No Matter How You Look at It, We Have the Advantage!

Before setting out, Indra casually poisoned his kunai, shuriken, and chakra short swords.

He also mixed poison capable of disrupting chakra flow into ten smoke bombs.

This series of smooth, practiced actions left Tsunade utterly dumbfounded.

You brat who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, how could you fight so underhandedly?!

Although she was proficient in medical ninjutsu, she had never used such dirty tricks!

"Sensei, this is yours. I poisoned all of it."

"Ahem, good." Tsunade took the ninja tool pouch Indra handed her and smoothly fastened it around her waist.

People always changed.

Sunagakure fought so underhandedly. After fighting them, she was tempted too!

There were only three of them on this trip, and they immediately rushed to the Amegakure battlefield.

This journey was much easier. The traps set along the way by enemy ninja had long since been cleared by the comrades who passed through ahead of them.

In just one day, Indra saw the Hidden Leaf camp at the Amegakure battlefield.

As soon as the three entered the camp, Jiraiya, with his fluffy, disheveled white hair, gray ninja armor, and mature-looking face, immediately came over to greet them. "Tsunade, you finally made it!"

He wore his usual carefree grin and looked delighted. "Without you here, things have been tough for us. There aren't nearly enough gas masks!"

"Don't even think about taking advantage of me, you greasy toad!"

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Jiraiya and kicked without hesitation, sending him flying more than ten meters away as he tried to hug her.

Seeing Jiraiya in such a sorry state, everyone else in the camp silently turned away.

After rolling several times, Jiraiya rubbed his waist and immediately got to his feet with a pained expression. "Still as violent as ever, Tsunade. Women should be gentler."

"Shut up. My two disciples are here, so don't make me get serious!"

Only then did Jiraiya look toward Indra and Mikoto standing beside her.

Mikoto smiled awkwardly and greeted him, "Hello, Lord Jiraiya."

She had never expected the famous Jiraiya to be so... carefree in private.

"Lord Jiraiya, it is a pleasure to meet you." Indra echoed her, neither humble nor overbearing.

Jiraiya nodded slightly and gave the two of them a meaningful glance. "Both from the Uchiha Clan... Come over first."

Unaware of the deal between Indra and Tsunade, Jiraiya assumed this was Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrangement.

Jiraiya had no interest in politics and had no intention of getting involved.

Still, as they walked, Jiraiya quietly reminded her, "Tsunade, Uchiha Clan ninja tend to be rather extreme. You need to keep them in line."

This was not prejudice. He had seen it firsthand on the battlefield.

After an Uchiha Clan member lost a companion or friend, most of the other Uchiha would awaken their Sharingan, and their personalities would become violent and extreme.

Because of this, Uchiha Clan members found it difficult to get along with the Hidden Leaf's other ninja.

When carrying out missions together, if you suddenly went mad and rushed in to kill people, you would not only expose your position but also disrupt the rhythm of the attack. You were nothing but dead weight.

Moreover, most of them could not understand reason and only acted according to their own logic.

On the battlefield, personal strength was often less important than discipline.

In response to Jiraiya's reminder, Tsunade merely replied flatly, "Whether it is Indra or Mikoto, they are both my most outstanding disciples."

Jiraiya raised an eyebrow. He saw the resolve in Tsunade's eyes.

Seeing that, he said nothing more, because he trusted Tsunade's judgment.

When they arrived at the main camp, the thirty-five Jonin present were ecstatic to learn that Tsunade had cracked Ibuse's poison.

Amegakure had no more than ten Jonin in total, while its Chunin and Genin were completely outnumbered by the Hidden Leaf.

The main reason the Hidden Leaf had failed to defeat Amegakure for so long was that it was fighting on three fronts and had its forces spread thin, compounded by Ibuse's poison.

Now that Sunagakure had been driven back and Ibuse's poison had been neutralized, it was time for the Hidden Leaf to sound the horn for a full-scale attack.

"We move today and catch Amegakure off guard. What do you all think?" Jiraiya asked as he sat in the main seat and looked around.

"Agreed!"

"That's a good idea!"

The many Jonin in the main camp all voted in favor.

"Isn't this just copying the tactic we used against Sunagakure?"

Tsunade grumbled, then looked at Indra and Mikoto beside her. "Are you interested in joining this battle?"

"Huh? We're going too?" Mikoto looked surprised and instinctively turned to Indra.

She did not really mind. Whether she served as a medical ninja or went to the front lines, as long as Indra was by her side, that was enough.

Indra hesitated for half a second at Tsunade's suggestion.

If this had happened before, he would definitely have refused immediately, but now he felt no pressure at all.

By killing enemies on the battlefield, he could also use the Demon Blade Hirumaru to learn the ninjutsu others knew. This was undoubtedly a great opportunity.

With that thought, Indra immediately stated his position. "Sensei, I'll listen to you!"

"You brat, if only you were this obedient in my dreams..." Tsunade muttered quietly, feeling a trace of shame rise within her.

Her cheeks flushed. To divert her attention, she spoke again. "Good. As medical ninja, you cannot devote yourselves entirely to healing. Come to the front lines with me and temper yourselves. It will benefit you."

As Tsunade spoke, she reached out and rubbed Indra's head.

"Hey, Sensei, what are you doing? Why are you so obsessed with my hair?" Indra was helpless. He swallowed this grievance, but he would definitely get revenge in his dreams!

Watching him fix his hair, Tsunade secretly felt the satisfaction of revenge.

Who told you to treat me like that in my dreams, you little brat? You have no respect for your teacher at all.

However, Tsunade also keenly noticed that Indra seemed to have grown taller again.

Two months ago, he had still been half a head shorter than her. How was he nearly as tall as her now?

His development was far too good!

Tsunade looked him up and down, making Indra's scalp tingle. He had no idea what schemes his bargain-bin teacher was plotting.

Fortunately, once Jiraiya began the strategic deployment, Tsunade withdrew her gaze.

Tsunade distributed the antidote pills she had prepared, and everyone finalized the mission to [Launch a Surprise Attack on Amegakure].

Led by Jiraiya and Tsunade, they would gather an elite force of fifty men, attack from the flank of the battlefield, break through Amegakure's lines, and charge straight into the heart of Amegakure.

Once this plan succeeded, Amegakure's supply lines would be cut, completely securing victory!

After resting for half a day, everyone set off at once.

Meanwhile, inside Amegakure's camp, Hanzō of the Salamander was delivering a mobilization speech to the Rain ninja.

"I do not understand why everyone is talking as though we will lose to the Hidden Leaf, as though the Land of Rain has become our burial ground.

"Ten years ago, I unified Amegakure. Three years ago, I defeated the Land of Iron and seized land, wealth, and women!

"That realm of vigorous vitality, where all things flourished and surged forth, still stands before my eyes.

"No matter how you look at it, we have the advantage! With me, the [Demigod], here, you will not lose!!!"

When Hanzō of the Salamander finished his final sentence, the previously dispirited morale became incomparably energized.

They shouted the title of "Demigod," each of them looking as though they had been injected with adrenaline.

At this moment, Hanzō of the Salamander was their sun!