The Era Has Changed

The battle lasted six hours. As the positions gradually changed hands and it became clear they could no longer hold out, just as they were about to be swallowed up and surrounded, the Third Hokage ordered a retreat. After entangling themselves with the pursuing forces while covering the withdrawal, the Konoha troops retreated into the dense mountain forests within the Land of Fire.

Compared to the open grasslands earlier, this terrain was more suitable for ninja combat and defense.

The Ninja Allied Forces did not enter the forest to pursue them. At this point, they had already won, and the commander was clear-headed: one should not enter a forest lightly. Konoha had not lost all its fighting ability, and this force made up of ordinary people might suffer heavy losses in the forest.

On top of that, ordinary people simply could not keep up with the ninjas' retreating pace, so they could only let the Konoha Ninja escape.

Regardless, this was the first time they had won a victory against Konoha since the Second Ninja World War began. The fruits of this victory were immense, greatly boosting their confidence and morale.

On Konoha's side, Chiri went onto the battlefield and rescued Jiraiya.

After reorganizing the defensive line, the Third Hokage immediately sent a letter to the village, requesting reinforcements.

The enemy had more people, and they could not beat them. There was nothing embarrassing about that. If you could not win, you called for help. It was perfectly normal.

"From what we can see, the enemy's Ninja Allied Forces have deployed their entire strength. It looks like they intend to fight us to the death in a steady, head-on battle."

During this probing attack, neither the Third Hokage nor Chiri took action, and no powerful figures had appeared on the