Reanimated as Soldiers / I Can't Exactly Lose to Myself

Thus, the Senju Muzoku creature, charging forward so boldly, was clearly seen.

Judging by his incredibly fast and stylish running figure, the people on the watchtower wouldn't think he was an ordinary person.

A group of Rock Ninja, several dozen strong, quickly rushed out of the town. Being ninjas, their eyesight was quite good, and they spotted the guy charging towards them with the momentum of a wild boar leading the way, wearing armor.

The remains of Ōnoki and Kitsuchi have been returned to the messenger from Senju Hashirama Iwagakure in the Land of Grass.

So even if the Iwagakure didn't know everything that happened in Leaf Village, they at least knew that several Impure World Reincarnation.

At least two are already in the Land of Grass: the renowned God of Shinobi and the infamous Ghost Senju.

This information was quickly relayed to all subordinate units of Iwagakure.

"It's the Impure World Reincarnation of Leaf Village!"

The Rock Ninja's first thought was—we're doomed! We can't win!

Their second thought was to unleash Ninjutsu.

One Rock Ninja turned back and ran towards the town, while the others, who were also Rock Ninja, began to unleash compound Earth Release.

A roaring sound followed, and the earth began to tremble.

Behind them, the Leaf Village ANBU who had just run out of the forest could only see Senju Muzoku beginning to disintegrate and rushing headlong into the Earth Release technique that was evolving from the angle of the sea changing into fields.

A question popped into their minds.

Was our patriarch really that fierce?

Aren't we called the ANBU?

We're not actually ANBU, but a suicide squad?

Boom!

With a deafening roar, Senju Muzoku monster's strength emanated from its feet, cracking the ground beneath it and propelling it into the air.

In mid-air, he used the boulders thrown by the Rock Ninja as stepping stones to cross them.

A stone wall suddenly rose up in front of him.

With Senju Muzoku, he smashed through the wall and saw the sky again. He grabbed a large Taiseki from the side and ripped it off. With all his might, he hurled it at the Rock Ninja whose faces he could now see.

Using the stone wall that hadn't collapsed yet, he pushed off, caught up with the "cannonball" he had thrown, and stepped onto it, falling towards the Rock Ninja at an even faster speed.

Under the cover of shadow, the Rock Ninja could no longer stand still and attack; they quickly scattered and hid.

They can create a small mountain using Earth Release is a type of magic or technique).

But such a large rock could smash them into mincemeat.

The boulder fell, raising dust and smoke. The ground, already unstable due to the Earth Release, cracked open piece by piece, forming a landslide.

The ground tremors were felt even by the Rock Ninja in the town.

The Leaf Village ANBU who were still rushing towards the scene also sensed it.

They felt that their patriarch had left too quickly; how could they possibly catch up with him while he was still alive?

The Senju Muzoku didn't consider the feelings of his temporary subordinates.

To be honest, he didn't really get along with these people; he still missed his old brothers.

But even if he likes using the Impure World Reincarnation, he wouldn't use it on his old comrades.

So, I'll do it myself.

The Senju Muzoku burst out of the smoke and dust, colliding head-on with a team of Rock Ninja.

Severed limbs and broken arms were flying everywhere.

The Iwa Rock Ninja at the front of the line was killed instantly; the hardening technique was completely ineffective, and the Senju Muzoku Technique was the most absurd blunt weapon to use.

It doesn't matter if you don't hit it; just grab it and pull, pull whatever you can catch.

The Senju Great Strength's strength was the greatest in the entire Ninja World, even now.

By the time Senju Muzoku lunged at the next group of Rock Ninja, there were no more complete corpses on the ground.

More Rock Ninja rushed out of the town.

As expected of a village famous for its large population, this border town has so many ninjas.

Senju Muzoku looked in the direction of the town upon hearing the sound and was relieved to see that there was still a large group of Rock Ninja.

With his hands forming a cross seal, his Shadow Clone passed right by him and rushed towards the group of Rock Ninja he had originally targeted.

Instead, he charged towards the town, holding a Kunai in each hand. A talisman hung from the ring of each Kunai, swaying in the wind.

Chapter Ten: From Impure World Reincarnation to Soldiers

The skies over the Land of Earth are far less pleasant than those over the countries to the east.

The sky over this area, near the east, is blue, but it's also tinged with the colors of the Land of Earth.

It felt heavy.

Under this rather unpleasant sky, Senju Muzoku faced a force of no less than two hundred Iwa Rock Ninja soldiers head-on.

His Shadow Clone were slaughtering the remaining Rock Ninja indiscriminately from behind.

At this moment, all the Rock Ninja in the town had rushed out.

"As expected, it's Leaf Village's 'Ghost Senju'! Everyone, attack! Even if we can't seal him, we must try to delay him for as long as possible. The intelligence has already been sent out; the village will send powerful warriors to deal with him."

"Don't be afraid, the strength of the Impure World Reincarnation is not as great as it was in life!"

Seeing that figure, the Chunin encouraged their subordinates.

Everyone fears death, but nothing is more terrifying than letting the Ghost Senju penetrate deep into the Land of Earth.

The Senju Clan's obsession with the Impure World Reincarnation was known throughout the Ninja World. Although no one in this era knew how the Ghost Senju used the Impure World Reincarnation, just knowing what kind of technique it was was enough for everyone to make their own assumptions.

This kind of old devil from the Warring States period is ruthless and cruel, with no humanity whatsoever; wherever he goes, the place becomes a ghost town.

Suddenly, the Senju Muzoku in front split into several figures and surrounded them from all sides.

The Rock Ninja, who had originally set their sights on the Senju Muzoku's Explosive Tag Kunai, had to divert some of their forces, including Earth Release Ninjutsu.

The combined attack launched by a hundred people was incredibly powerful.

The earth split apart, rose and sank, as if a dragon were turning over, and the Explosive Tag unleashed Kakkō that shot into the sky.

But all the "Senju Muzoku" were hit by the Ninjutsu, yet they were completely unharmed; their bodies passed right through the Ninjutsu's attack.

"Genjutsu!?" Everyone was stunned.

The next moment, from among them, Senju Muzoku emerged from the ground, his grinning face coming into the eyes of the nearest Rock Ninja. With a flick of his hand, a Kunai this Rock Ninja, exited from the back of his head, and sprayed blood. Then it pierced the body of the Rock Ninja behind him, and the Kunai, imbued with Wind Release, burrowed into the body of the second Rock Ninja like an insect.

Rock Ninja, burying him in an instant. His companions only had time to see his terrified expression.

The next second, dust exploded, and the previously killed Rock Ninja rushed out in his Impure World Reincarnation form, punching the nearest Rock Ninja.

"Damn it! What the hell?!"

"Scatter! It's Impure World Reincarnation!"

The Rock Ninja, filled with shock and rage, scattered. They saw their former comrade, his eyes completely black, pinning the attacked Rock Ninja to the ground like a madman, repeatedly pounding his head with his fists until his brains began to splatter.

The Senju Muzoku One-Hit Kill has succeeded in his attack and has already attached himself Chunin another Chunin.

Following suit, the Chunin on the spot. The people around him now only wished their parents had given them centipedes, and they all ran away as fast as they could, wanting to stay away from this scourge.

This Taijutsu is simply unbeatable. You can't match its strength, you can't match its speed, and even hardening techniques are useless.

However, what they saw— Senju Muzoku— was merely an afterimage.

Before the Rock Ninja could even take a second step, Senju Muzoku was already standing in front of him with a smile, thrusting a Kunai forward, and a second Impure World Reincarnation soldier was created.

When the Leaf Village ANBU finally arrived, they found Rock Ninja lying dead on the ground, their bodies unrecognizable. Behind Senju Muzoku were more than a dozen Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation.

Chunin Rock Ninja who were killed are here.

With a wave of his hand, the Senju Muzoku man sent the dozen or so Impure World Reincarnation soldiers silently charging toward the town.

At that moment, the ANBU recalled the descriptions of this founding master from their own units.

Rumor has it that he single-handedly wiped out every known ninja organization in the Land of Land of Rice Fields, including the leader of the Land of Rice Fields' Ninja World at the time, an organization called the Fuma Clan.

The reason was that the Fuma Clan instructed other ninja organizations in the Land of Rice Fields to assassinate a member of the Leaf Village ANBU.

No one knows why the Fuma Clan did this.

But from then until the establishment of Sound Village, the Land of Rice Fields was a country without a ninja organization.

The entire lineage was wiped out.

It is said that after Senju Muzoku returned to the village, he was scolded by the Second Hokage for a whole day and beaten in his office for a full hour.

Then they deducted one month's salary.

Since then, when Senju Muzoku still around, most organizations in the Ninja World dared not mess with Leaf Village's ANBU, fearing that Leaf Village was setting a trap.

Back then, the Leaf Village ANBU were incredibly domineering and arrogant when they went out to do business.

"Lord Wu Zu, there shouldn't be any ninjas left in town." A member of the ANBU noticed smoke rising from the town and felt he should remind his ancestor.

"Did you go in and investigate?" asked the Senju Muzoku.

"Without..."

"Brother, let me explain the logic behind this." Senju Muzoku patted the ANBU on the shoulder. "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Besides, am I the kind of person who would kill innocent people and claim credit for it? I'm a dead man, what use is that to me?"

You mean...?

"That's right. This town is so close to the front line, can't it provide supplies to the enemy? It's unnecessary to harm ordinary people, we have no grudge against each other, but this is the enemy's country. If they turn a blind eye, wouldn't all these facilities become military use? So burning them down is the right choice."

Having said that, the Senju Muzoku withdrew his hand and said, "You all go too. Move the people out, burn the city down, and then escort them to the next city."

The ANBU nodded and rushed towards the town.

A ninja war entirely independent of any particular nation has begun. The ANBU will not be bound by convention; for Leaf Village, this is also a battle for survival.

As for how the ninjas and nobles should continue to get along in the future, that's not something they'll consider.

Watching the retreating figures of the ANBU, Senju Muzoku thought that although the young men weren't as coordinated as his old brothers from back then, they could still improve with practice.

Professional skills are something that are developed through experience.

Moreover, the sooner the western front gains an advantage, the sooner it can coordinate with the northern front, finish the battle sooner, and return to the village. Uchiha Madara still holed up in the Uchiha Clan; who knows what he's up to.

With our leader on the front lines, there's nothing to worry about.

However, real-time communication is the ninja army's greatest weakness.

The Chunin are a large group with varying levels of skill, and the same is true for Leaf Village. During the Ninja Wars of the Kunimura era, the ninja were spread across a very wide area, and the pace of the war was actually determined by the quality of these Chunin.

In that case, he should quickly disrupt Iwagakure's rear and undermine their war potential.

The second brother originally developed the Impure World Reincarnation) to mass-produce low-cost, Infinite reusable suicide squads and rear-area sabotage units.

In other words, the eldest brother kept a close eye on him, so the second brother didn't really have many opportunities to use his abilities. On the contrary, it was the one who was away from home all year round who used them constantly.

Now it's all about time. As long as he can form a sizable Impure World Reincarnation army before Iwagakure mobilizes its main force, he's confident he can block Iwagakure's gates.

Chapter Eleven: I Can't Lose to Myself

When the first town that Senju Muzoku found turned into a burning inferno, his destruction of the Land of Earth began.

But he did manage to avoid harming civilians.

Forcibly relocating residents from the city and even requiring them to prepare food and water for their journey is a truly difficult task if left to ordinary people.

But it's much simpler for ninjas.

Even the most stubborn residents couldn't resist the Genjutsu. By the time they realized what was happening, their homeland had already been destroyed.

The sky was burned red, and the heatwave could be felt from a great distance. Residents could see buildings collapsing in the flames.

The residents, forcibly evicted by the ninjas, watched this scene with tears welling up in their eyes.

Senju Muzoku was cold-blooded at the residents' grief. He then ordered his subordinates and Impure World Reincarnation bodies to monitor these people, whose roles had changed from residents to refugees, as they moved on to the next town.

Unlike the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth has very few large cities, mostly small towns like this. If it weren't for wartime and its proximity to the front lines, there wouldn't be so many Rock Ninja in this small town.