A quarter of an hour later, Yekura collapsed to the ground, her eyes vacant, a drop of saliva unconsciously dripping from the corner of her mouth.
She looked completely broken. Zhong Chen, meanwhile, sat cross-legged in front of Yekura and waved his hand in front of her eyes a few times.
When he saw she didn't react, he sheepishly withdrew his hand.
I might have overdone it a bit. Anyone who didn't know would think I'd done some adult film scene to her.
A Jonin from the Sand Village looked at the distraught Yekura, then turned to Rasa beside him with a worried expression.
"Lord Rasa, Lady Yekura, this..."
"Wait a moment. Yekura doesn't seem to be under a genjutsu. Let's see how Konoha reacts first."
Whoosh... "Bad guy, how long are you going to keep playing? Everyone's waiting for your orders."
Kochou Shinobu appeared in front of Zhong Chen with a quick step, asking with a hint of helplessness.
"Alright, alright, I'll get to business. I didn't expect Konoha and the Sand Village to be so cowardly."
After speaking, Zhong Chen stood up, no longer paying attention to Yekura. He took out his megaphone again, stood in the center of the battlefield, and shouted:
"Hey, hey, hey, since none of you are surrendering, I won't hold back."
"Everyone, listen up! Capture everyone here!"
"Yes!"
With Zhong Chen's command, the surrounding Army seemed to collectively flash, appearing in the blink of an eye not far from both Konoha and the Sand Village.
"How is that possible! Body Flicker Technique? It doesn't look like it!"
"Jiraiya, let's fight to the death!"
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he bit his right thumb, smeared the blood on the back of his left hand, quickly formed hand seals, then slammed his hands onto the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu: Manda!"
After the smoke cleared, an incredibly massive giant snake appeared before everyone.
"Orochimaru, if there aren't a hundred sacrifices this time, I'll make you my appetizer."
Manda glared at Orochimaru, seeing ninjas everywhere, and said menacingly.
Orochimaru said nothing in response, simply nodding expressionlessly.
When Gamabunta saw Manda, he couldn't help but mock him:
"That slimy snake is always so troublesome. If you're scared, just crawl back to Ryuchi Cave and coil up in a corner."
Manda, seeing his old friend, retorted without hesitation.
"Dead toad, I'll eat you until there's nothing left but bones, sooner or later!"
It is well known that the Sannin's summoning animals have vastly different attitudes towards their masters.
Katsuyu treats Tsunade as her master, Gamabunta treats Jiraiya as a friend, and Manda treats Orochimaru as his servant.
Zhong Chen watched Manda's arrogant demeanor and had always been curious.
Why did Orochimaru tolerate Manda so much? Logically, with Orochimaru's abilities, it should be easy to deal with Manda.
"Soru..."
With a loud shout, numerous former Army soldiers suddenly appeared within both camps, and a three-way melee immediately began.
"Rasengan!"
Jiraiya formed a swirling ball of chakra in his right hand and directly struck a soldier wearing a Rainbow Shadow headband.
"Iron Body!"
Seeing this, the soldier quickly used Iron Body to defend himself.
"My goodness, he actually dared to use Iron Body for defense. This guy is truly a brave one."
Zhong Chen watched the knocked-back soldier, not only not sympathizing with his plight but instead making sarcastic remarks.
"Ouch... No wonder Lord Chen said Iron Body wasn't reliable. I'll never use it again."
Jiraiya looked in surprise at the soldier who stood up, cursing and grumbling, as if nothing had happened.
He was hit by his Rasengan and was fine? Did the other party have some secret jutsu?
"Funeral!"
Just as Jiraiya was stunned, a long katana suddenly attacked him, and a deathly chill instantly spread throughout his body.
He absolutely couldn't be cut. Jiraiya quickly retreated, narrowly dodging the blow.
"Who are you?"
Jiraiya looked at the girl who appeared before him, still shaken.
"The one who will kill you."
The girl's eyes were cold as she looked at Jiraiya, raising her long katana again.
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Akame watched the ground beneath her feet suddenly begin to sink. Her magic power circulated, and she slowly began to float.
"She can fly?"
Jiraiya's expression turned quite grim as he watched Akame continuously float upwards.
"Orochimaru, come help!"
"He's probably in trouble himself right now."
"What!"
Jiraiya quickly looked in Orochimaru's direction, only to see a little girl controlling numerous corpses, constantly toying with Orochimaru.
"This..."
At this moment, all the experts on the battlefield were entangled by Night Raid and others.
As for the ordinary Jonin, Chunin, and Genin, they were being slaughtered one-sidedly.
After all, the weakest of the twenty thousand soldiers were elite Chunin, and with the assistance of magic, they were truly unstoppable.
In just a quarter of an hour, the entire battlefield was left with only a few experts being continuously toyed with by Night Raid and others.
The other ninjas were either killed or were being guarded, looking utterly defeated.
"Lord Chen, all enemies except a few high-ranking officials have been annihilated."
Mine put away her Pumpkin cannon, ran cheerfully to Zhong Chen's side, and reported loudly.
"Hmm, tell Akame and the others to stop playing and deal with their opponents quickly."
However, before Mine could relay the order to Akame and the others, Jiraiya and the other high-ranking officials on the battlefield suddenly stood still, their eyes vacant.
"What's going on?"
Mine looked at the motionless Rasa and the others, then turned to Zhong Chen with a puzzled expression, thinking that Zhong Chen had caused all of this.
Zhong Chen, meanwhile, took a leibi from the table beside his chair, took a sip, and asked softly:
"Why are you here? Did something happen in Academy City?"
Swish... A black figure instantly appeared before everyone. The black armor and cold face made Mine and the others, seeing him for the first time, quickly shield Zhong Chen.
Zechien placed his right hand over his chest, bowed respectfully, and said in a clear voice:
"Lord Chen, the Chairwoman asked me to inform you that Academy City's first anniversary is approaching, and she hopes you can return on time to attend."
Upon hearing "first anniversary," Zhong Chen instantly stood up, gently pushed aside Mine who was blocking him, came before Zechien, and asked loudly:
"How many days are left?"
"Uh... ten days."
"Good, I understand. Go back and tell Shizue that I will attend on time."
"Yes, this subordinate takes his leave."
No sooner had he spoken than Zechien's figure vanished, leaving Mine and the others looking puzzled.
"Lord Chen, who was that? Such a strong sense of pressure."
"That was Zechien. He's the Commander-in-Chief of the Academy City Security Force. It's normal for you not to have seen him since he's always been responsible for Academy City's safety and acting as Shizue's bodyguard."
"I see. I didn't realize there was such a powerful person in Academy City."
"Little girl, there's a lot you don't know. The Monster Country Federation is a very deep place."
"Alright, send someone to tell the two ninja villages that if they want their captives back, the people who can make decisions for each village must come in person to negotiate."
"This Rainbow Shadow will be waiting for them here..."