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Chapter 83: The Show Team VS. Iwa Ninja! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Hidden Rock Village, Earth Shadow Building.

Before the proclamation from the Daimyo of the Land of Birds could be received, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, had already received the news.

The vast majority of noble ministers in the Land of Birds have intricate connections with Iwagakure (Hidden Rock Village).

Upon hearing of the upheaval in Daming Prefecture, many nobles and ministers immediately dispatched warriors to deliver the message.

Xingxia Xiu saw this but did not stop it; on the contrary, she was happy to see it happen.

However, Onoki, upon receiving the news, was furious: "I really underestimated Hanzo's ambition!"

Invading the Land of Rivers was one thing, but Hanzo had a legitimate reason for his attack.

Before the First Shinobi World War, the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain were one country, and the Land of Rivers was originally within the territory of the Hidden Rain Village.

But the Bird Kingdom is not.

Hanzo's actions constituted waging war against Iwagakure.

War should, of course, be resolved through war.

After his outburst, Onoki immediately convened a high-level meeting.

At the meeting, a consensus was reached in less than a minute.

Send troops to the Land of Rain!

The order was issued swiftly.

They split into two groups, one heading straight into the Land of Rain.

We traveled all the way to Daimyofu, the land of birds.

The vanguard consisted of eighty men. Their first task was to block the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Birds to prevent the Land of Rain from sending reinforcements to the Land of Birds.

Onoki's first priority is to safeguard the vested interests of the Bird Country.

Therefore, we must close the door and beat the dog.

The second group consisted of forty people, with four Jonin serving as squad leaders.

We must eliminate the Rain Ninjas within the Land of Birds in one fell swoop.

According to incomplete intelligence, the number of Rain Ninja who attacked the Land of Birds this time was not large, and it was a surprise attack and decapitation-type tactic.

Therefore, Iwagakure must act quickly in order to resolve the issue before the Rain Ninja's forces can enter the Land of Birds on a large scale.

That noon, the advance reconnaissance team of the Iwa ninja entered the Land of Birds.

The Root ninjas on surveillance immediately retreated.

As they retreated back to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Birds, a Root ninja asked Hoshino Hideaki, "Captain, should we just withdraw from the Land of Birds?"

"We've discovered that there's another large force of Iwa ninja, who have probably already sealed off the border."

Hoshino Hide shook his head: "We must fight the Iwa ninja to buy time until they invade the Land of Rain and create a fait accompli."

"Therefore, we cannot retreat today."

"We must hold on until tomorrow."

As they were speaking, the other two squads that had gone to the border returned.

Of the eight who went, only five returned; the other three had become corpses, preserved in a sealed scroll.

The show under the stars was not unexpected.

The Roots are elite, but the Iwa ninja are not made of clay.

In war, death and injury are inevitable.

He used his wooden clone to heal the wounded members of the newly returned Root Squad, while Hoshino secretly planned their retreat.

The Bird Kingdom is too small.

There's not much room for maneuver.

If his identity cannot be revealed, his strength will be greatly limited.

Therefore, they can only adopt a strategy of engaging the enemy in small areas and retreating while fighting, and will never engage in a protracted war with the Iwa ninja.

Otherwise, the people he brought would suffer great losses.

Although it is said that a merciful general cannot command an army, it is best to avoid casualties or minimize them.

An hour later.

An advance reconnaissance team from Iwagakure entered the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Birds.

This reconnaissance team consists of ten people, including a sensory ninja.

They quickly ascertained the exact number of ninjas inside the Daimyo's palace.

Ten people!

The quantity was much smaller than expected.

But considering that the other party is an elite Rain Ninja, it's quite normal.

As the Jonin leading the team, Kyuumei immediately ordered: "Immediately inform the rear troops about the situation here, and also..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Iwa ninja in charge of sensing shouted, "The enemy is approaching rapidly!"

Ninth base immediately shouted, "Back up!"

"Withdraw from Daming Prefecture, establish a favorable position, and await reinforcements!"

He was very cautious.

Because Jiu Lei clearly knew the strength of his companions who were originally stationed in Daimyofu.

These people must be incredibly strong to have been able to take down the enemy so quickly.

It's not advisable to confront them head-on.

The Iwa ninja retreated, and the Konoha ninja pursued.

They soon left Daming Prefecture and entered the wilderness.

After the Iwa ninja stopped and retreated, they immediately began to alter the terrain.

High walls and ravines form a labyrinthine structure.

One by one, the Iwa ninjas hid among them.

Stopping in his tracks, Xingxia Xiu frowned slightly as he watched this scene.

If they weren't hiding their identity, they could have just used Wood Release to sweep them away.

Right now, it seems that only the Wind Release: Rasengan is a useful ninjutsu.

Then use it!

As Xingxia Xiu took a step, air gushed from his feet, making him feel as if he were walking on flat ground in the air.

"What happened?"

"That guy..."

"Is it an ability similar to that of the Third Tsuchikage?"

Iwashinobu noticed the situation, and Ninja immediately shouted, "Watch out for attacks from the air!"

The three Iwa ninja formed hand seals, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Xingxia Xiu, who was in mid-air, formed hand seals.

Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!

The moment Xingxia Xiu formed the hand seals, Jiulei made his judgment: "It's Wind Release!"

"Be careful, it could very well be to cover an attack."

As soon as the words were spoken, the roar of friction between the air currents rang out, followed by a storm that swept in, sending sand and stones flying.

However, it didn't pose much of a threat to the positions built by the Iwa ninja, but the dust it stirred up obscured their vision.

air.

After completing his breakthrough, Hoshino immediately condensed the Wind Release: Rasengan.

The storm had just passed, and the smoke and dust had not yet dissipated when, under the astonished gazes of the Root ninjas, he hurled the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

"What?"

"It can actually be thrown like a shuriken!"

"This chakra is too powerful..."

The Root ninjas were utterly shocked.

With a sharp buzzing sound, the Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken tore through the smoke and appeared above the Iwa ninja's head.

shhhhhh!

The Iwa ninja, who had prepared their ninjutsu long ago, opened their mouths and spat out a series of rock bullets, but they were torn apart as soon as they got close to the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

Ninth base's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted, "Defense..."

Before the sound had even faded, Xingxia Xiu in the air shouted, "Explode!"

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The spinning Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken immediately exploded, radiating brilliant light and forming a ball of light that rapidly expanded, devouring everything in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, the light engulfed the entire Iwa ninja's position, and then the sphere of light rapidly contracted.

Rumble!

A terrible storm swept outwards, carrying billowing sand and dust.

"So strong!"

One by one, the Root ninjas were blown backward, their eyes completely unable to open.

Under the stars in the sky, Xiu raised her hand to cover her face.

After the storm passed, looking down, the original position of the Iwa ninja had disappeared, replaced by a large crater.

There were four corpses in the pit.

Immediately afterwards, one by one, the Iwa ninja emerged from the ground.

Being good at burrowing underground really makes a difference.

Xingxia Xiu immediately opened and closed her hands.

Water escape - water rushes into waves!

Water vapor condenses around, forming a rotating water flow.

The water flows upwards and finally pours downwards.

Simultaneously.

Nine Root ninjas charged out.

Inside the pit, Jiu Lei quickly completed the hand seals.

Earth Release: Earth Stone Dragon!

A stone dragon emerged from the ground, soared into the sky, and collided with the cascading water.

Boom!

The stone dragon collapsed, water splashed everywhere, and it completely lost its attack power.

boom!

Xingxia Xiu swooped down from the sky, wielding his twin swords, shattering the incoming rock bullets.

Bang!

The soil exploded.

Hideaki's tackle missed, and he landed after jumping from ninth base, his hands on the ground.

As he soared into the air, sharp stone pillars rose into the sky from the spot where Xingxia Xiu stood.

shhhhh!

The ninja sword in his hand was thrown out one after another by Hoshino Hide.

The ninth baseman dodged repeatedly.

Xingxia Xiu arrived like a shadow, wielding two swords, and attacked in front of Jiulei.

With no chance to form hand seals, Jiu Lei held a kunai in each hand to meet Xing Xiaxiu's twin swords.

clang!

Sparks flew everywhere, and the ninth baseman's expression changed: "What immense power!"

Xingxia Xiu swung his twin swords, and the ninth baseman retreated repeatedly.

"This guy's swordsmanship..."

Forced to abandon his kunai one after another, the ninth baseman was sweating profusely.

Suddenly, Jiu Lei grabbed Xingxia Xiu's short sword with one hand, while letting the long sword drape over his shoulder.

Sclerotherapy!

The ninth baseman had no injuries on his hands, and his shoulder was only split open by the armor.

Hoshino narrowed his eyes, kicked Kyuumei away, and darted out as he sheathed his sword, catching up with Kyuumei who hadn't yet regained his footing. A Rasengan appeared in his right hand, infused with Wind Release nature transformation.

It's just Wind Release: Rasengan, not Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

Maruko landed precisely on the chest of the ninth baseman.

The armor was torn, revealing hardened, tough skin.

boom!

The man was in the air, and the ninth baseman flew backwards before crashing into the wall of the crater.

Wow!

Ninth base coughed up blood, looked down at the red and purple skin on his chest, and was extremely shocked.

The sclerotherapy was actually broken.

At that moment, Hoshino Hide fiercely attacked. Jiu Lei gritted his teeth and leaped to avoid it, but was immediately caught up by Hoshino Hide and took three punches and two kicks. His body flew backward. The moment their eyes met, Jiu Lei felt dizzy and tired, wanting to fall asleep.

"wrong……"

Jiulei bit his lip and was about to form a hand seal when Xingxia Xiu arrived, grabbing Jiulei's hands. Their eyes met almost touching.

Ninth Base was shaken to his core, his whole body momentarily stunned, and then he could no longer resist the drowsiness, his eyelids drooping.

Hoshino landed with Kyuumei on his back, then raised one hand, and Kyuumei, who had been keeping his eyes closed, immediately opened them and lunged at an Iwa ninja who was fighting a Root ninja.

"Captain, you..."

"Ah~~"

"Damn it, the captain's been controlled by an illusion!"

"No~~"

……

The battle ended completely in less than a minute.

After Kyuhuri revealed all the information, he took out a kunai and stabbed himself in the heart under the watchful eyes of the Root ninjas.

terrible!

I never expected that the captain would have such a powerful wind release ability in addition to wood release. No wonder he is the person Danzo values ​​the most. It seems that the previous rumors were not false!

This was the unanimous thought of the remaining seven Root ninjas.

At this moment, Hoshino's abilities completely won them over.

The way he looked at Xingxia Xiu was completely different now.

Xingxia Xiu sensed it, but didn't care.

Whether it was acquired through his own hard work or through Hashirama's cells, it was all his ability.

It doesn't matter why others respect him.

Respecting him is very important!

"Clean up the battlefield; the main force of the Iwa ninja will arrive soon."

Xingxia Xiu gave the order.

One of the ten Iwa ninja escaped; he left before the battle even began, apparently to deliver intelligence.

The bodies of our own comrades were packed up and taken away, while the bodies of the enemy were set on fire using fire techniques, in order to cover up intelligence as much as possible.

Then Hoshinobi Hideyoshi led his men to retreat into the Daimyo's residence, quietly waiting for the main force of the Iwa ninja.

Even without using Wood Release, Hoshino Hide felt pressure facing this group of Iwa ninja.

(End of this chapter)