Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 308 Then Go Hungry

On a deserted battlefield.

A figure wearing a green leaf vest slowly emerged from underground.

Orochimaru stared speechlessly at the still chaotic battlefield, even after a simple cleanup.

During his previous battle with Lan Zai, he successfully escaped and hid underground using the "Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique," preparing to ambush Jianchuan Ju.

However, when he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi lose his will to fight and surrender helplessly, he completely gave up the idea of ​​showing up to fight back.

Even the plan to break out with the remaining Konoha ninjas had completely vanished.

He finally revealed himself only after the Hidden Mist forces had forced all the prisoners to leave.

Orochimaru glanced at the spot where Hiruzen Sarutobi had last thrown the signal flare, licked his lips, and muttered to himself in his uniquely hoarse voice.

"Has your era passed? How fragile you are."

After leaving behind this cryptic remark, Orochimaru's figure slowly sank back into the ground.

However, what Orochimaru didn't know was...

After he left, another white figure quietly emerged from underground.

However, the white figure simply said, "Ew~ How scary~" and then disappeared.

the other side.

On Uzushima Island at this time.

All of Kirigakure's troops that participated in this battle have retreated back to the island.

Along with them were all the Konoha prisoners, including Hiruzen Sarutobi.

According to a simple count on the way back.

However, after less than a morning of fierce fighting, the number of Konoha ninjas remaining was less than a thousand.

In contrast, the number of personnel from the Hidden Mist faction who participated in the battle was less than a thousand.

Although Kirigakure had a numerical advantage this time, achieving a casualty ratio of nearly one to four is still a great victory.

In fact, if half of the battlefield hadn't been shrouded in mist concealment techniques, it would have been even worse.

This meant that most of the remaining Konoha ninja were unaware of such a huge casualty ratio, and their morale might have collapsed even earlier, causing them to begin their rout.

The battle between ordinary ninjas might end before the clash between the top-tier fighters on Tachibana Kenkawa's side.

Of course, if that's the case.

Even this time, Kirigakure might not be able to achieve the unprecedented feat of capturing the opposing Kage.

Therefore, even the Hidden Mist Army suffered losses of nearly a thousand people, and most of the remaining ninjas were wounded.

But the return journey was still filled with joy.

Even after returning to Whirlpool Island, many ninjas were preparing to celebrate this great victory together.

The high-ranking officials, such as Jianchuan Ju and Qing, naturally wouldn't be too harsh on the victorious army. Instead, they allocated some of the already limited supplies so that these guys could celebrate wildly.

Of course, this also made the already scarce supplies at the front line even more limited.

After all, before the war started, Kirigakure's original plan was that, regardless of the outcome of the battle, most of the ninjas would return to the village afterward.

"I think we should just kill them all?"

Kaguya Ryuya slammed his fists together with a loud "bang," looking excitedly at the others present.

However, the others just rolled their eyes at his suggestion and showed no agreement whatsoever.

At this time, the other ninjas of Kirigakure were either celebrating or resting and healing their wounds.

However, these Jonin who were in charge could not rest. They all came to the front-line command tent to discuss various matters after the battle.

The most important issue is how to deal with the nearly one thousand captured Konoha ninja.

Ao rolled her eyes, just like everyone else, when she heard Kaguya Ryuya's suggestion.

Then, rubbing his temples with a slight headache, he said...

"The shortage of supplies is only temporary. I have already sent a general report of the battle back to the village, and Elder Yuan will send a new batch of supplies as soon as possible."

"Furthermore, with this great victory, the Daimyo will not be stingy with supplies and should quickly transfer a batch of resources from the western towns of the Land of Water."

Seeing that no one else agreed with his point of view, Kaguya Ryuya didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he obediently shut his mouth and went back.

Seeing this, Qing continued.

"In addition, most of the ninjas will still be transferred back to the village as originally planned, so the actual shortage of supplies will not be particularly large."

At present, the defensive forces within Kirigakure are extremely weak.

Given the current situation, Konoha is unlikely to attack Kirigakure's home territory.

However, don't forget that the Cloud Village's hatred towards the Mist Village is not low right now.

Even though Iwagakure, which killed the Third Raikage, ranks ahead of Kirigakure, no one can guarantee that the barbarians of Kumogakure won't suddenly have a change of heart and choose to attack Kirigakure.

Therefore, withdrawing troops back is an inevitable choice.

At this moment, Tachibana Kanakawa, who was lazily leaning against a chair, suddenly spoke up to remind him.

"There should still be plenty of supplies at the Konoha front-line camp, right?"

At this moment, Tachibana Kanagawa was very casual at the meeting. It wasn't that he had become arrogant after winning a victory and defeating the Third Hokage.

Rather, it's because he's in such a state that he genuinely can't muster the energy.

On the battlefield, Tachibana Kenkawa originally thought that as long as he had the 'Sword of Regret' to replenish his life energy, he could endlessly use 'Acupoint Strike' and repeatedly squeeze out his chakra to maintain his combat power.

It turns out I was overthinking it.

Although acupoint stimulation can amplify chakra, even "doubling chakra" primarily consumes stamina.

However, it's not that there's no mental strain, it's just that the strain isn't very noticeable.

During battle, one is in a state of heightened alertness and doesn't feel anything amiss.

Once she withdrew from the acupoint enhancement, Jianchuan Ju immediately felt mentally exhausted.

Despite having ample physical strength and remaining chakra, the slight mental depletion was particularly noticeable.

This makes Tachibana Kanakawa look like she hasn't woken up yet, as she leans there.

Fortunately, most of the Jonin present were acquaintances, and they had all witnessed the scene of Tachibana Kenkawa displaying great power on the battlefield.

So at this point, not many people would jump out and make a fool of themselves, feeling that they have been slighted.

Let's go back to the previous topic.

Upon hearing Jianchuan Ju's reminder, Qing's eyes lit up at first, but then she hesitated and said...

"Now that the battle is over, will raiding the Konoha camp again affect the upcoming peace talks?"

Tachibana Kanakawa, who was already somewhat distracted, sighed helplessly upon hearing her teacher's naive remarks.

"Teacher Qing, there's no need to snatch it."

"Send someone directly to the Konoha front-line camp and tell them that Kirigakure cannot feed so many mouths in Konoha. If they do not send supplies, let all the Konoha ninja go hungry."

"Including Hiruzen Sarutobi, we'll eat as soon as supplies arrive!"

(End of this chapter)