the Third Tsuchikage, he will fall into a huge crisis. Although the possibility is not high, it is better to be cautious.
...
Contrary to Uchiha Makoto's expectation, Konoha's side stood firm, while Iwagakure's side did not launch a large-scale attack except for intermittent probing attacks.
Instead, soldiers and supplies were continuously transported from the rear into the Kingdom of Grass, as if they were fighting a war of attrition.
For a time, the war situation turned into a stalemate until August.
And Namikaze Minato did not go to the front line immediately, but went to the Kumogakure battlefield.
Because during the stalemate between Iwagakure and Konoha, Kumogakure once again dispatched troops, Namikaze Minato had to go to the Kumogakure battlefield where the defense was weaker, and did not return to the village until early August.
On the evening of August 5th.
Uchiha Makoto was sitting in a tent refining chakra when he suddenly heard a violent explosion outside.
"Enemy attack!!!"
