"Support?"
Tsunade scoffed, "From the current situation, it's good if we don't need to seek support. Look at these bastards from Kirigakure, they're all cowering like grandchildren, not daring to engage in frontal combat. They hide in the mist, ambushing you occasionally. This war is suffocating!"
"Even so, we can only persevere, Princess Tsunade. You are the supreme commander of the battlefield."
Shikaku Nara looked at Tsunade, who was rubbing her temples in frustration and boiling with anger, worried that Tsunade wouldn't be able to bear the pressure and would lose her composure.
Waving her hand, Tsunade said, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. If I were, the Third Hokage wouldn't have sent me here. I'm just getting a headache from these troublesome matters."
"Mist ninja?"
Shikaku Nara raised an eyebrow.
"No."
Tsunade shook her head with a bitter smile, "It's that little scoundrel Uchiha Ronglin!!! He directly threw the Hyūga clan onto the roasting rack, turning up the heat. Who knows what else the Hyūga clan will face in the future. This kid, don't let his usual smiles fool you; he likes to hide things in his heart and wait for the right moment to get his revenge. He holds grudges deeply."
"Sigh~ Fortunately, he doesn't have Orochimaru's darkness, otherwise I would doubt if bringing him out was the right thing to do."
A disciple without ambition causes the master pain.
But an overly outstanding disciple also gives the master a headache; this was Tsunade's true portrayal.
Shikaku Nara smiled and said, "Although he holds grudges deeply, hasn't Lady Tsunade noticed? Uchiha Ronglin's vengefulness is only directed at those with whom he has grievances. He treats his own people very well."
Shikaku Nara's position was equivalent to a military strategist; he had an obligation to investigate various information and gather intelligence.
Ronglin's actions, naturally, did not escape his eyes. Although, as Tsunade said, he was very vengeful, it was only directed at those with whom he had grievances, and he held no animosity towards the village or others.
If Ronglin knew Shikaku Nara's thoughts, he would surely spit a mouthful of salty water at him. You old man, I'm not vengeful towards just anyone; am I supposed to bite everyone indiscriminately? Do you think I'm a madman or a mad dog?
"Perhaps."
Suddenly, for some inexplicable reason, Tsunade recalled the times Ronglin, that little rascal, had taken advantage of her, and she was utterly helpless.
Ronglin's Time Force used to be too weak for Tsunade, who could break free with brute strength. But not anymore, especially with Time-Space Freezing; even the berserker Tsunade could only lie there obediently.
Why am I thinking about these things!!! This is crazy. Tsunade shook her head, a blush appearing on her face, trying to clear her mind of such chaotic thoughts.
Shikaku Nara's arrangements were quite good. The increased number of patrol teams and their enhanced strength, coupled with the expanded reconnaissance range of the Hyūga clan, greatly reduced the number of enemies infiltrating from behind to launch sneak attacks. There were virtually no casualties in a day.
If hundreds of people were lost every day, Tsunade and Shikaku Nara would certainly not be able to sit still. Losing hundreds of people daily would lead to Konoha's collapse in no time.
It must be known that training a ninja was not easy. Not to mention the Jonin and Special Jonin who were the main reliance, even cultivating Elite Chunin and Chunin was not easy.
Konoha had many ninja, but a large portion of them were Genin, followed by Chunin. The numbers of Special Jonin, Jonin, and Elite Jonin were insignificant compared to those below them.
Other ninja villages would be even more pitiful; there was a huge gap in ninja numbers and strength compared to Konoha.
As for Kage-level experts, who were a step higher, they were even rarer. Just looking at the strongest Konoha, it was clear that there were only so many Kage-level experts, and other villages would have even fewer.
Fortunately, cases of Kage-level experts dying in war were not many, otherwise, would a group of Kage-level experts still dare to go into battle?
If going into battle meant death, these Kage-level experts would surely stay in the command center.
Of course, encountering a freak like Ronglin was an exception. There were also some special cases, such as Minato. Ordinary Kage-level experts, when facing an opponent with unrivaled speed like Minato, would also suffer setbacks, and even lose their lives.
Of course, the Kage-level experts' means of self-preservation were also not comparable to ordinary ninja.
For a time, Ronglin's life suddenly settled down. When it was his turn to be on duty, he would take Lao Qi and Shisui out, stroll around, and then return to the camp to rest or guide Shisui in his training.
Days passed, and Kirigakure remained restrained, without any rash advances.
The constant, headache-inducing sneak attacks never stopped. Fortunately, after Konoha implemented countermeasures, both sides were evenly matched, with similar losses.
This was not good news for Konoha, however, because Konoha could not commit too many active forces to the battlefield. They faced an enemy that was a great ninja nation, and all three fronts were like this. At this time, many people felt fortunate that the Land of Lightning had not acted.
It remained neutral. Although Konoha had sent envoys to the Land of Lightning, requesting the Land of Lightning to enter the war and launch a flanking attack to alleviate Konoha's pressure, the Land of Lightning did not agree and chose neutrality.
Konoha was trying to win over the Land of Lightning, and similarly, the Land of Water and the Land of Wind were also active.
Even the Land of Earth, which had deep grievances with the Land of Lightning due to the Second Great Ninja War, sent envoys, wanting the Land of Lightning to join the war. If the Land of Lightning joined and declared war on Konoha, it could become the final straw that broke Konoha's back.
Facing the war with the Land of Wind, Konoha was at ease. Coupled with the Land of Earth barely being able to cope, the addition of the Land of Water drastically increased Konoha's pressure. If the Land of Lightning were also added, Konoha would be in complete chaos.
Fortunately, the Land of Lightning did not agree to Konoha's request, nor did it form an alliance with the other great nations to launch an attack on Konoha. This was a blessing in disguise.
It's just that none of these people knew that the Land of Lightning didn't want to join the war, it just didn't want to join at this time. If it joined now, even if Konoha was defeated, what benefits could the Land of Lightning gain?
If it could wait for Konoha and the other three great nations to fight each other to the death, and then declare war when they were in a weakened state, it would surely be able to reap the benefits. Therefore, the Land of Lightning maintained neutrality.
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