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Chapter 142 Eight Hundred Enemies? The Advantage Lies with Me! (Please Subscribe and Vote)

When Hoshino Shuichi's shadow clone arrived at Uchiha Shisui's side, the battle had just ended.

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura were both unharmed, but the other Konoha ninja teams that intercepted the Mist Ninja suffered casualties.

There was only one medical ninja working at the moment, and Hoshino Hideichi immediately stepped forward to help, saying at the same time, "The Mist Ninja troops will be here soon. Shisui, Sho, you and I will stay behind to cover the rear."

"clear!"

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura nodded in unison, then closed their eyes to rest.

One of the Jonin from the Sarutobi clan said, "Shuichi, I'll stay too!"

Hoshita Hideichi shook his head: "There are more than 50 Kirigakure ninja. We're not going to stop them all here, but rather launch a full-scale attack."

"You all retreat a short distance to set up and provide backup for us!"

The Jonin of the Sarutobi clan nodded and said no more.

Ten minutes later, the injured were treated, and the dozen or so people from Konoha retreated, leaving only Hoshinoichi and two others behind.

After waiting a while longer, Uchiha Shisui's crow flew back.

"Shuichi, the Mist Ninja are here!"

Uchiha Shisui shouted in a deep voice.

Hoshino Hideichi, who was sitting under the tree, stood up.

A moment later, one by one, the Mist Ninjas appeared in sight.

"This guy!"

"It's him!"

"Is this the real thing?"

One by one, the Mist Ninja stopped, their eyes fixed on Hoshino-shita Shuichi.

Hozuki Metsuboujin looked at Hoshita Shuichi and suddenly asked, "You're Hoshita Shuichi from Konoha?"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "It's me!"

Hozuki Metsuin's gaze shifted and landed on Yokura, who was wearing a mask.

Although he was wearing a mask, he knew this former rival all too well.

Not to mention the tragic state of his fallen comrades, which he was very familiar with.

"Scorch Release: Pakura, it was Konoha that saved us!"

Hozuki Miku Seal snorted coldly.

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled: "You kill people, we save people; you're the villains, we're the heroes. I don't like your tone."

Hozuki Metsuin was even more displeased. Considering Hoshino Shuichi's strength, he snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Withdraw!"

Swish swish!

One by one, the Mist Ninjas immediately used their Body Flicker Technique to retreat.

This……

Shuichi Hoshino is ready to go to war.

These Mist Ninjas are so lame!

"Chase!"

Hoshino Shizuka chuckled softly.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of a thousand birds chirping rang out, and lightning erupted from his limbs, wrapping around his entire body, and his figure transformed into lightning, moving at high speed.

Uchiha Shisui followed closely behind, and his speed in using the Body Flicker Technique was in no way inferior to Hoshino Shuichi's Chidori Body Flicker Technique.

On the contrary, Yekura was a little slower and fell behind.

Hozuki Miejin, who was at the very back, and three other Mist Ninja suddenly stopped and turned around. The three Mist Ninja opened their mouths and spat out water columns, forming giant waves that swept towards Hoshino Shuichi and his two companions.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Wind Release: Great Wind Breakthrough!

Uchiha Shisui and Hoshino Shuichi completed their ninjutsu one after the other, cooperating perfectly to create a raging storm of flames that collided with the water waves, exploding with a roar and releasing water vapor in all directions.

shhhhhh!

One after another, shuriken carrying explosive tags shot through the water vapor and then exploded with a bang.

Having avoided the explosion, Hoshino and his two companions passed through the mist, only to find themselves shrouded in thick fog ahead.

The technique of concealing oneself in mist!

The fog is so thick that visibility is less than 2 meters!

Yekura immediately warned, "Be careful of the Kirigakure's silent assassination techniques; Hozuki's 'Extinction Seal' is extremely skilled at that!"

Uchiha Shisui said, "You could use Wind Release to disperse them, right?"

Yekura shook his head and said, "That's true, but for the Mist Ninja, this is a common ninjutsu, and its current scope is probably very large."

Uchiha Shisui nodded: "I see. It seems the enemy has no intention of retreating."

"That's not necessarily true!"

With his eyes ignited by blue flames, the Mist Concealment Technique had little effect on Hoshino Shizuka.

"Keep up with me!"

With a soft shout, Hoshinoichi sped forward, flying past a ninja hiding behind a tree.

The hidden ninja immediately launched a silent attack from behind, but his body was precisely struck by the shuriken.

It's Uchiha Shisui!

However, the Mist Ninja who was hit immediately turned into water and fell to the ground.

"Three o'clock!"

"Six o'clock!"

"At the 11 o'clock position!"

Hoshinoichi's voice echoed through the thick fog, and a large number of shuriken flew towards him, but he dodged them all.

Following the directions, Uchiha Shisui and Pakura attacked and killed the hidden Kirigakure ninja one by one.

But they're all clones!

At that moment, Hozuki Miejin, who was hiding in a small puddle, felt a sinking feeling in his heart: "That guy, the Mist Concealment Technique is completely useless against him."

The previous chase was not suitable for the Mist Concealment Technique, so it was never used.

Just then, Hoshino Shuichi's figure flew over the place where Hozuki Metsuin was hiding. Hozuki Metsuin was about to launch a surprise attack, but he found that the surrounding soil had turned into a swamp.

"Oh no, he's found out!"

Hozuki Mitsuki was startled and immediately revealed himself.

But the next moment, his eyes met a pair of scarlet eyes.

"Sharingan... Oh no!"

Hozuki Miejin instinctively tried to close his eyes, but found that he had completely lost control of his body.

Illusion!

Hozuki Miku's consciousness remained clear, and he tried his best to break free from the illusion.

Uchiha Shisui brandished his sword, and Hoshishita Shuichi's voice rang out: "Wait, that's his true form!"

Both Uchiha Shisui and Pakura were startled as their hands paused.

Ontology?

Everyone else is a clone, but as a commander, his true body is left behind. Is this because he has absolute confidence in his silent assassination technique?

With a swift chop, Hozuki Miejin was knocked unconscious. Then, he applied the Five Elements Seal and the Four Limbs Heavy Seal combo before saying, "No need to chase. Shisui, you take the prisoners and retreat."

He was still very interested in the art of water transformation.

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura nodded in unison and immediately retreated with Hozuki's Extinction Seal.

Hoshinobu Shuichi stayed behind, as he still needed to monitor the actions of the Mist Ninja.

……

Back at the Mist Ninja headquarters, Hozuki Shingetsu first received information sent back by Hozuki's Extinction Seal, and then received information shared by the Sand Ninja.

Just looking at the information about Gui Deng's extinguishing seal, Gui Deng Xinyue is a bit unbelievable.

It would have been fine if Ye Cang hadn't died, but a single shadow clone had killed forty or fifty of them.

However, compared to the Sand Ninja, Hozuki Shingetsu could hardly help but feel fortunate that the Hozuki Annihilation Seal and his companions had encountered a clone.

He then immediately made a decision: send the entire army forward to compress Konoha's space!

As soon as the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja made their move, Hoshino Shuichi quickly noticed it.

"The entire Kirigakure army numbers over a thousand, while the Sand Village has just over eight hundred..."

After pondering for a moment, Hoshinoichi did not recall the three clones he had previously hidden in the forest. Instead, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to come to the direction of the Mist Ninja and appeared next to the shadow clones.

How did you get here?

The shadow clone asked curiously.

Hoshinobi Hideaki said, "There are too many Kirigakure ninja."

He could easily imagine that once the war officially started here, the Mist Ninja would immediately land from the east and invade the Land of Fire.

If it weren't for the fact that ninjas don't gather together when setting up camp or marching, he would have thrown the Rasengan down from the sky long ago.

But whether it's for the sake of the "famous" tag or to weaken the strength of the Mist Ninja, Hoshinobi Shuichi wants to weaken the power of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja as much as possible so that Shizune, Yakushi Nonou, and others far away in Konoha don't have to go to the battlefield.

The route to Sunagakure is longer, and there's time for them to launch a series of ambushes. Meanwhile, the Kirigakure's route is relatively shorter, so the time available is much shorter.

After releasing the Yin seal on his forehead, and then the seal on his abdomen, Hoshino Hideichi immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique.

In an instant, eight shadow clones appeared behind him.

The amount of chakra in these eight shadow clones is roughly the same as the amount of chakra possessed by Hoshino Shuichi's main body.

"I'm leaving this place to you!"

After saying that, Hoshino Shizuka disappeared.

After the main body left, the clones scattered in all directions.

……

At the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Fire, Hoshino Shuichi appeared beside Yekura.

"Original body?"

Ye Cang asked.

Hoshino Hideichi nodded.

Uchiha Shisui asked, "Shuichi, the Kirigakure army has been mobilized?"

Hoshino nodded: "They've been mobilized, and the Sand Village has also been mobilized."

He sat down and transformed into a miniature four-tailed creature, absorbing natural energy to replenish his strength while asking, "Shisui, how many soldiers does this village have?"

Looking at the strange Hoshino Shizuku, Uchiha Shisui didn't ask rashly, but replied, "There are only a little over five hundred at the moment."

five hundred?

Hoshinoichi frowned inwardly. It seemed that more troops were still to come. He would have to decide how to allocate troops based on the attack situation of the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja.

"So who is the commander this time?"

Uchiha Shisui said, "I asked, and it's advisor Koharu Utatane, but the one commanding the battle on the front lines should be Lord Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin."

Koharu Utatane and Orochimaru?

What kind of weird combination is this?

Hoshino Shuichi was somewhat taken aback.

He had previously predicted that it would be either Jiraiya or Orochimaru.

At their early thirties, they should be old enough to command a large army.

But he was clearly wrong.

There are also older generations above them who are holding them back.

To be honest, Hoshino had a natural distrust of Koharu Utatane, and Orochimaru, as the frontline commander, actually made him feel relieved.

Although Hoshino Shuichi had been transformed into a miniature Four-Tails, Uchiha Shisui still noticed the change in his expression and asked, "Shuichi, you don't seem to fully trust Lord Koharu."

Uchiha Shisui, without any attempt to hide anything, said, "That's true. Although she was once the Second Hokage's bodyguard, she's getting old and has been away from the front lines for many years."

"However, with Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, around, there's not too much to worry about."

In fact, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were still active on the battlefield during the Second Shinobi World War, albeit as commanders.

So Uchiha Shisui smiled and comforted him, "Shuichi, you're overthinking it. After all, Koharu-sama is a senior who has experienced two Shinobi World Wars, and her experience is far richer than ours."

"I hope so."

Hoshino Hideichi sighed, realizing he had already formed a prejudice.

However, having a bit of an omniscient perspective, he really didn't have any good feelings towards Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo.

When you get old, you should enjoy your retirement; why do you have to come out and give orders?

"Someone's coming!"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly said.

Hoshita Shuichi transformed back into human form, and soon a figure appeared behind him. Upon seeing Hoshita Shuichi, the figure immediately showed joy: "Lord Shuichi, Lord Orochimaru requests your return."

Xingxia Xiu stood up and nodded: "I understand!"

The Chunin who came to deliver the message bowed quickly upon hearing it, then turned and hurriedly left again.

Uchiha Shisui said, "Leave this to us. Shuichi, you should go back and get some rest."

Hoshino Hideaki created a shadow clone and laughed, "Going back with the clone is enough!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the clone disappeared.

……

On the border of the Land of Fire, Asuka, who was sitting under a tree looking bored, suddenly looked up in surprise: "Shuichi!"

"Asuka-neechan!"

Hoshino Hideichi greeted him with a smile, then said, "Come with me to headquarters!"

Asuka quickly got up.

The two used the Instantaneous Movement technique to travel to the rear, and it took them about half an hour to reach the command headquarters.

"Lord Shuichi!"

"Shuichi-sama is back!"

"To be this amazing at such a young age is truly incredible!"

"If my son were even half as capable as Xiuyi, I'd be satisfied!"

……

Along the way, people kept bowing respectfully to Xingxia Xiuyi, and various discussions kept reaching his ears.

Before long, the two arrived at the commander's tent. The two Chunin guarding the door quickly greeted them, and one of them said, "Lord Shuichi, please wait a moment. I will go and report to Lord Koharu!"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded slightly.

Soon, the Chunin stepped forward and gestured, saying, "Lord Shuichi, Lord Koharu requests your presence!"

Hoshino nods slightly and walks into the tent alone.

Upon entering and taking a quick look, I saw not only Koharu Utatane and Orochimaru, but also several Jonin.

After exchanging greetings, Koharu Utatane said, "Shuichi, you're back just in time. We're discussing our battle plan against the Sand Village. Orochimaru said he wanted to hear your opinion, since you currently know the situation of the Sand Village and the Mist Village the best."

Hoshino Hideichi looked at Orochimaru, who was all smiles, nodded slightly, and said, "Currently, both of the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja infiltration teams have been eliminated. In addition, I wiped out a hundred-man Sand Ninja unit and forced back the Mist Ninja's vanguard. So now the Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja have committed all their forces. It seems they want to compress the depth of our intelligence war."

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that they will choose a point to launch a direct attack, especially against the Sand Ninja."

Hoshino Shuichi narrated calmly, but everyone in the tent except Orochimaru, including Koharu Utatane, was astonished.

They had information that they had dealt with the two infiltration teams from the Sand Village and the Mist Village.

But they had no idea about what happened next.

"Jonin Shuichi, you're not mistaken, are you?"

A Jonin from the Shimura clan asked the question.

Before Hoshino Shuichi could speak, Orochimaru laughed and said, "There's no doubt about this record; Shuichi has the ability."

"Shuichi, our border with the Land of Rivers is too long. Theoretically, the Sand Village could break through from any point. As the defending side, we are in a very passive position."

"So, I'd like to hear your opinion."

Hoshino Hide was prepared and immediately said, "Lord Koharu, Lord Orochimaru, in my opinion, firstly, we should turn the tables and take the initiative."

"The location of the main force of the Sand Ninja is very clear. We can just attack directly and defeat the Sand Ninja army. Then we can advance unimpeded and occupy the Land of Rivers before the Sand Ninja reinforcements arrive. Then we can confront the Land of Rivers on the border with the Land of Wind."

Tsukushi Koharu shook her head after hearing this: "Our current combat strength is insufficient. If we venture too far, we may be cut off from our retreat."

Hoshino Shizuka continued, "If the Sand Ninja want to break through our defenses and invade the Land of Fire, they will definitely look for weaknesses."

"In that case, let's prepare two or three weak points for him, and then set up an ambush behind those weak points."

"Whether the Sand Ninjas attack one of them or all of them at the same time, we can turn the tables and surround them."

Upon hearing this, Shimura Hien, who had previously questioned Hoshino Shuichi's battle record, immediately said, "To set up such a trap, a huge force must be needed, but unfortunately, our current forces are insufficient."

"If they spread their forces to set up three traps, while the Sand Village ninja concentrate their forces to attack only one of them, then the fake trap could very well become real!"

Hoshita Shuichi ignored him and looked at Utatane Koharu, asking, "Koharu-sama, how many of us are fighting the Sand Ninja?"

Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, said, "600!"

In other words, the total number of Konoha troops deployed on the battlefield in the Land of Rivers was only slightly over a thousand.

But now the Sand Village only has a little over 800 members.

Hideichi Hoshino believes the advantage lies with me!

(End of this chapter)