Chapter 157
Shizune offered a suggestion, "Lady Tsunade, can we have the border patrol ninja support them?"
Tsunade shook her head decisively. "The patrol ninja stationed on the borders aren't particularly strong. Their primary roles are reconnaissance and relaying messages—they won't be of much help in a direct fight. Most of the Jōnin and Special Jōnin in the village already have their duties... wait! We do have more people!"
She suddenly lit up. "Our negotiations with Sunagakure are complete. There's no risk of war anymore, so we don't need to keep watching our flanks. Guy's team doesn't need to guard the northwest border anymore—they can go support Kakashi's team!"
That... was bold thinking.
Guy's team was on the northwest border, and Kakashi's team was at the northeast border. How were they supposed to support each other across such a vast distance?
Shizune twitched. "Lady Tsunade, wouldn't it be faster to have Natsuki support them instead? He's in the Land of Fields."
But Tsunade smiled. "You're being silly, Shizune. Natsuki knows Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique). He can jump in at any moment. The reason he hasn't moved is because he's keeping Orochimaru under surveillance. That snake is the real threat. As for Guy's team, sure the distance is far, but you forgot about Tenten's giant mountain eagle summon, didn't you?"
"Oh right! I totally forgot about that! I'll send word to Guy's team immediately!"
Shizune finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Working in the Hokage's office, reading all these reports day in and day out, was enough to fray anyone's nerves. She could only hope everyone stayed safe.
While Shizune went off to send the order, Tsunade flipped through another set of documents — reports on recent missions carried out by the Genin teams — and her eyebrows twitched at once.
Aoba's team had done quite well. Even though Lee was a temporary addition, his combat strength played a big part, and his coordination with Rinya was great. Megumi was improving steadily, not just in strength but also in her studies of medical ninjutsu. She was a diligent and highly motivated child.