Shinobi Bridge is a major transportation bridge used by the Hidden Rock Ninjas, and it is one of the largest transportation bridges between the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass.
Danzo had previously investigated this gap and reported it to the frontline camp.
At that time, the Hidden Rock Ninjas were not attacking fiercely; they were mainly serving as support. The real enemies were the Grass Village Ninja and the Hidden Waterfall Ninja, so cutting off Shinobi Bridge wasn't very significant then. It would only alert the Hidden Rock Ninjas and give them time to repair the bridge.
However, now the Hidden Rock Ninjas' actions and troop deployment have surpassed the Grass Village's, so Sarutobi Hiruzen decided it was time to destroy it.
"Currently, we are short on troops. Minato, I have no extra manpower to send with you. Only your squad is currently free. Fortunately, Kakashi's strength has grown rapidly; he killed a Hidden Rock Jonin last time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Let Kakashi and his team go with you; only you can achieve this hope."
The Flying Thunder God's escape ability gives Namikaze Minato enough coping space in such missions, and his strength is very formidable. With Kakashi, the genius junior, Sarutobi Hiruzen has high hopes for the mission's success.
"I understand, Lord Hokage...."
Namikaze Minato agreed readily. He has never refused dangerous missions and always thinks about how to complete them.
"Minato, during this infiltration, you may encounter the Third Generation Raikage. If you do meet him, try to transport him to the location we previously planned, can you do it?"
"Well..... I'll try."
Namikaze Minato looked troubled upon hearing this task. He had fought against the Third Generation Raikage before, but facing that iron shell was a complete mismatch; neither the Wind Release Chakra nor the Rasengan could harm him.
To truly injure him, he would have to aim for vital spots like the eyes or temples.
However, the Third Generation Raikage's speed was practically on par with his. To strike him, Minato himself would face significant danger, possibly exchanging his own life for only slight injury to the opponent.
With a determined expression, Namikaze Minato said, "If I succeed, I'll immediately come back to inform you, Third Lord."
"Alright, I count on you; the threat the Third Generation Raikage poses on the battlefield is too great. We must eliminate this threat,"
Sarutobi Hiruzen told Namikaze Minato, considering that the only Earth Release experts in Konoha were he and Jiraiya, and the only Wind Release experts were Danzo and Minato, while the others were somewhat lacking.
Once the Third Generation Raikage entered the battlefield, it must be them who handle it; otherwise, many Konoha Ninjas would fall by his hands.
"I understand, Lord Hokage."
With that, Namikaze Minato departed.
The two-month-long war has given Konoha some advantages.
With Danzo's ruthless cooperation, the Hidden Waterfall Village withdrew from the war; Jiraiya then led the remaining Konoha Ninjas back to Sarutobi Hiruzen, where they now gathered nearly two thousand ninjas.
According to their intelligence, the Hidden Rock Ninja had already dispatched more than three thousand ninjas into the Land of Grass, and together with the Grass Village Ninja, the enemy numbered four thousand.
Such a large number, along with the Third Generation Raikage and Onoki, left Sarutobi Hiruzen feeling quite frustrated.
If not handled well, there was always a chance of defeat.
In contrast, the pressure on the Hidden Cloud battlefront was not as intense as on the Land of Grass battlefield.
Currently, the Hidden Cloud Ninjas are avoiding a frontal war; they only dare to use dispersed, destructive methods to distract the Konoha Ninjas.
If the Hidden Cloud Ninjas were to gather for an all-out war, it would be giving Konoha an opportunity, and neither A nor Dodai would foolishly do such a thing.
Mitokado Homura has been hoping Uchiha Yoichi would use Godzilla mode to attack the Hidden Cloud, but Uchiha Yoichi refused no matter what, saying merely one sentence to shut Homura up: without information on the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki, he would not act.
As for using Wood Release and Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Yoichi simply ignored Homura, thinking, "A mere battlefield commander daring to give him orders?"
His routine tasks were scarcely beyond duties; no matter how capable he was, he did not do more.
Ever since Uchiha Yoichi massaged Tsunade's feet last time, she has been avoiding him; now it is Uchiha Yoichi who is actively seeking out Tsunade.
The first time he let Tsunade hide was to let her calm down and recover, but when she didn't resist the second time, she was already accustomed, so there was no need to graciously let her hide from him anymore.
He would always proactively greet her, watching her deliberately avoid him, then approach again, saying something about foot massage until she was about ready to burst. Uchiha Yoichi would leave just before her anger erupted.
Following the Strategy Guide's tips, Uchiha Yoichi would neither make Tsunade genuinely angry nor fail to provoke her emotionally.
Favorability never dropped; even if it slightly decreased due to anger that day, it would soon rise back once he left.
Tsunade had angrily thought more than once about leaving immediately after the war to travel around the Ninja World for at least ten years without returning to Konoha.
But every time Uchiha Yoichi engaged her, she couldn't handle him; at night, even though she determined not to utter a word to Uchiha Yoichi upon meeting him, she somehow ended up speaking.
Even once, Tsunade inadvertently fell into Uchiha Yoichi's trap again, ultimately letting him massage her fair and bare foot for ten minutes. It was the third time before Tsunade realized that the "shy little ghost" talking about massage was really just taking advantage of her.