In Ninja Villages of the Five Great Nations, the number of Jonin is even more formidable.
Genin represent potential, Chunin are the backbone, but the quantity and quality of Jonin are the most direct indications of a force’s strength.
"Let’s see what the Leader has to say. This isn’t something we can decide."
The Insect Man felt troubled by the situation and said as much,
"That’s all we can do."
The staff member nodded.
After all, with the strength we have at headquarters, we can defend ourselves well but lack the means to mount an offensive.
Compared to those Ninja Villages, our organization still has too few people.
Moreover, many of them have just started their training and need time to improve.
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"There’s a group of Uzumaki Remnant landing in Hidden Grass Village? That’s a little troublesome."
Hakushi, in the laboratory of the Uchiha Clan Land in Konoha, naturally received the news from the Land of Demons.
Since the annihilation of the Uzumaki Clan, the surviving Uzumaki Remnant dispersed throughout the Ninja Realm, fleeing and hiding, with secret ways to communicate with each other. This was not unexpected for Hakushi.
However, some of the Uzumaki Remnant have fallen into the hands of Ninja Villages, which is undoubtedly a troublesome matter.
Fortunately, these Uzumaki Remnant did not fall into the hands of a Great Ninja Village but were hidden away by a small Ninja Village like Hidden Grass Village. This gave Hakushi some relief.
However, Hakushi also understood that the people from the Land of Demons were not enough to extract the Uzumaki Remnant from Hidden Grass Village. How to safely escort these Uzumaki to the Land of Demons was also a problem.
But Hakushi himself cannot leave Konoha right now because rescuing those Uzumaki Remnant is not a short-term job.
He still has to report to the Ninja School every day, and even using the two days off each week risks exposing himself.
The Earth General is weak in combat capability, and although he can carry a large amount of explosives to create chaos in Hidden Grass Village, it is still a Ninja Village, and it is impossible to draw all their forces to one place.
The Shadow Dancer needs to protect herself and cannot be easily deployed.
The Insect Man’s Secret Techniques are good, but the process of creating the Bursting Insects is cumbersome, making them very rare and precious, not suitable for large-scale group combat.
"What a headache... Forget it, although it’s much earlier than planned, since we have to face Hidden Grass Village, we can’t afford to be careless. We must treat it with caution."
Hakushi thought for a moment and decided to rescue the Uzumaki Remnant imprisoned in Hidden Grass Village as soon as possible.
But how to rescue them, and who should be in charge of breaking through the defenses of Hidden Grass Village are questions Hakushi needs to seriously consider.
These are also the sources of Hakushi’s headache.
"I guess I’ll have to create new clones to make up for the lack of combat strength."
Hakushi murmured to himself.
Thinking carefully, at present this seems to be the only viable option.
The model design for the clones and the corresponding attributes were already conceived in the beginning.
The materials in the laboratory, along with the recently completed prototype Sage Mode, are all ready.
However, because the Sage Art System needs to be integrated, the creation cycle will be longer than before. Furthermore, compared to the previous Earth General and Shadow Dancer, the clone to be created this time is more specialized, requiring at least a month.
It is also a good time to update the ’systems’ of the Earth General and Shadow Dancer, converting their abilities to the Sage Art System, which is also a large and time-consuming task.
Before preparing to manufacture the clones, Hakushi gave detailed orders to the Land of Demons to investigate Hidden Grass Village.
Since they aim to rescue the Uzumaki Remnant from inside Hidden Grass Village, they must first ascertain where the Uzumaki Remnant are imprisoned, the number of guards, and the strength of those guards.
All these need to be thoroughly investigated.
Once his new clones are created, it will be time to launch a surprise attack on Hidden Grass Village.
Additionally, this plan to raid Hidden Grass Village could be used as a practical exercise for attacking a Ninja Village.
It holds significant meaning for accumulating practical experience for larger-scale actions in the future.