Naruto: Konoha Uzumaki Shirataki

Shirataki did not drastically reorganize the ninja army, nor did he attack again, but just spent time with Sunagakure Village. All matters in the army, large and small, were left to Nara Shikashi to take care of. He didn't care about them at all. Apart from practicing, he would chat with Hatake Sakumo from time to time.

Another month has passed, and the locations of the Sunagakure army's camp in Kawanoguni and several important strongholds have been explored by the Hyuga ninjas sent by Shirataki.

Although, judging from the situation, it seems that as long as Commander Shirataki gives an order and takes the initiative to fight several large-scale battles with the Sunagakure army, the Sunagakure will inevitably be forced by the Konoha ninja army to retreat into the Kingdom of Wind.

However, Shirataki did not act rashly, but frequently dispatched small groups of troops to attack from various directions, constructing attack routes among the rolling mountains of Kawa Country, as if preparing for a protracted war.

This is also true. Shirataki played very steadily. He had no intention of being anxious or having a decisive battle with Sunagakure. He just separated multiple fronts, covering the entire territory of Sichuan Country, and then slowly advanced forward step by step.

The nature is somewhat similar to a big sweep. As for Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage was keenly aware of Shirataki's strategic intentions. Although he didn't know what Shirataki's intentions were, this style of play, which was no different from traditional ninja wars, was on target to a certain extent. The plans of the Third Kazekage.

After all, Sunagakure was actually not fully prepared for a large-scale battle. As a result, the Third Kazekage followed suit and dispersed Sunagakure's large army, and started a tug-of-war with Shirataki and the Konoha ninjas.

Countless small battlefields were immediately opened up. Fierce collisions occurred on all fronts, and as a result, the entire country of Kawa no Kuni was caught in the turbulent war between Sunagakure and Konoha.

Another three months passed, and when the battle line was gradually advancing to the halfway point, Shirataki suddenly made a big move. Apparently he couldn't wait for Sarutobi Hiruzen's order. He wanted to quickly end the Wind Kingdom's battle line, and then go to support the rain. country front.

He decisively dispatched a large number of elite Jonin and officially began to carry out various difficult tasks. In addition to Sunagakure's main camp, they have been leading troops to clean up various strongholds established by Sunagakure in Kawanoguni. With the help of Hyuga ninjas, the efficiency can be said to be extremely amazing.

Occasionally, they also led their troops to intersperse among Sunagakure's defense lines to reverse the battlefield situation everywhere. Some highly mobile teams basically harassed Sunagakure and attacked Sunagakure's key transportation links, as well as Destruction of vital supply lines.

As for the large-scale troops, they frequently circled back to intercept, and completed a tacit encirclement with the Konoha ninjas on the front battlefield, eating up the small groups of Sand ninjas one after another. In the past few months, good news has come frequently.

Obviously, even if they do not engage in ninja army battles, but engage in some small-scale encounters, raids, and fortifications, Sunagakure will not be able to defeat Konoha at the moment. The main reason is that Sunagakure's high-end combat power has not appeared much, and On Konoha's side, Hatake Sakumo also took action.

During this period, Hatake Sakumo frequently fought against Chiyo, Spider, Rasa, Yegakura and others from Sunagakure Village, with both sides winning or losing. But generally speaking, Konoha's high-end combat power has always had an advantage to a certain extent. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is overwhelming Sunagakure's high-end combat power.

In this case, even if Sunagakure's puppet master troops fight back desperately, the number of puppet masters is too small after all, and they cannot make much difference to the overall battle situation. In particular, after experiencing the baptism of fierce battles, some geniuses in Konoha are still growing rapidly, and their combat power is increasing faster and faster, almost overwhelming Chiyo and others.

All fronts were advancing steadily, and the fighting was in full swing on all battlefields. Shirataki, the captain of the team, never took any action, but just sat in the midfield and commanded remotely, maintaining a low-intensity war with Sunagakure. Even if he occasionally inspects, Shirataki has no interest in the high-end combat capabilities of Sunagakure. He spends most of his time watching the battle secretly in order to have a good idea of ​​the war situation.

Corresponding to Shirataki, the Third Kazekage never appeared on the battlefield. It is not known whether he was maintaining a tacit understanding in some sense or was preparing to hold back some big move.

Time flies by as time flies by. In the country of Kawawa, amid the flames of war, the Konoha Ninja Army led by Shirataki has been fighting against the Sunagakure Ninja Army for nearly two years, and the time has come to Konoha 35.

During this long period of time, Konoha's strategy has been to advance steadily, step by step, and fight neither tepidly nor fast nor slowly. The Konoha ninjas are like thick walls, squeezing Sunagakure's living space bit by bit, trying to drive all Sunagakure out of the country of Kawakawa.

However, after the Suna ninjas experienced a period of disadvantage at the beginning, and after they had figured out Konoha's usual tactics and high-end combat capabilities, they gradually showed the background of a great ninja village and continued to stabilize their position. , did not completely retreat into the Kingdom of Wind.

Facing Konoha's aggressive attack, the Sand Ninjas were still holding on, seemingly without any intention of giving up. Sunagakure's stubborn resistance caused many knowledgeable people on the Konoha side to ask Shirataki for a battle, hoping that Shirataki could concentrate his superior forces to launch a large-scale battle and completely defeat Sunagakure. However, they were all defeated by Shirataki in various ways. Reasons to block back.

For example, the geographical environment of the Kingdom of Sichuan is different from that of the Kingdom of Wind, and the border line of Sichuan Fire is also different. It has high mountains and dense forests, crisscrossed rivers, and a complex terrain structure. It is difficult for large-scale ninja troops to launch an offensive formation.

Or, although the Kawa Country is a small country, its land area is not that small, and its strategic depth is very long. It is also very different from the Rain Country. If the Konoha Ninja Army rushes to pursue the Suna Ninja, they will not be able to keep up with them in terms of supplies. superior.

It was precisely because of the above factors that Shirataki made preparations for a protracted war with Sunagakure, in order to ensure Konoha's victory.

The past two years have passed, Sanshouyu Hanzo is still unable to shrink out, and Nao Shu has been responsible for some simple material delivery tasks behind the Rain Kingdom front line. Moreover, Shirataki clearly knows that based on the current timeline, the rope tree has passed the plot killing time, which undoubtedly makes Shirataki breathe a sigh of relief.

Therefore, the war in the past two years, the confrontation between Konoha and Sunagakure on the battlefield of Kawakuni, has always been a small group of troops colliding with each other, which is very similar to the war situation in the Country of Rain.

In May of the 35th year of Konoha, in the eastern part of the Kawa Country, among the rolling mountains, somewhere on the relatively flat mountainside, deep in the dense forest.

A large open space was opened up artificially, and it was filled with dense white tents. A rough count suggested that there must be at least a thousand tents. If you look down from a high altitude, these white tents are like stars nestled in the forest, with flags embroidered with leaf patterns fluttering in the breeze.

This is Konoha's current camp area. Because the war was going relatively smoothly and the front lines were constantly advancing, Shirataki finally set up his camp here after several moves. As of today, the location of the Konoha camp has not been moved for almost a year.

And this is far from the initial situation of changing every ten days or every month. It seems that Konoha's offensive against Sunagakure has been thwarted. However, the Konoha ninjas who have experienced various big and small battles have no such idea.

All Konoha ninjas now basically believe that their commander, Shirataki-sama, is a person with an extremely conservative fighting style, and his personality is probably of a very stable type. The reason for having this idea is for no other reason than that the strategy adopted by Shirataki was too cautious, as if he was afraid that Sunagakure would come up with some conspiracy.

If we look at it from the most ideal point of view, based on the comparison of the current combat power of the two sides, Konoha would have been able to push Sunagakure back to the Kingdom of Wind. It is not impossible to even go further, but the reality is that it would have been over long ago. The Sunagakure War dragged on for more than two years in Konoha.

Moreover, it seems now that we don’t know how long we will continue to fight. Although the big and small battles never stopped, no matter whether it was Konoha, Sunagakure, Shirataki or the Third Kazekage, neither side had the slightest intention of starting a decisive battle, and the scale of the war had always been maintained at a low level.

The reason for Shirataki is that he is waiting for the order from Sarutobi Hiruzen. Without the order from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shirataki will not take the initiative to initiate a decisive battle. After all, he does not want to take the blame. Even if Shirataki is confident that he can win, it will probably cost a lot of Konoha ninja lives.

As for Sunagakure, since the Third Kazekage vaguely grasped Shirataki's true intentions, he has also tacitly cooperated with Shirataki, fighting this war that has a slightly changed flavor. On the surface, Sunagakure seemed to have relented, but in fact, the Third Kazekage had been accumulating strength, waiting for the best opportunity to give Shirataki a head-on attack.

Various older masters in Sunagakure Village have secretly taken up their positions one after another, including Monzaemon, Wind Erosion, Drought, and some old ninja clan chiefs. In the past two years, although Sunagakure has been suppressed by Konoha, But since Konoha did not choose to defeat Sunagakure in one go, it left a lot of buffer time for the Third Kazekage to make full preparations to deal with Shirataki.

Bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden, in order to avenge the previous shame, the Third Kazekage believed that the day was not far away that he could defeat Shirataki, defeat Konoha, and establish the victory of Sunagakure Village in one fell swoop.

At this time, it was early morning.

The dawn rose, and the sunlight pierced the mist shrouding the forest like a sharp sword, spreading on the busy Konoha ninjas. At the entrance of the camp, several horse-drawn and ox-carts filled with supplies were parked quietly. Every moment, there was an endless stream of ninjas coming in and out of the camp.

They were either carrying heavy wooden boxes or holding stacks of quilts, with joyful smiles on their faces, making it a lively scene. The Konoha ninjas have reason to be happy, because today is the day for the arrival of supplies and the distribution of supplies. Everyone can receive brand new equipment, including but not limited to: kunai shuriken, ninja sword detonating talisman and other items.

In fact, for the low-level ninjas who have been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, no matter how many truths they preach, no matter how great and upright the banner is, it is not as good as having a good knife on hand to boost their morale. This This principle is applicable to any ninja village.

At least, low-level ninjas, civilian ninjas, especially some genin who have just graduated from ninja schools, naturally do not know any ninjutsu. At this time, the importance of equipment is also reflected.

A detonating talisman may determine the outcome of a battle. A soldier's food pill may determine the life or death of a genin. This is actually a normal situation in the ninja world, and it is also the norm for most ninjas when performing tasks.