In the blink of an eye, nearly two hours had passed.
The Mist Ninja from Flying Fish Town finally arrived at the outskirts of Black Stone Outpost.
After that, neither side wasted words, and they immediately launched into a massive battle.
However, unlike the last major battle, the battlefield this time was only a few kilometers across, and it was mainly concentrated in the area east of Black Stone Outpost.
This time, the battlefield between the two sides spanned more than ten kilometers, almost encompassing all four directions around Black Stone Outpost—east, south, west, and north.
From noon until night, the sounds of battle never stopped. Everywhere was the noise of Exploding Tags and ninjutsu detonating.
Inside Black Stone Outpost, Konoha squads appeared from time to time. Some headed out to provide support, while others returned to rest. In short, the place was a flurry of activity.
At that moment, the advantage of being on home ground was laid bare.
Compared with them, the Mist Ninja were in a far worse situation.
Although they had done everything they could to shift the battlefield farther outward, in terms of logistics and supplies, they still could not compare to Konoha.
After all, the initiative over whether to engage was on Konoha's side. If the distance was too great, they could simply choose to avoid battle altogether.
As a result, the Mist Village could not pull the battlefield too far away.
Thus, they had no choice but to fight Konoha while enduring its endless flow of supplies and reinforcements.
Fortunately, both sides were fighting and killing each other in squad formations.
Every ninja could maximize his own initiative, relying on battle experience and wisdom to narrow the gap.
Otherwise, the Mist Ninja's casualties this time would definitely have been considerable.
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