Chapter 144: Mission Obtained
Since they were going to face the old adversaries they had been entangled with for a long time, the Uchiha clan's Pre-Battle Mobilization was highly efficient. They quickly arranged the real main - force troops for this battle and shifted their focus to the younger generation of the Uchiha.
Compared with the older clan members who had rich experience and acted in a measured manner, the younger generation of the Uchiha obviously gave people more to worry about—after all, these young people included their own children.
Although there is a saying "In battle, brothers stand side by side; in war, fathers and sons fight together", if it weren't for the current situation, who would want to step onto the battlefield with their brothers or children?
Tajima Uchiha was no exception in this regard. He was extremely opposed to Ling going to the battlefield, but the other elders all agreed, only arguing about which battle zones Ling should go to.
The elders, who could only see Ling's control over his peers and his popularity among the Senju Ichikata, fully supported Ling going to the main battlefield, hoping that he could attract enough attention to facilitate the actions of their own main forces.
The more conservative elders preferred to let Ling lead his peers to the secondary battlefield, avoiding the main forces of the Senju and leaving more room for the young people to grow.
Only the elders whose grandchildren were of the same generation as Ling could understand Tajima Uchiha's feelings. They defied all opinions and arranged the team to a safer place than the secondary battlefield—but even these people believed that Ling should stay on the battlefield.
Therefore, after a long discussion (originally an argument) with the elders, Tajima Uchiha finally decided on the mission for Ling's generation—conduct a large - scale reconnaissance and intercept the Senju's transport teams, as well as guard and protect their own logistics teams.
It wouldn't be overly dangerous, but it was definitely not an easy mission.
"Hey... this mission seems quite easy," Uchiha Kenji looked at the Mission Scroll that Uchiha Akihiko had retrieved and couldn't help stroking his chin. "The main mission is to intercept... so it means it should be centered around the sensory ninja, right?"
The other peers also gathered around one by one. Uchiha Sen stretched his neck to peek at the Scroll. "So that means it should be centered around Brother Ling and Brother Hiro? After all, there should be no one else among our peers who can use sensory ninjutsu."
"That's true," Uchiha Chiho nodded with a calm expression. "So the most important problem now is still the allocation of combat power. Ling and Hiro definitely can't be in the same group, and neither can Akihiko and Hiro, who both have the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"I'll go with Hiro," Uchiha Kenji handed the Scroll he had finished reading to the person beside him. "After all, you all know my situation. I'm always short of potions and it's not easy to replenish them during the war. It's more appropriate to stay with Hiro, who can prepare potions."
Uchiha Hiro nodded. "But is it really okay to only divide into two teams? How about three or four teams? Two elite teams can carry out decapitation missions, and the rest can protect the logistics. After all, the Senju ninjas are not to be underestimated. If our Concealment skills aren't good enough and we're discovered in advance, it'll be a real mess."
After discussing for a while, Uchiha Akihiko turned to look at Ling, who was standing on the edge, in a daze and stroking a cat. "What does Ling think?"
"I haven't been to the battlefield for a long time. I'll have to rely on you all this time. You can arrange the squads however you like," Ling tilted his head slightly. "But it's best to have someone who can use the Mystical Palm Technique in each squad. Just as Kenji said, it's quite troublesome to replenish supplies during wartime missions."
"The Senju clan can use it. We can just use illusions to control one of them then," Uchiha Sen put his hands behind his head, looking relaxed. "I did that last time. I have to say, Healing chakra converted by the Senju clan is really quite comfortable. It's much better than big bro Hiro's rough methods."
Uchiha Hiro gave him a sidelong glance. "Remember not to come to me for treatment when you break a bone again."
"Hehe... I was just kidding. Big bro Hiro, your skills are great except that you don't like to relieve the pain when treating people."
However, Uchiha Akihiko couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch the corner of his forehead. "Is this Uchiha Sen's first time going to the formal battlefield?"
"Yeah, I got the permission half a year ago, but I never had a chance." Uchiha Sen nodded, looking excited. "I've been looking forward to competing with the Senju on the frontal battlefield for a long time! So assign me to the main team! Assign me to the main team! I'll follow the commands!"
Uchiha Hiro glanced at Uchiha Sen and then looked at Uchiha Akihiko, who had a headache on his face. "I'll leave this problem to you and Ling. I already have a headache dealing with Kenji."
"A guy who loses nine out of ten sparring matches and can only get back at me by not relieving the pain during treatment still has the nerve to say I'm holding him back?" Uchiha Kenji curled his lips. "So shameless."
Uchiha Hiro's face immediately darkened, but he didn't refute. "Once I master Perception Ninjutsu..."
"Ha, you've got a long way to go."
Uchiha Sen didn't know what was wrong with what he said. Seeing Uchiha Akihiko and Uchiha Hiro and the others start to discuss the team members, he squeezed out of the crowd and came to Ling. "Hey, big bro Ling, why did big bro Hiro say I'm a problem? Did I say something wrong?"
"The Senju during wartime are different from the ones we usually encounter," Ling said gently. "During wartime, the Senju will set up a jutsu that triggers illusions in the minds of every combatant going out on a mission. This jutsu will either lift the illusion on the host or detonate the Explosive Tag inside the host's body based on the Senju clan's own state.
"In this situation, it's really difficult for us to control the Senju to use the Mystical Palm Technique. So usually, we just kill them to eliminate future troubles... Believe me, Uchiha Sen won't want to experience the backlash of illusions. It'll really give you a splitting headache."
"So there's such a thing..." Uchiha Sen nodded and took note of this. "Ah, there's another problem."
"Hmm?"
Uchiha Sen's voice became softer. "When I said I was looking forward to a head - on confrontation with the Senju just now, it seemed that big bro Hiro and the others didn't look happy... Did I say something wrong?"
"Well - I can't really answer that question for you." Ling laughed softly. "After all, my anticipation for this is far greater than yours."