Uchiha's Mad Laughter

"Our reinforcements are here!"

The remaining twenty-odd Iwagakure Ninja on the spot were almost weeping with joy.

Just a moment ago, there had been over a hundred of them, and in such a short time, they had been killed down to this number.

Now, it was perfect!

Reinforcements were arriving from all four directions. Let's see how these damn Konoha brats were going to escape!

"Qingye, what should we do?!"

Hyuga Himon was sweating profusely, hoping Qingye could come up with a plan.

Not to mention the other three directions, the Iwagakure reinforcements coming from the Land of Fire were less than five hundred meters away, practically arriving within a few breaths!

Qingye looked around and then at Hyuga Himon, who was covered in sweat, and suddenly smiled, "Himon, are you feeling hot right now?"

"?! "

Hyuga Himon was completely bewildered.

What did it matter if he was hot or not?

Even if he wasn't hot, he should be sweating from fear right now!

Being surrounded on all four sides by at least hundreds of enemy ninja in the enemy's rear, with only four of them, he had never experienced such a desperate situation!

Qingye smiled without explaining.

While surrounded on all four sides, his mind entered a strange state of emptiness.

This situation was definitely created by Uchiha Madara, perhaps out of spite? Or maybe there were other reasons.

But none of that mattered.

What should he do?

Should he try to use Susanoo and truly enter a berserk mode?

He had only awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan two days ago and was still unsure if he could master Susanoo or to what stage he could activate it.

Qingye turned his head and looked at the great river below the broken bridge.

This river was called the Niranjana River. It originated in the Land of Iron, flowed through the Land of the Waterfall into the Land of Grass, and here at Kannabi Bridge, it had a water area of two hundred meters wide.

It was still the season when the summer heat had not yet dissipated, and the heavy use of Fire Style Ninjutsu earlier had caused the air in this area to heat up rapidly.

In other words, Hyuga Himon's current discomfort was not entirely psychological.

"Fall back!"

After a few seconds of thought, Yūhi Kurenai and the other two were on the verge of a breakdown. Qingye finally spoke, "Retreat to that earth wall. The three of you help me hold off the reinforcements from the other side of the river."

The Earth Style Ninjutsu: Earth Prison created by the Iwagakure Ninja earlier had a section that was not destroyed, right next to the riverbank.

The earth wall, ten meters high, could now be used as a defensive position.

Bang!

Qingye took out a scroll from his ninja pouch and opened it. Inside were ten stacks of Explosive Tags!

Distributing these Explosive Tags to Yūhi Kurenai and the other two, Qingye instructed:

"Make a few holes in the earth wall. If any reinforcements from the other side come across the river, throw Explosive Tags into the river to blast them!"

Given the distance between the riverbanks, the people on the other side couldn't jump across.

As for a bridge made with Earth Style Ninjutsu, it wouldn't provide enough tension at this length and would collapse the moment it was created.

Using the wall of the Earth Prison to block the ninja tools thrown from the other side, and then using Explosive Tags to stop the reinforcements wading across the water, the problem in the rear would be temporarily solved.

And it would also help create the environment he needed in a while!

"Then what about you, Qingye?"

Yūhi Kurenai pressed.

This was what the three of them had to do, but what about the Iwagakure reinforcements from the other three sides? How would they deal with them?

"Heh..."

Qingye suddenly let out a light laugh.

Taking a deep breath, the pattern in his left Sharingan shifted. Accompanied by a strong stinging sensation, the dojutsu activated.

Susanoo, double reinforcement!

Under the amplification of the Mangekyo dojutsu, Qingye's physical strength and ninjutsu power were now doubled.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

With a bang, he created two Shadow Clones, each heading in the upstream and downstream directions of the great river.

As for Qingye's main body, he faced the Iwagakure reinforcements who had already arrived.

"Fire Style--"

Feeling the power boost from the dojutsu, Qingye felt that even the stinging sensation of using his Mangekyo was insignificant. This power was simply addictive. "Great Fire Destruction!"

Flames, covering the sky like a flood, surged forward!

"Stop! Stop! Organize a defense quickly!"

The Iwagakure Ninja at the very front panicked. The surging flames rapidly approached, and the terrifying heat scorched their faces with a burning pain.

The charging Iwagakure Ninja attacked together. A dozen layers thick earth wall rose in front of them, blocking the surging sea of fire. The flames parted like water, pouring off to the sides.

These Iwagakure Ninja barely blocked this attack, but the forests on their flanks suffered, instantly engulfed by flames!

Large trees were burned, and the moisture within them was rapidly dried out. The scorching steam, along with the fierce fire flow, caused the temperature in the area to soar.

Whoosh!

Qingye stepped forward a few paces, leaping onto the layers of earth walls and looking down.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Dozens of small fireballs were continuously spat from Qingye's mouth.

These fireballs started the size of fists, but as they flew through the air, they rapidly expanded to diameters of three to four meters. Dozens of giant fireballs blotted out the sun!

The terrifying scene, like a meteor shower, nearly shattered the courage of the Iwagakure Ninja!

Who is this guy?!

"Don't panic, everyone, form hand seals together!"

The captains of the Iwagakure squads tried to calm their companions' emotions while forming hand seals. Large hemispherical Earth Flow Walls rose, covering the Iwagakure Ninja.

The meteor shower of fire fell upon the land!

Inside the hemispherical earth domes, the Iwagakure Ninja's hearts pounded. They could only feel the earth walls above them being continuously bombarded and vibrating, the walls also constantly heating up!

This feeling of being able to only passively defend, with their lives in another's hands, made everyone uneasy.

The feeling of being on the brink of death felt like an eternity. After an unknown amount of time, the bombardment sounds from above gradually faded.

When these Iwagakure Ninja emerged from their defenses, the surrounding scene had completely changed.

Originally, this area of the Land of Grass was covered in dense forests. Now, the surroundings were a sea of fire!

It wasn't just their location; the upstream and downstream directions along the river were the same. Forests within a radius of several miles had erupted into raging infernos, and the fires were still spreading rapidly, almost igniting half the sky!

Rumble!

Continuous explosions sounded ahead!

At the edge of the great river ahead, a dozen-meter-high earth wall blocked the view of the opposite bank.

On the other side, three Konoha Ninja, appearing to be in their teens, were constantly throwing Explosive Tags. Each time, they threw over a dozen tags at once.

The Explosive Tags fell into the river water below. The shockwaves and flames from the explosions repeatedly forced back the reinforcements attempting to cross.

At this moment, the entire river surface was covered in steam evaporated by the explosion flames, creating a misty atmosphere.

After a series of rapid-fire attacks, Qingye suddenly stopped moving. With a few leaps, he retreated to the edge of the earth wall on the riverbank.

He leaped lightly onto the wall and surveyed the sea of fire covering an area of several miles.

The Iwagakure Ninja on the opposite side were at a loss, looking at each other. Seeing Qingye's excessively young appearance, none of them dared to charge forward first.

Just as an elite Jonin of Iwagakure was about to rally the troops.

Ahead, Qingye, standing on the dozen-meter-high earth wall, suddenly smiled.

The exhilaration of freely wielding his power, the sense of urgency that had lingered in his heart since his transmigration, and the sense of crisis that had clung to him since being assigned to the Iwagakure battlefield, all dissipated at this moment!

Looking up at the massive cumulonimbus clouds formed by the gathering water vapor in the sky, Qingye placed one hand on his forehead and laughed up at the heavens.

"Haha, hahahahahahahaha..."