"What happened?" When Orochimaru rushed over, all the Ninjas, including Koba Ninjas, Sand Ninjas, and Rock Ninjas, were trying their best to escape from the ancient city of Campanulas. Even the people outside Campanulas City could feel the violent tremors of the ground. They could hear the sounds of houses collapsing and the roars of unknown animals.
The flames in the city of Campanulas soared into the sky, burning half of the sky red. The flames did not look like ordinary flames, but more like a gorgeous fire escape technique. However, with such power, even the inspiration of more than ten people from the Uchiha clan could not achieve such an effect.
Above the fire, thick black smoke shrouded the area. The Bofeng Water Sect, who had just come out, had an extremely deep understanding of this black smoke.
"Senior Orochimaru." The Feng Shui Sect was carrying the unconscious Tian Shan." I'm not sure, but Lord Steel Hands is still inside."”
Orochimaru's originally pale and cold face sank when he heard the words of the Water Gate. He glanced at the fleeing Iwakazu from the corner of his eyes, but he did not give the order to chase after him.
"I'll go take a look." Orochimaru's words were spoken casually, as if he was not going to take a risk, but to enjoy the scenery. Immediately, he attracted many admiring gazes. That thin body that was slowly fading away actually became so tall at this moment.
The city gradually quieted down, but this silence was filled with an aura of death that made people shudder.
"Orochimaru?" The figure of the steel hand slowly became clearer as it approached Orochimaru.
"Yes!" Orochimaru clearly saw her as well. Then, his gaze shifted to the hippo Hanyu in her hands. After recognizing the hippo Hanyu, his eyes instantly lit up. However, when his wooden light continued to move down, his pleasantly surprised gaze quickly turned into pity.
" Hippo Hanyu?" Although it had been more than three years since they last met, Orochimaru had never forgotten this test subject that he was very interested in.
"Yes!" Steelhand didn't hide his fatigue and sadness in front of Orochimaru. He followed behind Orochimaru and walked out of the almost collapsed ancient city of Campanulata. This ancient city with hundreds of years of history finally completed its historical mission after witnessing the tragic battle between Iwainin and Kishiba Sanin's allied forces.
Steelhand fainted before he could say a word after leaving the city. This situation caused the Koba Ninja to panic.
After paying a huge sacrifice, Mu Ye finally won just like in the original novel. However, as for whether the battle situation was like in the original novel, it was unknown.
Wave Wind Water Sect was ordered to clean up the battlefield and assist Sand Ninja in chasing after the defeated Rock Ninja. As for the six people who had fought against Hippo Hanyu, they never came out again. Even their corpses were not found. Only Steel Hands, Hippo Hanyu, Wave Wind Water Sect, and a few other people knew about the existence of this strange seven-person group.
The combination ninjutsu that Iwannin developed had a huge impact on the School of Wave Wind and Water, and it also led him to start a new direction in the study of ninjutsu.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru brought a group of disabled patients back to Muye and was warmly welcomed by the villagers. The third generation personally led the elder group to the village gate to show their merits for Orochimaru, Steel Hand, Wave Fengshui Sect, and Sunset Guard Sect. At the same time, they praised the brave warriors who sacrificed themselves to protect Muye and comforted the wounded who fought for Muye.
Muye had won. This was what the villagers had been waiting for. However, after a short period of excitement, the entire village fell into sorrow. In this battle, Mu Ye had sacrificed more than 400 ninjas. More than 100 were seriously injured and could no longer serve as ninjas, and more than 50 were disabled. Among them, the majority of them were low-level ninjas.
For this victory, only about 200 of the 800 or so Muye Ninjas remained in Muye's Ninja Army. With so many people dead, almost every family was holding funerals.
Orochimaru and Gangshou, the two heroes who had brought victory to Koba, were not happy at all.
While Keishou was seriously injured and in a coma, Orochimaru was questioned by the elders of the Muye Elder Group. Why did he make the wrong tactical deployment without understanding the enemy's situation? Why didn't they arrange for sufficient security and let Iwanin take advantage of this? Why didn't they come back in time to save the city?
To put it simply, someone had to be responsible for the huge casualties caused by Koba, and Orochimaru, who was suspected of being careless in his command and not returning in time, became the main target of the attack.
The arrogant Orochimaru didn't bother to explain himself to the elders. When questioned, he simply walked away. The elders were so angry that they almost jumped up and cursed. Even the third-generation successor's expression was quite ugly.
The people of Muye still did not know what kind of treatment their great hero had received, so they were even more unable to understand the series of events that had happened.
Steel Hands woke up, but she did not say a word. When the results of the battle were displayed in front of her, her smooth and slender hands were tightly clenched, almost squeezing out blood. Every night, she would have nightmares. She would either dream of her brother, the rope tree, or her lover's breakup. She would also dream of a pair of terrifying scarlet eyes, the broken corpses on the ground, and the blood that could not be wiped away.
After seeing the blood of the other injured people in the hospital, Steel Hand couldn't help but tremble. In the end, she ran away from the hospital with fear in her heart. This scene was coincidentally seen by Orochimaru who came to visit her, causing him to have many guesses.
After that, Steel Hands never went to the hospital again, nor did he go out of his house. He spent all his time in his room in a daze. She refused all the people who came to visit her. Even the summoning of the third generation and the elders, she acted as if she did not hear it.
Orochimaru, who was forced to retire, began to immerse himself in his favorite research. During this period of time, the third generation revealed that they were preparing to abdicate and elect the fourth generation Naruto. For a time, Steel Hand, Orochimaru, and the distant Selaya and the Dark Chief Mitarai Shika who had been the Dark Chief for many years became the most popular candidates.
It was at this time that Orochimaru took in Red Bean, who had just graduated from school, as his disciple. As a result, the rumor that Orochimaru and Mitarai had some kind of deal began to spread among the higher-ups, causing some of the higher-ups to worry.
Not long after, he successfully completed the mission to clean up the battlefield and chased after them. He also helped Sanin chase Yanin out of the Wind Country and came back from the Windwave Sect. He didn't make too many sacrifices. With his brilliant battle achievements and his handsome face, under the push of some people, the Windwave Sect's limelight even overshadowed Sanin's, and the Windwave Sect gradually became a popular candidate.
The third battle of the Ninja Realm seemed to have come to an end. At the very least, there was no more fighting on the western front of Muye. The Muye Ninjas stationed at the border of the Sand Country had also retreated to the village to rest. Meanwhile, they had set up hidden sentries at the border of Yuren Village to prevent the Iwakazu from passing through Yuren Village and attacking again. After all, due to the lack of information, Mu Ye was unable to make an accurate judgment about Yan Ren's losses in this battle.
Renin Rain Village, which was in an internal conflict, was also quite worrying. Because of the war, Renin Rain Village's position as a strategic buffer between the Country of Fire and the Country of Earth no longer existed. Even though the leader of Renin Rain Village, Shanjiao Hanzo, was a fierce hero in the first and second generations, when even the third generation Naruto felt that his strength was insufficient, the situation of Hanzo, who was already half-dead, was really worrying.
No matter what, Mu Ye's victory over Yan Ren Village made the Country of Thunder, who was eyeing them covetously in the north, not dare to act rashly. This greatly reduced Mu Ye's pressure, and the overall situation turned for the better.
As the victor, there was naturally no lack of rewards. According to the performance of each subordinate ninja in this battle, the third-generation successor promoted a portion of the subordinate ninja to the middle ninja as a reward. At the same time, it also made up for the serious shortage of the middle ninja. Among them, the seriously injured Hippo Hanyu was also successfully promoted to the middle ninja.
After the war, the third generation also fulfilled the agreement with the major families. There were some changes in the leadership of the Muye Unit and the Dark Operation. Whether it was Steel Hands or Hippo Hanyu, they had no time to pay attention to this.
Not long after Feng Shui Sect returned from the battlefield, Steel Hand, who had just recovered from his injuries, found the third generation. The two of them talked all night long. No one knew what the two of them talked about, and only a few people knew about it.
In short, two days later, Steel Hands quietly left, accompanied by Steel Hands 'follower, Jingyin. The third generation announced that Steel Hands went out to relax, and Mu Ye lost track of Steel Hands.
Orochimaru had long since understood the sudden departure of the steel hands, so he did not make a fuss and continued his research. When Zi Lai, who was far away in the north, learned of this news, he sent an urgent letter to the third generation, asking for an explanation, but he did not know.
The hippo Hanyu looked out of the window with its dull eyes. During this period of time, he had been staring outside like this. No one knew what he was looking at. When Red rushed over and told this unexpected news to Hippo Hanyu, Hippo Hanyu did not have any reaction. This was the plot that should have been developed in the story, and it was not something that an outsider like him could change.
The problem was his attitude. He didn't seem to care. With the relationship between Steel Hands and Hippo Hanyu, after hearing the news that Steel Hands had left, Hippo Hanyu actually had such a numb expression. Not only was Red curious, but Hippo Tomoko was also curious. Ever since Hippo Hanyu was injured, Steel Hands, who used to treat Hippo Hanyu like a brother and sister, had never come to see him. At first, Steel Hands was injured as well, so they could understand. However, after Steel Hands recovered, he actually did not come to see him. They were puzzled.
They already knew that it was Steel Hands who had rescued Hippo Hanyu from the City of Campanula, so they had always paid more attention to Steel Hands and often mentioned him in front of Hippo Hanyu. However, the hippo Hanyu's reaction was extremely abnormal. Other than listening to others talk about it, he had never taken the initiative to mention the steel hands. They could not figure out this strange situation no matter what.
At this moment, they wanted to know what had happened in Campanula City. This was what the third generation and Orochimaru wanted to know the most.
However, the busy third-generation successor had no time to ask about this matter. He and the hippo Hanyu did not get along at all, so he would not come to look for the hippo Hanyu.
On the other hand, one of Naruto's other popular candidates, the Wave of Feng Shui Sect, often visited Hippo Hanyu, and from time to time inquired about what had happened in Campanulata City that day. However, Hippo Hanyu, who had always talked about everything, kept it a secret and never mentioned it. After a few attempts, the Wave Water Gate understood what he meant and only comforted him to recuperate.
Recuperate well? The hippo Hanyu was smiling bitterly. As for what he was laughing about, how could others know? The others only knew that the cute kid from the hippo family had performed well on the battlefield this time and had been promoted to a chuunin. However, most of the discussions were sympathetic. They sympathized with this kind-hearted and talented kid who had such bad luck. After waking up from a coma for two years, he actually encountered a great battle like the Battle of Campanulata City and became a cripple.
Every time he heard such comments, the hippo Hanyu himself would not react much and would only smile. Kakashi, on the other hand, seemed to be about to choose a person to eat.
As for Hanyu the hippo who was called a cripple, other than not liking to go around as much as he used to, he didn't seem to have changed at all. He was smiling all day long and would occasionally comfort Hisako and Kakashi not to be too sad or too agitated.
However, the matter did not end so simply. A few months later, Orochimaru used Kinoha Ninjas for human experiments and the research of forbidden techniques was exposed. The third generation personally captured Orochimaru, but Orochimaru escaped. The Orochimaru incident left the entire village in a state of confusion.
After all, Orochimaru, who had worked so hard and made great contributions, was an idol in the hearts of many Koba Ninjas. Many people did not believe that he had actually defected at first, until the higher-ups produced concrete evidence.
Orochimaru's escape caused the northern leader to be unable to sit still any longer. After making all the necessary arrangements, he hurried back to Muye. However, he had secretly returned, and after meeting the third generation, he almost left Muye in anger.
In the end, it was the Feng Shui Sect who came forward to persuade Mu Ye. For the sake of the overall situation, Zi Lai Ye returned to the north after visiting the hippo Hanyu. Under Zi Lai Ye's positive attitude, Mu Ye achieved quite good results in the north. Both sides were in a stalemate and were unwilling to act rashly.
For the people of Muye, this year was the most difficult one. After the tragic victory in Kikyo City, one of the three ninjas, Steel Hand, left, and Orochimaru, who was also one of the three ninjas, defected.
However, the tragedy was not over yet. A month after Orochimaru's defection, the body of Koba's Dark Chief, Mitarai Saki, was sent back. The cause of death was an assassination attempt by Kirin.
There was an internal strife in the Water Country, and Mizukage had no choice but to order the retreat of the Fujiwara Ninjas in the Fire Country. In order to prevent Kiba from pursuing them, Fujiwara sent out his best ninjas and successfully assassinated the famous Ninja, Zixiao.
At this time, people suddenly realized that Mu Ye, who was full of talents, actually had few people who could be brought out, and the few popular candidates for the fourth generation were only left with Zi Lai Ye and his disciple. Worry inevitably spread among the crowd.
The hippo Hanyu was saddened by his teacher's death, but he also felt a headache because of the high hopes his teacher had placed on him.
In front of the hippo Hanyu, Little Red Bean was still crying as she glared at the hippo Hanyu, waiting for his reply.
The hippo Hanyu smiled bitterly. A joke he had made in the past, a bet he had made in front of Zi Xiao, had been engraved in his heart. Before he died, he had been given a difficult task, which was to be Red Bean's teacher, and at the same time take care of her.
Taking in a disciple like Hippo Hanyu, it was truly a good thing for him to wash Zixiao with his own hands.
Could the hippo Han Yu refuse?
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