After all the combatants in the mobile unit were gathered, they conducted many collaborative combat trainings under the leadership of Tokumitsu Uchiha and Sakumo Hatake.
To use Konoha's official cliché, "the entire training process is based on the background of continuous high-intensity actual combat, and the foundation is laid with strictness and difficulty; ensuring tactical coordination among various combat units such as reconnaissance intelligence, command and control, ninjutsu strikes, and close combat confrontations." It will be more precise and tacit at the same time, and comprehensively improve the collaborative combat capabilities of mobile units."
It can be found from the training that although the mobile force initiated by Hatake Sakumo is not large in personnel and is far from the various border forces stationed outside Konoha, because the selected personnel are all Konoha's elite The combat strength of ninjas is no less than that of the traditional large-scale ninja army formed by overlapping three-person squads. They even outperform in terms of tactical flexibility and combat mobility.
It can be said that as soon as this mobile force was formed, it became the top of Konoha's standing ninja army. The soul figures among them are Hatake Sakumo, the initiator, and Uchiha Tokimitsu, who leads the Uchiha jonins.
After carrying out several rounds of small training missions such as capturing spies and encircling and suppressing infiltrated ninjas, the situation in the ninja world in the direction of the Land of Rain and the Country of Sichuan has further deteriorated.
After the Rain Ninja repelled another round of Sunagakure's attacks under the leadership of Sansho Hanzo, they couldn't wait to point the finger at Konoha's ninja troops who had occupied many border cities in the Land of Rain. Shimura Danzo, who had originally returned to the village to rest, Rushed to conduct combat command; and after the Sunagakure Village was blocked in the attack on the Rain Country, it sent all the evacuated personnel to the Kawa Country, the front line of the confrontation with Konoha, and various infiltration, spying, and roundabout attacks of traditional ninja team operations emerged one after another. Infinitely, the Konoha garrisoned Ninja Army in the Kawa Country was also exhausted for a while. Mimura Hazaki, who had just been transferred to the commander of the garrisoned Ninja Army, sent repeated reports to the village asking for help.
Just when everyone in the mobile unit thought that the first battle direction would be the Country of Rain or the Country of Sichuan, an urgent request for help from their ally, the Country of Whirlpool, came from the Hokage Building, disrupting the original deployment plan.
A large-scale Kirigakure ninja army and a large number of Kumogakure and Iwagakure elite ninja troops were discovered in the border waters of the Country of Uzumaki. The garrison of Uzushiogakure Village in the Country of Uzumaki was defeated in a row and had to ask for help from Konoha allies.
The Country of Whirlpool can be regarded as the only existence in the ninja world.
It is formed with the Uzumaki clan as the core, and holds the dual power of national government and Ninja Village at the same time, realizing the unity of family and country. Although the Uzumaki clan has a small population and the land area it controls is relatively limited, as a proficient in sealing techniques and born with The Uzumaki clan with huge chakra has always been a thorn in the flesh of all the major forces in the ninja world. There has always been a conclusion in the ninja world that "if you want to defeat Konoha, you must first destroy the Uzushio".
As the situation in the ninja world becomes increasingly tense, the Second Ninja War is about to begin. As an ally of Konoha, the Uzushiogakure Village of the Uzumaki Country is bearing the brunt. It is not surprising that it will be harassed and attacked by various major powers. .
But therein lies the rub.
According to the request for help from the Uzumaki clan, those who attacked the Country of Whirlpool were not only the ninja troops of Kirigakure Village in the Country of Water, but also the elite troops of Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
This reminded Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Tokumitsu of the top two village leaders of the Kumogakure and Iwagakure secret conference alliance that were destroyed in the country of Taki.
It now seems that even though the secret alliance between the two villages was destroyed, Kumogakure and Iwagakure, the mortal enemies, are still linked together under the temptation of profit.
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't know how many reinforcements Konoha sent when the Kingdom of Uzumaki was destroyed in the original history, but only one Uzumaki Kushina was rescued from Konoha. I'm afraid it is true that not many people were sent.
So when the Hokage called to discuss reinforcements and defense matters, Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't know where to start.
The current situation in Konoha is indeed not good.
The village's standing ninja army has basically been depleted. As Konoha's largest ninja base, most of the civilian ninjas have been deployed to various border troops for garrison, while the ninjas who remain in the village are busy with increasingly numerous tasks; therefore, from now on, Judging from the situation, in addition to the ninjas of the major ninja clans, the most combat-effective ninja troops in Konoha are only the ANBU, the police force, and the newly formed mobile force.
Among them, the ANBU is the unit directly under the Hokage and has many tasks, so not many people can be spared; the police force is the private territory of the Uchiha clan and is responsible for the final defense of the village. It cannot be easily mobilized and allows them to directly support the Uchiha clan. The country is unrealistic; and the mobile force has the smallest number and is relatively simple and elite. Although most of the main combatants are jounin from the Uchiha clan, the commander is still the village's trusted Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo. Enough to control this army.
"Lord Hokage, please tell me why the information from the Kingdom of Whirlpool does not contain the specific number of enemies and information about their commanders?"
In the Hokage's office, Hatake Sakumo showed his duty-bound attitude towards reinforcing the Country of Whirlpool, while Uchiha Tokumitsu was still a little confused after reading the information.
Judging from the intelligence from the Country of Whirlpool, the number of ninja troops attacking Kirigakure Village was as high as 2,000. Both Kumogakure and Iwagakure had hundreds of elite troops participating in the battle, but there was no information about the commanders of the ninja troops from each country.
After all, there are as many as thirteen jounin from the Uchiha clan in the mobile unit, including Uchiha Tokumitsu. Who knew that they would be beaten to death by the battlefield meat grinder if they threw themselves into the battlefield of the country of whirlpool without knowing the depth? What.
If five or six Jonin were lost, everyone in the Uchiha community would be in great pain, and Uchiha Tokimitsu's prestige would also be severely affected.
"Uzushio Ninja Village has not yet grasped specific enemy intelligence..." Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, "The border of the country of Uzumaki has been basically lost. The ninjas of the Uzumaki clan have already begun to retreat when they sent out a request for help. Uzumaki Ninja Village..."
Difficult to handle.
It's really difficult.
From this point of view, under the joint offensive of the three major countries, the Uzumaki clan was almost completely defeated, and even the enemy's intelligence was not accurate.
"Where are the ANBU intelligence officers?" Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and continued to ask, "Didn't everyone in the intelligence department get reliable intelligence information?"
The Sandaime shook his head silently.
After a moment, he slowly said: "The intelligence personnel of the ANBU are basically deployed in the direction of the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Sichuan. The intelligence personnel stranded in the direction of the Kingdom of Water did not obtain any information beforehand."
Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo looked at each other.
The Mobile Force currently has twenty-one Jonin responsible for combat missions, eighteen Chuunin and special Jonin-level auxiliary ninjas responsible for sealing, medical treatment, perception, tracking and other special matters, plus Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Tokumitsu. Two commanders and deputy commanders, a total of only forty-one ninjas.
Although they are all elites, if they are thrown into a direct confrontation with two to three thousand enemy troops without any care, they will probably not be able to escape the end of the entire army being annihilated.
"As for the combat goal of this reinforcement... what is the village's plan?" Uchiha Tokumitsu thought about it and felt that it was inevitable to reinforce the country of whirlpool, so he asked about the specific goal of the reinforcement.
This is also a big problem that troubles the Hokage and the advisory group.
As an ally of Konoha, the Uzumaki clan of the Country of Uzumaki theoretically has to be saved, otherwise the moral loss alone would cause the Hokage clan to be involved in the attack of public opinion.
But how to set rescue goals is another question.
If you insist on protecting the country of Uzumaki and do not send out equal ninja troops to fight, it will be insufficient to rely on an elite force alone.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe silently, and the thick smoke was just like his mood at this time, heavy and gloomy.
The two consultants, Koharu and Mito Kadeni, who moved to bed, were like puppets, sitting aside without saying a word the whole time.
"The combat goal...the first priority is to save people." After hesitating for a moment, the Sandaime said the combat goal with difficulty.
As soon as the words came out, the whole person seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. His head was slightly lowered as if it was weighed down by a thousand stones, and his energy suddenly dropped.
After turning to bed, Koharu and Mito Kadoyan also closed their eyes and sighed secretly.
"Understood." Uchiha Tokumitsu also felt a little confused.
"There is still a defense force on the eastern border, which can all be mobilized to cooperate with your reinforcements." The Sandaime took a few more puffs on his pipe and regained his composure.
"The Eastern Border Force is currently seriously short of personnel. After many rounds of redeployment, there are currently only more than 300 people. Their combat effectiveness is also relatively weak and they can only be used as auxiliary troops." Mito Kadoyan took over and said.
Hatake Sakumo saw that Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little confused about this, so he explained to him in a low voice.
The eastern border defense force's defense target is the Kingdom of Water across the coast. Due to the long-term assistance of its ally, the Kingdom of Whirlpool, the strength of the ninja troops stationed there is the weakest among the major border forces in Konoha. With the war in the Kingdom of Rain, After upgrading, the already weak troops have been repeatedly mobilized. At present, there are not many left, and most of them are old and young. The hierarchy of combat personnel is seriously broken. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are vulnerable.
"At least being able to be responsible for part of the retreat guarding mission... is better than having no one at all." Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a while and felt that it would be better to have more manpower.
No matter how weak he is, it would be good to have more people throwing shuriken detonating charms.
"Sakumo-kun, Tokumitsu-kun, I leave it to you for this reinforcement." The Sandaime said solemnly.
"The Eastern Border Force is at your disposal, and the village will also expedite the deployment of ninjas from the Ninja clan to form follow-up reinforcements, but the first batch to set off... are only the mobile troops."
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't have much hope for the follow-up reinforcements mentioned by the Sandaime.
Who knows how long the country of Whirlpool can sustain under the joint attack of Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure.
The most pessimistic thing is probably that the Uzumaki clan has completely lost all their territory and retreated to the Uzushio Ninja Village headquarters.
"Understood, Hokage-sama." Hatake Sakumo said solemnly with the same solemn expression, "I will go all out and resolutely complete the mission!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced at his partner and said nothing more.
"Then let's set off with all the mobile troops early tomorrow morning." The Sandaime took a deep breath and made the final decision, "Gentlemen, please."
Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo both stood up and saluted, then said goodbye and left.
Before the Ninja Army sets off, there are a lot of things to prepare, but fortunately, they are already preparing to be transferred to the Country of Rain or the Country of Sichuan to fight, and the war reserves directly managed by the Mobile Force Headquarters are almost ready, and they are also used. There is no need to rush to various departments in the village to mobilize supplies.
After returning to the mobile unit station, Hatake Sakumo urgently summoned his subordinates and announced the combat mission to reinforce the country of whirlpool. Then he assigned personnel one by one to mobilize for the expedition. The jonins returned from get off work early to make personal pre-war preparations and assist the ninjas. Packing all kinds of materials, although the incident happened suddenly, it was still orderly.
Uchiha Tokumitsu applied for an additional 50,000 detonating talismans as a combat reserve for the technique of mutually multiplying detonating talismans.
Although the technique of multiplying detonating talismans is very enjoyable to use, the disadvantage is that the detonating talisman consumes too much.
There were only 8,000 detonating charms in reserve in the mobile unit's warehouse, and they had to be distributed to the ninjas under their command. The number was far from enough, so the internal affairs staff submitted an emergency material request to the Hokage Building.
Seeing this application, the Sandaime said that it was understandable, and with a wave of his hand, he approved 33,000 applications.
The ANBU team also urgently delivered a large scroll with thirty-three thousand detonating talismans sealed from Konoha's combat readiness warehouse.
This scroll is more than one meter high and nearly thirty centimeters in diameter. It seems somewhat cumbersome to carry on Uchiha Tokumitsu's back.
Uchiha Tokumitsu drew funds from the mobile unit and purchased 7,000 detonating talismans from his family, making up a total of 40,000 detonating talismans as a reserve for the technique of mutual multiplication of detonating talismans.
As the young master of the Uchiha clan, he wants money to use the detonating talisman from the Uchiha clan? Uchiha Tokumitsu said that he is a person who distinguishes public from private. Putting public before private is his consistent style. He can neither pretend to be public for personal gain nor harm the public for private gain. As for the Ministry of Government's question about the relatively high cost of purchasing detonating charms, Uchiha Ichiha said that the products produced by Uchiha must be high-quality products, and it is normal for them to be more expensive.
But in the face of the great mission of rescuing allies, even some noise interference could not stop the mobile troops' intensive preparations for war.
After some preparations, at five o'clock the next morning, when the sky was still gray, all members of Konoha's new mobile unit quietly completed their assembly at the entrance of Konoha Village. Under the leadership, they marched quickly towards the country of whirlpool.
The only people accompanying the army were two ANBU teams, a total of six people, who were temporarily transferred from the ANBU and were responsible for communicating with the Kingdom of Whirlpool.
From the names of Hatake Sakumo and the Jounin of the Sarutobi clan in the mobile unit, it can be seen that the leader of the six ANBU members is from the Sarutobi clan, and according to Uchiha Tokko's guess, it should be the third generation Sarutobi Hiji. The eldest son of Zhan.
In other words, among the reinforcements this time, there are old Konoha strongmen like Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Jounin headed by Uchiha Tokumitsu, and a senior ANBU member of the Sarutobi clan with the same special identity. .
Although the lineup is considered luxurious in terms of family background, the total of forty-one mobile troops and six ANBU members is less than fifty. Even counting all the old and weak of the eastern border troops, they are facing A joint offensive force of two to three thousand people from the three major countries.
But now that he has gone into battle, he must go all out to avoid losing the reputation of Konoha and Uchiha.
"Gentlemen, try to speed up as much as possible." Hatake Sakumo, with a resolute face, encouraged the ninja troops during the rapid march, "The allies of the Whirlpool Kingdom are waiting for our rescue, and the Konoha ninjas have no shirking duty!"
"Shout!"
All the mobile troops responded in unison.
A group of elite ninjas, with the unstoppable attitude of tigers descending from the mountain, quickly moved towards the country of whirlpool.
(End of chapter)
