Chapter 172 Battlefield of the Land of Wind
Chapter 172 Battlefield of the Land of Wind
The border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.
The strong wind whipped up sand and gravel, which lashed against the rocks with a crackling sound.
On the high ground of the Konoha front-line command post, Sakumo Hatake drew his White Fang short sword, the blade reflecting a chilling white light in the dim sunlight.
"All troops, attack!"
As the signal flare exploded in the air, the Konoha ninja formation, which had been poised for battle, unleashed a deafening battle cry.
……
Sunagakure Command Center.
Granny Chiyo stared intently at the crazed figure on the flank of the battlefield, the chakra threads in her hand digging into her fingertips from the excessive force.
That blonde woman is threatening the defenses of Sunagakure.
"Tsunade-hime..."
Chiyo's eyes were filled with solemnity, but even more so with the urgency of having to make a choice.
If Tsunade isn't stopped, the flank of Sunagakure will be completely breached.
But Sakumo Hatake, who was directly facing her, was also a deadly threat; he was the murderer who killed her son.
She had to make a choice.
"Ebizo!"
Chiyo suddenly turned her head and looked at the old man beside her who had been squinting.
"You take your men to the front; White Fang is yours. Remember, use poison, use traps, and hold him off at all costs!"
"And what about you?" Ebizo slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in his seemingly cloudy eyes.
"I'm going to meet Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin."
After saying that, Chiyo flashed away, leading ten puppets straight to the flank. Meanwhile, Ebizo led the elite troops of Sunagakure to meet the cold, white blade.
……
In the center of the battlefield lies a chaotic forest of jagged rocks.
This is the area where the battle between the two sides is most intense, with the flashes of ninjutsu light appearing and disappearing.
"Expansion Technique: Human Bomber!"
A deafening roar rang out.
A gigantic ball of flesh spun rapidly, kicking up clouds of dust as it swept across the sand with unparalleled force. Several puppets that tried to stop it were instantly crushed into pieces upon contact, their parts scattering everywhere.
"boom!"
The ball of flesh smashed through a boulder, forcefully creating a breach in the Sand Village's defensive line.
Akimichi Choza deactivated his Multiply Technique, kicking up a cloud of dust as he landed.
Although he was young, he was already quite muscular. He wielded a long steel staff and swept it out, forcing back two Sand Ninja who tried to get close.
"Shikaku! Three on the left! Wind Release ninjas!" Choza roared.
"This is such a hassle..."
Nara Shikaku crouched in the shadow of a rock, complaining, but his eyes were frighteningly calm.
He formed hand seals, and the shadow beneath his feet stretched and forked rapidly like a living thing, leaping and weaving among the shadows of the jumbled rocks.
The three Sand Village Wind Release ninjas were preparing to form hand seals to unleash their Great Breakthrough when they suddenly felt a tightness under their feet, and their bodies instantly lost control.
"W-what? I can't move?!"
"The shadow imitation technique was a success."
Shikaku remained in the hand seal position, a fine layer of sweat beading on his forehead.
Precisely controlling three elite Sunagakure members on such a chaotic battlefield requires an immense drain on mental energy.
"Inoichi! Hurry! I can't hold on much longer!"
"They're here!"
Yamanaka Inoichi appeared on the rocks on the other side. He formed a heart shape with his hands and aimed them at one of the controlled Sunagakure captains.
"The Art of Mind Transference!"
The Sand Village captain's eyes instantly became empty, then returned to clarity—but the look in his eyes had changed.
Suddenly, the "captain" pulled out a kunai and ruthlessly stabbed it into the heart of his unsuspecting companion.
"Pfft!"
Blood splattered.
Another Sand Shinobi watched in horror: "Captain! Are you crazy?!"
Before he could react, the "captain" had already placed a kunai against his neck, a strange smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, everyone."
"puff!"
The kunai sliced through his throat.
In that instant, a spiritual entity flew out from the fallen corpse and returned to Yamanaka Inoichi's body.
Haiyi swayed, panting heavily, his face pale.
"solve."
In just a few seconds, three elite Sand Village soldiers perished with the combined efforts of these three teenagers.
This is the "Ino-Shika-Cho" of Konoha's new generation.
Although they are not yet fully mature and their faces still bear the immaturity of youth, the tacit understanding ingrained in their bones has already begun to show its brilliance.
"Well done!" Choza laughed heartily, pulled a handful of ration pills from his ninja tool pouch, and popped them into his mouth. "Replenish some chakra, let's keep going!"
"Watch out, another puppeteer is coming from the right." Shikaku calmly reminded him. "Choza, you tank the damage, Inoichi will handle the disruption, and I'll control the situation."
"learn!"
……
The sniper position is on the high ground on the right side of the battlefield.
This is the fire support point for the entire battlefield, and also the thorn that Sunagakure most wants to remove.
Twenty Hyuga branch family ninjas were lying prone behind cover, their electromagnetic sniper rifles constantly spitting out blue streaks of light.
Using the Byakugan's ability to see through objects, they precisely targeted the Sand Village puppeteers hiding behind cover in the distance.
"Those are Konoha's ranged units! Damn it, our puppets were destroyed before they even got close!"
A member of the Sand Village's Dark Division gritted his teeth.
"We can't charge in head-on, we have to flank them! We must take them out!"
A team of elite Anbu members from the Sand Village, skilled in concealing their presence, used the sandstorm as cover, clinging to the steep rock face like lizards, and silently made their way up to the high ground.
They avoided the direct barrage of fire, their poisoned blades gleaming coldly in the shadows.
They were less than ten meters away from the snipers who were focused on firing.
"Go to hell!"
Seven or eight Sand Village ANBU members suddenly sprang up, their poisoned blades aimed straight at the unsuspecting figures.
However, just as their blades were about to touch their target...
"Revive the crisis!"
A blue chakra sphere suddenly erupted at the edge of the highlands.
Hiashi Hyuga's figure instantly spun at high speed, and a large amount of chakra surged out from all the pressure points in his body, forming a perfect absolute defensive shield.
"Ding ding ding ding!"
The kunai and shuriken coated with deadly poison were repelled the moment they came into contact with the blue orb. Even several Sand Ninjas at the forefront were thrown backward by the enormous centrifugal force, coughing up blood.
The spin stopped, and Hijikata stood proudly, the veins around his white eyes bulging, assuming the starting stance of Gentle Fist.
"If you want to harm my people, you'll have to get past me first."
"There's one more!"
The Sunagakure Anbu did not give up. Three of them bypassed Hiashi and rushed to the other side.
"Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
An even more imposing figure blocked their path.
Hinata and day difference.
He moved like lightning, his feet stepping on the Bagua directions, his palms leaving afterimages as he unleashed a barrage of attacks in an instant.
"Two strikes!"
"Four palm strikes!"
"Eight Palms!"
……
"Sixty-four palm strikes!"
The air was filled with the dull thuds of fists and palms striking flesh.
The three Sand Ninja who attempted a sneak attack felt as if they had stumbled into an impenetrable net. Every palm strike landed precisely on their chakra points.
"ah!!"
With a final low shout, the three Sand Shinobi screamed as they were sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground. They were horrified to discover that the flow of chakra within their bodies had been completely sealed off, and they couldn't even move a finger.
"As a ninja, surprise attacks are a tactic."
Hiyori slowly withdrew his stance, coldly staring at the enemy on the ground.
"But your concealment is useless in the face of these eyes."
The two brothers stood back to back in front of the sniper position, one on the left and one on the right, like two gatekeepers.
"Hizashi, I'm leaving this to you," Hiashi said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, brother." Hizashi's eyes were firm. "As long as we're still standing, no one can interfere with the shooting squad."
Behind them, the Hyuga clan snipers didn't even turn their heads.
They trusted the two brothers.
"Whoosh—whoosh!"
The roar of the electromagnetic sniper rifle continued, providing the most powerful support to the comrades at the front.
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