Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Of course it's profitable."

"Everything is just four words: this declines, that rises."

Gu Zang was almost ready to fan himself with a feather fan.

"This, disappears, that, grows..."

Fugaku savored the word carefully.

"In the Fire Nation, the advantage of numbers cannot be fully utilized in the forest, which is a disadvantage."

"The scale of Puppetry and Sand Ninjutsu also requires a relatively open environment, which is a disadvantage."

"The supply lines are long, and intelligence transmission takes a long time. Three disadvantages."

"Commander Fugaku, if you were a Sand Ninja, how would you reverse these three disadvantages?"

Fugaku understood.

"Retreat back to the territory of the Chuan Kingdom and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out."

"Well, this child is teachable."

The two of them sang in unison and cooperated very well, just like a pair of good teachers and friends. Of course, they were just like that.

"But Mr. Shinzo, you didn't tell me how we're going to make up for our numerical disadvantage?"

Fugaku did not forget that his fundamental purpose was to ask Shinzo how to make it easier for the Uchiha who was outnumbered and had to fight one against three.

"This one declines, that one rises."

Gu Zang smiled and repeated the four words in the same tone.

Fugaku frowned. This was too vague. If it weren't for Shinzo's detailed analysis of the Sand Ninja tactics just now, he would have suspected that Shinzo had no knowledge at all.

"Please explain clearly, Mr. Shinzo."

"Look, he's in a hurry."

Kozo pointed at Fugaku, then retracted his finger and put it behind his back.

"Commander Fugaku, if everything is done as I say, then are you the commander, or am I the commander?"

"This... I am the commander in name only, but I can respect you as the commander in private."

Fugaku gritted his teeth and didn't care about the Uchiha's reputation anymore. He would win first, and then kill this guy so that no one would know!

"Wrong, wrong~ Fugaku, you are the commander. In public and in private, you are the commander. So, regarding this issue, I will only teach you how to think, I will not help you with any advice, understand?"

"......it is good."

Fugaku is most annoyed by people like this. You say you are smart, but you insist on showing off. It’s fine if you show off, but you also always make people feel that others are not smart enough. Are you sick?

"Since Commander Fugaku has just viewed this battle from the perspective of the Sunagakure Shinobi, you might as well look at it from the perspective of the Sunagakure Shinobi. What is it that the Sunagakure Shinobi fear and what they are trying to avoid?"

"Sand ninja...angle...scared?"

Fugaku chewed on these key words. He was a little confused by what Gu Zang said, but it was actually not difficult to understand.

"The Sand Ninja is not afraid that the Konoha Ninja will not come, but is afraid that the Konoha Ninja will stop!"

"Yes."

Gu Zang smiled. Fugaku was indeed the most intelligent clan leader of the Uchiha clan. This guy really had enough brains.

Although Gu Zang was trying to fool Fugaku, how could he fool him without showing his real strength? There was an old and experienced Uchiha elder behind Fugaku.

"Did the Sand Ninja go to so much trouble to set up a trap here, really just to kill the Konoha ninja?"

Gu Zang walked on the Gobi Desert, looking at the numerous destroyed traps below, and continued, "If the leader of Konoha is stupid..."

Gu Zang glanced at Fugaku, who had his head lowered and his expression could not be seen.

"Just go down there. Whether they clear the trap or take it and suffer serious damage, they will definitely be angry. And because they are stupid, they will definitely charge. Charge, and that's it."

"If the leader of Konoha wasn't stupid enough and took the detour down the Gobi Desert, then looking at the traps below, would he feel that he had overcome the difficulties and become complacent? Or would he think that the Sand Shinobi were nothing special, and then rush forward, rush forward, and it would be over again."

"Fighting in the vast Gobi Desert against a large number of Sand Ninjas, an even larger number of puppets, and various poisonous traps, even the Uchiha would be completely wiped out."

"The Sand Ninja set this trap because they're afraid you'll stay calm, afraid you won't fall for it. They're afraid Konoha will hide on the border of the Land of Fire, quietly waiting for the long supply lines from the Land of Rivers to fail, leading to resentment within the Sand Ninja and a loss of morale."

Gu Zang waved his hand.

"Sand Ninja, it's game over."

"But if we drag it out, wouldn't it be even more disadvantageous for us to fight on three fronts?"

Don't forget, Fugaku is a war advocate, a firm war advocate.

"Yes."

Gu Zang looked down along the Gobi Desert and calculated the distance. He thought they would soon meet the Konoha army.

"But things are different now. Before, Konoha was fighting on three fronts, and the battle force was tight, so the idea was to quickly decide the situation on one of the battlefields."

"It's different now. Although we are still at a disadvantage on all three fronts, it's not us Konoha who are anxious on the River Country front, but the Sand Shinobi."

"They invested three times as many troops to decide the outcome in one battle, and they must have consumed three times as many supplies. The Kingdom of Rivers may seem small, but the sandy roads are not easy to navigate."

"Also, Commander Fugaku, how do you think we'll win the battle on the River Country Front?"

Fugaku looked at Gu Zang's confident smile and couldn't help but believe him a little more.

"Originally I thought that only by beating the Sand Ninja to death or causing him pain could we be considered victorious, but now it seems that may not be necessary?"

"It's quite unnecessary."

Gu Zang shook his head slightly and raised his hand to point in the direction of Konoha.

"We are the defending side, the invaded side. Our original purpose in joining the war was actually very simple: to drive the Sand Ninja out of the Land of Fire, right?"

Fugaku was stunned for a moment. If that was the case, wouldn't that mean...

"Yes, now, we have actually won."

That.....

Fugaku was completely dumbfounded. Then he gave inspiring speeches and gave blind orders. In Gu Zang's eyes, didn't he look like a fool?

Fugaku suddenly remembered that Gu Zang seemed to have laughed secretly after he spoke. No wonder! This guy! Why didn't he say so earlier!

(Are there any readers who will go back and read why Gu Zang laughed three chapters ago~hmm~)

Fugaku blamed Gu Zang in his heart for not reminding him at that time, and he simply forgot that he also looked down on Gu Zang at that time.

"Then what should we do... Mr. Shinzo... Is it still meaningful to march into this country of rivers?"

Fugaku was a little at a loss. This was contrary to his original idea. He didn't expect that Gu Zang's strategy was actually to keep his troops in place and retreat, without even having to fight.

Then, as a commander, wouldn't the meaning of him being a commander be lost?!

"How to do?"

Gu Zang looked at Uchiha Fugaku as if he were some rare animal.

"I remember... I just said that I only provide ideas, not make decisions. Fugaku, you are the commander, do you remember?"

"call......"

Fugaku's eyes were lifeless, and the three magatama in his eyes almost stopped moving.

After listening to what Gu Zang said, he just wanted to stop thinking, find a pit with soft sand, jump in, bury himself and take a nap. Maybe after a nap, the war on the River Country front will be over?

This is a damn good commander.

If I fight, I feel aggrieved; if I don’t fight, I also feel aggrieved.

It's frustrating to move forward, and it's also frustrating to move backward.

He feels so frustrated being the commander!

Fugaku raised his head and looked at Kozo, the man with narrowed eyes and a fox-like smile.

He thought, either I kill him or he kills me.

Destroy it...

......