Chapter 784: Paying the Price!
[A/N: Merry Christmas!]
On the other side of the valley, Illumi's division was moving down as well. The sensors under his command reported, "General Hoka's division is under attack by 300 ninjas. It's difficult to say who has the upper hand from here."
Illumi thought, 'We don't need to worry about the upper hand. Even if his group is caught off guard, there is sufficient backup. However, this is rather surprising. To think that they would ambush us instead of hiding."
"General, should we reinforce them?" Illumi shook his head to answer his subordinate's question and instead asked, "Can you see who's attacking them?"
Most sensors stayed quiet, but a senior Yamanaka ninja replied, "It is Tsuchiro. I had sensed his chakra signature during the Third Great War."
Illumi thought for a bit before saying, "Just 300 ninjas won't be able to stop Hoka's division. And, if we go there, the remaining rebels might be able to sneak away. We'll continue moving down the valley, but we'll slow down a bit. That way, we'll attack first while Hoka's division can follow up by attacking their rear and trapping them betw…"
Illumi stopped mid-way and something unexpected happened. Some distance away from him, 500 ninjas appeared and rushed towards him! This army was led by none other than Kagero, the leader of the Kusagakure rebels! Following him were his two students, Shizuma and Ganku! The three of them went straight for Kurama Illumi!
"We failed to detect both the forces?" A SealMaster exclaimed in shock. Despite several SealMasters inspecting the valley, not a single one noticed the two spots where the rebels hid. Instead, we calculated the incorrect location.
A Nara Jounin said, "Not just that, the location they hid in is perfect for ambushing as well. They outplayed us."