Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 173 Logistics
In Nara Shikaku's opinion, although Uchiha Fugaku, the deputy commander, was genuine, his responsibility was only to patrol the front line for reconnaissance and defense.

The job of arranging tasks has great power, but the things they do are offensive to people, which is similar to the security forces.

If the Uchiha remained as arrogant and domineering as Konoha and deliberately transferred its own people to easy and safe positions, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the middle and lower-level ninjas and further reduce the influence of the Uchiha.

If the Uchiha took the lead, the high-intensity Kumogakure battlefield would definitely cause heavy casualties to the Uchiha.

Unless the Uchiha can actually capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki at the cost of heavy casualties, the Uchiha will once again be the loser in this contest between the high-level officials and the Uchiha.

After Fugaku and Shisui left the command room, the discussion in the command room continued.

After dealing with the sudden incident of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki infiltrating the Land of Fire, Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku focused on the strategic level.

Judging from the existing reconnaissance reports, the number of the Kumogakure invading force is about 4,000 people, and they will launch the attack from the territory of the Land of Hot Springs and the eastern coast of the Land of Fire.

The Hidden Cloud Clan in the Land of Hot Springs is advancing mainly with large forces. Although the Hot Spring Village in its territory has signed a treaty with Konoha, it has almost no ability to resist and can only be slaughtered.

The enemies on the eastern coastline attacked in small groups.

Right now, Jiraiya is mainly responsible for the front battlefield within the Land of Hot Spring, while Uchiha is responsible for defending against small-scale enemy invasions and carrying out activities within the Land of Hot Spring.

After some discussion, Jiraiya and others basically determined the next strategic deployment.

At this time, Nara Shikaku took out a report and said to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, in addition to the imminent pressure on the Hidden Cloud Village, is there another matter that needs your attention?"

"What's the matter?" Jiraiya asked with some confusion.

Nara Shikaku handed the report to Jiraiya and continued:

"There's a problem with logistics. Our stockpiled food and ration pills can only sustain consumption for two weeks at most, and strategic materials such as kunai, shuriken, and detonating talismans can only last for three more days at most."

"Besides that, as the war continues, there will be a shortage of medical supplies."

"You can only hold out for three days at most?! The village was not short of these things before, and the old man also promised me that he would give me sufficient funds."

Jiraiya frowned, his head slowly starting to ache.

He had served as a commander on the Iwagakure front before, but had never faced a shortage of supplies. How could Konoha lack these strategic materials?

As if he had seen through Jiraiya's thoughts, Nara Shikaku said helplessly:
"Master Jiraiya, the past was the past, and the present is the present."

"After the Third Shinobi World War, everyone in the village believed that war would not start easily, so they reduced orders for weapons manufacturing."

"In addition, the price of weapons has dropped due to peace, so no one is producing kunai and detonating talismans. This is not a question of whether or not there is money, or whether or not it can be purchased."

Hearing this, Jiraiya scratched his head and asked Nara Shikaku: "Is there any way to solve the problem of material shortage now?"

Nara Shikaku nodded slightly, and then said: "There is a way. The first is to let the village produce weapons as soon as possible and send them to the front line. The second is to ask other ninja villages for help and purchase military supplies."

Who will sell supplies to Konoha?
Jiraiya fell into deep thought, and soon thought of the Hidden Rain Village which was run by Yahiko and others. Given his relationship with Yahiko and others, it should be very easy to purchase supplies from the Hidden Rain Village.

But... Jiraiya didn't know how to ask his disciples. Could it be that in order for Konoha to win this war, Master needed to purchase a large amount of military equipment?

Nara Shikaku noticed Jiraiya's hesitation and said slowly, "Master Jiraiya, have you come up with a solution?"

Jiraiya nodded slightly, and then said:

"The Hidden Rain Village has been preparing for war for many years and should have accumulated a lot of war supplies, but I don't know if I can convince them to sell military supplies. After all, they are just heirs, and the real leader of the Hidden Rain Village is still Hanzo."

Nara Shikaku heard this and smiled, "Since Lord Jiraiya is unwilling to speak, I can write a letter on his behalf. I just need to make sure it can be delivered to them."

Jiraiya sighed softly, "It seems that this is the only way."

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After Fugaku and Shisui left the command room, they immediately headed towards the Uchiha camp.

Shisui slowly stopped, looked at Fugaku's back and asked in confusion: "Patriarch Fugaku, why did you take the initiative to volunteer to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive..."

Fugaku glanced at Shisui, then said, "Of course it's to protect the village, and to prepare for the election after the war. I plan to follow the example of the Yondaime and use my military merits to become Hokage!"

Shisui fell silent.

He couldn't find any reason to refute Fugaku. Fugaku did it for the village and the family. If Uchiha could really become Hokage based on his merits and the trust of the villagers, it would not be a bad thing.

But after so many days, he still couldn't forget what Bai Ye said, and his heart was very conflicted and confused.

He didn't know whether to believe his tribesmen and the village, or to believe Bai Ye's prophecy. The former was his belief, which had supported him for more than ten years, while the latter was the bloody reality.

Seeing that Shisui fell silent, Fugaku was surprised but didn't take it too seriously.

Although Shisui is one of the most talented jonin in the clan, he is old and has not experienced any major setbacks, so he has always been opposed to his opinions in the village.

As time goes by, Shisui will sooner or later understand his good intentions. Everything he does is for Uchiha, and he has no regrets about that.

After arriving at the Uchiha camp, there were only a dozen Uchiha ninjas in the camp. The rest were still on the way, and it would take a few days to form a large group.

However, Fugaku could not wait and announced his decision in public.

After a heated discussion, all the Uchiha ninjas present agreed with this decision, but they continued to argue about the person to hunt down the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

After a moment's silence, Fugaku looked at Shisui, Tetsuka and the others and said, "Shisui, the mission of capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is now up to you. Once you get the information, notify us immediately."

Upon hearing this order, Shisui thought Fugaku was targeting him.

However, there are only more than ten jonin in the clan who have opened the three-magatama Sharingan, and he is the best among them, so he is the only one who can carry out such a dangerous mission.

I hope nothing unexpected happens along the way... Shisui thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)