Chapter 308
Just half an hour after Hiruzen Sarutobi met with Koharu Utatane, White Fang, who had only returned to Konoha last night, set out once again with his team!
Due to the previous joint operation in the Land of Whirlpools, nearly half of Konoha's Anbu forces had already been deployed there. Now, with White Fang leading another expedition of thirty men, only the minimum personnel needed to maintain operations remained in Konoha's Anbu forces.
Thirty people, including White Fang—it was still a logistical nightmare to transport the contents of the treasury!
But given the urgency of the situation, they had no choice but to move out immediately.
To facilitate this, Hiruzen Sarutobi granted White Fang full authority!
Upon reaching the border, White Fang could mobilize the Fourth Division's ninja to assist in the operation. Once inside the Land of Whirlpools, he would have the authority to command all Konoha ninja in the region!
At the same time that White Fang and his team departed from Konoha, several rare messenger birds took flight toward the southern ninja world. These birds, much faster than any ninja, carried intelligence reports to inform Konoha's forces in the Land of Whirlpools ahead of White Fang's arrival.
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A day later.
Central Land of Whirlpools, Shōsho Village.
"Hey, hey, hey! You guys can't be serious! You're going to watch me while I take a bath? Do you think I'm a prisoner?" Haruto Saito stood at the bathroom entrance, loudly protesting. "I'm just taking a bath! Are you guys perverts?!"