Mist Ninja Defeated First, Cloud Ninja Next

Kisame was completely dumbfounded by Kakashi's sudden departure. He never expected that Kakashi, who had always had a good reputation, would do something like betraying his ally.

Keep in mind that Kakashi practically begged his ally to come and help him today.

However, Kakashi left without Kisame's consent, leaving Yichen alone.

Kisame didn't even have time to think about how Kakashi disappeared.

But Yichen's gaze sharpened: Flying Thunder God!

Yichen couldn't be mistaken about the hand seals Kakashi formed before leaving; they were somewhat similar to those used by Atsumi Akino Flying Thunder God.

Furthermore, Yichen's Mind's Eye monitors the entire Konoha, Kakashi was able to bypass Yichen's perception and suddenly disappear. There is only one explanation: he used Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Yichen looked up at Atsumi Akino.

For the safety of Atsumi Akino and the others, Yichen used the Porcelain Platform to place them in a higher location.

Those who were standing on the small Porcelain Platform at a higher elevation all witnessed Kakashi suddenly disappear.

Kanako, Sakura, and Shion naturally couldn't see anything, but Atsumi Akino clearly sensed the Space-Time Fluctuation.

Seeing Yichen's questioning gaze, she nodded seriously and said, "It's undoubtedly the Flying Thunder God!"

Yichen withdrew his gaze and looked at the location where Shinno and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha were.

After Kakashi disappeared, he appeared next to the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. He is now launching a fierce attack on Shinno with the help of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Taking a deep breath, Yichen stopped paying attention to Kakashi and focused his main attention on Kisame in front of him.

Kakashi wanted to concentrate his superior forces to eliminate the other enemies first, which also presented an opportunity for Yichen.

He could also take the opportunity to finish off Kisame; it all comes down to who's faster.

Moreover, Kisame's identity is special; if he is killed in Konoha today, the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure will be directly broken.

Therefore, the Iwa ninja will not face external interference if they attack Konoha or Kirigakure again.

When Kisame saw Yichen looking at him, he also realized something was wrong. He paused slightly, then without saying a word, his hands immediately began to Hand Seals rapidly.

As the battle in Konoha reached its climax, the fighting on an island in the southeastern part of the Land of Lightning had also reached its peak.

Dust Release - World Splitter Jutsu.

A thick beam of light shot out from Ōnoki's hand, heading towards the Mist Ninja Army.

By this time, the Mist Ninja Army had been reduced to only a little over three thousand men by the Iwa ninja.

A large mass of magma immediately surged out from the Mist Ninja Army, heading straight towards the white light.

Boom! Dust Release and Lava Release clashed, creating a huge explosion in the air.

However, the Mist Ninja Army below paid no heed; they were used to this and had more important things to do.

Sure enough, right after Ōnoki, a massive steam attack swept towards the Mist Ninja Army.

Water Release: Water Style: Water Wave, Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique.

Immediately, two small square formations of ninja from the Mist Ninja Army unleashed a group Water Release Ninjutsu.

The two group Water Release quickly neutralized the Boil Release that Han used with the help of Kokuō Chakra.

Immediately afterward, Roshi, not to be outdone, unleashed a Lava Release.

Meanwhile, Yuki Koru from the Mist ninja side quickly unleashed a wide-range Ninjutsu.

This time, Yuki Koru used the Six-Tails within her body to unleash a large amount of highly corrosive liquid.

The two abilities of the Four-Tails and the Six-Tails collided in mid-air and then quickly canceled each other out.

Just then, a flash of light appeared from within the Mist Ninja Army, instantly killing several Mist ninja. It was none other than Kawakita, who had somehow infiltrated the Mist Ninja Army.

Although there are many ninjas skilled in swordsmanship in the Mist ninja, none can rival Kawakita.

Ordinary Mist ninja can basically kill Kawakita with a single strike.

In addition, Ōnoki and others kept putting pressure on the Mist Ninja Army from the outside, making it impossible for the Mist ninja to gather their strength to deal with the Iwa ninja who seemed to be surrounded by their own forces.

Therefore, after entering the Mist Ninja Army, Kawakita was very comfortable and at ease.

Seeing this, Hozuki Mangetsu, who was not far away, immediately formed hand Hand Seals and cast a binding Water Release, trying to restrict Kawakita's movements.

Tentacle-like streams of water extended from Hozuki Mangetsu, spreading towards Kawakita.

After quickly severing several tentacles, Kawakita immediately prepared to relocate.

Kawakita wasn't afraid of encountering anyone from the Mist Ninja Army, including Hozuki Mangetsu, but Hozuki Mangetsu was too annoying.

Because this guy is almost immune to the knife skills of Kawakita.

Kawakita's attacks still fall under the category of physical attacks. While he wouldn't lose to Hozuki Mangetsu, he also couldn't win.

At this moment, the most important thing is to cause trouble for other Mist ninja; he doesn't want to get entangled with Hozuki Mangetsu.

Just as Hozuki Mangetsu was being held back by Kawakita, a burst of Kakkō appeared from within the Iwa Ninja Army, as Fire Release ninjas unleashed various Fire Style Ninjutsu, covering the Mist Ninja Army.

The next moment, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki took a deep breath and barely managed to mobilize the Three-Tails' Chakra who had not yet Mist ninja.

But just as he was regaining his strength and catching his breath, another attack came.

This is a wide-range Wind Release, and the caster is Ikura.

Upon seeing the Wind Release arrive, the Mist ninja in the area covered by the Wind Shield, knowing they couldn't stop it in time, began to scatter in all directions.

Boom~

After the loud explosion, dozens more Mist ninja fell.

The Mist ninja have encountered similar scenarios many times in past fierce battles.

This is how the Mist ninja suffered over a thousand casualties. Each death was small, but as the number of incidents increased, the Mist ninja's losses gradually became staggering.

Moreover, barring unforeseen circumstances, this process will continue, and as the Three-Tails Jinchuriki becomes increasingly powerless and the number of the Mist Ninja Army dwindles, such losses will become more and more frequent.

Sure enough, not long after this exchange, the Iwa ninja paused briefly before launching a new attack.

The 15,000- Iwa Ninja Army has suffered very few losses so far.

They split into multiple waves, launching wave after wave of attacks on the exhausted Mist ninja.

Meanwhile Ōnoki and the other Kage Level were in the air looking for opportunities to coordinate with the main force's attack.

Boom! Another massive Lightning Release took away dozens of Mist ninja.

While suppressing the Mist ninja in mid-air, Ōnoki silently observed Mist ninja reactions.

The Mist ninja were badly beaten by the Iwa ninja, and the Iwa ninja were afraid that the Mist ninja would fight desperately or even collapse.

If the Mist ninja recklessly choose to perish together with the Iwa ninja, even if the Iwa ninja eventually wipes out the Mist Ninja Army, they will suffer heavy casualties themselves.

If the Mist ninja retreat without a fight and simply scatter and escape, the Iwa ninja will not be able to Mist ninja them all.

So Ōnoki slowly bleed the Mist ninja, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

He didn't dare kill too many Mist ninja at once; a few dozen at a time was enough.

After several more rounds, the number of Mist ninja finally decreased to below three thousand.

Ōnoki felt it was time to act, especially since the Three-Tails Jinchuriki of Mist ninja had been completely defeated.

Even if the Iwa ninja don't exert their full strength, the Mist ninja won't be able to hold on any longer.

So Ōnoki signaled to the others.

This time, Deidara struck first, throwing out nearly half of the Explosive Clay he had prepared beforehand.

Instantly, a shower of Explosive Clay rained down on the Mist Ninja Army.

As expected, a flash of lightning struck, and Deidara's Explosive Clay all turned into duds.

Deidara was extremely frustrated. It had been like this all day; none of his attacks had worked.

He also knew he wasn't useless, because he had tied down a large number of Mist ninja, setting the stage for the others' attacks.

But he was still unhappy. Everyone else had made gains, but he hadn't even killed a single Mist ninja yet.

Ōnoki disregarded his disciple's thoughts and was the first to make a move after Deidara.

Then came Ikura, Han, Roshi, followed by the various group Ninjutsu of the Iwa Ninja Army.

This time, the Iwa ninja launched nearly ten waves of attacks at once. Among them, the Taijutsu Ninja were not idle either, throwing a large number of Kunai and other hidden weapons wrapped with Exploding Tag at the Mist Ninja Army.

The first few waves were stopped by the Mist ninja, but they were powerless Mist ninja the subsequent attacks.

In one round, the Mist ninja suffered direct losses of several hundred men.

More importantly, the Iwa ninja launched a full-scale attack. After the first wave of attacks ended, there was no pause, and the second wave of attacks began immediately.

Boom boom boom boom~

A moment later, the Iwa ninja stopped their attack, and by then, the Mist ninja army had dwindled to just over a thousand.

These more than a thousand people had already begun to scatter and flee under the orders of the Mist ninja commander.

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki also fled. He was carried on the back of Ao, who possessed the Byakugan, and under the protection of several Mist ninja, he mingled with the rout of the Mist ninja army and headed straight towards the Land of Water.

The remaining three— Yuki Koru, Hozuki Mangetsu, Mei Terumi— did not leave; instead, they rushed towards the Land of Lightning.

Because two figures were rapidly approaching from the direction of the Land of Lightning.

The newcomers were Darui and Killer B from the Cloud ninja clan, and many enormous warships could be vaguely seen on the sea far behind them.

It turned out that after the Mist ninja held out for so long, the Cloud Ninja Army finally arrived.

Kawakita, who was mixed in with the Mist Ninja Army, wanted to pursue the three, but Mei Terumi's Boil Release directly blocked Kawakita.

Unfortunately, the Iwa ninja Cloud ninja arrived too late. The Mist ninja before the Cloud ninja reinforcements arrived and routed the remaining ninja.

Although the timely arrival of the Cloud ninja prevented the Iwa ninja from pursuing the Mist ninja, the Iwa ninja's strategic objective of repelling the Mist ninja had already been achieved.

Next, the Iwa ninja can focus on dealing with the Cloud ninja. Moreover, in order to reinforce the Mist ninja, the Cloud ninja left their long-established position and hastily came to the sea.

Although the Cloud ninja had three more outside helpers, Mei Terumi, they were still outnumbered by the Cloud ninja Iwa ninja due to the lack of a large army.

The Iwa ninja have gained a strategic advantage; as long as they proceed steadily, they will win.

Instead of pursuing Mei Terumi and her companions, Ōnoki and the others returned to the massive Iwa ninja warship.

Then he commanded the warships to charge towards the Cloud Ninja Army.

After Darui Mei Terumi reunited, they quickly returned to the Cloud Ninja Army.

Darui didn't want to fight the Iwa ninja at sea; Iwa ninja massive warships were too intimidating, and the Iwa ninja were no different at sea than on land.

However, the Cloud ninja could not exert their full strength at sea, so he ordered the Cloud Ninja Army to retreat and prepare for battle on land.

The two armies were still quite far apart, Cloud ninja were not far from the Land of Land of Lightning's mainland, so they still had time to escape back to shore.

As the Iwa ninja charged toward the Cloud ninja, they began to discuss their strategy.

In the temporary Command Center of the Iwa ninja warship, Ōnoki looked at Yichen's three new disciples and asked, "Have the army's attrition statistics been released?"

This time, it wasn't Aono Shinichi, Rion, and Minamoto Shizuka who were commanding the operation.

However, all three were advising the actual commander of the Iwa ninja.

The strategy of slowly boiling a frog in lukewarm water when dealing with the Mist ninja was Aono Shinichi's idea.

Ōnoki also wanted to properly train the three, so he asked Aono Shinichi and the other two instead of the commander.

Upon hearing Ōnoki's question, Aono Shinichi replied, "Third Lord, our losses were minimal, but everyone's Chakra was greatly depleted."

"I suggest we not rush the pursuit of the Cloud ninja and allow everyone to recover their Chakra first."

"Besides Chakra, this First Shinobi War was entirely a ranged fight, so we used quite a lot of consumables such as Kunai, Shuriken, Senbon, and Exploding Tag."

"We still have plenty of Exploding Tag, but we're running low on other concealed weapons."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Pass the word down, quickly eat something to replenish your strength."

"Those who have suffered heavy losses should quickly consume Soldier Pill and collect the necessary supplies; a major battle awaits us."

The warship beneath their feet was large and well-stocked with supplies.

Having just gone through a major battle, replenishing supplies should be relatively easy.

"Yes," one of the Anbu replied, then quickly went to make the arrangements.

Then Ōnoki asked, "Do any of you have any ideas for dealing with the Cloud ninja?"

Aono Shinichi and the other two exchanged glances, then Minamoto Shizuka said, "I've thought of a way to quickly defeat the Cloud Ninja Army."

Meanwhile, Darui was questioning Mei Terumi about the previous battle between the Mist ninja and Iwa ninja.

Upon hearing that the Iwa ninja had suddenly appeared on the sea, Darui immediately understood Iwa ninja route of advance.

He just couldn't understand why the Iwa ninja were able to pinpoint the location of the Mist Ninja Army so accurately.

Mei Terumi shared the same doubt, saying, "Among our people are those with the Byakugan, capable of long-range reconnaissance. Apart from the Tsuchikage, the others shouldn't be able to detect the enemy before the Byakugan can see them."

"So I suspect that the encounter with the Iwa ninja wasn't accidental; they must have known our location beforehand."

"The Iwa ninja weren't surprised at all by our appearance on the island; it was as if they had been expecting it."

"This further proves that the Iwa ninja were coming directly for us."

Darui frowned and asked, "Are there any of their people in your army?"

Given the considerable period of chaos in the Mist ninja and their past alliance with the Iwa ninja, it's plausible that Iwa ninja intelligence ninjas were among them.

But Mei Terumi shook her head and said, "No, the ninjas we selected this time are absolutely trustworthy, and the army's movements have always been top secret."

"Before sending you the request for help, we didn't reveal it to anyone, including Lord Yuanshi in China."

"So it couldn't have been an intelligence ninja who leaked our location. I suspect the Iwa ninja might have some special tracking method."

"The Iwa ninja may have accurately pinpointed our location when they set off from the Land of Earth."

Darui glanced at the massive Iwa ninja warship behind him and estimated its speed.

He then calculated the time it would take for the Iwa ninja to arrive here after leaving the Land of Earth, and finally found that the time was just right.

The Iwa ninja probably set off at the very beginning of the Joint Chunin Exams.

Therefore, he felt that Mei Terumi's analysis was correct.

But if he does that, won't his whereabouts also be completely under the Iwa ninja?

Thinking of this, Darui immediately said to his subordinates, "After we land, set up a camp about ten kilometers from the shore and prepare to meet the enemy."

Darui originally planned to play hide-and-seek with the Iwa ninja in the Land of Lightning. Although a major battle in the Land of Lightning would cause huge losses to his country, the Cloud ninja would have the home advantage and a greater chance of winning.

If both sides engage in guerrilla warfare, the Cloud ninja, who are familiar with the terrain, will have a greater advantage.

At this critical juncture of life and death, Darui couldn't care less about the potential damage to the Land of Lightning.

However, upon learning that the Iwa ninja might be able to detect his army's movements, Darui abandoned the idea.

Since guerrilla warfare isn't working, we'll have to resort to head-on confrontation.

Soon, both the Cloud ninja and the Iwa ninja entered the Land of Lightning.

Looking at the Lightning Release that occasionally appeared in the sky above the Land of Land of Lightning, Ōnoki's expression became somewhat solemn. Fighting in this situation was extremely disadvantageous for the Iwa ninja.

Lightning restrains Earth, although many ninjas of the other four elements have emerged in Iwa ninja in recent years, Earth Release ninjas still make up the majority.

But when he thought of the tactics proposed by Minamoto Shizuka, he immediately felt at ease.

So, after landing, the Iwa ninja quickly followed the Cloud ninja towards the heart of the Land of Lightning.

After a chase, about ten kilometers from the sea, the Cloud ninja formed a battle formation to meet the Iwa ninja.

Seeing this, Ōnoki was overjoyed and quickly called Ikura and the others to start the battle.

The Cloud ninja army numbered ten thousand, which was almost all of Cloud ninja mobile forces.

The number of Cloud ninja remaining in the village is small, and the ninjas who were on missions elsewhere have all been recalled.

The Iwa ninja left a few hundred men to guard the warship in a perfunctory manner, while the other ten thousand or so men chased after them.

Therefore, the Iwa ninja have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers.

As for the number of Kage Level, Darui knows that Iwagakure has six: Ōnoki, Ikura, Kawakita, Han, Roshi, and Deidara.

On the Cloud ninja side, there were five people: Darui, Killer B, Mei Terumi, Hozuki Mangetsu, Yuki Koru.

With the Iwa ninja holding an absolute advantage, Darui assumed they would employ the same tactics they used against the Iwa ninja Mist ninja.

Darui had made up his mind: if the Iwa ninja continued with a war of attrition, the Cloud ninja would launch a full-scale attack and fight them head-on.

Even if it costs us all 10,000 men, we must Iwa ninja, rendering them unable to expand their territory.

Only in this way can the Cloud ninja possibly defend the Land of Lightning and buy time to recuperate.

However, the Iwa ninja unusually launched a decisive battle this time.

Led by Ōnoki and his group, they charged towards the Cloud ninja in a charge formation, joining the Iwa Ninja Army.

Darui didn't have time to consider the Iwa ninja's thoughts, and immediately called Mei Terumi and the others to the front to directly confront Ōnoki and his group.

Both sides were very coordinated; although they were still with their respective armies, the Kage Level - Kage Level opponents immediately clashed.

Amidst the chaotic battle between the two armies, eleven men clashed together.

Both the Cloud ninja and the Iwa ninja opted directly for the most brutal and chaotic battles of the Ninja Wars.

The two armies soon met in the middle of the field, and then a variety of battles, including Ninjutsu, hidden weapons, and Taijutsu, quickly unfolded.

Iwa ninja have an advantage; their well-rounded abilities make them more powerful when they coordinate their attacks than Iwa ninja Cloud ninja.

However, the individual combat strength of the Cloud ninja is not weak, and a delicate balance was formed between the two sides as soon as the battle began.

Although the Cloud ninja suffered more casualties than the Iwa ninja after the battle, the difference was not significant.

Ignoring the few Kage Level, a relatively clear dividing line formed in the very middle of the two armies.

Both sides are trying to break through the other's formation and cross the dividing line.

Because everyone knows that as long as they rush in, they can disrupt the opponent's arrangements and render their originally tight formation ineffective.

Achieving this result means victory is within reach.

Logically, in a situation where the forces are evenly matched, neither side can achieve such a result quickly without suffering hundreds or thousands of casualties in such a war of attrition.

Sometimes, it may take the deaths of thousands of people on both sides to break the deadlock.

This is exactly what Darui hoped for. Even if the Cloud ninja to lose in the end, as long as the Iwa ninja suffered five or six thousand casualties, it would be impossible for the Iwa ninja to occupy the entire Land of Lightning.

But at that moment, the commander entrusted by Darui to actually command the 10,000- Cloud ninja army was rapidly analyzing the various data collected by the intelligence ninjas and Sensory Ninja, and constantly dispatching various units based on this data.

Suddenly, the commander said, "Good opportunity! All units at the front, open a gap. I want to lure the Iwa Ninja Army in, and then use our secret weapon to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Upon receiving the order, the Cloud ninja on the front lines were overjoyed. One by one, they commanded their Command Center to feign a retreat, luring the Iwa ninja into the heart of their army.

The Iwa ninja didn't think much of it, assuming the Cloud ninja were scared, and opted for a quick assault.

Soon, with the Cloud ninja deliberately holding back, the Iwa Ninja Army charged directly into the Cloud Ninja Army.

Seeing that the entire formation of the Cloud Ninja Army was beginning to falter, the ninja in charge of sensing quickly said to the commander, "Sir, quickly order the use of the secret weapon!"

"If we wait any longer, the troops will fall into complete chaos."

That's right. The Cloud Ninja Army's defenses have already been breached due to their voluntary retreat. If they don't counterattack soon, the Cloud ninja's Command System will be paralyzed.

All the Cloud ninja were waiting for their commander to order the use of the secret weapon.

However, the commander suddenly made a playful face at the Sensory Ninja had just spoken.

Then, he quickly drew his Kunai and killed the ninja who was in charge of the Cloud ninja's perception formation.

The Sensory Ninja was completely unprepared for his superior's attack, and even as the Kunai pierced his heart, he was still wondering what the secret weapon was.

Everyone else in the Command Center stared blankly at their commander.

Several combat ninjas protecting the Command Center immediately realized something was wrong. They rushed towards the commander, intending to capture him as soon as possible.

But before they could reach them, their commander closed his eyes, fell straight to the ground, and never made a sound again.