Chapter 053: Deployment

"Asahi!"

While training outside the camp, a silhouette quickly approached Asahi with golden hair dazzling in the dim moonlight.

"Minato-senpai, what is it?" Asahi stopped training, leaned against a big tree, and asked him. 

'Why did Minato come to find me at this time' Asahi thought. 

"Finally, I found you. Orochimaru-sama has decided to attack Orochimaru-sama has decided to officially launch an attack on Sunagakure at dawn tomorrow." Minato walked to sit next to Asahi, his tone was a little heavy.

"So fast?" He was surprised.

"Well, the current situation is very bad for Konoha. We must end the war with Sunagakure as soon as possible." Minato said solemnly, "Besides, I have one more thing to talk about with you."

"What's the matter?" Asahi was now even more puzzled. With Minato's strength, what does he need him, a chunin, to do?

"When we fight against Sunagakure tomorrow, the medic team will definitely become a key target of the enemy's attacks. I am giving you this kunai, if something goes wrong with the medic team, you will set off an aerial-signal immediately and I will rush to the support you guys." Minato said, giving his special kunai to Asahi.

"Okay, I will have to trouble you then." He took the special kunai and nodded to Minato. 

[Flying Thunder God Technique] is undoubtedly very powerful. Although this jutsu had a couple of flaws, but before Obito awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, this jutsu could be said to be the world's most powerful space-time ninjutsu.

The temptation of [Flying Thunder God Technique] for Asahi was really great. Unfortunately, this jutsu was only recorded in the Scroll of Seals. Without the Hokage's permission, even for Minato who had learned this jutsu, it's impossible to pass it on to others.

Also, [Flying Thunder God Technique] had high requirements for its users, and Asahi had no confidence to learn it. After all, Minato was a real genius, and he's just a regular person that only disguised himself as a genius because of his mature soul. 

But if he had the chance, he should get this jutsu. 

"How can it be called trouble? Keeping your medic team safe is equivalent to saving the lives of those ninjas fighting on the frontline." Minato said seriously. 

"I heard that [Flying Thunder God Technique] allows its users to move through space freely?" Asahi looked at the special kunai, and started to talk about it.

"Indeed." Minato nodded explained, "Although a special mark is needed to locate the coordinates when moving through space, this jutsu can play a very powerful role at certain times."

'That is a matter of course. In the future, your name 'Yellow Flash' will depend on this ninjutsu.'

'Maybe in this battle, he will start to become famous for ninja world.' 

"Leave this kunai to me. If necessary, I will send the signal to notify you." Asahi said.

He doesn't know why, he feels that Minato had a lot of trust in himself, otherwise he would not give him a life-saving thing like the special kunai. But after thinking about it, Asahi couldn't figure out when he had even develop such a relationship with Minato.

'Was it when he saved Shinohara?'

'Not it's unlikely.'

'Is it because of Tsunade…?'

Is it because he was Tsunade's disciple now, and Minato trusts Tsunade, so he trusted him?

'It is possible.' 

'Or maybe it was because during the Land of Wind mission, he gave the special kunai to Keita?' 

'This is also possible.' 

But for whatever reason, getting Minato's approval was undoubtedly a good thing. In addition to the power that Minato holds right now, in the future he would become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. Although he would die early, he should still keep a relationship with Minato. At least in the time he would serve as Hokage, he could get certain advantages. 

"I leave it to you then." Minato said. 

"Don't worry." Asahi put away the special kunai. 

"Orochimaru-sama has still some things to tell, so I will take my leave." After finishing, Minato was about to leave, but suddenly turned to look at him, "Asahi, don't train till too late, there are still a few hours left before it's time to fight against Sunagakure, so save your energy." 

"I understand."

After separating from Minato, he didn't continue training. After returning to the camp, he officially received the notification from Orochimaru and the strategic deployment of the medic team.

"Asahi, Orochimaru-sama has already given his orders, the medic team is divided into two teams, one team will be in the back as a support force, while treating the wounded transported back from the battlefield, and the other medical-nin will be mixed in the main battle force, so that they can heal the injured ninjas on the spot at any time." The leader of the medic team told him.

Although young, and his ninja rank was just chunin, but as Tsunade's disciple and the deputy of the medic team, Asahi now was the second in charge of the medic team.

"What do you need me to do?" Asahi asked. 

"Asahi, you and I each will take a team of medical-nin. Your [Healing Jutsu] is more proficient than mine. I think you should take your team of medical-nin into the army to treat them at any time." The leader casually pushed him into the seemingly more dangerous task.

"Yes!" Asahi made no objections. 

The other party was his superior. In terms of rank and official level he's crushed. Once the other side had made his decision, he couldn't oppose him at all. 

Moreover, Asahi also holds the status of Tsunade's disciple, this status also prevents him from rejecting this proposal, because once he rejects it, it would inevitably affect his teacher's reputation, and it would also be very unfavorable for his image in the eyes of the higher-ups.

Asahi had managed to shape his image to be that of a 'Genius', 'loyal to the village', 'Values his friends', so he couldn't let it be ruined here. 

Although it would be dangerous to follow the main force, the medical-nin acting as a rear support force would definitely be the most important target for Sunagakure. 

The medic team which was divided into two teams, but it's hard to say which one was more in danger. 

Even more since Asahi had Minato's life-saving kunai. Originally this kunai was supposed to be left to the rear force, but now he had no plans to give this life-saving object to them. 

Obviously, the leader of the medic team did not expect him to agree so easily, and after a moment of astonishment, he said, "Since you have no objection, then I will choose some ninjas who are proficient in medical-ninjutsu and give them to you. If that's okay with you?" 

"No problem." Asahi said indifferently. 

"You must be careful to not lose your life, Asahi" He said in a heavy voice, "If my [Healing Jutsu] level was higher, I would follow the main force myself. But for the life of those frontline ninjas, I can only leave this difficult work to you."

"Understood." Asahi nodded, then took a long look at the other party, and said with a bit of gusto, "You will stay behind, so you must be on guard at all times, because the medic team in the rear will be the target of the enemy's attack. So be careful, let's hope they don't break through the defense, I mean the frontline can hold them back but sometimes they can just pass without notice. Make sure to not be attacked by the sand ninjas." 

After speaking, without looking at the ugly face made by the other party, Asahi smiled and walked out of the camp.

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