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Chapter 53: Hoshinobi Showdown VS. Iwa Ninja! (Please read further, vote, and give monthly tickets!)

"Of course we can report to the Third Hokage and Lord Danzo, and wait for their decision."

"But the Iwa ninja won't wait for us."

"If they dared to impersonate Rain Ninja to ambush us, they'll dare to impersonate us again to target Rain Ninja Village."

Xingxia Xiu stated firmly: "We now have the initiative, but if we give it up, we will fall into a passive position again."

Shimura Daichi and Mimura Yomaki remained silent. Although they felt that Hoshino Shige was too radical, what he said made a lot of sense.

At this moment, Hoshino Hideaki added, "I'm not saying this to solicit your opinions, but to give orders!"

His gaze swept over everyone: "Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

Ryo Inuzuka and Ryoma Aburame immediately raised their hands in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, the secret service squad members also raised their hands.

The members of the other two teams all looked at their own captains.

Mimura Yoru smiled wryly to herself, then raised her hand.

Shimura Daichi raised his hand: "A, what you said makes a lot of sense."

Xingxia Xiu nodded in satisfaction: "Very good."

"Then let's take action!"

shhhhhh!

Mimura and her three companions were the first to use the Body Flicker Technique, disappearing into the forest.

Next, the ANBU squad took Kamishiro Takeshi away.

Hoshinobi Hide and the others sealed the bodies of the Iwa ninja into a scroll, then took the still-living Iwa ninja and headed straight for Amegakure.

And less than a quarter of an hour after Xingxia Xiu and the others left.

One by one, ninjas dressed as Rain Ninjas suddenly appeared on the battlefield, surveying the area.

A moment later, one of them said, "Captain, it seems the operation has indeed failed!"

"What should we do next?"

Chang Gu, as the team leader, asked, "How many enemies are there?"

"At least twelve people!"

"Because of this grove of trees, some traces are still visible, indicating that they split into three groups."

"That squad responsible for the caravan's security is heading east; they should be heading back to Konoha."

"There's another group, which most likely went to Amegakure."

Chang Gu's gaze sharpened, and his expression turned serious: "Rain Ninja Village..."

"It seems that not only has the mission failed, but our identities have also been exposed."

"We must stop them!"

"Chase!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the others used their Body Flicker Technique to follow, turning into afterimages under the rain and heading straight for Amegakure at top speed.

After they left, Xingxia Xiu emerged from the tree and transformed into a large tree.

Wooden clone!

……

Under the rain, Xingxia Xiu, who was on her way, paused, as she received a memory from the wooden clone.

"You guys go first, the Iwa ninja are catching up."

The star stopped in his tracks.

Shimura Daichi paused for a moment, then continued walking: "Understood!"

Watching Inuzuka Ryo and his group disappear into the rain, Hoshino Shu immediately formed a hand seal and transformed into a roadside weed, swaying in the wind and rain.

Not long after.

One after another, figures broke through the air and arrived.

As the last person roared past, Xingxiaxiu suddenly burst into action.

"Who?"

The Iwa ninja who was attacked was startled, but he reacted quickly and turned to fight back. However, Hoshino Hide grabbed his arms and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying backward while spitting blood.

Immediately afterwards, a wooden splinter shot out.

"Enemy attack!"

"Be careful!"

The Iwa ninjas running ahead reacted quickly. One of them turned around and caught the person who had been kicked away by Hoshino Shuu, but was immediately pierced through by the wooden spikes.

The next moment, forked splinters burst from their bodies, blood splattered, and piercing screams tore through the rain.

Click!

Rumble!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the rain intensified suddenly.

Xingxia Xiu stepped over the two corpses, his blade flashing.

A rock ninja dressed as a rain ninja stared wide-eyed, holding a kunai in his right hand and clutching his neck with his left, lying in the mud. The gushing blood quickly stained the soil red, only to be washed away by the rain.

What a quick knife!

But he only blocked one.

After killing the third person, Hoshino was met with a barrage of rock bullets that suddenly expanded in mid-air, as well as sharp rock spikes that rose from the ground and spread rapidly.

Ground attacks and air blockades leave no escape.

But Hoshino didn't stop. The short sword in his left hand was infused with wind chakra and shot out, cutting through a rock bullet and piercing the chest of an Iwa ninja who was forming hand seals.

After the short sword flew out, Hoshino Hide formed a hand seal with his left hand.

Just as she was about to be pierced by the rock spikes, wooden vines rose up from beneath Xingxia Xiu's feet, one of which lifted her into the air.

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The other wooden vines acted like wooden shields, and the rock bullets that struck them made a crackling sound, sending wood chips flying.

Using the wooden vines as support, Xingxia Xiu leaped and appeared beside the person who had been stabbed to death by a short sword.

He drew his sword, and the corpse flew up, heading straight for an Iwa ninja.

"asshole!"

The Iwa ninja roared as he watched his comrade's corpse fly towards him, but another Iwa ninja calmly shouted, "Scatter!"

The two dodged, and the next moment, the corpse exploded, with limbs and countless pieces of flesh and bone flying everywhere.

The ground rumbled.

The ground around them rose, and at the same time, huge rocks fell from the sky and crashed down on Xingxiaxiu.

Xingxia Xiu swung his sword, and a gust of wind blade shot into the sky, slicing the falling boulder into countless fragments that fell to the ground.

However, just as he was about to leap out of the depression, thick, sharp stone pillars began to grow from the surrounding stone walls.

Rumble!

Xingxia Xiu leaped into the air, wielding her twin swords. The sharp wind blades cleaved through the stone pillars as she charged upwards.

But one by one, Iwa ninja appeared and launched an attack from above.

Rock bullets, stone clubs, stone spikes, water currents, shuriken, explosive tags... a dense barrage of attacks came whistling in.

Ding ding ding!

Rumble!

Xingxia Xiu's upward momentum was interrupted, and the dense attacks caused his body to fall continuously.

The hooded robe was torn to shreds, revealing the vest and iron armor underneath, as well as the exposed, hardened black skin.

Suddenly, the light overhead dimmed.

Xingxiaxiu observed that a large amount of rubble had rolled down.

The Iwa ninja are going to bury him!

"As expected, relying solely on Wind Release and swordsmanship is no match for these Iwa ninja!"

Xingxia Xiu sighed inwardly.

If it were Sakumo Hatake, they should have already stormed up there, right?

Sheathing his sword, Xingxia Xiu clasped his hands together, forming the Si Seal.

Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!

The vines sprouted from the ground and grew and spread rapidly upwards from all directions.

All attacks were blocked, and Hoshino's figure moved upwards along with the growing vines.

Meanwhile, the Iwa ninja on the "shore" were all terrified as they watched the swarming green.

At this moment, Changgu finally understood what the seemingly abrupt forest battlefield was all about.

It's a Wood Release technique!

Konoha's Wood Release experiment was a success!

"spread!"

Changgu shouted loudly.

However, just as one of the Iwa ninjas was about to take off, his legs were entangled by vines, and he was slammed to the ground with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, the ground cracked open, and the rock ninja who had crashed to the ground was immediately engulfed by vines.

The newly erected stone walls were torn apart by the growing vines.

The cracked earth was covered and submerged by trees.

The forest quickly covered the clearing, altering the terrain and placing all the Iwa ninja within it.

The swaying vines prevented the many Iwa ninja from forming hand seals and using Earth Release to alter the terrain; they could only leap and dodge, attempting to escape.

(End of this chapter)