Uchiha's personal opinion

Moreover, because its original temperament was too violent and bloodthirsty, the White Snake Immortal specially removed its reverse scale before sending it out to make it docile. However, within just two days of leaving Dragon Cave, Xin Ya's reverse scale grew back, and its temperament became more and more irritable as the reverse scale grew.

Although his temper was flaring up, Xin Ya, who hadn't yet reached his peak, simply soaked in the seawater and ignored Gama Hiro's nonsense.

This was not the first time it had fought against the shogunate's ninja army.

However, in the Battle of the Swamp Country, where Ryuchi Cave suffered heavy casualties, Shinya was among the defeated and fled.

This defeat made Shinya much more cautious, especially when facing a powerful enemy like the Shogunate. At least he no longer acted as recklessly and irrationally vented his anger as before.

As for Toad Hiro's self-praise, it didn't take it seriously.

After all, before the battle, the White Snake Immortal had privately advised it that if something was impossible, it should not force it, and that the best course of action was to slip away and preserve itself.

Of course, in the past, Xin Ya would have just taken this as a provocation and gladly accepted it, but now, it has listened to the words of the White Snake Immortal.

"Hey! That stinky... giant snake!"

Although Xin Ya ignored the two big toads' teasing, the foul-mouthed Toad Guang still came looking for him.

Xin Ya merely glanced at him before continuing to soak in the seawater with her eyes closed.

"It is said that two of the three goddesses of Ryuchi Cave have died. Doesn't your great immortal wish to avenge them?"

"It's so easy for Toad Guang to say with a grin," he said.

"Your mother, Shima, is dead."

Xin Ya replied casually.

"What did you say!"

Hama Guang's expression changed immediately. He threw down the green juice cup in his hand and reached for the twin swords that were placed to the side.

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

Gamabunta immediately shouted.

He then said to Xin Ya, "Now we are on the same side, and past grievances are nothing but clouds..."

"But this red toad still doesn't seem to be convinced!"

Xin Ya's fangs were visible, its red forked tongue hissed, and the scales on its back became even darker, making it look like it was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Toad Guang was somewhat afraid.

The reason it dared to provoke Shinya, who was below the two immortals of Ryuchi Cave and above the monstrous snakes, was simply because it relied on the fact that the number of ninja frogs going to battle at Mount Myōboku far exceeded that of the ninja snakes from Ryuchi Cave. So it wanted to suppress them first, and then drive the ninja snakes to the front lines to die after the battle started. But it didn't expect that even after Shinya's reverse scale was removed, its temperament was still so violent!

"The toad of Mount Myoboku has been defeated so many times, yet it's still so stubborn!"

Shinya persisted, saying, "I hope you can turn the tide this time! Otherwise, the shogunate's army will really be heading straight for the Myoboku Mountain secret realm by sea!"

"Although Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi-dō have some past grievances, they are ultimately from the same sacred lineage and should support each other..."

Although Gamabunta was very unhappy inside, he outwardly controlled his temper and said in a seemingly gentle manner: "This time it is a naval battle. The ninja snakes of Ryuchi Cave should exert their greatest fighting power and teach those arrogant bastards in the Shogunate who look down on our holy land a lesson!"

"Humph!"

Xin Ya scoffed at this, but said nothing more.

It understood what the toads of Mount Myōboku were thinking; they simply wanted the ninja snakes of Ryūchi Cave to act as scouts and draw fire.

However, Shinya had escaped the shogunate's "firepower advantage tactics" during the Swamp Country Campaign and had a relatively direct understanding of the combat capabilities of the shogunate's ninja army, so he naturally could not agree to the act of going to the outpost.

After all, it brought three thousand ninja snakes with it this time, while Mount Myōboku alone had nearly six thousand giant frogs that had no intelligence but only size! As for the ninja frogs, there were as many as three thousand of them.

Although he was in the frog camp, Xin Ya was not afraid and had no intention of bowing down to the toads of Mount Myoboku.

After all, the ninja snakes it brought out this time were only a small part of Ryuchi Cave's strength. Whether it won or lost was not of much importance to Ryuchi Cave, which had a large number of snakes at the bottom. The key was the Battle of Myoboku after the Shogunate Navy opened up a complete shipping route!

……

Following Uchiha Tokumitsu's order, the Shogunate's naval headquarters in Fubuki Castle of the Land of Whirlpools dispatched six more ironclad battleships and a newly launched reef-breaking ship, along with nearly a thousand ninja soldiers.

We need to think of a way to resupply!

Uchiha Tokumitsu said with a headache, "We can't keep feeding our ninjas canned food and soldier pills!"

After the naval fleets joined forces, the number of ninjas who opened up the route had grown to two thousand. Although the number was not large, the shogunate's supply delivery capabilities were greatly limited due to the long distance.

"Then shall we allocate additional ships to form a supply fleet?"

The naval staff officer said somewhat nervously, "However, if that's the case, and with the ironclad warships being diverted for escort duties, the naval defenses of Fubo City will be somewhat weakened..."

"What could possibly happen in Fubo City!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu snorted and said, "Could it be that the ninja frogs of Mount Myōboku were able to be sent there? Or did the landlubbers from Iwagakure dive down to the coastline?"

"As ordered!"

The naval staff officer immediately responded.

"Prepare plenty of beef, such as whole cuts of grass-fed beef from the Land of Grass, which would be perfect. Then have the Minazuki ninja freeze it solid. Also, during the voyage, have the supply fleet catch a few nets of fish and send them over..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu gave instructions one by one, afraid that the naval staff officer might not understand his meaning.

After all, although they had not yet reached the outer perimeter of the Myoboku Mountain Secret Realm, the current marine environment was extremely harsh.

The seas beyond the wilderness are equally lifeless, with even aquatic plants being extremely rare, and fish being completely extinct; and the seawater is so salty that the ship's desalination equipment needs to process it multiple times before it can be made drinkable.

Add to that the scorching sun and the heat evaporating from the sea, and working outdoors feels like being in a boiler.

Although these ninja soldiers from all over the country did not complain, Uchiha Tokumitsu still tried his best to get the shogunate to provide them with better living and working conditions.

"Lord Tokumitsu!"

Suddenly, a reconnaissance ninja rushed back and knelt on one knee in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"what happened?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu waved for the naval staff officer to leave, then frowned and asked.

"The forward's Byakugan ninja has spotted a gathering of frogs!"

The scout ninja immediately replied, "The number is estimated to be over three thousand!"

"Investigate further and report back!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu calmly gave the order.

"As ordered!"

The scout ninja immediately teleported back.

"Those ninja frogs actually dare to keep contributing to our battle achievements?"

Makoto Uchiha was somewhat surprised.

For the past few days, the probing attacks of the Greninja of Mount Myōboku have never stopped, but no matter how desperately they launch surprise attacks, they are only blown to pieces at the outer perimeter of the reef ship's guard line, and make no progress other than serving up a dry pot feast for the shogunate ninjas.

"Maybe you think you've got it all figured out~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed and said, "Don't use the mindset of the ninja army to measure those toads. In the end, they are just a group of uncultured outcasts who are isolated from the world."

That being said, under Uchiha Tokumitsu's orders, the Shogunate's ironclad ships began to maneuver, forming a battle line and pointing their cannons toward the direction where the ninja frogs were gathering, as reported in the intelligence.

"What is the status of the chakra cannon shell reserves?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu then asked Nara Yukihira.

"The main guns are stockpiled enough for fifteen salvos, and the detonation tag cluster launchers can fire thirty salvos continuously."

Nara Yukihira answered immediately.

"very good……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded: "Let the reef-breaking ship continue its operations, and the combat ninjas prepare to engage in battle."

"I will not take action unless absolutely necessary."

"As ordered!"

Nara Yukihira immediately responded.

At this moment, traces of the Myoboku frogs began to appear on the distant sea.

However, unlike the previous clustered charge, this time the frog formation was noticeably sparser. Although the battle line was wide, it looked rather scattered.

"That's interesting..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu also became interested.

If they were to charge in a swarm, even if there were many Greninjas from Mount Myōboku, they would only be killed by the bombardment of the chakra cannon. But if they were to respond in this formation, it would mean that the Greninjas from Mount Myōboku had indeed learned from their previous mistakes.

However, while this would avoid widespread damage from the chakra cannon, the sparse formation might not even be able to break through the outposts of the Shogunate.

……

"Bang bang bang!"

Eight ironclad warships simultaneously fired shells into the distance.

The grenades that came across the sea fell one after another under the attack of the giant cannon.

"It really works!"

Gamabunta, who was watching the battle from behind Greninja, was overjoyed!

This scattered frog assault tactic was an "original" tactic devised by Gamabunta after several rounds of suicide attacks. This is the first time it has been implemented, but judging from the effect of the shogunate's gunboats firing in unison, it has indeed achieved the intended tactical objective.

"Prepare for the second wave!"

The first wave of over a thousand frogs that were about to be wiped out by the shogunate's naval bombardment was about to be destroyed when Gamabunta immediately gave the order.

Then, the gnatonia frogs of Mount Myōboku stuffed the secret medicine into the mouths of the second batch of cannon fodder frogs, and then drove them to disperse and send them toward the shogunate's cannons again.

"How cruel..."

Xin Ya was a little dumbfounded after witnessing all of this.

It thought the infighting in Ryuchi Cave was cruel enough, but it didn't expect Mount Myōboku to be even more brutal, actually using the lives of its own kind to test its firepower!

And it was a relentless, wave-by-wave suicide attack!

The shogunate's ninja army unleashed another barrage of fire, and the second wave of sacrificial ninja frogs suffered the same fate, being wiped out.

"Move the third batch of giant frogs!!"

Gamahiro's voice grew even more impassioned: "The fourth wave of ninja frog units, get ready!"