From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

So after weighing the pros and cons, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to use the remaining strength in his hands to resist the attack of the Sand Village, hoping that Tsunade and the others could come back to support them as soon as possible...

If they really can't hold on, then let the Sand Village attack them at the gates of Konoha Village!

Sarutobi Hiruzen really didn't believe it. These people couldn't just stand by and watch, right?

-

That afternoon, after the meeting at the Hokage Building ended, the two official ninjas of the Hatake family also received their respective missions and set off urgently towards the gathering place at the entrance of the village...

The eldest brother, Hatake Sakumo, has been officially appointed by the Third Hokage as the commander-in-chief of the self-defense counterattack against the Sand Village. He has only one mission this time, and that is to rely on the little power in the hands of the current Hokage.

Hold on until the reinforcements from the Konoha Ninja Army from the Land of Rain arrive!

At this time, the total number of ninjas under the control of Hatake Sakumo was about 600.

Among them, there are 406 Genin, and some of these 400 people are "freshmen" of the Ninja Academy this year and students who graduated from the Ninja Academy last year...

There are 146 Chunins, and only 57 Jonins who are the backbone of the organization!

And this is all the power that Hatake Sakumo can command at this moment, and he needs to rely on these forces to hold out for at least one month under the attack of more than 2,000 Sand Village ninjas!

Only then will it be possible to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Konoha Ninja, Tsunade, Orochimaru and others from the Rain Country.

As a Genin of Konoha Village, Tachibana Hatake was naturally not spared this time. He and Minato Namikaze were recruited into the battlefield as a team by the village.

But before setting off, Tachibana's elder brother, Hatake Sakumo, hesitated for a while, and still gave Tachibana a few words of advice at home:

"Tachibana, if conditions permit, I hope you can still take care of the other ninjas in your team."

"Of course, if you are in danger, you still have to put your own safety first. Survival is the most important thing! Let big brother bear the fate of the Hatake family ninja for you!"

Ju just smiled and nodded, and agreed very straightforwardly: "Brother, I know."

Patting Tachibana's shoulder and looking at his younger brother whose height had reached his chest, Sakumo said nothing more. He turned around and walked quickly out of the house with his ninja sword "White Fang" on his back.

...

In fact, it wasn't just Tachibana and Minato. All of his classmates in the ninja school were also recruited, including Aburame Shiwei, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku... These familiar faces gathered in front of Tachibana Hatake after a long time.

You asked the third member of Team Tachibana, where is Kushina?

Please, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she certainly can't be sent to the battlefield casually.

The destructive power of Jinchūriki in this world is basically equivalent to that of the major ninja villages, and is like a strategic nuclear weapon...

Although the Jinchūriki still has some flaws in some places, no ninja village dares to underestimate the deterrent power of the Tailed Beast Ball! If a Tailed Beast Ball is fired, I'm afraid half of the village will be destroyed.

...

However, I don’t know if it’s because of Hatake Sakumo, but his and Minato’s two-person team was given a temporary teammate by the village when they set out, and they formed a three-person team again.

This is a "senior" Genin who is two years older than them and from the Senju clan, Senju Nawaki!

It is also worth mentioning that Senju Nawaki is also Orochimaru's disciple.

...

At this time, dozens of miles away from Konoha Village, on a remote mountain road, this temporary team of three was in a V-shaped formation, led by Minato Namikaze (this guy had the fastest reaction, so he was suitable to be in the front).

Tachibana Hatake, very rarely, hung a ninja short sword on his waist and followed behind Minato on the right (Tachibana defined himself as a half-perceptive ninja, so it was not appropriate for him to stand too close to the front in order to avoid attracting unknown fire attacks).

Senju Rope Tree followed behind on the left (well, he had no choice, this was the only position left) with various supply scrolls for this mission.

Their team of three was located in the front half of the entire team. At this moment, they were following the Chuunin team leader in front of them and marching quickly while introducing themselves to each other.

"Hello, my name is Senju Nawaki. I'm good at physical skills and fire-style ninjutsu. If we encounter a battle, let me take the lead." This is Senju Nawaki's self-description.

"Well, hello there, Nawaki-kun. My name is Namikaze Minato. I seem to know a little bit of basic ninjutsu, but I don't have any ninjutsu that I'm particularly good at." This is the self-perception of the yellow-haired boy Namikaze Minato.

After listening to Minato's self-introduction, Hatake Tachibana just rolled his eyes.

It would be fine if your chakra amount is not inferior to that of a Chunin, but with your reaction speed and combat IQ, even if you use the basic three-body technique taught in the ninja school, ordinary Chunins will not be your opponent.

What's more, you, Minato Namikaze, have mastered quite a few C-level and D-level ninjutsu. Well, they were all taught to you for free by your good teammate!

Hatake Tachibana shook his head, not bothering to correct the wrong perception that Minato Namikaze had instilled in Senju Nawaki, and began to introduce himself:

"I'm Hatake Tachibana. Hello, Nawaki-kun. Minato and I are old teammates. He knows that I'm best at perception ninjutsu and illusion ninjutsu, as well as a few immature lightning ninjutsu and a little bit of ninjutsu."

"If we really encounter a battle, I may not be able to help you too much."

Namikaze Minato: "..."

When he first heard that Hatake Tachibana knew so many ninjutsu, Senju Nawaki was a little confused. How could a Genin who just graduated this year know so many ninjutsu?

However, Senju Nawaki, who was as thick-skinned as Naruto, immediately patted his chest and promised after hearing Hatake Tachibana's last words:

"Tachibana, don't worry! You are my friend, Senju Rope Tree! Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will definitely protect you."

Hatake Tachibana: "..."

Namikaze Minato: "..."

Seeing the strange look in Minato's eyes, Hatake Tachibana immediately understood what Minato was saying:

"Do you want to deceive a child like this?"

But Hatake Tachibana was very confident and glared back at the little yellow-haired boy in front of him!

"How dare you say that? Who lied to the child first?"

Looking at the two people who were exchanging eye contact, Senju Nawaki felt very depressed. Why did he feel that he was the youngest one in the team?

Why do these two teammates who are younger than him seem reluctant to play with him...

-

Hurry, rest, rest, hurry...

After three days of forced march, this team of more than a dozen Genin teams, under the command of the only Jonin from Konoha Village on the scene, Eiichiro Hirata, arrived at the pre-booked rest area and began to rest on the spot.

He glanced at the back of the map and saw only two remaining rest locations. Although the destination of this mission was getting closer, Eiichiro Hirata did not dare to relax at all.

You know, the closer they are to their final destination, that is, the closer they are to the front line! The easier it is for them to be discovered by the Sand Village Ninja!

This team of fifty or so Genin people is mainly responsible for logistics and transportation. Their specific tasks are to transport detonating tags, kunai, shurikens, military pills, and some war supplies, as well as scrolls of daily necessities and supplies.

There is no upper limit to the amount of tasks they have to complete, and it all depends on the battle situation on the front line. In short, they have to ensure all kinds of supply issues for the front-line ninjas.

Looking at this team of more than fifty ninjas with an average age of less than fifteen years old, Konoha Village's senior ninja Hirata Eiichiro couldn't help but sigh.

This team is really young...

Is it really okay for Commander Sakumo to leave all these "ninja kids" to him to lead?

Thinking of this, Eiichiro Hirata felt under tremendous pressure!

He is just an ordinary jonin in Konoha Village!

Is it okay to let him go to the front line?

Why should he be responsible for logistics and transportation? If a ninja team attacks the Sand Village, can these Genin, most of whom have just graduated, really withstand it?

Regarding this, Eiichiro Hirata really has no confidence at all.

Alas, I just hope that the ninjas from the Sand Village don’t notice them!

In order to avoid being discovered by the Sand Village ninjas, Eiichiro Hirata has chosen an extremely remote and troublesome road.

But after only two days of forced marching, and without encountering any ninjas from the Sand Village, this transport team, which was mainly composed of Genin, was already a little overwhelmed...

Half an hour later, looking at the group of young-looking, sweat-stained, ragged "ninjas" behind him, Eiichiro Hirata sighed and decided to rest for another half an hour.

Anyway, we will be there in half a day, so we won't run into any ninjas from the Sand Village, right? Probably not...

Of course, not all Genin have this look of being drained of energy.

What surprised Eiichiro Hirata the most was the Genin team led by Hatake Tachibana. These three Genins in Eiichiro Hirata's eyes were even more calm than the six Chunins in the transport team.

From the eyes of these three people, Eiichiro Hirata didn’t notice at all that they were tired from traveling for two days!

Of course, this does not mean that these three people are definitely stronger than Chunin, but at least their physical skills and physical fitness must be very good.

In fact, not only Eiichiro Hirata, but also Senju Nawaki was also very surprised.

Rope Tree has always been very confident about the physical fitness of his Senju clan!

He is the most orthodox bloodline of the Senju family inherited from the first generation Hokage, Hashirama Senju. In terms of physical fitness in the entire ninja world, who can compare with the bloodline of the Senju clan?

But now, facing these two teammates who are two years younger than him, Senju Nawaki was a little shocked.

After thinking for a moment, Eiichiro Hirata arranged the Genin team led by Hatake Tachibana to the back of the team, replacing the two Chunins in that position.

Don't get me wrong, this kind of place is not a very safe location. Eiichiro Hirata transferred them here not to give them any special care, but to let this team take on the responsibilities of a Chunin!

Tachibana didn't care about this arrangement. After the three of them came to the back of the team, Hatake Tachibana took the initiative to greet another team of Genin on the right.

"Haiyi, Dingzuo, and Shikaku! What happened to the three of you? Cheer up!"

Facing Hatake Tachibana's teasing, Nara Shikaku, who had his hair tied up in a bun, just rolled his eyes and muttered weakly:

"Tachibana, and Minato, do you think everyone is like you two monsters?"

"It's good that you guys came to the back, ah... I can finally get a good night's sleep. These past two days I couldn't wait to open one eye when I slept... Tachibana and Minato, please..."

As he spoke, Nara Shikaku's voice became lighter and lighter.

Hearing this, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, who also looked tired, nodded in agreement.

Namikaze Minato also smiled when he saw this, and said softly: "You two should take a nap and rest for a while. I will wake you up when we set off later."

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza didn't hesitate either, and fell asleep one after another after just a few seconds.

...

Looking at the three sleeping Genin warriors on the right, Senju Nawaki couldn't help but glance at his two teammates again.

These two people really have a magical power that can make people feel at ease...

Compared with the two of them, Senju Nawaki now felt more and more like the younger one.

But at this moment, a word from the warm-hearted boy Minato Namikaze made Senju Nawaki blush!

He just felt that the yellow-haired boy Minato Namikaze was insulting him!

You are also looking down on yourself!

What was this little yellow-haired kid talking about just now? This little yellow-haired kid actually asked him to take a rest as well!

This is not an insult to him, looking down on him, Senju Rope Tree, what else can it be!!

Looking at Senju Nawaki who tilted his head and ignored him, Namikaze Minato was a little confused. Is Nawaki-kun angry?

Did he say something wrong? Or did Rope Tree-kun not want to rest?

Minato scratched his head, he didn't understand either.

Hatake Tachibana, who was watching the show, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Rope Tree is really a tsundere child...

However, this tranquility could not last long. About five minutes later, Hatake Tachibana's infinite perception system, which covered dozens of miles, had discovered a ninja force from the Sand Village that had entered its perception range.

And this ninja army of the Sand Village is very strange!

how to say...

Just look at the configuration of the Sand Village team and you will know.

Three jonins and twenty-four chuunins!

Not a single Genin! Yes, not a single Genin!

What's even more strange is that they seemed to know in advance the route that the Konoha Village transport team would take. They didn't make any unnecessary movements and headed straight for this resting place.

If you say that there are no spies in Konoha Village who sell information, even Hatake Tachibana will not believe it even if you kill him.

It was obvious that this team from the Sand Village was coming for their supply transport team!

And who is the spy?

There was no need for Hatake Tachibana to think too much, because the blame had already been put on a certain "pot shadow".

After thinking about it, Hatake Tachibana realized that this was actually possible!

To be honest, this war between Konoha and the Sand Village cannot affect Konoha Village itself. Even if the ninja army led by Sakumo is completely defeated by the Sand Village, what can it do?

Does the Sand Village really have the strength to capture Konoha Village?

You know, there are still many unused powers hidden in Konoha Village at this time...