Uchiha's personal opinion

"Yes!"

The two Jonin in charge stood up and accepted the mission.

"The Uchiha First Detachment, the Third Joint Detachment, and the First Division of the Tokuko Red Guard, the three divisions of the border defense forces, are launching a joint offensive to sweep through the fifth and sixth outposts north of Iwagakure. They are also to keep a close watch on the movements of the Iwagakure main camp. If there are any unusual movements, the headquarters must be immediately notified!"

Three more Jonin stood up to accept the mission.

"Uchiha Second Division, Grass Ninja First Thousand-Man Division! You are to launch an attack on the Seventh and Eighth Bases of Iwagakure. You must defeat and capture them in a short time!"

"Yes!"

The voice of the Grass Ninja Captain was even louder than that of the Uchiha Jonin.

Grass Ninjas fighting alongside strong opponents naturally possess an extraordinary level of courage.

"Also, the 2,000th Grass Ninja Squad will be deployed to the front lines to contain the support from the 3rd and 4th Iwagakure bases after the battles at the 1st and 2nd Iwagakure bases begin. Understand?"

"Yes, sir... Lord Tokuko..." The voice of the centurion of the second thousand-man squad of the Grass Ninja was visibly trembling. For ninjas from small countries other than Amegakure, facing the attack of a major country's ninja army on their own was simply unbelievable.

"The other units not assigned to capture key points will serve as the main force of the command headquarters for this battle, advancing towards the Iwagakure camp in an offensive posture to tie down the Iwagakure headquarters' ninja forces as much as possible! This will allow our comrades who are tasked with capturing key points to complete their missions!"

"Yes!"

The remaining Jonin all stood up and answered loudly.

In addition to the ninja forces already assigned to carry out the raid, Uchiha Tokumitsu and his two companions also retained two squads of over two hundred men from the Tokumitsu Red Guard, two detachments of the border defense forces with nearly four hundred men, and the entire mobile force. They also added the three thousand men from the Grass Ninja to make up the numbers, forming their main force to carry out what may be the safest or most dangerous mission of suppressing the Iwagakure garrison.

Although the Grass Ninja's thousand-man squad is called a thousand men, its actual number is roughly eight hundred. In other words, Uchiha Tokumitsu and his two companions will lead a ninja army composed of about 1,500 ninjas with varying levels of basic skills and combat abilities, to face the Iwagakure standing ninja army, including the Iwagakure's most elite demolition unit.

"A difference of roughly two and a half times in numbers..."

Sakumo Hatake, chin in hand, recalculated the troop deployments and comparisons of both sides, and said to Tokumitsu Uchiha, "Tokumitsu-kun, do you have confidence?"

"It's only 2.5 times," Uchiha Tokumitsu said dismissively. "In the battle of Uzushiogakure... wasn't the difference in numbers between the Mobile Force and the allied forces of the three great nations even greater? Didn't we still manage to repel them?"

“That’s true~” A proud smile appeared on Hatake Sakumo’s face.

"One thousand five hundred against three thousand five hundred..." Uchiha Himon raised his head high, full of confidence, "In this battle, the advantage is on my side!"

Chapter 79 Withering Away! The Ninja World's Number One Clan Heads Straight to Iwagakure's Main Camp

Although they spoke casually, the trio at the Grass Country garrison camp dared not slack off in the slightest.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo both expressed their contempt for Iwagakure from different strategic perspectives during the military operations deployment meeting, they still attached great importance to the specific tactical arrangements.

Regardless of other factors, the most elite ninja forces of the entire Land of Grass, apart from the various assault forces that were tasked with protecting the outer defenses of Iwagakure, were concentrated in the main camp, which was responsible for directly attacking and pressuring Iwagakure's main defensive camp.

However, the indecisiveness and vacillation exhibited by Iwagakure since they moved to guard the border is also a major reason why they are now in a passive state.

The intense reaction from Konoha, or rather the Uchiha clan, far exceeded the expectations of Iwagakure. All the calculations made by the Tsuchikage and his staff in the early stages were overturned. As the commander-in-chief of the area, Explosion Release: Hunting had very limited counterattack and response measures in the face of unexpected situations that far exceeded expectations.

This is the dilemma of having a shrewd idea but being caught in a do-or-die situation.

The attack by the Konoha and Kusanagi allied forces began in the afternoon.

In response to the document sent back to the village, Uchiha Tokumitsu also ordered Nara Yukihira to draft a note claiming that their entry into the Land of Earth was solely for the purpose of searching for their missing genin and that they had no intention of provoking a large-scale conflict between the two countries. They then tied the note to a kunai and had a Uchiha jonin cross the border to throw the kunai into Iwagakure's territory. Without waiting for Iwagakure's reaction, they officially ordered an attack on Iwagakure.

The first to cross the border between the two countries of Tsuchi and Kusanagi was the Northern Operations Group, composed of the Uchiha First Detachment, the Third Joint Detachment, and the First Division of the Tokugawa Red Guard. They were responsible for annihilating the fifth and sixth outposts in the northern part of the Iwagakure garrison and blocking Iwagakure's escape and support forces.

Subsequently, the command headquarters, led by Uchiha Tokumitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Uchiha Himon, with approximately 1,500 ninjas, advanced towards the Iwagakure main camp at a leisurely pace.

Sakumo Hatake's emotions were also fluctuating at this moment, filled with heroic spirit.

This marks the first time since the death of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, that Konoha, as the strongest nation and the number one ninja village in the ninja world, has launched an offensive against another major power.

Although this war was jointly planned and launched by Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo, who served as generals in their respective areas, the Hokage, who was far away in Konoha, ultimately adopted a semi-acquiescing attitude of ignoring the situation.

During the First Shinobi World War, Konoha was attacked by other ninja villages in turn. Although the invading enemies were defeated one by one, Konoha was in a passive position at the beginning of the war.

This is a situation that the Land of Fire and Konoha, with their richest territories, are bound to face.

The other four great nations and four great ninja villages, though enormous and incomparable to the smaller nations of the ninja world, still made the Land of Fire incredibly wealthy, a source of envy for the four great nations.

The Third Hokage was indeed a master of balancing, but as the number one ninja village, Konoha couldn't suppress all factions solely through balancing techniques. If the village remained obsessed with maintaining a balance between the major ninja villages and their respective clans, the burgeoning and powerful forces within Konoha would inevitably become exhausted from this balancing act and decline together.

"War can bring true peace..."

Sakumo Hatake muttered something under his breath, and his face suddenly turned ferocious.

"Clang!"

The famous White Fang short sword has been drawn.

"King Huomen, King Deguang, I'm leaving the command of this camp to you..."

Sakumo Hatake licked his lips, and his eyes began to bloodshot. A strong killing intent began to brew and rise, which made Tokumitsu Uchiha look at him with disapproval, wondering if he also had Uchiha blood and was about to awaken the Sharingan or something.

"Uncle Fire Gate, I'm also troubling you with the command of the main camp."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was also eager to try, and his katana was quietly drawn, which he weighed in his hand.

The outline of the Iwagakure camp can be seen, and Iwagakure ninjas are on high alert and ready to fight everywhere above the camp.

Meanwhile, from the various outer outposts of Iwagakure in the distance, bursts of explosions from detonating tags and ninjutsu could be heard.

The entire Tokuko Red Guard opened their crimson Sharingan.

The mobile forces were ready to engage in battle.

Border defense forces have begun forming hand seals in preparation for a large-scale combination ninjutsu.

Even the usually timid and indecisive Grass Ninja drew their weapons, exuding murderous intent.

The morale of the troops is high.

"Main camp!"

Uchiha Himon leaped onto the treetop and shouted loudly.

"Advance into a frontal assault formation!"

"Ouch!"

The border defense forces and all the members of the Grass Ninja responded and formed attack groups of detachment size.

The Deguang Red Guard and the mobile force stood firm, the spearhead of the attack, ready to launch the first frontal assault to break through the defenses of the Iwagakure camp.

"Tokuko-kun?" Sakumo Hatake asked.

Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a scroll from the scroll case, tore off a corner and held it between his left thumb and forefinger. "Let me do it... the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags are perfect for tearing open the front."

As he spoke, explosive tags flew out from one corner of the scroll, taut and suspended in the air under the control of chakra.

For this battle, Uchiha Tokumitsu emptied the garrison camp and the Land of Grass of explosive tags, collecting more than 50,000 explosive tags, intending to use them all on Iwagakure.

Seeing that Uchiha Tokumitsu was ready, Uchiha Himon swung his right hand down fiercely, shouting, "Wind and Fire Release combination ninjutsu long-range attack!"

Operations staff officer Nara Yukihira immediately waved the command flag.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Wind Release: Great Tornado!"

Fire Release ninjutsu were unleashed from various attack groups, their power and range amplified by Wind Release techniques, slamming fiercely into the Iwagakure position.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's explosive tags also shot towards Iwagakure under the cover of the ninjutsu's momentum.

"Earth Escape Technique: Earth City Wall!"

It's still a traditional favorite in Iwagakure.

The towering earthen and stone walls rose from the ground, blocking Konoha's first wave of attacks.

"Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!"

Iwagakure's counterattack was timely. Countless small pebbles were spewed from the mouths of the Iwagakure ninja stationed there, growing larger and larger in the air, like solid cannonballs hurtling towards the Konoha positions.

"burst!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently recited the command and detonated some of the explosive tags that were flying in the air.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

Intense explosions echoed one after another.

Most of the rock cannons were blown apart by the explosive tags as they flew, and the rest were easily blocked by the Konoha ninjas.

The unexploded detonation tags continued to fly towards the Rock Hidden position amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

Upon seeing the ninjutsu explode in mid-air, Explosion Release Hunter, who had experienced the War of the Land of Whirlpools and witnessed Uchiha Tokumitsu's use of the Mutual Explosion Tags technique, felt a chill run down his spine.

"Watch out for the explosive tags! Block attacks from mid-air!"

"Earth Release: Great River of Earth!"

Earth Release: Earth Pillar Explosion!

As expected of one of the five great ninja villages, the Iwagakure ninja, despite not knowing the situation, still followed the commander's instructions and used the most appropriate ninjutsu to deal with it.

With the combined efforts of thousands of ninjas, the ground in front of the Iwagakure position transformed into a surging river of earth, sweeping forward with such ferocity that it seemed poised to engulf the Konoha ninja army in one fell swoop; at the same time, streams of earth shot up from the ground, colliding with the explosive tags in the air and causing violent secondary explosions.

Burst Hunter breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Spirit Communication - Mutual Multiplication Explosive Talisman!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently recited the mantra and activated the summoning hand seals for the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tags.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

The even more ferocious explosion of the detonating tags broke through a corner of the Iwagakure's ninjutsu concealment attack.

An even larger cluster of explosive tags rained down on the Rock Hidden position.

"Defense!"

A piercing scream echoed across the rocky outpost.

Konoha's position.

Uchiha Tokumitsu crouched down and launched an attack, with more than two hundred Uchiha ninjas from the Tokumitsu Red Guard following behind, forming a piercing formation.