Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 146: Northern War
In the Police Department, in Shisui's office, Shisui was not surprised to see two familiar faces in front of him, but he felt a little emotional.

"Hong knows nothing. She is innocent. Konoha is the treasure that her father sacrificed himself to protect. She will not do anything to harm the village. Please let her go! Please!"

Asuma Sarutobi lowered his head and bowed deeply.

He has already lost his mother, his brother, and is about to lose his father. He cannot lose Hong again.

Might Guy, who was standing by, looked at the two people in a dilemma and had no choice but to bow as well.

"Please, Captain Shisui!"

Is Hong innocent?

Shisui believed that it was, just like in the village, where there is light there is darkness, and the same goes for the family.

Hong would never get involved in such dark things.

Shisui's heart moved, and he found that he was becoming more and more able to face these things that once disgusted him.

Is this growth or compromise?
Sighing, he said gently: "The police department will not wrongly accuse her, but this matter requires her to cooperate with the investigation, which will take about three days. Come back after three days."

Asuma didn't expect Shisui to be so easy to talk to, and he was immediately relieved, and asked again: "Can I see her?"

His voice was no longer as casual as usual, but more nervous.

"Okay, Senior Kai, please take him there, but don't take too long."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Shisui didn't say much, Kurenai wasn't his target, nor was Asuma, and he hadn't thought of targeting either of them.

After the two left, Asuma's affairs were soon known to the ninja clan, and the fact that Hong was not taken out also spread.

The Anbu arrived shortly afterwards, but this time their warrant was questioned.

Yan Shifan took the warrant casually and said in a cold voice: "You are just a few members of the Anbu. How dare you fake the order of the Hokage? I think you are tired of living."

The people in the Anbu paused and looked fiercely at Yan Shifan. They didn't expect that the other party could see through the forged warrant.

But this warrant is clearly the same as the previous one.

"What does this mean Elder Uchiha, are you going to disobey the orders of the Hokage-sama?"

Yan Shifan sneered. He could clearly feel the hatred of these Anbu members towards him.

"The signature above is not the handwriting of the Third Hokage at all. Do you really think we can't recognize it? Come here, capture these spies and interrogate them strictly. I want to see who is so bold as to forge the Hokage's order!"

The four Anbu were not enough in front of the police headquarters, and Yan Shifan was well prepared. More than twenty ninjas jumped out and surrounded them in an instant.

"You're going to attack the Anbu?!"

Several people were shocked and subconsciously picked up their weapons and became alert.

"What a bullshit ANBU! Forging the Hokage's orders, you are clearly a traitor. Why don't you take off your mask and tell the truth about who is behind you!"

Facing Yan Shifan's questioning, the Anbu people lived up to their reputation as elites. Thinking of the man's reminder, they immediately said in a deep voice: "The Hokage has already asked the two assistants to take charge of Konoha's affairs. The orders were given by the two assistants, so they are the Hokage's orders. Do you want the Police Department to disobey the Hokage's orders?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan looked at him deeply and waved his hand to let the people from the police department leave. For some reason, Danzo suddenly became silent, and without him interfering, the power of the Hokage represented by his assistant came into effect again.

"I thought so. You came to show off your power and snatch someone away. But you are too late. We have already finished the interrogation. We have evidence. Even if the Hokage comes, I will punish the criminal severely according to Konoha's laws!"

Yan Shifan's integrity made some young people in the police department excited.

The four ANBU members were speechless, but thinking of the orders from those men, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to demand the people from Yuhi and the Sarutobi clan.

Yan Shifan was secretly happy, but snorted coldly on the surface. He let the man go with a frustrated look on his face, but he only detained Xi Ri Hong.

"What does this mean, Third Elder? Why is there no Sunset Red?"

"Yuhi Kurenai's investigation is not over yet. How can our police department wrongly accuse an innocent person? Why? Is an innocent ninja going to be sent to the Yunoku National Defense Line?"

The four were speechless and had to leave.

Yan Shifan turned and left, secretly commanding: "Go and find out who is giving advice to those two old guys, and also, go and see what's going on with Danzo?"

"Yes."

"Wait, remember to spread what happened today, and spread the evidence as well. I want to see how long the remaining power of the Hokage can last if the Anbu keeps shielding the criminals!"

"Yes!"

Without Danzo to hold him back, Uchiha would not be able to confront his assistant head-on, so Yan Shifan prepared to try a different approach.

However, although the people in the prison were not saved, Sarutobi's shop and the laws regarding the detonating tags could not be changed.

It was also the first time that Utane Koharu and Mitokado En realized the great power of the Police Department.

"They've started involving the Sarutobi clan so quickly, I'm afraid it won't be long before they start targeting other clans. Are they trying to take away the benefits of the ninja business?"

Inside the Hokage Building, Nara Suzaku sat here as the leader of the Jounin Squad and discussed with the other two how to stabilize the situation.

"He doesn't want to involve the Sarutobi clan. He wants everyone to see the Sandaime's status clearly. The Uchiha's goal is probably the Fifth Hokage's position."

Nara Suzaku is worthy of being the one who led a ninja army. His thinking is much clearer than the other two and he got the point across in one sentence.

The two of them suddenly realized and looked at Nara Suzaku with more admiration in their eyes.

Nara Suzaku sighed, he actually didn't want to get involved, but the two of them pulled him in as the Hokage's assistant, and without Danzo to mess around he had no reason to refuse, so he could only come to help.

"The Uchiha have taken action repeatedly. The ninja clans in the village have basically confirmed the status of the Sandaime. Next, they will inevitably expand their influence unscrupulously. Some small and medium-sized ninja clans may choose to compromise if they can't withstand the coercion and inducement."

"How dare they! The evil Uchiha betrayed Konoha several times. How can we allow such unstable people to become the Kage of Konoha?"

"I don't know what Danzo is doing now, but this is a good opportunity to unite the ninja clans and suppress the Uchiha!"

Nara Suzaku did not refuse, he now stood against the Uchiha.

"If we can persuade the Hyuga clan."

Nara Suzaku paused as he spoke. Not only did the Hyuga clan know what happened on the front line, they also knew the reason why Shikaku was defeated.

Although he was rational enough to help his two assistants, the Hyuga clan might not be willing to do so.

Utane Koharu was also a little embarrassed when she heard this. In order to shift the blame and lure Hinata to contribute, she deliberately led everyone to put all the responsibility on Hinata and Nara. Although what she said had no obvious cause and effect relationship, everyone now knows what happened.

"Even if the Hyuga clan is unwilling to help, we cannot allow them to be won over by the Uchiha."

"Then let's do this. We will continue to suppress the Uchiha according to the original plan and build momentum to pave the way for the Jonin meeting."

Speaking of the Jounin Conference, Nara Suzaku had a splitting headache. He thought the two assistants were crazy to have such an idea. But he couldn't stop them. There was no one left to choose from.

While Konoha was in endless internal strife, Konoha's strategic deployment on the Yuno no Nam defense line had also reached a critical moment.

"Mr. Yi, we have been making more and more moves recently, and have fought with Yunyin's small forces several times. Yunyin has become more and more vigilant, and the army has retreated. We have completely occupied their reconnaissance base."

On a high slope piled up with ninjutsu, Jiraiya and others looked at the Hidden Cloud Defense Line in the distance and talked about the recent situation.

Sima Yi nodded and sighed, "What a pity. Until the defense line in Tang's territory, this area is all plains."

If possible, he would rather annihilate the enemy's manpower on a large scale.

However, in this kind of terrain, except for ninjas who have mastered earth-attribute chakra, others can only hide in the forest to launch an ambush.

The Hidden Cloud Village lost a large number of reconnaissance ninjas and did not dare to fight recklessly. They only fought briefly a few times when Konoha began to counterattack. After falling into a disadvantage, they immediately withdrew their defense line.

Several people were puzzled by his meaning, and Sima Yi did not explain too much, but just said: "The Cloud Hidden God has completely lost his eyes. Let's start the action in the next few days. The army will be divided into two groups. The commander can lead the main force to attack the eastern front once. The children of each ninja clan should wear their clan emblems and form a strict battle formation. Attack for one day. If you fail, try for another three days."

Jiraiya nodded and gave the order immediately. Everyone had heard the general layout of this battle before, so they had no objection and took action immediately.

Both sides were on a plain. Apart from some woods and lakes, there were only a few small hills in the middle, no more than ten meters high, which provided no protection for the ninjas.

Therefore, the terrain is equal for both sides.

The military order was issued, people gathered, thousands of ninjas were displayed, and the ninja formation was placed in the most conspicuous place.

Uchiha, Hinata, Nara, Yamazaka, Akimichi.
Their clothes are similar but their family emblems are different, so you can tell which family they belong to at a glance from a distance.

Jiraiya made a simple pre-war mobilization, and then divided his troops into two groups. He and Sima Yi led the main force to the eastern front, while Hyuga Higashihiko led the remaining people to the western front. Both sides launched fierce attacks one after another.

Once the army moved, the movement of thousands of people naturally could not have the effect of a surprise attack, and they were discovered by Yunyin before they got close.

bang~
Inside the Kumogakure army tent, a woman in the lead split the long table in the tent in half with one punch. The ninjas on both sides looked at each other and swallowed their saliva.

"Konoha, this is too much, damn Jiraiya, I want to see if he can get past this line of defense!"

The two Yuboku people were very angry. As a perfect Jinchūriki, she should have been a killing weapon on the battlefield, but she was repeatedly stopped by Jiraiya. She had been unhappy for a long time. Now the opponent was even more aggressive and came here. She could no longer tolerate it.

"Gather the ninjas and follow me to fight!"

"Wait, you are being too reckless. Leave enough troops as a reserve, and Troy must also be notified."

Tutai immediately spoke out to stop him upon seeing this. Muren clicked his tongue but did not refute, after all, the other party was the commander-in-chief.

When everything was ready and the army was dispatched, Konoha's ninja army was already five miles away. At this distance, there was no need for any reconnaissance ninjas, and the number of enemies could be estimated directly.

On the other side, when the Konoha army was still more than ten miles away from the Cloud Hidden Defense Line, the front army slowly dispersed. At this moment, it had become a skirmish line that was nearly ten miles long from east to west.

On the one hand, this behavior is also helpless. The Kumogakure has a Jinchuriki. If the Konoha ninja army is too concentrated and Jiraiya fails to stop the Yokogakure, causing a tailed beast ball to fall into the army, the Konoha headquarters will have to come out in full force and prepare to fight four against one again.

On the other hand, the ninjas of Konoha are better at fighting in small teams, but they lack training in large-scale battles.

Although Sima Yi had some ideas, this kind of thing required a certain amount of training and sufficient prestige to promote organizational changes. He had not yet established his merits and lacked prestige, so he could only wait and see.

The Yunyin side also adopted the same skirmish tactics. When the two sides met, there was no need for much words and they soon started fighting.

Sima Yi did not go on the battlefield in the rear of the Konoha Ninja Army, but stayed in the rear to observe. He was guarded by some senior ninjas including Hui and Hyuga Hizashi, and behind him stood a thousand ninja soldiers as a reserve.

The Tutai of the Kumogakure side also stayed in the rear, and neither side could commit all its forces.

He also noticed the ninja clans that were connected in groups within the Konoha Ninja Army, and was horrified. He then quickly turned his gaze to Yuukito, keeping a close eye on her, fearing that she might have an accident.

The two sides fought for several hours, from noon to dusk. Seeing that he could not break through, Sima Yi led the rear army to deter the enemy from the side. After a stalemate for a while, the two sides evacuated with their wounded and bodies.

Tutai saw that it was getting late and did not dare to pursue the enemy even though they were closer to their own camp. Both sides tacitly controlled the casualties within an acceptable range.

After returning to the tent, Jiraiya immediately arranged for medical ninjas to provide treatment. Their medical ninjas were superior in number and level to those of Kumogakure. If they continued to waste time like this, Kumogakure would sooner or later be unable to bear it and would withdraw.

Konoha still has the upper hand overall, but this is not what they want.

"It's difficult to win a head-on battle in a short period of time, and the damage will be too great." Jiraiya sighed, this battle was really boring without his best friend.

"It's okay. We only need a small force to conduct a test attack in the next few days."

Jiraiya nodded, "I hope everything goes well."

In the next few days, the Konoha Ninja Army built up their morale every day, but only sent a small number of troops to attack different defense zones in Kumogakure.

Tutai: "They are trying to find our weaknesses. Always pay attention to strengthening our defense. Their next large-scale attack will determine our victory."

Three days later, Konoha's test ended and the army was dispatched again. Due to the atmosphere created before and Dodai's orders, all the Hidden Cloud Ninjas knew that this battle was extremely important and they felt full of pressure.

The Konoha army was fifteen miles away from the Kumogakure defense line when it suddenly stopped, and there was no movement for three hours.

This made Tutai's heart very anxious and he couldn't calm down.

"How is it, have you found out the news?"

"No, Konoha sent out a large number of counter-reconnaissance teams, and with the Hyuga ninjas there, we lost a lot of people before we even got close, so we had to retreat temporarily."

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Dodai frowned, feeling a surge of pressure, while Yubokuto gritted his teeth and cursed, "What is Konoha doing? Let's fight."

"Don't panic. Check your defenses and be prepared at all times. With Konoha's previous performance, it is impossible to achieve results on the front battlefield. Just be careful not to let them break through on the western front. Wait until they get closer and then observe."

As Tudai was analyzing, someone suddenly came to report from outside the tent, "Konoha's ninja army has arrived five miles outside the defense line, with about 5,000 people."

"Five thousand men! It seems that this should be the entire force of Konoha's eastern front. Inform all teams to prepare to meet the enemy! Send someone to inform Troy to send a message every half an hour to keep in touch with us at all times."

"Yes!"

On the battlefields of both sides, because Konoha had been dawdling for three hours, the sun had already moved from the south to the west.

The Konoha side still had a scattered front line of troops, while the rear army was lined up next to Sima Yi. The two armies were only two miles apart.

However, this time the rear army had two thousand people, and they built a series of earth walls for protection. Sima Yi and others took the opportunity to stand on them and observe.

Dodai noticed that there were fewer people on Jiraiya's side, but he relaxed a lot when he saw the elite ninjas from various clans in Konoha.

As long as Konoha's combat power is still under his nose, he doesn't believe that Konoha can break through from here.

"Konoha's momentum is amazing. Today will be another fierce battle. However, no matter how many times, this is an iron wall that Konoha cannot cross!"

(End of this chapter)