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I never expected Hideaka- jun to be so vigilant, having prepared so many backup plans?
From within a clump of bushes, a White Phosphorus Snake, about a meter long, Crystal Kunai in its mouth. It raised its head and offered the Kunai to the pale-faced figure wearing Tomoe earring.
Orochimaru took Kunai from the snake's mouth, staring at it with his snake-like pupils, looking thoughtful.
This is the ninth Flying Thunder God Kunai he has found along the way. These Crystal Kunai left in the forest are obviously a backup plan left by Konoha's Blue Asura, Sato Hideaka. By leaving spatial formulas in his path, he has the ability to leave the battlefield at any time.
However, every technique has its weaknesses!
A faint smile crept across Orochimaru's pale face. He casually Kunai a kunai to the white snake, which caught it Crystal Kunai swallowed it whole. Then, Orochimaru leaped several times, following the path of Team B, and sped through the forest. He needed to see a show he had been eagerly anticipating.
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The valley is a type of terrain that is wider in the front and narrower in the back, with mountains hundreds of meters high on both sides.
The two hundred-plus elite ninjas separated from the five hundred ninja squad, Team B, had arrived at the valley. One of the giant brown dogs sniffed around and barked twice at the valley, its bark echoing through the valley.
The brown giant dog's companion, a member of the Inuzuka Clan, said to the square-faced leader of Team B, " Shinichi, those Sunagakure should have fled into the valley. There are probably around a thousand of them. Should we pursue them?"
Shinichi nodded and said decisively, "Pursue them! Our current mission is to severely damage these fleeing Sunagakure ninjas. Even if they have a thousand ninja troops, they have lost their will to fight and are no match for our Konoha elite force."
"Mmm, out, out..."
After saying this, Shinichi took the lead and jumped into the valley along the trees.
The two hundred soldiers behind him followed closely, entering the narrow valley!
This terrain is ideal for ambush operations.
There were many such war cases in movies and TV shows from his past life. Before arriving at the valley Sato Hideaka felt a slight stirring in his heart. He stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand and placed them on his chest, then closed his eyes slightly. The surrounding environment was completely dark.
Half a kilometer away in the darkness, countless blue, humanoid electric fields appeared. Some of these fields were crouching, some were fighting, but they were all motionless, as if they were lurking and waiting for someone.
Sure enough, there were traps in the valley, and quite a few of them!
Sato Hideaka frowned slightly, leaped a few times to the front of the group, and said to the battalion commander, "Please stop, Mr. Shinichi, there are enemies lying in ambush ahead... We can't go any further now, or we'll definitely fall into their trap."
"You... you're a sensory ninja... so the enemy is lying in ambush in this valley?" Shinichi turned around, his scarred, ferocious face contorting slightly as he asked.
Sato Hideaka nodded and said, "I am the captain of the Team Ao, Anbu member. I possess special sensory abilities and can sense that enemies are indeed lying in ambush in the valley. Please, Mr. Shinichi, give the order to retreat, otherwise our two hundred-plus ninjas may suffer heavy losses!"
Anbu... Captain of the Team Ao?
Team B's captain, Shinichi, frowned. As the commander of a temporary team, his position in Konoha was definitely not low. Of course, he knew the name of the Team Ao 'Konoha Anbu Blue Asura, and naturally believed his judgment to some extent.
However, even after learning this information, Shinichi shook his head and said, "Retreat... that's absolutely impossible... Orochimaru's mission for me is to hunt down the enemy. If I'm scared away by some deliberate feints or a trap hastily set up by their defeated troops, wouldn't that be letting down Lord Orochimaru's expectations...?"
"We must move forward... Qing, please tell me their exact ambush location. We can take advantage of the situation and launch a counter-ambush. You know, we are an elite force. The battle hasn't even started yet, and the outcome is still uncertain!"
A bitter smile appeared on Sato Hideaka's lips. This man was completely blindly worshipful of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru's plan was to hunt down the fleeing enemy army. However, the enemy army has not fled but is instead waiting in a trap. Given that Orochimaru is inferior to the enemy in terms of numbers, morale, and terrain, this battle will definitely be an extremely difficult one to win.
Moreover, among those pursuing them, there might even be Fourth Kazekage of the Kage Level. If a real fight were to break out, there wouldn't be a single person here who could withstand Kage Level powerhouse!
Beneath the Monkey Mask, Sato Hideaka sighed softly and handed over the information he had sensed to Shinichi, the captain of Team B. Shinichi then used the information given to him by Sato Hideaka to redeploy the unit's advance.
Shinichi's plan was for one force to continue advancing as bait, separating the two forces to bypass the mountains and attack from the flank!
Sato Hideaka was speechless at this suggestion, unsure of what to do.
Now, he has begun to consider how this unit should safely withdraw after its defeat to avoid enemy attacks. If the Fourth Kazekage were present in this unit, he really doesn't know what the outcome would be!
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A large number of Sunagakure were lying in ambush in the dense valley.
At the very front of the ambush, in the middle position, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, stood with his arms crossed, coldly staring at the valley below. Beneath his dark circles, his expression remained unchanged, as if the defeat in the previous battle had not affected him at all.
Among the ambushing crowd was a man with unusually large eyes. His gaze was fixed on the area beyond the valley, where the light reflected from the damp raindrops in the forest was captured by his special pupil technique, allowing him to see everything that happened several kilometers away.
As if he had seen something, the man approached the Fourth Kazekage and said, " Lord Kazekage, they seem to have sensed the anomaly in the valley. They have split into three groups: fifty people are continuing into the valley, while the remaining two hundred ninjas are climbing along the two sides of the valley, seemingly preparing to attack us from those sides."
"A mere two hundred and fifty Konoha Ninja dared to pursue our thousand-strong force, and even thought of splitting up to attack from both sides? How laughable..." The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, had a hint of killing intent in his eyes, as if he were suppressing a murderous rage. He tapped his arm lightly with his crossed fingers.
"What should we do now, Fourth Kazekage?"
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, snorted coldly and said, "Have the ninjas on both sides be alert of the surroundings. No need to adjust the troops; proceed according to the original plan!"
Rasa, a Kage Level ninja, also had his own pride in dealing with the more than two hundred Konoha Ninja who had pursued them. Although these pursuing ninja were Konoha's elite force, they lacked top-tier combat strength. What kind of trouble could such a team possibly cause against a thousand Sunagakure led by Kage Level ninja?
However, among this group of Sunagakure, a powerful female Sunagakure with a sexy figure and outstanding appearance had a deep frown, because her emotions had not yet fully calmed down, and she had not yet recovered from the shocking and terrifying scene of instantly killing a hundred people.
She had a premonition that if the Blue Asura was among the tracking force, even if the Puppet Corps came to reinforce them now, even with the Fourth Kazekage, Lord Karura, and Chiyo, they would not be able to win easily.
However, as time went by, the battle continued.
The fifty-man Konoha squad slowly entered the valley, cautiously surveying their surroundings with extreme vigilance, as if they were tracking an enemy. Sato Hideaka was among them; his unique sensory abilities caught Shinichi's eye...
Shinichi's task for him was to lead the team of forty-nine men to prevent them from suffering too heavy losses under the enemy's attack!
The deeper they went into the valley, the more solemn Sato Hideaka's expression became. Suddenly, as if sensing something, his expression changed, and he swiftly made a hand gesture, his hands rapidly forming Hand Seals, and the Crystal Release chakra within his body began to circulate...
Upon seeing the temporary captain's gesture, the forty-nine Konoha Ninja behind him quickly assumed a defensive stance, their chakra flowing through their bodies. Some cautiously looked around, while others placed their hands on their chests to prepare Defensive Ninjutsu.
[ Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique ]
[ Wind Style: Drilling Air Bullet ]
Suddenly, hundreds of Sunagakure sprang out from both sides of the valley. They threw Kunai with Explosive Tag attached, performed hand Hand Seals to release ninjutsu, or hurled Shuriken and Fuma Shuriken. All sorts of attacks rained down on the fifty-man team.
Just then, the ground below the valley began to move, the soil began to loosen, and a huge Crystal Giant Dragon emerged from the earth, baring its fangs and claws. Fine soil dripped from the dragon's dazzling body, revealing its scales, body, and sharp claws, all crystal clear and exceptionally dazzling.
After the Crystal Dragon appeared, it began to coil rapidly, encircling the fifty-person ninja team like a giant serpent, protecting them all within its confines!
Bang bang--
The sound of Explosive Tag exploding, the clanging of hard objects colliding!
The ground seemed to tremble, and thunderous explosions erupted outside the Crystal Giant Dragon. The fifty Konoha Ninja protected by the Crystal Giant Dragon turned pale and swayed precariously, the sudden firepower was simply too overwhelming.
One kilometer away, deep in the remote mountainside forest!
Orochimaru stood atop a large tree, sensing the battle that had begun in the distance. A playful smile appeared on his lips as he formed hand Hand Seals at his chest and uttered softly, "Ninja Art: Reverse Summoning Technique!"
Along the path of Team B, white snakes that had swallowed the Flying Thunder God Crystal Three-Pronged Kunai disappeared with a puff of smoke. They were summoned back to the Dark Earth Dragon Cave, one of the Three Great Sage Lands of summoning beasts, and were summoned into the belly of a giant turquoise serpent.
"After being sealed by the Fourth Kazekage, Manda was summoned back to the Earth Dragon Cave. Now, these Flying Thunder God Kunai been Reverse Summoning into Manda's abdomen. In less than ten seconds, Manda's digestive juices will devour the black spatial magic on the surface of the Crystal Kunai. So... Hideaka- kun, you have no way out." (To be continued.)