Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Rasa and Pakura Fall into the Trap

The time came to the next day.

After waking up, Natsuki walked out of his tent.

With the end of last night’s battle, Team 1’s mission also concluded.

Of course, to deceive Sunagakure, some defense was necessary.

But that was the mission of another ninja squad.

Team 1 received a one-day leave as a reward.

However, a leave wasn’t truly a leave. Natsuki had other things to do.

Maruboshi Kosuke, Nawaki, and Nonou stayed behind to practice Soru.

After breakfast, Natsuki entered Tsunade’s tent.

But at this time, there were quite a few ninjas standing in her private resting tent.

They were all medical ninjas.

The reason was simple.

Before tonight’s decisive battle, they needed to put on a show.

"Natsuki."

Seeing him, Tsunade said. "Distribute the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe to them."

Natsuki nodded.

He took out a stack of storage summoning scrolls and handed one to each of them.

"Do exactly as I just instructed."

Tsunade said in a deep voice. "Anyone who dares to disobey orders, I will not let them off lightly!"

"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"

Everyone’s expressions jolted, and they hurriedly responded.

"I will send ANBU to protect you."

Tsunade added.

Protection was one aspect; surveillance was another.

Although the possibility of spies infiltrating the medical ninjas was very small, it wasn’t non-existent.

With the victory of this war at stake, Tsunade wouldn’t allow any accidents.

Everyone bowed slightly, turned, and left, eventually leaving only Natsuki.

"You’ve worked hard these past two days. After this war ends, you guys can rest for a while."

With no outsiders present, Tsunade relaxed.

"Are we not going to support Teacher and the others?"

Natsuki asked with some confusion.

"Naturally, we have to support them."

The corners of Tsunade’s mouth curled up. "But the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe isn’t just for deciphering Hanzo’s poison. We must maximize its utility."

"Teacher Tsunade, do you mean using the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe to defeat Hanzo and deal with Amegakure once and for all?"

Natsuki asked thoughtfully.

"I wasn’t wrong when I praised you for being able to think from the Hokage’s perspective at such a young age."

Tsunade smiled. "Not just me. Teacher and Orochimaru probably have the same idea."

Natsuki nodded slightly.

It was normal for Tsunade and the others to have this idea.

After all, it went without saying which was more valuable: deciphering Hanzo’s poison or eliminating Hanzo.

Natsuki thought of another question.

In the original work, Hanzo didn’t die during the Second Shinobi World War. He eventually became the key to the Akatsuki organization’s transformation.

It was precisely because he kidnapped Konan and killed Yahiko that Nagato turned to the dark side, and the Akatsuki organization rushed headlong toward becoming the ultimate villains.

If Hanzo died early, what would happen to the Akatsuki organization?

But Natsuki could be certain that Nagato had to turn to the dark side.

Because Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu, hiding in the shadows, would ensure this outcome.

Natsuki had every reason to suspect that Nagato’s parents were killed by them, and Hanzo being able to kidnap Konan might have also been their betrayal.

If that were the case, whether Hanzo died or not wouldn’t change Nagato’s outcome.

Natsuki shook his head and didn’t think about it anymore.

There was no need to overthink it.

Eliminating Hanzo was more beneficial to him.

And the stronger he became, the more qualified he would be to stand against Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu in the future.

"Then let me test you. What do you think we should do to use the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe to defeat Hanzo?"

Tsunade stretched lazily, lay down directly on the carpet, and asked casually.

"First, we definitely cannot let Hanzo know of the existence of the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe."

Natsuki looked at Tsunade lying on the carpet and said slowly.

"Mm."

Tsunade, looking like a salted fish, asked in a lazy tone. "And the second?"

"It must be used at the most critical moment of the war."

Natsuki said as he sat down on the carpet.

Looking over, he had a perfect view of her taut, slanted clothes.

Natsuki thought of the battle in the original work between Hanzo and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

If they had the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe back then, they most likely could have turned the tide of battle and defeated Hanzo.

"Very smart."

Tsunade looked at the ceiling of the tent. "At least right now is not the most critical moment."

"With Teacher’s abilities, he will definitely be able to judge."

Natsuki expressed his trust in Orochimaru.

Whether he turned evil or not, his abilities were unquestionable.

"He can indeed do that."

Tsunade agreed.

This was also why she previously said Natsuki and the others would have time to rest.

Of course, the premise was winning this war against Sunagakure.

"Go do your things."

Tsunade waved her hand. "I have to hide for a while and pretend to be deciphering Chiyo’s poison."

"Okay, Teacher Tsunade."

Natsuki stood up, retracted his gaze, and left the tent.

The sun set in the west.

A peaceful day came to an end.

The ninjas in Konoha’s main camp began to eat dinner one after another.

Just as he was eating, Natsuki heard panicked voices coming from outside the tent.

"Everyone, stop eating!"

Soon, ANBU ninjas quickly spread the news throughout Konoha’s main camp.

"This old hag’s poison is truly terrifying!"

Nawaki’s face was already pale, his hands pressing against his abdomen.

"Fortunately, the poison was diluted."

Maruboshi Kosuke, with his rich experience, immediately judged. "We can probably hold out for about an hour."

Nonou also showed symptoms, but she just endured it silently without speaking.

"Remember our mission."

Natsuki put down his bento box.

Maruboshi Kosuke, Nawaki, and the others nodded.

"Lady Tsunade orders all Jonin to immediately go to the main tent for a meeting!"

A moment later, an ANBU ninja walked in and said with a solemn tone. "Poisoned ninjas must proceed to the medical tents immediately!"

"We’re all poisoned."

Natsuki struggled to stand up. "We’ll go to the medical tents right now."

The so-called medical tents were places where medical ninjas treated the wounded.

The four of them supported each other all the way to the medical tents.

But at this time, the medical tents were already overcrowded, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

To deceive Sunagakure, Tsunade hadn’t told anyone about the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe except for a few people.

The poisoned ninjas weren’t stupid.

The only person who could poison them silently was Chiyo of Sunagakure.

Now that so many ninjas were poisoned, how would they resist if Sunagakure attacked?

It was precisely because this thought collectively arose that the mood among the ninjas in the medical tents was very low.

"Let’s find a place to sit."

Natsuki scanned the area.

Nawaki and the others nodded with gloomy expressions.

They were all acting.

Among them, Maruboshi Kosuke had the best acting skills, showing no flaws.

Fortunately, the medical tents were packed with people right now, so no one paid attention to Nawaki and the others’ acting skills.

All the medical ninjas were already busy.

Not long after, Hatake Sakumo, who had gone to the meeting, appeared before them.

With him were many Jonin.

"Deeply poisoned ninjas will be escorted by us to another main camp."

Hatake Sakumo shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the ninjas inside and outside the medical tents grew even more worried.

The other main camp was where Orochimaru and the others were located.

Obviously, too many people were poisoned, and Tsunade had decided to evacuate.

"Natsuki."

Hatake Sakumo walked up to him and whispered. "I’ll lead a group of people around to the rear of the Sunagakure forces to execute a pincer attack."

This was his true objective.

Escorting the deeply poisoned ninjas was just an excuse.

"Leave the rest to me."

Natsuki nodded.

Hatake Sakumo didn’t say more and began organizing the evacuation of the deeply poisoned ninjas.

Meanwhile, Tsunade led some unpoisoned ninjas to the entrance of Konoha’s main camp to mount a defense.

But secretly, she arranged for a group of Earth Release ninjas to bury explosive tags underground.

The wind howled.

Rasa leaped down from the sky and walked into Sunagakure’s main camp at top speed.

"How’s the situation?"

Chiyo, who had been waiting, asked impatiently upon seeing him.

"We succeeded!"

Rasa said excitedly. "At least half of Konoha’s ninjas are poisoned!"

"What about Tsunade?"

Chiyo felt slightly relieved, suppressed her excitement, and asked again.

"She personally led people to guard the entrance of Konoha’s main camp, and Hatake Sakumo is currently evacuating the wounded."

Rasa paused and said expectantly. "Lady Chiyo, I suggest launching a general offensive immediately!"

"We can’t let them escape! You and Pakura attack Konoha’s main camp immediately!"

Chiyo didn’t hesitate anymore and ordered.

As early as daytime, most of Sunagakure’s ninjas had quietly approached Konoha’s main camp.

With the current distance, they could reach Konoha’s main camp very quickly at full speed.

"Yes, Lady Chiyo!"

Rasa turned and left.

After exiting the tent, he immediately formed hand seals with both hands.

Magnet Release: Gold Dust Cushion!

The ground trembled, and a massive amount of gold dust formed the shape of a cloud in front of him.

He stepped onto it and flew into the sky as a streak of yellow light.

As soon as he arrived at the location of Sunagakure’s main force, he immediately landed.

"Pakura, prepare for a strong assault!"

Rasa got straight to the point.

Pakura’s heart jolted, knowing Chiyo’s poisoning plan had succeeded.

She nodded and immediately passed down the order.

A moment later, over four thousand Sunagakure ninjas headed toward Konoha’s main camp at top speed.

Such a huge commotion was naturally quickly discovered by the Hyuga clan ninjas.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Hyuga Hizashi immediately reported. "Sunagakure ninjas will arrive in three minutes!"

"Zou, notify the medical ninjas to begin detoxification."

Tsunade ordered.

An ANBU ninja named Zou nodded and disappeared from his spot.

"It’s a pity Chiyo didn’t come."

Hyuga Hizashi said with a look of regret.

"It’s normal that Chiyo didn’t come. She needs to guard Sunagakure’s main camp."

Nara Shikatsu spoke up. "Moreover, under normal circumstances, over four thousand Sunagakure ninjas could easily take down us poisoned ones."

"It’s actually better that she didn’t come. If Sunagakure sent out their entire force, they would outnumber us by a thousand."

Tsunade looked into the distance and explained. "Even if we have the advantage because of the Curse-Breaking Poison Recipe, defeating them would cost us a considerable price."

"I see."

Hyuga Hizashi immediately said. "I didn’t think it through."

"It’s nothing."

Tsunade smiled. "Rasa and Pakura’s value is no less than Chiyo’s."

Both were the future of Sunagakure and possessed Kekkei Genkai.

Coupled with Chiyo’s son Sareki, who was currently imprisoned in Konoha, the cream of the crop among Sunagakure’s younger generation might all be caught in one fell swoop.

Three minutes passed in a flash.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Continuous explosions rang out.

These were the traps set near Konoha’s main camp being triggered.

"Prepare to defend!"

Tsunade shouted loudly.

Although there were many traps near Konoha’s main camp, they completely couldn’t stop the large force of Sunagakure ninjas.

In less than ten seconds, all the traps were destroyed.

Rasa, Pakura, and the others entered the sight of the Konoha forces.

Under the night sky, the vast majority of Sunagakure ninjas stretching as far as the eye could see caused many in Konoha to turn pale and look grave.

After all, until now, they still didn’t know the truth behind this battle.

From their perspective, most of Konoha’s ninjas were poisoned, and Sunagakure was attacking with its full force, putting them at a complete disadvantage.

"Attack!"

Rasa shouted loudly.

The sky was immediately filled with colorful ninjutsu.

Invisible wind blades, scorching flames, and a torrential rain of ninja tools poured down.

What was originally night was now completely illuminated, with chakra air currents everywhere.

Konoha’s ninjas also set up their defenses in time.

In an instant, they released various defensive ninjutsu.

But their numbers were ultimately too small, barely reaching a thousand.

The clash of ninjutsu produced ear-piercing sounds.

Countless turbulent chakra currents raged everywhere in the air like a violent storm.

Most Konoha ninjas showed expressions of despair.

Because the defensive ninjutsu they used were already on the verge of collapse.

The mixed ninjutsu used by the Sunagakure ninjas were like ocean waves threatening to swallow them.

"Everyone, retreat!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth, pretended to be very helpless, and shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Konoha’s ninjas retreated while releasing ninjutsu.

"Hmph, where can you retreat to?"

Seeing this, Rasa’s face was full of smugness.

In just the first round of clashes, Sunagakure had gained absolute upper hand.

Now, the combat-capable ninjas Konoha could organize were only these thousand people.

Four thousand against one thousand. There was absolutely no possibility of Sunagakure losing.

Most of Konoha’s ninjas were in the medical tents.

Although Hatake Sakumo was already evacuating them, the time was ultimately too short. Being able to take away a few hundred was already good enough.

This meant the distance Tsunade could retreat wasn’t much.

She couldn’t just abandon the Konoha ninjas in the medical tents.

The only thing she could do was fight to the death to buy time, allowing Hatake Sakumo to evacuate as many as possible.

But what he didn’t know was that at this moment, everyone in Konoha’s medical tents had swept away their previous lifelessness and become very excited.

Because with the help of the medical ninjas, they had already been detoxified.

"Everyone, prepare for battle."

Natsuki said loudly. "When the explosive tag traps go off, immediately go support them."

Since the counter-scheme had succeeded, they naturally wouldn’t just lure Rasa and Pakura in.

The explosive tag traps were a gift for the Sunagakure ninjas.

Tsunade had used all the explosive tags she brought this time, and even Natsuki had contributed quite a few.

In just a moment, Tsunade led everyone back to the center of Konoha’s main camp.

At this time, they were not far from the medical tents.

Rasa waved his hand.

The Sunagakure crowd excitedly charged into Konoha’s main camp.

Right at that moment, the expressions of many Sunagakure Jonin changed drastically because they smelled a familiar scent.

In the next second, a massive amount of explosive tags buried underground detonated completely.

Flames shot into the sky, like a plume of smoke reaching the clouds.

An incredibly massive firework exploded on the ground, flames dancing wildly in all directions like fire dragons.

The Sunagakure ninjas at the center of the explosion died tragically on the spot.

Blood splattered, only to be instantly evaporated by the omnipresent heat.

The Sunagakure ninjas slightly further away were swallowed by the aftermath of the explosion and let out miserable screams.

"No!"

Seeing this hellish scene, Rasa’s eyes almost split open in rage.

Pakura was so scared she took a step back.

At this moment, no matter how stupid she was, she understood this was a trap.

"Run!"

Pakura reacted and hurriedly shouted.

"No!"

Rasa gritted his teeth. "We have to save them!"

At this moment, there were over a thousand Sunagakure ninjas within the explosion radius of the explosive tags.

If he abandoned them and turned to run...

Not only would his conscience not allow it, but the position of Kazekage would also slip away from him.

The only plan now was to save a portion of them first and then retreat.

Magnet Release: Gold Dust Wave!

Rasa raised his hands.

The ground trembled violently, and countless gold dust surged out, crashing toward the flames like an ocean wave.

Wherever it passed, the flames were quickly extinguished.

"Magnet Release is indeed powerful."

Nara Shikatsu couldn’t help but praise.

"No matter how powerful, they still fell into our trap!"

Hyuga Hizashi said excitedly.

"Attack!"

Tsunade glanced at Natsuki and the others rushing over from a distance and immediately shouted.

After this explosion from the explosive tags, the number of people on both sides had reversed.

Konoha now actually held the numerical advantage.

Besides that, Sunagakure also had a large number of ninjas injured by the explosive tag traps.

Although they weren’t dead, their strength would definitely be affected.

Close-quarters combat.

The ninjas of Konoha and Sunagakure clashed.

Shadow Assassin!

Natsuki disappeared from his spot.

Such a chaotic battlefield was precisely a great opportunity for him to unlock character template abilities.

He quickly arrived behind a Sunagakure Tokubetsu Jonin.

Currently engaged in combat with a Konoha ninja, he completely failed to notice a shadow appearing behind him.

Water Breathing: Second Form — Water Wheel!

Natsuki dispelled Shadow Assassin, leaped into the air, and spun.

Water flow surrounded him, spinning like a water wheel.

Kurosawa in his hand whirled, and the water flow carrying the blade light easily sliced off the Sunagakure Tokubetsu Jonin’s head.

The Konoha ninja couldn’t help but be stunned.

Fortunately, he recognized Natsuki, nodded at him, and threw himself back into the battle.

Natsuki retracted his gaze and continued to sneak attack the next Sunagakure Tokubetsu Jonin.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Nami Template Ability 3: Master Thief.]

After he silently killed three Sunagakure Tokubetsu Jonin, the system prompt appeared before his eyes in a timely manner.

Natsuki took a glance, then looked around, searching for his next target.

He planned to unlock the Nami template’s Ability 5, Art of Weather.

Because it was already two-thirds complete, only requiring defeating one Lightning Release Jonin and one Water Release Jonin to unlock.

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