Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 9 Preserving Strength
Late at night, the front line is hidden in fog.

"Lord Qing, the news from the front has been cut off. Our reconnaissance ninjas near the enemy camp may have all been sacrificed." The two assistants held the intelligence with very grim expressions.

Their attack had been detected before it even started. How could they have any chance of winning? Should they really continue?

Qing took the information with a calm expression.

In one afternoon, he recalled all the ninjas around except the reconnaissance ninjas who were monitoring the Uchiha.

"No problem, I will lead the operation myself."

He has the Byakugan, and his reconnaissance ability is even better than that of a reconnaissance ninja. With him taking action, everyone feels a little relieved.

"Master Qing, everyone has assembled. When will we evacuate?"

Someone walked into the tent to report that they did not know the purpose of this gathering.

"No evacuation, we will attack the Konoha camp tonight!"

"Nani?"

"Shisui, they are really coming to kill us!"

Uchiha Hui came back from the front, feeling both excited and confused. Although he was a little bored, he really didn't think that the Mist Ninja dared to continue fighting.

"Why exactly?"

Shisui frowned, his head splitting as he couldn't figure out the reason. He looked at Sima Yi, only to see that he was also shaking his head helplessly.

"Don't worry about why. Since they are here to kill us, let them see how powerful we Uchiha are!"

He was ready to fight. Now that they had the advantage in military strength, there was no reason to hold back. They should just charge straight ahead and end it all!

"No, don't act rashly before you know the other party's intentions. Go to the front and gather everyone to retreat according to the plan."

Shisui stopped the other party from asking for a fight and turned to look outside the tent.

"Yixing, is it done?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a person walked into the tent. It was Shiraki Yoshiyuki, a member of Shisui's team.

"Captain, the arrangements have been completed, all teams have been notified, and all Kirigakure reconnaissance ninjas have been dealt with."

"Ah? What notice? How come I didn't know about it?" Uchiha Hui widened his eyes, looking confused.

Shisui didn't answer directly, but continued to instruct, "You go with Hui, and tell him our plan on the way."

"Yes!"

"Remember, don't fight easily!"

"Yes."

The two left, and Shisui continued, "Teacher, the opponent only has one Byakugan Killer Ao left. I will go and intercept him myself. I'll leave this to you, teacher."

Sima Yi nodded, "Go ahead, just make the other side give up the attack. Every member of the Uchiha clan will be your helper in the future, so you must preserve your strength."

"is teacher!"

After Zhishui left, Sima Yi was still thinking hard. He had been thinking for an entire afternoon, but still didn't understand the other party's motives.

He even considered that the other party actually had a secret army, and the current attack was just a cover. The other party's real purpose was to secretly bypass the defense line and enter the heart of the Fire Nation to plunder.

Or to be more daring, the other party wants to surprise attack the main force led by Nara Suzaku, or attack Huanglong directly!
"You really can't underestimate the heroes of the world!"

Outside the dense forest, the Mist Ninja troops led by Qing have arrived at the border of the Fire Country. Although his subordinates are dissatisfied with his order to launch the attack, the prestige of the Mizukage still exists, so they still carry out the mission.

Qing was wearing an eye mask, and his Byakugan was quietly activated, and his expression changed slightly through the flow of chakra.

"As expected, they have noticed that so many traps were set up in just one afternoon."

Looking at the densely packed detonating talismans and various traps in the forest, Qing sighed in his heart, but did not remind them. Instead, he ordered: "I will lead people to attract attention from the front, and Taketari Jubei will lead people to attack from the side."

"Hmph, no need, I'm going to kill them head-on!" Taketsu Juebei snorted coldly and pushed Qing away. He was tall and strong with a strange appearance, and at this moment he smiled ferociously, looking quite brave.

"As you wish, beware of traps."

Seeing that the other party had been fooled, Qing sighed and warned them, then he led the two teams to turn to the flanks, leaving the front to Taketari Jubei. "Coward! What are you afraid of? Follow me and kill all the Uchiha people!"

"Come on!"

Rumble~
As Qing left, there was a huge noise behind him. He looked back and his eyes twitched, but thinking of the order, he had to concentrate and continue to act.

Several people advanced rapidly in the forest. With the White Eyes around, ordinary traps were completely useless and they soon approached their destination.

"what!"

At this moment, something unexpected happened. Several teammates around Qing suddenly became stiff and lost control of their bodies.

"Who?!"

Qing's face changed, and he looked around, using his white eyes to the maximum. Finally, he saw the pair of eyes hundreds of meters away through the layers of trees.

Red eyes, bloody breath, surging chakra and terrifying pupil power.

After only a brief glance, Qing began to sweat profusely and avoided his gaze.

"Shunshin Shisui, it's you again!"

Even he felt deeply powerless in front of these eyes.

"It seems we have no choice but to retreat."

After helping his teammates to remove the illusion, Qing turned around and left without hesitation, not daring to stay.

Hundreds of meters away, Shisui was somewhat surprised to see Qing evacuating once again.

"This person is already the temporary commander of Kirigakure. It is indeed problematic for him to come to the front line at this time."

However, he kept Sima Yi's advice in mind and did not pursue him, allowing the other party to leave.

Half an hour later, Uchiha Hui sent news that Taketari Jubei was killed by the detonating tag, and the Kirigakure frontal forces had lost more than half and had retreated.

Except for Qing, the other Mist Ninjas didn't even see the Uchiha.

"So what are they doing here? To die?"

In the tent, Uchiha Hui was complaining after defeating the Kirigakure troops.

Shisui's order was not to let them take the initiative to attack. He could only hide in the woods and watch those idiot Mist Ninjas constantly trigger traps and then escape in panic.

Shisui didn't explain. After sending the other person away, he asked all the questions that had accumulated today one by one.

"Teacher, it seems that the Mist Ninja has no backup plan so far. Can we take the initiative to attack and destroy them directly?"

Sima Yi shook his head. Although he was not clear about the other party's purpose, he understood his own side's character.

"No, the war is over after the Hokage issued the notice. If you take the initiative to attack, even if you win, you will be accused of provoking war, and then they will have a reason to further suppress the Uchiha.

This is very unfavorable to the Uchiha situation."

Shisui was indignant and increasingly dissatisfied with the village's suppression. Everything he did was clearly for Konoha.

"Then the other party took the initiative to attack tonight, why don't you allow me to pursue the victory?"

All the enemy casualties tonight were in traps. They did not actively kill even a single Mist Ninja, and they just watched from a distance when the enemy retreated.

Sima Yi looked at Shisui. He knew that the other party still had not switched to Konoha's perspective.

“When doing things, you must weigh the pros and cons, and have a long-term vision and a clear purpose!”

"Winning this battle will be useless to you, but if you lose, you will be criticized by the family and the village."

"And your goal now is to integrate the Uchiha into Konoha. How will you handle things if you are disliked by both?"

"Teacher is right. I was a little impatient." Shisui nodded. He still couldn't get rid of the idea of ​​gaining respect by making contributions to Konoha.

"Well, of course, the most important thing is to preserve your strength!"

(End of this chapter)