When the hurricane is weak, it will rise from the vast sea; when the famous river is trickling, it will rise from the high mountains.

The country of Sichuan has a small territory and a small population, but it has a great influence on the three countries of fire, wind, and rain. The three mountain ranges of Ado, Osumi, and Tami block the desert of the country of wind. The entry of the monsoon promotes rainfall in the mountain front, so it is There is the Basin of the Country of Rain with abundant water; the mountains make it difficult for evil neighbors to cross the mountains and plunder on a large scale, although they covet the fertile fields of the Country of Fire.

Among them, the Tami Mountain Range, which is closest to the Land of Fire, intersects with Zeng Mountain and Platycodon Mountain. In the valley between the two mountains, there is the famous Platycodon Ancient City.It was the residence of the Hosokawa family of the previous Fire Nation. Twelve years have passed since Akio Muto ordered the immigrants to destroy the city. However, dust and sand have not been able to completely erode its gorgeous appearance. The green tiles and green bricks and flying corners of the corridors are still there. It proves to passers-by that the glory of a family has declined.

However, no one was feeling sad at this time. A steady stream of armored soldiers coming from the northeast were flowing towards the newly built Zeng Xiaozhai. Their flags were fluttering, their clothes and armor were bright, and they were marching very fast. It was obvious that they had plenty of food and fodder.

The wealth of Fertile Field is evident from this.

At the foot of Zeng Mountain, the mountain clan and Hayato left early, and Hashirama and Tobirama led their clansmen to gather at the military stronghold.As they walked, they watched a team bustling out of Zeng Xiaozhai and marching into the dilapidated city.

"Master Hashirama! Master Tobirama! You are finally back!" someone shouted.

"Brother Hiroshi?" Hashirama sensed the chakra of the incoming man and led the team to meet him, "Why are you alone? Where are the 30 people you are responsible for?"

Senju Hiroshi breathed heavily, sweat dripping down his cheeks, and he swallowed hard to moisten his throat.When Hashirama noticed these details, something must have changed in his mind.

"This formation has released new mission content. All those who can escape from the earth do not need to enter the city. They can take a rest and march directly to Mount Domi. The 30 of us have been merged into Uncle Matsuma's team and have set off early. I will stay and be responsible for supporting you. "Senju Hiroshi directly held Hashirama and followed the team.

Tobirama slowed down and came to the two of them: "This is the first time I've heard of such a request as only earth-bending ninjas."

"This is indeed the first time, and this is the first time the clan has received a non-combat mission - we have to help build the city."

"Where to build the city?" Isn't there going to be a war?Why do you still have such free time?

Senju Hiroshi said nothing and pointed to the top of the mountain.

Mount Tami in the distance is not that tall. Compared to the Osumi peaks that pierce the sky, its undulating ridgeline is as gentle as water waves, reminding people of the three arcs formed by a bird's wings and trunk when it flies.The mountains are covered with light clouds, and the sky is full of decaying grass. There is no yellow orchid embellishment, nor the fragrance of snow plums. The mountains are lifeless, far less lively than the busy military camp below.

In the moon of the four poles, the sky is cold and the ground is freezing, and the cold air from southern Xinjiang invades the bones.Hashirama noticed something unusual, stopped and squinted his eyes to carefully observe the "bird's trunk".

"Boom -" With a loud sound, a pool of brown fluid began to slowly flow down the mountain.

Tobirama immediately became alert: "Earth Escape?"

"Why are you pushing the soil towards us?" Hashirama thought more than his younger brother. He recalled the daimyo's thoughtful face in the military strategy class for no reason.

Senju Hiroshi took a deep breath and guided the teenagers one by one to speed up: "Let's go over there first."

When passing by the ancient city of Platycodon, Hashirama heard the noise of digging stones, and saw the wheelbarrows placed in a mess beside the ruins; when passing by Zeng Xiaozhai, Tobirama saw the neat trees like a forest, and heard all kinds of orders. Voice.But none of this solved their doubts. On the contrary, when they boarded the artificial saddle, the busy construction scene made the two teenagers even more confused.

"Reinforcements from the Thousand Hands Clan, right?" A man wearing a black hat stood next to the pile of wood with his knife pressed, and said condescendingly.

"This is Senju Hashirama." Hashirama stepped forward and bowed his head in salute.

The samurai's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at the little ninja suspiciously: "Are you the one they said knew the wood escape?"

"Exactly."

"Hmph," the bearded warrior breathed out from his nose, "What do you know about a guy who doesn't have all his hair? Go and do things with your adults."

"Yes."

Unlike the layman samurai, after hearing the word "Wood Release", the ninjas all cast more or less searching eyes.Tobirama held his breath and looked back one by one. Hashirama quickly pulled him into the disgraced construction crowd.

Senju Hiroshi looked at him with approval, and took advantage of the noise made by the earth escape to whisper: "That person's name is Ou Shoichi, Ashigaru General, and he was sent to oversee the work from above."

"Should I use secret techniques in front of these people?" Hashirama felt that this matter was more important than the discomfort of being slighted.

Tobirama looked around with his peripheral vision: "Artisans, peasant soldiers, Shimura family ninjas, Nara family ninjas——"

"——And the Akimichi family."

"Ten percent of the power is enough."

"I can't judge this matter for you, Master Hashirama," Senju Hiroshi said with a serious expression, "It's just that the ninjas from the Kingdom of Wind may arrive at any time, and the Hamasaka Army has also arrived at Numazaki at the foot of Osumi Mountain. We must be there before them Build the city before we attack. This is a military order, time is running out."

"Let me think about it again." Hashirama nodded to Tobirama, the two tightened their hair ties and walked towards the edge of the cliff.There, the ninjas were divided into small teams according to their families, and worked together to perform more powerful earth escape.

"Pay attention to control. Don't use ninjutsu at the same time as other families. Don't let too much earth flow completely wash away the mountain." The leader of the Senju is the highest-ranking elder in the clan dispatched this time and the same generation as the clan leader Senju Buddhama. Senjumatsuma.He frowned and warned the two brothers earnestly.

"Escape - Earth Escape!"

The green voice was mixed with the earth-shaking sound, and the thousand-foot wall turned into a yellow dragon rushing down the hillside, diverging into the gentle valley.The distant city wall remained motionless, holding soldiers marching in a long snake-like formation.

Quarrying, logging, bincho guns, making concave shapes on the mountains... A year ago, Hashirama would not have felt that there was any connection between the above arrangements, but when he briefly received military training with the daimyo In the end, these disorderly things turned into clues that helped him grasp the overall situation.Now he only needs a map to confirm and confirm the layout of the battle in the Kingdom of Fire.

Can we win?How are we going to win?

The disputes in the western border of the Fire Country have not yet affected the Northland.When the cold wind passed through the dense forest, two blurry figures rode the wind, as agile as a deer and as strong as an ape.

Hearing the faint sound of branches breaking, the leader did not look back. He turned his wrist and found something. He nailed a kunai to the tree and quickly shuttled through the narrow gaps between the branches.

The young man following behind did not rush forward, his eyes flashed red, and his legs used force to leap high into the air.

The leader fell behind and immediately changed his strategy. He also jumped to the top of the tree and drew his ninja sword and stabbed the boy directly.

The young man seemed to sense danger with his back, bending down in mid-air like a cat, drawing a knife with his right hand, and a cold light suddenly appeared between the fingers of his left hand.

"Duoduoduo——" Three shurikens dug into the tree trunk, and the two figures fell rapidly.

The bright moon is in the sky, the shadows of the trees are swaying, and there is no sound in the forest.

The two of them clung to the branches and put the tip of the knife against each other's throat.

Then they looked at each other and smiled.

"Thank you for practicing with me, Brother Zhu Tai." The young man removed the sword first and bowed his head to thank him through the swaying of the branches.

"You're welcome, Master Madara," Zhu Tai looked above his head, "You completely missed my trap, which makes me feel so unfulfilled."

"I saw it," Madara pointed to his eyes, "You laid a net between the trees, and chakra flows on those lines. I don't want to test how sharp they are."

Zhu Tai smiled slyly: "You only saw that one."

"What?" Madara didn't understand what he meant.

No one answered, and the tall Uchiha Ada simply disappeared in front of Madara.

"Substitute Technique." Madara suddenly realized it and looked helplessly at Canuda's kunai nailed to the tree.Sure enough, the young man looked back at him with a smile: "How is it? You have to observe carefully next time."

Madara didn't agree, tilted his head and smiled, silently raising his hand to form a seal.In an instant, he also disappeared from where he was.

Uchiha Kakuta's smile froze on his face.

"Substitute technique." The first shuriken dug into the tree trunk turned into a short black boy and said calmly.

"I came back after being tricked... It's so embarrassing... I'm so proud..." Zhu Tai pulled his hair in embarrassment.

I've been tricked by another person before, so I won't be careless again, Madara thought to himself.He despised a certain Senju Sister in his heart, and did not forget to comfort Zhu Tai: "If you open the Sharingan to fight with me, I won't be able to deceive you. Thank you for taking care of me."

"Your strength has indeed improved significantly after opening your eyes. I have to work harder, otherwise I will be left behind by you soon." Candaba looked up at Madara.

"Brother! Brother Zhu Tai! There is new information!" Quan Nai's voice came from afar, interrupting the conversation.

The expressions of the two people on the tree changed suddenly, they immediately stopped talking and joking, and ran away quickly.

The forest was silent, scattered branches fell into the rotten leaves, and the marks of weapons were hidden in the shadows. Everything was as usual.

That night, I woke up and couldn't fall asleep, so I just lay on the quilt with my eyes closed and thought about the drill with Ito on the day of the military meeting.

I imitated Mozi and Gongshu to simulate the attack on the Song Dynasty, Ito was responsible for the attack, I was responsible for the defense, and the Nara family ninjas were constantly supplementing the information recently obtained from the Kingdom of Wind.According to the original plan to defend the two castles in the valley, Yitong won two, lost, and tied. According to the plan to build a new Guancheng, I still won all four battles even though I sent my troops to support Ochre.

At that time, Ishida thought that Ito and I were colluding in acting, so he came over to give it a try, but the result was still the same.

Since then, the retainers' attitude towards me has changed significantly, and Ishida and Sakahara are even willing to discuss plans with me in detail.I began to see my presence in their eyes.

These people probably recognized my strategic deployment ability. The war was coming, and it was a good thing for the leaders not to give random orders. It was a rare good thing in the world that I was able to put forward some constructive suggestions.

Only I know that I don't have much military talent. I just absorbed Sakahara's opinions and had some impressions of several famous Chinese and foreign battles in my memory. For example, this move "Building a Sword Pavilion" was learned from Ziwu. Hou - that's the real genius.

The difficulties of the Shu Road and the dangers of the Jiangge are known to all the world.There is a poem by Du Gongbu that says, "Only if there is a danger in the sky, the sword gate is strong in the world. Mountains embrace the southwest, and stone corners all face north. Two cliffs lean against each other, carving out the shape of a city. If a man comes to the pass in anger, millions of people can't get close to him." .The wall of Duoni Mountain is thin, and the saddle between the two peaks faces the canyon between Zeng and Platycodon. Together with the mud and rocks washed down by the soil, it can form a right-angled trapezoid exactly like Jianmenguan. The steep slope faces the river. Country, with a gentle slope facing the Country of Fire, and then using the hard stones of Platycodon Ancient City to block the original exit road, the goal of "easy to defend but difficult to attack" was achieved.

A gust of breeze blew across his cheeks, and the Yamanaka family ninja jumped to the bed: "Your Highness! Urgent report from the front!"

I immediately put the question behind me and quickly lifted myself up: "Speak!"

"The Akasa family ninja sneak attack on Mount Tami, the first batch of refugees from the Kingdom of Wind have arrived at the mountain pass of the Kingdom of Rain!" The oil lamp was lit one after another, and Sakahara walked in dusty.

"What's the situation in Tami Mountain Pass? Is it damaged? How many casualties are there?"

"Captured three people alive and killed more than 30 people. Senju and Akimichi each lost two people. Peasants and soldiers lost more than ten people. The castle has been repaired." Sakahara saw my posture of preparing to sleep in my clothes and nodded with satisfaction. nod.

I took the fan from the maid's hand and motioned to Toramaru to pick up the sword: "Why are there so many casualties? Are boiling water, kerosene, arrows, rolling logs and other defense materials ready?"

"The defense is not dedicated enough." Sakahara hesitated for a moment.

I stared closely into the eyes of the old man, waiting for him to express his opinion: "You recommended Ou Shengyi, who was ordered to guard the gate, right? He is indeed very talented in the construction industry, and he built the gate before the agreed construction period. , but dereliction of duty——"

Sakahara looked back coldly: "The crime deserves punishment."

"After the war, both merit and punishment will be rewarded." With his assurance, I gained a little more confidence in strict military discipline. I turned to Canaan and shouted: "Go to the top of the city and blow the conch! Call everyone to prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

We strode out of the dormitory, and all the retainers had gathered in the corridor. When they saw Sakahara and me, they suddenly shouted: "Your Highness!"

The floorboards creaked, and Sakahara took two steps back and stood behind me.Now I stand alone in front, looking down at this group of ministers who have experienced decades of vicissitudes more than me.

I took a deep breath, then raised my breath and said loudly: "Gentlemen! The troops of the Kingdom of Wind are approaching the city! Who wants to fight with me!"

"Your Majesty is willing to go!" The response overwhelmed Fa Luo's sobs and resounded through the sky.

"Okay!" I pointed my sword at the same time, pointing straight to the south, "Everyone, please go back and eat and drink. At [-] o'clock tomorrow, we will send out troops to attack Hamasaka Motochika!"

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