Just as Tsunade nervously looked up, ready to see where the fighting had caused such a huge commotion...
Elsewhere, reinforcements had finally reached the main battlefield!
"T-Teacher?"
Kakashi Hatake's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
A familiar, sunny smile appeared before him. Minato Namikaze straightened up, while Naruto Uzumaki jumped out, shouting excitedly.
"Kakashi-sensei, we're here to help you!"
"Cough... cough, cough!"
Kakashi had no time to exchange pleasantries with his teacher. He first looked at Naruto with concern. "Why are you here, Naruto?"
"Aren't you supposed to be training on Turtle Island? This is the front line. Fighting is about to break out here!"
"I know!"
Naruto grinned, completely unconcerned by the tense atmosphere around him.
"It's all right, Kakashi," Minato Namikaze explained from beside him. "Naruto has made some progress in his training. He must have received permission to come out."
If Naruto had said that himself, Kakashi would have found it hard to believe.
But with Minato Namikaze explaining it, he had little reason to question it.
In Kakashi's memory, his teacher had always been very reliable.
"How are the preparations coming along, Kakashi?" Minato Namikaze turned and surveyed the busy ninja. "It doesn't look like you've set many traps."
"There wasn't enough time," Kakashi explained. "We're pressed for time, and we only have so many people."
"Setting up defensive installations took up much of our effort, so naturally, we couldn't spare any more thought for traps."
"I did assign some people to lay a few traps, but they're only better than nothing."
Minato Namikaze nodded. He understood Kakashi's difficulties. With their time and manpower as limited as they were, they could only choose to give certain things up.
Given the current situation, Kakashi had already done very well.
"Have the other reinforcements arrived?"
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