The Kingdom of Wind, the northwest sand dune area.
On the endless yellow sand, an unusually large circular base building rises from the ground.
The outer layer is piled with hard special stones, which can effectively prevent the bombardment of detonating charms and ninjutsu. Moreover, the 20-meter-high wall keeps everything inside tightly confidential, making it impossible for people to peek inside from the outside. exist.
On the tall and thick wall of the base, a ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts was responsible for standing guard there, keeping an eye on the surrounding desert scene without blinking to prevent enemy raids.
In the air surrounding the huge circular base, a spherical light film loomed under the refraction of the sun, reflecting a faint blue light.
This is a barrier used to prevent warnings, and also has the function of intercepting detonating charms and ninjutsu.
This sphere barrier not only covers the sky, but also the underground area.
Whether it is an air strike or an underground infiltration, the Demon Country ninjas in the base can take rescue actions immediately.
However, this base has only completed the outermost protective layer for the time being. As for the various internal buildings, they are still being constructed at an exaggerated speed.
These construction materials were all prepared several years ago. As soon as they invaded the Kingdom of Wind area, they would immediately take root and completely block the area and rule it by drawing the land.
Since defeating the support force led by the Fourth Kazekage, small-scale harassment by Sunagakure has occurred frequently, but large-scale invasions have not occurred.
Sunagakure wanted to test the Kingdom of Demon's next action strategy through small-scale harassment operations.
Having lost the upper hand, Sunagakure had to start to deal with it carefully.
For example, how many ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts invaded the Kingdom of Wind? Did they include air troops? How many jounin were there? In addition to Uchiha Ruri, did Chiba Shiraishi and Hinata Ayane also arrive in the Kingdom of Wind? For Sunagakure, these are unknown and dangerous factors.
Unfortunately, no matter what kind of harassment actions their small team carried out, they could not get close to the tall military base.
The Ninja Eagles sent out wanted to conduct reconnaissance from the air, but before they even got close to the high wall, explosives launched into the air from the base exploded into pieces in the air.
The more this happened, the more Sunagakure became wary of the military base established by the Kingdom of Demons in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wind. They could not figure out the purpose of the Kingdom of Demons, nor did they know what kind of secrets were hidden in that military base.
There were a total of two thousand ninjas in the Ghost Country troops led by Liuli who entered the Wind Country.
One hundred of them were ninjas who were good at construction. They completed the construction of the base at an extremely fast speed and turned the place into an iron barrel.
The ninjas of the Uzumaki clan accompanying the army, as well as the ninjas in the army who are good at sealing and barrier techniques, maintain the operation of the protective barrier outside the base and are responsible for detecting the enemy's traces.
On the high walls of the base, there will also be Hyuga clan ninjas on standby, responsible for all-round investigation of the movements of Sunagakure ninjas approaching the base, and recording their whereabouts one by one. If necessary, attack and repel these Sunagakure invasion teams.
The base is being constructed in an orderly manner, and it can be considered that the troops of the Kingdom of Ghosts are temporarily rooted in the land of the Kingdom of Wind.
And this is just the first step.
Next, it is necessary to further expand the scope of jurisdiction until the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind is under control.
This will inevitably lead to a strong counterattack by Sunagakure, and a war will be inevitable.
In the office, spread out in front of Liuli was a precise map of the Kingdom of Wind.
On this map, all the towns and main roads in the Kingdom of Wind are marked.
At present, the troops of the Kingdom of Oni have occupied part of the northwest area of the Kingdom of Wind, which is close to the Kingdom of Yu and the Kingdom of Bears. However, how to march next and how to ensure that the captured area will not be taken away by Sunagakure... This is a more difficult task. question.
Because compared to the huge land of the Kingdom of Wind, the ninja troops of the Kingdom of Ghosts are not enough to annex too many places.
Otherwise, even if it is captured, it will not be able to defend.
If the deep route is too long, there will be problems with the supply lines at the rear.
I believe Sunagakure is already thinking about how to cut off the supply line of the Demon Country.
The only good thing is that the Kingdom of Wind does not yet know that the forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts have already penetrated into the lower-level areas of the Bear Kingdom, and high-level officials have also infiltrated a large part of them. Therefore, there is not much concern about the rear supply problem.
What needs to be worried is that it is not appropriate to extend the deep route, because the goal of the Kingdom of Ghosts is only to invade the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind, not the entire territory of the Kingdom of Wind.
Once the deep route is lengthened, it will inevitably extend the battle infinitely, causing the Kingdom of Ghosts to completely fall into the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind.
The stalemate is too long and the tension is too long, which will be harmful to the country of ghosts but not beneficial.
Therefore, the next strategy has been made clear. On the premise of being "quick and ruthless", we will proceed steadily.
Occupying the rich resource area in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wind is the top priority. The next step is to bring the Kingdom of Wind to the negotiating table to negotiate and end the war spearheaded by the Kingdom of Wind.
However, if they want to gain a dominant position at the negotiation table and force the Kingdom of Wind to cede land, they must also give Sunagakure a head-on blow and let them know the pain.
This is also deterrence by force.
To be honest, if it was not a last resort and the Kazekage could not be killed, Ruri would be more inclined to directly let the Fourth Kazekage fall on the battlefield to deter Sunagakure.
This is fast and cost-effective.
But letting the Fourth Kazekage die on the battlefield has achieved its deterrence effect, but it is also likely to cause a strong rebound from Sunagakure and fight the Demon Country to the end.
Therefore, a relatively mild approach is better.
At this moment, the door of the office opened and a Jonin from the Kingdom of Demon came in.
"Master Liuli, Master Baishi has arrived."
Liuli nodded.
"I know, I'll be there right away."
The battle with Sunagakure is far more complicated than imagined. Shiraishi's arrival can indeed relieve her a lot of pressure.
When I came outside, I saw Shiraishi's figure from a distance.
Behind him, followed by a metal robot, was Destroyer 001.
Beside him were the wind clone and the yang clone.
The Yin clone should still be hidden in Shiraishi's shadow as always.
As for the other three clones, they probably haven't come over, but even four clones can be considered a strong help.
Especially the Yang clone, which looks harmless to humans and animals, even a little slow and reckless, but its abilities and nature may not be harmless to humans and animals.
It can be said to be the most dangerous existence among all the clones of Shiraishi.
If it were me, I wouldn't want to deal with this type of guy.
Baishi came over with several clones, came to Liuli and asked: "I didn't have time to ask before I came, how is the situation here?"
"Let's talk while we walk." Liuli led Baishi towards his office and said to Baishi: "Now Luo Sha has gathered about 5,000 sand ninjas and established a camp in the desert thirty miles south. In the past few days We have been working as a small team to harass this side. At the same time, we are looking for the supply route behind us."
For Sunagakure, it is very important to find the secret supply line for the Demon Country troops.
In a war, logistical supplies are an important part of ensuring victory.
If the supply line is cut off, it will disrupt the deployment of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
The Demon Country cannot completely ignore Sunagakure's strategy.
"Have you noticed it? Well, this is expected. I'm here to bring you good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Shiraishi asked with a smile on his face.
Liuli raised her eyebrows and said, "Let's hear the bad news first."
Shiraishi's smile faded and he said to Liuli: "Konoha has already planned to unite with Sunagakure. Although there is no support for the large army, a small elite force has been established to join forces with Sunagakure and want to eradicate us."
"What about the good news?"
Liuli was not surprised by this.
Konoha's actions can only be said to have been expected by them, and it is not too bad news.
"The good news is that I already know the specific members of the Konoha elite force that reinforced Sunagakure."
"The second one isn't really good news at all, is it?"
Liuli rolled her eyes at Baishi and complained.
"At least we can arrange it in advance, right?"
"I don't think any effective countermeasures can be taken under such circumstances. After all, if Konoha and Sunagakure unite, even I will find it difficult."
Liuli sighed.
It's still a relatively bad situation.
The mountain lying in front of them was not only Sunagakure, but also Konoha, a powerful opponent.
If it were just Sunagakure, Oni Country could definitely take over.
But now that Konoha has intervened, the certainty is not so great.
It is obvious that Ayane cannot act rashly now, and she needs to guard the rear to prevent the two ninja villages of Iwa and Kumo.
"Are you worried?"
"No, I just feel my blood boiling."
Liuli replied to Baishi politely.
The blood in her body was indeed about to boil.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel excited when I think about fighting so many powerful enemies next.
"It really looks like your style. But don't worry too much, because I brought more than one killing weapon this time, although there will be a long cooling time after using it."
Shiraishi said meaningfully.
"Do you want to go to that extent?"
Liuli narrowed her eyes.
Shiraishi was silent for a moment, then breathed out.
"This is something that can't be helped... However, I will assess the situation. Maybe I won't need that thing by then. Immature techniques still have great risks, and..."
At this point, Shiraishi was reluctant to continue talking. He just clenched his fists and the determination in his eyes flashed away.
Liuli didn't say anything. No matter what this man planned to do, she was ready to be an 'accomplice'.
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"Strange, where is the supply point behind the Kingdom of Ghosts?"
In the Sunagakure camp, the senior Sunagakure ninjas, headed by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, gathered in a simple tent conference room to discuss the next tactical arrangement.
For the current Sunagakure, cutting off the supply lines of the Demon Country is undoubtedly the best way to ensure victory in the war.
Drive the ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts out of the Kingdom of Wind as soon as possible and move the battlefield to other countries, and the losses of the Kingdom of Wind will be minimized.
In the past wars between ninjas, Sunagakure had never been in the habit of fighting within the borders of his own country. They were usually fought in other small countries.
This time, it was the Kazekage's dereliction of duty to allow the troops of the Kingdom of Demons to take root in the northwest region of the Kingdom of Wind.
"If it is to ensure that the supply line can operate smoothly, it is not realistic to directly cross the country of bears or the country of ghosts. Because then, the supply line is too long and there is no transit protection area, so problems can easily arise."
A jounin spoke.
After all, it is the territory of a cross-border country, and it is unrealistic to pull the supply line.
During the Third Ninja War, a total of two supply transfer areas were established starting from Sunagakure Village and ending in the Land of Rain to ensure that the supply lines would not be damaged by enemy ninjas and cause accidents in supply supplies.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the logistics supply can keep up, the Kingdom of Ghosts must also set up a transit area in the middle to ensure that the supply line is smooth and no accidents will occur.
The supply transfer areas will only be set up in the two countries of Bear Country and Yuzhi Country.
Most of the other jounin nodded in agreement, while a few were still deep in thought.
Luo Sha also felt that there was some truth to these words.
Stretching the supply line without setting up a transit area is indeed prone to problems.
The provocation of the Kingdom of Ghosts against the Kingdom of Wind must have been planned for a long time. Since it is a long-planned plan, it will definitely not adopt a risky method of lengthening the supply line.
Moreover, the troops of the Kingdom of Demons were able to build an extremely strong military barrier on the northwest sand dunes of the Kingdom of Wind in a very short period of time, blocking Sunagakure's attack. You know that the Kingdom of Ghosts pays great attention to the problem of supply lines.
Luo Sha was also surprised by the logistics supply efficiency of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Why did the Kingdom of Wind not receive any news after transporting so much supplies?
From the beginning, Luo Sha had this doubt.
Why was Ruri Uchiha, who led a large number of ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts to invade the Kingdom of Wind, able to avoid the sight of the Maji forward troops and sneak into the Kingdom of Wind silently?
Why can the action route of the Ghost Country troops be so concealed and fast?
What method did they use?
What route did you take to achieve this?
Which aspect of the patrol team did Sunagakure ignore, which led to the early disadvantages?
The more he thought about it, the more troublesome Luo Sha became and felt a headache.
Luo Sha had no idea how to cut off the supply line or how to break through the strong fortress established by the Kingdom of Ghosts in the northwest sand dunes.
"It seems that we have no choice but to ask the daimyo for help. Send envoys to the Kingdom of Yu and the Country of Bears to meet their daimyo. With their help, we can find the transfer supply point of the Kingdom of Demons that may be hidden in their country."
Because it is not sure which country the Ghost Kingdom will set up the transit area for the supply line, maybe both the Ghost Kingdom and the Bear Kingdom are possible, so it is necessary to meet with the daimyo of the two countries.
Rasa was not worried at all that the daimyo of the two countries would not cooperate with Saragakure's actions.
I believe that if Akatsuki uses reason and emotions, the great names of the two countries will understand Sunagakure's good intentions.
Just like the Kingdom of Rain back then.
None of the Jonin had objections to Luo Sha's arrangement.
Although it is embarrassing, they will not be able to expel the ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons in the short term.
The strength of the enemy was unknown, and their number was unknown. They were also not sure whether the air force that had wiped out a thousand sand ninjas in the Maji forward force had also secretly come to the front line.
Any mistake in any move will cause great damage to Sunagakure.
This kind of all-out study of the enemy's battle plan on the battlefield has not happened for a long time.
In the past, this attitude of being as if facing a powerful enemy would only appear when facing a Ninja Village from a country of equal power.
Facing the ninjas of small countries, they always use absolute power to crush them and frighten them into submission.
However, this method is completely useless when facing the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Then we can only adopt a steady offensive strategy to deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts.
At this time, a Suna ninja came in from outside and reported to Rasa Hui: "Sir Kazekage, the Konoha support force led by Lord Jiraiya has arrived."
After hearing the Sunagakure's report, the Sunagakure jonins who were still frowning immediately relaxed their brows. Even Luo Sha, the Kazekage, had a relaxed smile on his face.
Konoha's reinforcements finally arrived.
With Konoha's help, Sunagakure will feel a lot more relaxed.
Although as an enemy, Konoha is indeed a very strong opponent. But as an ally, there is probably no more reassuring support in the ninja world than Konoha.
Although the older generation of ninjas in the village are still complaining, this is Sunagakure's matter and they should not ask for help from Konoha, otherwise it will appear that Sunagakure is cowardly.
Especially the retired Chiyo siblings seemed to have some complaints about this.
Luo Sha can understand this kind of thing.
The Chiyo siblings, Sunagakure's former advisors, were among the opponents, especially the elder Chiyo, who was very disgusted with Konoha's senses because his son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of Konoha ninjas.
Fortunately, the two of them have retired and are only talking about it. Considering the current dilemma faced by Sunagakure, joining hands with Konoha is the best solution.
"I'll go and meet you in person."
During this period of cooperation, Luo Sha didn't want to put on any airs about Feng Ying.
The strength of Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, is obvious to all. In terms of seniority, he is still a generation above him, the Kazekage.
Moreover, being able to send out ninjas of the Sannin level also shows Konoha's sincerity for this cooperation and its firm attitude towards zero tolerance for rebellious ninjas.
Before Konoha's support force arrived, Rasa was also worried. Konoha would be very perfunctory about this cooperation and only send a few unknown jounin to gather the number of people, without any intention of cooperating with Sunagakure.
Now that he heard that Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, had arrived in person, Luo Sha was really relieved.
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"Thank you very much for Jiraiya Jonin's assistance. I am relieved to see you arrive."
Rasa shook hands with Jiraiya solemnly, expressing his enthusiasm for the Konoha ninja.
Jiraiya replied with a smile: "Kazekage-sama really compliments me. Speaking of which, it was our lack of strength in pursuing the traitorous ninja that caused this accident. Assisting Sunagakure this time is also I want to make up for the mistakes I made in the past.”
Rasa nodded, and then looked at the ninjas who followed Jiraiya. After paying attention to Sarutobi Takashi and Sarutobi Uruko, he seemed to recognize their identities.
Although these two people, as Konoha ANBU personnel, should keep their identities confidential.
However, these two people are not only the minister and deputy minister of Konoha Anbu, but also the direct relatives of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. They are extremely famous. As the Kazekage of Sunagakure, he naturally knows about the existence of these two people.
Detailed information is not available, but I still have some basic information.
Not only were the Sannin sent over, but the minister and deputy minister of the Anbu were also sent as reinforcements to assist Sunagakure. Rasa became more confident in the next battle with the Kingdom of Demons.
"Speaking of which, the other Sannin, Tsunade-nin, didn't come over?"
Rasa asked softly as Tsunade was not found in the crowd.
In fact, compared to Jiraiya, he hoped that Tsunade, another Sannin, would come to support Sunagakure.
There is no other reason. The importance of medical ninjas in war is unparalleled.
As Tsunade, the number one medical ninja in the ninja world, if she helps out, Sunagakure's casualties will be greatly reduced.
Jiraiya had long expected that Rasa would have such doubts, so he had no choice but to say: "Tsunade has other important tasks to deal with and cannot come as reinforcement. Please forgive me, Lord Kazekage."
Luo Sha secretly thought it was a pity, but still smiled on his face: "No, I am too greedy. Jiraiya Jounin, and the two Sarutobi Jounin, please come in with me. Regarding the next action against the Kingdom of Ghosts , I also want to listen to your suggestions and see if there is anything that needs to be made up."
"good."
Jiraiya did not refuse and asked the other Konoha ninjas to follow Sunagakure's reception staff and go down to rest.
He followed Rasa into the conference room with Sarutobi Takashi and Sarutobi Uruko to discuss the next action.
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At night.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. On the desert, Bai Shi admired the night view of the desert with a smile on his face.
Shiraishi had no chance to appreciate such a spectacular and beautiful night moon scenery in the Kingdom of Demons.
Shiraishi moved his gaze downwards, keeping his head slightly raised, taking in a panoramic view of Sunagakure's camp in the distance.
In the camp, a bonfire was burning, illuminating the place and dispelling the cold.
The night air in the desert was a bit cold, and Shiraishi also felt a bit chilly, but as a ninja, it was still bearable.
Although I still want to enjoy the night view of the desert more, there are more important things to deal with at the moment.
"Go ahead."
After he finished speaking, two figures flew into the sky.
Among the clones, Tianyu Nu and Destroyer No. 001 have powerful air control capabilities.
Under Shiraishi's instruction, the two of them quickly flew towards the distant Sunagakure camp and launched an air attack.
Beside Shiraishi, the white-haired boy held a spear in his hands, and a slight sound of deep sleep came from his mouth.
The night wind ruffled his broken hair, and his expressive gesture of blowing bubbles from his nostrils seemed to make people think that he was dreaming of some sweet dream.
There was the sound of footsteps coming from behind. Liuli stood beside Shiraishi and looked at Tianyu Nu and Destroyer No. 001, who had turned into black dots in the sky. Then she turned her head and asked, "Don't you need to follow this child?"
Shiraishi smiled, looked at the white-haired boy who was dozing, and touched his hair affectionately.
"As for this kid, it's better to put it on the court later. He hasn't had a chance to perform yet. You think so too, right?"
The bubble bursts.
The boy rubbed his eyes sleepily, raised his head in confusion, and glanced at Bai Shi. Although he didn't know what his respected father was saying to him just now, he just wanted to be sure.
"Yes, Father. Destroy all enemies."
The boy's childish and innocent words spread in the air.
