I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 95: Konoha Village's War Strategy Has Three Levels: Superior, Middle, and Inferior

When facing the enemy, the ninja army could not move once they set up a defensive formation.

You can live if you don't move, and you will die if you do.

What Onoki needs is for the Sand Village ninjas to take the initiative to attack, regardless of who they are.

If the Sand Village ninjas attack the Land of Earth, they will inevitably be overwhelmed by the Iwa Village ninjas, who are well-prepared and skilled in defense, and then they will be able to calmly adjust their formation and launch a counterattack.

If the Sand Village ninjas attack the Land of Fire, that would be even better. The Rock Village ninjas would be able to adjust more calmly and decide which village to attack based on the situation, or even eliminate both at the same time.

However, before the operation of Sunagakure was clearly defined, these eight thousand Iwagakure ninjas were completely unmobile. Any movement could invite attacks from Sunagakure ninjas, and they would be overwhelmed during the transition.

Anxious, Onoki could only wait patiently, remaining wary of the Cloud Village ninja behind him, fearing that the Cloud Village might launch a surprise attack to start the war.

Just when Onoki was in a dilemma, the change he wanted finally arrived.

On October 2nd, using the pretext of Konoha's killing of the Third Kazekage, Sunagakure launched a surprise attack on the Land of Fire, officially igniting the Third Shinobi World War.

The Sand Village ninja's surprise attack on the Land of Fire was completely beyond the Third Hokage's expectations.

The idea that everyone is an ally is certainly not trustworthy, especially since the so-called alliance is a product of the last war, forged by Konoha's White Fang and sacrificed with half the lives of Sunagakure.

If Sunagakure still had any pride, they would naturally launch a war of revenge against Konoha given the chance. Not a single Konoha ninja harbored any illusions about peace between the wind and fire.

However, both sides are jointly investigating the mysterious figure. The nature immortal's provocation has been extremely embarrassing for both sides, temporarily uniting the two villages in a shared hatred. Peace is indeed unlikely to last long; at least until this mysterious figure is eliminated, under such an imminent threat, everyone must exercise restraint, right?

You can't just start fighting without considering the enemies lurking around. Aren't you afraid of two tigers fighting each other?

It's important to know that the ninja world has five great nations and five great ninja villages, not just Sunagakure and Konoha.

But this is the Hokage's idea, not the Sand Village's idea.

Sunagakure no longer has a leader capable of overseeing the overall situation. Although Rasa has ascended to the throne of the Fourth Kazekage, he lacks his own direct lineage and has naturally become a puppet of the powerful elders, issuing the seal of final decision.

In reality, once Sunagakure adopted the republican system, the ninja's public opinion was amplified, and their tolerance for the negative effects of policies decreased.

The other four major ninja villages were still under the dictatorship of the Kage. Their leaders did not realize that the losses suffered by the republican Sunagakure in August and September had a huge impact, and they even had to ignore the mysterious person who could not be found at all, and set a final time for war if they could not find him within a month.

Even if the mysterious Sage of Nature poses a great threat, as long as he doesn't openly attack Sunagakure, the Sunagakure ninja will ignore him and eagerly wage war against the Land of Fire.

The Sand Village's surprise attack achieved absolute psychological surprise and decisively defeated the Konoha ninja forces deployed on the "neutral country" front, allowing them to invade the Land of Fire from both the north and south.

Konoha Village was stunned by the attack.

However, Konoha Village was the strongest ninja village with abundant resources, and the loss of thousands of ninjas on the front line was quickly made up by the reserve forces on the second line.

Conversely, the Sand Village ninja quickly descended into chaos, forming small groups based on various relationships, and while maintaining the two major strategic blocs, they began to act independently.

The lack of unified command in Sunagakure exposed the problem to the entire ninja world.

How strong was Konoha Village in 43? The loss of nearly four thousand people did not affect the lives of the villagers. People went about their business as usual, and the mission center was still busy.

Uchiha Yu continued to lead the Ninjutsu and Tactics Study Group steadily, but the content he taught the genin now included more Chunin-level knowledge. This included how to form three- and four-person teams, and how to master the timing and rhythm of searching, defending, and retreating.

The knowledge he imparted came partly from his practical experience in the ninja world, partly from the teachings of his Jonin captain, but mostly from the summary of the warlike genes inherent in the fighting spirit of the Russian people.

However, Uchiha Yu's most important teaching was about when to retreat and when to run away at all costs.

How could the Uchiha, whose morale had been boosted by him, accept such a guiding ideology? They all spoke out, expressing their dissatisfaction and incomprehension.

"President, this isn't right! We're the strongest Uchiha ninjas, we're from Konoha, the strongest ninja village! How can we be thinking about running away all the time?"

Uchiha Yu sneered, "The strongest ninja village in the ninja world... the strongest Uchiha?"

"The strongest ninja village where war breaks out on its own soil? And the strongest ninja clan that gets tormented by its own village?"

"What about the Uchiha ninjas? What about the Konoha ninjas? You all have to live to protect Konoha and prove that the Uchiha are the strongest ninja clan."

"If you die, the enemy will only stand on your corpses and proudly proclaim that Konoha Village is nothing special, and the Uchiha clan is nothing special!"

"Is this the result you wanted?"

A barrage of questions left the children in the study group speechless, and they stammered dejectedly, "No..."

Uchiha Yu's expression relaxed, and he patiently said, "Only by living can you protect Konoha, only by living can you defeat the enemy. If you die, there will be no one to protect Konoha and your families."

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui, who had also joined the study group, asked, "Brother Yu, aren't ninjas severely punished if they don't complete their missions?"

Uchiha Yu retorted, "Who made that rule?"

That's what everyone says.

"Does the ninja manual say that failure to complete a mission will result in punishment?"

The group of kids were stunned. Right, where did this rule come from? The ninja manual has dozens of prohibitions, but there is no clause prohibiting failure to complete a mission.

As a profession that involves living on the edge, it's acceptable to require completing tasks, but that only means receiving rewards for completing tasks; there are no rewards for not completing them.

The mission could not be completed because it was extremely difficult, or the enemy was extremely strong. Even trying would only lead to death. Is there any punishment more severe than death?

No leader would be that brain-dead; otherwise, the ninjas under their command, unwilling to die, would inevitably abandon any difficult missions. And if the leader forces a mission, no matter who is assigned, that ninja will immediately defect—there's nothing more to say.

In the previous war, due to the high mortality rate against Sakumo Hatake, a large number of Sunagakure ninja missions went unfulfilled, forcing the Third Kazekage to order that any encounter with Konoha's White Fang could be abandoned immediately.

Forget about punishment, it doesn't even count as a failure record.

This stabilized the morale of the Sand Village ninja, allowing them to continue resisting for a considerable period of time.

When the name Sakumo Hatake was mentioned, some people questioned, "President, wasn't Sakumo Hatake's suicide because he abandoned a crucial mission, causing immense damage to Konoha?"

"No, Sakumo Hatake's suicide wasn't because of the mission. It was because of his disappointment with Konoha and his despair at the collapse of his ideals that he committed suicide."

Uchiha Yu asked with a cold smile, "Everyone says that Sakumo Hatake abandoned a crucial mission, causing huge losses to Konoha, but do you even know what that mission was?"

"That's a secret mission, how could we possibly know?"

"A secret mission should be a secret known to everyone except the people involved and the Hokage, from beginning to end. Why is it that even ordinary villagers know about Sakumo Hatake's 'secret mission'?"

The children were dumbfounded; the secret mission that everyone knew about was clearly contradictory.

"And what exactly is this 'enormous loss' that has angered everyone?"

"Besides Sakumo Hatake, were there any other losses during this secret mission?"

"So, my dear brothers and sisters, on the battlefield, your top priority is to save your own lives. Do not challenge those who are too strong to fight. They are not your enemies, but the enemies that the village's strongmen must deal with."

Although the attack by Sunagakure did not directly affect the lives of Konoha, it gave high-ranking officials like Fugaku Uchiha a lot to deal with.

At this point, even the daily reports from the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha were completely stopped, and the ninjutsu and tactics were forgotten by the higher-ups in the small organization.

Uchiha Yu thus became bolder and began to spread rebellious ideas and facts, causing the entire study group to become alienated from the clan's higher-ups and from the higher-ups of Konoha Village.

This was a necessary condition for him to monopolize the study group's resources and become the head of the Uchiha clan.

……

After the study session and gathering ended, everyone naturally dispersed, but a few newly joined little rascals needed to be personally escorted back by Uchiha Yu.

These are all Uchiha who are about to enter the Ninja Academy. They are also direct descendants of the Uchiha clan and are the core members of the Uchiha Yu's small group, gathered together by the elders.

The leader was naturally Uchiha Shisui, followed by Tomoya, the grandson of Elder Yuichiro, and two other children aged three or four.

Incidentally, the son that Uchiha Yuichiro was most worried about and troubled by was his youngest fourth son, who was also his only surviving son. Uchiha Tomono was the child of his eldest son, who died in battle.

However, Uchiha Seto, as the uncle, did not listen to his father. He resolutely refused to join the study group and even looked down on Uchiha Yu. He tried to comprehend the Sharingan in the face of life and death.

The fourteen-year-old boy was in his rebellious phase. At that age, he was universally disliked, and with the power of a seasoned genin, he not only had explosive destructive power but also independent financial means. Uchiha Yuichiro really couldn't do anything about him.

Uchiha Yu immediately smiled and comforted him, "It's okay. By the time Tomono awakens his Sharingan, Seto will be past puberty and will understand the seriousness of things."

Uchiha Yuichiro was deeply worried: "But the war is coming next. He is my last son. I have no confidence that he can live to adulthood."

"In war, a ninja's life or death depends on luck. No matter how strong they are, it still depends on luck. Whether they learn from me or not is not the most important thing."

Uchiha Yu knew he was talking nonsense. In war, the stronger the ninja, the more situations they could handle, and their survival rate was higher than that of weaker ninjas.

Uchiha Yuichiro knew that Yu was comforting him with nonsense, but after hearing such nonsense, he did feel much better.

This is not the time for reasoning. As a father nearing fifty, all he needs is comfort.

Having regained his senses, Uchiha Yuichiro lost hope for his last son's survival and turned all his attention to his grandson. Considering his grandson's age and talent, Uchiha Yuichiro resolutely enrolled him in a study group, hoping that learning different knowledge with peers might save his life on the battlefield.

After seeing all the children sent home, only Uchiha Shisui and he remained. This was their unspoken understanding; the last stretch of road was their time to talk.

"Brother You, you've been teaching so much lately that I feel many people can't understand it."

"Can you understand?"

"I can't do it either. I have zero ninja experience, and I can't understand a lot of the knowledge."

"In other words, you've written it all down."

"Yes."

"That's good. Remember, studying hard at the Ninja Academy will allow you to apply your knowledge to other areas, and you'll experience a sudden realization when the time comes."

"Brother Yu, are you going to the battlefield too?"

"Shisui, why did you think of this?"

"Because of the news that Sunagakure attacked us, what you taught suddenly became mainly practical combat experience, and you taught a lot and quickly. I guess you don't have much time left."

"You're quite perceptive, kid. Time is indeed running out, not just for me, but also for the older kids in the study group."

"Compared to you younger ones, I'm more worried about those guys. They've been ninjas for a few years, but they don't have a formal position or job right now, making them the easiest ninjas to be conscripted. But before, they were just doing odd jobs in the security department, or even serving as servants in the homes of clan leaders and elders. They've never had a chance to practice real combat."

"Although I taught them ninjutsu and tactical skills, the time was too short, and I don't know if they can turn the knowledge into ability."

"Brother Yu, your brothers and sisters will all be drafted. Are you pessimistic about the prospects of the war?"

"Yes, the Land of Fire is located in the very center of the ninja world, and it is also the country with the flattest terrain in the ninja world without any natural geographical barriers. Unless there is a powerful ninja army that can attack from all sides, it will definitely be surrounded and attacked from all sides."

"Sunagakure is just the first fool to rush in. Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure will all start fighting us. Konoha is destined to fight on all sides, and no matter how many troops we have, it won't be enough."

Uchiha Shisui remained silent, slowly processing what Uchiha Yu had said.

As they approached Shisui's residence, he suddenly asked, "Brother Yu, in your opinion, what kind of war strategy would be best for Konoha?"

Uchiha Yu said without hesitation, "Shisui, you must remember, there is never a best strategy, only the most suitable strategy."

Uchiha Yu raised his index, middle, and ring fingers with his right hand, and for some reason, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"If we disregard the actual situation, I believe that Konoha Village has three strategies for dealing with the war: superior, medium, and inferior."

"The best solution would be to have another figure like the First Hokage, who alone could intimidate the entire ninja world, and no one would dare to raise their voice at Konoha Village."

"As I said, to subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest form of skill."

On the fifth day after its release, the number of new items exploded by 1/3.

(End of this chapter)