At least Shoji really felt what it means to be physically and mentally exhausted.

In the past ten days, he has not been able to truly rest on any day. Every day has been a battle of varying intensity. More than two hundred Konoha ninjas have died under his blade. Yes, this

Obviously, the number of Konoha ninjas killed was the same as the number of people who counterattacked after being ambushed by the roots, but the general was able to do it very easily in that battle, and he didn't even feel the slightest fatigue.

However, in this confrontation, Shoji was exhausted, and the reason was very simple. This was not a confrontation that ended in one go. The most important thing was that it was different from the swarm of battles ordered by that idiot Danzo.

In the battle plan, for every collision, the Konoha ninjas can adopt the best pulling tactics!

Unless Shoji is willing to expend the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to directly push everything with Susanoo, otherwise, in the battle in normal mode, after all, Shoji is an ordinary Kage level, and the Jonin can still bring a certain degree of threat to Shoji.

, with a tacit understanding of the combination, as long as the general relaxes a little, it may not be impossible to hurt the general.

You must remember that this is not an online game from the past life. When the level and equipment are obviously overwhelming, the opponent cannot cause any damage at all. Ninjas are still human after all, and they all have high attack and low defense. Generals cannot

Start Susanoo in this ranks.

Talking about absolute injury-free victory is a joke.

If the tactics are correct and the number of people is sufficient, but the spirit is exhausted to a certain extent, there is a certain probability that the general will be injured or even killed. In theory, genin still has a probability of killing the Kage level, even if this

The probability is one in 100,000, or one in a million, but anything with probability is probability.

There is no ninja that can't kill a kunai.

As long as you are still a creature within the category of 'human'.

"Sir Shoji, all Konoha ninjas have been confirmed to be killed, but a signal for help has been sent from the 12 o'clock position!"

At the side, a blood-stained Iwa nin who had just cleaned up the battlefield dodged and came straight to Shoji's side, and those were the words of another report.

'well....'

The general couldn't help but sighed secretly in his heart, but he still said with a touch of determination on the surface: "Well, I understand, you guys should clean up the battlefield here immediately, and I'll rush over to support you.

We must give priority to sending the wounded back to the stronghold in time!"

"Yes, Sir General!"

The Iwa nin also suddenly lowered his head and responded.

Increase in combat frequency and intensity.

The Shoji can no longer truly protect his subordinates, and the intense mental consumption makes it easy for the Shoji to focus on one thing at the expense of the other. The Konoha ninjas fight with a very tacit understanding.

Even if all the members are really wiped out by Shoji, the Iwa ninjas he leads will still suffer casualties, not to mention the Iwa ninjas fighting in other areas. In order to ensure control of the areas around the stronghold, these Iwa ninjas

The ninjas must be dispersed according to a certain configuration, not necessarily fighting.

But at least we must ensure the stability of information collection channels.

Therefore, these areas cannot be given away. Therefore, in the past ten days, after the number of casualties on Konoha's side exceeded a thousand first, within two days, the number of casualties on Iwa Ninja's side also reached four digits.

The proportion of people who died in battle is also close to half, but this is not the most cruel thing.

The most uncomfortable thing for the Iwa ninja side was that reinforcements had arrived from Konoha side. The initial estimate was that the number was between 2,000 and 3,000 people.

In other words, while the number of combatable people on the Iwa Ninja side is decreasing, the fighting strength of the Konoha side is increasing instead of decreasing. The combat pressure on both wings is also increasing. Now the comparison of the fighting strength between the enemy and ourselves is almost coming.

To the extent of one to two, to put it bluntly, Konoha's forces currently dispatched to the Western Front battlefield are capable of destroying the Iwa Ninja's frontline troops.

Originally planning to visit Loess for a while, Shoji really came up with the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops when Konoha's reinforcements arrived, including the Third Tsuchikage, who was in charge of the overall situation in the village, who was also considering whether to end it in a decent way.

There's a war.

If we really wait until the casualties increase further, we will really be unable to retreat even if we want to. However, when the war has entered a fierce battle and our own side is suppressed, if the Iwa ninja wants to retreat, he must do something in advance.

Necessary preparations do not mean you can retreat just because you want to.

It is different from the previous pressure attack.

This time the leadership fell into Konoha's hands.

If they want to retreat, they must determine the overall plan, especially the choice of route. Just like the garrison led by Yue Guang Zhanyi in the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold before, if there is no timely support from Jiraiya, they will really be defeated by the general, Akato

The troops he led had destroyed at least half of their combat strength. Now it was the same for the Iwa Ninjas. They still had nearly eight or nine thousand combatable troops. It was not like the Iwa Ninjas could easily retreat if they asked them to.

At least they have to wait until the retreat route is completely guaranteed before they can really choose to withdraw their troops. What's more, Loess, the general still has a little bit of luck in his heart, that is, Yun Ren's side brazenly launches a strong attack.

Attracting the attention of Konoha and reducing the pressure on their side to a great extent, the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold they obtained does not need to be spit out, and there is no need to go further, as long as this line of defense can be maintained and maintained here.

For up to five years, Iwagakure Village can ensure that its tentacles can completely penetrate into the Kingdom of Fire. However, contrary to expectations, Kumogakure Village still does not make any big moves. The so-called 'defeat' of Konoha is in the Country of Yu.

The garrison troops inside, and the matter of seizing the Tangquan Mountain stronghold, can only be deceived by fools, but anyone with a normal mind can see that it is the tacit understanding between Konoha and Kumogakure!

Shoji really doesn't understand. Is Kumogakure Village so satisfied with a Yuquan Mountain stronghold and the body of a branch of Hinata Hizashi? Or is Konoha really generous enough to hand over the body of Hinata Hizashi?

To Yunyin Village?

Shoji doesn't understand, and there is currently no information channel to learn that although Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Hyuga clan were not really stupid enough to hand over Hinata and Hinata, they still managed to temporarily defeat Kumogakure with a pair of real Byakugan.

village!

Now the fourth generation Raikage has been greatly satisfied because of his greed. He has suppressed his restless war heart for the time being, followed the advice of his top adviser, stayed put, and chose to sit back and watch the war between Konoha and Konoha.

The fight between Iwagakure!

If you really want to talk about it, Konoha is driven by profit, Iwagakure is driven by hatred, and the Fourth Raikage really has a reason to attack the two great ninja villages, whether it is to join forces with the winner, beat up the drowned dog, or support

There are advantages and disadvantages to the losing side from the previous move, and they attack the stronger side together, and more depends on the independent decision-making of this fourth-generation Raikage.

Under such a situation, it was too late to wait for the Kumo ninja side to launch a pincer attack, and they mistakenly underestimated Konoha. The Iwa ninja side, with the different attitudes and actions of the Kumo ninja, fell into a very dangerous situation. With the second Konoha second

A batch of reinforcements arrived, and the pressure on both wings increased again.

The troop withdrawal plan that had only been in the deliberation stage before must now be put on the table immediately.

The Kingdom of Fire, the stronghold of Wuyuan Mountain.

"The order from Tsuchikage-sama came. According to the news from the Anbu investigation, there was indeed no battle between Kumogakure and Konoha in Yuno Country to the east. It was the Konoha ninjas who took the initiative to withdraw from the Yuquan Mountain stronghold.

Yun Ninja also officially entered the Tangquan Mountain stronghold three days ago without any effort. Although there were indeed corresponding military forward pressure operations in the follow-up, they basically stayed in a safe range. If the predictions were correct,

, presumably Konoha has paid a further price to stabilize Kumo Ninja."

"And the Kumo ninja side also intends to use our hands to weaken Konoha and achieve their intention of weakening us. Therefore, Lord Tsuchikage means to immediately abandon the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold and withdraw all personnel back to the Kingdom of Grass.

Let’s use the Kannabi Bridge as the logistics center, shorten the supply route, reduce the defense pressure, and rebuild a defense line to block Konoha’s attack!”

Huang Tutai stood in the main control room, leaning slightly, thumping his right hand heavily on the Grass Country area marked on the map placed on the table, and said in a slightly helpless tone.

To be honest, the Iwa Ninja side felt a little aggrieved when the war reached this point. Judging from the pre-war situation, even if the Iwa Ninja side retreated from the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold, as long as the stability of the Country of Grass can be ensured, this

The Iwa Ninjas still made a lot of profits from the battle. It can definitely be said to be a successful military operation.

But judging from the current situation alone, being forced to retreat, and paying a heavy price of more than a thousand casualties in the past ten days, is really a difficult thing for Loess and General to accept.

, especially Shoji, who had previously planned to take this opportunity to severely damage Konoha Hidden Village, at least to severely damage its vitality, and then the Iwa Ninja and Cloud Ninja could each take a piece of it from the Land of Fire.

Fat, further weakening Konoha's war potential!

It would be best to use the Cloud Ninja incident to further undermine the internal stability and harmony of Konoha Hidden Village, sow discord between the major ninja villages and Konoha's top brass, and lay an important prerequisite for the complete destruction of Konoha in the future!

However, the fact is that it gave Shoji a loud slap in the face. In this series of planned goals, it can be said that none of them have been completed so far. Except for the basic goal of Grass Country, even if it is the most direct

There were casualties between the enemy and ourselves, and it is really hard to say how much advantage the Iwa Ninja side took.

To put it bluntly, this is a strategic failure.

At least deep down in the general's heart, when none of the subsequent planned goals were achieved, it was really difficult to admit that this military operation of his and his team was a success. After using nearly 10,000 troops, and himself,

With Loess and the two Tailed Beast Jinchūriki, Shoji was really unable to accept such a not-so-rich result. If he really had his heart in mind, Shoji would really not want to withdraw his troops here.

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But this is an emotional impulse, and the rational and calm thinking is still admonishing the general himself that withdrawing troops here is the most correct choice. The nearly 10,000 Konoha ninja army with Konoha heroes in front of him is really not like them.

People can chew it off.

From the south, there was news that Sunagakure Village seemed to be about to make some moves.

Iwagakure Village cannot accept the result of being defeated here.

Once there is a big defeat here, it will bring about an even more cruel chain reaction.

This time, I will regard it as a lesson I have learned. Fortunately, there is still room for change. Even if we really retreat, as long as the Grass Country is in hand, Iwagakure Village will still make a profit from this military operation.

One side.

The gains are greater than the sacrifices. At most, there is no way to obtain more benefits. When it comes to losses, the number of people killed in Konoha is still higher than that of the Iwa Ninjas.

"Indeed, we are no longer in a stalemate with Konoha here. More and more forces will be deployed on the other side. If we evacuate as soon as possible, we can still have a certain degree of dominance!"

After taking a deep breath, the general said with a serious expression.

There are currently only 3,500 or 3,500 intact troops left in the front line. The remaining ones were either killed in battle or suffered varying degrees of injuries and lost their ability to fight. Although there are still nearly 2,000 troops in the Country of Grass.

The troops can be used as cover and supporting personnel, but compared with the combatable troops of Konoha on the opposite side, the gap is really big. If we don't take the initiative to retreat while the main channel is still in our own hands, the situation behind will only be

It will get more and more difficult.

At that time, I am afraid that the third generation of my family will have to personally lead the troops to come to support, and in that case, it will easily cause a chain reaction. God knows whether Sunagakure and Kumogakure will take this opportunity to do something!

These two great ninja villages can be said to be the new and old hatreds of their Iwagakure village.
To be continued...