Traveling Through Multiple Realms: The Supporting Character's Counterattack

Life at the front-line base in the Land of Rain is like a cruel machine slowly turning in mud and blood.

Every day, new wounded soldiers were brought in, their painful groans mingling with the smell of disinfectant, becoming the eternal background noise of the camp.

Tsunade practically lived in a makeshift operating room, and with her superb medical ninjutsu and profound understanding of poisons, she managed to pull many dying ninjas back from the brink of death.

As her capable assistant, Jingyin was so busy that she barely had time to breathe. Her once somewhat youthful face quickly became marked with a determination and exhaustion that did not match her age.

Genma and Ino-Shika-Cho were assigned to the rapid response squad directly commanded by Minato Namikaze.

Their mission was no longer to hold a position, but to act like firefighters, appearing wherever the fighting was most intense and critical.

With Minato's elusive Flying Thunder God Technique and the team's seamless teamwork, they turned the tide of battle several times at crucial moments, or successfully rescued the besieged Konoha team.

The names "Yellow Flash," "Ino-Shika-Cho," and "Black Lightning" are becoming increasingly prominent on the battlefields of the Land of Rain, even beginning to exert a psychological deterrent effect on ordinary ninjas in Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

The sky remained overcast that day, with a light drizzle falling.

The squad has just completed a harassment mission against the Sand Village supply line and is retreating along a hidden canyon.

"At three o'clock ahead, about five hundred meters away, there's a chakra reaction, seven in number, with mixed chakra properties. There are traces of Sand Village, but it also seems to be... Rain Village?"

Yamanaka Inoichi suddenly stopped, closed his eyes, concentrated for a moment, and then issued a warning in a deep voice.

His telepathy is especially crucial in this complex environment.

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikaku immediately frowned: "Amegakure? This distance is already on the edge of Amegakure's actual control zone. What are they planning to do? Reap the benefits without lifting a finger?"

"Stay alert and prepare for battle."

Minato spoke succinctly, his brows slightly furrowed, and he already held several specially made kunai in his hand.

In the Land of Rain, any seemingly neutral force can instantly become a deadly enemy.

The squad immediately changed formation and moved silently to a rocky area on the flank, attempting to gain advantageous terrain and observe the situation.

However, just as they were about to enter the stone forest—

"Ninja Art: A Thousand Drops of Dew!"

A cold voice seemed to rise from all directions, drowning out the pattering rain.

The next instant, the sky seemed to darken.

Countless fine, rain-fed sages, as if drawn by an invisible force, suddenly hardened and sharpened, transforming into a death rain that covered the entire area and poured down toward the team's location.

The area affected was so vast and the speed so fast that there was absolutely no way to avoid it!

"It's Hanzo's men! Be careful, the senbon needles are poisonous!"

The experienced Akimichi Choza roared, his body instantly expanding, "Expansion Technique: Human Bomber!"

He transformed into a giant sphere, attempting to block most of the attacks for his teammates.

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

Genma reacted extremely quickly, slapping the ground with both hands, and a solid earthen wall rose up as a second line of defense.

Ding ding ding ding ding ding—!

A series of rapid, drum-like impacts rang out instantly as the senbon needles struck the thick chakra fat walls and earth flow walls of Choza, producing a sound that made one's teeth ache.

However, there were simply too many senbon needles, and they possessed extremely strong penetrating power. The earthen wall quickly became riddled with holes, and Choza let out a muffled groan, clearly indicating that some senbon needles had penetrated his defenses.

"Haiyi, find the caster!"

Minato's figure flashed a few times in the rain as he calmly gave the order, using the Flying Thunder God Kunai to deflect the senbon aimed at his vital points.

"No! The opponent's chakra is strange, as if it's blended into the rain, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact location!"

Hai Yi's forehead was covered in sweat; his senses had been impaired.

"They are Amegakure's ANBU, skilled in assassinations in the rain."

Lu Jiu quickly analyzed, "This is an ambush!"

Just then, several blurry figures emerged silently from the surrounding rain and stone forest like ghosts.

They wore Amegakure uniforms, gas masks, and cold eyes. Their ninja swords gleamed with a poisoned light as they launched surprise attacks from various tricky angles.

"Let's do it!"

The leader, a Jonin from Amegakure, gave a low shout and his blade flashed, aiming straight for Genma's back as he maintained the earthen wall. The timing was perfect.

Just as the blade was about to strike, Genma seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. His hands, which were maintaining the Earth Flow Wall, remained still, and his body twisted at an incredible angle, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow. At the same time, his right leg lashed out backward like a whip, and his ankle was instantly covered with jet-black Armament Haki.

"Bang!"

A precise kick landed on the wrist of the Amegakure Jonin, the immense force causing a cracking sound as the opponent's wrist snapped, and his ninja sword flew out of his hand.

"What?!"

The Amegakure Jonin grunted, a look of shock flashing in his eyes. He clearly hadn't expected this young Konoha ninja to have such powerful taijutsu and such a fast reaction.

Genma took the opportunity to turn around, his eyes cold.

These Rain Shadows' sneak attacks were ruthless and cunning; they clearly intended to leave them all here.

"Since you've chosen to take action, don't blame me."

Genma felt a surge of killing intent. On the battlefield, being merciful to the enemy was being cruel to oneself and one's teammates.

With a wave of his hands, he had filled his fingers with black senbon needles.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

The thousand shojin didn't fire in a straight line; instead, they drew strange arcs in the air, bypassing the earthen wall ruins and their fighting comrades, and shot towards the newly appeared Amegakure ANBU as if they had a life of their own.

Screams rang out as two Amegakure Chunin, unable to dodge in time, were instantly pierced through vital points by several Senbon needles and fell to the ground dead.

On Minato's side, it was like golden lightning, with the Flying Thunder God Kunai appearing and disappearing like ghosts. Every time it flashed, a Rain Villager would inevitably fall down, its efficiency was frighteningly high.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio worked together seamlessly. Shikaku's Shadow Imitation Technique provided control, Choza's burst damage was devastating, and Inoichi's mental interference quickly took down the other two Amegakure members.

The battle appears to be one-sided.

The Amegakure Jonin whose wrist had been injured by Genma's kick flashed a hint of madness and determination in his eyes.

He suddenly ripped open the front of his shirt, revealing a strange talisman.

"For Lord Hanzo! Let's die together!"

He laughed wildly, his chakra surging wildly into the talisman, causing his body to expand rapidly like a balloon—it was a self-destructing talisman.

At such close range, the consequences of an explosion would be unimaginable.

"not good!"

Minato's expression changed. He had already thrown the Flying Thunder God Kunai, but it seemed he was a moment too slow.

Seeing this, Genma snorted coldly. He pushed his Body Flicker Technique to its limit, and at the same time, his entire body was instantly covered with deep Armament Haki hardening.

Instead of retreating, he charged forward, grabbed the Amegakure Jonin who was about to self-destruct, and hurled him violently into an empty open space in the distance.

"BOOM—!!!"

A violent explosion occurred dozens of meters away, and the shockwave sent mud and water flying several meters high.

Genma staggered a few steps from the shockwave, his Armament Haki hardening dissipated, and a surge of blood and qi rushed through his chest, but he was not injured.

The crisis was over, and the scene was deathly silent, with only the sound of rain hitting the ground.

Seeing that their leader's self-destruction had failed and the mission was a complete failure, the remaining members of the Rain Shadow Anbu immediately and without hesitation used their escape techniques to disappear into the rain.

"Genma, are you alright?"

Minato appeared instantly beside Genma and asked with concern.

"fine."

Genma shook his head, calming his breathing.

Shikaku walked over, his face grave as he looked in the direction where Amegakure had disappeared: "It's Hanzo's direct ANBU, the 'Rain Tiger Clan.' It seems Hanzo is no longer content to sit back and watch the fight; he's started actively clearing the area. We must be even more careful in our actions."

Minato nodded, his golden hair damp from the rain, his eyes sharp as an eagle's: "Hmm. This place is not safe to stay any longer. Return to base immediately and report to Lord Orochimaru."

The squad quickly cleared the battlefield and disappeared back into the vast rain.