Konoha: Who says that hunters can't play in the ninja world?

In the distant Konoha Village, in the Hokage's office, there was a sudden space fluctuation. Then, the dusty Tsunade fell out of the space, and the slug was with her.

"Tsunade-sama? You're back." Shizune was surprised and then happy, and ran over immediately. God knows how she has been spending the past few days, being on tenterhooks all day long, and having to stay with a middle-aged man who obviously knows everything but likes to play dumb. She is so tired.

"Well, you're back, Lu Jiu. Everything is okay, right?" Lu Jiu had been waiting on the side.

"Everything is normal at the moment, but the whereabouts of those three people is a mystery. I guess..." Lu Jiu didn't finish his words, but the two of them knew it well.

"For my safety, they suggested that I use the reverse summoning technique to quietly return to the village. Jiraiya, go with them. They have a tough battle to fight, so be prepared to provide support. At the same time, pay close attention to the situation in the village. No one is allowed to enter, but not leave. It's time to teach them a lesson."

"Understood." Lu Jiu took the order and left.

Back to Kakashi's side, the group of people were on their way in silence. Knowing that they might face a war at any time, no one was in the mood to joke. Kakashi even made a thoughtful decision to travel for two hours and rest for one hour, just to ensure that they had enough physical strength and chakra to prepare for the war.

Anyway, Tsunade has returned to the village, and their biggest task has been completed. The next step is to eliminate the obstacles on the road and not rush. On the contrary, it is more beneficial for them to move forward slowly.

"Master Kosuke, it's time for you, the living map, to come into play. Please show me the way." Kakashi thought about it and decided not to take the usual route. The mobility of ninjas determines their ability. Even the most rugged terrain has limited restrictions on them. In this case, why should they follow the original route and give the enemy a chance to wait for them? This group of people has enough time and means to play tricks on the other side.

"No problem, let's go this way. I remember following three generations here..." Old man Gu Jie has such rich experience that he can just point to the road he walked along in the past.

With the old man leading the way, the group's route was winding and seemingly aimless, but they were actually walking a little closer to Konoha, almost circling Konoha. This made things difficult for Danzo's men, including Koharu Tatene and Enmi Mitomon. Dozens of elites didn't dare to get too close, so they could only follow their senses and be walked around like dogs over and over again. The ambush locations were changed again and again, and Kakashi and his men didn't pass through their ambush circle.

"We can't go on like this? Following them in vain not only consumes a lot of our energy, but also requires more supplies." The leader came to his senses. Those who can be leaders are not fools.

"What should we do? They haven't entered the ambush circle yet, so it's almost impossible for us to launch a surprise attack. If we divide our forces, we will be eaten by them again like before."

"Don't always think about ambushes. The enemy also has brains. It is obvious that our traps have been discovered by their perception ninjas and elite jonins, otherwise all this cannot be explained. Since an ambush is impossible, then let's not ambush them. The important thing is to fight face to face. We have the advantage of numbers. In a head-on confrontation, we may not lose to them." The leader said it with confidence, but he was actually a little nervous. Ambushes and sneak attacks are the strengths of ninjas. In a head-on confrontation, they can probably face off against Kakashi, Asuma and other elite jonins.

It's not that there are no jonin-level ninjas, but there are differences between jonin. Kakashi became a jonin at a young age, and Asuma has the support of his father, who is a Hokage. They all achieved this through their own talents. On their side, they are more jonins who have accumulated missions and been polished over time. In terms of real combat power, they may not be as good as the young Kakashi and Asuma.

Now, in order to complete the mission of interception, we can only exchange the fruits of victory for a greater price. Thinking of this, the leader glanced at the crowd obscurely. He continued: "The target is obviously trying to delay us. If this continues, our physical strength, energy and logistical supplies will be tested, and our combat effectiveness will decrease. At that time, it will be their chance to defeat us. We must never fall into such a situation. Therefore, we must take the initiative to attack."

"In a one-on-one head-on confrontation, we may not be their opponent, but we have more people. It's like one person besieging an elite jonin. Don't you still have confidence? Elite jonin are also human beings. If they are stabbed by a kunai, they will feel pain, bleed, and die. Since the enemy doesn't give us a chance, then we will just go up and kill them."

"Roar!" Everyone raised their fists and roared, morale was high.

"You are a bunch of brainless idiots. Well, let's contribute your blood to Lord Danzo in this battle." The leader is Danzo's subordinate, who has a fanatical belief in Danzo.

Now that the leader had made the decision, the group of ninjas stood up, no longer hiding their tracks, and rushed straight towards Kakashi and his group.

The first one to discover it was Fengjian. The rain-watching technique has a very wide detection range. It would be strange if Fengjian didn't discover such a group of human-shaped water masses invading the perception range.

"Here they come. A group of ninjas are rapidly approaching us. It looks like they are planning to attack head-on."

"I also sensed that they had no intention of hiding their tracks and were moving very quickly," added Nobuko, who also knew the art of observing the rain.

"There are about 78 of them. They are about one kilometer away from here and will soon confront us." Ichiro added.

"Do all three of you know perception ninjutsu?" Akai couldn't believe it. Is perception ninjutsu so common now? As a reckless taijutsu man, he was most afraid of two methods. One was illusion, which he had no resistance to, and the other was perception, which made it difficult to perform taijutsu that required close combat. Others had already discovered you, so how could you get close?

"We'll discuss this later. It seems like they don't plan to continue being the tail. How about we teach them a lesson?" Jiraiya said seriously, without any fear. As one of the three great ninjas, he had participated in the Ninja World War. These dozens of people were at most a small battle, nothing.

"Of course, they want a decisive battle. Sorry, I won't give them the chance. Let's just slip away first." Kakashi is the captain, so he has the say on how to fight the enemy.

"Then let's run away first?" The others also reacted. If the enemy wants a decisive battle, then they will fight. That would be too obedient. No, they will not give us a chance and will just run away. We will catch up with them if we have the ability.

"The Kazama team asked to leave the team and start assassinating along the way. Deplete their manpower bit by bit." Isn't this kind of chase and escape plot the best place for archers to perform? After all, his archery skills still need to be tested on the battlefield before they can be truly perfected.

"Are you sure?" Kakashi frowned. As an elite jonin, he didn't want to face the siege of dozens of ninjas. Kazama and his team felt like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. But Kazama was not a man who spoke without thinking. It was not an exaggeration to describe his tactics as cowardly. He actually proposed such an approach, so Kazama must have something to rely on. In this case, Kakashi would definitely listen to what Kazama said.