Meanwhile, on the battlefield between Kumogakure and Konoha, the fearsome Raikage duo from Cloud Village was exerting tremendous pressure upon Konoha. Although Danzo and the head of the Hyuga Clan had joined forces, they still struggled against such formidable enemies and gradually found themselves at a disadvantage.
Moreover, their losses were quite severe. As the situation became increasingly dire, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to urgently dispatch a group of top experts for reinforcement, hoping to stabilize the crumbling frontline.
In fact, to better support Danzo, requests for assistance from Orochimaru and Jiraiya had to be reluctantly deprioritized. Fortunately, both Orochimaru and Jiraiya were truly capable individuals, and with aid from Tsunade and Minato Namikaze, Konoha managed to stubbornly resist attacks from all directions.
Looking at Danzo's side, his renowned Wind Release techniques surprisingly failed to land a decisive strike against The Fourth Raikage. [Lightning Release: Chakra Mode] rendered those attacks largely ineffective.
Nonetheless, it was fortunate that The Fourth Raikage had not yet reached his peak strength. Therefore, with self-sacrificing assistance from members of Root, Danzo still had the capability to fight back. However, each fierce clash inevitably came at the cost of many fallen comrades.
Precisely because of this, The Fourth Raikage held deep resentment toward Danzo. After all, in the traditional view of Kumogakure ninjas, fighting tactics that disregard subordinates' lives are utterly unacceptable—and even disgusting.
Finally, after lengthy and thorough discussions with those two "brilliant" minds, Hiruzen Sarutobi made a decision. Then, speaking solemnly, he declared: "Regarding personnel compensation, distribution of battle merits, and supply replenishment for this operation, everything shall strictly follow his proposed plan.
Additionally, if any ninja demonstrates sufficient potential, immediate promotion is authorized. Yet, personnel reinforcements absolutely cannot be approved under any circumstances.
Even so, we may send a few medical ninjas as support. In my opinion, Suzuki Mayuki would make an excellent candidate. She is more than capable of leading a medical squad to the frontlines to treat the injured and ensure they felt the full support from Konoha's rear base.
Furthermore, all details regarding this battle must be strictly confidential and must not be leaked under any condition to prevent cunning spies from stealing critical intelligence."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words undeniably set the tone for this matter. The reason he gave at last—that personnel reinforcements were off-limits—sounded rather flimsy and even somewhat ridiculous. Still, regardless of opinions, since the Hokage had already given his final verdict, others naturally could not object further.
As for the woman named Suzuki Mayuki, she was an exceptional spy carefully cultivated by the Sarutobi clan. Worth noting is that besides her outstanding performance in espionage, her mastery of Medical Ninjutsu was equally impressive.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado exchanged glances upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrangements. They silently pondered: sending an outstanding talent like Suzuki Mayuki to the front line would indeed help enhance their strategic control over the battlefield dynamics.
Since this move offered clear benefits with no obvious downsides, why not go along with it? Thus, both nodded in agreement and ceased raising any objections.
Meanwhile, Shiyu Uchiha, having anticipated this beforehand, deeply understood that enemies would never openly publicize their achievements. Therefore, he had already discreetly set things into motion, subtly disseminating related intelligence among merchants traversing the Land of Fire.
When these merchants set off on their business journeys toward Konoha Village, stories about their heroic feats naturally began circulating. However, by the time Hiruzen and the other two realized what was happening, it was already too late.
Although Suzuki Mayuki appeared on the battlefield under the disgraceful identity of a spy, her exceptional mastery of Medical Ninjutsu was undeniably genuine and formidable.
Through her superb medical skills, countless wounded soldiers on the front lines got top-notch treatment and care. Although her proficiency in Medical Ninjutsu couldn't quite match Tsunade's unparalleled level, and even fell short compared to his own abilities by about three parts, her contributions were undeniable.
After several days of relentless cultivation and intensive research, Shiyu Uchiha finally succeeded—completing the last missing piece of Kujaku. Moreover, he successfully unleashed a powerful miniature Tailed Beast Ball!
This Tailed Beast Ball's tremendous attacking power rivaled exactly with Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's, when he released it while cloaked in his Tailed Beast Chakra. Even more impressively, one time, Shiyu Uchiha sensed that Han was preparing to launch a powerful long-range Tail Beast Ball strike on Konoha's Main Camp. At that critical moment, he immediately retaliated using the newly perfected Tailed Beast Ball in his hand. Since then, perhaps due to some unspoken mutual understanding, neither side willingly used this deadly move again.
Even more remarkably, drawing upon the immense strength provided by the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak, Shiyu Uchiha conducted in-depth research on the first phase's first three chapters of Kujaku, making a number of refined improvements!
Especially chapter three, Kinoto, underwent transformative changes. After Shiyu Uchiha's meticulous improvements, this chapter gained significantly enhanced defensive capabilities, and more importantly, its operation became as smooth and effortless as flowing water, experiencing a substantial increase in fluidity compared to before.
Thus, Kujaku—which had originally been quite formidable—was now fully perfected, becoming a secret technique worthy of being passed down through generations.
And upon completing this perfect form of Kujaku, rather than keeping it solely for himself, Shiyu Uchiha chose generously to share this invaluable achievement with others.
He sent a detailed cultivation manual back to Ling Uchiha in Konoha Village through his close friend Saya, and he didn't mind if it spread to the Uzumaki clan.
It was worth noting that Shiyu Uchiha had been incredibly lucky lately. After the intense confrontation with the Iwa-nin, the latter grew deeply fearful of Konoha's strength and became too afraid to make any reckless moves, let alone launch another large-scale war.
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