The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Maki said with a solemn expression.

"Yes, Lord Kazekage, rest assured, I will personally organize the support force."

"Okay, that's good. I trust you to handle things!"

If they were all elite troops, there would be no need to worry about the efficiency and discipline of their retreat. However, the vast majority of the more than 10,000 Sand Ninja were only relatively weak Genin, which meant that it would take them a lot of time to retreat completely.

It was clear that the Light Ninja forces led by Wuwei, Yugao, and Shuiyue would not allow such leeway.

"Boom!"

"Peng!"

It can be said that this was at the moment when the retreat route of the Sand Ninja was discovered.

Wuwei and the others then accelerated their pursuit.

The Light Ninja Force, consisting of fewer than two thousand soldiers, was led by three different commanders to pursue the Sand Ninja Army of over ten thousand soldiers.

But at this moment, the quantity is no longer the key point.

The Sand Village ninja were also unwilling to fight.

All obstruction is for the purpose of a better retreat.

"Ding ding ding ding ding!"

"Peng!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Fire escape!"

"Wind Release!"

The traps, which were set up in advance and consisted of a series of ninja tools such as explosive tags, kunai, and shuriken, were all designed to delay the pursuit of the Light Ninja.

In a short time.

Countless battles erupted in the southwestern part of the entire Grass Country.

"Boom!!"

"Peng!"

The pursuing ninja.

They took turns providing cover and intercepting the retreating Sand Ninja.

"Pfft!"

"what!?"

Although Maki had already made very thorough arrangements.

"Peng!"

"Stab!"

"Pfft!"

The movement and retreat of troops is quite reasonable, but when it comes to specific route planning, it is not so easy to execute it thoroughly. As the saying goes, a plan is one thing, but when it comes to putting it into practice, very few can be executed perfectly. Moreover, the more people there are, the more likely the plan is to encounter unexpected problems.

Especially for such large-scale legion marches.

It was difficult for the genin to retreat according to the established plan.

Although Maki had already recruited as many experienced Sand Ninja as possible to participate in this war.

However, there will always be some relatively inexperienced ninjas.

Moreover, the Third Shinobi World War was over a decade ago, and the current generation of young people has never truly experienced the trials of blood and fire.

While the existing Light Ninja are of similar skill level in this respect, they cannot withstand the enemy's high morale and the relentless attacks led by three Kage-level Jinchuriki.

Every step the Sand Ninja took back came at an incredibly heavy price.

Maki had personally led Gaara in a battle against the Mui-sho-led forces that were pursuing them from the front lines.

They could only barely cover the retreat of the weak genin.

But we can hold out here.

Utakata and Suigetsu are now able to move freely in other areas as if they were in an empty field. This is no longer the turn of the Sand Ninja to attack. They can use fortresses, other strongholds, or even launch threatening invasions into the heart of the territory to weaken the strong pressure from the Light Ninja.

They can only passively take hits.

"asshole!"

The calculation begins from the start of the retreat.

Several hours have already passed.

However, only the initial group of Sand Ninja who retreated, and who were closest to the border, returned to the Land of Wind. The remaining Sand Ninja were still slowly retreating.

Even if the Sand Ninja in the middle ranks seem to be able to retreat easily, if they were to simply run away, it would mean completely abandoning the last batch of Sand Ninja.

This is something that will not be allowed.

Wuwei, Yugao, Shuiyue, and others were also well aware of this.

The goal is to relentlessly pursue and hold off the Sand Ninja's rear guard.

The Sand Village should pay an even more devastating price.

This time, battle damage intelligence has been gathering again and again.

The slow, tortoise-like retreat made Maki extremely anxious. Looking at the Four-Tails, which was the manifestation of Muu, Gaara's One-Tail, in the distance, despite being temporarily at a disadvantage, it was still stubbornly holding on. A very ugly expression appeared on Maki's face.

He had anticipated that the Light Ninja would not allow them to retreat so easily.

But I really didn't expect the other side to be this strong.

Their reaction time is fast enough, to say nothing.

They're so bold, they've practically pushed everything out of the box.

This was truly beyond Maki's expectations. For a moment, Maki even considered launching a full-scale counterattack. It wasn't that he had changed his mind; he simply wanted to inflict heavy damage on the Light Ninja's pursuing forces. That way, he could ensure his own morale, dampen the Light Ninja's momentum, and most importantly, make their subsequent retreat incredibly smooth.

However, this thought only lingered in Maki's mind before he dismissed it.

The fact that the other side dares to press forward like this must mean they have the necessary strength. We've already received the news, but the other side must have received more accurate information about the Allied forces' battlefield even earlier. Perhaps, the moment they receive the news, their reinforcements are already on their way.

This has already been delayed for several hours. If the fighting continues, it will be even more difficult for our troops to retreat once the enemy's reinforcements arrive, not to mention that terrifying guy, Uzumaki Menma.

Don't forget that Hidden Light Village possesses the technology of the former Sky Country and has an incredibly well-equipped air combat force.

The time required to travel from the Land of Waterfalls to the Land of Grass is much less than the time required for the journey by land.

Maki was really worried that if they delayed even a little longer here, they would be completely unable to leave.

Once the first batch of reinforcements arrives, there will definitely be follow-up forces.

"We cannot afford to linger here; we absolutely cannot let this fight drag on!"

Maki gritted his teeth.

"Shadow Guard!"

The words were shouted out in a loud and stern voice.

"Yes!"

In the positions on both sides.

A group of Sand Ninjas dressed in dark-colored uniforms filed out.

"Wind Release - Vacuum Jewel Technique"

"Wind Release - Cutting Technique!"

"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough Technique!"

"Earth Release: Earth Collapse Technique!"

"Tudun!"

"Tudun!"

Unlike Konoha, where almost every ninja possesses any ninjutsu and the distribution is relatively even, the ninjas of the other four great nations possess ninjutsu attributes that are almost always matched to the attributes of their respective nations.

The Sand Ninja possess mostly Wind Release chakra-based ninjutsu.

It can be said that almost all the ninjutsu that Sand Villagers know are Wind Release, and Earth Release is the second most common chakra nature. Among the ninjas who can use multiple chakra natures, only Konoha has many. In the other four great ninja villages, they are extremely rare.

Even Maki's direct shadow guards were much the same.

At this moment, the weakest group of Sand Ninja had already retreated from this area, and the nearest support troops were also retreating in order.

Maki naturally wanted to command his shadow guards to press forward forcefully.

We need to create an opportunity for Gaara to create space.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

Countless powerful pressures flashed past using escape techniques.

One after another, they bombarded the path of the pursuing Light Ninja.

"Peng!"

"Peng"

"Peng!"

The series of explosions briefly slowed down the pursuit of the Light Ninja. Some of the Shadow Guards rushed straight to the point where the One-Tail and Four-Tail were fighting, assisting Gaara in launching the most ferocious attack on the Four-Tail.

"Wind Release - Sky Bullet Refining Technique!"

Seizing a tiny opening.