Ye Cang cheered: "Great, I will be the first one to rush in, hoping to find that Namikaze Minato and kill him."

Chiyo instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "Are we being too hasty? The three of us are making such a spur of the moment decision. There may be many things that we haven't considered carefully."

The Fourth Kazekage smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, Senior Chiyo. Before this, I have summoned all the staff ninjas and made a detailed battle plan. Tomorrow's attack is planned."

"The staff officers are unanimous in their opinion. The sooner the better. There should be no hesitation."

"Otherwise, when Konoha's ninjas come to support us, we will have to fight a protracted confrontation in River Country again. The Sand Village does not have the capital to compete with Konoha Village in terms of resource consumption."

What Luo Sha said made a lot of sense, and Chiyo couldn't refute it at all.

She couldn't just say: My instinct feels bad, so we can't attack, right?

Ultimately, the reason is that Konoha Village is too strong and Sand Village is too weak, so they are in a passive position strategically and have to seek tactical advantages through offense.

Since we have decided to attack, of course the sooner the better. Only in this way can we catch Konoha Village off guard.

Eventually Chiyo convinced herself and agreed to the plan of attack.

The entire Sand Village camp began busy preparations. The Sand Village ninjas received weapons, food, medicines, poisons and other combat supplies. They also received mission orders to clarify their combat missions.

When everyone was busy, Black Zetsu quietly left the tent of the Kazekage staff. He was very satisfied with his work.

Using intelligence and illusions, it only took 6 hours for the Sand Village to decide to launch an attack. This is Black Zetsu's ability.

After hiding for a thousand years, he got used to making plans in advance. No matter which ninja village it was, there would be ninjas who had been hinted by him in advance.

Normally, these spies are the source of information for Black Zetsu, and they leak top-secret information to Black Zetsu without even knowing it.

With such internal intelligence, he will be able to target his efforts and maximize the effectiveness of White Zetsu's omnipresent surveillance.

Only by combining internal and external intelligence can Black Zetsu achieve comprehensive monitoring of the ninja world.

At the critical moment, Black Zetsu, with his absolute intelligence advantage and through these hidden players, can indirectly change the strategy of the ninja village and thus influence the direction of the war.

After receiving the order from Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu rushed to the Sand Village as soon as possible, found his hidden man, and gave him a light push.

The decisive battle, which was already on the verge of breaking out, was detonated ahead of schedule.

Only a war of this scale could make a ninja like Minato Namikaze so flustered that he would eventually be forced to relax his protection of his subordinates, giving Black Zetsu an opportunity to take advantage.

Now, the war machine has roared forward, the water has been thoroughly muddied, and he is about to make final preparations for the harvest.

…

Minato Namikaze looked at the white-haired child in front of him with surprise. He was so young but he was already a Chunin. But why should he be added to his team?

In response to Namikaze Minato's question, the new Anbu ninja explained seriously: "The war is about to break out. Namikaze Jonin is the key combat force. We must try our best to free you up, so we will specially deploy a Chunin to serve as the team commander when you are away."

Namikaze Minato understood, but his doubts could not be dispelled: "So that's how it is, but this Chunin is too young, can he really command a team?"

"Master Namikaze Minato, this is Hatake Kakashi. Although he is young, he is already a senior Chunin. He will have no problem commanding two Genin."

"He is Kakashi? Master Hatake Sakumo's child?"

"Yes."

"Oh well."

"Hatake Kakashi is the deputy personally selected for you by the Fourth Hokage. You should know that Kakashi and your two team members are classmates in the Ninja School. It is much easier to get along with them than others, and they will definitely be able to integrate into the team faster."

Namikaze Minato suddenly understood and nodded continuously, "As expected of you, Hokage-sama. You are very thoughtful. Thank you so much."

Only after Minato Namikaze led Kakashi away did the Anbu quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

He certainly didn't lie, but he didn't tell the whole truth.

Orochimaru specifically stated in his instructions that Hatake Kakashi was truly a problem child and that he couldn't get along with any team.

Even when Kakashi was the team leader, he still had many problems and couldn't get along well with his teammates.

But we cannot give up on Hatake Kakashi. Not only is he Hatake Sakumo's only son, but his problems were also caused by the Third Hokage.

It was because Hatake Sakumo died for abandoning the mission and was questioned and slandered by the villagers, so Kakashi awkwardly believed that the mission was above everything else, which led to him not getting along with anyone.

Orochimaru really had no other choice but to try to send him to Minato Namikaze's team to see if this team with a peculiar composition could accommodate him and temper his temper.

After all, Minato Namikaze's strength is worthy of trust, and his personality is as infectious as sunshine. He is the most likely person to heal Kakashi's emotional scars.

Kakashi's arrival made Rin overjoyed, but made Uchiha Obito feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Yes, Obito likes Rin, Rin likes Kakashi, and Kakashi is only interested in fighting and completing missions, and the three of them form a classic non-cyclical love triangle.

It is exactly the same as the original historical protagonist team.

Instead of the whole team becoming one, there was chaos and confusion.

This natural love triangle was so powerful that even Minato Namikaze was helpless for a moment and could only temporarily use force to suppress it to ensure that the team members would not fight.

The next day, just as Minato Namikaze was still thinking about how to resolve the relationship within the team, a swift eagle soared across the sky, bringing the alarm of war.

The Sand Village attacked.

As the top ninja of Konoha, Minato Namikaze knew the entire war plan, and he immediately thought that the next task was to retreat.

At the same time, they had to fight and retreat at the same time, attracting the army of the Sand Village, and step by step entering the trap carefully set by the Konoha Village.

He murmured, "The most critical defense point is Surge Mountain, and the most important counterattack node is the South Gate Stone Bridge. I wonder who will be assigned these two tasks."

"Perhaps the counterattack mission at Nanmen Stone Bridge is mine. Then I won't be able to take care of Obito and Rin anymore. I do need a new team leader, but..."

Namikaze Minato looked at his three subordinates, one was snorting, one had peach blossoms in his eyes, and one was impatient and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Can a team like this really survive the bait retreat unscathed?"

But Minato Namikaze could not stop them from participating in the next battle. His current identity was awkward and his say was not enough to influence the decision of the command.

Moreover, both Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi are looking forward to the war very much.

They all looked forward to showing their prowess in the war and proving themselves with military exploits.

Lin was the only one in the entire team who was unwilling to take part in the battle.

At this time, Minato Namikaze also felt a little regretful, suspecting that he had protected Obito too much, which made him have unrealistic expectations for the war.

It is hard to say what the chances are for a young man with decent strength but a bad personality, who has not awakened the Sharingan but wears the conspicuous Uchiha family emblem, to survive this large-scale battle.

"Then it all depends on their own fate."

Minato Namikaze's prediction was very accurate. Before dawn, he received an order from the headquarters to be pulled out of the team and form a special task force with other senior ninjas.

After the main force retreated, they had to pass through countless Sand Ninjas.

The mission target is the Nanmen Stone Bridge. The senior ninja team must capture and destroy the node on this important traffic route and cut off the supply line of the Sand Village ninja.

Unlike a single ninja team, the consumption of a large-scale ninja army is extremely exaggerated.

In a battle involving tens of thousands of ninjas, tens of thousands of kunai would be lost in just one battle, and the number of thrown shurikens could reach hundreds of thousands.

And this excludes the number of items thrown out and recovered, as well as the number of items captured from killed enemies. Once there is no opportunity to clean up the battlefield, this number will become even larger.

In addition, medicines, food, tents, and even damaged clothes are all inevitable consumables and are the key to maintaining combat effectiveness.

It is impossible for the ninjas to carry so many supplies on their own. They need continuous supplies from the rear to continue to meet the ninjas' needs for continued fighting.

Therefore, in large-scale ninja battles, the importance of logistical supplies is very obvious.

By simply destroying the key supply channels, the Sand Village ninjas could be put in trouble and their combat effectiveness would be rapidly weakened.

Of course, the ninjas of the Sand Village are not stupid. They will definitely focus on protecting their key nodes, and even set traps to hunt down elite ninjas from Konoha.

The mission that Minato Namikaze accepted was destined to be full of dangers, so all the participants were top elites, even more than former Anbu ninjas and Root ninjas.

When he saw his two temporary teammates, he was completely stunned.

"Uchiha-senpai, you are also at the front line?"

Uchiha Fugaku, who looked rather haggard, finally cheered up and smiled after seeing Namikaze Minato.

He smiled wryly and said, "Long time no see, Minato, how is Kushina?"

Minato scratched his head and laughed: "It's okay, Kushina just complained that she was not allowed to come to the front line, and it was too boring at home."

Fugaku nodded and said, "That's good. Mikoto has been released from her confinement recently, and they can play together again. It should help Kushina relieve some of the tension."

"You and Mikoto-senpai have both been freed from restrictions. That's great."

"Haha, after all, a month has passed. Uchiha You has become the clan leader who has the final say. He has even left the work to the other elders. How can he restrict me, the former clan leader who has passed the rank?"

"Senior You, are you so generous?"

"Hey, he's amazing. Whether it's strength or wisdom, he's much better than me. I have to admit it."

"Minato, please don't worry."

"Um?"

"You are the commander of this temporary team. I won't cause any trouble for you."

"Thank you, Fugaku-senpai."

The two of them explained things clearly in a few words. The most important thing was to clarify the relationship of command, which made Minato Namikaze feel much more at ease.

Uchiha Fugaku is actually a very famous ninja, and his strength is outstanding in Konoha Village. It is rumored that he also has the Mangekyō Sharingan, which makes him a top-notch existence even among the Kage level.

With his joining, the combat effectiveness of this team is fully guaranteed, and Minato Namikaze does not have to worry about coordination issues.

Fugaku is one of the rare, powerful ninjas who can keep up with Minato's rhythm and pace.

Uchiha Fugaku is much older than Namikaze Minato. He became famous in the last war and was once the patriarch of the Uchiha clan.

Although he retired from the position of clan leader in an inglorious manner, Minato Namikaze's situation was no better than his.

It can be said that Fugaku's qualifications, prestige, and reputation far exceed those of Minato Namikaze. As the commander of the team, Minato cannot help but worry about whether his power and command authority can be implemented.

Now that he had received a clear promise, Minato felt much more relieved.

What about the other teammate?

It was only then that Minato Namikaze noticed that there was a ninja standing next to Uchiha Fugaku.

He was wearing sunglasses and a stand-up collar coat and looked like an acquaintance.

Namikaze Minato thought about it for a while, then asked uncertainly: "Uh... Zhi... Zhiwei?"

But Aburame Zhiwei was so excited that she almost cried. There was actually someone who could call out his name completely the first time she saw him after such a long time.

At this moment, Aburame Shiwei's affection for Namikaze Minato reached an unprecedented level.

He suddenly bowed 90 degrees, saluted respectfully and said, "Long time no see, Minato-senpai!"

"Please take good care of this mission. I will carry out your orders seriously!"

Namikaze Minato was overjoyed and said happily: "Good, that's great, Zhiwei, we can fight side by side again."

The Aburame clan is a special ninja clan. They have few ninjas and they are all male, but every Aburame ninja is a bug manipulator.

Using the secret parasitic insects passed down from his family, he is able to perform various tasks including combat, reconnaissance, tracking, surveillance, detoxification, and treatment. He is considered the strongest all-rounder in the ninja world.

With the addition of Aburame Shiwei, this makeshift team no longer has any shortcomings.

If I had to say what was lacking, it would be the lack of a medical ninja.

But among the current medical ninjas in Konoha Village, the only ninja who can match this team and mission is Tsunade.

But it must be said, as the medical director of Konoha Village, how could she be assigned to a special team to carry out such a dangerous mission?

Minato Namikaze looked at the two team members in front of him, and after careful consideration, he couldn't help but secretly praise: The Fourth Hokage Orochimaru is really clear-minded and thoughtful.

With him as the captain, his two teammates both possess extraordinary strength, have a close relationship with him, and are willing to follow his orders.

I don’t know how much effort Orochimaru put into putting together such a team.

With such a powerful team, Minato Namikaze is very confident of completing this dangerous mission.

…

The offensive of the Sand Village was extremely fierce. The attacks launched by the Sand Village ninjas were like sandstorms in the desert. The Sand Village ninjas, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, launched a huge attack width. When they encountered Konoha ninjas, they tried to surround them and then crush them with force.

Even though the people in charge of the defense of Konoha Village were all elite ninjas such as former Anbu and Root, they were still beaten back step by step and were completely unable to hold on.

Soon the bait retreated, and under the strong pressure of Sha Yinren, it turned into a disorderly rout.

The worst performing of them all were the Root Ninjas.

Due to strong brainwashing, the Root Ninjas, who had super execution ability but lacked adaptability, were surrounded one after another by the Sand Ninjas, and then encircled and wiped out.

They fought very bravely and caused great losses to the Sand Village ninjas, but did not play any positive role in the battle.

When faced with an encirclement and attack from enemies ten times their size, even though the Root Ninjas were not afraid of life and death, they were ultimately unable to achieve a 1:1 outcome.

Several ninjas who had come out specifically to observe the battlefield couldn't help but sigh after witnessing the great defeat of Konoha's elite ninjas.

"The ninjas of the old times, no matter how strong they were and how fearless they were, could not take on the responsibility of a large-scale war if they lacked strict discipline and tacit understanding."

"Yes, even a strong man like Hokage-sama cannot stand alone in the face of the attack of tens of thousands of Sand Ninjas."

"It all depends on the performance of the Snake and Tiger units."

"The Snake Unit has not been tested in actual combat, but the Tiger Unit has fought against a large-scale Mist Ninja and killed 3,000 people in one battle."

"I heard that the Tiger Force later attacked the Kirigakure Ninja again, also causing thousands of casualties."

"It all depends on how they perform this time. If both units can perform well, the new units organized as 44 units will completely become a trend in the future."

"The Sunagakure ninjas are approaching, we have to retreat, quick!"

"yes!"

…

The attack of the Sunagakure ninja went smoothly. They made rapid progress and quickly occupied the Kingdom of River in just one day.

Immediately afterwards, the Sand Village Ninja army entered the Land of Fire. It also took only one day to advance more than 400 kilometers, thus distancing themselves from their own supply lines.

At this time, Orochimaru had arrived at the front line and ordered the Konoha ninjas to retreat further, attracting the Sand Village ninjas to advance and further stretching the supply line.

The attack of the Sand Village Ninja was blocked at Surge Mountain on the fourth day, and the Tiger Unit, which was best at key defense, showed their sharp fangs here.

When the sky full of Phoenix Fire flames rose up and hit the Sand Village ninjas like a rainstorm, they were all stunned.

Even though they were surrounded by their comrades and there were more ninjas on their side, every Sand Village ninja felt that they were facing countless Uchiha alone.

Even the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Chiyo, Yekura and others could not avoid the illusion created by this extremely ordered attack.

They all responded in the best possible way at the first possible moment.

Puppetry: Three Treasures Absorption

Magnetic Release: Golden Sand Wave

Burning Escape: Steaming Explosion

It has to be said that the power of the Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Jutsu is indeed limited. It is nothing compared to the powerful ninjutsu of these Kage-level ninjas and is easily extinguished.

But even if the three Kage-level ninjas tried their best, the area they could protect was limited.

Countless flames of the Phoenix Fire fell down, covering the entire Sand Village army. The three Kage-level ninjas were unable to take care of them all.

But their demonstration gave the Sand Village ninjas courage, and they gathered themselves up to fight back with their own ninjutsu or puppetry techniques.

The ninjutsu of both sides formed a stalemate.

With only 700 men in total, the Tiger Force withstood the attack of 17,000 ninjas from the Sand Village and blocked the Sand Village ninjas at Mount Surge.