Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

One day, Yubi, along with Sasori and others, were in Commander Shimizu's tent conducting military analysis and deployment regarding the current battlefield situation when a subordinate immediately came to report, interrupting their conversation.

Then, an injured Sand Villager was brought in.

It was a small team sent by their garrison to investigate signs of Iwagakure's activities on the border of the Land of Birds that was attacked.

Only this person was the first to run back and deliver the message.

"Mr. Shimizu, please, you must save Hirota and the others."

The injured Sand Villager looked sorrowful and anxious.

Upon hearing this, the people inside the tent looked grave and unfolded the map.

How many people are on the other side?

"It should be a squad from a base. I saw at least ten people. I'm not sure if there will be reinforcements later..." the Sunagakure messenger replied.

"Geographically speaking, they are some distance from the main force of Sunagakure, but they have already entered the territory of the Land of Birds... Iwagakure will definitely be able to react faster than us, and even if we send people now... it will probably be too late..."

A captain glanced at the location on the map and said in a deep voice.

What he meant was... he had no choice but to give up.

Such casualties... occur frequently on the battlefield and are considered perfectly normal.

Moreover, the reconnaissance team was already carrying out the most dangerous missions.

"Sending people there... could very well cost other people their lives."

Another squad leader provided a precise analysis.

In short, this rescue... is not worth it.

"..."

A moment of silence fell over the tent.

"Mr. Shimizu, Kota's child was just born..."

The Sunagakure messenger realized something, and suddenly knelt down before the military leadership present, bowing deeply, his eyes reddening as he spoke.

It's clear that he and his partner, Hongtai, have an exceptionally good relationship.

However, life and death are predestined on the battlefield. Let alone a newborn child at home... During the previous Shinobi World War, when the fighting was even more intense, many unborn children had already lost their fathers, and a large number of children became orphans, and some families even died out.

In this situation... there's not much to say.

As the commander-in-chief, Shimizu would not act impulsively, nor would he push others into the fire for the sake of a group of comrades who were already destined to sacrifice themselves.

The failure of this reconnaissance mission was already a foregone conclusion.

"Reconnaissance missions for both armies are part of routine operations. Even if the enemy discovers our personnel... given their overwhelming advantage, it shouldn't be that quick for them to relay intelligence to the main force. After all, it's our personnel who are escaping. The enemy has a sure-fire victory, and the nature of the mission isn't anything special, so it shouldn't raise any alarms. There's still a chance to rescue them."

Just then, a voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

The one who spoke was Yubi.

"From a distance perspective, Iwagakure is indeed closer than us... but if our support is fast enough, we might be able to reach their return route first and meet up with the rest of the team. They should also be on their way back, but... to avoid any delays along the way, we can only send a maximum of three people... any more than that and we probably won't be able to meet that requirement in terms of speed."

"Furthermore, the fact that he was able to return alive and deliver intelligence indicates that the reconnaissance team was not completely trapped or blockaded, nor were they facing the enemy head-on. In terms of time, if there had been enough time... perhaps there were still survivors."

Yubi met their gazes and spoke.

Since it was his solution, he should be the one to implement it.

Instead of letting others take the risk.

"I'll go... I'm a medical ninja. If anyone in the reconnaissance team is injured, I can treat them in time and prevent casualties. If the enemy is just a base squad, they shouldn't have any Jonin-level elite Iwagakure soldiers. With my strength, I'm confident I can handle them."

Yubi looked at the clear water and volunteered.

"We will not abandon any of our partners."

"..."

Yubi's words made the others blush and feel a little hot.

"No…"

After a moment's hesitation, Shimizu was about to refuse without even thinking it through.

Based solely on the analysis of the Sunagakure ninja who ran back, it seems like a very unwise choice to send Yubi to do something at risk.

What if something unexpected happens...?

Moreover, Yubi and Sasori are already on Iwagakure's kill list.

"The reconnaissance team's missions are inherently extremely dangerous, and they are among the most fearless of death. Their strategic sacrifice is understandable. I wouldn't have made this suggestion if it were a completely ineffective rescue, but as a medical ninja, I want to try even if there's only a sliver of a chance of rescue. Otherwise, if word gets out... I'm afraid others will have opinions, and it will affect morale," Yubi said.

"Now that we've stepped onto the battlefield, there's no time to be timid. Danger... is always there."

"Mr. Shimizu, I will protect my safety."

"..."

Seeing that Yubi had gone this far, Shimizu was speechless.

Without waiting for his reply, Yubi immediately pulled up the kneeling Sunagakure and was about to leave the tent: "Time is of the essence, we'll discuss the details on the way."

Scorpion, standing nearby, instinctively wanted to accompany Yubi to rescue the people.

But Shimizu immediately stopped him, and had another captain, who was also a Jonin, leave with Yubi.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If both Yubi and Scorpion go, and something unexpected happens, it will be too late to regret it.

Yubi is a medical ninja, so it's somewhat understandable that he got involved in this to save lives.

There's no need for that for scorpions.

"You go first, our people will come to your aid."

Shimizu gave his instructions.

"Um."

With many people traveling together, their speed will inevitably be affected. Their goal is to rescue people as quickly as possible, and they need to race against time.

Most importantly, if there are too many people, they are likely to be exposed prematurely.

The only option was to let Yubi and the other two go first.

……

Whoosh whoosh.

Soon, led by the scout from Sunagakure, Yubi and another Jonin ran at full speed beside him, one on each side, and left the camp.

Heading straight towards the land of birds.

Along the way, this Sand Villager recounted their encounters with the Iwa Village in great detail.

"Yubi... the exact situation over there is still uncertain. How many people are there, and what their combat strength is... If the situation is not optimistic when we arrive, I'll cover the rear, and you take the others and leave first," the Jonin named Ito said to Yubi.

"it is good."

Yubi did not outwardly refuse.

But in his heart, he had no intention of obediently following orders.

The reason he insisted on joining was because... this unexpected event was exactly the 'opportunity' he had been waiting for.

Before long, the three of them sprinted and entered the Bird Kingdom.

A three-person squad is quite efficient and stealthy.

This is not the Land of Earth after all. Even though Iwagakure has deployed a large number of people on the border of the Land of Birds, they can't do as well as they can on their own doorstep.

Their war zone perimeter was specifically deployed based on the locations of the strongholds on the Sunagakure side.

It does not cover the entire area.

The two villages knew each other too well... They knew exactly which areas were key to the battle and which could be relatively ignored.

"Found it."

After venturing further into the land of birds, the three finally heard a sound coming from afar.

At this moment, two disheveled Sand Villagers were fleeing with injuries.

Behind them were the figures of Iwagakure relentlessly pursuing them, flashing by rapidly.