The Master of Konoha's Legacy

As for the physical problems that Uchiha Tonan mentioned...

Whether it's true or false, he doesn't care too much.

But for Uchiha Tonan, it didn't matter if Konoha was wiped out.

After all, most ninjas have already accepted him, which is a good opportunity to enhance his strength.

Anyway, he personally repelled the combined forces of the two countries and even killed the Kazekage of Sunagakure, so his military achievements were already beyond the limit.

As long as Mount Kikyo, the last line of defense, is not breached, no one can say they are wrong.

No matter how great the losses, it's because the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Hyuga clan were not strong enough, or because Nara Shikaku, the commander, was incompetent.

"I'm really sorry, my body isn't really suited for assassination missions."

If you can't withstand the losses, you can retreat to Kikyō-yama.

"When they arrive, I will intervene."

Uchiha Tonan decisively rejected Nara Shikaku's request.

Nara Shikaku paused slightly, then continued to persuade him:

"But Kikyo Mountain only occupies the main road; there is more than one road."

If too many outposts are lost, the enemy village can attack the Land of Fire via other routes.

Uchiha Tonan, seeing that Nara Shikaku was relentlessly pestering him, completely lost his good mood.

He gave Nara Shikaku a meaningful look and said coldly:

"The other paths are not so easy to take."

Even if the Chunin and Genin got there, the physical exertion from just crossing mountains and valleys would be enough to give them a serious hard time.

My duty is to defend Mount Kikyo and repel the army.

The tone already carried a hint of threat.

Seeing Uchiha Tonan's expression, Nara Shikaku's heart skipped a beat. He quickly lowered his head and bowed deeply to Uchiha Tonan, saying:

"I understand, Lord Tunan. Please get some rest."

After saying that, he immediately turned and left.

After leaving the laboratory, Nara Shikaku wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a heavy sigh.

Yamanaka Inoichi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurriedly asked, "Did Lord Tonan agree?"

Nara Shikaku reached out and patted Yamanaka Inoichi on the shoulder, shaking his head helplessly.

"Inform Lord Hizashi to call back the Hyuga clan members to guard the base."

In the laboratory, Kabuto Hatake looked at Uchiha Tonan's retreating figure and said weakly:

"gentlemen......"

Uchiha Tonan turned around, a gentle smile appearing on his face, and said:

You don't need to worry about these things.

Come with me, I've prepared some teaching materials for you.

With that, he led Kabuto Hatake to the innermost room of the laboratory.

The next moment, Uchiha Tonan took out a storage scroll from his ninja tool pouch and placed his hands on the scroll in a hand seal.

"Bang~"

After a puff of white smoke...

Kabuto Hatake was completely dumbfounded.

There were piles of books and scrolls on the ground, almost reaching the ceiling, like a small mountain.

"This is......."

Uchiha Tonan reached out and ruffled Hatake Kabuto's hair, smiling as he said:

"The books and scrolls here are only a basic part."

You should be able to finish reading it in about six months.

You don't need to understand everything; just remember the general outline first.

Then we started to put it into practice.

After you've put it into practice for a while, come back and look at these things again.

Repeat this a few times, and you'll learn it.

This is called the unity of knowledge and action.

"Gulp~" Kabuto Hatake swallowed hard and nodded blankly.

Uchiha Tonan immediately formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone.

The shadow clone appeared in front of the pile of books and beckoned to Kabuto Hatake, saying:

"Come on, let's sort these things into categories first."

Then I'll start teaching you to read. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me.

Kabuto Hatake glanced down at the container in his arms and asked, "What about the remains...?"

Uchiha Tonan, standing beside him, reached out and picked up the container, saying leisurely:

"He will be fully developed in a few months."

I will send someone to take him to the Konoha Welfare Home.

There are people there who take care of him.

"You can meet again after the war is over."

Kabuto Hatake nodded, then bowed deeply to Uchiha Tonan's true form, placing his hands on his knees:

"Thank you, sir."

Uchiha Tonan nodded in satisfaction, took the container, and left the room.

We are preparing to begin attempting to create human puppets.

[Chapter 250. Choosing a Side: The Perfect Puppet]

Time passed day by day.

Because at the start of the war, Uchiha Tonan killed the Third Kazekage in front of everyone.

The morale of Sunagakure plummeted, and the villagers retreated to their camp, refusing to come out.

Even in the subsequent assassination operation in the Land of Rain, the Sand Village side, considering the lack of morale, only symbolically dispatched a few dozen teams.

It could be described as someone who showed up but didn't put in the effort.

Although Iwagakure and Sunagakure are allies, seeing Sunagakure's negative attitude, they were unwilling to send too many ninjas to their aid and cause unnecessary casualties.

But as time went by, Ebizo personally came from Sunagakure to the front lines to take charge.

After several encouragements, the Sunagakure ninjas' mood gradually shifted from low spirits to hatred towards the Konoha ninjas.

Considering that Uchiha Tonan's strength was too great according to intelligence, Ebizo began to mobilize all the Sunagakure ninja to attack the Konoha stronghold in the Land of Rain.

These strongholds mostly guarded the main routes leading to the Land of Fire.

However, these routes are mostly narrow mountain paths, and ordinary ninjas would need to expend a great deal of physical strength and energy to pass through them.

Furthermore, once ambushed, a single large-scale ninjutsu or a certain number of explosive tags can result in heavy casualties.

Of course, it's not that troublesome for Jonin.

However, in war, the large number of Chunin and Genin are the real main force.

Without enough cannon fodder, it's not very useful to send a small number of Jonin into the heart of the Land of Fire.

On the surface, it is not permissible for civilians to be harmed or towns to be maliciously destroyed in a war between the five major powers.

The role of a Jonin is only to gather intelligence; they can't just rush into Konoha and get themselves killed.

Given the current situation, the allied forces of Sunagakure and Iwagakure have no choice but to disperse their forces to attack the stronghold.

Three whole months have passed.

Uchiha Tonan has not made a move yet.

Nara Shikaku had no choice but to order the Konoha ninja to stop the assassinations, withdraw to their various strongholds and defend them at all costs, while also requesting reinforcements from Konoha.

Finally, after Konoha reinforcements arrived, the situation stabilized thanks to Nara Shikaku's command.

However, just as reinforcements arrived, Nara Shikaku received new instructions from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The new order was for Nara Shikaku to deploy more than 90% of the combat personnel from Kikyoyama.

If enemy forces attack, let Uchiha Tonan take their place.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's order clearly had the intention of using someone else to do his dirty work, wanting the ninjas of Sunagakure and Iwagakure to besiege Uchiha Tonan.

But if we do that, and Uchiha Tonan fails to hold out, the western front will collapse completely.

The risk is simply too great.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders would never have included the statement that he was willing to risk severe damage to Konoha in order to use someone else to do his dirty work.

Rather, it means that the disparity in troop strength is too great, and the only option is to take a risky gamble using unconventional tactics.

Uchiha Tonan was his disciple, and he had complete faith in Uchiha Tonan's abilities.

This is very interesting.

If Uchiha Tonan dies in the siege, Hiruzen Sarutobi can still shift some of the blame.

He said he shouldn't have blindly trusted Uchiha Tonan's abilities and had made a mistake in trusting him.

You need to take on certain responsibilities.

Certainly, but not entirely...

For a moment, Nara Shikaku stared at the intelligence scroll in his hand, caught in a difficult decision, unsure whether to follow the orders.