While Kōki was rapidly gaining medical experience, the Sunagakure was also gearing up for battle, waiting for the higher-ups to give the order to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.
" Elder Chiyo, Bunpuku Bunfu unwilling to help?" Rasa, looking at the two thousand reinforcements drawn from the Chiyo, asked her from the Chiyo.
He had received a message from Chiyo saying that she would bring Bunpuku to provide support, but now he only saw ordinary troops and no Jinchūriki.
Upon hearing Rasa's question, Chiyo's previously calm expression immediately turned somewhat grim. "I couldn't persuade that old monk. He said he was too old and disliked killing, so he refused my request. To avoid wasting time, I came here and Ebizo, who has some connections with him, to try and persuade him. Hopefully, it will have some effect."
When Rasa heard the news that Bunpuku had refused to fight, his expression turned as ugly as Chiyo's.
He immediately felt displeased with Bunpuku, Jinchūriki who didn't obey orders. He thought that when he became Kazekage, he would definitely choose an obedient person as his Jinchūriki. Hmm, it would be best if the Jinchūriki was someone close to him, so that they could be easily controlled.
"Could we reduce the number of attackers? Otherwise, the losses will be too great."
Since Bunpuku was unwilling to take action, they would have no choice but to fight Konoha with their lives. The thought of the unpredictable loss of manpower made Rasa's heart ache. These were all elites of Sunagakure. To lure out the successor of Wood Release, they had to make such a huge sacrifice. Rasa's face was full of reluctance.
"There's nothing we can do if it gets too high. We can only hope that our fierce attack will force Konoha to send out the Wood Release brats. If we miscalculate and suffer too many losses without getting the Wood Release brats to appear, then even if it means forcing them, I will force Bunpuku to appear on the battlefield. At that point, he won't have a choice."
"And don't worry, even if I were foolish, I wouldn't actually send all my ninja to attack Konoha. This time, I plan to send two thousand men to probe Konoha's strength first. We'll really unleash our power when Bunpuku arrives later."
In the end, a ruthless glint flashed across Chiyo's face. Even if it meant betraying Bunpuku, she had to do it. It was all for Sunagakure.
With Chiyo's assurance, Rasa finally felt relieved. It wouldn't be good news for him, the future Kazekage, to have to sacrifice the lives of the villagers. These were his future subordinates, and he didn't want to inherit a ruined Sunagakure.
Fortunately, Chiyo intelligent and didn't want to cause Sunagakure to suffer heavy losses. However, in his eyes, Chiyo was still too merciful. If it were him, he would have forced Bunpuku to come over right now. With the help of today's raiding force, they might have been able to inflict heavy damage on Konoha in one fell swoop.
"Alright, enough about Bunpuku. Are the raiding forces ready? We have a surprise for the people of Konoha."
Chiyo was still feeling a headache coming on from the thought of Bunpuku's refusal, changed the subject to today's surprise attack plan. She felt that there was nothing to talk about with Bunpuku not being there, and the surprise attack plan was the focus of their attention.
What's more, she brought something different today, something that will definitely make the Konoha ninjas suffer.
"Don't worry, Elder Chiyo, I've already distributed the secret poison you brought. I'm confident it will severely injure the Konoha Ninja without Tsunade."
When talking about the surprise Chiyo had prepared, Rasa's expression was full of smiles. He was very satisfied with the gift he had prepared for Konoha and was also very confident in Chiyo's poison skills.
However, he had some doubts about the potency of the poison. " Elder Chiyo, I believe that no one in the Konoha camp can cure your specially made poison, but why is the lethal effect of the poison not as good as before?"
Rasa couldn't understand why the poison he had prepared before was so lethal, capable of killing Konoha Ninja in a short time if poisoned, but this poison took 72 hours to kill.
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Faced with Rasa's question, Chiyo gave a sinister smile before explaining, "Why? Because it's simple. I want the Konoha ninja to die in agony. The poison I specially prepared this time was intentionally designed to reduce its lethality and increase the suffering of those poisoned."
"Only in this way can I instill fear in the Konoha Ninja Konoha Ninja and diminish their morale. Furthermore, by prolonging the time it takes to kill them, I can increase the medical burden on Konoha."
"If we time it right and launch a surprise attack on Konoha's logistics and medical units, we might be able to cripple Konoha's logistical support in one fell swoop."
"In that case, if Konoha doesn't want to be defeated, they'll have to fight us. Then, the Wood Release brats will naturally appear on the battlefield."
Chiyo didn't just recklessly throw her own village's people into a fight against Konoha without any preparation.
During the meeting, she considered how to force out the Wood Release demon's techniques with minimal losses if Bunpuku didn't make a move.
After much thought, she realized that her greatest skill was developing poisons, and so this "perfect plan" came to her mind.
Now Rasa understood that the ruthless methods of the older generation were unimaginable to them, the younger generation. Indeed, living long enough would make one experienced in such matters.
"I understand, Elder Chiyo. So when shall we begin our attack?"
Rasa 'Chiyo scheme. Now, his only thought was to start the surprise attack as soon as possible. He was eager to let Konoha experience the "enthusiasm" of Sunagakure.
"Don't rush. The sun hasn't set yet. My poison will be even more concealed at night, making it harder for the enemy to defend against."
Chiyo noticed the urgency in Rasa's expression, but glancing at the still-sunny sky, she decided it wasn't the right time to launch a surprise attack. It would be best to wait until nightfall.
This would reduce Konoha's vigilance, and they could also use the cover of night to conceal the tampering they had done to their weapons.
"Alright, Elder Chiyo, please go and rest first. I'll lead a surprise attack as soon as the time is right."
Since Chiyo has already made a thorough plan, he can simply lead the team to attack when the time comes.
He also knew they were using poison, so naturally, the harder it was for the enemy to detect, the better. Fighting during the day would indeed easily arouse the vigilance of the Konoha Ninja.
Thus, after Rasa and Chiyo devised the plan for a night raid, the Sunagakure raiding force was ready, waiting only for the opportune moment to strike the Konoha positions.
Orochimaru, completely unaware of Sunagakure's plans, arranged for his guards to protect Konoha's camp as if it were a normal time.
However, he was also a highly experienced combatant, and upon learning that reinforcements had also arrived from the Sunagakure, he immediately increased the number of guards.
He had also considered the possibility that the Sunagakure Village might launch a night attack on the Konoha camp after receiving reinforcements.
He also dispatched many ninjas skilled in sensory perception to guard the area around the Sunagakure camp, so that they would report any movement immediately, thus preventing Sunagakure from catching him off guard.
However, he never expected that Sunagakure would act unpredictably. Sunagakure had no intention of hiding anything and only planned to quickly raid Konoha's position when the time came, without considering the issue of exposure.