Become the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

In Nara Shikaku's view, although Uchiha Fugaku, the deputy commander, was genuine, his scope of responsibility was entrusted with patrolling frontline reconnaissance and defense tasks.

He has a lot of power in arranging tasks, but he always does things that offend others. This is similar to the police force.

If Uchiha is still as arrogant and domineering as Konoha and deliberately transfers his own people to easy and safe positions, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the middle and lower-level ninjas and further reduce Uchiha's influence.

If Uchiha takes the lead, the high-intensity Kumogakure battlefield will definitely cause Uchiha heavy casualties.

Unless Uchiha can really achieve the advantage of capturing the second-tailed Jinchuuriki at the cost of heavy casualties, otherwise Uchiha will become the loser again in this contest between the top management and Uchiha.

After Fugaku left the command room with Shisui, the discussion in the command room continued.

After dealing with the unexpected incident of the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki sneaking into the Land of Fire, Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku focused on the strategic level.

Judging from the existing investigation reports, the number of Kumogakure's invasion troops this time is around 4,000, launching attacks from the territory of Tang Country and the eastern coast of Fire Country.

Kumogakure in the Kingdom of Yu is mainly driven by large forces. Although the Yu Ninja Village in the territory has signed a treaty with Konoha, it has almost no ability to resist and can only be slaughtered.

The enemies on the eastern coastline are attacking in small groups.

At the moment, Jiraiya is mainly responsible for the frontal battlefield in the Kingdom of Yu, while Uchiha is responsible for defending against the invasion of small groups of enemies and carrying out activities in the Kingdom of Yu.

After some discussion, Jiraiya and others basically determined the next strategic deployment.

At this time, Nara Shikaku took out a report and said to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, in addition to the imminent pressure on Kumogakure Village, is there another thing that needs you to deal with?"

"What's the matter?" Jiraiya asked with some confusion.

Nara Shikaku handed the report to Jiraiya and then said:

"There is something wrong with logistics. Our food reserves and military ration pills can only last for two weeks at most, while strategic materials such as kunai, shurikens and detonating charms can only last for another three days at most."

"In addition, as the war continues, there will be shortages of medical supplies."

"I can only last three days at most?! The village didn't lack these before, and the old man also promised me that he would give me sufficient funds."

Jiraiya frowned, his head gradually starting to feel a headache.

He had also served as the commander of the Iwagakure front line before, but he had never faced a shortage of supplies. How could Konoha lack these strategic supplies?

As if he saw Jiraiya's thoughts, Nara Shikaku said helplessly:

"Jiraiya-sama, the past was before, and the present is now."

"After the Third Ninja War ended, everyone in the village believed that the war would not start easily, so they reduced orders for weapons manufacturing."

"In addition, the price of weapons has dropped due to peace, and no one is producing kunai and detonating charms. This is not a question of whether there is money, not whether they can be purchased."

Hearing this, Jiraiya scratched his head and asked Nara Shikaku: "Is there any way to solve the problem of material shortage now?"

Nara Shikaku nodded slightly, and then said: "There are ways. The first is to let the village produce weapons as soon as possible and send them to the front line. The second is to ask for help from other ninja villages and purchase military supplies."

Who will sell Konoha supplies?

Jiraiya fell into deep thought, and then quickly thought of the Amegakure Village run by Yahiko and others. With his relationship with Yahiko and others, it should be very easy to purchase supplies from Amegakure Village.

But... Jiraiya didn't know how to speak to his disciples.

Could it be said that in order for Konoha to win this war, Master needs to purchase a large amount of military equipment?

Nara Shikaku noticed Jiraiya's hesitation and said slowly: "Jiraiya-sama, have you thought of a way?"

Jiraiya nodded slightly and said immediately:

"Ame Hidden Village should have accumulated a lot of war supplies in preparation for the war all year round, but I don't know if I can convince them to sell military supplies. After all, they are just heirs, and the real leader of Ame Hidden Village is Sanshouyu Hanzo."

Hearing this, Nara Shikaku smiled and said: "Since Lord Jiraiya is unwilling to speak, I can write a letter instead, as long as I ensure that it can be delivered to them."

Jiraiya sighed softly: "It seems that this is the only way."

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After Fugaku and Shisui left the command room, they immediately walked in the direction of the Uchiha camp.

Shisui slowly stopped, looked at Fugaku's back and asked in confusion: "Chief Fugaku, why did you take the initiative to ask Ying to capture the two-tailed Jinchūriki alive..."

Fugaku glanced at Shisui, and then said: "Of course it is to protect the village and prepare for the campaign after the war. I plan to follow the Yondaime and use my military merit to become Hokage!"

Shisui fell into silence.

He couldn't find any reason to refute Fugaku. Firstly, Fugaku was for the village and secondly for the family. If Uchiha could really rely on merit and the trust of the villagers to become Hokage, it would be a good thing.

But after so many days, he still couldn't forget what Bai Ye said, and he felt very entangled and confused.

He didn't know whether to believe in his tribe and village, or in Bai Ye's prophecy. The former was his belief, which had supported him through more than ten years, while the latter was a bloody reality.

Seeing Shisui fall into silence, Fugaku was surprised, but he didn't take it too seriously.

Although Shisui is one of the most talented jounin in the clan, he has not experienced much shock despite his age, so he has been opposing his opinions in the village.

As time goes by, Shisui will sooner or later be able to understand his good intentions. Everything he does is for Uchiha, and he deserves it.

After arriving at the Uchiha camp, there were only a dozen or so Uchiha ninjas in the camp. The rest were still on their way, and it would take a few days to reach a large scale.

However, Fugaku couldn't wait and announced his decision in public.

After a heated discussion, all the Uchiha ninjas present agreed with this decision, but there was always a debate over the person who should hunt down the second-tailed Jinchuuriki.

After pondering for a moment, Fugaku looked at Shisui, Tetsuo and the others and said, "Shisui, the task of capturing the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki will be left to you. Once you obtain the information, inform us immediately."

Upon hearing this order, Shisui thought Fugaku was targeting him.

However, there are only a dozen Jonin in the clan who have activated the Three Magatama Sharingan, and he is the leader among them. He can only carry out such dangerous tasks.

I hope there won't be any accidents along the way... Shisui thought to himself.