In the blink of an eye, three months have passed quickly.
A lot has happened in the last three months, and most of it is important.
For example, Shin'un spent his fourth New Year on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, grew a year older, and became fourteen years old. His body was still developing rapidly, and he looked like an adult from afar.
For example, three months ago, after Shin'un handed over the intelligence he brought out from a large Sand Ninja stronghold to Nara Shikahito, Nara Shikahito decisively launched a decisive battle against the Sand Ninja after only four days of research.
For example, after more than two months of fighting, the Konoha Ninja have gained a significant advantage in their battles against the Sand Ninja. The Sunagakure ninjas are suffering repeated defeats, and their Sand Ninja are being abandoned one after another.
If this pace is maintained, after a while, the heavily wounded Sunagakure will be unable to participate in the war and will have no choice but to surrender to Konoha.
In a plain in the southwest of the Land of Rain, a place that should have been quiet and peaceful was now filled with shouts of battle.
"Ah!!!"
"Damn Konoha Ninja!!"
"Go to hell!"
"Kill!!"
"..."
Surrounded by a battlefield with over a thousand soldiers, the cacophony of shouts and battle cries, the myriad of escape techniques flying through the air, and the buzzing in his ears... everything around him made Shin'un feel irritable. He even found himself unable to distinguish between enemy and friendly forces, and was on the verge of a Red Eye.
Shin'un shook his head sharply, realizing that his irritability stemmed from the continuous fighting over the past few days...
For nearly two months, he was either fighting with Sand Ninja or on his way to fight with Sand Ninja, and he had to maintain a high level of mental tension every day.
Splattered blood, the heavy stench of blood, the agonizing screams of the dying, the gruesome bone spurs of defeat... these are the kinds of scenes that make normal people uncomfortable, which they see every day.
In fact, after being in such an environment for half a month straight, and having to concentrate intensely on fighting, Shin'un's ability to avoid developing a mental disorder is truly thanks to the presence of a mentally unstable person by his side.
"Really..." Shin'un thought to himself, shifting his feet to the right to dodge a Kunai that came from behind. He then turned his eyes to another direction on the battlefield.
"Hahaha!!!"
"Die! Die! Die!"
"Die, all of you!!!"
"..."
With a wide grin, Yūichi fought excitedly on the battlefield, bursting into laughter every time he slit the throat of a Sand Ninja with Kunai.
With the blood spurting from the Sand Ninja's neck, coupled with the genuine excitement on Yūichi's face, he revealed himself to be a complete psychopathic killer.
"Smash!"
Seeing Xiong Yūichi's appearance, Shen Cloud Ninja but click his tongue.
If it weren't for the fact that Yūichi's current strength is still insufficient to defeat him, Shin'un would genuinely be afraid that Xiong Yūichi temper and attack him.
Shaking his head, Shin'un stopped looking at Yūichi was constantly fighting at the forefront of the Sand Ninja, and turned his head to scan another direction of the battlefield.
Water Release: Water Blade Slash!
Accompanied by a faint mist of water vapor, the sound of something vibrating and spinning at high speed rang out. This was the A-rank Water Release Ninjutsu that Shiina Kō had just learned two months ago.
Compared to Shiina Kō's other A-rank Water Release Ninjutsu, Water Release: Great Circle Slash, Water Release Water Blade Slash superior in that it is quieter, has equally impressive power, is more cost-effective, and saves a lot of Chakra, making it more suitable for frequent use on large battlefields where battles can last for two or three hours.
As you can see, Shiina Kō has somehow acquired a long sword in her right hand, and as she uses her Water Release Ninjutsu, a seemingly thin and fragile layer of water wraps around the sword.
Surrounding the blade of this long sword, the seemingly thin and fragile water flow rotates and vibrates at high speed, greatly enhancing the otherwise ordinary long sword.
Concealed, high-speed, sharp, lubricated,...
With numerous advantages, Shiina Kō was able to gain a significant advantage against the Sand Ninja, often slicing through the enemy ninja's Kunai and slashing at Sand Ninja chests with his long sword while they were still in Sand Ninja.
Then, it was cut in two.
This high-level, high-difficulty Water Release Ninjutsu, combined with Shiina Kō's rich combat experience accumulated over several years of fighting, while far from easy and comfortable on this battlefield, already gave him the ability to protect his own life compared to those ninjas whose lives were as precarious as duckweed.
"Without realizing it, both of them have become quite strong!"
Nodding, Shin'un couldn't help but recall the days when his two teammates were still green and inexperienced, as they rushed to the front lines of the Land of Rain with a supply convoy after graduating from the Ninja Academy a few years ago. He felt a pang of emotion.
As Orochimaru's disciple, they received Konoha's top-level training. Orochimaru even helped and taught the three members of the team to modify and develop their individual Ninjutsu.
In addition, Shin'un, as the team leader, often took care of them during missions, which meant that despite constant setbacks and battles, Yūichi and Shiina Kō never suffered any serious injuries that would hinder their progress.
Now, after several years of growth, Shin'un's two teammates, although still at the Chunin level, have actually become close to the level of a regular Jonin in terms of combat strength.
Moreover, the Fourth Shinobi World War was truly devastating, and both Sand Ninja and Konoha desperately needed fresh blood. A large number of young Jonin were temporarily promoted to join the battlefield, and many of them might not even be able to defeat Yūichi and Shiina Kō in a one-on-one Jonin.
Especially Uchiha Yūichi, as a member of the Uchiha clan, recently awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his true combat strength is in the upper-middle range even among Jonin.
Of course, compared to Shin'un's current strength, Shiina Kō and Yūichi's improvement in strength is nothing.
Shaking his head, Shin'un stopped the thought from running through his mind and turned his attention to his surroundings.
After all, being on the battlefield, one must be cautious.
Sudden.
"Whoosh!"
A whooshing sound, which Shin'un was already tired of hearing, rang out, prompting him to immediately turn his head to observe.
With focused attention, everything in my eyes immediately slowed down, and every movement became clearly visible.
"Sigh... can't these Sand Ninja come up with some other attacks?" Shin'un thought to himself, speechless, as yet Namikaze hurtled towards him. "I'm getting tired of dodging these wind blades..."
"Sizzle!"
With a thought, his Chakra reacted rapidly, countless blue-purple currents surged out and coiled around Shin'un's body.
With his eyes fixed on the trajectory of the wind blades hurtling towards him, Shin'un quickly analyzed the direction to dodge and immediately took cover using the speed gained from his Lightning Body Flicker.
"Whoosh!"
"Sizzle~"
In an instant, Shin'un moved forward, directly escaping the attack range of the several wind blades.
Several wind blades sliced through the void and struck the muddy ground of the Land of Rain. Shin'un immediately turned to look in the direction from which the wind blades had come.
As expected, another young Jonin from Sunagakure attacked him.
Seeing that Shin'un had dodged his attack, the young Sunagakure Jonin immediately drew his Kunai and attacked Shin'un, shouting, " Lightning Kid! Die!!!"
" Lightning Kid?" Upon hearing this Sunagakure Jonin call him that, Shin'un's brows furrowed deeply.