Bang, bang, bang!
One by one, the Shadow Clones automatically dispelled as their Chakra was completely depleted.
The memories accumulated from hundreds of Shadow Clones, along with the fatigue, caused Sarutobi Asuma, whose Chakra was already almost exhausted, to stagger.
"Asuma!"
Shizune cried out in alarm and quickly supported Sarutobi Asuma.
Rin, who was beside them as an assistant, also asked with concern, "Asuma, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, just a bit too much exertion."
Sarutobi Asuma wiped the sweat from his brow and took two deep breaths before feeling a little better.
"Hurry up and replenish your energy!"
Shizune quickly took out her Ration Pills.
Sarutobi Asuma didn't stand on ceremony either, directly grabbing a handful and stuffing them into his mouth.
Rin also took out her Ration Pills and said, "Asuma, these are my specially made Ration Pills, they taste pretty good."
"Thanks, Rin!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, took them, and quickly ate them.
Ration Pills were similar to energy bars from his previous life, both being foods that could quickly replenish the body's energy.
Of course, most Ration Pills didn't taste very good; the priority was sufficient energy and rich nutrition.
Sarutobi Asuma and Shizune's Ration Pills were ordinary ones from the market, and their taste was hard to describe.
Rin's Ration Pills tasted much better, and they were indeed much more pleasant to eat.
However, Sarutobi Asuma urgently needed energy replenishment now and didn't have the mood to savor them, just crunching them down and swallowing.
And his powerful physique showed its worth at this moment.
His digestive ability was astonishing, and soon his weakened body was replenished.
However, the mental fatigue would not be fully recovered in a short period.
Ten minutes later, Sarutobi Asuma's Chakra had almost recovered. He asked, "Shizune, how many people still have poison that hasn't been neutralized?"
Shizune quickly replied, "9 people!"
"Good, then we'll take care of them all at once!"
Taking a deep breath, Sarutobi Asuma once again created eight Shadow Clones. Together with his main body and three other medical Jonin, they would neutralize the poison for the remaining nine Konoha ninjas.
Meanwhile.
On the border of the Land of Rivers.
Chiyo, Ebizo, and the remaining three Sand Ninja Jonin looked at the demoralized and utterly defeated soldiers, feeling as if they were in a dream.
They had lost so badly!
After taking a headcount, including the seriously injured, there were still four hundred and eighty-three people.
The rest had either died or been captured by Konoha ninjas.
"Sister, what should we do next?"
"Once Konoha has rested enough, they will definitely pursue us!"
Ebizo said tiredly and anxiously.
Chiyo took a deep breath, cleared her mind, and nodded, "I know."
"You return to the village as quickly as possible and report the situation to the Fourth Kazekage. Besides reinforcements, bring that weapon too!"
"That kid from Konoha, plus one of the Sannin, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo... only that will do."
Ebizo and the other three Sand Ninja Jonin's expressions changed.
They naturally knew what weapon Chiyo was referring to, but after thinking about it, none of them objected.
This was the only way to respond at the moment!
Although they had already negotiated with Kirigakure and reached an agreement with the Stone Ninja to attack Konoha together, the relationships between the Five Great Shinobi Villages were delicate. Even a written alliance could not be fully trusted, let alone verbal agreements.
This was why the Fourth Kazekage couldn't come to the front lines.
And Pakura, who was also a ninja with the Scorch Release Bloodline Limit, was...
"I understand, I will bring reinforcements as quickly as possible!"
Ebizo nodded solemnly and immediately set off, disregarding his fatigue.
Watching her brother depart, Chiyo rallied herself and ordered, "Immediately retreat into the Land of Rivers and split into two groups."
"You lead the ninjas who still have combat strength, scattering in small teams, to obtain supplies in the Land of Rivers, and then conduct harassment attacks on the Konoha ninjas."
A Sand Ninja Jonin quickly asked, "Elder Chiyo, what about you?"
Chiyo turned to look at the injured ninjas, "I will lead some people to take the wounded and treat them!"
"Your mission is to hold back the Konoha ninja until reinforcements arrive, and then counterattack."
"The Stone Ninja have already made their move against Konoha, and the Cloud and Mist Ninja won't be able to resist either. Konoha will definitely be stretched thin!"
The three Jonin were immediately invigorated upon hearing this and accepted their orders.
5 minutes later.
The Sand Ninja, who had barely rested, set out again, with small squads disappearing into the Land of Rivers.
Although Konoha did not pursue them further, the number of monitoring ninja squads did not decrease.
As soon as the Sand Ninja moved, Jiraiya's side quickly found out. He immediately ordered Hatake Sakumo to take people and pursue them.
Moreover, this was also an opportunity to shift the battlefield from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rivers.
Jiraiya knew very well that since the Sand Ninja had decided to invade the Land of Fire, they wouldn't just let it go.
Especially since the Stone Ninja, and even the Mist and Cloud Ninja, would also make a move.
...
"Hoo..."
"Finally done!"
After rescuing the last Konoha ninja, Sarutobi Asuma let out a sigh of relief. As his Shadow Clones dissolved, the mental fatigue made him feel drowsy.
"Asuma, you should go rest!" Shizune quickly said.
"Alright." Sarutobi Asuma nodded, turned, and left.
Along the way, he was greeted by many injured Konoha ninja and medical ninja.
Awe, admiration, respect...
Sarutobi Asuma could clearly feel the enthusiasm from these Konoha ninja.
Many Genin and seasoned Chunin had even started addressing him as "Lord Asuma."
Upon returning to the resting tent, Sarutobi Asuma didn't have time to check his system panel and immediately collapsed into sleep.
He really couldn't take it anymore!
After sleeping, Sarutobi Asuma woke up to find that it was already dark outside.
"Awesome!"
With his spirit, energy, and mind fully restored, Sarutobi Asuma stretched and immediately opened his system panel.
Character: Sarutobi Asuma
Level: 37
Age: 11
Faction: Konohagakure, Land of Fire
Experience Points: /601,800
Achievements: [Savior (1/10)] [Konoha Ninja Academy Top Graduate] [First Kill] [Created S-Rank Unranked Ninjutsu at 9] [First Genin in Ninja World with Bounty Exceeding 30 Million] [Hundred Man Killer] [Created Bloodline Limit]
Distributable Stat Points: 1
Distributable Skill Points: 22
He had finally leveled up again!
Sarutobi Asuma's face was full of smiles. He immediately allocated the stat point to Constitution and then opened his attribute panel.
Constitution: 74.6
Agility: 64.6
Intelligence: 89
Charisma: 89
Undoubtedly, Intelligence and Charisma attributes increased the fastest.
Especially the Charisma attribute, which increased by 10 points from yesterday to today after just one battle.
This battle had a significant impact.
And it was foreseeable that as the news spread, his Charisma value would see another substantial increase.
"Agility has also increased quite a bit recently. It seems that Lightning Style Chakra Mode has also been very helpful in improving Constitution and Agility."
Through training, both Constitution and Agility attributes currently require a very long time to improve.
Often, after a month, it would only increase by 0.01, or even less.
The improvement in Agility from Lightning Style Chakra Mode was particularly noticeable.
Stimulating cells for extended periods makes them more active, having a subtle but significant impact.
He glanced at his Lightning Style Chakra Nature Transformation, which was already at Level 6, and his 22 Skill Points.
Hard work pays off. Time to add points!
Consuming 4 Skill Points in one go, Sarutobi Asuma raised his Lightning Style Chakra Nature Transformation to Level 10, reaching 45% progress, all accumulated during this period.
Jumping from Level 6 to Level 10 was a qualitative change.
Sarutobi Asuma lowered his gaze. He could not only sense natural energy but also extremely subtle static electricity, and even his own bioelectricity.
It was an incredibly wondrous feeling.
This made him wonder if he could achieve the 'Mind Reading' from legends of his past life through this profound ability.
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