Uchiha's personal opinion

Rasa squinted, slowed his breathing, and said slowly, "However, times are moving forward. Any person or force that is stuck in the past will only be beaten for falling behind, and the Sand Village is no exception..."

Uchiha Shihu bowed slightly in greeting, but did not express his opinion.

"...Sigh, maybe I've been working too hard lately, I don't know why I'm talking to you about these trivial things."

Rasa seemed to suddenly wake up, shook his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh, then got back to the point: "I'll have to trouble you with this escort mission. I can guarantee that there won't be any problems on the Sunagakure side, but you still need to keep an eye on other people along the way, especially that guy whose whereabouts we haven't been able to find yet!"

"understand!"

Uchiha Shihu answered very decisively.

"By the way, Lord Fengying..."

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Uchiha Shihu slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot something important!"

"Ok?"

"The aid supplies have been stockpiled in Baishazhou. Will they be delivered directly to the capital?"

Uchiha Shihu asked earnestly.

"...The efficiency of the joint venture is indeed quite good!"

Although Luo Sha appeared calm and composed, his heart was in turmoil.

when!

When did the joint venture company deliver a batch of supplies?

They are still stockpiled in the Baisha Oasis, less than 300 kilometers from the capital!

What if it were the shogunate's ninja army that suddenly appeared...

Thinking of this, Luo Sha felt a chill run down his spine, and his original little schemes became much less ambitious.

……

Considering that the shipment was of extremely valuable tailed beast chakra, Uchiha Shihu specially selected a squad from the Special Investigation Unit to accompany them. Although this made the target larger, the relatively sufficient manpower could withstand most of the possible risks.

However, even though they had been on a mission in the Land of Wind for some time, Uchiha Shiki still encountered a sudden sandstorm not long after they set off.

However, the accompanying ninjas were all experienced ninjas who were already familiar with the climate of the Land of Wind, so they soon found a suitable place to hide and used earth-style ninjutsu to create a sheltered cave.

"Take a headcount of personnel and supplies!"

Once in a safe environment, Uchiha Shihō immediately issued orders according to the Ninja Army Manual.

"Personnel are safe!"

"The supplies are correct!"

The detachment's clerk immediately carried out the order and reported it.

"Sensory ninjas, deploy alerts and execute Category II combat readiness standards!"

Uchiha Shihu gave another order.

"As ordered!"

The ninjas then began to perform their respective duties.

This is the biggest difference between the ninja army of the shogunate system and ordinary ninja troops.

The military manual system established by Uchiha Tokumitsu based on his limited military knowledge from his previous life has become an effective and highly distinctive command system in the ninja world after being put into practice and continuously adjusted.

Moreover, although the ninja command system, in a sense, limited the space for ninja commanders to display their talents to a certain extent, from another perspective, it actually made up for the shortcomings of most commanding Jonin.

Uchiha Shihu was the same.

Although he was not a direct descendant of Tokugaku from the Red Guard, after the implementation of the ninja code, he could still effectively command a ninja force by following the instructions on the small cards he carried.

"Unidentified individuals spotted during the sandstorm!"

The sensory ninjas had barely taken their positions when they immediately detected the anomaly in the sandstorm!

"About two kilometers away!"

"We will arrive at headquarters within approximately one minute!"

The sensory ninja's forehead began to sweat!

"How exactly did you manage to conceal your marching route?!"

Uchiha Shihu was instantly enraged!

This is a serious mistake!

His unit is a special reconnaissance unit specializing in perception and reconnaissance, especially the detachment that came with him, which is even more elite. But now he still made such a blunder. If it gets out, people will laugh themselves to death!

Moreover, since the other side is so clearly braving the sandstorm to head straight for our location, it can only mean that they are enemies, not friends, and they may have been under the other side's surveillance during the march!

"Is it necessary to conduct enemy/friend identification?"

The ninja army's branch captain asked Uchiha Shihō for instructions.

"No need! They've been identified as the enemy. All personnel, prepare for battle!"

Uchiha Shihu said with a grim face, "Execute the second set of standard desert warfare tactics!"

"As ordered!"

The squad leader nodded immediately and quickly began deploying the combat formation.

"Something really did happen..."

Uchiha Shihu touched the sealing scroll in his arms, his face ashen.

"The enemy will enter standard firing range in fifteen seconds!"

The perceptive ninja immediately changed his tune and reported it.

"Combat Support Squadron—"

"Seal - Steel Ground Barrier!"

The sealing ninja in the ninja army immediately activated the standard sealing technique, Dharma Realm, turning the ground into a solid plate like steel to prevent enemy lurking forces from launching a surprise attack from below.

"Third Company!"

Then, a squadron of ninjas threw their ninja tools in unison.

This is also a very simple probing action, the purpose of which is to determine the enemy's location and roughly judge the opponent's strength based on their reaction, so as to execute the next tactic accordingly.

"Drill - Sandstorm!"

A storm of iron sand arose amidst the swirling dust, sweeping over the shogunate ninja army's kunai rain.

"burst!"

The ninjas of the Third Company simultaneously activated the explosive tags bound to their kunai—

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The detonation tag exploded as expected, but its power was much weaker than anticipated.

"Beware! The opponent's ninjutsu has a sealing and shielding effect!"

The squadron's jonin immediately made a judgment—

"It's Magnet Release!"

"The target is presumed to be a Class A wanted criminal—Sasori, a rogue ninja from Sunagakure!"

Nara, the staff officer accompanying the army, immediately shouted as well.

Uchiha Shihu's expression changed.

"As expected of the Shogunate's ninja army, which is known as the strongest in the ninja world!"

After the explosion, the scattered iron sand of chakra fell down, and the enemy who was slowly walking forward finally revealed his true form.

—A humanoid puppet construct, but radiating a metallic glow and bearing a massive metallic scorpion tail; a human puppet floats above its head.

"really……"

Uchiha Shihuo, instead of being surprised, laughed and slowly took out a small scroll from his pocket and held it in his hand. "How rare... it actually came to me of its own accord!"

"A hundred or so shogunate ninja soldiers... that is indeed a very good force."

A hoarse, shrill voice emanated from the puppet construct: "And these all look like top-quality puppet materials! Looks like we're going to have a big harvest today!"

"act recklessly!"

Uchiha Shihu roared, "Activate tactical-level weapons!"

"As ordered!"

The squad leader's expression immediately hardened. He pulled out a sealing scroll from his pocket and unsealed a thick, long, six-barreled alien weapon with chains attached.

At the same time, Uchiha Shihō unsealed a large tube from the scroll in his hand, carried it on his shoulder, and aimed it at the leisurely strolling enemy.

"This looks interesting..."

Sasori didn't seem to be in a hurry to launch an attack. Instead, he manipulated his puppet construct and watched with great interest as the squad leader pointed the Six Paths Chakra metal tube at him.

As for the large cylinder on Uchiha Shihuo's shoulder, he didn't pay it any attention—because it looked too rough and clumsy, with no artistry at all!

Moreover, judging from the chakra fluctuations, these two strangely shaped so-called tactical weapons don't seem to be anything special; at most, they might be interesting in terms of structure.

Scorpion quickly exhausted its remaining curiosity and once again activated the puppet above its head to prepare for an attack.

In order to annihilate a detachment-level Shogunate ninja army this time, Sasori has taken out all his resources and prepared some trump cards that he considers to be very good, so he is naturally full of confidence.

"Take this rocket launcher!"

Uchiha Shihuo rushed ahead and pressed the firing button on the large cannon on his shoulder—

"Chirp—"

With a piercing whistling sound, a massive cone slammed into the puppet construct, its sharp tip tearing through the puppet's armor, and then—

"boom!"

With a muffled explosion, a small mushroom cloud rose slowly.

Even the shogunate ninjas, who were lined up in preparation for battle, were scattered by the shockwave, and their formation was thrown into chaos.

"What era are we living in? Still using that puppet thing!"