Sunagakure's central army.
When the Third Kazekage saw the Konoha Assault Squad, which had caused Sunagakure such heavy losses, escape from the battlefield just like that, his expression became somewhat ugly.
One had to know that the Konoha Assault Squad had caused turbulence in Sunagakure's army formation just now.
Because of that, the number of Sand shinobi who had died and been wounded was far more than just those killed by the squad itself.
On other smaller battlefields, many Sand shinobi had also died or been injured because Sunagakure's left wing had fallen into chaos.
Konoha's central army.
Yoru and Sakumo Hatake watched as the Konoha Assault Squad safely withdrew into Konoha's formation, and both of them let out a long breath.
This elite squad had been created only after spending a great deal of resources. As Konoha's sharp-blade force, they would still play a major role in the battles to come.
If they had been lost just like that, it truly would have been painful.
This time, the Konoha Assault Squad had succeeded! And their achievement was outstanding!
This sharp-blade elite squad had stabbed Sunagakure viciously. That one strike had left Sunagakure bloodied and torn.
As soon as the Konoha Assault Squad returned to Konoha's formation, medical ninjas immediately came forward to receive them.
Every member of the assault squad, including the captain, had quite a few wounds on their bodies.
After escorting the members of the Konoha Assault Squad to a safe area within Konoha's army formation, the medical ninjas began treating their injuries.
At the same time, they took out more antidote pills and had the squad members swallow them.
During the battle, the antidote pills taken by the Konoha Assault Squad members could only temporarily suppress the poison inside their bodies.
Now that they were being treated, they naturally needed to take medicine that could fully purge the poison from their systems.
Konoha Battlefield Special Medical Team!
It was proposed by Yoru, the supreme commander of Konoha's decisive battle forces, and led by Princess Tsunade, one of the Sannin.
On the eve of the decisive battle, it had been officially formed.
This highly mobile medical team was extremely active on the decisive battlefield.
Every injured Konoha ninja would be rescued by many mobile ninjas and brought back to a safe area within Konoha's army formation.
The medical ninjas who had long been waiting there would then swiftly begin treating those wounded ninjas.
This battlefield medical team had already saved the lives of many Konoha ninjas.
There were even quite a few Konoha ninjas who, after receiving simple treatment, rushed back onto the battlefield with bloodshot eyes and continued fighting the enemy in a life-and-death struggle.
On Sunagakure's side, however, they did not have medical conditions as good as Konoha's.
Sunagakure's forces had several thousand more ninjas than Konoha, yet they had only managed to fight Konoha to a stalemate.
Of course, the high-end combat forces on both sides had still not entered the battlefield.
The ones currently slaughtering each other were mostly Chunin.
They did not know advanced ninjutsu. They could only use the most basic Three Basic Techniques, wield the kunai and shuriken in their hands, rely on explosive tags, and kill each other at close range.
This most primitive method was even more brutal.
Countless heads and severed limbs flew across the battlefield.
Countless pieces of flesh blown apart by explosive tags were scattered across the entire battlefield.
Endless blood slowly gathered into a small stream, appearing between heaven and earth.
"Bastards! Kill them! Wind Release: Fierce Gale!"
"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Release: Rock Spear!"
On the battlefield, the captain of Sunagakure's ninjutsu squad roared as he commanded the ninjas under him to clash fiercely with the Konoha ninjutsu squad that had stopped them earlier.
Countless wind blades, whirlwinds, and earthen spears appeared between heaven and earth. Great Breakthrough made the Wind Blades even larger and sharper. This was a simple combination ninjutsu. And the most terrifying among them was the B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu unleashed by the captain of Sunagakure's ninjutsu squad—Fierce Gale!
A terrifying whirlwind formed the enormous head of a vicious beast, combining with the ninjutsu released by the other Sand shinobi as it charged toward the Konoha ninjas with overwhelming momentum.
The Konoha ninjutsu squad showed no panic at all. One after another, they used the ninjutsu they were best at.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Lightning Release: Earth Flow!"
When it came to the number of ninjutsu techniques available, Konohagakure absolutely stood at the top of the entire ninja world.
The Konoha ninjas each used techniques that countered Sunagakure's side.
Great Breakthrough made the flames of Fire Dragon Flame Bullet and Great Fireball Jutsu even more violent and scorching. Fire Release countered Wind Release!
The terrifying, raging flames completely destroyed the Wind Release ninjutsu launched by Sunagakure's squad. The remaining flames even burned the surrounding Sand shinobi into human torches.
They screamed miserably and ran around wildly before finally losing all their strength, collapsing to the ground, and burning into ash.
As for Lightning Release: Earth Flow, it firmly countered the Rock Spears.
Countless arcs of lightning flickered across the ground. When they encountered the Rock Spears, the lightning on the ground suddenly erupted, blasting several rock spears apart.
The captain of Sunagakure's ninjutsu squad looked extremely ugly.
If not for this damn Konoha squad stopping their combination ninjutsu, Wind Spear, that Konoha Assault Squad definitely would have paid a heavy price. That had been a powerful combination ninjutsu surpassing even A-rank ninjutsu!
But it had been stopped by this damned Konoha squad!
Because of that, after failing to complete the Kazekage's order, the captain of Sunagakure's ninjutsu squad was utterly enraged.
He commanded the ninjutsu ninjas under him to clash fiercely with this Konoha ninja unit.
However, compared to Konoha, Sunagakure was indeed several streets behind in terms of ninjutsu reserves.
They were being firmly suppressed.
That Konoha ninjutsu squad split off part of its members to continue entangling Sunagakure's ninjutsu squad, while the remaining members began slaughtering ordinary Sand shinobi.
Countless flames, wind blades, and bolts of lightning wantonly massacred Sunagakure's Chunin.
Many Sunagakure Chunin simply did not know how to deal with these terrifying techniques.
Their bodies could not withstand such dreadful ninjutsu.
Countless Sand Chunin were burned into human torches, torn apart by wind blades, and electrocuted into charcoal by Lightning Release. It was a tragic scene like hell on earth.
At Sunagakure's central army.
The Third Kazekage's face was livid as he watched Sunagakure's ninja army gradually fall under suppression.
One had to know that Sunagakure had far more Chunin than Konoha!
Yet even so, the Konoha ninjas, whose individual combat ability far surpassed that of the Sand shinobi, were firmly suppressing Sunagakure's forces!
When Sunagakure's Chunin faced Konoha's Chunin, they often had to pay a price close to three men just to kill one Konoha Chunin.
Of course, within this, Konoha's Battlefield Special Medical Team had also played a vital role. They had greatly reduced the casualty rate among Konoha's ninjas!
"Order the Puppet Corps to move out!"
The Third Kazekage shouted at Chiyo beside him.
"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"
Chiyo responded, then gave instructions to a messenger ninja beside her. After receiving the order, that messenger ninja headed toward a certain location within Sunagakure's central army.
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