Uzumaki Riori, Renowned Across the Ninja World

On the other side of the sea, the Iwa Ninja Army was taking stock of their spoils.

Ikura first checked on Han and Roshi, and found that they were both alright, although Roshi looked rather unsatisfied. Ikura nodded to them, relieved.

The casualty count was quickly completed.

"Ikura, we suffered about 500 casualties in this First Shinobi War. We killed and captured more than 3,200 Cloud ninja." The one in actual command of this battle was Saka.

Ikura nodded and said, "Senior Saka, you're amazing. In a regular ninja battle, this is probably an unprecedented victory."

Saka shook his head and said, "The Cloud ninja underestimated us; they're still viewing our Iwagakure with the perspective of twenty years ago."

"They don't know that over the years, the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu of our Iwagakure has long been no weaker than that of Konoha."

"If they had treated us the same way they treated Konoha, we wouldn't have won so easily. In fact, even with five thousand against five thousand, they wouldn't have dared to fight us."

Ikura nodded and said, "These are all the results of Yichen's hard work. Over the past few years, he has used every trick in the book, from swindling to deception, all to make up for the village's shortcomings in various fields."

Saka nodded, feeling that Ikura's use of the phrase "swindling and cheating" was very apt.

Ikura said, "Senior Saka, let's retreat back to the village. There aren't many people left in the village, and I'm not entirely at ease with them."

Saka nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for the coastal patrol team first. Inform the village of the battle results."

"Okay." Ikura nodded.

No one expected that the clash between the Cloud ninja and the Iwa ninja would end so quickly. The Cloud ninja, who had boasted the loudest before the battle, suffered the most crushing defeat on the battlefield.

However, not every battlefield is advantageous to the Iwa ninja.

While Ikura and Saka were still rushing towards Iwagakure, the Land of the Falls army attacking Konoha found Iwa ninja in the mountains.

The Iwa ninja hid very well, but for Konoha, with its Hyuga Clan, Inuzuka Clan, and Aburame Clan, it made no difference whether they hid or not.

In order to restrain the Iwa ninja, reduce the pressure on the Cloud ninja, and create conditions for the Cloud ninja to defeat the Iwa ninja, Konoha spared no effort in this operation.

Two thousand Konoha Army launched an attack on fifteen hundred Iwa ninja, disregarding casualties.

In the end, only a little over two hundred Iwa ninja escaped.

In the center of the devastated battlefield, more than 700 Konoha ninja, who had just defeated the Iwa ninja, were gathered together discussing their next move.

"Was that little girl from the Uzumaki Clan who used the Multiple Shadow Clones killed?" asked the leader of the Konoha ninja.

The Konoha leaders in charge of the other attacks shook their heads and said, "Hyuga Shunsuke, we haven't found anything on our side."

I haven't encountered it either.

"I checked the body, and I didn't see anyone with red hair."

"Damn it, chase her! Even if we have to chase her all the way to Iwagakure, we have to kill her. She's so troublesome at such a young age; when she grows up, she'll definitely be a major threat to our village," said Hyuga Shunsuke.

Two thousand Konoha ninja besieged one thousand five hundred Iwa ninja, but ended up suffering casualties similar to those of the Iwa ninja.

This was a disgrace to Konoha, and for Commander Hyuga Shunsuke, it was a stain he could never wash away.

Such a failure in command could even affect the Hyuga Clan's status in the village, and he, as a member of the branch family, might even be executed by the Main Family as a result.

And the one who caused all of this was Uzumaki Riori.

It turns out that when the battle broke out, the Purple Lightning Squad was part of this team from the Land of the Falls.

Purple Lightning was the temporary commander of this Iwa Ninja Army.

Given the strength of the Konoha ninja and their significant numerical advantage, they shouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties.

However, Uzumaki Riori's unreasonable use of rows to count her Great Fireball still opened the Awakening Eyes of the Konoha ninja.

Because of Uzumaki Riori, Konoha suffered at least 500 more casualties.

No wonder Hyuga Shunsuke is so irritable and determined to Uzumaki Riori.

"All troops, charge! Give chase Aburame Torihide, they definitely have a way to block out the Byakugan, so you'll have to work hard tracking them down," Hyuga Shunsuke said to a ninja from the Aburame Clan.

These words imply that Hyuga Shunsuke has yielded to Aburame Torihide in terms of reconnaissance. If this were to reach the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Shunsuke would be scorned by all his clan members.

Hyuga Branch Family members, who possesses the Byakugan, actually admits that he's inferior to others in reconnaissance abilities. How can such a person have the face to live without committing suicide?

But no sooner had he given his order than Konoha's latest instructions arrived.

"Hyuga Shunsuke, the village has ordered: the Cloud ninja have been defeated, and the entire army is to retreat." An intelligence ninja relayed the village's latest orders.

"Damn it!" Hyuga Shunsuke roared, "Are all the Cloud ninja useless? Five Thousand Army, and they're gone just like that?"

The other ninjas also looked on incredulously. One of his subordinates said, "Hyuga Shunsuke, could the intelligence be wrong? Could it be a trick by the Iwa ninja?"

Hyuga Shunsuke's brow furrowed slightly; it was naturally impossible for him to disobey military orders.

Members of the Hyuga Branch Family would never entertain the thought of disobeying orders.

Hyuga Shunsuke thought for a moment and said, "Contact the village again to confirm the accuracy of the information. Also, report the matter of that Uzumaki Clan girl and ask for instructions on whether to continue the pursuit."

They quickly re-established contact with the village.

To their disappointment, the village's order this time was even more urgent and severe.

"Retreat immediately. That girl from the Uzumaki Clan is likely a disciple of the Tsuchikage. The Iwa ninja have already won this war; don't deliberately provoke the Tsuchikage."

After reading the order, Hyuga Shunsuke said with a dejected expression, "Pass down the order: abandon the pursuit and retreat immediately. Take the wounded and return to the village."

This order likely means he will never have another chance to redeem himself.

Let alone commanding a large army again, it's uncertain whether he can even escape sanctions.

One of his subordinates said unwillingly, "Hyuga Shunsuke, we defeated the Iwa Ninja Land of the Falls Branch. Their branch must be vulnerable now. This is the perfect opportunity to destroy them."

Hyuga Shunsuke shook his head and said, "It's no use. We've already lost. If we go and destroy the Iwa ninja branch now, the final reconstruction costs will just fall on Konoha's shoulders."

"Let's retreat," Hyuga Shunsuke said weakly at the end.

The other Konoha ninja were also listless. This battle, though a victory, was frustrating during and after the fight.

The other ninjas had no further objections and followed Hyuga Shunsuke directly back to Konoha.

At this moment, on the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of the Falls, two hundred Iwa ninja were fleeing in disarray.

Almost all of the two hundred men were injured.

Purple Lightning, carrying Uzumaki Riori on his back, felt a lingering fear.

Thanks to bringing Uzumaki Riori along, and thanks to the lesson I taught her about using Shadow Clone during the last siege of the Cloud ninja.

Otherwise, it's hard to say whether these two hundred people would have been able to escape today.

Upon entering the Land of Earth, a Sensory Ninja approached and said, "Purple Lightning, the people from Konoha are not pursuing us."

Purple Lightning nodded and said loudly, "Everyone, stop and rest for a while."

"Yes," came a few scattered voices.

Purple Lightning put down the Uzumaki Riori on his back.

Seeing this, someone immediately asked, "Lord Purple Lightning, how is Riori?"

"Yes, is Lady Riori alright?"

Everyone understood Uzumaki Riori's importance in this First Shinobi War. Some Genin and lower even started addressing her Uzumaki Riori.

Purple Lightning gestured for everyone to be quiet and said, "Don't worry, Riori is just too exhausted."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Uzumaki Riori is fighting the Konoha ninja with her life on the line this time. Although her tactics are very simple, they are either rows of Great Fireball or human bombs.

But this time, her Chakra was truly at its limit.

However, Purple Lightning is in a relatively good mood right now. Although more than a thousand Iwa ninja ninjas died in the battle, it is not so difficult for ninjas who are used to seeing life and death to accept.

On the contrary, she had some good news: after this First Shinobi War, Uzumaki Riori became Quasi-Jonin.

Moreover, given Uzumaki Riori's Chakra reserves, it wouldn't take her Jonin.

After everyone began to rest, Purple Lightning summoned the last remaining intelligence ninja and said, "Contact the village, tell them our situation, and inquire about the situation on other battlefields."

"Let me ask again, does the village have any further requests regarding our actions?"

"Yes, Purple Lightning." After saying that, the intelligence ninja wrote down everything that had happened, had Purple Lightning sign it to confirm, and then summoned a shark to send the message back to Iwagakure.

Soon, a reply from Iwagakure arrived.

Purple Lightning quickly finished reading and was overjoyed. She immediately announced to the crowd, "Information has come from the village that we have won the great battle against the Cloud ninja. We killed more than 3,000 Cloud ninja with only 500 casualties!"

"The village said they thanked us for holding back the Konoha ninja."

Upon hearing this, the two hundred remaining soldiers immediately cheered, "Great! We won! Our sacrifice was not in vain!"

After a period of cheering, everyone noticed that Uzumaki Riori had groggily woken up, awakened by the cheers. The crowd gradually quieted down.

Uzumaki Riori looked groggily at Purple Lightning, then at the people staring at her from all around, and uttered her first words after waking up. "Captain Purple Lightning, I'm so hungry."

Everyone was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

Boom, boom, boom.

On the battlefield where the Third Mist ninja Squad was located, Six Gates Guy charged in recklessly, causing Matsutani Shinya to retreat in defeat.

However, this retreat was merely a tactic and did not mean that Matsutani Shinya had fallen into a disadvantageous position.

However, their battlefield was getting further and further away from the main force.

Matsutani Shinya Ninjutsu -type ninja. He knows many Ninjutsu and is aware of Might Guy's strength. Therefore, from beginning to end, Matsutani Shinya never forgets to use disruptive Ninjutsu.

Sometimes he used Earth Release to create obstacles for Might Guy, and sometimes he used a wide-range Water Release to push Might Guy away, increasing the distance between them.

Sometimes, Matsutani Shinya would use Fire Release to distract Might Guy's vision, and then use the most basic Ninjutsu, Clone Technique, to create an opportunity to create distance for himself.

However, Matsutani Shinya was not simply stalling for time; he also had his pride and was fighting back.

Even B-rank Sage Jutsu were largely ineffective against Might Guy.

As for A-rank Sage Jutsu, they consume a lot of energy and require a long time to Hand Seals, so Matsutani Shinya couldn't use them in this kind of battle.

Finally, realizing that the power of the Six Gates was insufficient to defeat Matsutani Shinya, Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate once more.

When Matsutani Shinya sensed Might Guy's Chakra fluctuating even more violently in Sage Mode, he knew that the greatest challenge had arrived.

He quickly Hand Seals: "Sage Art - Water Release - Water Style: Raging Waves, Sage Art - Earth Release - Earth Style: Earth Flow Rock Crumble, Sage Art - Lightning Release - Lightning Vine."

As expected of Yichen's disciple, Matsutani Shinya possesses multiple attributes and a vast array of Ninjutsu skills, and his tactics are also in line with Yichen's.

Almost simultaneously, Might Guy's Chakra surge reached its peak, and he shouted, "Eight Inner Gates, Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder, open!"

Blue steam from the evaporating sweat enveloped Might Guy's entire body. He neither dodged nor evaded, charging head-on into Matsutani Shinya's three-attribute combined Senjutsu.

Seeing this, Matsutani Shinya and tried his best to control his Ninjutsu to reduce its range, focusing it on Might Guy's inevitable path to advance, thus increasing the resistance to Might Guy's impact.

However, Seventh Gate Kai's strength still exceeded Matsutani Shinya's expectations.

Ninjutsu combination of three B-rank Sage Jutsu, while possessing S-rank power, still couldn't completely stop Might Guy.

Might Guy, despite the impact of the Combination Ninjutsu, continued to close the distance between the two.

In the end, Might Guy successfully broke through Matsutani Shinya's Combination Ninjutsu.

"Damn it, it's too late." Matsutani Shinya wanted to Hand Seals and use Water Release to wash Might Guy away, but it was too late.

Matsutani Shinya had barely begun to seal when Might Guy rushed in front of him.

Just as Matsutani Shinya despair, a fat figure suddenly rushed over and bumped Might Guy from the side, causing him to stumble slightly.