Chapter 119: Sasori's Parents
"Chirp!" the two giant desert hawks chirped, with extreme arrogance. At their feet, Shirotaka was terrified.
"Sasuke-sama, it's them!" said Baiyun Yeshan, his eyes reflecting a determination to die. "They are Sunagakure's Arashi and Ruriyu. May I cover your retreat?"
"Arashi and Ruriyu? Are they very strong?" Sasuke asked.
Yeshan quickly explained. It turned out that Arashi and Ruriyu were the son and daughter-in-law of old Lady Chiyo, the parents of Sasori of the Red Sand, and the unfortunate couple who would later be killed by Hatake Sakumo. Arashi was a Fourth Kazekage candidate with a reputation far superior to Rasa's, and his wife was almost as strong as him. Their cooperation was perfect.
"Yeshan, I will not abandon my subordinates to flee alone," Sasuke said, with fighting spirit burning in his eyes.
The two enemy hawks spat out two hurricanes.
"Joint Earth Style Defense!" Sasuke's clone ordered.
Almost ten ninjas formed hand seals at the same time, creating a rock wall that blocked most of the attack. However, part of the hurricane leaked through. For the first time since Sasuke took command, the Umino Battalion suffered casualties. Two genin died and others were wounded.
The distance to Sunagakure's main body was shortening. Sasuke's advantage in supplies did not compensate for the lack of combat power.
"Enter the forest!" he ordered decisively. The forest would block the enemy air force's vision.
As soon as they entered, his clones released a large amount of mist. The Sunagakure ninjas tried to dispel it with wind, but in the dense forest, it was ineffective. Sasuke, with his digestion technique, could create mist faster than they could clear it. The Sunagakure army sent a reconnaissance team, but they fell into an explosive tag trap.
Sasuke was about to finish them off when he noticed that the two giant hawks, now with a wingspan of fifty to sixty meters, had flown high and, with a powerful flap of their wings, had dispersed the mist around the reconnaissance team.
'I must kill those two hawks,' he thought, but as soon as he did, the birds seemed to sense his killing intent and turned to attack him.
Surprised by their sharp perception, he saw one of his clones sacrifice itself, launching an infrasonic wave as a distraction. The hawks fell for the trap and destroyed the clone. Realizing the deception, they launched two more hurricanes towards Sasuke's original position, but he had already moved with his Mist Body Technique.
He realized that the hawks' perception was too keen. He suppressed his killing intent and left a large number of clones to block the pursuit, while his main body regrouped with his retreating troops. The Sunagakure Corps was forced to advance slowly, clearing the mist, which allowed Sasuke's forces to distance themselves again. However, to prevent their escape, Sunagakure sent its entire air force to contain them, with the two giant hawks as the main threat.
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