Day of Disaster

Sunagakure's defensive line along the border was a joke in the face of 120,000 mercenaries.

After crushing the defensive line with overwhelming force, the dense mass of mercenaries headed straight for Sunagakure.

Chongji's corps moved the fastest because it was better equipped. It had cars, armored vehicles, even airships. Compared to them, the other mercenary groups could only be described as shabby. They relied entirely on their own two legs to travel, and even their leaders were no exception.

The moment they saw Chongji's corps' equipment, several leaders knew who stood behind him. Besides feeling envious, they became even more confident of completing the mission and urged their troops to pick up the pace and keep up.

Chongji could have left them behind, but he had deliberately kept his troops moving slowly. It couldn't be helped. Sunagakure was, after all, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. His forces alone could not possibly swallow Sunagakure whole. Even if they could, the casualties would be immense—his entire army might even be wiped out.

It was just that the other troops marched so slowly that it irritated him. Though they had been moving at full speed, ordinary humans could never match a ninja's speed.

At this rate, the Kazekage might return in time. Thinking of the intelligence on Gaara, Chongji could not help but shudder.

That guy's sand-manipulation Ninjutsu was simply too advantageous in the desert. If they ran into Gaara midway, all 120,000 of them might be finished.

After rolling his eyes, Chongji immediately sent word to the other mercenary groups, telling them to split up and head for Sunagakure separately.

If he could think of it, the Kazekage certainly could as well. A pack of rats facing a cat already had questionable combat power, much less when the Kazekage was