Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 84 Come with me

Looking at the devastation at the Konoha camp, it was less of an attack and more of a blatant massacre.

After quickly scanning the area and not seeing Yakushi Nonou or the Akimichi clan Jonin, Tachibana Kenkawa completely lost the will to participate in the attack.

During their journey, all the Hidden Mist ninja learned that their frontline camp had been attacked by Konoha. However, since the higher-ups had ordered them not to return to provide assistance, the Hidden Mist ninja could only vent their anger on the Konoha camp in front of them.

At this time, the number of people in the Konoha camp was less than a thousand, and most of them were medical or logistical personnel, who were completely unable to stop the attack of these bloodthirsty ninja.

Most of the Hidden Mist ninja who arrived later began to sabotage various supplies and facilities within the Konoha camp, gather intelligence, and capture key members.

Also joining earlier, Juzo Biwa led a group of ninjas to continue deeper into the Land of Fire, choosing to destroy supply lines and important roads within the Land of Fire.

"Is there any point in trying to sabotage Konoha's supply lines now?"

Mei Terumi, who also did not participate in the massacre, asked with some confusion.

"The goal of the frontline command is probably to prevent the Konoha ninja from maintaining a large troop presence on the border for some time to come."

After a moment's thought, Jianchuan Ju continued.

"Since we can't inflict numerical losses on the Konoha ninjas, let's prevent them from staying on the front lines for long and create a temporary power vacuum before our supply lines are restored."

"On the contrary, our Kirigakure relies on sea transport for supplies. Even if we suffer a temporary setback, as long as we have enough ninjas, we will still be able to fight."

This is also the consensus among the Kirigakure commanders within the Land of Fire: even if Orochimaru achieves a temporary victory, Konoha must be prevented from continuing its standoff with Kirigakure at the border of the Land of Fire due to logistical constraints.

This would allow Kirigakure to retain control of Uzushioka Island.

At this time, there were still a large number of ninjas in Kirigakure who had not participated in the battle, and more than half of the ninjas in the front-line camps were scattered within the Land of Fire. The actual losses were not as great as imagined.

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If Konoha falls into decline later, as long as the Uzushima camp remains, Kirigakure will still have a chance to launch an offensive against the Land of Fire.

Mei Terumi nodded thoughtfully, but still spoke with some concern.

"I hope Teacher Qing is alright."

"Don't worry, Teacher Qing's ability to protect herself is top-notch."

Although she was trying to comfort Mei Terumi with these words, Tachibana was actually still very worried about Ao. After all, Ao was still injured, and it was far too dangerous for him to be on the battlefield like this.

Feeling rather bored and having nothing to do, Tachibana Kenkawa randomly grabbed an injured Kirigakure ninja and began treating him.

Not long after, Zabuza Momochi and Kisame Hoshigaki also finished their battle and returned to the area.

Seeing that neither of them had any serious injuries, Jianchuan Ju didn't pay much attention and continued to treat the wounded.

Some of these unfortunate souls were even injured while causing destruction within the Land of Fire, and they had simply bandaged themselves up without receiving any effective treatment.

Seeing that there was a doctor practicing here, they rushed over for help.

"Not bad, little doctor!"

A handsome young man with white hair grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and praised him.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a burly ninja with thick eyebrows slapped his head so hard it shattered.

The people nearby were so frightened that they almost drew their weapons to attack.

However, it was then observed that the white-haired youth whose head had been shattered did not splatter any blood. Instead, his head turned into a pool of clear water and slowly recovered.

The thick-browed Jonin also said in an annoyed tone.

"New Moon, Dr. Jianchuan is treating Azusa. Please speak more politely!"

"Okay, Captain! Sorry, Dr. Jianchuan."

This member of the Hozuki clan was quite sincere. After responding to his captain, he immediately apologized to Tachibana Kenkawa.

Jianchuan Ju opened her mouth slightly, but in the end gave up on explaining.

"Fine, a doctor it is then. Why should I stoop to the level of these murderers from Kirigakure?"

However, even though she didn't stop the treatment, Tachibana Kanagawa still took a quick look at Hozuki Shingetsu.

"This guy never appeared in the original work. I wonder what his relationship is with Hozuki Mangetsu and Hozuki Suigetsu?"

After treating several wounded soldiers, and although many others were still waiting for treatment, the other Hidden Mist ninja had completely destroyed the Konoha camp and began cleaning up the battlefield.

One of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kusanagi Yaijin, instantly appeared on a wooden stake in the center of the camp and roared.

"All Kirigakure ninja, listen up! Form groups of three and immediately disperse and return to the Uzushima Island camp!"

Most of the ninjas had not yet recovered from the excitement of the killing, and only a few ninja squads had begun planning their return journey.

"Choosing to split into small groups and return? That's very ninja-like."

While treating these ninjas, Tachibana Kenkawa had considered this matter.

Although the Hidden Mist forces currently have a numerical advantage here and have directly destroyed the Konoha camp, there are still a large number of ninja squads scattered near the border of the Land of Fire that have not yet gathered.

A small number of them did not receive the intelligence from the front-line communications team, but most of them were initially instructed to cause as much damage as possible to attract Konoha's attention, so their direction of advance was not towards Konoha's camp, making them too far away to arrive in time.

Therefore, if these ninjas who have already gathered and destroyed the Konoha camp act in unison and run into Orochimaru's returning main force, they are very likely to be wiped out.

All the previous efforts will be wasted then.

On the contrary, a dispersed retreat is more effective in preserving combat strength. A group of three squads can also ensure that they will not be easily dealt with by Konoha's reconnaissance squads, leaving enough confidence for continued confrontation with Konoha in the future.

While Tachibana Kenkawa was still contemplating the situation at the front lines.

Seeing that the treatment work in Tachibana Kenkawa's hands had been completed, the browless Jonin pulled him over and said with a smile.

"How about it, Dr. Jianchuan? Consider bringing your team and joining us?"

The ninjas waiting for treatment nearby were originally thinking that their superiors had ordered them to retreat immediately, and it was a pity that Tachibana Kenkawa could not continue to treat them.

Upon hearing what the browless Jonin said, their eyes lit up immediately. However, since there was only one Jonin present, the others did not dare to speak up and compete for Tachibana Kenkawa. They could only wait anxiously for the two of them to make a decision.

Only Zabuza stared at the Jonin's eyebrows for a long time before turning his head away.

Jianchuan Ju didn't mind having a Jonin return with her, as it would be safer that way, and nodded in agreement.

"No problem, then another squad will suffice."

As soon as Jianchuan Ju finished speaking, a voice came from above.

"Then both of your teams will come with me."

Writing went pretty smoothly today, so here's the third update.

(End of this chapter)