I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 84. Legal entities may not necessarily earn the most money, but they will definitely spend the longest time in prison.

"Have you finally decided to send him to the battlefield?"

In the Land of Rivers, at Konoha's temporary camp, Orochimaru looked at Tatsuma, who had been brought there by Tsunade, and a cryptic smile appeared on his face.

Tsunade nodded and said, "He said he's ready."

"It certainly looks like it's ready."

Orochimaru sized up Tatsuma and nodded. Tatsuma did look different now; he at least resembled a ninja to some extent.

Tatsuma felt a little uneasy under Orochimaru's gaze. Although he knew from Jiraiya, Tsunade, and his own observations that Orochimaru had not yet started any human modification experiments and was still a normal ninja and scientist.

However, once stereotypes are formed, they are very difficult to shake off. Tatsuma wanted to find an excuse to leave, and just as he was about to ask Tsunade for directions to his accommodation, Orochimaru looked at Tsunade and said:

"The village's decision has been sent over, declaring a full-scale war with the Land of Wind. Since you're not here, I've already sent someone to the Sand Village camp to declare war."

Tsunade nodded, showing no dissatisfaction. After all, she genuinely didn't care if her authority as a commander was taken over by others, and even wished that others would do all the work for her.

After a moment's thought, Tsunade still asked, "How many more people will the village send?"

"More than half of the Hyuga clan's ninjas are led by the brothers Ying and Que, along with your two uncles, who have also brought quite a few clansmen."

"There are no clansmen left."

Tsunade waved her hand, seemingly unconcerned, but her brows furrowed slightly. Orochimaru brushed it off, saying, "Senior Koto Moku, Senior Kurenai Yuhi, and Senior Ikkaku Umino have also led the Jonin team to provide support."

Many ninja from Root have already begun infiltration operations. The teacher has also applied to the daimyo to recall ninja stationed in various locations, focusing on the border defenses, both to support this area and to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the chaos to invade.

Oh, and the Uchiha clan too. Fugaku Uchiha is in charge of transporting the war supplies this time. The teacher's idea is not to stop them from participating in the war.

Uchiha

Upon hearing the surname, Tsunade's face showed the disdain inherited from the Senju clan. She waved her hand and asked, "How many people came in total?"

"The first batch of reinforcements is about 1,500. Including those who were stationed here before, as well as the ones we brought, there are a total of about 2,800 ninjas."

After Orochimaru finished explaining, Tsunade said with dissatisfaction, "What is the teacher thinking? Two thousand ninjas, and they think they can contend with the entire Sand Village?"

"It's two thousand eight, and besides, we have the Hyuga clan and the Senju clan."

"Um?"

Tsunade shifted her displeased gaze, while Orochimaru shrugged and said, "Those participating in the battle are all elites, and the teacher has also sent a notice warning the Kazekage not to move out."

If the battlefield were in the land of rivers, we could actually hold out, since they are not familiar with jungle warfare and puppetry would be severely limited in the jungle.

If the Kazekage doesn't participate in the battle, our only difficulty is Chiyo's poison. As long as Chiyo's poison doesn't spread, we can stretch our lines and use our expertise in jungle warfare to pick off the Sunagakure forces one by one.

Tatsuma, who had been listening to Orochimaru's analysis, frowned and said, "The premise is that the battlefield is in the Land of Rivers. Lord Orochimaru, you have assumed that Sunagakure will definitely and will continue to attack."

If Sunagakure abandons its offensive and doesn't penetrate deeper into the Land of Rivers, how can we hope to gradually erode their strength through a protracted war? Furthermore, the Land of Rivers has many small-scale waterways, which would be more advantageous for Sunagakure in distributing poison.

Tatsuma suddenly interrupted, which initially annoyed Orochimaru, but after hearing his analysis, Orochimaru couldn't help but start thinking about it.

He did indeed assume the stance Tatsuma mentioned, because he felt that Sunagakure would attack at all costs for Chiyo's sake and for the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law.

But people are afraid of pain and learn from their mistakes. If Sunagakure suffers heavy losses after the two battles, they can't keep going on like this forever.

Once Sunagakure withdraws from the Land of Rivers, Konoha will no longer be able to continuously deplete Sunagakure's forces. If it were a defensive war, Konoha could accept the situation developing to this point.

However, Orochimaru knew that his teacher was not content with simply successfully defending the borders, but rather aimed to severely damage Sunagakure and win this all-out war.

This means that his previous ideas were flawed and completely failed to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi's vision and needs for this war.

Seeing Orochimaru's strange silence, Tsunade also glanced at Tatsuma in surprise. Orochimaru thought for a moment, came up with a new plan, and looked at Tatsuma to discuss it.

But in that instant, he realized that Tatsuma was just a nine-year-old kid, and he actually thought of discussing things with Tatsuma from an equal perspective.

Orochimaru shook his head, inwardly questioning whether he lacked leadership skills. However, he became even more curious about Tatsuma, and looking at him, he asked:

"Tatsuma, what are your thoughts?"

"Huh? I didn't have any thoughts on that."

Tatsuma scratched his head. He had only stated his opinion and was not prepared to overturn Orochimaru's plan and start a new project. Orochimaru encouraged him:

"It's okay. Tell me, what would you do if you were in that situation?"

Tatsuma then began to think, and after a while, he said, "Let's abandon the geographical advantage of the Land of Rivers and take advantage of the gap before the Hyuga clan arrives to launch a preemptive strike."

The plan is to lure Sunagakure deeper into the country step by step, while simultaneously misleading Sunagakure with fake positions and battle lines, thus splitting the Sunagakure forces. Ideally, Sunagakure should be allowed to enter the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire has more forests, which are denser than those in the Land of Rivers, inevitably limiting the visibility of Sunagakure. At that time, we should have received support from the Hyuga clan.

Then, we will flank the Sunagakure village from both sides, cut off its logistical supplies, and join forces with the reinforcements to attack the Sunagakure forces. It is impossible for every Sunagakure team to be equipped with sensory ninjas, but we have the Hyuga clan, which can meet this requirement.

In this scenario, Sunagakure will either have to break out towards the center of the Land of Fire and collide with the reinforcements, or they will have to turn around and break out towards the Land of Rivers. Either way, they will have to engage in a large-scale battle with us.

To break through, a sufficiently high price must be paid, even total annihilation.

"The idea is excellent, and we also have a more sophisticated communication system to execute this tactic."

Orochimaru stroked his chin, deep in thought. Tsunade smirked and said to Orochimaru:

"Are you serious? Tatsuma is just a genin who's never been on the battlefield. What tactics could he possibly come up with? In my opinion, we should just march all the way to the Land of Wind and eventually fight our way to the Sand Village."

Orochimaru didn't hear what Tsunade said next. He deliberately blocked out Tsunade's voice and kept constructing in his mind the scenario proposed by Tatsuma: using the jungle as a battlefield, luring the enemy deep into the jungle, and using information gaps to wage guerrilla warfare.

The only difficulty with this tactic lies in the initial defeat. First, you have to withstand the pressure from your own side and the village. Second, you have to be convincing enough to make Sunagakure feel inflated.

Besides, he also had to sacrifice a little bit of dignity and reputation, but Orochimaru didn't care about that!

But he wasn't the battlefield commander. Even if Tsunade, as the battlefield commander, understood the situation after reviewing it, she was unlikely to agree. After thinking for a while, Orochimaru, regaining his composure, looked at Tsunade, who was still rambling on, and said:

"Tsunade, you go back to the village and tell them to research the poisons of Sunagakure. Give me command and I will take responsibility for everything."

Tsunade: ??? I considered you a teammate, and you want to usurp my position?!

(End of this chapter)