The Tide Is About to Turn!

The facilities being built by the Rock Ninja during the destruction of the town confirmed Senju Muzoku's suspicions—this was one of the logistical transit points prepared by Iwagakure.

The residents are pitiful, and the fact that Senju Muzoku means that this really can't be blamed on Leaf Village.

Therefore, there are too many villages and countries in this world.

However, this was something that Leaf Village couldn't do when he was alive; it was an era where everyone could only take care of themselves first.

But now, his reincarnation should be achievable.

But wasn't his reincarnation a bit too risky? Or was he just too comfortable and didn't want to bother with anything else?

That won't do. People won't know how capable they are unless they try something new.

He already knew the operational strategies of the northern front troops; that's just how he was.

He was reincarnated, not his personality was replaced.

[I can't lose to myself... Ōnoki's gone, Kitsuchi's gone, but with the boss backing us up, if we still can't win, I'll lose face.]

The Senju Muzoku watched the flow of people already moving along the road, a smirk playing on his lips.

Let's go.

"Yes!"

Senju Muzoku Footsteps took a step forward. Behind him, besides fewer than ten Impure World Reincarnation bodies, there were also several ANBU.

The Impure World Reincarnation body created in this way will not be as agile, but will retain its combat instincts and ability to distinguish friend from foe.

It's a bit like the way we played video games in our past lives.

Of course, he can use the Spirit Transformation Technique if needed, but that would require him to expend Chakra, so he usually only uses it on high-quality items.

Half of the Impure World Reincarnation bodies have already blended into the crowd. Considering that a direct assault might be necessary, Senju Muzoku has equipped these Impure World Reincarnation with Explosive Tag and Impure World Reincarnation talismans.

The Leaf Village Ninja Army has prepared a warehouse of Explosive Tag for him, which is guarded and replenished by designated personnel, so he can use his summoning abilities with peace of mind.

As the flow of people gradually quickens, the sorrow for their homes cannot outweigh the desire to survive.

The people of the Land of Earth, who had lost their homes, knew what would happen to them if they were left exposed in the wilderness for too long when the war had reached their homeland. Although they knew that the so-called "escort" by the Konoha Ninja was probably not well-intentioned, they had no choice and could not care about so much.

Hanging at the back of the crowd Senju Muzoku, he didn't urge the people on. Instead, he paid special attention to whether anyone had fallen behind.

If you fall behind, you might really die in the wild.

Fortunately, this is just the beginning, and there aren't too many people yet. In his Impure World Reincarnation form, he's always in top condition and can still keep an eye on things.

This feigned kindness is the only goodwill he can offer these people of the land.

His ultimate goal is Iwagakure).

Senju Muzoku had visited Iwagakure to witness the Second Tsuchikage, so he remembered the Iwagakure's approximate location quite clearly.

Although he was treated with great caution by the Rock Ninja as the head of the Leaf Village ANBU, these honest sons of the mountains were still a bit lacking in skill.

Finally, the second town appeared.

The Konoha Ninja ahead have retreated.

Without the Konoha Ninja, the ranks ahead became slightly disorganized, as some had already begun running towards the town.

The ANBU assembled behind Senju Muzoku, watching the crowd rush past them.

"No rush, wait," said the Senju Muzoku.

Rolling a snowball always requires patience at first.

In the town ahead, bells rang out, striking rather urgently.

Before long, ninjas leaped down from the city wall.

This world has ninjas who can move swiftly and aloft, yet everyone still builds high walls.

If we don't fix it, no one will even know if enemy ninjas get in.

Repairing it requires at least some effort from the other person.

Moreover, if the gate is built high enough, it's impossible for anyone other than Jonin to jump over it; they can only blast it open or break it down, like the three fortresses that Cloud Village built along the coastal passage.

A dense, dark mass of people surged toward the city wall, but no more ninjas were falling from it; Senju Muzoku, standing in the distance, counted them.

The quantity was very small, less than ten.

However, at least it has some direction; those who can jump over walls usually have at Chunin- level strength.

The crowd had already swelled up at the city gate.

At this point, if Senju Muzoku launch an attack, the ninjas already surrounded by the crowd would be powerless to do anything.

But there's no need for Senju Muzoku to be the villain.

He still really wanted these people to come to the city.

This would make it easier for him to clear out the city's inhabitants. Those whose hometowns had already been destroyed once would be very skilled at fleeing a second time, and they could then lead the city's residents.

Finally, the city gates opened, and with the city's organization, the flow of people began to become more orderly.

"Lord Wu Zu, aren't we going to make a move?"

"No rush, let the people go in first."

After a while, all the refugees had entered the city, and the city gates began to close.

After a brief wait, Senju Muzoku and formed Hand Seals, unleashing the Ninja Art Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.

Boom--!

Amidst the deafening roar, the city gate, which had already closed again, shattered into pieces along with the Kakkō of the explosion, sending large amounts of bricks and stones flying into the air!

The Senju Muzoku figure moved swiftly, forming a second set of hand seals.

Ninja Art: Impure World Mutual Multiplication Technique.

Behind him, the remaining half of the Impure World Reincarnation soldiers vanished.

The city gates were already ablaze with Kakkō, and the distant sounds of Ninjutsu attacks could be heard.

"Let's attack." The Senju Muzoku Footless grinned, took the lead, and headed towards the town.

As he emerged from the other side of the city, the town behind him was ablaze.

His Impure World Reincarnation soldiers also increased to twenty.

The number of refugees has also increased further.

Without stopping, the ANBU, under the orders of Senju Muzoku, led the refugee group, which had more than doubled in size, northwest towards the next town.

Chapter Twelve: The Tide Must Rise!

According to Senju Muzoku's plan, before officially advancing towards Iwagakure, he first needed to create a vacuum zone between Iwagakure and the border.

This vacuum zone extends all the way to the port cities in the north.

As a result, the logistical supply lines of the Iwagakure army had to bypass this area, taking a long detour and going from a location closer to the Land of Stone.

This area was within the attack range of the Sand Ninja Army.

Only in this way can it be considered a coordinated effort with allied forces.

Without considering whether to acquire a Sand Village weapon, the logistics of Iwagakure are inadequate; having more people is useless if you can't keep up.

With reinforcements failing to arrive, the Rock Ninja forces at the front lines were unable to continue their fighting. Leaving aside the equipment issues, they were either surrendering or starving to death. It wasn't that Senju Muzoku looked down on them; he simply felt that ninjas of this era shouldn't be able to withstand hunger so easily.

The Leaf Village ninja army can end the war against Iwagakure in the shortest possible time.

The best outcome would be for him to conquer Iwagakure before the leader arrives.

Without Ōnoki's Dust Release, this plan becomes much more feasible; Deidara alone cannot stop him.

When Senju Muzoku advanced to the seventh population settlement, he finally encountered a well-organized Iwagakure army.

However, by this time, he had more than a hundred Impure World Reincarnation soldiers under his command. This was because he had encountered a Rock Ninja army ammunition depot on his journey, where he replenished his Edo Tensei forces with a considerable number of Impure World Reincarnation.

He no longer limited himself to Chunin who were Impure World Reincarnation enemies; Genin also came into his consideration. He gathered Genin together and began to use them as dedicated bomb soldiers.

The controllable Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, which he developed during his lifetime and modified it, began to demonstrate its inherent value.

Relying on the overly Yamato and nagging eldest brother, the second brother invented a whole bunch of techniques, but basically, apart from Water Release and Flying Thunder God, the eldest brother banned them all.

The technique of Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags is ineffective without the use of the Impure World Reincarnation.

Besides acquiring the Impure World Reincarnation soldiers, Senju Muzoku also fully embodied the spirit of "if the enemy doesn't have Explosive Tag, help me stockpile them." The Explosive Tag stockpiled by Rock Ninja were all his spoils of war, which reduced Leaf Village's inventory burden.

This organized Rock Ninja force was the very search party that Iwagakure had dispatched. The refugee group had become so conspicuous that the Konoha Ninja could no longer effectively control their movements. Large numbers of refugees had already gained their freedom and scattered to the surrounding areas.

It's only natural that the Rock Ninja found traces of the Konoha Ninja through the refugees.

But...

"Scatter them."

Senju Muzoku said this, the Leaf Village ANBU abandoned the refugee group and, together with about a hundred Impure World Reincarnation soldiers, charged towards the Rock Ninja ahead.

The morale and spirit of these ANBU are completely different from when they first set out.

If anything, the fact that Senju Muzoku opened a new door for them.

The ANBU can be represented in a different way.

One hundred Impure World Reincarnation soldiers charge at the forefront, fully exhausting the enemy's Chakra and engaging in high-intensity, continuous Ninjutsu with them—this is also an important function of the Impure World Reincarnation).

The ninjas from the same village, now on opposite sides, launched the first attack using the same combined Earth Release technique.

From a distance, it looked like two earthen dragons had collided.

Another advantage of the Impure World Reincarnation is that one can use their full strength every time they perform Ninjutsu, whereas a living person would have to drain all their Chakra.

Thus, these hundred-plus impure Impure World Reincarnation achieved the effect of at least two hundred enemies on the other side.

The Leaf Village's ANBU, on the other hand, circled around from the flank.

There was only one person who didn't get sidetracked: the Senju Muzoku.

This is his experience: as long as I run fast, have hard enough fists, am strong enough, and have enough milk, no one can let me get around!

Since this is the Impure World Reincarnation, the last step can be omitted.

Thanks to the combined Earth Release of the Impure World Reincarnation soldiers, Senju Muzoku's path to the Rock Ninja army was remarkably smooth and easy.

So, as usual, he was the first to fight the Rock Ninja.

They immediately tore a hole in the Rock Ninja's formation.

All these years later, the weaknesses of the Rock Ninja remain the same.

Because multiple people using composite Earth Release requires a high degree of Chakra stability, legion-level composite Earth Release places special demands on the caster's effort and formation. Different formations also enhance composite Earth Release in different ways. As a result, the Rock Ninja legion became the least adept at flanking maneuvers in the entire Ninja World.

Otherwise, they cannot leverage their advantage of Earth Release is a type of magic/escape technique) in clusters.

But it's more suitable for the Senju Muzoku to wreak havoc among the Rock Ninja.

However, after cutting through three rows of the enemy, the second wave of the Impure World Reincarnation soldiers Earth Release from the direction that Senju Muzoku from.

Friendly fire? That's impossible.

The Impure World Reincarnation have no concept of accidental injury.

It's more like a mistaken sealing.

Without a stable Chakra output and coordinated environment, the Rock Ninja were unable to stop this wave of attacks. The Impure World Reincarnation soldiers' composite Earth Release smoothly rolled over the already disrupted Rock Ninja formation. Earth and Rock Ninja, and the front-line Rock Ninja were either crushed into mincemeat or sent flying.

Amidst chilling roars, the Impure World Reincarnation soldiers charged into the Rock Ninja army's ranks, utterly disrupting their formation.

At this moment, the Leaf Village ANBU had just completed their flanking maneuver.

This time, however, they finally joined the fun instead of just watching.

The Leaf Village ANBU also had their own pride. They were not content to be mere spectators. The Senju Muzoku had shown them the ruthlessness of the Sengoku people, and they hoped to show the Senju Muzoku the spirit of the modern Konoha Ninja.

They wanted Senju Muzoku to know that the modern-day Leaf Village ANBU were capable and willing to fight!

From a distance, the ANBU first threw Kunai and Shuriken. Among them were Sarutobi Clan members who had mastered the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique. A dark mass of throwing tools rose and fell like wind and snow, sounding like a swarm of bees. They were then drowned out by the explosions of the Explosive Tag. The ANBU attacked the Rock Ninja from another side, accelerating the collapse of the Rock Ninja army.

Dust swirled among the crowd—the newly formed, Impure World Reincarnation army.

In the distance, the refugees watched from afar, too afraid to run, staring blankly as the Rock Ninja were quickly overwhelmed by the Konoha Ninja, who outnumbered them by far.