In the early hours of the morning, Uchiha You woke up early, stood at the highest point of Kubota, inhaled and exhaled purple air with Miwa Masayo, and then watched the sunrise.
By the time the Uchiha members of the Tiger Unit were up and moving, the vanguard of the Kirigakure Ninja had already arrived. Without having to see the people, just by looking at the rolling thick fog, one knew that the battle was about to begin.
Uchiha You suddenly said in surprise: "Something is wrong. The number of Kirigakure ninjas is wrong. It is more than 300 people, and the quality of the ninjas is also extraordinary."
When Uchiha Shigenobu heard the number, he couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, and then asked: "Brother You, the enemy situation has changed, should we make any changes?"
"No changes. The plan we discussed includes this amount, so we will follow the established plan."
"I understand. I will convey the order right away."
Soon, five teams with a total of 85 ninjas, led by their captains, rushed towards the thick fog in the northeast direction.
The four ninjas in the team formed an extremely loose diamond formation, and the distance between the ninjas remained stable at more than 10 meters, ensuring that the C-level ninjutsu would not cover two ninjas at the same time.
The four squads of the detachment also formed a diamond shape in a larger space, with the distance between the squads maintained at 30 to 40 meters to ensure that B-level ninjutsu could not cover two squads at the same time.
Of course, the level of ninjutsu describes the difficulty of learning. It is just borrowed here to make it easier for Uchiha Genin to understand the tactical principles of the four-four system.
The Tiger Unit's formation looked sparse and not at all impressive. Hiding in the thick fog of the Mist Hidden Technique, the Mist Hidden Ninja who observed through the secret technique couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, I was worried that the Konoha ninjas would be reduced from 300 to 100, and all of them would be replaced with the elite of the elite, but it turned out to be a bunch of rookies."
"There isn't even a single Chunin here, they're all Genin, and most of them are children."
"Look, look, that kid with a face as white as paper, what is he holding in his hand?"
The Hidden Mist Ninja racked his brains to recall the past, and finally thought of a term that had long been eliminated: "This, this looks like a short spear?"
"It is indeed a short spear. Isn't this a weapon that warriors once used?"
"What a mess this is. It looks like this battle will be easy to win."
"Alright, everyone shut up, turn off your secret techniques, we are about to start killing!"
"That's right, kill them!"
The Kirigakure ninja did not recognize that this was a ninja from the Uchiha family, because the Genin of the Tiger Unit had deliberately covered up the family emblem, otherwise the Kirigakure ninja would never be so relaxed and careless.
Although the Kirigakure ninjas are the most capable of limiting the strength of the Uchiha ninjas, the Uchiha's strength is all-round. Their chakra is only less than that of the Senju and Uzumaki families. Their fire escape is extremely powerful, their shurikens are fancy and accurate, and their reaction speed is extremely fast.
Even if they were fighting in the Kirigakure technique, there were not many Kirigakure ninjas who could defeat the Uchiha ninjas. Every time an Uchiha was killed, the Kirigakure side would have to pay several or even dozens of lives.
If the Kirigakure ninjas saw the racket clan emblem, they would definitely not take it lightly, but would be extremely cautious and trembling with fear.
The Tiger Unit is Uchiha Yu's unit. Given his style, he will certainly not let his subordinates reveal information at the first time. He will fight first to take advantage of the surprise, and then reveal his identity to deter the enemy.
This is the way to maximize the use of the Uchiha family's identity.
The Tiger Force rushed into the thick fog, and the Kirigakure Ninja began their routine psychological intimidation:
"What can you see? It must be hard to see nothing..."
"But I can see everything, every fatal weakness in your body"
"Head, larynx, spine, heart... Can you dodge my attack?"
"Even if you dodge it, how many times can you dodge it?"
In the thick fog, you can only hear the voice but not see the person.
The words describe the fatal flaws one by one, making people involuntarily think of death.
This is the most classic tactic of the Kirigakure Ninja.
In the pitch-black fog, when vision is deprived, the human brain becomes particularly active. Guided by the words of the Kirigakure Ninja, it is easy to fall into a state of chill and chill in the heart, which seriously reduces the reaction speed.
Then the Kirigakure Ninja can take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and win.
This is also a rather rogue tactic, deliberately pulling the enemy into the environment that one is most familiar with, and then relying on one's ample experience in fighting in the fog to defeat the powerful enemy.
Like a pig.
But this time the situation was very different. The Kirigakure Ninja's sinister words had just begun when they were shattered by a sharp whistle.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp—”
"Swoosh, swoosh--swoosh, swoosh"
"Beep-beep-beep, beep-beep!"
Three whistles with slightly different sounds, in various rhythms and tones, intensively communicate various information.
Five squad captains, 20 small team leaders, and 20 deputy captains were all blowing their whistles. They seemed to be chatting, blowing the whistles non-stop, and the noise gave the Kirigakure ninja a splitting headache.
The worst thing is that if the Kirigakure ninjas do not use secret techniques, they will not be able to see in the thick fog, and they rely on their hearing to search for the enemy.
After being harassed by the Tiger Unit's whistles, the Kirigakure Ninjas were at a loss. They realized that the noisy and foggy environment was so terrifying. They could not determine the enemy's position, which meant that they were also lost in the fog.
Now it is two groups of blind men fighting in the dark, but the verbal communication of the Kirigakure Ninja is disrupted, and the frequency of communication of the Tiger Unit's Copper Whistle is extremely high, which means that all team members use each other as their hands and feet, and the efficiency of exploration is naturally much higher.
The battle between ninjas is a battle of intelligence, and in the battle between ninja teams, the gap in information exchange is the most fatal gap.
The Kirigakure ninja and the Uchiha ninja groped their way around and soon had initial contact. After a short and fierce fight, the two sides quickly separated as they had no intention of fighting to the death.
The Kirigakure Ninja was thinking of finding another opportunity to attack again.
But Uchiha from the Tiger Unit asked for help. He loudly reported the direction and speed of the enemy's retreat and other data. Based on his position and data, the entire team made a rough attack on the enemy's position.
The Uchiha family is very rich, and they control the underground arms market through the Cat Castle. Even the low-level Uchiha ninjas have no shortage of equipment.
Shurikens and kunai were fired like a rainstorm, with a high probability of hitting the target.
Even if the hit was not fatal, it still caused the Kirigakure ninja to groan in pain. After the position was exposed, the fourth person of each team, the ninja holding short spears, threw their weapons.
The Kirigakure Ninja is particularly good at fighting in thick fog. When a sound is made from his hands, he dodges as quickly as possible without thinking to avoid more attacks.
But then they discovered that the dense sound of breaking wind that they had expected did not erupt. Instead, a dull sound was heard, and a large and heavy weapon was thrown out.
Moreover, the weapon's landing point was obviously wrong, at least several meters away from him. The Kirigakure ninja sneered sarcastically, thinking that he was indeed a rookie. If it were the Kirigakure ninja, he would be dead.
He didn't know that after the spear was thrown out, the captain of the squad blew three quick sounds and the entire squad fell down.
The moment the short spear touched the ground, the detonating tag inside the spear shaft was detonated. Five detonating tags were detonated at the same time, and the Kirigakure ninja who thought he had escaped was instantly turned into a pile of minced meat.
From this round of explosions, the battle in the thick fog entered a fierce stage, but it was a one-sided killing spree by the Uchiha soldiers of the Tiger Unit.
They followed the tactics that were ingrained into their bones with the help of illusions, and mechanically operated the diamond formation, blasting every Mist Ninja they encountered into balls of blood mist.
The thick fog created by the Mist Hidden Technique was even rendered in a light pink color. The smell of blood spread, making everyone on the battlefield northeast of Kubota Village feel a bone-chilling cold.
The Kirigakure ninja was panicked and at a loss as to what to do.
The Uchiha's heads were buzzing, but the captains were able to run the teams numbly according to the training results. The team leaders and team members also numbly followed the orders. Such mechanical operation still created extremely efficient killings.
The 34 Kirigakure teams in this direction fought for only six minutes, and more than 60 Kirigakure ninjas died. The nearly 60% casualties caused the Kirigakure jutsu that they had been maintaining to collapse. The scattered vision allowed the Kirigakure ninjas to see their own losses, and their morale instantly dropped to zero. The remaining 42 Kirigakure ninjas fled without hesitation.
As planned, the main force of the Tiger Force launched a pursuit, the clear vision restored their excitement, the captain, squad leaders and vice-captains all opened their Sharingan, and then used shurikens and kunai to accurately sweep the fleeing ninjas.
It has to be said that with the blessing of the Sharingan, the Tiger Unit was assisted by hand gestures, the 44 tactics operated more smoothly, and the efficiency of harvesting lives was higher.
When Uchiha Shigenobu chased to the stop line, the remaining Kirigakure ninjas had been almost all killed, and only one extremely fast ninja escaped far away. This guy was not only fast, but also obviously much stronger than the others, and he was very likely a Jonin.
Faced with the reality that hundreds of his subordinates were slaughtered in just a few minutes, the jonin was completely frightened and fled without looking back, not even caring about losing his ninja tool bag.
Uchiha Shigenobu looked at the small black dot that had run far away and sighed with regret. After all, the strength of his people was too weak and they could not keep this Jonin.
If the Tiger Unit could surround and kill the Jounin of the Hidden Mist Village with the level of Junior Ninja, the reputation of the Tiger Unit would definitely soar to the sky.
But since they had reached the stop line, Nobushige and the other four team captains did not dare to continue the pursuit. They turned back according to Uchiha Yu's order and rushed towards the thick fog northwest of Kubota Village.
Before entering the thick fog, each team, under the command of the captain, the fourth team fulfilled the responsibilities of the support team, replenished the consumed weapons for the other three teams, and fully restored their combat effectiveness.
When they entered the thick fog for the second time, the mentality of the Tiger Unit was completely different. The mentality that was previously projected by Uchiha Yu had been shattered, shattered by the impact of real combat experience, and replaced by a confident and strong mentality.
It took only ten minutes for 85 of us to kill hundreds of ninjas in the enemy's home turf, and only one master who was suspected to be a Jonin escaped.
The most important thing is that only three people were scratched, and all of them were caused by falling during the battle. None of them were seriously injured.
Not one!
Zero to one hundred!!
This is zero casualties, even the battle loss ratio cannot be calculated!
What does it mean to sweep the battlefield? That’s what we just did!
What is the strongest ninja force? It is ourselves!
We formed a team of more than a hundred Genin, and we beat even the Jonin so hard that they dropped their ninja tool bags and ran away.
It would be strange if you don't have confidence in this way.
…
The battle went very smoothly. At this time, the Sixth Squad led by Uchiha You had not yet engaged in battle with the enemy. He did not stick to the prior arrangements and led his subordinates into the thick fog from another angle.
Now there is no need to hold back the enemies in the third direction by means of defense. The Kubota Village Mist Ninja wants to occupy it as much as possible, and wait until the Tiger Unit defeats and kills all the enemies in the northwest direction, and then come back to deal with them.
The calm and confident Tiger Unit was able to better execute the established tactics. The sharp whistles sounded one after another in the thick fog, confusing the Mist Ninjas and making them feel at a loss as to what to do.
The Kirigakure Ninja was also unable to communicate with his teammates and could only fight against the Tiger Force squad on his own.
They were not only facing the strength of four Uchiha ninjas, but also the equipment advantage backed by the financial resources of the Uchiha family, and the organizational ability of a 17-man squad.
The Kirigakure ninjas, who had never seen such a scene, were beaten dizzy. The second wave of fighting lasted only four minutes before the Kirigakure technique could no longer be maintained.
What followed was the collapse of morale, the escape of all members, and the brutal pursuit of others.
There is also a very powerful ninja among this wave of Kirigakure ninjas, but he is not as lucky as the previous one and is trapped by the Tiger Unit's formation.
Uchiha You attacked him from behind with the spirit of a ninja and easily crippled him.
Uchiha You considered that his tactics did not have a stable position and was not suitable for taking prisoners, so he deliberately left an arm to the Kirigakure Jonin and allowed him to commit suicide.
It was not until the jonin was completely dead that Uchiha You confirmed his identity by touching the corpse.
Uchiha You looked over and over the ninja ID he had found and asked, "Kirigakure Jonin Kamiya Xi Shang, does anyone know this person?"
The Genin of the Tiger Unit shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they didn't know.
Uchiha You's inquiries were in vain. A group of Genin who were going to the battlefield for the first time would only focus on their own ninjutsu and tactical training. There was no time to understand the enemy's intelligence.
In fact, except for staff officers, no ninja would go out of their way to know all the enemy's jonin.
Because jonin is not a safe level, it is said that in the Second Ninja World War, the average survival time of jonin was only 106 days, just over three months.
Maybe you worked hard to memorize the detailed information of a group of enemies, but after a battle, there might not be a single one left alive, and all your efforts were wasted.
Most ninjas only have an in-depth understanding of the most powerful jonin, in order to avoid losing their lives in vain when they unexpectedly encounter strong enemies because they do not know how strong the enemy is.
Since he didn't know who this jonin was, Uchiha You didn't force it. He shrugged and said indifferently: "Then put the body away. No matter what, he is a genuine jonin of the Hidden Mist Village and a member of our Tiger Unit. Killing a jonin can be counted as a separate mission and converted into a bonus."
Then Uchiha You pointed to the Kubota Village which was already shrouded in thick fog and said, "There is one last group of enemies left. Go up and destroy them!"
"kill!!"
Then the ninjas of the Tiger Unit looked towards the support teams of their respective squads, eagerly hoping to get a share of an explosive spear so they could have a taste of it.
Rush into Kubota Village and fight face to face with the Kirigakure ninja?
Of course it is impossible. The buildings in the village are densely populated, and the acquisition and wearing of information, as well as the deployment of the 44 tactical formation, will be greatly disturbed.
Only Uchiha You in the Tiger Unit can rely on the keen five senses brought about by the breakthrough in foundation building to grasp information over a large enough range.
Coupled with the tacit understanding created by mental suggestion, the team he led was able to fight in the village like a duck in water, otherwise he would not have insisted on distributing the troops so extremely.
After the enemy entered Kubota Village, the Mist Hiding Technique they cast also covered the village. This thick fog mixed with chakra strengthened the information isolation, and even Uchiha Yu found it difficult to perceive.
Kubota Village is the most suitable battlefield for the weak to fight the strong. The current situation is obviously that the Tiger Unit is stronger. Wouldn't it be self-weakening if they rush in?
Professor Uchiha You's tactical system originated from rabbits. When the strongest light infantry on the earth faces a village siege, they will never rigidly form a formation and charge in. Instead, they will get close and then: boom, boom, boom.
Moreover, what kind of person is Uchiha You? Kubota Village is his defense position. Since he left with the defense troops without any worries, how could he not leave something behind?
At the command, 45 explosive spears were thrown into the village, destroying buildings one after another.
But that's just the beginning.
Twenty of the 45 short spears concentrated their attacks on an ordinary house with a tall bamboo pole standing on it, detonating the detonator under the floor of the house.
The Fire Release Chakra was transmitted along the special guide rope, detonating all the detonating tags in series. Large-scale explosions occurred one after another, creating a large amount of ruins in Kubota Village.
The Kirigakure Ninjas had never encountered such a generous enemy. They buried expensive detonating tags underground to use as mines. This kind of throwing money at people was too unexpected, and they were immediately blown to pieces.
Apart from Uchiha Yu, who suffers from a fear of insufficient firepower, what other ninja would be willing to use 1,400 explosive tags to attack more than a hundred ninjas?
In fact, the losses of the Kirigakure ninjas were not great. After all, this was a large village with tens of thousands of people. The Kirigakure ninjas searching for the enemy were relatively scattered, and not many ninjas were directly covered by the explosion.
It’s just that this round of explosion was so spectacular. The unprecedented explosion frightened the Kirigakure Ninja.
The Hidden Mist Village is isolated overseas and has had absolute advantage in naval mobility in the previous two wars. It can fight and retreat as it pleases, and the Hidden Mist Ninja has taken all the advantages.
However, this huge advantage also led to the fact that the Hidden Mist Village had never fought any tough battles and had not experienced the most difficult large-scale confrontations. The Hidden Mist Ninjas did not need to develop necessary understanding of the large-scale wars taking place on the continent.