Chapter 420: Wrapping Up
Soon, most of the ninja on the battlefield had left, either in pursuit of the Kumo-nin or taking the wounded Mist ninja back to Kirigakure. Only a few scattered squads remained to clean up the battlefield.
Before long, a blue figure, carrying a person on his back, came speeding over from the direction of the Mist's examination hall.
It was A and Shiya, who had gone to support him.
Just now, Shiya had unexpectedly broken through the Mist's blockade on A, rescuing him from Kisame's water world.
After getting out, A did not go on a killing spree as the Mist had anticipated, but instead chose to pick up Shiya and run. Clearly, he had also consumed a great deal of energy in the previous battle.
Kisame did not pursue. He also needed to rest. His condition was even worse than A's. If Shiya hadn't come to disrupt the situation, he would have had to start absorbing the chakra of other Mist ninja through Samehada to replenish himself.
Fortunately, he had held on. This battle had been a huge test for Kisame. Whether he could stop A was not only a matter of life and death for Kirigakure, but also a matter of whether he, the newly appointed Mizukage, could establish his prestige.
Now, it was fine. As long as the losses of the main army on the front line were not too great, he would be a hero, and his position as Mizukage would be stable.
Shiya's Sage Mode had now ended, and her combat power was greatly reduced. More importantly, without Sage Mode, her sensory abilities were severely weakened.
A carried her through the mountainous area, deliberately avoiding the Mist ninja who were cleaning up the battlefield. Those ninja did not dare to block him head-on and only threw some projectiles from a distance, but this kind of attack didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
Ikura, his four shadow clones, Megumi, and the six genin were all hiding in the shadows and had not shown themselves, each doing their best to restrain their own chakra fluctuations.
Suddenly, Megumi, who had been constantly using her sensory ninjutsu, said, "They're here. Very fast, in that direction, moving at high speed."
Hearing this, the others quickly held their breath, while Ikura and his clones immediately began to form hand seals.
A, who was moving at high speed, was startled. Such a strong chakra fluctuation! An ambush?!
"Water Style, Lightning Style, Earth Style, Wind Style, Fire Style! Five Elements Great Consecutive Bullets Technique!"
Ikura had slightly anticipated A's path forward and then unleashed his strongest move.
Boom~
A had deflected his direction in advance and had not entered the center of the explosion, but the blast radius of the technique was large enough to still include him.
With his Lightning Release Armor protecting him, he was naturally not seriously harmed, but Shiya, who was being carried on his back, was not so lucky. Such a huge explosion, an explosion that could knock a complete Tailed Beast back to its original form, the shockwave alone was enough to shake her to death.
After the explosion dissipated, A glanced at Shiya's body, hesitated for a moment, and then continued to rush in the direction of his retreating army.
He had also consumed a great deal of energy, and the one who had just ambushed him was clearly Kage-level. Although he was confident that even in his current state, he could kill that person, time was not on his side. His subordinates were still in danger. And if he were to consume a large amount of chakra to kill this ambusher, then he himself might be in danger.
After the ambush, Ikura did not remain idle but began to use a series of earth walls for defense with Megumi, putting on an appearance of fighting a battle of attrition, just like Kisame had before.
A corner of A's mouth twitched. Without looking back, he accelerated and left.
On the coast of the Land of Earth, the area was a scene of devastation, with pits and rubble everywhere.
The most conspicuous feature was a circular deep pit with a radius of several thousand meters right in the center.
Clearly, a great battle had just taken place here. If Ishiro were here, he would definitely say that this was a Gundam-level battle.
At this time, there was only one person in the field: Kumo's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer Bee.
He was not in his Tailed Beast form but in his Jinchuriki form. Clearly, his consumption was not small either.
He was panting slightly and said to the Eight-Tails within his body, "Yo, Little Hachi, where'd that guy Han go?"
The Eight-Tails' voice sounded in his mind: "He ran. His condition is worse than yours. The Five-Tails' consumption is very high. If we chase, we should be able to kill him."
Killer Bee hesitated for a moment, then sighed. "Let's retreat. There's no time. It wouldn't be good if we were targeted by the Third or Fourth Tsuchikage."
"We underestimated Iwagakure. One Han was enough to hold us off. The other threats that Iwa was facing have probably been resolved by now."
"Even if we have a chance to kill Han, it would be very difficult to escape from the Third Tsuchikage and the others who would come to reinforce him."
"This surprise attack on Iwagakure's home base has already failed. I don't know how Yugito and my brother are doing."
The Eight-Tails continued in his mind: "Don't worry. With Matatabi there, nothing will happen. Didn't you say Kirigakure has no high-end combat power?"
"Unless a Kage appears in the Mist, or Saiken is still there, otherwise, no accident can happen."
Killer Bee said, "I hope so."
After speaking, he turned and returned in the direction of the sea.
In the heartland of the Land of Earth, a weak voice suddenly sounded in the mind of the fleeing Han: "Han, Gyūki isn't pursuing."
Hearing this, Han sat down on the ground with a plop, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, and then began to gasp for breath.
After a long while, Han said, "Let's rest for a while. Since Gyūki isn't chasing, we should be safe."
After catching his breath for a while, he continued, "I didn't expect Gyūki to be so strong, and Killer Bee too."
Kokuō said, "Han, Gyūki and Kurama are the strongest of the Tailed Beasts, much stronger than us."
"That Killer Bee has probably been a Kage-level for a long time. You are still just a Quasi-Kage. It's normal that we couldn't win."
Han nodded and asked with some curiosity, "If Gyūki is so strong, then what about the strongest, Kurama?"
Kokuō thought for a moment. "Kurama is probably as strong as the other eight of us combined."
Han marveled, "Really? That's incredible. I have to tell Lord Tsuchikage about this when I get back, so he can be extra careful."
Kokuō snorted. "Your Tsuchikage probably knew all this long ago. He doesn't need you to tell him. He knows far more than you can imagine."
Kokuō had always found this strange. Why did Ishiro even know about the Ten-Tails, and that the nine of them were all split from it? And he seemed to be very clear about the relationship between the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails.
Han thought for a moment. "That seems to be true. Even the fact that you have a name was something Lord Tsuchikage told me."
After chatting for a while, the man and the beast fell silent and began to rest.
Before long, from the direction of Iwagakure, several Anbu squads quickly approached.
Seeing Han, the newcomers breathed a sigh of relief. The leader said, "Lord Han, are you alright?"
"The village couldn't contact you, so we were sent to escort you back."
Han shook his head. "I'm fine, just a bit exhausted. But the Anbu who came with me have all been sacrificed."
The speaker nodded, having already guessed as much, and was not surprised. "Senior Han, where is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Han said, "I couldn't beat him, so I fled. But he didn't pursue. Perhaps he thought that after so much time had passed, the village might have made preparations, so he didn't dare to chase."
The Anbu said, "That's right. Lady Bella asked me to inform you that Lord Kitsuchi has already returned with the army. In that case, Senior Han, let us escort you back to the village."
Han had also rested for a while, so he stood up and nodded.
One Anbu squad continued to scout towards the coast, while the others escorted Han back to Iwagakure.
When that scouting squad saw the several-thousand-meter-wide crater created by the clash of two Tailed Beast Bombs, they were so shocked that a cold sweat broke out.
It's a good thing this was on the deserted coast. If this battle had taken place in the village, the consequences...
The four Anbu looked at each other, then quickly returned to the village to report to their superiors.
...
In the south of the Land of Earth, within the territory of the Land of Bears, Ōnoki's group had been relentlessly pursuing and killing Pakura and Chiyo's group.
At this time, the number of Suna-nin with them was not large, only about a thousand. Most had already scattered and fled. Fortunately, Chiyo had been cautious and had given the order to retreat in time. The number of Suna-nin who had actually died in battle was less than a thousand.
Ōnoki and the others had not killed many as they pursued them. Most of the Suna-nin had been killed by the main Iwa army.
Ōnoki was now relentlessly hanging onto Pakura's group. His target was very clear. He wasn't after the Suna army; he was after Pakura and Chiyo.
"Granny Chiyo, you go first. I'll hold off the Third Tsuchikage. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it back to the Land of Wind," Pakura said.
Chiyo did not answer but pushed her away while she herself quickly dodged to the other side, shouting loudly, "Be careful!"
Sure enough, the next moment, a white light flashed and struck the position where the two had been standing before. After the white light passed, a huge deep pit was left in its place.
Chiyo's face was very grim.
Apart from not expecting Kawakita to have also become a Kage, there was one other thing she hadn't expected: the casting speed of Ōnoki's Dust Release and the flying speed of his Light/Heavy Boulder Technique.
Sunagakure naturally had detailed intelligence on Ōnoki, but the strength he displayed today was far different from what was in the reports. It was this difference that had made it impossible for her and Pakura to escape his pursuit.
Ōnoki could quickly fly ahead of them, then easily use Dust Release or Earth Release to slow them down.
And that wasn't the most unbearable part for her. Ōnoki was in the sky, and his damage to the prepared Suna-nin on the ground was not great. The Suna formation was scattered. Using Dust Release to hit them was like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.
But the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, would quickly close the distance between them. If Suna did not want to be entangled by the Jinchuriki, they had to split off a few people to delay him. And besides Rōshi, there was also that Kawakita who used a longsword. That person was the most terrifying. Any Suna-nin who got close to him was taken out in one move.
Along the way, the number of Suna-nin who had died at his hands was the greatest. And to guard against the large-scale damage of Dust Release, Suna was very spread out. So, facing Kawakita's close combat, they simply could not organize an effective resistance. Unsurprisingly, after being delayed by Ōnoki like this, he was about to come up again.
Sure enough, a scream came from the side. A Suna jonin was killed before he could react.
With a barely audible sigh, Chiyo said, "Pakura, you all go first. This old woman will cover the rear."
Hearing this, Pakura still wanted to snatch this rearguard mission, but Chiyo shouted first, "Go quickly! This old woman doesn't have many days left to live anyway. You are still young. In the future, assist the Fourth Kazekage well. He is a good Kazekage."
"The future of the village is in your hands, you young people."
Hearing this, Chiyo did not seize the time to retreat as she had done several times before, but instead took out her Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu and charged towards Kawakita's side.
Pakura, while shedding tears, led the other Suna-nin in a rapid retreat towards the Land of Wind.
As expected, neither Ōnoki nor Kawakita paid any mind to the other Suna-nin but directly targeted Chiyo.
(End of Chapter)
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