"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" Giant explosions continuously deafened their ears. Countless agonizing screams rang out. Shattered rocks flew everywhere. Thick, murky smoke enveloped large areas of the forest.
"Damn it!!!! Retreat!!!!" A leading Kumogakure ninja, gripping his ninjato, blood at the corner of his mouth, fiercely gestured behind him, then without turning his head, ran backward.
The remaining Kumogakure ninjas saw their leader flee and also gritted their teeth, following suit. The Leaf Village ninjas, who were originally in a stalemate with the Kumogakure ninjas, were pushed back.
Both sides were in a deadlock, but the Leaf Village ninjas suddenly exerted force. Hyuga Hanabi led elite ninjas above Jonin rank, all attacking at once, instantly breaking the balance between the two.
Before, the Leaf Village ninjas were individually inferior to the Kumogakure ninjas in strength, but they relied on their numerical advantage to hold their ground. However, with the deployment of Hyuga Hanabi and others, this balance was utterly broken, and the Kumogakure ninjas immediately suffered a crushing defeat and fled.
It was almost two Chunin collaborating with one Jonin from the Leaf Village to besiege a Jonin from Kumogakure. The Jonin from Kumogakure were no match. Many who couldn't escape died on the battlefield, causing great losses to Kumogakure.
Seeing Kumogakure's rout, Hyuga Hanabi's face was cold and severe. She spoke in a chilling voice: "Chase them! Kill as many as you can! Do not let a single one escape!!!!" "Yes!!!!" The Leaf Village ninjas responded respectfully, then transformed into countless black shadows and charged forward.
"Scream!!!!" The sound of sharp weapons piercing flesh rang out. Fresh blood splattered. A Kumogakure ninja reached out as if trying to grab something in front of him, but his consciousness gradually drifted away, and he finally fell to the ground unwillingly, taking his last breath.
"Mui!!!!" Seeing their fallen comrade who was already dead on the ground, the remaining Kumogakure ninjas couldn't help but feel their eyes welling up, but they held back their tears and quickly fled from here, because they knew that the Leaf Village's main army was already close at hand.
"Where are you running!!!!?" A cold voice echoed in the ears of many Kumogakure ninjas. A black shadow flashed, and Hyuga Hanabi had already appeared on a tree trunk behind them, coldly staring at the Kumogakure ninjas.
"It's... it's Hyuga Hanabi!!!!" Several Kumogakure ninjas' faces changed drastically. Hyuga Hanabi's name was quite famous in the ninja world. She was one of the higher-ups of the Leaf Village.
When Kumogakure and Iwagakure jointly attacked Konohagakure before, she performed exceptionally well, showing strong power, even injuring the Raikage, making her famous in one battle.
Not only Hyuga Hanabi, but also information and intelligence on powerful ninjas from Leaf Village like Uchiha Itachi, Deidara, Chiyome, and Kurotsuchi were collected by various ninja villages, including their identities, life stories, and preferred ninjutsu.
Especially Uchiha Itachi and Deidara, who participated in the Konoha Collapse Plan, their displayed abilities have been completely and accurately recorded in the Leaf Village's archives.
So many people knew that the Leaf Village's high-level forces were extremely powerful. Seeing that the person was Hyuga Hanabi, the Kumogakure ninjas' faces instantly changed drastically, their expressions extremely ugly.
"Go!!!!!" Without a word, the Kumogakure ninjas instantly transformed into countless black shadows and charged forward. "Still want to run!!!!?" A hint of chilling killing intent flashed in Hyuga Hanabi's eyes. "Swish!!!!" She leaped out instantly. "Splat!!!!" Fresh blood danced in the air like beautiful flower petals.
And the news of Kumogakure's crushing defeat spread quickly. Konohagakure's forces, like a bamboo shoot after rain, relentlessly routed Kumogakure's ninja teams, instantly shaking the entire ninja world.
Everyone understood that the flames of this war would not be quelled so quickly; they would only burn fiercer, because (aedd) the Raikage and the main Kumogakure army had not yet returned to the village.
However, no one would believe it if one were to say that Iwagakure and Konohagakure had joined forces to destroy Kumogakure. After all, they were two of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and their strength and foundation were not comparable to those smaller ninja villages.
Meanwhile, Konohagakure also received news. The Kumogakure forces originally stationed at the border were quickly retreating towards Kumogakure under the Raikage's leadership,
and Iwagakure was currently pursuing them. However, it seemed they were being hindered by elite ninjas from Kumogakure led by the Raikage, and both sides suffered considerable losses.
"To actually employ me as a mercenary... that old Onoki really is..." Zhang, sitting casually on a large rock, looked at the documents in his hand, silent.
Meanwhile, Deidara, who had gone to deliver the message, had already returned to the main body of the Leaf Village forces. Iwagakure and Konohagakure had already confirmed their meeting point.
Now, Iwagakure seemed to have already moved ahead of Konohagakure, and they were just waiting for Konohagakure to catch up.
A few days later, Kumogakure, Raikage's office. "Bang!!!!!!" The Raikage punched and shattered the table in front of him, his face extremely enraged and distorted. At this time, he had already returned to Kumogakure.
"Finally back to Kumogakure! That old Tsuchikage really is relentless!!!" Darui said with some lingering fear. His shoulder was covered in thick medical bandages; he was clearly injured.
"That old Onoki!!!! I won't forgive him!!!! And Akame!!!!" The Raikage said resentfully. At this time, the Raikage also had many medical bandages wrapped around his body, but they weren't serious injuries. However, in the Raikage's eyes, there was a faint hint of fatigue.
Although his body hadn't suffered much damage, his spirit was extremely tired. He had experienced too much recently, not just battles.
A shinobi in hemp cloth carried a cup of hot tea into the office and placed it on the Raikage's desk. He looked at the Raikage's weary face with some unbearable emotion, but still gritted his teeth and said,
"Raikage-sama, news we just received. Iwagakure has already set up camp in a valley 100 kilometers from the village."
"And, traces of Leaf Village ninjas have been found 200 kilometers southwest." Saying this, the shinobi in hemp cloth fell silent.
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