Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 292 Five Escape Squad
Ironically, the Fire Release Joint Ninjutsu Battalion, which symbolizes the Land of Fire's ninja army, was the weakest link among the five elemental joint ninjutsu due to the scarcity of Fire Release ninjutsu.

There's nothing we can do about it; it's just that Sasuke Umino has acquired a large number of ninjutsu of various elements, but he's missing out on fire-style techniques.

As the successor of the Second Hokage, he naturally had no shortage of Water Release, which was his original ninjutsu. He also acquired a considerable number of high-level Wind Release ninjutsu through trade with Liuli Yu and Zhuo Lan Fengcheng, so he was not in short supply. He also obtained a lot of Lightning Release from Kumogakure.

As for Earth Release ninjutsu, ever since they stole the Book of Seals from Iwagakure, it has become even more complete than Water Release ninjutsu.

So, by this calculation, as a Konoha ninja from the Land of Fire, he actually didn't learn many Fire Release ninjutsu.

This is an absolute irony for Konoha Village in the Land of Fire!
As a part-time elite member of the Fire Release Squad, Mikoto Uchiha naturally saw this situation and realized how absurd it was.

The pride of the Uchiha bloodline deeply insulted her, igniting her fury. So, as soon as the unit was reorganized, she stepped forward, contributing not only a large number of Fire Release ninjutsu copied with her Sharingan, but also personally guiding and training the newly recruited Fire Release battalion ninjas. Under her "rage," the strength of the Fire Release Combined Ninjutsu Battalion rapidly improved, finally managing to catch up with the other four elemental battalions, preventing the reputation of the Land of Fire from being too tarnished. Of course, Uchiha Shun's assistance was also indispensable in this process.

The establishment of the Five Elements Combined Ninjutsu Brigade also heralded more possibilities for the combination of ninjutsu by various brigades. Although they could not achieve the Five Elements Great Combo like Hiruzen Sarutobi, the power of combining two ninjutsu was still quite considerable.

Miracles can happen with great force. A single combined ninjutsu is already comparable to an S-rank forbidden technique. When two are combined, even if they are not as powerful as Hiruzen Sarutobi's Five Elements Great Combo, they are not far off. In particular, the combination of wind and fire ninjutsu is absolutely unstoppable in the Land of Wind. Its power is extremely terrifying.

It can even be combined with Water Release techniques to create a large-area attack similar to Boil Release. The downside is that it makes it easy for friendly ninjas to be injured by a large-area Boil Release.

There was no other way; the steam area was too large to control, so the only option was to use wind-style ninjas to defend against the boiling steam.

This move is incredibly powerful and effective against ninjas from other villages, but against the Sand Village, it's safer to simply combine wind and fire ninjutsu.

Against the Sand Ninja, the best approach is to combine water and lightning ninjutsu together; a single combination of ninjutsu can stun a large group of them.

The least effective combination is the wind and water ninjutsu. In the desert environment of the Land of Wind, it cannot effectively create a large-scale low-temperature environment. The best environment to use it is the foggy weather of the Land of Water.

In this reorganization, in addition to the improvement of the Five Elements Joint Ninjutsu Brigade, other units such as puppetry, illusion, medical, flight, sealing, sensory, and logistics have also been significantly expanded on the original basis.

Among them, the medical corps and the cutting tools brigade underwent the most significant reorganization.

Medical units are of paramount importance to frontline mobile support forces. A large number of medical ninjas trained in Water Release: Healing Water Transformation Technique, along with a comprehensive battlefield first aid system and a rear hospital system, became the core framework during the reorganization. All the medical ninjas from the original frontline regular forces were quickly incorporated into this efficient system, receiving training in new concepts and technologies, and the overall level of medical support at the frontline rose sharply.

Compared to the sweeping reforms of the medical corps, the reorganization of the weaponry battalion was much more extensive, entirely due to its immense popularity.

Those regular ninjas had witnessed the arrogance of the original bladed weapon battalion, using explosive tags as shuriken and being incredibly wealthy. Each of them was also equipped with a small Heavenly Blade Chaos Sealing Scroll, which showed how well-equipped they were. They had long wanted to join.

After the reorganization of the weapon-wielding unit, it became even larger. Many ninjas who lacked ninjutsu talent and did not want to work in administrative positions chose to join this highly decorated unit.

After the reorganization, Tekudo finally achieved his goal of becoming a Konoha Jonin thanks to his mastery of the Money Release technique and a large number of high-level mission merits. Although he was a Technician Jonin and his strength was somewhat lacking, his Money Release technique was indeed powerful. With the help of the Desert Falcon in his sub-bird stage, he could command respect even without relying on his status as a Konoha Iron Wall disciple.

In fact, because the Teku clan was wealthy enough, the weapon squad led by Tekudo had even greater cohesion and centripetal force than the weapon squads led by Yamagi Yo and Kosengoku, due to its advantages of being more financially powerful, well-equipped, and receiving generous subsidies.

There's nothing you can do about it; being rich means you can do whatever you want.

In battles below the Kage level, money talks, and power is everything! The Teku clan, a commercial ninja clan in Konoha, may not have much else, but they have plenty of money.

With many Tekudo clan ninjas joining the weapon corps with their desert giant falcon summoning beasts, Tekudo's leadership position naturally became more and more stable. He finally developed the demeanor of a master, with an air of "I am the second most powerful weapon master in the ninja world." If it weren't for Umino Sasuke being his teacher, he would have shamelessly claimed to be the number one in the ninja world.

However, the formidable weapon-wielding troops of these reorganized units could only be ranked second in terms of combat strength. The strongest force was actually the puppeteer unit, which had only been established for a short time.

The puppeteer unit consists of only three hundred people. Even with puppets of a higher level than themselves and the support of dual-machine manipulation, the combat strength of a single puppeteer is still inferior to that of the elite individual puppeteers of Sunagakure. However, after their puppets are modified, they can unleash a terrifying area-of-effect blade attack that is even more terrifying than that of bladed weapon units. In addition, some giant puppets are equipped with a small number of chakra cannons for attacking enemy targets. In legion battles, their combat strength is even greater than that of bladed weapon units.

This has led to the puppeteer unit being jokingly referred to as the "blade unit," while the actual blade unit is jokingly called the "explosion unit."

Because the reorganization was carried out on the original structure of the Momentum Force, the work proceeded quickly. When the reorganization of the front-line troops in the Land of Rivers was completed, a completely transformed and revitalized Konoha army took shape. It possessed a complete command and staff system, powerful combined ninjutsu of the five elements, an efficient and comprehensive medical support system, a formidable weapon unit, a well-organized air force, a mechanized puppet unit, a genjutsu battalion that could be considered the best in the ninja world, an intelligence squad with a complete database, and a morale that was united by the "reform policy".

More importantly, this unit has logistical support independent of the Konoha system. Nowadays, the Land of Waves' arms business has made a name for itself in the ninja world. As long as there is money, allocating a portion of military supplies can fully support the high-intensity combat operations of the Land of Rivers' frontline troops.

With Umino Sasuke's Flying Thunder God Technique and the super-large capacity of the sealing scroll, apart from the space-consuming food supplies, other logistical supplies are not a problem. As for food supplies, thanks to the mediation of the River Country Guardian Shinobi Ehiko and Shiranui Makoto, they can obtain a large amount of food supplies from the Daimyo's Mansion in the River Country at a price that is half-sold and half-given away.

The reason the daimyo of the Land of Rivers provided food and supplies was not only to win over his army, but also because it opened up the southern sea route and allowed him to do tea business with merchants from the Land of Waves. Compared to the small profits from food, tea was the real windfall.

It was through this economic control that Umino Sasuke's political influence over the Land of Rivers grew deeper and deeper. In fact, a mechanical tool ninja from the Teku family, accompanied by a giant desert falcon, became the guardian ninja of the Land of Rivers and also served as a liaison for the Land of Rivers' foreign trade.

Because of shared interests, the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers and the garrison in Konoha cooperated with each other, and the chaotic Land of Rivers gradually resumed production. In reality, the resumption of production meant the restoration of trade routes, and tea stored up in tea gardens across the country found a way to be sold.

With the logistical support of the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers, the reorganized troops, although nominally still belonging to Konoha and bearing the designation of the Land of Rivers' frontline, had already deeply imprinted their core and spirit with the mark of "Konoha's Iron Wall," and were now independent of the Konoha system.

Privately, the frontline ninjas preferred to proudly call them: the Iron Wall Army!

After the Iron Wall Army was reorganized, the integration between the various units required a process. Fortunately, Nara Shikaku, the de facto Chief of Staff, took on a lot of trivial work, allowing Umino Sasuke to break free from the mountain of official duties.

He also had time to personally guide the three little fish, birds, and dogs, who had been "free-range" for several months, in their spiritual practice.

As the most talented ninja of the Inuzuka clan in this generation, Inuzuka Jacques already possessed outstanding self-learning ability. With the systematic guidance of his Jonin cousin, Inuzuka Ryo, he made rapid progress in taijutsu, ninja dog coordination, and clan secret techniques.

Umino Sasuke only needs to occasionally give pointers on combat awareness and the fine control of chakra, so there's not much to worry about. Of course, the exploration of Inuzuka Jacques' combat intuition has never stopped, as this is the key to whether Inuzuka Jacques can break the shackles of the clan's secret techniques and surpass elite Jonin in the future.

If he could truly awaken a deeper level of combat intuition like a drunken Lee, it wouldn't be impossible for him, with his talent and potential, to surpass an elite Jonin.

Just as Inuzuka Jacques was taught by his cousin Inuzuka Ryo, Tekugan also had a Jonin cousin. As a newly promoted Jonin of mechanical manipulation, Tekugan is quite skilled in the secret technique of money manipulation.

More importantly, the mechanical manipulation tools enhanced by the Money Escape Technique can be made quickly. As long as you have enough money and a lot of experience, becoming a Jonin of Mechanical Manipulation is difficult, but becoming a Special Jonin of Mechanical Manipulation is possible as long as you are willing to spend a lot of money.

In addition, the Desert Falcon's aerial advantage further avoids ground combat, requiring a significant amount of time to accumulate experience.

(End of this chapter)