Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 495: The Difficult Retreat of the Sand Ninja
An order given in haste.

The Sand Ninjas gathered at a very fast speed.

Almost before Wuwei, Suigetsu, Yudaka and others at the fortress led the Light Ninjas to fight, the Sand Ninjas retreated westwards to the Kingdom of Wind according to their respective routes. Maki, as the Fifth Kazekage, personally led a force of elite ninjas such as Gaara and Yura to cover their retreat. Since the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, this has become the 'political correctness' recognized by all major countries that the Kage should abide by.

Unless you are not on the front line, or it is a normal retreat.

if not.

Once the situation is disadvantageous or even a major defeat, in order to ensure that more companions can return to the village, the shadow must lead by example, personally cover the rear and buy time for his companions. If any shadow dares to retreat first, his prestige will be greatly affected.

To put it bluntly, people can return safely, but it is almost impossible to keep Ying's position.

The ninja village doesn't need a shadow who can't even protect his companions and runs away first.

Maki is also very clear about this.

Gaara is the only Kage-level fighter in the Sand Village and is also a Jinchūriki who possesses the ability to cause large-scale destruction.

It is even more necessary to stay and cover the retreat together.

Otherwise, it would not be blocking the opponent, but directly delivering food to the opponent. Maki has a good understanding of his own strength, and any of the Jinchūriki on the opposite side is not something he can deal with.

"Report to Lord Fengying, the troops on the west side have retreated."

"Lord Kazekage, the troops on the southern side are retreating alternately."

"Lord Kazekage, we have discovered the movements of the Light Ninjas."

"Kazekage-sama..."

After all, the Sand Ninjas are too scattered. Even if the order is passed down, it is really difficult for all the ninjas to retreat in unison at once. Therefore, Maki must always grasp the actions of these Sand Ninjas, and at least retreat at the same pace. If any part is missed, they will most likely be pursued and surrounded by the Light Ninjas.

It is almost impossible to retreat without any losses.

But as the Kazekage, Maki must keep the losses to a minimum. His position as the Kazekage is the most unstable among all the previous Kazekage, whether in terms of strength, prestige, or other aspects.

Based on this.

Maki needs to be more thoughtful about all aspects.

"Yeah, I see. Everything is going according to plan, Yura."

Maki nodded, and after continuing to convey some orders, he turned his head and looked at Yura on the side with a questioning look on his face.

"The traps and interception forces have already been arranged. There will be no problem in at least delaying them for a while."

Yu Liangxin understood and nodded.

"The supporting troops must also act according to the plan and alternately cover the retreat of the companions on both wings."

Maki said solemnly.

"Yes, Lord Fengying, don't worry, I will personally organize the support troops."

"Well, that's good. I'll trust you to do the job!"

If they were all elite troops, there would be no need to worry about the efficiency and discipline of the retreat. However, most of the more than 10,000 Sand Ninjas were only weak Genin. This meant that it would take a lot of time for these ninjas to retreat completely.

It is obviously impossible for the Light Ninja Army led by Wuwei, Yugao, and Shuiyue to give such extra time.

"Boom!"

"Peng!"

It can be said that it was the moment when the retreat trajectory of the Sand Ninjas was discovered.

Wuwei and others accelerated their pursuit.

There were only less than two thousand Light Ninja troops, under the command of three people, going to pursue the Sand Ninja Army of more than ten thousand.

But at this moment, the number is no longer the point.

The Sand Ninjas also had no intention of continuing the fight.

All interception actions are for a better retreat.

"Ding ding ding ding ding!"

"Peng!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Fire escape!"

"Wind escape!"

A series of traps made up of detonating tags, kunai, shurikens and other ninja tools were set up in advance, and their goals were very clear, which was to delay the pursuit of the light ninjas.

For a while.

Countless battles broke out in the southwest of the entire Grass Kingdom.

"Boom!"

"Peng!"

The Light Ninja in pursuit.

They took turns to cover and intercept the retreating Sand Ninjas.

"Pfft!"

"what!?"

Although Maki has made sufficient arrangements.

"Peng!"

"Stab!"

"Pfft!"

The marching and retreating of troops is very reasonable, but when it comes to specific route planning, it is not so easy to implement thoroughly. As the saying goes, plans are plans, but when it comes to implementing them perfectly, few people can do it, and the more people there are, the more likely it is that accidents will occur in the plan.

Especially for such a large-scale legion march.

It was difficult for the Genin to retreat according to the established plan.

Although Maki has tried his best to recruit experienced Sand Ninjas to participate in this war.

But there are still some relatively inexperienced ninjas out there.

What's more, the Third Ninja World War happened more than ten years ago, and the current young generation has never truly experienced the trials of blood and fire.

Of course, the existing light ninjas are at a similar level in this regard, but they cannot withstand the high morale of the other side. They cannot withstand the fact that the other side has three Kage-level Jinchuriki leading the team, and they are constantly covering their territory.

Every step the Sand Ninjas took back came at an extremely heavy price.

Maki had personally led Gaara to fight against the troops led by Wuwei who were chasing them from the front.

They could only barely cover the weak Genin's retreat.

But this place can hold up.

Yugao and Mizuki in other places are like a fish in water. Now is not the turn of the Sand Ninja to attack. They can still use fortresses, other strongholds, or even launch threatening invasions of the hinterland to weaken the pressure of the Light Ninja.

I can only passively take the beating.

"asshole!"

Counting from the time of retreat.

Several hours have passed.

But only the first group of Sand Ninjas who retreated closest to the border returned to the territory of the Wind Country. The rest of the Sand Ninjas were still retreating slowly.

Even though the Sand Ninjas in the middle position seemed able to retreat easily, if they really focused on running away, it would mean completely abandoning the last batch of Sand Ninjas.

This is something that will not be allowed.

Wuwei, Yugao, Shuiyue and others are also very clear about this.

The goal is to hold on to the Sand Ninja's rear guard.

Make the Sand Ninja pay a more tragic price.

The information about the casualties that came in again and again, as well as the turtle-like retreat speed, made Maki extremely anxious. Looking at the Four-Tailed Fox in the distance, which was temporarily at a disadvantage but still able to stubbornly entangle the One-Tailed Fox in Gaara's form, Maki's face showed a very ugly expression.

He had anticipated that the Light Ninjas would never let him and his men retreat so easily.

But I really didn't expect the opponent to be so strong.

The reaction was fast enough.

He is so bold that he almost launches a full-scale attack.

This was really beyond Maki's expectations. For a moment, Maki was planning to launch a full-scale counterattack. It was not because he changed his mind, but simply to severely damage the Light Ninja's pursuit troops. In that way, he could ensure his own morale and suppress the Light Ninja's momentum. Most importantly, it would make their subsequent retreat extremely smooth.

However, this idea just went through Maki's mind and was then thrown out of his mind.

If the other side dares to press forward like this, they must have the corresponding confidence. I have received the news, and they must have received more accurate information about the Allied battlefield earlier than me. Who knows, the moment they received the news, reinforcements might already be on the way.

The situation here has been delayed for several hours already. If the fight continues, once the enemy's reinforcements arrive, it will be even more difficult for our own troops to retreat, not to mention that scary guy Uzumaki Menma.

Don't forget that the Hikari Village possesses the technology of the former Sky Country and has an extremely well-equipped air combat force.

The straight-line distance from Taki Country to Grass Country requires much less time than the ground journey.

Maki was really worried that if he and others delayed here for a little longer, they would not be able to leave.

As soon as the first batch of reinforcements arrive, there will definitely be follow-up forces.

"We can't fight any longer. We can't delay here any longer!"

Maki gritted his teeth.

"Shadow Guard!"

Words shouted out in a sharp voice.

"Yes!"

On both sides.

A group of Sand Ninjas wearing dark-colored uniforms filed out.

"Wind Style - Vacuum Jade Technique"

"Wind Style - Cutting Technique!"

"Wind Style - Great Breakthrough Technique!"

"Earth escape technique - earth collapse technique!"

"Tudun!"

"Tudun!"

Unlike the Hidden Leaf Village, where ninjas possess almost every jutsu and the distribution is relatively even, the jutsu attributes possessed by the ninjas from the other four major countries are almost in line with the attributes of their own country.

The most common ninjutsu the Sand Ninjas possess is wind-style chakra-attribute ninjutsu.

It can be said that almost half of the Sand Ninjas know wind-style ninjutsu, and the second most common ninjutsu chakra attribute is earth-style ninjutsu. Only Konoha has many ninjas who can use multiple chakra attributes. In the other four major ninja villages, they are rare.

Even Maki's direct shadow guards were almost the same.

At this moment, the weakest group of Sand Ninjas had already retreated from this area, and the nearest support troops also retreated in sequence.

Maki naturally had to command the shadow guards to press forward.

To create an opportunity for Gaara to create some space.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

Countless powerful escape techniques flew past.

One after another, they bombarded the path of the pursuing Light Ninjas.

"Peng!"

"Peng"

"Peng!"

The successive roars of explosions temporarily hindered the pursuit of the Light Ninjas. Some of the Shadow Guards even rushed straight to the close point where the One-Tail and the Four-Tail were fighting, and assisted Gaara in launching the most violent attack on the Four-Tail.

"Wind Style - Refining the Aerial Bullet Technique!"

Grasp a gap.

The huge body that retreats.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Fox, also opened his mouth instantly.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

'whoosh'

Several huge invisible air cannons flew out swiftly and bombarded the four-tailed body in the nearby position.

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

Gaara's changed mood.

Although he is not yet the most perfect jinchūriki, he has been recognized by Shukaku to some extent. Of course, Shukaku himself will not admit it. In his words, anyway, except for that kid Fufuku.

In such a big Sand Village, only this guy with dark circles under his eyes is a little interesting. If I borrow some of his power, I can also come out for a stroll from time to time. Why not?

Therefore, after such a period of time, it has settled down.

Gaara can also achieve complete transformation into a tailed beast.

With the cooperation of Shukaku, almost all of Shukaku's power can be exerted.

Withstood the bombardment head-on.

"!?"

Although Wuwei also reacted quickly, with the cooperation of the Four-Tailed Monkey King, he pounded the ground hard, causing flames to rise directly from the surface.

But it was still a beat late.

Failed to completely stop all air-refining bombs.

The two missed shots suddenly hit the huge body of the Four-Tailed Fox, and also sent the Four-Tailed Fox flying to the ground behind.

"Shukaku, stop helping this human. Come here. What the Jinchūriki kid that Kurama is waiting for said is indeed true. It is very likely that someone has already started to revive the Ten-Tails. That kid is very likely the one the old man mentioned. Come here and help that kid with us. This is also helping ourselves."

The two Jinchuriki were fighting to the death.

In a special spiritual world.

At a certain distance, the tailed beasts can open a special "exclusive chat channel".

The Four-Tails Son Goku said with a very serious and earnest expression while looking at Shukaku in the opposite position.

"Tsk!? Can you believe the words of that stinky fox Jinchuriki!? Son Goku, who do you think I am? If you want to believe it, that's your business. I won't accompany you. The little brother I am with now is very obedient. I like him very much, but I have no interest in moving to another place!"

Shukaku raised his head and said in a very sharp tone with a look of complete distrust.

The relationship between the nine tailed beasts is actually not that harmonious.

Especially the relationship between Kurama and Shukaku, they can be described as being like fire and water. When Shukaku hears the name of the Nine-Tails, he will be instantly stressed. Do you still expect Shukaku to trust Kurama? That is simply the biggest joke in the world.

At least, this is Shukaku's current state.

You're still trying to scare him with the Ten-Tails? Do you really think he's that easy to fool?!

Shukaku said he would not be fooled!

(End of this chapter)