Land of Rain Frontline

Land of Rain Frontline.

The disadvantaged Konoha Ninja had already been driven out of the Land of Rain by the combined forces of Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

If not for Amegakure interfering, coupled with the fact that Sunagakure and Iwagakure did not get along, Konoha would have been completely overrun.

When Orochimaru arrived at the camp located where the Land of Rain met the Land of Fire, he could sense Konoha's low morale.

Fighting three nations at once, they had always been the ninja stationed at this outpost. Not only were their numbers small, but they had few elites as well.

After one defeat after another, their morale had naturally sunk.

Orochimaru's arrival had raised their spirits somewhat, but only to a limited extent.

After all, Orochimaru had not brought many ninja with him.

If this continued, Konoha would lose the Land of Rain front before the real battle had even begun.

To restore their flagging morale, Orochimaru led his men straight into the Land of Rain.

The chaotic battlefield was filled with slaughter everywhere.

Ninja crossed paths with ninja, and ninjutsu clashed against ninjutsu.

Flames burned, torrents crashed forward, rocks flew through the sky, and the ground collapsed in countless places.

The cities of the Land of Rain gradually became ruins. The already small nation had few intact places left.

Under the lead of Amegakure ninja, the people of the Land of Rain did everything they could to avoid the ninja attacks.

Amegakure treated Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha alike as enemies.

After all, they were the ones destroying the Land of Rain.

On the main battlefield of the Land of Rain.

Orochimaru alone held back most of the forces from Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Amegakure.

A massive purple serpent tore through the enemy ninja, while countless snake shadows flooded everything like an overwhelming tide.

Under Orochimaru's assault.

The weak could only mourn silently and await death.

"He's truly powerful."

A boy in a green flak jacket crouched atop a collapsed roof. Beside him stood an adult and a boy who looked much younger than he did.

Their pale white pupils revealed their identities as members of the Hyuga Clan.

"Young Clan Head, try not to rush too far ahead."

Fudo Hyuga, a Hyuga Clan jonin specifically assigned to protect the Main Branch, reminded Hyuga Hiashi.

"Got it, Brother Fudo."

Hyuga Hiashi pursed his lips as he watched Orochimaru rampage across the battlefield, along with the green figure moving through the fighting on the other side.

Those two alone had actually reversed the defeat on the Land of Rain front.

He did not know whether he could ever reach that level in the future.

He could not help but envy them.

Kiyoshi Hyuga remained silent. When he spotted an Amegakure ninja charging toward them, he moved and rushed forward to meet him.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

Kiyoshi Hyuga thrust out both palms, sending dense Chakra shockwaves crashing heavily into the Amegakure ninja.

The Amegakure ninja flew backward, hit the ground, and did not move again.

"Kiyoshi Hyuga is a rare genius of the Hyuga Clan. He will be your support in the future, Young Clan Head," Fudo Hyuga advised from the side.

Kiyoshi Hyuga's palm strength was far beyond what an ordinary eleven-year-old child of the Hyuga Clan could possess.

"I understand." Hyuga Hiashi nodded, then stepped forward to meet an Iwagakure ninja charging at him.

He spread his hands, and an Eight Trigrams formation seemed to appear across the ground.

"Gentle Fist Style! Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hyuga Hiashi's hands turned into afterimages as they rapidly struck the Iwagakure ninja's body. When he finished, the Iwagakure ninja remained frozen in place as Hyuga Hiashi walked past him.

The Iwagakure ninja fell to the ground the next moment, without a trace of life left in him.

"As expected of the Main Branch. He has already grasped the essence of the Eight Trigrams Palms."

Fudo Hyuga gave a heartfelt sigh of admiration.

Kiyoshi Hyuga remained expressionless, merely lifting his eyes to glance at Hyuga Hiashi as he engaged another enemy.

Watching the palm technique Hyuga Hiashi used.

He gritted his teeth.

Wasn't that the Eight Trigrams Palms only the Main Branch was permitted to learn?

If I learned it instead, I could be stronger than Hyuga Hiashi.

Unfortunately, within the Hyuga Clan, he had no ability to resist. Even his future fate had already been decided. He could only vent his anger through battle against the enemy.

Fudo Hyuga took in Kiyoshi Hyuga's reaction.

He said nothing.

Kiyoshi Hyuga simply had not realized that he was now a fledgling trapped inside a cage.

Sooner or later, he would discover that a bird in a cage could never escape.

"Rumble!!" A tremendous sound rang out.

It was accompanied by an angry roar.

"Orochimaru!!"

A violent explosion erupted as a figure from Iwagakure shot straight toward Orochimaru.

At the same time.

Might Duy was intercepted by a sky-full of fireballs that suddenly appeared from Sunagakure's side.

The Amegakure ninja quietly began withdrawing from the battlefield.

Because

The battle had escalated.

Uchiha Jin entered the desolate city.

There were barely any people to be seen on the streets.

Only a few shops remained open, waiting for customers.

"The war's impact is really huge."

He had traveled for a full day and night and intended to rest for a while, which was why he had entered the city.

Among ninja, he was probably the only one capable of doing something like this.

To ninja, missions were far more important than themselves.

He walked into a noodle shop.

"Welcome."

The noodle shop owner sat behind the counter with a deeply troubled expression. Seeing a customer enter, he forced out a difficult smile.

Jin noticed the noodle shop's menu posted on the wall behind the counter.

Looking at the prices on it.

"Why is this so expensive?!"

This remote little town was actually more expensive than Konoha, and by more than ten times.

"There's nothing I can do, sir." The owner also looked troubled.

"Everything here has become absurdly expensive. I'm not even making money anymore."

"Fine, fine."

Jin waved a hand to show that he understood. Even in a safe place like Konoha, prices had tripled, much less a small place like this.

He took out a banknote accepted throughout the Land of Fire and slapped it onto the table.

"Bring me twenty bowls of your specialty ramen."

The owner was dumbfounded. Wouldn't that make someone burst? Still, he said nothing. The customer was paying.

Besides, no one in the Land of Fire dared to cause trouble these days. Even a child could be extremely dangerous. Although he did not see Jin wearing a forehead protector, the owner was certain that he was a ninja.

Jin had put away his forehead protector for convenience.

The ramen was served quickly.

Jin immediately began wolfing it down. The owner could not make noodles nearly as fast as Jin could eat them.

"Jingle, jingle."

The doorbell rang.

"Boss, one bowl of miso ramen."

A dull voice sounded, making Jin unable to resist looking toward the newcomer.

His face was tightly wrapped, and he wore a black short-sleeved shirt with gray trousers. Most eye-catching of all were his pupils, which glowed green.

Isn't this Kakuzu, the greatest workhorse in the ninja world?

Jin's gaze alerted Kakuzu, who immediately looked toward him. By then, Jin had already lowered his head and resumed eating noodles.

The noodle shop fell silent.

After the owner served his noodles, Kakuzu quickly finished the bowl.

He paid and left at once.

He exited the shop and headed toward the outskirts of the city.

Only after reaching the city outskirts did he turn to look behind him.

Jin followed with both hands in his pockets.

Thanks to Left Hand Q for the monthly ticket.