"Hopefully so."
At this moment, Rong Lin dared not wish for anything more. All he wanted was for Sakumo Hatake to reach the front lines as soon as possible. As for whether Sakumo Hatake would stomp his feet in frustration, Rong Lin couldn't care less.
"What did you say?"
When Sakumo Hatake arrived at the front lines with the Anbu, he had just entered the command center when he saw Rong Lin, who had originally been sitting on the throne handling various affairs, spring up as if his butt had been pricked by needles. He promptly dumped everything onto Sakumo Hatake, whose expression was truly a sight to behold. What Rong Lin had experienced before was nothing in comparison.
It was only then that Sakumo Hatake truly showed Rong Lin what it meant to be unpredictable.
Sakumo Hatake's face changed so rapidly, it transformed three times in a matter of minutes.
But after learning everything, Sakumo Hatake was dumbfounded, completely and utterly speechless.
His mission was to gather intelligence on the front lines, right? How did he end up being pulled into the command position? What the hell was this?
And Jiraiya, that guy, what mission did he have that was worth him personally going out for? Wasn't this just nonsense?!
No matter how spectacular Sakumo Hatake's expression became, Rong Lin felt his days of hardship were finally over.
"Don't bother me, let me get some proper rest."
Having dumped all the responsibilities onto Sakumo Hatake, Rong Lin's first order of business was to get a good night's sleep. He needed to rest; he had been as tired as a dead dog these past few days, and even sleeping felt like a luxury.
"Bastard!!"
"I won't let him off!!"
As expected, not long after taking over, Sakumo Hatake started swearing loudly in the command center. Of course, he wasn't cursing Rong Lin, but Jiraiya.
Sakumo Hatake took over command, while Rong Lin rested. The Anbu members looked at each other, not knowing what to say. There were clearly two team leaders, but now one had been made the supreme commander, while the other two were sleeping soundly.
Looking at them, if anyone dared to disturb them at this moment, they would surely fight to the death.
The team leaders commanded, and those who could rest, rested. The Anbu, left with no choice, discussed and elected a provisional captain. They then began to infiltrate various parts of the battlefield to gather useful intelligence.
The days without burdens were truly awesome!!!
When Rong Lin woke up naturally, that was his first thought. Eating, drinking, and entertainment all paled in comparison. At this moment, Rong Lin felt that sleeping until he woke up naturally was the most awesome thing ever!!!
Unfortunately, such days wouldn't last long, as he still had missions to complete. Sakumo Hatake had been dragged into the role of supreme commander, and among the Anbu, only Rong Lin would personally lead a team. Two days later, Rong Lin was ready to go, resuming his arduous work.
"Is this the intelligence you've gathered these past two days?"
After resting for two days, Rong Lin quickly recovered, his previous exhaustion completely gone. He began to review the various intelligence reports gathered by the Anbu over these two days. Although this would be tiring, it was still better than Sakumo Hatake's situation, or so Rong Lin believed.
"Captain, this is the best everyone could gather. Due to the outbreak of war, the Hidden Sand Village began to blockade the surrounding areas, making it difficult to infiltrate and collect too much intelligence."
The Anbu weren't gods!
They were just a bit stronger, and more adept at these types of missions, so collecting intelligence was easier for them than for others. However, gathering all intelligence was impossible.
"This is already quite good."
Rong Lin said, reviewing the intelligence reports, "From today onwards, everyone will be divided into two teams. The first team will follow me to clear out some scattered threats and enemies behind enemy lines. The other team will continue to gather intelligence."
With the outbreak of war, both sides wanted to dispatch personnel to infiltrate the enemy's rear to carry out assassinations and sabotage, such as destroying supplies or assassinating medical ninjas.
These infiltrated ninjas needed to be eliminated as soon as possible. If left unchecked, they would cause big trouble.
"But Captain, why don't we infiltrate the Land of Wind? I believe that under the Captain's leadership, we can definitely throw the Land of Wind into chaos."
"Are you an idiot?"
Rong Lin gave him a look. "First, we don't have accurate intelligence. Moreover, the Land of Wind is full of sand everywhere, with sandstorms constantly encroaching. In such an environment, we are unfamiliar with the terrain, and we might even get ourselves into trouble. Furthermore, Konoha's policy is to proceed steadily and surely."
As long as Konoha could proceed steadily and surely, they would definitely win. Why take unnecessary risks? Besides, weren't there enough historical examples of infiltration into the Land of Wind?
Which time wasn't it thankless and difficult? Most areas of Konoha are forests, making it easy to determine direction and with fewer natural disasters. But the Land of Wind is different; it's all sand everywhere, and sandstorms, a harsh weather phenomenon, occur frequently.
Infiltrating there, if you're unlucky, you'll just end up harming yourself. And you still want to destroy the enemy's supply lines? How naive!
If it were really that easy, would Konoha still be taking steady and sure steps? Wouldn't a full-scale invasion be much better?
"Send the intelligence to Sakumo Hatake. The other small team will split. Half of you come with me, and the others will continue."
"Yes, Captain!!!!"
The Anbu quickly split into two teams of 300, carrying out their missions separately. The collected intelligence was all sent to Sakumo Hatake's desk, giving him a headache.
It was truly refreshing to have someone else bear the burden. Rong Lin had finally escaped the hardship Sakumo Hatake was enduring.
The small team quickly moved through the forest. All the members of the team led by Rong Lin had one characteristic: strong sensory abilities, skilled in tracking.
Although the combat power of most sensory ninjas would be weaker, Rong Lin didn't expect them to fight. He only needed them to find those enemies who had infiltrated the Land of Fire.
While Rong Lin simultaneously used his Mangekyo and Byakugan, his detection range was vast. However, he couldn't use two types of dōjutsu all day long to scout everywhere; he would surely die of exhaustion. Therefore, he needed these sensory ninjas to help him find the enemies who had infiltrated the Land of Fire.
Compared to the harsh environment of the Land of Wind, Konoha's environment was undoubtedly the best for infiltration and sabotage. Targeting Konoha's transport routes for sabotage was a strategy, which was why the burden on Rong Lin was not light. Relatively speaking, Rong Lin would rather fight on the front lines and kill enemies than do this kind of work.
Unfortunately, Jiraiya had run off, and Sakumo Hatake needed to command the battle. Rong Lin could only take on this task of clearing out the enemies who had infiltrated the Land of Fire.
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