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Chapter 63 Breakthrough! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"superior!"

Seeing the retreating Sand Ninja squad, Minato Namikaze gave the order.

Hoshino and his two companions immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to give chase, and once they were close enough, they threw Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai with all their might.

The fleeing Sand Ninja glanced back, adjusted his stance, and easily dodged a kunai.

But in the next instant, he caught a glimpse of a figure in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

"What?"

The Sand Village Jonin was startled and had no time to react before Minato Namikaze's Rasengan slammed down and hit its mark precisely.

Rumble!

The Sand Village Jonin crashed into the air, creating a large crater and kicking up dust.

"team leader!"

The other three Sand Ninja exclaimed in surprise and immediately stopped.

The three of them, including Xingxia Xiuyi, rushed forward.

Instantaneous movement technique!

Dance of the Crescent Moon!

Illusion - This is not the magic I'm talking about!

Kurama Yamayo provides support, and Illusionist group interference.

Uchiha Shisui used his Body Flicker Technique to overwhelm the enemy in a group attack, killing them in an instant.

Hoshino Shuichi was also facing a three-on-one situation, and although he was slightly slower, he still managed to defeat his opponent in one move.

"withdraw!"

Minato Namikaze ordered that he and Hideichi Hoshino and the other two evacuate the town and rest temporarily on a mountain.

Eat military ration pills to replenish physical strength and drink water to replenish fluids.

The four of them rested separately without exchanging words.

Hoshino Shizuka lowered his eyes to review today's battle.

Blue Flame Sky Blade's move is unsurprisingly sharp, as its extremely high temperature can instantly melt steel.

"However, my speed is much slower."

Shuichi Hoshino is very clear about his shortcomings.

Or, to put it another way, relative to the level of Jonin.

He does indeed possess an astonishing speed of neural reaction and dynamic vision, which is extremely advantageous in close combat.

But it's not a panacea.

Sasuke Uchiha, with his Mangekyou Sharingan, also possesses dynamic vision and the powerful insight of the Sharingan, allowing him to see Killer Bee's movements clearly. However, he was still overwhelmed by Killer Bee's swordsmanship.

Because Killer Bee's attacks are fast and frequent, your eyes and brain can react, but your body moves too slowly.

Facing Chunin, Hoshino Shuichi possesses a monstrous chakra burst method he learned from Tsunade. He has no weaknesses in speed or explosive power, and coupled with his high reflex speed, he has a huge advantage.

But against a Jonin, he wasn't fast enough.

Or perhaps the attack speed isn't fast enough!

He definitely couldn't have killed that Sand Village Jonin by himself if it weren't for Uchiha Shisui.

"Speed ​​can be improved not only through training and pure chakra bursts, but also through lightning release."

The first thing that came to mind for Shuichi Hoshino was the activation of all the cells in his body by Lightning Release.

Because of his fast reflexes, his attack speed is actually outstanding among Chunin, and even in Tsunade's opinion, it is no less than that of some Jonin.

But people are never satisfied.

Moreover, on the battlefield, Chunin don't just fight against Jonin!

Hoshino Shuichi naturally hoped to face a Jonin, so that even if he couldn't win, he would have the ability to escape.

Can Fire Release techniques increase speed?

Hoshino Shuichi's attention quickly returned to Fire Release.

Because among all the escape techniques, he has the highest talent in fire escape, making it the easiest for him to achieve results.

"Fire Release also has the characteristic of explosion; the shockwave generated by the explosion can indeed create propulsion..."

Hoshino Shizuka's brainstorming session.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the break was over.

Under the cover of night, Hoshino and his two companions headed to the third town.

From this point on, Minato Namikaze changed his fighting style.

It's no longer a stealthy annihilation operation, but a stealthy raid; they take advantage of the situation and run, then move on to the next location.

In one night, Hoshino and his three companions moved between four towns, turning the northern part of the Land of Rivers into chaos.

However, the Sand Village's resources were also mobilized, leaving them unable to attend to the towns of River Valley and Mountain Lodge, which are close to the Land of Fire.

These two locations were successfully occupied by Konoha's subsequent ninja teams, becoming the rear of Minato's team.

Furthermore, with Minato's team launching attacks in all directions and mobilizing numerous Sand Ninja teams to encircle and suppress them, many towns and villages in the northern part of the Land of Rivers were left vulnerable, allowing Konoha to quickly infiltrate their forces.

There is no doubt that the tactical objectives have been initially achieved.

The sky is bright.

Inside a cave, Hoshino Shizuka opened his eyes.

After a three-hour rest, he has recovered.

Uchiha Shisui, who was not far away, also woke up shortly afterward.

The two left the cave, found a spring to wash their faces, and then took over from Minato Namikaze and Yo Kurama.

However, lacking Minato Namikaze's exceptional sensory ninjutsu, Shuichi Hoshino and Shisui Uchiha needed to expand their vigilance range.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Standing atop a tree, Hoshino Shuichi notices ninjas coming from downstream.

The Sand Ninja have arrived!

Hoshino Shuichi immediately retreated and reunited with Uchiha Shisui, only to discover that there were also Sand Ninja to the west.

Back in the cave, they woke up Minato Namikaze and Sanyo Kurama. The former immediately used his sensory ninjutsu and said after a moment, "There are enemies not only to the south and west, but also to the north and east."

It's not surprising that the show is being held together.

Although Minato Namikaze possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, his chakra reserves prevented him from freely flying around with Hoshino and the other two.

Since traces have been left behind, it is inevitable that they will be tracked down.

Needless to say, this was also part of the plan.

Their squad's mission was to disrupt the Sand Ninja's plans and divert their forces.

The Sand Village must have realized this as well, but they had no choice but to surround and annihilate Minato's team.

We won't be able to have peace when fighting Konoha's reinforcements until we wipe out Minato's team, especially since Minato's team has shown astonishing combat power and destructive force.

"Minato-sensei, we've achieved our mission objective. Should we now break out eastward?"

Anma Shanyang asked.

Minato Namikaze said, "Based on our current perception, the forces to the east are indeed weaker."

"But do the Sand Ninja want to force us back, or do they want to ambush and kill us?"

Uchiha Shisui said, "If I were the commander of the Sand Village, I would definitely keep this squad here."

"This is not only to avenge our fallen comrades, but also to show the River Country what's what."

Kurama San'yō was startled: "Shisui, do you mean there's a trap to the east?"

Uchiha Shisui shook his head: "I can't be sure."

Minato Namikaze then asked Shuichi Hoshishita, "Shuichi, what do you think?"

Hoshino Shuichi pondered, "Minato-sensei, since our senses can't reach that far, the only way to determine if there's a trap is to probe."

"Use shadow clones!"

"I still have plenty of chakra. I created three shadow clones. Two of them transformed into Shisui and Sanyo, and together with the teacher's shadow clone, we headed east."

"As for how we get there, that's up to the teacher."

Minato Namikaze was a decisive person, and immediately said, "First, we will act according to Shuichi's plan."

"Secondly, break out to the south. The forces in this direction seem to be the strongest, but it also means that after breaking out, there is a high probability that you will not encounter strong resistance again."

Kurama Sanyou couldn't help but ask, "Minato-sensei, what if there are no traps to the east?"

Minato Namikaze laughed, "Of course, we'll go back to provide support!"

Kurama Yamahiro nodded.

"The enemy has reached the mountain, move out!"

Minato Namikaze gave the order.

Hoshino immediately formed hand seals and created three shadow clones, two of which became Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou. Together with Minato Namikaze's shadow clone, the four figures immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to leave and break through from the east side of the mountain.

The Sand Village ninjas clearly had sensory ninjas present, and instead of changing the direction the enemies were searching from the four directions, they accelerated their approach towards the mountaintop.

This sign seems to have already said something.

"action!"

Minato Namikaze gave another order.

The four of them left the cave and headed south down the mountain. Minato Namikaze was in front, Yasuo Kurama was in the middle, and Shuichi Hoshino, carrying a senbon needle, and Shisui Uchiha were at the very back, one on the left and one on the right.

When they reached the mountainside, the enemy was already in sight.

Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui accelerated together, overtaking Kurama Sanyo, and joined Namikaze Minato on the left and right respectively.

As Uchiha Shisui accelerated, he began forming hand seals. At that moment, he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of fire, forming a giant fireball.

On the left, Hoshino Hideichi symbolically formed three hand seals, also using the Great Fireball Technique.

Minato Namikaze in the middle also completed the hand seals, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

boom!

The fireball transformed into a raging inferno, engulfing the trees in front of it.

Meanwhile, the Sand Ninja on the opposite side had also completed their ninjutsu. The three Jonin at the forefront all used Wind Release, creating a terrifying storm that sent sand and stones flying and destroyed trees.

Then the fire wave and the storm collided, and the air collided and rubbed violently, creating a terrible roar.

Immediately afterwards, a wave of intense heat swept across the area.

Whether it was Hoshinobi Shuichi and his group of four, or the Sand Ninja, they all stopped and hid behind tall trees.

As the heatwave subsided, Hoshino Hideichi and his men, who had charged out again, all simultaneously threw their shuriken and kunai.

Ding ding ding!

It could be a parry, a direct counter with the same shuriken or kunai, or a dodge.

This round of ninja tool throwing yielded no results.

But Minato Namikaze suddenly disappeared.

He suddenly appeared behind a Sand Ninja Jonin who was charging at the front, grabbing a Flying Thunder God Kunai with his left hand and conjuring a Rasengan with his right.

boom!

The Rasengan slammed solidly into the back of a Sand Ninja, causing the ground and rocks to collapse and explode.

At the same time, Uchiha Shisui, having activated his Sharingan, used his unique Body Flicker Technique, creating numerous Body Flicker Clones that surrounded the two Sand Ninja who were at the forefront.

Following closely behind Uchiha Shisui was Hoshino Shuichi, who unleashed the Crescent Moon Dance, using the cover of Uchiha Shisui's numerous clones to charge into the battlefield and take down a Sand Ninja.

Next up is Kurama Sanyou. He didn't charge into the battle, but instead used genjutsu to distract the two Sand Ninja fighting Hoshino-shita Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui.

In front of Hoshino and the others, after taking down a Jonin with a Rasengan, Minato Namikaze flicked his hand through his ninja tool pouch and launched a large number of Flying Thunder God kunai.

The next moment, Minato Namikaze disappeared, and the dozen or so Sand Ninja behind him could only see a flash of yellow light.

That's the color of Minato Namikaze's hair!

The continuous screams made the Sand Shinobi, who was fighting Hoshinobi Shuichi, lose his composure.

As the screams subsided, Minato Namikaze suddenly charged into the fray, and two Sand Ninja Jonin were sent flying with a muffled groan.

Seizing the opportunity, Hoshinoichi unleashed a burst of chakra beneath his feet, and the Ame no Mikoto in his hand was covered in blue flames, its blue light shining through the forest.

This Sand Ninja's reaction was incredibly fast. He landed and immediately flipped to his feet, wielding a kunai to defend himself. However, Hoshinoichi's Ame-no-Murakumo cut the kunai in half, then tore open his vest, and the scorching blade sliced ​​diagonally from his right shoulder to the left, almost splitting him in two.

Meanwhile, another Sand Village Jonin was also killed by Minato Namikaze.

From the start of the ninjutsu clash to the end, the entire battle lasted less than 3 minutes.

It's not that the Sand Village ninjas are too weak, but that Minato Namikaze is too fast.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui also possessed extraordinary talents, and with the assistance of Kurama Sanyou's genjutsu, they managed to hold off two Sand Ninja Jonin.

The best way to deal with Hoshinobi Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui is actually with wide-range ninjutsu from mid to long distances, but unfortunately, the Sand Village has a serious lack of information about the two.

Once they engage in close combat, there is no chance to form hand seals and use ninjutsu.

They didn't even give Hoshino Shisui a chance to escape and use ninjutsu.

After the battle ended, Hoshino and his three companions immediately disposed of the Flying Thunder God kunai and continued south.

Because the Sand Ninja from the north and west are attacking, especially the Sand Ninja from the west, who are closer.

(End of this chapter)