Inside the Konoha Command tent.
"Clan Leader Tanaka, your Uchiha Clan still needs to provide support at three more locations," the Battlefield Commander said, pointing at locations on the map.
Uchiha Tanaka's expression was grim. "Have the Village's other reinforcements not arrived yet?"
In recent days, the Kumogakure brutes have been launching suicidal charges, resulting in heavy casualties for the Konoha Ninja.
The Uchiha Clan also suffered significant losses.
But now the Commander was still asking him to dispatch his Clansmen for support.
If this continued, the Uchiha's overall combat strength would definitely be greatly reduced!
The Commander, a member of the Nara Clan, understood Uchiha Tanaka's thoughts and persuaded him,
"Clan Leader Tanaka, the other Clans are on their way, and we will receive support very soon..."
Uchiha Tanaka was silent for a moment. "I will send Clansmen to provide support."
Saying that, he suppressed his dissatisfaction, flicked his sleeve, and left.
There were also Clan Leaders from several other Clans in the tent.
They watched Uchiha Tanaka's retreating figure, involuntarily curling their lips.
"Heh heh, are the Uchiha the only ones suffering heavy casualties?" one Clan Leader grumbled.
"Just bear with it. Who told the Uchiha Clan to be so powerful?"
"Uchiha Tanaka is just a self-righteous idiot."
Nara Commander saw that the situation was not right and quickly changed the subject. "Clan Leaders, next I will deploy your missions."
Hearing this, the Clan Leaders stopped their discussions.
.........
Uchiha Tanaka left the tent and found his Clansmen who were resting.
"Clan Leader."
The Uchiha Clansmen stood up and greeted him when they saw Tanaka approaching.
"We need to go to the battlefield for support. This time, I will go with you," Uchiha Tanaka said.
"Understood!" The Uchiha Clansmen responded in unison.
"The injured stay behind, the rest follow me!"
Dozens of Uchiha Clansmen split into three groups, heading to their respective battlefields.
As soon as the Uchiha Clansmen left, the other Clan Leaders emerged from the tent.
They did not hesitate, leading their Clansmen to the battlefield for support.
Nara Commander rubbed his temples and murmured softly, "Calculating the time, the reinforcements for the Hidden Mist and Iwagakure battlefields should be arriving soon, right?"
Ever since the Hidden Mist and Iwagakure broke out in war, Konoha Ninja from both battlefields have been continuously heading to the Northeast Battlefield for support.
Some arrived these past two days, and the remaining main force is on its way.
To prevent Hidden Mist and Iwagakure from suddenly attacking Konoha, three-tenths of the forces on both battlefields still needed to remain on guard.
The rest, excluding the injured, were continuously arriving.
Upon learning the news, Kumogakure launched a large-scale offensive.
They wanted to take over the Northeast Battlefield completely before Konoha's reinforcements arrived.
Facing Kumogakure's full-scale offensive, it was difficult to resist with the existing forces, resulting in heavy casualties.
However, reinforcements were arriving soon.
As long as the main force's reinforcements arrived, Konoha would be able to launch a counterattack.
Thinking of this, Nara Commander's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
...
Inside the Kumogakure Command tent.
"Damn it, damn it! Are Iwagakure and Hidden Mist idiots?" The First Raikage grew angrier the more he thought about it, unable to help but roar loudly.
If only Iwagakure and Hidden Mist hadn't been fighting each other and had attacked Konoha together, dispersing Konoha's forces.
Then Kumogakure would have been able to slowly wear down Konoha and take over the Northeast Battlefield with the smallest cost.
As a result, Hōzuki Gengetsu and Mu's actions eased Konoha's pressure.
More forces were able to be deployed to the Northeast Battlefield.
Now Konoha's pressure fell on Kumogakure.
The First Raikage knew that once Konoha's reinforcements fully arrived, it would be difficult for Kumogakure to defeat Konoha.
Therefore, during this period, he would take down the Northeast Battlefield at all costs.
But Konoha's stubborn resistance made him very helpless.
So he dispatched his personal bodyguards to the battlefield, and even sent two veteran Elite Jonin from the Village—the Ginkaku and Kinkaku brothers.
He originally thought that with the addition of the three, they would quickly take down the Northeast Battlefield.
But the intelligence from his subordinates made him furious: reinforcements from Konoha's other two battlefields were about to arrive.
This meant that it would be difficult for them to defeat Konoha in a short time.
The First Raikage grew angrier the more he thought about it, and angrily slammed his hand down, shattering the solid wood desk.
"I want to see what Iwagakure and Hidden Mist are thinking!"
He wanted to find Hōzuki Gengetsu and Mu, to make them stop their internal strife first and divide the Land of Fire together.
Thus, the First Raikage left the battlefield with several bodyguards.
.........
At the same time, Ginkaku and Kinkaku on the front lines learned of the First Raikage's departure from their confidants.
"Brother, the Raikage has left the camp," Kinkaku's eyes gleamed. "This is an opportunity for us..."
Hearing this, Ginkaku showed a sinister smile. "My brother is right. As long as that Old Man dies, we can launch wars against other countries!"
Both of them were fierce and cunning, and loved war and slaughter very much.
They wanted to kill the First Raikage and frame Konoha for it.
This way, the war between the two Villages would not stop.
Ginkaku and Kinkaku exchanged glances, both showing triumphant smiles.
In an unnoticed corner, the two quietly left the battlefield.
.........
On their way, Renye and his two companions happened to encounter Konoha Ninja heading for support.
Looking at hundreds of Ninja, Renye frowned slightly.
The fact that Senju Tobirama, that Old Man, dispatched so many reinforcements at once could only mean that the situation on the battlefield was very grim.
Kumogakure's strength was definitely very strong, and the war would probably not end quickly.
Danzo Shimura's expression was a bit grim. With so many people heading to the battlefield for support,
this also meant that the number of enemies he killed would decrease, and the amount of Merits he obtained would also decrease...
No, I must kill more enemies on the battlefield!
Danzo clenched his fists, his eyes filled with a longing for merit.
Every battle merit accumulated now would become a solid foundation for his path to Hokage in the future.
After all, the position of Hokage never only required powerful Ninjutsu, but also prestige built up by battle merits.
.........
Renye and his two companions followed the main force and quickly arrived at the battlefield.
The Battlefield Commander, upon receiving the news, personally came out to greet them.
When he saw the number of reinforcements, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Renye noticed the pineapple-haired Commander, his expression a bit strange.
Could it be that all the Commanders on the battlefield were from the Nara Clan?
After all, out of the four battlefields, two of the Commanders were already Nara Clansmen.
The other two should be the same...
It could only be said that intelligent people were welcome everywhere.
While he was lost in thought, the Commander began to deploy combat missions.
Time was short, and Nara Commander did not give them time to rest.
One-third of the people stayed at the camp, and the rest all went to the battlefield for support.
Renye and his two companions immediately set off for the front lines.