The excavation proceeded smoothly, and after some time, the prototype of the underground tunnel was revealed.
The entrance was situated behind a gentle slope, large enough to accommodate ten people passing side by side.
It was less than ten meters deep, making it difficult for ordinary ninja to detect it unless they were directly above it or specifically using sensory ninjutsu.
More than 20 earth element ninja worked continuously, achieving high efficiency.
A lot of rock and earth were broken and cleared constantly.
Even so, the several-kilometer-long tunnel was still a massive project.
They worked from dawn until late at night, gradually approaching the Kumogakure camp on the underground highlands.
Outside the camp, several ninja in white vests were patrolling.
They were on the night shift, and it had been more than four hours since they had woken up in the middle of the night, with about half an hour left until their shift ended.
So now was the time they were most drowsy.
A ninja stood and began to nap, while several others yawned.
At this moment, one of the young ninja suddenly stopped patrolling and asked the older ninja next to him, "Rami, do you feel something?"
"Feel something? I feel sleepy." Rami replied with a yawn.
"I don't mean that, I mean really." The young ninja insisted.
Rami still replied casually, "I'm serious too, I'm really sleepy."
"It feels like there's movement under my feet." The young ninja ignored Rami's words and continued expressing his feeling.
"How could that be? Do you think we're facing Iwagakure ninja?" Rami waved his hand dismissively.
He understood the young ninja's concern. He feared the enemy might approach from underground and surprise them.
But digging a tunnel out of the sight of Kumogakure ninja would surely be a massive project.
If Konoha had moved during the day, it would have been discovered long ago. There was no way Konoha could dig a tunnel overnight.
Because no matter how many people came, they would use up their energy and chakra by digging the tunnel, which would be like decapitating themselves to Kumogakure.
However, the young ninja remained stubborn and ran to the camp to find a sensor ninja.
Rami shook his head and did not stop him.
The young ninja quickly brought back a sensor ninja.
It was clear the sensor ninja had just woken up and was very sleepy. He asked reluctantly, "Where's the movement?"
The young ninja pointed to the ground and said, "He said there's movement underground, please show him so he won't be suspicious anymore."
The sensor ninja reluctantly sat cross-legged on the ground, formed a seal with his hands, closed his eyes, and began to exert chakra for sensing.
The ninja, who initially felt impatient, wanted to hurry up and finish the sensing.
But the more he sensed, the more he realized something was wrong, and he mumbled, "It's impossible... It can't be..."
The sensor ninja suddenly opened his eyes, panicked, stood up from the ground, extended his palm, and made a sign of five.
"What's the matter?" Rami sensed something was wrong and asked urgently.
The sensor ninja stuttered, "There are people down there... There are people down there! Five... Five..."
"What's there to be afraid of about five people?" Rami then sighed in relief.
"Fifty people!" The sensor ninja finally finished speaking.
At this moment, with a loud bang, the ground began to shake violently, and then the rocky earth under their feet cracked.
"[Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu]"
A dragon of fire burst through the already fragile ground, and a large hole suddenly appeared in the earth.
Then a yellow-haired ninja appeared first in front of the Kumogakure patrolling ninja.
"Y- Yellow Flash..." Rami was also frightened and stuttered.
Minato threw kunai and cleanly eliminated all the patrolling ninja in front of him.
Shintaro followed and launched another fire attack at the gate wall of the Kumogakure camp, instantly blasting the gate into charred residue.
Then the Konoha ninja, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out of the ground and charged toward the camp, showcasing their special abilities.
The earth element ninja, who had just been responsible for digging the path, stayed in place, resting and guarding the underground tunnel.
Gaku and Kiromaru used their combined skills again, and two tornado whirlwinds swept through, lifting several Kumogakure camps into the air, and floating in the air with the help of high-speed rotating winds to attack.
Soon, this man and dog duo had wiped out nearly ten Kumogakure ninja. Others also had excellent records. Isamu, skilled with ninja tools, accurately threw several explosive kunai into several Kumogakure ninja camps.
Takuto used his mastered fire element and burned several tents. The Kumogakure ninja, whose clothes were on fire, ran out naked but were killed by him with a few moves.
Including Shintaro, the casualties caused by the Inuzuka Gaku Team alone had already exceeded the casualties caused by Kumogakure's previous night attack on Konoha.
After all, the purposes of both sides were different. Konoha this time was purely for revenge, while Kumogakure was just for capturing a traitor.
Shintaro's Fire Element bombarded everywhere as if at no cost. A large area of the Kumogakure camp instantly turned into scorched earth, rocks collapsed, and the hot stones shot out could cause significant damage.
But in terms of the most magnificent moves, it was definitely Minato.
He once again used [Rasen Senkō Chō Rinbukō Sanshiki], constantly moving between kunai, and combined with the flash bombs dropped, all enemies in front of him were killed.
Minato's yellow hair blurred into a shadow in the air, and the light emitted by the flash bombs was blinding.
After all, there's only a wrong name, never a wrong nickname.
As everyone was killing people in the camp, the commander of Kumogakure, Ai, the son of the Third Raikage, stood up and quickly organized a counterattack.
After all, there were only a dozen Konoha ninja who entered the camp, and there were thousands of Kumogakure ninja in the camp.
The reason it went so smoothly now was mainly because Kumogakure was caught off guard.
Now Kumogakure gradually organized a counterattack, and soon several Konoha ninja couldn't resist and were hit by Lightning Element Ninjutsu. Their whole bodies were scorched black and severely injured.
Seeing this, Minato decisively ordered a retreat. Minato and Shintaro stood in front of everyone to block Kumogakure's counterattack.
However, the Kumogakure ninja surrounded from all directions, and it was difficult for these two to withstand all the Kumogakure ninja.
Soon a Kumogakure ninja passed through and attacked the retreating Konoha force.
Just as everyone in Konoha was in crisis again, a strong figure stood in front of everyone.
It was another Jonin, Akimichi Doto, who was also Minato's teammate.
Doto took out a green pill and swallowed it in one gulp. The aura on his body increased more than three times. Then he turned into a giant five or six meters tall.
Seeing this, Gaku merged with Kiromaru, transforming into a two-headed dog. Then he used a secret technique to turn into a sharp spinning slash that attacked the enemies surrounding Doto.
This gave the Konoha ninja a chance to escape back into the tunnel.
Minato shouted to the rear at this moment, "You two also return and block the way. I'll come from behind."
Doto and Gaku trusted Minato and retreated decisively without hesitation.
Minato turned around and said to Shintaro, "Please hold them off a bit longer."
Shintaro felt no fear or trepidation about staying behind.
"Ah, that's what I want."
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*BOOM*
With the explosion of the explosive tag, the tunnel entrance was blasted, making it difficult for the pursuing enemies to dig through quickly. The enemies who pursued from underground were unsure of the tunnel's direction, leading them to give up and return to their camp.
Minato and Shintaro were surrounded by thousands of Kumogakure ninja.
Shintaro checked with Six Eyes. The exact number was 5,623. Including the recent additions, there were a total of 5,782 ninja in this camp.
"We just need to hold out for a while, and once the main force is safely away, I'll use [Hiraishin no Jutsu] to get you out." Minato said while fighting the Kumogakure ninja.
Shintaro calmly replied, "No problem."
"[Katon: Shuriken no Jutsu]"
A large number of shuriken were launched, killing several more Kumogakure ninja.
For a moment, Shintaro and Minato's killing spree kept the Kumogakure ninja from daring to approach.
"Ahhh! [Lariat]!!!" A rough shout was heard.
A dark-skinned, muscular man with bright blonde hair rushed towards them, his body covered in visible blue lightning chakra.
Minato immediately used [Hiraishin no Jutsu] to teleport.
The man jumped into the air but seemed to stabilize himself as he had anticipated. After locating where Minato reappeared, he continued his charge.
Shintaro was truly stunned by this reckless and powerful style.
"Is this Ai?"
Although he had never seen Ai before, he could deduce it from the other's aura.
Minato was forced to evade for a moment, but he didn't want to keep dodging like this.
He threw a kunai, Ai dodged, but Minato instantly appeared next to the kunai, now behind Ai.
'[Rasengan]'
Ai's back was hit by the [Rasengan], and he was immediately slammed into the ground, creating a large crater.
However, Ai quickly got up like nothing had happened.
"Namikaze Minato, you dare to enter the camp, so don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ai glared with bright eyes.
Minato realized something and quickly threw a kunai towards Shintaro. However, Ai intercepted it in midair.
Ai raised his hand, knocked the kunai out of the air, and charged at Shintaro with astonishing speed.
Shintaro remained calm upon seeing this, which puzzled Ai.
This reminded Ai of the first time he fought Minato, as Minato had the same expression.
Ai didn't have time to think too much, raised his elbow again, and used the terrifying speed brought by his Thunder Chakra Mode to turn into a blue blur and attack Shintaro.
Shintaro calmly extended his finger in front of him.
Infinity.
Ai's elbow stopped in midair about ten centimeters in front of Shintaro.
Ai's face, not particularly pleasant already, was full of doubt. He had never seen such a strange method before.
Shintaro didn't give the opponent a chance to think and twisted aside. Ai immediately lost his balance and rushed back, crashing into the crowd of Kumogakure ninja.
Minato came to Shintaro's side at this moment and said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, you're okay. Was that a Kekkei Genkai just now?"
"Indeed." Shintaro didn't intend to hide it anymore.
Firstly, if he hid it any longer, he would be treating Minato like a fool, and secondly, Shintaro believed he now had the strength to showcase his Limitless Technique.
Minato smiled and said, "Good, let's continue."
Ai had just rushed out and nearly killed a Kumogakure ninja. Fortunately, he pulled his strength back in time and released his thunder chakra mode to save the Kumogakure ninja's life.
Ai stood up and reactivated his Thunder Chakra Mode while saying to the surrounding Kumogakure ninja, "All of you step aside; only I can handle these two."
He no longer underestimated Shintaro and saw him as an opponent equal to Minato.
"Damn it, if only Bee were here, otherwise..."
Ai was thinking about something when he suddenly felt his body lose balance and was immediately sucked towards Shintaro.
*BANG*
Shintaro punched Ai in the stomach, and the combined pull and stopping power of Infinity made Ai want to vomit from the strange sense of spatial dislocation.
Shintaro wrapped Infinity around this punch to avoid getting hurt by the Thunder Chakra on Ai's body and to create a unique attack effect to confuse the enemy.
*BAM* *BAM*
While Ai couldn't react, Shintaro punched him twice more.
However, Ai in Thunder Chakra Mode was more resilient to attacks than Kakuzu in his earth-hardened state. Kakuzu spat blood after taking two punches from him, while Ai, besides throwing up the food he ate last night, continued fighting Shintaro like normal.
However, Ai couldn't harm Shintaro at all, so they both backed off and took a temporary pause.
"Is that a gravitational pull... A very powerful ability..." Ai held back the overwhelming feeling and watched warily.
Shintaro was contemplating how to break through his opponent's shell.
To use [Black Flash], he needed to release Infinity and let his fist actually touch Ai, but that could cause his hand to get hurt again by the Thunder Chakra Mode.
Moreover, [Black Flash] couldn't be used just because he wanted to, especially since Shintaro no longer mastered the Reverse Cursed Technique. If his hand became useless, it would be a huge waste, and the benefit wouldn't be worth the cost.
[Rasengan]? But Minato had just shown that a normal [Rasengan] didn't affect Ai.
Minato thought of a solution at this moment and said, "Let's work together. You pull him, and I'll use [Rasengan] to break through his defense."
Shintaro nodded and decided to give it a try.
But as soon as he extended his hand to use Blue, Ai disappeared from his spot. Instead of rushing at Shintaro, he began moving around him and Minato at high speed.
Blue fell into the air and only sucked up a pile of gravel.
Shintaro realized that his method of sucking people in and defeating them was only suitable for dealing with ninjas like Kakuzu, but not as effective against agile and armored warriors like Ai.
Shintaro increased the effect of Cursed Energy and exerted his full power.
"[Cursed Technique Lapse – Maximum Output: Blue]"
A blue light lit up, and the rocky ground in the distance shattered into pieces, condensing into a ball in the air.
As Shintaro waved his hand, the ball of gravel moved with the blue light, chasing Ai's figure. The ground along the way was completely shattered, and the size of the gravel ball continued to increase.
Even after he spun his hand in a full circle, he ultimately failed to catch up with Ai's speed. Instead, the rocky ground within twenty meters around him was completely destroyed by him.
Shintaro waved his hand and slammed the gravel ball in the air towards Ai.
Ai used his Thunder Chakra Mode to shoulder the falling gravel, then rushed closer and raised his hand to attack Minato.
Ai temporarily gave up on the idea of breaking through Shintaro's defense and aimed his strike at Minato, but Minato wasn't an ordinary person.
Throwing a kunai, he stepped on Ai's back, injected the kunai's blade with wind element chakra, and broke through the thunder chakra defense.
However, Ai reacted instantly, turned around, and waved his hand, forcing Minato away. Thanks to his timely response, Ai only suffered a minor wound on his back.
Seeing Shintaro about to use Blue again, Ai immediately left the spot. Shintaro used Blue to continue absorbing the ground. Minato also used [Hiraishin no Jutsu] to chase him and join the battle.
The three extremely fast men fought together, and the Kumogakure ninja were mesmerized by the sight.
The battle continued until the sun slowly rose, with no clear result in sight.
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