New team, confrontation!

After returning from the River Country, after only two days of rest, Shuichi Hoshita was busy again.

  He was still monitoring the sandstone and the fog.

  The Sand Village and the Mist Village were in confrontation on the surface, but they were actually planning to invade the Fire Country.

  On the other side, at the border between the Wind Country and the Bird Country, the Sand Village was fighting fiercely with the Rock Village. The

  tailed beast Jinchuriki of both sides were sent out several times, allowing Shuichi Hoshita to continue observing the cursed pattern on the one-tailed Shukaku.

  However, from February to March, although the Sand Village pushed the battlefield into the territory of the Bird Country, it could no longer advance, and the war with the Rock Village entered a stalemate. The

  intensity of the fight between the two sides was gradually reduced.

  As time entered March, even the Genin and Chunin of Konoha felt the difference.

  First of all, a large number of tasks were transferred to the Chunin team, and the tasks that were originally impossible to be assigned to the Chunin team began to be performed by the Chunin team.

  Some ninjas were on vacation, while others were busy with their missions.

  Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi and the others were like this.

  Shuichi Hoshita's 12th birthday was quietly spent in such an increasingly abnormal atmosphere.

  March 24, the 45th year of Konoha.

  Shuichi Hoshita, who returned to Konoha Village from the River Country, came to the Hokage's office.

  After Shuichi Hoshita reported the situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Shuichi, you don't have to monitor the war between Iwagakure and Sand Village anymore. The Root will be in charge of that."

  "From now on, you will withdraw from the Anbu and serve as the captain of the jonin."

  "Shuichi, do you have any ideas about the members of the team?"

  Shuichi Hoshita thought for a moment and was not polite at all: "Hokage, I want Uchiha Shisui, plus Asuka, and Yekura will be a non-staff member."

  "Uchiha Shisui..."

  Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slowly: "No problem."

  "Uchiha Shisui will report to you tomorrow."

  "Your next task is to keep an eye on the coalition forces of Sand Village and Kirigakure, and report their movements to the front line in a timely manner!"

  Shuichi Hoshita responded solemnly: "Understood!"

  ...

  After leaving the Hokage building, Shuichi Hoshita went back home, unloaded his equipment, took a nice bath, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to come to the Daimyo's Mansion, and appeared next to Yekura who was supervising the construction of the laboratory.

  Ye Cang was no longer surprised by this, and asked, "Master Shuichi, is there something wrong with you showing up at this time?"

  Hoshita Hideichi nodded, "I will be the leader of the team as a jonin from tomorrow, and you will be one of the extra-team members."

  Under the mask, Ye Cang's eyes fixed, "Is the war going to break out?"

  "It should be soon!"

  Hoshita Hideichi said, "Leave this to the daimyo's people, and you go to the River Country and wait for me."

  Ye Cang nodded slightly, "Yes, Master Shuichi!"

  After arranging Ye Cang, Hoshita Hideichi did not stay for too long and immediately returned to Konoha.

  The next day.

  Hoshita Hideichi finished his morning training and saw Uchiha Shisui, who was fully armed, waiting at the door of his house.

  "Shisui, you are too early!"

  Hoshita Hideichi smiled and stepped forward.

  "Captain!"

  Uchiha Shisui saluted first, then smiled and said, "After all, it's the first time to meet your new superior, of course you have to go early to avoid a bad impression."

  Hoshita Shuichi laughed and invited, "Let's have breakfast together!" Uchiha Shisui smiled

  and said, "I've already eaten, I'll wait for you at the village gate!"

  Hoshita Shuichi nodded, without forcing, "Okay." Uchiha

  Shisui smiled and waved his hand, then turned and left.

  Half an hour later, Yakushi Nono watched Hoshita Shuichi and Asuka leave, and then went to Konoha Hospital with worry in his heart.

  ... At

  the entrance of the village, after meeting up with Uchiha Shisui, the three of them went out of the village and headed straight for the River Country.

  On the way, Hoshita Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui exchanged their experience in illusion, and Asuka occasionally interrupted a few words, and they soon became familiar with each other.

  Because of the habit he developed in the Anbu, Hoshita Shuichi traveled very fast. He only rested for half an hour in the middle, and arrived at the border of the River Country at noon and met up with Ye Cang.

  Seeing Ye Cang, Asuka couldn't help but look at this woman with a good figure repeatedly.

  Uchiha Shisui just glanced at her and politely looked away. Hoshita Shuichi

  introduced: "She is Shuo, who is good at Shuo escape."

  Uchiha Shisui immediately introduced himself with a smile: "Hello, I am Uchiha Shisui!"

  "She is good at the instant body technique and illusion technique."

  He had guessed the identity of the woman in front of him. Although he was confused, he didn't ask.

  Asuka also smiled and said: "Hello, I am Asuka, who is good at sealing technique, medical ninjutsu, and perception ninjutsu."

  Ye Cang nodded under the mask without saying anything. Hoshita Shuichi had already said what he was going to say, and even gave her a code name without authorization.

  What a domineering boss!

  After getting to know each other, Hoshita Hideichi said, "Our mission this time is to keep an eye on the troops of Kirigakure and Sand Village. Accurate intelligence shows that Sand Village and Kirigakure have formed an alliance and are going to join forces to attack the Land of Fire."

  Asuka was surprised after hearing this: "They fought very fiercely last year, right?"

  Hoshita Hideichi chuckled, "They fought fiercely because of interests, and now they are forming an alliance for the same reason. The interests of the collective and the interests of the individual are different."

  He glanced at Ye Cang next to him, and then continued, "Because we are on the front line, we must be extra careful."

  "Moreover, before they go out, they will definitely send out an elite team to eliminate or entangle our ninja team in the Land of River, so that we cannot send back intelligence in time."

  "Under such circumstances, they can advance quickly and create a surprise attack when we know they are going to take action."

  Uchiha Shisui said after listening, "Whether it is a battle between ninjas or a large-scale ninja war, intelligence is of the utmost importance."

  "The border of the Land of Fire is too long. We cannot spread out a large army. Instead, spreading out the troops will give them the opportunity to easily break through."

  "Intelligence is particularly important at this time."

  The border between the Land of Fire and the Land of River is too long. Currently, the forces of the Sand Village and the Mist Village are facing each other in the southern part of the Land of River.

  Logically, the best route for them to attack the Land of Fire is to attack from the southern border, which is the closest.

  However, that is also the direction that Konoha is focusing on defending now, and it is a direction that must be defended.

  Hoshita Hide nodded, then asked: "Shisui, how do you think they will attack?"

  Uchiha Shisui pondered, "They may not attack in just one direction."

  "Although they have formed an alliance, they have fought each other after all, so I guess they should split their forces into two groups."

  "The Hidden Mist Village should take the shortest route and attack from the south. There is abundant moisture here, which is more conducive to the use of water escape."

  "And the direction of the Sand Ninja's attack is unpredictable. They will probably try their best to find a weak point in our defense, and then pass through the River Country to launch a surprise attack."

  Asuka couldn't help asking after hearing this: "Shisui, although the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja can't cooperate very well, if they attack in the same direction at the same time, they will have a huge advantage in manpower, right?"

  "After all, we can't concentrate all our forces in the south. In a short period of time, they have a huge advantage in manpower."

  Uchiha Shisui smiled gently after hearing this: "This is indeed a possibility."

  "But there is also a very critical issue, command!"

  "They are not subordinate to each other. After the war broke out, the battlefield was chaotic and everyone was highly nervous. If they are not companions you trust, you can't trust your back to each other."

  "As Shuichi said, the collective will and individual will are different. Although the Mist and Sand Ninjas have formed an alliance, on an individual level, there is hatred between the Sand Ninjas and the Mist Ninjas."

  "In such a short period of time, it is obviously impossible for the Mist and Sand Ninjas to have absolute mutual trust."     Asuka immediately gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

  Uchiha Shisui smiled gently and looked at Hoshita Shuichi.

  Hoshita Shuichi: "I agree with Shisui's point of view."

  "And there is another point, that is the issue of distribution of benefits."

  "Before the attack, I am afraid that the Mist and Sand Ninjas will discuss the distribution issue, at least in the River Country. And obviously, the southern part of the River Country is the most suitable for the Hidden Mist Village." Uchiha Shisui

  and the other two nodded. Hoshita

  Shuichi: "It is easy for me to monitor the movements of the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Sand Village troops."

  "The key is the intelligence war before they take action."

  "The terrain of the River Country is long and narrow. Even if I am fast, I can't stop all of their elite teams."

  "Of course, the four of us can't do it either. So, we are just the first filter."

  "Intercept a part of it and send the enemy's intelligence back to the rear first, so that the rear will intercept it heavily, making it difficult for the enemy to penetrate into our defense line and obtain accurate intelligence."

  Uchiha Shisui and the other two nodded in unison.

  Hoshita Shuichi ordered: "Next, we will be divided into two groups. Group A, Uchiha Shisui and Shuu, will be responsible for the Mist Ninja."

  "Group B, Asuka and I will be responsible for the Sand Ninja."

  The three of them answered in unison: "Understood."

  Hoshita Shuichi created two shadow clones, which leaped up and turned into eagles and flapped their wings to fly away: "I will inform you of the movements of the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja in advance."

  Uchiha Shisui looked at Hoshita Shuichi's transformation technique and couldn't help but secretly praise it, then he made a seal to summon a group of crows and said: "Monitor the enemy, I can also help a little."

  Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Then Shisui, you will be responsible for the Mist Ninja." Uchiha

  Shisui nodded, and a group of crows took off.

  The surveillance mission began.

  If it was just a simple surveillance, it would be relatively easy for Hoshita Shuichi. He only needed to use the shadow clones to transform into different birds, especially eagles, with sharp eyes, and could easily see the situation of the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja camps from high in the sky.

  ...

  Time passed in a flash, and March had passed.

  After returning to Konoha, Shuichi Hoshita got the news that the Sand Ninja once again launched a large-scale counterattack against the Rock Ninja.

  However, as soon as he returned to the River Country, Asuka's voice came over: "Shuichi, the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja are taking action!"

  "Oh?"

  Shuichi Hoshita looked up at the sky following Asuka's hand.

  It turned out that the Sand Village and the Mist Village released flying ninja beasts to drive away the flock of birds.

  "It seems that they have been discovered, or are about to be discovered!"

  Shuichi Hoshita chuckled.

  The birds that his shadow clones turned into often go out with a group of birds.

  Asuka hurriedly asked: "Shuichi, are they going to go out?"

  Shuichi Hoshita nodded, then smiled: "Then let them have a headache first!"

  The battle in the air broke out.

  Obviously, how could the flying ninja beasts cultivated by the Sand Village and the Mist Village be the opponents of the ninja beasts that Shuichi Hoshita's shadow clones turned into? It

  might not be the case for other people, but Shuichi Hoshita does not need to make hand seals to perform ninjutsu, and even if he has no hands and only claws, it does not affect his combat effectiveness at all.

  On the other side, in the woods, standing on a branch near the top of a tree, watching the battle of ninja beasts in the air, Uchiha Shisui smiled: "It's really worthy of being Shuichi!"

  Ye Cang, who was not far away, was also watching, thinking: "I'm afraid no one would have thought that the flying ninja beast was actually transformed by that guy, right?"

  It was already very amazing and outrageous that a ninja could fly by transforming into a bird, and he could also perform ninjutsu at will, which was simply inhuman.

  "Since he can perform ninjutsu in this form, it means that he doesn't need to make a seal to perform ninjutsu at all, right?"

  Ye Cang thought of the battle between Shuichi Hoshita's shadow clone and the shadow clone of the third generation of Kazekage. She remembered that Shuichi Hoshita needed to make a seal at that time.

  So, is he hiding his strength?

  ...

  At this moment, whether it was the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village or the Hidden Sand Village, they were all looking at their own flying ninja beasts falling from the sky in great astonishment.

  Of course, they thought that there would be ninja beasts from other villages, or Konoha Village, among these birds, which was also the purpose of their releasing the flying ninja beasts.

  But they never expected that the other party would be so powerful.

  "Damn it, it can actually perform wind escape ninjutsu!"

  "When did Konoha Village have such a powerful flying ninjutsu? I've never heard of it!"

  "Quick, report to Master Chiyo immediately!"

  ...

  Whether it was the Sand Ninja or the Mist Ninja, they encountered setbacks at the first step.

  But this obviously couldn't stop them.

  Because flying ninja beasts are not omnipotent, clones are enough to confuse them.

  Moreover, in the mountains and forests, the vision of flying ninja beasts will also be blocked.

  So, just half an hour later, Shuichi Hoshita's shadow clone discovered that the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja had ninja teams dispatched

  one after another. The Mist Ninja went straight to Uchiha Shisui and his team, while the Sand Ninja team went north instead.

  After receiving the intelligence feedback from the shadow clone, Shuichi Hoshita immediately split a shadow clone to notify Uchiha Shisui and Ye Cang, while he took Asuka to the north.

  ...

  "Captain, that ninja beast has been following us?"

  Hearing the voice of his subordinates, Ma Tai looked up and shouted, "Use the clone technique!"

  The three teams immediately performed the clone technique together, creating non-physical clones in an attempt to confuse the ninja beasts in the air.

  But they soon found that it didn't work at all. The ninja beasts above their heads accurately locked onto their bodies.

  "Damn it, if only we could knock this beast down!"

  A Sand Ninja cursed in the air.

  Ma Tai was very calm: "Enter the forest!"

  The three Sand Ninja teams immediately changed direction and went into the forest.

  However, the eyes of the eagle flying in the air burned with blue flames.

  Thermal vision eyes!

  Still locked tightly!

  After Ma Tai found that he still couldn't get rid of it, he was also helpless: "What a powerful ninja beast!"

  "Use a physical clone!"

  The three teams of Sand Ninja immediately formed hand seals and performed ninjutsu. Some used shadow clones, some used earth clones, or water clones.

  However, they soon discovered that their real bodies were still locked by the flying ninja beasts in the air.

  This made the Sand Ninjas feel creepy.

  Ma Tai shouted, "Don't worry about it."

  "It's just right for us to attract it."

  Using physical clones to spy on intelligence and infiltrate is the most commonly used method.