Wood Release-Great Forest Collapse
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Seeing the ninja flying towards him from the sky, Ghost Lantern Eiji immediately Hand Seals.
"Water Release: Water Bullet Technique" Ghost Lantern Eiji condensed water into a sphere in front of him, calculated the trajectory of the falling water, and sent the water sphere directly to the falling position.
"Bang!" The flight captain landed accurately on the water sphere and was caught successfully. The eagle, however, was not so lucky. It fell into the Thorn Forest and disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
After rescuing the flight captain, everyone immediately surrounded him, asking what had happened. They had heard the explosion earlier, but since they couldn't fly, they could only stand there anxiously.
"Hey! Hey! What happened? Where are the others who were with you?" Ghost Lantern Eiji released the Water Bullet Technique and shook the critically injured flight captain.
"The others sacrificed themselves, we were ambushed, be careful..." Before he could finish speaking, the first flight captain was killed.
"What are you being careful about! Just finish what you were saying! Ugh, what a useless piece of trash." After shaking the flight captain and seeing that he was completely dead, Ghost Lantern Eiji instantly lost interest.
"What bad luck! We were ambushed by the enemy during our first terrain reconnaissance mission. Ugh! What bad luck!"
After cursing his bad luck, Ghost Lantern Eiji immediately began giving orders. "Everyone, divide into four groups and clear a path from the southeast and west to clear obstacles for the main force behind you."
The group then split into four teams of five thousand men each. Ghost Lantern Eiji was in charge of clearing the east side, while Tsunade, not wanting to be in the same team as Ghost Lantern Eiji, went to the west side with Orochimaru.
Before the battle even began, everyone started clearing the way. Clearing the way with Ninjutsu was quite fast, not to mention with so many ninjas, they could clear a path in just over ten minutes.
Ghost Lantern Eiji also reported the situation here to the Raikage and Hokage through the sensory ninja who relayed the information.
Ai frowned slightly after hearing Ghost Lantern Eiji's words. "Does Uchiha Tianqi really think he can stop us this way? He's too naive."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, what do you think Uchiha Tianqi is really thinking?" A asked, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen beside him.
"I think he's trying to stall and wear us down as much as possible. After all, with so many of us ninjas, he definitely wouldn't dare to confront us head-on," Sarutobi Hiruzen said after a moment's thought.
"Heh, it seems that even after all these years and he's been by your side, you don't really understand Uchiha Tianqi. In my opinion, he definitely has a purpose in doing this, but I don't know what that purpose is." After mocking Sarutobi Hiruzen, Ai started to think about Tianqi's purpose.
However, with his limited intelligence, it's impossible for him to guess Tianqi's purpose.
Hearing the Raikage mock Tianqi for not understanding him after all these years by his side, Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't angry. He admitted that he hadn't really understood Tianqi over the years; if Tianqi had, this situation wouldn't have arisen.
Seeing Sarutobi being mocked, Danzo, Sarutobi's Danzo, spoke up, "Lord Raikage, since you say we don't understand Uchiha Tianqi, then tell us about his purpose."
"Hmph! Although I don't know his purpose, I'm certain that this Thorn Forest isn't just for blocking the way," Ai said, glancing disdainfully at Danzo. To be honest, he really disliked Danzo's gloomy personality.
"Now that we know it won't just be used for blocking, should we tell the ninjas to be careful and not let their guard down?"
"Hokage, don't worry. We have to clear this Thorn Forest before we can move forward. I want to see what Uchiha Tianqi is up to." Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's cowardly look, Ai looked disdainful.
Seeing that Sarutobi was always being suppressed by A, Danzo was itching to fight back. "Sarutobi, why don't you confront him? What are you afraid of? You're such a fool, getting more and more senile as you get older." After cursing Sarutobi in his heart, he smiled contemptuously, "Don't wait until you fall into Uchiha Tianqi and suffer heavy losses before you regret it."
"Hmph! Great things are never done without sacrifice. I'm not like you Konoha, afraid of this and that," Ai rolled his eyes at Danzo.
Hearing this, Sarutobi frowned slightly. "Raikage, let's focus on the battlefield and not bring up our respective villages. It will affect the alliance."
Danzo there trembling with rage, cursing Raikage A and Sarutobi in his mind. "Damn Raikage A, what's with all the arrogance? If I were Hokage, I would team up with Uchiha Tianqi and beat you to death, you bastard!"
And Sarutobi, I've never seen anyone as cowardly as you. I really don't know what the teacher saw in you. You're such a loser.
In the allied command center, the men exchanged curses about each other's families in their hearts, while the ninjas on the front lines desperately cleared away the thorns.
"Wind Release - Wind Cutter Technique"
"Water Release - Water Severing Wave"
Earth Release: Rock Iron Gun Technique
With the ninjas clearing the way using various Ninjutsu techniques, a five-meter-wide road was cleared, and it would be completed in another kilometer.
Tianqi sensed that his Thorn Forest was about to be cleared away. Tianqi smiled and prepared to Hand Seals.
Suddenly, he sensed someone from the western thorns. "It's her! She's come after all, and she's the vanguard. How careless of her!"
"Anyway, the Chakra is almost gathered now. Let's clear out the small fry and go meet her." Tianqi opened his eyes, stood up, and immediately Hand Seals.
As Wood Release completed Tianqi Hand Seals, the Thorn Forest Great Forest Collapse the three sides, except for the west side, began to explode.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
"Ah! Run! This forest is going to explode!"
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Some were killed by the explosion, some were impaled by spikes thrown out by the blast, and some were buried alive by trees.
The sound of explosions mingled with the screams of ninjas, and the surroundings were no longer as quiet as before, but bustling like a marketplace.
"Enjoy this moment," Tianqi said with a slight smile after finishing his task, and headed west towards where Uchiha Yuming was.
Hearing the explosions and screams, Tsunade, not knowing what they had discovered and not being far from other places, sent people out to investigate what had happened.
Hearing the continuous explosions, the main force quickened its pace.
As soon as Ōnoki heard the explosion, he was overjoyed. "Hahaha, the Allied Shinobi Forces are engaged in battle with Uchiha Tianqi! Everyone, guard these retreat routes and don't let him escape!"
He had no idea that the allied forces had already begun to suffer casualties before even engaging Tianqi in battle; if he had known, he probably wouldn't be laughing.
At this moment, Ghost Lantern Eiji was trying to dodge the explosions while cursing the Tianqi family, "Uchiha Tianqi, you little bastard, if you have the guts, fight me fair and square! What kind of skill is it to ambush us? Uchiha Tianqi, you bastard..." (Here, he cursed the Tianqi family for a thousand words).