Chapter 53: Success of the Surprise Mission

One hour later, the First Mixed Reconnaissance Squad returned.

Yamanaka Chujiu woke up all the squad leaders to summarize the intelligence together.

Captain Aburame Shangyu said: "It is certain that the small valley ahead is the supply transfer center for Kumogakure, with a large amount of supplies, vehicles, Wandering Ninja, Grass Ninja, Hot Spring Ninja, and Cloud Ninja."

Hyuga Ando said: "A large number of Sealing Technique formations have been set up in the valley, interfering with the detection of my Byakugan; I cannot judge exactly how many ninja there are."

Aburame Shangyu said: "My Kikaichu also cannot penetrate deep inside; I can only obtain vague intelligence."

Kumogakure and Konohagakure have fought three great wars, and they are very familiar with each other's methods.

Setting up defenses against the Byakugan at key facilities is a basic operation.

Of course, doing so now also becomes a basis for judging the importance of a facility.

Fortunately, the Cloud Ninja did not set up the most expensive Barrier, which did not interfere with Yamanaka Chujiu's emotional sensing; the patrol routes of the guards, the activity range of the logistics ninja, and the positions of the elite guards were all presented in his mind like a map.

He closed his eyes and summarized the intelligence gathered by his subordinates, and the map in his mind was further refined.

He began to draw a simple map on the ground, marking various pieces of information to give the captains an overall understanding.

Upon drawing to the key locations, Yamanaka Chujiu issued orders simultaneously:

"Fifty meters into the valley, there are ten sentries, both visible and hidden, with extremely high vigilance; the Iwasaki Squad and the Yokoyama Squad are responsible for monitoring, and after the battle breaks out in the center of the valley, immediately eliminate them and charge into the valley from the front."

"The north side of the valley is the core area, with at least twenty Cloud Ninja concentrated there; we will strike in from this strongest point, which will certainly be beyond the enemy's expectations."

"The offensive movement must be fast; before the Cloud Ninja can react, wipe out these twenty Cloud Ninja in one fell swoop."

"The Illusion Squad will strike first, releasing the large-scale Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change to interfere with the enemy's reaction to the maximum extent."

"The Ino-Shika-Cho Team is responsible for the first round of the assault; Akimichi Taizhu's Meat Tank is the key, and it must disrupt their formation and morale."

"The Uchiha Squad and the Hyuga Squad will follow closely and charge up, killing the enemies at the fastest speed to give the Cloud Ninja the greatest psychological shock."

"After solving these twenty Cloud Ninja and opening a gap to enter the valley, everyone will act in dispersed units by squad."

"The focus is on arson to burn various supplies, and incidentally wounding livestock, ninja, laborers, and merchants; try not to kill."

"Those who die only need to be buried on the spot, but those who are injured will be a burden to Kumogakure."

"The Uchiyama Squad and the Ryoji Squad will detour to the south; wait until the battle breaks out in the valley and the guarding Cloud Ninja leave, then you will disguise yourselves as Cloud Ninja and take the opportunity to charge in here!"

Yamanaka Chujiu pointed heavily at the east side of the map: "The most people are concentrated here; it must be Kumogakure's most important warehouse."

"Your mission is to charge in, scatter all the Explosive Tags there, and then detonate them!"

"After the operation begins, remember to make it quick and decisive; do not drag things out."

"Each squad will retreat immediately after completing their mission; when the Explosive Tags detonate, retreat immediately regardless of the reason!"

"Remember, we are here to execute a mission, not to throw our lives away!"

The captains replied in unison: "Yes!"

Yamanaka Chujiu finally said to the two mixed reconnaissance squads: "You did not rest just now, so do not participate in the direct fighting."

"Your two squads head west and establish temporary camps at fifty kilometers and one hundred kilometers respectively, setting up ambush positions and traps to cover the retreat of the main force."

Aburame Shangyu and Inuzuka Ryo did not question this and immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"

Yamanaka Chujiu did not say what he was going to do either, then waved his hand and ordered: "Move out!"

Having built up momentum for a long time, the movement was like thunder!

The Konoha Ninja assault force was extremely elite, but after all, they were a small force attacking a large number of Cloud Ninja holding a solid stronghold.

Attacking the many with the few can only be done by being faster, using superior numbers in every subdivided battle to win at the fastest speed, and immediately starting the next battle.

Therefore, the subsequent battles were as fast as lightning; not only would the outcome of life and death be decided in an instant, but one had to start the next battle without time to think.

With such a high-frequency battle rhythm, Yamanaka Chujiu no longer had room to intervene in command, but he remained the key to deciding the outcome of this battle.

Yamanaka Chujiu's attack broke out even earlier than the illusions, controlling the minds of all the Cloud Ninja on the scene and stirring their emotions.

Borrowing the sense of responsibility of the Cloud Ninja and distinguishing their different personalities, he guided them to waver repeatedly between "absolutely must not lose a single bit of supplies" and "at least save some supplies."

The Cloud Ninja lost their composure, and in the lightning-fast battles where life and death were decided, this was the biggest cause of death!

The battle proceeded very smoothly; it started first on the northern hillside, where the sudden eruption of illusions, secret techniques, Ninjutsu, and Bloodline Limits instantly wiped out twenty elite Cloud Ninja.

Under the interference of Yamanaka Chujiu's countless Thought Threads, the Cloud Ninja made two extreme choices respectively.

Some Cloud Ninja rushed toward the Konoha Ninja regardless of everything, wanting to repel the invaders at the first opportunity and protect the safety of the supplies to the maximum extent.

Their blind, uncoordinated attacks were easily crushed by the Konoha Ninja, resulting in a terrifying casualty exchange ratio.

Some Cloud Ninja rushed toward the most important warehouse, wanting to protect Kumogakure's most valuable assets.

They disrupted the originally complete defense system and pointed out the target for the Konoha Ninja charging up from the southern hillside.

When battle also broke out at the valley entrance and the Konoha Ninja crushed the guards and charged into the valley, the Cloud Ninja's defense system collapsed under the pincer attack from three sides.

The first to collapse were the hired Wandering Ninja, Grass Ninja, and Hot Spring Ninja.

The Cloud Ninja did not have a good attitude toward these mercenaries; they couldn't even give a few hundred ryo for a mission, relying entirely on violent intimidation to drive them.

At this moment, seeing the Konoha Ninja attacking with such a crushing momentum, how could the Wandering Ninja, Grass Ninja, and Hot Spring Ninja be willing to die for Kumogakure?

They ran and charged around frantically, completely disrupting the Cloud Ninja's defense system and giving the Konoha Ninja a huge advantage to win in the chaos.

The battle proceeded almost exactly according to plan: breaking the gap, slaughtering, chaos, surrounding from three sides, identifying the key warehouse, charging into the warehouse...

The final step was to place the Explosive Tags captured along the way into the warehouse, then retreat and detonate them.

When the cave warehouse in the deepest part of the valley was blown into the sky and a huge mushroom cloud rose slowly, Yamanaka Chujiu knew the mission had succeeded.

He ordered without hesitation: "Mission accomplished, all squads retreat immediately! Meet at the designated assembly point, do not linger in battle!"

"Received!"