Counterattack

In an instant, the two vanished from their spot.

The distant Ōnoki was stunned; his eyes widened instantly.

"What is Xiao's leader doing? Wasn't he just shouting Kanami's name? It sounded like they were going to at least exchange a few blows, if not fight to the death. How did they become good brothers after just a few whispered words?"

From his perspective, Deva Path and Kanami seemed like good brothers.

Otherwise, given the leader of Xiao's personality, how could he possibly allow Kanami to put his hand on his shoulder?

Wouldn't that send him flying with a single Shinra Tensei?

The main problem is that Kanami's speed in helping out was really slow.

"Father, what do we do now?"

Kitsuchi asked weakly.

Now the main force of Iwagakure has arrived behind us. Calling them the main force is not wrong, but in reality, they only seem like the main force in terms of numbers.

However, in terms of Elite, they are still not as good as the previous Vanguard Army, since the previous Vanguard Army was basically Chunin Jonin.

Although there are thousands of people who have arrived, many of them are Genin).

It is intended to be used in small-scale battles against Konoha Village.

Unexpectedly, they are now only used as the main force in the attack.

"What can we do? Retreat!"

Although Ōnoki was unwilling to admit it, he had indeed suffered a crushing defeat this time!

They've completely lost face.

They had no choice but to retreat. Even the leader of Akatsuki couldn't handle it. No matter how powerful his Dust Release, it was impossible for him to continuously and indiscriminately fire upon Konoha.

However, at that moment, Tsunade and the Ninja rushed out.

Ōnoki immediately raised an eyebrow. "Run! They're trying to press their advantage!"

However, Tsunade and the others only rushed out because Kanami had suddenly disappeared.

"What happened?!" Tsunade looked around anxiously, "Where's Kanami?!"

"How did he disappear along with the leader of the Akatsuki Organization...?"

"However, I think it was Lord Feng An who put his hand on Akatsuki Leader's shoulder earlier, it looked like..."

"Don't talk nonsense! Lord Feng An is a hero of our Konoha Village, how can you make malicious assumptions about him?!"

An Anbu Ninja whispered a rebuke, interrupting the Ninja who had other ideas.

"Kanami isn't that kind of person. Don't doubt our own comrade! Do you understand?"

Tsunade loudly warned the Ninja.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

The Ninja shouted in unison.

"Lord Hokage, I know where Kanami is. I'll go find him."

Hinata Hyuga took a few steps forward, walked to Tsunade's side, and whispered something.

"Alright, go ahead," Tsunade nodded.

Having received permission Hinata Hyuga immediately headed towards the location of Kanami, which she had spotted with her Byakugan.

Although she knew that Kanami had left using the Flying Thunder God Technique, she was still very worried about Kanami because she saw two other people with Kanami.

"Everyone, press your advantage and kill these enemies who want to attack our village!" Tsunade shouted.

"Yes!!"

At Tsunade's command, she charged ahead, followed by a large number of Ninja!

"Kill!"

They had wanted to go for a long time, but they hadn't received the order yet. After seeing Kanami and Hinata Hyuga's individual performances, their blood was already boiling.

"Kitsuchi, what are you dawdling for? Give the order now!"

Ōnoki flew ahead alone, angrily shouting at the Kitsuchi.

Kitsuchi was frantically explaining to the thousands of Ninja behind him why they needed to retreat, and upon hearing Ōnoki's words, he became even more panicked.

"Everyone, retreat!"

He shouted nervously.

But the Iwagakure Ninja rushed over were completely baffled, not understanding what "Kitsuchi" meant.

"Lord Tsuchikage, what do you mean by this?"

"Yeah, why is the Tsuchikage-sama flying in such a hurry in the opposite direction? Isn't Konoha Village just ahead?"

"What do you mean by retreat? Did the Vanguard Army fail?"

Just as the Ninja were wondering what was going on, countless Kunai and shuriken flew down from the sky.

"Holy crap! Weren't we supposed to be on Raid? Did the Tsuchikage-sama get driven out of Konoha?!"

"Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"

A group of Ninja quickly used Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall.

The ground in front of them instantly rose into a high earthen wall, blocking the Kunai and shuriken.

However, due to the chaos of the battlefield and the lack of unified orders, some Ninja instinctively tried to dodge instead of using Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall to defend themselves. As a result, their escape routes were blocked by their own Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, leaving them with nowhere to run.

"Damn it! You guys have blocked the road, how are we supposed to...?"

"Puff--"

"Puff puff puff puff--"

In an instant, the sound of countless flesh being pierced by Kunai and shuriken rang out.

Nearly half of the Ninja in the Smoking Village died under a barrage of Kunai and shuriken.

Why not avoid it?

Because there's no way to avoid it.

Most of those who died Genin.

"Damn it, as expected, Konoha pressed their advantage and launched a counterattack!"

"Idiot Tsuchikage! Idiot Tsuchikage! You're both running faster than the other!"

"Stop cursing, run! The Konoha Ninja are catching up!"

"I'll catch up with them, and then I'll stab them all!"

The surviving Ninja then realized what had happened.

It turns out that Ōnoki and his son, Kitsuchi, had their Vanguard Army completely wiped out by the enemy, and then the two of them, father and son, began to flee in fear of battle!

However, once they realized what was happening, they escaped just as quickly.

Those who were slow would be caught up by the Konoha Ninja behind them and hacked to death.

Especially noteworthy is the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade possesses immense strength and can inflict death and injury on Ninja with a single Super Strength or kick!

They didn't want to be the last one to be targeted by Tsunade.

"Boom--"

"Die!"

Tsunade charged into the crowd in an instant, her Hundred Healings Jutsu activated. Unfazed by the Kunai by her enemies, she killed a large number of Ninja with a single punch.

"Lord Hokage!!"

"Kill!!"

The Konoha Ninja grew increasingly fierce in battle, especially after witnessing the Iwagakure Ninja flee, which fueled their desire for revenge.

The pursuers, ironically, unleashed even greater Potential than the pursued.

Not too long has passed.

At first, there were dense, continuous sounds of people falling to the ground, but eventually, only a few people fell to the ground every few tens of seconds.

"Stop, we're not chasing anymore."

Tsunade raised her arm high.

Upon seeing this, the Ninja behind them relayed the message to the Konoha Ninja army behind them.

After all the Konoha Ninja stopped, they shouted in unison to Tsunade, "Yes, Lord Hokage!!"

"Why did the Lord Hokage stop chasing? He could have wiped them all out if he had just charged forward a little further!"

"Are you an idiot? We're not chasing them because we can't kill them all. If we leave a few dozen and let them go back, the news that Ōnoki fled because he was afraid of fighting will spread!"

"Where will there be any Ninja who trust Ōnoki then?"