Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 187 The Final Battle Between Konoha and Sunagakure Begins

The news that the Third Hokage had arrived at the front lines must have already reached the Sand Village, and Konoha, not wanting to delay any longer, launched its surprise attack plan after only one day.

The Sand Village has currently established three lines of defense within the Land of Rivers.

The first line, which is the front line, is a diagonal defensive line that extends from the northwest of the land of rivers to the south of the land of rivers.

Because the defensive line is relatively long and the strongholds are scattered, it is somewhat weak overall.

However, its main function was only to serve as a warning and surveillance tool, and the number of ninjas was not large.

The second line is simply a large base where most of the Sand Village ninjas reside. Once the first line of defense discovers a large-scale enemy attack, ninjas from here will be dispatched to support the first line of defense.

And the last one is the Sand Village's command post.

Like the Konoha command center, this place stores a large amount of supplies.

This surprise attack launched by Konoha was mainly aimed at the second line of defense.

Late the next night, Konoha's surprise attack plan began.

The troops moved stealthily, eliminating any Sand Ninja scouts they encountered along the way, aiming to catch the Sand Ninja off guard.

Because Chiga had previously served on the front lines in Sunagakure, their squad was tasked with clearing out Sunagakure strongholds ahead of the main force.

puff!

After killing a Sand Ninja hiding in the woods, Chiga's figure seemed to blend into the darkness. When he reappeared, he was behind another Sand Ninja.

The swift wind, still stained with warm blood, pierced straight into the heart of this Sand Ninja.

After finishing, he imitated a few bird calls to inform Kushina and the others behind him that the target had been eliminated.

Soon after, Kushina, Sarutobi Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune appeared in front of Chiga.

Kushina looked at the corpses of the Sand Ninja and said with dissatisfaction, "Why is it always you, Chiga, who has to do it! I could have killed them with one blow!"

"Kushina-sensei, your attack methods aren't that subtle."

Chiga rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Kushina, with her immense chakra reserves, was completely unsuitable for this type of mission. So, after arriving at the Sand Village front, she was essentially relegated to the sidelines, with no opportunity to make a difference.

What angered her most was that it was always her disciple Qianhe who took action, which made her feel inferior to her own disciple.

Kurenai looked at Kushina and offered a helpless consolation:

"Alright, Lady Kushina, now that we've arrived at the Sand Village's base, that's where you can truly unleash your power!"

Kushina glanced at him, thinking that even if she performed well there, she would probably be outshone by that old man behind her.

Ignoring Kushina's continued complaints, Chiga looked around and said, "We're only about 50 kilometers from the Sand Village base now. We can inform the Third Hokage to launch the attack!"

Ninjas are highly mobile, and this distance is practically within arm's reach. Most importantly, the closer they get to the Sand Village's base, the more thorough the Sand Village's reconnaissance will be, making it impossible for them to go undetected.

Rather than that, it would be better to send troops to charge and engage in a decisive battle while the Sand Ninja are unprepared.

Upon hearing Chiga's words, Kushina immediately said, "I'll go tell them."

Chiga nodded, agreeing to Kushina's request. He figured Kushina wouldn't stay still unless he assigned her some tasks.

As the first rays of dawn appeared, the Konoha ninja arrived at the Sand Village's base.

With such a large-scale invasion of Konoha, it was impossible for the Sand Village to be completely unaware. Upon seeing the appearance of the Konoha ninja, the Sand Village had already deployed a vanguard force outside the base, ready for action.

Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in the lead, did not hesitate at all and charged directly towards the Sand Ninja.

"Earth Release: Great River of Earth!"

As Hiruzen Sarutobi gave his soft shout, the ground beneath the feet of the Sand Ninja vanguard instantly softened like a swamp, the flowing mud creating huge waves that swept the Sand Ninja into it.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Not long after releasing Earth Release, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already prepared another ninjutsu, spitting out three fire dragons from his mouth to attack the Sand Ninja trapped in the Earth Flow River from the left, center, and right.

The scorching heat baked the already swampy ground until it cracked, and under this relentless onslaught, life was extremely fragile.

After the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet ended, those Sand Ninjas were burned to ashes and turned into dust.

Hiruzen Sarutobi delivered a huge gift to the Sand Ninja in a single encounter, completely annihilating their vanguard and causing immense damage to their formation.

"As expected of the Hokage!"

"With the Hokage here, we will surely win!"

"Charge!"

This move immediately boosted the morale and fighting spirit of the Konoha ninjas.

The Sand Ninja were pale-faced, but even without hearing the Konoha ninjas' shouts, they could tell who was at the front.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued his ninjutsu. Now that he had joined the battle, he wanted to minimize Konoha's losses, which was one of the purposes of his trip.

Like machine gun fire, the earth dragon bullets tore open another gap in the Sand Ninja's formation, which had just been restored.

Just then, Kushina, who had been behind him, couldn't stand seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi stealing the spotlight. She immediately came to his side, formed hand seals, and softly shouted, "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

A thousand shadow clones appeared on the field, like a crimson ocean.

She has now forgotten that she is still a member of Chiga's squad, and that she should be moving around the battlefield in a squad format in coordination with her teammates.

This action left both sides dumbfounded; not just anyone could squander their chakra like that.

Kushina single-handedly formed a unit and charged directly into the Sand Ninja's formation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced helplessly at Kushina, and immediately released the ninjutsu he had prepared.

At that moment, the Konoha ninja behind him leaped past him and rushed into the Sand Ninja's formation.

With the enemy and allies now intertwined, it's indeed not suitable to unleash these large-scale ninjutsu techniques.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi bit his finger and used the Summoning Jutsu.

As soon as the Monkey King appeared, he was in perfect harmony with Hiruzen Sarutobi and transformed into a thick, long stick.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, clutching the weapon, charged into the battlefield.

It was completely rampaging, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake!

There were no Sand Ninja who could withstand a single blow from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This also demonstrated the fighting spirit of the Land of Wind as a great power. Even when faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi displaying his skills, they did not collapse and continued to do their best to resist the ninjas of Konoha.

Some of the stronger Sand Ninja even formed a coalition, attempting to launch a sneak attack on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

On the battlefield, the two sides were locked in a stalemate, and the situation was extremely chaotic. Even so, some Konoha ninjas kept a close eye on Hiruzen Sarutobi, because he was the leader of the village and no problems could be allowed to occur.

So when he saw hundreds of ninjas surrounding Hiruzen Sarutobi, he still shouted things like "Hokage-sama, be careful!" as he ran towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi originally had some ninjas protecting him, but he had already sent these ninjas to Kushina's side before the war started.

His identity was certainly extremely important, but his strength was also immense; he never imagined he would die in such a trivial situation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed the Sand Ninjas even before he heard the Konoha ninjas shouting.

As the Sand Ninja approached, he leaped into the air, pulled a shuriken from his ninja tool pouch, and hurled it at them.

The Sand Ninja was stunned when they saw that it was just a shuriken, and then their faces turned red.

Even though you're the Hokage, you can't bully us like this! You think you can get rid of so many of us with just a shuriken?!

Just when the Sand Village ninja thought Hiruzen Sarutobi was underestimating them.

Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi was still in the air, holding a vibrating rod—or rather, a Vajra staff—it didn't affect his hand seals at all.

His hands moved in a blur as he formed hand seals and uttered a soft shout: "Ninja Art: Hand-held Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

In an instant, the shuriken spinning in the air transformed into countless pieces as Hiruzen Sarutobi activated his ninjutsu.

A net-like array of shuriken was formed, enveloping all the sand ninja below.

"ah"

Screams filled the air, and all that could be seen were the corpses of Sand Ninja, riddled with thorns like hedgehogs.

Hiruzen Sarutobi truly lived up to his reputation as the direct disciple of both the First and Second Hokage.

This ninjutsu, inspired by the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique developed by the Second Hokage, is a combination of ninja tools and ninjutsu.

These shuriken shadow clones are all physical entities, each possessing extremely high lethality.

Hundreds of Sand Ninja were killed in a single, unexpected attack by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His strength wasn't something he boasted about; it was something he earned step by step through the war.

He is undoubtedly the strongest person in the ninja world at this time!

"Hokage-sama is mighty!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Konoha ninjas let out a thunderous shout, instantly igniting the morale of all the Konoha ninjas on the battlefield. Their offensive became increasingly aggressive, quickly suppressing the Sand Ninjas.

On the battlefield, Kushina also witnessed Hiruzen Sarutobi displaying his skills. She glanced at him and secretly cursed the old man for stealing her thunder.

After fighting for so long, she calmed down from the initial excitement of entering the battlefield and then remembered that her beloved disciple had also participated in the battle.

He immediately arrived at the side of Chiga's squad while still fighting.

"Ha, sorry, sorry, this is my first time fighting such a large-scale battle! I couldn't help but jump out of the group."

"Kushina-sensei, please stay by my side, otherwise I'm really afraid I won't be able to complete the mission the Third Hokage gave me!"

Chiga said helplessly.

"Haha, I got it!"

Kushina gave an awkward laugh and said, "Alright, I won't leave the group again. Chika, you two will stay by my side from now on, and I can protect you."

At this point, she suddenly looked at Qianhe, whose strength seemed to have already surpassed hers!

(End of this chapter)