In March 45th, Konoha, Chao Yanqian had been on the front line for nearly half a year, and even the New Year was just a low-key celebration by himself.
Konoha, who is caught in a two-line battle, had become more and more tight with resources. Shuriken, kunai, detonation talismans, and various drugs were all consumables in great demand. Fortunately, the fire country daimyo fully supported Konoha, and war resources were constantly being transported to the front line, allowing Konoha to survive until now.
Faced with the siege of the two Ninja Villages, Konoha had no choice but to fight with them.
Compared with other ninja villages, Konoha's greatest advantage was that it had a strong medical system. The injured ninjas could quickly recover and return to the battlefield.
Of course, all this was due to Tsunade's reform of the medical system during World War II.
Although the proposal to deploy a medical ninja in each team initially failed, Konoha also strengthened the training of medical ninjas. Without boasting, Konoha's powerful medical system was definitely the most critical factor in winning the Second and Third World Wars in the absence of peerless powerhouses such as the first generation of Naruto.
There are many factors that can affect the war. The latest intelligence showed that the civil strife in Shayin Village had ended. Luosha won with the advantage of the identity of the "fourth generation of Fengying" and the assassination of the third generation of Fengying by the red sand scorpion. A complete victory.
However, Luo Sha also gave Chiyo a great deal of face and did not completely drive Chiyo out, since during the war, Luo Sha still needed Chiyo's help.
After getting this information, Konoha's high-level officials immediately decided to do their best to repel Yanyin Village.
Although it was because of Konoha's help that Luo Sha regained the right to belong to the "shadow," Luo Sha did not form an alliance with Konoha because of this incident.
Shayin Village's attitude remained unclear. Now, Konoha could not resist the siege of the three Ninja villages, so they could only choose to repel one side first and break away from the two-line combat situation.
Yunyin Village, which was originally constrained by the Mist Hidden Village, was the best choice, but Onoki had deployed tens of thousands of Iwanin on the border, and Konoha was unable to draw forces away from the Yanyin Village battlefield.
In Yunyin Village, it was obviously the idea of watching tigers fight across the mountains, only holding part of Konoha's forces at the border, and constantly sending ninjas to steal information and sabotage the country of fire, but not going to full-scale war against Konoha.
Therefore, Konoha's senior management could only make the strategy of repelling Yanyin Village first. As long as Yanyin Village's more than 10,000 Iwanin at the front line lost more than half their forces, Yanyin Village would inevitably agree to a truce with Konoha and sign a "peace agreement."
Of course, this decision would also cause heavy casualties to Konoha's ninjas, but at this time Konoha's senior management had no choice.
The Shayin Village, which had escaped from civil strife, was eyeing Konoha. Konoha had to break away from Yanyin Village first to have the strength to guard against Shayin Village's attack.
Jiraiya also made a plan.
Because of his thoughtfulness and his status as a Shangnin, Jiraiya also invited the assassin to participate in the Shangnin combat meeting.
"The village requires us to destroy the Shenwukun Bridge within three days and cut off the supply route of Yanyin Village," Jiraiya said in a deep voice.
"The destruction of the Shenwukun Bridge?" All Shangnin present were puzzled upon hearing this.
Although the Shenwukun Bridge was the only way to supply the front line of Yanyin Village, ninjas are not ordinary people. With the earth escape ninjutsu of Yanyin Village, it would only take a few days to repair the Shenwukun Bridge. In that case, there seemed little point in destroying it.
(Explain here: the earth created by earth escape techniques needs to be maintained by chakra. Even if a ninja repairs a bridge, it still requires ninjutsu and cooperative labor, so it takes a few days.)
Moreover, the Shenwukun Bridge was located in the territory of the Land of Earth. Given its strategic location, the Shenwukun Bridge was bound to be heavily guarded by many Iwanin. Destroying it would definitely not be easy!
As a disciple of Jiraiya, the strongest and most prestigious among the Shangnin, Bofeng Shuimen was the first to ask: "Teacher Jiraiya, how could the village ask us to destroy the Shenwukun Bridge?"
Jiraiya also explained: "Shenwukun Bridge is the most important supply line for Yanyin Village to support the frontline. As long as it is destroyed, Yanyin Village will not be able to reinforce the front line within a few days. And during these days, we will gather the strength of the entire village to encircle and suppress the tens of thousands of ninjas under Yanyin Village's front line."
"Understood!" Bo Feng Shuimen nodded and then solemnly said, "I will perform this task!"
To destroy the Shenwukun Bridge, it was necessary to sneak into the Land of Earth, so the number of people could not be large. In order to better hide their whereabouts, one or two teams of elite ninjas were the best configuration.
But as the most important supply line of Yanyin Village, the Shenwukun Bridge would certainly be guarded by a large number of Iwanin.
Sending one or two teams to carry out the task, even if it could destroy the Shenwukun Bridge, they might not return alive.
It could be said that this was a nine-dead mission. Even if the mission was completed, death at the Shenwukun Bridge was highly likely. Bo Feng Shuimen, who had mastered the [Flying Thunder God Technique], was the best candidate. Only the team led by Bo Feng Shuimen could hope to complete the task and come back alive.
Therefore, Bo Feng Shuimen took the initiative to accept the task.
"Okay!" Jiraiya also looked at Bo Feng Shuimen with satisfaction and then said in a deep voice, "Shuimen, among the ninjas in the camp, you can choose anyone you want."
"No need! Kakashi has now been promoted to Special Shangnin, and Taito and Lin are also very good. Let our team complete this task!" Bo Feng Shuimen said firmly.
"Good!" Jiraiya also nodded, looking at Bo Feng Shuimen and said seriously, "You must come back alive!"
"Don't worry! I won't die before becoming Hokage!" said Bo Feng Shuimen.
"Master Jiraiya, I can also perform this task with Senior Shuimen!" Tokuna Moore offered. "With my medical ninjutsu, even if someone is injured, I can save their lives and bring them back alive. And my [Flying Thunder God Technique] has now shown initial results, so I can assist Senior Shuimen."
"You...?" Jiraiya also looked at Chao Yanqian, frowning, hesitating in his heart.
Chao Yanqian was the best ninja in medical ninjutsu in the entire camp and played an extremely important role in stabilizing morale. If Chao Yanqian died in battle, it would not only be a loss for Konoha, but the front line's morale would fall sharply, affecting the subsequent war.
"Don't worry! Jiraiya, I am confident that I can complete this task!" Chao Yanqian said firmly.
Because he had read the original work, Chao Yanqian knew this mission very well. There was a bug in the Water Gate of the Wave; as long as they were careful, they could complete the task.
Chao Yanqian actively volunteered not only to gain military merit but also to make the Third Hokage think well of him and eliminate the impact of the previous incident.
Jiraiya also looked at Bo Feng Shuimen. Seeing Bo Feng Shuimen nod, he said, "That's good, but you all must come back alive!"
"Yes! I will definitely!" Chao Yanqian said solemnly.