Chapter 164 The value is still increasing! When the conflict broke out again between Iwagakure and Konoha, both sides unexpectedly imitated the tactics of Akatsuki. This really proves the saying: Although Shiba Kiyokawa is not on the battlefield, his legend is everywhere on the battlefield! Now both sides have consciously distinguished between the ninjutsu-type rear-row troops and the melee-type front-row troops. However, such division of labor is often only particularly clear during the first wave of firefights. Once a melee breaks out, both sides will soon fall into traditional cross-fighting. "How could this happen? Why can't we coordinate as smoothly as Akatsuki?" The Iwagakure jonin who was in charge of the command had sweat on his forehead due to anxiety. Initially they all thought that once the secrets of Akatsuki were cracked, it would be easy to learn. After all, even the ninjas from small countries and villages can learn it. How can the ninjas from the Iwagakure Village, one of the five major ninja villages, not be able to do it? But the fact is - they really can't do it! Only after actually operating it on the battlefield did they understand the difficulty involved!
It turns out how difficult it is to maintain formation and coordinate operations in a fast-paced, highly mobile ninja duel. In particular, they did not learn the real core secrets of the Akatsuki organization - a complete and clear hierarchical command system, and a sense of obedience that can only be cultivated through long-term training. Iwagakure secretly learned the classification of military units, secretly learned the separation of ranged and melee professions, and secretly learned the combat concept of bombing first and then charging. But they failed to steal the most critical core! They are still using the traditional ninja team model and have not made a desperate effort to reorganize the team. On the other hand, on the Konoha side, Minato Namikaze realized something after his last failure. Especially recently, in order to prevent the ninja clans under his command, especially the Sarutobi clan, from fleeing before fighting and preserving their strength, he ruthlessly disbanded a large number of teams and re-organized them on a larger scale. As a result, the efficiency of battlefield command was improved by accident! So for a moment, Konoha successfully curbed the attack of Iwagakure! Afterwards, with the successive efforts of Akimichi Choza, Aburame Shio and others, Konoha's front line began to steadily reverse! In the end, they managed to hold on until the arrival of Minato Namikaze! "Don't panic! Even the Akatsuki can fight against Minato! So can we!" The commanding jonin of Iwagakure loudly encouraged the morale of the surrounding ninjas. They had completely forgotten that not long ago, their village still retained the system that allowed people to unconditionally abandon their missions and not be held accountable upon seeing Minato. In the end, it was proved that: some things seem very natural to learn when you watch others demonstrate them, but when it is your turn, you can only be very anxious. A day later, the battle report was transmitted back to the Grass Kingdom. Ōnoki kicked over a table so hard that he sprained his waist. Even though he was lying on the ground gasping for breath, he was still groaning and cursing. "Why? What a bunch of rubbish! Why is this happening?!" The battle report showed that in yesterday's battle, Namikaze Minato first repelled the AB combination of Kumogakure in a battlefield hundreds of kilometers away, and then swept across the entire front line! Wherever it goes, it destroys everything in its path! No Kumogakure or Iwagakure army can replicate the miracle of Akatsuki! On this day, Minato Namikaze went completely crazy with killing! Ohnoki shivered as he took the painkillers with the help of the medical ninja, his shaking hands still tapping the map in front of him. "Why didn't the troops on the southern front launch an attack? Minato Namikaze was held up by the Kumogakure for so long, why didn't our southern front achieve a breakthrough in such a long time?"
An Anbu in charge of intelligence gathering replied to him, "Tsuchikage-sama, our southern line troops were blocked by the Konoha ninjas on the defense line. They have recently regained their fighting spirit, and we have not gained enough advantages." "This is an order!" Ohnoki roared angrily, "Let the southern line break through, this is my order! How can they ignore my order?" Ohnoki gasped, "All the troops are deceiving me! They clearly said that this is something that even the Akatsuki can easily do! Even Huangdi is deceiving me!" In extreme anger, Oonoki has begun to speak without thinking. "Those jonin went through so many missions and battles, did they only learn how to eat with chopsticks? I never attended ninja school for a single day, nor did I carry out many missions, but I took over the entire Iwagakure Village and persisted for decades! And those jonin, they only hold me back! Compared to the Akatsuki organization, they are just a bunch of good-for-nothings and scum! They have no credibility! It piss me off to death!" The medical ninja at the side cried, "Lord Tsuchikage, please don't say that..." After a while, Ōnoki finally came back to his senses from his extreme anger and couldn't help but regret his recent slip of the tongue. But at this point, the Anbu around him were all silent, and no one dared to persuade him. How confident they were before the attack began, how embarrassed they are now facing failure. In the midst of endless frustration, Ohnoki could only murmur in a low voice. "Why? We have clearly obtained the secrets of Akatsuki, but why can't we achieve the same results as them?" At the same time, similar problems were sweeping the entire ninja world. Shiba Kiyokawa is still continuing the training of new recruits in an orderly manner, and is advancing towards the mountainous area where the Kanmubi Bridge is located. He clearly did nothing these days, but his prestige inexplicably grew day by day! The Kusagakure ninjas who were jumping around happily in front of them a while ago disappeared without a trace as soon as the news of Namikaze Minato's severe defeat of Iwagakure came back. Even two days later, the Hidden Cloud Village, which had always been arrogant and eager to fight, sent an unprecedented delegation to the Kingdom of Grass to actively seek contact. "So you came here to seek an alliance?" Shiba Kiyokawa looked at the group of humble messengers in front of him with a smile. This attitude is very different from the delegation in the original work who dared to openly kidnap the Hyuga Princess Hinata in Konoha Village. “Yes, Chief Qinghe, we now have a common enemy! Besides, Kumogakure has never had any conflicts with the Rain Country. It would be beneficial for both sides to form a united front, right?" The next moment, without Shiba Qinghe even having to speak, Konan sneered. "If you really want to form an alliance, what were you doing before? Why didn't you provide support when we first started fighting Konoha?" This sentence immediately made the envoys break out in a cold sweat, and they didn't know how to respond. In fact, the answer is tacitly known to both parties. Isn't it because in the past they thought that the Akatsuki organization was of low level and looked down upon it? But now seeing Minato Namikaze's sudden counterattack, the value of Akatsuki's previous victory over Minato Namikaze is still increasing! (End of this chapter)