"Tsunade-sensei, there's no need to go. The enemy's already here," Kushina said.
The moment they heard the screams, Uchiha Yin and Kushina activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
Every person, animal, and plant within a kilometer appeared in their minds as a tiny silhouette.
The Hyuga Clan member standing watch to the west had already been taken out by a group wearing Sand Ninja Forehead Protectors.
As if to prove Kushina right, Sand Ninja emerged one after another from the grass to the west, blades in hand.
Like a pack of wolves that had spotted their prey, they charged at the Konoha forces.
Clang, clang, clang—boom!
The clash of close combat rang through the entire unit, followed by the roar of colliding jutsu.
This was clearly a planned ambush. By a rough count, the Sand Ninja outnumbered the Konoha unit two to one!
With the Sand Ninja striking without warning, the battle immediately became one-sided.
Even though some of the medical ninja accompanying the unit could fight, the situation remained dire.
"Tsunade! I never expected to run into you like this. Looks like I've hooked a big fish!"
Ebizo clicked his tongue as he spoke.
That night, Ebizo had originally planned to circle around and lie in wait behind Konoha's forces, then attack them from the rear when the Sand Ninja launched their assault the next day. He hadn't expected to run into the reinforcements led by Tsunade.
Ebizo changed his plans on the spot, deciding to wipe out Tsunade's unit.
He wasn't confident he could keep Tsunade here, but destroying Konoha's reinforcements would still deal its forces on the battlefield a heavy blow.
"Ebizo!" Tsunade's expression turned grave.
Ebizo was a veteran Kage Level fighter. If he kept her occupied here, she wouldn't be able to help the