I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

"Triple Rashomon!"

The raging winds, accompanied by towering waves that seemed to rise from the ground, had cut off their escape routes to the left or right, and retreating was out of the question.

The Sound Five truly lived up to their reputation as elites trained by Orochimaru.

Although Chiyo gained the upper hand, the group quickly recovered, with Sakon immediately summoning the Triple Rashomon to withstand the attack.

“This doesn’t feel right.” Jirobo shook his head and covered his nose, saying, “There should be some kind of poison powder mixed in with the air.”

“Stopping your breath won’t help either.” Kimimaro, the leader of the group, quickly realized the problem and said, “Even skin contact can cause poisoning.”

"This should be a drug that makes people faint."

Kimimaro was right. Although Butterfree's hypnotic powder is in the form of powder that spreads with the wind, it doesn't necessarily have to be inhaled; skin contact will do the trick.

Without being fully armed, anyone who stays within the range of the hypnotic powder will be hypnotized.

Since the Sound Five's attire wasn't completely covered from head to toe, they were inevitably caught in the trap.

However, these five people were handpicked by Orochimaru.

Being ruthless to others is key to their survival, but being ruthless to themselves is crucial for catching Orochimaru's eye.

Upon realizing they had been hit, the five men did not hesitate to draw their kunai (bone blades) and strike themselves hard on any part of their bodies that wouldn't affect their combat ability.

The stinging pain instantly brought them to their senses.

"Disperse!"

A fire-breathing dragon pounced on them from the sky, and the group scattered immediately.

"Ow~"

A burst of flame shot out from a great distance, but this time it was different from the last; the flame seemed to have made contact with something very close to them.

"Bang~"

Blasted!

Although the group managed to dodge in advance, the blast wave initially made them lose their footing, and the intense heat left them in a more disheveled state, with numerous burns on their bodies. Even more dangerously, the surrounding air suddenly rushed towards the center of the explosion, as if a giant air pump had instantly sucked all the air away.

It even seemed to suck all the air out of their lungs, making them suffocate.

Chiyo had already made preparations and hid behind a rock in advance.

It'll explode!

Water can conduct electricity, and electrolysis of water can also decompose into hydrogen and oxygen. The massive amount of water generated by the 100,000-volt surfing technique can decompose into a large amount of hydrogen and oxygen. The explosive power of hydrogen is also considerable. In addition, the wind and waves brought by Pidgeot will rapidly mix hydrogen, oxygen and the surrounding air, thus turning it into a thermobaric bomb.

However, this hastily put-together thermobaric bomb is not as good as a real thermobaric bomb. Even so, Chiyo usually wouldn't do this because Pokémon battles are usually close-quarters.

Doing this will only result in killing a thousand enemies while losing fifteen thousand of your own.

But the ninja battle gave Chiyo this opportunity.

Only after the explosion had passed did she peek out from behind the rock where she had been hiding.

'We won?'

Chiyo wasn't sure; a ninja's physique and speed couldn't be judged by common sense, especially for early-game mini-bosses like the Sound Five.

Such a rudimentary, makeshift thermobaric weapon might not be able to kill a ninja.

Is that all?

After waiting for a while, Chiyo did not hear any message from the Charizard in the sky.

'They must be hiding.'

Having carefully considered the enemy's intentions, Chiyo didn't believe she could easily defeat all five Sound Ninja in one fell swoop.

It's possible they used the explosion to hide.

'A ninja who infiltrated the shadows...'

Viperous snakes that lurk in the shadows are often more frightening than those that are openly lurking.

"Charizard! Come back!"

"Big Butterfly takes over, covert reconnaissance!"

Charizard's massive size left it with nowhere to hide, forcing it to engage head-on. While its own Butterfree wasn't a boss-level Pokémon, its smaller size had its advantages. More importantly, Butterfree was very quiet in flight, allowing for stealthy reconnaissance.

This is something that wasn't shown in the game or the animation.

But it seems just right to use it here.

"Big Butterfly, be careful."

Chiyo said.

"The rest of the Pokémon, be on guard!"

They've gone into hiding.

Chiyo began to analyze that, compared to the unknown characters, the Five were powerful, but they were not without their weaknesses.

The information gap is her advantage.

How did the Five Men fail?

Chiyo began to recall the entire plot.

What were the specific reasons for the Five's defeat?

These characters in the animation are all very strong; they can be described as a blazing fire when gathered together, and a sky full of stars when scattered.

They gathered together to fight against Konoha's Anbu and elite squads, then scattered and beat the Konoha Twelve so badly they were almost wiped out.

However, the five were wiped out when facing the twelve Konoha 12 and the Sand Ninja who came to their aid.

It's not that they're not strong; besides being worn down in one wave, is it because they were scattered?

That is, to defeat them one by one.

'Defeat them one by one, and engage in targeted combat.'

'So, from whom, and how, should we attack?'

Chapter 51 Defeating Them One by One

Encircle and ambush reinforcements, disperse and surround, infiltrate behind enemy lines, outflank from both sides, and defeat them one by one.

One tactic after another flashed through Chiyo's mind.

One advantage of the information explosion is that anyone willing to read history, war stories, novels, historical materials, and TV dramas can access them.

You can always see the theory and practice of these tactics.

In that instant, Chiyo thought of many things.

Ultimately, she had no choice but to abandon all those operations.

It's not that I don't try, it's just that I really can't do it!

Pokémon do possess remarkable intelligence, emotions, and abilities, but why are they still treated as tools, pets, and gladiators by humans?

Because Pokémon's organizational skills are not as good as humans'.

Pokémon of the same species can cooperate, but it's difficult when they cross species. It's not that they can't, but it's difficult if there's a lack of human command and coordination.

It's best not to rely on the Pokémon's own performance on the day.

While it's true that you should trust your Pokémon, they can sometimes pull off amazing feats.

In the current situation, if we were to execute a strategy of dividing and encircling to defeat them one by one, we would have to rely on the Pokémon themselves to organize the battle.

She can't possibly command every group of Pokémon in battle.

So what to do?

"Stay calm, don't be nervous, there's a way."

Chiyo kept telling herself to stay calm and focused, that mindset was the most important thing right now. She already had the upper hand, and she couldn't afford to lose her composure.

If you cannot divide and surround them, then use blitzkrieg.

As the great librarian once said, "It's better to break one finger than to injure all ten." If the powerful Japanese army is accompanied by two weaker puppet troops, attack the puppet troops first; once the weak are defeated, the strong will become weaker. Attacking the Japanese first will also strengthen the weaker puppet troops.

So, among the Sound Five, who is strong and who is weak? Who is easy to fight and who is difficult to fight?

Chiyo quickly analyzed the situation.

It's impossible for all five members of the Sound Five to be of equal strength. Among these five, Kimimaro is clearly the strongest, so we don't need to consider him now.

Of the remaining four, Kidomaru possessed high intelligence, high agility, and high combat prowess. He treated battles like a game, and his mindset was similar to that of a player, easily becoming overconfident and overlooking details, which ultimately led to his demise.

Next should be Tayuya and the two katakana.

Tayuya's fighting style involves creating illusions with flute music while controlling her summoned creatures in battle. Her weakness is most obvious: she can be directly countered by Pidgeot.

The two people on the left and right have special abilities, such as parasitism. In the anime, this person's performance is not particularly outstanding, but he is quite insidious. Judging from his performance in the battle with Kiba, as long as you keep your distance, you can greatly restrain this guy.

Finally, there's Jirobo, who, theoretically, is a stepping stone and a lowly soldier among the Sound Four.

He has no special abilities, no extraordinary bloodline, and his fighting method is earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that is used to escape from the earth), which is conventional and has nothing outstanding about it.

Based on this known intelligence...

Chiyo then took out two more Pokémon.

First, throw the first Poké Ball from the spot.

bang~

A giant serpent made of rock appeared in everyone's sight.

"Onix! Earthquake! Shake these guys out of here!"

The boss-level Onix, whose body resembled a skyscraper, stood up abruptly upon receiving the order and then crashed to the ground.

Rumble~

The earth trembles!

earthquake!

Although it's just a skill, it's still a real earthquake, an earthquake with an intensity of at least magnitude seven.

Chiyo is determined to force all the hidden people to come out.

Earth.

No matter how powerful a ninja is, they can't fly into the sky. At least for now, the Sound Four are still on the ground, like pupae.

Centered on Chiyo and Onix, the seismic waves rapidly spread westward in all directions.

This skill is even more terrifying than in the anime and games.

The earthquake trembled and cracked, and the ground rose and fell like ice floes at sea with the seismic waves.

The next second, Chiyo saw five dark figures dart around her.

"Pidgeo! Attack that woman! Use Air Blade!"

"The yellow-skinned rat, still the same target!"

"thunder!"

Tayuya! This was Chiyo's first pre-set goal.

Instead of choosing the weakest Jirobo, or Sakon whom I felt I could easily control by simply cutting off his distance, I chose Tayuya.

There is no other reason.

Illusion!

She wasn't afraid of physical attacks, nor did she care about parasitism, as long as she stayed far away. The problem was that she was powerless against Tayuya's illusion.

In the anime, this woman uses a flute to create illusions, which belong to the category of musical illusions.

Theoretically, if you can't hear it, then it's fine.

But who can guarantee that Tayu, who is skilled in illusion, won't use other methods to cast illusions?

We must first promote it before we talk about anything else.