Hotaru really is in a no-win situation. Isn't she? If she gets help, Iruka and Hinako die. If she goes and loses; she, Jun, and probably Iruka and Hinako die. If she goes and wins, Iruka and Hinako may win, but she'll end up in jail until Hinako is a teenager. Those annoying schlups really gave Hotaru the mother of all sadistic choices.
Well... To me at least the solution is obvious tell Naruto have him use a clone to tell Tsunade and also have him use the teleportation jutsu to get like 3 Anbu squads into the fight in a millisecond... Yup that should just about do it.
The only way to escape a Xanatos Gambit is for something unexpected and unpredictable to happen. Now guess who is the most unpredictable person in this doujin?