The following afternoon.
"Lady Tsunade."
Natsuki stood at the entrance to the tent and called out.
"Come in."
Tsunade's voice quickly answered.
At her invitation, Natsuki walked into the tent.
He immediately spotted Tsunade lounging lazily on the carpet.
Her clothes slipped toward either side but remained stretched taut, looking dangerously close to giving way.
Although Tsunade was the deputy commander, she had very little to do.
Aside from treating the wounded every day, she simply lay in her tent and rested.
That was only natural.
She had come along because she was worried about Nawaki. But she understood that she had to let go when the time came.
When Nawaki went out on missions, she did not accompany him.
Besides, she was lazy herself, so staying at headquarters as a medical ninja suited her best.
"What do you need?"
Tsunade asked with her eyes closed.
"Didn't Nawaki mention wanting to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure?"
Natsuki walked over and sat in front of her. "I've found a target."
After saying that, he took out a map and handed it to Tsunade.
Seeing this, Tsunade sat up.
Her clothes slipped downward, revealing the supple curves beneath.
Natsuki's eyelid twitched at the sight.
Tsunade glanced at him, then casually unfolded the map.
A red dot marked the left side of the map.
"That red dot is one of Iwagakure's outposts."
Natsuki explained, "It has quite a few people, roughly five hundred."
In a sense, this outpost served as a headquarters.
Konoha had similar outposts.
The reason was simple.
They could not station all four thousand ninja at headquarters.
If Iwagakure learned the headquarters' location and had a jinchūriki fire a Tailed Beast Ball at it, escaping would be difficult.
The same applied in reverse.
Iwagakure would not station all four