manynovel Chapter 56 The Camp
Chapter 56 The Camp
The gates of the Konoha camp were just a stone's throw away. Hyuga Kanan and the other guards quickly straightened their Konoha headbands, and the leader took out his mission token from his pocket, obediently walked to the gate, and showed it to the guards.
After carefully checking the mission credentials, the guard excitedly glanced at the waiting line before signaling them to hurry up and enter.
Hyuga Kanan glanced around the Konoha camp a few times before quickly following the group into the camp.
After Hyuga Kanan's team entered, several guards huddled together and chatted happily.
"The support team has finally arrived. We've been working like crazy, and we've even cut our rest time in half! Now we can finally get some rest."
"Yeah! It's because we had too few people when we went to support the border! The Mist Ninja are really crazy, constantly harassing us and not caring about casualties. We're lucky. I heard that the support team led by Lord Danzo only had less than 4 hours of rest time each day."
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Hyuga Kanan was unaware that the Konoha camp was already waiting for their support; they were nearly exhausted by the Kirigakure's relentless attacks.
After the leader of the Konoha team submitted the mission to the commander-in-chief, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the Kirigakure attacked the border of the Land of Fire, and Hiruzen Sarutobi led his elite ninjas to quickly reinforce the border outposts, they have fought the Kirigakure more than 50 times, including at least 10 attacks led by the Third Mizukage.
This kind of war was far too agonizing for the relatively small number of Konoha ninja.
More than 50 times!
Even the elite ninja force led by the Third Hokage, which included two Kage-level powerhouses, Danzo Shimura and Kagami Uchiha, as well as several elite Jonin, was almost completely exhausted by the Kirigakure ninja!
Especially when the Mist Ninja forces divided their troops into several parts to attack in turns, Konoha could only mobilize most of its personnel to fight back in order to ensure that Konoha could suppress the Mist Ninja forces, which made Konoha's ninja forces exhausted.
On the surface, the Konoha forces still hold the upper hand and are fully capable of suppressing the Mist Ninja's offensive, having repelled the Mist Ninja forces multiple times. However, this is only because the Mist Ninja have not mobilized all their forces for a full-scale attack.
Because of the numerous factions within the Mist Ninja, the Mist Ninja forces could not unite to attack the Konoha forces, giving the Konoha forces a chance to regroup and wait for reinforcements.
On the surface, all the teams in the Mist Village were also launching a full-scale attack on Konoha, and the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.
However, the Konoha ninjas are clearly much stronger than the Kirigakure ninjas, and without a numerical advantage, it would be difficult to defeat Konoha directly.
This is why Konoha has not yet retreated and is still able to hold off the Mist Ninja at the border, preventing them from directly attacking into the Land of Fire.
If Hyuga Kanan knew, he would definitely scoff at it.
Given the situation within Kirigakure of the Land of Water, where all the major clans were still eyeing the position of Mizukage, how could they possibly support the Third Mizukage's strategic plans? Without internal unity, how could they possibly defeat the forces of Konoha?
After all, it was the Third Hokage who directly led the fight against the Mist Ninja, and Konoha couldn't just let the Mist Ninja enter the Land of Fire at will.
It wasn't until Hyuga Kanan followed the group into the camp that he vaguely sensed something was amiss with the group inside the Konoha camp.
They were so enthusiastic, treating their transport and escort team with such warmth, as if they had been looking forward to their arrival for a long time.
Hyuga Kanan silently observed everything before her. It seemed the situation at the front lines wasn't good!
However, it seems good that it is welcomed by most people in the camp.
The team leader went to the command post to submit the mission, and Hyuga Kanan and the others were arranged to rest in the prepared tents, waiting for the next mission to be assigned.
As a support team, and with a large number of people, Hyuga Kanan and the others were arranged to set up camp in a very large open space.
Soon, tents for the support team to rest were set up, and Hyuga Kanan went directly into the tent that they had set up together.
Inside the twelve-person tent, instead of resting immediately, everyone sat or lay on their beds, chatting idly.
Hyuga Kanan didn't join their conversation. Instead, he went straight to his bed, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate quickly.
"Excuse me, is Hyuga Kanan in this tent?"
A sound suddenly came from the tent entrance, interrupting Hyuga Kanan's training. Hyuga Kanan quickly got up and went out, clearly not wanting to disturb the people chatting inside the tent.
As soon as I stepped out of the tent, I saw Hyuga Hizashi, who looked exhausted, standing at the tent entrance, ready to ask me more questions.
Hyuga Kanan immediately walked to the door, looked at his second brother Hyuga Hizashi, saw his listless appearance, nodded to him, and gestured with his eyes for him to go somewhere else to talk.
Soon, the two arrived at a less crowded area, and Hyuga Kanan immediately asked:
"What's wrong with you? You look like you haven't rested in a long time. Is the battle going badly?"
Hyuga Hizashi raised his hand and rubbed his temples, then said, trying to perk himself up:
"That's right. Our frontline troops are too few in number, and the Mist Ninja are like madmen, constantly launching attacks. Reconnaissance personnel like me have hardly had any rest."
"We don't know what's going on with the Mist Ninja. The Hokage originally thought that if the Mist Ninja launched a full-scale attack, we would retreat in time to stretch our battle lines and block them. But who knew that the Mist Ninja forces were divided into several units, attacking in shifts, and we were able to repel them each time, which made our retreat unnecessary. But who knew that the Mist Ninja seemed to disregard casualties? After one unit was repelled, they didn't give us any time to rest, and immediately the second unit attacked. This kind of attack has happened more than 50 times."
"Uh..." Hyuga Kanan was speechless. He now understood why the frontline troops had been so welcoming to their team after they arrived.
Hyuga Hizashi also let out a soft breath and said with a look of relief:
"In short, your team arrived on time, which allows us to get some rest."
Then, with a serious expression, he warned:
"Jianan, you've been on the battlefield before, so you don't really need much from me. But I'll still remind you: our Hyuga clan is extremely effective against the Kirigakure. They like to split into many small teams to attack us. Moreover, they are used to using the Hidden Mist Technique to conceal their presence before assassinating, rarely engaging in direct confrontation. Therefore, our Hyuga clan's tactics are completely countered by theirs. On the battlefield, what they like to do most now is kill our Hyuga clan ninjas, sparing no effort to wipe out our Hyuga clan members."
"You must not let your guard down just because you have the upper hand. You must be careful on the battlefield and try not to go directly to meet the enemy. Just act as a reconnaissance ninja."
Hyuga Kanan immediately nodded to show that he understood, and secretly warned himself not to underestimate the strength of other ninjas just because his strength had improved.
I dare not speak of other things, but on the battlefield against the Iwagakure ninja, Hyuga Kanan personally experienced the treatment the Hyuga clan received after being discovered by other ninja villages, and it was truly indescribable.
After reminding him of some precautions, Hyuga Hizashi finally dragged himself away to go back and rest.
Today, the Mist Ninja finally stopped their attack, allowing the exhausted Hyuga Hizashi to get a proper rest.
Hyuga Kanan watched the departing figure with a touch of emotion. Within the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi was probably the only one who truly didn't prioritize rules over kinship. In his eyes, Kanan had always been his younger brother who needed care. Even when exhausted, Hizashi would come to find Kanan as soon as he returned to the camp, explaining all the precautions for the battlefield, fearing that something might happen to him.
What this means is self-evident.
Hinata Kanan returned to his tent with a smile on his face. This was the first time he had ever felt that cultivators still possessed emotions.
Early the next morning, Hyuga Kanan received his mission in his tent: to take over the patrol duties from the previous ninjas, allowing the exhausted frontline troops to rest and recuperate.
Hyuga Kanan also hurriedly followed the others to the mission allocation area to receive his mission for the day.
The patrol team was quite happy to learn that someone would be replacing them soon. After all, they hadn't had a proper rest in a long time, and today they could finally get some rest.
The patrol captain was very pleased to see the arrival of the replacement ninjas, although he still had to lead the newcomers to the patrol area to familiarize them with the environment.
In any case, after guiding them to get familiar with the environment, I can finally get some rest.
Led by the ninja from the Ayuna clan, Hyuga Kanan and the others arrived at their assigned patrol area and listened attentively as their former training captain explained the area's conditions and terrain.
It also describes the usual combat situation of the Mist Ninja in this area, so that Hyuga Kanan and others can have a general understanding of the area to be patrolled, so that they can better complete their patrol missions and ensure the safety of the Konoha camp.
After the patrol captain, a Chunin from the Ayuna clan, expressed his understanding, they all began their mission.
After the patrol captain left, the Chunin of the Yuna clan immediately began to allocate patrol areas and personnel. They were divided into 3 teams, each patrolling for 8 hours to complete the 24-hour training mission every day.
Hyuga Kanan was assigned to the first squad, which consisted of Shimura Zōichi of the Shimura clan, Shiranui Inoue of the Shiranui clan, and Kurama Hotaru of the Kurama clan—all members of the Konoha clan.
The other teams were the same; each team had a family member skilled in reconnaissance assigned to it. The second team had a member of the Kiba Inuzuka family, and the third team had a member of the Ayuna family.
The arrangement was quite reasonable.