After the first round ended, the role of attacker and defender swapped, and it was Kakashi's turn to protect the secret scroll.
Both teams were given two hours of rest time.
The original plan was to make this joint training a two-day training.
The infiltrating and protecting competition alone should take a full day.
Much to everyone's surprise, the Fourth Hokage's Anbu won in just half an hour.
If the next round could finish as fast, then let alone two days, this joint training would end before the afternoon.
In a somewhat messy base, Kakashi and others began to discuss their defense plan.
Because the structure of the training team was different from ordinary Anbu, they were divided into groups, not squads.
In addition to being a team leader, Kakashi was also the Commander.
"Why don't we all just clump up in the base? They will have to steal the scroll to win anyway, why waste our strength to defend outside?" Midori Inuzuka suggested.
She felt that this was the right idea. If Third Hokage's Anbu did the same thing in the last round, they definitely would not be able to take the scroll so easily.
"So that the enemy can surround the base and do whatever they want?" Kakashi complained.
Focusing the defense inside instead of outside since the enemy would have to get in to steal the scroll anyway sounded good, but this was actually a trap.
Giving up the area outside the base meant they had given up vision advantage. The Third Hokage's Anbu could then assault them however they wanted, and it would be difficult for them to fight back.
The Third Hokage's Anbu decision to send half of their defensive forces outside was not a mistake.
"Ensui, what do you think?" Kakashi looked at Ensui, who had been silent all this time.
He couldn't believe that he almost relied on Midori Inuzuka to come up with a decent idea.
Ensui thought for a moment and then said, "Give up the outside, and focus on defending the base."
Kakashi: …
Wasn't that exactly what Midori suggested?
Hearing that Ensui had the same thoughts as her, Midori Inuzuka instantly became proud, "See? even Ensui had the same plan as me!"
Kakashi thought about it and felt that Ensui should not be unaware of the consequences of losing the initiative. He should have a reason behind it.
Sure enough, Ensui continued, "If it is an ordinary defense, I will make a decision similar to that of the Third Hokage's Anbu in the last round. However, even though the Third Hokage's Anbu can't use Geppo and won't attack from the air, they are experienced. A normal defense may not be able to stop their attack."
Kakashi nodded.
Although he won the last match, Kakashi did not underestimate the Third Hokage's Anbu.
Compared to them, the Third Hokage's Anbu was clearly more experienced. Some of them have probably been in the Anbu for more than ten years.
If they defended normally, then the possibility of their loss was very high.
After all, they could not use Geppo to run away with the secret scroll. They were not allowed to relocate the secret scroll. They were only allowed to retrieve it once the enemy had snatched it
Six Powers was not as good when they were the defender.
"But I studied the rules. If the defender manage to take back the scroll once it is taken away, the attacker will immediately lose."
"Are you planning to deliberately let the Third Hokage's Anbu steal it and then take it back?" Kakashi immediately understood what Ensui was thinking.
The reason why he gave up defending the area outside the base was to draw in the Third Hokage's Anbu and then take back the scroll with all their might.
Ensui nodded and said, "That's right."
The main reason was that he had Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Technique. He could easily stop other people and was very confident in snatching the scroll back with his Shadow Technique.
That was why he gave up the conventional defense and used the rules in his favor instead.
If they used conventional defense, Ensui thought that their win rate was very low due to the difference in strength and experience.
Two hours of rest soon passed, and the second round officially began.
The two teams entered the venue early, and Nagasawa and others returned to the monitoring room again.
The cameras clearly showed the movements of the two teams.
The Fourth Hokage's Anbu was defending the base, and no one guarded outside.
At first, the Third Hokage's Anbu was very cautious in scouting the outer perimeter, but after discovering that there was no one, they directly crossed the iron wire and headed for the base.
Despite being proven wrong last time, Danzo once again ridiculed the Fourth Hokage's Anbu upon seeing this scene.
"It seems that the Fourth Hokage's Anbu has zero sense in tactic. They actually clump up in a small base," Danzo sneered.
He did not think the same thing as last time would happen again.
If they were attacker, they could indeed use the so-called Six Powers to launch a surprise attack from the air, but they would violate the rule if they took away the scroll as the defender.
The Third Hokage then said as he smoked a cigarette.
"They are indeed a little irrational this time. They can't respond fast enough if the enemies strike at this rate."
He did not want to belittle the fourth Hokage Anbu or anything, but he wanted Minato to keep in mind the mistake that his Anbu made this time and fix it next time.
After all, he sent some of his Anbu to help Nagasawa build his Anbu.
In a sense, the Third Hokage's Anbu could be considered the teacher of the Fourth Hokage's Anbu.
Minato glanced at Nagasawa.
Nagasawa thought about it and felt that Ensui and Kakashi should not make such a mistake unless it was Midori Inuzuka who made the decision.
"I think this should not be a decision-making mistake but a special plan," Nagasawa said.
"Oh, Nagasawa, did you notice something?" the Third Hokage asked curiously.
Nagasawa shook his head and said, "Kakashi is the Commander. I don't think he will make such an amateur mistake."
"Kakashi? He is indeed a good seedling." The Third Hokage nodded.
He knew which one was a genius Shinobi in the village.
Being both White Fang's son and Minato's apprentice, the Third Hokage naturally kept a close eye on him.
When he learned that Kakashi had accidentally killed his teammates in the mission, he also tried to think of a way to make sure Kakashi didn't blame himself.
But before he could come up with something, Nagasawa solved this problem.