Uchiha's personal opinion

Hanzo, the salamander, immediately bowed.

"Jonin Lunbu, you will serve as Commander Hanzo's adjutant."

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at Uchiha Lunbu, who had 'discovered a new world': "I hope that the two of you can work together sincerely in the future and achieve even greater glory!"

"I respectfully obey Your Majesty's will!"

Uchiha Rumbu immediately stood up, stamped his feet, and bowed.

Hanzo the Salamander was also very satisfied with the result.

Although Uchiha Rumbu, as the adjutant, must have certain responsibilities as a military supervisor or checker, his special status as a member of the royal family with accumulated merits will give him a great deal of influence in the formation of the expeditionary force and subsequent supplies. This is something that Hanzo of the Salamander, as the commander, is actually happy to see.

Rather than growing old amidst the toil of government affairs, Hanzo the Salamander would rather burn his last drop of blood on the battlefield!

After all, it's a completely new other world!

……

"The advance force is hereby ordered to begin proactive reconnaissance of the pirates' naval bases around the world, and may conduct limited probing attacks when the opportunity arises to ascertain the strength of their garrison forces, in order to prepare for the subsequent ninja army offensive!"

At the edge of the Calm Belt in the One Piece world, the advance command received a direct order from the Throne.

For the vanguard, which is still conducting intelligence gathering and disguising itself as a pirate crew, this undoubtedly means the last shackle has been completely loosened!

Now, intelligence from the Sabaody Archipelago is flowing back to the command center in a steady stream, and with the exploration fleet constantly sailing far and wide, nautical charts for the entire East China Sea region have been drawn up without the Ninja World Government Navy knowing anything about them.

Furthermore, the Dynasty Navy ninjas disguised as pirates also control three sizable pirate crews behind the scenes, so the vanguard is now fully capable of launching a campaign-level war.

"Commander Shiina, Lord Rumbu has sent a telegram..."

Inside the command center's operations planning room, an intelligence ninja rushed in and spoke to Uchiha Shiina, who was planning an offensive against the East Blue allied nations.

"Senior Lunbu? How could he..."

Uchiha Shiina was somewhat surprised and immediately took the telegram translation.

"interesting……"

After quickly reading the contents, a smile immediately appeared on Uchiha Shiina's face.

"Commander Hanzo of the First Army Corps and his adjutant Lumbu both believe that the main combat force needs a sufficiently significant target, so they need our assistance in the operational planning..."

Uchiha Shiina addressed the group of Jonin.

"So... then we'll be in charge of the member states throughout the East China Sea?"

The Jonin were immediately overjoyed.

Although war is cruel, the fruits of victory are also very sweet, and they are not really willing to see someone take away their war zone.

"Not only that, Commander Hanzo will also allocate three additional ironclad warships and a squadron to the headquarters..."

Uchiha Shiina's face was practically beaming with joy.

The vanguard force consisted of only about three thousand ninjas. Not only did they need to be dispatched to places like the Sabaody Archipelago to gather intelligence, but some of the elite personnel also had to disguise themselves as pirates to form branch forces. In addition, some personnel had to be stationed in various reclamation areas, so the military strength was quite strained.

Originally, Uchiha Shiina planned to mobilize a thousand ninjas and five ironclad ships as his attack force, but if he were to receive reinforcements, his battle plan could be made even bolder.

"Very good, very good!"

The Jonin were just as happy as the others.

After all, they were facing a war, so naturally they wanted as many ninja troops as possible under their command.

"However... where should we help the First Legion choose its operational target?"

One of the Jonin asked, "To date, our exploration of the South China Sea has been very limited."

The implication is that the advance force intends to completely control the East China Sea. Even if it cannot capture the naval bases of the major member states or even in various regions, it will still monopolize the source of privateering profits in the East China Sea during the operation.

"Is there any follow-up on the contact with the Amazonian Lily Kingdom in the Calm Belt?"

After hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Shiina asked the Jonin in charge of intelligence.

"No, according to the envoy, the ruler of this pirate kingdom is extremely averse to men. They didn't even have the chance to set foot on the island to meet them. On the contrary, those pirates are planning to hijack our warship..."

The intelligence ninja shook his head: "They should be very wary of our warships being able to navigate freely in the calm zone."

"Then...should we report Amazon Lily?"

"This was said by a Jonin from the Hozuki family."

"That's not right... Although they call themselves a nation, they are, after all, a group of pirates. Our target should be the Navy."

Uchiha Shiina pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"What about the Seven Waters City in the South China Sea? Or the City of the Spring Queen is also said to be very wealthy."

Another Jonin suggested.

"But we don't have nautical charts or navigation systems..."

Uchiha Shiina shrugged, indicating his helplessness.

"Then let's go to Enies Lobby or Advanced City!"

Chief of Staff Uzumaki Ichiraku glanced at the nautical chart again and then suggested, "Both of these places are important naval strongholds and must be rescued. They are also advantageous for the First Army Corps to besiege and attack reinforcements."

"Aren't these two locations a bit too close to Marine Headquarters...?"

"Moreover, that's not just a simple naval base..."

The Jonin looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It's impossible for you to claim all the credit for the East China Sea region!"

Uzumaki Ichiraku bluntly saw through the Jonin's thoughts, "Moreover, if the First Army is placed in the South China Sea, and our unit is subjected to a large-scale counterattack, it will be too late to even send reinforcements!"

"Besides, Commander Hanzo probably already guessed your little schemes. Otherwise, why would he have allocated a regiment over here for no reason? Do you think the First Army has so many troops that they don't know what to do with them?"

The scathing reprimand left the Jonin, each with their own agendas, feeling ashamed, and even Uchiha Shiina, whose own secrets had been exposed, felt a little embarrassed.

"How about we go to Impel Down..."

Uchiha Shiina rubbed his nose. "The intelligence department needs to work hard to quickly investigate the types of giant sea monsters in its surrounding area, so as to provide assistance for the First Army's attack..."

……

Impel Down? The world government's largest prison?

Both Hanzo of the Salamander and Uchiha Rumbu were somewhat surprised to receive the telegram from the advance command.

"The advance command's suggestion is excellent, and the significance and impact of capturing this place will be enormous!"

Uchiha Lunbu first affirmed the idea, but also expressed his concerns: "However, I estimate that the First Army alone may not be enough. How about we request reinforcements?"

"Then I'll leave the rest to you, Mr. Lumbco. I'll draft the specific battle plan!"

Hanzo, the salamander, readily accepted good advice.

Chapter 498 Advanced Technology is the Primary Fighting Force

For Hanzo of the Salamander, this opportunity to become the commander of the First Legion of the Expeditionary Force was also a chance for him to have unreserved access to the most advanced chakra technology of the Uchiha Dynasty.

All-main-gun battleships, new heavy submarines, radio-guided rockets, ultra-long-range radio command systems, squadron-level walkie-talkies, special alloy individual ninja tools, enhanced explosive tags... Even the commonplace soldier rations have undergone formula improvements, so that no matter how much you eat, it won't cause constipation in ninjas!

Therefore, the process of compiling the battle plan was also a process of constantly refreshing Hanzo's personal understanding.

He knew that Uchiha Tokumitsu had attached great importance to the research and development of ninja tools since the time of the Edo period, but he did not expect that it would have developed to this extent now!

"Therefore, beyond-visual-range combat is the best way to leverage the ninja army's advantages!"

Based on the equipment parameters, Hanzo the Salamander quickly came to this conclusion.

This left him feeling somewhat lost and disheartened.

It seems that... after the ninja world entered the dynastic era, the role of individual ninjas with strong individual strength in the ninja army was no longer significant in war, except for resisting surprise attacks from powerful enemy forces.

In terms of attack range and power, the Heavy Chakra Cannon surpasses most ninjutsu; although chakra projectiles are easily intercepted and sniped due to their trajectory, if they are clustered together to form a barrage of fire for a comprehensive bombardment, Hanzo of the Salamander felt that even he himself would not be able to escape.

Therefore, only five new battleships with full main guns were produced, and Hanzo the Salamander wanted them all!

Furthermore, fearing that the First Army's firepower was insufficient, Uchiha Tokumitsu also incorporated twelve ironclad warships and thirty cruisers into the ninja army's organization.

The heavy submarine, personally named "Wolf" by Uchiha Tokumitsu, is quite interesting—it can freely navigate at depths of over 200 meters underwater, and not only can it surface to launch chakra shells, but it also has a torpedo attack mode in full submersion. For the World Government Navy, especially the so-called Devil Fruit users among the pirates with wooden warships, this may be their next nightmare!

As for radio-guided rockets, Hanzo the Salamander considered them a rather useless weapon.

Although it can carry out ultra-long-range strikes, it requires first setting up radio wave transmission towers at the target location. Then, after receiving radio waves of a specific frequency from the launch control room, it can conduct targeted bombing based on uninterrupted radio wave communication.

The problem is that the radios used to guide the attack are large in size and easy to detect in order to transmit the coordinates with enough power. In addition, they emit chakra fluctuations continuously during the transmission, which increases the risk of exposure. Even if the strong in the pirate world do not know what chakra is, they can still distinguish the force field fluctuations caused by power. This has been verified by the intelligence ninjas of Sabaody Archipelago.

"If only we could launch based on coordinates and bomb without ground guidance, that would be wonderful..."

Inside the Royal Academy of Engineering, Hanzo the Salamander, who was negotiating with Ashina Uzumaki, sighed.

"Theoretically, it's possible, but it hasn't reached that stage yet..."

Ashina Uzumaki, who was in charge of coordinating the allocation of military equipment to the First Army, explained: "If Mr. Hanzo finds it unusable, we can wait until the next phase of testing the new inertial guided missile before putting it into actual combat."

"...Never mind, the ninja army is about to set off."

Hanzo the Salamander immediately shook his head and refused: "Let's start with a few hundred missiles!"

"There are only thirty left in total..."

Ashina was speechless.

"So little!"

Hanzo the salamander was greatly disappointed.

"The missile is currently only an experimental model, so it has not been put into mass production."

Ashina Uzumaki said, "Moreover, a single missile has the explosive power of 100,000 detonating tags! Production capacity can't be increased any further!"

"Then let's have twenty-five!"

Hanzo the Salamander stopped arguing.

"A maximum of fifteen!"

Ashina Uzumaki decisively shook his head.

"Too little!"