"Who!?"
"What's going on?"
"There are more enemies?"
After the Intelligence Squad ninja who had been relaying information outside was attacked, everyone in the encirclement force inside the mountain was taken aback and turned to look.
Then they saw Shinnō standing in the cave passage, blocking their way out. He wore the Akatsuki Organization's Red Cloud outfit.
His appearance didn't surprise the encirclement force too much. After all, he was Moryo's partner in the Akatsuki Organization.
But he now had four people in total in his hands and slung over his shoulder. They were all dressed like members of the vanguard, and from a distance, it was impossible to tell whether they were alive or dead.
Takahashi Ryūichi's expression darkened.
At last, he understood why no ninja had been waiting for them outside Snow Peak.
Clearly,
Moryo and Shinnō had each taken out one part of the vanguard: one had dealt with its main force inside the mountain, while the other had hunted down the ninja left on the snowy plain to meet them.
Takahashi Ryūichi steeled himself and shouted, "Everyone, our only choice now is to fight with everything we've got!"
"Kill!"
The encirclement force shouted as one!
While the encirclement force had charged into the mountain, another ninja force was making its way toward Target Seven across the snowy plain behind them, braving the blizzard.
Leading them was Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron. He had personally joined the operation after receiving the general command headquarters' order to launch an all-out encirclement.
As a result, his force consisted not only of elite ninja from various villages but also a large number of armored samurai from the Land of Iron.
There was no doubt about it.
This time, the Ninja Village Allied Forces intended to eliminate Moryo