Generally speaking, big countries will choose a small country as their battlefield.
Just like the Second Ninja War, Kisa's battle zone was controlled within the territory of Kawa no Kuni from beginning to end.
But this time it was slightly different.
The two defeats allowed Sunagakure to learn a lot of lessons. Since there is no way he can be Konoha's opponent, why not choose the location of the battle in an environment that is favorable to him
Just like in the forest, Konoha is uniquely blessed; in the ocean, Kirigakure has the advantage; and in the desert, Sunagakure's fighting ability is naturally much better than other villages.
Moreover, the closer to the Kingdom of Wind, the longer Konoha's supply line will be. Therefore, whether it is sending ninjas to sneak attack or Konoha's own replenishment, the difficulty coefficient is not as simple as x2.
As for why Konoha allowed Sunagakure to choose the battlefield instead of choosing to wait until they entered the country of Kawa...
Of course Konoha thought too, after all, this was how it was done in the Second Ninja War, but unfortunately, it didn't work this time.
This war is a siege by the four major powers, which means that if it is dragged out, Konoha will be attacked from both sides.
As mentioned before, Konoha needs to concentrate its superior forces and quickly defeat the enemy.
Therefore, from a strategic level, Konoha must first capture Sunagakure Village before they are qualified to continue dealing with the other three countries. It is impossible for them to stay in Kawano Country and engage in a stalemate with Sunagakure Village hundreds of miles away.
In this case, Sunagakure Village will naturally have the final say as to where the war zone will be.
There is no doubt that the Third Kazekage's strategy was successful. At least such a hot and bad environment did bring many problems to the Konoha ninjas.
After three days of traveling, the ninja troops led by Chen and Jiraiya finally arrived at the station where Konoha established the border of the Kingdom of Wind.
"Go directly to the main tent in the center of the camp. Orochimaru has sent information and is currently holding a combat meeting."
After walking into the gate of the camp, Jiraiya walked directly to the center of the camp without any intention of wasting time.
"Let's go." Chen said to Mikoto beside him, and then walked towards the central tent.
Mikoto hesitated a little, wanting to reject Chen's proposal, but after hesitating for a moment, she followed Chen and walked into the tent.
In addition to Orochimaru, there were already many Jonin in the tent. When the three of them walked into the tent, no one looked back at them. It seemed that the meeting was at a critical moment.
The three of them found a corner quietly and waited for the entire meeting to end.
Soon after, the meeting for ordinary jounin ended. After assigning tasks to everyone, Tatsu, Jiraiya and Mikoto who came with them stayed.
Of course, Mikoto can be considered an ordinary jounin, but in terms of her status, she is destined to be anything but ordinary. After all, she is also a disciple of Orochimaru.
"Chen, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have become stronger again." After staring quietly for a while, Orochimaru said softly.
Although he hasn't met Chongwu yet, he already knows about the Ryūchi Cave Immortal Technique from Chen.
However, he did not pay attention to it. After all, he had never seen the immortal mode and could not understand how magical this power was.
It's like Uncle Snake has been in Konoha for many years, but he never cared about the Sharingan until he met a five-year-old Shota.
Of course, Orochimaru, who has now seen the power of the Mangekyou, has also begun to be attracted to the Sharingan.
Rather than the Kingdom of Wind, he wanted to command the war against the fog. After all, most of the Uchiha ninjas were there. If one of them died, Uncle Snake felt very distressed.
If they all died... he would definitely have an explosive state of mind, even more sad than Uchiha Tatsu, the man who might become the clan leader.
Compared with his two disciples, Orochimaru was much colder than his good friend Jiraiya, whom he had not seen for several years. This made Jiraiya, who still wanted a warm hug, feel a little resentful.
However, he could write Orochimaru in the novel, and when he thought of this, he felt better again.
"As for the operation of the camp, the documents on the table have been clearly written. Jiraiya, please take a look at it when you have time. If I need to go out on a mission, you can also take care of it."
Currently, the highest commander in the entire camp is Orochimaru, and of course his adjutant Jiraiya can also be counted now. In addition, the highest combat power is Konoha White Fang and Uchiha Tatsumi.
But Sakumo was not good at dealing with such chores, so Orochimaru did not consider him in the list of commanders at all. Compared to Sakumo who liked fighting, Jiraiya was undoubtedly more understanding of the world.
"good."
Jiraiya nodded, wars are becoming more frequent now, and a commander will always encounter various situations.
One person's strength must be too busy. You know, during World War II, there were three commanders on the battlefield in Konoha.
"Then it's you, Chen."
After explaining what Jiraiya should do, Orochimaru finally turned his attention to Tatsu and Mikoto who were standing on the other side.
"The village did not put all its strength into the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind. There were only a few dozen elite jounin, and the ordinary jounin and chuunin, although there were enough in number, could not play a decisive role. so… "
Orochimaru called the two of them to the map beside the table, and then pointed to a blank spot.
After quickly making three seals, a place marked with a red marker was revealed.
Jiraiya, who was sitting on the other side of the table, didn't even bother to look up.
"Look here."
Orochimaru pointed at the marked place with his finger, and then continued: "Tomorrow, a surprise attack force of Suna Ninja will pass by this place."
I have prepared the specific information about the mission and target for you. I need you to deal with them before they join the Suna Ninja's station. "
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"The prepared tent should be in the center of the living area."
After Orochimaru finished assigning tasks, Tatsumi and Mikoto walked towards the tent.
The configuration of a camp has always been the same without special circumstances, so according to the memory of World War II, Chen successfully found the accommodation and garrison area in Konoha.
According to Orochimaru, he had entrusted an acquaintance to arrange the tents for the two of them. If nothing unexpected happened, the other party should be waiting for them at the entrance of the accommodation area.
Sure enough, under the increasingly bright moonlight, Chen and Mikoto saw a young ninja with blond hair at the door.
"Minato, long time no see."
Chen walked to the other party's side, and the two hugged each other fiercely.
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