I became the head of the Uchiha clan

Onoki was unwilling to withdraw his troops from the Land of Rain. In a few years, Iwagakure lost thousands of ninjas in the Land of Rain.

The benefits obtained were negligible, and it was simply a loss of troops and generals.

Many of the senior members of Iwagakure alone were killed in battle, and these were elites who had experienced hundreds of battles.

However, everything must be divided into priorities. Compared with attacking the Fire Country, the Earth Country itself is more important.

Similarly, the Third Kazekage was even more unwilling, and Sunagakure planned for today's situation for a year.

Once Iwagakure withdrew, the situation returned to the previous situation. Sunagakure faced Konoha alone, and the final result could only be that both sides would suffer losses.

Now that the attack on the Country of Fire has been thwarted, the three major countries of Wind, Earth, and Fire have suffered heavy losses, and they will probably enter a stage of recuperation.

I don’t know how many years it will take until the next time Sunagakure and Iwagakure unite.

At night, Konoha camp headquarters.

The intelligence officer walked in quickly and said: "Hokage-sama, urgent information."

The third generation nodded, took the information and read it, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

"Hokage-sama, I don't know what the good news is." Elder Shinsuke said.

The third generation laughed and said: "Kumogakure has already sent troops to attack the country of the earth. The Tsuchikage can only retreat this time. Once Iwagakure retreats, the coalition forces will be defeated without attacking.

In the current situation, all parties have suffered heavy losses. If the Kazekage continues to insist on his own way, it will only destroy the last ninja force in Sunagakure Village."

Everyone nodded, Kumogakure sent out troops, and Konoha could finally breathe a sigh of relief. If there was an endless war, Konoha's major families would collapse first.

The headquarters dismissed the meeting early, but several people did not relax their vigilance because of Kumogakure's dispatch of troops. The patrols inside and outside the camp were tighter than usual, trying not to miss any blind spots.

Lying on the bed in the tent, it was rare for him to have a relaxing sleep. Ever since the Allied Forces of Rock and Sand came to the Land of Rain, Fugaku had never had a good night's sleep peacefully.

As the night passed slowly, Fugaku opened his eyes, walked out of the tent, and entered the headquarters.

Several senior camp officials also arrived one after another.

A slight smile can already be seen on the serious face of the third generation.

"The closer we get to the critical moment, the less we can let down our guard. Uchiha Fugaku and Hatake Sakumo, you two will lead a team of ninjas to closely monitor the movements of the Iwagakure camp.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, you two are closely monitoring Sunagakure's movements.

The closer we get to a critical moment, the less we can relax our vigilance to prevent the other party from making a surprise attack."

"yes."

After walking out of the headquarters, Fugaku and Hatake Sakumo left the camp with Mizuno's team and headed straight for the Iwagakure camp.

With Mizuno's Byakugan, he was able to clearly see the situation in the Iwagakure camp.

There were still a few hundred meters away from the Iwagakure camp. The group stopped and continued to move forward. They might be noticed by Iwagakure.

"Two adults, Iwagakure is showing signs of retreating. They are already dismantling tents and taking inventory of supplies." Mizuno said.

Fugaku nodded and said: "Iwagakure's retreat is already expected. Our purpose here is to watch their retreat and report the specific situation."

The Iwagakure moved very quickly. After all, Kumogakure's threat was imminent. Once the Iwagakure slowed down, Kumogakure would invade the Earth Country, and Iwagakure would lose more than it gained.

Waiting until the Iwagakure ninja troops disappeared from sight, the team walked towards the Konoha camp.

In the camp, several senior officials gathered together again.

"Hokage-sama, Iwagakure has retreated." Fugaku said.

"Sunagakure has also finished packing up and retreated towards the Kingdom of Wind." Jiraiya said.

The third generation nodded and said: "Inform all departments, the necessary patrol teams have been sent out, and each team has entered a state of repair. We will be stationed here for three days.

After three days with no change, the camp began to retreat."

Fugaku and others walked out of the headquarters one after another. Orochimaru came over and said, "Fugaku-kun, are you interested in chatting?"

"I don't know what's important, senior."

"After this battle, the Fire Nation will enter a stage of recuperation. I wonder if Mr. Fugaku has any specific plans for the future."

Fugaku smiled and said: "In this battle, most of the Konoha ninjas were destroyed, and the village was in dire need. The next period of time may be the period when the mission breaks out.

As a ninja of Konoha, Fugaku probably won't have much free time. Senior came to Fugaku alone and must have something to say."

Orochimaru showed a smile and said: "Fugaku-kun is really smart, and I will cooperate with Danzo on the spy mission.

Fugaku-kun's performance on the battlefield has been witnessed by all the Konoha ninjas. This time, Danzo has invited Fugaku-kun, hoping that you can participate in the spy plan."

Fugaku nodded, but he understood in his heart that Orochimaru and many original members of the spy plan were enough.

Danzo came to find him. In addition to his strength, he was probably still worried about the Mangekyou. He planned to find an opportunity to test it himself, or to find an opportunity to take it for himself.

"Senior, please convey that Fugaku has thanked Danzo-senpai for his kindness. Originally, I had agreed with Danzo-senpai that we would study at the roots for a period of time.

However, things turned out to be contrary to expectations, and after experiencing this war, Fugaku wanted to calm down for a while, perform tasks in the village, relax, and then give a reply to senior."

Orochimaru nodded and said: "Fugaku-kun has a good idea. If Danzo hadn't invited him personally, I would have wanted to live a life like Fugaku-kun."

At night, in the Uchiha Sagi tent in the camp, Fugaku slowly walked in.

"Senior Sagi, senior Kihiko."

Saoki smiled and nodded: "I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. If this war continues, Uchiha, the largest clan in Konoha, will almost be unable to withstand it.

Not to mention other large and small families, many small families only have a limited number of clan members left after this war."

Fugaku nodded and said: "That's why I came here today. Senior has the list of Uchiha's ninjas in the Land of Rain, and knows the casualties of the Uchiha clan so far in the war.

How many ninjas are there in the entire family now?"

Saoki was silent for a while and said: "There are still two hundred clansmen stationed in Konoha plus the clansmen still alive in the Kingdom of Rain. Compared with two years ago, more than half of them died in the battle.

Among those who died in the battle, nearly half of the clan members were under the age of twenty. After this battle, our Uchiha clan was almost wiped out."

Both Sagi and Kihiko's eyes were already red. Fugaku was silent, understanding their feelings in his heart.

In the hearts of most tribesmen, family is more important than an individual's life. Even if they are used to seeing life and death, seeing the family's ninjas suffer heavy losses in the war, the sadness and anger in their hearts will not fade away in a short time.

When the ninja world entered one country and one village, many people did feel the rare peace and stability. However, the war in the ninja world was more cruel than the melee during the Warring States Period.

"After this battle, the Three Kingdoms of Wind, Earth, and Fire will fall into a period of recuperation. We, the Uchiha clan, must seize this time to cultivate more outstanding ninjas." Fugaku said.