Chapter 783: An Ambush!
Hoka led his division down the valley while observing it with his Byakugan. He thought, 'To think I thought that this would be an easy mission… These guys are remarkable. They set up hundreds of fake trails and dozens of traps on each of those trails! We searched all the good hiding places thoroughly without any success. To think that they'd hide in such an inconspicuous place… Even now, I can't spot a suspicious detail with my Byakugan!'
Even though Hoka didn't battle even once in the last week, his horizons were expanded considerably. He never knew that a weaker force could trouble a stronger force in such a manner. He continued thinking, 'Had Fujin focused on speed instead of safety, we could have lost a few dozen ninjas. Perhaps, the number might have even exceeded a hundred. It would have discouraged the army and killed our morale.
On the other hand, if Iwagakure or any other force had moved against Konoha, we would have been forced to withdraw and they would have been safe. They were just unfortunate that none of the circumstances was in their favor…'
Hoka was about to sigh when his eyes suddenly widened. He immediately turned his head to his right!
"KILL THEM!!! LEAVE NO ONE ALIVE! EVEN IF YOU DIE, TAKE 5 WITH YOU!!!"
A loud shout forced Hoka's division to turn their heads to their right. A force of 300 ninjas was rushing towards their flank! Needless to say, the Hyuga ninjas and the sensors had already spotted them as soon as they appeared, which is why the enemy didn't bother trying to move silently and instead focused on raising their morale.
Hoka immediately realized, 'Isn't that Tsuchiro? Why were hiding here instead of deeper in the valley? How did they fool our SealMaster? Shit! These bastards want to battle on the slopes! Even if we win, our casualties will be very high if we make a single mistake!'
Hoka immediately flickered while shouting, "Intercept them with the combination jutsus!"
Hoka's division was halfway down the valley. They were walking down the slopes when they were suddenly ambushed. As per their usual formation, the specialist units were at the forefront and they were followed by the ninjas who excelled in the Fire-Wind combination jutsu.