The flag symbolizing Sunagakure once again fluttered above the ruins of the camp. The Sunagakure ninjas instinctively stopped their work and looked up at the blood-stained flag.
They had avenged themselves and their fallen comrades.
Rasa's gaze retracted from the flag. He turned and looked at the Sunagakure ninjas behind him.
"We must completely incapacitate Amegakure. Everything has just begun."
"Now, one hundred people will stay to guard the camp, and all the rest will follow me to the Land of Rain border to drive the rats of the Land of Rain back into their holes."
Rasa's voice echoed above the heads of all the Sunagakure ninjas.
Every single Sunagakure ninja had firm eyes.
"Yes!"
Rasa turned and looked in the direction of the Land of Rain.
He waved his hand. "Move out!"
Dense rows of Sunagakure ninjas brushed past him, running towards the Land of Rain.
At the same time.
Land of Rain border.
Amegakure camp.
An Amegakure ninja, covered in blood, knelt before Hanzo.
"Hanzo-sama..."
"Our comrades at the border..."
"Were all killed..."
"Rasa..."
After speaking a few keywords, the Amegakure ninja's body heavily collapsed onto the ground.
Souta and Ruka, the two medical ninjas, shook their heads at Hanzo.
If Haruki had been here, this ninja might have had a chance to survive. However, Haruki had not returned yet.
It seemed the first ambush unit's mission was not going smoothly either.
The worse situation was...
All the Amegakure ninjas had a thoight in their hearts, but no one dared to speak out loud. It would damage morale.
Hanzo waved his hand without hesitation, his deep, cold voice penetrating his respirator and clearly entering the ears of all the ninjas.
"Two hundred people stay to guard the camp, and all the rest will follow me to attack."
"Yes!"
In just one minute, the Amegakure ninjas were ready for battle. They followed behind Hanzo, their figures rapidly running towards the Land of Wind border ahead.
...
The Chunin behind Rasa suddenly frowned. He stopped, and looked at the fresh blood in the grass, squatting down to touch it with his hand. He noticed that the blood was viscous.
The Chunin stood up, his face changing as he said, "Rasa-sama, Amegakure might have received the news."
Rasa's face remained unchanged as he said, "Continue forward."
The Chunin nodded.
The Sunagakure troops continued to advance towards the Land of Rain border.
The sensory ninjas at the front of the team stopped. They closed their eyes tightly and reported.
"Rasa-sama!"
"A large concentration of Chakra has appeared ahead, constantly approaching us. It should be Amegakure ninjas. They are less than ten kilometers away from us!"
The sensory ninjas reported in real-time, "Now less than eight kilometers..."
Rasa stared straight ahead, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's.
"All units, listen to my command!"
Rasa's voice carried a resolute determination.
"First and Second Squads, immediately occupy the high ground on the east sand dune."
"Third Squad, set up traps and ambush ahead. Prepare for the first wave of surprise attack."
"Fourth and Fifth Squads, immediately occupy the high ground on the west rock."
"Sixth and Seventh Squads, follow me to construct defenses head-on."
"Quick!"
Under Rasa's urgent commands, the Sunagakure ninjas did not hesitate, bursting forth with astonishing efficiency. They ran to their respective positions according to Rasa's instructions.
On the yellowish-brown sand dunes, the Sunagakure ninjas buried their bodies in the yellow sand.
In the wind-eroded rock formations, the Sunagakure ninjas' bodies blended with the rocks.
The Third Squad quickly arrived at the front, burying deadly explosive tags and poisoned ground spikes in the sand.
A sensory ninja's voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Five kilometers..."
The Sunagakure ninjas' hearts were pounding.
"Four kilometers."
"Two and a half kilometers."
The Sunagakure ninjas held their breath.
The world fell silent.
They're here!
The Sunagakure ninjas said in their hearts simultaneously.
They first felt an abnormal wind speed. They lived in the desert and were most sensitive to the wind. The wind speed at this time was clearly different from usual.
On the border line ahead, distorted by heat haze, vague figures finally emerged.
Amegakure's ninja uniforms were pure black. At this moment, their figures were like condensed ink, coming towards the Sunagakure ninjas.
What puzzled Rasa was that the number of Amegakure ninjas was not large, only about thirty to forty people. Compared to them, they were simply vulnerable.
The figure at the very front quickly caught Rasa's attention. That was the Demigod of the Ninja World—Hanzo.
The Amegakure ninjas following Hanzo had cold eyes, and they wore special respirators, like unsheathed poisoned blades.
At a distance of one kilometer from Rasa and his group, Hanzo stopped. The Amegakure ninjas did not fall into the Sunagakure ninjas' traps.
Hanzo's murderous eyes locked onto Rasa. He slowly raised his right hand and said, "Leave no one alive."
The Amegakure ninjas immediately stepped out from behind Hanzo, forming a straight line. They simultaneously formed hand signs, their chests puffed out, and then they exhaled sharply forward.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Hanzo extended his hand, and threw countless glass bottles into the air.
Violent wind force surged out of nowhere, carrying immense power, pressing down fiercely on the Sunagakure ninjas in front.
The glass bottles burst in the air and purple poisonous mist instantly spread. All of it was swept by the strong wind towards the distant Sunagakure ninjas.
The Sunagakure ninjas reacted just as quickly. They pressed their hands on the ground, and thick earth walls rapidly rose from the ground, attempting to isolate the poisonous mist. However, the poisonous mist was all-pervasive.
A Sunagakure ninja who inhaled a wisp of poisonous mist collapsed almost instantly.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Seeing that the earth walls were ineffective, the Sunagakure ninjas almost simultaneously used ninjutsu again.
"No!"
Rasa's eyes widened, his command was a step too late. The strong wind had already risen from the flat ground.
Just as the strong winds collided, the poisonous mist permeated every corner of the desert before them.
The moment the wind subsided, Hanzo's figure moved. He was so fast that it exceeded the limits of human visual capture.
A thick, ink-like purple mist, surged out from Hanzo's entire body. The poisonous mist spread at an astonishing speed, instantly covering the entire battlefield before them.
Sunagakure ninjas who reacted slightly slower did not even have time to pull out the antidote from their ninja tool pouches before their bodies collapsed, losing their life.
Rasa's brows were tightly furrowed. The moment Hanzo had made his move, he had already taken the antidote provided by Chiyo.
Although not too many antidotes could be produced in a short time, most Sunagakure ninjas had antidotes in their hands. It just depended on whether they took them in time.
Rasa stared at Hanzo, whose figure was hidden by the poisonous mist, his eyes swirling with killing intent.
Hanzo was not that easy to deal with. But if he could kill Hanzo, then his prestige in Sunagakure would rise to another level.
The next Kazekage would undoubtedly be him.