Faced with Dog Brother's tight defense, Rinjin ultimately couldn't succeed.
Helpless, he had to shift his attention to Dog Brother's short sword.
A simple glance was enough to reveal the extraordinary nature of this blade.
The blade, reflecting a cold glint, was thin and sharp, clearly capable of easily slicing through skin and muscle.
Such a thin, sharp blade was perfect for piercing flesh and delivering a fatal blow, yet entirely unsuitable for blocking.
No wonder Kakashi would later break this sword while using it.
Not far away, Sakumo was still nervously clutching his ninja tool pouch, watching Rinjin with a wary expression.
It was clear he wanted his weapon back, but he really didn't want to approach the dangerous Rinjin.
After pondering for a moment, Sakumo gestured to the others to rest on their own, then cautiously pulled out a book from his ninja tool pouch, its title unreadable.
Placing the book on the ground, he formed hand seals.
The next second, a small flame spewed from his mouth, directly setting the book ablaze.
In no time, the innocent book was reduced to ashes; seeing this, Sakumo finally breathed a sigh of relief and swaggered over to sit beside Rinjin.
At this moment, Rinjin sat cross-legged on the ground with his back to Sakumo, secretly fiddling with something and muttering to himself.
Seeing this, Sakumo paid no mind.
Having spent a long time with Rinjin, he was already accustomed to this guy's various antics;
To him, as long as he didn't embarrass himself socially, there was nothing to fear.
On the other side, Rinjin held Sakumo's short sword, muttering to himself.
"A knife that can't crush garlic, what kind of good knife is that..."
"Cooperate, cooperate, I need to cooperate with Dog Brother..."
...
Muttering like this for quite a while, Rinjin turned around with a smile on his face, looking at Dog Brother.
"Here, Dog Brother, it's yours."
With that, Rinjin handed Sakumo's short sword back to him.
Hearing this, Sakumo, who was sitting nearby with his eyes closed in meditation, opened his eyes and reached out to take the short sword.
The next second, he was stunned, his handsome face instantly darkening.
On the once gleaming blade, a line of small characters had somehow appeared.
"Supreme Sharp Blade Twelve Works—Sao Dao: White Fang."
What the... what kind of nonsense is this!
Just as Sakumo was completely speechless, Rinjin smoothly pulled out a cleaver of similar length from behind;
A pitch-black blade, a wide blade surface, a graceful curve;
Coupled with Rinjin's melancholic eyes and stubbly chin...
Uh... can't make up anymore...
...
Looking up at Rinjin excitedly brandishing the big cleaver, then lowering his head to look at the small characters on his own sword, Sakumo's emotions became extremely complex.
It felt like there was a pile of dog poop in front of him, he knew it was dog poop, yet he took a lick.
Then he was surprised to find it was actually sweet.
Then someone asked him: is it sweet? Of course, it's coated with syrup!
So he happily licked a few more times, then finished the syrup coating and tasted the dog poop inside.
This emotional rollercoaster was much like his current mood.
However, after Rinjin's antics, his originally tense mood relaxed considerably, and his thoughts began to flow smoothly.
The current situation was not optimistic.
They only had six people, while the opposing force numbered at least over a hundred, not even counting the puppet masters.
If they chose to engage head-on, they had no chance of winning.
If they opted for a sneak attack, the opponent could easily spare some men to hold them off while the rest continued advancing.
As he pondered, a bold idea slowly emerged in Sakumo's mind.
His speed was fast, and Rinjin was even faster.
He and Rinjin could completely execute a decapitation tactic, taking out the enemy commander in one swift strike, then using their flexible team configuration and familiarity with the terrain to stall the enemy's advance.
Feasible!
Thinking of this, Sakumo Hatake couldn't care less about Rinjin being angry, silently moving closer to him.
"Rinjin, later you and I will hide under the bridge, and when they cross, we'll ambush their commander."
Hearing this, Rinjin glanced at Sakumo with slight surprise, then subtly pointed at the resting team members, lowering his voice to ask:
"What about them? What should they do?"
At these words, Sakumo instinctively frowned.
He suddenly felt that his team had a bit too many people...
If it were just him and Rinjin, the mission might actually be simpler.
After all, the most important aspect of a surprise assassination was speed.
He knew Rinjin's speed; with the Flying Thunder God Technique, there were few in the ninja world who could claim to be faster.
His own Body Flicker Technique was also quite proficient, making it not too difficult to shake off pursuers after the assassination.
As Sakumo pondered, Rinjin suddenly leaned in and whispered a reminder:
"Hesitation leads to chaos."
"Let these four guys leave early, and they won't hold us back, plus their lives will be spared."
Hearing this, Sakumo thought for a moment and nodded heavily.
Thus, the childhood friends huddled together, discussing the specifics of the battle plan.
Before long, with a plan in mind, Sakumo stood up, a hint of confidence in his eyes.
He rose and walked over to the other four teammates, speaking in a deep voice:
"Everyone, listen to me. With our team's numbers, facing a Sand Hidden strike force of over a hundred, we clearly have no chance of winning."
Hearing this, the group remained silent, their already heavy hearts growing even heavier.
They were unaware of Sarutobi Hiruzen's intentions, so they felt particularly bleak about the future.
Sakumo Hatake scanned their expressions and continued:
"So, my plan is decapitation, quickly dealing with the enemy commander."
"Once the enemy commander is dead, there will inevitably be chaos for a while, during which I will continuously harass them to stall their advance."
"Captain Hatake, you..."
Sakumo had just finished speaking when a teammate with a look of reluctance immediately wanted to object.
Seeing this, Sakumo immediately raised his hand to interrupt, continuing:
"I know what you want to say, that the success rate is too low, and my chances of dying are too high.
But think about it! Behind us... is the village!"
His resolute words left the group silent.
Yes! The village is right behind them, if they don't fight now, are they going to wait until the enemy invades the village to fight?
Seeing no further objections, Sakumo laid out the plan for the four of them.
"It's about to get dark, you need to head south immediately for two hours, then rest for an hour before returning here.
If I'm not here waiting, you must return to the village to report;
Remember! Return to the village immediately!"
Hearing this, they pursed their lips and nodded firmly.
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