"Are they scared of us?"
"Heh, thinking of turtling up now? Too late!"
On the battlefield, the Konoha side was fighting while retreating, already showing signs of withdrawal. It seemed they didn't want to get entangled any longer.
Seeing this, Kitsuchi's eyes turned cold. He felt no surprise at the enemy's retreat. Instead, he sneered.
Kitsuchi wanted that man dead. But they had been fighting here for nearly two days and three nights and had not seen a single sign of that Konoha Asura, as if he had vanished from the battlefield.
Currently, in terms of overall combat power, the Hidden Stone Village held the absolute upper hand, whether in numbers or high-end combat strength. Furthermore, a continuous stream of troops was arriving to bolster their forces. Both sides had arrayed their armies on the border of the Land of Earth, and their numbers had almost broken a thousand.
But this was not enough. Once upon a time, their Hidden Stone Village had even possessed a ninja force of ten thousand, although they were all genin, and genin who had been forced to graduate from the Ninja Academy under a wartime state at that. But without a doubt, the Land of Earth had the largest number of ninja.
"Press forward with all forces! Charge!" Kitsuchi commanded, seeing Konoha's exhaustion, and directly ordered the entire army to advance.
Instantly, tap, tap, tap~
The dense mass of people slowly pushed forward. A vast shadow enveloped half the battlefield. All sorts of stone golems were summoned, blocking the front. Even if the Konoha ninja wanted to interfere, it was useless.
"Just watch! This is the power of our Hidden Stone Village!"
"The ANBU surprise attack unit has not yet arrived. When my father arrives with them, you will know what true despair is!"
The ANBU surprise attack unit, or the special assassination tactical squad, abbreviated as ANBU. The members of any village's ANBU were all talented individuals with great strength. (Of course, the Hidden Mist was an exception.)
Konoha, due to Danzo having poached a large number of good seedlings in the past, had an ANBU force of just over a hundred. But without exception, they were all of elite chunin level or higher. Some even had the standard of an elite jonin. In terms of quality, Konoha was second to none.
But in terms of quantity, the Hidden Stone had never been afraid of anyone. The number of their ANBU surprise attack unit was no less than that of their ordinary ninja. They were like fish in water, a war machine that could move like the wind on the battlefield, slaughtering without mercy.
"Earth Style! Hiding in Rock Technique!"
Following behind the main Iwa army, dozens of elite chunin formed hand seals and then slapped the ground. Their entire bodies seemed to melt and sink into the earth, becoming one with the mud and rock.
"Earth Style! Earth Flow River!"
"Earth Style! Swamp of the Underworld!"
Dozens more jonin formed seals together. The viscosity of the Earth Flow River, with the addition of the Swamp of the Underworld, became even more astonishing. If anyone were to carelessly step into it, they would be powerless to struggle, gradually watching their own body being submerged.
POW!
Dozens of thick gobs of clay-like saliva were spat out from their mouths, then covered the ground, rapidly expanding into a great river of mud.
"What do we do?"
"My foot is stuck! Help me!"
"Me too! Quickly notify the captain!"
The Konoha side had no time to react before they were swallowed by the rapidly expanding swamp, their bodies sinking bit by bit, unable to struggle.
Seeing this, Guy immediately called for Neji and Tenten to go and provide support. A large number of Fire Style-proficient ninjutsu troops also rushed to help.
"Fire Style! Great Flame Ball Technique!"
One giant fireball after another smashed into the damp, muddy flats, drying out the moisture within, which then hardened into dry mud and rock. By a hair's breadth, they managed to escape the crisis.
But before they could recover, the next second, dozens of ninja drilled out from underground like ghostly soldiers, and with the speed of lightning that leaves no time to cover one's ears, they charged into the Konoha camp. Instantly, the entire defensive line was torn open, and the battlefield became a complete rout.
"Why isn't Kusuo back yet?"
Seeing this, Guy's heart was burning with anxiety. He could no longer care about the pain in his body. He opened the Eight Gates, for who knows how many times already. His whole body glowed with a blue light. Like an arrow, he charged into the battlefield.
"Tsuchi, Tsuchi, Tsuchi! Follow me!" Kitsuchi had long been waiting for Guy to enter the field. The moment he saw Guy move, he immediately spoke to the three elite jonin beside him.
"Yes, my lord!"
BOOM!
The earth was cracked open by the battle of a thousand ninja. Mud, rock, fire, and lightning flew everywhere. Rampaging chakra surged violently on the battlefield. All sorts of strange and conventional ninjutsu were thrown at the other side in a jumble. The scene was spectacular. The sky briefly lost its color. Thunderclouds rolled, and the fire and high temperatures sparked lightning.
But the battlefield was not a stalemate. Instead, it was a one-sided affair. The longer the battle went on, the more excited the Iwa ninja became, and the more Konoha ninja died.
"Nobita!"
"Suneo!"
Two chunin from Konoha, both comrades, had sharp earth spears pierce their chests at the same time. They coughed up blood and fell. Their cries to each other seemed to have become the tragic prelude to the most brutal battle since the Fourth Great War began.
Guy's eyes turned white. Under the Gate of Shock, his dynamic vision was terrifyingly sharp. He threw a punch at Kitsuchi's head. Kitsuchi didn't make a sound, but he calmly summoned a stone giant, a full twenty-plus meters high. It smashed down with a punch, and a giant crater immediately exploded where Guy had been.
"Daytime Tiger!"
Guy didn't hesitate either. Seeing his opponent unleash a big move, he also used the unique super high-level taijutsu of the seventh gate.
ROAR—
The roar of a white tiger suddenly exploded in front of Kitsuchi.
RUMBLE!
The earth began to shake. Kitsuchi's icy gaze also held a hint of gravity. He waved his right hand.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Dozens of earth flow spears shot out in unison, carrying an explosive aura, wanting to pierce Guy's body.
Guy casually jumped backward, dodging behind. In his seventh gate state, he was not afraid. It was just that the frequent opening of the gates these past few days had caused a great deal of trouble for his body. Guy didn't know how much longer he could hold on.
And from the corner of his eye, Guy saw that his own Konoha ninja were being crushed on one side, beaten back step by step, completely powerless to fight back. The situation had already reached a desperate point.
Konoha was in peril.
As if sensing the crisis here, or perhaps it was the surprise he had been expecting, a world-shaking sword glint... cut across the sky, slashed across the earth, and went straight for the rear ranks of the Iwa ninja.
In one slash, dozens of people who couldn't dodge in time were instantly killed, their bodies neatly cut apart. Their internal organs and fresh blood flowed all over the ground.
"That's great!" Leaning against a wall, his body reaching its limit, Guy was panting heavily. But his white eyes were filled with joy and relief.
This entrance, where the sword arrived before the person... could only be that little monster.
Hatake Kusuo.
He had finally arrived at the critical moment when Konoha was on the verge of complete defeat.
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