Temporary station on the northern front line of the Kingdom of Fire.
After a tragic ambush, there were not many members of this unit left, but Minato arrived at the critical moment to lead them out of the encirclement, otherwise all of them would have died in the hands of the enemy.
Inside the main tent, Minato, Ino, Deer, and Butterfly sat together.
"You mean, there is something wrong with us internally?" Minato pondered.
"It's just a guess." Lujiu said.
"Is there any basis for this?"
"Our march route was carefully surveyed by the reconnaissance force. It is top secret. If the enemy had reconnaissance methods that far exceeded ours, they would have taken the lead in this war."
Minato just frowned and said nothing.
Shikaku continued: "I know it's a bit forced to say this, so it's just a guess."
Minato asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I need to confirm my guess. If there are really enemy spies, it will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to our subsequent operations."
Shikaku said, and took out three small scrolls, which he had just drawn.
"These are three different withdrawal routes. We need to send them to other troop camps. I have sent a reconnaissance ninja on these three routes in advance."
"Kakashi!" Shikaku shouted outside the account, and then a boy with white hair and a mask walked in.
He handed one of the scrolls to Kakashi: "Send it to Lord Jiraiya's camp in the east. Just go back as soon as possible."
"Understood." Kakashi took the scroll, responded briefly and left the main tent.
Shikaku gave the other two scrolls to Minato.
"Minato, you have to work harder. The two parts will be sent to the camp at Fugaku in the west and the outpost camp in the northwest."
Minato nodded lightly and said, "Is there anything else you can ask me?"
Lu Jiu glanced at the alarm clock on the table: "We will set off at 3 p.m."
"I'll be back in time."
Different camps are not close to each other, and messengers will be sent to inform each other before each action is taken, so that each other can understand the other's movements.
Minato walked out of the main tent and saw the remaining troops gathered around him.
There were only a few hundred people, and their morale was low. Many of them were injured, leaning on tree trunks, or lying on the ground to rest.
When they saw Minato coming out, someone still stood up and greeted "Minato-sama"
Minato felt a little heavy. Looking at these familiar faces, there were obviously more people there two days ago.
He didn't say anything more and left instantly.
Shikaku also walked out of the camp at this time.
"Everyone, get ready. We will set off in one hour and evacuate via Qingyun Mountain."
The one hour time came quickly, and Minato came back as promised.
After the troops were ready, they set off again.
Qingyun Mountain is a mountain that straddles the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass. The mountain is not steep and the scenery is beautiful.
Shikaku led his troops all the way to the front line on the mountainside. Looking at the lush vegetation around him, he felt that if a bloody battle happened here, it would probably cause a lot of damage to the environment here.
I hope my worries are unfounded.
"How long have you been gone?" Minato asked.
"More than 40 minutes." Shikaku responded.
Minato then said, "It's been so long since there's been no news, so it's probably okay."
Lu Jiu nodded: "I hope so."
Taking care of the wounded in the team, the march was very slow. Minato walked at the front of the team and looked back from time to time. Looking at the remaining companions, he was determined to take them all back.
"Minato." Dingzuo threw a water bag.
I opened the water gate and raised my head to take a sip. From a distance, I saw a sky as clear and blue as jasper, with a few clusters of white clouds. This scenery would be even more beautiful if I admired it from the top of the mountain.
But as soon as Minato finished drinking the water, the reconnaissance ninja sent by Shikaku earlier came back.
His arrival made the hearts of Minato and Inokacho sink.
"How is it?" Lu Jiu asked with a frown.
"A group of rock ninjas were found where I was, numbering five to six hundred people!"
The man took the water bag handed to him by Minato, took a sip, and said with a slight breath.
"That's it." Shikaku responded expressionlessly. The place where this person was sent was the withdrawal route to Lord Jiraiya.
"You go and rest first." He said to this person.
It seems that Lord Jiraiya's camp was infiltrated by the enemy.
"Shikaku, it seems your guess is right." Haiyi said.
"You need to remind Jiraiya-sensei." Minato said.
Shikaku nodded, and just as he was about to say something, another scout ninja returned.
This man's location was the withdrawal route sent to Fugaku.
Several people's hearts skipped a beat.
After a while, the last reconnaissance ninja also came back. The message they brought back was the same. A group of rock ninjas was found at the location they were responsible for.
Shikaku felt his scalp was numb. He turned to look at Minato and saw a hint of shock under his solemn expression.
There are spies in all camps!
How to fight such a battle?
Lu Jiu suddenly remembered something and suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
He looked around and suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
"Haiichi!" Shikaku's voice has become a little hoarse, and Haiichi has already begun to use the sensory ninjutsu when Shikaku shouts.
The troops stopped and were alert to their surroundings. The originally lush and dense jungle was now full of dangers.
After a while, Haiyi said: "Nothing unusual was found... If the ambush is done in advance, there may be a way to isolate the perception."
Shikaku said: "This is for our team, they are determined to annihilate us!"
Minato walked forward and said calmly: "Leave it to me."
Lu Jiu was a little worried: "Are you alone?"
He knew that Minato was very strong, so strong that it was beyond the scope of ordinary people. He was not a ninja like him who could compare with him, but the enemy numbered five to six hundred people!
"There may be some trouble. I need Haiyi to help me." Minato said.
"When the enemies show up, pass the locations of all of them to me."
"Okay!" Haiyi responded.
"Let's go together!" At this moment, a voice sounded from the team.
Several ninjas spontaneously stepped forward and looked at Shikaku and Minato with determined expressions.
"And I!"
"And us!"
More people came up, including the wounded, and no one showed fear.
"We can't always let Minato-sama protect us."
"We will never be a burden and will die for the village without any complaints."
"Yes! We want to go together too!"
Lu Jiu was greatly touched, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "How can you go forward even if you know it's a trap?"
He looked at Minato again and sighed in his heart, this is Minato's personality charm.
Immediately he ordered: "Change the route and have everyone go down the mountain and go behind Shuimen and Haiyi Hall to prevent the enemy from noticing and chasing up."
Everyone looked at each other, but still chose to obey Shikaku's order.
The team then moved forward towards the bottom of the mountain. Not far away, Shikaku couldn't help but look back and forgot about Minato and Haiichi.
Iwa ninjas are not scary, what is scary are the invisible people within their own family.