Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 156 The Army is Coming!

Thanks to Tsunade's efforts over this period of time, the medical department of Konoha Village has been established in its initial stages.

Although the number of people was small, they managed to put together a team of two to three hundred people. With Sarutobi Biwako and Uchiha Gen as assistants, and the dozen or so medical ninjas trained in the Land of Rain as the backbone, the basic framework was established.

In this great battle, these apprentices were directly pulled out to serve.

The medical team that came to the Land of Hot Water numbered six or seven thousand, including Yakushi Nonou and several other medical ninjas who had served as assistants to Uchiha Genji in the Land of Rain. It is worth mentioning that there were also fourteen Uchiha among them.

After the Grand Elder and Gen Uchiha discussed it, they set a minimum target of ten people for the pharmacist Nono, and an extra reward for more than twenty people. Unfortunately, she did not receive this extra reward.

Gen Uchiha believed that his initial speculation about the relationship between chakra attributes and medical ninjutsu was correct. The Uchiha clan, especially those who had awakened the Sharingan, had an overly pronounced Yin Release nature in their chakra, which overwhelmed Yang Release, making most of them unsuitable for using medical ninjutsu.

While it's true that being unsuitable doesn't mean you can't learn it, Ino, who was proficient in the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques in the original timeline, would undoubtedly be more inclined towards Yin Release in terms of chakra nature. However, she could still perform the Palm Healing Technique, making her a decent medical ninja, but the influence still exists.

The same medical ninjutsu would be easier for a ninja whose chakra nature leans towards Yang Release to perform than for a ninja whose chakra nature leans more towards Yin Release.

Both the difficulty of getting started and the upper limit of medical ninjutsu abilities will be affected by these factors.

Gen Uchiha relied on the incomplete Sage Body he obtained from the Tsunade character card, and with the skills he had mastered, his ability to utilize Yang Release energy in his body became more precise, which enabled him to achieve his current level of medical ninjutsu.

After rejoining the main force, these medical ninjas, at his signal, took the wounded away for treatment.

Orochimaru, dressed in full military attire, also carried a map and walked to Uchiha Gen's side.

"Mark the locations where you encountered Kalay and the fourth-generation Ai, as well as the direction they retreated in."

Gen Uchiha took out a pen and paper and quickly marked the location and route.

"It seems that their main force is quite close to us. If nothing unexpected happens, based on the current reconnaissance results, the most likely location is in this area. Their location and withdrawal direction also confirm this."

However, after this exchange between reconnaissance squads, they should have already determined our location, but they are still unclear about the troop deployment of both sides.

Orochimaru analyzed the map.

"Will they come to test us?"

Uchiha Gen asked his teacher.

"Definitely! Our strength will be at its weakest before we join forces with Danzo's group."

We are currently in the process of a large-scale troop march, without reliable camps and fortifications, nor have we built facilities to protect logistical supplies.

In this kind of skirmish, we won't have much of an advantage.

Once the Third Raikage is certain that there is an opportunity to defeat us, he will unleash all his power. If Danzo's support is not timely enough, we will face an extremely difficult battle, or even a crushing defeat.

Orochimaru closed the map and looked at Uchiha Gen.

"In this battle, you and I will be the key to breaking the deadlock. How long we can hold out depends mainly on you and me. Otherwise, we can only break up into smaller units and disperse them to avoid being concentrated and attacked."

Will the Third Raikage personally intervene?

"Definitely! The Third Raikage is extremely strong. At most, I can only stall him. I don't have much confidence in winning, but as long as I can keep him occupied, he definitely won't be able to do anything to me."

Orochimaru spoke with a hint of confidence.

His strength is still a step below that of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hanzo, and the Third Raikage, who are all top-tier ninjas at the Kage level. It would be difficult for him to win by sheer strength, but if he wanted to stall, very few people could handle him.

Uchiha Gen shrugged: "Me too. That old guy Kalei still has a chance, but against the Fourth Hokage A—it'll only be a draw."

As Orochimaru's apprentice, he was naturally a scoundrel as well.

However, Orochimaru also knew that the Fourth Hokage, A, was a super-fast ninja.

These types of ninjas are extremely rare and incredibly cunning. To some extent, they are in an invincible position, which also happens to counter Uchiha Gen's Phantom Body Flicker Technique. It is already very difficult for them to maintain an undefeated record.

"Then I'll leave the fourth generation Ai to you. Just keep him in check. As for Kalei, others will handle him."

Orochimaru pointed to a spot not far behind him.

Three ninjas who looked to be nearly fifty years old stood side by side, chatting and laughing with each other, showing no signs of the tension of the battlefield.

The three men—one with a pineapple-shaped haircut, one with a plump and sturdy build, and the other with a full head of blond hair—exhibited a remarkable level of understanding in their words and actions. Often, a single gesture or glance could reveal a great deal about them.

The contemporary Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the thirteenth head of the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio has been renowned since the Warring States period. The three clans' secret techniques complement each other, creating a near-perfect combat system.

Back then, when Uchiha Gen, Maruboshi Kosuke, and Koto Mokumo, three elite Jonin, joined forces, they could only barely protect themselves against Kakuzu.

However, when these three join forces, they can definitely go toe-to-toe with Kakuzu and compete with him, making them comparable to a true Kage-level powerhouse. At the same time, the two old patriarchs of the Nara and Yamanaka clans are also top-notch strategists and intelligence ninjas.

Orochimaru's courage to fight this battle stemmed not only from Gen Uchiha, but also from these three veteran generals.

"With these three senior figures here, we do have a chance of winning. Now, we should make some preparations."

"It's alright, I've already made arrangements. You just need to take care of the Fire Release class first."

Orochimaru smiled confidently once again.

He has made all the necessary preparations.

The course of events did not differ from Orochimaru's expectations.

Not long after the Fourth Hokage A and Karai retreated, a large force from the Hidden Cloud Village swept in from afar.

"It's about to begin!"

The old patriarch of the mountain clan stopped his hand seals and looked at Orochimaru.

"The total number of people in Kumogakure is about five thousand, and there is no trace of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra."

"Then we can fight!"

Orochimaru gave a low shout and turned his glasses toward Uchiha Gen.

The latter's eyes met Orochimaru's, then he took a step forward and formed hand seals.

"Fire Release Team, prepare!"

A group of Fire Release ninjas, each wearing a Konoha ninja headband with a swirling pattern on their foreheads, stepped forward, tilted their heads back, opened their mouths, and spewed flames.