Why Are We Running Again?

After sending out the distress signal, Hatake Sakumo immediately led his men in retreat toward the Konoha camp. He refused to get tangled up with a large number of enemies. If they were surrounded, the losses would be severe. Hatake Sakumo was confident he could fight his way out, but the others... would have a hard time.

"Quick, quick, quick! Surround them!!!"

"Don't let them get away!!!"

A large number of Sand Ninja rapidly closed in, intending to surround and eliminate Hatake Sakumo and his group. The war had only just begun, but Sunagakure was already feeling utterly frustrated.

Konoha's people were too cunning—or perhaps too cowardly. The moment they sensed something was wrong, they immediately retreated, fully carrying out the essence of this tactic.

The instant they felt anything was off, they would withdraw. Because of this, several large-scale encirclements by Sunagakure had come up empty, leaving Rasa, who had arranged everything, hopping mad.

Konoha simply refused to play by the rules. Shouldn't you be defending your positions to the death? What did it mean to run the moment there were too many enemies and things felt wrong? Were Sunagakure's people really that terrifying? Since the war began, Sunagakure had suffered the most casualties!!!

Why the hell were you Konoha people running?

And so, upon discovering Hatake Sakumo and his group, the Sand Ninja grew excited and swiftly approached, wanting to surround them. Unfortunately, they overestimated themselves and underestimated Hiko's orders and Konoha's execution.

"Slash!!!"

A bright blade flashed through the night like a silver bolt of lightning, like the gleam of a giant beast's fang. Screams immediately rang out.

"Konoha's White Fang!!!"

"It's Konoha's White Fang!!!"

The Sand Ninja rushing at the front to cut them off immediately suffered a crushing loss. Hatake Sakumo showed them why he