When Shion landed, all she could see were corpses. Many of the Hidden Stone Village ninja had died extremely tragic deaths, a sight that was hard to look at directly. Even though she had seen many battlefields, seeing this scene all at once still made her a little uncomfortable.
Seeing the slightly nauseated look on Shion's small face, Kusuo walked over and took her hand. "If you're not used to it, then don't look. In the future, you can just leave this kind of thing to me."
Unexpectedly, Shion shook her head firmly and then looked at him seriously. "I have to work hard to adapt to the environment of the battlefield. I told you, I want to help you in the future."
Looking at the girl's pure and determined eyes, Kusuo's gaze softened, and he pulled her into his arms by the waist. "Alright. I believe in you."
On the other side, without the pressure of the large ninja allied force, Guy, in cooperation with the other Konoha ninja and his own great strength, had successfully captured the four elite jonin from the Land of Earth.
By the time Guy walked over from his state of the Eight Gates and saw the ground full of corpses, his eyes were almost popping out of his head.
Hiss. He had just opened the seventh gate for a short while, and all the people here were already dead? This was too fast. In the previous wars in Konoha, which battle didn't last for several days and nights?
Kusuo looked at Guy and said faintly, "When I made my move, I didn't notice some of the scattered Iwa-nin, so they managed to sneak attack some of our ninja."
Hearing Kusuo's words, Guy directly gave him a big thumbs up. "How can you be blamed for this matter? Life and death are common sights on the battlefield. They died for the village; they are heroes of Konoha. On the contrary, it is we who should be grateful to you, Kusuo. If it weren't for you, our losses might have been far greater than this."
Kusuo of course understood what he meant. When the moment of desperation truly came, this "old tree" would have become nutrients for the new leaves, opening the final Gate of Death of the Eight Gates to follow through on the Will of Fire. At that time, perhaps he could have dealt with these Iwa-nin even faster than himself.
Shaking his head, he pushed these messy thoughts aside. "Since this place is also resolved, we'll be leaving first."
With that, Kusuo put his arm around Shion's waist and left without looking back.
"This..."
"Er..."
Guy was a little stunned. His straightforward personality was not good at dealing with people. Especially Kusuo; although they had some connection, they were, after all, not familiar.
But the Konoha ninja behind him were completely shocked by the scene before them.
Coincidentally, at this time, the giant stone pillar a hundred meters ahead collapsed, and a large number of incomplete earth walls also crumbled with a roar. More corpses were revealed on the ground.
"Eight Trigrams Palms! Kaiten!" Neji used his Rotation technique, and in an instant, all the ruins were cleared away.
CRASH!
A sea of blood, like a fountain, gushed out from the ground, flowing across the earth and dyeing the entire space under their feet red. In the air was a thick, nauseating smell of blood.
"This..."
"Just what kind of monster can finish off the entire Iwa allied force so quickly, in just a few minutes?!"
"Yeah! I can't even imagine how terrifying Lord Kusuo's sword is!"
"Sigh! The commotion from the battle at that time was too great, I didn't dare to get close. If I had been a little braver at that time, I might have been the first to witness Lord Kusuo's heroic slaughter of the enemy!"
The Konoha ninja were dumbfounded, their words jumbled with shock.
One man. One sword. He had annihilated the Iwa army that had been pushing them to the brink of desperation just a few minutes ago. The stark contrast in the battle's outcome... it was like heaven and earth.
And all of this had changed just because of one person.
"So... we're not even on the same level, are we...?" someone sighed, having already helplessly dropped their weapon, their eyes dazed.
Guy looked at the mental state of his subordinates and really wanted to shout to cheer them up. But then he suddenly discovered that even he himself seemed to have been conquered by this ruthless and violent power of Kusuo's. He couldn't say any nutritious, encouraging words at all.
He looked back at Tenten, Neji, and Lee. They were also hanging their heads, their moods very low. To witness it with their own eyes... it was a powerful contrast.
...
Hidden Stone Village. Inside the Tsuchikage's office building.
Onoki was still patiently guiding his own granddaughter, Kurotsuchi. Recently, he had discovered that his granddaughter had a unique insight into the art of Water-Hardened Concrete, and his heart bloomed with joy. Moreover, because they were fighting Konoha, whose forces were severely dispersed, with the full strength of an entire country, the victory reports from their battlefields came one after another.
Aside from the fact that his student Akatsuchi's squad had gone missing on the battlefield and was very likely killed, they were basically crushing Konoha everywhere. Thinking about it, it made sense. Konoha, which was being pressed by three great nations, also had to face the powerful pressure of the Akatsuki. It was already good enough that they could barely resist. How could they possibly have the spare capacity to fight back?
So, for Akatsuchi's death, Onoki had even thought of waiting until the moment of victory in the war to use the blood of that genius Kusuo to repay it.
Suddenly, a hurried figure rushed in, kneeling on one knee with a panicked expression. "N-not good, Lord Tsuchikage! Something has happened to our front line in the Hidden Stone Village!"
Onoki, who was flying in mid-air, turned around, his old face solemn as he looked at him. "What is it? Why are you in such a panic?"
"Our dispatched ninja allied force... has been completely wiped out!"
The moment his voice fell, the world suddenly spun. Onoki directly fainted from the sky and fell to the ground.
"Grandpa!" Kurotsuchi cried out delicately and immediately rushed forward to help him up.
After a long time, Onoki groggily woke up. Then, a sharp light shot out from his eyes. He immediately grabbed the sleeve of that intelligence ninja and asked, "Is the news you just spoke of true?"
The ninja swallowed hard. "Absolutely true."
"Our sensory ninja said that the place is filled with residual, crisscrossing sword aura. Our men don't even dare to get too close."
"It should be... it was... annihilated by one person."
"Impossible!" Onoki immediately shouted. In the current ninja world, how could there possibly be someone who could annihilate half of the Hidden Stone Village's elite forces with their own strength?
A sword? This word suddenly echoed in his mind. A powerhouse who uses a sword... single-handedly annihilating an entire army?!
Hiss! Onoki's face suddenly darkened. He already understood who it was. And his heart was gradually being forced to accept this reality. If there was anyone in this world who could achieve such a feat, then it could only be that genius swordsman from Konoha. At the same time, it was also their ultimate target in this war: Hatake Kusuo.
"Alright, I understand. You can go down first," Onoki said, waving his hand dejectedly, signaling the ninja to leave. Then, he immediately called him back. "Wait! Remember not to tell anyone about this matter. Even if the village's council of elders asks, you are not to reveal a single word! Do you hear me?"
The aura of the Third Tsuchikage erupted from Onoki's body. The intelligence ninja was so shocked he was dumbfounded, just dazedly murmuring, "Understood."
After he had left, Onoki's face was uncertain. Since this matter had already happened, he absolutely could not let the villagers and the Daimyo know this news. Otherwise, once someone knew that the entire Hidden Stone Village had lost half of its elite combat power, at that time, it would definitely cause a large-scale panic. When that time came, if the enemy took advantage of their weakness, the consequences would be unimaginable.
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