Uchiha's personal opinion

"General Deguang intends to defeat Yunyin in a single battle?"

Hinata Hizashi asked humbly.

"The established operational objectives were planned in this way, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and no one can guarantee that everything will go as smoothly as the pre-battle simulation."

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone was rather humble, his expression was full of pride.

He pointed to the hill in front of him and said, "There is still a portion of the Uchiha clan's elite forces here. They will do everything in their power, like the sharpest blade, to tear through the Cloud Village's defenses and bring me the victory I desire!"

A hero of his generation, he conquered the ninja world...

Hyuga Hizashi couldn't help but yearn for it.

Although the hills in front of them looked like an ordinary northern forest landscape, the Tokugawa Shogunate's ninja army had been lying in wait there for a long time.

In his Byakugan vision, he also spotted a ninja with unusual equipment and an abnormally surging chakra fluctuation. By the signature gas mask and kusarigama weapon, he knew that it was none other than Hanzo of the Salamander, the demigod of the Rain Village who once dominated the ninja world...

Even someone like Hanzo the Salamander fought under Uchiha Tokumitsu's command...

Hyuga Hizashi became increasingly alarmed as he looked at the photos.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's forces were not entirely composed of Uchiha clan members. Apart from a small number of elite clan members, most of the ninjas were ordinary Konoha ninjas, with a small number of Kirigakure ninjas who had returned to the fold.

Now, these ninjas of different backgrounds and strengths are united under the Uchiha's fan, ready to launch a massive offensive like a tsunami at the command of their lord.

Hyuga Hizashi judged based on the chakra fluctuations of the ninja army that most of these ninjas were inferior to the thirty Hyuga branch family ninjas he had brought.

But so what?

Numbers can erase the gap in strength.

Moreover, the current Hyuga clan does not have any extraordinary powerhouses like Uchiha Tokumitsu who can use Susanoo to fight against thousands single-handedly...

It was these mediocre ninjas who, under the dual encouragement of the Tokugawa Shogunate's spirit and resources, unleashed extraordinary fighting will and desire for victory, bringing the Tokugawa Shogunate one victory after another.

"The difference in strength between the two families is so great..."

Only after witnessing the ninja army arrayed in battle did Hyuga Hizashi understand the difference in strength between the two clans.

Even though the current head of the Hyuga clan has changed the traditional closed-door approach and begun to forge alliances with other ninja clans in Konoha, the Hyuga clan's strength still seems pale and powerless in the face of the all-encompassing Uchiha Tokumitsu...

"The Hyuga clan must change, and can only change!"

Hizashi Hyuga couldn't help but touch the iron headband on his forehead.

Beneath the cold headband and bandages lay an "open secret" that he could never let go of.

"Lord Tokumitsu!"

A figure appeared in the distance and knelt on one knee before Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Hyuga Hizashi recognized him at a glance as a member of the Hyuga clan, and one of the branch family ninjas he knew.

"Hyōnin, what's the situation at the front?"

"Uchiha Tokumitsu asked."

"The reconnaissance team has successfully completed its mission! It has been confirmed that all of Cloud Village's sentries have been eliminated!"

Hyuga Shuhiro ignored the Hyuga clan nobleman beside him and reported to Uchiha Tokumitsu in a fanatical tone: "The shogunate's advance route is now completely unobstructed!"

This was the first time Hyuga Hizashi had heard Hyuga Shuhiro, who was always cautious and respectful in his dealings with others within the clan, speak in such a passionate and enthusiastic tone.

"very good!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu praised with satisfaction, "I will remember your contribution! The Shogunate will not forget your efforts!"

"Pass on my message to the Uzumaki clan's position, and tell the Rocket Force to prepare!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a kunai with a special mark and handed it to Hyuga Shuhiro.

Hyuga Shuhiro solemnly accepted the token handed to him by Uchiha Tokumitsu with both hands, nodded in acknowledgment, and then vanished in an instant.

Hyuga Hizashi stood frozen in place, feeling somewhat awkward.

"General Deguang... what is the Rocket Force?"

To break the awkward silence, Hyuga Hizashi casually brought up a topic and asked a question.

"A cluster of explosive tags launched using Fire Release chakra!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said in an unusually cheerful tone, "Each rocket is loaded with eight hundred detonating tags, mainly for assault operations."

Hyuga Hizashi's heart stirred, recalling the shogunate's specially made torpedoes that had shone brightly in the Kirigakure campaign...

"Similar to a torpedo, except that rockets are launched from the ground and glide through the air to bombard predetermined targets, so they can be loaded with relatively fewer detonators."

Uchiha Tokumitsu saw through Hyuga Hizashi's thoughts and offered an explanation.

"That's the difference..."

Hyuga Hizashi nodded as if he understood, but sighed inwardly.

Aside from the peripheral ninja forces, the Hyuga clan also lagged far behind the Uchiha clan, who were masters of using explosive tags, in the development and utilization of ninja tools...

Falling behind in one step means falling behind in every step.

"...Is that a rocket?"

Hyuga Hizashi pointed to a group of pointed cylinders being erected not far away and asked.

When he first scanned the position with his white eye, he thought it was just some kind of weapon storage device.

"Yes, but this rocket is only an experimental model and still has some shortcomings. Currently, this model of rocket can only rely on tail fins for trajectory correction and does not have guidance capabilities."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, seemingly modestly.

Even so, it was enough to shock Hyuga Hizashi.

"Hizashi-kun, why don't you join me in battle?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu extended an invitation to Hyuga Hizashi, saying, "Let's experience the earth-shattering war together!"

Chapter 224 Earthquake

At Uchiha Tokumitsu's command, a signal flare soared into the sky.

Hyuga Hizashi witnessed for the first time the shocking scene before the ninja army launched their offensive.

The first to be dispatched was the most elite first combat echelon under the command of the Shogunate's ninja army. Just by looking at the intense and surging chakra fluctuations and the eye power so dense that it distorted the air, Hyuga Hizashi could tell that those ninjas were definitely strong members of the Uchiha clan.

In addition to the Jonin from the Uchiha clan, there were also genjutsu ninjas from the Kurama clan of Konoha, sealing ninjas from the Uzumaki clan, and other powerful individuals from affiliated ninja clans.

The Kurama ninja used genjutsu to distort the air, concealing the rapidly advancing ninja army, while the Uzumaki ninja activated a shielding barrier to block the chakra fluctuations of the headquarters ninja army.

If it weren't for his Byakugan, Hyuga Hizashi wouldn't have believed that such a vast, empty space actually housed an extremely elite ninja army.

Besides the Konoha ninjas, Hyuga Hizashi also saw the arrogant and unruly Kaguya ninja, the blue-haired, shark-toothed Hozuki ninja, and the white-clad Minazuki ninja in the first combat echelon...

Several of them were wielding weapons that were clearly among the famous Seven Ninja Swords of the Hidden Mist...

"Is the true lineage of Kirigakure in Tokugawa?"

A nonsensical thought popped into Hizashi Hyuga's mind.

Led by Sakumo Hatake, the first combat echelon surged forward with unstoppable momentum, heading towards the distant Cloud Village's position.

Immediately afterward, as the second signal flare was launched, the third combat echelon on the flank, under the command of Hanzo the Salamander, bypassed the battlefield from one side.

"Sakumo Hatake, Hanzo Sansho..."

Hyuga Hizashi sighed inwardly once again.

Putting everything else aside, even just this ability and charisma to command two unparalleled powerhouses in a war far surpasses that of all contemporary Hyuga clan members...

The gap between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, revered as two great clans in Konoha, was so vast that Hyuga Hizashi felt increasingly resentful.

Moreover, besides Uchiha Tokumitsu, there was also Uchiha Himon who led the ninja army to establish the shogunate, while the Hyuga clan's main family couldn't even find a qualified ninja army commander...

With the huge commotion caused by the third combat echelon's operation, Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan had already noticed that the Cloud Village ninjas had begun to nervously move to the flanks, attempting to block their marching route.

At this time, the second combat echelon personally led by Uchiha Tokumitsu remained silent.

Even Uchiha Tokumitsu's prized Rocket Force is on solemn standby.

Hyuga Hizashi looked at Uchiha Tokumitsu with some confusion.

Although he didn't understand ninja army command, he could tell that the first combat echelon was responsible for frontal attacks, while the third combat echelon was mainly responsible for flanking and encirclement. So, with only the number of people in the first combat echelon, could they really take down the entire Cloud Village position?

"Not urgent……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly said, "The strength of the ninja army not only requires swiftness like the wind and fierce attack like fire, but also stillness like the forest and immovability like a mountain. Only in this way can we find the best opportunity to maximize the combat power of the ninja army."

Wind, Fire, Mountain, Forest...

Hyuga Hitsuji nodded and memorized the key points of military strategy that Uchiha Tokumitsu had mentioned.

"It should be about time..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu roughly calculated the time and nodded to the Rocket Force commander who was already waiting for orders.

The rocket unit immediately took position, and the operators pressed their hands into the sealing magic circle on the launch pad and began to inject chakra.

The storage of chakra is a major problem in the ninja world, so rockets do not have stored kinetic energy and need to be injected with chakra by ninjas before launch.

Hyuga Hizashi quietly watched the Rocket Force's busy movements, while the second combat echelon directly under Uchiha Tokumitsu still did not take the initiative to show itself.

At that moment, a yellow signal flare rose in the direction of the first combat echelon's advance.

"Rocket units, prepare!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately shouted.

The rocket force's position was illuminated by bursts of chakra light.

"Ready to launch!"

"Wind direction correction!"

"Ballistic confirmed!"

"Ready!"

With each order from the rocket force commander, the rocket force completed its final preparations before launch.

The rocket launch can be completed simply by activating the sealing array.