At the border of Shayin and Muye, there was a naturally formed cave on the mountainside of a small mountain. Countless vines hung down from the entrance of the cave, covering the cave so that it was not easy to see.
"Is Seven Leaves done?" Bai Ya asked softly.
Thousand Hands Night shook his head and helplessly looked at Seven Leaf, who was still in his arms. His brows were tightly knitted as he slept soundly.
After White Tooth and the others completed their mission, they quickly left the battle scene under White Tooth's command. They met up with the Nizuhara who was guarding the periphery and retreated in the direction of Muye. This mission could be said to have been completed quite thoroughly. There was no need for the final mission success rate certification. Moreover, after they retreated, no one dared to chase after them. The preparations for the retreat were very thorough. Not only did he arrange hundreds of traps along the retreat route, but he also found a place for the first day of rest, which was the cave.
However, Genichi Hinata didn't notice that this cave would become a mourning hall and hospital in a day.
[Mission completion rate for this battle: 100%!] [Casualties: 6] Among them, Uchiha Kyuyan died, White Tooth suffered internal injuries, Thousand Hands Night was slightly injured, Uchiha Kyoko was slightly injured, Aichi was slightly injured, and Feilian was slightly injured. Seven Leaf was not injured, but he had once again used up 490 points of his level 8 mana. This was his own mana. If he had equipment, it was very likely to exceed 1000. Shino's minor injuries had been dealt with by Seven Leaves 'Holy Light spell, but he had lost a lot of Parasitic Bugs. Currently, only about one-third of them could still participate in the battle. He estimated that he would need to recuperate for a period of time when he returned.
Shayin's strategic resources had basically been destroyed without any room for recovery, especially the grain warehouse. Even from hundreds of miles away in the middle of the night, one could see the flames in the sky. It was obvious that there was nothing left in the grain warehouse! No matter how strong a ninja was, they were still humans. If they did not eat, they would starve to death. Moreover, the loss of logistics was a huge threat to the morale of the battlefield. If Mu Ye grasped this opportunity well, he could almost defeat the main forces of Shayin in one go. Everyone in the village would be happy to hear the news of the success of this mission!
When Seven Leaf retreated, he fell asleep in Thousand Hands Night's embrace. The huge consumption of energy had caused him to feel dizzy and nauseous. The sadness had tortured him to the point of exhaustion. When a person was overworked, their spirit would usually be very fragile. Seven Ye fell asleep for no reason, and he slept for more than ten hours.
After the others in the cave changed the bandages on their wounds, they were ready to rest. The battle had lasted for more than an hour. In order to prevent the other reinforcements from catching up after receiving the news, the nine of them rushed through the night. It was almost dawn when they arrived at the first resting place that Ninagawa had chosen. They could only rest for three hours, then get up to eat something and continue on their way to the next resting place. After causing such a huge commotion in the Hidden Sand Territory, they still dared to rest at the border for more than three to four hours. They were courting death. They could only rely on a small number of breaks to get as close to their own forces as possible. The current three hours were just to replenish their stamina that had fallen to the bottom line. Genichi Hinata was still on high alert. He was ready to grasp the situation within a few kilometers at any time.
The sun had already risen outside. Seven Leaf was illuminated by a beam of sunlight on his face. He nodded lightly and woke up.
He saw the vigilant and concerned eyes of the Hikari Hinakazu. He forced a smile at him, and his dry lips suddenly split open, and a salty taste entered his mouth. Rijinhara handed over a water bag,""You're finally awake. You've slept for more than ten hours, and you've cried so much. You must be dehydrated.”
Seven Leaf struggled to get up. It wasn't that he didn't have the strength to get up, but rather that he didn't want to wake Thousand Hands Ye up. No matter how careful she was, the vigilance of a ninja was not to be underestimated. Thousand Hands Night opened her eyes wearily when Seven Leaf moved. Seven Leaf quickly reached out to touch her eyes and whispered,""Go back to sleep."
Thousand Hands Night did not refuse. He lazily replied with an " mm " and did not open his eyes again.
Leaving Thousand Hands Night's warm and soft embrace, Seven Leaf did not look around. He was afraid that he would accidentally see the corpse again and cry uncontrollably. He took the water bag and took a sip to moisten his lips. Then, he raised his head and drank half of it. The cool spring water had thoroughly rinsed his esophagus and Seven Leaf's heart. It was so cold that Seven Leaf forcefully pressed his lips down to stop himself from crying.
Genichi Hinata shook his head and patted Seven Leaves 'shoulder."" It's okay to be sad, but we can't always live with such emotions. We're still in a state of war, and death is inevitable. Everyone has to be prepared for the sacrifice of themselves or their relatives and friends one day. Those who sacrifice are the heroes of Kanye. Their sacrifice is so that the others in the village won't be killed. Every ninja, from the day we put on this forehead shield, is ready to fight until death!”
Seven Leaf put down the water bag and wiped the water droplets from the corner of his mouth. He said,""After coming here, the first person who treated me well was Big Brother Tian Shan. His kindness made me understand that even ninjas have a soft heart. "The second one should be Senior Jiu Yan. Although he didn't accept me as his disciple, his teachings weren't perfunctory at all. He didn't ignore me just because I was a useless brat. The Uchiha clan is proud and looks down on ordinary people. However, Senior Jiu Yan didn't do that. His seriousness and strictness made me understand for the first time that I could only survive if I grew up. It was he who taught me the way to survive! I treated him as a teacher, but before I could call him teacher, he…died!”
Rijinhara handed a biscuit to Seven Leaves and said,""Eat something. We still have to rush back later. Actually, this isn't the first time Jiu Yan and I have been on a mission together. He's always been serious and persistent, and he likes to educate children. " Hehe, this might be the reason why you feel so close to him. He sacrificed himself for the village and protected what he cared about the most. Perhaps he has no regrets. You are still young. You will get used to it when you grow up."”
Seven Leaf closed his eyes silently and touched the Ninja Manual that Jiu Yan had lent him before the battle."Does Senior Jiu Yan have no regrets? What about the Water Seal? Isn't the Uchiha Water Seal his regret? Perhaps I'm still young, but no matter how I grow up, I won't get used to death!”
"Eh?" Genichi Hinata's eyes suddenly bulged. He formed a seal with his hands and used an eye technique to stare in a direction outside.
"What's wrong?" Seven Leaves forced herself to swallow the biscuit and asked.
"There are pursuers! Damn it, get everyone to get up and retreat quickly. This time, there are many members of Shayin's Gale team chasing after them!!”Hikari shouted in shock, and all the people who were sleeping woke up.
" The Gale Squad?" White Tooth's expression turned ugly. He had not recovered much of his stamina, and the others were the same. It would be good if everyone could use 30% of their strength. Thus, he decisively ordered,"We won't accept the challenge. Let's quickly retreat from here. They don't dare to go too far into the Woodleaf Realm!”
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