Chapter 450: Lure the Enemy and Confidence

Time goes back to ten minutes ago.

the other side.

After the Mist Ninjas walked out of the jungle, they were about to reach the valley.

Suddenly, a Kirigakure jonin stopped in the crowd and asked a Kirigakure chuunin next to him, "How long has it been since the reconnaissance team ahead sent back any news?"

Hearing this, the Kirigakure Chunin was visibly stunned for a moment. After checking the time, he replied, "About seventeen minutes."

As he said this, his expression changed several times.

There is no other reason. According to regulations, the team going out to explore must send back a message every quarter of an hour. If the situation is urgent, the frequency can be increased.

However, the frequency cannot be reduced in any case.

And now, two minutes have passed since the stipulated communication time.

Apart from the almost impossible low-level mistake of remembering the time wrong, there is only one reason why the news has not arrived.

That is, they were in trouble.

And in this situation, what troubles will they encounter?

In an instant, both the Kirigakure jonin who asked the question and the Kirigakure chunin who gave the answer turned their gazes to the sky.

Faintly, the two saw a black dot that seemed to be circling in the sky above their heads.

But both of them knew that it was not a black spot, but the Konoha Jonin known as the "Ghost Sword" - Uchiha Qingming.

They were monitored by each other all the way.

Now, the reconnaissance team ahead has lost contact, and the most likely possibility is that Konoha is behind this.

As soon as he thought of this, the Kirigakure Jonin who had asked the question earlier raised his right arm without any hesitation and shouted: "Everyone, stop moving forward!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Kirigakure team stopped what they were doing, and instinctively looked around and became alert.

brush brush~
Several figures appeared in front of him, all of them were jonin in the team.

They looked at Akiku Yasuda and asked, "Captain Yasuda, what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Akiku Yasuda didn't waste any time and immediately told everyone that the reconnaissance team had not sent back any news yet.

Everyone present was no fool and immediately understood what he meant.

So, someone immediately suggested: "How about we send another team over to investigate?"

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by another person: "One team is too small. If you want to send a team, send more, so that they don't die one by one."

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if the reconnaissance team that entered the valley before was dealt with by the Konoha ninja, then sending only one team there would be a bit inadequate.

But it would be different if we sent more people.

In this way, even if they are still no match for the possible enemy, there is a high probability that they will be able to pass the intelligence back.

This way, they can make plans early.

After hearing everyone's suggestions, Akiku Yasuda agreed without thinking too much.

Soon, six teams walked out of the Mist Hidden Team, two by two, and headed towards the valley ahead in three directions: left, middle, and right.

At first, everything was normal.

But not long after, explosions were heard in the jungle on the right side of the canyon.

Everyone was familiar with this sound, it was the sound of the detonating talisman exploding. Immediately, everyone in the Kirigakure team was on high alert.
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at the same time.

On the other side, when Nobuhisa Sano heard the explosion, he immediately realized that it was almost impossible to ambush the enemy completely.

Fortunately, he didn't expect this plan to succeed.

After all, this place was perfect for an ambush. As long as Kirigakure's commander was a little more cautious, they would not have been ambushed.

Then why was he rushing over here?

The answer is simple: seize geographical advantage.

Otherwise, how can this valley be a good place?
It is located on the only way from Feiyu Town to Black Stone Town.

It wouldn't take long to go straight, but if you take a detour, even with a ninja's speed, it would take at least half an hour.

Indeed, Kirigakure did not rush headlong into the encirclement, which meant that the effectiveness of their ambush could not be maximized.

However, they can find a way to lure the other party in.

This is not impossible.

You know, the Mist Ninja of Feiyu Town has sent out its entire army this time, divided into two groups, advancing simultaneously, obviously intending to attack them from both sides.

In this case, there will inevitably be strict requirements on the arrival time of the two teams.

This means that the Mist Ninjas outside cannot take a detour, but they also cannot stay still for long.

Taking into account the apparent power gap between the two sides, Nobuhisa Sano estimated that even if these Mist Ninjas noticed something wrong with this valley, they would still bite the bullet and barge in, and at most they would be more cautious.

What he has to do is to give the other party such an opportunity.

Thinking of this, Nobuhisa Sano immediately asked Aoi Yamanaka beside him to pass a message to other teams, asking them to act according to the plan.

The so-called plan is actually that most people hide and keep their troops in place, leaving only a small number of people to deal with the temptation of the Mist Ninja, giving the other party the illusion that there are only one or two Konoha teams harassing them here, thereby luring the other party into coming in.

As expected, after discovering that the enemies in the valley were unable to defeat the reconnaissance team they had sent out, Akiku Yasuda simply sent out another wave of troops. After confirming that there were only a few teams of Konoha ninjas inside, he ordered the entire team to continue moving forward.

It’s not that Yasuda Akiku didn’t think that Konoha might be luring the enemy deep into its territory, but that there was no extra time for him to investigate.

In addition, as I said before, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is just a sideshow.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of Akiku Yasuda, they are now the side with absolute strength.

They didn't know the specific situation of the Black Stone Stronghold, but they had a general idea of ​​how many troops were left in Konoha after the last battle.

In this way, even if you encounter an ambush, you can roughly estimate how many enemies you will encounter.

Even if we encounter the worst situation, most of the Konoha ninjas in the Black Stone Stronghold have come over. With their fighting power, they can hold out for an hour or two.

This amount of time is enough for the team's army that sets out from the sea to flatten the Blackrock Stronghold.

At that time, we can join forces with them and wipe out all the invading Konoha ninjas.

And if they didn't encounter Konoha's ambush, that would be perfect. They could ignore the harassment from the small teams in the forest and reach their destination on time.

At that time, if both sides launch an attack at the same time, they can still capture the Blackrock stronghold.

It can be said that no matter what the situation is, they will not suffer any loss.

It is for this reason that Akiku Yasuda walked into the valley without any hesitation.

And this is exactly what Nobuhisa Sano is looking forward to.

All I can say is that both sides are very confident.

However, Nobuhisa Sano's confidence comes from Qingming, a jonin whose strength far exceeds that of ordinary jonin, and what about Yasuda Akiku?
He didn't seem to have considered one question: what would they do if they couldn't hold on long enough?
(End of this chapter)