Night, Cloud Ninja Camp.
The Long-haired Strong Man led a team of people on a diligent patrol around the camp.
These days, Ninja frequently disappeared around the camp, and the culprit could not be found for a long time, causing Cloud Ninja to be in a state of panic.
Not only Chunin disappeared, but also Special Jonin and Jonin.
Every night, no one dared to leave their tents, fearing they would encounter the culprit…
This matter made the Strong Man, as the Commander, extremely furious!
He decided to personally start patrolling, vowing to capture the criminal.
As a result, he patrolled for two consecutive nights but did not see the culprit commit another crime…
“Commander, I believe the culprit was intimidated by your immense strength and has already fled in disarray,” the adjutant said fawningly.
He felt that continuing to patrol like this was not a solution; it would be better to return to the tent to rest, as they had not closed their eyes for two days and two nights.
But he did not dare to say it directly, so he could only resort to this method.
“If you want to go back, then go back, I won't stop you,” the Long-haired Strong Man said without turning his head as he walked ahead.
“Commander, what are you saying? I am just concerned about your health…” the adjutant quickly explained.
“Hmph, two days without sleep won't kill anyone!” The Long-haired Strong Man turned his head and gave him a cold glance, “Our captured comrades are not merely unable to sleep; it’s far more serious than that!”
If the culprit was not caught, more comrades would die!
As a battlefield Commander, he would never allow such a thing to happen again.
The adjutant lowered his head, not daring to speak much, and silently followed behind, patrolling.
Suddenly, there was a sound from the distant bushes.
“Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!”
Lightning Release Chakra surged around the Long-haired Strong Man, condensing into high-density piercing attacks on his four fingertips.
He transformed into a streak of light, appearing in front of the bushes at an extremely fast speed, and his fingers unhesitatingly thrust forward.
“Boom!”
The half-meter-high bushes were instantly blown to pieces, with fragments of wild rabbit meat mixed in the air.
“Thud—” A burnt rabbit leg smacked onto the adjutant’s face.
Smelling the faint aroma of cooked meat, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
“A wild rabbit?” The Long-haired Strong Man withdrew his Chakra and resumed patrolling.
He had originally thought the culprit was hidden inside, but it was just a wild rabbit.
Seeing that the Commander was not paying attention to him, the adjutant quickly picked up the rabbit leg and began to wolf it down.
He hadn't eaten anything all night, and he was indeed a bit hungry.
The Long-haired Strong Man ahead noticed the movement behind him and sighed helplessly.
How did this guy even become a battlefield adjutant?
Until dawn, there was still no sign of the culprit.
“Damn guy, I will catch you sooner or later!”
The Long-haired Strong Man angrily clenched his fists and turned to enter his tent.
Upon returning to his tent, he did not choose to rest but instead began to handle the documents on his desk.
He had previously requested support from the Village, and by his calculations, they should be on their way.
As soon as the support successfully arrived, he would immediately end the ceasefire and launch a surprise attack on Konoha!
Due to the foolish command of those two idiots, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the Cloud Ninja suffered heavy casualties in these recent battles, and most Ninja sustained serious injuries, requiring time to recuperate.
This was also one of the reasons he chose to cease hostilities.
With medical Ninja treating them for more than ten days, the injured would have recovered…
He just needed to wait for the support to arrive to launch another surprise attack.
This time, he was determined to utterly defeat Konoha in one fell swoop!
This battle was the first battle personally led by the Strong Man as a battlefield Commander.
He attached great importance to this battle; success was the only option, failure was not!
Especially remembering his teacher being killed by that Uchiha brat, it made him even more furious, and his fists audibly creaked as he clenched them.
He must kill that brat to avenge his teacher!
If that idiot Kinkaku had spoken earlier, he wouldn't have let that brat leave…
It was too late to do anything about it now; he could only avenge his teacher in the subsequent battles.
Soon, the support from Hidden Cloud Village successfully arrived at the camp.
…………
Konoha and Kumogakure’s support arrived almost simultaneously.
Konoha Camp, Commander’s Tent.
At this time, the tent was filled with the clan heads of various major families and Jonin-level combatants.
Nara Commander looked gravely at everyone inside the tent and began his pre-battle mobilization:
“Kumogakure’s support has arrived; what follows will be a tough battle!”
“We must cooperate with each other, defeat Hidden Cloud Village, and strive to end the war as soon as possible!”
“Next, I will assign the combat plan…”
Due to the Land of Wind’s surrender on the Southwest Battlefield, Konoha could now deploy all its forces to the Northeast Battlefield.
With a large amount of support, the pressure on the battlefield was reduced.
Renye and his five companions’ mission remained to prevent Kinkaku from participating in the battle.
As for the Long-haired Strong Man, other Elite Jonin were chosen to obstruct him.
The scale of the war began to gradually expand, evolving from battles of a few hundred people to battles of thousands.
This almost represented the entire foundation of both Villages.
Clearly, both sides had begun to get serious.
Renye had no objection to Nara Commander’s arrangements; on the battlefield, plans always fell short of changes.
He had killed the future Second Raikage, although he didn't know the specific relationship between the Second and the future Third Raikage.
But it went without saying that the Third Raikage would certainly not let him off easily…
Renye, however, had no fear of this; the powder he had developed was specifically designed to counter the Long-haired Strong Man’s Lightning Release Chakra Armor.
He believed that with the powder, a mere Third Raikage could be destroyed with a single hand!
As for Kinkaku, Renye had no intention of using the powder; such a thing must be saved for a critical moment to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent!
It must absolutely not be used casually!
…………
The meeting quickly ended, and everyone left the tent.
“This time, Kinkaku cannot be allowed to escape again,” Danzo Shimura clenched his fists, “He must be killed!”
Allowing Kinkaku to escape twice was indeed their mistake!
Third time's the charm… Kinkaku must die this time!
After two battles, the six of them had already figured out Kinkaku’s fighting style.
With cooperation, there was a high probability of killing Kinkaku!
They themselves hadn't even realized that in their struggles with strong opponents, their own strength had grown stronger and stronger.
Life-and-death combat was the easiest way to become stronger.
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Konoha Village, Hokage Office.
“The final war is about to begin,” Senju Tobirama put down his documents and instinctively rubbed his brow.
As long as Kumogakure was successfully defeated, the war could be declared over.
Both Villages had dispatched most of their forces; now it was a war of attrition.
Whoever ran out of resources first would lose.
“Prepare; I will personally head to the battlefield,” Senju Tobirama suddenly said to the shadows.
At such a time, the Hokage should not hide in the Village but should personally go to the battlefield to boost their side’s morale!
The Anbu quickly delivered his battle attire.
Senju Tobirama changed into his battle attire, looked at the Village outside the window, and softly murmured.
“It’s been a long time since I saw that kid.”
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PS: Should I update five or six chapters the day after tomorrow?