This young man is truly fierce and ruthless

"They're here!"

At the border between the Land of Stone and the Land of Earth, Jiraiya and Guy both tensed at once. They knew that the dense cluster of black dots ahead was Iwagakure's reinforcements.

Fugaku and Hiashi, standing nearby, noticed the approaching force as well. The four exchanged glances, then moved at the same time.

Just as before, Guy and Jiraiya flickered forward, charging ahead at incredible speed.

Fugaku and Hiashi swiftly gave their orders as well. Soon, Konoha's ninja army, nearly ten thousand strong, began charging forward too.

They had already received Naraku's message. Iwagakure's reinforcements did not include any high-level combatants, so they had no need for an overly elaborate battle plan this time. They only needed to charge.

With two Kage-level powerhouses, Guy and Jiraiya, holding the line, there was no suspense in this battle. Their victory was assured.

"That's... Konoha's ninja!"

As Konoha's ninja army charged, the Iwagakure ninja spotted them immediately. Every one of them went pale.

Some even had tears welling up in their eyes. Encountering Konoha's ninja here, they all knew exactly what it meant.

The army led by Kitsuchi and stationed in the Land of Stone had been defeated.

They were all ninja from the same village. Among that Iwagakure force had been their friends, brothers, relatives—some had even been fathers and sons.

For a moment, every Iwagakure ninja was overwhelmed by intense emotion.

"Revenge them!"

"Defeat these Konoha ninja and avenge them!"

At that moment, someone shouted loudly. Upon hearing those words, most of the Iwagakure ninja's grief turned into excitement in an instant. Many had reddened eyes.

Watching Konoha's ninja army rush toward them, those emotional Iwagakure ninja charged straight ahead without hesitation. They wanted revenge for their brothers and relatives.

Compared to them, however, some Iwagakure ninja still