An Uneven Battle
"Throw!"
Rokuro Kaguya, the adjutant, charged ahead at the forefront.
The moment the Rain Ninjas showed themselves, he let out a tremendous roar, like a tiger howling through the mountains, unleashing a fierce killing intent.
The Rain Ninja's movements could not be hidden from this special ninja army. Disciples from the Hyuga Clan, Yamanaka Clan, Aburame Clan, and Inuzuka Clan clans gathered at the vanguard to act as the ninja army's eyes and ears, guarding against Rain Ninja ambushes.
It's fine to strategically despise those trash Rain Ninja, but tactically carelessness is absolutely unacceptable.
Katsuki didn't want to raise a group of self-important madmen.
The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan and the ninja dogs of the Inuzuka Clan discovered the Rain Ninja hiding in the valley almost simultaneously, and Rokuro Kaguya, who was also the vanguard commander, issued a very simple order.
Keep going!
They crushed the group of less than a hundred Rain Ninjas with absolute violence.
This command instantly ignited everyone's passion, and they charged forward with roars of excitement, like a pack of hungry wolves.
One after another, Explosive Tags streaked across the sky like swarms of locusts!
It then fell to the ground and exploded.
Orange-red flames bloomed like giant fireworks, radiating brilliant light across the land. Led by Rokuro Kaguya, wave after wave of kunai, each attached with Explosive Tag, were Kunai into the valley ahead. Due to the obstruction of the low hills on both sides, the huge explosions echoed through the valley, causing the mountains to tremble slightly.
"Blow them up! Let these cowardly bastards know what real firepower is, hahaha!!"
Once in battle mode, Rokuro Kaguya's usual gentle and refined exterior instantly crumbles, revealing the fierce nature of the Kaguya Clan. His aura is exactly like that of a seasoned and ruthless bandit.
Many people around were stunned and frightened!
"What are you all standing there for? Can't you see the flames of the Explosive Tags are already starting to wane? Charge with me, all of you! Hurry up, what's wrong with you all dawdling like this?"
Rokuro Kaguya roared furiously, tearing his clothes off his body. One after another, pale and solid bones burst out of his body, making him look like a giant hedgehog as he charged towards the still-hot valley.
"Pfft!"
Sharp white bones pierced through the bodies of the Rain Ninjas. Rokuro Kaguya was like a human lawnmower, frantically reaping the lives of the Rain Ninjas. Wherever he went, he left behind corpses torn to shreds, a gruesome sight!
The Rain Ninja roared and jumped up and down in anger, but they were powerless against Rokuro Kaguya.
Taijutsu combat was no match for this monster covered in bones. Kunai, Shuriken, long swords, and short swords were all useless because they couldn't break through its steel-hard bones. As for using Ninjutsu, Rokuro Kaguya always made sure to stay close to the Rain Ninja.
The Rain Ninja at close range don't have time to form hand seals and unleash their Ninjutsu attacks, while the Rain Ninja at long range are more likely to accidentally injure their own people before hitting Rokuro Kaguya.
The Rain Ninja were also extremely ruthless, but they were still far inferior to the Mist Ninja, who killed their own people as if it were commonplace. Before they could make up their minds to kill their comrades as well, the Konoha ninjas surged up like a flood bursting its banks!
Following in Rokuro Kaguya's footsteps, the Kaguya clan's ninjas emerged one after another, humanoid killing machines. The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist showed the Rain Ninjas another extreme of Taijutsu. The seemingly ordinary punches and palms made them vomit blood. Then, flying insects and ninja dogs pounced on them, and even their shadows turned into deadly weapons.
The Senju Clan ninjas unleashed Wood Style Jutsu, strangling the Rain Ninjas with trees and vines. Meanwhile, the Uchiha Sharingan pulled the Rain Ninjas into a genjutsu world, where they were effortlessly killed by the onrushing Konoha Ninjas. The Yuki clan ninjas even constructed spectacular ice sculptures filled with frozen Mist Ninjas.
This was an unequal battle, with neither side having the upper hand.
The Rain Ninja, numbering less than a hundred, were wiped out in less than a minute, while the Konoha side suffered no casualties except for a dozen or so unlucky ones who sustained minor injuries.
A great start!
The fat men of the Akimichi Clan were a bit too slow and ended up not getting a single thing. When they arrived at the valley, all that was left for them was a pile of mangled corpses, which made them so angry that they jumped up and down in frustration.
"Yahiko, how about it? Not bad, right?"
Katsuki and Yahiko stood on a low hill on the right side of the valley, pointing to the messy battlefield below, where a group of people were cleaning up and helping their wounded comrades heal.
The only group of ninjas in the team who were not from a clan were the medical unit trained by Tsunade herself. This battlefield was also their litmus test, to see how valuable the medical unit was and what size it was appropriate to maintain. These were all things that needed to be tested.
War is the only way to verify it.
Therefore, Tsunade also included this professional medical unit of over a hundred people.
"As expected of Konoha... they're very strong."
Yahiko gazed at the well-organized Konoha Ninjas, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes. This was the strength of a major ninja village! Such a professional war team was something that smaller ninja villages could never match.
The difference is huge!
"Lord Commander, we're done cleaning up."
Rokuro Kaguya rushed up the cliff and respectfully reported.
"Keep moving forward. Like I said, kill without mercy. I don't need corpses. Tell the Senju Clan brats to be swift. Shuriken can take care of them, there's no need to waste Chakra. And the Uchiha with their Red Eyes, don't try to compete just because you see a Senju Clan showing off. Genjutsu isn't used like that. The Sharingan is very stamina-consuming..."
Katsuki kept talking on and on.
Rokuro Kaguya listened respectfully, a hint of helplessness in his eyes; they really had brought the child with them on this trip.
The more than a thousand clan disciples were all very young. They were not lacking in combat experience, but they hadn't caught the train of the Second Shinobi World War. Not everyone could be like Katsuki and the others, fighting on the battlefield at the age of twelve or thirteen!
They lacked experience in large-scale operations, so this was a trial run.
The ninja army lingered in the valley for no more than ten minutes before continuing their long march towards Amegakure.
The news of Konoha's ninja army entering the Land of Rain could not be kept from the Rain Ninja. Even though they withdrew their Border Defense Force, some informants were still in place, and there were even spies who had infiltrated the Akatsuki Organization to provide intelligence.
They had learned that Konoha and Akatsuki Organization were colluding.
Therefore, they dispatched wave after wave of troops to try to intercept the charging ninja army.
However, without Hanzō, a shrewd ruler, the current leaders of Amegakure are just four of the strongest brutes, not very bright. Instead of assembling a large army to meet the enemy, they have resorted to piecemeal tactics, setting up multiple lines of defense in an attempt to intercept and ambush the Konoha Ninja.
The situation deteriorated faster than we imagined!