Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Chapter 136 Sakumo and Chiyo's Shock

Similar to the rear hospital in the land of rivers, the battle on the main battlefield was also fierce.

The remains of a puppet, kunai, shuriken...

Countless weapons used for killing were scattered across the battlefield.

As the sun set and night fell, Konoha and Sunagakure tacitly sounded the retreat, and the battlefield returned to tranquility.

Only a flock of vultures remained, circling in the sky, as they slowly descended.

When news of the surprise attack on the Konoha rear hospital arrived at the Konoha camp, Sakumo couldn't help but feel worried.

The hospital not only housed the injured ninja, but also his three students and son.

He picked up the intelligence scroll written by Tsunade and began to read it quickly, becoming more and more astonished as he read.

Three hundred Sand Village ninjas launched a surprise attack on the hospital, but were repelled by one hundred Konoha ninjas, achieving a great victory.

Uchiha Haneda and Hatake Kakashi teamed up to defeat Rasa and capture him.

The mysterious puppeteer who assassinated the Third Kazekage reappears, and Uchiha Haneda fights him alone, defeating him.

Sakumo held the intelligence scroll, his eyes wide open, and read it over again, word by word.

His son and students actually joined forces to defeat Rasa, the famous Sand Ninja of Sunagakure!

Haneda even defeated Sasori, the puppeteer from the Land of Rain!

I also know that Rasa and Sasori both possess a powerful bloodline limit – Magnet Release!

Furthermore, both iron sand and gold sand are large-scale, destructive ninjutsu!

This kind of ninjutsu is often used on the battlefield, killing large numbers of enemies with a single strike, and only Jonin can resist it for a short time.

And his proudest student defeated two people in a row!

Sakumo took a few deep breaths, closed the intelligence scroll, and then wrote a report to the Third Hokage.

At that moment, the Nara clan chief walked in.

He smiled bitterly:

"Lord Sakumo, the casualties on the battlefield have been tallied: 576 lightly wounded, 83 seriously wounded, and 300 dead."

"Most of them were genin, and ten jonin also died."

Sakumo frowned slightly, but then his brows relaxed as he thought of Haneda's record.

He handed the intelligence scroll to the Nara clan chief and said:

"In any case, this war is coming to an end soon, and Sunagakure will most likely sign a peace agreement with Konoha by the end of the year."

The Nara clan chief picked up the intelligence scroll and began reading it. Two and a half minutes later, he was utterly shocked.

Uchiha Haneda has once again performed a great feat, teaming up with Hatake Kakashi to capture the sand ninja Rasa!

The importance of Rasa to Sunagakure is something the Nara clan chief, with his intelligence, could naturally guess.

That's a strong contender for the Fourth Kazekage!

The ability to pan for gold is crucial for the increasingly impoverished Sunagakure!

Perhaps Rasa is the designated Fourth Kazekage...

But he was defeated by two genius ninjas from Konoha!!

The Nara clan chief recalled how Haneda had once invited Tsunade to the battlefield, and couldn't help but think:

Both turning points in the situation were orchestrated by Uchiha Haneda.

Without him, this war would never have ended so easily.

The number of casualties in Konoha will be at least double!

"Heroes emerge from among the young... Haneda and Kakashi will both become famous throughout the ninja world after the war ends."

"The Nara clan chief suddenly sighed."

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Sakumo's face, but it quickly disappeared.

He thought of those who died in the war, including his own people, as well as friends and comrades-in-arms.

Shuo Mao looked up at the outside of the tent, where people were wailing in pain and vultures were calling joyfully.

…………

Nighttime, Sunagakure Command Center.

Several disheveled figures appeared in Chiyo's tent.

One of the Jonin said:

"Lady Chiyo, the attack has failed."

Chiyo knew from the newcomer's demeanor that the surprise attack had likely not been very effective.

After all, her old friend Tsunade was stationed at the Konoha rear hospital.

With Rasa's strength, defeating Tsunade is possible, but very difficult.

"What happened? Where is Luo Sha?"

Chiyo asked in a cold voice.

"The raid failed, and only a small number of people escaped. Lord Rasa... was captured by Konoha."

The ninja in the report replied with a very unpleasant expression.

When Chiyo heard the news, she was shocked but also secretly pleased.

"What?! How could Rasa have been captured?!"

"Three hundred raiding troops were sent to deal with a bunch of medical ninjas and wounded soldiers, and you're telling me that Rasa was still captured?!"

Chiyo said in disbelief.

Countless possibilities flashed through her mind, but the person's next answer shocked her even more.

"The raid went very smoothly at first, and we even reached the front of the hospital. I even saw that some people seemed to have broken into the hospital."

"But at that moment, Lord Rasa was defeated."

"By two... two young Konoha ninjas."

"The raid also forced a retreat, and many people were left behind."

The ninja in the report said with a face full of shame.

He was even embarrassed to admit that it was two children who defeated Lord Rasa...

I had no choice but to say I was young, to make myself look better and to save face for Lord Luo Sha.

"who?!!"

"Uchiha Haneda, Hatake Kakashi???"

Upon hearing that the two Konoha ninjas were quite young, Chiyo immediately thought of the two geniuses who had recently emerged in Konoha.

She knew that Haneda and Kakashi were very strong, but surely they weren't strong enough to defeat Rasa?

Chiyo considered a possibility and asked, "Was it Tsunade who made the move?"

The Jonin who was reporting the story silently shook his head. Apart from summoning the summoning beasts twice, Tsunade had not made a move.

Konoha was clearly more than capable of dealing with the Sunagakure's surprise attack.

Seeing the gloomy look on the Jonin's face, Chiyo already knew the outcome.

It's absurd, but that's the truth.

"Very well! Hatake Sakumo! I underestimated you!!"

“You were well aware of your student and son’s capabilities, and deliberately left them in the hospital behind the lines to prevent me from sending someone to launch a surprise attack.”

"I admit defeat this time. I misjudged your assessment of the situation."

Chiyo had to admit that Sakumo's decision to leave Haneda and Kakashi at the rear hospital was a very clever move.

To completely thwart her scheme.

Fortunately, Rasa is still alive...

As expected, Sunagakure will be betrayed by the daimyo after the defeat in the war, and Rasa's gold-digging ability can save the village.

Thinking of this, Chiyo gave a bitter laugh and pondered how to negotiate with Konoha to redeem Rasa.

…………

After fleeing Haneda in a disheveled state for some time, Sasori stopped.

He glanced back at the arena where he had fought Haneda, and fell silent.

After a long while, Scorpion slowly spoke:

"I was too arrogant."

“If you had threatened him with his comrades from the beginning, he would never have dared to use such a highly lethal ninjutsu.”