As Orochimaru made his move, Yamaru had already led the Rain ninja troops to block in front of Konoha.
At this moment, there was even a hint of relief in his heart.
Finally, he knew what the Konoha ninjas were up to.
"Lord Yamaru, the Konoha ninjas outnumber us. Should we avoid their sharp edge for now?"
Jichiro advised Yamaru beside him. He still thought that a direct confrontation was not what they should do.
"Lord Hanzō's order is to stop the Konoha ninjas at all costs."
"Do you want to let the Konoha ninjas pass if we avoid their sharp edge?"
"Let them ravage our land and people?"
Yamaru's emotions were boiling over at this moment and he couldn't listen to these suggestions at all.
He only had one thought, which was to kill Orochimaru.
To make Orochimaru feel the pain.
"..."
Jichiro didn't have any other good strategies either. Seeing that Yamaru was in a fit of rage, he could only retreat.
Who can blame Yamaru for being the leader personally appointed by Lord Hanzō.
"Lord Yamaru, we've spotted the Konoha guys."
At this time, a ninja in charge of surveillance came to report.
"Attack! Prepare [Water Release]."
"Let these Konoha guys taste the feeling of being flooded."
Yamaru wasn't completely brainless when going into battle. He knew to take advantage of the first move and use [Water Release] to disperse the Konoha ninjas.
Even the weaker ones could be directly washed away.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave
...
The Rain ninjas were mainly proficient in [Water Release]. Almost every ninja used their favorite [Water Release] jutsu.
In an instant, terrifying waves gathered and rushed towards the Konoha ninjas.
Looking at the oncoming wave, Orochimaru was unhurried.
There was even a hint of disdain on his lips. He was just waiting for you all.
"Prepare [Earth Release] defense."
"Yes."
In an instant, hundreds of Konoha ninjas who knew [Earth Release] began to form hand seals.
Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashōmon
Orochimaru formed hand seals and slapped the ground with one hand.
Three door - shaped buildings with ferocious open mouths emerged from the ground, weakening the impact of the water flow again and again.
When the water flow reached the [Earth Release] wall in front of the Konoha ninjas, it was as gentle as it could be and didn't cause any damage to the Konoha ninjas.
"Well done, Orochimaru - kun."
Kawaki was very excited after witnessing the ultimate defensive ninjutsu Triple Rashōmon with his own eyes.
He thought it could probably withstand a few slashes from him in Sage Mode.
"Charge."
Orochimaru nodded slightly at Kawaki, gave the order and took the lead with the Konoha ninjas to charge forward.
Naturally, Kawaki wasn't willing to lag behind. Unfortunately, the speed of the two young ones was still far from fast, so they could only stay in the middle.
Sakumo no longer needed to be on guard. He drew his tantō and pounced on the Rain ninjas like an eagle on a flock of chickens.
At the moment of close - combat, he mercilessly reaped the lives of the Rain ninjas.
View Gate, Open
Dai also opened six gates and entered the Rain ninjas like a green whirlwind.
Wherever he passed, the Rain ninjas flew out one after another, as if hit by a cannonball.
Dai showed his terrifying lethality on a large - scale battlefield for the first time.
Orochimaru charged into the Rain ninjas, combining [Ninjutsu] with [Taijutsu]. Almost no one could withstand a single move from him. Occasionally appearing venomous snakes would deal fatal blows to the Rain ninjas.
Kawaki could only watch the two young ones and eliminate a few Rain ninjas who slipped through the net.
Led by several vanguard ninjas, the Konoha ninjas were in high spirits and fought with 150% of their capabilities.
They already had an advantage in numbers. Now, after a single charge, the Rain ninjas were in complete disarray.
Yamaru couldn't believe that there were so many powerful ninjas in Konoha. He no longer had the intention to fight Orochimaru.
All he felt was fear. Even if he sacrificed all his subordinates, he couldn't stop the advance of the Konoha ninjas.
After killing a few Genin and Chunin from Konoha, Yamaru noticed that Jichiro had been kicked flying by Dai and lost his life in mid - air.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Yamaru shouted for a retreat. He gathered a dozen or so ninjas around him and fought their way back.
Once the leader lost the will to fight, the troops became sitting ducks.
The Rain ninjas were being massacred by the Konoha ninjas.
On the battlefield, no one was colder - blooded than these ninjas. Lives were fading away one by one.
The two young ones also killed quite a few Chunin under Kawaki's protection.
The Jonin who wanted to pick on the weak were all stopped by Kawaki one by one and easily sent to meet the Shinigami.
By this time, the Rain ninjas had completely lost the ability to resist. Yamaru fled in all directions with less than a hundred ninjas.
The battlefield was too large for the snakes to pursue. Orochimaru could only continue to kill the remaining Rain ninjas on the battlefield.
His pale face was stained with a lot of blood, but his figure remained elegant, and the venomous snakes in his sleeves were still ferocious.
In less than two hours, the battle was over. There wasn't a single living Rain ninja on the battlefield.
"How are you?"
Kawaki was spotless, without a single drop of blood, as if he hadn't been involved in this battle at all.
It was in sharp contrast to the severed limbs and the blood - soaked land in front of him.
"Ugh..."
"Ugh..."
Nawaki vomited first, and then Minato couldn't hold it back either.
It was the first time they had seen such a bloody scene.
"This is war. It's either you die or I die."
"You have to work hard to become stronger. I don't want to see you end up like those on the ground one day."
Kawaki looked serious and even kicked a severed hand in front of him.
This made the two young ones vomit again.
Kawaki thought that the two young ones would remember this lesson for a lifetime in such a situation.
Only in this way could they have a broader future. Talent combined with unremitting efforts can produce an excellent ninja.
"I got it, teacher."
Minato was the first to recover. He wiped his mouth and started to get accustomed to the visual impact.
Then Nawaki, who couldn't vomit anything anymore, nodded at Kawaki with a pale face.
It was a sign that he would remember.
"Let's go. See what Orochimaru's next move is."
Kawaki led the two young ones towards Orochimaru, who wasn't far away.
Many ninjas had gathered around him.
When they saw Kawaki coming, they obediently made way so that he could talk to Orochimaru face - to - face.
"Orochimaru - kun, some of the Rain ninjas got away."
"I think we still need to pay attention to the safety of supplies."
"They don't pose any other threats anymore."
Kawafu remained extremely cautious, not overlooking any minor threats.
"Kawafu-kun is being overly cautious. There are less than a hundred Rain ninjas who managed to escape, and they're all injured."
"Even if they make it to the camp, it's a dead end for them."
Orochimaru smiled faintly. There was some truth to these words.
"Then shall we rest and then continue moving forward?"
"I'll send someone back to inform them to bring the supplies and move forward together."
"As long as Hanzō of the Salamander doesn't return, we won't encounter any decent resistance along the way."
Orochimaru counted the number of ninjas on the battlefield and found that there were about eight hundred Rain ninjas here, which confirmed what Kawafu had said.
In Hanzō's strategy of dividing the troops, he himself was the sharpest blade among the Rain ninjas.
There were only about three thousand Rain ninjas in the entire force.
The troops he divided were just for stalling.
Now that the Rain ninjas on Konoha's side had been eliminated, unless Hanzō returned, the Land of Rain might not be able to dispatch more men.
However, Kawafu always had a feeling that something was wrong. If the Land of Rain was so easy to conquer, then in the original plot, where did Hanzō find the time to fight Sunagakure and the Land of Iron before turning back to fight Konoha?
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