Orochimaru's Allah's Lamp

In the forest of the Country of Fire, by a small river in the forest, the Konoha Ninja Army stopped for repairs.

Several bonfires were lit, dispersing the deep darkness of the night. The firelight reflected on the faces of the surrounding ninjas, revealing their tired expressions.

Since the departure of the ninja army, hundreds of ninjas have been on the road day and night. In just over a day, they have crossed most of the Fire Country and reached the border area.

Such a high-intensity march, although supported by chakra and Bingliangwan, would inevitably lead to a continued decline in condition.

Everyone is seizing the time to rest. They know that further ahead is the area where Kumogakure has penetrated. Once there, if they want to rest in peace, they have to wait until they have a stronghold.

In the area where the light of the bonfire could not reach, the commander of the ninja army was looking through the latest information obtained, and two golden lights lit up in the darkness.

"All 26 fortresses were torn down."

Orochimaru grinned and his eyes became dangerous, "Kumogakure's spies did a good job."

The lack of a stronghold has little impact on the battle between teams, but it is very dangerous for the Ninja Army.

For example, right now, there are clearly hundreds of ninjas working on the repairs, but they don't even set up tents. Instead, they rest in groups of three or three, relying on big trees, leaving space for them to move around.

Why?

What I'm afraid of is not that the enemy will take advantage of his sleep to strike with a big shot.

In a ninja-level battle, the original attack distance of ninjutsu is not a problem at all. As long as one side dares to expose such flaws, the other side will take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it.

Can the tent block a huge fireball falling from the sky? It may even shorten the already short reaction time during sleep.

Rest buildings that cannot block ninjutsu are just a burden.

The Fourth Raikage made a good move.

Orochimaru took out another secret map from the scroll, on which all the secret strongholds on the Konoha border were drawn, and the fortresses that had not been destroyed by Kumogakure were specially marked.

Orochimaru took a glance and found that the nearby intact fortresses were all within the area controlled by Kumogakure, while the others were too far away from here.

Uchiha Fugaku also discovered this and suggested, "Lord Orochimaru, why don't we build a new fortress?"

This time, the Konoha ninja army also brought the sealing squad and the barrier squad, and they were able to build a qualified stronghold building.

But this suggestion was rejected by Orochimaru without hesitation.

Orochimaru glanced at Fugaku, "It is much more dangerous to build a new fortress under the enemy's nose than to go deep into the war zone and activate a ready-made one."

"Under the enemy's nose?" Fugaku was shocked, "With Byakugan here, how could the enemy find us?"

Ninja war is not only a competition of strength, but also a competition of intelligence. The Hyuga clan, which can lift most of the fog of war, is naturally a necessary part of the ninja army.

Of course, those who came to participate in the Battle of Kumogakure this time were the eight Hyuga branches, led by Hyuga Hizashi.

"Why can't it be discovered?" Orochimaru asked, "Chief Fugaku, you have never led a ninja army in battle, but you are still a ninja. You should know what exposing information means to ninjas."

Fugaku was startled for a moment, looking thoughtful.

Ninjas will not be defeated by the same abilities.

Although this sentence is somewhat biased, it also reveals that most abilities can be cracked.

Unlike the first-generation Mujutsu, the Hyuga clan's wide-area vision is not an unstoppable ability. Kumogakure and Konoha have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, so how could they ignore the eyes of Hinata, a ninja warrior.

Insects, small psychic beasts... Kumogakure has a way to deal with Byakugan.

"Entering the war zone, Kumogakure will determine our location within three hours at most. Moreover, we are not the only ones who will build fortresses."

Orochimaru's eyes looked into the distance, "If we stop here, Kumogakure will build a stronghold on the Konoha border without any worries."

War is not only about the intelligence battle before the war, but also about the collision of strength during the battle, but also after the war.

If Kumogakure has built enough strongholds and formed a formation on the land of Konoha, then even if it is driven back, it will take more effort to regain those lands.

In the struggle for territory, mere rhetoric on the post-war negotiation table is useless.

After Fugaku thought about this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The battle with Kumogakure was naturally inevitable, but he hoped it could happen while the clansmen were in good condition, so that there might be fewer casualties.

Seeing what Fugaku was thinking, Orochimaru said, "Chief Fugaku, don't worry too much. The other party may not have any problems at all."

In less than two days, all the fortresses on the Konoha border were destroyed. Orochimaru didn't believe it, and Kumogakure didn't pay a single price.

With that said, Orochimaru summoned Hyuga Hizashi and ordered, "At daybreak, we will begin to continue marching. You will first explore this direction."

"yes!"

After a simple response, Hinata Hizashi disappeared from the spot.

…

The Kumogakure Ninja Army was stationed there, and a military council had just concluded.

Unlike Konoha, the meetings in Kumogakure Village were almost exclusively conducted by the Raikage.

The only person who can influence the Raikage is named Dodai, who is the attendant of the previous generation Raikage. He is now responsible for the battlefield against the Iwa Ninja and preventing the Iwagakure Village from taking advantage of the situation.

Therefore, this meeting is called a meeting, but it is actually the Raikage giving orders.

Even if Yukito, the second-tailed jinchūriki, had questions about the Raikage's order, he did not dare to question him face to face. Instead, he approached the Fourth Raikage privately.

Yukito turned pale due to excessive use of tailed beast transformation, and she asked, "Raikage-sama, how can we let the Konoha ninja army march in?"

He blamed himself, "Is it because of me?"

She knew very well that Kumogakure's strength was not enough to complete the encirclement of Konoha, so this was not an invitation to commit suicide.

Letting go is really Kumo Yin's concession on the battlefield.

"It's not your problem."

The Fourth Raikage shook his head, "You can't stop the Konoha ninja army by scattering the Kumo ninja team. Only by clenching your fists can you defeat the enemy."

"Besides, don't forget the purpose of our battle."

Yumu Ren was startled for a moment, thinking deeply.

The Fourth Raikage looked in the direction of Yunokuni and said solemnly, "Our first goal is to drag out the war and let the already weak Konoha show its fatigue.

There are Iwa ninjas in the Land of Thunder who are watching us, but they are not the only ones in Konoha who are watching them."

"Therefore, the fortification construction in the rear is a top priority."

"Of course, if we can directly defeat the Konoha Ninja Army, we will naturally not miss this opportunity."

The Fourth Raikage spread out the map he had just rolled up on the table, pointing at a dense forest.

"Why does Konoha dare to rush in? The intention is very obvious."

"They are on the border and have other hidden strongholds!"

"We can't find it, so let them take us there. Before they can successfully activate the fortress defense, we can severely damage the Konoha ninja army."

The Fourth Raikage glared with bull's eyes, "No matter what happens, these hidden strongholds must be destroyed. For this reason, you must recover as soon as possible."

After hearing these words, Yumu Ren no longer felt guilty and looked eager to try.