Book One: The Rise of the Blue-Haired Devil.

      You know, our plan was almost perfect. Everything was calculated down to the smallest detail, but we did not take into account one simple thing - the violent nature of the Raikage. Do you think this man came to us accusing him of killing two of his best ninjas? It even sounds stupid. However, he did just that. He didn't come alone, of course. Behind him stood an army of ten thousand ninja, which consisted mainly of chunin. There were approximately seventy percent of the total number. Another thirty percent were jounin. This huge cloud of shinobi was now standing at the border, putting forward their demands. For the first few days, I stood on the border of the Lightning Country, waiting for an attack along with Tobirama, who was ready to repel an attack of any scale. Everything would have been perfect if the damn Raikage had gone ahead, but he was waiting for something. We couldn’t immediately understand what his idea was. It is worth making a deep bow to our intelligence, which promptly reported on the movement of troops from the sides of the other two great villages. If it weren't for the scouts, we would have already lost this war. The stone and sand began to gather their forces to attack. The size of their armies was in no way inferior to the size of the troops that I saw every day when I woke up in the morning. I couldn’t even believe that some kind of conventional border separated two great villages. Yes, damn it, there wasn’t even a fence here... just a field... The Konoha army had to be quickly divided into three large detachments of equal strength. Each of the detachments could hardly be called an impressive army. Three and a penny thousand ninjas on each front. The Mist Ninja, led by So, were sent to fight Suna's forces. This decision seemed optimal only if our troops defended themselves. The troops outnumber us on all fronts. The only chance to defeat them is to sit on the defensive. No, of course, I could destroy one enemy army so that one of the villages would leave the war, but who can give me a guarantee that the village of sand or the village of stone does not have a reserve? I will close the front for a while, but it simply may not be enough to win another one, because I will be lying around exhausted for a very long time. Morgana says that only in a month will I be able to start walking normally. She didn't say anything about using chakra at all. I understand, I didn’t want to upset me. Let's return to the military situation. Together with his squad, he was sent to the Country of Rivers, which bordered between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind. This was the ideal option, because otherwise it was impossible to hold the position. The Country of Rivers had many sources of water, which gave superiority to the owner of the elements of water. Also, this country had a mountainous terrain, which greatly limited the wind flows in it. In other words, the ninjas of the village hidden in the Sand will be in a difficult situation in this area. Their techniques will be weaker, and their numbers in the mountain ranges will not matter. Only ninja skill makes sense here. However, even all of the above did not guarantee victory on this front. Yes, if the enemy went on the attack with his entire army, So had a chance to close the front, but otherwise he could only expect... expect and believe that the enemy would not find weakness in the defense of his army on this side. So became the main one on the front with the Wind. The Hokage remained at the front with the Raikage. It was a very difficult front, because all the ninjas of the village hidden in the Cloud were very fast and strong. That is why most of the Jounin of the village hidden in the Leaves had to be concentrated on this front. In addition to a strong army, Sansha had at his disposal two jinchuriki, who, according to our intelligence, gained access to the chakra of their bijuu with the help of a strong seal, which the head of the village hidden in the Clouds bought from some spy, whose identity we never succeeded in to know. The seal was not bad, but it was far from the best of its kind, but even so, the power of the two Kuma jinchuuriki should not be discounted. In a real battle they could become dangerous opponents. From all the problems that Tobirama told me, I realized that he would be sitting in a fortress on the border. Osako Castle was a real impregnable fortress that was almost impossible to take. Stone walls that were more than ten meters high and about three meters wide. On each of these walls there was a chakra absorption seal. This made it possible to calmly fire at enemies from the towers, which were located along the wall every ten meters. They were round structures with several cutouts in the stone, through which it was possible to fire at the enemy. This fortress has stood for quite a long time in the Fire Country. It was often used for defense in various battles. There were even rumors that once the Uchiha detachment was unable to take this fortress when there were only ordinary robbers in it. This all spoke volumes.       Mito was sent to Konoha. She was accompanied by a detachment of Jounin, as well as Moku, who arrived in the Land of Fire along with Water reinforcements. His main task, which the Hokage personally established when he was convinced of his loyalty... don’t ask how he did it... it’s sickening to even remember... his main task was to protect Mito. In fact, this task was entrusted to him by the Uzukage himself, who trusted him very much. Tobirama was only testing the man's loyalty to the Fire Nation. Byakuren promised to send more troops to help once they dealt with the water battles. Yes, yes, Mr. Raikage also had a fleet consisting of a hundred, or maybe more, ships. The Mizukage didn't have that many warships. Byakuren simply did not count on the fact that someone would decide to start a war by trying to take advantage of the sea. The first skirmish took place there. The enemy attack was repulsed, but the Fog also suffered. It was then that the Uzumaki came to the rescue. There were, of course, not many of them, but each of them was capable of easily sinking a dozen ships and this was not at all an exaggeration of their strength. Uzumaki barriers could truly do wonders in the right hands, and if they were also diluted with powerful water elemental techniques... wow, that was a truly terrible mixture. Perhaps this was the only more or less adequate front.       Well, I guess now we can get down to the shit that the albino sent me into. I was made commander-in-chief of the front with the Stone. This, of course, would be cool if one blond asshole didn’t plant me with such... how not to put it... such crap that it would take me the longest to clean it up. What do you think he did? That's right, he gave me two hundred jounin and three thousand chunin, sending me to certain death, saying that I could handle it anyway. Yes, are you serious? How am I supposed to withstand this against a whole army? I had a choice where to build my defense. I could stay on the border or I could enter the country of Grass, building a defense already there. In fact, both options didn't seem very good to me. I will fight with opponents whose main element is the earth element. How can I neutralize their abilities? The only option I saw was to be in the trees... oh yeah, there are no other options. There I won’t have to worry every second that some stone spike will want to pierce me from below. This would be very nice, but there are two things that prevent me from doing this. First, the country of Grass has a very diverse fauna. So what's wrong with that? Yes, it so happened that for the first few tens of kilometers on the border with the Country of Fire there is a forest of bamboo... This is very bad, because now I do not have the exact location of the enemy, and going blindly with the whole army into an untested zone in a foreign country is a disastrous business. I can take a risk and try to send reconnaissance units there, but again, these are unforeseen risks. All the ninjas that are at my disposal now are important to me. If we remain on the border with the country of Grass, then we will simply have nowhere to retreat. We do not have a fortress, like on the Lightning front, or some kind of mountain range, like on the Sand front. This all creates a huge problem, the solution of which was assigned to me by the albino. Damn, that's why me? What did I do to him? Mito means he's vacationing in Konoha. Do you see the weapons of the village... Hmm, what narrow thinking he has. However, you will have to come up with a plan, otherwise the front will be lost. I actually see only the only option that will allow me not to lose people and at the same time learn more about the enemy. Most likely, I will have to go alone to the land of Grass to verify one of two scenarios. My sensors will allow me to detect the enemy earlier, and it will also give me the chance to study him. It will be useful to know the exact numbers and level of enemy forces. From this it will be possible to build a further defense strategy, and maybe even attacks. Well, I’m already exaggerating, however, if the enemy allows me, then I can sabotage his camp at least every day. A dozen or two such antics could even out our chances of holding the front. But I’m already looking too far. Now it is important to know the enemy and understand his plans. I don't believe that all the villages united against Konoha and Kiri. This would be too bold a step on their part. Not even that. This would be an admission of their weaknesses apart from each other. Okay, we're already approaching the border. You need to focus on your surroundings. You never know what could happen...