Naruto Time Control

Chapter 114: Double Lariat

Hiruzen frowned, watching Yeruashi and Tsunade enter the tent.

"You suspect there's a problem with the Kumogakure forces invading the Fire Country?"

"Yes."

Yeruashi nodded frankly and said, "It is too much of a coincidence that a team of about twenty Kumogakure ninja have appeared in the territory of the Fire Country, and have been discovered by our intelligence forces. It seems to me that their objective is not as simple as the destruction of our supply lines, perhaps there is some secret plan behind this..."

Hiruzen stroked his chin thoughtfully, and said, "That makes sense... but if you look at it another way, Kumogakure may use this small force to try to distract you or Tsunade, and then launch a full scale offensive from the front, if they go together, there could be big trouble here."

"Both scenarios are possible, but I'm still leaning towards the former, because trying to distract me or Tsunade with a small elite squad of twenty ninja simply doesn't make sense, even if Kumogakure launches a reaction suddenly a large scale attack, we would still have time to react"

"Besides, how can they be sure that one of us will definitely go against that small Elite squad? It's also possible to send a normal Elite squad of fifty ninja, or you could simply double that number, then Kumogakure won't stand a chance"

If he wished, Yeruashi could easily find some problems and oddities in this invasion.

At this point, Yeruashi paused and said, "Even if the situation you are worried about occurs, Hokage-sama, with my speed, I can still return before Kumogakure's full-scale attack arrives."

Hearing these words, Hiruzen, who was pondering, raised his eyebrows in slight relief.

Exactly.

If the Kumogakure are preparing to launch a large-scale offensive, they cannot simply appear in front of the Konoha camp and launch a surprise attack, such a large move will not go unnoticed. Given Yeruashi's speed, it really is possible to count in two directions.

"Alright, you'll go with Tsunade."

Hiruzen nodded and turned back to Tsunade, saying, "Your squad will include an additional ninja messenger, so you definitely won't have any problems with communication with the camp."

...

A few hours later.

Tsunade and Yeruashi led the elite squad, they went deep into the inner part of the Fire Country and arrived at the place where they had previously been spotted by a squad from Kumogakure.

They were soon able to find the tracks of the Kumogakure ninja and roughly determine their target.

"It looks like the enemy is going to destroy the Nitani and Takatani bridges, this will heavily affect our supply lines...it is possible that they have split into two teams."

Tsunade looked at the map thoughtfully.

Yeruashi nodded, "The first squad and the scout squad will go with me and Tsunade to the Nitani bridge, while the second, third and fourth squads will go to the Takatani bridge.... in case of detection of Kumogakure ninja, you must contact us immediately, do not enter the battle without permission."

Hearing this, all the ninja of Konoha looked at Yeruashi strangely.

In their opinion, Tsunade and Yeruashi should lead separate teams, then, in case of a confrontation with Kumogakure, 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 according to Yeruashi's terms."

Tsunade thought, and yet she backed Yeruashi's decision.

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

After all, even if she, Yeruashi and the first squad would face the entire Kumogakure forces, they would be able to crush them without a problem, and the same goes for the second team, which is about forty ninja, almost double the total forces of Kumogakure, so they would also have the advantage.

To put it bluntly.

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

"Yes."

Since Tsunade agreed with this decision, no one else hesitated or asked questions, Several Jounin quickly formed two teams, splitting the ninja into two teams and went in different directions.

Tsunade and Yeruashi ran ahead, followed by a small group of ninja led by Shinku Yuhi.

After a while.

They approached the Nitani bridge.

"There are ninjas!"

As they approached, Shinku Yuhi, who had been using his sensory ability, immediately spoke up to warn the crowd as his eyes lit up.

Tsunade turned to Shinku Yuhi and said, "How many?"

"One, two, three..."

Shinku Yuhi closed her eyes, focusing on perception, and soon said, "I managed to detect a total of ten ninja, no particularly strong chakra is observed."

Tsunade looked ahead, "Looks like they really split up, they were going to destroy the Nitani and Takatani bridges at the same time, have everyone spread out and split into two groups to attack from the flanks!"

"Yes!"

Shinku nodded and divided the ninja 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 Takatani Bridge itself?

In general.

No matter what the problem was, they had to deal with it.

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

Looking closely, in different parts of the bridge, Kumogakure ninja could be seen, they made holes in the supporting structures and placed many explosive seals there, apparently, they were almost done.

"There's a ninja here!"

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

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

Auge!!!

The ground shook and cracked under Tsunade's fist.

A large chunk of earth rose into the air, flying in the direction of the nearest Kumogakure ninja, who showed an expression of horror and stepped aside.

Whoosh!

Tsunade rushed forward, instantly closing the distance and attacking.

The Kumogakure ninja pulled out a short sword and swung it in front of him, hoping to block the blow, but in the next moment, it was as if he had been hit by an enormous force, the short sword broke immediately and the ninja bent and flew backwards like a meteorite, falling with a clatter on the opposite bank of the river.

After crushing the opponent with a single blow, Tsunade casually glanced at the other Kumogakure ninja nearby and was surprised to see that they were not showing fear or anything of the sort, but rather radiating malice and bloodlust.

Whoosh!!!

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

Accompanied by many splashes, two figures jumped onto the bank and ran towards Tsunade from different directions at incredible speed.

"Raiton: Daburu Rariatto!" (Lightning Element: Double Lariat)