Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 53 Marching into the Land of Rivers

"What?!"

Uchiha Kin received a message that left him completely bewildered when he woke up early in the morning.

Hatake Susumu wants to lead him to reclaim the stronghold in the land of rivers.

His small frame can't handle it.

"Lord Sumo is waiting for you."

The Chunin who came to deliver the message finished speaking and walked out of the tent.

He seemed to want to avoid being implicated.

Reality.

Jin could see the sunlight streaming in through the open tent curtain, but he couldn't feel a shred of light.

What could he do? He was desperate.

There wasn't much to pack; the things were still in Ryuchi Cave and hadn't been taken out.

He tucked the knife into his waistband and walked out of the tent.

Compared to yesterday, the camp was much quieter now, without the wailing sounds of yesterday.

In contrast to the quietness of the Iwa ninja front, there were quite a few ninjas walking around and chatting in the camp in front of us.

The moment they saw Jin, the passing ninjas were filled with respect and even bowed to him.

You've gone too far!!

This looks like sending someone to the execution ground.

That is indeed the case.

Jin's eyes were completely dull.

We arrived at the command center.

Hatake Sakumo was sitting on the ground sharpening a knife when he heard the sound and looked up.

"You've arrived?"

"I shouldn't have come."

"But you're already here."

"Can I leave?"

"Unless you betray the village."

"Hehe." Jin stared with dead fish eyes, clearly determined not to let him off the hook.

He doesn't seem to have offended Hatake Sakumo.

"Go see your companions."

Hatake Sakumo sheathed his sword in the scabbard on his back.

Jin then realized that there was another person inside the command tent.

And it was a woman.

A person wearing a large gray trench coat, the oversized garment covering their entire body so that their figure was not discernible, and wearing sunglasses.

This highlights a sense of mystery.

"Aburame Insect Princess." The woman nodded to the gold.

"Hiss." Jin gasped for breath.

"The women of the Aburame clan are terrifying in every sense of the word," Hatake Sukeshige chimed in, expressing what Kin was thinking.

The oil-woman insect princess instantly collapsed like a defeated dog, a strong sense of dejection emanating from her body.

"I'm truly sorry for being a member of the Aburame clan."

Kim looked at Hatake Sakumo with a questioning gaze. Was this another teammate of his?

It doesn't seem very reliable.

"Don't worry, the Insect Princess has a strong ability to survive. You need to worry about your own life first."

Hatake Sakumo showed absolutely no intention of offering any consolation money, and directly reopened his wounds.

Jin Chui lowered his head in defeat, as if he knew where the Aburame Insect Princess's appearance came from.

It was definitely Hatake Susumu who did this!!

"Are you ready, you two?"

Hatake Sakushige awaited their reply.

"I'm available anytime." Aburame Insect Princess nodded.

"I can run away at any time."

Jin had already planned his escape route and would immediately move away if he encountered any danger.

Even if it means becoming a rogue ninja.

"Don't worry, it's actually not very dangerous."

Hatake Sakumo smiled and turned to open the tent flap.

"Set off!"

The country of Sichuan.

Mostly mountains and forests.

Hatake Sakumo, along with Kin and Aburame Mushihime, hid in the trees, their eyes fixed on a sandcastle in the distance.

"So close?"

Jin looked curiously at the sand fortress in the distance; it wasn't far from the Land of Fire.

Even for a normal person, it's only a half-hour walk.

"Their goal is to invade the Land of Fire. They currently have the upper hand and are setting up defenses in the Land of Rivers to prevent a future counterattack from Konoha."

"Once they complete their deployment, it will be time to directly enter the Land of Fire."

The Aburame Insect Princess explains next to the golden statue.

"Moreover, the defensive line we've built along the border isn't so easy to break through."

Aburame Mushihime was one of the ninjas who always defended, as the Sand Village would attack her every so often.

Each time, Konoha suffered heavy losses, and it was already quite an achievement for them to hold on.

"So what do we need to do now?"

Jin had been following Jiraiya on defense the whole time and had never attacked, so he was not familiar with how to attack.

"Eliminate the enemy's sentry posts."

Hatake Sakushige silently took out the knife from his back.

"That sandcastle up ahead?"

Jin pointed to the sand fortress ahead, saying that the sand ninja's surveillance post was far too obvious.

"That was just a trap; the Sand Ninja were hiding underground."

Hatake Sakumo tied a mask around his face, which was specially made to protect him from the poison of the Sand Ninja.

Jin also drew his long sword.

"You don't need to do anything more."

Hatake Sakushige, however, did not allow the two to rush forward.

"All you have to do is keep living."

"Huh?" Jin looked at Hatake Sakumo in surprise. Why did he bring two people with him?

The Insect Princess was very obedient; her body suddenly transformed into countless black insects and disappeared.

Only a few insects landed on Hatake Sakumo's shoulder.

The voice of the Aburame Insect Princess came through.

"Lord Sumo, these insects will help you pinpoint your target."

Hatake Sakumo nodded, and with a swift step, his figure rushed towards the distant sand fortress.

"That's shaving!?"

Kin also recognized the movement method used by Hatake Sakumo; his Six Styles had gradually become popular in Konoha.

Within sight.

Hatake Sakumo appeared inside the bunker in an instant.

The next moment, a loud "boom" rang out as the bunker exploded.

The powerful explosion carried a strong airflow.

Hatake Sakumo used a shave to teleport away from being engulfed by the explosion.

Then came countless kunai shuriken, even interspersed with giant fuma shuriken.

Hatake Sakumo moved among these weapons as if in a frame-dropping motion, even using the flying weapons while in mid-air to unleash his Shave technique.

Immediately afterwards, one by one, Sand Ninja emerged from the ground. They attacked with puppets, but their chakra threads were instantly severed by Hatake Sakumo's sword.

Immediately afterwards, the Sand Village ninjas rushed in to surround and attack Hatake Sakumo.

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo's speed increased even further, and no ninja could fight him for more than a second.

While one of the Sand Ninjas was still forming hand seals, Hatake Sakumo appeared behind him, and then the Sand Ninja's head fell off.

Hatake Sakumo's figure continued to wreak havoc among the crowd, like a white crescent moon, slicing through the lives of the Sand Ninja.

And then there's the worst case.

The Sand Ninja, with his back to Hatake Sakumo, immediately covered his buttocks and leaped into the air, landing not far from Gin, reaching out towards him with all his might.

But he couldn't stop the column of blood gushing out behind him.

Konoha's ultimate taijutsu technique! Thousand Years of Death!

Jin looked at the ninjas lying on the ground with a black line on his face. There were quite a few Sand Ninjas with such injuries.

Although I knew this move was created by Hatake Sakumo, seeing its destructive power for the first time was still a bit overwhelming.

That huge knife stabbed him right in the back.

Just thinking about it is painful.

Look up at the battlefield where the fighting is still going on.

There weren't many Sand Ninja here, and in just a short while, there weren't many left.

Soon, the last Sand Ninja fell.

(End of this chapter)