Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 137 Sand Ninja

Ever since Toshiro awakened his Sharingan.

People have been secretly asking him about the awakening of his bloodline limit ever since.

At first, because the news hadn't spread widely, only Uchiha Homura and Tetsuya knew about it.

After arriving here, as Toshiro gradually became known to his clan, the news that he had awakened his Sharingan at the young age of eight spread like wildfire.

Some clansmen who were unaware of the truth began to come to him one after another to inquire about the gossip.

I hope that one day I can achieve a breakthrough and successfully awaken my family's bloodline limit.

Fortunately, people with such naive ideas are limited to teenagers who are not very old.

Otherwise, I'll be driven crazy by all the annoyance!

"Hmm! If I awaken the Sharingan..."

Seeing the eager look on the other's face, Toshiro really didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he could only say perfunctorily, "Akayan, you still need to strengthen your chakra reserves. That way, the chances of 'awakening' will be greater..."

Helpless, Toshiro could only offer this kind of consolation, his words remaining ambiguous.

"Really? If so, I'll treat you!"

Seeing Uchiha Akane step out of the convertible with a look of anticipation after receiving a satisfactory answer, Toshiro shook his head helplessly.

He wasn't intentionally trying to fool them. At the beginning, Toshiro even explained to those less experienced members of his clan that he didn't have any secrets.

But these guys all looked completely unconvinced and instead blamed Toshiro for not revealing the secret to them.

He cried out that he was innocent!

Finally, he had a flash of inspiration and came up with this idea~

It's true what they say: true feelings are fleeting, but clever tactics win hearts!

……

Leaving aside Toshiro's situation, across from the Konoha camp, inside the central tent of the Sunagakure camp, a group of high-ranking Sunagakure officials were debating the current battle situation...

"The supplies coming from China are getting increasingly scarce. If we don't think of a solution soon, we won't be able to hold out for much longer."

Looking at the documents in his hand, Ebizo, who was in charge of logistics for the entire Sand Ninja force, glanced at the elders and frontline ninja present, and said this fact with some helplessness.

The Land of Wind was originally barren, ranking at the bottom among the five great nations.

This war has not achieved the initial expectations. By this point, there is already a clear lack of resources.

"Didn't the frontline troops try to find some supplies from within the Land of Fire? That would lighten the burden on logistics..."

One of the high-ranking Sand Village officials present raised his question.

"They've already been doing that, but Konoha was prepared, so the gains are meager."

"this……"

"What about the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning? They haven't made a move yet. They're just stationing troops on the borders, showing no intention of joining the war!"

"Don't pin your hopes on others! In my opinion, these people just want to use us to test Konoha's strength and weakness, treating us as expendable fodder."

"But! If we don't join forces with them, it's really difficult for us to gain any advantage over Konoha on our own..."

"..."

Although the Sand Village invaded the Land of Fire, the Leaf Village cannot be said to have done nothing; at least they took all the supplies they could carry.

Even the things I couldn't take with me were almost completely destroyed.

This caused considerable trouble for the Sand Ninja.

Although some supplies were left behind and could not be destroyed in time, they could still be plundered from the food supplies of ordinary people along the way.

However, the officials of the Land of Fire were far too greedy. The villages along the way had practically no surplus food left.

This has put them in a very passive position!

In addition, since they had come from afar, the logistical supply line had become extremely long, which increased their consumption.

The Konoha ninja would also harass them from time to time.

All of this has made their current situation even worse.

Meanwhile, the allied forces that were originally scheduled to attack Konoha at the same time as them have remained silent for a long time.

This caused the already low morale of the Sand Village to plummet even further.

Looking around the room, Granny Chiyo sighed and spoke up, "Were there any outstanding young people who performed well in this war?"

Unlike the elders who were solely concerned with the war situation, Chiyo appeared quite calm and asked the question that concerned her most during this war.

In her view, compared to war, the most important thing for Sunagakure right now is to elect a leader.

This war is a perfect litmus test.

If there are any outstanding juniors, she doesn't hesitate to give them a push.

Although he and Ebizo can still control the situation for now, it would be better to make preparations as soon as possible if they cannot break through Konoha's defenses.

"An outstanding junior..."

"Sister! What are you doing...?"

Not only Ebizo, but even the 'audience members' who hadn't said much were now staring at Chiyo in utter shock.

"The opportunity has arrived!"

Sitting to the left, a red-haired man who hadn't spoken since the start of the meeting clenched his fist, feeling invigorated.

Ever since the Third Kazekage was confirmed to have disappeared, he has been quietly making preparations.

As the successor to Magnet Release, no one in the entire Land of Wind is more qualified to sit in that position than I am.

At this time, Luo Sha was far from having the strength he would later possess; he was just a young man in his early twenties.

While not exactly naive, they're not exactly mature either.

Upon hearing such good news, they were so excited that they could hardly contain their emotions.

Fortunately, at that moment, everyone's attention was not on him at all.

Everyone stared at Chiyo in shock, waiting for her next words...

"I have reached an agreement with the elders of Mingsha and Zaemon that we will select the most outstanding individuals from this war to entrust with the future of Sunagakure..."

"Whoosh..."

These words shocked the entire audience.

Everyone present had one or two promising juniors in their eyes, so how could Elder Chiyo's announcement of this news not shock and overjoy them?

As for the elders like Chiyo, they really had no other choice.

After Fengying disappeared, although several elders maintained the situation, this was not a long-term solution.

Furthermore, given the current unfavorable situation, if we don't find a way to boost morale, it's feared that even another year or two won't be enough to break through the Step Mountain defense line.

(End of this chapter)