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Chapter 88 Trap, Behind Enemy Lines! (Subscribe for monthly tickets)

The Iwagakure wanted to make a choice, but Xingxia Xiu did not give them the chance to choose.

He killed Shan Tu, the earth escape master who looked like the yellow earth during the Fourth War, without hesitation.

"team leader!"

"Lord Shantu!"

……

Many Rock Ninjas roared, but they could not change Yamazu's death.

After getting rid of the strong man Shantu, Xingxia Xiu jumped up without hesitation and retreated at high speed in the air.

The Iwagakure ninjas were coming from all directions.

Nearly a hundred people, with the close coordination just now, attacked from both inside and outside at the same time, and he couldn't withstand it now.

The Rock Ninjas who came from all directions to support could only watch Xingxia Xiu disappear in the air.

too fast!
A large number of Iwagakure ninjas were chasing him, but Xingxia Xiu was running in the air without any cover, and even the ninjas on the ground were restricted by the terrain and their speed could not match his.

Moreover, different people walked at different speeds, and gradually they formed a long dragon.

When Xingxia Xiu saw this, he immediately launched a counterattack and killed several people. Seeing that the Iwa Ninja behind him was about to catch up, he immediately retreated.

After several attempts, the Iwagakure ninja could no longer hold on and gave up the pursuit. Instead, they waited for the main force to gather and take action as a whole.

But Xingxiaxiu had already left.

Relying on his ability to run in the air, Xingxiaxiu changed direction several times.

He even used his wooden clone to confuse the Iwagakure ninja's perception, and continued to maneuver until dusk, when he finally met up with Crow and other Root ninjas at the border of the Wind Country.

at the same time.

In the Iwagakure Village, in the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki was stunned when he saw the information sent back from the front line.

Shan Tu is dead!

Died at the hands of the Wood Release user.

This was a general of his Iwagakure Village who made his mark in the First Ninja World War.

In today's Iwagakure Village, he is definitely a person who can stand alone.

At this moment, Ohnoki not only looked ugly, but also extremely heartbroken.

"Wood Release User..."

Ohnoki gritted his teeth and looked to the side for information about this person.

Still don't know the true face.

But there is even more information about its capabilities.

Wood Release that can absorb chakra.

And the powerful wind-style ability that was previously unknown.

In particular, it can run at high speed in the air.

This is also the fundamental reason for the failure of this mission.

Looking at the latest information about the Wood Release User, Ohnoki knew that this guy could not be surrounded and eliminated just by outnumbering people.

Unless you are trapped in a place where there is no way to evacuate from the air.

Or perhaps it also has aerial capabilities.

"Unless I take action myself..."

Ohnoki pondered this possibility.

As the shadow of a village, if he takes action, it will cause a chain reaction.

For example, what would be the reaction of Hanzo, who has been hiding in the Rain Village?

And the Hokage of Konoha would probably be unable to sit still either.

As for the entire war situation, the intensity will soar in a very short period of time, which is not what he wants.

"We must obtain intelligence in advance, or set up a trap, and then act quickly and decisively."

Onoki thought to himself.

He can leave the village and use a clone to replace his original body, and his original body can use transformation techniques to hide for a period of time without letting the enemy know.

Ohnoki lowered his eyes, and a lot of information from the front line emerged in his mind one by one.

After a long time, he stood up, flew to the huge map, and looked at the red arrows on it.

That's the logistics line.

According to intelligence from the front line, Konoha has been spying in this area.

This is normal. Attacking logistics is a common tactic.

Not only Konoha is using it, but they in Iwagakure are also using it.

"Konoha has allowed the Wood Release User to remain behind until now in order to disrupt the village's rear. In that case, choose a burial place for him."

"I want to see how I compare to Lord Hashirama!"

……

The border of the Kingdom of Wind.

After Xingxia Xiu rested for a night, Crow came to report that intelligence and new orders from the headquarters had been delivered.

Taking the scroll, Xingxia Xiu read it carefully.

First, the Sand Village finally took action, and the advance troops entered the River Country and began to fight with the Rain Ninja.

But it's not large in scale.

It can be predicted that it will be until next year before the Sand Village will engage in a large-scale battle in the River Country.

Even the Sand Village might decide to attack the Amegakure Village directly and force Hanzo to withdraw.

In addition, there is information about the Iwagakure logistics line. Currently, there are three lines under control.

The headquarters' order was to have Xingxia Xiu further confirm the authenticity of the intelligence.

And, the next order is to cooperate with the headquarters to attack the Iwagakure logistics line.

"Tsunade and the others have indeed arrived, and they are carrying out a mission like this."

Xingxiaxiu raised his eyebrows.

However, I don't think there is anything wrong with Tsunade and the others taking on such a dangerous mission.

This kind of dangerous mission requires a strong team. Tsunade and the other three are all senior ninjas, and Tsunade is a powerful medical ninja.

The entire team is suitable for protracted battles.

"If nothing had changed, Tsunade and the others would have fallen into the Iwagakure's trap and been surrounded. Jiraiya would have almost died..."

Xingxia Xiu smiled to himself: "Now with the roots added, it shouldn't be so bad, right?"

Retracting his gaze, he handed the scroll to Crow to burn with Fire Style, and then ordered, "Notify everyone to leave in half an hour and enter the Land of Rain."

"understand!"

Crow nodded and turned to go out to inform the others.

Half an hour later, everyone gathered.

At this point, there were only six Root ninjas left.

One person died during the breakout yesterday.

But even so, these six people now worship Xing Xia Xiu as a god.

"set off!"

After burning down the wooden house, Xingxia Xiu gave an order and headed straight for the Rain Kingdom.

at the same time.

At the border of the Land of Rain, Konoha's frontline headquarters.

Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru had just come out of the tent after completing their mission.

"When to set off?"

Tsunade asked.

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru said, "At night, it would be best for us to take a detour from the northern border and avoid the frontal battlefield."

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Just as I thought!"

The confrontation between Konoha and the Iwagakure is not fierce yet, but the forces on the front battlefield are already intertwined. If they go through, they will inevitably be exposed, so it is better to go around them.

Tsunade asked, "Aren't you waiting for further information from the Root?"

Jiraiya said, "It takes time for the Root's information to be transmitted from the rear. No one knows whether the Iwagakure will notice anything."

"So, it would be best to go behind the Iwagakure and directly connect with the Root ninjas, or even work with them."

Orochimaru nodded, agreeing with this approach.

Tsunade said no more: "Then it is decided."

At night.

After making all the preparations, the three of them left the base camp, headed north, then west, crossed the battlefield between Konoha and Iwagakure, and arrived at the border area between the Land of Rain and the Land of Earth.

At this time, the three of them had already turned into Iwagakure.

at the same time.

Xingxia Xiu brought six Root ninjas and also transformed into Rock Ninjas and appeared in this area.

Spying requires secrecy.

Once the enemy is alerted, even if intelligence is obtained, the intelligence itself will lose its effectiveness in a very short time.

Intelligence, especially when the battlefield changes rapidly, is extremely time-sensitive.

However, for Xingxia Xiu, the most difficult thing is how to sneak into the Rock Ninja without being discovered.

Intelligence theft itself is actually the simplest.

Because of the technique of Tianmeng Walker.

"If I could master the same transformation technique as White Zetsu, where I could even imitate chakra, it would be much easier."

After spending three days and nearly being discovered several times, Xingxia Xiucai led the Root Ninjas to explore the three logistical routes of the Iwagakure.

Overall, no problems.

Generally speaking, this information should be reported to headquarters.

However, Hoshita Hide remembered the incident when Jiraiya and his companions were surrounded by the Iwagakure, so he felt vaguely uneasy.

"How can we be sure there's no trap?"

Xingxiaxiu was lost in thought.

If the Iwagakure set an ambush, I'm afraid ordinary Iwagakure wouldn't know the plan.

The only people who knew about this were most likely the Jonin.

But it is not easy to control the senior ninja silently using the Tianmeng Walker technique.

"If there's no way to infiltrate and confirm the intelligence, then we can only verify it through other methods."

Xingxia Xiu was thinking when Crow walked in from outside the cave: "Captain, the team sent by the headquarters to carry out the mission has been found."

"Oh?"

Xing Xiaxiu raised an eyebrow and stood up: "Let the others lie dormant for a while, you take me to see them!"

(End of this chapter)