Kusei glared at the sky, carefully watching for any kunai that might slip through and harm Shiki Uzumaki behind him. After all, that child was also the hope of Konoha.
"Not yet! I've still got a long way to go to match you!" Shiki Uzumaki said through gritted teeth. He shared the same determination—absolutely no kunai from the barrage above would get past him!
Meanwhile, Nara Shiomi took cover behind an earthen wall created by another Konoha chunin. She analyzed calmly, "It seems Sunagakure Village has taken a risky move! They've bypassed our vanguard troops—perhaps they had prior intelligence and ambushed us here. Alternatively, we might've just walked straight into their planned attack on our front-line squad. Personally, I lean toward the latter."
A cold gleam flickered in Shiki Uzumaki's eyes. "Agreed. Think about it—we only received orders and rushed to reinforce the third unit half an hour ago. We traveled nonstop the entire time, so there's absolutely no possibility of information leaking out."
"If that's the case, then looks like we just happened to assist that third squad!"
The special jonin gripping the large blade clearly took Nara Shiomi's words into consideration. After all, members of the Nara clan were famous for their high IQs.
Although this analysis was quite basic, under such sudden circumstances, figuring out the enemy's intentions so quickly wasn't easy.
This was no simple matter—carelessness here meant death!
Nobody could afford to ignore death at any moment on the battlefield—unless this team was already insane!
However, that kid's performance looked pretty good. Considering it was his first time stepping onto a battlefield, achieving this level was truly amazing.
When he originally had been assigned as the commander of this battle, he had indeed received orders from two advisors.
On the battlefield, unless directly endangering the outcome of the fight, he should do his best to protect the boy named Shiki Uzumaki.
Initially, he thought this child would be nothing more than a burden.
"Never expected the advisor elders to give me such a pleasant surprise. Seeing such a genius rise among my subordinates really fills me with satisfaction."
Saying this, the special jonin gripping the giant sword shifted his gaze back toward the battlefield ahead.
Although not much could be seen, judging from the trajectories of the flying kunai, the enemies couldn't be far.
Then, swinging his massive blade forward, he let out a nearly roaring shout,
"Alright then! Let's launch a charge against those bastards from Sunagakure Village! For Konoha!"
"For Konoha!"
A thunderous roar erupted, unified and powerful—that was the will of Konoha ninjas. When it came to defending Konoha, regardless of whatever hatred or disputes they'd had before,
At this moment, they all echoed with war cries!
"It's time to push forward! Follow closely behind me! Shiki Uzumaki!"
Kusei suddenly stepped forward, temporarily blocking some of the kunai with his giant pot. However, the broth inside spilled everywhere—without a single drop being tasted by anyone.
Shiki Uzumaki seized one incoming kunai mid-air, hurling it back with force. It cut through the air barrier, generating a thunderous sonic boom!
"Old Man Kusei, I've already told you not to underestimate others. I know of you already. It's right that you want to protect people, but death shouldn't be your goal! This time, we're fighting side by side!"
Kusei was momentarily stunned—he rarely came across a kid this stubborn. Not long ago, the boy had still been worried whether he'd make it home to see his family.
Yet here on the battlefield, he stood like a brave warrior—not just any warrior. He was inspiring everyone around him.
"Advancing might bring death, but standing still will leave us with regret and put everyone we love in danger. Now, San Tian! We're charging forward too!"
Nara Shiomi shouted as well, looking nothing like his usual carefree self.
"Right!"
Yamanaka San Tian roared in agreement.
As the two were about to charge, suddenly a figure materialized before them!
Shiki Uzumaki's form abruptly appeared in front of them, his expression grim as he faced the storm of kunai raining down. "Senior San Tian, Senior Shiomi, your techniques aren't suited for rushing ahead like this. Please stay behind us!" To be continued.
Chapter 212: Chaos of Battle (Part 1)
"Captain! The elite squad sent to carry out the encirclement ambush has encountered Konoha's second wave of reinforcements. But they launched a surprise attack before the Konoha forces could react!"
A Sunagakure chunin rushed into the main unit of the Sand ninja forces.
But he was holding onto a lizard—that was his summoning beast, serving as the messenger between the elite squad and command during this battle.
This information had come directly from that lizard.
Only he could communicate with this creature.
Golden sands stretched endlessly—compared with Konoha ninjas in green flak jackets, the Sand ninja uniforms were clearly better suited for desert camouflage.
So much so that this sizable ninja force blended almost completely into the vast sea of dunes.
Sakurai Kōji, commander of this Sand unit, calmly observed the sand table before him, carefully analyzing the current situation.
The sand table itself was extremely simple—it accurately reflected the terrain: just waves of yellow sand.
The current situation remained unclear, even somewhat complex and intertwined.
His original plan had been a risky maneuver—sending a small group of elite ninja to bypass Konoha's regular defensive force, then coordinate with the main Sand frontline for an encirclement strike from behind.
Unexpectedly, although the squad successfully circumvented Konoha's standard defense forces, they had instead encountered Konoha's reinforcement unit.
"Frustrating! If we had struck just an hour earlier, we might have finished off Konoha's regular ninja unit before dealing with these reinforcements!"
Sakurai Kōji slammed his fist onto the table with a thunderous thud, flattening several sand dunes on the battlefield map.
Then he turned his gaze toward Konoha's direction and took a deep breath to steady his mind.
"We've got no choice but to go on the offensive now! If we wait any longer, Konoha will regroup and encircle our stealth strike team!"
After he spoke, his deputy added, "Then let's show those people from Konoha the strength of Sunagakure!"
The nearby Sand ninja raised their weapons and roared in unison.
At that moment, not a single one of them believed they could possibly lose this war!
Seeing all his subordinates filled with fighting spirit, Sakurai Kōji felt somewhat reassured.
Still, something else continued to gnaw at his mind. Thinking about this, he couldn't help but turn his gaze backward.
That was the direction of Sunagakure Village — his mission was to keep Konoha pinned down there!
However, so far he hadn't received any orders from the Kazekage at all.
This was absolutely unacceptable. In theory, the Kazekage should have been the first to step forward and inspire the ninja to fight bravely.
But according to messages coming from the rear, chaos had already broken out within village.
The Daimyo of Land of Wind was repeatedly howling that the Kazekage's actions were utterly wrong.
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