The group of attackers only wanted to rescue someone from Hozuki Castle, not to attack the Hidden Grass Village. What precautions does the village need to take?
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It was midnight at this time, the dead of night, and many people were sweetly asleep in their dreams.
The moon hung high in the sky, its moonlight gentle and bright white. A gentle breeze stirred through the forest, causing the leaves to sway slightly on the branches, making rustling sounds.
The sound of figures darting could be heard, with shadows appearing in the forest clearing.
Leading the group was Insect Man and four others, followed by a dozen more individuals. Since this wasn't a direct declaration of war against the Hidden Grass Village, the participants in this rescue mission wore different clothes without any identifiable markings.
Insect Man stood firm in the clearing, looking up at the sky; the others also looked up.
A figure slowly descended from midair.
A girl in a witch's outfit with white on top and red below. Her inorganic pupils gave a sense of indifference that was unlike a living person, more like a cold dead body.
On the shoulder of her white dress, a small yet apparently aggressive four-legged young beast, its body pitch black, its eyes bright blue, with an occasional flash of electric light across its black surface, perched elegantly and alluringly.
This was Hakushi's clone, the Heaven Feather Maiden and Raidenmaru.
A witch who manipulates the wind, and a black beast wielding lightning.
The Heaven Feather Maiden floated one meter above the ground, raised her pale palm, and a scroll flew out from her wide white sleeve.
Insect Man caught the scroll, opened it, and looked at it carefully.
The Raidenmaru perched on the Heaven Feather Maiden's shoulder suddenly spoke: "The exploration and rescue task is up to you. Attracting enemy firepower is up to me and Sister Heaven Feather Maiden."
The voice brought a rich, mature breath.
After speaking, he turned his head towards the direction of the Hidden Grass Village, lightning flashed in his bright blue eyes.
Confirming the division of tasks on the scroll, Insect Man nodded, indicating no objections.
It was similar to the original plan, with no need for modifications.
"Let's go, Sister."
Raidenmaru turned and said something in the Heaven Feather Maiden's ear.
The Heaven Feather Maiden showed no change in expression or movement, flying towards the sky, becoming a tiny black dot in the sky at a very high altitude as viewed by Insect Man and others, in the blink of an eye.
"Starting from the air, huh? Quite a convenient ability."
In this way, even if they attracted most of the enemy's firepower, it could be said to be easy to advance and retreat. For those two, the Hidden Grass Village, with its extremely low anti-air capability, was just a living target.
"We can't fall behind either. When the two create chaos, it's our turn to act."
"Yes."
Everyone responded, each taking a mask from their bosoms and putting it on their faces.
After preparing these, under Insect Man's lead, the crowd approached the Hidden Grass Village silently.
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In the duty room of the Hidden Grass Village gate, several Hidden Grass Ninja were heartily eating roasted meat, clinking glasses with already tipsy faces.
After a while, the leading Hidden Grass Jonin said, "Alright, that's enough, don't get drunk."
"It's fine, Captain, it's only ten minutes until shift change… I'll be right back, you guys keep eating and drinking."
A Hidden Grass Chunin laughed at his captain's cautiousness. It wasn't that he looked down on his own village, but indeed, their village didn't have much worth longing for.
Their ninja techniques were all imitations from other villages, funds were never abundant, medical technology was extremely poor, and even the living standard of peasants in the village wasn't that high, with many buildings being very old.
The only skill they could show off was adapting to changing conditions, for which they dared to claim the first place, with none daring to claim the second.
Of course, this was nothing to be proud of.
The words of the Hidden Grass Chunin resonated with his other companions, and they weren't completely drunk but kept a sober mind to deal with unexpected events.
The Hidden Grass Chunin left his seat to use the nearby public restroom.
Just as he walked out the door, his body suddenly froze. In front of him appeared a beautiful yet coldly emitting girl's face.
The other party wore a holy witch's outfit, white on top, red below, with the dark of night as the background. The azure and deep purple halos spread in her eyes, and her inorganic gaze reminded one of the coldness of a corpse.
"Ah!"
Before this Hidden Grass Chunin could react, the breath of wind swept past him. His body was covered with countless wounds from relentless blades, and he fell into a pool of blood.
The screams caught the attention of the remaining Hidden Grass Ninja, overturning the roast meat plate and wine bottles, under the leadership of the Hidden Grass Jonin, they began to attack the Heaven Feather Maiden.
Kunai and Shuriken shot in from all directions.
A gust of wind rose violently, hidden within this storm were sharp blades glowing that were invisible to the naked eye. Fear was evident in the eyes of these Hidden Grass Ninja.
All the Shuriken and Kunai were deflected, and the Hidden Grass Ninja also fell to the ground, their bodies torn and cut by countless blades, drenched in blood.
Only the Hidden Grass Jonin barely stood up, his body drenched in blood, gritting his teeth to hold on.
Glancing at the still indifferent Heaven Feather Maiden, the corner of the Hidden Grass Jonin's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to flee madly.
Fighting this unidentified woman, his instinct told him he would surely be tortured and killed.