Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 137 Sand Village's Changing Formation (First Update)

Time passed slowly, and Yubi was carrying out targeted eliminations, assassinating special "characters" within the Konoha formation.

Konoha, too, relied on its powerful combat strength to quickly eliminate enemies.

Furthermore, as time went on, it became increasingly difficult for Yubi to exploit his advantages to cause trouble in Konoha's established positions. He became a highly visible target in the eyes of the Konoha ninjas.

The Leaf Village even dispatched a special pursuit team to try to prevent him from causing damage to their battlefield.

Even if we can't inflict effective damage or harm on Yubi immediately, we can at least buy some time for those who can deal with Yubi to rush to this area.

Members of the Sarutobi clan, Shimura clan, Yamanaka clan, Aburame clan, and Shiranui clan, among others, fell victim to his cruelty.

"That's about it—"

Feeling the increasing danger and pressure he faced on the field, Ubi knew he had to retreat.

Otherwise, his life would be in danger.

At this point, the Konoha army had firmly established itself in the forest through its superior strength, wresting back a sliver of initiative from the Sand Village.

This indicates that Konoha can now take more detailed and thorough countermeasures against his sneak attack.

What if—that old man Hiruzen Sarutobi comes to capture him? This is inside the Konoha formation, the situation will be very bad.

Although Yubi felt that he could fight against a Kage-level unit, this was not a one-on-one situation, and the newcomer was very likely to be the Hokage among the Five Kage. Even the most well-rounded and experienced Kage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had different strengths and weaknesses, and each person had different focuses and templates in battle.

Yubi felt that someone like Hiruzen Sarutobi was the most dangerous kind of shadow for him.

He became a demon in his old age; he lived a very long life—it wasn't for nothing.

Even setting aside the fact that the battlefield environment was unfavorable to him, in a one-on-one fight—Yubi believed that his chances of winning against the Third Hokage were pitifully slim.

"When fighting Orochimaru, Yubi realized some of his own weaknesses in combat"—these are all points that Hiruzen Sarutobi can use to target him. His opponent must have understood his Blood Release techniques through Minato Namikaze's explanation.

As for Sarutobi, although he had some information about him through the original work, he dared not say that he knew him inside and out.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi is a ninjutsu professor"—he is proficient in and can skillfully use a wide variety of ninjutsu in battle, which means that his fighting style and variations are numerous and unpredictable.

It's different from the style of the Third Kazekage, who, while powerful, had a relatively simple fighting style.

The current Third Hokage is definitely stronger than Orochimaru—and he hasn't aged or weakened to that extent yet.

Moreover, Orochimaru's later Konoha Crush plan, which resulted in Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, made Yubi feel that the old man still had some lingering affection for his disciple and was a little soft-hearted.

But he's not Orochimaru—if the Third Hokage were to appear now, there would be absolutely no chance of him being spared.

whoosh-

Yubi sped off at breakneck speed, rushing towards the battlefield positions of the Sand Village side.

As for the Konoha ninjas who chased after him or surrounded him, Yubi simply ignored them.

Prioritize evacuation.

However, he didn't run for long.

One of the people from Konoha was holding him tightly.

They approached him at an even faster speed, trying to stop him.

Looking across the entire Konoha army, besides Minato Namikaze, there is no one else with this ability.

After Konoha had gained some control over the battlefield situation, Minato received the news and immediately rushed to the scene.

"Oh."

Upon seeing his old rival, Yubi smiled.

"Immediately increase the output of Blood Release, and cover the body with a layer of solidified armor."

Yubi remained calm as he faced the water gate.

Because he knew that with Minato's current offensive capabilities, he couldn't break through his defenses at all.

Bang bang bang!

The two exchanged a brief blow in mid-air—but Yubi maintained her high speed throughout, ignoring Minato's attempts to get close.

Even allowing it to launch some superficial attacks on itself.

It's clear that Minato is well aware that he poses no real threat to him. Therefore, Minato's fighting intention is to hinder and slow down his progress, allowing other Konoha teams nearby to provide support and surround him.

Yubi, of course, couldn't let him have his way.

"It's no use—you can't stop me."

Yubi darted and leaped through the forest at high speed, with Minato following closely behind like a leech.

He turned around and smiled.

For the latter Flying Thunder God Technique to be activated continuously, certain prerequisites are required. Ideally, the space and location should be fixed for a certain period of time.

In situations like this high-speed displacement—where Yubi just keeps running, Minato's current abilities limit the number of countermeasures he can take in pursuit.

"We will win this battle."

Shuimen Town Road.

"This is nothing! You're way too confident—" Yubi met his gaze.

Scenes of the surrounding landscape flashed rapidly past the two of them.

"It's not confidence, it's a fact. Even if your Sunagakure occupied this forest in advance and made some preparations—you should have noticed that our Miyaba army has now advanced the controllable battlefield to the operational zone that your Sunagakure initially deployed—winning this great battle is only a matter of time."

Minato said calmly.

In a battle between two armies, all means and calculations are merely tactical aids; ultimately, the outcome depends on direct confrontation.

Clearly, Konoha's performance on the battlefield completely overshadowed Sunagakure.

Even though Yubi went deep into Konoha's territory alone to cause trouble, he did have some impact on Konoha's army, but it was far from enough to turn the tide of the battle.

"I must admit—your strength has impressed me, but your understanding of the battlefield seems to be lacking."

"If it were the Third Hokage, he would never dare to say that—"

"It seems—you're not without weaknesses, at least in terms of overall perspective—your insight is a bit lacking."

Yubi's tone was teasing.

After saying that, she said softly, "Don't rush, the real show is just beginning."

Upon hearing this, Minato's expression changed.

After entangled with Yubi for a few more minutes, Minato stopped and landed on a tree.

Other Konoha ninjas arrived late from the rear.

"No need to chase them—they've already been driven away. If we go any further, we'll be in Sunagakure's territory. It's too dangerous." Minato raised his hand to stop a group of his companions, watching Yubi disappear into the shadows under the trees, and said in a deep voice.

"Inform the Hokage that the Sand Village army may have some tactical arrangements and plans in the future."

Minato, recalling what Yubi had just said, immediately spoke up.

"it is good."

One of the men nodded and immediately ran off.

Just as Minato was about to notify the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with his seasoned battlefield experience, noticed something was wrong: the Sand Village army's formation was changing.

It's important to understand that the entire border region is quite vast. Even if the armies of the two villages were to fight in this forest, the main battlefield would only be concentrated in a certain area, rather than extending to the entire border line.

But now, facing the unstoppable offensive of their Konoha army, the main force of Sunagakure has actually dispersed into small combat teams, intentionally spreading out to areas outside the main battlefield.

This would undoubtedly expand the battlefield area—and at the same time, the forces of both armies would become more dispersed.

It's not as concentrated anymore.

Most importantly, Konoha must pursue them, because this is the territory of the Land of Fire—the battle will not end until the enemy is repelled or driven away.

"Once the battlefield expands, the situation on the field will evolve into a battle and interaction between individual squads—creating a large number of vacuum zones untouched by the fighting." For both sides, it will be even more difficult to grasp the situation on the battlefield in real time, and the transmission of intelligence and information, including the coordination between various teams, will not be easy to achieve in real time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath.

Sunagakure is going to inflict heavy losses on both sides, even if it means inflicting a thousand casualties on the

Although the Sunagakure army will also be affected, the one that will undoubtedly be more affected is Konoha, which has just gained a slight advantage.

The sudden action by the Sunagakure army immediately disrupted the situation they had managed to maintain somewhat.

This made Hiruzen Sarutobi increasingly believe that the commander of the Sunagakure army this time—that junior named Arai—was indeed—not simple.