Land of Hot Water The frosty wind on the border is like a steel knife scraping bones.
In this no-man's land where the wind and snow are raging, the Hidden Cloud vanguard force of a thousand people is stepping on the knee-deep snow, running through the Land of Fire hinterland at the highest marching speed.
The leader is Hidden Cloud Senior Elite Jonin Darui.
He was wearing a heavy cloak and squinting at the unobstructed border in front of him.
There are no sentries, no boundary fluctuations, and not even the patrolling Ninja Dog can be seen.
"Master Darui, Konoha is there not even a sentry here?"
A Hidden Cloud Jonin came up and asked in a low voice.
Darui sneered and spat.
"Bah! The biggest village in Shinobi World is so poor that it can't even afford a sentry!"
He looked at the canyon defense line in front of him, which had no lights or any Chakra fluctuations, and laughed loudly.
The laughter spread far in the open wind and snow.
The Hidden Cloud elites behind him also burst into sarcastic laughter.
A Adjutant came forward, holding a broken map in his hand.
"Sir, the information returned by the spy is absolutely correct."
"Konoha Even Genin's food rations have been cut off. This outer defense line is as if it is undefended. Those wealthy people are afraid of death, and they are all huddled in the village fighting for power."
"Minato Namikaze That loser can't even afford to send patrols now. With no food and no money, how can he support the ninjas under his command?"
Darui pointed his long knife forward, unable to hide the greed in his eyes.
"With no money or food, how can we feed the soldiers on the front line? Tonight, we will go directly through the canyon ahead and plunge directly into Kawamachi Akiha Town in the east of Land of Fire!"
He turned to look at the thousand Hidden Cloud ninjas with red eyes behind him.
"Tell the brothers, Konoha can't protect their territory anymore!"
"Whoever grabs the granary, Money House, and Ninja Tools stores in this town belongs to whoever grabs them! I want you to scrape off the land of these poor people like Konoha, including the soil!"
"Ouch!"
Hidden Cloud vanguard troops howled like hungry wolves emerging from their cages.
"I heard that the Konoha people are so hungry that their eyes are green now. We are going to bring warmth!"
"I'm sending you this damn warmth to rob! Lord Raikage said, move everything that can be moved, and burn everything that can't be moved!"
Darui raised his right hand and the team fell silent.
"The five kilometers ahead are canyon terrain, and the terrain is dangerous."
"Although Konoha is half-dead now, basic vigilance must not be lost. The exploration team will go first, and the large forces will follow, and maintain the formation!"
More than a dozen Sensor Ninja rushed out and quickly sent back their gestures. The front was safe and there was no reaction from Chakra.
Darui nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand.
"Go through the canyon at full speed and try to reach the outskirts of Kawamachi before midnight!"
A team of one thousand people poured into the narrow canyon with towering cliffs on both sides like a black torrent.
The wind and snow got worse, and it hurt my face.
After confirming the safety signal sent back by the exploration team, the Hidden Cloud troops completely relaxed their vigilance.
They didn't even bother to cover up their marching traces, holding torches in a swaggering manner, like a long dragon entering the dark canyon ahead.
The wind and snow blocked the sight and the murderous intention.
The towering cliffs on both sides of the canyon were covered so tightly with thick snow that no flaws could be seen.
But right under this snow nest, three hundred pairs of eyes stared unblinking at the group of Hidden Cloud who were still dreaming of getting rich.
This is "Special Defense Force" newly formed by Konoha.
Squadron leader Sato Ken was lying on the edge of the cliff, breathing at a minimum.
He is a civilian in his forties. Chunin, Chakra has a pitiful amount of money.
"Even a mid-level Wind Release is incomplete waste", "cannon fodder to fill the trenches".
These harsh jeers had accompanied him for most of his ninja career, making him unable to lift his head.
But tonight is different.
The words of Konoha Armor Corps trainer Ishida Shigeru came to his mind.
The old man, who was also a civilian, handed this heavy armor into his hands in the training camp and encouraged him word by word.
"Sato, put on this and prove that you are not a waste! Go and tell all Shinobi World, Konoha civilian ninjas can tear apart those superior elites!"
Sato Ken touched the layer of dark gray armor attached to his chest, feeling extremely at ease.
This is the Marrowstone Sand that Orochimaru bought short of Black Market at a high price. The first batch of "Transitional Chakra Armor" was built regardless of cost.
He doesn't need to refine Chakra himself. The circulatory system inside the armor is pouring a steady stream of energy into his limbs and bones.
On the top of the cliff, Ye put one hand in his pocket and stood in the wind and snow, looking down.
Tobi Half a head popped out from the rocks at his feet, pointing excitedly at the canyon below.
"Sir Ye, all the prey have entered the pocket formation, a thousand people, not a single one is left behind. Darui That guy is still dreaming about robbing money."
Ye used White Zetsu's perception network to clearly see the enemy's formation in the canyon.
He slowly took out a smooth fruit candy from his pocket, peeled it open and threw it into his mouth.
"A bunch of hungry dogs really thought that the door to someone else's house was open just to treat them to a meal."
Ye chewed some candy and gave instructions casually.
"Close the door and set off fireworks."
The instructions were transmitted silently to both sides of the canyon along the White Zetsu network.
Below, Darui is preparing to urge the troops to speed up.
Suddenly there was a soft sound under my feet.
"Click."
With a soft sound, all the hairs on the back of Darui's neck suddenly stood up, and the instinct that he was feeling on the line of life and death made him yell at the top of his lungs.
"Enemy attack! Disperse!"
It's too late.
In the middle of the canyon, explosions occurred one after another without any warning, making people feel tight in their chests.
That is "Energy-Concentrating Bomb" which is Orochimaru mixed with high-purity Marrowstone Sand. It is far more powerful than the ordinary Explosive Tag.
The blue flames blew all the way along the fuses buried under the snow, and the temperature was frighteningly high.
The sound of the explosion was unusually dull, as if it was about to shatter a person's internal organs.
The shock wave didn't spread out, it was like invisible walls, squeezing Hidden Cloud's formation toward the center.
The scream lasted only half a sound, and the dozens of Hidden Cloud ninjas in the middle were directly vaporized into a cloud of blood mist by this unconventional high-temperature bomb, including their own Lightning Armor.
"Asshole!"
Darui's eyes were red. He saw his elite men falling down in rows like wheat, and he couldn't hold back his anger.
He looked up at the towering cliffs on both sides, where a large number of lurkers had been revealed.
"Don't mess around! Form a formation! Use the combined force Lightning Release to flatten the cliff above!"
Hidden Cloud is indeed the ninja village that advocates martial arts the most in Five Great Nations.
After a brief panic, hundreds of remaining elite ninjas quickly formed a circular formation back to back.
Darui took the lead in Hand Seals, and the violent Lightning Release Chakra rose into the sky.
"Lightning Release·Grateful Wave!"
Dazzling blue-white thunder and lightning erupted from his palm, turning into a fan-shaped light curtain and sweeping towards the cliff on the left.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of Hidden Cloud Jonin took action at the same time, flying Hand Seals with their hands, and Lightning Release Chakra formed a dazzling thunderstorm net in the middle of the canyon.
"Lightning Release·Lightning Tornado!"
Hundreds of people Chakra were stacked together, and this thunderstorm was like a roaring dragon, opening its bloody mouth and slamming down on the cliffs on both sides.