Hatake Sakumo led his men to set out overnight.
Uchiha Tokumitsu stayed for one more day and performed a play with the shadow clone left by Hatake Sakumo before returning to the camp to check the personnel.
Regarding Uchiha Tokumitsu's initiative to participate in the war, Uchiha Homon euphemistically expressed concerns and made suggestions to strengthen the ninjas accompanying the team. Uchiha Tokumitsu was naturally good-natured and fully accepted the well-intentioned suggestions of his elders.
As a result, Uchiha Tokumitsu strengthened the ninja army originally planned to consist of 30 jounin and 60 chunin to 33 jounin and 69 chunin. In addition to the Uchiha ninjas, the Byakugan team led by Toshiki Hinata was also deployed, and two additional medical squads were assigned.
After the Ninja Army personnel were ready for the battle, Uchiha Tokumitsu sent out the personnel from each department in the name of mission. After meeting at the agreed place, under the cover of night, a group of Ninja Army quietly lurked towards the border of Takino Country.
Ninja is a very patient profession.
Especially in stealth operations or assassination operations, it is common to lurk motionless for several days and nights at a preset location without eating, talking or sleeping.
But it was okay for Uchiha Tokumitsu to be lurking in the border area. At least there was a cave to squat in, and a stupid, fierce and a little cute ninja dog to relieve his boredom.
The process of waiting for information was boring. Uchiha Tokumitsu was bored and condensed the Flame Escape Chakra in his palm, changing various forms with his mind, and mercilessly ravaged the ninja dog Bashar with his other hand.
The ninja dog Bashar accepted Uchiha Tokumitsu's "caress" without saying a word. This was not because it had no temper or character, but because the chakra condensed in Uchiha Tokumitsu's hands was so frightening to the dog that it couldn't help but obey. Heart.
Suddenly, Ninja Dog Bashar stiffened.
"Huh!"
Feeling that something was suddenly wrong in his hand, Uchiha Tokumitsu lowered his head and looked at the ninja dog, "What's wrong? Has a letter arrived from Sakumo Jounin?"
"Yes, Lord Tokumitsu." Ninja Dog Bashar nodded repeatedly, "Can you please allow me to get up and greet the messenger?"
"Oh." Uchiha Tokumitsu took away the hand that was rubbing the ninja dog's body.
The ninja dog straightened up, spit out a small scroll from his mouth, unfolded it, and pressed his paw into the rune array on the inner page of the scroll.
"boom!"
A small cloud of smoke rose from the cave.
A ninja dog appeared in front of him with a letter in his mouth.
The new ninja dog let go of his mouth and dropped the letter, nodded to Uchiha Tokumitsu and ninja dog Bashar respectively, and then turned into a puff of smoke and left.
"Your companion is somewhat polite, but not much." Uchiha Tokumitsu picked up the letter, lowered his head and said to the ninja dog Bashar.
Bashar was so frightened that he lay on the ground wagging his tail and laughing.
After opening the letter, the content made Uchiha Tokko's eyelids jump.
Big fish caught!
The first reaction after seeing the content of the letter was that Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that he had found a treasure.
Hatake Sakumo tracked Iwagakure's movements and finally determined that the secret meeting place between Iwagakure and Kumogakure was located in a place called "Lake Shikotsu" in the northern part of Takino Country. The highest value target that can currently be confirmed is Iwagakure. Assistant Hidden Tsuchikage and Secretary Kumogakure Raikage were accompanied by fifteen ninjas dressed as ANBU. However, the content of their meeting was not disclosed in the letter. I don’t know whether it was due to confidentiality or because it had not yet been discovered.
Judging from the comparison of personnel, even if the target's accompanying ninjas are all jounin, there will only be thirty jounin at most, which is equal to the number of jounin led by Uchiha Tokimitsu, plus dozens of chuunin to help out. Not to mention a sure thing, at least it can be regarded as catching a turtle in a jar.
However, if these two people are killed, it is estimated that the relationship with Iwagakure Kumokaku will become bigger from now on.
But since everyone has agreed to Hatake Sakumo, there is no point in thinking too much.
So Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately sent out a signal to summon the Jonin to gather.
After discussing and determining the tactics, the group of people lurked towards the target location non-stop.
…
"Sakumo Jounin!"
About fifty kilometers away from Lake Shikotsu, the ninja army led by Uchiha Tokumitsu successfully reunited with Hatake Sakumo.
"Tokumitsu-kun." Hatake Sakumo looked a little tired, "Thank you."
"It's too silly to say this." Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand, "How is the other party's situation?"
"Thirty-two people, about twelve jounin." Hatake Sakumo explained the situation straightforwardly, "The protection is very thorough. There should be accompanying sentient ninjas, and there is no possibility of lurking and listening."
"Where are your subordinates?" Uchiha Tokumitsu asked when he saw Sakumo was alone.
"...Two people pretended to be wandering ninjas and passed by one kilometer away from the target location, but they were killed immediately. I placed the others on the periphery for surveillance." Hatake Sakumo was silent for a moment, "Among the Iwagakure ninjas There are people from the demolition unit.”
"Then we can only attack by force?" Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to ask.
"At present, it is indeed the case." Hatake Sakumo nodded, "Although I don't know what Iwagakure and Kumogakure are discussing, it is definitely right to ruin their talks first."
"Okay." Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed immediately and began to arrange his troops.
"Uchiha Taishi, you lead thirty people to lurk in the north of Lake Shikotsu within thirty minutes, waiting for the signal to launch an attack. And your department will be responsible for the battlefield boundary!"
"Yes!" A middle-aged Uchiha ninja stepped forward and responded proudly.
"Uchiha Kazushi, you lead thirty people to the west of Lake Shikotsu within thirty minutes to wait for instructions. After launching the attack, two teams must be left in place to prevent any fleeing enemies."
"yes!"
"Uchiha Tsunashige, you will lead twenty people to sneak along the waterway. This time you will be the first to launch a test attack!"
"As you command!"
"The others will join me and Sakumo Jounin in launching a frontal attack!"
"Hai!"
"Set off!"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Dozens of figures rose up in an instant, jumping around in the jungle.
A siege net loomed over Iwagakure Yumo who was discussing matters by the lake.
"Tokumitsu-kun has great skills in commanding the army." Hatake Sakumo sighed.
"It's just a trivial trick." Uchiha Tokumitsu said disapprovingly, "But are there any well-known masters on the enemy side?"
"I didn't find it." Hatake Sakumo thought for a moment, "Their accompanying ninjas are all dressed as ANBU of their respective countries, and they can't tell them apart."
"That's okay. With a three-to-one ninja comparison, no matter how you fight, you'll always win."
The two chatted for a while. Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a pocket watch and looked at it. He felt that the two outflanking troops should be almost in place, so he nodded to Uchiha Tsuna.
After receiving the order, Uchiha Tsusushige immediately called on a group of selected ninjas to jump into the river and quickly dive to the distant lake.
"Sakumo Jounin, let's get going too." Uchiha Tokumitsu turned to Hatake Sakumo and invited him.
Hatake Sakumo nodded calmly and pulled out the short sword tied behind his back.
After drawing the sword, Hatake Sakumo showed a completely different temperament from his usual friendliness. His murderous aura was hidden, and his sharp edge was restrained but not scattered. This is a typical phenomenon of a top swordsman.
Uchiha Tokumitsu also pulled out the tachi from his waist. He threw the scabbard on the ground because it was in the way. Anyway, he would come back to pick it up after winning the battle.
He flicked the sword with his left hand, and the blade was filled with purple flames.
The two smiled at each other and led their troops forward to attack.
"who!"
Anbu Iwagakure by the lake noticed something strange on the lake, so he drew his ninja sword and walked towards the lake.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Five water dragons jumped out ferociously from the bottom of the water and rushed towards the tent by the lake. This is a multiple ninjutsu attack consisting of multiple ninjas working together to release the Water Release and Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu.
Then, twenty figures jumped out of the water and began to form seals quickly.
"Earth Escape·Multiple Earth Current Walls!"
Although he was caught off guard, it was obvious that the Iwagakure Anbu were also elite, and the ninjutsu he cast in a hurry just blocked the attack of the water dragon bullet.
"Fire Escape——"
"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"
"Fire dragon combo!"
Multiple Uchihas jointly released large-scale fire escape ninjutsu and rushed towards the Iwarai camp.
"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!"
"Thunder Escape·Pseudo Darkness!"
"Earth Release·Earth Dragon Bullet!"
For a moment, their respective ninjutsu bombarded them at close range.
Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a whistle, took a sharp breath, and blew wildly.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
The lurking ninja troops in the north and west also rose up in response and rushed ferociously towards Iwagakure Kumogakure by the lake.
"Gentlemen, follow me to attack!" Uchiha Tokumitsu shouted, raised his knife and took the lead in charging.
"Kill!" The accompanying Uchiha ninjas also shouted in response and started to kill the enemy troops by the lake.
But Hatake Sakumo was faster, and a teleportation technique turned into lightning and rushed into the enemy's formation.
With his ferocious sword skills and extremely fast speed, Hatake Sakumo killed two people in a short time before being blocked by five Kumogakure ANBU.
The name "White Teeth" is indeed well-deserved.
Even Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that he was making too much fuss and calling too many people over.
"Prepare the combination of Ninjutsu!" It's already here, so the Ninjutsu offensive cannot be prepared in vain.
"Fire Escape——"
"Wind Release·Big Tornado!"
"The great fire is extinguished!"
A series of combined ninjutsu of fire escape and wind escape violently rushed towards Iwagakure Kumogakure.
"Tu escape·Tu Liu Tang Wu!"
The hurried Iwagakure ninja and Kumogakure ninja used their own methods. Although they blocked this round of ninjutsu attacks, their formations became disorganized and were quickly divided and attacked by the Uchiha who had the advantage in numbers.
After using ninjutsu to disrupt the enemy's formation, the most effective and direct method for the party with the numerical advantage is to fight at close range and rely on the numerical advantage to surround the enemy separately.
At this time, the battlefield was already full of chaos. Uchiha Tokumitsu was holding his sword and wanted to charge, but he couldn't find a chance. The secret guard ninjas around him followed closely, and there was no chance to engage the enemy.
The only group of enemies was the battle group of Assistant Tsuchikage and Secretary Raikage. There were still seven people in the group, but they were surrounded by the outflanking troops led by Uchiha Taishi and Uchiha Kazushi.
"Secret Technique: Fire Rat Jade!"
Suddenly, among the surrounded enemy troops, a Kumogakure suddenly pulled off his mask and spit out a dense ball of blue fire from his mouth, rushing towards the surrounding Uchiha ninjas.
Although the Uchiha used their own means to block it, the balls of blue monster fire unexpectedly broke through their blocking means, causing a lot of trouble for the Uchiha.
Although the encirclement was not broken, it was loosened.
"Damn it!" the Kumogakure ninja in the field yelled angrily.
Uchiha Tokumitsu was also a little surprised. You must know that the Uchiha clan is the ancestor who plays with fire. How could it be blocked by a breakthrough so easily.
However, the blue flame and the strange name of the ninjutsu... seem to be somewhat impressive.
"Blue flames... strange fire balls..." Uchiha Tokumitsu muttered in his heart, suddenly thought of something, and shouted loudly: "Be careful, that guy is the Jinchūriki of the Second Tails!"
