"Fire again!" roared the Sand ninja commander on the high wall.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A shower of arrows rained down once more.
However, since the Konoha ninja had quickly changed their positions and dispersed in all directions, the coverage of this round of arrows from the ballistae was even worse than the first.
"Wind Release: Separate Wind!"
Kaze created a wind field, deflecting several arrows aimed at him and Sister Yukino.
Boom!
Arrows mixed with Explosive Tags landed to one side and exploded upon hitting the ground, making quite a commotion.
On the high wall of Sunagakure, Sasori's Father, Shigure, appeared with his wife. He frowned and looked ahead.
"Lord Shigure!"
"Lord Shigure, what should we do?"
Several Sand ninja commanders seemed to have found their backbone and gathered around Shigure one by one.
Shigure didn't say a word and was making a judgment in his heart.
Two rounds of arrows from the ballistae had only taken out less than ten of the enemy... These Konoha ninja were definitely the elite of the elite!
Damn it. Did Konoha transfer these elites here without worrying about losing the frontline battlefield?
While Shigure was thinking, another round of arrows from the ballistae was fired, but this time, not even a single Konoha ninja was taken out.
"Stop firing the ballistae," Shigure said. "Such attacks can't stop those Wood ninjas down there."
"This... Yes!" After a moment of hesitation, the commanders chose to obey and spread Shigure's order everywhere.
"All Sunagakure ninjas, follow me and go out of the city to face the enemy!" Shigure said coldly.
Beside Shigure, his wife, Orihime, gently added.
"Fellow villagers, now we are the last line of defense for our village."
"Whether we can annihilate the Wood ninjas and defend our homeland depends on all of you here!"
The Sand ninjas waved their weapons and shouted as they rushed down the wall.
"Annihilate the Wood ninjas and defend our homeland!"
"Annihilate the Wood ninjas and defend our homeland!"
Orihime and Shigure ran at the front of the group. She held Shigure's hand and smiled gently.
"Be careful later, honey. Sasori is waiting for us at home."
Shigure forced a smile and squeezed Orihime's hand.
"Don't worry. Soon, we'll all come back safe and sound."
After saying that, Shigure looked at a Sand ninja commander beside him, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Order the Summoning Squad to summon the Two - headed lizard, Herzog, where there are the most Wood ninjas later."
"Understood!"
The ballistae on the high wall no longer buzzed.
The Konoha ninja didn't relax but became even more vigilant than before.
In the narrow passage, rows of Sand ninjas wearing khaki vests emerged one by one.
A Konoha ninja licked his lips and sneered like a villain.
"They found the ballista arrows couldn't do squat to us. Are they gonna fight us up close now?"
"
Sakumo instantly recognized the two leading Sand ninjas and loudly warned.
"Be careful of that red-haired man in black. He's Shigure, Chiyo's son and a genius puppet master from Sunagakure!"
"Be on guard for possible large Summons. Get ready to face the enemy as planned!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" The Konoha ninjas roared and charged forward.
Even though there were two or three hundred Sand ninjas, two or three times their number, it couldn't quench their fighting spirit.
"Charge!"
The roars of hundreds of people combined and echoed continuously in the vast desert.
In just a dozen heartbeats, the two sides clashed and the battle began!
Like goes against like; warrior faces warrior.
Sakumo drew his tantō, left the group, and headed straight for Shigure.
"Kill him and protect Lord Shigure!"
Some Sand ninjas along the way tried to surround and kill Sakumo, but he didn't care and still charged at full speed. The White Fang in his hand glowed brightly with lightning.
Plop!
Sakumo used a body flicker technique to leap over the Sand ninjas and ran more than ten meters away. Only then did the bodies behind him fall to the ground.
Shigure's pupils shrank. "Such a fast blade! I have to take this guy down first!"
Without hesitation, he threw out a Sealing Scroll and slapped it hard with his palm.
"Three Puppets of Heaven, Earth, and Man!"
Three menacing puppets, glinting coldly, appeared, fully armed with all kinds of weapons. Just one look was terrifying.
Shigure whipped out his Chakra Threads. The three puppets moved nimbly as if they were alive and attacked Sakumo in coordination.
"I'll deal with this white-haired guy. Orihime, you go and take care of the other Konoha ninjas!" Shigure shouted.
On the other side.
"Wind Release: Separate Wind!"
Kaze deflected the incoming Senbon and poison needles, and his speed suddenly spiked to 27. He stabbed at the nearest Sand ninja with his blade.
The Sand ninja quickly stepped back. At the same time, Yukino moved like a lightning - fast predator, slicing the man's neck in one go.
Kaze was brought up by Yukino, so they were like an alternative version of childhood sweethearts and their cooperation was extremely tacit.
"Kaze, watch your back!"
With Yukino's warning, Kaze slightly sidestepped to dodge the long blade behind him and threw out a small-scale Poison pouch.
"Despicable! You're using poison!" A Sand ninja stumbled and fell to the ground, cursing.
"Only we Sand ninjas use poison. I didn't expect you Konoha ninjas to be so sneaky!"
Kaze: "???"
He was speechless, so he just stabbed his aniki to put him out of his misery.
Kaze and Yukino combined their sword skills and easily wiped out a Sand ninja squad. They quickly surveyed the battle situation.
Although Sunagakure had an advantage in numbers, it was the more powerful Konoha that was getting the upper hand.
"If Sunagakure only has these tricks, then this time..."
Just as Kaze was about to comment on the battle, Yukino's face went pale. "Kaze, don't jinx it!"
"Well, it's not that exaggerated..."
Whether it was because Kaze had a bad mouth, or the Sand ninjas realized they were outmatched, or they were intentionally guided by the Sand ninjas, the Konoha ninjas' positions became more concentrated instead of scattered.
Anyway, at this moment, the Summoning Squad of Sunagakure decided to take action!
"Come forth, Herzog!"
A series of humming sounds.
A terrifying chakra wave suddenly appeared out of thin air, and the violent energy spread everywhere. All the Konoha ninjas showed expressions of horror.
"This wave... Be careful, it should be that the other side has summoned a large - sized Summons!" a Konoha ninja shouted.
Boom!
The next moment, a giant lizard nearly thirty meters long appeared.
When it landed, it directly crushed several unlucky guys into minced meat, and the ground shook violently.
The sound of the tail hitting.
The two huge heads of the lizard gasped for breath, and it angrily whipped its thick scaly tail, instantly sweeping dozens of people away.
Among them were Konoha ninjas and those from Sunagakure.
"Retreat! Don't get accidentally injured by Herzog!" a Sand ninja commanded.
"Damn!" Sakumo, who was engaged in a fight with Shigure, felt the commotion behind him and cursed under his breath.
Shigure and the three puppets were in a four - in - one state, and their offense and defense could be switched at any time, leaving almost no flaws.
He had fought for a long time but still couldn't defeat Shigure.
"I have to deal with that Summons first!"
Sakumo quickly withdrew and at the same time gave an order: "Taichi, Sabo, you two deal with this guy!"
"Yuto, Zenitsu, Rukia, you guys come with me!"
In a short time, the huge two - headed lizard caused chaos. It created a vacuum area in the center of the arena.
Fortunately, Kaze and Yukino were far away and were not affected by the big guy.
"Damn, was it really because I blabbered too much!" Kaze muttered nervously as he retreated.
At this time, four figures came against the flow of people and instantly faced the giant lizard, standing out prominently in the vacuum area.
They were four senior Jonin led by Sakumo.
"Senior Sakumo is going to deal with the Summons. Then who will deal with Chiyo's son?"
After Kaze casually took out a Sunagakure Genin, he looked towards the other part of the battlefield.
Then he saw a scene that terrified him to the core!
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