Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Chapter 14 Watanabe's Plan

"Rin, how is it?"

Watanabe Tetsu looked at Rin, who had entered his tent, and asked.

Rin nodded, greeted Watanabe Tetsu, and then handed him the walkie-talkie she had taken out of her pocket.

"Currently, the combat units are divided into groups of five, with a total of twelve groups. Their captains have all been given walkie-talkies and tuned to the same channel."

Rin continued.

"In addition, the logistics department's first medical team is ready, which can ensure that there will be no unexpected events."

Watanabe Tetsu had specifically instructed them about the medical team. Although there was little chance of danger in this operation, it was best to avoid the possibility of the Xiaoguang Society suffering casualties in its first battle.

From this perspective, Watanabe Toru still activated the Akatsuki-kai's rarest medical team.

The Land of Rain has many talented people, but most of them are combat talents.

Ninjas skilled in medical ninjutsu and sealing ninjutsu are currently extremely rare in the Akatsuki.

Even with a total of nearly one hundred ninjas recruited, there weren't enough medical ninjas to form a five-person team.

Surprisingly, quite a few of these ninjas were willing to learn medical ninjutsu.

From the perspective of safety and the construction of the medical system, Watanabe Toru felt it was necessary to provide Xiaoguang with long-term medical guidance.

It's the kind of technique that can teach members of the Akatsuki how to use medical ninjutsu.

Watanabe Toru thought of a candidate.

As for the combat teams, they were divided into twelve groups.

Each group has five members, a decision made after careful consideration by Watanabe Tetsu.

In fact, most other ninja village groups are three-person groups, usually consisting of one scout, one fighter, and one healer or support.

If it's a four-person team, there will most likely be an extra Chunin or Jonin leading the team.

There are two reasons why Xiaoguanghui does not use this configuration.

First, the three-person team is too small, and when facing a team that is slightly stronger, the margin for error is very low.

Secondly, the three-person squad lacks functionality; a five-person squad would offer more overall functionality.

Of course, if you can include a sealer and a healer, along with two combatants and one scout, that would be the perfect lineup.

However, given the current size of the Akatsuki and the scarcity of medical ninjas...

That's very difficult.

Therefore, most five-person squads nowadays consist of two scouts, two combatants, and one support.

"Not bad, Rin."

Rin has always been someone Watanabe Tetsu can trust to get things done.

Watanabe Tetsu patted Rin on the shoulder and continued.

"Where is Hanzo?"

"Hanzo is expected to face those three Konoha ninjas in two hours. Should we act now?"

Watanabe Tetsu shook his head; his purpose in coming here was not to kill Hanzo.

Instead, they were aiming for the Three Legendary Sannin.

Not to mention that Hanzo's large-scale poison gas attack would cause heavy casualties among the Akatsuki ninjas, Watanabe Tetsuya still needs a stable Amegakure.

Keeping Hanzo alive for now is more beneficial than killing him.

Moreover, he was unwilling to engage in direct combat with Hanzo without absolute certainty.

Of course, if the timing, location, and people are all in sync, then Amegakure will definitely be destroyed.

After all, Watanabe Tetsu didn't want anyone else to share the rule of the Rain Country with him.

From the perspective of the original work, although Hanzo is strong, he is suspicious and has very little strategy.

Working with someone like that will only lead to your downfall sooner or later.

The history of the Akatsuki organization is a prime example of this.

Hanzo viewed the Akatsuki organization, which sought peace and stability in the Land of Rain, as a threat. Instead of cooperating with the Akatsuki, he reached an agreement with Danzo.

Nizo and his companions quickly reached an agreement, luring the Akatsuki out to ambush and kill them, resulting in Yahiko's death and Nagato's rampage.

Nagato's rampage caused Hanzo to lose many of his men and made him a mortal enemy of the Akatsuki, foreshadowing his future death.

The Akatsuki suffered heavy losses, and Hanzo gained nothing.

A completely negative-sum game.

Then consider the legendary deeds of Danzo, the shadowy figure behind the pot...

These two can only be described as a perfect pair of geniuses.

Returning to Hanzo, he preferred to trust external regimes rather than the native locals.

This existence…

Watanabe Toru was willing to call him a great sage!

However, during the war, the Land of Rain still needs this wise man for the time being.

Watanabe Tetsu didn't want the Land of Rain to descend into internal strife during the war, ultimately allowing other forces to reap the benefits.

Hanzo was certainly not Watanabe Toru's purpose for this trip.

Coming to his senses, Watanabe Tetsuya also gave the order.

"Continue to proceed according to plan."

Rin nodded, his mind quickly recalling every detail of the plan.

Even he couldn't help but admire Watanabe Toru's strategy and courage.

Such a brilliant plan could have had a completely different outcome if even one step went wrong.

His eyes held a hint of seriousness and a touch of doubt.

Will such a meticulous plan succeed?

Watanabe Tetsu seemed to see through Rin's worries.

He still had a confident smile on his face as he began to explain.

"The battle between Hanzo and Jiraiya will likely be decided quickly, with Hanzo emerging victorious."

"but..."

"The three legendary ninjas will inevitably be exhausted during the battle and unable to fight any longer."

He smiled slightly, his tone full of confidence, as if everything he had calculated could not possibly be wrong.

"Then it will be time to close the net."

"Oh, right."

"clear."

Although Rin didn't know how Watanabe Tetsu made his judgment, he still replied with a half-believing "I understand."

"By the way, Rin, how's Kurodai?"

Watanabe Toru asked.

He suddenly remembered the genius boy with sharp swordsmanship whom he had met twice.

Ever since Kuroda joined the Akatsuki-kai, Watanabe Tetsu had been paying close attention to his behavior.

As expected, Kuroda began to train day and night after exchanging for a B-rank Shadow Clone Technique.

As for where that shadow clone technique came from?

It was exchanged for Watanabe Toru's faith points and then copied onto the page.

The ninjutsu obtained through the system usually comes with full proficiency, which allows Watanabe Tetsu to easily add his own understanding next to the ninjutsu manual.

This also allows subsequent learners to accelerate their learning process.

Of course, it was actually Watanabe Tetsu who intentionally guided Rin to teach Kuroda the Shadow Clone Technique.

You should know that there is a powerful A-rank ninjutsu in swordsmanship.

Dance of the Crescent Moon.

This ninjutsu was perfected by Hayate Gekko, and its power was quite good among sword techniques.

It is a typical Konoha-style sword technique.

However, to learn this ninjutsu, you need to first learn the Shadow Clone Technique.

The Crescent Moon Dance is a ninjutsu that creates two shadow clones to attack the enemy from three directions.

Naturally, one must first learn the Shadow Clone Technique.

Watanabe Tetsu intended for Kuroda, a swordsmanship genius, to learn this technique, so he naturally had Rin recommend the Shadow Clone Technique to him.

Hopefully, Kuroda will learn the Crescent Moon Dance soon.

Watanabe Tetsu imagined the scene of Kuroda using the Crescent Moon Dance.

Black hair, a long sword at his waist, and a straw hat on his head.

Two clones split off and simultaneously slashed at the enemy.

This reminded Watanabe Tetsu of a villain in a Soulslike game from his past life.

He's so incredibly handsome!

Watanabe Tetsu snapped out of his daze, and Rin also gave his answer.

"Kurodai...I saw him training near the camp today."

"What's wrong?"

Rin asked curiously.

At Watanabe Tetsu's request, Rin also subconsciously began to pay attention to the boy.

Nature discovered his extraordinary talent.

So, they consciously or unconsciously took extra care of each other.

"Has he reached Jonin level now?"

"Not quite, but I can already hold my own against a regular Jonin for more than ten moves."

"Above Chunin, below Jonin, right?"

Watanabe Tetsu paused for half a second, then asked.

"If you hit him, how long can he hold out?"

Rin was speechless; this was an insult to him.

"About half a minute."

No matter what, he is an elite Jonin, so defeating an elite Chunin who is a level above him shouldn't be a problem.

not to mention...

Rin recalled Kuroda's performance during their sparring sessions and added.

"His approach to ninjutsu was inappropriate, making it difficult for him to deal with ninjutsu masters stronger than himself without the advantage of striking first."

Upon hearing this, Watanabe Tetsu began to think.

"Is that so?"

A few seconds later, Watanabe Tetsu made his decision.

He looked up at Rin and gave her the order.

"I'll transfer him to be my temporary bodyguard. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be facing an enemy at the level of a Jonin."

Jonin? Kuroda probably couldn't beat him.

Rin was startled, but quickly recovered.

This is training the other person.

Opportunities to actually fight a Jonin are rare.

With Watanabe Tetsu's protection, he can both ensure his safety and practice his skills.

just in case...

Will Kuroda break through to become a Jonin?