Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 150 This Kikyo Mountain truly lives up to its reputation as the formidable fortress of the Land of Fire.

Two days later.

As dawn broke, an urgent intelligence report shattered the tranquility of the Konoha headquarters command center.

"Lord Jiraiya, an urgent message from the forward reconnaissance team!"

A communications ninja lifted the tent flap, strode in, and presented the report directly to Jiraiya.

"The Sand Village has moved."

Jiraiya took the unfolded document, looked at it for a moment, and then handed it to Tsunade, who was standing next to him.

Tsunade took the document, gave a cold snort, and handed it to Suzaku Nara without saying anything.

Nara Suzaku strode forward, took the intelligence report, and quickly scanned it. Several staff officers nearby also gathered around, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The Sunagakure army completed its final assembly last night, and at dawn this morning, the entire army set out, splitting into three routes and heading straight for the Konoha headquarters.

On the left flank, about a thousand men made a detour from the northeast, intending to cut off Konoha's connection with its supply lines.

On the right flank, about a thousand men were flanking from the southeast, targeting several forward outposts and supply depots on Konoha's flank.

The central route has 8,000 men.

The main force of Sunagakure, a full eight thousand men, pressed towards Konoha's main camp along the most direct route, clearly forcing Konoha into a major battle.

Ninja battles mostly take place in small teams of three to five people, involving reconnaissance, harassment, ambush, and counter-ambush, and are characterized by flexibility, mobility, and stealth.

However, this is not absolute. When the scale of the war expands to a certain extent, and when both sides realize that small-scale skirmishes cannot determine the outcome, large-scale melees will become inevitable.

Each Shinobi World War initially began with scattered operations, but as the fighting progressed, the battle lines became intertwined, eventually escalating into large-scale melees involving thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers. (Note:)

Jiraiya took a deep breath and shouted, "Notify all departments to prepare according to the previously simulated plan."

"Since Rasa wants to fight, then let's fight him!"

"Yes, sir!"

The order was given, and Konoha immediately sprang into action.

To say it's moving isn't quite accurate.

As early as two days ago, all departments had already prepared according to the simulated plan, especially Kikyo Mountain, the central attack point of Sunagakure, where a large number of elite troops had already been deployed.

All remaining personnel, supplies, and weapons were ready to be deployed at any time. As soon as the order was given, each unit filed out from its respective post and assembled at the designated location along the predetermined route.

The medical logistics support troops are no exception.

Because once the large-scale battle begins, the traditional concept of rear hospitals becomes blurred, and wounded soldiers can no longer be transferred back in batches as before, and then treated and cared for at a leisurely pace.

A large number of medical ninjas had to advance with the main force to establish temporary medical stations near the rear of the battle line, or simply be integrated into combat squads to provide emergency treatment during lulls in the fighting.

Just like in the later Fourth Shinobi World War, as the fighting progressed, the medical and logistical units themselves also rushed to the front line.

This means that Shinichi will also be on the front line.

Before setting off, Tsunade glared at Shinichi. Seeing Shinichi nod to reassure her, she nodded slightly, turned around, and led a team of elite troops who were already waiting, striding out of the camp.

Shinichi watched her retreating figure until it disappeared into the distance, then turned around and spoke to Hyuga Hizashi, who was standing to the side.

"I'll have to trouble you from now on, Hizashi-senpai."

Hinata Hinata nodded without saying anything more.

Two days ago, Konoha's support troops arrived at the southwestern front, numbering approximately two thousand.

A significant portion of this support team consisted of members of the Hyuga clan, totaling over a hundred people, all of whom were elite members.

This would have been unimaginable in the past, as the Hyuga clan is known for its conservatism and rarely sends so many elite clansmen to the same battlefield at the beginning of a war.

But this time, they had no choice but to come.

The reason is simple—red eyes.

Since Ebizo's ambush that night, it has attracted great attention from the Konoha side. The Hyuga's Byakugan, known as the strongest insight eye in the ninja world, was completely deceived in that ambush.

Similar situations occurred repeatedly in subsequent small-scale skirmishes.

Despite having Byakugan ninjas in the team, the Sand Village always manages to detect and avoid them in advance, and they are even ambushed instead.

When the news reached the Hyuga clan, it caused a great stir. Clan head Hiashi Hyuga summoned the clan elders for several days to repeatedly deduce the outcome.

Analysis and discussion.

At first, they thought that Sunagakure had developed some kind of secret technique to counter the Byakugan, but later, through intelligence channels, they discovered that it was not a secret technique, but another kind of eye technique.

Red eyes.

An obscure little family possesses a bizarre bloodline limit that is extremely similar to the Byakugan and also has the ability to interfere with others.

When the news was confirmed, the entire Hyuga clan was shaken, and they immediately harbored intense murderous intent!

The authority of the eye roll has been challenged!

If the existence of the Red-Eyed is not eliminated, and if it is completely controlled by the Sand Village and cultivated on a large scale.

Then the strategic value of the Byakugan, which the Hyuga clan is so proud of, will be greatly reduced, and the foundation upon which the Hyuga clan has stood in the ninja world for thousands of years will be completely shaken.

So this time, the Hyuga clan is serious. More than a hundred clan members are all elites, including Hyuga Hizashi, the younger brother of the Hyuga clan leader, who was sent to the southwestern front. They have two missions.

First, to support the village's war effort; second, to kill as many ruthless people as possible, ideally until their entire clan is wiped out.

They will not allow anyone who threatens their status to continue living in the world.

As soon as Hyuga Hizashi arrived at the front line, he was assigned to the medical and logistics unit by Jiraiya and Tsunade, and was even specially assigned to Shinichi's side.

In recent days, Konoha has figured out some details about the Red-Eyes. Although that bloodline limit is strange, very few people possess it.

In other words, they can interfere with some of the white eyes, but they cannot cover the entire front.

Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan, even when potentially interfered with, remains the most reliable means of perception on the battlefield. With him by Shinichi's side, he can detect danger in advance, ensuring Shinichi's safety to the greatest extent.

Half an hour later, fifty miles away from Konoha's headquarters, at Mount Kikyo.

Eight thousand Sand Village's main force were arrayed on the plain in front of the mountain, a dark mass. In the distance, the mountains rose and fell, with Mount Kikyo standing tall. From the foot of the mountain to its waist, six thousand Konoha ninjas were deployed in layers, occupying a commanding position, clearly having been waiting for the Sand Village ninjas for a long time.

Eight thousand versus six thousand.

In terms of troop strength, Sunagakure holds a clear advantage.

However, with one side attacking and the other defending, the advantage of terrain was enough to make up for the difference in numbers.

The Sand Village had a thousand men on each of its left and right flanks, and they were currently flanking from the sides. The Leaf Village had also dispatched eight hundred men each to other directions to meet the two groups of enemies, not seeking victory, but only to delay and hinder them.

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On the main battlefield at Jiegeng Mountain, the two sides' main forces consisted of only these eight thousand men and six thousand men.

Before the Sand Village's camp, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, raised his head, gazing at the majestic mountain range in the distance. He glanced at the enemies, some visible and some hidden, on and below the mountain, and after a long silence, slowly spoke, exclaiming, "This Kikyo Mountain truly deserves to be called the formidable fortress of the Land of Fire!"