Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 97 The Uzumaki Clan: Why does Konoha’s ally seem so useless?
The first Raikage was caught off guard by the Akatsuki Village.

After learning that his first and second lines of defense were destroyed overnight, he immediately convened an emergency meeting and announced the decision to declare war on Akatsuki Village.

"Start the war!!"

"The Akatsuki ninjas must pay with blood!"

When the high-ranking ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village heard the news, they roared in anger. The more than a thousand ninjas who died were all from their family, and every one of them was related to them.

How could this matter be let go so easily?
Blood debt must be repaid with blood!
In just two days.

The third line of defense of the Hidden Cloud Village is where thousands of elite ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village gather.

The first Raikage even personally led the army to the front line, and the ninjas of Kumogakure were even more desperate. Their almost crazy fighting made the war enter a white-hot stage in just a few days.

Rocky forest, lakeside, and bushes.
Within a month.

The ninjas from both sides engaged in an extremely brutal fight. Even a senior ninja with extremely rich combat experience could die silently in such an intense battle.

In a temporary tent somewhere.

"damn it"

"The Hidden Cloud Village really shouldn't be underestimated!"

Uchiha Makoto couldn't help but frown as he looked at the battle reports of the past few days.

The ninjas of Kumogakure are like crazy, attacking at all costs and at any expense.

Even a desperate soldier wouldn't end up like this.

Because the Cloud Ninjas have always lived in the local area and are familiar with the terrain.

They knew very well how to launch sneak attacks in this area and more effectively eliminate the ninjas guarding the area, hoping to squeeze Akatsuki's living space bit by bit.

Every battle
The Cloud Ninja's unexpected and desperate attack methods always cause the Akatsuki Ninja to suffer heavy losses.

Although compared to the hasty response of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Akatsuki Village had been secretly preparing for several months, perhaps even longer.

The Akatsuki Ninjas can be said to be armed to the teeth, but the strength of the ninjas on both sides is actually not that big of a gap. Even though the Akatsuki Ninjas have a huge number of detonating tags, according to Uchiha Makoto's estimate, the casualty ratio of each battle between the Akatsuki Ninjas and the Kumogakure is actually in the range of 1 to 1.5.

However, under the fierce attack of the Cloud Ninja, the casualty ratio of both sides is now almost equal.

Although the battle report data of Akatsuki Village is not bad, it can even be said that it is still in an advantageous position.

But the number of ninjas from Kumogakure is too large. Compared with the number of ninjas from Kumogakure, the number of ninjas from Akatsuki Village currently participating in the battle is still at a disadvantage. This fierce offensive is really a bit too much for Uchiha Makoto to handle.

Nearly 400 ninjas from the Akatsuki have been killed so far, not to mention the Hidden Cloud Village, which has lost nearly 600 ninjas. The loss of ninjas at this level can make every Kage tremble with heartache.

"Cheng, now that things have come to this, let's have a bowl of ice cream first."

Shinji Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Makoto's sad face and walked over to hand him a bowl of ice cream.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

No one can refuse a bowl of ice cream on a hot summer day, so Uchiha Makoto put down the battle report in his hand and reached out to take it.

"Cheng, don't worry too much. The Cloud Ninja's attack power is far less fierce than it was at the beginning. We are also adapting to their offensive rhythm. Soon the offense and defense will be reversed."

Shinji Uzumaki was also holding a bowl of ice cream and muttering to himself.

The Cloud Ninja's attack was indeed ferocious, but that was all. After paying a considerable price, the Akatsuki ninja gradually became familiar with the area and the Cloud Ninja's attack and ambush methods. The Akatsuki village possessed a large number of explosive tags.

Almost all places where the Cloud Ninja could launch a surprise attack have been covered by these detonating tags. It is now very difficult for the Cloud Ninja to launch a surprise attack by taking advantage of the terrain as before.

Uchiha Makoto nodded.

For this battle.

He can be said to have made sufficient preparations.

From the initial blitzkrieg to the response of the Hidden Cloud Village, the First Raikage personally led the team to gather heavy troops on the third line of defense.

All of this was almost within Uchiha Makoto's expectations.

Uchiha Makoto has given up the idea of ​​directly attacking the third line of defense and is ready to start a war of attrition according to the predetermined plan, using detonating tags to attack and gradually eliminate the strongholds near the third line of defense of the Hidden Cloud Village every day.

Uchiha Makoto also had a similar guess in his heart about the recent crazy actions of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Hidden Cloud Village is probably facing a logistical emergency.

The first and second lines of defense were filled with a large amount of food, shurikens, detonating tags and other military supplies originally prepared by the Hidden Cloud Village. All of them were reduced to ashes overnight.

The First Raikage acted hastily, without any preparation for war, and immediately mobilized heavy troops to reinforce the third line of defense. All the logistical pressure was suddenly accumulated on the third line of defense.

Perhaps the First Raikage realized his plan of a war of attrition, so he chose a fierce attack like a hero cutting off his own arm, just to find the vital points of the Akatsuki base as soon as possible, and then seize the opportunity to engage in a head-on decisive battle.

"The logistics of the Hidden Cloud Village won't last much longer. Perhaps victory or defeat will come in the next one or two months."

Uchiha Makoto roughly analyzed his guess to Uzumaki Shinji, who nodded. He had a similar guess in his mind. As long as Akatsuki Village and the Uzumaki clan could withstand the crazy attack launched by Kumogakure Village, the balance of victory would completely tilt towards them.

And the morale of Akatsuki Village remains high.

Adequate logistics guarantee Xiao Ren's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Xiao Ren's three meals a day are not just pills and water, but fresh rice, miso soup, and various meats. After the meal, they can also have some small desserts to stimulate their appetite. Ice cream, a summer-relief artifact, is also available in unlimited quantities. It's great to have an ice-style ninja in the team!

According to the feedback from the Akatsuki ninja's raid on the Hidden Cloud base, the main food of the Hidden Cloud ninja has begun to be mixed with emergency food such as Bingliangwan, which is only used in battle.

The further back in time.

The greater the advantage of Akatsuki Village.

"Shinji, it seems Konoha won't send troops. I've already sent someone to contact Konoha. Senju Tobirama replied that Konoha is urgently preparing military supplies. I don't know if that's true or not."

Uchiha Makoto put the war behind him for the time being, and while eating the ice cream in the bowl, he pretended to be nonchalant and talked to Uzumaki Shinji about the situation in Konoha.

As expected.
Konoha probably has no intention of getting involved in this war, and Senju Tobirama's reply was just perfunctory. Instead of thinking about when he will send troops to help, it is better to be wary of whether Senju Tobirama, this natural old ghost with a thousand hands, will do something secretly.

He's been a little too quiet lately.

Uchiha Makoto was out of reach of Konoha and could only deal with it as the enemy came and went.

But the Uzumaki clan in front of us.

Muye must use this eye drops quickly!

　The pain from tenosynovitis has slowed down my typing speed a lot.

　　Asking for a monthly ticket.

　　Still 6k!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)