Chapter 79 Battle Preparation
After learning the news of the disastrous defeat on the Konoha front, Obito and the others were in low spirits and soon left.

As for Uchiha Feiyu, he also returned to the Root and prepared to go to his cheap teacher to ask questions - he had a premonition that he might have to go to the battlefield again soon.

Although there are certainly many gains on the battlefield, which can expand your blood pool, but both the Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja are not comparable to the weak Sand Ninja.

There are also differences in the level of Kage. Just take Rasa's two moves as an example. They are far inferior to the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage. The power of these two ninja villages is far greater than that of the weak Sand Village.

Let's put it this way, although the Ninja World War often starts from the Sand Village, in fact, the Sand Ninja is always just a foil, and the Mist Ninja is just a supporting role all the way. The protagonists on this battlefield are always Konoha, Rock Ninja, and Cloud Ninja.

Naturally, every time Konoha fought with the Iwagakure ninjas, the casualties were the heaviest and the crises they encountered were the most numerous.

If it weren't for the fact that the Iwagakure and the Kumogakure were enemies, and Ōnoki was the most famous old man among the Kages of each village, with no credibility at all, resulting in the fact that even if the two major ninja villages joined forces, the level of 1+1 was less than 2, the Konohagakure would probably have collapsed in the last Ninja World War.

After returning to the Root, Uchiha Feiyu met Orochimaru. Today, Orochimaru was not doing experiments in the laboratory, but was wearing a combat vest and sorting out his ninja tools.

At this moment, Orochimaru was holding a white cloth and gently wiping the Kusanagi sword in his hand. When he saw Uchiha Toba walk in, a smile appeared on his face:
"From your appearance, it seems that you have also known some news?"

"I met a classmate on the way, Asuma from the Hokage's family. I did hear some rumors... I heard that Konoha suffered a great loss at the hands of the Cloud Ninja this time?"

"It's not just a big loss, it's like losing everything! The Third Raikage did it himself, and brought along his own son who has been identified as the next Fourth Raikage and has been awarded the title of Ai, plus an Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. The next generation's rival..."

"Three Kage-level masters have joined forces... Fortunately, the one on the Kumogami front is Jiraiya's apprentice who has learned the Flying Thunder God Technique. If it were anyone else, whether it was me, Jiraiya, or even the old man, we would probably have lost our lives!"

"Even though Jiraiya's apprentice Minato Namikaze managed to escape with the Flying Thunder God Technique, the entire Konoha Cloud Ninja Front's ninja army was almost wiped out, with only a dozen of them being saved by Minato Namikaze using the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"So this time... Konoha didn't lose more than 3000 ninjas, but almost all of them were annihilated. Only a dozen of the more than 4000 ninjas on the entire front returned!"

"So cruel... Are the Cloud Ninjas crazy? They don't even care about their own hometown. Aren't they afraid that the Rock Ninjas will take advantage of them?"

In the past, when the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja fought against Konoha, they would basically leave a Kage-level ninja to guard their hometown, just like the Third Hokage of Konoha would generally not be transferred away from Konoha.

Although the old man Sarutobi Hiruzen has a lot of problems and has gradually transformed from a ninja into a politician, you can't really say that he is afraid of death or going to the battlefield - no one who can become a Kage these days is afraid of death.

There are various reasons why he did not go to the battlefield, but the biggest reason is that Konoha was fighting on all sides. Once he, as the Hokage, left Konoha Village, it would be easy for other ninja villages to raid his base.

Although the Kumogakure is not located in the center of the continent like Konoha, it is a place surrounded by wars, but because of its tough and brutal externalism, greed and barbarity, it has basically had a lot of grudges with all other ninja villages. Especially the Iwagakure, which is the Kumogakure's sworn enemy. In theory, even if the Kumogakure wants to go to war with Konoha, they will definitely leave enough people to guard against the Iwagakure.

That's why Uchiha Feiyu felt a little strange about the current situation. Does the Cloud Ninja want to abandon even its own nest?
"I don't know the specific reasons, but it is clear that the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja have reached a certain level of mutual trust. I don't know how Ohnoki convinced the Cloud Ninja Barbarian?"

Orochimaru spoke lightly, stuffed the Kusanagi sword in his hand into the mouth of a big snake, then stretched out a hand, and nine slender silver snakes crawled out from his wrist. The silver snakes were linked together to form a silver snake sword that was both strange and gorgeous.

While Orochimaru was checking the Silver Snake Sword, Uchiha Feiyu frowned, feeling something was wrong.

I remember in the original work, in the later period of the Third Ninja World War, Konoha was already in decline. As a result, the Rock Ninja made a bold move and directly attacked the Cloud Ninja led by the Third Raikage.

The Cloud Ninja didn't expect that the sixth brother of the Iwagakure would backstab him so quickly, but the Iwagakure also didn't expect that the Third Raikage of the Cloud Ninja was so powerful!
After a battle that lasted for three days and three nights, tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninjas suffered heavy losses. The strongest Raikage of the Cloud Ninja was exhausted and died. The two major ninja villages did not gain any benefits, but instead allowed Konoha, which was on the verge of collapse, to recover.

It can be said that that was the real turning point of the three Ninja World Wars in the original work. The subsequent sparring between the AB brothers and the Golden Flash, as well as the Battle of Kanna Kun Bridge, could only be regarded as the aftermath of the battle after a strategic failure.

Judging from the fact that the Third Raikage stopped the 10,000-strong Iwagakure army and fought for three days and three nights, he might not have been aware of the Iwagakure's sudden action, but he must have been on guard against them.

However, this time, the Third Raikage led his men to invade the Konoha Village. This was a completely different choice from the Third Ninja World War in the original work. The only explanation was the butterfly effect brought about by Uchiha Feiyu.

After thinking for a long time, Uchiha Feiyu still couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply let go of the question and thought of another thing - can Konoha withstand the sudden attack of the Cloud Ninja?
Jiraiya must keep an eye on the Iwagakure, and he cannot be in two places at once. He may even need support, so it is definitely impossible for him to join the battle.

Apart from him, the remaining masters in Konoha are the Third Hokage, Golden Flash, Orochimaru, and himself. Perhaps Danzo Shimura can also be counted as half a master?
Judging from the data alone, it seems that Konoha still has the upper hand, but it is hard to say if a real fight breaks out.

Konoha's strongest combat force now should be the Third Hokage, who has not completely fallen out of his prime. This legendary "strongest Hokage" will probably not have a high chance of winning against the real strongest Raikage.

This is because the Third Hokage has never appeared in his true peak state in the Naruto comics, so Uchiha Feiyu tried to overestimate him. Otherwise, Uchiha Feiyu felt that the Third Hokage would definitely be beaten by the Third Raikage.

Among the remaining strong men, except for the golden flash, people like Danzo, Orochimaru and himself basically have their own thoughts.

Orochimaru might be able to put in more effort, but if he encounters an unfavorable situation, he will definitely give up. It is even more difficult to say whether Danzo will do anything fancy.

(End of this chapter)