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Chapter 83 Show Team VS Rock Ninja! (Subscribe for monthly tickets)

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage Building.

Before waiting for the announcement from the Daimyo of the Land of Birds, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki had already received the news.

Most of the noble ministers of the Land of Birds have close ties with the Iwagakure Village.

Many noble ministers immediately sent out samurai to spread the news of the incident in the daimyo prefecture.

Xing Xiaxiu saw it, but did not stop it. Instead, he was happy to see it happen.

However, when Ohnoki heard the news, he was furious: "I really underestimated Hanzo's ambition!"

It would be fine if he just invaded the River Country, as Hanzo had a legitimate reason.

Because before the First Shinobi World War, the River Country and the Rain Country still belonged to one country, and the River Country originally belonged to the sphere of influence of the Rain Village.

But not Bird Country.

Hanzo's actions are tantamount to waging war against the Iwagakure Village.

Of course, war must be resolved through war.

After being angry, Ohnoki immediately convened a high-level meeting.

At the meeting, it took less than a minute to reach a consensus.

Send troops to the Rain Country!
Orders were issued quickly.

The troops were divided into two groups, and one group headed straight into the Rain Country.

All the way into the bird country, Daimyofu.

The former advance force consists of eighty people. The first step is to block the border between the Rain Kingdom and the Bird Kingdom to prevent the Rain Kingdom from sending reinforcements to the Bird Kingdom.

Ohnoki must first ensure the vested interests of the Bird Country.

So we have to close the door and beat the dog.

The second group consists of forty people, with four Jonin leading the team as squad leaders.

We must eliminate all the Rain Ninjas in the Land of Birds in one fell swoop.

According to incomplete intelligence, there were not many Rain Ninjas attacking the Land of Birds this time, and it was a surprise attack and decapitation tactic.

Therefore, the Iwagakure Village must act quickly to solve the problem before the power of the Rain Ninjas enters the Land of Birds on a large scale.

At noon that day, the Iwagakure advance exploration team entered the Land of Birds.

The Root ninjas in charge of surveillance immediately retreated.

After retreating all the way back to the Daimyo's mansion in Bird Country, a Root Ninja asked Hoshita Hide: "Captain, are we going to withdraw directly from Bird Country?"

"We've discovered that the Iwagakure has another large force, and they might have already blocked the border."

Xingxia Xiu shook his head: "We must fight with the Rock Ninja and delay time until the Rock Ninja invades the Rain Country and creates a fait accompli."

"So, we can't retreat today."

"We have to hold on until tomorrow."

As they spoke, the other two teams that had headed to the border returned.

Only eight people went, and only five returned. The other three had turned into corpses and were preserved in the sealed scroll.

The star show was not unexpected.

The Root are elite, but the Iwagakure are not made of clay either.

In war, casualties are inevitable.

He sent out a wooden clone to treat the injured members of the Root team who had just returned, while Xingxia Xiu silently planned the retreat route.

The Bird Kingdom is too small.

There is not much room for maneuver.

If he cannot reveal his identity, his strength will be greatly limited.

Therefore, they could only adopt the strategy of engaging the enemy in a small area, fighting and retreating at the same time, and never engage in a tug-of-war with the Rock Ninja.

Otherwise, the people he brought with him would suffer great losses.

Although it is said that a kind person cannot command an army, it is best if we can prevent or reduce the number of casualties.

after an hour.

The Iwagakure advance exploration team entered the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Birds.

This exploration team consists of ten people in total, including a sensory ninja.

Soon the number of ninjas in the daimyo's palace was clearly discovered.

ten people!

The number is much smaller than expected.

But considering that the other party is the elite Rain Ninja, it is also normal.

The leader of the group, the Ninja Kyuubi, immediately gave the order: "Immediately notify the rear troops of the situation here. Also..."

Before he could finish his words, the Iwa Ninja in charge of perception shouted, "The enemy is approaching quickly!"

Jiulei immediately shouted: "Retreat!"

"Withdraw from Daming Prefecture, establish advantageous terrain, and await reinforcements!"

He is very cautious.

Because Jiulei knew clearly the strength of his companions who were originally stationed in Daming Prefecture.

These people must be incredibly powerful to be able to take it down so quickly.

It's not advisable to confront such a small number of people.

The Iwagakure retreated, and Konoha gave chase.

Soon they left Daming Prefecture and arrived in the wilderness.

After the Iwa Ninja stopped retreating, he immediately set about changing the terrain.

High walls and ravines form a maze.

The Rock Ninjas were hiding among them.

Stopping, Xing Xiaxiu couldn't help but frowning slightly as he watched this scene.

If his identity wasn't hidden, he would have just used Wood Release to defeat him.

Now, it seems that only the Wind Style Rasenshuriken is useful as a ninjutsu.

Then use it!

Xing Xiaxiu took a step, and air gushed out from under his feet, making him walk in the air as if it were flat ground.

"what happened?"

"That rascal……"

"Is it similar to the Third Tsuchikage's ability?"

The Iwagakure noticed the situation, and Kyuubi immediately shouted, "Watch out for attacks from the air!"

The three Iwa ninjas formed hand seals, ready to attack at any time.

Xing Xiaxiu, who was flying in the air, was making seals with his hands.

Wind Escape-Big Breakthrough!
The moment Jiu Lei saw Xing Xiaxiu forming a seal, he made his judgment: "It's Wind Style!"

"Be careful, it's most likely to cover the attack."

As soon as the words fell, the roar of air friction was heard, and then a storm swept in, with flying sand and rocks.

However, it did not cause much damage to the position built by the Rock Ninja, but the dust it raised obscured the view.

In the air, after Xingxia Xiu completed his major breakthrough, he immediately condensed the Wind Style Rasenshuriken.

The storm had just passed and the smoke and dust had not yet dissipated when he threw out the Wind Style Rasenshuriken under the shocked gazes of the Root ninjas.

"what?"

"It can actually be thrown like a shuriken!"

"This kind of chakra is too strong..."

The Root ninja was shocked beyond words.

With a sharp buzzing sound, the Wind Style Rasenshuriken tore through the smoke and dust and appeared above the Iwa Ninja's head.

shhhhhh!
The Rock Ninja, who had already prepared ninjutsu, opened his mouth and spit out rock bullets, but they were torn into pieces as soon as they approached the Wind Style Rasenshuriken.

Jiulei's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Defense..."

Before the voice fell, Xing Xiaxiu in the sky opened his mouth and said, "Explode!"

The rotating wind-style spiral shuriken immediately exploded, emitting brilliant light, forming a ball of light that expanded rapidly, swallowing everything in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, the light engulfed the entire Iwagakure's position, and then the ball of light shrank rapidly.

Rumble!
A terrible storm swept outward, carrying with it clouds of sand and dust.

"So strong!"

One by one, the Root Ninjas were blown backwards, their eyes completely unable to open.

Xia Xiu raised her hands to cover her face under the stars in the sky.

When the storm passed, looking down, the Iwagakure's original position had disappeared, replaced by a big pit.

There were four bodies in the pit.

Immediately afterwards, one Rock Ninja after another emerged from the ground.

Being good at drilling is different.

Xing Xiaxiu immediately opened and closed his hands.

Water escape - water rushes into waves!
The water vapor around condenses and forms a rotating water flow.

The water flows upwards and finally pours down.

Simultaneously.

Nine Root ninjas rushed out.

Inside the pit, Jiulei quickly completed the seal.

Earth Escape-Earth Stone Dragon!
A stone dragon emerged from the ground, soared into the sky, and collided with the pouring water.

Boom!

The stone dragon collapsed, water splashed everywhere, and it completely lost its attack power.

boom!
Xingxia Xiu swooped down from the sky, wielding his two swords, and smashed the incoming rock bullets into pieces.

Bang!
The soil exploded.

Xingxia Xiu's pounce missed, and he landed on the ground after jumping at ninth base and pressed his hands to the ground.

His figure soared into the air, and where Xingxiaxiu was standing, sharp stone pillars shot up into the sky.

shhhhh!

The ninja sword in his hand was thrown out one after another by Xingxia Xiu.

The ninth baseman dodged repeatedly.

Xingxiaxiu came like a shadow, holding two swords, and killed in front of Jiulei.

Jiulei no longer had the chance to form seals, and he held a kunai in each hand to meet Xingxia Xiu's double swords.

clang!
Sparks flew everywhere, and Jiulei's expression changed: "What a powerful force!"

Xingxia Xiu swung his two swords, and the nine bases retreated repeatedly.

"This guy's swordsmanship..."

Jiulei was forced to give up his kunai one after another, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Suddenly, Jiu Lei grabbed Xingxia Xiu's short sword with one hand, while letting the long sword fall over his shoulders.

Hardening!
There were no scars on Jiulei's hands, and the armor on his shoulder was just split open.

Xingxia Xiu narrowed his eyes, raised his foot and kicked Jiulei away. He put away his sword and rushed out, catching up with Jiulei who had not yet stabilized his body. A Rasengan appeared in his right hand, and the wind-style nature was injected into it.

It's just a Wind Style Rasengan, not a Wind Style Rasenshuriken!

The ball pressed accurately on the ninth baseman's chest.

The armor shattered, revealing hardened skin.

boom!
While in the air, Jiulei flew backwards and hit the wall of the pit.

Wow!
Jiulei vomited blood and looked down at the red and purple skin on his chest in shock.

The hardening technique was actually broken.

At this time, Xingxia Xiu came towards him fiercely. Jiulei gritted his teeth and jumped to avoid him, but was caught up by Xingxia Xiu immediately. He was hit by three punches and two kicks and flew backwards. The moment their eyes met, Jiulei felt dizzy and wanted to fall asleep due to exhaustion.

"wrong……"

Jiulei bit his lip and was about to form a seal when Xingxiaxiu arrived, grabbed Jiulei's hands, and looked into each other's eyes at close range.

Jiu Lei's mind was shaken, and he froze for a moment. Then he could no longer resist the sleepiness and his eyelids drooped.

Xingxia Xiu landed on the ground with Jiulei, then raised one hand, and Jiulei, who had his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes, and then pounced on an Iwagakure who was fighting with a Root ninja.

"Captain, you..."

"Ah~~"

"Damn it, the captain is under the control of an illusion!"

"No~~"

……

In less than a minute, the battle was completely over.

After Jiulei told all the information, he took out a kunai and stabbed it into his own heart under the gaze of the Root ninjas.

terrible!
I didn’t expect that the captain has such a powerful wind escape ability in addition to wood escape. He is worthy of being the person that Lord Danzo values ​​the most. It seems that the previous rumors were not false!
This was the unanimous thought of the seven remaining Root Ninjas at this moment.

At this moment, Xing Xiaxiu's ability completely conquered them.

The look he gave Xing Xia Xiu was completely different.

Xing Xiaxiu felt it, but didn't care.

Whether it was obtained through his own hard work or the Wood Release obtained through Hashirama's cells, they were all his abilities.

It doesn't matter why others respect him.

Respect him, it's important!
"Clean up the battlefield, the main force of Iwagakure will be here soon."

Xing Xiaxiu gave the order.

One of the ten Iwagakure ninjas ran away, leaving before the battle broke out, apparently to pass on information.

The bodies of their own people were packed up and taken away, and the bodies of the enemies were set on fire using fire escape techniques to conceal the intelligence as much as possible.

Then Xingxia Xiu led his men to retreat into the Daimyo Prefecture, quietly waiting for the large army of Iwagakure.

Without using Wood Release, facing this group of Rock Ninjas, Hoshita Hide also felt the pressure.

(End of this chapter)