Break the Deadlock, Then Run

On the field, Namikaze Minato quickly analyzed the enemy's intelligence and looked at Shuichi's Ink Bird, wanting to communicate with it immediately.

"Hmm?" Shuichi noticed and immediately made the bird move. Seeing this, Minato kept changing his hand gestures and sent him multiple commands in a short period of time.

The Ink Bird shook its wings to indicate that it had received the message, and then quickly turned into a puddle of water and disappeared.

Shuichi retracted the wire, adjusted his condition, formed a "" seal on his hand, and began to slowly dive deeper into the ground toward Sunagakure.

"They're here!" Hyuga Akiha saw Shuichi's movements, she knew that a great battle was about to break out.

Namikaze Minato also gave a coded signal to his teammates, indicating that they should prepare to attack.

The Konoha Ninja all looked serious, their chakra constantly increasing. Even Inuzuka Tsume, who hadn't made a move yet, fed two Soldier Pills to Kibamaru.

Shuichi, having burrowed underground, used his X-ray vision to choose the perfect spot. "Earth Release: Great Earth River!"

"Boom..." The ground not far from the Sunagakure's position surged up, and brown soil rushed towards them like ocean waves.

"Damn it, the last Konoha Ninja has made his move! Use Ninjutsu now!"

The Sunagakure, positioned in this direction, immediately activated their pre-prepared chakra, unleashing "Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"

Not being particularly skilled in Earth Release, he used all his chakra to create an earthen wall capable of blocking all mudslides. The Kazamaki behind him, worried that his wall would be breached, also formed hand seals to prepare for additional defense.

The Great Earth River rushed towards the wall, and just as it was about to collide with it, a Trident Kunai stuck in the center of the earthen wall.

Namikaze Minato appeared instantly, controlling a chakra ball the size of a human head with his right hand, and slammed it directly against the wall.

"Boom!"

"Rasengan!" Shuichi mentally called out the name of the Ninjutsu for him, "The second weakness of the enemy's Fuinjutsu is that Hazuki will lose her sensory abilities."

"The opportunity has arrived! Konoha Ninja, charge!"

The crowd, who had been waiting in ambush, surged in at the same time.

"Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu: Beast Human Clone, Fang Over Fang!"

"Expansion Jutsu, Human Boulder!"

"Damn it!" The Sunagakure's Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall tore open a huge hole right through the center, and Namikaze Minato flashed away again after completing his attack.

Before the Kazamaki Earth Release could even be unleashed, a powerful mudslide carrying debris crashed directly into the Sunagakure's formation. The timing was perfect, and the situation reversed in an instant.

Seeing the situation was bad, the Sunagakure members immediately used their Body Flicker Technique to leave, but the Konoha Ninja had been preparing for a long time. Hyuga Akiha and Aburame Shihei intercepted one of the Sunagakure, and their Gentle Fist and Insect Close Combination caught him off guard.

The meridians in the areas touched by the Gentle Fist were completely blocked, and the Kikaichū continued to absorb his chakra, quickly putting him in grave danger.

Akimichi Choza's Human Boulder chased after another Sunagakure. Kazamaki tried to help but was forced back by the Fang Over Fang. In addition, Aburame Shibi's insects came to entangle them, and for a moment the Sunagakure's coordination was completely disrupted.

Amidst the chaos, Namikaze Minato pinpointed Hazuki's location and rapidly closed in on her, throwing multiple Flying Thunder God Kunai around him, aiming to kill this important figure from Sunagakure as soon as possible.

Shashi stood protectively beside her, calmly controlling the puppet to deflect several Kunai on one side. "You go first. There are Kunai with spells in this direction. I'll hold him off for you."

Hazuki, being Jonin, was naturally quite skilled. She used the Body Flicker Technique to escape a distance, and after seeing that she had left Namikaze Minato far behind, she didn't forget to use her Sensory Ninjutsu again.

His face lit up with joy as two groups of people appeared within his perception range, clearly reinforcements from Sunagakure.

Even with her experience, she felt this enemy was extremely troublesome; if they could be captured, Konoha would suffer heavy losses. "Our reinforcements..."

Before she could finish speaking, her expression changed drastically, because she could feel chakra fluctuations coming from beneath her. "Oh no, it's that hidden Konoha..."

Shuichi burst out of the ground at lightning speed, thrusting a Kunai upwards towards her anus between her buttocks.

In the moment of crisis, Hazuki unleashed all her chakra and pushed herself to the side, narrowly avoiding Shuichi's enhanced Thousand Years of Death, though a large chunk of flesh was still scraped off her thigh.

Faced with this passive situation, her counterattack was extremely swift. She quickly spat out several silver needles and shot them at Shuichi. To the naked eye, only a flash of silver light could be seen in the air.

Unexpectedly, Shuichi's reaction speed was equally astonishing. He quickly turned around in mid-air, his arm flashing to deflect all the silver needles. "Clang, clang..."

"Minato!" Shuichi suddenly shouted, and with his other hand, he took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai that he hadn't used before and threw it forcefully, sticking it at Hazuki's feet.

"Oh no, we're doomed!"

"Lady Hazuki, watch out!"

Shashi and gravel felt a sense of foreboding, while Kazamaki let out a rather shrill cry.

Hazuki's pupils dilated instantly; the kunai imbued with magical Kunai was like a death warrant.

"Whoosh!" Namikaze Minato had been waiting for the right moment, did not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by. He activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared in front of the defenseless Hazuki, completing the spatial jump and the thrust almost simultaneously.

"Pfft!" The Kunai pierced deep into her heart, and a large amount of blood gushed out. This highly experienced female ninja became the first major figure to die in the Third Great Ninja War.

"Damn it! I won't let you get away with this, Konoha Ninja!"

Seeing this, Kazamaki went mad. Hazuki took care of him like an older sister, healing his wounds many times. Since his youth, Kazemaki's heart had been filled with this gentle woman, and protecting her life forever was Kazamaki's lifelong wish.

"Ah, ah, ah... Die!" His eyes instantly turned blood red, and his chakra exploded unrestrainedly as he crashed into Aburame Shibi's insect wall, his short sword flashing wildly as he tried to tear his enemy to shreds.

"Holy crap, they've gone mad." Shuichi was startled by the Sunagakure's expression and actions. "It's a waste that this guy wasn't born into the Uchiha Clan. Otherwise, he'd probably use Susanoo to beat us up right here and now."

"Retreat!" Shashi gave the final order. He hadn't heard Hazuki's last report and didn't know that two reinforcements from Sunagakure were arriving soon.

As the team leader, he will definitely bear a heavy responsibility this time he returns to the village, because he may be the only one to leave safely, but if he stays, he may perish here.

"Whoosh!"

"Click!"

The Flying Thunder God Kunai chased after him and shot at him. Minato wanted to seize an opportunity to kill this powerful Puppeteer, but he didn't expect to hit nothing at all. He was left with only his outer clothes and some puppet shells.

"That's amazing!" Shuichi and Minato were focused on Hazuki, but they caught a glimpse of the Shashi out of the corner of their eyes. They thought they saw Hazuki escape using Earth Release, and before leaving, he even put away his puppets. They guessed that he caught the moment Minato killed Hazuki.

"I would call you the best at escaping; you actually fooled both Minato and me. As Puppeteer, you even have a hidden Earth Release technique."

Minato was initially surprised to see his attack miss, but after realizing what had happened, he had no choice but to abandon his pursuit of the Shashi and take care of the remaining Sunagakure first.

Aburame Shibi was driven to a wretched state by the Kazamaki wind. Half of her body was covered in black, and the Kikaichū were not only devouring her chakra but also gnawing at her flesh. Even this pain could not hold back this Sunagakure had lost her dreams.

Seeing that the middle-aged Aburame Shibi had been beaten to such a state, Shuichi stopped complaining and unleashed a barrage of Senbon needles, striking various vital points on Kazamaki's body Minato followed up with a swift Body Flicker Technique and a single slash, successfully finishing off this fairly strong Sunagakure Jonin.

On the other side Hyuga Akiha and Aburame Shihei have already taken down one of the Sunagakure. Now, four Konoha Ninja are ganging up on the last enemy, and the battle should be over in just a few seconds.

"Minato, there are two Sunagakure Squad appearing, one at 3 o'clock and the other at 11 o'clock." Hyuga Akiha's attention was focused on the surrounding area, and he quickly noticed the arrival of Sunagakure reinforcements.

"Let's go, let's head straight back to the border." The group collected Hazuki's body, leaving the others unattended. Under Byakugan's scouting, they chose the best route and began their retreat.