From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 98 Seal (1w)

Two days later.

The Sand Village front camp.

The Third Kazekage sat in the center of the barrier, looking haggard.

Such a short time has passed, but he seems to have lost a lot of weight, and even his hair has turned a lot grayer.

So much time had been wasted in vain, and even though he was furious, he had already understood that nothing could be done now.

With no other choice, he could only stand up slowly and ask the person next to him:

"How much supplies are left?"

"It will last for seven days."

A Sunagakure staff officer beside him answered.

Hearing this, the Third Generation Fengying seemed to have suddenly aged several years, as if he had already anticipated the outcome of this war, and his eyelids slowly drooped.

It was only when he turned around that he noticed that the ninjas in the command center were still looking at him.

He was subconsciously startled, as if he realized something. The anger in his chest that was about to be exhaled was blocked in his throat with difficulty, and he clenched his teeth tightly.

Some people rise to high positions in order to seek supreme power.

But some people sit in high positions in order to bear heavy responsibilities that no one else can bear.

When he saw the eyes of the people around him, the Third Kazekage knew that there were some words, some expressions, and some emotions that only he could never reveal.

Because there are still many people relying on him.

"enough."

Almost instantly, the heavy look on his face turned into a coldness as cold as a knife blade. He met everyone's gazes one by one and said deeply:
"It took two days, but we finally managed to scare that troublesome Sahara Kiri out of the camp. Our wait was worth it."

"From today on, we can focus on conquering Kikyo Castle."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the Third Kazekage had already made up his mind, and his voice was unhesitating: "As long as we take Kikyo Castle, no matter what the price we pay, it will be worth it."

"The supplies stored inside are enough for us to continue to hold on to this land on the border of the Land of Fire, enough for us to reorganize our forces to withstand the next wave of attacks from Konoha, and also enough for us to deal with the troubles that arise from behind us!"

"Because, I'm still here."

His voice was confident and stern, and his majestic gaze swept across the expressions of everyone present, making every Sand Village ninja who had unconsciously begun to worry in their hearts gradually feel more confident.

Only the older Sand Village ninjas seemed to realize something, but they just looked at each other and said nothing.

The Third Kazekage ignored their thoughts and quickly ordered: "From today on, the entire army will be divided into three shifts, and they will attack Kikyo Castle day and night!"

"Supplies are distributed to individuals, and everyone must be prepared to continue fighting to the death!"

"Only by conquering Kikyo Castle can the Wind Country and Sunagakure have a future!"

"The command of the entire army is now entrusted to you."

He looked at everyone with deep eyes and said calmly: "Next, I will also set an example and fight on the front line."

"For Sunagakure."

"For Sunagakure!!"

Everyone was moved and responded in unison.

In the afternoon, the first round of offensive from the entire Sunagakure army began.

The dark wave swept in like a storm, rushing to the forefront of the entire army. With extremely violent means, it broke through layer upon layer of seemingly solid defenses, and smashed every fortress that blocked its way with a sledgehammer made of iron sand.

The young Sunagakure ninjas were so excited about this that they desperately followed the adult.

But only those who are older can realize it.

Lord Fengying, this is the beginning of a desperate fight.

No matter how powerful a ninja is, his chakra is extracted from his body and mind. No one can fight endlessly like a machine.

Especially, on this battlefield where tens of thousands of ninjas gathered.

However, whether it is the current Konoha that is terrifyingly powerful, or the Konoha that may become even more terrifying in the foreseeable future under the leadership of the monster Sawara Kiri, the Third Hokage feels extremely heavy.

For him, perhaps this kind of reckless fighting could make him feel a little more relaxed?

These experienced veteran ninjas thought so in their hearts and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Couldn't they see that the hopes of Sunagakure winning this war were becoming increasingly slim?
At this moment, there is only fighting.

Under the leadership of the Third Kazekage, the entire Sand Village Army launched round after round of attacks tirelessly under Kikyo Castle. The pitch-black iron sand waterfall swept across every inch of land that could be seen under the castle like a tide.

Whether it was trees, rivers, or soil, they were all swept away and turned into clumps of fine debris, which made it difficult for the Konoha ninjas hiding in them to resist.

Hundreds of ninjutsu armies continued to collide with them with joint ninjutsu, but because of the difference in numbers, they were constantly defeated by the larger number of Sand Ninjas behind the Kazekage.

After three days of continuous fierce attacks, the various fortresses that supported each other around Kikyo City were constantly removed, rebuilt, and then broken through again and again.

The Sunagakure ninja's battle line is getting closer and closer to Kikyo Castle.

Orochimaru, the commander-in-chief of Konoha, remained in the city and did not move his troops. He also never allowed the Konoha ninjas in the surrounding defense zone to retreat back into the city. This was in stark contrast to his previous practice of actively shrinking the front line, and was extremely cruel.

At this time, Konoha and Sunagakure were completely squeezing each other's lives with the lives of their ninjas, constantly pulling time.

until the fourth day.

"Wow—"

Iron sand, as fine as the tide, suddenly rushed towards the figure at the top of the Kikyo City, gathering into a dark waterfall, emitting a roar mixed with vibrations and friction.

The Third Kazekage stood in mid-air, looking down at the figure being engulfed by the pitch-black iron sand, his brows slightly frowned.

"Zheng!"

Accompanied by bursts of sharp metallic sounds, a giant snake with a huge body rolled out from the center of the iron sand. Its hard scales rubbed against the black iron sand, but it showed no sign of being crushed.

Orochimaru stood in the open space surrounded by giant snakes, looking up at the figure in the sky.

The tip of the tongue slowly licks the corner of the lips.

A sinister smile flashed across his face, and his voice was hoarse: "It is really pitiful that the Third Kazekage-sama was forced by a mere junior to the point where he had to fight for his life in person."

"What? You still refuse to send the Jinchūriki you brought to the front line?"

The Third Kazekage stood high in the sky and sneered:
"Jinchuuriki? To use against you?"

"I alone am enough."

The smile on Orochimaru's face grew even more intense, and he raised a hand in his direction:

"That's really arrogant!"

Almost at the moment the sound fell, countless thin snakes suddenly shot out into the sky from Orochimaru's seemingly close-fitting sleeves like a rain of arrows, making endless sounds of breaking through the air.

"Secret Technique! Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

The figure of the Third Kazekage was flying rapidly in the sky like a swimming fish, and the wing-like sand iron wings behind him were flapping continuously, making his flying speed in the sky faster and faster.

At the same time, he stretched out his hand towards the top of the city wall and formed the "Wei" seal.

"Magnet Release·Satetsu Shigure!"

Pitch-black raindrops continued to fall from the sky, flying towards the direction of Snorlax and Orochimaru, and directly penetrating the thick city walls.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

The combined ninjutsu force behind Orochimaru responded immediately, releasing various ninjutsu into the sky, but they were completely unable to keep up with the figure of the Third Kazekage. They only blew the iron rain in the air into disorder and barely blocked a part of it.

However, the Third Kazekage did not relax his vigilance at all.

Just as those veteran jonin and commanders saw, he had no other choice but to resort to such an extreme strategy of personally taking part in the battle.

Although there are many Sand Village ninjas now, they are rootless and have no support at all. The re-gathering of logistics systems and supplies is enough for Konoha and the Fire Country to push the battle line back to the pre-war position.

If they cannot break through the defense line of Kikyo Castle as quickly as possible this time, Sunagakure will inevitably face a major failure with no gains.

Therefore, no matter what method he used, he had to break through the wall in front of him.

Just as he was thinking this.

Before the Third Kazekage could continue to increase his flying altitude, a cold metallic color suddenly lit up between the earth walls.

"Kusanagi Sword, Sora no Tachi!"

A sudden flash of metallic luster flashed across the air.

The Kusanagi sword, which usually hung on Orochimaru's waist and looked normal, suddenly extended to hundreds of meters, with the blade pointing directly at the chest and abdomen of the Third Kazekage.

In just a moment, the eyes of the Third Kazekage flashed.

With a "puff" sound, his body was completely pierced by the Kusanagi sword.

"Sandaime-sama!"

The Sand Village ninjas below were all startled and couldn't help but shout out.

However, the figure hovering in the air suddenly turned into waves of pitch-black iron sand, tightly wrapped around the surface of the Kusanagi sword like a rope.

At the same time, it continued to extend towards Orochimaru's head, turning into a big hand and suddenly opened.

"Magnetic Escape·Iron-bound Coffin!"

Orochimaru's golden snake eyes seemed to stagnate, and his entire body, which was surrounded by the giant snake, was suddenly wrapped in the center by the fine iron sand and was controlled in an instant.

However, his struggle did not stop. Countless snake streams continuously flowed out of his body. With his incredibly tough body, he drilled out tiny cracks in the equally hard iron sand.

Orochimaru's body quickly softened, and he suddenly jumped out of the gap, and then he formed seals with both hands. "Wind Style: High Sky Cannon!"

Continuous air bombs were fired at the iron sand figure with the Kusanagi sword entangled in the air at an extremely fast speed, but they were blown into scattered iron flowers with a loud bang.

Above the sky, the Third Kazekage's figure gradually dispersed, and finally he showed a provocative smile in the direction of Orochimaru.

"Iron Sand Clone?!"

Orochimaru seemed to finally realize something at this moment and spoke in surprise.

Suddenly, the Third Kazekage's clone completely disappeared.

However, he didn't notice.

As his clones dissipated, Orochimaru, who was standing on the top of the city wall, slowly calmed down his surprised expression and coldly ordered his subordinates beside him:
"let's start."

On the other side, the true body of the Third Kazekage appeared under Kikyo Castle, with his hands clasped together to mobilize chakra with all his strength.

The ground behind him burst out with a huge amount of iron sand that was more terrifying than any previous time, and it continuously rushed towards the city wall and barrier in front, making a heavy muffled sound like a tsunami hitting a dam.

“Rumble——!!!”

The sand and iron waterfalls all rushed forward, making one, two, and three loud noises.

Until finally, there was a 'click' sound.

When all the Konoha ninjas on the walls of Kikyo Castle heard this voice, they couldn't help but reveal a look of fear on their faces.

But Orochimaru, who was regarded as their backbone, was now completely covered by the black iron sand in the center and seemed to have died.

In this unspeakable despair, the section of the Kikyo City wall and the surface of the barrier finally revealed cracks as fine as spider webs, which continued to spread in all directions.

"boom!"

Until the very end, when the Third Kazekage was almost exhausted.

That section of the city wall collapsed.

Behind him, countless Sand Village ninjas all let out sharp roars like wild beasts, their eyes all had bloodshot, and they kept swarming towards the direction of the gap.

The ninjas of Konoha also fought desperately and continued to move towards the gap to resist.

However, they were outnumbered, and there seemed to be fewer Konoha ninjas guarding the city wall today than usual for some reason. After less than a quarter of an hour of fighting, the section of the city wall that was completely stained with blood was completely captured by the Sand Village ninjas.

Thousands of Sand Village ninjas rushed towards the gap and fought desperately with the Konoha ninjas guarding the outer city area of ​​Kikyo Castle, all of them were blood-thirsty.

Looking at this scene, the Third Kazekage couldn't help but reveal a smile of relief on his face.

However, when he felt the piece of iron sand in his hand, his heart skipped a beat.

There seems to be a bad feeling.

'etc. '

'Something's not right.'

If it were any other day, he would have definitely noticed the problem with the current situation a long time ago.

However, due to the repeated provocations of Sawara Kiri, the constant attacks on the logistics, the army's supplies were about to be cut off, bloody fighting on the front lines for many consecutive days, Orochimaru's carelessness and capture, and other factors combined, the Third Kazekage's reaction was much slower than usual.

By the time they suddenly realized that the city was too quiet, the order for the entire army to attack had already been issued for some time.

"Pfft."

The figure trapped in the center of the iron sand was crushed into a mass of rotten, slimy skin under the tremendous pressure.

At that moment, the Third Kazekage felt his heartbeat slow down for a beat.

In the distance, Orochimaru stood on the roof of the city lord's mansion, which was located at the highest point in the entire Kikyo Castle, and looked out at the Sand Village ninjas who were pouring into the outer city area like water through the gap in the city wall, with his hands forming seals.

At the same time, hundreds of Konoha ninjas who had been prepared for a long time were also standing on the city wall, facing the direction of the outer city, with their hands forming seals.

The few hundred remaining Konoha ninjas in the outer city were defeated and forced to retreat step by step under the attack of thousands of Sand Village ninjas, but they still held their positions.

The Sand Village ninjas looked at these wounded soldiers whose bodies were covered with scars that had not yet healed, and their expressions became more ferocious, and they became braver as the battle went on.

Konoha's resistance was already at its last gasp. It was clearly the final moment, and the only ones guarding the outskirts of the city were the old, weak and disabled who were vulnerable to a single blow.

The joy of impending victory made them more arrogant and even unscrupulous.

Just at this moment.

The outer city area of ​​the entire Platycodon City seemed to suddenly become quiet for a moment.

The Sand Village ninjas who were fighting bravely were stunned and subconsciously raised their heads towards the distance.

Then, one after another, pitch-black pillars rose from the outer city wall into the sky, slowly covering the entire area.

The extremely complex formation under his feet continued to spread along the ground towards the center.

Thousands of Sand Village ninjas were trapped in this area, and the Konoha ninjas, as victims, showed a cruel smile to these bastards.

The Third Kazekage stood there, staring at this scene in amazement, his expression filled with sadness, fear, and rage until it was almost distorted:
"Big! Snake! Maru-!!!"

Orochimaru, whose name was called, had already completed the hand seal.

Hundreds of ninjas who had prepared in advance also completed the hand seals with him.

"Inside: The Four Symbols Sealing Array."

As early as the first day of the war, Konoha spent a lot of manpower and resources to draw this giant formation that covered most of the outer city.

At the same time, the selection of the 'sacrificers' also began.

The entire project took several months to complete.

Almost at the moment when this ritual was completed, all the ninjas who knew in advance that they had become sacrifices stood in place, their bodies collapsed into black meat paste, and their flesh and blood melted into the formation that had been prepared for a long time under their feet, turning their resentment towards death into darkness, swallowing up all the matter wrapped in it.

In an instant, the entire outer city area was closed by a pitch-black hemispherical seal.

"laugh"

When everything is settled, all the seals will fade away.

Everything wrapped in it becomes nothing.

Disappear.

All that remained was a void as vast as an abyss.

The Third Kazekage stood in the distance, watching this scene, but could do nothing to stop it.

Finally, his legs weakened and he fell to the ground.

Orochimaru, who was in the city lord's mansion, slowly stretched out an arm from his body that had melted into a ball of skin, and with great effort and difficulty, he pulled out his new body, which was covered with mucus.

"Huhu."

Orochimaru breathed hard.

Even for a ninja like him with ridiculously strong vitality, the move he just used was a forbidden move among forbidden moves.

However, in order to withstand the offensive of Sunagakure, they had no choice but to resort to such unscrupulous means.

After watching the dark curtain descend, all the Sand Village ninjas who were about to attack Kikyo Castle stopped in unison.

It's because of fear, but also because I don't know if there will be a second super-large seal in the future.

Orochimaru did not hesitate at all.

With the help of the female ninja next to him, he stood up with difficulty and ordered coldly:

"Retake the outer city wall and continue to prepare for defense."

"Yes."

All sacrifices are made for survival.

Only on this point, Orochimaru's awareness is much stronger than that of the half-baked Third Kazekage.

It is also because of this indifference and rationality that he has been able to hold on until now under the attack of enemies that are several times his number.

And, we must continue to hold on.

Kingdom of the Wind, Morro Mountains.

Standing on the top of this mountain, you can already see the outline of Sand Village to the west.
After the seventh day, the number of Konoha ninjas gathered here became fewer and fewer. The army had more than 3,000 people when they set out, but now there were only 600 to 700 people gathered.

After the agreed time had passed, Hatake Sakumo knew that the remaining people probably wouldn't be able to make it here.

Obviously, the Wind Country is a big country after all. Even if all the ninjas have been gathered together to attack the Fire Country with all their strength, there are still a considerable number of ninjas remaining in the country.

However, they had no time to grieve, or to retain too many emotions for those who had died.

After two days and one night of rest and treatment, the remaining people will rush towards the Sand Village where it is unknown how many troops are left.

This is the military manufacturing center of the Wind Country, with the largest steel smelter and ninja tool manufacturing plant. No matter what the cost, these two buildings must be completely destroyed to ensure that the Sand Village will not be able to launch special military operations against the Fire Country for a long time.

Hatake Sakumo is quite confident about this mission.

The only thing that made him feel heavy was the companions around him who had firm eyes and calm expressions.

After rushing into the village and destroying the target, how many of them will be able to walk out alive?

Hatake Sakumo didn't know, and tried not to think about it.

He just looked forward.

It's time for this war to end.

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