Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 186 The Final Attack

"Water Release: Steam Explosion!"

The rapidly rising water mist suddenly shook and exploded, blasting all the Konoha ninjas who were besieging "Jianchuan Tachibana" into a chaotic mess.

Even the few ninjas who were further away were burned by the high-temperature steam and had to retreat quickly.

Seeing the results of this "steam explosion," Tachibana Kanakawa in the distance was quite satisfied.

That's right, Tachibana Kenkawa is definitely not the type to risk rushing into a crowd to unleash a powerful attack.

That attack just now was merely a forced rush forward and release of the 'water clone' summoned by Tachibana Kenkawa.

The ninjutsu "Steam Explosion" is still classified as a water-style ninjutsu, so "Water Clone" can naturally be released.

However, due to the insufficient chakra of the water clone, even if it is released after exhausting all its chakra, the power will be much less.

It can barely be considered a one-time "basic version of Steam Dangerous Explosion".

"Next time, how about we let the water clones carry the fried egg inside?"

Kanakawa Tachibana mischievously pondered.

However, he immediately thought of the 'bomb egg's' terrible instability. If the water clone were accidentally blown up next to him, the 'bomb egg' would fall to the ground.

Jianchuan Ju immediately shivered and decisively abandoned this dangerous idea.

He lunged forward and, together with Lanzi, took down several Konoha ninjas who were burned by steam and were trying to retreat in close combat.

Jianchuan Ju looked around the battlefield helplessly.

As Yagura Karatachi said at the end of the battle report.

Not long after the raiding force returned to the front-line camp, Yagura Karatachi, after a brief rest, led most of the ninjas in the camp to launch a general attack on the Konoha camp.

On Konoha's side, Orochimaru had only gone to surround and kill the fleeing Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, so naturally he couldn't have taken all of them with him.

At this time, the original 1,000-plus people remaining in the Konoha camp, plus the retreating troops led by Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze, totaled approximately 1,500 combat personnel.

The Kirigakure force led by Yagura Karatachi had a total of 2,500 men.

With the replenished air force also included, everyone thought this general offensive would be a one-sided battle with overwhelming force.

However, once the battle actually began, Kirigakure encountered tremendous resistance.

Firstly, Orochimaru had the help of the other Jonin this time, so he didn't have to be surrounded and attacked by Yagura and his men. The two sides fought back and forth.

Similarly, Minato Namikaze, who no longer needed to face the combined might of Kirigakure's top fighters alongside Orochimaru, completely let loose.

He moved through the Hidden Mist Force like a dragon, and no one could stop his efficient slaughter.

If it weren't for the Hidden Mist Village frequently using large-scale Water Release techniques to wash away the Flying Thunder God kunai on the ground, Minato Namikaze's slaughter efficiency might have been several times higher.

And just like last time, Minato Namikaze summoned Gamabunta again, while Orochimaru also summoned a new giant snake.

The difference is that this time, the two giant summoning beasts are no longer protecting the Konoha ninjas, but are launching a full-scale attack on the Kirigakure ground forces.

Moreover, having learned from the experience of Manda, both summoned beasts acted with extreme caution.

Although the attack efficiency has decreased somewhat, it has become more difficult to deal with.

It can be said that if it weren't for the open terrain of the Konoha front-line camp, the Hidden Mist air force would have been cooperating with the ground forces to efficiently slaughter Konoha ninjas.

In this battle, the Hidden Mist Village truly had no advantage whatsoever.

Having learned from their previous experience, Konoha has clearly changed its strategy. Since they haven't been able to come up with a way to deal with the Hidden Mist Flying Force for the time being, they're simply ignoring it.

We'll see which side kills faster.

After clashing and separating from Orochimaru once again, Yagura Karatachi surveyed the battlefield with a grim expression.

This mutually destructive battle was clearly not the outcome he desired.

If Kirigakure fights Konoha to the bitter end here and is unable to attack the Land of Fire, it will only benefit the other three great ninja villages.

Orochimaru, who had also stopped standing, stuck out his tongue and licked his lips before speaking.

"Lord Yagura, the war does not seem to be developing in the direction you expected."

Looking at Orochimaru's smiling face, completely unconcerned about the casualties of the Konoha ninja, it's not hard to guess who devised this tactic that hurts the enemy a thousand while also inflicting eight hundred casualties on the enemy.

Yagura, not to be outdone, retorted.

"If all these people die here, I'm afraid Konoha won't be able to withstand the siege of other major powers, will it?"

However, Orochimaru just gave a sinister smile.

"There's no need for you, Lord Yagura, to worry about such matters."

Yagura, feeling helpless, fell silent.

At this moment, he finally understood the frustration of having the upper hand but being forced to compromise because the other side chose to fight to the death.

He wanted to continue placing his hopes on that brat, Tachibana Kenkawa.

Even if Tachibana Kanagawa were to unleash her full power again and find an opportunity to defeat the opponent's giant summoning beast, Minato Namikaze's killing efficiency alone would be enough to make Kirigakure wary.

He looked at Orochimaru, who was clearly determined to continue the confrontation and completely ignored everyone else.

Although Yagura had the courage to fight to the last drop of blood, his rationality ultimately led him to make the right decision.

He raised the iron hook in his hand and gave the order in a loud voice.

"Hidden Mist Ninja, listen to my command! All personnel retreat!"

With Yagura's order given, most of the Kirigakure ninja, except for the Kaguya clan, breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it's not a pleasant feeling to be constantly on guard against a golden figure that might appear at any moment while engaged in fierce combat with the enemy.

"Let's go, Lanzi."

Taking advantage of the enemy's belief that she was about to retreat, Jianchuan Ju used her sharpshooting gun to ambush and kill two more people before decisively calling on Lanzi to run away together.

However, this all-out offensive also made Tachibana Kenkawa discover some drawbacks of the air force.

The Hidden Mist Ninja are best at unleashing a wide-range "Hidden Mist Technique" at the start, and then using their skilled combat techniques within the mist to engage in close combat with the enemy.

Moreover, in large-scale battles, Hidden Mist ninjas can replenish their "Hidden Mist Technique" from time to time, making it less likely to be dispelled by the enemy compared to small-scale battles.

However, in order to coordinate with the air force, everyone was clearly told before the battle that they were not allowed to release the "Mist Concealment Technique" indiscriminately, so as not to interfere with the air force's vision.

This caused the Hidden Mist ninjas, whose individual qualities were already slightly inferior to those of Konoha, to lose another advantage.

However, when the battle drags on to a ninjutsu duel, the Hidden Mist Village side will mostly need to utilize the water environment to perform their ninjutsu.

The diverse attributes and secret techniques of Konoha, combined with these, actually felt quite harmonious.

Another point is that the Mist Hidden Flying Squad was not as impressive as in the previous battle.

There are too few detonators.

Kirigakure is due to its geographical location and the nature of its ninjas.

The price of explosive tags is already several times higher than that of other ninja villages.

This also led to the fact that, despite being a highly efficient means of killing enemies, the air force used it rather sparingly.

Despite these disadvantages, Tachibana Kenkawa remains confident about the upcoming battles on the front lines.

Looking back at the Konoha ninjas who hadn't left their camp to pursue, Tachibana Kanagawa smiled.

"It's still early days. Those bastards in Konoha are only just beginning to suffer!"

(End of this chapter)