After staying in Konoha for three days, Jiraiya brought a new mission, an escort mission, to transport supplies to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
Because the front lines were tight, and Jiraiya happened to be free, he was also allowed to see the battlefield and understand the cruelty of war.
Hearing this, Minato's heart was in turmoil. The battlefield was the easiest place to gain development points, but it was also the easiest place to lose one's life.
But this was an escort mission. Even if someone intercepted them, the number of enemies would not be too large.
Don't think that the Konoha defense line was for show. If a large number of enemies were allowed to sneak into the Land of Fire, then there would be no need to fight on the front lines; the backyard would be on fire.
All the supplies were placed in two huge storage space scrolls, with Minato and Jiraiya each carrying one.
Of course, it wasn't just their pair. There were three other teams, all led by a Jonin with three subordinates.
But the storage scrolls they carried were smaller.
This was also because Konoha was afraid that the battle would be fierce and the things of the other three teams would be destroyed, so they were smaller.
Before leaving, Minato and Kushina had another tender moment. After all, once he left, there was no telling when he would be back. At the very least, it would be a matter of months. He estimated that the fastest he could return would be in one or two months.
A group of four teams set out with the supplies, heading towards the Land of Rain.
Along the way, Jiraiya and Minato were quite casual, but the others, including those Jonin, were particularly nervous, afraid that a group of ninjas would suddenly appear from somewhere to intercept them.
The first few days were calm, but on the seventh day, when they reached the border of the Land of Fire, even Jiraiya began to grow solemn.
Because if anyone were to appear, they would intercept them at the border. So even Jiraiya was on high alert, slowing down the team's advance.
Otherwise, if the supplies were destroyed due to carelessness, it would be a huge disgrace.
"There are enemies."
The team was naturally equipped with sensory ninjas. A member of the Hyuga clan, with veins bulging on his forehead, looked not far away. There were more than a dozen ninjas in ambush.
"Which village are the ninjas from?" Jiraiya asked.
"Judging from their forehead protectors, they are Sand ninjas," the Hyuga clan member reported what he saw to Jiraiya.
"Sand ninjas? That's troublesome. Be careful of their poison." Konoha did not have a matching medical ninja at the moment, so if they were poisoned, it would be a big problem.
Everyone nodded solemnly. Not only was the Sand ninjas' poison tricky, but their puppets were also extremely annoying.
"They probably haven't found us. We can use this to set up a counter-ambush," someone suggested.
Jiraiya nodded upon hearing this. It was indeed a good idea.
Immediately, the group began to slowly advance towards the place where the Sand ninjas were ambushing.
When Jiraiya was near the Sand ninjas' hiding place, he exchanged a look with Minato, and then they nodded with great tacit understanding.
Minato then pointed to Mikoto Uchiha, and Jiraiya nodded.
Although he hadn't been teamed up with Mikoto Uchiha for long, when Minato gave her a look and then formed a hand sign for a Fire Release jutsu with one hand, Mikoto Uchiha knew what he meant.
Immediately, the three of them stood in front, and their hands began to form hand signs.
"Fire Release—Great Flame Bullet!"
"Fire Release—Great Fire Annihilation!"
"Fire Release—Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya, Minato, and Mikoto Uchiha all released Fire Release ninjutsu at once.
The Fire Release ninjutsu of the three people merged together, forming an overwhelming flame that enveloped all the Sand ninjas hiding in the shadows.
"Not good! We've been discovered! Retreat quickly!"
As the flames approached, the Sand ninjas didn't have time to use ninjutsu to defend against the Fire Release.
They could only scatter and dodge the towering flames.
The Konoha squads, which had been prepared for a long time, charged towards those ninjas wearing Chunin vests.
It had been planned beforehand. After causing chaos among the Sand ninjas, the three squads, except for the team leaders, would have their three members attack those with weaker strength.
With the Byakugan's investigation, by judging the amount of chakra, they could roughly determine who was strong and who was weak.
Jiraiya faced the Sand ninjas' elite Jonin, Minato also faced a Jonin, and Mikoto Uchiha and Hayate Gekko worked together to deal with a Special Jonin.
The three Jonin teachers also faced the three Jonin who were killing people.
Overall, the strength of both sides was about the same, but Jiraiya was obviously much stronger than an elite Jonin. As long as the Konoha Jonin were not defeated, the scales of victory would tip in Konoha's favor.
The Jonin facing Minato was a wind-attribute ninjutsu type ninja, not a puppet master.
"Sending a little kid to fight against me, doesn't Konoha Village look down on me too much? To be able to participate in this escort mission at such a young age, you must be a genius of Konoha. Killing you will definitely be very satisfying."
The Sand ninja Jonin showed a morbid smile, his bloodthirsty eyes staring intently at Minato, preparing to kill him in one hit.
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