Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Surprise Attack

Chapter 364: Surprise Attack



"You want to test it, huh? Why not test it on Takuya, who's just sitting there?"

Instead, you come after me, completely off guard!

This is simply dishonorable!

I tell you to drink some "rat tail juice!"

Nawaki silently pulled out a new kunai and lunged at Minato.

Minato, already prepared, just chuckled and raised his arm to block, and soon enough, the two were sparring in earnest.

Thankfully, they were both sensible enough that, while play-fighting was acceptable, tampering with food was not.

Especially messing with Takuya—it could easily lead to an impromptu dance session right where they stood.

By now, Takuya was used to Nawaki and Minato throwing hands at the drop of a hat.

He drew a kunai, cleaned it thoroughly, and continued slicing the meat.

By the time the meat was fully cooked, the sparring match was all but over.

Sure enough, as the aroma of the roasting meat spread, the two battling in the forest ended their match in perfect harmony.

With the delicious roasted meat in hand, Nawaki muttered, "Sensei Orochimaru seems to be in a bad mood."

"Probably because of the pressure. After all, we did just lose a battle. Jiraiya-sensei has also been running himself ragged these past few days," Minato replied, carefully blowing on his portion, his eating habits far more refined than Nawaki's.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"It'd be a miracle if he were in a good mood. I think he'll be stuck like this for a while."

Serves him right for acting like this! Takuya thought with a mischievous smile.

Not because of the lost battle, or because of all the stress?

Minato and Nawaki exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming with curiosity.

Growing up together, Takuya knew exactly what these two idiots were thinking and explained, "It's because of the defeat that Orochimaru is being extra cautious. He's worried that Mist Village might seize this opportunity to attack us. This is their golden chance, so Orochimaru is on high alert. Too bad Mist Village hasn't played along-nothing's happened for days."

"Imagine all the preparations, all the fortifications, waiting for an enemy attack, eager to wipe out the stain of our defeat... only for the enemy to just not show up. How would you feel?"

Frustrated? Ready to cough up blood?

Nawaki and Minato shook their heads in unison-they realized that Orochimaru was indeed in a pitiful state.

"Magnet Release: Gold Sand Burial!!"

Countless grains of golden sand blanketed the outpost, crushing it beneath their weight. Rasa clenched his fist, and amidst screams of agony, the Konoha shinobi were crushed to death.

"Aren't you afraid of a counterattack?"

This reckless expenditure of chakra was something that Pakura couldn't stand.

Rasa, possessing Magnet Release and command over Gold Sand, always liked using high- consumption techniques in battle.

As another shinobi with a Kekkei Genkai, Pakura found Rasa's behavior distasteful.

"Hmph."

After annihilating all the enemies, Rasa raised his hand, summoning the Gold Sand back to him, and scoffed, "If it means defeating the enemy quickly, any price is worth paying."

Just keep being smug-let's see how you fare against Konoha's elite.

The mere thought of the Third Kazekage's orders left Pakura bitter.

Both of them were elite Jonin of the village, both possessing Kekkei Genkai, and yet Pakura

believed her strength was no less than Rasa's.

So why was the village always favoring Rasa, always supporting him?

Was it just because he was the Kazekage's disciple, just because he possessed the same

Magnet Release as the Kazekage?

It left Pakura deeply unsatisfied.

With the outpost completely destroyed, the Konoha shinobi crushed under the relentless Gold Sand, the message still managed to get out. A messenger hawk had taken flight just before the battle began, heading towards Konoha.

In less than two hours, Konoha would be aware of Sunagakure's declaration of war and the destruction of the border outpost.

"Destroy the surrounding outposts, eliminate all the hidden observation posts Konoha has set up, and build a camp with available resources while we wait for the main forces to arrive."

Though he wanted to lead his men straight into the Fire Country and teach Konoha a lesson, Rasa couldn't disobey the orders of the Third Kazekage. He had to obediently remain at the border, building a camp and waiting for reinforcements.

After being deceived once and suffering a painful setback, the Third Kazekage had learned his

lesson.

He had no interest in terrorizing the civilians of the Fire Country-what he wanted was to gather his forces, defeat Konoha head-on, and carve up their rich territory.