Chapter 313: Control the Sand Ninja's Ambition!
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"So the ones taking action now are only Ye Cang and Luo Sha, and there are two hundred Sand Ninjas?"

After listening to the report from the support team, Uchiha Mei evaluated the enemy intelligence.

Considering the strength of the Sand Ninjas, this number can only be considered a vanguard force, and the real army may still be watching somewhere.

Only after the intelligence is confirmed will the main force enter the scene.

The war between ninjas naturally could not be a head-on fight like an ordinary army. Instead, it would be a fight between small teams, and they would launch an attack when one side could not bear it anymore.

So now Uchiha Mei has started to build a defensive fortress with this port as the core, and the fleet can also serve as fire support.

Don't ever think that the steel battleship is just a decoration.

During the previous battle with the Air Ninjas, these steel battleships were useless because the battle was over before they were used.

If it were to unleash its full firepower, it could launch an attack that could devastate the world.

All we can say is that we are at a disadvantage in terms of conventional military strength. If we want to win, we must play to our strengths while avoiding our weaknesses.

On individual soldier combat effectiveness.

Due to the excellent logistical supply of the castle tower and the fact that ninjutsu is not restricted like the five major ninja villages, it can be exchanged as long as enough contribution is made, so the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

The most important thing is that among the approximately 500 ninjas who came this time, there are hundreds of Uchiha.

With the massive investment of resources, coupled with the various secret techniques and information obtained from Uchiha Madara, the difficulty of becoming a ninja and opening the eyes of Uchiha has been greatly reduced.

So the original two hundred or so Uchiha ninjas now number over three hundred, and the number of those who have opened their eyes has also increased a lot.

In addition to the ninjas trained at the Qidian Orphanage, there are also civilian ninjas and the Kizuna clan.

Now the number of active ninjas in the castle tower has exceeded four digits.

Of course there is a price to pay!

The massive subsidy expenditure is comparable to the five major ninja villages.

After all, when training ninjas, all kinds of food and potions are indispensable, plus ninja tools and the like... That is to say, the castle tower makes money at an astonishing speed, otherwise it would have been dragged down long ago.

The current distribution of troops.

There are one hundred ninjas stationed in the Tea Country where the situation has stabilized, led by Uchiha Sho.

Of the remaining ninjas, five hundred participated in this war.

The other ninjas, in addition to carrying out daily clearing and caravan protection tasks, were distributed in the castle tower and the river country, and there were no spare manpower.

If the Sand Ninja knew about their situation, they would probably be envious to death.

Because what they have are ninjas, but not commissioned missions.

However, some of the missions commissioned by the Wind Country were snatched away by Konoha, which was also the reason why the Sand Ninja took the lead in invading Konoha during the Ninja World War.

You're almost starving to death, why would you bother with other things?

And Dohei insisted on fighting with the Sand Ninja, not only to show his strength and dispel the other party's covetousness, so as to gain an advantage in the subsequent cooperation, but also to grasp the layout of the Sand Village later.

Yes, he has already set his first strategic goal.

Take control of the Sand Village!
It's not that he is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, but because there really is such an opportunity.

The Sand Village is too close, and we are all 'neighbors', so it's important not to act too easily.

At the same time, the other party is the one who has the hardest life among the five major ninja villages. If he tastes the benefits of cooperating with himself, he will only become more and more dependent on him.

Coupled with the advantage of foresight in the plot, it is not a fantasy to control the Sand Ninja.

While sucking the blood of Konoha, he was also planning to attack the Sand Ninja.

Once the castle tower is developed, and with the 'traitor' Sand Ninja standing on their side, they will have the confidence to fight against danger.

As for why not just attack Konoha?

Sorry, the waters of Konoha are too deep!

It can be said that it is the center of the 'Ninja World' and has attracted all kinds of attention. Even LYB who is hiding in the Pure Land is paying attention to it. It is impossible to make any plans there.

Only after the Sand Ninjas are under control and the castle tower is developed, can they be drained by the boiling frog method.

By then there will only be a small, broken village left, so give it to whoever likes it.

Dou Ping doesn't think that just because he is a time traveler, he can make Konoha submit to him.

How dare they play it like this? Believe it or not, a certain LYB in the Pure Land gave the two protagonists a cheat on the spot, instantly rewarding himself with a "Six Paths. Chibaku Tensei!", allowing himself to rise into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with Kaguya.

Therefore, in Douping's plan, Konoha can suck blood and influence secretly, but it must never occupy or annex it.

At least that's the case before we have the strength to deal with the Otsutsuki family.

Another purpose of this conflict was to provide cover.

As for who he was covering for? Of course it was Xiaonan.

Do you still remember Tang Ping's promise to him?

But if you want to resurrect Yahiko, you must master the forbidden technique of the Kisei Reincarnation Technique.

However, Dohei was not sure whether Chiyo had figured this out, so he needed Konan to investigate.

No one in the castle tower is good at this type of infiltration and espionage mission.

Even though Hinata Sogetsu, who has a terrifyingly low presence and the Samsara Eye, can only be considered an 'assassin' at best, this kind of espionage mission is not suitable for him.

It is absolutely perfect to let Xiaonan, who is good at intelligence gathering, to do this task.

If he really fails, Xiao will come to rescue him.

Their Naga clan can even beat Konoha, let alone the Sand Village which is much weaker.

In fact, Tang Ping secretly hoped that the other party would really carry the rice.

Once the rice is carried successfully, the Sand Village will disappear, and he can take the opportunity to occupy the village.

The South of the Kingdom of Wind!
Both sides continue to accumulate strength, and the atmosphere is extremely tense.

However, neither side has publicly claimed that a fight is taking place.

A local war is not a total war.

Once the news spreads to the entire ninja world, all major forces may intervene, and the situation will be difficult to control.

That's why they acted in a tacit and low-key manner.

Soon, the Sand Ninja used the mining area as a base and began a fatal battle with the castle tower.

It looks like Sand Ninja is sure to win.

After all, they have an absolute advantage in numbers.

Even though it has only been about a year since the Ninja World War, there are still about a few thousand ninjas.

But you need to know one thing.

That is, just because the castle tower can go all out, doesn't mean the Sand Ninja can do the same.

They also have to carry out the commission.

Because if you don't accept the commission, it will fall into the hands of other villages.

Once the entrustment is transferred, it is not easy to get it back.

Although the Sand Ninjas plundered a huge amount of wealth in the war, those were only one-time incomes. Only commissions were considered long-term income, and their importance can be imagined.

Therefore, a small number of Sand Ninjas must go to carry out the commission, and the rest must not only guard against Konoha, but also guard against the Iwagakure Village.

The Iwagakure ninjas have always been eyeing the Wind Country covetously. If the border is not guarded, Oonoki will invade in an instant.

Do you really think that the other party is an ally just because they have joined forces in the Ninja World War?

Therefore, the number of ninjas that the Sand Ninja can freely mobilize is only about a thousand.

This is the limit short of an all-out decisive battle.

In addition to the number of issues, a more serious problem is 'logistics'.

The castle tower is supplied from the sea.

With the presence of the Fiery Sun Fleet, not to mention the hundreds of ninjas and thousands of men, even if the number increased tenfold, it would not be difficult to supply them.

But if the Sand Village wants to get supplies, they need to walk thousands of kilometers in the desert, which is simply hellish in difficulty.

After knowing the opponent's weaknesses, Uchiha Mei naturally would not let it go.

In addition to continuously strengthening their own defenses, they also continuously sent teams to intercept and kill the Sand Ninja's transport teams.

The Sand Ninja, who already had difficulty in getting supplies, was naturally doomed to be a tragedy if their weaknesses were targeted.

Supplies suddenly became scarce, and even rice balls were often out of stock.

Ninjas are short of food, and refining chakra is equivalent to spending their lives. You can imagine how serious the situation is.

If a large number of ninjas were sent to protect the transport team, the front line would lose its numerical advantage, which would be a dilemma.

This went on for almost two months!

The time came to January of the 49th year of Konoha.

The Sand Ninjas finally couldn't help but gather together to discuss countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)