hotmtlnovel Chapter 297: The Request of the Sand Village (1)
Chapter 297: The Request of the Sand Village (1)
Tsunade nodded in satisfaction, as if she suddenly remembered something, "Recently there was a letter from the Sand Village, written by Temari from the Sand Village."
"Temari?" When Sakura heard the name, she thought of the "red panda". "Can I take a look?"
"Of course, it's about some recent developments in the Sand Village." Tsunade had also heard about it. Sakura had a good relationship with the ninjas from the Sand Village. Plus, they also came to help when they brought Sasuke back last time, so she handed the letter directly to Sakura.
Sakura looked at the content and the general meaning was that the last time she came to Konoha to help take care of the children, she thought Konoha's education system was good, so she began to imitate Konoha to train ninjas. Temari and the other two siblings also served as instructors of the Sand Village. At the end, it also mentioned that Konoha's ninjas could come to the Sand Village for a visit.
"I really can't believe it." Sakura looked at Shikamaru and raised her eyebrows. If she remembered correctly, it was Shikamaru who led them to visit Konoha and served as a temporary instructor, right? Was she inviting Shikamaru to visit?
"Indeed, I didn't expect that, but they really want to be instructors..." Shikamaru looked embarrassed, and thinking of Temari's last words, Shikamaru straightened his attitude, "Sakura, I..."
Then Tsunade's message was heard, "It just so happens that you two are here. A new letter has come from the Sand Village. The Sand Village is seeking help from Konoha. Shikamaru, you will be in charge of the battle plan."
Sakura asked, "What happened?"
Tsunade explained the contents of the letter seriously, but there was no indication of the number and strength of the enemy. "Ah, who knows? The enemy's goal is to challenge Gaara, and the hostages are students of the Sand Village Ninja School. The enemy is on its way to escape to the Land of Fire through the River Country. Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro are in pursuit. This is all we know now."
Shikamaru frowned at this information, "With just this information, are we expected to come up with a battle plan to stop those overconfident guys who asked to challenge Gaara?"
Tsunade was also helpless, "Yeah, because we have a friendly relationship with the Sand Village."
Shikamaru couldn't help but speak, "But..." There was no contract signed, so it couldn't be considered a partnership, right?
Tsunade crossed her arms and leaned on the desk, "Didn't they come to help us during Sasuke's time when they had even less information than they do now?"
Shikamaru pressed his throbbing temple with his hand. Sure enough, there would be more troubles. "This is even more difficult than before. After all, I think an ambush will be more effective than a pursuit because the range is too wide..."
Tsunade looked at Shizune who was standing beside her, "There was also the matter of the Artisan Village. All the Jonin and Chunin in the village have been sent out, Shizune."
Shizune nodded in agreement, then took out a list and handed it to Shikamaru.
Tsunade then continued, "These are the only Genin that can be deployed right now. I require that you gather the personnel you want to mobilize within the next 30 minutes and leave the village together."
Shikamaru looked through the people inside and got some clues.
Sakura looked at Shikamaru, "Let me guess, the gratitude team this time should be composed of all offensive players, right? Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Lee, Naruto? As for Shino, Neji, and Hinata, they can be said to be more suitable for searching for enemies over a large area, right?"
"Okay, let's notify them separately. You go and notify Shino, Neji, and Hinata to set off first, and then we will gather at the gate of our village." Shikamaru nodded. It must be said that Sakura and he had a tacit understanding in this regard.
"Okay." Sakura couldn't help but stretch her muscles. This time she could finally show off her skills. This was a new "body".
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At the village gate, Sakura waved to Shikamaru, Kiba, Rock Lee, Ino and Choji.
Choji looked at Shikamaru and asked, "Is everyone here now?"
"No, there's another one."
Ino thought of Naruto, "Could it be..."
Then I saw Naruto coming out of the village, "Have you been waiting for a long time? I can't leave on an empty stomach. I stopped by Ichiraku Ramen on the way..."
This also made Dingci dissatisfied, "What? You are so cunning that you actually go to eat it by yourself! I want to eat too!"
Sakura smiled and stretched her whole body, "Now everyone is here, we can set off."
Naruto looked at the number of people, looked around, and scratched his head, "Just us? Didn't I hear that all the Genin left in the village were mobilized?"
"Indeed, everyone is here." Shikamaru knew that Naruto would definitely ask this question.