The next day!
Just as the sky began to lighten, a sudden, urgent knock came from the door.
Uchiha Shin awoke from a pile of beauties.
"Who is it??"
Uchiha Shin roared, not in the best of moods.
"Lord Fifth, it's me, Inaho!"
A girl's voice came from outside the door.
Inaho??
Uchiha Shin quickly remembered her identity.
Uchiha Inaho, twenty-four years old.
A Jonin with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
She was a rare genius kunoichi of the Uchiha clan, and also the current Vice-Captain of the Anbu.
The Anbu Captain, Uchiha Tekka, was in Konoha overseeing the overall situation, so Inaho, as the Vice-Captain, had accompanied Uchiha Shin on the expedition.
Uchiha Shin pushed off Yugao, who was lying on him, casually threw on an outer robe, and walked to the door!
"What is it?"
Uchiha Shin glanced at Uchiha Inaho and asked.
"A message has come from Konoha headquarters: Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure have sent troops into our Land of Fire."
Uchiha Inaho said quickly.
"Where are they?"
A fierce glint flashed in Uchiha Shin's eyes.
"Kumogakure is estimated to enter the Land of Hot Water in about five hours."
"As for Iwagakure and Sunagakure, they have just left their villages. It is estimated that in twelve hours, they will enter the Land of Grass and the Land of Rivers!"
Uchiha Inaho said.
"They really treat our Konoha like a dish on a plate!"
Uchiha Shin sneered, but also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had discovered it early, and there was still time.
"How many troops have they each dispatched?"
"Kumogakure has about five thousand, Iwagakure a little over four thousand, and Sunagakure less than four thousand!"
Uchiha Inaho said.
Troop strength was a very important piece of intelligence.
Those intelligence personnel were very attentive, but they hadn't counted them carefully.
They could only give a rough number.
"Have Kakashi lead three thousand ninja to Kikyo Mountain. We must stop Sunagakure outside the Land of Fire!"
Uchiha Shin said in a deep voice.
Kikyo Mountain was located on the border of the Land of Fire, adjacent to the Land of Rivers, and was a military fortress controlled by Konoha.
In several past wars, Konoha had relied on Kikyo Mountain to block countless attacks from Sunagakure.
This time, Uchiha Shin also planned to have Kakashi lead the ninja to rely on Kikyo Mountain to resist Sunagakure's attack.
In addition, although Uchiha Shin had led seven thousand people on the expedition, there were still nearly five thousand ninja in Konoha.
Among them, three thousand were ordinary ninja, and two thousand were clan ninja.
Taking three thousand from five thousand, there were still two thousand left.
The main base, Konoha, would not be left empty.
"Yes!!!"
Uchiha Inaho responded.
Although they were far away in the Capital of the Land of Fire, they had ways to contact Konoha.
However, she did not leave immediately, because Uchiha Shin had not finished speaking.
"What is the situation with Shikaku and the others now?"
Uchiha Shin asked.
"After a night of hard work, Elder Shikaku and the others have already raided all the powerful and noble families in the Capital of the Land of Fire."
"A batch has been killed, a batch has been imprisoned. At this time, they are counting their gains!"
"Have them come to the audience hall."
Uchiha Shin nodded and continued!
"Understood!!!"
Uchiha Inaho responded and quickly withdrew.
Uchiha Shin turned and walked back to the side palace.
His gaze swept across the couch, looking at the three sleeping figures.
He slapped Tsunade's butt directly.
"What are you doing!!"
Tsunade opened her eyes and shouted in a hoarse voice.
"Nothing, just felt like hitting you!"
Uchiha Shin said.
"Are you crazy!!"
Tsunade cursed.
Smack! Another slap!
"A mere prisoner. I'll hit you if I want to. You dare to bare your teeth at me!!"
Uchiha Shin sneered and turned to Yugao: "Yugao, it's time to get up!"
"Yes!"
She had already woken up when Uchiha Shin pushed her, she was just pretending to be asleep.
Now, hearing Uchiha Shin's words, she immediately got up.
After getting dressed, she began to help Uchiha Shin dress.
Tsunade watched this scene and pouted.
"Truly corrupt!"
"No matter how corrupt, it can't compare to Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
Uchiha Shin snorted coldly.
After he was done, Uchiha Shin left the side palace with Yugao.
Tsunade watched Uchiha Shin walk away, lost in thought.
"Lady Tsunade, what should we do now??"
At this moment, Shizune also woke up, looking at Tsunade with dazed eyes.
"Let's play along with him for now. When we find a chance, we'll counterattack!"
Tsunade said.
"Alright!"
Shizune responded.
Then, she asked softly: "Um, Lady Tsunade, does it still hurt there??"
"Why are you asking that??"
Tsunade glared at Shizune, annoyed.
"I wanted to have someone come and treat you!"
Shizune said softly.
Hearing this, Tsunade couldn't help but think of Uchiha Shin's rough behavior last night.
Now, her chakra was sealed, and she was like an ordinary person.
Naturally, it still hurt a lot!
However, how could she let someone else treat such a thing?
Tsunade glared at Shizune, annoyed.
"Endure it. It'll be better soon!"
Tsunade said.
"Yes!!"
Shizune pouted.
...
Daimyo's Mansion, Audience Hall!
"Lord Fifth, you were looking for us??"
Shikaku came with the clan heads of the various ninja clans.
They hadn't slept all night, but they didn't look haggard at all.
In fact, they were all glowing with health and high spirits.
Clearly, yesterday's raids had yielded such great rewards that they were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood!
"How were the gains? Have they been counted???"
Uchiha Shin asked.
"The amount is too large and has not been fully counted yet. However, I can give a rough estimate. We have obtained over a hundred billion in money. As for gold, jewelry, and the like, five hundred carts couldn't hold it all."
"Deeds for real estate such as houses, shops, and fertile land fill dozens of boxes."
"Not bad!!!"
Uchiha Shin was not overly excited.
To him, this was just a string of numbers. As long as he held power, he would never lack these things.
Then, he got to the point!!
"Just now, Konoha headquarters reported that Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure have all invaded the Land of Fire at the same time."
Uchiha Shin said in a deep voice.
"What??"
The faces of the clan heads changed drastically.
"Don't panic. I have already sent an order to Konoha to have Kakashi lead three thousand ninja to Kikyo Mountain to intercept Sunagakure."
"Now, I am preparing to have you two elders, Shikaku and Hiashi, lead two thousand clan ninja and one thousand ordinary ninja to the northwest to resist Iwagakure! What are your opinions?"
Uchiha Shin added.
Shikaku and Hiashi glanced at each other.
Hiashi hadn't participated in last night's raids.
Inaho had just gone to inform him, so he was also here.
"Lord Fifth, how many people has Iwagakure dispatched?"
Shikaku asked.
"A little over four thousand!"
Uchiha Shin said.
"Three thousand against four thousand. In terms of troop strength, we are not at an advantage. Plus, Iwagakure has the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and two Jinchuriki. We are also not at an advantage in terms of top-tier power."
"Lord Fifth, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to resist Iwagakure's attack!"
Shikaku showed a look of difficulty.
"No matter how difficult, you must hold on!!"
Uchiha Shin said in a deep voice.
"Lord Fifth, give us a time limit. If it's too long, we won't be able to hold on. If it's shorter, we can do our best and think of other ways to cope."
Shikaku asked in a deep voice.
"Then let it be seven days!! You hold off Iwagakure for seven days. After I defeat Kumogakure, I will go to support you!"
Uchiha Shin said in a deep voice.
Defeating or repelling Kumogakure in seven days, in his opinion, was completely not a problem!
"Yes!!!"
Shikaku knew that seven days was probably the bottom line Uchiha Shin had given.
Trying to bargain with him would probably result in a scolding.
"Then get to it!"
Uchiha Shin said.
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