Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 173 Pitfalls for Danzo

There are only so many Jonin in the ninja world, and only so many influential missions. There are only so many missions of A rank and above, and S rank missions are not available all the time. Under normal circumstances, he can only do B rank missions.

That night, Uchiha Gen led a small team and, like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, searched through all the suspicious locations within his perception range.

With his current combat strength, it would be difficult for anyone below the elite Jonin level to escape unscathed from him. Below that level, it would take at least several Jonin working together to have any chance of dealing with him.

The Cloud Village ninjas were clearly not so arrogant as to take such a large-scale action, casting a net to monitor the area near the Konoha camp.

Therefore, the next day, the high-ranking officials of Kumogakure discovered that all the surveillance agents they had sent to Konoha had been completely wiped out, with not a single one escaping. They were so alarmed that they thought Konoha was about to launch a major war, so they urgently sounded the alarm and prepared for battle from top to bottom. They waited for a whole day until the spies they had planted sent back news, only to find that it was a false alarm.

"Bang!"

A large, dark hand, as thick as a palm leaf fan, slammed down on the wooden table, causing the table legs to creak under the weight.

"Is Orochimaru playing us again?"

After reading the report submitted by the Cloud Village's Anbu, the Fourth A cursed and swore.

"Kalai, what do you think? Is Orochimaru's move just a feint, or is he plotting something sinister?"

The Third Raikage asked Karai in a calm voice.

The latter had already read the reports, but did not rush to speak. Instead, he looked at Tu Tai beside him, whose chest was wrapped in gauze.

In the battle against the Uchiha Gen team, their base was destroyed and they suffered heavy casualties. Tsuchida was also somewhat relieved, but he still managed to escape unscathed with a portion of his men.

"Tutai, you speak."

The earthen platform, which was sitting quietly beside the three, paused for a moment, then spoke up and expressed his thoughts.

"Whether it's a feint or some other scheme, Konoha's next move will definitely revolve around this Asuka Fortress beneath our feet. If we don't take it back, they will never be able to build a sufficiently solid defense line in the Land of Hot Springs. They will have to be constantly on guard against our attacks from all directions along the long border."

In other words, as long as we remain here, we will always maintain the strategic initiative, adapting to any situation as it arises, ensuring smooth logistics and sufficient manpower, and simply holding this position.

"So we're just going to sit here doing nothing, just waiting for the people from Konoha to arrive?"

The fourth-generation Ai said in a muffled voice.

"Otherwise, what else do you want to do?"

The Third Raikage glanced at his son and said.

He was naturally very satisfied with his son's strength and talent. In a few years, the Fourth Raikage would surely grow to be able to take over the position of Raikage, and the village would have a qualified successor.

However, in terms of personality, although he can be considered smart and decisive, he is too reckless. If he cannot be as calm as I am, he will suffer because of his lack of composure sooner or later.

Fortunately, Tsuchikage, the successor that Kalei nurtured, has also grown up. He not only inherited the Lava Release technique and is of sufficient strength, but also has a stable personality and is quite resourceful. He only needs to transition for a few more years and gain some experience before he can take on the responsibility of assisting the next Raikage.

Just as several high-ranking members of the Cloud Village were discussing the matter, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the ANBU ninja guarding the door came from outside.

"Lord Raikage, we have important news from the intelligence unit."

"Bring it in."

"yes!"

An ANBU ninja entered the room and, under the watchful eyes of several high-ranking Cloud Village officials, respectfully handed the documents to the Third Raikage on the table.

The latter grabbed the paper with his large, broad hand, glanced at it briefly, and then his expression changed as he began to read it carefully.

"What happened, Dad?"

Seeing his father's serious attitude, the fourth-generation Ai couldn't help but ask.

"It's Danzo."

The Third Raikage passed the document in his hand around.

"He's starting to make moves."

A few minutes later.

After Tsuchikage finished reviewing the last document, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at the Third Raikage.

"The base was destroyed, and Orochimaru's headquarters did this the very next night after the incident—and now Danzo is starting to resurface, could it be—"

The Third Raikage nodded.

"That's what I thought too. So we set up a diversion and used a feint to attack from the east while striking from the west. The intelligence department has done a great job this time."

However, Tsuchida glanced at Karai, who was still deep in thought, and then voiced his doubts: "Is this intelligence coming at a rather opportune time? While our intelligence department is not bad, Danzo is by no means incompetent when it comes to intelligence. Could it be that—"

While Danzo wasn't particularly skilled at overall planning and strategic and tactical command, he was first-rate in the ninja world when it came to intelligence gathering and clandestine schemes.

"I was just thinking about this too, but after careful consideration, there shouldn't be any problems."

At this moment, Kalay spoke up: "Whether this information is true or false, it won't hurt for us to make preparations in the next few days. If it is true, we can at least make Danzo suffer a big setback. If it is false, as long as we hold the fortress, the situation will remain as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no surprises."

I propose that we secretly recall all Special Jonin and below who are currently on missions below Rank A, gather our forces, and lay a trap to severely cripple Danzo!

The Third Raikage, seeing that his advisors had already offered their suggestions, nodded and declared decisively, "Then today, let's make all the necessary preparations, ideally ensuring that Danzo never returns!"

Uchiha Gen stayed in the camp and took charge of camp affairs for three days in place of Orochimaru.

The main affairs were handled by Nara Shikahei, the old patriarch of the Nara clan. Even if some things were not handled properly due to his lack of experience, he could remind him in time and protect Uchiha Gen, allowing him to do some things on his own.

Relying on Kagura's Mind's Eye's extremely wide range of perception, Uchiha Gen managed to issue himself several B-rank missions in the past three days, thoroughly investigating the area of ​​over a hundred miles centered on the Konoha camp.

On the third day, Orochimaru finally returned to the camp.

Returning with him were a disheveled Danzo and a Root ninja army riddled with wounded soldiers.

As the sun set in the twilight, Uchiha Gen and the older generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio stood at the door, assisting in receiving the wounded.

Gen Uchiha and Orochimaru exchanged a subtle glance, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

The plan succeeded.