The Commander Takes the Field

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The Battle of Kikyo Pass has officially begun!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

The first thing to happen was a clash of Shuriken the two sides, a torrent of iron blades like a violent storm. Konoha held the high ground advantage, while the Sand Ninja compensated by increasing their numbers. For a time, the two sides were evenly matched and it was difficult to determine a winner.

The scene looked intimidating, but it was just the opening act; both sides were only sending cannon fodder ninjas.

"Fire the explosive arrow!"

The Sand Ninja paid the price they expected, occupying a high, hilly area, setting up ballistae, and unleashing arrows with Explosive Tag toward the Konoha Village's positions on the mountain.

"Boom boom boom boom boom!" A series of Explosive Tag detonated, but the expected destruction of numerous Konoha fortifications did not occur. Instead, streaks of white light appeared on the bunkers built by the Konoha Ninja, forming transparent shield walls.

"Damn it! Those guys from Konoha really did set up a lot of barriers!"

"Watch out, the enemy is launching a counterattack! Protect the ballista!"

A group of Uchiha ninjas, who had been lying in ambush on the hilltop, swung down a massive Fūma Shuriken each, shouting in unison, "Smash those junk cars!"

"Impossible! How could the Fūma Shuriken possibly hit from this distance?!" At a distance of hundreds of meters, those Fūma Shuriken seemed to have eyes, spinning and spinning before finally striking the Sand Ninja's ballista.

"Bang bang bang bang~" The first wave of Konoha's Fūma Shuriken attack destroyed a quarter of the Sand Ninja's ballistae.

However, the Sand Ninja immediately reacted according to the battle plan. Several Sand Ninja skilled in Earth Release joined forces to use the Earth Style Wall Technique to firmly protect the siege ballistae.

The two armies of ninjas engaged in fierce combat, with most of the battle unfolding according to the scripts set by both sides. After all, they had been fighting for a year and had begun to figure out each other's tactics, and had each developed corresponding countermeasures.

"As planned, very good, next..." The current battle situation was mostly as Rasa had predicted, but just as he was preparing to move on to the next step of the operation, something unexpected happened.

"Report from the liaison team, Lord Kazekage! Our left flank has suffered heavy losses."

"Oh? They've made their move so quickly? How many enemies are there...?" Rasa showed a slight surprise on his face, then asked, "Who is the commander-in-chief? Is it Uchiha Fugaku? Or Uchiha Yashiro?"

"The Chakra reaction I sensed was from one person... The enemy's identity is... the commander of the Konoha Army, Uchiha Kyosō!"

"The commander-in-chief is personally leading the charge, and all by himself..." Through the "eyes" that had been Stealth Ward up on the battlefield beforehand, Shunren was able to witness the real-time situation of the battle. Although he had already learned about it at yesterday's war meeting, in his opinion, doing so in order to lure the enemy was far too risky!

Located on a steep slope somewhere on Kikyo Mountain, facing the advance of a hundred-man Sand Ninja force, the Konoha side did not deploy a single soldier here—no, it should be said that there was only one person!

The white-haired old man clad in armor was not particularly robust, but the mere presence of him on the steep slope exerted immense pressure on the Sand Ninja before him, like the pressure of Mount Tai.

"Hey... that person, could it be...?" This Sand Ninja team knew they were just cannon fodder, so they never expected they would be facing the enemy's big boss!

"Bang!"

Kyosho a Sand Ninja to death with a single kick, and caught Shuriken.

He swiftly shot down several Sand Ninja on the other side. "Crack~" He caught the enemy's sword between two fingers, his Chakra slightly condensed, broke it, and used the broken blade to shove it into the latter's throat.

"Damn it, don't underestimate us Sand Ninja!" More than ten Sand Ninja stepped forward, forming the same hand seals in unison, "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Although it was just a regular C-rank Wind Release, when a dozen or so people activated it simultaneously, it could still generate a gale strong enough to send sand and stones flying.

Kyosho only formed one "Tiger" hand seal. Only a ninja with an extremely high level of control over fire-style Chakra can complete a full set of Fire Style with just one hand seal.

Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

A massive dragon-shaped flame faced the raging wind.

However, the fierce winds that could whip up sand and stones could not disperse the dragon-shaped flames, which had reached the level of shape transformation and were incredibly solidified with Chakra!

"Roar!" The fire dragon roared, and a large-scale high-level Fire Style burst forth, instantly turning dozens of Sand Ninja into charred remains.

Body Flicker Technique!

Kyosho's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, swiftly weaving through the Sand Ninja. With just the Kunai in his hand, he instantly severed the necks of a large number of Sand Ninja.

Through Stealth Ward, Shunren was greatly shocked by the superb strength displayed by Kyosho. He was able to fight against a hundred enemies single-handedly and easily crush them. This was only the tip of the iceberg of Kyosho's strength!

However, in the upcoming battle, Kyosho will likely have to unleash his full power.

"Honestly, they don't know how to treat an elderly person with any respect. I didn't expect to have to go on stage so soon..." The Sand Ninja's ranks automatically dispersed, and an old woman slowly walked out from among them.

Chiyo of Sand Ninja joins the battle!

"Whoosh~"

Kyosho's expression remained unchanged, but he immediately activated his Sharingan.

"The Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, it's been a long time since I've seen it." Facing the strangely oppressive eyes of Kyosho, Chiyo was not afraid at all, and calmly took out various scrolls from her pouch.

Uchiha Kyosho vs. Chiyo: The clash of their strongest fighters is imminent!

"I didn't expect that old codger to join the fray so quickly. So where is Fugaku hiding?" The battle had barely begun, and their commander-in-chief had already joined the fray. Rasa couldn't quite figure out Konoha's plans, but weren't the Sand Ninja also secretly plotting and scheming?

"Huh?!" Suddenly, Sand Ninja appeared in the field of vision of another Stealth Ward set up by Shunren!

Faced with a large enemy force, Shunren naturally wouldn't go alone. He instead reported to Yashiro, the person in charge at Yashiro rear, "Report! Enemy activity detected in area 13 of the East District, numbering approximately one hundred..."

That was all the report contained. Shunren did not receive any more detailed information about the enemy because his Stealth Ward system could only monitor image information and could not observe the target's Chakra level.