Chapter 296

By then, Rock Hidden would also be completely trapped in the Land of Moon, and there would even be a danger of the entire army being wiped out.

Onoki thought about how to break the situation.

The safest method was for Onoki to immediately abandon the Land of Moon he had already obtained, leave behind some Rock Hidden ninjas to cover the retreat, and lead the main force back to the Land of Earth in a dejected manner.

But could he really accept such an outcome?

"Go and pass on my order, let everyone get ready."

"Tonight, the whole army will move out!"

"Launch an attack on Cloud Hidden in the Land of Lightning!"

A flash of determination crossed Onoki's eyes.

No matter what, things had come to this; he would absolutely not be willing to do nothing and return to the Land of Earth with his tail between his legs!

It is said that father and son share the same heart.

After hearing Onoki's words, Kitsuchi almost instantly understood his thoughts.

In the situation where logistics were cut off, Onoki still chose to take the initiative to launch a campaign against Cloud Hidden, naturally not because he was angered into confusion.

He also didn't harbor the delusion that he could defeat Cloud Hidden in one stroke and solve it once and for all.

Rather, Onoki intended to use this method to "buy time" for Rock Hidden.

Currently, in the battle situation between the two sides, the side taking the initiative to attack was Cloud Hidden. To maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and to fully utilize their own advantages,

Cloud Hidden did not seek large-scale frontal battles but intended to use the advantage of individual combat power to constantly harass Rock Hidden with small-scale troops.

Because of this, although the scale of the battles between the two sides was not large, the situation was extremely intense and continuous.

In a single day, the two sides might experience dozens of battles of varying sizes.

In such an environment, Rock Hidden needed to consume a massive amount of war supplies every day.

But if Rock Hidden took the initiative to launch a large-scale campaign, first of all, the consumption of personnel would also reduce the consumption of Rock Hidden's supplies.

With logistics blocked, such behavior could be considered a "severing of the wrist to save the body."

Not only that, Rock Hidden, which had always been defensive, suddenly taking the initiative to launch an attack might catch Cloud Hidden off guard and establish good battle results.

Most importantly, after a major campaign, both sides would always experience a period of time to make adjustments.

In this "vacuum period of decisive battle," Onoki would have time to alleviate the pressure on Rock Hidden's logistics.

"Yes!"

Hearing Onoki's words, Kitsuchi took a deep breath and responded to Onoki with a resolute demeanor.

Returning to the Land of Earth dejectedly with his tail between his legs—not only was Onoki unwilling, but Kitsuchi, who was in his prime, was even more unwilling.

So Kitsuchi also decided to support his father's decision and fight it out thoroughly!

"Also, have the village send people to investigate for me!"

"Get all our intelligence personnel active in the Land of Frost and the Land of Fields!"

"Spare no cost to investigate! I want to know exactly what is going on!"

"And, Bunya..."

As he spoke, Onoki suddenly choked, and a trace of heaviness flashed across his face.

He knew in his heart that under such circumstances, the probability of Bunya surviving was minimal.

As one of the leaders of Rock Hidden's current young generation, Bunya should have had a broader future and become a pillar supporting the village in the future.

But now, Bunya, who hadn't yet reached his peak, had fallen; this was clearly a major loss for Rock Hidden.

More importantly, if too many young-generation ninjas were lost, it could very likely lead to a phenomenon where the village had no successors.

Originally, the leaders of Rock Hidden's young generation were Kitsuchi, Gari, and Bunya.

Gari had been buried in the previous operation to assassinate the Mizukage, and Bunya was now of unknown life or death.

This left Rock Hidden with only Kitsuchi as a pillar for this generation.

Such a result also filled Rock Hidden's future with clouds.

In fact, Onoki himself understood very well the importance of protecting the village's young ninjas, which was why he deliberately arranged the position of logistics troop leader for Bunya.

It was to let Bunya's situation be as safe as possible while training him, so he wouldn't perish too early in the war.

But unexpectedly...

Thinking of this, Onoki's expression stiffened slightly.

"Leaf, sooner or later I will make you pay the price!"

Onoki swore secretly in his heart. Although there was no investigation and no evidence, he had already determined that the culprit was Leaf.

"Father, don't worry."

"Rock Hidden will achieve final victory!"

Seeing this situation, Kitsuchi comforted Onoki.

A flash of gratification crossed Onoki's eyes.

Limbs could be regrown if lost, but the backbone must not have any problems.

And Kitsuchi was undoubtedly the backbone of Rock Hidden's young generation and also the almost-determined candidate for the next Tsuchikage.

"I'm fine, go, Kitsuchi."

Onoki just shook his head and raised his hand to signal Kitsuchi to go and execute his arrangements.

Land of Frost.

It was still that familiar restaurant, and the plates in front of Kaguya Yuta were piled high.

But this time, Mizunuki Ryosuke's appetite was clearly much worse than before.

Some foods are like this: the first attempt is novel, and an occasional attempt can be considered a good experience.

But if you eat it every day, the shortcomings of the food will be infinitely magnified.

Currently, in Mizunuki Ryosuke's view, the seafood sashimi of the Land of Frost was just like that.

As a transmigrator from the Huaxia nation, the food most suited to Ryosuke's taste was naturally Huaxia cuisine.

In his many years of life in the ninja world, Ryosuke's diet was prepared by Lian most of the time. Under Ryosuke's training, Lian had long since become a chef proficient in Huaxia dishes.

Also because of Ryosuke's preferences, Lian had gradually become accustomed to Huaxia-style delicacies.

Undoubtedly, Mizunuki Lian, when not "shopping and going on a rampage," was always the best candidate for a perfect girlfriend.

Lian's cooking skills were naturally at a very high level.

So over the years, Mizunuki Ryosuke's mouth had long been spoiled by Ryosuke.

Thus, now that Mizunuki Ryosuke tried the specialty sashimi cuisine of the Land of Frost, he immediately felt it was as tasteless as chewing wax.

"Sigh."

Looking at Kaguya Yuta and the other three who were eating happily, he couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.

Unlike the previous bitterness, this time Bee and Troy had a great appetite.

Clearly, Bee had completely let go of the "worry" in his heart. Knowing that they had completely destroyed Rock Hidden's logistics force, Bee's heart was settled.

Without the burden, naturally, everything tasted good.

Under the sweeping of the three burly men, the plates on the table piled higher and higher.

Bee's current behavior was simply like a different person compared to before.

"Not eating anymore, let's go!"

Seeing this, Ryosuke suddenly rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Looking at Ryosuke's back as he walked away, the three of them stared at each other, somewhat confused.

To this, Kaguya Yuta familiarly picked up the plates on the table, poured them all into his mouth in one go, and then followed closely behind Ryosuke.

"Wasn't he fine before, eating with great praise? What's wrong now?"

Bee only felt it was inexplicable; he completely couldn't understand Mizunuki Ryosuke's behavior and brain circuits.

Finally, Bee pushed everything onto the "unfathomable" nature of the Fourth Mizukage.

In the inn, Mizunuki Ryosuke looked at Bunya, who was like a living dead person in the room, thinking about how to maximize the value of this Rock Hidden ninja.

Since wiping out Rock Hidden's logistics force last night, he had brought the only valuable captive back to the inn under the cover of night.

Under Mizunuki Ryosuke's manipulation, Bunya had been under the influence of genjutsu.