In the first wave of attack, none of the 1,500 Kirigakure ninjas could reach a distance of 200 meters.

Those Kirigakure ninjas who stayed in place and performed ninjutsu to fight against the Konoha ninja's fire escape were trapped in place by the endless Fengxian Fire flames and could not move.

Those Mist Ninjas who charged forward recklessly were all hit by dense flames like a rainstorm after they left the cover of water jutsu. They fell on the road of charge and turned into piles of burning bonfires.

Some Kirigakure ninjas were so frightened of death that they turned around and ran away. Naturally, they were caught by the supervisory team composed of ninjas from the Bloodline Genkai clan and had their heads chopped off as traitors.

The chaos on the battlefield continued to intensify at this time. The sounds of shouting, screaming, orders to attack, the sound of burning flames, and the sound of steam ejected from the conflict between water and fire escape techniques resounded through the sky.

The flames and various water-based jutsu collided with each other and exploded into large and small balls of white water vapor. There was also thick fog created by the Mist Hiding Technique that floated everywhere.

Everyone's vision and hearing were severely weakened, and the Kirigakure ninjas could not receive any orders on the battlefield.

The Kirigakure top brass completely lost control of the battlefield. All they could do was arrest and kill the retreating Kirigakure ninjas, and then send more ninjas to the battlefield.

Konoha was also greatly affected. The Uchiha had no idea whether their ninjutsu hit the target, nor could they see clearly whether there was any water-based ninjutsu flying towards them.

But this was all irrelevant. The Uchiha soldiers were following the captain's orders to continuously fire Fengxian Fire at a fixed location without considering whether they hit the enemy.

Moreover, they were all squatting in their respective pits at this time. The depth of the pits reached three meters. The ninjas standing inside could not even expose their heads above the ground, so there was no need to worry about being hit by water escape.

If there really is a water escape technique that can hit a single person, then it means God wants your life and no one can save you.

For this battle, the Kirigakure high-level officials gathered a total of 9,000 ninjas.

Such a large-scale operation could not be concealed from the enemies on the battlefield. The Konoha Ninjas and the Hidden Cloud Ninjas followed along, and at this time they were also attracted by the noisy and fierce battlefield.

I don't know how many reconnaissance ninjas saw this horrific and incomprehensible battle scene on the battlefield. The ninjas even began to doubt their lives.

Why could less than a hundred Fire-style ninjas defeat two or three thousand Water-style ninjas, rendering them unable to move and causing heavy casualties?

Is it wrong that water escape technique can restrain fire escape technique?

It is obvious that the Fire Style on the battlefield will be extinguished when encountering Water Style, but the overall situation is that the dense Fire Style suppresses the equally overwhelming Water Style.

The war also attracted the truly top ninjas, the cold master Orochimaru of Konoha Village, and the third Raikage of Kumogakure Village. They almost simultaneously realized the secret of the superiority of Fire Style.

It's not that Fire Style restrains Water Style, but that order and discipline crush chaos and disorder.

The ninja troops on the Konoha side were well-disciplined and had tight formations. They used exactly the same fire jutsu, which they continuously, steadily and evenly sprinkled on the heads of the Kirigakure ninjas.

The ninjas from Kirigakure were in complete chaos, each doing their own thing. They used a variety of water jutsu, and the interference between them was even greater than the resistance to fire jutsu. Only sporadic water jutsu could counterattack on Konoha.

Unfortunately, the Konoha ninjas were hiding in deep pits, and sporadic water bombs and water columns could not pose any threat.

Orochimaru and the Third Raikage sent their own ninjas into the battlefield, replacing the Kirigakure ninjas and Konoha ninjas (Tiger Unit) respectively. However, they found that their defense could not be as strict and dense as Konoha's, and their offense could not be better than that of the Kirigakure ninjas.

They couldn't help but gasp and confirmed how powerful the Konoha Ninja (Tiger Force) were.

The two men's moods were very different afterwards. Orochimaru was very happy. After all, this was his own army. He didn't need Uchiha You to tell him any secrets. He could get them easily.

With the unlimited resources and manpower of Konoha Village behind him, and by copying a few more similar elite ninja troops, his own future and the future of Konoha will be very promising.

Orochimaru laughed. There was no one around him, so his laughter was particularly wild, revealing a strong inhuman flavor.

"Uchiha Yuu, I thought he looked like the Second Hokage last time, and now it seems even more like it."

"The Tiger Force is the future direction of development for the ninja army. Our Konoha Village has once again taken the lead in the ninja world in terms of system. Not bad, really good."

Unlike Orochimaru, the Third Raikage's mood was a mixture of sorrow and joy, full of contradictions.

Konoha Village has blazed a new trail in the construction of the ninja force, just like when the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, founded the ninja village. They still have so many resources and outstanding ninjas, and they may be decades ahead again.

There is no need to even consider the future. As long as it spreads according to this pattern, the Hidden Cloud Village will be easily crushed by the Konoha Village in this war, and the absolute dominance of the village will reappear like it was forty years ago.

When will the Hidden Cloud Village be able to surpass the Konoha Village and become the number one ninja village in the ninja world?

The Third Raikage took a deep look at the center of the battlefield and asked, "Does anyone know the information about this Konoha ninja unit?"

The staff officers around him racked their brains to think about information related to Konoha, but soon everyone shook their heads.

As the representative of the staff, Dodai stood up to answer the Raikage's question: "Lord Raikage, we have not received any information related to this unit."

The Third Raikage didn't seem angry either. He said calmly, "Then focus on gathering intelligence on this unit, mobilize our spies, and gather intelligence at all costs."

He turned around, looked at the dodai and said, "I think our elite troops of the Hidden Cloud Village should be like this, so we will do our best to collect the most detailed information."

"I will reward anyone who can get the selection criteria and specific training methods for this unit."

"Tutai, tell everyone in the intelligence department that as long as they can get it, all participants will be rewarded with S-level mission records, and everyone will get one!"

"I understand, Lord Raikage. I will announce this important mission to everyone."

"No, you don't understand enough, Dodai."

The Third Raikage pointed to the center of the battlefield and said seriously: "Look, a ninja force of just a few dozen people can suppress enemies twenty or even thirty times their number. This is a huge change."

"Just like 43 years ago, when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha founded Konoha Village, any force that cannot keep up with the changes of the times will be eliminated by the advancing times."

"The Hidden Whirlpool Village of the Whirlpool Country, relying on its own strength, not only wants to establish an independent country, but also wants to establish a family ninja village. No matter how powerful this ninja village is, it is no different from the ninja families of the past. They cannot absorb the best from the civilians because they lack a foundation."

"Look, that despicable Kusagakure Village was destroyed by us, and it was destroyed by Iwagakure Village, Sand Village, and Konoha Village, but they were able to rebuild it every time."

"And the Hidden Rain Village. In the last war, it was attacked repeatedly by the three major ninja villages. The Hidden Rain Village was breached countless times, but every time they repaired the buildings and continued to exist."

"No matter how strong Hanzo is, he can never be compared to the strength of the entire Uzugakure Village."

"Why were they able to rebuild? It was because they had a large number of civilians and civilian ninjas. They were able to enjoy a peaceful and stable life in the ninja village and could provide a steady supply of civilian ninjas. They were the foundation of the ninja village, and we, the high-level ninjas, were not."

“Anyone who does not have this foundation will not be able to survive in the tide of the times.”

"So after the Whirlpool Country was destroyed and the Hidden Whirlpool Village was destroyed, it could never be rebuilt and disappeared completely."

The Third Raikage said with emotion: "Look, a new power trend has emerged. It is a change that can change the power balance of the ninja village and cause a gap in the times. The Hidden Cloud Village must not miss it."

"Otherwise, we may soon disappear into history like the Hidden Whirlpool Village."

"Do you understand your responsibilities now?"

"We understand, Lord Thunder!"

The Third Raikage nodded in satisfaction, and finally took another look at the battlefield where the battle was fierce, frowned and said, "It's very powerful, but there are not enough people, at least 50 people are missing, resulting in the central part having to rely on both sides to cover. As long as Kirigakure continues to attack, they can pass through the central fire escape gap. How do they plan to deal with this situation?"

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The Kirigakure ninjas were beaten so badly that when their counterattacks became increasingly disappointing, they instinctively began to use the Kirigakure technique to cover themselves.

When the Kirigakure ninjas hid in the fog, they could no longer see the flames all over the sky, nor could they see the flames falling close to them. Even the screams of other ninjas became quieter, and the noisy battlefield suddenly became quiet.

All this made the Kirigakure ninja feel at ease, and he had the illusion that the Kirigakure technique really did protect him, so he focused more on performing the Kirigakure technique, until a few Phoenix Fires, guided by fate, coincidentally hit his body, knocking him to the ground and burning him into a human-shaped bonfire.

The Uchiha soldiers of the Tiger Unit just followed orders and carried out continuous attacks on designated locations. They didn't care whether there were enemies there or not, so it naturally didn't matter whether there was the Mist Hidden Technique or not.

Damn it, you still have to die.

The illusion made more and more ninjas perform the Mist Hidden Technique, and the fog became thicker and thicker.

The Kirigakure high-ranking officials soon went from not being able to see the battlefield clearly to being unable to see the battlefield at all. They had no idea what the fighting was like on the front lines, but they knew that they had not yet entered into close combat with the Konoha ninjas.

In order to win, they had to invest in ninjas regardless of cost, trying to use their absolute advantage in numbers to crush the Konoha ninjas and open up a path to victory.

Any ninja knows that using a C-level fire ninjutsu to kill a ninja is a ridiculous lie. The truly lethal fire ninjutsu are all B-level.

Therefore, the screams and complaints from the front line were all fake. These ninjas from small ninja clans and civilian ninjas were trying to deceive us commanders so that they could retreat and avoid danger.

None of the Kirigakure high-ranking officials realized that the Kirigakure ninjas on the front lines were suffering horrific casualties. They stubbornly believed that the ninjas who rushed to the front lines were not dead, they were just passively attacking, or even pretending to be dead in a corner.

This kind of thing has happened before. Among the lower-level civilian ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village, pretending to be dead is actually a very common trick.

The high-level ninjas were very contemptuous of this, but that was just because they didn't understand. The matter was actually very simple: the money was not given in place.

With the same mission standard and the same mission difficulty, the bonus received by the civilian ninjas of Kirigakure for completing the war mission was only one-fifth of that of the ninjas of Konoha and Kumogakure.

Although all Kirigakure ninjas have the same price tag, those from the big ninja clans can get subsidies from their families, and their total income is no less than that of ninjas from other ninja villages. But civilian ninjas have no families, so where do they get subsidies from?

The small ninja clans don't have the money to subsidize their own ninjas. After all, money doesn't fall from the sky.

What is most frustrating is that the money used by the Great Ninja Clan for subsidies is not earned by themselves, nor is it earned from their own industries, but is deducted from the military funds allocated by the village.

This is the same routine as the Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty. Eighty percent of the military funds are intercepted by the commander and used to subsidize his own direct servants. The lower-level soldiers are just required to avoid starving to death.

There is no wall that is impenetrable, let alone within a ninja village. It is impossible for these so-called secrets to be kept secret for forty years.

The young ninjas and civilians had known about it for a long time, and they certainly didn't want to fight hard in the war. Playing dead was already a very peaceful way to deal with it. Those who were really hot-tempered would have defected long ago.

Although it is more dangerous to become a rebel ninja, the money you earn may be more than that of the Kirigakure ninja during the war. No wonder the Kirigakure is the main source of wandering ninjas.

Just like the generals of Faji, none of the commanders of the three bloodline limit ninja clans gave the order to the lower-level ninjas to die without even looking ahead.

But as the lives continued to pile up, the safe route in the dense flames was discovered, and finally a Mist Ninja walked through the fire coverage area from the front and entered the 150-meter range.

There were quite a few ninjas coming out, hundreds of them.

Uchiha You was standing at the gap in the firepower coverage. Seeing that the Kirigakure ninja had broken through, he blew the whistle again, signaling the Tiger Unit members on both sides to transfer their firepower back and leave the front to him.

Then he formed a seal and pressed it on the ground, unfolding a radial spiritual formation.

Spiritual Communication: Lihuajiang Summons

Miwa Masayo responded to the call and said with a smile: "I knew you would need my help at this time, meow. I am ready."

Uchiha You also smiled and asked, "Maoyou didn't come. Did you deliberately not let him come?"

"Meow, having me as a cat fairy, isn't that enough for meow?"

"Haha, that's enough, that's enough!"

"Really, meow? You, I didn't let Cat You come with me because of the Cat Castle. You won't blame me, meow..."

"No, of course not. Lihua-chan, you are right. I was wrong about this matter."

Uchiha You picked up Miwa Masayo and put him on his right shoulder, and explained seriously: "I overestimated the risk tolerance of the Cat Castle and underestimated my own status and strength."

"Now that I have reviewed it, I realize that I overestimated the potential harm that great fame could bring, and I also underestimated the impact of fighting together with the two cat immortals in the Cat Castle."

"I'm sorry, Miwa Masayo."

"It's okay, it's okay, meow." The tabby cat's eyes were curved with joy, and he rubbed his head hard on the cheek of his owner. "You can figure it out, and don't blame me for acting on my own. I'm very happy, meow."

Uchiha You laughed, "Rika-chan, how can I blame you for acting on your own? Don't say that what you did was right. It prevented a mistake that would cause great harm to me in the future."

"So what if you did something wrong?"

"Rika-chan, you came here by yourself, and faced the Kirigakure Ninja Army with me. We fought side by side, and I am very happy!"

"Meow, you and I are companions, meow, so we should fight side by side, meow!"

"Yes! Lihua-chan, you are my Taoist partner!"

Suddenly, the roar of the Kirigakure ninja interrupted the conversation between the sages. They rushed towards Uchiha You, waving their weapons, with a smell of smoke and even flames that had not yet been extinguished.

"kill--!"

Uchiha You's eyes became extremely sharp, and he looked at the enemies with murderous intent, and a cold golden voice came out from between his teeth: "Gather natural energy for me, help me set a good cover, and let's work together to set a big fire!"

Miwa Masayo stood up, jumped from her shoulders to the top of her head, and gathered all the natural energy of the fire spirit into her mouth.

Uchiha You put his hands together, mobilized the natural energy in his meridians, extracted a huge amount of fire chakra from his body cells, and gathered it between his hands.

Orochimaru looked at the suddenly appearing tabby cat in surprise. He recognized that it was the Cat Sage of the Cat Castle, and he also recognized that she was gathering power, a power that he could not perceive.

“It’s natural energy!”

He guessed it almost instantly, and then quickly took out two talisman papers from his arms, one of which was the natural energy test paper of the natural sage sent by the Sand Village, and the other was the finished product imitated by Orochimaru.

Sure enough, the imitation natural energy test talisman paper quickly changed color, proving that a high concentration of natural energy was gathering nearby.

When the color change was over, Orochimaru carefully put the two pieces of talisman paper together, and then he smiled: "Fortunately, that natural sage is not Uchiha You."

"It's not easy to find an opponent in Konoha Village. It would be a pity if Uchiha Yuu is Konoha's enemy."

After saying this, Orochimaru carefully handled the newly colored talisman paper to prevent it from fading or further discoloration in the future, and wrote the seven words "Cat Castle, Miwa Masayo" on it before carefully putting it away.

At this moment, a beam of flame shot up into the sky and illuminated the entire battlefield. Even Orochimaru, who was so far away, could feel the radiant heat coming from afar.

He looked towards the battlefield in surprise. It turned out that Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masaya above his head were blowing forward at the same time. The huge flames that came out engulfed the hundreds of Kirigakure ninjas rushing towards him, and rolled forward unstoppably.

Orochimaru was stunned, and muttered for a long time: "How can this be Uchiha Tobirama? It's obviously the legendary Uchiha Madara!"