Capítulo 78: The Border Situation
Five hundred ninjas immediately left the village and headed northeast.
To the northeast of the Land of Fire are two countries, the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Iron.
Both of these countries are small, and if combined, their total area is only about one-sixth or one-seventh of the Land of Fire.
These two countries lie between the Land of Fire and the sea, as well as between the peninsula of the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder.
The Land of Thunder is located on the Land of Thunder Peninsula, and to the south of the peninsula is a small country called the Land of Frost.
Although the three countries of Iron, Hot Water, and Frost are squeezed between the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder, their positions are actually different.
The Land of Fields is located northeast of the Land of Fire, with the sea to the north and the Land of Iron, a neutral samurai country, to the west, making it more neutral between the two countries.
Konoha established the Northeastern Defense Line Headquarters in the Land of Rivers, with a total of four thousand troops.
Additionally, one thousand troops were deployed at the junction of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire.
Including the 500 reinforcements currently rushing to the defense headquarters, the total Konoha force on the northeastern border is 5,500.
This number is quite large, especially considering that Konoha is fighting on two fronts, with almost half of Konoha's combat power.
This is not an ordinary army of 5,500 people, but a force of 5,500 ninjas.
Any Genin here can easily slaughter an entire village of ordinary people, a few dozen ninjas can capture a town, a few hundred ninjas can capture several large cities, and a thousand ninjas can destroy a small country.
And 5,500 people are a bargaining chip in the politics between the great nations.
The troops arrived at the headquarters on the third day after departure and were disbanded and deployed to various small defense lines under Orochimaru's arrangement, except for Shintaro.
In the command tent, Orochimaru, Shintaro, and Minato gathered.
Orochimaru was explaining the current situation to Minato. After all, Minato hadn't been on this defense line for a long time, so it was natural for him to be unfamiliar with the current situation.
After their conversation ended, Orochimaru turned to Shintaro, who had been silently observing, and asked, "Shintaro-kun, what do you think about the situation on the battlefield?"
Shintaro looked up and saw Orochimaru's expectant expression, indicating he was eager for his answer.
He pointed at the sand table with his finger and said, "Isn't our defense line at the border of the Land of Hot Water a bit too weak, and not connected with the defense line of the Land of Iron?"
Orochimaru showed admiration in his eyes and replied, "Yes, but there's nothing we can do. We don't have enough troops, and the Land of Iron has declared neutrality. We can't just send troops to the garrison."
"Anyway, the likelihood of Kumogakure taking a detour to attack from the Land of Iron is very low. There is our defense line towards the Land of Rivers, and it is difficult to transport troops through the sea to the north, so we can only half-abandon this position."
"But we are not unprepared. Minato's mobile unit is responsible for reinforcing the defense line. As long as the troops stationed at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron hold firm and wait for reinforcements from the mobile unit, we can attack the Kumogakure ninjas from both sides of the Land of Iron."
Shintaro nodded in understanding, knowing that this apparent gap was already the best solution at the moment.
"So, Shintaro-kun, which position would you like to be placed in?"
Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils stared straight at him and asked.
Shintaro thought for a moment and replied, "The front line."
He planned to make a name for himself on the border battlefield, which would greatly benefit his future plans.
Orochimaru looked at him deeply and said, "You must be mentally prepared. The front line is the most dangerous."
Shintaro nodded earnestly and said, "I understand."
Orochimaru then looked at Minato: "Then, Uchiha Shintaro will be transferred to your unit, Minato."
Minato agreed immediately.
He had two units under him, one being the mobile unit, stationed at the rear to prepare reinforcements for various battlefields. The other was the frontline unit, responsible for front-line reconnaissance and leading assaults, consisting of 200 people.
These thousand ninjas were all under his command.
Therefore, Minato's status in the entire border force was essentially second only to Orochimaru.
Although Orochimaru was a generation higher than Minato, due to the special nature of the troops under Minato's control and his rising reputation recently, sometimes people thought Minato was in charge of the defense line on this battlefield.
Minato initially wanted to transfer Shintaro to the Mobile Unit as a reserve force, but after repeated requests from Shintaro, he was sent to the Frontline Unit.
Shintaro was transferred to Inuzuka Gaku's team. They had met before near the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water, when Shintaro had just killed Kakuzu.
Gaku was very impressed with him, so he greeted him warmly when they met.
Shintaro responded politely, and the two started chatting amicably.
Minato was also present, so Gaku pointed at Minato and said, "I remember when Minato and I were on the same Jonin team, even though he was the captain, I still treated him as a younger brother."
"Now that Minato has entrusted you to me, I will treat you as my younger brother."
Shintaro bowed and said, "Thank you, Inuzuka-san."
"With that said, why are you still being so polite?" Gaku said, waving his hand and pretending to be dissatisfied.
"Gaku-san." Shintaro immediately changed his wording.
Gaku laughed loudly and said to Minato, "This kid is very considerate, isn't he?"
Minato smiled faintly and said, "He's been like this since he was young. Alright, you guys chat first, and I'll brief you on the mission."
"Okay."
"Understood."
After Gaku and Shintaro replied, Minato left.
Gaku immediately brought Shintaro to the four-man team he commanded, including one Jonin and three Chunin from Gaku, with Shintaro now being added as a Chunin.
"This is the famous Uchiha Shintaro, he's now a member of our team, come out and say hello!"
Gaku clapped his hands and shouted a few times.
Several figures emerged from a nearby tent.
"Captain, you're amazing! You actually managed to get Konoha's top talent to join our team!" A young ninja with a round face and a buzz cut shouted excitedly.
He wasn't very old, so he probably admired Shintaro, a genius.
"Daichi, I'm here, please speak more quietly." Another mature and steady-looking man patted the flat-headed ninja.
"Uncle Isamu! Don't touch my head! I'm not tall!" Daichi reacted strongly, seemingly very concerned about his height.
Besides the two of them, a handsome young man emerged from the tent, rubbing his eyes. Seeing Daichi and Isamu being noisy, he complained, "You're so noisy, my head is about to explode."
"Woof woof woof!"
A large yellow dog also ran out to greet Shintaro's arrival.
"Akabane Daichi, Suzuki Isamu, Takuto Mizumoto, and my partner Kiromaru. These are all the members of our team, and now we'll be adding you."
Gaku introduced Shintaro one by one.
Shintaro bowed slightly and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Uchiha Shintaro. Please take care of me in the future."
The three people opposite him looked at each other, seeming a little surprised.
After all, the reputation of the Uchiha Clan wasn't very good, and combined with his reputation as Konoha's number one genius, they thought the person coming would be an arrogant genius.
They didn't expect Shintaro to behave so politely.
"Hello!" Daichi responded quickly.
"It seems our team finally has a reliable ninja." Isamu said emotionally.
Takuto scratched his head and extended his hand for a handshake.
"Woof woof woof!"
Kiromaru greeted happily, wagging his tail.
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