Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 164 Post-war Reflections, Preparations for World War II

The main force of Sunagakure has already retreated along the route they came from.

Chiyo sent someone to count the number of people, and when she received the report, she gasped in shock.

"There are 4,700 men left, and you just lost 300?"

"Yes!" The person who came to report was her disciple, named Qiu Shi, who was proficient in poison and medical ninjutsu, but mainly practiced puppetry.

Of course, this proficiency in medical ninjutsu is within the broader context of Sunagakure. If it were Konoha, she would only be a bystander during the surgery performed by the attending physician.

Qiu Shi said, "I also felt there was something wrong with this data, so I checked the numbers myself twice, and the results were normal!"

"Hiss," Chiyo gasped again, "How long have we been fighting?"

From the start of the battle between Minato and Yekura to the retreat of the main force, it probably took no more than ten minutes, but the enemy's vanguard of less than 150 men managed to kill 300 of them.

Moreover, Chiyo saw it clearly from behind, and the one who caused the most damage was Minato Namikaze!

Previously, Minato was unaware of his combat strength and fighting style, which led to the Sand Village ninjas forming an overly dense formation. After Minato charged in, the Sand Village ninjas fell one after another!

"Call Yekura over here!" Chiyo said coldly.

A moment later, Yekura, with a simple bandage around her neck and a bandage around her neck, ran over.

Chiyo's heart sank the moment she saw Yekura's eyes.

Ever since this kid awakened the Scorching Release, he's acted like he's the most powerful person in the world, and he doesn't respect anyone in the entire Sand Village.

As a result, she had a very bad reputation in Sunagakure and had almost no friends.

Fortunately, Yekura is a woman, and a great beauty at that, so many people will like her because of her beauty.

This kind of personality is certainly not good, but if Yekura can continue to be this strong, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

As a strong person, one should naturally possess the aura of self-confidence and self-importance.

The reason why cunning people are disliked is because they are powerful, yet they are timid and prefer to scheme against others, which does not conform to the public's perception of a strong person.

But now, Chiyo noticed that the proud light in Yokura's eyes was gone!

She had originally called Ye Cang over intending to scold him, but she swallowed the words back down.

After a long while, Chiyo asked, "You fought Minato. How strong was he? Was he too strong, or were you careless?"

Upon hearing the mention of Minato, Yecang shuddered and immediately said, "How could it be that he's too strong? I was clearly careless. Give me another chance, and I promise I won't lose!"

"Fine!" Chiyo shook her head; I guess I asked for nothing.

"How's your neck?" Chiyo asked again.

"It's still a distance from his throat, he won't die!" Ye Cang said viciously, "Next time I see him, I'll definitely hit him back with that move!"

You're using the Scorch Release technique, how are you going to fight back?

Chiyo didn't ask, because sometimes you have to give your subordinates some face.

She waved for Ye Cang to leave, then turned and said, "Please ask Luo Sha to come here!"

A moment later, Qiu Shi returned: "Elder, Lord Luo Sha has already returned!"

"What!" Chiyo's eyes widened in surprise.

"Someone saw him carrying Garuda and walking ahead. He must be heading back to Fengcheng, where our Sunagakure medical base is located!" Akimi said honestly.

"That bastard!" Chiyo gritted her teeth.

What kind of situation is this? Although I am the leader of this unit, you, Luo Sha, are also considered a general!

Moreover, because of your status as a candidate for Kazekage, who knows how many people are watching you!

So you ran away from the battle because your lover was injured?

At that time, the entire army had already committed their forces, and Chiyo was focused on the overall situation, so she didn't actually see how Garuiro was injured.

Now all that remains is resentment towards Luo Sha, lamenting his misfortune and angering at his lack of ambition.

Who would obey a Jonin who deserts his post?

Furthermore, Yekura is also a disappointment. She has no right mindset and doesn't even have the heart to properly assess the strength of her opponents. How can someone like her lead Sunagakure forward?

Since neither of the two who had directly confronted Minato were of any use, Chiyo could only investigate other ninjas who had fought against Minato and survived, and slowly pieced together a true picture of Namikaze Minato.

The Wind Release chakra attribute has an extremely high degree of variability, so much so that even though it is the same Wind Release, Minato's Wind Release can cut through the Wind Release of the Sand Village Jonin.

Furthermore, his Wind Release technique can cut through kunai and puppets. In the brief exchange, nothing was found that could withstand his Wind Release.

With keen observation and extremely sharp reaction speed, when killing in a crowd, no one has tried to throw poison needles or use puppets to ambush, but all of them have failed.

This person is like someone who has simultaneously activated both the Sharingan and the Byakugan. Not only is their dynamic vision amazing, but they can also constantly turn around to observe what's behind them, achieving a low-end version of a 360° field of vision.

His taijutsu was also amazing. Although the ninjas he faced were all ninjutsu-type ninjas, those who could stand in the front row were naturally not ordinary people. Most of them were Jonin, and some were puppeteers who controlled puppets.

As a result, these people were no match for Minato's physical skills and were instantly killed before they could even last a single round.

This means that Minato is not only incredibly strong, agile, and observant, but also possesses unparalleled physical skills.

"Another Sakumo Hatake!" Chiyo is quite familiar with this type of ninja.

Isn't that exactly what Sakumo Hatake did? He charged into the crowd with his speed, wielding a short sword that could cut through anything.

Extreme speed combined with extreme sharpness, it's simply invincible!

Because of Sakumo Hatake, Chiyo had also researched ways to counter this type of ninja.

The best approach, of course, is to train a similar ninja in your own ranks and fight against him.

But this kind of ninja can't be trained just because you want to. It's not a matter of resources, it's a matter of talent!

This isn't even one in ten thousand talents; it's probably one in a hundred thousand!

Chiyo tried it, but quickly gave up.

The second technique is wide-range ninjutsu or poison.

Chiyo had also prepared such a ninjutsu, but she heard that Hatake Sakumo had committed suicide, so she thought that the technique was no longer needed.

I never expected that after the death of Sakumo Hatake, another Minato Namikaze would appear!

Chiyo gritted her teeth in envy. How come Konoha always has such geniuses?

The key point is that these are not even geniuses from any ninja clan. Judging from their surnames, they are either commoners or from impoverished families.

We have commoners in Sunagakure too, so why don't geniuses like them emerge here?

Looking back, Chiyo asked, "Have the Konoha ninjas caught up?"

She's getting old, her eyesight isn't very good, and she can't see very far.

"No, they're trailing behind, about ten miles away!" Qiu Shi said after scouting. "Besides, our men can't get any closer; if they do, they'll be killed by that Shui Men!"

"Damn it." Chiyo understood what the Konoha ninja meant.

The vanguard of Konoha was only a small force; it was already quite an achievement that they were able to launch a counterattack thanks to their intelligence advantage.

Now that the information about Minato has been exposed, it's no longer realistic to expect to charge in hundreds of people in one go like before.

It would be better to maintain distance while gradually closing in.

This ensures that the Sunagakure forces are not allowed to rest, while also guaranteeing that the Sunagakure troops are always under the surveillance of the Konoha ninja.

There might be other advantages, such as Chiyo being unable to take away large quantities of supplies like food and weapons even if she wanted to plunder towns; she could only carry some gold and silver with her.

"You really think you've got me cornered!" A fierce glint flashed in Chiyo's eyes as she asked, "Are there any towns nearby?"

"Yes!" Qiu Shi nodded. "There's a town called Xitang on the left side of this main road, about 40 kilometers away from us. The only problem is that this town has city walls!"

Cities in the ninja world generally do not have city walls, even border cities.

Because city walls are useless against ninjas: ninjas can jump directly into city walls that are five or six meters high, and they can run up to higher city walls by stepping on them.

So even though "The Primordial Era" circulated in the ninja world and contained numerous examples of sieges, no city was foolish enough to follow the stories in the book and build walls for its own town.

Chiyo was taken aback when she heard that such a small town actually had city walls, and then she burst into laughter.

"Why is the elder laughing?" Qiu Shi asked.

"I laugh at these Xitang townspeople for being foolish. They built city walls even though they don't have any ninjas. Aren't they just doing me a favor?" Even if ordinary people have city walls, they can't do anything to ninjas.

But it's a different story when ninjas guard the city walls.

At least from a superior position, the attacking side has the advantage in both ninjutsu and kunai throwing.

Chiyo's original plan was to retreat directly to the River Country, plunder it, and then retreat to the Wind Country.

Then the main battlefield was set up in the Land of Wind.

This is also the consistent fighting style of Sunagakure Village, just like nomadic tribes raiding for supplies, grabbing a wave and leaving.

Even if I lose the battle, at least I've won in terms of money.

This is what poverty in a village looks like.

But now, Chiyo has another idea.

Take Xitang Town, and then fight Konoha.

The main problem is that the first defeat was too crushing, and now the morale of the team is somewhat unstable.

She doesn't care about winning by a large margin in the second game. As long as she has a slight advantage, and then praises the strength of the opponent to show that our victory was hard-won, the morale of the team can be stabilized.

In light of the defeat in the first match, Chiyo reflected on her actions and admitted that she had not thought things through properly.

This time, she did give it serious thought.

First of all, I still have 4,700 troops.

Secondly, I have city walls to help with defense.

Third, I already know Minato Namikaze's information, and I will not give you another chance to charge into the formation.

In the end, the opponent had only 150 people.

Knowing herself and her enemy, and with the advantage of terrain, Chiyo simply couldn't believe she could lose!

With her mind made up, Chiyo immediately ordered, "Everyone, turn around! Head towards Nishitang Town!"

"Huh?" Chiyo was surprised to find that there was another road leading to Xitang Town next to the main road.

Although it's not as wide as a main road, it's still a top-notch road in the Land of Wind.

Chiyo was incredibly excited. There was actually a ready-made path for me to walk on! It really was like God was helping me!

Watch as I reign supreme over Konoha and avenge my previous defeat!

(End of this chapter)