The air was so thick it felt like water could be squeezed out of it. Danzo's single eye fixed on the sand table, where three arrows coiled around Konoha's symbol like venomous snakes: Sand Village, Rock Village, and Amegakure.
Reports came in like snowflakes, and each one was a piece of news that made Danzo jump in anger.
"Report! The eastern wing defense line of Rain Swamp Plain has been breached! The Sand Village puppet troops cooperated with the poisonous fog attack, and more than half of the third battalion was killed or wounded."
"Report! From the direction of Grass Country, the Iwagakure troops raided the seventh supply point. The garrison was completely wiped out and the supplies burned."
"Report! Hanzo personally led the elite Rain Ninjas in a fierce battle with our main force in the southwest of the Rain Swamp Plains. The poisonous fog has expanded, putting increased pressure on the medical squad, and the Rain Ninjas have suffered heavy losses."
Danzo's knuckles turned white from crackling, making a soft crackling sound.
He punched the edge of the sandbox so hard that the marks fell off.
"Useless! A bunch of useless people! Hasn't the Sand Village poison been cracked? Tell the logistics team to speed up the production!"
An intelligence ninja reported palely: "The logistics troops are already speeding up the process, but due to the shortage of materials, the fastest batch will take seven days."
"Seven days?!" Danzo's voice suddenly rose, with a hint of uncontrolled sharpness.
"In seven days, those Sand Village tribes would have escaped unscathed." He gasped, his single eye bloodshot.
"Where's Hatake Sakumo? Isn't he chasing that brat? How's the situation?"
Another member of the Root knelt on one knee, "Lord Sakumo reported that he had a brief exchange with Chichen. His Dust Release was temporarily ineffective against him, but he had a Dust Release defense that was completely invulnerable to him, a true absolute defense."
"Red Dust...it's that damn brat again!" Danzo gnashed his teeth. This name was now like a leech on his tarsal bones.
"Nine years old, you can save people from Sakumo at the age of nine, you are so good at hiding yourself!" He forced himself to stay calm, and the muscles on his wrinkled face twitched.
"Order! Pull back the defense line! Abandon all non-strategic points outside the Rain Swamp Plains! Concentrate all forces to defend the core area!"
He paused, a hint of viciousness and determination flashing in his single eye. "Also, send a message to the village to send Uchiha Kagami over.
It's time to let the ninja world see the true strength of Konoha!"
To deal with this kind of unreachable ninja, you need the cooperation of illusion-type ninja to kill it!
Rain Swamp Plains - Konoha's core defensive position
The air was filled with smoke, blood, burnt and a faint sweet smell of poison. This was the battle front between Sand Village and Konoha.
The exhausted Konoha ninjas relied on the temporary reinforced fortifications, looking vigilantly at the shadowy Sand Village puppets outside. A depressing atmosphere enveloped the position.
"Captain, can we still go back alive? My family is still waiting for me to return."
A young Konoha Genin's voice trembled. His arm was wrapped in a blood-soaked bandage, and his face looked a little gray from inhaling a trace amount of poison gas, but despair could still be seen on his face.
The Chunin, known as the Captain, patted his shoulder and tried to make his voice sound firm: "Of course, the village will send strong men to support us soon."
At this moment, there was a slight commotion at the rear of the position, and the crowd automatically parted to make a path.
A figure walked slowly towards them. He was wearing the Uchiha clan's iconic dark blue high-collared uniform, with a Konoha-style green vest casually worn on the outside.
Her long black hair was tied back, revealing her smooth forehead and a pair of scarlet three-magatama Sharingan.
His steps were steady, his expression was calm, and he had a reassuring smile on his face. He was completely out of tune with the Uchiha clan. He was none other than Uchiha Kagami.
His arrival was like throwing a stone into the gloomy air, instantly attracting all attention and lighting a glimmer of hope in the eyes of the tired soldiers.
One of the guards of the second generation Uchiha Kagami, the top powerful man in Konoha!
"Lord Jing!" The position commander, a senior ninja, immediately stepped forward and saluted, his tone full of respect and a hint of imperceptible relaxation.
Uchiha Jing nodded slightly, his scarlet eyes sweeping across the battlefield.
"What's going on?"
"Report to Master Jing!" The commander reported quickly.
"The Sand Village puppet troops are roaming around the periphery, constantly probing us. They are taking advantage of the time when we don't have the antidote to wear us down as much as possible.
Lady Tsunade is fighting Hanzo in the east but she has no good solution and suffers heavy losses on the front line.
The Iwagakure ninjas are ready to make a move, and Lord Sakumo has already dispatched ninjas to defend them."
This period can be said to be the darkest time in Konoha, and the good situation on the front line was reversed in an instant.
First, the direction of the Sand Village, which was about to achieve a great victory, was completely reversed. The Iwagakure's assault brought great pressure to the front line, tying down most of the elite troops.
Hanzo also took a bite depending on the situation.
"Red Dust," Uchiha Kagami repeated the name softly, and the three magatama slowly turned, "Nine-year-old Jonin, Dust Release, heir to the Two Heavenly Scales. Danzo asked me to deal with this guy."
He looked at the commander and said, "From the Sunagakure direction, send Akimichi Tofu to the front line. I will go to the Iwagakure front with Sakumo." He paused.
"During this time, let the ninjas who are good at wind and water ninjutsu concentrate. Try not to fight hard. Delay time and wait for the arrival of the antidote to preserve the manpower."
"Yes!" The commander cheered up.
The arrival of Uchiha Kagami means that their side has top-level combat power, and more importantly, it brings hope to the front line.
Brought the most precious things to the battlefield that was out of sight.
Uchiha Jing walked to the front of the position, and his scarlet Sharingan looked at the area where the Sand Village puppets were active in the distance.
Although they were more than ten kilometers apart, Uchiha Jing was not there to observe the enemy's battlefield but to express an attitude. For the troops, some actions had to be taken even if they were useless.
Iwagakure Frontline Command: Red Dust Camp
Chi Chen was suspended in mid-air, his eyes closed and he concentrated. In front of him floated a battlefield map composed of countless tiny blue cubes.
This was obtained by Chi Chen in order to train Chi Chen to control Dust Escape.
Now Chi Chen can be regarded as the top combat force in the ninja world without a doubt.
In two battles against the top ninja master Hatake Sakumo, that man who had already killed countless people on the front lines was unable to cause any harm to Chi Chen.
Instead, Hatake Sakumo could only keep hiding to guard against Chichen.
The attack on the Konoha camp caused a major change in the combat situation of Konoha Sand Village. The Iwagakure and Konoha directions also won victory after victory, and Konoha could only continue to shrink.
Konoha is now on guard against me and is starting to retreat, which means they have started to think of ways to deal with me. Who could it be?
Chi Chen crossed his legs in the air, leaned on his hand and thought.
Against someone like me who has absolute defense, ordinary attack-type ninjutsu has no effect at all. Is that an illusion?
Is it the Kurama clan?
"Report, Lord Chichen, the Konoha front is mobilized, suspected to be in a large-scale offensive state."
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