On the sea, a wooden boat cut through the thick night and headed towards the shore.
When the boat ran aground along the waves in the shallow sea, a ninja jumped down from it. This man was about forty years old and had an exaggerated beard, which added a bit of ferocity.
He wears clothes with Land of Wind characteristics and wears Sunagakure Forehead Protector on his forehead. Judging from various details, it shows that he is a Sunagakure ninja.
Yes, this person is One-Tail Jinchuriki Garaga.
Slightly different from the information Konoha learned, Garaga did not appear on the battlefield, but went directly deep into the territory of Land of Rivers.
Of course, it cannot be said that the spy's intelligence is false, but the order has been slightly adjusted. Garaga's current mission is to first destroy Konoha's long supply line, and then return to the battlefield to start hunting activities.
In Sunagakure's view, Konoha's biggest problem at present is the supply line problem. They need to transport it from the bridgehead of Land of Fire to the territory of Land of Rivers, and then send it to Land of Wind Base in batches.
Passing through three countries, this is really a long supply line, but there are too many places for sneak attacks.
Since the target was Land of Rivers, there was no need for Garaga to risk being discovered by walking through enemy-occupied territory. Instead, he chose the more secure waterway and entered Land of Rivers by boat.
I don't know if when Third Kazekage made such adjustments, it was an accident or if he had expected it and deliberately guarded against a spy. In short, the effect was very good. Now Uchiha Chen, who was sent to ambush Garaga, is still eating sand from Land of Wind.
In fact, from a practical point of view, now is not the best time to sneak into Land of Rivers.
Not only Konoha has spies, Sunagakure also has spies, and such a large-scale operation as Konoha sending two thousand reinforcements is impossible to hide from the eyes of spies.
In other words, Garaga's activity time is not long. Once the reinforcements rush to Land of Rivers, he must leave. Otherwise, with a force of two thousand ninjas, it is actually very easy to find him in a small Land of Rivers.
War is like this. It is impossible for one side to have an absolute advantage. Certain tasks must be performed regardless of good or bad conditions.
After hiding the boat, Garaga immediately ran towards the confirmed material storage point.
This material storage point is information that has been determined for a long time. In addition, there are three transportation routes that Sunagakure ninja discovered through investigation, which are also the objects that he needs to take care of in this operation.
After traveling for twenty minutes, when Gobi Desert was about to walk out of this area, Garaga relied on his ears and discovered in advance that an enemy team of four was approaching.
Find a cave to hide in? But it's too late. Land of Rivers is mostly Gobi Desert. Except for some Taiseki blocks that can be used for simple blocking, the rest can be seen at a glance.
Therefore... it is more reliable to use the advantage of early discovery to deal with the enemy.
Defeating and killing enemies is not the key, the key is to deal with them quietly. Once there is an obvious noise or an eye-catching battle in the silent night, if there are other enemies nearby, they will be attracted, and Garaga is likely to be exposed.
Exposure is not terrible, but it would not be beautiful if Konoha Ninja at the material storage point was aware of it due to early exposure.
Garaga was hiding behind a boulder. Although the moonlight was very good, he did not look out to observe the enemy's movements. He only relied on the enemy's footsteps to judge the distance.
He is waiting for the other party to actively enter his attack range.
And as they arrived, there was actually the sound of conversation.
"Captain, I heard that the front line achieved a great victory under the command of Lord Orochimaru. Is this true?"
"It's true... I have a friend who just retreated from the battlefield. He said that it was more than a great victory. In that battle, Master Chen almost captured Commander Sunagakure alive."
"Then will we end the war early?" Another ninja asked with hope in his voice.
The captain didn't speak, but another voice said, "Well, I think everyone should be careful. After all, we are on patrol, and there might be Sunagakure ninjas infiltrating."
"Don't worry. Although we have entered a high-alert state, after all, we have just carried out a large-scale operation. Even if we want to launch a new offensive, it will take time to prepare. How can it be so fast? What's more, even if someone infiltrates, they will not choose Land of Rivers."
Garaga Listening to what they said, someone really guessed the secret passage correctly, and a ninja really infiltrated from this position.
However... chatting openly during a mission is too lazy. Don't you know that the sound will travel far in the night?
Do these Konoha Ninja think they are safe in the rear areas far away from the battlefield?
At this time, with the conversation, the enemy has entered the attack range.
Garaga, who was like an arrow, suddenly flew out and punched away. Konoha Ninja, who was standing at the front, did not react and flew backwards, landing on a stone.
"It's Sunagakure's bastard!"
Seeing his captain being attacked, a ninja jumped up and shot Kunai at Garaga. At the same time, the other two ninjas also rushed over from both sides with tacit understanding.
Bang bang bang.
Garaga held Kunai with one hand and bounced away all the Shuriken and Kunai that were shot at him. At the same time, his figure Flash disappeared from the attack of the two Konoha Ninja.
Seeing the enemy disappear, the three ninjas were obviously stunned.
"It's not a good habit to stay stunned while fighting!"
When the three of them were surprised, Garaga suddenly disappeared and had Body Flicker reached the side of the farthest ninja.
Bang!
He punched the opponent on the cheek, a heart-wrenching sound was heard, and at the same time, the whole person flew backwards like a broken sack.
"Damn it!" Looking at the two companions who fell to the ground instantly, a ninja shouted angrily and immediately Hand Seals his hands.
But just when his seal was about to be completed, a pair of pale hands reached out from the ground, suddenly grabbed his ankles, and pulled him underground.
This is Earth Clone, which was separated from Garaga a long time ago, and has been hiding under the ground.
The only remaining Konoha Ninja watched his teammates fall down. He hurriedly took out Signal Flare from Ninja Pouch, preparing to sound the alarm.
But it was already too late at this time, Garaga's figure appeared in front of him, and with a flash of cold light, Kunai crossed his throat.
All this seems cumbersome, but in fact it only happens in a matter of ten seconds.
Looking at all four people who fell to the ground, Garaga took care of the battlefield, then walked into the thick night and began his hunting mission.
One day later, Land of Wind Konoha Base.
The sound of footsteps came, and a ninja opened the tent in the center of Base.
"Lord Orochimaru!"
Orochimaru raised his head and squinted at the ninja who walked in. Before he could ask, the other party had already handed a Scroll to him.
"According to the information sent back by the ninja of Land of Rivers, it is suspected that traces of One-Tail Jinchuriki have been found." The ninja said.
"Land of Rivers...?" Orochimaru frowned slightly, this was not in line with what was expected.
"Yes, from the night before yesterday to the day yesterday, four teams have lost information. The material storage point in Ogura Castle was also attacked and suffered heavy losses. According to the description of the resident ninja, the appearance is consistent with One-Tail Jinchuriki."
Orochimaru nodded with gloomy eyes. It seemed that the spy's information was really wrong.
In war, this person cannot tolerate any mistakes. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "Let the communications team inform Chen that... Jinchuriki has appeared."
"Yes!"
At the same time, in a cool shade area caused by Valley, a person and an animal were looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
"Are you going to lead the way for me?" The handsome ninja wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked helplessly.
"You still dare to let me lead the way? Tell me, how long have you kept me Seal in Scroll?" The slightly manic and sharp voice quickly overcame the ninja's voice.
This ninja is naturally Uchiha Chen who eats sand in Land of Wind, and the beast... is the cat-sized Shukaku.
Speaking of which, ever since Hidden Cloud Village captured Kushina and took out Shukaku's chakra clone as a radar, Chen has been throwing it into Big White's belly. It has been four or five years since Hidden Cloud Village captured Kushina.
Therefore, Shukaku feels miserable.
It originally created this clone just to see Kurama, then go to Hidden Cloud Village to see Little Eight. If the chakra has not been exhausted, it will go to Hidden Sand Village to cause damage.
In short, it wants to take a quick trip.
But I didn't expect that Uchiha Chen, this beast, had made a promise when I invited him, but as soon as he turned his head, he forgot about the agreement.
Sure enough... human beings are all big pigs.
"Anyway... I won't believe you no matter what you say!" Shukaku said angrily.
"No, let's discuss it. I promise to let you see Kurama this time..."
"Go away... you stupid humans, I don't believe a word you say!"
"Think about it again... your body is now Seal attached to Jinchuriki. Find him and I will untie Seal."
"Can you be so kind?"
Chen smiled and said, "Of course, you are so powerful and it's very stressful to be an enemy with you. It would be good for everyone to release your body, and it can also be used to cause damage to Sunagakure."
Shukaku glanced at Chen, thought carefully for a while, seemed to have thought of something, then covered his mouth, let out a lewd smile, and almost rolled on the sand.
After a while, it raised its head and grinned. "Hey~ I will believe you for the last time, let's go."
"..."
Brother, your acting skills are too good. Are you lying?
Chen said helplessly, "Are you planning to [lead him to Sunagakure] in your mind?"
"..." Shukaku had a shocked expression of "I've been discovered."
"You're not thinking, 'This human being is too scary, it's better to run away' now, are you?"
"..." Shock ×2!
"Despicable humans!" Shukaku scolded.
"Hey," Chen squatted on the ground and picked up the mini Shukaku like a puppy.
"You'd better cooperate with me and don't do these little tricks. I promise to do what I say this time."
Shukaku turned his head and tried to bite Chen's arm, but failed because his neck was too short.
So it got angry again. "Don't even think about ordering me, there is sand around here, let's see how you can catch me!"
After saying that, the part Chen grabbed turned into sand, Shukaku fell to the ground, and turned around to get into the sand.
With the ability of Shukaku, even if it is just a scaled-down version, it would be really difficult to catch it if it really gets into the sand.
Chen sighed, and then took out a Scroll from his pocket. On top of the Scroll, there was the word "gold".
Gold is naturally not Gold Sand, but... Adamantine Chains.
Adamantine Chains is the unique ability of the Uzumaki Clan, which has the ability to suppress Tailed Beast.
This Scroll was drawn by Kushina for him before Chen left the village. It contains the chakra of Kushina and is specially used to deal with Tailed Beast.
As Scroll unfolded, a silver-white Chakra Chains instantly popped out of Scroll, and then wrapped around Shukaku's neck.
From a distance... it looks like a dog leash...
"Damn it!" Shukaku struggled for a while but failed to get away.
"Okay, stop making trouble, be good." Chen shook the chain, and then started Hand Seals. He already felt Big White calling him.
Sure enough, Big White sent information from Base.
While Chen was reading the letter, Big White swam down from his neck, then walked around to Shukaku, looking at it curiously.
"What are you looking at? Stinky snake, I will cook you and eat you sooner or later!"
Shukaku, who was tied up, still didn't forget to show off.
Big White was not angry, but straightened up and blinked at Shukaku very shyly.
"..."
"Okay, stop teasing it, Shukaku's face is red." After Chen put the letter away, he knocked Big White's head and put it on his shoulder.
Then, he pulled the chain again and said to Shukaku:
"Let's go, Ah Huang, let's go to Land of Rivers to find Big Yellow."