As soon as they left Iwanin's observation range, Naoki split the 3,000 men into 100 teams and split them into different routes to return to the Fire Country. Naoki returned along the main road to attract the attention of the enemies lying in ambush. At the same time, the people in the other positions of the Kinoha Village also began to return to the country to help. The water gate, the self-introduction, and the Orochimaru all spread out to attract the ambush along the way.
Practice proved that Naoki and Shika's judgment was correct. After Naoki acted alone for less than half a day, he encountered more than a dozen ambushes. The number of ambushes was also different. The ambushes mainly consisted of Iwainobu and Umoinobu. Occasionally, there would be ninjas from small countries like the Cliff Country that were vassal to the Earth Country. Naoki held the White Fang Blade in his hand at all times. The Kuai and Shuriken that he had used to cast Nets Above Snares Below were starting to run out. He did not expect that there would be so many opponents. At first, he did not know how to cherish it and used it recklessly, causing him to run out of ninja tools.
Soon, Naoki encountered another group of enemies lying in ambush on the road. When the other party saw Naoki, they immediately turned around and ran. However, their speed was far inferior to Naoki's. With a few flashes of silver light, the White Tooth Blade neatly slit their throats.
"As expected of Crimson Flame. He's really amazing.”At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Naoki's ears. Naoki was immediately shocked. He brandished his sword and slashed to the side, but he saw that the space was distorted, and there was no one there. Naoki cautiously landed on a relatively empty spot.""Who is it? To be able to use the Space Ninjutsu to such an extent, he believed that he was not an ordinary person. Was there such a person in the Five Great Countries?”
"Haha, I'm not someone from the Five Great Nations, but I'm very interested in you.”The voice appeared again, but this time, it appeared on a tree opposite Naoki. Naoki was shocked when he saw the person. He was wearing a black robe and a mask. There was a hole in his right eye. Naoki could not help but frown." Ban, why did this person appear at this time?”Naoki placed the White Tooth Blade in front of him and looked at the spot on the tree cautiously.""Who are you? What's your purpose for coming to me?"
"There's no need to be so nervous. Why would the dignified Crimson Flame be afraid of a nameless soldier?”Ban pretended to look at Naoki lazily. Naoki snorted coldly." You're not a nobody.”As he thought about this, Naoki suddenly moved, slashing his blade across Stripey's body. As expected, the White Tooth Blade did not stop at all and pierced through Stripey's body, not causing any damage to the old man at all. Naoki looked at Ban and could not think of a good way to deal with him. He could only watch him for the time being and carefully guard against him. This guy's space-time ninjutsu was above my brother and me. In order to avoid the enemy's attack, his body could be spiritualized, but when attacking, he had to materialize his body. As long as he seized the moment, he could attack him. However, do I have that speed?" Naoki could not help but secretly scratch his head. His current speed could not be compared to the water gate in a few years. It was easier said than done to seize the moment when Ban materialized.
"Why are you interested in me? I don't think we've met before." Naoki asked cautiously.
"Who knows? However, I heard your name from a companion. There are indeed very few people who can make him praise you. You are the person I am most interested in.”Ban answered Naoki's question with a childish voice. Naoki frowned." Amongst the people I've interacted with, the only ones who can be considered his companions are Yaehiko and the other two. Could it be that they mentioned my name to this old man?”Naoki snorted coldly. He couldn't think of any good ideas in a short period of time anyway, so he could only chat with him first."Then what are you interested in about me? Let me tell you in advance, I like women.”
Ban was stunned. He did not expect Naoki to say such a thing. He did not know what to say and could only say sarcastically,""I didn't expect you to be so humorous. However, now doesn't seem to be the time to talk about this.”
"Aren't you very interested in me? Then I naturally want to know what you're interested in about me.”
"Your…ability." As he said that, Stripey suddenly appeared behind Naoki and a chain flew towards Naoki. He did not dodge but instead slashed his White Tooth Blade at Stripey. The chain's movement was immediately disrupted. It fell from Ban's hand to the ground and passed through Naoki's body. Naoki smiled." It seems like you have to materialize your body when attacking others. Otherwise, you won't be able to attack." Am I right?"
"You are indeed not simple. However, don't even think that you can defeat me so easily. Your speed is still far from enough.”Ban snorted coldly, and the space around his right eye suddenly began to change. Naoki immediately felt a suction force, and he could not help but jump back in shock. At the same time, he threw a dozen Kunai tied with explosive talismans towards Ban's eye. After the explosion, Ban's figure completely disappeared into the air."Although your ability is strange, it is only so.”
Naoki snorted coldly, but this was the truth. His flames could not hurt him for the time being, and his speed was not as fast as Watergate's. With Naoki's current strength, although he could barely protect himself, it was not enough to defeat a powerful opponent like Ban. Naoki looked at his hands." It seems like I still have a lot of things to do.”Naoki took a deep breath, jumped onto the branch, and continued his mission.
Naoki would kill his enemies without mercy. However, when he encountered Ban, he only used some of the spatial ninjutsu techniques that he had learned recently from Shuimen. Ban had the Shura Eye as the support for his Spatial Ninjutsu. Relatively speaking, he had no advantage at all. He could only practice the Spatial Ninjutsu to perfection. As long as he had the speed of the water gate, he could kill Ban the moment he attacked. However, Naoki had one more thing to do, which was to continuously pick up the Kunai that he had thrown out. Otherwise, before the real battle began, the ninja tools in his hands would be emptied.
On the other side, the third-generation successor, who was dressed in military uniform, had also made all the preparations. He stood in front of the office and looked at the news that kept coming back from the front line. He kept drawing on the map. "Is there anything new?" The two advisors, Mito Hayato and Haru, walked into the office and looked at the map in front of the third-generation successor.
" It's going well for now. The retreating troops didn't receive any substantial damage. The situation at the front line is also satisfactory. Zilai and the others have also eliminated many enemies lying in ambush on the main road. However, it's probably very difficult to gather the enemies together. It's unrealistic to split up and destroy thousands of enemies. It's also a waste of time. We need to think of a way to lure them all to the same place.”
"What about this place? It's the only way to get to and from Muye Village. If we want to return to Muye Village from the front line, we'll have to reach here no matter which route we take. If we lure them to this pass, even if they discover it, they'll definitely fall for it.”Mito Hayato suddenly pointed at a location on the map. The third-generation successor looked at that position and frowned. He thought for a moment and then nodded."Very good, it's right there. Order all the reinforcements to gather and get closer to that place. Do your best to gather all the enemies there. We have to turn the situation around in this battle.”With a few whooshing sounds, the Dark Group hidden around Naruto's office left. A few minutes later, countless war eagles flew into the sky and passed on the orders given by the third-generation successor.
After Naoki received the order, he could not help but frown." The third generation intends to gather the enemy and defeat them on the battlefield? Although this could save time and manpower, it was also a gamble. If they did not win this battle, the entire Muye would collapse in an instant. Was there a need to take such a huge risk? It doesn't match the old master's personality."
Although he had doubts, Naoki still had to carry out the order. He had gathered a few teams that were closer to him as quickly as possible, and then used this relatively large team to attract more enemies. He did not fight them head-on, but used his identity to scare them away when they appeared. After that, these people who were scared away by his Crimson Flame name would call for more help. In less than a day, Naoki's team of a few hundred people had already gathered a huge enemy force of 2,000 people. Naoki looked at the message again."To think that the battle would start at that place, it seems like the enemy this time will be that super spy, Medicine Master Dou.”
Three days later, Naoki had gathered the 3,000 people who had returned from the Universal Bridge Car and moved towards Mt. Campanulata together. The enemies behind them had decreased because there were 8,000 Kinoha Ninjas who had returned as reinforcements, which was the same number as the Ninjas who had infiltrated the Country of Fire. In addition, there were 2,000 people from the Kinoha Village's garrison, 2,000 people from the Sanin Village, and 2,000 people from the other small villages. Their disadvantage was obvious. It was impossible for him to put all his effort into a square formation. In that case, it would be a direct battle between them and the other party. The advantage that they had spent so much effort to infiltrate would be gone.
Naoki noticed the enemies behind him but did not make any moves. He could not help but smile."The more they learn, the more advantageous it is for us. When we reach Mount Campanulata, they will have no choice. However, this war was truly a grand one. The number of people on both sides actually reached 20,000. So Big Brother Hai Yi had never heard of it before, right?”
"Yes, we didn't experience many battles in the Second Ninja Realm War. I don't think there were such a large number of people in that war. Compared to ninjas, I feel like we're more like regular troops now.”
"Haha, if that's the case, then the ninjas will probably be eliminated.”
"After this battle, I wonder if Muye will be able to maintain its original prosperity.”
" What? You're not confident?" Hai Yi looked at Naoki in amusement. Naoki nodded,""A little. After all, this is a battle of twenty thousand people. The strength of one person is not enough to change the entire situation.”
"Don't worry about it. What we need to do now is to protect the three thousand people behind us from any losses before we reach Mount Campanulata and the battle begins.”
Naoki sighed and slowed down a little so that the people behind him could catch up to him. At the same time, he also gathered the Iwannins to catch up to them, the fat sheep that had escaped. He turned around and looked at the three Ninjas in the team. He realized that there were no new wounds on their bodies. Only their arms were red. The injuries they had suffered at the Heaven Bridge a few days ago had split open, and the bandages on their hands were completely red.
Naoki retreated to the back and grabbed Red's injured arm. Red could not help but grit her teeth and look at Naoki in fear. Naoki looked at Red. Red immediately shook her head. Naoki pursed his lips." From your reaction just now, it can't be that it doesn't hurt."”She reached out and touched the wound lightly. Her hand couldn't help but tremble. Naoki sighed." We've already reached this stage. How can we not treat him?"”As he spoke, Naoki waved his hand and called a Medical Ninja over. As he moved forward, he healed Red. Red gritted her teeth and persevered, refusing to cry out in pain. Naoki could not help but smile.”
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