Chapter 194: The Plan Successfully Completed

Chapter 194: Chapter 186 The Plan Successfully Completed

Chapter 186: Plan Successful

The defensive effect of this layer of bracers was secondary; mainly, the inner layer hid some senbon and Military Rations Pills for ready access, and scrolls could also be drawn from it to use Lightning Flash Sword twice.

The more elite the duel, the more every second counts, and there might not be time to slowly retrieve items from the Ninja tool pouch.

By then, directly activating the mechanism on the bracer to shoot the Military Rations Pill into the mouth would save more time.

1:24 AM.

When the moonlight was obscured by a trace of dark clouds, the eyes of an Aburame Ninja moved slightly.

“The destructive bugs fostered there have been reverse-summoned back; the time has come.”

He was a member of the communication squad.

This information was reported to the higher-ups in just a few seconds.

“The communication signal has arrived. The entire army, prepare to set off immediately!”

After receiving the signal from the communication squad, as the nominal leader of this battle, Danzo looked excited, pulled out his staff sword, and spoke in a high-spirited tone.

For this battle, Konoha’s forces in the Land of Hot Springs were almost entirely assembled.

Except for the thousand Ninja led by Memura Yakei intercepting the Kumogakure support forces, only the remaining one thousand people were at the base camp left behind by a veteran Elite Jōnin.

This was to leave a retreat route, just in case this battle failed: there were still headquarters Ninja to respond and hold the bottom line.

The remaining six thousand plus Konoha Shinobi all assembled here, abandoning excess provisions and heavy baggage, traveling light, fully armed, and charging at high speed.

The twelve people in the vanguard could not hide forever, and they had to race against time.

Among those twelve people, there were three Jonin and nine Special Jonin. If they were lost, it would undoubtedly be an extremely heavy loss. As the commanders of this battle, Orochimaru and Danzo would undoubtedly take the blame in front of the Third Hokage.

Not to mention, if they went late and failed to break through Kumogakure’s solidest defense line from inside and outside, instead alerting the enemy, the difficulty of this battle would increase exponentially, and there was even the possibility of defeat.

On a certain level, this battle was actually a gamble!

Six thousand Ninja set out together, dust rolling and sound deafening, arriving outside the fortress in just over ten minutes.

The Hidden Cloud ninja were certainly not fools; the sensory Ninja of the patrol squads around the fortress had long transmitted the intelligence back, knowing that Konoha Shinobi were attacking, and had prepared to meet the enemy.

Still the familiar joint Ninjutsu clash of the massive armies, Konoha still won at this level of contest relying on a deeper Ninjutsu foundation and a greater number of people, pressing right up to the city walls.

And just as they were about to face the most difficult siege moment, the city wall on one side of the fortress suddenly collapsed.

Amidst the dust and smoke, the sound of shouting and killing could be faintly heard.

“It’s done!”

All the high-ranking Konoha Shinobi army officials who knew the inside story couldn’t help but feel a surge of spirit.

Seeing this scene, although the crowd of Konoha Shinobi did not understand why, they all knew it was a good thing, and their morale soared. Led by several top Konoha powerhouses, they rushed towards the breach amidst shouts of battle.

Uchiha Gen, Orochimaru, and Danzo, the three strongest combatants on Konoha’s side, charged at the very front. Seeking to make his first-class merit even more dazzling in this battle, Danzo used the most eye-catching fighting style, forcibly charging ahead of the other two. All kinds of cool, dazzling, large-scale Wind Style jutsu were thrown out like they were worthless, forcibly creating an impressive momentum.

You could say Danzo was evil, or that his narrow-mindedness and limited intellect held him back, but you really couldn’t call him weak.

If he were truly weak, he wouldn’t have been able to commit so many evil deeds.

Regarding this, Uchiha Gen was naturally happy to see it happen. Wielding a Sengoku Ninja Sword and splitting into several clones, he followed behind Danzo just making up the numbers.

With Danzo doing this, he would naturally attract all the tough targets, making it easier for Uchiha Gen to mow down the rest.

Top powerhouses like them could directly change the situation upon appearing on the battlefield.

Unless equivalent forces came to hold them in check.

“Lightning Style: Lariat!”

A blue flash of lightning crossed the battlefield, rushing over in the blink of an eye, lifting its elbow to attack Danzo.

The current fastest speed in the Shinobi World, Fourth Raikage A!

“Lightning Release Chakra Mode, speed-of-god Ninja.”

Danzo was also a veteran of many battles. He hadn’t reached the point in the original timeline over thirty years later where, due to physical aging, injuries, and years of luxury, he lost most of his combat awareness; his reaction was naturally prompt.

“Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!”

Extremely sharp wave-like wind blades flew out rapidly, occupying most of the space in front of Danzo.

Danzo’s Wind Style level had almost reached the pinnacle of a Ninja, with astonishing speed and power. Coupled with the restrictive relationship between Chakra attributes, even his father, the Third Raikage, would not rashly take these vacuum waves head-on, let alone Fourth Raikage A, whose skill level was a bit inferior to his father’s.

Meanwhile, a Phantom Clone of Uchiha Gen quietly arrived beside Fourth Raikage A, holding a shining Rasengan in his hand and pressing it straight down.

Having clashed with Fourth Raikage A a few times, they already had a fair understanding of each other.

Uchiha Gen knew how Fourth Raikage A would retreat, and the latter had also guessed that Uchiha Gen would launch a sneak attack at this moment. With a flexible turn and lower back bend, he dodged the Rasengan and grabbed at the former’s lower limbs with both hands.

“Liger Bomb!”

The Phantom Clone dissipated in response.

Just a few brief exchanges were enough for other powerhouses of Kumogakure to join the battlefield.

“Lava Release: Protection of the Muddy Stream!”

Large amounts of yellow rubbery liquid sprayed out, gluing down, cooling, and sealing the surging group of snakes released by Orochimaru on the ground.

Karai and Tutai, this master-disciple duo, arrived together and blocked in front of Orochimaru.

Compared to this master-disciple duo, what made Konoha’s side even more wary was a muscular man over two meters tall with a mane of golden hair as fierce as a lion king.

“Bzz— Bzz—”

Noisy thunder came from the Third Raikage’s body, and the Lightning Style Chakra Armor on him almost condensed into the substance of a Chakra cloak.

“Gen, stand by the old man’s side, hold him in check for me, and try not to give him a chance to get close to the old man.”

Danzo’s expression was solemn, his cold eyes locked onto the Third Raikage.

In this era, no one would fail to be wary of this wild and robust man resembling a male lion.

“Elder Danzo, I will do my best.”

Uchiha Gen let out a shallow breath, the rotation speed of his pair of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan reaching the extreme at this moment.

Almost in the next second, the Third Raikage’s figure rushed toward Danzo like a ghost.

He also knew that Danzo’s Wind Style posed the greatest threat to him and had to be restricted with the highest priority.

And Uchiha Gen’s Sharingan always closely followed the Third Raikage’s movements.

This fellow’s speed was not slow, definitely belonging to the first-class standard of the Shinobi World, but compared to authentic speed-of-god Ninjas like Fourth Raikage A, a gap still existed. The Three-Tomoe Sharingan was already enough to keep up with his speed.