Bab 85: Kumogakure’s Plan
The day after Kumogakure's camp was attacked, the Kumogakure ninja launched an unprecedented assault, as if they intended to secure their victory in one battle and defeat Konoha in a single move.
A large force came from the Land of Frost. Such a movement couldn't be hidden from the patrolling ninjas.
The Konoha ninja team tasked with patrolling and guarding immediately retreated upon seeing this and returned to camp to report the military situation.
"The Kumogakure ninja force is approaching!"
People couldn't help but panic.
At this moment, Orochimaru and Minato emerged from the camp, and everyone in Konoha looked to them as if seeking reassurance.
Orochimaru turned to Minato and asked, "Are you sure about the information regarding the Kumogakure ninja camp?"
Minato nodded and said, "Of course, Shintaro and I can guarantee this. The Kumogakure ninja camp can clearly accommodate over 10,000 people, but there are only more than 5,000 inside."
"That's strange." Orochimaru left the message and quickly began to direct the battlefield. "No matter what, block this wave of attacks first."
"The main force will hold the original formation."
"Minato, the mobile force and the front troops are responsible for attacking from behind."
Orochimaru led the main force to the position while Minato began to retreat in a classic manner.
The fighting styles of the two were also very different.
Orochimaru bowed in front of the large force and spewed countless long snakes. In a certain sense, the countless snakes here were not an exaggeration.
These snakes gathered to form a sea that stretched as far as the eye could see. In front of the overwhelming number of snakes, defense and escape were meaningless.
A group of unfortunate Kumogakure ninjas who rushed forward were quickly overwhelmed by the snakes, entangled, bitten, and devoured.
*Whoosh*
Ai, wrapped in Lightning Chakra, rushed towards the snake group.
The snakes' fangs had no effect on Ai, whose body was filled with lightning.
Along with the lightning, a large number of venomous snakes were thrown away, and countless broken snake bodies flew in the air.
Ai broke through the snakes and attacked Orochimaru.
"[Lightning Straight]"
He opened his mouth and uttered two words, then was hit by a gust of wind and flew backward.
"[Fūton: Toppa]"
Although it was only a level C ninjutsu, it still worked well in Orochimaru's hands.
A strong wind immediately hit him, making Ai unable to dodge.
However, although the range was far, the damage was not ideal. Ai was just blown back, without any scars on his body.
After all, this was only a level C ninjutsu, and the upper limit of its power was very limited.
However, Orochimaru did not intend to kill Ai in this formation. His idea was just to hold him back and let the main force defend with all its might.
It was Minato and his troops who broke the stalemate on the battlefield.
A force of nearly a thousand men fought from the forest on one side, directly piercing the waist and belly of the Kumogakure ninja force, aiming to cut them in two.
The three groups of troops fought together, and the scene was very lively.
Shintaro was in Inuzuka Gaku's team and began to activate his technique.
"[Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue]"
After a burst of blue light, several Kumogakure ninjas were sucked into the center of the blue light, sticking together and unable to move.
Gaku reacted immediately.
"[Tsūga]"
*WHOOSH*
The Kumogakure ninjas caught in the high-speed rotation died miserably.
"Good, this technique is very powerful!" Gaku exclaimed in admiration.
Before Shintaro and Gaku could lower their guard, Daichi's shout drew their attention.
A Kumogakure ninja broke through the defense and was about to rush towards Daichi.
Shintaro raised his hand and sucked Daichi, saving his life.
Isamu and Takuto rushed forward and surrounded and killed the Kumogakure ninja.
Daichi was sucked into Shintaro's arms, showing his big teeth and smiling, "Thanks!"
Shintaro threw Daichi to Gaku with a disgusted expression, "Your breath stinks."
Gaku caught him and then let go, "Indeed."
Daichi patted his butt and cried out in pain.
Isamu approached Gaku and said, "As an earth-element ninja, you shouldn't rush too far forward. Their lightning element can greatly restrain you. You should learn from Takuto in this regard."
Isamu's tone was full of fear and worry. He was nearly forty years old but had no heirs.
"Learn from Takuto? Forget it, it takes years and months to become a ninja like Sannin." The stupid Daichi didn't understand the other's good intentions, so he stood up and rubbed his butt.
As the captain, Gaku regrouped the team and immediately launched another attack.
With Shintaro added, Inuzuka Gaku's team became the most prominent in the entire front and even the mobile force.
The entire team was like a sharp knife inserted into the cloud ninja formation.
"[Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue]"
"[Tsūga]"
"[Doton: Dosekidake]"
"[Suiton: Suishōha]"
"[Katon: Karyū Endan]"
Shintaro first used Blue to suck all the Kumogakure ninjas around.
Then Gaku and Kiromaru fell from the sky, creating a large crater where the Kumogakure ninjas were. Then Daichi unleashed a lot of scattered stone projectile attacks, Isamu spewed a large amount of water impact, and Takuto spewed high-speed flames to attack downward.
The cooperation of the five people became more and more proficient, and one wave of cooperation directly took the lives of ten Kumogakure ninjas.
From small to large, it showed a very fierce counterattack by Konoha.
Under Orochimaru's leadership, the main frontal battlefield held firmly against Kumogakure's attack, while Minato's troops successfully cut through the Kumogakure ninja force and successfully forced the Kumogakure front-line ninjas to break through and evacuate.
In the end, the battle continued until the afternoon, and the Kumogakure ninjas managed to evacuate after paying the heavy price of more than 900 casualties.
"Victory for Konoha!"
Everyone couldn't help but cheer.
Compared to the Kumogakure ninjas, Konoha's casualties were less than five hundred, so it was not an exaggeration to say that this battle was a great victory.
The atmosphere in Inuzuka Gaku's team finally relaxed.
"Phew! It's finally over!" Daichi looked exhausted but couldn't hide his excitement.
"Yes, it's over..." Isamu also sighed in relief.
Takuto spoke with his actions, directly lying on the ground.
Shintaro looked at the ruined battlefield, lost in thought.
The ninja war changed the landscape of the country. Ninjutsu activated by the five chakra attributes of water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth turned the country into ruins.
Gaku approached Shintaro and asked, "What? Are you worried?"
Shintaro shook his head and said, "No, I was just thinking about Kumogakure's plan."
"What plan?" Gaku didn't understand.
Shintaro explained, "Kumogakure's initial strategy was clearly very wise, but now it suddenly became radical, and it seems they deliberately wanted to attract our attention. I observed their camp. It can clearly accommodate ten thousand people, but there are only more than five thousand inside. So, they must be making a big move in the near future."
Gaku thought seriously.
"Shintaro, let's go to the commander's camp together."
Minato waved and spoke softly.
Status Power Mingguan
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