Chapter 63 Hatake Sakumo’s plan
The next day, a group of 40 people, led by Kurama Hazo, continued to rush towards the River Country.
The illusion experience last night also made Cangji stop looking down on others.
With a Kage-level strength, he was controlled by Kurama Hazo, who was only an elite Jonin, for about a minute. This was absolutely undesirable on the battlefield.
If this kind of thing really happened on the battlefield, the injury would be minor, but the loss of life would be major!
After another day's journey, the team finally arrived at Konoha's station in River Country at noon on the third day.
The current commander of this station is Hatake Sakumo!
"Sakumo-sama, I have been ordered by the Hokage-sama to lead a large team to come for support." Kurama Hazo and Aoji's three squad leaders came to Hatake Sakumo and said respectfully.
Then he handed the scroll that the Third Hokage gave him to Hatake Sakumo.
This was the first time Aoji saw Hatake Sakumo.
His white hair was tied back into a ponytail, he was wearing Konoha's characteristic Jounin uniform, and he was carrying a short sword on his back.
The first impression given by the whole person is that of being capable and at the same time showing an edge.
After Hatake Sakumo read the scroll handed over by Kurama Hazo, he arranged for a few people to go down to rest and eat.
After lunch, Aangji came to find Hatake Sakumo who was still looking at the intelligence documents ahead.
"Sakumo-sama." Aoji bowed respectfully.
"Oh? You are Hinata Aoji, right? I heard senior Hinata Kumikawa mention you several times in front of me. What's the matter? Why do you come to see me?" Putting down the documents in hand, Hatake Sakumo smiled at Ao. Si said.
"Sakumo-sama, it's our first time meeting you. I've always wanted to find a chance to thank you. If it weren't for you, my grandfather might have died long ago and wouldn't have been able to return to Konoha." Aoji said sincerely to Hatake Sakumo. said.
This is indeed the case. Hinata Kumikawa was poisoned by the Sunagakure puppet master when he was retreating to cover his teammates.
If Hatake Sakumo hadn't come back in time to rescue, Tsunade wouldn't have been able to detoxify Hinata Kumikawa.
He might be killed by Sunagakure's ninja immediately, and even the Byakugan might fall into Sunagakure's hands.
After all, other ninja villages have been coveting the eyes of the Konoha Hyuga clan for a long time. If given the opportunity, they will never let it go.
If this really happened, Aoji might not even be able to see Hinata Kumikawa for the last time.
It’s not possible, it’s certain!
Therefore, Aangji's gratitude is definitely sincere.
He had also been looking for an opportunity to thank Hatake Sakumo, but he had been on the front line and never returned to Konoha, so it had been delayed until now.
"I'm ashamed to say it. If I had made proper arrangements before I left, senior Hinata Kumikawa would not have suffered this disaster." Speaking of this matter, Hatake Sakumo looked guilty.
"No, Sakumo-sama, if Sunagakure intends to make a sneak attack, they will always find an opportunity after you leave. This has nothing to do with you." Aangji also didn't expect that the person he wanted to thank, why would he suddenly It's become someone's apology.
The two of them didn't talk much about this topic, after all, so much time had passed.
"Aangji-kun, I don't know what else you came to me for other than this matter. If you need it, I will definitely help."
Hatake Sakumo, who has always believed that he was at fault regarding Hinata Kumikawa, now wants to make amends to his only grandson.
"Sir Sakumo, the second reason why I came here is to ask you about the situation of Uchiha Yan." Without answering Hatake Sakumo's words, Aangji talked about his second purpose.
Just as Hatake Sakumo was about to answer, a figure entered.
"Sakumo-sama, I...Aoji! Why are you here?"
The person who came in was none other than Uchiha En.
Originally, Uchiha En was here to report the information his team had gathered to Hatake Sakumo, but he didn't expect to see Hinata Aoji first when he entered here.
"What a coincidence. Aangji-kun is looking for En-kun. This is just the right time." Hatake Sakumo said with a smile as he watched all this.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Sakumo-sama, I, I was a little too excited when I saw Aoji for the first time." He remembered that he originally wanted to report the situation to Hatake Sakumo.
Unexpectedly, the moment I saw my friend, I couldn't tell the difference between priority and priority. Damn it!
"Don't worry, En-kun. Aoji-kun just happened to be asking me about you. I didn't expect you to come just now. What a coincidence." Hatake Sakumo waved his hand indifferently.
For Hatake Sakumo, who always values his partners and relationships, every ninja is his teammate, so he is generally very gentle towards his subordinates.
Besides, it's not a big deal.
"Oh, Sakumo-sama, I got the information, and Sunagakure will take action tonight." After turning his attention back from Aoji, Uchiha En said with a serious face.
"Tonight, Soji-kun, it's a coincidence that you guys came here. We just lacked the manpower to ambush Sunagakure." After hearing the information about Uchiha En, Hatake Sakumo faced the front as if he had expected it. The two said.
Since Aangji had just come here, he was still confused after hearing the conversation between the two.
And Uchiha En immediately told Aangji everything.
After listening, Aangji also understood and couldn't help but sigh that Hatake Sakumo was so big-hearted that he actually wanted to eat all of Sunagakure's ninja troops in one go.
Hatake Sakumo's plan is very simple, which is to pretend that Konoha's military strength is empty, then lure the ninjas from Sunagakure Village to attack, and then lay out a counter-encirclement and suppression strategy.
The most difficult step in the plan is how to make the opposite Sunagakure feel that Konoha is really empty of troops, rather than luring the snake out of its hole.
For this reason, as early as a few days ago, Hatake Sakumo returned the ninjas who were only slightly injured but still capable of fighting, together with the seriously injured ninjas, to Konoha under the protection of Tsunade.
As for Orochimaru and Jiraiya, they are currently fighting Kirigakure in the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Yu respectively.
Danzo also appeared frequently in the village.
As a result, the only Kage-level strongman on the surface of Konoha was Hatake Sakumo who was still stationed in the River Country to guard against Sunagakure.
And these were specially arranged by Hatake Sakumo for Sunagakure to see.
In Sunagakure's eyes, now should be the best time to raid Konoha.
Sure enough, under the arrangement of Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha En obtained the information that Sunagakure would launch a sneak attack on Konoha tonight.
Normally, with the number of ninjas that Konoha currently has in River Country, it is absolutely impossible to counter-encircle Sunagakure.
And the senior management of Sunagakure indeed thought so!
However, at the same time, Hatake Sakumo quietly applied for support from the Third Hokage, and Aoji and others were one of the supporting teams.
Aoji originally thought that only his own brigade would come to the front line to support Hatake Sakumo, but he didn't expect that it was Hatake Sakumo who asked the Hokage to come in batches to support the ninjas.
After thinking about it for a while, Aoji understood the reason for Hatake Sakumo's arrangement.
The advantage of supporting in batches is that even if Sunagakure gets the information that Konoha has reinforcements in advance, he won't be very worried when he sees that the number of people is not very large.
Moreover, supporting in batches can better avoid detection by Sunagakure sensing ninjas.
If a large number of ninja troops came to support, the powerful chakra gathered together would be at risk of being sensed by Sunagakure at any time, and it would also be easy to expose themselves.
For this reason, Aoji had to admire Hatake Sakumo's clever arrangement!
The evacuation of a large number of ninjas, and then the support of small groups of ninjas, this strategy is very sure that he has seen it in the famous novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms!
"Are you sure who the leading ninja of the other party is?" After Uchiha En explained to Aangji, Hatake Sakumo continued to ask.
"There are two leading ninjas on the other side. They are a couple named Akasana Imu and Akasaka Yuki. They are said to be the son and daughter-in-law of Sunagakure elder Chiyo." Uchiha En continued to talk about some of the information he had obtained. .
When Uchiha En said the first half of the sentence, Aangji didn't know who the two people he was talking about were, but when he said the second half of the sentence, Aangji immediately realized it.
"Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law? Aren't those the parents of the Red Sand Scorpion in the Akatsuki organization in the future?" Aangji couldn't help but thought in surprise.
Darling, Hatake Sakumo is also here now, and he has arranged to trap the other party. This matches the original plot of Hatake Sakumo killing Scorpio's parents.
"As for Sunagakure Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, if we can deal with them directly, it will probably be a big blow to Sunagakure, and the war should end faster." Hatake Sakumo carefully analyzed all the information he had received. .
Hatake Sakumo's character is actually very similar to Namikaze Minato. They are both the kind who value their companions, are gentle to their own people, and are ruthless to their enemies.
It will be very comfortable to get along with such a person, and you can completely leave your back to the other person.
"When you friends meet, let's have a good chat first. When all the support teams arrive, we will discuss the specific plan in detail. Anyway, there is still time." Hatake Sakumo then also very considerately left some space for the two of them. free time.
"Yes, Sakumo-sama x 2."
Aangji and Uchiha En responded at the same time, and then left the tent where Hatake Sakumo was staying.
"Hey, Aangji, why are you here? Will your clan leader and other elders let you out? You didn't sneak into the battlefield, right?" After walking a distance, Uchiha En asked Aang strangely. manage.
"Don't worry, I'm definitely here legally. Put those weird thoughts in your head away." Aangji looked helplessly at Uchiha En, who still looked suspicious.
Regarding the Hyuga clan, the Uchiha clan, as their old rivals, actually know a lot about them.
Especially high-level members of the Hyuga clan like Aoji cannot leave the Land of Fire at will, let alone go to the battlefield.
Now, Aangji has come to the Kingdom of Rivers openly, and Uchiha En will certainly feel curious.
"Okay, if you encounter danger, I will protect you." Uchiha En said with a narcissistic look.
Aangji instantly looked at Uchiha En as if he were looking at a fool.
"When you were training, your strength was half as tough as your words. Now you are probably three magatama." Aangji said disdainfully.
"You, Aangji, I want to duel with you!" Aangji's words immediately made Uchiha blush.
For this reason, Uchiha En even opened his Nimagatama Sharingan.
"Are you sure you won't be punished by Sakumo-sama if you duel with me now?" Aoji mocked lightly again.
"Sakumo-sama will not punish me for this kind of thing." Although Uchiha En said so, he still closed his Sharingan.
The battle with Sunagakure was about to begin, but it turned out that our own people took the lead before the battle. This could not be said anywhere, even if it was just insignificant training.
In this situation, everyone's best choice is to keep their spirits up and be ready for the battle at night.
And unlike Uchiha En, Aoji just arrived on the road today.
At this time, if Uchiha En pulls Aoji to "practice", even if Hatake Sakumo doesn't say anything, his face probably won't look very good.
Uchiha En still has some self-awareness.
What just happened was just a daily fight between the two.
It can also be said to be a regular interaction between friends.
Friends, it's all like this. The more you dislike it on your lips, the more you care about it in your heart!
