Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 98: Akatsuki wins three times in a row, and Konoha is defeated!
“This may be”

"As for preparing military supplies, after all, there are so many Konoha ninjas. Once the ninja army is dispatched, they will need to prepare more things every day. This is understandable."

Facing the topic raised by Uchiha Makoto.

Uzumaki Shinji was stunned at first, then he could only stutter twice, trying to find one or two plausible excuses for Konoha.

Uchiha Makoto just smiled without saying anything, and did not refute Uzumaki Shinji's "nonsense". He just looked at Uzumaki Shinji quietly.

In the end, Uzumaki Shinji was so embarrassed by Uchiha Makoto's stare that he started to laugh awkwardly.

More than a month has passed since the war began.

It will be two months soon.

The ninja village is a military group, a village built specifically for war.

Even if Konoha's reaction was slow, it was enough to prepare a ninja army to support the Akatsuki Village and the Uzumaki clan on the battlefield.

Even if what Konoha said was true, and they really had been actively seizing the time to prepare military supplies and reinforcements, they wouldn't be unable to gather a few emergency support teams of senior ninjas.

After all, until now.
There was not even a shadow of Konoha's reinforcements on the battlefield.

"Hmph, Shinji, you're right. Konoha's reinforcements should still be on the way... After all, our Akatsuki Village and Konoha are allies. It's just that the rescue speed is a little slow. This shows that our Akatsuki Village is still quite strong and can win this war!"

"I just hope that if the Uzumaki clan encounters an emergency one day, Konoha's reaction speed will not be as slow as this time."

Uchiha Makoto snorted coldly and said a few sarcastic words to Uzumaki Shinji.

Konoha was so slow in rescuing the Akatsuki Village this time. Will they do the same next time if the Uzumaki clan also needs Konoha's assistance?

Just a few words.

Uchiha Makoto began to concentrate on enjoying the bowl of ice cream in front of him. The vanilla flavor was indeed delicious!
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Shinji Uzumaki didn't say anything, and his hands didn't stop moving. He took a spoonful of ice cream and it still tasted sweet, but a bitter taste inexplicably welled up in his mouth. It was obvious that Uchiha Makoto's heart-wrenching words touched Shinji Uzumaki's heart.

Konoha is an ally of the Akatsuki Village and also an ally of the Uzumaki clan.

If we go by the degree of closeness of relationship, Uchiha Makoto is a member of the Uchiha clan, and the Uzumaki clan is a blood ally of the Senju clan.

Everyone seems to be about the same.

This is Konoha's attitude towards the Akatsuki Village today, what about the Uzumaki clan tomorrow?
Could it be that the friendly forces are in trouble and they remain as still as a mountain?

Chill!

After finishing a bowl of ice cream, Uchiha Makoto didn't stay for long, leaving Uzumaki Shinji alone.

As the commander-in-chief of the combined forces of the Akatsuki and Uzumaki clans, he has a lot of daily tasks to deal with, and now he is going to visit the wounded.

After that, he will have to organize daily counterattack operations and consider how to better ensure the safety of Akatsuki Village's logistics transportation lines.

The latter point is of paramount importance.

Well known
Wars are fought for money and food!

The logistics supply line is the lifeline of the entire army!

In the original Naruto, the turning point of the Third Shinobi World War was the Battle of Kannabi Bridge. Konoha sent a raiding party to blow up Kannabi Bridge, completely cutting off the logistics supply line of Iwagakure Village. The Iwagakure Village had to retreat after losing its supply line, and Konoha got a chance to catch its breath and start a counterattack.

Therefore, Uchiha Makoto attached great importance to this issue. During the preparation for launching this war, Uchiha Makoto had early planned three secret conventional supply routes and two top-secret supply lines that could only be activated in emergencies.

It can be said that both the Akatsuki and Kumogakure are well aware of the importance of logistical supplies.

However, the Cloud Ninja is now in a logistical crisis, so they can only find ways to cut off the Akatsuki Ninja's logistical supplies, but they have never succeeded.

so far.

The Hidden Cloud Village could only occasionally plunder some Akatsuki ninja logistical supplies, which played no decisive role in the overall war situation. At most, it could improve the daily meals of the ninjas participating in the looting team, which was just a snack. It could be said to be a drop in the bucket when distributed to the entire Cloud Ninja army.

"Lord Light and Shadow."

As soon as Uchiha Makoto appeared in the medical tent, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The injured ninjas who were still able to walk gathered together.

There was reverence in their eyes.

War has always been the best way to gain prestige.

The record of annihilating more than a thousand ninjas in one night brought Uchiha Makoto a reputation that could not be achieved by simply giving him money.

Now the situation in Akatsuki Village is still favorable. As long as they win this war successfully and return to the village with a great victory, Uchiha Makoto's position in the village will be as solid as a rock, and no one will oppose the decision made by Uchiha Makoto.

“Sit Down”

Uchiha Makoto had a warm smile on his face.

As the light and shadow of Akatsuki.

No matter how busy he was with official duties, he would always take time out to visit the wounded in the medical tent every day. After all, a few simple greetings could quickly win people's hearts.

This deal is a great bargain.

"How are the new medical ninjas' medical skills?"

"How effective is the healing medicine Xiao Ren bought?"

"Master Guangying, although they were a little unfamiliar at first, after getting used to it, they have become excellent medical ninjas."

"The healing medicine is of great quality and I use it every time."

A Chunin from Akatsuki who had been wounded three times in a row and was still very much alive answered.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Uchiha Makoto smiled and nodded.

The wounded around them nodded in agreement. The medical care provided by Akatsuki ninjas was unanimously praised by the injured Akatsuki ninjas. In fact, the improper treatment of injured ninjas, delayed medical treatment, shortage of medicines, insufficient number of medical ninjas and various problems led to the disability and death of ninjas, which has always been a headache for the ninja village.

The death toll of nearly 600 Kumogakure ninjas is just a number compiled by Akatsuki ninjas based on the intelligence of each battle. The number of Kumogakure ninjas who were wounded, disabled, died of illness, or even gave up the ninja profession after the war will definitely add to this number.

Now, Uchiha Makoto spent a lot of money to build a medical ninja training system in advance and trained a group of medical ninja students. Although the training time is short, they have all received professional training. In addition, a large number of high-quality healing medicines were purchased to stabilize the current situation and allow the Akatsuki ninja to avoid such problems.

"Everyone, we will definitely win this war!"

"No ninja from any other village can harm our ninja and then escape unscathed. After this war, every ninja from every village in the ninja world will have to give way to us Akatsuki ninja when they encounter us on missions! You have a powerful ninja village behind you!" "So you must return alive and witness all of this. Your military achievements and scars will allow you to enjoy the glory of Akatsuki!"

Uchiha Makoto gave an impromptu speech, describing to them the wonderful life after the Akatsuki Ninja's victory. Not only would their status in the ninja world be improved, but no one would dare to provoke the Akatsuki Ninja.

In fact, all the ninja forces in the ninja world were puzzled by this war. How could they fight like this just for two Chunins?

This is simply unimaginable!

Any rational shadow or leader who knows how to make choices would not make such an exaggerated decision.

In the end, the only reason can be attributed to Uchiha Makoto - Uchiha Makoto is very protective of his children, and he can be unreasonable and retaliate at any cost, so don't mess with Uchiha or Akatsuki.

Of course, apart from the status of being "superior".

After the war, each of the ninjas who participated in the battle could receive a sum of cash. There were strict regulations in Akatsuki Village on how many people they killed on the battlefield and the compensation they received after being injured.

In short.

Lord Light and Shadow!

Generosity, no words needed!

Great, needless to say!

"Loyalty!!!"
Uchiha Makoto walked out of the medical tent, with thunderous cheers behind him. The corners of his mouth curled up, a smile appeared on his face, and he even couldn't help humming.

With such a cheerful mood, Uchiha Makoto returned to his own combat tent. On the table were the sorted battle reports. He picked up the reports and read them one by one. After processing a few copies, the ninja responsible for transmitting intelligence immediately came in and passed on the orders given by Uchiha Makoto.

Just now.

"Meow~"

A cat's meow was heard.

Uchiha Makoto waved to the ninja cat, and the ninja cat jumped up and landed on Uchiha Makoto's desk. He stroked the ninja cat skillfully, making a purring sound. He then took out a can of catnip from his drawer and handed it to it, and finally took the sealing scroll from the ninja cat's neck.

Uchiha Setsuna sent another letter. Since he received the secret letter from Uchiha Makoto, he not only immediately mobilized his clansmen to publicize the news of Akatsuki Village's victory in Konoha, but also put pressure on Senju Tobirama in the name of the Uchiha clan, demanding that Konoha immediately form a ninja army and provide assistance to Akatsuki Village, its ally.

However, even though the Konoha Ninja Army had basically completed its preparations, it was still reluctant to set off, which made Uchiha Setsuna very annoyed, so he personally went to the Hokage's office to question Senju Tobirama.

"Senju Tobirama, the Akatsuki Shinobi are our allies. Now our allies have been attacked by Kumogakure and are forced to fight back in self-defense! Konoha should send out the Shinobi Army for emergency rescue. Why haven't they sent troops yet?"

Uchiha Setsuna's words were righteous.

It’s a pity that Konoha is still ruled by the Senju clan.

Facing Uchiha Setsuna's questioning.

Senju Tobirama gave the official answer.

"The preparation is not sufficient, the time is not right!"

"I am the chief commander of the ninja army appointed by the Hokage himself, not you! The safety of Konoha and the peace of the ninja world are on my shoulders! I say when we can set off!"

Senju Tobirama's attitude was very firm. When Uchiha Setsuna hit a snag, he went to Uchiha Madara to complain. Then Uchiha Madara planned to go to the Hokage's office in person to have a heart-to-heart talk with Senju Tobirama, but the person sitting in the Hokage's office immediately became Senju Hashirama. In short, after a lot of trouble, the Konoha Ninja Army still has no intention of setting off.

"Senju Tobirama...evil old ghost"

"He probably has bad intentions."

Uchiha Makoto finished reading the first half of the letter, which roughly described the reasons why the Konoha Ninja Army had not yet set out. Uchiha Setsuna's wording was very indignant, and he cursed Senju Tobirama as an evil old ghost who abused his power and was relying on Hashirama Senju to bully others in Konoha. Why didn't Lord Madara kill Tobirama Senju without Hashirama's knowledge?

However, all of this was within Uchiha Makoto's expectations, so there was nothing surprising about it.

It would be strange if Uchiha Makoto sent troops to help immediately.

However, the fact that Senju Tobirama served as the commander-in-chief of the Konoha Ninja Army did make Uchiha Makoto wary. This guy definitely had bad intentions. Maybe he wanted to wait for the critical moment of the battle between the Akatsuki Ninja and the Kumo Ninja to come and reap the benefits.

"Konoha is the most powerful force after all. We have the capital to sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers."

Uchiha Makoto sighed slightly.

In this matter, we can only deal with it as it comes, and adapt to the situation.

Only the strong in the ninja world are worthy of having strategic determination. Konoha only has Hashirama Senju, which is enough. No ninja village should dare to provoke Konoha at this time.

But
Not in Akatsuki Village.

Uchiha Makoto himself really needed a battle to establish a village. The prestige built up by the financial offensive was ultimately too superficial and was not as solid as the prestige brought by victory in war.

He wanted to win this war to completely establish his authority internally, eliminate dissidents, boost the economy, win over aristocratic investment, establish his authority in the ninja world, and elevate the status of Akatsuki Village in the ninja world!

By the way, you can also continue to deepen your connection with the Uzumaki clan. In this ninja world, there is no relationship closer than that between comrades who throw detonating tags together in the same trench.

This war will be fought sooner or later, so it is definitely better to fight it sooner rather than later.

At least now there's someone to cover it up.
So as not to let the situation get out of control.

At critical moments.
If either Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha comes forward, the war can be ended directly. Once the two of them are dead, it will not be easy to fight a war that can be stopped at will.

After calming down.

Uchiha Makoto continued to read the second half of the letter. The content made Uchiha Makoto couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile.

The reputation of Akatsuki Village and Uchiha Makoto himself was rising sharply in Konoha. Ever since Uchiha Setsuna encountered repeated setbacks in sending troops to provide assistance, he immediately planned to change direction. He used the influence of the Uchiha clan in Konoha to spread Uchiha Makoto's deeds in Konoha.

Kazuma, who stayed in Akatsuki Village, had also received instructions from Uchiha Makoto long ago.

Although the two parties had no contact, they hit it off immediately.

What's even better is that the enthusiastic "Konoha villagers" started making up jokes about this incident.

"Friendly forces attack, stand still like a mountain; friendly forces are defeated, turn and move like the wind; the battle situation is favorable, the invasion is like fire, and the battle situation is unclear, and the troops are slow like a forest."

"The Akatsuki nin immediately sought justice for Konoha and the deceased Chunin of Akatsuki, and the Akatsuki nin's quick reaction compared to Konoha's slow reaction was a win for the Akatsuki Village!"

"Before the war, the Akatsuki Shinobi chose to negotiate compensation with the Hidden Cloud Village, calling it 'righteousness'. Compared to the Akatsuki Shinobi's outspokenness and Konoha's silence, this is a win-win for the Akatsuki Shinobi Village!"

"The Akatsuki Ninja's annihilation of over a thousand Kumogakure ninjas in one battle is called 'bravery'. Compared to the Akatsuki Ninja's overwhelming victory and Konoha's indifferent observation, this is a win-win-win for the Akatsuki Village!"

"The Akatsuki Village, led by Master Guangying, possesses the three ninja virtues of benevolence, righteousness, and courage. In this incident, they defeated Konoha three times!"

"As for Konoha's reaction, I can't say much about it until now. You can judge for yourselves. Perhaps this is the style that only an Uchiha clan member can show when leading a ninja village."

(End of this chapter)