Swish... "Lord Chen, the troops have assembled and are ready to depart at any moment."
A masked Anbu member instantly appeared, right hand on his chest, reporting the status of the troops.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Chen glanced at the rows of steel warships on the sea, then at the soldiers standing on them, and nodded in satisfaction.
Previously, Benimaru had always led the troops in battle, but this time, our Lord Chen was also a battlefield commander.
"Good, depart!"
Zhong Chen waved his hand grandly, full of vigor, his cape... his cape... "Lord Chen, isn't your cape a bit too..."
Mine looked at Zhong Chen's cape and asked with a helpless expression.
"What's wrong? It's so cool!"
Zhong Chen looked at Mine with a strange expression; this girl really didn't appreciate it.
"I think you'd be better off using that 'doing nothing' cape."
"Bad guy, I also feel like you should change it."
"No, absolutely not. How can you not like such a cool cape!"
Zhong Chen shook his head firmly, indicating that he would absolutely not change it.
After speaking, he walked towards the nearest old navy battleship, the pig face of Peppa Pig on his back seemingly mocking everyone present.
And at the very bottom of the cape, a line of small text was embroidered: [Peppa Pig tattooed on the body, applause for the social person].
"How does Lord Chen always come up with new tricks?"
Unlike the others, Velgrynd looked at the pig's head on Zhong Chen's back and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, I actually think Zhong Chen's cape is very interesting."
"Your aesthetic is also quite peculiar..."
Land of Rivers Battlefield
As reinforcements from both sides continued to arrive, the total number of troops on the battlefield had already exceeded twelve thousand.
So many ninja were now engaged in a fierce battle on a piece of land less than five kilometers wide.
"Charge, take them down!"
"Don't be afraid!!!"
Clang... Two figures, one green and one gray, clashed their long swords fiercely, then instantly separated, simultaneously forming hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
The great fireball fiercely struck the earth wall, leaving a dark black mark.
Then the two figures clashed again.
This scene was ubiquitous across the entire battlefield.
Various low-level ninjutsu were everywhere, and one could easily be affected by a jutsu if not careful.
"Everyone listen, today we must break through the Leaf's defenses, for Sunagakure!!!"
"For Sunagakure!!!"
"Oh oh oh!!!"
Rasa floated high in the air on sand, shouting loudly at the Sand Ninja below, and their morale was instantly boosted.
The Leaf's casualties began to steadily increase.
"Lord Orochimaru, this isn't working. I suggest dispatching a small unit to raid the Sand Ninja's supply lines."
Akimichi Ryota looked worriedly at the expressionless Orochimaru, who, upon hearing this, did not speak but stared intently at Rasa floating in the air.
"Lord Orochimaru!"
Seeing Orochimaru unresponsive, Akimichi Ryota shouted a reminder.
Orochimaru glanced at Akimichi Ryota, then said in a hoarse, faint voice:
"It's useless. Chiyo's puppet corps hasn't been deployed yet. Sending people to attack the supply lines now would be suicide."
"But..."
Just as Akimichi Ryota was about to say something more, Orochimaru uttered a single word:
"Wait."
"Wait for what?"
Just as Akimichi Ryota was confused, a figure carrying a huge scroll suddenly appeared at the edge of the battlefield.
"Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet!"
"This is! Lord Jiraiya!"
Akimichi Ryota looked at the figure appearing on the battlefield and shouted out in surprise.
"Lord Orochimaru, didn't Lord Jiraiya leave the Leaf to travel?"
"Teacher Hiruzen sent someone to bring him back."
"I see."
PS: Jiraiya actually did not participate in the Third Shinobi World War. Why he came here will be explained later.
With Jiraiya's arrival, the Leaf's morale began to surge wildly.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Boom... A huge cloud of smoke slowly dispersed, and a giant toad, smoking a cigarette and with a long sword at its waist, appeared in the center of the battlefield.
"Gamabunta! Use oil!"
Gamabunta looked at the surrounding situation, nodded without hesitation, and his throat began to gurgle.
"Fire Style: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!!!"
Jiraiya, who had arrived on top of Gamabunta's head, coordinated with the oil spat out by Gamabunta, using this compound ninjutsu.
The Sand Ninja side on the battlefield was instantly engulfed by the massive flames.
"Ah ah ah!!!"
"No good, retreat quickly!"
"Magnet Style: Gold Dust Shield!"
Rasa looked at the attacking flames and hurriedly channeled his chakra with all his might.
A huge barrier made of sand rose from the ground in an instant.
Boom... "Wow, that's really a bit spectacular! Seeing it live is just different from watching it on TV!"
At the edge of the battlefield, Zhong Chen, hidden within a barrier, put his right hand to his forehead to block the sun and shouted excitedly.
"Bad guy, there's nothing special about this, is there? There are plenty of people in the Monster Country Federation who can do this."
Kochou Shinobu completely failed to understand what Zhong Chen was excited about.
"Lord Chen, the Sand Ninja seem to be retreating. Should we make our appearance?"
Mine looked at the constantly retreating Sand Ninja army, turned her head, and asked Zhong Chen.
"Of course, we are the protagonists of this war. Each of you take five thousand men and surround the battlefield for me."
"Yes! Lord Chen!"
Upon receiving the order, Akame and the others hurriedly led their people to surround the area.
At this moment, neither side on the battlefield had realized they were already surrounded.
"Lord Orochimaru, quickly order the pursuit! This is a great opportunity to annihilate the enemy!"
Akimichi Ryota looked excitedly at the retreating Sand Ninja forces.
"Good, order the troops to pursue and kill, and make sure to drive the enemy out of the Land of Rivers."
"Yes!"
But just as Orochimaru's order was given and before it could be executed, a synchronized shout suddenly came from all directions:
"Spatial Barrier: Rise!"
A faintly white barrier instantly covered the entire battlefield.
"Who is it!!! Is it the Leaf's reinforcements?"
The Sand Ninja looked at the rising barrier with panic, while the Leaf side was equally bewildered.
"Did the Hokage-sama send more reinforcements?"
"Perhaps..."
Unlike ordinary Leaf ninja, high-ranking officials like Orochimaru knew that the Leaf had not sent any reinforcements.
"Order everyone to stop the pursuit and return quickly!"
"Yes!"
As the signal was sent, the Leaf ninja, though confused, obeyed the order and quickly moved back to their main camp.
The Sand Ninja watched the Leaf army retreat like a tide, and couldn't help but let out a slight sigh of relief.
However, seeing the surrounding barrier, they still quickly gathered together, watching their surroundings vigilantly.
"Lord Rasa, it seems it shouldn't be the Leaf's reinforcements, otherwise they wouldn't miss the chance to annihilate us."
A Jonin from Sunagakure said to Rasa with a solemn expression.
Rasa nodded lightly, then stared vigilantly at his surroundings.
"Who exactly is it... Could it be Iwagakure? But how did they bypass the Land of Rain?"
Just as the Leaf and Sand Hidden were mutually suspicious, dense figures began to gradually appear all around.
The commanders of both sides, Rasa and Orochimaru, watched the figures appearing all around, their pupils contracting almost simultaneously...