Chapter 114

Hiruzen frowned, looking at Erase and Tsunade entered the tent.

"Are you suggesting that there is some problem with the Kumo forces invading the Land of Fire?"

"Yes."

Erase nodded, "a Small squad of shinobi of Kumo secretly infiltrated the Fire nation, but he was spotted by our scouts, perhaps it was no coincidence. It seems to me that their goal is not so simple as the destruction of our supply lines, perhaps there is some secret plan behind it..."

Hiruzen stroked his chin thoughtfully, " That makes sense...but if you look at it the other way, Kumo can use this small force to try to distract you or Tsunade, and then launch a full-scale offensive from the front, if you go together, there could be huge problems here."

"Both scenarios are possible, but I still lean towards the first, because trying to distract me or Tsunade with a small elite squad of twenty shinobi is simply pointless, even if Kumo suddenly launches a full-scale attack, we will have time to react."

"Besides, how can they be sure that one of us will definitely do it? Sending a normal elite squad of fifty shinobi is also possible, or you could just double that number, then Kumo will have no chance at all."

If desired, Erase could easily find some problems and oddities in this invasion.

After a moment's thought, he said: "Even if your fears are justified, given my speed, I will definitely have time to return to the camp before the full-scale collision begins."

Hearing these words, Hiruzen fell into a reverie.

Exactly.

If the Kumo are preparing to launch a full-scale offensive, they can't just appear in front of Konoha's camp and launch a surprise attack, such a large movement will not go unnoticed. Given the speed of Erase, it really is possible to count in two directions.

"Okay, you'll go with Tsunade."

Hiruzen nodded and looked at Tsunade: "Your squad will include an additional shinobi messenger, so that you will definitely not have any problems with communication with the camp."

...

A few hours later.

Tsunade and Erase led the elite squad, going into the inner part of Fire Country, and arrived at the place where previously was spotted by a squad of Kumo.

Soon they were able to find the tracks of the Kumo Shinobi and roughly determine their target.

"It looks like the enemy is going to destroy the Nitani and Takaya bridges, this will hit our supply lines hard...they may have split into two teams."

Tsunade looked at the map thoughtfully.

Yeruashi nodded, " The first squad and the scouting squad will go with me and Tsunade to the Nitani Bridge, while the second, third and fourth squads will go to the Takaya Bridge...in case of detection of Shinobi Kumo, you should contact us immediately, do not enter the battle without permission."

Hearing this, all the shinobi of Konoha strange look on Erase.

In their opinion, Tsunade and Yeruashi should lead separate teams, then in the event of a clash with Kumo, they would have an overwhelming advantage in combat power in any case, Yeruashi's decision on the distribution of forces seemed extremely incorrect.

The Jounins exchanged glances and looked questioningly at Tsunade.

Tsunade was the commander of this unit, so it was up to her to make the final decision.

"Act in accordance with the terms of Erase."

Tsunade thought, and still endorsed the decision of Erase.

The reason for this was quite simple, although she feels that Kumo's goal was indeed to disrupt their supply lines, and there is no hidden plan, but there was no problem with Yeruashi's decision.

After all, even if she, Yeruashi, and the first squad were to face all of Kumo's forces, they would be able to crush them without a problem, and the same goes for the second team, which is about forty shinobi, almost twice as many as the total Kumo forces, so they would also have the advantage.

To tell the truth.

As long as the enemy's goal is really to destroy the bridges and there is no secret plan, regardless of the method of distribution of forces, their team should be able to deal with it without much trouble.

"There is."

Since Tsunade agreed to this decision, no one else hesitated or asked any questions, the Junin quickly gave commands, dividing the shinobi into two teams, and went in different directions.

Tsunade and Erase ran ahead, followed by a small group of shinobi headed to the Tavern Yuxi.

After a while.

They approached the Nitani Bridge.

"There are shinobi!"

The eyes of Shinku Yuha, who was using the sensory ability, flashed brightly, and he immediately turned to Tsunade.

Tsunade turned to Shinku: "How much?"

"One...two...three..."

Shinku Yuhi closed his eyes, focusing on perception, and soon said, " I managed to detect a total of ten Shinobi, especially strong chakra is not observed."

Tsunade looked ahead, " It seems they really split up, going to destroy the Nitani and Takaya Bridges at the same time, split into two groups and flank them!"

"There is!"

Shinku nodded and broke the Shinobi into two small squads, which immediately went in different directions, and Tsunade went ahead.

Yeruashi followed Tsunade, he was almost completely sure that something was wrong here, but he couldn't figure out what exactly the problem was, maybe it was the Takaya Bridge itself?

In general.

No matter what the problem is, they have to face it.

Soon they came out of the forest, on a high cliff, and saw a fairly large river below, over which ran a massive bridge.

Looking closely, in different parts of the bridge, you could see shinobi Kumo, they made holes in the supporting structures and laid a lot of explosive seals there, apparently, they are almost finished.

"There's a shinobi here!"

At that moment, Sensor Kumo's expression changed abruptly as he looked in Tsunade's direction.

A cold light flashed in Tsunade's eyes as she jumped off the cliff and fell to the ground not far from the bridge, landing a fierce kick.

Boom!!

The ground shook and cracked under Tsunade's impact.

A large chunk of earth soared into the air, flying in the direction of the nearest shinobi Kumo, who showed an expression of horror and dodged to the side.

Phew!

Tsunade rushed forward, instantly closing the distance and striking.

Shinobi Kumo pulled out a short blade and swung it in front of him, hoping to block the blow, in the next moment, the Chakra-enhanced Power fell on him, the short blade immediately broke, and the shinobi bent and flew back like a meteorite, falling with a crash on the opposite bank of the river.

After crushing the opponent with a single blow, Tsunade looked indifferently at the other Kumo shinobi nearby and was surprised to see that they didn't show fear or anything like that, instead they radiated malice and bloodlust.

Phew!!

In the next instant, two powerful chakras abruptly rose from the bottom of the river.

Accompanied by many splashes, two figures jumped onto the shore and rushed towards Tsunade from different directions with incredible speed.

"...Righton: Daburu Rariatto !"