Time was urgent, but before night fell, Konoha had assembled an army of three thousand ninjas and marched towards the Land of Rain.
The existence of these small countries can play a role at this moment.
As a small country that exists in the gap between big countries, it can play a very good buffering role and can block the war that must occur outside its own country.
It can protect the safety of residents in the country to the greatest extent.
Of course, such a large-scale operation in Konoha did not escape many spies in Konoha or in the Land of Fire.
The war between Sunagakure Village and Konoha broke out.
There were not many signs, just like a balloon that had been inflating and had reached the edge of exploding. In order to prevent the balloon from exploding, I found the only outlet to vent all the accumulated power.
Toner and Orochimaru, who had changed their equipment, walked at the front of the team.
In just a few hours, a ninja army of three thousand people was integrated, which shows how strong Konoha's heritage is.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was determined not to let some of Konoha's wealthy families sit idly by this time, and immediately sent them to the battlefield.
Among the three thousand people this time, the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan accounted for almost one-third, that is, nearly a thousand people.
Don't underestimate these thousand people, even if 80% or even 90% of them are genin, this is still a powerful force for Konoha.
Fortunately for Uchiha, most genin have not awakened the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, but the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan does not have the eye-opening restrictions of the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.
However, from this expedition, Toneri also understood one thing, that is, the so-called Hinata and Uchiha were indeed worthy of being called the wealthy families of Konoha.
The power controlled by the two major families is not just their family members themselves.
For example, this time, nearly a thousand people came from the two major families, but the actual family members may only account for half of them, and the rest are considered vassal forces.
Since the Warring States Period, big families like Uchiha and Hyuga have had many vassals. After Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara established Konoha, of course these vassal families also joined Konoha.
In Konoha, these families are collectively called the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan. In the eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage, these people and families are undoubtedly the strength of the two major families.
Therefore, among the nearly 1,000 people, there are estimated to be 200 real Hyuga members, and only more than 100 Uchiha members. Among them, less than 50 have completed eye opening, and most of them are single magatama.
But even so, members of the Uchiha clan who activate the Sharingan also have a special status within the Uchiha clan.
From this, we can see the power of the two giants in Konoha. It is no wonder that Danzo has always been afraid of the Uchiha clan, because his complicated relationship has continued since the Warring States Period to this day.
Great right to speak.
In fact, there are not many real people in the two wealthy families. Even the Hyuga clan, which allows the division to develop, does not have very many people in its clan and branch families. In addition, some of them do not learn ninjutsu.
I hope to live a peaceful life as a civilian.
The same is true for the Uchiha clan. Many people slowly gave up on becoming ninjas and became ordinary members.
Of the three thousand people who went on this expedition, nearly one thousand came from the two wealthy families, and the rest were from other Konoha families or some civilians.
Among the 3,000 people, nearly 2,500 are genin, there are more than 400 chunin, and less than 100 jounin.
Among these one hundred jounin, 80% come from several families.
These jounin are the real strength of the Konoha family.
For example, the Uchiha clan's old teammate Uchiha Yoshinari is accompanied by Toneri. He has turned on the three Magatama Sharingan and has the strength of a jounin. His status in the Uchiha clan's team is not low.
Of course, the leader was Uchiha Fugaku, a ninja who had also met several times.
The Hyuga clan also sent out quite a few Jonin. Among them, the ones that Toneri valued the most were a pair of twin brothers from the Hyuga clan. They were genius ninjas who graduated from the ninja school a year later than Toneri and the others, Hinata Hizashi and Hyuga Hichi.
Difference!
The two brothers became Jounin of Konoha at the same time not long ago, and because their father is the current head of the Hyuga clan, they received a lot of attention.
Toneri didn't know much about the strength of the two of them, but he could probably guess that they were no weaker than Uchiha Yoshinari.
Speaking of the Hyuga clan, we have to talk about their disgusting clan and family division model.
The clan has complete control over the fate of everyone in the branch family. When every member of the branch family of the Hyuga clan is born, a curse seal called "Caged Bird" will be placed on their foreheads.
The caged bird will automatically destroy the Byakugan of each branch member when they die, preventing the Hyuga clan's blood-inherited Byakugan from being exposed to the eyes of outsiders.
Moreover, members of the branch family who have been caught in a caged bird need to protect members of the clan family unconditionally, and members of the clan family have the right to deprive branch family members of their lives at any time.
It is this extremely cruel management model that has always caused conflicts within the Hyuga clan. Under high pressure, the Hyuga family is divided, and under the oppression of the caged bird, they have to obey the clan's orders. But how long they can endure such high pressure depends on how long they can endure it.
It’s hard to say.
As for the twin brothers Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Hizashi, because Hyuga Hizashi was born a few seconds earlier, Hyuga Hizashi inherited the status of the clan, while Hyuga Hizashi became the branch family.
It's so cruel.
The talents of the two are almost the same, they are equally excellent, but they face completely different situations.
It has to be said that this time the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan are still full of sincerity. Among the members sent, there are many outstanding people. They may also feel the pressure from Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo.
Since it is a war, of course a medical department is indispensable, especially when fighting a hidden village like Sunagakure that is good at using poison.
Last time, Konoha tasted the advantages brought by medical ninjas and a more developed medical system.
Therefore, there are a total of one hundred medical ninjas on this trip, all of which are managed by Toneri. They are independent of Orochimaru's command system and have the ability to make their own decisions.
This is also the power given to Toneri by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Tsunade was the person who created Konoha's medical system and initially improved it, but after Tsunade left Konoha, the person who pushed Konoha's medical system to a new level was undoubtedly a sacrifice!
Therefore, although Shiren is now the deputy minister of the Ministry of Health in name only, no one will object to the exercise of the powers of the minister.
He has a very high reputation in the medical department.
At first it was because he was Tsunade's student, but later he impressed all the medical ninjas in the medical department with his powerful and unique medical ninjutsu.
To put it bluntly, even if Tsunade comes back now, Toneri's reputation in the medical club cannot be concealed.
After saying hello to Orochimaru, Toneri slowed down and came to the group of ninjas behind, where he found a few old acquaintances.
"I didn't expect you three to be sent out this time. It seems that the old man hopes that you can also get a good training, don't you think so? Shikaku?!"
Toneri appeared next to Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Kaiichi, three old friends.
At this time, the three of them have also officially become Konoha jounin, and they have a high status in their team this time.
Just the three words "Pig, Deer and Butterfly" gave the three of them a high degree of persuasion.
Shikaku looked at Toneri with a meaningful expression and felt a headache.
Ever since I let Toneri know that he and Nara Yoshino were together, every time I met him, I always felt that his eyes looked strange, but I couldn't tell what was strange.
Pity? Pity? Ridicule?
Or something, it’s so meaningful that even Nara Shikaku, who has an IQ of 200, can’t say it right away.
Click click click——
Akimichi Choza on the side, even if he was on the road, always held a bag of snacks in his hand, and his mouth never stopped from the beginning to the end.
On the other hand, Yamanaka Haiichi seemed to have already seen what Toneri wanted to do, and he always had a vague smile on his face.
Lu Jiu's face was full of helplessness.
Ever since Shiren moved into their house, nothing good would happen to him when he showed up.
"What do you want to say?"
Toneri narrowed his eyes, so frightened that Shikaku twitched his eyebrows almost reflexively, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched.
"Yoshino is waiting for you at home. We must go back alive!"
Hearing these words, Lu Jiu's expression became a little dignified and serious.
The battlefield is no joke. Even if they are Jonin or Inarakacho, they will still face death. And the stronger they are, the greater the possibility of facing death.
"I know you are the one who wants to go back alive. My mother has been complaining for a long time and said she would wait for you to come home for dinner.
You haven’t been back for a long time, this mission is over, go back and have a look.”
Lu Jiu rarely looked directly into Toneri's eyes and said.
After Toneri moved into their house and conquered his mother Nara Tsugumi as quickly as possible, at some point, Shikaku's family list in his heart began to include only his parents Nara Shikkoko and Nara Tsumi.
Got a new name, Sheren.
Although the contact between the two became less and less after Toneri moved out, he always had a place in his heart that belonged to Toneri, a place that belonged to his family.
Hearing Lu Jiu's words, Toneri was slightly startled, and then showed a very bright smile, "This time we go back and have dinner together. It has indeed been a long time since we tasted Aunt Jimei's cooking!"
Hearing this, the smile on Lu Jiu's face gradually spread.
But he soon stiffened again, and only heard Toneri continue: "Remember to wash the dishes, Shikaku!"
"Hahaha--"
Looking at the sad face of Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Haiichi and Toneri laughed.
Toneri very smoothly took out a few potato chips from Akimichi Choza's snack bag and threw them into his mouth, and said to them: "When I go back this time, I'll treat you to barbecue!"
Ding Zao was used to Toneri's convenient behavior, but when he heard about eating barbecue, his eyes lit up instantly, "Really? Toneri?!"
Shiren suddenly regretted it, but after all, it was his first time, so he just spent the money.
"That's right!"
Bang——
Akimichi Choza slapped Toneri on the shoulder, "Then it's agreed, we can't default on it."
Toneri nodded, came to Shanzhong Haiyi, and whispered: "Haiyi, it's really hard for you to be with a fool and a loser. Remember not to let them mess around at critical moments."
Just as Yamanaka Haiichi was about to agree with a smile, he felt two blazing eyes. He immediately closed his mouth and gave Toneri a look to let him experience it.
Of course Toneri also felt the threat and left them with a smile.
Go to the back and arrange for the ninjas from the medical department.
After Toneri left, Yamanaka Kaiichi smiled and sighed: "What a reliable friend, Shikaku."
Lu Jiu's originally widened eyes had returned to normal at this moment, and he responded with a smile: "Yes, he is someone who can be entrusted with his back."
"Kacha kacha——"
...
An army of three thousand ninjas cannot advance as fast as a single person, especially when most of the ninjas only have genin strength.
Moreover, their march this time was not just about rushing. During the march, they also built some basic transfer stations along the road to facilitate the movement and advancement of subsequent supplies and troops.
War is not just a battle between people.
Likewise, major countries and hidden villages are competing economically and in terms of their heritage.
Sometimes a battlefield cannot be decided for a year, so the final battle will be the economy and heritage of the two hidden villages.
Whichever side has stronger foundation and more economic accumulation, the balance of victory will tilt in that direction.
It was already three days later when Konoha's 3,000-strong ninja army arrived at the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.
That's right, the ninjas of Sunagakure Village, who are on the border of the Land of Fire, and the border of the Land of Wind, are separated from each other by the Kingdom of Rain.
The Country of Rain is an ally of the Country of Fire, and the Hidden Rain Village is also an ally of Konoha. However, in this situation, the Country of Rain and the Hidden Rain Village have become Konoha's best barriers.
Although this approach is somewhat inhumane to the residents of the Land of Rain, from the perspective of Konoha and the Konoha ninjas, this will undoubtedly reduce the pressure they need to face.
At this time, it is not the time to talk about humanitarianism, the interests of each hidden village are the most important.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had always advocated a friendly policy, did not raise any objection to this arrangement during the meeting.
The Land of Rain is the battlefield between Konoha and Sunagakure Village, and the defense line at the border between the two countries is the place that really needs to be broken through.
In response to this, although Sanshouyu Hanzo, the leader of Yuyin Village, was angry, he had no ability to resist.
Apart from him, Yuyin Village is still too weak.
This is the tragedy of a small country, and it is also the status quo that Hanzo has always wanted to change.
But even if you are as powerful as a "demigod", you still have no ability to change.
Since you can't change, you can only endure it silently.
Hanzo did his best to gather the residents of the Rain Country away from participating in the battle between Konoha and Sunagakure Village.
Nearly half of the country was freed up for the two hidden villages to fight.
But even so, there are still many residents of the Kingdom of Rain who suddenly fell into dire straits.
After arriving at the border, Orochimaru immediately arranged for the ninja army to set up a camp, and arranged a certain security force, sending some reconnaissance ninjas to disperse in the Kingdom of Rain to prevent sudden attacks by Sunagakure Village, and at the same time, let the barrier squad be around the camp
Establish basic barrier protection, and trap troops will place traps around the camp.
After arranging these basic defenses and preparations, slowly start arranging other things.
As Orochimaru who has command experience in World War II, he has now shown his excellent command ability and ability to control the overall situation.
A total of three thousand troops, after he issued the orders one by one, the entire ninja army started to operate like a machine. Every ninja was a gear or bearing in this machine, and as the commander-in-chief
Orochimaru is the brain, coordinating the overall situation.
It has to be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen valued Osakimaru for a reason. In half a day, the entire camp was initially completed.
Whether it is basic protection, reconnaissance, patrol, intelligence system, command system, logistics system, or even medical system, all prototypes have been established.
The temporary tents set up one by one are like a fortress, ready to deal with various dangers at any time.
The most important thing is undoubtedly the medical force.
In the center of all the tents is the headquarters where Orochimaru is located. Next to the headquarters are the tents for members of the medical department.
As the commander of the medical department, Toneri's tents were next to each other.
After handling these most basic and important arrangements, Orochimaru held the first wartime meeting.
Through the meeting held by Hiruzen Sarutobi in Konoha a few days ago, it was officially announced that Konoha has entered a wartime state.
The so-called wartime state means that the priority of all wartime tasks is raised to the first place, ranging from S-level tasks to C-level tasks, all above ordinary tasks!
Moreover, the reward policy and system are completely different from usual ones. The military merit system is activated, and anyone who completes a certain amount of tasks will be able to redeem all of Konoha's ninjutsu.
All ninjutsu!
This does not rule out the forbidden spells in the Sealed Book. Of course, the requirements are much higher and are theoretically beyond the reach of ordinary people.
And the most critical thing is the ninja promotion system. After the wartime policy is launched, genin promotion to chunin will no longer require passing the chunin exam.
Moreover, the commander-in-chief outside has the right to promote genin to chunin.
In other words, as long as Orochimaru is willing, he can promote any genin in this ninja army to chunin.
Of course, it's just an improvement in title, not an improvement in strength.
As for being promoted from chunin to jounin, it still requires the approval of Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, but this requirement has also been reduced a lot.
Therefore, launching a wartime policy is very dangerous for many ninjas, but it is also full of opportunities.
Orochimaru held the first wartime meeting to emphasize these things again, which could inspire the passion of every ninja in the army.
Boost your momentum.
However, just as their meeting was going on.
However, a ninja responsible for the investigation rushed directly into the camp with bruises on his face, startling everyone in the meeting.
Toneri immediately stepped forward for treatment, and only heard him say: "O... Orochimaru... Sir, Suna... Sunagakure Village's army has... set out!"
After hearing the content, everyone in the tent turned to one side.
Orochimaru, who was in the dominant position, stuck out his tongue and narrowed his eyes, with an unknown cold light in his yellow vertical pupils.
He said calmly: "Seren, leave the treatment task to the medical team. You must retain every trace of chakra. The first collision in a war is often the most tragic. You must be prepared to face death at any time!
"
After hearing Orochimaru's words, Toneri, who was using the palm senjutsu, froze. The green light in his hand slowly dissipated, and he stood up and responded: "I understand, teacher!"
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