After speaking, Uchiha Ryosuke's gaze swept over the Uchiha clansmen in front of him.
Currently, apart from the elderly, weak, sick, disabled, and pregnant who remained in Konoha, all Uchiha clansmen participating in the battle were here.
Their number was less than two hundred.
It seemed like a lot, but in reality, the vast majority of these clansmen had strength at or below the Chunin level.
Only a small portion had combat power at or above the Jonin level.
If no targeted arrangements were made.
Continuing to send these low-tier combatants to the front lines to face enemy Jonin or even Anbu would be tantamount to sacrificing them.
As soon as Uchiha Ryosuke finished speaking, Uchiha Tekka immediately said:
"Do you mean to have the majority of our clansmen stay in the rear and not participate in combat?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
Uchiha Ryosuke nodded without hesitation.
Immediately, these words sparked discussion among all the Uchiha clansmen.
"Wouldn't that be us avoiding combat?"
"But the Village requires everyone to go all out.
To stop the enemy at all costs and inflict even greater damage on them!"
"I'm not willing to be a weakling or a deserter, and I'm not afraid of sacrifice!"
"Is this really appropriate? Will the Village hold us accountable for this?"
"..."
The clansmen were whispering.
It was clear that everyone's concerns came from various aspects.
Besides the issue of the proud Uchiha Clan's honor, there was also individual unyielding fighting spirit influencing their thoughts.
Additionally, some clansmen were worried about the Village's orders and punishments.
If the majority of clansmen were to hide in the rear and not go to the front lines.
This would be tantamount to openly defying the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's combat orders.
Everyone was whispering, one after another, while Uchiha Fugaku remained silent, deep in thought.
Elite powerhouses like Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Inaho, Uchiha Yashiro, and Uchiha Shisui.
Were waiting for Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head, to speak.
At this moment, Uchiha Ryosuke spoke again:
"Hidden Mist Village previously dispatched a large number of Jonin and Anbu.
Even the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were specifically responsible for hunting down our low-tier combatants."
"Encountering them would almost certainly result in death."
"If you fall on the battlefield, who will revive the Uchiha Clan?"
These words instantly silenced all the clansmen; everyone looked at each other, at a loss for how to answer this question.
At this moment, Uchiha Tekka couldn't help but speak:
"Previously, when we encountered strong enemy Ninja, and our Jonin were spread too thin, our clansmen suffered heavy casualties."
"I think Ryosuke does have a point, but..."
He looked at Uchiha Fugaku: "How should we explain this to the Village?"
"If you don't say anything, I don't say anything, and they don't say anything, who will know?"
Uchiha Ryosuke retorted again.
This once again left everyone speechless.
"Of course, you are the clan head, the decision is in your hands, Lord Fugaku."
Uchiha Ryosuke said to Uchiha Fugaku again.
And Uchiha Fugaku, after a moment of silence, finally nodded and made a decision.
He looked up at the less than two hundred Uchiha clansmen before him.
"All clansmen under eighteen years old and with strength below Chunin, stand by."
"Tekka, Inaho, Yashiro, you three also stay here with everyone.
If the front line needs support, I will send you a distress signal!"
After speaking, he looked at Uchiha Ryosuke and Uchiha Shisui, as well as the other elite Uchiha clansmen.
"As for us, we will go to the front line to cooperate with other units and stop the enemy!"
He finished speaking and gave Uchiha Ryosuke a deep look.
At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku felt relieved inside.
Like Uchiha Ryosuke and Uchiha Shisui, rising stars and clan geniuses.
Their hearts are set on the Uchiha Clan, shouldering the mission and responsibility of its revival.
The hope for the Uchiha Clan's future revival has greatly increased.
"Depart!"
At Uchiha Fugaku's command, over a dozen figures instantly flickered and vanished.
The battle situations on the Northeast, Northwest, and Western fronts.
Were actually even more severe and tragic than the intelligence reports indicated.
This was because there was a time lag in intelligence transmission, and battlefield conditions often changed in an instant.
In reality, because Konohagakure was in a state of fighting one against four.
It needed to simultaneously face pressure from Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Cloud Village, Iwagakure, and Hidden Sand Village.
This caused them to suffer significant losses of their active forces.
When Uchiha Ryosuke arrived at the battlefield, he happened to encounter a team transporting the wounded and recovering the bodies of fallen Ninja.
Over twenty Medical Ninja were transporting roughly forty severely wounded and sixty to seventy bodies.
It was clear that Konoha's casualties were not optimistic.
And this, once again, proved that Uchiha Ryosuke's decision was correct.
If ordinary members of the Uchiha Clan were to come to such a tragic battlefield.
Their fate would be no better than these Ninja who were sacrificed or severely wounded.
"It's an Uchiha Ninja! Why is only one person coming to reinforce?"
"Hey!! Don't go any further, it's very dangerous ahead! The enemy's Jonin are very active in that area!"
"The surprise attack unit is still ambushing somewhere!"
"..."
When those Medical Ninja saw Uchiha Ryosuke arrive at the battlefield, they all discussed or issued warnings.
Hearing this, Uchiha Ryosuke immediately jumped over and asked them for detailed information.
At the same time, his perception quickly spread out.
Soon, Uchiha Ryosuke learned the general situation here.
Iwagakure of the Land of Earth dispatched a large number of elite Ninja to attack Konoha's forces.
The situation on the battlefield was very complex now, even the Medical Ninja who had just received the severely wounded did not know more specific information.
They only knew that the enemy outnumbered their side, and their side suffered heavy casualties, nothing more.
"The request for reinforcement has been sent out, but I didn't expect only you to come.
It seems the situation on other battlefields is also not optimistic..."
A Medical Ninja interrupted Uchiha Ryosuke's thoughts.
Uchiha Ryosuke glanced at the other party indifferently: "You all retreat, I'll take over from here."
His perception had already locked onto the enemy's position.
There were only a few of them.
But the enemies did not speak, only moved silently.
Uchiha Ryosuke's figure flickered and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Seeing that the Uchiha clansman's speed was so fast, the group of Konoha Medical Ninja were instantly stunned.
"Hey, that guy's speed... is too fast, isn't it?"
"Who is he?"
"A Body Flicker Technique surpassing even Shisui of the Body Flicker, could it be... he is that guy?"
"Ah, there should be no mistake, Uchiha Ryosuke, who has recently risen to fame on the battlefield... I heard that even the enemies from Hidden Mist Village are extremely wary of him..."
"But going to the front line alone, facing so many enemies, is too risky!"
"..."