The simplest task after the war is to deal with the enemy's bodies. Just find a pit blown up by a detonating talisman, throw the bodies in, and light a fire to burn them.

This not only reduces the size of the corpse, but also avoids the possibility of the corpse spreading disease.

The Kirigakure ninjas left behind nearly five hundred bodies, which was a large number, but it was very simple to deal with.

The real difficulty was what to do with the Tiger Force’s own casualties and wounded?

The bodies of the victims are easy to deal with. Each person can use a sealing scroll. Although it is a bit expensive, the Uchiha family can afford it and has always disposed of them in this way.

But they still have 14 seriously injured people. If some of them are not treated well or not treated in time, it may lead to disability or even increase the number of deaths.

No one in the Tiger Force wanted to see such an outcome, not even Uchiha Yu.

Fortunately, Uchiha You does not need to handle this matter alone. Above him are the Konoha Ninja Army and the commander-in-chief of the Ninja Army, Lord Orochimaru.

Orochimaru is the highest military administrator of Konoha in the entire Hot Spring Region. The material and human resources at his disposal are far more abundant than those of Uchiha Yu.

In the current situation, both wings of Kubota Village were penetrated by the Hidden Mist Village, and the main force of Konoha has actually retreated to the second line. The hill defended by the Tiger Force has become a huge salient. But as long as this salient is not lost, the Hidden Mist Ninja Army will be cut in half. Under the threat of flanks, it cannot attack the second line of defense in a large scale, and the main force of Konoha Ninja Army will not be under any pressure.

Given the importance of Kubota Village and the combat achievements of the Tiger Unit, investing one point of effort and resources here can generate ten or fifteen times the returns. Orochimaru will definitely do his best to provide help.

Just eighteen minutes after Uchiha You reported the battle intelligence to him and asked for help, a team of Konoha ninjas arrived with sufficient supplies and medicines.

With professional medical ninjas and professional medical equipment and medicines, the care of the wounded will naturally be left to these professionals.

Uchiha You understood very well that professional matters should be left to professionals, but at this time he couldn't help but think about learning medical ninjutsu. After all, it is better to have it yourself than to have it from your parents.

What's more, he has a very good foundation. He can treat and recuperate the problems that arise in the process of ninja cats practicing fairy arts. He can figure out the way forward by himself. He has a deep understanding of the human and ninja cat bodies. He is proficient in meridians, natural energy and chakra-related knowledge. After supplementing medical knowledge and medical ninjutsu, he can become a good medical ninja.

But Uchiha You didn't say anything now. He just watched the treatment scene for a while, confirmed that all the wounded were not in danger of life, and left.

There are a lot of things he needs to deal with now, and time is very tight.

What's more, Orochimaru also followed them. He was looking around the ruins of Kubota Village, and even nonchalantly went into the cave dug by Uchiha Yu and others, carefully examining the structure of the cave and the damage it suffered in the battle.

Orochimaru even asked the ninjas of the Tiger Unit to learn as much as possible about the course and details of the battle.

He was extremely curious about the two battles of the Tiger Force.

The first match was fine, 100 elite Uchiha ninjas defeated 300 miscellaneous Kirigakure ninjas. It was too normal, and the fact that there were zero casualties was a bit interesting.

At this point, Orochimaru no longer had any doubts about the elite status of the Tiger Force.

He just wondered who was so foolish as to send such an elite force as cannon fodder, causing him to be suspicious and worried.

To be honest, Orochimaru didn't know at first that this group of Uchiha Genin were so powerful. If he hadn't discovered Uchiha You's abnormality and noticed the differences between these Genin when he paid extra attention to this Uchiha, he would have missed such a powerful ninja force.

If he missed the Tiger Unit, he would not be able to protect the Kubota salient. If he could not protect this salient, he might not be able to protect the second line either. He might be in Tangquan City on the third line, worrying about the problem of the Fire Nation's national defense.

And now, Orochimaru was standing on the ruins of Kubota Village, thinking about the time for counterattack. The gap was so huge that he couldn't help but feel emotional.

I was so lucky. The sudden inspiration a few hours before the battle, coupled with my lucky and firm decision, brought me the biggest reward a day later.

It's really one step to heaven and one step to hell.

Orochimaru had almost understood everything, and happened to see Uchiha Yuu arranging various affairs and commanding the Tiger Corps to make various preparations for war.

He walked over and listened silently, and found that most of Uchiha You's arrangements were fortifications and equipment to deal with the flood. After a little thought, Orochimaru understood Uchiha You's thinking and couldn't help nodding repeatedly.

That's right, when the 500-man Hyuga clan ninja unit failed and was almost wiped out, there was no ninja unit in the Kirigakure Ninja Army that could attack.

This is not a question of whether or not to do it, but is caused by the special structure of the Kirigakure Ninja Army. When the strength of the Konoha Ninja exceeds the limit of the three bloodline limits that the Kirigakure Ninja can handle alone, the only way for the Kirigakure Ninja to deal with it is to mobilize the entire army.

After all, no one wants to attack such a fierce enemy alone. If the main force of one's family is defeated, the decline of the entire family will be inevitable, and it may even become fat meat in the mouths of other ninja clans.

For example, the first wave of unlucky guys who fell in Kubota Village, the remaining ninjas in the main force have now disappeared silently, and the supplies and equipment they carried have also disappeared.

Therefore, once we encounter a tough guy, we have to fight together. If we have to die, we die together. Only in this way can everyone feel at ease.

The problem is that there are less than a hundred enemies left. The size of Kubota Village is only enough for three to five hundred people, but thousands of ninja soldiers cannot rush up together. Even if everyone attacks together, there has to be an order of priority.

Judging from how ferocious that group of Uchiha ninjas from Konoha were, the first three waves would definitely be easy kills, so wouldn't the ones coming later be taking advantage?

What? Form a mixed force of various families, and then charge together every time?

Just ask yourself, if there is an enemy following you when you are charging, are you afraid? If there is an enemy in front of you, with his broad back swaying in front of you, can you resist pulling out the kunai from your ninja tool bag and stabbing him?

The only solution for the Hidden Mist Village at this time is probably for the upper-level clans to join forces and drive out the lower-level ninja clans and civilian ninjas to serve as cannon fodder.

In order to make up for the difference in combat power, flooding Kubota Village became a natural prerequisite.

Therefore, it was very far-sighted of Uchiha You to prepare various flood prevention works and equipment.

Orochimaru could see that the Konoha ninjas traveling with him were all puzzled by this, and the Uchiha Genin were also unable to understand Yu's decision, but they were extremely convinced and resolutely carried out the order.

Just like Kaguya Kaiyari, whose bones are still burning, Orochimaru also wants such subordinates.

The golden snake eyes scanned back and forth and soon found the key point. These Uchiha Genin... were all very young, and were children that Orochimaru was not familiar with. That was to say, they came from the lower class of Uchiha and had not been taken seriously before.

[I see. It's the combined effect of the contrasting treatment and his young age.]

[No wonder the teacher likes going to the ninja school so much and likes students from commoner backgrounds so much. The reason is the same.]

[However, the children of civilian ninjas chosen by the teacher are obviously not as good as the children of the lower-class Uchiha chosen by Uchiha Yu. In the final analysis, the bloodline limit ninja families have greater potential and are more valuable to cultivate. ]

[So, an orphan from a family with no heir, a bloodline limit, is better...]

From then on, a deep mark was left in Orochimaru's mind, and the future orphanage, Otogakure, originated from this deep mark.

After Uchiha You finished dealing with the urgent matters at hand, Orochimaru called him: "Uchiha You Chunin, walk with me, I have some questions to ask you."

Uchiha You's heart skipped a beat. He could see that Orochimaru was in a good mood, but the curiosity and excitement flashing in his snake eyes seemed a little off.

But as the supreme commander of the entire battlefield, Orochimaru is Uchiha Yu's immediate superior, and his orders cannot be refused.

So Uchiha You could only bow his head in obedience and answered: "Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

After following Orochimaru obediently for a distance, Uchiha You was shocked by Orochimaru's first words.

"I know everything about you coming to the Land of Hot Springs and being ambushed by 15 enemies."

Orochimaru's words were full of joking. He even laughed and said, "Killing 15 enemies in one breath, you are worthy of being a rising star of the Uchiha family, but what I am most curious about is, how did you make their heart muscles crush your own heart?"

Orochimaru instantly felt a faint but extremely sharp murderous aura that suddenly pierced through his body. The stimulation made his heart shrink. An abnormal blood red color instantly appeared on his cheek, and then quickly disappeared.

Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh, it had been a long time since he had felt this level of murderous aura, it was like the tip of a knife against his heart, the feeling of danger was really exciting.

While he was secretly frightened, he quickly smiled and said, "Don't worry, I burned all these investigation reports, together with the bodies."

In an instant, the murderous aura disappeared.

Uchiha You acted as if nothing had happened, and said in a slightly grateful tone: "Thank you so much, Lord Orochimaru."

"If it weren't for your help, I would have been in big trouble."

After hearing Uchiha You's words, even though he knew that the boy was acting, Orochimaru's heart suddenly relaxed and he slowly released the hand seal he had made in his sleeves.

[What a dangerous guy! How could such a smiling tiger appear in the Uchiha family? He is more dangerous than the Second Hokage. ]

Although Orochimaru has his own confidence and is a real Kage-level ninja, he has to be cautious because the world is unpredictable and powerful ninjas have their own trump cards. At the age of 18, Uchiha Yuu should not be at the level of Kage, but no one can say whether he has the means to kill the Kage.

No matter what, since this guy can make Orochimaru feel threatened, he must have a lot of things hidden. Not to mention the Chunin vest on Uchiha You, even the Jonin vest cannot reflect his true strength.

Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his cheek with his tongue, thinking about a question: Should he accept him as a disciple?

Jiraiya had Minato Namikaze as his disciple, and he would show off to Jiraiya every time they met, which made people very angry. He bullied his disciple Nawaki and caused him to die in an unclear manner.

Should he accept a more ruthless disciple to make Jiraiya shut up?

Then Orochimaru himself dismissed this idea.

It's too late, Uchiha You is already 18 years old, a full-fledged adult.

Orochimaru accepted him as his disciple, which not only made things awkward for both parties, but he was also unable to get him acquainted with the student at all.

Besides, Uchiha You’s strength exceeds the average level of a Jonin, and he must have formed his own unique fighting style. What can Orochimaru teach him?

Ninjas don't have to learn everything. Knowing everything like the Third Hokage would consume too much time and energy, slowing down the growth of their strength.

Especially after the tactical system matures, hastily inserting new forces will not only fail to enhance strength, but may even cause a decline in strength.

A ninja's prime period is only about ten years, and after the age of 45 they will inevitably go downhill. There is no time to do anything like breaking down and then building up again.

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha You seriously, then regretfully gave up this new idea. Just be my opponent from now on.

He walked to a pile of building ruins, looked at the ruins of Kubota Village, and the pile of bone spur cages that were still burning and collapsing from time to time.

Orochimaru said with emotion: "This place is indeed the focus of the battlefield. The battle is very intense. Uchiha Yuu, can you and your Tiger Unit still hold on?"

Uchiha You didn't know what Orochimaru was thinking, so he answered in a conventional way: "I can still hold on."

Orochimaru smiled: "Well, I saw that you made preparations for the flood, which is good, but it is not enough to offset the environmental advantage of the Kirigakure ninja."

"That's enough. I just need to hold on for half an hour to an hour."

"Oh? Are there any preparations that I haven't seen?"

“…Indeed, there is.”

"Okay, okay, you kept it a secret from me. Never mind. I will see during the battle what you have prepared for the Kirigakure Ninja."

"Thank you for your understanding, but I'm not keeping it a secret from Lord Orochimaru, it's just too much trouble to show it."

"Lord Orochimaru, Kubota Village has formed a salient. No matter how strong the Tiger Force is, it is impossible to defeat the Kirigakure Ninja Army of more than 10,000 people alone."

Uchiha You stared at Orochimaru's snake pupils and asked bluntly: "How long do we have to hold on?"

Orochimaru shook his head and gave an ambiguous answer: "I'm not sure either."

"As long as Konoha Village is one day weaker than the enemy in Yu-no-Kuni, the Kubota salient will have to defend for one day until the power of the Konoha Ninja Army overwhelms the Kirigakure Ninja Army."

Uchiha You frowned and said, "Lord Orochimaru, this is putting all the pressure of the Kirigakure ninja on us, who are less than a hundred people. This pressure is really too great."

"Haha, the pressure is indeed great, but I will also give you great support and will definitely do my best."

Orochimaru asked with a smile: "Tell me, what do you want? Ninja, power, money, weapons, if I have it, you can take it."

He even looked at Uchiha You with a smile, and said meaningfully: "Even if you want me to take the lead, it's no problem."

"You're kidding."

Uchiha You's face twitched. When Orochimaru said this, his original intention was to test whether he could tolerate him observing him closely, but his answer was to say please feel free to do so.

but!

He was a time traveler and knew very well that the snake's metamorphosis continued to deepen. It could become sweet or salty, male or female, domineering or charming, and it even gave birth to a child with itself.

With this perverted information as a basis, anyone would have the utmost wrong ideas.

As Orochimaru's conversation with Uchiha Yuu came to an end, he asked one last question: "Do you need reinforcements?"

"It would be nice to have reinforcements, but the Tiger Force is well-organized. If we rashly add untrained ninjas, it will actually reduce their combat effectiveness."

Uchiha You thought for a moment, and added: "If there is a ninja from the Uchiha family, and if he is a young ninja under the age of eighteen, I want him."

Orochimaru understood what Uchiha You meant. He nodded and said, "I'll go back and check the list. If there are ninjas who meet the requirements, I'll send them to you."

"However, you don't have to hold out too much hope. If the two conditions are combined, it is still very harsh."

"I understand. If there are no suitable reinforcements, give me sufficient supplies, including food, shurikens, kunai, and detonating talismans. Especially detonating talismans, I want 10,000 of them."

Orochimaru thought there was something wrong with his ears and asked, "How much?"

Uchiha You said calmly: "10,000."

"No!" Orochimaru denied it flatly, with an inexplicable discouragement in his voice. He just said he would give you whatever you want, but...

But he really couldn't give it to me, ten thousand of them.

"Food, shuriken, and kunai are all fine, but detonating talismans... no!"

"That's impossible, Lord Orochimaru. How can a village like Konoha not even have a reserve of Detonating Talismans?"

"Hehe, think about the description of quantity in your request."

"There are so many Konoha ninjas in the Land of Hot Water, who wouldn't want a few Exploding Talismans? I can still get you 1,000, but you want 10,000! Don't even think about it."

"Tsk, the Leaf Village is such a loser, Sister Nan has managed to collect 60 million Detonating Talismans in over a decade." (Muttering)

The complaining voice happened to be heard clearly by Orochimaru. He grinned and squinted his eyes and asked, "It's just 1,000. It's up to you whether you want it or not."

"want!"

Although 1,000 cards cannot offset the consumption of a battle, of course he has to have them. They are all money and can more or less make up for some of the losses.

The two then exchanged views on the quantities of other supplies and quickly reached an agreement.

Most importantly, two conditions for the completion of the Tiger Force's defensive mission were determined.

If the Tiger Force can hold out until Orochimaru is fully prepared and launches a counterattack against the Kirigakure ninja, or if they can hold out for another thirty days without losing the defense, then they will have completed their defensive mission.

This is very important.

It is enough to decide the life or death of the Tiger Unit.