Konoha 38th year.
The Second Ninja World War has lasted for more than a year.
On the battlefield in the Land of Rain, Konoha, Sand Ninja, and Rain Ninja were caught in a meat grinder-like melee. Even the ninja school students who were forced to graduate early were replaced several times.
In contrast, the battlefield in River Country has entered a stage of stalemate.
Although both Konoha and the Sand Ninja sent in reinforcements, various large and small battles continued, with casualties on both sides every day, but both sides were still relatively restrained.
A large-scale ninja war never broke out.
The two countries have the Shinano River in the western part of River Country as their natural boundary, resulting in a stalemate.
Looking down on the entire Shinano River defense line, there are a large number of security patrols densely distributed around the periphery of both sides' garrisons.
Konoha, in particular, relied on the Shinano River and its surrounding mountains and forests to build a three-layer three-dimensional defense line along hundreds of miles of river channels to strictly prevent the elite Sand Ninja troops from infiltrating the hinterland.
The Kaino Patrol Squad was just one of the unremarkable sentry patrol cannon fodder teams outside the defense line.
If his cannon fodder team were to stop the Sand Village elite from breaking through the defense line, they would definitely be unable to stop it and would probably collapse at the first touch.
It can transmit early warning signals and is extremely effective.
The effect is good, but as for the risk of death, it depends on whether the Six Paths of Pure Land will provide lunch boxes on that day. You can only pray for the elite of Sand Hidden, and never choose them to break through the defense zone.
I would rather die than let my friend die. The defense area of the Tieling squad that had just been killed downstream was a good terrain to break through. The defense area of the Qingye squad upstream, although the terrain had a wide field of vision, they were the last patrol squad. If they broke through at night, it might not be possible to do it quietly.
This sentry patrol mission may seem dangerous, but in fact it is not safe at all. Life and death depend on fate. However, for a cannon fodder team like his, it is already a good job.
The Ninja World War is already underway, where can I carry out my mission without being dangerous?
In comparison, this sentry patrol mission is definitely a good job. If I hadn't obtained some specialties from the Land of Wind and had a friendly exchange with the Nara Logistics Chief of Staff, I wouldn't have gotten such a good mission.
As long as we can survive ten days and everything in the defense zone is peaceful, we will have completed a C-level mission.
This is much better than those assault and suicide missions.
Those cannon fodders who participated in the offensive mission not only had to eat ration pills every day, but the mission merits they earned in exchange for their lives, after being shared by the officers of each team, were only equivalent to a few C-level missions.
If the profit sharing can turn out to be a B-level mission, then I can only pray that I am strong enough to survive and enjoy the credit of the mission, right?
Fighting with an empty stomach, I could barely get a C-level mission. Now, this sentry patrol mission, although the cycle is longer, is stable and relatively safe.
At least they don't have to go to death with an empty stomach and eat ration pills every day. Even if the defense zone is unfortunately selected by the elite Sand Ninjas, they can die well-fed before being stabbed, right?
"Captain, is it really okay for us to stew soup and roast beggar fish every day? If we are discovered by the mobile patrol team--"
Umino Sasuke interrupted directly, "So what if you find out? At most, we can make a few more copies and exchange some feelings.
If something happens in our defense zone, they will come to support us faster, considering that they can still get free food and drinks in the future, right?"
Umino Sasuke didn't care about the so-called cooking and drinking rules on the battlefield, and was still fiddling with the pot of fish soup.
The heat was just right, Umino Sasuke waved the ladle and scooped up a ball of milky white soup covered with oil along the wall of the pot. He blew away the hot air hastily, held the spoonful of soup in his mouth and took a sip.
The Adam's apple trembled, and the delicious taste on the taste buds rushed straight to the forehead.
I couldn't help but take another sip and closed my eyes to savor it carefully.
It's so comfortable!
The ninja world is indeed a land nourished by natural energy. The delicious ingredients are all enhanced versions, and the taste on the tip of the tongue is really delicious.
He waved the ladle, filled a bowl with food, and stuffed it directly into the hands of his subordinates.
"Ryo, if you don't want to regret it in the future and still want to become a jonin, then listen to me, senior, and eat less Bingliang pills."
Umino Sasuke looked at his subordinates who were full of clear and stupid eyes, and said earnestly, "Rather than wasting these cute little soldiers' food pills like this, it would be better for me to use them to exchange for a detonating talisman."
Inuzuka Ryo was about to say something but his gaze remained on the milky white soup in his hand.
"Gulong~"
The familiar memory of taste buds resurfaced, like a beautiful shadow, unforgettable, and Inuzuka Ryo couldn't help swallowing.
It seems that he is just shouting about discipline, but he is actually being honest.
Battlefield discipline is no match for the bowl of thick soup in your hand. If one bowl is not enough, then have two bowls.
He filled another bowl and placed it directly in front of Inuzuka Ryo's ninja dog Akitamaru.
Seeing the delicious food in front of him, Qiu Taiwan was so happy that he kept wagging his tail and barking.
Inuzuka Ryo naturally thought the same thing in his heart. It was not the first time. However, given the rules of the battlefield, it would still be a burden for him to completely abandon the glory of the ninja family.
However, seeing his good brother Akitamaru so happy and having already started eating, the thick soup in his hand immediately occupied the upper hand of his mind, and Inuzuka Ryo did not insist any further.
"Thank you, Captain!"
Even though Inuzuka Ryo wanted to eat immediately, he still maintained the most basic ninja etiquette and expressed his gratitude politely. Then he blew away the hot steam in the bowl and took a small sip.
"Hmm~"
Inuzuka Ryo's eyes suddenly lit up.
The taste buds on the tip of the tongue rush straight to the top of the head. This delicacy is so delicious that the eyeballs almost jump out of their sockets.
For a moment, there was no longer any trace of ninja etiquette and he immediately took several big gulps.
It's so delicious. The captain's cooking skills are improving every day!
With delicious food in front of us, who cares about battlefield discipline? Whoever wants to eat the Bingliang Pills can eat them.
Umino Sasuke looked at the teachable Inuzuka Ryo and nodded with a smile, saying that ninjas should break the rules.
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Even Jiraiya, the best teacher in the ninja world, taught us that ninjas should not play by the rules.
Jiraiya later trained a large number of Kage-level warriors, so what he said must be right, right?
Seeing that the stubborn Inuzuka Ryo had started eating, two foodies, Tekudō and Koshin, hurriedly filled their bowls with food and began to eat and drink.
Shoujiutang, the little foodie, was drinking from his bowl while thinking about what was under the pot. It seemed that he was wondering when the beggar fish on the fire under the pot would be ready.
What a bunch of little foodies. If they didn't have good financial management skills, they would have been eaten out of money by these little brats.
After this meal, several military ration pills were saved.
A patrol mission cycle of ten days is enough to save about 40 Bingliang Pills, which means one more detonating talisman.
Now that we are at the front line of River Country, this extra thing is not just a detonating tag, but also a lifeline.
Explosive Talismans are good things. Ninjas are generally fragile with high attack and low defense. Even if they are Kage-level strong ones, they will most likely be killed if they take a direct hit.
Although Bingliangwan is not as precious as Explosive Talisman, it is the emergency food that ninjas carry with them when they are on missions. It is also a military supply. Eating one pill is equivalent to two meals and can restore chakra. It is convenient to carry.
Several ration pills combined with a small amount of water can sustain a field mission for up to one month.
It can be said to be an essential medicine for murder and arson.
Even if you don't trade on the black market, with a 70% to 80% discount on 40 or so Bingliang Pills, you can still find the Mitomon Jounin in the logistics department, have a friendly conversation with him, and exchange him for a detonating tag, right?
It's never a bad idea to save up a few detonating talismans.
There is still a long time before the end of the Ninja War. Even if this detonating tag cannot be used now, as a strategic material that is more scarce than the military supply pills, its price will definitely increase significantly in the future.
A detonating talisman is now twice as expensive as it is in peacetime, which highlights the concept of strategic materials.
In addition to saving up explosive talismans, he also let the three little guys eat less Bingliang Pills out of his genuine consideration for them. This was a lesson he had learned through personal experience of blood and tears.
As an emergency food during war, Bingliangwan can be eaten as a meal and can also restore chakra. It has many good things, but it is not as nutritious as rice. Not only does it taste terrible, but if you eat too much, it can quickly improve the ninja's strength, but it will gradually drain the ninja's potential.
It's definitely a double-edged sword.
The choice between the future and the present seems clear.
But in reality, there is often no choice.
No matter how good the future is, if there are no people now, what future is there?
For the bottom-level cannon fodder ninjas, eating one or two ration pills every day can not only easily solve the mission logistics problems, but also quickly tap into potential and improve strength in the short term, so as to survive the most difficult period of consumable materials for the Genin.
After that, as long as you go through a few life-and-death battles, it will not be difficult to become a Chunin.
The Chunins who have experienced the war are the backbone of Konoha. Although they are still cannon fodder, at least they have escaped from low-level consumables and are high-level cannon fodder. They will not be easily abandoned by village leaders.
If they can survive the high-risk ninja war and enter a period of peace in the ninja world, the Konoha Chunin will definitely be a high-income group.
It would be a bit exaggerated to have matchmakers knocking on your doorstep by then, but it is still very easy to find a good-looking woman. If you marry a commoner, not only will you not need a bride price, you may even be able to ask for a large dowry from your wife's family. You will be a winner in life for sure.
The good news is that the person he traveled through time and space to become, Umino Sasuke, is the backbone of Konoha, a high-level cannon fodder Chunin whose potential has been tapped.
The bad news is that we are on the front line of the Second Ninja War in Kawanokuni, and are trying to figure out how to survive and hold on until the end of the war.