- Uchiha-san, we will concentrate on knocking out the enemy with long-range ninjutsu and helping the wounded, but your subordinates will have to go into close combat," one of the kage bunshins approached him, "for obvious reasons.
- Thanks to your help, Nara-dono, we have a chance to survive," the dojutsu wielder shrugged, "and that's still a lot more than I expected to get when the enemy first appeared.
The Uchiha was well aware of the drawbacks of the techniques he used, and had used them himself, albeit with much less effectiveness.
- As if the last war was any different," Ryo snorted.
For a moment, remembering the moment when he had first seen the then green chunin and the rumors about Nara that had been circulating throughout the fighting, the older shinobi nodded in agreement. But those were matters of bygone days, for now another matter should be taken care of.
- Tanimoto-kun will show you where the infirmary is located," the senior jonin pointed to his assistant, "and it will be very good if there is at least one iryonin of your level on duty there, but otherwise, you can act at your discretion.
There was no doubt about the experience of the guy standing beside him, which meant that they could focus on the upcoming battle. More precisely, his subordinates knew their tasks, having participated in constant training, and his task was to lead a dozen of the strongest fighters to where the enemy could get through the strip of traps.
- No problem," Nara waved his hand and followed the chunin.
In the short time they had been talking, the Chunin reduced the distance and began their attack.
Fire techniques flew into the green mass of the forest, seeking to set fire to and destroy the vegetation, but there were too few Katon wielders among the attackers to destroy anything more than the green shrubbery at the edge of the grove - it had rained yesterday, and the moisture had not yet had time to dry out, preventing the wood from burning.
Seeing the futility of the techniques used, as well as the lack of screams from the Konohovans caught in the act, the enemy commander signaled to move forward.
The elite jonins were much more experienced in storming enemy positions, but in a few seconds, the forest was filled with the sound of traps going off, explosions and cries of pain from the wounded as the ambush teams gathered their prey before the enemy could even detect them, and then engaged in direct confrontation.
The Uchiha nodded to himself, removed the illusion that concealed the team at the top of a tall, spreading oak tree that towered a dozen meters above the surrounding trees and was very suitable for an observation post, and waved to his subordinates and ran down the trunk to the ground - the time for waiting was over, it was time to get down to business.
Lightning flashed between the trees, discharges rattled, someone was killing someone, but Shigeru was used to filtering it all for danger, but nothing more. There was nothing the commander could do now that the fighting had begun, except to have faith in his subordinates and enter the battle himself.
I've got more interesting stuff on patreon (+ 200 chapter)
patreon.com/Chill76