Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Chiyo’s Plan to Ambush the Wounded
Signing the peace treaty with Amegakure was the best option for Konoha. Once the internal matters were stabilized, they could fully focus on dealing with Sunagakure.
"Yes, Lord Hokage." The ANBU promptly appeared, collecting the documents and heading off to print them, preparing to post them all over Konoha at dawn.
Takuya had been at the camp for two days and hadn't noticed any ANBU or Root operatives trailing or keeping an eye on him. After the camp was properly set up, Takuya took on the responsibility of escorting a group of injured shinobi back to Konoha.
Tsunade, on the other hand, had to return with the main forces, which would take
significantly longer.
"Takuya-sama is truly remarkable - only ten years old and already a jonin! That's a record even in Konoha, right?"
"Not just Konoha. In the entire shinobi world, no one else could compare."
"If my son had even half of Takuya-sama's talent, I'd be grinning in my sleep!"
"Your son? Please, he's nowhere close to Takuya-sama."
"And yours is no better!"
As the group traveled slowly to accommodate the injured, the veterans couldn't help but sing Takuya's praises, occasionally getting into heated arguments.
Takuya felt a bit awkward at their overzealous compliments but stayed out of the
conversation. His focus remained sharp - any trouble with the wounded and the blame would fall on him.
Thankfully, Snowy, his trusted white fox, helped keep watch and provided early warnings for any potential threats.
"Lady Chiyo, the group escorting the wounded is led by none other than Yagami Takuya," a Suna shinobi reported.
Sunagakure had remained in Amegakure after the ceasefire, with Chiyo debating whether to retreat to the Land of Rivers to support the Third Kazekage or stay for a while longer. Eventually, she chose to remain, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike Konoha hard.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
And the group escorting the wounded presented the perfect target.
Konoha's camp had already been attacked once, making it heavily fortified. No openings were left. So, Chiyo shifted her attention to the injured shinobi.
There were still plenty of wounded left in Konoha's camp, and if she could strike at the right time, it would deliver a severe blow to Konoha's morale and fighting strength.
Injured shinobi, once healed, would return to the battlefield, and Chiyo wanted to eliminate as many of these potential threats as possible.
"Yagami Takuya..." Chiyo's eyes narrowed. She wasn't unfamiliar with him.
Takuya's exploits had spread throughout Suna, and the villagers harbored a deep resentment toward him. After all, he had embarrassed their Kazekage in front of the entire shinobi world. Any shinobi from Suna would leap at the chance to tear him apart.
Chiyo was no different.
She hadn't expected the escort team to be led by Takuya.
Takuya realized that, despite the official ceasefire, Chiyo had stayed behind, waiting for an opportunity to strike at Konoha.
Now, it seemed he had become her target.
Takuya wasn't surprised that Suna wanted him dead. His Sakura Fall technique had turned
their Kazekage into a laughingstock.
If someone had done the same to Konoha's Hokage, Takuya was certain Konoha shinobi would want that person dead too.
"Very well. If that's how it's going to be, I'll settle this once and for all."
Takuya knew that until he dealt with Chiyo, Sunagakure would continue targeting him. The only way to end this was to beat them decisively make them fear him.
If the very mention of his name struck fear into Suna's shinobi, only then would they stop
coming after him.
"Master Takuya?" one of the accompanying shinobi asked as Takuya stopped and stared
toward the right side of the group, muttering to himself.
"Everyone, listen up! Keep moving forward. No stopping, no matter what."
Something was wrong.
Hearing Takuya's command, the accompanying shinobi and the injured understood that
danger was near.
Without hiding the truth, Takuya shouted, "We've got a large number of Suna shinobi closing
in on us. It's that old hag Chiyo - she's planning an attack!"
"Damn it!"
"Those bastards!!" "Master Takuya, should we send a distress signal back to the camp?"
"We'll take those Suna dogs down!!"
The shinobi, even the injured ones, roared in defiance, preparing for the worst.
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