Encounter at the Land of Waves (Part 1)

"Young master, Hyuga Kuji from ahead has sent an urgent report: there are enemies. Approximately five hundred in number, their objective is unknown." The Root Ninja bowed and waited for orders.

Bing San turned to look at Shikaku, who asked, "Which village are the enemies from?"

"According to the report, they should be Sand Ninja."

Shikaku pondered for a moment before saying to Bing San and Takefu Akimichi, "They probably aren't ambushing us specifically.

The Land of Waves is an island nation, with scarce resources and mostly saline-alkali land. It's very difficult to set up an ambush there. They're likely just resting midway."

Although Bing San lacked combat experience, he attended daily meetings on the Sand Ninja front. As soon as Shikaku spoke, he understood.

The opposing force was probably on a march, similar to them, resting midway to maintain combat strength.

However, their side had Hyuga Kuji from the Hyuga main family, who was temporarily assigned to them.

His Byakugan had a longer range than Hyuga Go's, allowing him to see about seven to eight kilometers, which is why he discovered them in advance.

At this moment, Kurenai, the Jonin leading another team, said, "Encountering them here, there's a high probability they are a surprise attack unit from Kirigakure. After all, it's only a day's march from here to the front line camp, allowing them to attack from the rear."

Anbu Deputy Chief Anraku Aoun said, "It's their bad luck to have run into us. We outnumber them, and we're all core disciples from various clans.

With them caught off guard and us prepared, we can take them down and consider it a small surprise for the front line commander."

Bing San thought the same.

So, everyone ordered a slow advance, preparing to surround them. However, this was the first time they were engaging a large Kirigakure force, and they didn't fully understand their techniques.

A light rain began to fall from the sky. Everyone was surprised, not paying attention. It was already December, why was it raining?

By the time they realized what was happening, the fighting had already begun ahead. As soon as the rain stopped, a thick fog began to spread.

Shikaku immediately shouted, "It's a Kirigakure Jutsu, everyone be careful."

Bing San also shouted, "Everyone, Wind Release: Breakthrough!"

Seventeen Wind Release Jonin, their bodies wrapped in bandages, began to form hand seals rapidly.

These were the seventeen surviving Jonin from the surprise attack. Due to the victory on the west front, they were temporarily under Bing San's command.

Everyone: "Wind Release; Breakthrough."

A whirlwind swept through, blowing back most of the fog. The people fighting inside were suddenly exposed.

Hyuga Kuji and his three Jonin guards stood in a swastika formation. Around them, seven or eight people had fallen, and two were twitching on the ground, blood seeping from their mouths, their bodies contorted into unnatural shapes.

The others had achieved some gains, but on Konoha's side, they had lost over a dozen Chunin and more than forty Genin in an instant.

Kirigakure only lost over twenty Genin, one careless Jonin, and five or six Chunin.

The careless Jonin was beaten into a stupor by the Hyuga family's guards using the Sixty-Four Palms.

The fog had not yet completely dissipated when the enemy's ninjutsu directly rushed over.

Four people from the opposing side spat out large amounts of water, charging directly towards Konoha's direction.

Bing San's pupils constricted. The water wave, over ten meters wide, was enough to send those standing in the middle out to sea.

Before Bing San could react, he saw Shisui and his squad, a total of eight Uchiha clan members, form hand seals together.

Fire Release; Great Fireball Jutsu.

Instantly, eight massive fireballs, ranging from one to two meters in diameter, were pushed back.

This special Fire Release, merely a basic ninjutsu, unexpectedly shone here.

It not only blocked the surging water but also burned it back in one go.

It seemed the saying "water extinguishes fire" wasn't absolute. However, the fog began to rise again. Bing San began to form hand seals, narrowing his eyes, preparing a special large-scale ninjutsu.

Seeing that battle had commenced, the people around him quickly separated, each finding an opponent to fight.

Those protecting Bing San formed a 6-3-3 formation.

The front six people consisted of four civilian Wind Release Jonin skilled in Taijutsu, Akimichi Choza, and Hyuga Go.

To Bing San's left and right were Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi, with three civilian Wind Release ninja skilled in large-scale ninjutsu in the rear.

Uchiha Yue had not come along this time.

Bing San completed his hand seals and shouted, "Ice Release; Blizzard!"

Snow filled the sky, mixed with ice needles, attacking the enemy. It fluttered down, and in an instant, early winter turned into a world of snow.

The fog in mid-air dissipated upon contact with the snow. Fog doesn't necessarily require high temperatures to disperse; low temperatures work just as well.

A Kirigakure Jonin looked at the vast snow, swallowed hard, and murmured, "This scale~"

At this moment, a very pleasant voice came from the opposite side: "Hmph, trivial trick. Ice Release, Thousand Water Soaring Kill."

Under the falling snow, seven or eight ice dragons made of ice attacked towards Bing San's direction. Where they passed, snow and ice splashed, leaving behind a path of beautiful ice crystals.

A Konoha Genin couldn't dodge in time and was instantly shattered into ice dust by an ice dragon!

Shikaku's pupils tightened, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "Scatter."

Everyone quickly dispersed, and Bing San was dragged away by Yamanaka Inoichi.

Seeing this, the enemy shouted, "Trying to run? Too late. Secret Technique; Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals."

The blinding sunlight reflected off rows of ice crystals, hitting Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Bing San's faces. Bing San squinted, thinking to himself: Did the people of the Hoshigaki clan target us?

Akimichi Takei, who had just giantified to rescue them, found himself blocked by numerous bone spurs erupting from the ground. A man wielding a bone blade, with a twisted expression, charged at Akimichi Takei.

The second-in-command of the Kurama clan was held up by a blue-haired man with shark-like teeth. Kurenai was surrounded by a group of people, but she was a Genjutsu Ninja, and the more people there were, the stronger her power became.

In an instant, everyone was separated, and the battlefield descended into chaos. Those who wanted to come to the rescue were pulled away by their respective opponents.

On the ice, a slender, beautiful woman appeared. She had a single ponytail, long hair, large eyes, and thin lips. With purple eyeshadow and a slightly flushed face, she looked to be in her early twenties.

Shikaku glanced at her and said, "It's a secret technique of the Hoshigaki clan. Be careful, this jutsu is very fast."

Inoichi glanced over and said, "Hey, hey, Bing San, she's your type, isn't she? Look at that flat chest, then look at that waist. Wanna do some 'hehehe'..."

Yamanaka Inoichi had a lecherous look on his face. He wasn't scared at all; in fact, he felt like laughing. He wondered if the woman would regret it when Bing San froze her later.

"Brat, I'm going to kill you. I'm a man, a man!" The beauty in the ice had flying hair and bloodshot eyes, trembling intensely like a startled cat.

A volley of ice needles shot towards the three of them.

I never thought a man could be this beautiful.

Bing San shook his head, clapped his hands together, and with a rumble, a waterfall appeared from nowhere, like a silver river cascading down, like the heavens overturning. In an instant, it turned into an ice river.

The Hoshigaki clan ninja was stunned on the spot. He hid in his own ice, trembling.

The ice mirror was frozen solid by three meters of ice. Even the ice mirror itself began to crackle and groan under the immense pressure, with fissures appearing all over it.

Seeing that her jutsu was about to be destroyed and she would perish, Hoshigaki Hoshi trembled and murmured, "Are you a Yaoguai?! This scale!"