Watching Xin and Tsunade's antics along the way, Minato felt like a third wheel. Tsunade hardly paid him any attention, her focus entirely on Xin.
Despite all the joking around, once they were far from Konoha, Tsunade became serious. She started scanning for enemy traces, setting traps, and scouting for a campsite-nothing was left undone.
Just as Minato thought Tsunade had finally gotten serious, she pulled out a deck of cards and raised an eyebrow at Xin. "How about a couple of rounds?"
"....."Minato
What kind of people are these? They were still thinking about playing cards at a time like this. Wait, why are you looking at me? Don't tell me I have to join in too?
Help me.
Minato, on the verge of tears, held the cards, silently pleading for help, but Xin just ignored him.
Enjoy yourself. Xin thought with a mischievous smile.
Xin declined to play, so Tsunade dragged Minato into a two-player game of Landlord. She took full advantage of Minato's lack of understanding of the rules, nearly reducing him to tears.
He was so close to begging, "Please, I'll just give you the money, can you let me off the hook?"
Traveling light, with only a few sealing scrolls filled with medical supplies, their progress wasn't slowed much. They encountered no Sand Village shinobi along the way, reaching the Rain Country in just two days.
"This is the most inhospitable place I've ever been to, no contest," Xin observed. The sky was perpetually overcast, rain fell constantly, and the ground was riddled with puddles and mud.
Luckily, shinobi could channel chakra to their feet, making it easier to traverse the mud. For ordinary people, traveling even a hundred meters would mean slipping and falling several times.
"Be cautious; enemies could appear at any moment. We're only a few miles from the Konoha camp," Tsunade warned. Her nerves were on edge as they entered Rain Country, knowing that even though they were behind Konoha's front lines, enemies could still pop up unexpectedly.
Hanzo was known for sending teams to circle behind enemy lines and attack Konoha's supply convoys.
Shaking the rain from his head Xin asked, "Why not set up camp near the border? The environment there is better than in Rain Country. This humidity makes transporting supplies and treating the wounded much harder."
Precious supplies could be stored in sealing scrolls, like the medicine Tsunade carried. But weapons and food had to be transported by cart, making these conditions a significant challenge.
And injured soldiers? Their wounds would easily get infected in this environment.
"It was the commander's order," Tsunade responded with a roll of her eyes.
Of course, her irritation wasn't aimed at Xin but at the man sitting safely in camp, issuing orders-Danzo Shimura.
Right, Danzo's handiwork. Xin thought.
Danzo was skilled in scheming and betrayal, but when it came to commanding an army... It would have been better to give command to Orochimaru!
Orochimaru had a natural talent for this, though his tactics were ruthless, often using bait to lure in prey. Still, at least he was competent, unlike Danzo...
Without the support of the Third Hokage and his ties to Tobirama, Danzo wouldn't even be qualified to oversee the camp, let alone be the commander.
It was clear Tsunade held a deep grudge against Danzo. She had likely had a rough time on the front lines.
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