"Team C encountered four enemies, including a Jonin. Team C is using the terrain to delay them. The coordinates have been locked." His voice was calm, like a weather report.
"Ha! Finally, someone tough has arrived!" Fei Liu's eyes were ablaze with fighting spirit, and the long sword "Iwakiri" hummed in its sheath. "Chen, let me take the lead!"
"Follow us, maintain the assault formation." Chi Chen wasted no time, shooting out like an arrow, blending into the shadows of the jagged rocks, so fast that he left only a faint shadow on his retina. Fei Liu followed closely behind, and the three equally well-trained chunins silently dispersed to flank him.
Soon, the clashing of metal and the roar of ninjutsu could be heard. On a relatively open gravel field, four Konoha ninjas, wearing dog, monkey, sparrow, and deer masks, skillfully coordinated their attacks against three Iwagakure chunin, who were relying on a massive rock for defense. The earthen wall was constantly being ripped apart by wind jutsu, while kunai and shurikens, with their sharp whistles, blocked the Iwagakure nin's escape route.
"Smash the turtle shell of Iwagakure!" The dog-faced ninja formed seals with his hands, "Wind Style: Suppress!" The violent airflow was compressed into a cannonball and blasted towards the crumbling rock wall.
At this moment,
"Swish, swish, swish—"
Four dark blue beams, more concentrated and faster than before, shot without warning from three extremely tricky angles from the side and rear, like the Grim Reaper calling out their names! Their target was directly aimed at the Monkey-, Sparrow-, and Deer-faced ninjas who were either forming hand seals or preparing to attack.
Too fast! Too fast! The timing is impeccable!
"Be careful!" The dog-masked Konoha ninja was startled and shouted a warning, giving up his ninjutsu and lunging sideways.
The monkey-masked Konoha ninja reacted a little slowly, and the blue light brushed across his wrist where he was making seals. The wrist guard and the front end of his forearm instantly vanished into nothingness, and blood spurted out. As soon as he let out a scream, his throat was strangled by severe pain.
The sparrow-faced Konoha ninja attempted to stealthily steal his form, but just as his true form materialized five meters away, another ray of blue light reached his back! The deer-faced Konoha ninja, desperately trying to block with his kunai, heard a clang! Sparks flew as his custom-made kunai pierced a tiny hole, leaving a burning mark on his shoulder blade.
"Dust Release! It's Red Dust!" The dog-faced Konoha ninja's pupils suddenly shrank, and his souls were everywhere.
"Roar! Your grandfather Fei Liu is here!" A violent roar exploded, and a fiery red figure fell from the sky with a scream that cut through the air!
The long sword "Iwakiri" was wrapped in a condensed earth-yellow chakra light. It no longer stabbed, but instead launched a powerful vertical slash - Mountain Rock Blade Technique: Rock Collapse! The target was directly aimed at the most seriously injured Monkey-faced Konoha ninja!
The monkey-masked Konoha ninja felt great pain from his broken wrist, and faced with the knife that could split mountains and crack rocks, he could only roll over in a panic to avoid it.
The blade slashed through the air and slashed into the ground, sending gravel flying like cannonballs!
"Don't worry about me! Send a signal! Notify Lord Danzo! Target confirmed!" The dog-faced Konoha ninja roared, his hands flying like lightning, "Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!" The blazing fire dragon roared and rolled towards Feiliu who had just landed, trying to force him back to rescue his companions.
At the same time, the deer-masked Konoha ninja endured the shoulder injury and suddenly took out the signal tube.
"Hmph!" Facing the fire dragon, Fei Liu didn't retreat but advanced. His long sword swirled, and the blade's earthy yellow light suddenly increased, and he actually split the fire dragon in half! The scorching air currents blew his red hair wildly, but he grinned, "Signal? Dream on!" He swept his sword sideways, forcing the deer-faced Konoha ninja to abandon the signal tube and block with all his strength.
"Shh! Shh!"
Two more subtle yet deadly sounds of air-piercing! Their targets were Sparrow-faced Ninja, who was attempting to form hand seals to support the Dog-faced Ninja, and Monkey-faced Ninja, who had just dodged a blow from Hiruzen and was struggling to find his balance!
The sparrow-faced Konoha ninja's soul was in a state of panic as he desperately turned sideways. A blue light grazed his heart and penetrated his ribs, raising a puff of blood mist! The monkey-faced Konoha ninja completely lost his luck. Another blue light accurately penetrated his throat, which was stagnant due to the severe pain!
In the blink of an eye, two of the four were killed, and one was seriously injured!
"Asshole!" The dog-faced Konoha ninja's eyes were bloodshot, knowing that the mission had completely failed. The only thing he could do now was to bring back the intelligence and Chichen's terrifying combat power! "Retreat!" He suddenly threw several smoke bombs and poison-tipped shurikens, trying to create chaos.
The smoke filled the air instantly.
"Want to run?" Chi Chen's icy voice echoed in his ears. The dog-faced Konoha ninja was horrified to find that several tiny blue rays, like a thorn in his flesh, penetrated the smoke and firmly locked onto him and the seriously injured Sparrow Face!
"Dust Release - Bee Sting - Pursuit!" Chi Chen maintained the control seal with both hands, a faint blue light flashing in his eyes. Those tiny particles of Dust Release light were like living poisonous bees, firmly biting their targets, forcing them to dodge continuously, making it impossible to effectively retreat.
"Cover the captain!" The seriously injured deer-masked Konoha ninja roared, and regardless of his own safety, he slapped the ground with his hands, "Earth Style: Earth Flow River!" The ground turned into a mud flow and rushed towards Chichen and Feiliu, trying to stop them.
"A trifle!" Fei Liu plunged his long sword into the ground. "Earth Style: Rock Pillar Technique!" Several stout stone pillars rose up with a roar, accurately blocking the mud flow. At the same time, his figure flashed, appearing like a ghost beside the deer-faced Konoha ninja. His long sword swept across his neck with a merciless cold light!
Elsewhere, the dog-faced and sparrow-faced Konoha ninjas, entangled in the "bee sting," were in imminent danger. The sparrow-faced ninja, already severely injured, was a bit slow to react, and a ray of blue light finally pierced his thigh, pinning him to the ground! The dog-faced Konoha ninja was also in a state of distress, with several deep burns visible to the bone.
"It's over." Chi Chen's figure appeared in front of the dog-faced Konoha ninja as if teleporting. The index finger of his right hand flashed with an extremely deep blue light and pointed at the other's eyebrows - Dust Release·Bee Sting·Piercing Kill!
The coldness of death instantly froze the dog-faced Konoha ninja's mind. The last thing he saw was a pair of emotionless silver-grey pupils and a blue star that symbolized absolute annihilation.
laugh!
A flash of blue light disappeared. The dog-masked Konoha ninja froze, his eyes frozen beneath his mask, and he collapsed to the ground.
Chichen didn't even glance at the corpse, his gaze fixed on the pinned, fear-filled Sparrow-faced Konoha ninja. "Information. Danzo's true purpose in the Limestone Valley, and... Konoha's progress in cracking the Sand Village toxin." His voice was calm, yet filled with irresistible willpower. His powerful mental force, combined with the destructive aura unique to Dust Release, pressed down upon his captive.
Under the severe pain and double pressure, the sparrow-faced Konoha ninja's psychological defenses collapsed instantly...
Iwagakure Front Command
Chi Chen placed the blood-stained encrypted scroll and a confession transcript in front of Shan Shangmu next to the sand table.
"Confirmed. Danzo's goal isn't just to establish an outpost. Three days from now, while the fighting on Rain Swamp Plains is at its most intense and our attention is drawn, he plans to dispatch a detachment of elite troops equipped with powerful detonating tags and poison gas devices. Their goal is to completely destroy the supporting rock pillars on the east side of the Limestone Valley Pass, causing a massive landslide and permanently blocking this crucial passage. This is effectively choking our logistics."
Yamagami's eyes suddenly became sharp as a knife, and he slammed his fist on the edge of the sand table. "What a vicious plan! Block the pass and cut off our communication and supply lines with the Grass Country."
Chi Chen's gaze fell on the huge rock pillars marked in red at the pass of the limestone valley on the sand table.
"Why not take advantage of their own tactic? Let them in and set up a tight net around the support point. It's time for Aburame Ryoma and his elite squad to pay the price for their ambition."
Shan Shangmu stared at Chi Chen, seeing the cold murderous intent and absolute confidence in his eyes, and nodded heavily: "Okay! You will be fully responsible for this ambush! How many people do you need?"
"Fei Liu is enough. Too many people would easily alert the enemy, and this would also give Fei Liu some time to grow." Chi Chen said in a flat tone, "Under Dust Escape, there is no difference between the insect swarm and flesh and blood. Their burial place is the Limestone Valley."
Shan Shangmu looked at the overly young deputy commander in front of him and finally said in a deep voice: "Approved!"
"Yes!" Chi Chen turned around, and his long silver-gray hair drew a cold arc in the dim light of the command center.
There are only about 7,000 ninjas on the front line of the Land of Earth now, and most of them are Chunin and Genin, scattered across the vast border of the Land of Earth. When the battlefield unfolds later, most of the elite Jonin will bring a group of ninjas to various strongholds to ensure the rear.
At that time, Chichen will be the one at the forefront, and that will be the time when Ohnoki wants to truly test Chichen. Of course, Ohnoki is not worried about his life being threatened. No matter what, he has the light and heavy rock technique, so he will be fine.
As for encountering a large-scale ambush and mobilizing elite troops, even if Sarutobi really dared, the Iwagakure ninjas around Chichen would continue to fight their way out for Chichen.
Chen, don't blame me for being cruel. Your existence has given the village hope.
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