Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

The three of them never mentioned their encounter with Jiraiya again.

They are enemies after all.

There's no point in discussing it; knowing this information is enough.

Because they took a slightly longer route, they entered the Land of Grass a little later than usual.

However, this mission has no specific time limit or requirements; all that is needed is to intercept and kill people from Konoha.

It doesn't have much of an impact.

As a strategic buffer zone between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, the Land of Grass also suffered greatly from the ravages of war, but the Hidden Grass Village was no match for the Hidden Rain Village... At least the Hidden Rain Village had Hanzo, while the Hidden Grass Village was a complete "small ninja village" with no ability or resources to resist or defend against these two great powers.

But the smarter thing about Kusagakure than Amegakure is that... they simply sealed off the village.

Not to participate in war.

You can cause trouble on my territory, as long as you don't attack the villages and civilians.

This is already a small ninja village, and its wisdom is rare in this ninja war.

For Amegakure, Kusagakure also posed no threat, so Amegakure's defenses on the border with the Land of Grass were greatly reduced, making it much easier and less difficult for the three of them to enter the Land of Grass from the Land of Rain.

"The Land of Grass is in a rather special situation due to its geographical location."

"That's how it is for small countries, struggling to survive in the cracks... This place is important to both the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, serving as an outer territory that can prevent war from affecting their own lands... Therefore, even the extremely ambitious Hanzo wouldn't dare to easily attack the Land of Grass... If he dared to do so, he would immediately be attacked from both Konoha and Iwagakure."

"Even for the Land of Rain, the existence of the Land of Grass has reduced the pressure they face considerably."

After entering the Land of Grass, the gloom and rain of the past few days were finally swept away.

The sun was shining brightly, and there was a gentle, pleasant feeling... even people's moods improved as a result.

Arai and his two companions sat on a lawn. He took out a map and pointed at it, saying, "We can't enter the Land of Fire... so this mission can only be carried out within the Land of Grass. After the enemy's supply team enters the Land of Grass, they will follow this route to their destination where they will fight Iwagakure... This is the only area we can attack."

He circled a small area on the map with his fingertip. "This place is some distance from the border of Konoha and far from the battlefield. It's right in the middle of this route. This way, once we engage in battle, regardless of whether the mission succeeds or fails, we can ensure that the enemy's reinforcements won't arrive immediately. Even if the enemy escapes, we'll have a chance to pursue them. If we can't wipe them all out, we can still retreat safely."

"We'll arrive at the ambush site first, familiarize ourselves with the environment, and set up traps and mechanisms... Even if we spot the target, we won't act immediately. We'll first assess their setup. The conflict between Konoha and Iwagakure is intense right now, and these supply convoys basically have to make a run every two or three days... We don't aim for a quick victory, but rather to completely disrupt Konoha's support route and deliver a heavy blow to their rear."

As Arai spoke, he looked at Sasori, "In other words... the essence of this mission isn't as simple as just killing the enemy. Even if we kill one team, there will be a second, a third... What we need to do is, within a certain timeframe, eliminate everyone who takes this route, trying not to leave any trace, forcing Konoha to find a new support route. On this kind of battlefield, trying to find a safe route in a foreign country is a huge waste of energy and manpower... This is the most effective way to strike."

"If that's the case..."

Yubi picked up the thread, "We can't stay at the same point on the route for too long. The people of Konoha aren't stupid. If their supply team suddenly disappears, they'll definitely think that the enemy has discovered their route... They might send someone to investigate or reinforce the combat power of the follow-up teams."

"So... we need to retreat before they realize what's happening."

Arai gave Yubi an approving look. "On the battlefield, any support route is a lifeline that supplies blood to the front lines... Konoha is also short-handed right now. Once the route is exposed, they won't want to sacrifice their fighting strength in vain, so they will most likely abandon it directly..."

"Based on this, at most we can only take down two of their teams."

Yubi thought for a moment and said, "The premise is... that the opposing team's personnel configuration is not that high."

Although he had fought against members of the Root organization, in general, Yubi did not have much experience fighting against Konoha... It was still difficult to assess the level of Konoha ninjas.

He may be familiar with Konoha, but in reality, it's a different story.

However, even with only three people, Yubi's claim of killing two Konoha teams wasn't out of confidence, but because... that's just how the battlefield situation is right now. These supply transport teams are generally not very strong; they belong to the logistics department and don't have any strict standards.

That is, the Chunin level, and there may even be Genin.

These are all possibilities…

Moreover, with the war dragging on for so long, Konoha's fighting force has been almost completely depleted, leaving them with even fewer elite troops to carry out this kind of mission. The most useful elite soldiers should have already been deployed to the front lines.

On their side, however, they have the elite Jonin, Arai.

For a jonin, an elite jonin is a complete game-changer compared to a chunin or genin.

The gap is too big.

Even among Jonin, there are varying levels of strength... not to mention, they're not even in the same league.

Although Arai is not like Minato Namikaze, who could take down dozens of ninjas single-handedly, he is still the Kazekage's personal bodyguard and has the necessary skills.

"Understood?"

After discussing some battle plans, Arai asked the two men.

"clear."

Only Yubi answered him.

"Let's go."

Arai didn't pay attention and nodded.

Then, the three headed straight for the location where their target would appear.

The Land of Grass is smaller than the Land of Rain. Due to the war between Konoha and Iwagakure, ninjas from other villages, in addition to those from Iwagakure and Konoha, have appeared in the country. Yubi and his two companions even discovered a few Kirigakure ninjas, but they did not reveal themselves or fight with them.

They came on a mission.

These people went to the Land of Grass simply to gather intelligence on the battlefield and ensure that the village was informed of the situation as soon as possible.

Although there are quite a few ninjas active in the Land of Grass, and they are rather diverse, overall it is not as chaotic as the Land of Rain... so they can still travel very quickly.

Upon arrival, they settled down deep within this dense forest.

Start setting up traps quickly...waiting for the prey to take the bait.